Charlie Gilkey recently wrote about Seth Godin in his review of Linchpin. His review about Seth was more interesting than his review of the book (and the latter was kick-ass).
Here are a few takeaways from his post that you’ll find valuable:
Seth Godin has been called a revolutionary thinker, a pioneer, and a trendsetter, among other things. And while those descriptions are true, I think it’s better to understand Seth as a really good weatherman.
A good weatherman tells you how things are, why they’re that way, and the way they’re likely to be tomorrow. That’s it.
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Think about it this way: a weatherman can’t tell you whether you need an umbrella. He can only tell you that it’s raining now and likely to rain later today. It’s up to you to figure out what to do with that information.
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All analogies aside, Seth’s books report and predict trends, and his books consistently demand and expect that you’ll be reading them with your thinking cap on. The how-to you’ll get from him is not how to act, but how-to think.
He made it freaking obvious, did he not? Right on the money. Check out the whole article to find out more.
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Thanks for the link and kind words, Martin. I’m glad you liked the post!