Quotes from Seth Godin

They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves. What leaders do: they give people stories they can tell themselves. Stories about the future and about change.

Ce alegem s? vindem este la latitudinea noastr?. Dac? nu se poate vorbi despre schimbarea pe care vrei s-o faci, poate c? ar trebui s? g?ses?ti o alt? schimbare care s? merite f?cut?.

If you tell your competition your tactics, they'll steal them and it will cost you. But if you tell them your strategy, it won't matter. Because they don't have the guts or the persistence to turn your strategy into their strategy.

Simple: If you can't make it through the Dip, don't start. If you can embrace that simple rule, you'll be a lot choosier about which journeys you start.

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La confianza en la marca es un nivel de permiso que merece la pena? ¡Por supuesto que sí! Pero se debe vigilar, atender e invertir en ella.

Hardworking, motivated people find diversification a natural outlet for their energy and drive. Diversification feels like the right thing to do.

If It Is Worth Doing, There's Probably a Dip

The critic who doesn't like your work is correct. He doesn't like your work. This cannot be argued with.

Permsiunea real? difer? de cea presupus? sau legal?. Doar pentru c? ai f?cut rost cumva de adresa mea de e-mail nu înseamn? c? ai permisiunea s-o foloseÈ™ti. Faptul c? nu m? plâng nu înseamn? c? îÈ›i permit. Detaliul c? e scris cu litere mici în politica ta de confidenÈ›ialitate nu înseamn? c? ai primit acordul meu.

If you want to be a superstar, then you need to find a field with a steep Dip—a barrier between those who try and those who succeed. And you've got to get through that Dip to the other side. This isn't for everyone. If it were, there'd be no superstars.

Oamenii diferi?i vor lucruri diferite.

Quitting when you're in the dip is a bad idea. If the journey you started was worth doing, then quitting when you hit the dip just wastes the time you've already invested.

Annie Duke, former world champion of poker, teaches us that there's a huge gap between a good decision and a good outcome. A good decision is based on what we know of the options and the odds. A good outcome happens or it doesn't: it is a consequence of the odds, not the hidden answer.

Judec?m totul, iar oamenii ne judec? la rândul lor. Adeseori, aceste judec??i sunt subiective, incorecte È™i ineficiente, dar negarea lor nu le face s? dispar?.

DominanÈ›a e o experien?? vertical?: deasupra sau dedesubt. Afilierea e orizontal?: cine este lâng? mine?

If religion comprises rules you follow, faith is demonstrated by the actions you take. When you lead without compensation, when you sacrifice without guarantees, when you take risks because you believe, then you are demonstrating your faith in the tribe and its mission. Of course it's difficult. But leaders will tell you that it's worth it.

Of course you can do something that matters. I guess I'm wondering if you want to.

It's easy to get caught up in the foibles of a corporate culture and the systems that have been built over time, but they have nothing at all to do with the faith that built the system in the first place.

But wait, that's not enough. Not only do you need to find a Dip that you can conquer but you also need to quit all the Cul-de-Sacs that you're currently idling your way through. You must quit the projects and investments and endeavors that don't offer you the same opportunity. It's difficult, but it's vitally important.

Marketerii nu realizeaz? lucruri mediocre pentru oameni mediocri. Ei determin? schimb?ri, ?i asta prin normalizarea unor comportamente noi.

You can't sprint every day, but it's probably a good idea to sprint regularly. It keeps the resistance at bay.

Some people decide that their art is important enough that they ought to overcome the resistance they face in doing their work. Those people become linchpins.

A day's work is your chance to do art, to create a gift, to do something that matters.