Seth Godin Quotes
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Decide, before you start, that you're going to change three things about what you do all day at work. Then, as you're reading, find the three things and do it. The goal of the reading, then, isn't to persuade you to change, it's to help you choose what to change.
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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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Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from the leading.
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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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When your art fails, make better art.
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Not changing your strategy merely because you're used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.
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Many people are starting to realize that they work a lot and that working on stuff they believe in (and making things happen) is much more satisfying then just getting a paycheck and waiting to get fired (or die).
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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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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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Studying entrepreneurshi p without doing it... is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it.
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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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Habits are more powerful than fears.
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All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.
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People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
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Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you.
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A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.
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If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?
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Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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Ideas that spread win.
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Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way.
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Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.
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I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.
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It takes confidence and guts to intentionally create tension.
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Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood.