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Seth Godin's "It's Your Turn" - We don't need to wait to be picked or approved

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Justin SiDon Don Don
Are there any apps, free or paid, that you personally use to track what you read?
Seth Godin
@jwsiddons I confess, I never thought to track what I read.
Kunal Bhatia
@ThisIsSethsBlog - if you got a chance to meet any of the people in your book (deceased or alive) who would it be, and what would you do with them or talk to them about?
Seth Godin
@kunalslab Wow, I love this. Annie Kenney on the cover, definitely. Abraham Heschel, Dorothy Gale, Ella Fitzgerald, Gutenberg, Thelonius Monk...
Marwann
Hi Seth, I think I've read most of your books and daily blog posts, from Tribes to the Purple Cow... If you had to portray the perfect person, who would that person be? Would that be someone weird, yet living with a tribe, that doesn't need to wait to be picked or approved, while asking for permission? :-)
Seth Godin
@marwannas Hi Marwann. Everyone I've ever met is perfect. Perfect at being themselves. My goal, I think, is to help people change into the sort of people who can achieve what they seek, to make the difference they want to make in the world, and yes, leading, connecting, being remarkable, being missed if you're gone... all those things help do that.
Marwann
@thisissethsblog This answer may resonate for some time in my head! I had always wished to find a model, from John Rawls to Pierre Bourdieu to Seth Godin to Muhammad Yunus, yet I may be better at being Marwann :-) Thank you.
Maks Surguy
Thank you @thisissethsblog! I have been inspired by your books, talks and the blog to take action and not to be afraid of change. In fact I wrote a couple of books of my own and have created a mini empire with my own tribe, largely inspired by things you say. If I ever meet you in person (I'm in Seattle, Columbia Tower for time being), I owe you a drink or two!
Maks Surguy
@msurguy If I could ask @thisissethsblog a question, it would be: "Who was your mentor?"
Seth Godin
@msurguy Hi Maks. I've written a bit about this: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/set... I've been lucky enough to know, and sometimes publish my heroes, but I think lots of people can make strides from afar..
Avi Zuber
@thisissethsblog long time fan. Are there any books of yours that you would re-write if given the chance, given the rapid pace of change in business and technology over the years?
Seth Godin
@avizuber Hi Avi. My publisher would be delighted to have me rewrite all of them, but I don't, because they are of a place and time, and reading them later is their own experience, one that people tell me is still effective even though if you read them now, they're no longer 'brand new ideas that everyone thinks are ridiculous'. I have every copy of Wired ever published in my office, and I'm regularly amazed at how little of their foresight I actually took action on, and how useful they are to this day in helping draw lines about what's likely to happen soon.
Alex Schiff
Hey @thisissethsblog, we've exchanged an email or two before. Your book "The Dip" was hands-down one of the most impactful books I read while I was at a crossroads with my last company. Mostly, it just really hit home how important it is to think about how you use your time, and to make sure you're investing in the right uses of it. I have a lot of friends that realize they're not making the best use of their time (i.e., took one route or another post-college and realized it wasn't right for them), but aren't sure what they should be doing instead. Do you have any advice for people trying to discover their passion and reinvent themselves when they're not sure where to begin?
Seth Godin
@alexschiff I think the very best step is to take a step. Not to seek passion or the answer, but to step forward. And then again. And again. One day, they'll discover that they're flying.
Emily Hodgins
@thisissethsblog Thanks so much for doing this! I've ordered my copy and can't wait for it to arrive. The reviews alone have me feeling inspired! If you were face to face with your 16 year old self, or 21 year old self, what would be the one thing you would tell yourself?
Seth Godin
@ems_hodge Everything is going to be fine. Don't let the worrying part get in the way of the contributing part.
Lejla Bajgoric
Thanks for being here @thisissethsblog :) When have you felt most proud in your life?
Seth Godin
@lejlahunts When a student (in the broadest sense of the world) achieves something that surprises them, delights someone else and makes things better.
Seth Godin
For those that are keeping score, two things: 1. There's a $10 code at http://www.yourturn.link through the end of the month... JulyPH feel free to use it. and 2., in the hour we started this, one order for the books has come in. That's a fascinating testimony to how averse we are to buying books these days, but at one level, I'm fine with it, since cutting down trees isn't the point, spreading ideas is. The disappointing part is that it's harder than ever for an author to put books into the hands of people who will hand them to other people. But, day by day and drip by drip, we persist... [I realize that this isn't guaranteed to be true. Some people may have bought from Amazon instead, so take my data with a grain of salt).
Corley
Hey there @thisissethsblog! What aspects of human nature do you think are the biggest obstacles to change? And looking out into the future, what is one thing you think we should be sure to consider as the world continues to change and evolve?