Top 500 Seth Godin Quotes (2023 Update)
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251. “As soon as we associate reading with a test, we’ve missed the point.”

— Seth Godin

252. “The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.”

— Seth Godin

253. “The digital asset that matters is trust. Awareness first, then interaction, and maybe a habit, but all three mean nothing if they don’t lead to permission and trust. The privilege of connection. Everything else is slippery.”

— Seth Godin

254. “Be personal. Be relevant. Be specific.”

— Seth Godin

255. “Social Networking that matters is helping people archive their goals. Doing it reliably and repeatability so that over time people have an interest in helping you achieve your goals.”

— Seth Godin

256. “What I mean by art is the human act of doing something that connects us to someone else.”

— Seth Godin

257. “No one can force you to stand up, speak up and make a difference. But if you back off and play along, please understand that whatever happens happened, at least in part, because you acquiesced.”

— Seth Godin

258. “Sonder is defined as that moment when you realize that everyone around you has an internal life as rich and as conflicted as yours.”

— Seth Godin

259. “They say the best way to complain is to make things better.”

— Seth Godin

260. “No, the only way to know what people think is to watch what they do, not what they say. Do they come back for more? Do you cause them to change their behavior? Can you make them smile?”

— Seth Godin

261. “The Bhagavad-Gita says, “It is better to follow your own path, however imperfectly, than to follow someone else’s perfectly.”

— Seth Godin

262. “Just saying yes because you can’t bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.”

— Seth Godin

263. “Competition and the market are like water, they go where they want.”

— Seth Godin

264. “Go for the edges. Challenge yourself and your team to describe what those edges are, and then test which edge is most likely to deliver the marketing results you seek.”

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

266. “If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.”

— Seth Godin

267. “Successful people are the ones who are breaking the rules.”

— Seth Godin

268. “No, everything is not going to be okay. It never is. It isn’t okay now. Change, by definition, changes things.”

— Seth Godin

269. “Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don’t.”

— Seth Godin

270. “The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.”

— Seth Godin

271. “The easiest way to thrive as an outlier is to avoid being one. At least among your most treasured peers. Surround yourself with people in at least as much of a hurry, at least as inquisitive, at least as focused as you are.”

— Seth Godin

272. “The resistance is not something to be avoided, it’s something to seek out.”

— Seth Godin

273. “Never quit something with great long-term potential just because you can’t deal with the stress of the moment.”

— Seth Godin

274. “Gratitude and opportunity create more of the same.”

— Seth Godin

275. “Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.”

— Seth Godin

276. “Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.”

— Seth Godin

277. “People who can spread ideas regardless of what those ideas are, win.”

— Seth Godin

278. “Positive thinking is hard. Worth it, though.”

— Seth Godin

279. “Don’t wait to be picked. Pick yourself.”

— Seth Godin

280. “The only thing all successful people have in common is that they’re successful, so don’t waste your time copying “the successful strategies” of others.”

— Seth Godin

281. “You don’t become indispensable merely because you are different. But the only way to become indispensable is to be different. That’s because if you’re the same, so are plenty of other people.”

— Seth Godin

282. “If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.”

— Seth Godin

283. “If you can bring someone belonging, connection, peace of mind, status, or one of the other most desired emotions, you’ve done something worthwhile. The thing you sell is simply a road to achieve those emotions, and we let everyone down when we focus on the tactics, not the outcomes. Who’s it for and what’s it for are the two questions that guide all of our decisions.”

— Seth Godin

284. “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.”

— Seth Godin

285. “The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact – sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.”

— Seth Godin

286. “Courage doesn’t always involve physical heroism in the face of death. It doesn’t always require giant leaps worthy of celebration. Sometimes, courage is the willingness to speak the truth about what you see and to own what you say.”

— Seth Godin

287. “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.”

— Seth Godin

288. “Marketing is the act of telling stories about the things we make – stories that sell and stories that spread.”

— Seth Godin

289. “If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either.”

— Seth Godin

290. “Turn strangers into friends. Turn friends into donors. And then do the most important job: Turn your donors into fundraisers.”

— Seth Godin

291. “Human nature is to need a map. If you’re brave enough to draw one, people will follow.”

— Seth Godin

292. “Great stories agree with our worldview. The best stories don’t teach people anything new. Instead the best stories agree with what the audience already believes and makes the members of the audience feel smart and secure when reminded how right they were in the thirst place.”

— Seth Godin

293. “If you use your money to create exceptional products and services, you won’t need to spend it on advertising.”

— Seth Godin

294. “When your art fails, make better art.”

— Seth Godin

295. “Own your dreams. There is no better way to make them happen.”

— Seth Godin

296. “It’s easy to pretend expertise when there’s no data to contradict you.”

— Seth Godin

297. “Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.”

— Seth Godin

298. “A one-hit wonder is a legend who stopped early.”

— Seth Godin

299. “At the heart of art is learning to see.”

— Seth Godin

300. “Kings fear change. Leaders crave it.”

— Seth Godin