Six Figure Moms Club » seth godin http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com where professional, career-minded mothers feel at home Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Working Moms, Seth Godin Wants To Know, Are You a Duck or A Dog? http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2009/02/working-moms-seth-godin-wants-to-know-are-you-a-duck-or-a-dog/ http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2009/02/working-moms-seth-godin-wants-to-know-are-you-a-duck-or-a-dog/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:28:37 +0000 Angie http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/?p=228 The first thing I read today was Seth Godin’s post on Authenticity. He says that “If it acts like a duck , it’s a duck. It doesn’t matter if the duck thinks it’s a dog, it’s still a duck as far as the rest of us are cosethncerned.”  Seth’s thoughts today apply to working mothers because they are directly related to getting past your self doubt and acting like the person you want to be.  He implies that if you can do that, others will see you as who you want to be and you’ll live it.  Easy right?

So, back to me.  I immediately got up and started writing.  First I wrote a post on Square Martini Media and next this one.  Seth’s content is just so good, I think might be able to write about it every day this week!

Seth gives the example of Mother Theresa who was an Atheist but used her actions to define herself.  Further, he says, “Authenticity, for me, is doing what you promise, not “being who you are”.  His post is really fabulous and discusses how we’re all filled with self doubt but our actions can easily drown out negative self talk.  You must go read it for yourself.

Happy Monday.  Now go out there and be who you want to be.  Stop listening to the Devil on your left shoulder and start acting for the Angel on your right.  Let me know how it goes…Oh, and let me know how you like Seth.  I love him…almost as much as I love Twitter!

]]> http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2009/02/working-moms-seth-godin-wants-to-know-are-you-a-duck-or-a-dog/feed/ 4 Are you willing to work hard enough to make it through The Dip? http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/07/are-you-willing-to-work-hard-enough-to-make-it-through-the-dip/ http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/07/are-you-willing-to-work-hard-enough-to-make-it-through-the-dip/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:06:59 +0000 admin http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/?p=42 In his bestselling book, The Dip, Seth Godin, Internet Marketing Extraordinaire writes about leadership and perseverance.  Seth tells us that great leaders are the ones who can push through the hard times to get to the finish line.  Specifically, The Dip indicates that most of us can achieve a moderate level of success.  Next, things level off again and then we experience a little dip in performance because it gets much harder to get to the next level.  Maybe we get bored, maybe the highs of accomplishment wear off.  It sometimes feels easier to regroup and change direction than to continue pushing boulders uphill.  I like Seth’s concepts.  They fit nicely with the “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” mantra.  The Dip is especially relevant for working women and entrepreneurs because there are so many tests along the way that it’s normal to have days where you want to give up on pursuing what’s most important to you.  You have to be committed and you have to keep reminding yourself that The Dip and other bad days are all part of the learning process to get to the next level.  Easy stuff is boring anyway!

 

Andy Wibbels also has a nice explanation of The Dip if you’re interested in more.

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