Quotes by Seth Godin

Librarians who are arguing and lobbying for clever e-book lending solutions are completely missing the point. They are defending the library-as-warehouse concept, as opposed to fighting for the future, which is librarian as producer, concierge, connector, teacher, and impresario.

Wouldnt it be great to be gifted? In fact... It turns out that choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. Youre not born this way, you get this way.

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

I find that I have about six bloggable ideas a day. I also find that writing twice as long a post doesnt increase communication, it usually decreases it. And finally, I found that people get antsy if there are unread posts in their queue.

I think the most productive thing to do during times of change is to be your best self, not the best version of someone else.

The future of publishing is about having connections to readers and the knowledge of what those readers want.

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.

And it turns out that tribes, not money, not factories, that can change our world, that can change politics, that can align large numbers of people. Not because you force them to do something against their will. But because they wanted to connect.

Permission marketing turns strangers into friends and friends into loyal customers. Its not just about entertainment - its about education. Permission marketing is curriculum marketing.

The way to work with a bully is to take the ball and go home. First time, every time. When theres no ball, theres no game. Bullies hate that. So theyll either behave so they can play with you or theyll go bully someone else.

If a products future is unlikely to be remarkable - if you cant imagine a future in which people are once again fascinated by your product - its time to realize that the game has changed. Instead of investing in a dying product, take profits and reinvest them in building something new.

“At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.”