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The myth of the overnight success is just that – a myth.
“The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?” - Seth Godin
There’s doing and then there’s the doing that leaves a permanent imprint that people will remember forever.
“Weird is the spark in innovation that separates the good from the great. Weird is the muscle behind adaptability and progress.”
I like weirdos.
They are interesting. They have crazy ideas. They have passion.
Weirdos separate from the pack. Weirdos change the world. Weirdos lead. Weirdos make us think.
Never offend but stand for something you know or think is right and provoke a response. Don’t be afraid to be wrong. Sometimes it’s the only way to get challenged.
—Tim Cook on Steve Jobs
Seth Godin on the Art of Noticing, and Then Creating (On Being with Krista Tippett)
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Seth Godin insight:
Whether or not you choose to be a marketer, you are one.
It turns out it’s not that expensive for me to put my art in the world so I can make more mistakes, so I can take bigger risks so I can make bigger impact.
It takes just as much time for you to find your tribe as it does your tribe to find you. Fortunately, the intersection between self-discovery and recognition should collide. Cherish the relationship and keep producing art that your fans enjoy.
This might not work. - Seth Godin, in an interview with Copyblogger
Create, spit it out. Embrace criticism, bask in success. And then do it all over again.
Don’t waste the opportunity.
Permission marketing is the privilege (not the right) of delivering anticipated, personal and relevant messages to people who actually want to get them.
The challenge therefore is showing up and shipping quality work often, if not every day. Don’t give up on your best fans and certainly don’t sell them away.
