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Where do you put the fear when you choose to innovate? The fear is there, but you have to find a place to put it.
There are always limits, and opportunities. The ones we rehearse and focus on are the ones that shape our future.
Denigrating art you don't understand doesn't hurt the art - it reveals something about your willingness to learn.
Those that spend the most effort in search of shortcuts are often the most disappointed and the least successful.
Artists are people with a genius for finding a new answer, a new connection, or a new way of getting things done.
More and more people now have jobs that require them to confront the risk of appearing stupid on a regular basis.
You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.
The only long-term motivation is self motivation. So hire people who are self motivated and get out of their way.
Art is the act of doing work that matters while dancing with the voice in your head that screams for you to stop.
The time to look for a new job is when you don't need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable.
Give up control and give it away ... The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to be worth.
Just about every great, brave or beautiful thing in our culture was created by someone who didn't do it for money.
One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.
You want it to be hard. If it's hard, then that means others can't do it easily and you can charge for that value.
Studying entrepreneurshi p without doing it... is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it.
The minute there's a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity.
My problem with the search for the badge of real is that it trades your goals and your happiness for someone else's.
Bullhorns are overrated: having ten times as many Twitter followers generates approximately zero times as much value.
The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.
Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way.
I have something to say. I know how to do something. I’m doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand.
Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.
The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.
The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don't exist.
The Cul-de-Sac ( French for "dead end" ) ... is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes
The internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it's allowed is silos of interest.
Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.
Art is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches (people) and changes them for the better.
We don't need to be taught to make art, but sometimes we need permission to do so. Following instructions is overrated.
Perhaps marketing is about to transition to a new kind of profession, one that requires insight, dedication and smarts.
You can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust.
If you are deliberately trying to create a future that feels safe, you will willfully ignore the future that is likely.
Marketers have to move upstream now. We have to stop being the last step in the process and start being the first step.
I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.
By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.
Without a specific reason for the consumer to behave, without a reward or benefit, the overwhelmed consumer will refuse.
We're going to spend our entire future living in tomorrow-investing now, when it's difficult, is the single best moment.
The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.
If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.
You can't control other people, and giving them the power to decide if you will continue to produce good work is foolish.
The question isn’t whether or not you should wait to be picked, the question is whether you care enough to pick yourself.
Organizations grow when they persuade a tiny cadre to be passionate, not when they touch millions with a mediocre message
Viewing the web as a platform for generosity is very different than seeing an opportunity to turn it into an ATM machine.
In general, organizations are afraid to fire customers, no matter how unreasonable. This is a mistake. It's good for you.
Where do you go to get permission to make a dent in the Universe ? If you think there's a chance you can make a dent, go !
In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.
If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.
It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.
Lack of resources (payroll), time and competing priorities are why so many nonprofits haven't done well. It's that simple.
If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.