Seth Godin Quotes

Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.

I always like surprising people and doing things at a young age and, I don't know, trying to do them at a higher caliber than what you'd normally think. I'm not saying I'm a virtuoso, but I always challenge myself.

We just want to outdo ourselves every time we come back somewhere.

I believe in disrupting my comfort zone.

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess

Jobs was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

Believe in better is one of the most powerful words you can use in the business community.

I don’t want to do what my idols did… I want to do more than they did. And I feel like I’m on my way.

Sometimes things you write are messages to yourself. Even though I think my stuff has a particular voice because you are who you are, it's good to switch it up, professionally and personally. The dare to be great situation is always going to be the one that matters the most.

I don't think I'm delusional, but I'm definitely a dreamer; I definitely want to see the best in things and I believe in what I do.

Everything that I have ever hoped to accomplish, she has done and done better than anyone I have ever seen.

You don't have to be a spiritual seeker, you can be a businessman dealing with the revolution in computers. You could be a congressman, or a scientist. No matter what area of life and endeavor we are in we are seeing the signs of new-paradigm thinking.

I think one of the myths is that people don't change. A lot of people believe that. Their spouse has been an alcoholic for the first 10 years of the marriage, and they say they are never going to change.

I could go on and on about how the statements and concepts that used to depress me now bring me joy, but that is not easily understood for people who think the way I used to think and believe what I used to believe.

Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements.

Sometimes, we're so focused on being consistent that we also lower the bar on amazing. After all, the thinking goes, if we can't be amazing all the time, better to reset the expectation to merely good. Which robs us of the ability to (sometimes) be amazing.

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world. People who are pessimistic about the future tend to extrapolate from the present in a straight line. But innovation fundamentally shifts the trajectory of development.

A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity.

You can think and you can fight, but the world's always movin', and if you wanna stay ahead you gotta dance.

So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak.

Think of things not as they are, but as they might be. Don't merely dream- but create.

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.

I thought using three cameras was a lot better than one, because you could see where you were going, where you'd been, and all kinds of things - more like life. I think photography has colored our vision. We're now in an area where it might break something. I think this is a time. I feel it. I don't know whether I'll be here long enough to experience it. I've no plans to leave yet.

I like to get things going. I get so many different ideas, whether it's film, TV, whatever.