Top 25 Quotes by Chris Guillebeau of 37 - Page 2

Don’t think innovation, think usefulness.

Don’t think innovation, think usefulness.

Thinking, Innovation, Usefulness

Chris Guillebeau (2012). “The $100 Startup: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better To Live More”, p.71, Pan Macmillan

Often when we ask for advice, we don't really want advice-we want someone to say "That's great! Go for it!"

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Advice, Want, Asks

Embracing new things often requires us to embrace our fears, however trivial they may seem. You deal with fear not by pretending it doesn't exist, but by refusing to give it decision-making authority.

Chris Guillebeau

Giving, Decision, May

Chris Guillebeau (2014). “The Happiness of Pursuit: Find the Quest that will Bring Purpose to Your Life”, p.35, Pan Macmillan

Instead of convincing people who are opposed to your message, spend your time finding people who are already predisposed to it.

Chris Guillebeau

People, Messages, Convincing

1. "What do you really want to get out of life?" 2. "What can you offer the world that no one else can?

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World, Want, Offers

Pursue meaningful adventures.

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Meaningful, Adventure, Pursue

Courage comes through achievement, but also through the attempt.

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Achievement

Chris Guillebeau (2014). “The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life”, p.18, Harmony

Let's embrace more of life, not less. Balanced people don't change the world, and I'd rather spend my time feeling worn out from meaningful activities and projects.

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Meaningful, People, Feelings

Chris Guillebeau (2010). “The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World”, p.125, Penguin

If you want to achieve the unimaginable, you start by imagining it.

Chris Guillebeau

Want, Achieve, Unimaginable

Chris Guillebeau (2014). “The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life”, p.18, Harmony

Instead of reflecting on the past, predict the future.

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Motivational, Past, Reflecting

I know if I missed a day and nothing happened, then it would be much easier to miss another day. Pretty soon I wouldn’t have much of a schedule, and then I'd have less motivation. It's a downward spiral that I want to avoid, so I keep the schedule sacred.

Chris Guillebeau

Motivation, Missing, Would Be