There is so much cool stuff going on here. Listen First – Sell Later Hits Seth’s Reading List Bob Poole’s fantastic book, Listen First – Sell Later, is on Seth Godin’s “latest reading” book roundup list at Squidoo. I’m kind of gooshy and happy about it, since I edited the book and feel somewhat proud [...]
Tagged as: Bob Poole, change, Freak Revolution, Music, Seth Godin
Today, I am killing What-Ifs. I started the week picking them of at a distance. Ping. Pyew. Pzam. Way off on the horizon I could see their little heads exploding. It took almost no effort. Zing. Zow. Their tiny silhouettes crumpled, silent, too far away to see clearly. Today, they’re closer. They crawl up my [...]
Tagged as: action, Charlie Gilkey, Eckhart Tolle, fear, Johnny Truant, martin whitmore, Seth Godin, Tim Brownson, What-Ifs
I’ve noticed that Seth gives one piece of advice in many different situations (though probably not exclusively). When he offers it for group projects, it goes a little bit like this: Set an imminent deadline. Shoot for a month or so—but don’t set it too far out, because the energy might lull. I agree with [...]
Tagged as: challenges, Charlie Gilkey, fear, martin whitmore, Music, Seth Godin, survival mode
On this day one year ago, Triiibes.com opened its doors to its first influx of members. It boggles my mind that it’s been a whole year, and I honestly don’t know where all that time went. Oh, wait. Maybe I do. There was the Tribes Casebook. And then, almost by coincidence, The Usual Error—because all [...]
Tagged as: Seth Godin, triiibes
Several things hit me about this video. The first was that I laughed when he talked about starting businesses out of college instead of getting good grades. Yep, that sounds familiar. I’m not incredibly enamored of the mainstream educational systems that exist. Most of you know that already. The second was the explanation of how [...]
Tagged as: Acumen Fund, competition, conscious capitalism, Seth Godin
Brooke Thomas sent me a note not long ago letting me know that she was organizing a graduation gift to commemorate the end of Seth Godin’s Alternative MBA program: For Seth, from the almost-Alternative-MBAs. That is, those of us who submitted an application but didn’t make it into the program! This was a bizarre coincidence, [...]
Tagged as: Alternative MBA, Brooke Thomas, launch, Seth Godin, That Idea Blueprint Girl
Early yesterday morning Seth Godin wrote that the world is getting smaller every day. You—yes, YOU —have the ability to touch and change the lives of people you’ll never once meet in person, often from your living room. The ways in which we affect the world around us are sometimes thrilling, sometimes humbling, but all [...]
Tagged as: Acumen Fund, books, change, connection, Jacqueline Novogratz, Seth Godin
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