Change isn’t made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
SETH GODINBuild it, and they will come” only works in the movies. Social Media is a “build it, nurture it, engage them, and they may come and stay.
More Seth Godin Quotes
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The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission
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The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.
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Denigrating art you don’t understand doesn’t hurt the art – it reveals something about your willingness to learn.
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Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.
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Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.
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Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.
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Don’t create for the masses. Create for the people who are your kind of weird.
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Figure out the people part and the technology gets a whole lot simpler.
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One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you’re in the room… Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you’re not. The first involves making noise. The second involves making a difference.
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Playing safe is very risky.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with having a plan. Plans are great. But missions are better. Missions survive when plans fail, and plans almost always fail.
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As you’ve probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.
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The Cul-de-Sac ( French for “dead end” ) … is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes
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