Seth Godin Quotes
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I'm not a psychopath-I'm wearing a tie!
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You know, if I look at an auditorium full of high school students and the big man on campus and his girlfriend are busy talking while the lecture's going on, the rest of the room is going to do it because they're powerful sneezers. They have influence. They reach out to a whole bunch of people in a way that makes the idea of being disrespectful spread.
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Sure, compare. But compare the things that matter to the journey you're on. The rest is noise.
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Reputation is what people expect us to do next. It's their expectation of the quality and character of the next thing we produce or say or do. We control our actions (even when it feels like we don't) and our actions over time (especially when we think no one is looking) earn our reputation.
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My best advice: win little battles. Get in the habit of winning, of shipping, of having customers that can't live without you. Once you've demonstrated you know how to do the art, then go after the windmills.
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Plans are great, but missions are better.
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Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.
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New fashions (of all sorts) come from unexpected places, not from the arbiters of what's correct.
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What I mean by art is the human act of doing something that connects us to someone else
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The opportunity is not in being momentarily popular with the anonymous masses. It's in being missed when you're gone, in doing work that matters to the tribe you choose.
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The problem with words is that they easily lose their meaning. Say something often enough and it becomes a tic, not an expression of how you actually feel. Not only that, but words rarely change things. Actions do.
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Too often, the person who wrecks our work is us.
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Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities.
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The resistance is not something to be avoided, it's something to seek out.
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When exactly were we brainwashed into believing that the best way to earn a living is to have a job?
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Following the well-lit path, offers little in the way of magic.
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The goal has never been to always succeed. The goal is to be allowed to keep initiating.
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Great stories agree with our worldview. The best stories don't teach people anything new. Instead the best stories agree with what the audience already believes and makes the members of the audience feel smart and secure when reminded how right they were in the thirst place.
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I think if your goal is for everything to be okay, that's a mistake. To achieve that goal, the only obstacle you'd have to face tomorrow is to eliminate all risk ... I've made the decision that I'm never trying to make everything okay. I'm trying for there to be more loose ends, not fewer loose ends.
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Your history of work is as important as the work you'll do tomorrow.
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If I fail more than you do, I win.
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Communication is the transfer of emotion.
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If your project or organization depends on knowing things that other people don't know (but could find out if they wanted to), your days are probably numbered. Ask a travel agent The alternative, while difficult, is obvious. Provide enough non-commodity service and customization that it doesn't matter if the ideas spread. In fact, it will help you when they do.
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Even good excuses, really good ones, don't help very much. Explanations, on the other hand, are both scarce and useful. And accurate forecasts and insightful intuition are priceless.