Ep. 27 - Seth Godin: Guts and Glory

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2014

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week, Seth Godin, founder and CEO of Squidoo.com joins The James Altucher Show to talk about some of the ideas behind his many bestsellers. He'll also share how he got started on his entrepreneurial path.James starts the interview by asking Seth to introduce a side of himself that many people might not know about.You'll hear how his summer as a camp instructor was where he really discovered his passion for helping people. This time of his life also is where many of the themes of his books originated.Discover which two books were most influential to James while he was starting his internet business... they could be the inspiration that you have been looking for, as well.Then, James asks Seth to talk about what the first real big push into success was for him. It was a highly successful company that you have probably never heard of.You'll find out which company it was and why Yahoo was so impressed they decided to buy it.Just like James, Seth believes in the power of storytelling. You'll hear him break down how his newest book All Marketers Are Liars embodies the importance of storytelling and the role it plays in the marketing of everything.It's a fantastic interview, where Seth really opens up, shares his path to success, and discusses what he would have done differently if he were given the chance.Enjoy! ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.5	This is the James Altature Show on the Standsbury Radio Network.
0:11.4	This is James Altature and it's very special.
0:16.2	James Altature Show, I've got Seth going on as a guest, Seth.
0:20.3	How are you doing?
0:21.3	I'm fabulous.
0:22.3	Thank you for having me, James.
0:23.3	Now, Seth, I'm sure many people know who you are.
0:26.1	You've written 15 best sellers.
0:29.4	Are they all New York Times best sellers?
0:31.5	I don't really keep track.
0:32.5	I think the New York Times is pretty corrupt when it comes to the best seller list.
0:35.9	All I know is...
0:36.9	Okay, I've read 15 of your books, so they're best sellers to me.
0:40.9	Good.
0:41.9	Sometimes people come back to me and they say, I read your book and I found something in
0:45.0	it that changed me and that's what I'm going for.
0:47.9	Well, you know, it's interesting and I'm going to get into your background in a second.
0:51.4	But you said something.
0:53.4	You know, I read so much from you.
0:54.9	It's hard to keep track of all the different kind of messages that have meaning to me.
0:59.9	But you said something other day, keep track of the impact you make, not your metrics.
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