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Anything You Want

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by Derek Sivers

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DEREK SIVERS

Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger.

DEREK SIVERS

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Ideas Alone Are Worthless

Ideas Alone Are Worthless

Simply having a business idea is worthless without consistent execution and hard work to make it a reality. Endlessly planning and preparing leads nowhere.

Take action by starting small, building momentum in the real world, and learning as you go. Let your business evolve organically from humble beginnings rather than trying to perfectly plan it upfront.

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 Stay Focused Yet Flexible

Stay Focused Yet Flexible

Stay relentlessly focused on a simple core business model and value proposition. However, remain flexible and open-minded about methods and tactical details.

Follow indirect paths when needed, pivot when the situation calls for it, and adapt your approach without losing strategic focus.

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Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills

Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills

When hiring team members, prioritize eagerness to learn, high energy levels, and shared values above existing skills. Skills can be taught, but having the right attitude cannot.

Avoid hiring people who seem arrogant or combative. Seek humble team players.

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Business Advice is Overrated

Business Advice is Overrated

  • Take most conventional business advice with a healthy dose of skepticism.
  • Have confidence in your own vision and perspective.
  • Some established wisdom can and should be ignored or reinvented.
  • Let your unique intuition as an entrepreneur guide you more than others' opinions.

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Help Customers in Unexpected Ways

Help Customers in Unexpected Ways

  • Delight customers and generate loyalty by going above and beyond basic transactions.
  • Fix problems quickly and thoroughly.
  • Surprise customers with unexpectedly positive experiences.
  • Build genuine relationships, not just commercial transactions.

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Sell at Your Peak

Sell at Your Peak

Plan an exit strategy even at the beginning.

Sell your business when you have reached a personal peak of satisfaction in running it and maximum external value.

Move on excited for your next adventure rather than sticking around too long.

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CURATOR'S NOTE

The book Anything You Want by entrepreneur Derek Sivers shares advice and lessons from starting CD Baby and growing it to a $100 million business. It provides concise wisdom on entrepreneurship, goals, team building, and business philosophy.

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