Seth Godin Quotes About Criticism

Quotes about: Criticism

• One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.

  Seth Godin

  Honor, Criticism, Ruins

  Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.47, Penguin

• Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.

  Seth Godin

  Jobs, Believe, People

• Criticism comes to those who stand out.

  Seth Godin

  Criticism, Standing Out

  Seth Godin (2009). “Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable”, p.50, Penguin

• I was amplifying the negative at the expense of the positive, not to serve any useful function, not to make my writing better, but to destroy it. The lizard brain, so attuned to people laughing behind our backs, was on high alert for this sort of criticism and would do anything it could to stop me from writing again. I haven't sought out and read a review or a tweet since.

  Seth Godin

  Life, Work, Writing

• Nobody says, 'Yeah, I'd like to set myself up for some serious criticism!' And yet, the only way to be remarkable is to do just that.

  Seth Godin

  Criticism, Way, Serious

  Seth Godin (2009). “Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable”, p.51, Penguin

• What people are afraid of isn't failure. It's blame. Criticism.

  Seth Godin

  People, Criticism, Blame

  Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.46, Penguin

• If you're remarkable, then it's likely that some people won't like you. That's part of the definition of remarkable. Nobody gets unanimous praise - ever. The best the timid can hope for is to be unnoticed. Criticism comes to those who stand out.
  Playing it safe. Following the rules. They seem like the best ways to avoid failure. Alas, that pattern is awfully dangerous. The current marketing “rules” will ultimately lead to failure. In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is failing. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

  Seth Godin

  People, Marketing, Criticism

• We are too focused on avoiding criticism and not enough on making a difference.

  Seth Godin

  Differences, Criticism, Making A Difference

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