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Change Quotes by Seth Godin

50 Change quotes by Seth Godin

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Seth Godin says change is a daily drip, a small step that adds up to transformation. He contrasts leaders who crave change with kings who fear it, and he urges creators to act first and ask forgiveness later. He also reminds us that sharing a truth and being willing to be judged are acts of courage that spark change.

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If you want to dig a big hole, you need to stay in one place.

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Competence is the enemy of change!

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Kings fear change. Leaders crave it.

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Competent people are the most resistant to change

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The only purpose of customer service is to change feelings.

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Evolution is the most popular way we have for dealing with change.

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What evidence would you need to see to change your mind about this?

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“You don't have to like change to take advantage of it.”

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Change almost never fails because it's too early. It almost always fails because it's too late.

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The best experiences and the biggest ideas don't fit into a category. They change it.

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No, everything is not going to be okay. It never is. It isn't okay now. Change, by definition, changes things

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The largest enemy of change isn't 'no', it's 'not yet' - that is the easiest way to forestall change.

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I think the most productive thing to do during times of change is to be your best self, not the best version…

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Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.

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The future isn't so much about absorbing or tolerating change, it's about making change.

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Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a…

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Who you hang out with determines what you dream about and what you collide with. And the collisions and the dreams lead…

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Art...is the intentional act of using your humanity to create a change in another person...Passion is caring enough about your art that…

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The only reason to build a website is to change someone. If you can't tell me the change and you can't tell…

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“This book is about love and art and change and fear. It’s about overcoming a multigenerational conspiracy designed to sap your creativity…

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Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all…

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“The reason it's difficult to learn something new is that it will change you into someone who disagrees with the person you…

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I think art is the ability to change people with your work, to see things as they are and then create stories,…

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“Change is powerful, but change always comes with the possibility of failure as its partner. “This might not work” isn’t merely something…

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“We need original thinkers, provocateurs, and people who care. We need marketers who can lead, salespeople able to risk making a human…

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“The thing is, incremental daily progress (negative or positive) is what actually causes transformation. A figurative drip, drip, drip. Showing up, every…

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“It's not time," "Take it easy," "Wait and see," "It's someone else's turn" - none of these stalls are appropriate for a…

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Our job is to make change. Our job is to connect to people, to interact with them in a way that leaves…

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Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the…

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The goal in blogging/ business/ inspiring non-fiction is to share a truth, or at least a truth as the writer sees it.…

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“Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only…

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“Our culture works hard to prevent change.”

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Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from.

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If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.

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You win by trying. And failing. Test, try, fail, measure, evolve, repeat, persist, ...

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Change is not a threat, it's an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is.

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Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.

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Don't try to be the 'next'. Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.

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Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.

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If you don't require the journey to be easy or comfortable or safe, you can change the world

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