Tonight I decided to go through some e-mails. I’m actually down to 40 in my inbox now, which is some kind of record for me I’m sure. I stumbled upon a blog link for bestselling author Seth Godin‘s blog. Having written 14 books and started many (mostly failed) companies, he’s definitely accumulated some wisdom over the years. The blog post that was sent to me was titled “The chance of a lifetime“. I recommend the read, but in the end, there are two passages that resonate with me. I’m writing them here to remind me. Today was a day in which, for whatever the reason, I felt a bit down. These quotes came at a good time :).
“The thing is, we … live in a world that’s filled with opportunity. In fact, we have more than an opportunity — we have an obligation. An obligation to spend our time doing great things. To find ideas that matter and to share them. To push ourselves and the people around us to demonstrate gratitude, insight, and inspiration. To take risks and to make the world better by being amazing.”
“You get to make a choice. You can remake that choice every day, in fact. It’s never too late to choose optimism, to choose action, to choose excellence. The best thing is that it only takes a moment — just one second — to decide.”
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