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
wall mean writing
I wonder why anyone would hesitate to be generous with their writing. I mean, if you really want to make a living, go to Wall Street and trade oil futures ... We're writers. We're doing something that is inherently a generous act. We're exposing ourselves to the muse and to the things that frighten us. Why do that if you're not willing to be generous? And paradoxically, almost ironically, it turns out that the more generous you are, the more money you make. But that's secondary. For me, the privilege of being generous is why I get to do this.
world begging
The world is begging for you to lead.
journey design envelopes
Taking delight in the journey takes confidence. It pushes the envelope of design.
dream careers shoes
Your peer group are people with similar dreams, goals and worldviews. They are people who will push you in exchange for being pushed, who will raise the bar and tell you the truth. They're not in your business, but they're in your shoes. Finding a peer group and working with them, intentionally and on a regular schedule, might be the single biggest boost your career can experience.
phones down-and tweet
Is it worth getting one more tweet out, or putting your phone down and doing something that is worth tweeting?
firsts genuine first-time
By being remarkable, being genuine, you can be worth connecting with. And you don't have to have it figured out perfectly the first time - you can adjust.
ideas lasts great-idea
Cheap is the last refuge of a product developer or marketer who is out of great ideas.
creativity thinking failing
I think "creativity" is better described as failing repeatedly until you get something right.
play games different
If the game is designed for you to lose, don't play that game. Play a different one.
jobs leader pockets
Our job as marketers and leaders, is to create vibrant pockets, not to hunt for mass.
mean average marketing
Mass marketing means appealing to the masses which means appealing to the average.
art communication thinking
What makes someone an artist? I don't think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren't artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artist who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances.
people laptops computer
Laptop computers dramatically increased the time people spend doing work. (The internet dramatically decreased it, so we're even).
mean thinking reality
I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.