Thanks to Judy O’Connell - yet again for her links to a great read. This link to What Matters Now by Seth Godin set me thinking about the new year. There are some wonderful and thoughtful quotes I picked out from the 43 plus contributions to this e-book. Here are some of them. Enjoy.
Dignity comes from creating your own destinyJacqueline Novogratz is the founder of the Acumen Fund and author of The Blue Sweater.
The best way to get approval is not to need it.
Hugh MacLeod blogs at Gaping Void and is author of Ignore Everybody.
When times are tough, vision is the first causality….things get very tactical instead.
Michael Hyatt is the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers
The Web was just the proof of concept. Now the revolution gets real.
Chris Anderson is Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine
Today, with so much change and uncertainty, so much pressure and new ways to do things, the middle of the road is the road to nowhere
William C. Taylor is a cofounder of Fast Company magazine.
But if change happens when the cost of the status quo is greater than the risk of change, we really need to focus on raising the costs of the unsustainable systems that represent the unsustainable status quo.
Alan M. Webber is co-founding editor of Fast Company magazine
After a decade of truly spectacular underachievement, what we need now is less management and more freedom – fewer individual automatons and more autonomous individuals
Daniel H. Pink is the author of A Whole New Mind.
Getting things done is not the same as making things happen.
Gina Trapani blogs about software and productivity at Smarterware.
The secret learned by technology providers is to spend less time providing services for citizens, and to spend more time providing services to developers. Every successful technology platform, from the personal computer and the internet to the iPhone, has been profoundly generative: a small investment in open infrastructure that others can build on turns into a vast cornucopia of services.
Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media.
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Thanks Garry,
Yes, that time of year indeed.
It would be fascinating to do a study on what 10 quotes, from the 72 in the e-book, that various people choose. I see you have chosen quite a few with a focus on change.
From my perspective, I’d choose:
“Flap ‘em. It’s the only way you’ll be able to fly.” (J.C. Hutchins - page 81)
“There is no such thing as boring knowledge. There is only boring presentation.” (Dan Roam - page 78)
“Mistakes happen. How you apologize matters. Don’t bullshit people - just say ‘I’m sorry.’ And mean it.” (Jason Fried - page 76)
“I wonder the same thing about folks who check for new email every 5 minutes, follow 5,000 people on Twitter, or try to do anything sane with 500 RSS feeds.” (Merlin Mann - page 73)
“What Would Buddha Tweet?” (Mark Rovner - page 66)
Thank you for sharing the sharing…
Have a great Christmas,
Garth
Hi Garth,
Thanks for your suggestions…its a good point that if we got 20 people in the room, what would they pick out…probably says something about what’s on our mind at the time? Anyway, have a good Xmas and New Year.
Garry
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