How Seth Godin is like a Stetson
If you're not a fan of Doctor Who, hold that thought.
A just-as-good question would be, "If you ever get the chance, should you make every effort to see Seth Godin speak in person?" Like I did last night at the Linked OC event at the Segerstrom Center in Orange County, CA.
Answer -- Only if the following matter to you:
- Having an enjoyable, educational, stimulating evening (preimium content, right there)
- Hearing what one of the best thinkers in the world has to say about How The World Has Moved On, What Has Irrevocably Changed, and How To Bridge The Gap (his contemporaries include Daniel Pink, Hugh MacLeod, Garr Reynolds, Tim Ferriss, Chris Brogan, and Steven Pressfield, and while innovative thinkers and leaders are by no means limited to the U.S., thank God we still got us some)
- Seeing a "live fire" demonstration of a more-than-good-enough presentation. You could take notes on how to deliver an engaging, mind-bending, effortless talk, which seems trivial unless you've ever tried to do one.
Any of these would be worth the price of admission.
Special thanks to Bryan Elliott, the organizer behind Linked OC who made the evening possible.
It boggles the mind that this is the second year in a row he's gotten Seth to speak to the OC business community, until you see some other A-listers he's had over -- including Chris Brogan of Trust Agents, and Gary Vaynerchuck this coming May (author of Crush It!). Clearly this was no lucky fluke.
I understand that Seth is based in New York, and doesn't bounce coast to coast a lot. I now envy folks in the Upper Right Corner just a wee bit more.
I'm happy I got this nice pic with my old iPhone, plus a chance to chat briefly while he graciously signed my copy of Poke The Box. Who knew that pastrami causes ulcers on the East Coast? And I thought getting healthcare providers engaged and connected was hard.
I resisted any temptation to pitch a book idea, a product or service endorsement, or any other thing to impress him while he signed "Peter -- go, go, go." Even if I'd had one, I wouldn't have, I'm pretty sure.
So how is Seth Godin like a Stetson?
Because as any good fans of the Doctor know, Stetsons are cool:
