Seth Godin - How to Get Your Ideas to Spread | BBEHIND THE BRAND

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  • Seth Godin, the world-renowned marketing and leadership author inspires us on how to get our ideas spread when mass marketing and traditional advertising have moved to the past.
    • Mass marketing and traditional advertising don’t work anymore.
    • Everyone is a click away, which means that both opportunities, but also competition, are increasing.
    • “People like us (do things like this)” - the job of the marketer is to find the people like us and determine what do things like this really mean.
    • The winners will be those who can find the right niche and lead them.
    Seth Godin explains why the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe. This is inspiring advice for entrepreneurs and others who are following their dreams and trying to do work that matters.
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  • @BehindtheBrand
    @BehindtheBrand  7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

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    • @ImagineFreedom
      @ImagineFreedom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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      @BehindtheBrand  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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      @arjunforest3097 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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      @zechariahdonald6694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @BehindtheBrand
    @BehindtheBrand  11 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Good questions--
    My interpretation is:
    1. Great ideas (should) spread naturally by word of mouth (aka via social media) and build the demand.
    2. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Take calculated risks that allow you fail and still stay in game.
    3. Do stuff that can be done. Entrepreneurs can get stuck if they dream big but never create, execute and ship the idea.

    • @93FilmsandMedia
      @93FilmsandMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank you for this break down! much appreciated😎

    • @GuysCupank
      @GuysCupank 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

  • @EvilEvil66
    @EvilEvil66 10 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I can't get enough of Seth Godin

    • @08bourquem
      @08bourquem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yoooo for real

  • @graywilliams_77.
    @graywilliams_77. ปีที่แล้ว +121

    This video is such a blessing to all. I achieved success after I practiced the steps below.

    • @graywilliams_77.
      @graywilliams_77. ปีที่แล้ว

      Y’all need to know this. A well-known podcast ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER in the US taught me how the rich don’t teach how to achieve success. They seek the ideas of Fin. Consultants to help grow their finance..

    • @graywilliams_77.
      @graywilliams_77. ปีที่แล้ว

      To achieve success, a Financial consultant is needed to achieve it. I engage in a variety of investments with the ideas of my consultant and have acquired great returns so far. (the amount is confidential).

    • @graywilliams_77.
      @graywilliams_77. ปีที่แล้ว

      To get more details about my Financial Consultant (ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER ), do internet research with her full name Google, where you can reach out and write her. Give her experience a try and achieve success see you at the top!!

    • @graywilliams_77.
      @graywilliams_77. ปีที่แล้ว

      No she's not!... TH-cam is a public place; i can't drop her information here but You can just put her name on google and you will be directed to her website and drop her your message.

  • @DamianBlaze
    @DamianBlaze 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Everything he says makes perfect says. I have to listen to Seth every morning. It makes sense now and makes me want to push myself the right way but you know how it is. You get it today but forget tomorrow so I'm making it a habit to listen to Seth Godin everyday so he stays in my head.

    • @oindiferente8929
      @oindiferente8929 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've been in the habit of doing it. Seth and GaryVee

  • @DesigningParadise
    @DesigningParadise 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wouldn't be anywhere without the love and support of my tribe. Do not ever be afraid to share your art. Great interview, perfect flow of conversation.

  • @maletu
    @maletu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well, Seth Godin stopped looking for new readers 8 years ago, but HE HAS FAILED AGAIN because I can personally attest that he is still finding them. (As in: me.)
    Bryan: I've been listening to Seth Godin on TH-cam this week, and have decided that, among all the people I've heard interview him, I like the way you draw him out best. Thank you for your generous work!

  • @carlosf3421
    @carlosf3421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth Godin is an awesome Marketer turned motivational speaker. Love it.

  • @tubeyou89119
    @tubeyou89119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so true about picking and being picked. I think people don't want to "pick" themselves because they want to have someone else to blame when "getting picked" or "picking" doesn't happen. Seth's wisdom is mind-opening and changing. Thanks for another great interview with him.

