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Seth Godin Quotes - Page 4

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In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

Running, Long, Important

"Thinking about money". sethgodin.typepad.com. June 30, 2013.

Figure out the people part and the technology gets a whole lot simpler.

Technology, People, Figures

Set up a life you don't need to escape from.

Inspirational, Work, Needs

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.101, Penguin

Play a new game, not the older game but faster.

Games, Play, Faster

Debt creates stress, stress creates behaviors that don't lead to happiness.

Stress, Health, Inspire

Most people are searching for a path to success that is both easy and certain. Most paths are neither.

People, Path, Easy

If you can raise money, you're never going to have trouble getting a job.

Jobs, Trouble, Raises

"Seth Godin on Successful Fundraising". Interview with Amy Eisenstein, www.amyeisenstein.com. May 13, 2015.

Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.

Business, Light, Air

Seth Godin (2004). “Free Prize Inside: How to Make a Purple Cow”, p.112, Penguin

The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?

Matter, Succeed

Are you doing work worth doing, or are you just doing your job?

Jobs

Just about every great, brave or beautiful thing in our culture was created by someone who didn't do it for money.

Beautiful, Brave, Culture

The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.

People, Truth Is, Universal Truth

Seth Godin (2012). “Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012”, p.385, Penguin

Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.

Art, Greatness, Best Work

Seth Godin (2013). “Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012”, p.208, Penguin UK

A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.

Years, Ideas, Two

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.1, Penguin

We are leaving the industrial economy and entering the connection economy.

Leaving, Connections, Entering

People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.

Leadership, People, Engagement

There's a huge difference between being a replaceable cog on the assembly line and being the one who is missed, the one with a unique contribution, the one who made a difference.

Unique, Differences, Cogs

"Seth Godin: On Passion, Fighting Resistance & Being Weird". Experian Interview, www.experian.com.

One theory says that if you treat people well, you're more likely to encourage them to do what you want, making all the effort pay off. Do this, get that. Another one, which I prefer, is that you might consider treating people with kindness merely because you can. Regardless of what they choose to do in response, this is what you choose to do. Because you can.

Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.

Inspirational, Goal, Support

You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.

Inspirational, Motivational, Entrepreneur

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.37, Penguin

If I fail more than you do, I win.

Winning, Failing, Ifs

"Seth Godin: On Failing Until You Succeed". "Behind the Brand" with Bryan Elliott, ismallbusiness.com. May 30, 2014.

People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.

Talking, People, About Yourself

"Blogs and self promotion". sethgodin.typepad.com. January 02, 2008.

The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice.

Practice, Habit

Ideas that spread win.

Winning, Ideas, Ironic

Seth Godin (2009). “Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable”, p.38, Penguin

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.

Ideas, People, Leader

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