The Practice

Description

For any artist, entrepreneur, or visionary who feels stuck, Seth Godin has a simple answer- commit to the practice. For any artist, entrepreneur, or visionary who feels stuck, Seth Godin has a simple answer- commit to the practice. In this revolutionary little book, Seth Godin will turn your assumptions about the creative process upside down and help you to look at the world from a different angle. You will recognize your work for what it is- an act of generosity and a way to make change, as well as what it can never be, something that will make everyone happy. The Practice will help you dance with your fear, take the risks worth taking and embrace the empathy required to make work that connects with others. This breakthrough book will show you a path forward, encourage intent in every facet of your work and help you seek out constraints. You'll walk away with practical strategies for overpowering the naysayers, radically trusting your own voice and finally doing the work you were put on this earth to do.

Seth Godin has walked this walk. He's started successful companies, taught millions of people and left his mark on our creative culture. He is the author of 19 international bestsellers translated into more than 35 languages, including Tribes, Purple Cow, Linchpin, The Dip, and This Is Marketing. He writes daily at Seths.blog, which is one of the most popular blogs in the world. He's also the founder of the altMBA and The Akimbo Workshops, online seminars that have transformed the work of thousands of people. He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything.

Seth Godin may be the ultimate entrepreneur for the information age * BusinessWeek * It's easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say * Time * Godin...is uniquely respected for his understanding of the Internet, and his essays and opinions are widely read and quoted on and off * Forbes * If Seth Godin didn't exist we'd need to invent him * Alan Webber, founder, Fast Company * If your idea, or issue, or candidate, or product isn't catching on, you haven't been reading Seth Godin * Micah Sifry, cofounder, Personal Democracy Forum * Thousands of authors write business books every year, but only a handful reach star status and the A-list lecture circuit. Fewer still-one, to be exact-can boast his own action figure. . . . Godin delivers his combination of counterintuitive thinking and a great sense of fun * BusinessWeek * This is the book I need right now. It's an extraordinary and electrifying call to action for writers, artists and creators in every walk of life. I re-read passages and felt as if my own secret creed was being explained back to me, in words I hadn't yet found * Rosanne Cash, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter * The Practice is a user's manual for finding your calling and an alchemist's handbook for pursuing your dream * Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art * Seth's book is a skeleton key specially molded to unlock the most creative version of you. Read it, and find yourself free to be who you know you really are * Brian Koppelman, co-producer and co-creator of Billions * With surgical precision, The Practice attacks our predictable misconceptions about the creative process and replaces them with better ideas, one by one. This book will inspire you to make things, hone your craft, and nudge you to ship things you are proud of. Read it * Tobi Lutke, CEO, Shopify * The Practice explains that what looks like a barrier is often a catalyst in disguise. Magic may not come from what we can see on the stage but from behind it, where the wood chopping happens * Peter Gabriel, Musician *