Chris Brogan > Quotes

“Don't settle: Don't finish crappy books. If you don't like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you're not on the right path, get off it.”
― Chris Brogan

“Own your words. Your words are the maps to your intentions.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“What you don't do is surrender. You might retreat occasionally, but you don't give up.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“The future is what I create today. Every day.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“For every day we don't unlock our own value, we remain plugged into our other identity.”
― Chris Brogan, Social Media 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online

“Are you using your degree as it was intended in your current job? Lots of people aren't. How is the education system keeping up with the velocity of change in what actually constitutes a real job?”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“You must own your intentions.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“Owning your future is about having the discipline to execute your personal vision.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“When people tell you they're busy all the time, they are either very busy because they've not quite learned to master time, or they're not at all busy, but feel embarrassed about this fact.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“Complexity serves nothing but our ego. Be able to say what you do in a way that people can understand.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“The key is, no matter what story you tell, make your buyer the hero.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“The people are what matters.”
― Chris Brogan, The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?

“We exist to serve our community. That's the most important mind-set to maintain.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“Business doesn't just magically happen, at least not all the time. You've got to make it happen. You've got to learn to be a better salesperson. You've got to learn to be a marketer. You've got to understand finances. You have a lot that will go into owning it.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“Disruption has become the norm in business. But this doesn't always mean massive and world-changing disruption. Sometimes, it just means that the world is a bit more open to conducting business the way you'd prefer to do it these days.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“I have something to say, and I want to say it. And I want to use these modern tools of entrepreneurship to share it with the world,” you've got to be ready [for some negative reactions]. Because they are going to come out of the woodwork and say the weirdest, craziest shit to you—and you have to not take it personally.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“But networks can be very cold. So instead, commit to the mantle of being a servant to a community and serve them as often as possible. It will improve your business and your future and your life.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“The more you delay the process of extracting value from your network and channels, the faster you will build audience and good will. Then good will and value can be extracted more efficiently later on, when it matters.”
― Chris Brogan Julien Smith

“When you make it your business to find the people who are the same kind of freak as you, you'll profit from serving that community in some form or fashion.”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“Until someone else does something once, no one will think it can be done. Until someone else repeats it, everyone will think you're lucky. By the time everyone's doing it, who cares?”
― Chris Brogan, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

“Marketers need to build digital relationships and reputation before closing a sale.”
― Chris Brogan

“Give your ideas handles.”
― Chris Brogan, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust

“If you are trying to use the Web to sell, making friends with someone doesn’t equate to becoming a prospect. It is essential to understand the difference, or you’ll find yourself without either friends or prospects very quickly. • Becoming friends means we’ve accepted your network connection. It means we’re at least curious about who you are. • Consider “friends” to mean that you can pay attention to what we’re doing, and try to find a conversational entry point. • Marketing to a new friend will almost always result in unfriending—and possibly an angry blog post.”
― Chris Brogan, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust

“If you are trying to use the Web to sell, making friends with someone doesn’t equate to becoming a prospect. It is essential to understand the difference, or you’ll find yourself without either friends or prospects very quickly. • Becoming friends means we’ve accepted your network connection. It means we’re at least curious about who you are. • Consider “friends” to mean that you can pay attention to what we’re doing, and try to find a conversational entry point. • Marketing to a new friend will almost always result in unfriending—and possibly an angry blog post. It’s simple: This is like saying hi at a party to someone you don’t exactly know. It’s a good start, but what you say next is probably more important.”
― Chris Brogan, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust