Seth Godin Quotes
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The desire that we have to do something that’s never been done before means that the people who are around you generally will not encourage you to do it…if they were encouraging you to do it, then other people would be doing it already and it wouldn’t be unique.
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The rest of the world isn't nearly as important as the few who are here.
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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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Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.
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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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The challenge of our time is to find a journey worthy of your heart and your soul.
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The time to look for a new job is when you don't need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable.
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One key to moving forward is knowing what to leave behind.
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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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Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.
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One way to sell a consumer something in the future is simply to get his or her permission in advance.
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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 try to delight the undelightable, you've made yourself miserable for no reason.
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Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.
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People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.
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One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you're in the room... Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you're not. The first involves making noise. The second involves making a difference.
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A brand that stands for what all brands stand for stands for nothing much.
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People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.
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Who gets to decide what you want?
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Now, before sliced bread was invented in the 1910s I wonder what they said? Like the greatest invention since the telegraph or something. But... the thing about the invention of sliced bread is this - that for the first 15 years after sliced bread was available no one bought it; no one knew about it; it was a complete and total failure.
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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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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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Being charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.
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Nine years of experience is very different from one year of experience, nine times.