THE SUPERTHINK.

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Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:34:19 -0400

Don't expect applause

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:01:00 -0400

when you expect applause, when you do your work in order (and because of) applause, you have sold yourself short. That’s because your work is depending on something out of your control. You have given away part of your art. If your work is filled with the hope and longing for applause, it’s no longer your work—the dependence on approval has corrupted it, turned it into a process where you are striving for ever more approval.

(via Seth Godin)

"The point is not to create a protective, alternate super-ego or some indomitable spirit within, but..."

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:38:44 -0400

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The point is not to create a protective, alternate super-ego or some indomitable spirit within, but being conscious and in charge of the fear that tends to run our lives. To be comfortable with who we are, comfortable with the fear and comfortable with doubt. Confidence is accepting fear and self-doubt as part of our lives, and not living under it.

Confidence comes from a place of abundance and wealth. It gives us the courage and freedom to move forward, to ask for help, to ask for more, to ask for what you deserve. To be able to begin before you’re ready and have the willingness to fail. And to be cool with failure as well.

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- -James Victore

(via MAKE IT COUNT. « stapledesign.com)

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:23:03 -0400

(via MAKE IT COUNT. « stapledesign.com)

moneyisnotimportant: An idea is worthless unless you act on...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:58:56 -0400

moneyisnotimportant:

An idea is worthless unless you act on it!

5 tips for starting and running a design firm (via HOW Magazine,...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:19:27 -0500

5 tips for starting and running a design firm (via HOW Magazine, 11/2011)

I really like 3 and 4.

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:38:44 -0500

rashidzakat: Woke up this morning and said this exact statement...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:55:20 -0500

rashidzakat:

Woke up this morning and said this exact statement to myself. The next few months are going to be amazing.

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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:21:41 -0500

"The best advice I could possibly give you, and forgive me if this seems glib, is to work. Work...."

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:57:18 -0500

““The best advice I could possibly give you, and forgive me if this seems glib, is to work. Work. Work. Work. Every day. At the same time every day. For as long as you can take it every day, work, work, work. Understand? Talent is for shit. I’ve taught school for nearly thirty years and never met a student who did not have some talent. It is as common as house dust or kudzu vine in Alabama and is just about as valuable. Nothing is as valuable as the habit of work, and work has to become a habit.””

- Talent Is For Sh-t

"God blessed me with a happy spirit and many other gifts. What I was not blessed with I went out and..."

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:06:38 -0500

““God blessed me with a happy spirit and many other gifts. What I was not blessed with I went out and got. Sometimes the price was too high, but I’ve never been much of a bargain hunter.””

- Slim Keith

"Are you going to succeed because you return emails a few minutes faster, tweet a bit more often and..."

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:43:07 -0500

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Are you going to succeed because you return emails a few minutes faster, tweet a bit more often and stay at work an hour longer than anyone else?

I think that’s unlikely. When you push to turn intellectual work into factory work (which means more showing up and more following instructions) you’re racing to the bottom.

It seems to me that you will succeed because you confronted and overcame anxiety and the lizard brain better than anyone else. Perhaps because you overcame inertia and actually got significantly better at your craft, even when it was uncomfortable because you were risking failure. When you increase your discernment, maximize your awareness of the available options and then go ahead and ship work that scares others… that’s when you succeed.

More time on the problem isn’t the way. More guts is. When you expose yourself to the opportunities that scare you, you create something scarce, something others won’t do.

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- Seth’s Blog: Your competitive advantage

(via The Smart Artist | Chase Jarvis Blog)

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:05:11 -0400

(via The Smart Artist | Chase Jarvis Blog)

Paul Rand on "Options".

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:05:58 -0400

Steve Jobs was interviewed about working with Paul Rand, and said:

“I asked him if he would come up with a few options, and he said, ‘No, I will solve your problem for you and you will pay me. You don’t have to use the solution. If you want options go talk to other people.’”

(via LogoDesignLove)

museumesque: “ No one wants to die. Even people who want to go...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:17:49 -0400

museumesque:

“ No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

— Steve Jobs

rip.

"Run your own race The rear view mirror is one of the most effective motivational tools ever..."

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:30:26 -0400

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Run your own race

The rear view mirror is one of the most effective motivational tools ever created. There’s no doubt that many people speed up in the face of competition. We ask, “how’d the rest of the class do?” We listen for someone breathing down our necks. And we discover that competition sometimes brings out our best. There’s a downside, though. Years ago, during my last long-distance swim (across Long Island Sound… cold water, jellyfish, the whole nine yards), the competitiveness was pretty thick. On the boat to the starting line, there were hundreds of swimmers, stretching, bragging, prancing and working themselves up. By the time we hit the water, everyone was swimming someone else’s race. The start was an explosion of ego and adrenaline. Twenty minutes later, half the field was exhausted, with three hours left to go. If you’re going to count on the competition to bring out your best work, you’ve surrendered control over your most important asset. Real achievement comes from racing ahead when no one else sees a path—and holding back when the rush isn’t going where you want to go. If you’re dependent on competition then you’re counting on the quality of those that show up to determine how well you’ll do. Worse, you’ve signed up for a career of faux death matches as the only way to do your best work. Self motivation is and always will be the most important form of motivation. Driving with your eyes on the rear view mirror is exhausting. It’s easier than ever to measure your performance against others, but if it’s not helping you with your mission, stop.

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- Seth’s Blog: Run your own race

5 Ways to Stop Psyching Yourself Out of Your Goals

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:35:44 -0400

5 Ways to Stop Psyching Yourself Out of Your Goals

"Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel..."

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:29:29 -0400

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people.”

- Steve Jobs (via iamjabari)

(from the book “The Creative Professional’s Guide to...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:11:00 -0400

(from the book “The Creative Professional’s Guide to Money”)

amateur clients.

THE SUPERTHINK.

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Don't expect applause

"The point is not to create a protective, alternate super-ego or some indomitable spirit within, but..."

(via MAKE IT COUNT. « stapledesign.com)

moneyisnotimportant: An idea is worthless unless you act on...

5 tips for starting and running a design firm (via HOW Magazine,...

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rashidzakat: Woke up this morning and said this exact statement...

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"The best advice I could possibly give you, and forgive me if this seems glib, is to work. Work...."

"God blessed me with a happy spirit and many other gifts. What I was not blessed with I went out and..."

"Are you going to succeed because you return emails a few minutes faster, tweet a bit more often and..."

(via The Smart Artist | Chase Jarvis Blog)

Paul Rand on "Options".

museumesque: “ No one wants to die. Even people who want to go...

"Run your own race The rear view mirror is one of the most effective motivational tools ever..."

5 Ways to Stop Psyching Yourself Out of Your Goals

"Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel..."

recommended reading: Poke The Box - Seth Godin. (via...

(from the book “The Creative Professional’s Guide to...