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The Icarus Deception

How High Will You Fly?

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The Icarus Deception

By: Seth Godin
Narrated by: Seth Godin
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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?

©2012 Seth Godin (P)2012 Random House Audio Career Success Creativity Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Business Career Inspiring Thought-Provoking Cryptocurrency

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Well thought out, written and read. A helpful book for those wanting to move on from dreary 9-5 corporate boredom

Excellent audio

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The insights in this material are profoundly relevant to me. ready it if you're waiting for someone to give you permission to be who you want to be.

Brilliant!

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A work of art. Seth has always written fantastic books, this is no exception on that front. Fantastic.

Beautifully written and narrated

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I loved this book when it first came out. It is stirring, inspiring and gives me confidence to be brave and make art. Also it's the WHOLE book and narrated by the author.

I gave it five stars, but really its's worth six.

Inspiring

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Though those familiar with professional development theory may find some of the points made a little labored, this book provides an excellent springboard for creativity and I found the messages very motivating at a time in my writing career when I really needed that.

Motivational material for artists and writers

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Always narrated by the author, Seth Godin is able to connect with the listener, whilst offering a challenging topic for you to digest. I recommend listening to this audio book more than once & exploring his other titles.

One of many brilliant books

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I love this book, bought it recently and has heard it all over about 4 times in 2 weeks. just can't let go of it. Keep the good work, this makes it your second book I have bought.

Great and inspiring writer

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This audio had plenty of inspiration to take away and just love the artist impression! I am an artist.
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Great audio

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For anyone trying to develop their "craft" or Art this is a brilliant book to get you in the right mindset to be brilliant. :)

Brilliant!!

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This book is simply too long and repetitive. Maybe I had high hopes as Seth is undoubtedly a guru and I admire his work but this is stretching out a one hour session into many hours. I persevered as I hate to waste my money and give in, but in reality I gained little after grasping the concept of the Icarus Deception and the few real ‘nuggets’ buried in all the padding. He states himself that critics are simply expressing their own opinion- and that is exactly what this is. It is my opinion is that there are better books out there.

too much 'padding out'

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