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The Tim Ferriss Show

#672: Seth Godin — The Pursuit of Meaning, The Life-Changing Power of Choosing Your Attitude, Overcoming Rejection, Life Lessons from Zig Ziglar, and Committing to Making Positive Change

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🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work. His books have been translated into 38 languages and Seth’s books include Tribes, Purple Cow, Linchpin, The Dip, and This Is Marketing. Seth writes one of the most popular marketing blogs in the world, and two of his TED Talks are among the most popular of all time. He is the founder of the altMBA; the social media pioneer Squidoo; and Yoyodyne, one of the first internet companies.

His new book is The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Allbirds, incredibly comfortable shoes,

0:03.5

sustainably made with design rooted in simplicity. I am speaking from experience here. I've been

0:08.4

wearing Allbirds for the last several months and I've been alternating between two pairs. I'm

0:12.7

traveling with them right now. I started with the tree runners in marine blue in case you're curious

0:17.6

and now I'm wearing the tree dashers and the tree dashers are my current daily driver. I wear them

0:22.8

for everything. They're easy to slip on, easy to tie. Everything is about them. It's just easy,

0:28.9

simple, simple. I stick with the blue hues and the dashers in this case are in buoyant blue. The

0:34.3

color pops. I've received a ton of compliments, but putting the color aside, the tree dasher is in

0:39.2

everyday running and walking shoe that's also great for light workouts. It's super comfortable,

0:44.1

and I've been testing it on long walks in Austin. I've also been testing it on the trails and

0:48.4

pavement in places like New Zealand. And let's come back to the sustainability. I mentioned that

0:53.2

earlier. In the Allbirds Innovation Lab, they research how to make the most out of sustainable

0:57.7

materials like leather made from plants, sugar cane and tree fibers. In fact, the tree dasher is made

1:03.6

with Eucalyptus tree fiber. That's something also found in New Zealand. Eucalyptus tree fiber to

1:08.8

create a lighter and more responsive shoe. Allbirds is making shoes better than natural. They are

1:14.5

supernatural. Find your perfect pair at allbirds.com today and use code Tim, that's TIM, for free socks

1:21.1

with a purchase of $48 or more. That's allbirds.com using code Tim,

1:26.8

ALL, B-I-R-D-S dot com, one more time, allbirds.com using code Tim.

1:37.0

This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Shopify is one of my favorite companies out there,

1:41.4

one of my favorite platforms ever. And let's get into it. Shopify is a platform, as I mentioned,

1:46.7

designed for anyone to sell anything anywhere, giving entrepreneurs the resources once reserve

1:52.8

for big business. So what does that mean? That means in no time flat, you can have a great looking

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