  • @gabrielantunesmusic6785
    @gabrielantunesmusic6785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for that video! I never go to a Seth Godin's material and return with empty hands. He's the best teacher!

  • @TubeTool888
    @TubeTool888 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m a sponge. So many great insights- many I knew before, but it never quite resonated until now. Seth is brilliant, practical and a straight shooter. ❤

  • @moniquevamado
    @moniquevamado 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not even 10 minutes in, but Seth is so right on! The differentiation between an artist and someone who reproduces someone else's art is excellent.

  • @guro-albine
    @guro-albine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this video on a day of “new normal” but Seth’s message 8 years ago is still relevant to me.

  • @nopaindottv1796
    @nopaindottv1796 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    7:22
    " If what you did today wasn't hard, then you probably didn't create enough value, because you probably didn't expose yourself to enough risk and fear. "
    yowzers
    interviewer is awesome as well

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much watching! Hope you find some more vids on my channel you like

  • @prettysteeve47
    @prettysteeve47 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mister Bryan: I am so glad that you picked yourself to give this great interview with Seth Godin because I learned so much about the business philosophy of Seth Godin. He is really a great author with great ideas.

  • @crazyclassical
    @crazyclassical 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the best interviews I have seen in the recent past. Both the host Bryan and the guest Seth were seamless and exchanged some very meaningful, authentic and engaging conversation. Thank you,

  • @ranleyevarts
    @ranleyevarts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi from Sri Lanka. I watched your video with Seth where you open up about your past, your birth mother not wanting to meet you and then reuniting with your birth dad and finding out that you are Jewish. Very touching emotional.. you should do a video about your life story

  • @HeshamMuffini
    @HeshamMuffini 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    Antozent- they are selling around 250 self help ebooks for the price of one (including this one)

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching, are you subscribed?

  • @susancorgi
    @susancorgi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He does not just know, he knows how to explain it very well and inspire at the same time. I wish I always know what to say like him.

  • @TarotReaderASMR
    @TarotReaderASMR 9 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    let's be honest, his skin is amazing

  • @amomasi9909
    @amomasi9909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coming straight from Seth's Gary V interview and this is weirdly refreshing. No interruptions, nothing! So now I really appreciate the art of restraint.

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank you Shaun, really appreciate you saying that. hope you find more vids here you like!

  • @TheMagicCrafter
    @TheMagicCrafter 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This interview was very jam-packed with good information. Thank you Seth and Bryan for doing this for all of us!

  • @argusnotlim4837
    @argusnotlim4837 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This man is a genius.. I love his work and our world is better for it..

  • @TravyPROHOSpann
    @TravyPROHOSpann 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love how Seth puts things into perspective and how anyone can be successful even without a collage degree. You just have to be passionate and be different to set yourself apart so that people will recognize you. I love it!!!

  • @linkedorangecounty5422
    @linkedorangecounty5422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seriously one of my favorite episodes!

  • @d74g4n
    @d74g4n 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love how the interviewer struggles to keep a straight face and really just want to let out a big smile. I feel the same way reading great books, can only imagine how its like when you're with those people who wrote those books

  • @sunnisukumar
    @sunnisukumar 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Top quality, Bryan. I enjoy your easygoing yet deeply thoughtful interview style. Your natural rapport with Seth from your previous relationship helps too. I know these videos involve lots of prep / production, but I'm looking forward to more.

  • @darknessdollhouse7515
    @darknessdollhouse7515 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video..... My entire life & the way that I see things is completely expanded because of it!! Thanku!! 🌙

  • @ralphmalph3040
    @ralphmalph3040 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seth just has so much wisdom. There is talent, skill and then those who have wisdom.

  • @brittanyhagler4333
    @brittanyhagler4333 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm an artist and business owner. I appreciate the way Seth Godin uses the word "Artist". =)

  • @ArthurLeonov
    @ArthurLeonov 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    When Seth discussed that you have to put out content which generates trust, well, you are pumping out kickass stuff here. I trust you to deliver. Cant wait for more. You are doing it right.

