I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Sooner or later, the ones who told you that this isn't the way it's done, the ones who found time to sneer,… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I find that I have about six bloggable ideas a day. I also find that writing twice as long a post doesn't… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
We long to connect, all of us. We long to be noticed, to be cared for, to matter. Generosity is the invisible… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The only long-term motivation is self motivation. So hire people who are self motivated and get out of their way. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
'Good enough' stopped being good enough a long time ago. so why not be great? — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them,… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The people who are good in the long run fail a lot, especially at the beginning. So, when you fail early, it… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
In a long distance race, everyone gets tired. The winner is the runner who figures out where to put the tired, figures… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe,… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Part of leadership (a big part of it actually) is the ability to stick with the dream for a long time. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Most of the time, creative entrepreneurs lose interest long before their marketing message loses its power. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“You weren't born to be a cog in the giant industrial machine. You were trained to become a cog. There's an alternative available to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Forgive yourself for not being the richest, the thinnest, the tallest, the one with the best hair. Forgive yourself for not being the most… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The next thing you do today will be the most important thing on your agenda, because, after all, you're doing it next. Well, perhaps… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I look at Starbucks, Howard Schultz has made many brilliant decisions, and one of the things that they did was they invented the third… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Making an average pitch to average people, or having an average gala for average people isn't going to scale anymore. You've got to find… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Our job is to make change. Our job is to connect to people, to interact with them in a way that leaves them better… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Life is actually far better than it is in the movies. And it takes longer.” — Seth Godin Copy Share Image