I think it’s fair to say that I have failed more than most people, and I’m super proud of that. Part of the rules of this game is, the person who fails the most wins. Seth Godin More Quotes by Seth Godin More Quotes From Seth Godin When you can swim, who cares how deep the water is? Seth Godin who-cares swim water I'm not a psychopath-I'm wearing a tie! Seth Godin psychopath ties I find that it's almost essential to fall in love with an idea to invest the time it takes to make it good and worth sharing. And then, the hard part: deleting that idea when it's just not what it could be. Too often, organizations are good at the first part, but struggle with the second. And so we defend expired business models, support the status quo and have a knee-jerk inclination to preserve what we've got. Seth Godin falling-in-love organization struggle Your success is no longer about your ability to do what you are told, and do it well. Seth Godin ability wells If you set your bar at 'amazing' it's awfully difficult to start. Your first paragraph, sketch, formula, sample or concept isn't going to be amazing. Your tenth one might not be either. Confronted with the gap between your vision of perfect and the reality of what you've created, the easiest path is no path. Shrug. Admit defeat. Hit delete. One more reason to follow someone else and wait for instructions. Of course, the only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing. But not-yet-amazing is a great place to start, because that's where you are. Seth Godin perfect running reality The job is not the work. Seth Godin conformist jobs We need to care enough to connect, to put ourselves at emotional risk and play one note worth hearing. Seth Godin risk emotional play It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. Stop settling for what's good enough and start creating art that matters. Seth Godin maps creating art I think if your goal is for everything to be okay, that's a mistake. To achieve that goal, the only obstacle you'd have to face tomorrow is to eliminate all risk ... I've made the decision that I'm never trying to make everything okay. I'm trying for there to be more loose ends, not fewer loose ends. Seth Godin goal mistake thinking If you don't know how it works, find out. If you're not sure if it will work, try it. If it doesn't make sense, play with it until it does. If it's not broken, break it. If it might not be true, find out. Seth Godin broken play trying Think big. Start small. Seth Godin think-big bigs thinking 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 different people way The only people who get paid what they're worth are people who don't follow the instruction book, who create art, who are innovative, who work without a map. Seth Godin book people art Laptop computers dramatically increased the time people spend doing work. (The internet dramatically decreased it, so we're even). Seth Godin computer laptops people What makes someone an artist? I don't think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren't artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artist who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances. Seth Godin communication art thinking At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you'll never begin. Seth Godin old-things alternatives needs Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood. Seth Godin hard-work promise world Marketers want to get their messages in front of you. They must get their messages in front of you, just to survive. The only problem is-do you really want more marketing messages? Seth Godin marketing messages want Habits are more powerful than fears. Seth Godin habit powerful I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved. Seth Godin mean reality thinking
