Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s…

Seth Godin
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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. ✨ Seth Godin (2015). Poke The Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?, p.27, Penguin
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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. ✨ Seth Godin (2015). Poke The Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?, p.27, Penguin

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