Seth Godin Quotes

It always feels too soon to leap. But you have to. Because that's the moment between you and remarkable.

The myth that the CEO is going to discover you and nurture you and ask you to join her for lunch is just that, a Hollywood myth.

When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short not easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it's not, dream bigger.

Give up control and give it away ... The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to be worth.

Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don't.

The minute there's a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity.

Anxiety is practising failure in advance. Anxiety is needless and imaginary. It's fear about fear, fear that means nothing.

Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results.

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.

Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.

The opportunity is not in being momentarily popular with the anonymous masses. It's in being missed when you're gone, in doing work that matters to the tribe you choose.

What if getting bigger isn't the point? What if you merely got better?

If you treat your employees like mushrooms (keep them in the dark and regularly throw crap on them), it's entirely likely you will get precisely the work you deserve in return.

Art is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches (people) and changes them for the better.

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.

Shame must be accepted to be effective.