Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Instead of staying strong and working through when times are really tough, I usually quit this recipe for failure and start a… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
There is no movement without the first follower. See, we are told that we all need to be leaders but that would… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
If you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
For years, I'd say yes to almost everything, trying to be nice and generous. Feeling obliged to be of service to the… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
If anybody ever called our number, it would be picked up in less than 2 rings with a friendly voice answering, "CD… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
If you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
The purpose of money is to trade for things that make you happy. So if you can bypass money and get directly… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
If you keep thinking about putting on a conference or being a Hollywood screenwriter, and you find the idea terrifies but intrigues… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
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. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
“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… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Let’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
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… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
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… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Pay close attention to when you're being the real you & when you're trying to impress an invisible jury. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Five years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business. But 'revolution'… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
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… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
