Are you worthy of what came before you?


	Are you worthy of what came before you?

communicatrix

6-17-2008 2:39 PM

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work, philosophy, seth godin, creativity

communicatrix says:

It's a one-two punch: the questioning and the striving. Like the man said, the point is not to be perfect; the point is never to take things for granted.

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6-17-2008 6:44 PM

dgreplay

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