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Seth Godin Quotes - Page 9

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Art is what we call...the thing an artist does. It's not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the

Art is what we call...the thing an artist does. It's not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making. Something risky. Something human. Art is not in the ...eye of the beholder. It's in the soul of the artist.

Photography, Art, Wall

If you want to be a leader, go lead

Leader, Want, Ifs

Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.

Art, Responsibility, People

Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.85, Penguin

You don't launch a popular blog, you build one.

Blogs

Nine years of experience is very different from one year of experience, nine times.

Years, Different, Nine

Four roads, sethgodin.typepad.com. October 19, 2010.

Do your art. But don't wreck your art if it doesn't lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.

Art, Tragedy, Would Be

Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.197, Penguin

An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.

Art, Business, Creativity

Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.81, Penguin

Mass marketing means appealing to the masses which means appealing to the average.

Mean, Average, Marketing

Evolution is the most popular way we have for dealing with change.

Way, Evolution

If you could do tomorrow over again, would you?

Meaningful, Choices, Tomorrow

Seth Godin (2012). “Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012”, p.20, Penguin

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.

Shoes, Different Experiences, Goal

Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.

Impact, Doe, Differentiation

Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities.

Business, Opportunity, People

No one is as smart as all of us.

Smart

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

'How was your day?' is a question that matters a lot more than it seems.

Matter, Seems

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.11, Penguin

Surprise comes from defying expectations.

Expectations, Surprise, Defying

Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the comfortable zone. When your uncomfortable actions lead to success, the organization rewards you and brings you back for more.

Mean, Organization, Engagement

Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.101, Penguin

Tribes makes our lives better, and leading a tribe is the best life of all.

Greatness, Tribes, Our Lives

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.3, Penguin

Fear is the dream killer, the silent voice that pushes us to lose our passion in a vain attempt to seek safety.

Dream, Passion, Voice

Following instructions is overrated.

Following Instructions, Overrated, Relatable

The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact . . . those people have goals.

Running, Fun, Impact

You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.

Delight, Mass, Best Work

Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.

Hard Work, Greatness, Becoming

Your history of work is as important as the work you'll do tomorrow.

Important, Tomorrow

Say what you believe and see who follows.

Believe

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