The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly pdf

Seth Godin est l'un des spécialistes du marketing les plus célèbres au monde. Il est l'auteur de plus de 18 livres, dont beaucoup ont été des best-sellers dans le monde entier (ces livres ont été traduits dans plus de 35 langues). Seth est un entrepreneur, un spécialiste du marketing et un conférencier. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme, Godin a fondé Yoyodyne, l'une des premières sociétés de marketing Internet. Vendez cette société à Yahoo! Pour 30 millions de dollars en 1998, il est devenu leur vice-président du marketing direct pendant deux ans.

The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly pdf par Seth Godin

In Seth Godin’s most inspiring book, he challenges readers to find the courage to treat their work as a form of art Everyone knows that Icarus’s father made him wings and told him not to fly too close to the sun; he ignored the warning and plunged to his doom. The lesson: Play it safe. Listen to the experts. It was the perfect propaganda for the industrial economy. What boss wouldn’t want employees to believe that obedience and conformity are the keys to success? But we tend to forget that Icarus was also warned not to fly too low, because seawater would ruin the lift in his wings. Flying too low is even more dangerous than flying too high, because it feels deceptively safe. The safety zone has moved. Conformity no longer leads to comfort. But the good news is that creativity is scarce and more valuable than ever. So is choosing to do something unpredictable and brave: Make art. Being an artist isn’t a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It’s an attitude we can all adopt. It’s a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things you’re an artist, no matter what it says on your business card. Godin shows us how it’s possible and convinces us why it’s essential.