What podcasts say about Seth Godin
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What Seth Godin has said on podcasts
83 statements · 37 positive · 32 negative · 3 mixed · 11 neutral
The Michael Jordan “never quit” maxim is wrong.
“He's wrong, and it's very clear that he's wrong.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 0:11
The advice to never quit is wrong.
“He's wrong. And it's very clear that he's wrong.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 0:11
A problem, unlike a situation, implies that a solution exists.
“If it's a problem, it means there's a solution.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 3:28
Problems have solutions, unlike situations that must be endured.
“If it's a problem, it means there's a solution.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 3:28
Understanding admissions incentives makes college applications easier to navigate.
“Once you see that all the drama and entanglement of applying for college moves to the side, you say, what's in it for the admissions officer”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 4:42
Marketing serves the right people through truthful stories that help them achieve goals.
“I've defined marketing as telling a true story to the right people in a way that helps them get where they want, that they will tell their friends about.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 10:51
Marketing is serving the right audience through a truthful, useful story.
“I've defined marketing as telling a true story to the right people in a way that helps them get where they want”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 10:51
A focused private chauffeur can reach 15 regular customers.
“getting to 15 regular customers is not out of reach.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 12:08
Private chauffeuring is better than working under a ride-sharing service.
“That path is a better use of his tomorrow than simply being ground out by some social media company or ride-sharing service.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 12:13
- on Private chauffeur work versus ride-sharing platformsPositiveAug 10, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Serving regular private-chauffeur customers is better than relying solely on Uber-like platforms.
“that path is a better use of his tomorrow than simply being ground out by some social media company or ride sharing service.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 12:14
People remain stuck when they cannot identify the forces constraining them.
“we are stuck because we can't see what's holding us there”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 14:02
Chasing social-media popularity can undermine honesty, authenticity, and consistency.
“I want to be popular on social media and that means I can't be honest and authentic and consistent because I gotta keep chasing X, Y or Z.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 18:14
A parent with three young children cannot start an OpenAI competitor.
“He cannot start an OpenAI competitor. It is off the table. That is impossible”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 19:38
A parent of three young children cannot realistically start an OpenAI-scale competitor.
“He cannot start an OpenAI competitor. It is off the table. That is impossible.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 19:38
A focused AI service business could exceed OpenAI's prior-year profit.
“That's a business that's creating value for people that will make you more profit than OpenAI made last year.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 20:13
Resistance is any feeling that prevents generous, creative work.
“resistance is any feeling we have that keeps us from doing generous, generative, creative work of any kind.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 22:17
Resistance cannot be permanently eliminated.
“You can't make resistance go away, ever.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 23:19
Weekly potluck dinners grew Lisa’s network to 400 friends in 50 weeks.
“50 weeks later, she has a network of 400 people, all good friends.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 23:59
Naming resistance helps people understand why they feel stuck and move forward.
“Name the baggage. Drop the baggage. Do it once you can name the baggage, you can say, this is why I am feeling stuck.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 24:16
Starting a podcast costs less than one dollar.
“the cost of starting a podcast is less than a dollar.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 27:11
Writing anonymously for 100 consecutive days can reduce fear of public failure.
“Do it for 100 days in a row.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 28:18
Imposter syndrome is feeling fraudulent while doing important or new work.
“Imposter syndrome is that feeling when you're doing something important or new. that you're a little bit of a fake or a fraud”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 30:38
Shame affects people only when they accept it from others.
“shame is this interesting emotion because we must receive it. It's sent to us all the time, but you have to receive it for it to work.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 31:48
Shake Shack is currently worth multiple billions of dollars.
“It's now a multi-billion dollar company.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 34:11
Shake Shack changed fries to gain status with New York cultural critics.
“And they switched to fresh cut French fries because they wanted the status that came from New York cultural critics saying, these are guys that are authentic.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 35:25
Returning Shake Shack to crinkle-cut fries increased profits and productivity.
“Profits went up, productivity went up, and they got back to what they were trying to do in the first place”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 36:18
Amazon has recently lost focus on serving its customers.
“In the last two years, Amazon has lost their way about who they're serving.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 37:54
Amazon has recently lost focus on serving customers.
“In the last two years, Amazon has lost their way about who they're serving.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 37:55
Amazon earned billions from ads that worsen its search experience.
“Amazon made billions and billions of dollars last year selling ads that make Amazon search worse”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 37:58
Amazon’s advertising business earns billions while worsening its search experience.
“Amazon made billions and billions of dollars last year selling ads that make Amazon search worse.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Sunk Costs Are Keeping You TRAPPED, Quit Before AI Comes! | Seth GodinListen at 37:59
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
What others have said about Seth Godin
1 statement · 1 neutral
Seth has shut down more businesses than most listeners.
“I've shut down. more businesses than most people who are listening to this.”
Open the episode · The Quitting Expert: Quit NOW Before AI Makes The Choice For You, This Is a Superpower! | Seth GodinListen at 1:14:18
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.