Tag Archives: Seth Godin

Declare Victory or Failure

Posted on July 26, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Whenever you start a project, you should have a plan for finishing it. One outcome is to declare victory, to find that moment when you have satisfied your objectives and reached a goal. The other outcome, which feels like a … Continue reading →

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Earning Trust

Posted on July 15, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Where does trust come from? Hint: it never comes from the good times and from the easy projects. We trust people because they showed up when it wasn’t convenient, because they told the truth when it was easier to lie … Continue reading →

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How To Succeed (Advice from Seth Godin)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Advice from Seth Godin: You don’t need all of these, and some are mutually exclusive (while others are not). And most don’t work, don’t scale or can’t be arranged: Be very focused on your goal and work on it daily … Continue reading →

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Good Point

Posted on June 21, 2012 by AJ Kessler

The only Powerpoint advice you need, from Seth Godin, reproduced in part here, in case a meteor hits his server and this gem is lost forever: Communication is about getting others to adopt your point of view, to help them … Continue reading →

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Self Published

Posted on April 20, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Ben Franklin Ezra Pound Emily Dickinson Marcel Proust Dave Eggers Thomas Paine Jane Austen Edgar Rice Burroughs Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne Stephen Crane Nikki Giovanni Virginia Woolf The question isn’t whether or not you should wait to be picked, the question … Continue reading →

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The First Thing You Do When You Sit Down At The Computer

Posted on January 27, 2012 by AJ Kessler

What’s the first thing you do?  Check your email?  See who needs you?  Whose problems need solving?  Maybe you “warm your brain up” by checking news, or gossip, or sports, or playing a game. (hint: you’re really warming your brain … Continue reading →

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Front-Running

Posted on January 17, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Why does it matter who wins the South Carolina primary next week?  Why, after votes in only two other states, would a win for Mitt Romney make him the prohibitive favorite?  It’s an interesting psychological question that reaches far beyond … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on December 31, 2011 by AJ Kessler

A great way to give thanks for the privileges we’ve got is to do important work. Your job, your internet access, your education, your role in a civilized society… all of them are a platform, a chance to do art, … Continue reading →

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There Is Always A Choice

Posted on December 29, 2011 by AJ Kessler

“He had a gun pointed at me; I had no choice but to shoot him before he shot me.” “It was the only thing I could do.” “There was no other option, I had to do it.” These are all … Continue reading →

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The Thank You Economy And Your Tribe

Posted on December 22, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Louis C.K. continues to publicly prove the points championed by the likes of Seth Godin and Gary Vaynerchuk: build your own audience, connect with them, interact with them, let them in on the your secrets, and success will follow. And, … Continue reading →

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On Decision Making

Posted on December 18, 2011 by AJ Kessler

A decision without tradeoffs isn’t a decision. Zappos offers me free overnight shipping and a $10 discount after I’ve already ordered?  I don’t even have to think about it. Decision making requires you to confront tradeoffs.  When you learn to relish … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste It

Posted on December 9, 2011 by AJ Kessler

There’s roughly 6 billion people on the planet who would trade places with you in an instant.  They wouldn’t even have to think twice. There’s an unlimited buffet in front of us, with anything we could possibly imagine, right there … Continue reading →

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Wax-On, Wax-Off

Posted on December 2, 2011 by AJ Kessler

In The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi has Daniel-San spend his first four days of training waxing his cars, sanding his floors, and painting his house.  As Daniel-San is about to quit in frustration, Mr. Miyagi reveals that what he’s really … Continue reading →

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Plans Are Good, Goals Are Better

Posted on November 26, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Plans, the individual steps you think you’re going to take to accomplish something, are good.  But, plans have this nasty tendency to fail pretty regularly.  One of the steps just wasn’t feasible, or other people don’t do what they’re supposed … Continue reading →

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You CAN Argue With Success

Posted on November 10, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Arguing with failure is pretty tough.  By definition, there’s nothing left to argue with.  It’s dead.  You can argue about failure, who’s to blame, or what caused this or that to happen, but there’s usually not a whole lot to … Continue reading →

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