The business of business
The secret to life is doing the thing again. And again.
The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.
Sara Hooker • Tweet
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
she didn’t start renting office space or buying business cards; rather, she just began emailing every single person she knew. Her parents, friends, college professors, former coworkers, internet friends … everyone she could think of. She wrote each one a personal email stating she had left her radio job, she was now working as a freelance writer,
... See morePaul Jarvis • Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
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.
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