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
ideas motivational-business enough
Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them.
mountain moles hills
Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.
art tragedy would-be
Do your art. But don't wreck your art if it doesn't lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.
emotional organization people
The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.
trying delight miserable
If you try to delight the undelightable, you've made yourself miserable for no reason.
mediocrity exhausting
Defending mediocrity is exhausting.
ifs warranty customers
A customer is never out of warranty, even if his product is.
catchy aim bother
So sure, start with a slogan. But don't bother wasting any time on it if you're merely going for catchy. Aim for true instead.
gratitude opportunity
Gratitude and opportunity create more of the same.
creative littles born
We're all born creative, it takes a little while to become afraid.
differences settling bigs
There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.
art pain safety
Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one between the quest for safety and the desire to matter.
criticism standing-out
Criticism comes to those who stand out.
running home ideas
Make something happen today, before you go home, before the end of the week. Launch that idea, post that post, run that ad, call that customer. Go the edge, that edge you've been holding back from... and do it today. Without waiting for the committee or your boss or the market. Just go.