Seth Godin Quotes

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

The more I want a book to be done, the faster I type because I just want to get it out.

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

I love a daily deadline.

Momentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there is no no. 2): Get to work! NOW!

I don't need time, I need a deadline.

I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!

I love to keep busy. But I never forget it's the countdown that made it all possible.

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

I always find something to keep me busy.

I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.

At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be done, put a deadline, and it will get done.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

Time management is really important.

When people look at all the things I do, they say it's overwhelming, but I don't feel overwhelmed. I get it done. I'm very organized, and it's all tied together.

An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but gets very little done.

If we didn't have deadlines, we'd stagnate.

Goals aren't enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadline to make you run. One isn't much good without the other, but together they can be tremendous.

Self-discipline is a great time-saver; it is the ability to make yourself work on only those things that are most important to you.

Take the best action toward your most important goal right now.

Everybody knows the power of deadlines - and we all hate them. But their effectiveness is undeniable.

We don't have time for tone. We have to go out and get the job done.

Whatever can be done another day can be done today.

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.