Seth Godin's five pillars of success

At his blog, Seth Godin points to what he calls the five pillars of success.

They are:

1. See (really see) what's possible
2. Know specifically what you want to achieve
3. Make good decisions
4. Understand the tactics to get things done and to change minds
5. Earn the trust and respect of the people around you

He points out that most people spend too much time focused on point No. 4. I think he's right.

Numbers 2, 3 and 5 are just as important, if not more. Still, not understanding the tactics to get things done is a sure way to fail.

I like these five pillars. They are so deceptively simple, yet have been proven effective time and again.

Go to Seth's blog

Seriously. I'm glad you're reading this, but if you've never been to Seth's blog, you owe yourself the treat.

Seth Godin is one of the most influential new media thinkers around. He wrote "Unleashing the Ideavirus," an ebook that remains available for free online (link here) despite the fact he is selling the actual book. He has lots of great ideas on media and marketing, choosing a satisfying career, making money. He also knows a bit about being a good person ... life in general.

This is a great post because it's his top-10 posts of 2008, as judged by the number of visits each page got. So there it is, Seth's best work of the year, as chosen by the people who matter.