A new year brings new opportunities.
No matter what your plans are for 2026, it pays to dream big, much like Pau Auster writes in Moon Palace (also available on Audible):
Once you throw your life to the winds, you will discover things you had never known before, things that cannot be learned under any other circumstances.
For more inspiration, here are some of my favourite Seth Godin quotes from his 2025 blog posts, together with a recommended title from Blinkist.
“Become the self you’d be proud to be. Hang out with people and ideas that help you become that self. Act like that self every chance you get.” ~ “Be yourself”
Learn more: I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was
“Consistent, gradual and persistent are the unsung forces of cultural change.” ~ The thing about pressure
Learn more: Make Change That Lasts
“Easy isn’t the point. Better is. Challenging the status quo is difficult, and worth it.” ~ Lulled
Learn more: The Charge
“Going forward requires skills, attitudes and belief. A rare combination.” ~ The biggest thing you bring to the project is forward
Learn more: Get It Done
“If you’re always demanding a few more than whatever you have, you’re signing up for a journey that never ends.” ~ Infinity is not a number
Learn more: The Success Myth
“If you’re serious, say, ‘yes.’ And if it’s not for you, walk away. But endlessly reconsidering opportunities without forward motion is a place to hide.” ~ “No” is an option
Learn more: Ready Aim Fire!
“No one is coming to pick you. Today’s a great day to pick yourself.” ~ Ject!
Learn more: Who Better Than You?
“Often, people will point to the velocity of the change they’re making without pausing to consider the direction of that change.” ~ What sort of progress?
Learn more: Switch
“Our actions become our habits, and our habits attract others. That becomes our community, and our community builds systems. Those systems feel awkward until they become normal, and then, once normal, they become the status quo.” ~ Our practice
Learn more: Ritual
“Spend enough time inventing possible futures in your head and you won’t have any time to build the future we will all share. Time to get to work.” ~ Daydream fatigue
Learn more: Build, Don’t Talk
“Start where you are. Start with what you’ve got. Start now.” ~ Act now!
Learn more: Get Momentum
“The future unfolds, with or without us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t bend it in a useful direction.” ~ Memo to the future
Learn more: Winners
“The hard part isn’t finding proof before you begin. The hard part is beginning, knowing you might not succeed.” ~ The opposite of a good idea…
Learn more: Tiny Experiments
“The simple life hack is to lower your expectations, regardless of what you’re entitled to. Create the conditions for the outcome you seek, but leave yourself room if it doesn’t arrive.” ~ Expectations
Learn more: Effortless
“There are countless things we can do today to change tomorrow.” ~ The future
Learn more: Make Today Count
“There is no perfect moment to begin.” ~ Notes to myself
Learn more: Skip the Line
“We can’t change the past. But the future might be up to us.” ~ Time travel
Learn more: What’s Your Dream?
“When we get hooked on what we get next instead of focusing on what actually matters in the now, we sign up for a crash.” ~ Getting to next
Learn more: The Motivation Myth
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