Derek SiversIf you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the… ▶375Time
Derek SiversCustomer service is the new marketing.353Philosophy
Derek SiversPay close attention to when you're being the real you & when you're trying to impress an invisible jury. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind … ▶322Death
Derek SiversI realized why I need to start a new company. Not for the money. Not because I'm 'bored'. But because a company is a laboratory to try your ideas.357Thought
Derek SiversBusiness is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepren… ▶325Truth
Derek SiversIn the end, it's about what you want to be, not what you want to have.338Reading
Derek SiversIf you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but you’ll be in the game. Start by teaching someone this week. Starting sm… ▶273Humanity
Derek SiversLet’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.251ThoughtTruth
Derek SiversEveryone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they weren’t in the mood. Always pushing, practicing, working,… ▶3310Hope
Derek SiversEvery 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 the one that wil… ▶307Time
Derek SiversCare about your customers more than about yourself, and you'll do well. ✨ Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur. Book by Derek Sivers, sivers.org. Jun… ▶264Reading
Derek SiversDon’t pursue business just for your own gain. Only answer the calls for help. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur, p.8, Pengu… ▶319Sadness
Derek SiversMaking a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur, p.8, Peng… ▶286Thought
Derek SiversIf anybody ever called our number, it would be picked up in less than 2 rings with a friendly voice answering, CD Baby. From 7 am to 10 pm, there was always somebody to pick up a … ▶211Time
Derek SiversI love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn't even know we had and realize that the opposite may also be true.233LoveTimeTruth
Derek SiversFive years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business. But 'revolution' is a term that people use only when you're … ▶235Humanity
Derek SiversWhen you make a company, you make a utopia. It's where you design your perfect world. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur, p.… ▶2810Life
Derek SiversIf it's not a hit, switch. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur, p.15, Penguin192Humor
Derek SiversThe first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.2710Truth
Derek SiversIf I’m not saying ‘Hell Yeah!’ to something, then I say no.259Philosophy
Derek SiversRepeated psychology tests have proven that telling someone your goal makes it less likely to happen.226Reading
Derek SiversIt was the first follower that transformed the lone nut into a leader.193Politics
Derek SiversThe single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallets and pay you. ✨ Intervi… ▶208Humanity
Derek SiversSuccess comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what’s not working. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New K… ▶208Sadness
Derek SiversIdeas are just a multiplier of execution. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur, p.22, Penguin177Thought
Derek SiversYou can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur, p.8, Penguin188Humanity
Derek SiversDon't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams. ✨ Derek Sivers (2… ▶168DeathLife
Derek SiversMake every decision—even decisions about whether to expand the business, raise money, or promote someone—according to what's best for your customers. ✨ Derek Sivers (2015). … ▶1410Truth
