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
years three sometimes
It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.
people matter
The people that are doing work that matters aren't doing work thats popular. They're just doing work that changes some people.
people competent
Competent people are the most resistant to change
long secret lists
The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.
people might arguing
Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.
important clue
Fear for a linchpin is a clue that you're getting close to doing something important.
ideas littles factories
Ideas aren't a sideshow that make our factory a little more valuable. Our factory is a sideshow that makes our ideas a little more valuable!
excellence specs meetings
Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.
people empowering leader
Great leaders create movements by empowering the tribe to communicate. They establish the foundation for people to make connections, as opposed to commanding people to follow them.
drawing boards all-the-best
Isn't the drawing board the place where all the best work happens? It's not a bad thing to go back there. It's the entire point.
mean three matter
The digital asset that matters is trust. Awareness first, then interaction, and maybe a habit, but all three mean nothing if they don't lead to permission and trust. The privilege of connection. Everything else is slippery.
friday media black
Black Friday is a media trap, an orchestrated mass hallucination based on herd dynamics and the media cycle.
mean focus difficult
Success comes from doing the hard part. When the hard part is all you've got, you're more likely to do it. And this is precisely why it's difficult to focus. Because focusing means acknowledging that you just signed up for the hard part.
hero discovery two
How often do our heroes stand still? It's hard to imagine Spock and Kirk landing on a planet and just relaxing for a month or two. Just hanging out has nothing to do with boldly going where no one has gone before. What makes us different from every other creature is that we go places, places we've not gone before. We do it willingly, and often. What makes our work and our life interesting is discovery, surprise, and the risk of exploration.