Set Higher Standards

Turning Pro in The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:49:49 -0400

Turning Pro in The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

"The twist is that as soon as you focus on your art and leave the money behind you may discover that..."

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:51:04 -0400

“The twist is that as soon as you focus on your art and leave the money behind you may discover that this focus turns out to be the secret of actually breaking through and making money.”

- Seth Godin

"Some people decide that their art is important enough that they ought to overcome the resistance..."

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:50:37 -0400

“Some people decide that their art is important enough that they ought to overcome the resistance they face in doing their work.”

- Seth Godin

"The genius part is getting the lizard brain shut up long enough to overcome the resistance."

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:54:39 -0400

“The genius part is getting the lizard brain shut up long enough to overcome the resistance.”

- Seth Godin

"Simple things done well. It’s all people really want."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:52:50 -0400

“Simple things done well. It’s all people really want.”

- Jason Fried

"The fewer features you have the bigger the market."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:17:24 -0400

“The fewer features you have the bigger the market.”

- Jason Fried

"One thing I don’t believe in is 50/50. In anything. I think it’s the worst number in..."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:13:31 -0400

“One thing I don’t believe in is 50/50. In anything. I think it’s the worst number in business.”

- Jason Fried

"I think closing off options is a really good thing."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:07:48 -0400

“I think closing off options is a really good thing.”

- Jason Fried

"Most successful writers have a very strong point of view. I think it’s the thing that’s..."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:05:03 -0400

“Most successful writers have a very strong point of view. I think it’s the thing that’s missing in most companies today: a very strong point of view.”

- Jason Fried

"It’s really easy to reach 100 000 people who do not want to hear what you say...."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:59:16 -0400

“It’s really easy to reach 100 000 people who do not want to hear what you say. That’s called advertising. To actually reach people who are voluntarily coming back to what you have to say is an incredibly powerful thing and I recommend every company start doing that.”

- Jason Fried

"The vision is: enjoy doing what you’re doing & do it really well."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:41:52 -0400

“The vision is: enjoy doing what you’re doing & do it really well.”

- Jason Fried

"Whether you’re taking time to work on a project on the side or you’re launching a full-time..."

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:15:51 -0400

“Whether you’re taking time to work on a project on the side or you’re launching a full-time business, it’s going to require peak personal investment. Not in terms of working crazy hours, but of dedication and perseverance.”

- @dhh

Jason Fried about co-founders

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:13:33 -0400

Jason Fried about co-founders

"Through this experience, I learned an important lesson: When in doubt, make your product more..."

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:08:04 -0500

“Through this experience, I learned an important lesson: When in doubt, make your product more compelling. All of Fog Creek’s affiliate marketing ideas, coupons, discounts, direct-mail pieces, catalog ads, and everything else we spent time on — none of this was as good a use of our time as simply doing what we loved best anyway: creating useful software.”

- Joel Spolsky

"Small things, done consistently, create major impact."

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:07:19 -0500

“Small things, done consistently, create major impact.”

- David Allen, Ready for Anything

"Today’s high-tech entrepreneurs have at their command more than just the ability to invent new..."

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:06:35 -0500

“Today’s high-tech entrepreneurs have at their command more than just the ability to invent new technologies — they have mastered the discipline and the methodology required to harness those technologies in order to serve customers. Such a combination of new technology and new understanding is unlocking new opportunities. In order to maximize such opportunities, this generation of entrepreneurs combines extremely low costs with faster cycle times to produce what I call lean startups.”

- Eric Ries, Startup Lessons Learned

Seth Godin vs Merlin Mann

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:40:56 -0500

Seth Godin vs Merlin Mann

What you do for a living is not be creative. Everyone is...

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:34:00 -0500

What you do for a living is not be creative. Everyone is creative. What you do for a living is ship. — Seth Godin (skip to 05:30)

Give users what they actually want, not what they say they want.

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:45:08 -0500

Give users what they actually want, not what they say they want.

"Commitment to the ultimate quality of anything gives access to unique creativity and intelligence...."

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:54:33 -0500

“Commitment to the ultimate quality of anything gives access to unique creativity and intelligence. From the smallest activity to the loftiest goal, an intentional focus on the maximum fulfillment of its purpose generates information and inspiration unavailable from any other perspective.”

- David Allen