Seth GodinA book is a souvenir of an idea.371ReadingThought
Seth GodinArt...is the intentional act of using your humanity to create a change in another person...Passion is caring enough about your art that you will do almost anything to give it away… ▶371HumanityLove
Seth GodinYou can game the social media in the short run, but not for long.371Hope
Seth GodinPermission marketing turns strangers into friends and friends into loyal customers. It's not just about entertainment - it's about education. Permission marketing is curriculum ma… ▶372Love
Seth GodinThe media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Ignore your investors t… ▶372Time
Seth GodinArt 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… ▶361HumanityPoliticsTime
Seth GodinJust saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.372Sadness
Seth GodinThe instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebook.362Reading
Seth GodinArt is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches (people) and changes them for the better.351Humanity
Seth GodinYou don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.373Love
Seth GodinThe public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.362Thought
Seth GodinCompetence is the enemy of change! ✨ Seth Godin (2012). Survival Is Not Enough: Shift Happens, p.111, Simon and Schuster351Sadness
Seth GodinDon’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better. ✨ The merchants of average. sethgodin.typepad.com. September 27, 2013.362Philosophy
Seth GodinIdeas don't get smaller when they're shared, they get bigger.351Thought
Seth GodinThe reason they want you to fit in... is that once you do, then they can ignore you.351Truth
Seth GodinIf you want to dig a big hole, you need to stay in one place.362Reading
Seth GodinBusy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered. ✨ Seth Godin (2013). Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012, p.50, Penguin UK352Humor
Seth GodinThe problem with the race to the bottom is that you might win ✨ Seth Godin (2012). Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012, p.402, Penguin352Reflection
Seth GodinThe best experiences and the biggest ideas don't fit into a category. They change it.341LifeThought
Seth GodinStop trying to find the formula that will instantly make your idea into a winner. Instead of being scientists, the best marketers are artists. They realize that whatever is being … ▶352Thought
Seth GodinIf you try to delight the undelightable, you've made yourself miserable for no reason.352Hope
Seth GodinThe essence of marketing today is to tell a story to people who want to hear it, in a way that resonates with them so they are likely to either respond or connect to you, or tell … ▶363Humanity
Seth GodinMost people are searching for a path to success that is both easy and certain. Most paths are neither.341Humanity
Seth GodinThe goal in blogging/ business/ inspiring non-fiction is to share a truth, or at least a truth as the writer sees it. To not just share it, but to spread it and to cause change to… ▶341ReadingTruth
Seth GodinConnect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.352Philosophy
Seth GodinKeep starting until you finish.375Sadness
Seth GodinThis notion that it is up to each person to innovation in some way flies in the face of the industrial age, but you know what, the industrial age is over.342Life
Seth GodinMarketing is the act of inventing the product. The effort of designing it. The craft of producing it. The art of pricing it. The technique of selling it. ✨ Seth Godin (2009)… ▶353Time
Seth GodinThe problem with working with a coach isn't that we don't know what to do. The real problem is that we don't want to change our mind.375Thought
Seth GodinSurprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.342Philosophy
