I have this shockingly bad habit of saving browser windows in tabs in the Mac OS X dock for days on end, unable to get rid of them until I’ve done something with them.Sometimes I can get away with sending them to del.icio.us. Other times I just have to blog them. This is one of those cases …
5 Reasons Why Enthusiasm is Better than Confidence
Scrumptiously delicious brainfood … and good reasons to distrust confidence. A must-read.
- Confidence is about you – enthusiasm is about your subject
- Confidence is about you (again) – enthusiasm is about others
- Confidence is impressive – enthusiasm is infectious
- Confidence is certain – enthusiasm is creative
- Confidence is serious – enthusiasm is fun
The most compelling parts of Seth Godin’s The Big Moo
OK, I won’t re-list them. Just go check ’em out. Then you’ll probably want to buy the book, too.
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Phew, that feels so much better. Now I can kill my browser window.
[tags] seth godin, confidence, enthusiasm, john koetsier, linkage [/tags]
Thanks for the link John, glad you enjoyed the brainfood! I’ve just posted a follow-up to that piece, after someone asked me how to maintain confidence when you’re worried about financial and practical problems: How to maintain your enthusiasm when things get tough
John – great summary and link along with being just what I needed to read this morning.
Starting the White Rabbit Group continues to be a wild ride…we’re making it up as we go! Grin.
Plus, glad to see you get some relieve from “chronic browser window docking syndrome!”
Keep creating…enthusiasm,
Mike