Seth Godin Quotes
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Courage doesn't always involve physical heroism in the face of death. It doesn't always require giant leaps worthy of celebration. Sometimes, courage is the willingness to speak the truth about what you see and to own what you say.
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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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Art is what we do when we're truly alive.
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Transformation al leaders don't start by denying the world around them. Instead, they describe a future they'd like to create instead.
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Who gets to decide what you want?
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Success comes from doing the hard part. When the hard part is all you've got, you're more likely to do it. And this is precisely why it's difficult to focus. Because focusing means acknowledging that you just signed up for the hard part.
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All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.
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Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.
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One key to moving forward is knowing what to leave behind.
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Go do something interesting. Ask if you need help.
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The rest of the world isn't nearly as important as the few who are here.
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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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Remarkable work often comes from making choices when everyone else feels as though there is no choice.
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Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it's not a plan. It's a version of waiting and hoping.
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Make more decisions. That's the only way to get better at it.
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I wonder why anyone would hesitate to be generous with their writing. I mean, if you really want to make a living, go to Wall Street and trade oil futures ... We're writers. We're doing something that is inherently a generous act. We're exposing ourselves to the muse and to the things that frighten us. Why do that if you're not willing to be generous? And paradoxically, almost ironically, it turns out that the more generous you are, the more money you make. But that's secondary. For me, the privilege of being generous is why I get to do this.
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Just imagine how much you'd get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work.
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You cannot buy your way to share of voice today; you cannot buy attention anymore.
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Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself.
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Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.
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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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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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Great leaders create movements by empowering the tribe to communicate. They establish the foundation for people to make connections, as opposed to commanding people to follow them.
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A one-hit wonder is a legend who stopped early.