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The key to success is to find a way to stand out–to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.

Seth Godin

As soon as we associate reading with a test, we’ve missed the point.
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Associates Reading Tests
At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you’ll never begin.
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Alternatives Needs Old Things
Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.
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Failure Innovation Option Provoking Thought
As you’ve probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.
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Great Work Uncomfortable
Ideas that spread win.
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Ideas Ironic Winning
Who you hang out with determines what you dream about and what you collide with. And the collisions and the dreams lead to your changes. And the changes are what you become. Change the outcome by changing your circle.
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Circles Dream Outcomes
We fail when we give up too soon.
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Failing Giving Giving Up
The less people know, the more they yell.
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Communication Knows People
Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
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Art Ideas Leadership
Build it, and they will come” only works in the movies. Social Media is a “build it, nurture it, engage them, and they may come and stay.
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Marketing May Media
Art is the act of navigating without a map.
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Art Maps Navigating
Learning is not watching a video, learning is taking action and seeing what happens.
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Action Happens Video
Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.
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Fear Inspirational Smart Successful
Playing safe is very risky.
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Business Playing Risky Safe
Positive thinking doesn’t guarantee results, all it offers is something better than negative thinking.
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Guarantees Negative Positive Thinking
Perfect can’t possibly be the goal, we’re left with generous, important and human instead.
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Goal Important Perfect

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