“If the only side effect of the criticism is that you will feel bad about the criticism, then you have to compare that bad feeling with the benefits you’ll get from actually doing something worth doing. Being remarkable is exciting, fun, profitable, and great for your career. Feeling bad wears off.”
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
“What people are afraid of isn’t failure. It’s blame. Criticism.”
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
“begin to realize that the safest thing you can do feels risky and the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe.”
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
“When you are leading a tribe, a tribe that you belong to, the benefits increase, the work gets easier, and the results are more obvious. That’s the best reason to overcome the fear.”
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
“How can I create something that critics will criticize?”
― Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
― Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
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