Seth Godin Quotes
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Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on.
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Learning is not watching a video, learning is taking action and seeing what happens.
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The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.
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Solving problems—actually solving them, not just claiming you do—solving perceived, urgent problems, is a surefire way to get the world to beat a path to your door.
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Most of the time, creative entrepreneurs lose interest long before their marketing message loses its power.
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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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School is at its best when it gives students the expectation that they will not only dream big, but dream dreams that they can work on every day until they accomplish them-not because they were chosen by a black-box process, but because they worked hard enough to reach them.
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My blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results.
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So by giving people a tool that they can share and benefit from, it's a form of media that isn't controlled by Rupert Murdoch or the guys at Viacom. It is a form of media that is earned every single time it spreads.
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Seeing, despite the name, isn’t merely visual.
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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.
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You can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust.
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Play a new game, not the older game but faster.
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If you measure it, it will improve.
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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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Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood.
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Two different things: A crowd is a tribe without a leader. A crowd is a tribe without communication. Most organizations spend their time marketing to the crowd. Smart organizations assemble the tribe.
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There are always limits, and opportunities. The ones we rehearse and focus on are the ones that shape our future.
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Everyone is not your customer.
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The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.
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Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.
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The essence of marketing today is to tell a story to people who want to hear it, in a way that resonates with them so they are likely to either respond or connect to you, or tell their friends.
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I do not think you can get rid of the fear... but you can dance with it.