Seth Godin Quotes
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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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Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on.
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Why waste a sentence saying nothing?
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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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The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.
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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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Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.
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It takes confidence and guts to intentionally create tension.
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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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The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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If you want customers to hear about you, make something worth talking about.
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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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Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It's the other way around.
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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.
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We are leaving the industrial economy and entering the connection economy.
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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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Just because something is easy to measure doesn't mean it's important.
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People watch what you do more than listen to what you say.
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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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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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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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Habits are more powerful than fears.
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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.