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title: "1 End Want Quotes By Derek Sivers"
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> [In the end, it's about what you want to be, not what you want to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/in-the-end-it-s-about-what-you-want-to-be-not-what-you-want-to-have/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

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## More by Derek Sivers

> [It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/it-s-only-a-little-difficult-to-say-no-you-ve-got-to-believe-that-the/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains you, stop doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/whatever-excites-you-go-do-it-whatever-drains-you-stop-doing-it/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [“Never forget that absolutely everything you do is for your customers. Make every decision—even decisions about whether to expand the business, raise money, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/never-forget-that-absolutely-everything-you-do-is-for-your-customers/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Let’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/let-s-never-forget-that-whatever-brilliant-ideas-you-have-or-hear/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/making-a-company-is-a-great-way-to-improve-the-world-while-improving/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [I love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn't even know we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/i-love-that-sometimes-we-need-to-go-to-the-opposite-side-of-the-world/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [I realized why I need to start a new company. Not for the money. Not because I'm 'bored'. But because a company is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/i-realized-why-i-need-to-start-a-new-company-not-for-the-money-not/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/the-first-follower-is-actually-an-underestimated-form-of-leadership/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Pay close attention to when you're being the real you & when you're trying to impress an invisible jury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/pay-close-attention-to-when-you-re-being-the-real-you-when-you-re/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Five years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business. But 'revolution'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/five-years-after-i-started-cd-baby-when-it-was-a-big-success-the/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Every time you're making a choice, one choice is the safe/comfortable choice - and one choice is the risky/uncomfortable choice. the risky/uncomfortable choice is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/every-time-you-re-making-a-choice-one-choice-is-the-safe-comfortable/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/business-is-not-about-money-it-s-about-making-dreams-come-true-for/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they weren’t in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/everyone-who-became-great-at-something-has-a-similar-story-for-years/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/don-t-be-on-your-deathbed-someday-having-squandered-your-one-chance/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

> [Make every decision—even decisions about whether to expand the business, raise money, or promote someone—according to what's best for your customers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-sivers/make-every-decision-even-decisions-about-whether-to-expand-the/)

[Derek Sivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-sivers/)

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