Seth Godin Quotes

Every day I do something that freaks me out.

Auditioning for something you already know and love is terrifying.

It's very, very difficult when you have to prepare for something that might not ever happen.

Every journey starts with fear.

If you don't have nerves and a little trepidation about any new project, then I don't think you're really alive.

Change takes courage.

I think there are lots of reasons to take projects. Being scared about one is always good.

Fear is a treacherous leader. It shrinks from the new and fails to meet the challenges of the future.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

Fear is part of the process. If you weren't scared, you'd be in trouble.

If the challenge we face doesn't scare us, then it's probably not that important.

Everything worth doing starts with being scared.

I've never really done this. Now I know what scared is.

If you're not scared a lot you're not doing very much.

It's important to take risks.

You have to have fear to take risks - and I want to at least try.

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Acting scares me.