Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person’s shoes. There’s no rational, universal course because individuals have different goals, different worldviews and different experiences.
SETH GODINSelling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don’t.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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Change isn’t made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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The goal of a marketing interaction isn’t to close the sale, any more than the goal of a first date is to get married. No, the opportunity is to move forward, to earn attention and trust and curiosity and conversation.
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Teamwork’ is the word that bosses use when they actually mean ‘Do what I say’
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Just because something is easy to measure doesn’t mean it’s important.
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If you’re not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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Don’t waste time looking for a better pencil: learn to write better.
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There’s no shortage of great ideas. There’s a shortage of execution.
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As long as you want to please everyone, you won’t please anyone.
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Soon is not as good as now.
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Art is a personal act of courage.
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Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you male, but about the stories you tell.
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Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don’t.
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Make a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.
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I don’t think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible.
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There’s a big difference between not settling and not starting.
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