“With limited time or opportunity to experiment, we intentionally narrow our choices to those at the top. You’re” — Seth Godin Choice Copy Share Image
The second person to write a story about a young boy and an escaped slave on the Mississippi wasn't a novelist, he… — Seth Godin Boys Copy Share Image
“Be remarkable Be generous Create art Make judgment calls Connect people and ideas . . . and we have no choice but to reward you.” — Seth Godin Art Copy Share Image
You can't fool all the people, not even most of the time. And people, once unfooled, talk about the experience. — Seth Godin Business Copy Share Image
Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently. — Seth Godin Failure Copy Share Image
If you can influence the outcome, do the work. If you can't influence the outcome, ignore the possibility. It's merely a distraction. — Seth Godin Distraction Copy Share Image
Transformation al leaders don't start by denying the world around them. Instead, they describe a future they'd like to create instead. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not… — Seth Godin Art Copy Share Image
Many people are starting to realize that they work a lot and that working on stuff they believe in (and making things… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Self sufficiency appears to be a worthy goal, but it's now impossible if you want to actually get anything done. All our… — Seth Godin Community Copy Share Image
“The industrialist (your boss, perhaps) demands that everything be proven, efficient, and risk free. The artist seeks none of these. The value… — Seth Godin Art Copy Share Image
My new favorite word is 'awkward.'...Th e reason we need to be in search of awkward is that awkward is the barrier… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“We need librarians more than we ever did. What we don't need are mere clerks who guard dead paper. Librarians are too… — Seth Godin Librarians Copy Share Image
Being an artist isn't a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It's an attitude we can all adopt. It's a hunger to… — Seth Godin Art Copy Share Image
“just about every company forgot the lesson of the Cow. Instead of taking the money and using it to create a series… — Seth Godin Business Copy Share Image
“Ben & Jerry’s avoided temptation for years. If they didn’t have a super-cool flavor or a great promotional idea, they did nothing.… — Seth Godin Food Copy Share Image
Care. Care more than you need to, more often than expected, more completely than the other guy. — Seth Godin Care Copy Share Image
I have something to say. I know how to do something. I’m doing it. If you want me to do it with… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
But this is a remarkable egg, an egg worth talking about, an egg worth crossing the street for, an egg worth writing… — Seth Godin Crossing the street Copy Share Image
Art is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches (people) and changes them for… — Seth Godin Art Copy Share Image
There are lots of good reasons to abandon a project. Having a little competition is not one of them. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Human beings, thanks to culture and genetics, are inclined to be pessimistic, fearful, skeptical and believers in conspiracy theories. We also don't… — Seth Godin Believer Copy Share Image
If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning? — Seth Godin Brilliance Copy Share Image
Our cultural instinct is to wait to get pickedNo one is going to pick you. Pick yourself. — Seth Godin Inspirational Copy Share Image
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. — Seth Godin Discomfort Copy Share Image
Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being… — Seth Godin Being real Copy Share Image
Why do we value leadership, connection and grace? Because it's scarce, and that scacity creates value. — Seth Godin Connections Copy Share Image
You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. — Seth Godin Care Copy Share Image
“To be willing to do new things you don't think you'll like requires you to prefer the unknown. Not just tolerate it,… — Seth Godin New things Copy Share Image
Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work. — Seth Godin Bears Copy Share Image
New fashions (of all sorts) come from unexpected places, not from the arbiters of what's correct. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The danger of the Web is that you can go from idea to public announcement in under ten minutes. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
So sure, start with a slogan. But don't bother wasting any time on it if you're merely going for catchy. Aim for… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Competition validates you. It creates a category. It permits the sale to be this or that, not yes or no. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
One way to sell a consumer something in the future is simply to get his or her permission in advance. — Seth Godin Consumers Copy Share Image
The reason you might choose to embrace the artist within you now is that this is the path to (cue the ironic… — Seth Godin Art Copy Share Image
The value we create is directly related to how much valuable information we can produce, how much trust we can earn, and… — Seth Godin Data Copy Share Image
Those that spend the most effort in search of shortcuts are often the most disappointed and the least successful. — Seth Godin Disappointed Copy Share Image
“Education isn't a problem until it serves as a buffer rom the world and a refuge from the risk of failure.” — Seth Godin Education Copy Share Image
Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
