Seth Godin Quotes
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Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.
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If you work in an urgent-only culture, the only solution is to make the right things urgent.
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Embracing the fear of freedom, deciding to determine your own path, this is the work of a grownup.
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Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record.
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The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.
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Are you copying others? People won't pay extra for that. You won't be followed for that.
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There's a huge difference between being a replaceable cog on the assembly line and being the one who is missed, the one with a unique contribution, the one who made a difference.
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It's impossible to have a coin with only one side. You can't have heads without tails. Innovation is like that. Initiative is like that. Art is like that. You can't have success unless you're prepared to have failure. As soon as you say, 'failure is not an option,' you've just said, 'innovation is not an option.'
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I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn't have a resume at all.
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Artists are people with a genius for finding a new answer, a new connection, or a new way of getting things done.
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Don't save the canary. Fix the coal mine.
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Fear is the workout we give ourselves imagining what will happen if things don't work out. . . . Worry is our effort to imagine every possible way to avoid the outcome that is causing us fear, and failing that, to survive the thing that we fear if it comes to fruition.
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You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up with them. Setting aside all the safety valves and pleasant distractions is the first way to send yourself the message that you're playing for keeps
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The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you're with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over.
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Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.
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The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many who are consistent enough to copy, and there are enough variations in approach that it's obvious that it's not like hitting home runs or swinging a golf club. There isn't a standard approach, there's only what works for you (and what doesn't).
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Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.
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In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.
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Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you male, but about the stories you tell.
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Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.
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There's no map for being an artist.
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You win by trying. And failing. Test, try, fail, measure, evolve, repeat, persist.
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I'm not proposing that you let the crowd dictate, or that you work hard to fit in. Far from it. I'm proposing that you know the impact your choices are having and act accordingly.
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Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.