Comments on: Reading Seth Godin’s Book: The Dip (up to page 32)

By: Bruce Muzik

Bruce Muzik — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:36:48 +0000

Mona, this is a great post.

I am in a dip in my business and I know deep inside that its time to quit.

I am noticing all my internal conversations that keep me from quitting:
“Will I lack integrity if I quit it?”
“Will I be a failure if I quit it?”
“Will quitting it just be another example of me starting something and not finishing it?”

I’ll buy the book today and read it.

BTW, I’m a huge fan of Brad Blanton’s RADICAL HONESTY book. It inspired me to create the possibility of ‘Outrageous Authenticity’ for myself. Since creating this possibility, I noticed that my life is flying forward at breakneck speed and I’m getting everything I want out of it.

Check out this great video of Brad Blanton running for congress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-OVdTkwvA

Keep up the great writing Mona.

Bruce

By: Mona

Mona — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:18:16 +0000

@Ken Haven’t written anything on Radical Honesty yet. Good idea to though. There’s so much to “get” from that book and put into practice. If/when I write about it I’ll let you know so we can talk about it together.

By: Mona

Mona — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:15:26 +0000

@Seth Oh boy! Professor Seth gave me a “gold star” on my notes. Sweet! I just read the post on your blog about how it’s “really you” and not a staff like Tim Ferriss has. Found that out by searching on your blog for “Twitter” because I was wondering why you weren’t on it. Seems like you chose to make a Mature decision around that and figured that the Dip wasn’t worth it and you’d spend your time and energy better elsewhere. Learning so much from you all the time…and lots more to come!

By: Seth Godin

Seth Godin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:34:32 +0000

thanks for the summary. You nailed it!
Seth Godin´s last blog ..Textbook rant

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:27:02 +0000

Yes. Reminds be of the quote:

The interviewer ask the actor which he considers to be the source of his “overnight success”. His answer: “20 years of hard work!”.

BTW, I’ve been deep into “Radical Honesty”. The book really speaks to me. I have not studied your blog carefully. Do you comment on this book? I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on it.

By: Mona

Mona — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:44:19 +0000

@Ken Hey there!! Well, at the part that he was saying it could take a long time, he was talking about people who have Dips of like 25 YEARS before they become CEO’s of big companies.

On the other hand, getting through the Dip of being really good at snowboarding may not take that long. But it might be pretty tough and you might get beat up and bruised along the way. So from what I’ve read so far, it’s kind of relative to what you’re trying to achieve.

But I’m also thinking about it in terms of moment to moment Dips. There’s even a Dip when we’re working out and we’re about to QUIT, but then if we stick through the hard part and do a few more reps with the weights, THAT’S the part where we’re getting through the Dip and showing up on the other side.

Do that enough times (over extended periods of time) and eventually we’ll have the scarce results that are so highly valued. Like a 6-pack or whatever. But it seems to me that within ever HUGE Dip (like becoming the CEO of a major company) there are many smaller Dips along the way that we need to get through also.

How does that all sit with you and what you’re thinking about?

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:37:48 +0000

This is really useful.

OK, getting through the dip can take a long time. How long? Parakeets live 8-12 years in captivity but only average about 1 year in the wild.

What is the life-span of the “average” dip? Is there a range?