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
confusion choices faces
Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.
thinking chance permission
Where do you go to get permission to make a dent in the Universe ? If you think there's a chance you can make a dent, go !
foundation
No is the foundation that we can build our yes on.
clothes shapes want
If you want to get in shape, go to the # gym every single day, change your clothes and take a shower. If you can do that every single day for a month, pretty soon you'll start doing something while you're there...
passion class curiosity
Go ahead and make something for the elites. Not the elites of class or wealth, but the elites of curiosity, passion and taste. Every great thing ever created was created by and for this group.
shoes different-experiences goal
Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person's shoes. There's no rational, universal course because individuals have different goals, different worldviews and different experiences.
mature easier clear
The rules are now clear: no one is going to inform you, but it's easier than ever to inform yourself.
smart
No one is as smart as all of us
what-if bigger ifs
What if getting bigger isn't the point? What if you merely got better?
average loser quitting
Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.
giving-up opportunity hands
Living with doubt ... is almost always more profitable than living with certainty. People don't like doubt, so they pay money and give up opportunities to avoid it. Entrepreneurshi p is largely about living with doubt. If you need reassurance, you're giving up quite a bit to get it. On the other hand, if you can get in the habit of seeking out uncertainty, you'll have developed a great instinct.
action form standards
Action or inaction are both forms of leadership and standard setting.
anxiety information more-time
More time [to decide] without more information just creates anxiety, not insight.
art might causes
Art is the work of a human, an individual seeking to make a statement, to cause a reaction, to connect. Art is something new, every time, and art might not work, precisely because it's new, because it's human and because it seeks to connect.