The desire to fail on the way to reaching a bigger goal is the untold secret to success. – Seth Godin, Tribes In Tribes, bestselling author Seth Godin explains how there are plenty of Dreams out in the world and plenty of people with those Dreams. Thus, it’s not a lack of ideas and Dreams, […]
Category Archives: Books & Conferences
Video: The Surprising Truth of What Motivates Us
Bestselling author Daniel Pink describes intrinsic motivation in his book Drive and how that motivation can be both cultivated or diminished by the way in which we evaluate our choices and the “rewards” we receive from them. I had the opportunity to hear Dan speak and then attend a lunch with him afterwards. He provides […]
Seth Godin on Creating Art in Our Lives
I sat in a video conference this week with none other than best-selling author and marketing guru, Seth Godin. I was able to ask Seth a question about brand values. His response included a stint about how the purpose in business (and life) should be to create art. It doesn’t matter what your art is, […]
Does Happiness = Initiative? Seth Godin seems to think so.
In Seth Godin’s book, Tribes, he states Happiness = Initiative. “Products and services…require initiative to produce. You can’t manage your way to initiative. Creating products and services that are remarkable is fun. Doing work that’s fun is engaging. So not surprisingly, making things that are successful is a great way to spend your time. There […]
Is there a Gene for Happiness?
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet and attend a presentation today by David Shenk, NY Times Bestselling author, who recently published a book entitled The Genius in All of Us. In his presentation, Shenk explained various aspects and myths concerning who we are and how much is determined by genetics. He discussed […]