Scott Belsky Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Scott Belsky
An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements. — Scott Belsky
Among idealists and visionaries, there is no shortage of good intent, but there's often a shortage of discipline. — Scott Belsky
When 99% of people doubt your idea, you're either gravely wrong or about to make history. — Scott Belsky
The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic — Scott Belsky
Everything in life should be approached as a project. Every project can be broken down into just three things: Action Steps, Backburner Items, and References. — Scott Belsky
Most ideas never happen. It's an uphill battle against the status quo and our own tendencies. — Scott Belsky
A labor of love always pays off. — Scott Belsky
It's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that really matter. — Scott Belsky
Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance , and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential. — Scott Belsky
Most ideas are born and lost in isolation. — Scott Belsky
No great creative project can thrive (or even survive) off the energy of one person. — Scott Belsky
Today never feels like it will be history, but it will. And more likely than not, you will look back and realize that you should have known. — Scott Belsky
While the tendency to generate ideas is rather natural, the path to making them happen is tumultuous. — Scott Belsky
Constant motion is the key to execution. — Scott Belsky
You can't rely on others - especially your managers and clients - to engage your strengths. In an ideal world, managers would constantly be thinking about how to best utilize their people - and clients would always unearth your greatest potential. Unfortunately, the reality is that bosses and clients are as worried about their own careers as you are about your own. You must take the task of marketing your strengths into your own hands. — Scott Belsky
Ideas are worthless if you can't make them happen. — Scott Belsky
To envision what will be, you must remove yourself from the constant concern for what already is. — Scott Belsky
Rather than Surrender to Bureaucracy, take it upon yourself to break it — Scott Belsky
All great inventions emerge from a long sequence of small sparks; the first idea often isn't all that good, but thanks to collaboration it later sparks another idea, or it's reinterpreted in an unexpected way. Collaboration brings small sparks together to generate breakthrough innovation. — Scott Belsky
The fact that time is ticking should motivate you to take action on your ideas. — Scott Belsky
Our ability to extinguish new ideas is critical to productivity and to our capacity to scale existing projects. In a team setting, the skeptics - the ones who always question ideas first rather than falling in love with them - are the white blood cells. — Scott Belsky
Creativity is, quite simply, a genuine interest combined with initiative. — Scott Belsky
Share ownership of your ideas. The more people who lie awake in bed thinking about your idea, the better. — Scott Belsky
Success Corrupts and Limits Potential as Soon as You Start to Think You Could Do It Alone. — Scott Belsky
Whether it means prizing the value of lessons learned, building games into your creative process, or getting gifts upon certain milestones of achievement, self-derived rewards make a big difference ... You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits. — Scott Belsky
Overcome the stigma of self-marketing. — Scott Belsky
When a lot of people are calling you crazy: you're either crazy, or you're onto something. — Scott Belsky
Nothing extraordinary is achieved through ordinary means. — Scott Belsky
It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen. — Scott Belsky
We will ultimately live in a perpetual data-driven talent edition. Everything you create will be measured and tracked by others through comments, share, and likes. Your work will come up on the radar of potential employers and clients, and the data will tell them if you are worth talking to or hiring. — Scott Belsky
The rewards system of the traditional workplace keeps us on track, in line with deadlines from the higher-ups. If we adhere to it, the deeply embedded rewards system of our adult lives is likely to keep s employed and secure within the status quo ... However, these tendencies become destructive as soon as we begin to pursue long-term goals or attempt something extraordinary — Scott Belsky
Discovery hapens in the overlap of difference communities ... in the clashes of difference. — Scott Belsky
The magic happens when you find the sweet spot where your genuine interests, skills, and opportunity intersect. — Scott Belsky