Tag Archives: Seth Godin

A space to share, cooperate and collaborate

Posted on 08 Jun 2009 by Callum

Seth Godin has shared some lessons from his Alternative MBA. Has it really been six months? Apparently so. The Alternative MBA was a six month, free, unpaid, learning exercise based out of Seth’s office in New York City. It’s amazing … Continue reading →

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Introducing Chris Guillebeau

Posted on 18 Apr 2009 by Callum

I read Seth Godin’s blog. Seth wrote this about Chris Guillebeau’s newest manifesto called 279 Days to Overnight Success (pdf). I have just finished reading the manifesto. I’m inspired. I agree with probably 30% to 50% of the content, but … Continue reading →

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Staying in Guadalajara

Posted on 14 Dec 2008 by Callum

Seth was quick to reply, I’m staying in Guadalajara. No costly flight to New York, no working out wonky visa situations, no 6 months in NYC. Here’s a shot of Guadalajara Town Hall:

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There’s still time…

Posted on 13 Dec 2008 by Callum

… to apply for the alternative MBA. Applications due tomorrow (Sunday). I’ve just sent Seth my application. It’s done. It’s in. I can probably still make changes, I guess Seth won’t see it until Monday morning. But I won’t, it’s … Continue reading →

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I’m applying, are you?

Posted on 11 Dec 2008 by Callum

I have written my application for Seth Godin’s alternative MBA program. Are you going to apply? This is a game changing opportunity, I’d warmly encourage you to consider it. The deadline is the 14th of December, so there’s still a … Continue reading →

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A non MBA with Seth Godin

Posted on 01 Dec 2008 by Callum

Wow. I just woke up and read this. Awesome. I’m physically excited. My first thought is, apply, do it right now, immediately, without hesitation. Ok, reality check: I have 6 months of expenses saved, I can afford it. I could … Continue reading →

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Seth Godin’s Tribes for free

Posted on 27 Oct 2008 by Callum

According to this page you can click this link and get Seth Godin’s Tribes ebook for free. I’ve already purchased a copy which should be delivered by Amazon, so I’m a member of triiibes. However, that is being physically shipped … Continue reading →

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Thinking bigger

Posted on 20 Sep 2008 by Callum

I think Seth Godin’s is my favourite blog. His posts are short, concise and usually thought provoking. Seth avoids the mistake of writing too much, too often, and writing crap just to keep the content flowing. Today Seth talks about … Continue reading →

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Inspiration from Seth – stay true

Posted on 17 Aug 2008 by Callum

Seth posts this. Inspirational. It’s inspiring to see somebody at the point in their life/career where they can be true to their principles. I think it’s harder to remain true to one’s ideals at the earlier stages of a career. … Continue reading →

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I’ve joined the tribe

Posted on 30 Jul 2008 by Callum

Another stroke of genius from Seth Godin. Hopefully my email made the cut in time, in which case, I’ve joined the tribe.

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I might be on Seth’s book!

Posted on 24 May 2008 by Callum

Seth posted a request for people to send pictures of themselves for the cover of his next book. What a genius idea! So sure enough, I whipped off a headshot. You never know, I might be immortalised in print! Which … Continue reading →

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I don’t have a resume

Posted on 17 Mar 2008 by Callum

I’ve never been a fan of resumes. It always sounded like such a boring job, cataloguing all the things I’ve done, listing all my various endeavours. Seth Godin has an excellent post on why great people don’t have resumes. People … Continue reading →

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Seth Godin on Monetization

Posted on 21 Nov 2007 by Callum

Apparently Seth Godin’s blog is read by “more people than 95% of all the magazines published in the US”. Impressive numbers. A reader asked why he doesn’t monetize his blog. To which he responded: I tried to sum it up … Continue reading →

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Simple Writing

Posted on 26 Oct 2007 by Callum

I read a fascinating post about Amazon’s new text stats today (thanks Seth). Amazon provide some cool statistics comparing the sentence length, word complexity and even words per dollar of books. It’s interesting to note that in Steven’s (admittedly unscientific) … Continue reading →

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