[Re-sent] 1% Wednesday 10/31/18 (copy 02)

1% Wednesday

November 15, 2018

Every Sunday I release a podcast designed to help you get 1% better at a specific area in your life.

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This week, Seth Godin is back on the podcast.

For those new to The One Percent Podcast, my timeline with Seth in broad strokes looks like this:

I first emailed Seth on October 14, 2011 to express admiration and ask a question about how to be a better teacher to my students. He wrote back.
I continued to follow his work closely and intermittently emailed him quick emails. He wrote back.
I speak about Seth's work frequently to my students, though never through the lens of my podcast.
When I decided to create a podcast, I invited Seth to appear on Episode 1.
He told me politely that he would appear on Episode 100.
I responded by writing him the most impassioned email I have ever sent anyone besides my wife. One line I wrote was "I am not sure I will live long enough to get to Episode 100, so I really want you on Episode 1."
He "saw my point" and uttered one of my favorite phrases: "ping me when you get to episode 20."
On air during the closing of Episode 20, I announced my intention to ping.
He graciously came on Episode 26 and I loved it.
He keeps making a ruckus.
I am trying to do the same.

Today, he's back. I was so excited that I knew I needed to hire a better speaker to do the introduction. ; )

I know you will love this conversation. If you can picture someone who will smile while listening to this, please share it with them.