The business of business
The truly great entrepreneurs — the ones who build lasting companies — refuse to tolerate mediocrity. They don't accept sloppy work because "the client won't notice." They play until the whistle blows every single time.
Again, it’s not about perfectionism. It's about having the courage to be honest about what's excellent and what isn't. It’s about... See more
Again, it’s not about perfectionism. It's about having the courage to be honest about what's excellent and what isn't. It’s about... See more
When you deal with people who have trouble, you can either choose to taken the token that says “it’s no big deal” or the token that says “it’s the end of the world”. Whichever token you pick, they’ll take the other.
If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life.
Daniel McGinn • Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, Innovator, Micromanager
Ship creative work. On a schedule. Without attachment and without reassurance.
Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
"The shortest answer is doing the thing." - Ernest Hemingway
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
Growth is electric, but profits are elusive. We take an old school, economics 101 approach: Make more than you spend. That’s why we’ve been profitable every year we’ve been in business. It’s the responsible way to be reliable and take care of customers over the long haul.
The secret to life is doing the thing again. And again.
Shipping, because it doesn’t count if you don’t share it. Creative, because you’re not a cog in the system. You’re a creator, a problem solver, a generous leader who is making things better by producing a new way forward. Work, because it’s not a hobby. You might not get paid for it, not today, but you approach it as a professional. The muse is not
... See moreSeth Godin • The Practice
Leadership, it turns out, is the courage to stay in the room when things get messy.
Showing up even when you don’t want to