Seth Godin on Confidence Quotes

"Ship before you’re ready. That’s how you build the confidence to ship again."

"The secret to confidence is to stop caring about the critics who aren't your audience."

"When you have the confidence to lead, you give others the confidence to follow."

"The dip is where confidence is forged. Anyone can start; only the confident finish."

"If you are playing it safe, you are not being confident, you are being afraid."

"Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. It's the opposite of confidence."

"Confidence is not the same as certainty. Certainty is for people who aren't paying attention."

"Trusting the process is the only way to find confidence in the outcome."

"Marketing is the act of having the confidence to say, 'I made this for you.'"

"Imposter syndrome is a symptom of doing something important."

"The lizard brain is the source of the resistance. It's the part of our brain that is afraid."

"The dip is the secret to your success. Having the confidence to quit the wrong things is essential."

"Self-confidence is the ability to keep a promise you made to yourself."

"The practice is the path to confidence. There are no shortcuts."

"We are all faking it. The confident ones just admit it."

"Generosity is the antidote to the fear that undermines our confidence."

"The lizard brain hates confidence because confidence implies change."

"The only way to get confidence is to do the work. The work comes first."

"Confidence is the willingness to be wrong on your way to being right."

"To be remarkable, you must have the confidence to be judged."

"Don't ask for permission. Permission is for people who lack confidence in their vision."

"The goal isn't to be fearless. The goal is to trust yourself while you are afraid."

"Confidence grows in the gaps between our comfort zone and our actions."

"The resistance wants you to wait. Confidence wants you to begin."

"You gain confidence by doing things that might not work."

"Waiting for reassurance is a form of hiding."

"Reassurance is a drug. The more you get, the more you need to feel confident."

"Confidence is a choice, not a result. You choose to act as if it will work."

"If it doesn't scare you, it's probably not important."

"The most confident people are the ones who have failed the most."

"Real confidence is being able to say, 'I don't know, let's find out.'"

"A leader with confidence doesn't need to have all the answers, just the right questions."

"Confidence is the bridge between a dream and a reality."