Seth Godin Quotes
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Making an average pitch to average people, or having an average gala for average people isn't going to scale anymore. You've got to find the people who care. Those people are worth all of your time.
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I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.
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You want it to be hard. If it's hard, then that means others can't do it easily and you can charge for that value.
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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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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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To make a product, to market an idea, to come up with any problem you want to solve that doesn't have a constituency with an otaku, is almost impossible... There's a hot sauce otaku, but there's no mustard otaku.
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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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Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.
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If you could do tomorrow over again, would you?
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I do not think you can get rid of the fear... but you can dance with it.
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If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference.
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If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.
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More than anything else, I think prospects, customers and citizens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say.
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Seeing, despite the name, isn’t merely visual.
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I made a decision to write for my readers, not to try to find more readers for my writing.
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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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Market-driven design builds the success of the product's marketing into the product itself.
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Play a new game, not the older game but faster.
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People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.
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The tiny cost of failure...is dwarfed by the huge cost of not trying.
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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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You don't need more time in your day. You need to decide.
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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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The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact - sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.