  • @rupindersayal
    @rupindersayal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great conversation with Seth Godin! Thanks for sharing ~!

  • @NHPork
    @NHPork 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    It's interesting, the more I am exploring the true meaning of adventure, the more relevance I see to business, art and "normal" life. It's all about managing risk and finding a way to engineer a path forward where others look and see only a blank wall. "You're crazy" they say.
    "More for me"

  • @katekilgannon404
    @katekilgannon404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Shame is the art killer".
    That took my breath away. Brilliant.
    Meanwhile I'm loving finding all this excellent inspiration from you and from Godin. Building my own brand right now and can't wait to launch, which will be soon, and all this excellent advice is really ensuring that I am making art, not following someone else's map.

  • @businessgrowthnetwork6737
    @businessgrowthnetwork6737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Love it - real artists are too busy to be angry

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Business Growth Network - Dallas 💯

  • @AvelardoLopez
    @AvelardoLopez 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow Bryan, this was a great interview that you got to have with Seth Godin. I was very well tuned and glued through this listening diligently. It was all amazing. It was he was talking to me with his philosophies. Wow.

  • @atkinsmarketing
    @atkinsmarketing 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Went to the event and loved it. Met you briefly on the way out. Good interview to reinforce Seth's message. I'm so thankful I don't have a "real job" anymore! Your questions are often better than his answers. Keep it up, Bryan.

  • @abraraketerz
    @abraraketerz 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has been a very interesting watch.
    I particularly like how Seth manages to talk in a elegant way of things such as self responsibility and the dynamism of the interpersonal relations as a business model.
    Fealty to oneself is something that is usually considered to be dangerous when associated with money and I can't really relate with point of views that state that morals need to be dogmatic or rigid otherwise lead to bankruptcy.
    Many thanks for this interview

  • @RICKLOPROJECTS
    @RICKLOPROJECTS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is real good! never hear of seth until today and im loving everything he's saying! good stuff!

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome Rick, prepare to be amazed. Check out my Best of Seth Godin Playlist for everything on Seth

  • @AnitaGoaWellBeing
    @AnitaGoaWellBeing 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It is a pleasure to listen to your interviews. They are calm, informative and thought provoking. I always get something out of the time. Thank you 🙏✨

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anita Goa kind words, thank you

    • @amomasi9909
      @amomasi9909 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know what I'm saying! So nice to listen to. I took notes.

  • @wally993
    @wally993 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth Godin is Gold!

  • @neilhamilton1982
    @neilhamilton1982 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, Bryan. Everyone has their own sentiment on short clips vs longer videos. Personally I liked the longer vid. I couldn't believe there was a FULL 45 minute interview with Seth Godin.....I enjoyed watching.
    Great series! Keep it up!

  • @TheZGALa
    @TheZGALa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for another great talk! I find Seth Godin's perspective very valuable, as I tend to be over and under confident at the wrong scale/time/place in business.

  • @gabrieltrifa3434
    @gabrieltrifa3434 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this book is still in my top 3 best books of ever read :)

  • @unicorn2005
    @unicorn2005 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel so inspired after watching this interview. Thank you much Bryan and Seth Godin for your great work.

  • @TheModernAsianMan
    @TheModernAsianMan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much to learn from - Really one of the best interviews ever.

  • @CredemaICC
    @CredemaICC 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Bryan...great idea to invite SG. Every word out of his mouth fits perfectly. Brilliant! Looking forward to read the book

  • @willterryart
    @willterryart 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I find it so interesting that I embrace Seth's messages but so many are so resistant. It shows how strong the status quo is in the majority of followers.

  • @AlvinTimsOriginal
    @AlvinTimsOriginal 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this video. Seth Goden is a huge inspiration of mine.

