Seth Godin is counted among the leading thought leaders on the topics of branding, marketing and social media. In this extended interview conducted by Andrew Warner of a wide variety of relevant subjects are covered and you are also given deep insight into the mindset of Seth Godin. This is an extended interview covering a wide range of subjects with enlightened insights which will allow you to create the proper mindset to develop a Tribe of your very own.

I am sharing this video with you because if you can implement this knowledge to grow your business by nurturing a thriving Tribe of like minded people. Do yourself a favor by clearing away all distractions and watch this video in one sitting while tacking notes; then create an action plan based on the specific goals you have set for your business. Please be sure to leave a comment for others to read.

Seth Godin with Andrew Warner from Andrew Warner on Vimeo.

Seth Godin:

• writes the most popular marketing blog in the world;
• is the author of the bestselling marketing books of the last decade;
• speaks to large groups on marketing, new media and what’s next;
• and is the founder of Squidoo.com, a fast-growing recommendation website.

Seth is a renowned speaker as well. He was recently chosen as one of 21 Speakers for the Next Century by Successful Meetings and is consistently rated among the very best speakers by the audiences he addresses.

Seth was founder and CEO of Yoyodyne, the industry’s leading interactive direct marketing company, which Yahoo! acquired in late 1998. Godin worked as VP Direct Marketing at Yahoo before leaving to become a full time speaker, writer and blogger.

He holds an MBA from Stanford, and was called “the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age” by Business Week.

(Source: www.SethGodin.com)

Special thanks to: Chris Spagnuolo at www.EdgeHopper.com; Andrew Warner at www.Mixergy.com, Seth Godin at www.SethGodin.com

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Creating success in network marketing often requires one to learn new skills and broaden ones understanding of mindset and human behavior. The rewards are substantial as the industry will pay you more as you develop your skills and help others succeed. One of the many wonderful things about our profession is the fact that everyone starts with a clean slate and equal opportunity to grow their knowledge, create wealth, and time freedom – regardless of past experience, accomplishments, successes and failures.

Possessing an open mind and a willingness to be coached is essential to learning the skills required to build a large organization by creating duplication within your team. As you emerge to a position of leadership within your team you must transfer what you have learned to others and teach them to do the same. Recognizing three core mindsets that exist among most everyone you enroll will help you to determine who is coach able and how to manage those who are not.

Here are three core mindsets:

Get Rich Quick – Approximately 70% of individuals who enter the industry. They are short term thinkers and will not invest the time or energy required to be successful unless they see an immediate return or instant riches. They become MLM gamers jumping from program to program typically expecting something big with very little effort.

Alpha Type – Approximately 3% of individuals who enter the industry. If you can coach them effectively, they can become superstar players on your team because they have amazing posture, strong mindset, commitment to excellence and a burning desire to win. These are mega personalities; however, the downside is that their efforts are not duplicable, they may not follow the system and may attempt to recreate the system.

True Blue – Approximately 27% of individuals who enter the industry. If you build a team of true blue team members they will become the heart and sole of your organization, these are the people you should seek to attract to your team. These individuals are dedicated to the cause, part-time in the business and desire to earn a few thousand dollars a month, they are honest and hard working. This is also where you find loyal customers for your products and services; many in this category may see the business opportunity as secondary in favor of the product or serves, which is essential to creating loyal customers resulting in long term residual income.

As you build a large organization you will encounter all three types of team members, which cannot be avoided and should therefore be embraced. Seek first to be coached and then share your new found knowledge with your team. Recognize that your stars may arise from each mindset group depending upon what they are willing to learn and apply to their business. It is important not to prejudge what a person will achieve in our profession and to recognize that who they become is more important than who they are at the time you enroll them into your team.

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There are three simple yet powerful questions that every prospect for your business should answer. By investing the time required to arrive at the answer to these simple questions you will empower your prospecting and recruit the right candidates to your team.

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Gary Vaynerchuk Live and Unplugged!

It was a typical Sunday morning, I like to settle in with a hot cup of coffee and the Sunday newspapers and a passive monitoring of Twitter from my hand held device; suddenly everything changed in a moment of opportunity which is great for you and me. Social media guru and owner of The Wine Library Gary Vaynerchuk was stuck in an airport, no lap top with six hours to kill.

Gary sent out this simple tweet; “laptop broke (no audio can’t tape a vid) no flip left it in NJ, so cant tape, so no taping I guess I can do some interviews, any1 want me?”

I saw the power in that moment and sent Gary an immediate reply asking if he would be up for an impromptu interview and Q&A session on my podcast channel. Gary said; “let’s do it!” Thirty minutes later we were on the air with dozens of people tweeting about the call and joining the conversation with great questions for Gary, who provided tremendous value for everyone listening. There is a lesson here for anyone interested in leveraging social media to deliver a message or to reach a large group of people in a short period of time.

As you invest time in social media look for opportunities to engage at a deeper level and take action when an opportunity reveals itself.  Among the many golden nuggets shared on the podcast two come to mind and I want to share these principles with you.

