Seth Godin

Seth Godin
Seth Godinis an American author, entrepreneur, marketer, and public speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth10 July 1960
CityMount Vernon, NY
CountryUnited States of America
hard-work firsts responsible
Now for the first time, you can choose yourself. You can be responsible for what you do and how you do it. You have to do the hard work of finding and pleasing an audience.
unhappy tribes enough-time
You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.
opportunity focus limits
There are always limits, and opportunities. The ones we rehearse and focus on are the ones that shape our future.
care take-care revenue
When you are trusted because you care, it's quite likely the revenue will take care of itself
marketing content-marketing left
Content marketing is the only marketing left
waiting proactive picks
Don't wait to be picked. Pick yourself.
art inspirational-life ideas
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.
get-better world ifs
If you're not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
art painting conclusion
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.
thinking watches citizens
More than anything else, I think prospects, customers and citizens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say.
ignorance two-sides coins
The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.
average safe invisible
Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.
powerful safe serious
The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, and safe.
done you-choose
Learning is not done to you, it is something you choose to do.