  • @shwetathakker4703
    @shwetathakker4703 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seth everything u say means so much t marketers like me. Truly a huge fan

  • @srossano
    @srossano 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Life changing if you let what he is saying sink in, internalize it and implement it in your life. Thank you!!!!

  • @santistrasser
    @santistrasser 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Bryan! Very "personal" questions to a great mind. I loved the book and i think your questions were the ones i would have loved to ask to Seth. Thank you for your art!

  • @firinneach7385
    @firinneach7385 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This interview changed my life, thank you forever Seth and Bryan!

  • @blainefiasco8225
    @blainefiasco8225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    safe=/= comfortable.
    That's good advice. I like

  • @nictegki
    @nictegki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From @38:41 to the ending part 🌄❤️💓💕😱 "I get to do this thing I love until I run out of money."

  • @sianpearcegordon2234
    @sianpearcegordon2234 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth Godin, you are so inspiring!

  • @Aiofitnessconsulting
    @Aiofitnessconsulting 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the biggest form of creativity is having a baby, so that's an art., i appreciate that, I think the best picture to paint is a successful business

  • @KerrieRedgate
    @KerrieRedgate 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Really great interview! Always inspiring to listen to Seth. Thanks, Bryan, for asking the significant questions.

  • @BehindtheBrand
    @BehindtheBrand  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks Joe, i'm torn about this issue too. the majority of feedback gets annoyed when they are bite sized pieces because they want to watch it all at once or bookmark it and come back and watch it later

  • @durwurd
    @durwurd 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome interview Bryan, just finished up The Icarus Deception, and I'm glad you asked Seth some great quality questions. He was spot on when he said it has to be good enough quality to where you want to tell someone about it before you go to sleep. I just finished his book today and am already recommending it to friends.
    Fly Closer To The Sun.

  • @thegoodbraindigital
    @thegoodbraindigital 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is one of my favorites

  • @fiffeel
    @fiffeel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth godin is amazing! Thank you so
    Much. Great interview

  • @elixorvideos
    @elixorvideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok that's it, I'm buying Seth's book. (This Is Marketing)

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think i own all 17 of his books 😂. Btw, have you seen the BIG book?

  • @ccie12933
    @ccie12933 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I guess you could do both, but I really appreciate that you don't post only 3:00 clips. It's great to put one of your vids on while I work.

  • @DrToddFisher
    @DrToddFisher 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    You both are inspiring me to share my art. Don't want to be dead and then it has value. People could use my art now.

  • @MetaMM
    @MetaMM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    September 2020. Even more spot on!! Wow!

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching! 🙏 Hope you're subscribed...Here's the next video I recommend: "Why There's No Overnight Success" th-cam.com/video/4UtGHXkGCxk/w-d-xo.html

  • @matheuscampello6281
    @matheuscampello6281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is freaking awesome

  • @conradmurray9160
    @conradmurray9160 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is totally the guy who reads ALL of his reviews.

  • @daveowens
    @daveowens 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent interview. These are the kind of people I want to be associated with as a musician.

  • @kanymkulova_dinara
    @kanymkulova_dinara 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was absolutely great! Thank you!

  • @DrDanielPozarnsky
    @DrDanielPozarnsky 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seth Godin is a genius!

  • @WellnessGardenToolShed
    @WellnessGardenToolShed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with Seth. Art comes many forms. At can be found in everything

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Leah E. Reinhart totally agree! You can be one of the best in your industry and that is art.

  • @Goldenpill
    @Goldenpill 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am watching this from Oslo, Norway. Loving the wisdom. Thanks for sharing!

  • @breathetoprosper
    @breathetoprosper 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best interviews in a long long time. Great Job. Keep it up!

  • @greenhoodie
    @greenhoodie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Random youtube suggested video.... I don't know either of these dudes...but mighty glad I clicked on it! Great interview. Bald dude is very smart, interviewer is very cute!

  • @ascendancemedicalmarketing9468
    @ascendancemedicalmarketing9468 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Phenomenal interview!

