How Seth Godin became a speaker, writer, and blogger in demand

Re:How Seth Godin became a speaker, writer, and blogger in d... by river_styx on Thursday September 25, 2008 @02:53PM (#315218)

Your mother's doubt, and you subsequently proving it wrong... don't you think that prepared you for when you inevitably met those kind of doubts again in real life?

My point is that the world we present to children should be more representative of the real world. I think your mom was doing the right thing by giving you that honest evaluation, even though it was obviously wrong.

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Re:How Seth Godin became a speaker, writer, and blogger in d... by bokonist on Friday September 26, 2008 @12:54AM (#315764)

My point is that the world we present to children should be more representative of the real world.

I agree with that. I just think it's very difficult to tell if a child is innately bad at something and should try something else, or if they are bad it but could greatly improve with practice.

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