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There's no map for being an artist.

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Seth Godin
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 10
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Mount Vernon
New York
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By the time there is a case study about your industry, you are already too late.
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The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding.
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The problem with putting it all on the line is that it might not work out. The problem with not putting it all on the line is that it will never (ever) change things for the better. Not much of a choice, I think.
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Learning is not watching a video, learning is taking action and seeing what happens.
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Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.
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But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.
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So sure, start with a slogan. But don't bother wasting any time on it if you're merely going for catchy. Aim for true instead.
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You dont need to convince everyone. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you.
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What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.
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The essence of marketing today is to tell a story to people who want to hear it, in a way that resonates with them so they are likely to either respond or connect to you, or tell their friends.
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Gratitude and opportunity create more of the same.
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You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up with them. Setting aside all the safety valves and pleasant distractions is the first way to send yourself the message that you're playing for keeps
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Here's the fascinating part, call it the golden shoulder: We have no idea in advance who the great contributors are going to be. We know that there's a huge cohort of people struggling outside the boundaries of the curated, selected few, but we don't know who they are.
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The job isn't to catch up to the status quo the job is to invent the status quo.
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Tell your lizard (brain) to shut up.
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Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting your own standards--and living up to them--is a better way to profit. Not to mention a better way to make your day worth all the effort you put into it. -
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If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.
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Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered.
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The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.
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Incrementalism ceases to be a good strategy when there's a cliff on the route.
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