Seth
Seth
Seth; placed; appointed"), in Judaism, Christianity, Mandaeism, and Islam, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, who were the only other of their children mentioned by name in the Tanakh. According to Genesis 4:25, Seth was born after Abel's murder, and Eve believed God had appointed him as a replacement for Abel...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth16 September 1962
CountryCanada
responsibility water way
It's not reckless, because when we leap, when we dive in, when we begin, only begin, we bring our true nature to the project, we make it personal and urgent. And it's not abandon, not in the sense that we've abandoned our senses or our responsibility. In fact, abandoning the fear of fear that is holding us back is the single best way not to abandon the work, the pure execution of the work. Later, there's time to backpedal and water down. But right now, reckless please.
mistake trying failing
Go ahead, fail. Try to avoid mistakes, though.
choices
Leadership is a choice. It's the choice not to do nothing.
expectations surprise defying
Surprise comes from defying expectations.
age mediocrity compliance
The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.
grace connections scarce
Why do we value leadership, connection and grace? Because it's scarce, and that scacity creates value.
people giving want
Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.
interesting needs helping
Go do something interesting. Ask if you need help.
years three sometimes
It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.
people matter
The people that are doing work that matters aren't doing work thats popular. They're just doing work that changes some people.
people competent
Competent people are the most resistant to change
long secret lists
The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.
people might arguing
Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.
important clue
Fear for a linchpin is a clue that you're getting close to doing something important.