The Dip Quotes

“A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Never quit something with great long-term potential just because you can’t deal with the stress of the moment.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The people who are the best in the world specialize at getting really good at the questions they don't know.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The Cul-de-Sac ( French for "dead end" ) ... is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The Dip creates scarcity; scarcity creates value”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Persistent people are able to visualize the idea of light at the end of the tunnel when others can't see it”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“No one knows more about the way you think than you do.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The time to look for a new job is when you don't need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The people who skip the hard questions are in the majority, but they are not in demand.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Stick with the Dips that are likely to pan out, and quit the Cul-de-Sacs to focus your resources”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, and safe.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“People settle. They settle for less than they are capable of.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“You’re Astonishing How dare you waste it.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Here’s a quote from ultramarathoner Dick Collins: Decide before the race the conditions that will cause you to stop and drop out. You don’t want to be out there saying, “Well gee, my leg hurts, I’m a little dehydrated, I’m sleepy, I’m tired, and it’s cold and windy.” And talk yourself into quitting. If you are making a decision based on how you feel at that moment, you will probably make the wrong decision.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: The extraordinary benefits of knowing when to quit

“All coping does is waste your time and misdirect your energy. If the best you can do is cope, you’re better off quitting.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“To be a superstar, you must do something exceptional. Not just survive the Dip, but use the Dip as an opportunity to create something so extraordinary that people can’t help but talk about it, recommend it, and, yes, choose it.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Selling is about a transference of emotion, not a presentation of facts.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Extraordinary benefits also accrue to the tiny majority with the guts to quit early and refocus their efforts on something new.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The Dip is the long stretch between beginner’s luck and real accomplishment.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Just about everything you learned in school about life is wrong, but the wrongest thing might very well be this: Being well rounded is the secret to success.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“There’s not a lot to say about the Cul-de-Sac except to realize that it exists and to embrace the fact that when you find one, you need to get off it, fast. That’s because a dead end is keeping you from doing something else. The opportunity cost of investing your life in something that’s not going to get better is just too high.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The next time you catch yourself being average when you feel like quitting, realize that you have only two good choices: Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“The Dip is the long slog between starting and mastery. A long slog that’s actually a shortcut, because it gets you where you want to go faster than any other path.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority of people who are able to push just a tiny bit longer than most.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“It’s human nature to quit when it hurts. But it’s that reflex that creates scarcity.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“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 agenda, racing against the clock to get it all done.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

“With limited time or opportunity to experiment, we intentionally narrow our choices to those at the top.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit