“Remember, if you never do anything differently, you’ll reduce your chances of enjoying lucky accidents.”
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
“We cannot fully appreciate the light without the shadows. We have to be thrown off balance to find our footing. It’s better to jump than fall. And here I am.”
― Greenlights
― Greenlights
“Celebrating small wins gives them something to repattern our life around.”
― Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
― Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
“Here’s Ogilvy’s contemporary, Bill Bernbach: ‘Human nature hasn’t changed for a million years. It won’t even change in the next million years. Only the superficial things have changed. It is fashionable to talk about the changing man. A communicator must be concerned with the unchanging man – what compulsions drive him, what instincts dominate his every action, even though his language too often camouflages what really motivates him.”
― Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
― Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
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