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“The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic”
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An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.

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“Most ideas are born and lost in isolation.”

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“Today never feels like it will be history, but it will. And more likely than not, you will look back and realize that you should have known.”

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“You can't rely on others-especially your managers and clients-to engage your strengths. In an ideal world, managers would constantly be thinking about how to best utilize their people-and clients would always unearth your greatest potential. Unfortunately, the reality is that bosses and clients are as worried about their own careers as you are about your own. You must take the task of marketing your strengths into your own hands.”

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“Everything in life should be approached as a project. Every project can be broken down into just three things: Action Steps, Backburner Items, and References.”

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Creativity is, quite simply, a genuine interest combined with initiative.

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“Constant motion is the key to execution.”

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“Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance , and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential.”

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“Success Corrupts and Limits Potential as Soon as You Start to Think You Could Do It Alone.”

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“Whether it means prizing the value of lessons learned, building games into your creative process, or getting gifts upon certain milestones of achievement, self-derived rewards make a big difference ... You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits.”

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“The rewards system of the traditional workplace keeps us on track, in line with deadlines from the higher-ups. If we adhere to it, the deeply embedded rewards system of our adult lives is likely to keep s employed and secure within the status quo ... However, these tendencies become destructive as soon as we begin to pursue long-term goals or attempt something extraordinary”

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“Our ability to extinguish new ideas is critical to productivity and to our capacity to scale existing projects. In a team setting, the skeptics-the ones who always question ideas first rather than falling in love with them-are the white blood cells.”

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“We will ultimately live in a perpetual data-driven talent edition. Everything you create will be measured and tracked by others through comments, share, and likes. Your work will come up on the radar of potential employers and clients, and the data will tell them if you are worth talking to or hiring.”

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“It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.”

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“When 99% of people doubt your idea, you're either gravely wrong or about to make history.”

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Perspiration is the best form of differentiation, especially in the creative world.

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To envision what will be, you must remove yourself from the constant concern for what already is.

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A labor of love always pays off.

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“Nothing extraordinary is achieved through ordinary means.”

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“The fact that time is ticking should motivate you to take action on your ideas.”

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“Most ideas never happen. It's an uphill battle against the status quo and our own tendencies.”

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The magic happens when you find the sweet spot where your genuine interests, skills, and opportunity intersect.

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“Among idealists and visionaries, there is no shortage of good intent, but there's often a shortage of discipline.”

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“Discovery hapens in the overlap of difference communities ... in the clashes of difference.”

— Scott Belsky

“The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic”

— Scott Belsky

“The young and the ambitious share a common risk: appearing naive.”

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“Overcome the stigma of self-marketing.”

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“It's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that really matter.”

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“All great inventions emerge from a long sequence of small sparks; the first idea often isn't all that good, but thanks to collaboration it later sparks another idea, or it's reinterpreted in an unexpected way. Collaboration brings small sparks together to generate breakthrough innovation.”

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“Share ownership of your ideas. The more people who lie awake in bed thinking about your idea, the better.”

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“Ideas are worthless if you can't make them happen.”

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“Rather than Surrender to Bureaucracy, take it upon yourself to break it”

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“When a lot of people are calling you crazy: you're either crazy, or you're onto something.”

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“While the tendency to generate ideas is rather natural, the path to making them happen is tumultuous.”

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