Seth Godin Quotes
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The joy of art is particularly sweet, though, because it carries with it the threat of rejection, of failure, and of missed connections. It's precisely the high-wire act of "this might not work" that makes original art worth doing.
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I wonder if real art comes when you build the thing that they don't have a prize for yet.
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When you are trusted because you care, it's quite likely the revenue will take care of itself
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Who gets to decide what you want?
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Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.
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Faced with the opportunity to become the category of one, we almost always hesitate, almost always compromise, almost always dumb it down to play it a little bit safer
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You can't fool all the people, not even most of the time. And people, once unfooled, talk about the experience.
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Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. Persistence is having the same goal over and over.
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Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.
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If you're not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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What you do for a living is not be creative, what you do for a living is ship.
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Marketing used to be what you say. Now, marketing is what you do. What you make. How you act. The choices you make when you are sure no one is looking.
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So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.
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You don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.
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But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.
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People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.
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Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.
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Make something happen today, before you go home, before the end of the week. Launch that idea, post that post, run that ad, call that customer. Go the edge, that edge you've been holding back from... and do it today. Without waiting for the committee or your boss or the market. Just go.
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If you're different somehow and have made yourself unique, people will find you and pay you more.
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While you may have made money doing something a certain way yesterday, there's no reason to believe you'll succeed at it tomorrow.
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Your success is no longer about your ability to do what you are told, and do it well.
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Habits are where our lives and careers and bodies are made.
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Own your dreams. There is no better way to make them happen.
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Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.