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”Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, and live along some distant day into the answer.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
“The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“I think most people have it upside down. Being charismatic doesn’t make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“If you hear my idea but don’t believe it, that’s not your fault; it’s mine. If you see my new product but don’t buy it, that’s my failure, not yours. If you attend my presentation and you’re bored, that’s my fault too.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“‘Life’s too short’ is repeated often enough to be a cliche, but this time it’s true. You don’t have enough time to be both unhappy and mediocre. It’s not just pointless, it’s painful. Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that’s what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“Change isn’t made by asking permission. Change is made by asking for forgiveness, later.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“The one path that never works is the most common one: doing nothing at all.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes
“One bad review doesn’t ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes