February 2012
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Priorities and Plans: the keys to unlocking your... →
heyamberrae:
I used to hate planning. It felt unnatural and forced. Life felt like less of a grand adventure. I enjoyed the thrill of spontaneity, improvisation, and watching things naturally fall into place.
For a while, this approach worked. I did things that interested me and opportunities fell into…
January 2012
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October 2011
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“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of...”
– John Lilly (via parislemon)
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Words to live by...
Rob: I’m wondering what would be the single most valuable piece of advice you’d give us to even attempt to create some of the value that you guys have done in both your very impressive companies.
Steve: People say you have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing and it’s totally true. And the reason is because it’s so hard that if you don’t, any rational person would give up. It’s really hard. And you have to do it over a sustained period of time. So if you don’t love it, if you’re not having fun doing it, you don’t really love it, you’re going to give up. And that’s what happens to most people, actually. If you really look at the ones that ended up, you know, being “successful” in the eyes of society and the ones that didn’t, oftentimes, it’s the ones [who] were successful loved what they did so they could persevere, you know, when it got really tough. And the ones that didn’t love it quit because they’re sane, right? Who would want to put up with this stuff if you don’t love it?
It’s a lot of hard work and it’s a lot of worrying constantly and if you don’t love it, you’re going to fail. So you’ve got to love it and you’ve got to have passion and I think that’s the high-order bit.
September 2011
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July 2011
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“A mobile phone used to be something you held. Now it is something you are.”
– Amber Case (@caseorganic)
June 2011
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“Take an inventory of everything you’re trying to do, pick out the few things...”
– When Managing Complexity, Less is More - Ron Ashkenas - Harvard Business Review
(h/t Alex Baum)
May 2011
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April 2011
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“Brands need to quit the cheap games to gain likes and need to focus on...”
– Mitch Joel: “Why I Don’t Like You”
WatchTreat everyone like they are your only one, and you’ll do just fine.
March 2011
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs (via misswallflower)
February 2011
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January 2011
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“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the...”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“Be here. Be now”
– Oprah
“They can’t go anywhere without me and I wasn’t going anywhere...”
– Pilot Stops Plane for Family of Murdered Child
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December 2010
9 posts
“If you’re not going to sleep completely jacked up to start crushing it the...”
– justsaying
hey amber rae: Why slow meaningful growth wins →
heyamberrae:
A friend asked me this morning how he can grow his Facebook page to 1000 fans.
Apprehensive about his approach, I asked two questions:
What’s the purpose of the Facebook page?
Why do you want 1000 fans?
I ask these questions because it’s far more meaningful and sustainable to engage with and…
“When did it not become a scalable business model to actually care about your...”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
November 2010
8 posts
“i found the only way around a problem is to make space for solutions. so today,...”
– Deviga (via heyamberrae)
one forty plus: Cozy. →
jhnmyr:
I had 3.3 million Twitter followers back in March April when I announced that I’d be predominantly posting on Tumblr, a site that takes all of 25 seconds to sign up for. Five months later I have just passed 50,000 followers, a fraction of my Twitter base… I will leave the opining up to you, but I…
“My parents have always taught me to give freely and expect nothing and I think...”
– Amanda Powell
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via wearethedigitalkids)
October 2010
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“The greatest satisfaction is meeting people that are happy with my clubs....”
– Karsten Solheim