There’s a tendency, even among those who are trying to buy less stuff, to call everyone “consumers”. The company needs to please its consumers … we consumers need to vote with our dollars … we need watchdogs to protect consumers … consumers are buying less during the recession.

Let’s stop that. We are not consumers.

We’re people.

When we allow ourselves to be branded with these types of corporate terms, we’ve given in to the consumerist mindset. We’ve allowed the debate to be framed around buying: should we buy organic or local? How can we protect consumers? Do consumers have rights? What’s the best way to spend our money on products? How can we be savvy consumers? How can we affect change in society by making ethical or conscious buying choices?

What about the question of whether we should be buying or not? That gets thrown out the window, because it’s already assumed in the term: we’re consumers. Of course we buy. It’s just a matter of how, how much, where, from whom, how often.

But if we stop thinking of ourselves as consumers, and start calling ourselves “people”, then we open up the question. Should we even buy in the first place? Is it possible to live a life without buying?

- love you Leo! :)

The best thing to say to an artist of any kind might be, "someday, people will think what you did is really important."

If it's popular with everyone right away, it might not be art, it might just be good marketing. But if it earns attention and respect over time, if it wins over the skeptical, then you've really created something.

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- just a little reminder for all of us working for something bigger than our little selves...

RAD -- get it.

You rock

This is deceptive.

You don't rock all the time. No one does. No one is a rock star, superstar, world-changing artist all the time. In fact, it's a self-defeating goal. You can't do it.

No, but you might rock five minutes a day.

click though to read the last sentence, that's the most important part

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Read This... then you can understand my post on why you should by the book :) ! http://www.ienvisionmedia.com/1-reason-to-buy-seth-godins-new-book-today/

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Read the full article via link above to entrepreneur.com... cheers

just seeing this cover gave me the shivers! - Says it was his hardest book to do ever... i say, bring it on!

p.s. if you're in NYC JAN 15th -- don't miss his $25 general admission talk where you get a free copy! Wish i was there for that -- http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/12/save-the-date-january-15-in-n...