Seth Godin: Taking the Leap . . . and Picking Yourself

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Seth Godin is a bestselling author and popular blogger who is known for his writing on marketing, the spread of ideas, and mindful business strategies. With Sounds True, he released the audio program Leap First: Creating Work That Matters. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Seth discuss the concept of resistance and how it must be sought out in any effective pursuit of art. They also talk about the contemporary "connection economy" and how there is no guarantee that one can make a living through genuine self-expression—but also how one should do so anyway. Finally, they spoke on the necessity of taking leaps and Seth’s concept of living a life of faith. (62 minutes) Tami's Takeaway: Seth Godin looks at a picture every day that depicts a person triumphantly jumping off of a third story building onto a street below. The caption: "Leap into the Void." Seth leaps every day and inspires others to do the same. He teaches us not to wait to be discovered—for someone to choose us to come forward. Instead, we take the leap and "pick ourselves," engaging in the creative act of being vulnerable, making art, and expressing ourselves. And whether 10 people notice or 10 million, we have the deep satisfaction of living courageously and pouring out our creative souls in ways that matter.

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
0:04.0	At sounds true.com you can find hundreds of downloadable audio
0:08.0	learning programs, plus books, music, videos, and online courses, and events.
0:14.3	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves
0:17.2	as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.2	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com. You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
0:37.0	Today is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy.
0:47.0	Today my guest is Seth Godin.
0:50.0	Seth Godin is a best-selling author who is well known for his books on marketing, the spread of ideas,
0:57.0	and managing both customers and employees with respect.
1:01.0	He's the founder of Squidoo.com and the author of one of the most popular blogs in the world.
1:08.0	In fact, back when the algorithm was interesting, Seth's blog was ranked by Technorati as the number one blog in the world written by a single
1:17.4	individual.
1:19.4	Seth's most recent book is called The Icarus Deception, and in it he argues that we've been brainwashed by
1:26.7	industrial propaganda and he pushes us to stand out not to fit in in this episode of Insights at the Edge, Seth and I spoke about
1:36.5	resistance and how there is no art making without it. We talked about what he calls the connection economy and how there's no guarantee
1:46.8	you'll make money connecting with people through genuine self-expression, but how you need to do it anyway. We talked about how taking a leap is a
1:57.5	requirement of the creative process and the power of picking yourself and not waiting to be chosen.
2:05.0	Finally, we talked about faith, and what a life of faith might mean to Seth Godin.
2:12.0	Here's my conversation with someone who I feel so honored
2:16.9	to call a friend of Sounds True, Seth Godin. Seth, I wanted to begin by thanking you for your willingness to have this conversation with me. I know you don't do many podcasts, online
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