Curious Minds at Work

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  • CM 001: Seth Godin on How to Author a Life
    Best-selling author Seth Godin discusses how to reimagine life and work in the post-industrial age. His books include Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, and Purple Cow.
    In this interview, Seth talks about the liberating power of committing to a lifetime of projects. He also discusses the challenges involved and ways of overcoming them along the way.
    Additional topics include:
    how the resistance prevents us from living how we want to live
    how seeing helps us innovate and inspire
    what he and Guy Kawasaki missed when they failed to see
    how we develop smart intuition
    ways to choose worthwhile projects
    when to end a project or simply to walk away and leave a legacy
    how to make it through the dip when most people quit
    how the modern economy rewards big problem solvers
    how committing to a life of problem solving gives our lives meaning
    how the power of relationships allows us to do amazing things (like speak in London)
    Seth also talks about the role of curiosity in his life and the big revelation that led him to start rethinking life and work.
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    Episode Links
    What to Do When It Is Your Turn 
    The War of Art 
    Blog post on Projects
    Blog post on London
    Blog post on Learning to See
    Blog post on Permission Marketing
    Stop Stealing Dreams
    37 min

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Want to get better at work? At managing others? Managing yourself? Gayle Allen interviews experts who take your performance to the next level. Each episode features a book with insights to help you…

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