Lessons From Seth Godin

Lessons From Seth Godin After years of following his blogs and reading his books, I had the privilege of hearing Seth Godin live final week. This was shut to six hours of just Seth (with some enjoyable musical interludes) talking about trends, marketing, education and non-profit ideas, and answering viewers questions. Below are my favourite takeaways paraphrased and generalized but trying to retain Seth’s magic. My feedback, few if any, are in parentheses: Our FREE job search mini-course is out there now! Register HERE to get the course delivered right to your inbox. Thank you SO a lot for sharing these Seth Godin thoughts. I was alleged to attend the event after which wasn’t capable of go. I can’t consider I missed this: Same 3 issues required for achievement in hockey are required for success in business: fundamental abilities; technique; and willingness to get knocked down! I’m a hockey fanatic (some would say obsessed with the game) and I love hockey/biz metaphors. It’s the willingness to get knocked down that always will get me, but, of course, it happens to my favorite hockey players on a regular basis. What a fantastic a-ha for me. Thanks again for sharing these thoughts. Jodi, I’m so glad you have been able to expertise at least some of Seth vicariously by way of these takeaways. He opened with the hockey metaphor and it was a wonderful start to a full day of a-ha moments. Exactly what I needed to read proper now as I am in search of extra Focus-oriented stickies to place in my notebook ! I like this ONE on Focus and Execution: Two-thirds completed of one project + two-thirds finished of one other project = zero tasks, not one and one-third initiatives Thank you a lot for capturing some Seth-isms, Caroline. He’s such an excellent thinker and communicator and several other of the nuggets you shared hit home with me â€" especially these relating to ending what you’ve started. It’s so true that 2/three of one project plus 2/3 of another still equals zero accompl ished tasks. I have to remind myself of this. Thanks for the push! Marcia, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. It’s all stuff we “know” nevertheless it’s a great kick in the pants! Sara, I beloved the project math tip too. I positively wanted that push to actually look at my open initiatives and resolve What Do I Need To FINISH. Thank you SO a lot for sharing these Seth Godin ideas. I was imagined to attend the event after which wasn’t capable of go. I can’t consider I missed this: Same three issues required for fulfillment in hockey are required for fulfillment in enterprise: basic expertise; strategy; and willingness to get knocked down! I’m a hockey fanatic (some would say obsessive about the game) and I love hockey/biz metaphors. It’s the willingness to get knocked down that at all times gets me, but, in fact, it happens to my favourite hockey players all the time. What a great a-ha for me. Thanks once more for sharing these thoughts. Jodi, I’m so glad you had bee n capable of experience at least a few of Seth vicariously through these takeaways. He opened with the hockey metaphor and it was a superb begin to a full day of a-ha moments. Exactly what I wanted to read right now as I am in search of extra Focus-oriented stickies to position in my pocket book ! I like this ONE on Focus and Execution: Two-thirds completed of one project + two-thirds completed of one other project = 0 initiatives, not one and one-third tasks Thank you a lot for capturing some Seth-isms, Caroline. He’s such an excellent thinker and communicator and several of the nuggets you shared hit house with me â€" especially those referring to ending what you’ve started. It’s so true that 2/three of 1 project plus 2/three of another still equals zero accomplished initiatives. I must remind myself of this. Thanks for the push! Marcia, I’m glad you loved the submit. It’s all stuff we “know” however it’s an excellent kick in the pants! Sara, I liked the project ma th tip too. I positively needed that push to essentially have a look at my open projects and resolve What Do I Need To FINISH.