Seth Godin on Choosing Your Attitude and Overcoming Rejection

Brought to you by Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business http://shopify.com/tim Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2023/05/17/seth-godin-2/ 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 (https://www.amazon.com/Song-Significance-New-Manifesto-Teams/dp/0593715543/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20) Please enjoy! [00:00] Start [06:17] The changes of aging. [10:07] How Seth gets over momentary lapses of optimism. [08:24] Viktor Frankl [12:26] The Carbon Almanac. [15:01] Addressing 21st-century nihilism. [22:51] Finding significance and making a difference. [30:53] The boss and the bees. [40:29] Ethically reclaiming meaning from work in the Quaker surveillance state. [47:47] Seth’s impression of my efforts over the years. [52:36] Circumnavigating false proxies. [58:44] Employee retention. [1:02:30] Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play. [1:04:30] Zig Ziglar. [1:09:08] Seth’s early career life. [1:10:44] Seth’s current career life. [1:14:07] The 140-year-old piano. [1:16:50] Meetings. [1:21:18] Page 19 thinking. [1:25:13] Soliciting useful writing feedback. [1:29:19] Parting thoughts. Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

Tim FerrisshostSeth Godinguest

May 17, 20231h 31mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 17, 2023
Duration: 1h 31m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Brought to you by Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business http://shopify.com/tim Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2023/05/17/seth-godin-2/ 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 (https://www.amazon.com/Song-Significance-New-Manifesto-Teams/dp/0593715543/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20) Please enjoy! [00:00] Start [06:17] The changes of aging. [10:07] How Seth gets over momentary lapses of optimism. [08:24] Viktor Frankl [12:26] The Carbon Almanac. [15:01] Addressing 21st-century nihilism. [22:51] Finding significance and making a difference. [30:53] The boss and the bees. [40:29] Ethically reclaiming meaning from work in the Quaker surveillance state. [47:47] Seth’s impression of my efforts over the years. [52:36] Circumnavigating false proxies. [58:44] Employee retention. [1:02:30] Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play. [1:04:30] Zig Ziglar. [1:09:08] Seth’s early career life. [1:10:44] Seth’s current career life. [1:14:07] The 140-year-old piano. [1:16:50] Meetings. [1:21:18] Page 19 thinking. [1:25:13] Soliciting useful writing feedback. [1:29:19] Parting thoughts. Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

SPEAKERS

Tim Ferriss
host
Author and podcast host of The Tim Ferriss Show, known for long-form interviews on performance, business, and lifestyle design.
Seth Godin
guest
Author and marketing thinker known for books including Permission Marketing and Purple Cow, and for founding the altMBA.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Seth Godin, Seth Godin on Choosing Your Attitude and Overcoming Rejection explores seth Godin on meaning, significance, and choosing your attitude daily Seth Godin reframes aging as an ongoing adaptation process—walking away from what no longer fits while finding satisfaction in what remains possible.

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