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Tag: seth godin

Insanity or a new model?

Maybe your preferred model doesn’t work anymore and, instead of insisting on using it and expecting a different outcome, you should adopt a new model?

Published 2016-03-31
Categorised as Mindsets Tagged change, expectations, insanity, model, seth godin

“When we say we have no choice, we feel trapped and we are powerless”

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Saying you have no choice leaves you stuck. Make a different decision.

Published 2016-03-20
Categorised as Mindsets Tagged choices, decisions, empowerment, no choice, seth godin

How often do you find yourself saying you'll start something when the conditions are perfect or when you have perfected some or other detail?

Continue reading Just start something

Published 2016-03-16
Categorised as Business and work, Mindsets Tagged experimentation, perfection, procrastination, progress, seth godin, start something

“Freedom and responsibility aren’t given, they’re taken”

freedom and responsibility

Seth Godin’s take on freedom and responsibility touch on a new theme for me: autonomous adults in the workplace. Something to ponder.

Published 2016-03-10
Categorised as Business and work, Mindsets Tagged autonomous adults, freedom, quotes, responsibility, seth godin

Confused about busy

I still use RSS feeds for most of my reading and one of the feeds I enjoy the most is Seth Godin’s. I think I tend to save a few dozen of his articles for when I most feel the need for extraordinary inspiration and then dive in. His post titled “Two kinds of busy”…… Continue reading Confused about busy

Published 2014-06-13
Categorised as Mindsets, People Tagged busy, choices, life, seth godin, success

I'm not sure there's any number of Facebook likes that can replace a hug.

I’m not sure there’s any number of Facebook likes that can replace a hug.

Published 2013-06-06
Categorised as Mindsets, People Tagged life, reality, seth godin

If you are afraid, you're on the right track

I love this paragraph from Seth Godin’s latest post titled “Fear, scarcity and value”: The shortcut is simple: if you’re afraid of something, of putting yourself out there, of creating a kind of connection or a promise, that’s a clue that you’re on the right track. Go, do that.

Published 2012-03-05
Categorised as Events and Life, Mindsets Tagged fear, inspiration, seth godin

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