Quotes by Seth Godin

Art isnt only a painting; its anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.

Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there.People will follow.

In a battle between  two ideas, the best one doesnt necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

How was your day? If your answer was fine, then I dont think you were leading.

Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself.

The job is what you do when you are told what to do. The job is showing up at the factory, following instructions, meeting spec, and being managed.Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can.The job might be difficult, it might require skill, but its a job.Your art is what you do when no one can tell you exactly how to do it. Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.I call the process of doing your art the work. Its possible to have a job and do the work, too. In fact, thats how you become a linchpin.The job is not the work.

Art is what we call...the thing an artist does.Its not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making. Something risky. Something human.Art is not in the ...eye of the beholder. Its in the soul of the artist.

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.

Art changes posture and posture changes innocent bystanders.

Great work is not created for everyone. If it were, it would be average work.

A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.

...treasure what it means to do a days work. Its our one and only chance to do something productive today, and its certainly not available to someone merely because he is the high bidder. A days work is your chance to do art, to create a gift, to do something that matters. As your work gets better and your art becomes more important, competition for your gifts will increase and youll discover that you can be choosier about whom you give them to.

Artists think along the edges of the box, because thats where things get done. Thats where the audience is, thats where the means of production are available, and thats where you can make an impact.

Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. Tell yourself enough vivid stories about the worst possible outcome of your work and you’ll soon come to believe them. Worry is not preparation, and anxiety doesn’t make you better.

If you are deliberately trying to create a future that feels safe, you will willfully ignore the future that is likely.

Yes, I think its okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. Its okay to say to them, Youre not going where I need to go, and theres no way Im going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, Im heading off. Im betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me.

Every single important thing we do is something we didnt use to be good at, and in fact, might be something we used to fear.

Thats your opportunity--to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.