Top 500 Seth Godin Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “The resistance is not something to be avoided, it’s something to seek out.”

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

303. “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

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

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

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

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307. “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

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

— Seth Godin

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

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310. “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

311. “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

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

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313. “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

314. “So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.”

— Seth Godin

315. “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

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

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

320. “We sell feelings, status, and connection, not tasks or stuff.”

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

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

— Seth Godin

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

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

— Seth Godin

325. “Incrementalism ceases to be a good strategy when there’s a cliff on the route.”

— Seth Godin

326. “Treat different people differently. Anything else is a compromise.”

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327. “Sure, compare. But compare the things that matter to the journey you’re on. The rest is noise.”

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328. “You can game the social media in the short run, but not for long.”

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329. “Catering to the passionate is exactly what you should do.”

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

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331. “The way to get unstuck is to start down the wrong path, right now.”

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332. “Do the emotional labor of working on things that others fear.”

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333. “Do you know what people want more than anything? They want to be missed. They want to be missed the day they don’t show up. They want to be missed when they’re gone.”

— Seth Godin

334. “If you take action, you will be judged. There’s no way around it. The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be ignored. Up to you.”

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335. “Two elements of successful leadership: a willingness to be wrong and an eagerness to admit it.”

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336. “If not enough people doubt you, you’re not making a difference.”

— Seth Godin

337. “If you think your organization needs a bigger marketing budget, maybe you just need to be less average instead.”

— Seth Godin

338. “Everything gets easier when you walk away from the hubris of everyone. Your work is not for everyone. It’s only for those who signed up for the journey.”

— Seth Godin

339. “You can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust.”

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340. “Excellence isn’t about meeting the spec, it’s about setting the spec.”

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341. “Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that’s what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.”

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342. “You can be right or you can have empathy. You can’t do both.”

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343. “Increasingly, there are only two kinds of companies: brave and dead.”

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344. “We are too focused on avoiding criticism and not enough on making a difference.”

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345. “My blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results.”

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346. “Make a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.”

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347. “Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you’re more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.”

— Seth Godin

348. “I think if you’re remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn’t have a resume at all.”

— Seth Godin

349. “We need to care enough to connect, to put ourselves at emotional risk and play one note worth hearing.”

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350. “Listen to your fear but don’t obey it.”

— Seth Godin