You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome.
Seth GodinLoving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it.
Seth GodinMy blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results.
Seth GodinNot changing your strategy merely because you're used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.
Seth GodinYou know, if I look at an auditorium full of high school students and the big man on campus and his girlfriend are busy talking while the lecture's going on, the rest of the room is going to do it because they're powerful sneezers. They have influence. They reach out to a whole bunch of people in a way that makes the idea of being disrespectful spread.
Seth Godin