Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing. Seth Godin More Quotes by Seth Godin More Quotes From Seth Godin Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from. Seth Godin changeinspiringinspirational If we can fall in love with serving people, creating value, solving problems, building valuable connections and doing work that matters, it makes it far more likely we're going to do important work Seth Godin creating-valuefalling-in-lovepeople People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive. Seth Godin differenceswaitingpeople You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do. Seth Godin effectivenesssuccesspeople The instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebook. Seth Godin instinctfancynotebook Forgive yourself for not being the richest, the thinnest, the tallest, the one with the best hair. Forgive yourself for not being the most successful, the cutest or the one with the fastest time. Forgive yourself for not winning every round. Forgive yourself for being afraid. But don’t let yourself off the hook, never forgive yourself, for not caring or not trying. Seth Godin caringsuccessfulwinning There's a big difference between not settling and not starting. Seth Godin settlingstartingdifferences Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest. Seth Godin earning-trustworry How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable? Seth Godin social-mediaentrepreneurworld Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work. Seth Godin leadershipideasart In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible. Seth Godin invisiblemarketingbusy 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 strategypositivitylong Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them. Seth Godin mapswaitingfunny The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo. Seth Godin status-quopositivityjobs Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently. Seth Godin successfulsimplethinking People are buying only one thing from you: the way the engagement (hiring you, working with you, dating you, using your product or service, learning from you) makes them feel. Seth Godin engagementdatingpeople Set up a life you don't need to escape from. Seth Godin workinspirationalneeds The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something. Seth Godin inspiringmotivationalinspirational You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless. Seth Godin mediocritybarswaiting Go ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate. Seth Godin sweatdecisionmistake
