17 Oct,2022 | Personal Development, Seth Godin
Cars aren’t like companies. Most cars on the road will be sold, again and again, until they end up as parts. Companies usually start and end with their founders. Sometimes, a small, stable company is sold to an individual operator, usually for a multiple of the...
16 Oct,2022 | Personal Development, Seth Godin
Someone said that to me the other day and it was heartbreaking. The number of tasks in our culture that require someone who was born with off-the-charts talent is small indeed. Just about everything else we need people to do is the result of effort, practice and care....
15 Oct,2022 | Personal Development, Seth Godin
When abundance showed up, first in manufactured goods, then in information, it all seemed like a simple win. More of what we want, thanks. But of course, more of too many things is too much. We are leaving the age of information and entering the age of choice. Not...
14 Oct,2022 | Personal Development, Seth Godin
That’s what it said on the side of the tractor-trailer on the highway. Since 1924, they’re almost 100 years old. But it’s unlikely that it’s everyone’s favorite. Being everyone’s favorite is such an attractive goal, and almost...
13 Oct,2022 | Personal Development, Seth Godin
Without a doubt, the world has become more connected, noisier and more complex. But along the way, we’re still applying our instincts from a century ago, from a planet of villages and different expectations. Rhetorical questions worth considering as we think...
12 Oct,2022 | Personal Development, Seth Godin
Big companies act like big companies. We don’t take them seriously when they say they care, because there is no “they.” When they send a holiday card or an email, we don’t really think it was from a person we could connect with. Individuals act...
