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Seth Godin Quotes - Page 26

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The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.

The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.

Age, Mediocrity, Compliance

One way to sell a consumer something in the future is simply to get his or her permission in advance.

Marketing, Way, Permission

Seth Godin (2012). “Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

The sooner we realize that the world has changed, the sooner we can accept it and make something of what we've got. Whining isn't a scalable solution.

Mind Your Own Business, World, Realizing

Desire can't be sated, because if it is, the longing disappears and then we've failed, because desire is the state we seek.

Leadership, Desire, Engagement

Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.

Average, Safe, Invisible

Seth Godin (2007). “The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)”, p.42, Penguin

In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.

Motivational, Leadership, Trying

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.65, Penguin

The mistake so many marketers make is that they conjoin the urgency of making another sale with the timing to earn the right to make that sale. In other words, you must build trust before you need it. Building trust right when you want to make a sale is just too late.

Mistake, Book, Marketing

Deadlines have a lousy name. Call them live-lines instead. That´t what they are.

Names, Lines, Deadline

Competition validates you. It creates a category. It permits the sale to be this or that, not yes or no.

Competition, Permit, Categories

Products that are remarkable get talked about.

Marketing, Remarkable, Products

The internet has opened the door for millions of businesses to do things differently, because there are other assets now, assets that can transcend location. Your permission to talk to customers, your reputation, your unique products-you can build a business around them online.

Unique, Doors, Location

The world doesn't owe you a living, but just when you needed it, a door was opened for you to make a difference.

Doors, Differences, Making A Difference

What we most need in our lives, though, is something worth doing, worth it because we care.

Needs, Care, Our Lives

Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.

Art, Connections, Might

Seeing, despite the name, isn’t merely visual.

Names, Visuals, Despite

The future isn't so much about absorbing or tolerating change, it's about making change.

Making Changes, Absorbing

Sure, compare. But compare the things that matter to the journey you're on. The rest is noise.

Journey, Noise, Matter

My new favorite word is 'awkward.'...Th e reason we need to be in search of awkward is that awkward is the barrier between us and excellence, between where we are and the remarkable. If it were easy, everyone would have done it already, and it wouldn't be worth the effort.

Inspiration, Favorite Words, Effort

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

Giving Up, Business, Ideas

I've never once met a successful blogger who questioned the personal value of what she did.

Successful, Mets, Personal Values

Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record.

Greatness, Justice, Tasks

Embracing the fear of freedom, deciding to determine your own path, this is the work of a grownup.

Path, Determine, Grownups

If there isn't a good reason, go home. If there is, then do something ... loud, now, and memorable.

Home, Memorable, Greatness

When the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter.

Greatness, Legacy, Matter

Seth Godin (2012). “Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012”, p.79, Penguin

All the good things in my career are a direct descendant of what I did and learned at #‎ camp

Careers, Good Things, Camps

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