I think here's a good one:

"Build it, and they will come" only works in the movies. Social Media is a "build it, nurture it, engage them and they may come and stay." by Seth Godin

That made a big impact on my perception of marketing in the new age.

"Do you know what is the most-often missing ingredient in a sales message? It's the sales message doesn't tell an interesting story."

- Gary Halbert

So true!

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." (Albert Einstein)

Perfection is the enemy of accomplishment

You can fail at what you don't want.

So why not take a chance on doing what you love?

- Jim Carrey

It's what you do when you do have to that will determine what you will be when you can longer help it.

Ok here it is - It's what you do when you don't have to that will determine what you will be when you can no longer help it.

The way a man does one thing, he does everything.

- Thomas Craig

"Don't give up before the miracles happen!" - Some wise dude 😎

Negativity is not worth your energy.

This one really inspires me:

"Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success."

- David Joseph Schwartz

"Who strives not when he should strive, who, though young and strong, is given to idleness, who is loose in his purpose and thoughts, and who is lazy - that idler never finds the way to wisdom."

- Buddha (this is a legitimate quote too)

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. I have seen this variously attributed but most frequently to Claude Bissell or Anon

"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want" Zig Ziglar. This was the guiding principle in my sales career. Focus on the customer, put yourself in their shoes... and always leave them wanting more of your time.

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

- Mary Tyler Moore

"Why is anything worth doing?"

This sounds like some nihilistic/negative question, but it forces me to always reconsider my actions. For example, if I find myself procrastinating, I'd ask myself this as a way to reconnect with my goals. The answer varies when you ask people "why is x worth doing? What do you get out of it?" which really tells what their priorities are.

Life is too short, do what matters most and do it today.

Even a great product can't save a bad copy.

First check and make sure it's plugged in. ~my Mother

Find A Market First ... And Then Concentrate On A Product! by Gary Halbert. We live in an egocentric world; most businesses have this backward, they build something, and then they try to find a market.

Great article, as always! ;)

The most relevant quote for me is:

'Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.' (Oscar Wilde)

So let's work on personal branding! :)

All of these quotes carry weight and value - but this one stood out like a flash of lightning among light-bulbs:

"No sentence can be effective if it contains facts alone. It must also contain emotion, image, logic, and promise."

I'm afraid my thinking is forever altered...

Thanx - I needed that.

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourselves as to why we can't achieve it.

- Jordan Belfort (The wolf of wall street)

"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." - Chinese Proverb

"If you're going to be foolish... then you have to be tough"