Seth Godin Quotes

If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?

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• To combat the confusion and depression that assault me when I come off the road in the middle of a tour, I seek the most oblivionated music possible. When it's the 'way out there' that I seek, I go right to my stash of amazing music from Japan.

  

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• If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?

  

  Seth Godin
  • Way
  • Worst
  • Ifs