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
opening-doors people wells
I see things differently when I'm focused on opening doors for other people, and more often than not, my doors are opened as well.
choices way talent
Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way.
ideas people leader
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It's uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle...If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.
delight skeptic believer
Instead of working so hard to prove the skeptics wrong, it makes a lot more sense to delight the true believers. They deserve it, after all, and they're the ones that are going to spread the word for you.
business air ideas
Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.
tasks difficult difficult-tasks
When we intentionally seek out the difficult tasks, we're much more likely to actually create value.
business entrepreneur ass
The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something.
done tables problem
The problem with taking offense is that it's really hard to figure out what to do with it after you're done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.
mean goal proud
Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We're proud of you for having them. But it's possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that's really frightening you--the shift in daily habits that would mean a re-invention of how you see yourself.
commodity competence scarce
Competence is no longer a scarce commodity.
positive-thinking guarantees negative
Positive thinking doesn't guarantee results, all it offers is something better than negative thinking.
marketing busy invisible
In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.
inspirational work tribes
Set up a life you don't need to escape from.
voice vocabulary people
One reason I encourage people to blog is that the act of doing it stretches your available vocabulary and hones a new voice.