1. Patience is a lost art and needed in social media: Get engaged and be consistent, the result will follow given enough time and activity.

2. Social Media = Business in 2009

Who is GaryVaynerchuk?

Gary Vaynerchuk has captured attention with his pioneering, multi-faceted approach to personal branding and business. After primarily utilizing traditional advertising techniques to build his family’s local wine business into a national industry leader, Gary rapidly leveraged social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to promote Wine Library TV, his video blog about wine. As his viewership swelled to over 80,000 a day, doors opened to a book deal, several national TV appearances, and a flurry of speaking engagements around the world. Gary’s dual identity as both business guru and wine guy has made him the “Social Media Sommelier.”

Here is a video sampling of Gary Vee

Here is the Interview:

As always, I invite you to post your comments on Gary Vee and the social media revolution. I also would love to know what your greatest challenge has been with social media and your personal success stories. Thank you for visiting my blog.

I am here to help you succeed in building your business and creating an Internet lifestyle of your design.

P.S. To hear the other podcast interviews visit: http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/AskJamesHolmes

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The reality television programs “America’s Got Talent” and “American Idol” have been achieved phenomenal success for several seasons and I personally enjoy the behind the scenes stories of the candidates witnessing what so many have had to overcome to get their shot at stardom. I have been a person who has never really cared about the odds; whether it’s the probability of achieving a short term goal or a lifelong  dream and these stories reaffirm for me the fact that you should never underestimate the strength of desire in the human heart.

One story that illustrates this so perfectly is that of Paul Potts, a want to be opera singer who did not appear to have the qualities required to make the cut at auditions let alone become a world renowned recording artist. I want to share his story and his performance with you hoping that it will inspire you to adopt my simple philosophy – the odds just don’t matter!

Here is the video: Do Odds Matter to You?

The application of this lesson is simple. Do not let anyone steal your dream, practice your craft and surround yourself with those who believe in you and your dream. Keep your mind open to possiblilties and recognize that you will attract opportunities into your life to advance your dream and when the opportunity presents itself sieze it!

I welcome your comments and hope this inspires you to new hieghts in your business and your life.

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Art Jonak a fellow industry professional and fellow patriot in the network marketing revolution offered a great idea to our mastermind and I wanted to share the concept with you. Art ask for a list of 3-10 books that impacted our lives in two categories; 1. Changed Out Lives and 2. Helped us build our network marketing businesses. I offered 10 books in each category and when I was finished realized that everyone of these books would make a great edition to a current reading list. So, I wanted to share this with you and ask you in turn to comment with a few recommendations of your own.

It was difficult to narrow the list to ten in the first category and I enjoyed revisiting some of these great books, they are like old friends. I hope that you enjoy reading through my list and if a book or two appeals to you grab it. This is a list that warrants my highest recommendation.

Here are 10 Books that Changed My Life:

1. The Bible: It is my daily guide book and user’s manual
2. Think Like A Genius by Todd Siler: I learned to understand my sense of choice and habit
3. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: I learned the power of a mastermind
4. The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer: This book help me control my thoughts and control my intentions. (I once gave this book as a gift to a friend that had become homeless and it saved her)
5. The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley: This is the first personal development book I ever read.
6. Dig Your Well Before Your Thirsty by Harvey Mackay: I learned the value of that “Ant and Grasshopper” children’s book
7. Winston Churchill Alone by William Manchester: The lesson from Churchill’s life is that we can succeed and over and over again and as long as we do not lose our faith and fighting spirit, we can remake ourselves.
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker: I hadn’t realized that my thermostat had broken, but it had.
9. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy: I have had to change my thinking in minor ways to make big gains in understanding how to relate to my candidates. This book helped me understand how the mind works.
10. Stride to Freedom by Martin Luther King: I learned that a group of people committed to a just cause can change the world.

Here are 10 Books that helped me grow my business:

1. Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore: This is marketing book writing at the dawn of the internet revolution. Perfect how to book.
2. Primal Banding by Patrick Hanlon: This book is a must read for anyone interested in branding. It reinforced many of my beliefs about how to brand.
3. Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen: This book opened my mind to network marketing as a income stream.
4. Self Marketing Power by Jeff Beals: This book help me take my personal branding efforts to a much higher level.
5. Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark Yarnell: This was a great first network marketing book to help me learn what I got myself into.
6. Unstuck by Keith Yamashita and Sandra Spataro: This little 177 page book is a literal workshop for team building and understanding how to help your team get unstuck and achieve significance.
7. The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris: The concept of outsources had totally escaped me until I read this transformational book.
8. Moonlighting on the Internet by Yanik Silver: This book helped me understand how to leverage the Internet into a lucrative marketing funnel.
9. The One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hanson: I learned so much from this book, if forced to choose one lesson its leverage and how to employ it.
10. Beach Money by Jordan Adler: This is a new book that offers great perspective on how this business works from a top money earner.

If you have read one of these titles or decide to read one, let me know how it impacted your business or your life. If you would like to add a few recommendations simply share them in the comment box below.

You can get these books here: http://astore.amazon.com/yoursuccesslibrary-20

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