Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.
SETH GODINWe know what you want to accomplish… The real question is, ‘what are you willing to push through the dip for?’ What are you willing to stand up for, bleed for, commit to and generally be unreasonable about? Because that’s what’s going to actually get done.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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There’s nothing wrong with having a plan. Plans are great. But missions are better. Missions survive when plans fail, and plans almost always fail.
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People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.
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Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.
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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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Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
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We’re all born creative, it takes a little while to become afraid.
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If you’re not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it’s a lot easier to launch work that matters.
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We know what you want to accomplish… The real question is, ‘what are you willing to push through the dip for?’ What are you willing to stand up for, bleed for, commit to and generally be unreasonable about? Because that’s what’s going to actually get done.
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Art is the act of navigating without a map.
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There’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
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You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.
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I don’t think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible.
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Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you’re more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.
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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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