How to Build a Better Future: 2 Simple Questions That Uplevel Your Life Immediately

**Mel Robbins** (0:00)
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to The Mel Robbins Podcast.
Today, you and I are gonna talk about a topic that I get a ton of questions about, business and career. How to start one, how to grow one, what are the big mistakes, how can I be more successful in my career?
I am constantly being asked for advice on these topics, and so I thought, you know what?
I'm gonna bring in the man who taught me the fundamentals that inform everything about the way that I think about business, the way I built my business, the way I run my business, the way I think about topics like success and career and defining your purpose. And so whether you're in a job right now and you wanna make more money and get promoted and get ahead, or you dream of having a business of your own, or you got a side hustle that you wanna grow, or you're like so many small business owners and you're drowning in the day to day, you can't seem to be able to focus on what's gonna make it grow.
This is the episode you've been asking for. Here today is the one and only Seth Godin. Seth is considered the godfather of modern marketing and is the best selling author of more than 20 books. He is also the person that I have called my mentor from afar for the last 15 years. And he's gonna give you the business secrets that will help you finally move forward. By the end of this, you won't just feel inspired. You'll know what to stop doing and what to start doing, what to focus on and what to forget, so you can build something amazing.
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Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to The Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited that you're here. I'm fired up for today's conversation. It's always an honor to be together with you and to get to spend this time together. And if you're a new listener, or you're here because someone shared this episode with you, first of all, I want to personally welcome you to The Mel Robbins Podcast family. Second, I'm thrilled. What a gift that you're here for this conversation, because you're gonna get to learn from somebody who has taught me everything that I know about marketing and business. I cannot wait for you to learn from our guest today, the one and only Seth Godin. Seth is the bestselling author of more than 20 bestselling books. He's considered the godfather of modern marketing, and today he's teaching you everything he knows. Please help me welcome the extraordinary Seth Godin to The Mel Robbins Podcast.

**Seth Godin** (4:39)
Thanks, Mel.

**Mel Robbins** (4:41)
I am so fired up that you're here because you have had an enormous influence on me, on the way that I think about marketing, on making an impact, on running a business, on self-worth, on confidence, and I am so excited because I envision what's about to happen, is this conversation is a free resource for somebody who has an idea, or who has a little business, or who has something on the side, or just wants to be more successful, to get coaching and advice from the person I think is the best in the world at this.