I was doing what I hated. Working a job. Listening to a boss yell at me when he had a bad day with his wife. Working with people that I wouldn’t be…
I was doing what I hated. Working a job. Listening to a boss yell at me when he had a bad day with his wife. Working with people that I wouldn’t be friends with unless I had to sit next to them in a cubicle. Doing things that were the opposite of everything I dreamed […]
(or…”I Am Seth Godin…and Other Strange Things I Learned in Los Angeles”) This guy comes up to me outside of the Skylark bookstore in LA and says, “Seth Godin?” “You’re Seth Godin,…
(or…”I Am Seth Godin…and Other Strange Things I Learned in Los Angeles”) This guy comes up to me outside of the Skylark bookstore in LA and says, “Seth Godin?” “You’re Seth Godin, right?” And I say “No” and show him a photo of Seth and me talking together just a few days earlier. And he […]
I’ve been an employer. And I’ve been an employee. And I’ve been on the board of a staffing agency and advised dozens of other companies on hires. I’ve seen every salary negotiation…
I’ve been an employer. And I’ve been an employee. And I’ve been on the board of a staffing agency and advised dozens of other companies on hires. I’ve seen every salary negotiation possible. 99.9% of hires make mistakes in the salary negotiations. That’s perfectly fine. They have a bigger vision for their careers and they […]
I’ve written 18 books. I’ve started 20 businesses. I’ve failed at about 17 of them but some have done OK. I’ve helped raise two beautiful kids. I have a podcast that I…
I’ve written 18 books. I’ve started 20 businesses. I’ve failed at about 17 of them but some have done OK. I’ve helped raise two beautiful kids. I have a podcast that I love doing. Sometimes I’m really lazy. Sometimes I do nothing. I go play arcade games or watch TV or sit in a store […]
I haven’t watched the news in about six years. But when Trump met Obama I really wanted to see what would happen. Here’s what I imagined would happen: I imagined that when…
I haven’t watched the news in about six years. But when Trump met Obama I really wanted to see what would happen. Here’s what I imagined would happen: I imagined that when they first met they would have a conversation that would go something like this… Donald: Listen, we’ve never met before and there’s a […]
Part One – The Richest Man In The World Several years ago I was with a group of people and they told me a story about a secretive guy who was maybe…
Part One – The Richest Man In The World Several years ago I was with a group of people and they told me a story about a secretive guy who was maybe the richest man in the world. Many decades ago, when various South American countries were going bankrupt, he went to each country and […]
Before I tell you why should ABSOLUTELY do a podcast, you should first know: DO NOT do a podcast. Ryan Holiday wrote an excellent post in Thought Catalog, “Why you shouldn’t do…
Before I tell you why should ABSOLUTELY do a podcast, you should first know: DO NOT do a podcast. Ryan Holiday wrote an excellent post in Thought Catalog, “Why you shouldn’t do a podcast.” He was dead on. There’s 400,000 podcasts. The world doesn’t need another interview podcast. Don’t do a podcast if you have […]