  • @manuelaalmeida93
    @manuelaalmeida93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Incredible interview, thank you for this!

  • @mrmarkl328
    @mrmarkl328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This man is so complex that i need to reabsorb everything three time after hearing it from him

  • @TimElliottuk
    @TimElliottuk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Interview ... I am a big Seth fan anyway but when asked great questions he really performs well 👍

  • @foxfiregal
    @foxfiregal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    my favorite concept about the first 10 clients to try your new offer @ 17:27 mins 😊🙏⚡give it to 10 people and if they like it, they'll tell 10 people.... there's more to it! Give it a listen 👍

  • @MonicaNielsenFL
    @MonicaNielsenFL 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remarkable Interview, excited we are all part of a connection economy.

  • @Jacksonandwilson
    @Jacksonandwilson 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bryan- Outstanding interview. Thanks for sharing Seth with us!

  • @lizagueniat
    @lizagueniat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He is so inspiring. Every interview of him is such a step forward in my mindset. Thanks for this.

  • @lisaswaboda3127
    @lisaswaboda3127 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an educator, I always thought of myself as an artist. Creativity.

  • @guyporter6105
    @guyporter6105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth is an amazing being

  • @stephenconnell
    @stephenconnell 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! What he says about ideas is interesting.

  • @marsinafrica
    @marsinafrica 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I took a risk and left my immigrant home in the midwest for California and got disowned in the late 80s. I was always late for rent and had to work 2-3 jobs, sometimes an hour a way by bus in the wee hours, or by bicycle through downtown at night, to get through college. I did ANYTHING I could to not go back with my tail between my legs.
    I took a risk after college to float for a while and live in the present, accomplishing much with my mind but nothing else. I felt peace and discovered manifestation and meditation.
    Years later, suddenly inspired to learn how to design websites (fairly new in the mid 90s to late 90s), I took a risk and dropped waiting tables and started housecleaning to change my available study hours. I had so many clients in two months I had to hire an employee.
    I wound up needing surgery and had to move in with a friend. I went out for one celebratory night and met my future husband in line for the bathroom in SF. I took a risk and moved in with him 3 weeks later.
    I took a risk and applied for jobs at a couple of places that were way beyond my experience. I landed a job at a high end web agency. I was so fresh I almost lost my job so many times. I was 30 and wanted to cry everyday. Going from housecleaning to working at a firm at 30 was terrifying. But I wound up excelling and ended up designing websites for Fortune 500 companies like Lexus, Toyota, Oprah and many more - and even got flown around for it.
    I took a risk and quit that job and got much more money to work and lead teams on one of the 1st touch screen phones in the world and a NASA project.
    I took a risk and applied only 3 - 31/2 years in to my career to one of the largest corporations in the world. I took a risk and wound up Art Director.
    I burned out and took a risk volunteering for a web project in Rwanda. It was only 8 years since the genocide. I was offered so much work and accepted a post with the largest social marketing ngo in the world.
    A year later, my husband took a risk and joined me in Rwanda (tell me you didn't think I was a man;)
    We took a risk and started our own agency. The 1st ever foreign owned agency in Rwanda. We were successful and over our 7 years there made such an impact on that country, their lives will never be the same from our imprint.
    We took a risk and opened a bar on the side. We introduced jazz and all sorts of music almost no one there had ever heard. We had cars lined up down the street on day 3 and it did not stop for years. We transformed customers who were empty eyed with PTSD and unable to show joy into rooms of people dancing and shouting. We educated our staff and helped them. We transformed lives.
    Burnt out beyond belief, it was time to go.
    We took a risk and travelled to our favorite vacation spot to access our lives on the island of Zanzibar. For the 1st time, my risk taking went completely wrong. We landed on an island experiencing a 3 month power outage. We lost our computers to bad electricity. Our camera equipment to mold. Our last big client to a people hacking the website with threats on the president there. We lost everything and lived in poverty for years, stuck on that island.
    I took a risk and applied for a big job with the EU to head up a permanent exhibit. It was promising to pull us out of situation because we were stuck with local low paying jobs for years.
    I took a risk because I never designed anything like this before, but I was so confident from all of my transferable skills. (You can see it on facebook if you search east african slave trade exhibit. I am there in the pics as the designer.) It is the most important contribution to society I have ever left (that has physical evidence). I am proud of it and can't believe that I was able to accomplish that on a first try while in the health I was in. It literally almost killed me to create it and nothing would stop me from making it the best. The story and history was dying, being lost, and would die without this exhibit for the people of Zanzibar. It had to be good.
    Another risk did not pay off. I was in sudden need of life saving surgery from growing bleeding that began to hemorrhage each month, needing 7 blood transfusions to save my life. Too proud to ask for help, I lived like that for 2 years. I finished my project in 3 years but was only paid for 1.
    Bed ridden for another 2 years unable to work from my own PTSD and residual health issues. I came to believe that my shitty home with rats running through it, black mold, and disco next door was for a reason. I found bliss in that house somehow through meditation and forgiveness.
    (I bet you didn't think the story would go here)
    A tiny inheritance came in and we took a risk and left the island last October to petsit around the world. After 15 years in Africa, and short on money, we decided on Goa, India...to avoid reverse culture shock and be sure we could afford rent in between sits.
    Our risk paid off and we petsit for more than half that time. We met wonderful people who were kinder to us than anyone we had met in years.
    We took a risk and next left for Thailand where we are now. We have pet sits lined up and feel more secure and have more faith. We've become more humble but are need of medical attention we cannot afford.
    I am taking a risk writing this and will probably delete it in a few days. I have no idea what i have to gain from it. Just felt compelled to write it - right now - right here.
    Speaking to women's issues is the only original voice I have. I have insights that are not being covered or expressed. I have projects - big ones - in my mind. I just need to get well to get going again.
    If anyone has any advice, it would be appreciated.
    Is there a lesson in all of this? No. 1 NEVER take anything for granted. No. 2 Take more careful and less frequent risks as you get older. No 3 Always consider that your health may go bad and make sure you are set up for that. Otherwise, risk away! It's what life is made of.
    No regrets.

