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There’s a big difference between not settling and not starting.

Seth Godin

As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
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Matter might Misguide Perfection
The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified… and pick yourself.
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Giving Opportunity Permission Someone Waiting
Just because something is easy to measure doesn’t mean it’s important.
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Christian Mean Motivational
Go ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn’t work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate.
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Decision Mistakes Sweat
The problem with taking offense is that it’s really hard to figure out what to do with it after you’re done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.
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Better Done Offense Problem Tables
The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they’ve got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.
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Believe Risk Want
Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.
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Failure Innovation Option Provoking Thought
No one has ever built a statue to a critic, it’s true. On the other hand, it’s only the people with statues that get pooped on by birds flying by.
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Bird Hands People
Go ahead, do something impossible.
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Ahead Greatness Impossible Something
Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn’t work.
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Clever Marketing People
A brand that stands for what all brands stand for stands for nothing much.
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Brands Nothing Stand
Teamwork’ is the word that bosses use when they actually mean ‘Do what I say’
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Leadership Mean Teamwork
Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.
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Business Fire People
Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
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Decided Done World
Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
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Differentiation Impact Noise
You win by trying. And failing. Test, try, fail, measure, evolve, repeat, persist.
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Innovation Trying Winning

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