Thursday, January 15. 2009

Ask Seth Godin a Question: Exclusive Interview

When I saw a post by Seth Godin on Bryan Hutchinson's website at www.adderworld.com , I impulsively emailed him and asked if I could interview him.

For those of you who don't know Seth, well...he is to marketing what the Beatles are to music: a contemporary genius who changed the world of business and marketing through his entrepreneurial ventures, books and other projects. He's written 10 books, including his latest: Tribes, a national bestseller. He's also the founder of Squidoo, one of the most popular websites on the net.

In a recent article in Business Week, Seth mentioned that he has ADHD. And he confirmed just that in a short note he left on Bryan's site.

I've read a number of Seth's books- he's one of my heros. Not just because of his creative marketing ideas, but because of how one can utlilze them in everyday life. One of his themes is to be remarkable, to stand out from the crowd and to not be afraid of doing things differently. I always thought that people with ADHD need to embrace their ADD and stop running and hiding/fighting it. Isn't that what Seth advocates in the marketing world?

When I contacted him today, never expecting a response, he graciously accepted my invitation to interview him.

I thought you, my readers, might have some interesting, pressing questions to ask Seth- an amazingly successful man who happens to also have ADHD- questions that I might not come up with myself.

So...if you've got a question for Seth, please email them to me at askSeth@addconsults.com and I'll run as many of them by him as I can. Look for the interview in an upcoming newsletter.

In the meantime, visit his site at www.sethgodin.com

Books by Seth

Tribes Purple Cow The Dip

See more books by Seth Godin

Email your questions to Seth at askSeth@addconsults.com

Posted by Terry at 13:38 | Comments (2)

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I am a 40 year old single mom. I knew that I was different from the other kids since the 2nd grade. It was obvious since I was the kid that the teachers called....stupid, an idiot, a failure...you get the picture. I was diagnosed with ADHD and LD when my daughter was 3. It broke my heart. I have done the research, read most of the books, and have participated on the sites. There are two types of people with ADHD. Those who make it, and those who don't. I have yet to come across anyone that is inbetween. I never made it, and because of that I am broke. Please do not get me wrong, I step up to the plate and take full responsibility for my mistakes. My mistakes are huge and I know other like this. We may not make the same mistakes, but we will make more huge, hard and depressing mistakes. I own all the books, and some of the info is great, but remembering to put it to use everyday???
I have two successful brothers. One with ADHD and the other does not. The one with it has made it and I see the difference in us. He isn't driven to distraction. He isn't a night owl. He stays so focused that he has followed through until he made it. I am proud of him and I am never jealous of those who make it, I just wish I was one of them. I do not follow through. I have fifty-thousand "great ideas" and jump from one to the other. I am broke. I am poor and I know that it is my fault. I accept full responsibility for it, but I cannot seem to change. I have tried.
I am sorry, but the whole volunteer thing would not work for me...see, I need to make money. If I was the other type, the successful type, I wouldn't just volunteer. I would give those Adders like me a start and some hope.
I would rather not say how I make a little bit of money here and there. I have come to realize that getting ahead in this world just isn't in the cards for me. You need money for a coach. You need money for a business and I would need someone at my side to help me, because if I "get stuck" that is the end of that.
For all the "other type" of ADHDers out there, volunteer. Please remember that we only beat up ourselves for our failure and we are thrilled to see others make it. Envious yes...jealous...no.
For me ADHD sucks. I hate it and I wish I was normal.
I hope that some people get answers to their questions and it helps. I have given up.

#1 Taryn on 2009-01-17 02:13

I'm a fan of Seth Godin for many of the same reasons you are - finding out he has ADHD further cements my interest in him as a person. I really find his blog insightful too.

I've sent an email to you with a question - looking forward to the interview!

#2 Rob (Homepage) on 2009-01-20 21:36

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