The Icarus Deception, Seth Godin
The Icarus Deception, Seth Godin
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The Icarus Deception
How High Will You Fly?

Author: Seth Godin

Narrator: Seth Godin

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2013


Synopsis

What are you afraid of?
 
The old rules: Play it safe. Stay in your comfort zone. Find an institution, a job, a set of rules to stick to. Keep your head down. Don’t fly too close to the sun.
 
The new truth: It’s better to be sorry than safe. You need to fly higher than ever.
 
In his bravest and most challenging book yet, Seth Godin shows how we can thrive in an econ­omy that rewards art, not compliance. He explains why true innovators focus on trust, remarkabil­ity, leadership, and stories that spread. And he makes a passionate argument for why you should be treating your work as art.
 
Art is not a gene or a specific talent. It’s an atti­tude, available to anyone who has a vision that others don’t, and the guts to do something about it. Steve Jobs was an artist. So were Henry Ford and Martin Luther King Jr.
 
To work like an artist means investing in the things that scale: creativity, emotional labor, and grit. The path of the artist isn’t for the faint of heart—but Godin shows why it’s your only chance to stand up, stand out, and make a difference.
 
The time to seize new ground and work without a map is now. So what are you going to do?

About The Author

Seth Godin is the author of fourteen inter­national bestsellers, including Purple Cow, The Dip, Tribes, Linchpin, and Poke the Box. He is also the founder and CEO of Squidoo.com and one of the most popular business bloggers in the world.


Reviews

Goodreads review by J.F. on December 31, 2012

I was part of Seth's Kickstarter so I bought this early, and reading is has totally fired me up to commit to creating and sharing my own art. There were many parts of the book that resonated with me, but in combination with Steven Pressfield's Turning Pro, the message is really to pick yourself, and......more

Goodreads review by Todd on January 24, 2013

Seth writes books for his tribe. If you are not in the tribe, you might say that Linchpin or Poke The Box covered the same territory and you would be right. If you are in the tribe, you'll gladly pick up this next title (or spend $120 on Kickstarter to get a whole box of books). In this new book, Set......more

Goodreads review by Laura on June 02, 2019

My 8th Seth Godin book, and I like him more with each book! Excellent stuff here, reminded me of Steven Pressfield's Do the Work and The War of Art. Very encouraging for getting over yourself and putting your work "out there." “It’s what we wrestle with every single day. The intersection of comfort,......more

Goodreads review by Ray on January 16, 2013

At first I was irritated by this book. I am accustomed to being Seth's cheerleader in everything he writes. This time, I found myself thinking, numerous times, "that's not true." Then I found myself getting angry because of something he wrote. As I pressed forward in the book, I realized what was happ......more

Goodreads review by Phil on March 03, 2013

"We're not looking for the correct method, we're looking for the incorrect method". This quote from Keith Richards sums up the philosophy of this book. Creators, innovators, artists are all people who don't seek other people's approval to ask "what if?" They know that "this might not work" but the ex......more