I don’t know how he does it, but Seth Godin is a guy that’s always full of great information. If you don’t yet read his books or his blog, you should.
Today’s post on Random Rules for Ideas worth Spreading is chock full of good stuff. Here are a few that really spoke to me.
- Waiting for inspiration is another way of saying that you’re stalling. You don’t wait for inspiration, you command it to appear.
- Don’t poll your friends. It’s your art, not an election.
- Spamming strangers doesn’t work. Spamming friends doesn’t work so well either, but it’s certainly better than spamming strangers.
- The hard part is finishing, so enjoy the starting part.
- Seek out apostles, not partners. People who benefit from spreading your idea, not people who need to own it.
- Are you a serial idea-starting person? If so, what can you change to end that cycle? The goal is to be an idea-shipping person.
- Be grateful.
- Rise up to the opportunity, and do the idea justice.
