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Over your head - Once the water is deep enough that you must swim to stay afloat, does it really matter how deep the pool is?

Seth Godin

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http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/01/over-your-head.html

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When is it okay to start worrying?

A friend was waiting to hear about the results of a job interview. He hadn’t heard in a while and he asked me, “how long before I should start worrying?”

Of course, the answer is, “you should never start worrying.”

Worrying is not a useful output. Worrying doesn’t change outcomes. Worrying ruins your day. Worrying distracts you from the work at hand. You may have fooled yourself into thinking that it’s useful or unavoidable, but it’s not. Now you’ve got one more thing to worry about.

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http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/10/when-is-it-okay-to-start-worrying.html

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Seth Godin - Expanding the circle of 'missed'

Full post:

Would they miss you if you didn’t show up? Would they miss your brand or your writing or your leadership?

If you work at the local fast food joint or the local library and you don’t show up for work, do they consider shutting the place down? If you’re on the team at the ER and you have a bad day, would someone die?

Everyone is capable of being missed. Most of us would be missed by our family if we secretly moved to Perth in the middle of the night. The question, then, is not whether or not you’re capable of being missed. The question is whether you will choose to be missed by a wider circle of people.

It’s a risk, of course. You have to extend yourself. You must make promises (and then keep them.) More pressure than it might be worth.

Except when it is.

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"If you want people to speak up, be clear and mean it. If you don’t, don’t pretend.
Seth Godin"

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/09/please-complain.html