Quotes by Seth Godin

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

In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.

How was your day? If your answer was "fine," then I don't think you were leading.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there.People will follow.

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.

At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.

Art changes posture and posture changes innocent bystanders.

People don't believe what you tell them.They rarely believe what you show them.They often believe what their friends tell them.They always believe what they tell themselves.

The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something.

The only way to change someone's mind is to connect with them from the heart.

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

The job isn't to defeat fear; the job is to dance with it.

The best way to be missed when you’re gone is to stand for something when you’re here.

People do not buy goods and services. They buy relations, stories, and magic.

You are not your resume, you are your work.

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is failing. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

The truth is, whatever it is you're seeking, you already are it. You don't have to search for it as if it's something outside of yourself.

The riskiest thing you can do now is be safe.

People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.

Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don't need to escape from.

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.

Change almost never fails because it's too early. It almost always fails because it's too late.

The only way to consistently grow in business is to create something that solves a problem that no one knew they had.

The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo.

The secret to being wrong isn't to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn't fatal.