Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.
SETH GODINMany people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.
SETH GODINYour art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.
SETH GODINThere’s a big difference between not settling and not starting.
SETH GODINAn artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.
SETH GODINThere’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
SETH GODINThe internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it’s allowed is silos of interest.
SETH GODINIn a long distance race, everyone gets tired. The winner is the runner who figures out where to put the tired, figures out how to store it away until after the race is over. Sure, he’s tired. Everyone is. That’s not the point. The point is to run.
SETH GODINWe know what you want to accomplish… The real question is, ‘what are you willing to push through the dip for?’ What are you willing to stand up for, bleed for, commit to and generally be unreasonable about? Because that’s what’s going to actually get done.
SETH GODINSomewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn’t be done.
SETH GODINFigure out the people part and the technology gets a whole lot simpler.
SETH GODINKeep starting until you finish.
SETH GODINWhere do you put the fear when you choose to innovate? The fear is there, but you have to find a place to put it.
SETH GODINYou are not your resume, you are your work.
SETH GODINIf failure is not an option, then neither is success.
SETH GODINLeaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.
SETH GODINOrganizations that destroy the status quo win. Whatever the status quo is, changing it gives you the opportunity to be remarkable.
SETH GODIN