Seth Godin Quotes
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At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.
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Being charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.
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Habits are where our lives and careers and bodies are made.
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You succeed because you've chosen to be confident. It's not really useful to require yourself to be successful before you're able to become confident.
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You have to pay the price to be in the right place at the right time often enough that people tend to see you as the regular kind.
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No one is as smart as all of us.
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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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Way more productive, I think, to push yourself to be more in the world, not to encourage yourself to hide.
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Perhaps marketing is about to transition to a new kind of profession, one that requires insight, dedication and smarts.
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Who gets to decide what you want?
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The weird set an example for the rest of us. They raise the bar. They show us through their actions that in fact we're wired to do the new, not to comply with someone a thousand miles away.
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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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If you're not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.
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People watch what you do more than listen to what you say.
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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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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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The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.
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Leading is a skill, not a gift. You're not born with it, you learn how.
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It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.
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Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.
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The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.
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Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
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Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an artist, regardless of whether you wear a smock, use a computer, or work with others all day long.