The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
All our successes are the same. All our failures, too. We succeed when we do something remarkable. We fail when we give up too soon. We succeed when we are the best in the world at what we do. We fail when we get distracted by tasks we don’t have the guts to quit.
Seth Godin • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
This book is really short. Short books are hard to write, but you made me do it. My readers are excellent correspondents, and this is something I’ve learned from them along the way: Write less.
Seth Godin • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.
Seth Godin • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Are you avoiding the remarkable as a way of quitting without quitting?
Seth Godin • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
What chance does this project have to be the best in the world?
Seth Godin • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Is this a Dip, a Cliff, or a Cul-de-Sac?
Seth Godin • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
The lesson is simple: If you’ve got as much as you’ve got, use it. Use it to become the best in the world, to change the game, to set the agenda for everyone else. You can only do that by marshaling all of your resources to get through the biggest possible Dip. In order to get through that Dip, you’ll need to quit everything else. If it’s not going
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You’re Astonishing How dare you waste it. You and your organization have the power to change everything. To create remarkable products and services. To over deliver. To be the best in the world. How dare you squander that resource by spreading it too thin. How dare you settle for mediocre just because you’re busy coping with too many things on your
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Quitting Before You Start Here’s an assignment for you: Write it down. Write down under what circumstances you’re willing to quit. And when. And then stick with it.