Seth Godin - Author and Blogger Worth Investigating

Seth Godin seems to be a positive pragmatic guy, with oodles of interestingly written tips and advice for living and for would-be entrepreneurs and authors. And he's eclectic, using whatever works. Just Google his name or go to www.sethgodin.com to check it out, and I would recommend subscribing to his daily Blog. Usually very short but to the point with a point to make. Dynamic, and usually on target - you should enjoy and learn.

Here's a sample from his free eBook "What Matters Now," highlighting Tom Peters 19 Es of Excellence -- universal truths and values, worthy of any social conscience as another:

Enthusiasm! "Be an irresistible force of nature!
 

Exuberance! Vibrate—cause earthquakes!

Execution! Do it! Now! Get it done! Barriers are baloney! Excuses are for wimps! Accountability is gospel!

Adhere to the Bill Parcells doctrine: “Blame no one! Expect nothing! Do something!”

Empowerment! Respect and appreciation rule!

Always ask, “What do you think?” Then listen! Then let go and liberate! Then celebrate!

Edginess! Perpetually dancing at the frontier, and

a little or a lot beyond.

Enraged! Determined to challenge and change the status quo! Motto: “If it ain’t broke, break it!”

Engaged! Addicted to MBWA/Managing By Wandering Around. In touch. Always.

Electronic! Partners with the world 60/60/24/7 via electronic

community building of every sort.

Encompassing! Relentlessly pursue diverse opinions—the more diversity the merrier! Diversity

per se “works”!

Emotion! The alpha. The omega. The essence of leadership. The essence of sales. The essence of marketing. The essence. Period. Acknowledge it.

Empathy! Connect, connect, connect with others’ reality and aspirations! “Walk in the other person’s shoes” — until the soles have holes!

Ears! Effective listening: Strategic Advantage Number 1!

 

Experience! Life is theater! Make every activity-contact memorable! Standard: “Insanely Great”/Steve Jobs; Radically thrilling"/BMW.

Eliminate! Keep it simple!

Error-prone! Ready! Fire! Aim! Try a lot of stuff and make a lot of booboos and then try some more stuff and make some more booboos—all of it at the speed of light!

Evenhanded! Straight as an arrow! Fair to a fault! Honest as Abe!

Expectations! Michelangelo: "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Amen!

Eudaimonoia! Pursue the highest of human moral purpose—the core of Aristotle’s philosophy. Be of service. Always.

Excellence! Never an exception!

If not Excellence, what?"

A great question. If not striving for excellence in all things, what are you striving for? Survival? mediocrity? Nothing particular? 

Best, Rod
Copyright 2014 
Surviving Bipolar Disorder in the modern age . . . a journey of Hope for the afflicted.

My poetic memoir Episodes available at www.amazon.com/episodes-rodney-richards/dp/0615914705/   

 

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