Feck Perfuction Quotes

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Krishna tells Arjun, “You are not entitled to the fruit of your labor—only the labor itself.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Your biggest fear is not spiders or sharks—it’s you. It’s the fear of expressing who you are—lest someone actually see you.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Bad art makes you say, “Wow! Huh?” Good art makes you say, “Huh? Wow!” Looking at bad art is like eating fast food. You’re excited about the thought of it, but when it hits your stomach, the relationship ends quickly. Good art is seen, but not immediately understood—“Huh?” Then comes the “Aha!” moment when the subtext, the real meaning, unfolds and our mind expands.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“There is no license to be bold, and waiting for outside consent will only make you old. You and I don’t need anyone’s permission to be creative, sexy, or even weird. We just decide to be.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“If you want more in your life, you may have to accept less. Accepting less means less clutter and less meaningless stuff. Less distraction, less servitude to work, less debt, less greed, and less craving.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Your job in life is to overcome yourself every day.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“am a big fat fake. I suspect you may be a fake as well. As for me, I’ve made a few attempts at an education,* read a few books, asked lots of questions, and now (voilà!), I’m an “Artist, Designer, and Writer.” Why? Mostly because I said so.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“The beginning of trusting yourself is merely understanding that your thoughts are in your head for a purpose. They matter, and they are valid. Listen to your own opinions, rather than the nagging echoes of fearful friends and family. Too often those thoughts that creep into our heads are fear-driven, wild prognostications of failure, carnage, and financial ruin, that usually begin with, “What if . . . ?” But where your thoughts go, you go. It takes faith in yourself and your abilities to see these thoughts as the imposters they are. When the fog of doubt is cleared, the imposters banished, we can begin to see more clearly our true nature and instincts. Then, with a little faith in yourself, you can raise your sights, look up from the abyss of failure, and take the next step. Then the one after that. Trusting yourself gives you the faith that people will hear your message, be inspired by your cause, and rise to your challenge.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Our preconceived notions of “the way it is” are the source of our frustrations and anxiety; they have us fighting the flow of “the way it might be.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“We can drown in our flaws or, by owning them, we can find our strengths.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Learn to enjoy struggle. The reward will take care of itself.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Whether they confess it or not, the public wants to be intellectually challenged, not spoon-fed a common, boring, or “right” answer.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Set unobtainable goals; then, when you don’t achieve them, drive yourself into depression. You can give it a fancy name like “True Perfectionist,” but I prefer “Self-Hating Narcissist.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“When you accept your weirdness and believe in your gifts is when things get really weird. That’s when your cause inspires others. When people see their own struggle reflected in yours, you create the potential for shared humanity. Your weirdness speaks to them. That’s when you find those people who accept you precisely because you’re weird and different.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“As Oscar Wilde put it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” Ouch.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Everyone is making it up as they go; some just fail more successfully.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“The secret of the universe is that no one knows shit. No one has the right answer, because no one has your answer. We want to know. We seek answers in books and seminars. We look for guidance from teachers, heroes, gurus, and even the internet. We’ve gotten so used to looking around that we’ve stopped looking inside.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“We want creative freedom and agile lives, yet we attach ourselves to the very things that restrict our movement.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“The search for comfort and security rarely yields the desired fruit. We want the easy way, but the easy way is a trap. Complacency is the enemy, and settling down is settling. Our desire for an easier life gets us stuck in a smaller one, judging everything by the comfort and ease it brings, not by what it costs our soul. We willingly kill time “just chillin’,” while the muscles of our instinct and intuition grow flabby. We’ve got games, toys, and instant messaging but are spiritually and emotionally empty. We look around the internet and ogle others’ creativity but put off developing our own. The search for meaning is replaced by shopping on the weekend. Even our food is calorie-rich but nutrient-weak. The answer is to burn it all down and trust that you can build a better, roomier life.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“A plan is your true North. It keeps you from wandering aimlessly through life. You now have a quest. It helps define what is and isn’t you. It gives you parameters of what you will and will not do, jobs you will or will not take. More than anything, your plan is a vision of who you can be and an acceptance of the idea that you are worthy of a beautiful and meaningful life. Have a plan.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“You are not entitled to the fruit of your labor—only the labor itself.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“For great artists, writers, scientists, the process of creation is the reward. The process of learning and growing, and all the intermittent victories and defeats are the reward. Learn to enjoy struggle. The reward will take care of itself.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Make the work you want to make, dance like a fool, and leave your ego at the door.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“It’s not bad, it’s a part of you—but it’s not all of you. Your ego wants you safe, but safety isn’t interesting or fun or creative. To be freely creative is to be completely and honestly you, not a sphinctered-down version of yourself. Worrying what others may think is the death knell of creative work. You have to be willing to make a fool of yourself, or at least go out on that ledge. Creativity wants to let go of control and to present authenticity and vulnerability.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“We slip into a mediocre life. We quit our goals, lose our “crazy” aspirations, and choose the “easy way.” The consolation prize is a flat screen TV and a bag of chips. From the outside, this looks like success, but it’s actually settling for less—comfort disguised as success.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“You can choose to fight with the philistines, or you can accept the world the way it is and be happy.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Lead by example, see yourself reflected in others, and be responsible for your actions and your legacy.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“Do as I say, not as I do” doesn’t work. Besides sending mixed messages, it instills distrust and lack of conviction. You can’t expect greatness from others when all you express is your confusion and pain.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life

“You have no idea what the public will like or respond to. The critical or financial success you seek will come from your ability to follow through with the work you love.”
― James Victore, Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life