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> [Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/excellence-isn-t-about-working-extra-hard-to-do-what-you-re-told-it-s/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/seth-godin-152_excellence_excellence-isn-t-about-working-extra-har_884322.png)

> [“Your success is your responsibility. Take the initiative, do the work, and persist to the end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorii-myers/your-success-is-your-responsibility-take-the-initiative-do-the-work/)

[Lorii Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorii-myers/)

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