Poke the Box by Seth Godin - Book 11

The sales model for this book was one of the things that interested me most even before I found out what it was about. Seth had the idea of getting as many people as possible to sign up for the pre-release version in order to drop the price - and it worked. When I signed up for my copy, the price was $7.99; by the time I got it, it was 99c.

Poke the Box is all about being an initiator - not just dreaming or planning, but actually doing. It's an inspirational book and an easy read, aimed to get you to do something, and to live with the fact that behind every success is a string of failures.

Here's Amazon's description:

If you're stuck at the starting line, you don't need more time or permission. You don’t need to wait for a boss’s okay or to be told to push the button; you just need to poke.

Poke the Box is a manifesto by bestselling author Seth Godin that just might make you uncomfortable. It’s a call to action about the initiative you’re taking-– in your job or in your life. Godin knows that one of our scarcest resources is the spark of initiative in most organizations (and most careers)-– the person with the guts to say, “I want to start stuff.”


Poke the Box just may be the kick in the pants you need to shake up your life.

I found the book inspiring - and ended it with the feeling that it was time to DO something about all those back burner projects even if they come to nothing; hope you enjoy it too.