The Cul-de-Sac ( French for “dead end” ) … is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes
SETH GODINAs our society gets more complex and our people get more complacent, the role of the jester is more vital than ever before. Please stop sitting around. We need you to make a ruckus.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Do you believe in what you do? Every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a brilliant strategy.
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You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.
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Our job is obvious: we need to get out of the way, shine a light, and empower a new generation to teach itself and to go further and faster than any generation ever has.
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The problem with taking offense is that it’s really hard to figure out what to do with it after you’re done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.
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Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.
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We fail when we give up too soon.
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If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.
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Being an artist isn’t a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It’s an attitude we can all adopt. It’s a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things, you’re an artist.
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Change is not a threat, it’s an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is.
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The internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it’s allowed is silos of interest.
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A book is a souvenir of an idea.
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Too often, the person who wrecks our work is us.
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Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it’s not just a record, it’s a movement.
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The less people know, the more they yell.
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Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.
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