One theory says that if you treat people well, you're more likely to encourage them to do what you want, making all the effort pay off. Do this, get that. Another one, which I prefer, is that you might consider treating people with kindness merely because you can.

Seth Godin

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Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from.

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If we can fall in love with serving people, creating value, solving problems, building valuable connections and doing work that matters, it makes it far more likely we're going to do important work

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People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.

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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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The instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebo... by Seth Godin

The instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebook.

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Forgive yourself for not being the richest, the thinnest, the tallest, the one with the best hair. Forgive yourself for not being the most successful, the cutest or the one with the fastest time. Forgive yourself for not winning every round. Forgive yourself for being afraid. But don’t let yourself off the hook, never forgive yourself, for not caring or not trying.

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There's a big difference between not settling and not starting. by Seth Godin

There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.

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Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the... by Seth Godin

Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest.

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How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy f... by Seth Godin

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

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Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading i... by Seth Godin

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

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In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

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Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results.

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Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not... by Seth Godin

Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.

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The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent... by Seth Godin

The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo.

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Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they thin... by Seth Godin

Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently.

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People are buying only one thing from you: the way the engagement (hiring you, working with you, dating you, using your product or service, learning from you) makes them feel.

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Set up a life you don't need to escape from. by Seth Godin

Set up a life you don't need to escape from.

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The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is no... by Seth Godin

The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something.

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You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but... by Seth Godin

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

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Go ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate.

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