  • @redknight1825
    @redknight1825 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy is inspirational

  • @carmencotoc5325
    @carmencotoc5325 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are inspiring and well made ! Thank you for the quality content you put out ,wish you all the best ! 💪👍😀

  • @mrpbody44
    @mrpbody44 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent I will be sharing this with all my kitties

  • @seanagarrow7488
    @seanagarrow7488 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🌿🌸Loved this interview...so glad you decided to "pick yourself" and start this..!!! I had to subscribe! Can't wait to see what shows up in the feed!🌸🌿

  • @minzoacademy8572
    @minzoacademy8572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This interview just earned you a new sub

    • @BehindtheBrand
      @BehindtheBrand  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks and welcome to my channel!

  • @lepeshopaulsekhobakhobe7035
    @lepeshopaulsekhobakhobe7035 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Talent coupled with a skil plus experience & educationl...awesome.

  • @petrahaller1454
    @petrahaller1454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this!

  • @richfuturebydsk2562
    @richfuturebydsk2562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot for Seth.
    Much support from ZAR - Durban
    Rich Future by DSK Clothing ...

  • @arnomatz1990
    @arnomatz1990 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic interview Bryan! Seth is amazing!

  • @angelarm
    @angelarm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy shit this hit hard. I love it! Pick yourself. YES!

  • @eyalnow
    @eyalnow 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bryan Elliott Thank you - This is a profound interview, and you really bring the best out of this genius lovely man.

  • @CHICKwarp
    @CHICKwarp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can believe this was 2013. Now it's 2019 and still practical.

  • @BehindtheBrand
    @BehindtheBrand  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    appreciate the kind words Arthur