In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt--until they commit to beating the right Dip. Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun...then gets really hard, and not much fun at all. You might be in a Dip--a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe it's really a Cul-de-Sac--a total dead end. What really sets superstars apart is the ability to tell the two apart.
Winners seek out the Dip. They realize that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it. If you can beat the Dip to be the best, you'll earn profits, glory, and long-term security. Whether you're an intern or a CEO, this fun little book will help you figure out if you're in a Dip that's worthy of your time, effort, and talents. The old saying is wrong--winners do quit, and quitters do win.
In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt--until they commit to beating the right Dip. Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun...then gets really hard, and not much fun at all. You might be in a Dip--a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe it's really a Cul-de-Sac--a total dead end. What really sets superstars apart is the ability to tell the two apart.
Winners seek out the Dip. They realize that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it. If you can beat the Dip to be the best, you'll earn profits, glory, and long-term security. Whether you're an intern or a CEO, this fun little book will help you figure out if you're in a Dip that's worthy of your time, effort, and talents. The old saying is wrong--winners do quit, and quitters do win.
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Modern business and marketing literature has been profoundly shaped by concise guides on consumer permission, leadership, and decision-making, exemplified by influential works such as Purple Cow and The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). Seth Godin has authored more than twenty bestselling titles translated into nearly forty languages, offering practical frameworks for entrepreneurs, creative professionals, and managers seeking to stand out in crowded markets.
Beyond his written books, his long-running daily blog and collaborative educational projects have reached a global audience interested in marketing strategy, organizational culture, and personal accountability.
Born on July 10, 1960, in Mount Vernon, New York, Godin attended Williamsville East High School before earning a bachelor's degree in computer science and philosophy from Tufts University. He later completed a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. From 1983 to 1986, he served as a brand manager and manager of new product development at Spinnaker Software Corporation. Early in his career, he also founded Skeibo Press to produce trade guides and packaged book projects, including producing the Worlds of Power video game novelization series under the pseudonym F. X. Nine.
In the late 1990s, Godin founded Yoyodyne, an innovative direct-marketing company that pioneered permission marketing concepts before its acquisition by Yahoo! in 1998. He subsequently launched the digital publishing platform Squidoo and later served as the founding editor and producer of The Carbon Almanac, a volunteer-led community project focused on climate science communication. In addition to his business ventures, Godin has delivered multiple widely viewed TED talks on how ideas spread and how organizations can cultivate trust.
Godin's writing style relies on brief, focused chapters, direct prose, and memorable conceptual metaphors designed to challenge conventional corporate habits. A primary theme across his bibliography is permission marketing, which advocates respecting consumer attention and establishing meaningful relationships over relying on intrusive advertising. His books frequently argue that lack of creativity in the post-industrial economy requires individuals to treat their daily work as a form of art and to focus on creating truly remarkable products.
Alongside marketing concepts, Godin writes extensively about leadership, creative discipline, and strategic focus. Titles like Linchpin urge readers to become indispensable within their organizations by taking emotional risks and solving unstructured problems. Other works, such as The Practice and This Is Strategy, emphasize consistency, empathy, and long-term positioning, providing readers with actionable tools to navigate stagnation and leading organizational change.
1 books in catalog
Modern business and marketing literature has been profoundly shaped by concise guides on consumer permission, leadership, and decision-making, exemplified by influential works such as Purple Cow and The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). Seth Godin has authored more than twenty bestselling titles translated into nearly forty languages, offering practical frameworks for entrepreneurs, creative professionals, and managers seeking to stand out in crowded markets.
Beyond his written books, his long-running daily blog and collaborative educational projects have reached a global audience interested in marketing strategy, organizational culture, and personal accountability.
Born on July 10, 1960, in Mount Vernon, New York, Godin attended Williamsville East High School before earning a bachelor's degree in computer science and philosophy from Tufts University. He later completed a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. From 1983 to 1986, he served as a brand manager and manager of new product development at Spinnaker Software Corporation. Early in his career, he also founded Skeibo Press to produce trade guides and packaged book projects, including producing the Worlds of Power video game novelization series under the pseudonym F. X. Nine.
In the late 1990s, Godin founded Yoyodyne, an innovative direct-marketing company that pioneered permission marketing concepts before its acquisition by Yahoo! in 1998. He subsequently launched the digital publishing platform Squidoo and later served as the founding editor and producer of The Carbon Almanac, a volunteer-led community project focused on climate science communication. In addition to his business ventures, Godin has delivered multiple widely viewed TED talks on how ideas spread and how organizations can cultivate trust.
Godin's writing style relies on brief, focused chapters, direct prose, and memorable conceptual metaphors designed to challenge conventional corporate habits. A primary theme across his bibliography is permission marketing, which advocates respecting consumer attention and establishing meaningful relationships over relying on intrusive advertising. His books frequently argue that lack of creativity in the post-industrial economy requires individuals to treat their daily work as a form of art and to focus on creating truly remarkable products.
Alongside marketing concepts, Godin writes extensively about leadership, creative discipline, and strategic focus. Titles like Linchpin urge readers to become indispensable within their organizations by taking emotional risks and solving unstructured problems. Other works, such as The Practice and This Is Strategy, emphasize consistency, empathy, and long-term positioning, providing readers with actionable tools to navigate stagnation and leading organizational change.
