Making the Magic
“When you serve other people, you give them something to look forward to. You might help them put down what’s heavy, even if just for a few hours. His line that stayed with me: “We have an opportunity, maybe even a responsibility, to create a little bit of magic in a world that needs more magic.” The assignment isn’t grandiosity, it’s care.”
Will
... See more“I don't wait for things to cross my desk. I go out and look for them. I made 250 calls a day."
“I’ve never believed in business plans, because business plans are detached from reality. They don’t account for the people who appear as if out of nowhere, offering help and solidarity. They don’t account for the universe deciding to give you an invisible boost by handing out random gifts, like the telephone number of someone who is particularly
... See moreMost people never pick up the phone, most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be willing to fail. —Steve Jobs
Noah Kagan • Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours
The best spokesperson for any endeavor is not the one who has the most polish, the longest tenure, or the "right" credentials. It’s the person who holds the secret knowledge upon which the enterprise is built, the person who can not only describe the idea but, in the face of inevitable opposition, fight for it and win.
The only way to get out of the spot you’re in is to do something that feels unreasonable , that’s unreasonable in the short term, that a similar person in a similar situation would say is unreasonable.
Seth Godin • Being stuck is reasonable
Kiran Gandhi via @madamegandhi (now a broken link, sadly)
It’s not inside you trying to get out, it’s outside trying to get in - Austin Kleon
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Behind the scenes with The Guardian creative team making all its election artwork by hand
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