Today marks the birthday of Seth Godin (b. 1960,) American entrepreneur and management consultant. He is a popular author and public speaker on branding and the psychology of marketing.
Godin is famous for his storytelling and his brilliant sound bites in his numerous books, articles, and speeches. His bestsellers include Purple Cow (2003,) Free Prize Inside (2004,) The Dip (2007,) Tribes (2008,) and Linchpin (2010.)
Inspirational Quotations by Seth Godin
Change almost never fails because it’s too early. It almost always fails because it’s too late.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Little changes cost you. Big changes benefit you by changing the game, but only if you go first.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
The best time to do great customer service is when a customer is upset.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
You can’t have good ideas unless you’re willing to generate a lot of bad ones.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Change is not a threat, it’s an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Give up control and give it away … The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to be worth.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
When you see the world as it is, but insist on making it more like it could be, you matter.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate.—When people ask you to tell them what to do, resist.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Scarcity creates value.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Playing safe is very risky.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
It’s better to make a decision, even the wrong one, than to be in limbo.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Don’t try to be the ‘next’. Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Sometimes we spend more time than we should defending the old thing, instead of working to take advantage of the new thing.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
Make a decision. It doesn’t have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)
One way to think about running a successful business is to figure out what the least you can do is, and do that.
—Seth Godin (American Entrepreneur)