And that’s the rest of the story. Good day!

ROTFL! That’s hilarious Kelly. You’re like the Paul Harvey of book jacket explanations. Now I know the rest of the story.

(Plus how cool is it to say you’re on the book jacket of Seth Godin’s book? I’d milk it if I were you. You could even put that on your resume.)

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You won’t find me behind the hidden fountain. Seth put out a call for photos on his blog some time after the Tribe was set up, and that’s what I responded to. I guess I’m blinded enough by his books and the blog that I thought I wouldn’t have time to be a valuable member of the Tribe, LOL.

Yes, I noticed the dogs too, and I remember he was very specific about photos of self. Makes me wonder whether the cover was automatically generated, maybe to be random about who “made it,” because a human should have booted those.

Or maybe they’re Seth’s dogs.

Later,

Kelly

With all this talk about the secret cave, It made me feel guilty that I haven’t visited in a while. Every time I’m there I feel blinded by the brilliance, and end up doing more exploring than participating. (I need to fix that.) I looked for you there, but couldn’t find you. We must meet up by the hidden fountain. And I’m thinking about bringing up the decoder ring issue too.

Denise

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Just once I was going to give a rest to bragging about the cover. *giggles* But since you brought it up…

On top of the left corner of the letter “R.” Me. (Did you try a magnifying glass? It took me three passes to find me—after I’d had the book for a week or two and then finally wondered what he did with all those photos. Maybe you missed you?)

It didn’t require any skill or magic decoder rings, but it is kinda neat-o.

Fear not—private meeting caves are way more useful than 3/16″ photos hidden on book jackets.

Later,

Kelly

Dag, I missed out on the secret decoder ring; but I know the secret password to get into the private meeting cave.

Hey, if you have a copy of the book and you look on the back of the jacket cover, you’ll see photos of some of the tribe members. Somehow, my pic didn’t make the jacket (that’s when I noticed some of the pictures were printed multiple times).

And inside…
Page 105, Principle 5. Exclude outsiders.

Maybe that’s why I didn’t get the decoder ring either. Even among insiders, I’m an outsider. Story of my life.

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I laughed out loud at your comment: “I also expect them to come back well rested and get stuck in again.” That’s delightful!

By coasting, I meant, not going on all cylinders. Not giving it 110%. Slacking off, (nearly) guilt-free. I give myself the “no coasting” pep talks but when I need to coast I refuse to beat myself up.

I always put 110% into client work, but I don’t do it by putting in 110% to every minute of every day. That’s a recipe for a burnt-out Kelly. So I don’t mean resting, exactly, or taking a holiday. Just permitting myself to be human.

I think that is actually one of the keys to sticking with a Big Dream for the long haul. If you set yourself up to have to be Superman, you’re a lot more likely to fail than if you allow yourself to be human.

Brett,

That competitor should snatch you up, with your ability to see things from so many angles at once. (Rah, rah, Brett!)

Denise,

Thanks and welcome to Maximum Customer Experience!

Hehe, I like “don’t count your sprouts.” I used to be a big gardener, and that does make an excellent analogy. There’s always another task to keep you moving forward without worrying one aspect to death!

Off to read about your salads now!

Friar,

I just want the X-ray Glasses so I can see inside Seth’s head.

Until later,

Kelly

Oh, and here’s a way to get your green vegetables in (I actually DID this for a week – those photos are of the salads I ate every day) http://denisefisher.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/7-salads-for-7-days/

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No need to apologize of course – you were not rambling. You had a good comment with a great example.

I agree with you 100 percent about requiring that holidays be a “clean break”. I returned from a holiday myself recently, and while I was away there was no connection at all via digital technology. I just read a book, and worked on a business idea I have. The clarity of thought was incredible, and my first week back (this week) I swear I’ve accomplished more at work than I did in all of the last month. It was time.

Being a leader (rather than a manager) is not an easy task – it is something I am learning more about, each day.

Once you can do it though, your people will follow you. The CEO of one of our competitors is what I call a leader. When I hear him speak – just a speech – I want to follow him. I think he has what it takes. The financials of his company back that up, too.

-Brett

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