Tag Archives: Seth Godin

Self Delusion And The Dumbest Excuses Ever

Posted on November 9, 2011 by AJ Kessler

You’re almost certain to get two answers if you ask any student why they’re not doing something that would benefit them, whether it’s taking more rigorous (or simply more) classes, getting an internship on the side, working out, joining an … Continue reading →

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How To Meet Your Heroes and Win Mentors

Posted on October 19, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Have you noticed that little kids can do just about anything they want?  There’s a mountain of stories about young kids getting an audience with some business or government leader simply because they wrote a letter.  Successful people, and people … Continue reading →

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Relationship Rot

Posted on September 23, 2011 by AJ Kessler

More pithiness from Seth Godin: Most partnerships don’t end up in court. Most friendships don’t end in a fight. Most customers don’t leave in a huff. Instead, when one party feels underappreciated, or perhaps taken advantage of, she stops showing … Continue reading →

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Liars, Damn Liars, and Quotes

Posted on September 20, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Quotes and quips and one liners and zingers are fantastic.  The best ones can encapsulate a lifetime of wisdom into a single sentence.  But, the worst ones can be terribly misleading.  The trouble is separating the good from the bad. … Continue reading →

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Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on September 13, 2011 by AJ Kessler

I can’t say this more succinctly than Seth Godin, so I’ll just copy it here: “Mark Zuckerberg” has become a codeword for the truly gifted exception, the wunderkind freak of nature for whom traditional rules don’t apply. Well, sure, Mark … Continue reading →

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Don’t Shop When You’re Hungry

Posted on August 25, 2011 by AJ Kessler

You’ll end up buying more than you want. Make plans when you’re fresh, not at the end of the day when you’re exhausted. Set goals when you’re on a roll; don’t undermine them after a failure. The hard part isn’t … Continue reading →

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Being Interesting Requires Being Interested

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Seth Godin with another pithy post: Interesting and Interested . . . it helps to be both.  These are the two ways you earn attention. If it’s so obvious, why is it so difficult? Everybody wants to be interesting, to … Continue reading →

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Recipe for a Breakthrough

Posted on July 23, 2011 by AJ Kessler

From the always succinct Seth Godin: The two best ways to break through a rut and to make an impact: Find things that others have accepted as the status quo and make them significantly, noticeably and remarkably better. Find things … Continue reading →

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Cheating Work

Posted on June 22, 2011 by AJ Kessler

I’ve had this Seth Godin post on my mind the last couple of days.  It’s good.  I thought I’d throw it up here so I don’t lose it: If you’re going to work, work hard. That way, you’ll have something … Continue reading →

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Poke The Box

Posted on April 29, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Not only do I think Seth Godin’s new manifesto, Poke The Box, is worth reading, I think there’s some ideas in it that are so important I’m putting them down here so I don’t forget them.  The book is only … Continue reading →

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Change Is Good

Posted on April 28, 2011 by AJ Kessler

I know a lot of people who not only fear change, but hate it.  I had never really understood why.  To me, change is always good.  I’ve never gone through a change and said “I wish that never happened.”  Even … Continue reading →

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Anxiety

Posted on April 27, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. – Seth Godin

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Ego Is Good

Posted on April 25, 2011 by AJ Kessler

From Seth Godin’s Poke The Box: Somewhere along the way, ego became a nasty word.  It’s not. When our name is on a project, our ego pushes us over the hump and drives us to do even better work.  Ego … Continue reading →

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If You’re Not Curious, You’re Boring

Posted on April 24, 2011 by AJ Kessler

I have no special talent.  I am only passionately curious. -Albert Einstein I really believe curiosity is everything.  Those who aren’t curious about the world are boring and never accomplish anything great.  I can understand how people can go through … Continue reading →

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