Me, Seth and the Power of Twitter
- October 22nd, 2008
The following is a true story that I still can barely believe:
So, I’m boarding my plane for NYC last night and I get a Twitter from my friends Joy and Jules that they too are taking the red-eye to JFK for PPE. I’m thinking how cool it is that Twitter connected me with dear friends and split our car ride to the city three ways. Sweet!
With our plans in place for the morning, I settled into my comfy JetBlue seat and read my book (which just happened to be the all new Tribes by Seth Godin). Little did I know that the power of Twitter (and Providence) was just beginning to show…
I landed a bit before Jules and Joy did so I grabbed everyone coffee and met them at the gate. While I was waiting, I got a Twitter from my buddy J Sandifer. He said he saw our twitters and wondered if I was up for making it downtown to go see Seth Godin! Can you believe the coincidence? The only catch was I needed to make it there by 7:15am which gave us about 25 minutes.
We went for it but traffic was thick and I Twittered J and asked for help. Even though he had his own ticket, he decided to be the hero and totally hooked us up. I was thrilled that we were going to have a chance to hear Seth speak. Ha! Once again, Providence had another idea…
When we arrived, we walked right into Seth himself! As some of you who’ve received my book already know, Seth was kind enough to read and endorse it on the back cover and I finally had a chance to thank him in person. It was a pretty surreal and humbling experience to hand him a signed copy of my book while he was signing his for me.
Seth’s program was off the charts. His invitation to define marketing as leading is a mind blowing concept that left me with a sense of responsibility and anticipation. What a prize! As if that wasn’t enough, Seth then opened things up for questions and after answering mine gave me the lone (and invaluable) Purple Cow in an actual Milk Carton!
He also just happened to plug my book two or three times from the stage. Did I mention I’m having a good day? Ask my friends… I was beaming and blushing at the same time.
Many of you know how much I love New York but today it went to an entirely new level. I was so excited, I just had to share. Bless you guys…
- Dane
Tags: dane sanders, j sandifer, joy bianchi brown, jules bianchi, seth godin, tribes
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
That’s so awesome Dane! I think I’ll have to make a trip to my library and check out his books!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
awesome, the power of technology. I’m heading to Photo Plus too, hope to run into you.
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
What a wonderful way to start your stay in New York! I can’t deny that I’m just a teensy bit jealous. :) Hope you enjoy the rest of your time there!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
WOW!!!! dude, you are a rockstar. This is so amazing Dane, can’t wait to talk to you more about it.
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Ohhhh!!!! So excited for you Dane! This reminds me of a time when I wandered into this lonely little coffee shop and the only two people in it were DJ and Allie:)) Have a blast in NYC!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Thank you for sharing this story….it’s an incredible and encouraging one!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Dude, that’s so awesome! Your book and Seth’s are among my favorites these days!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Dane! That is so cool!! Your network is operating at top speed. Thanks for sgaring this Great story.
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
God is smiling down on you my friend. Congrats.
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Awesome story, I love stories like this! I’m stoked for you about Seth, THAT is way cool. ps… you convinced me to sign up on twitter!
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Dane, you are blessed and in the flow right now. Keep it going. Can’t wait to hear how things go for you at PPE!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Way to make your own luck bud – bravo.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:34 pm
That J Sandifer, he’s the man, huh?!?!? So awesome, Dane! We’re happy for you.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Omigosh!! That’s AWESOME!!! I’m so excited for you!!!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Dane that is so amazing and it certainly couldn’t have happened to a better person.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:51 pm
That is AWESOME Dane! What an amazing honor. You deserve it, your book is incredible!!
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Wow Dane! I’m so excited for you!
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Ditto with everyone’s comments above. You ever get the feeling that the medium is the message? You walk the talk, and I apprecaite that about you, Dane. I never imagined you would become a source of great inspiration to me when we met ealry this year, but that’s no joke. It would be wrong to envy your fortune and friends, because anyone can have the same if they only shared your enthusiasm, faith and vision for sharing.
best wishes!
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Wow! Very cool – love the story…..
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Incredible Dane! That just blows my mind!
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:20 am
I love it when stuff like that happens and you just know it isn’t a coincidence but a gift. Sounds like a great day. Just got your book! I’m excited to sit down with a cup o’ joe and rip through it!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Dane it was so great to see you and thank you for the coffee and the hook up to see Seth!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
God works in funny ways, doesn’t He? :)
October 24th, 2008 at 8:33 am
trading signed books… i love it. you’ve got some great friends who know you well. didn’t hurt that you already had a connection to seth that became personal. very cool. btw, when you get back to Orange County I want to see that purple cow =)
October 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Twitter rocks because it bring people together! I’m so glad that you had a great day… your book is super helpful.
October 25th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
That Twitter. It is a pretty awesome thing. How fantastic that it all worked out as it did — and that you got to see Seth Godin! I’m giddy for you!!!
October 25th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Hi Dane,
just bought your book.
I want to say thank you. This is real special stuff you produced. I got a word for it . Juicy. Anyway I am off to apply MY Interpretation of your material.
I would love to hear your comment on this. It is that the first level of outsourcing is amonst ourselves and the hierarchy of the established training circuits are not the only way.
To put it in a nutshell the first level of outsourcing is friendship and co-operatives amongst ourselves to get the infrastructure in place to do the important stuff. Dane can you email me at ronan-at-ronanphoto.com I have a question I wish to ask you in private.
Ronan
October 26th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I bet this is JUST the beginning……
October 31st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Hey Dana!
Read this story, loved it, and actually pitched it to another blogger who was working on a story around great Twitter moments. I sent him your blog address, but he got about 70 responses and didn’t pick yours. (Whatever!) Anyway, thought you’d be interested in reading his post today at http://mashable.com/2008/10/31/great-twitter-moments/
Maybe next time! Know I was thinking of you…
L
November 1st, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Dane…my friend…have to say that as much as I was looking forward to this morning, it was twice as nice to have you there! Your enthusiasm for the industry and for leading is contagious…it has been great to follow your success for the past 5 or so years. I’m finally done digging out from NYC and have dug up the video of Seth and YOU! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptBYsd3dM6k everyone needs to see this and see how Dane is beaming :)
Best of luck in everything you do and to the power of Twitter!!
November 1st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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November 1st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
i heart twitter (& dane, of course)
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:40 pm
That is a great story Dane! You should post an twurl to it over at the Triiibe of Twitterers discussion so that we can pass it around. Tag related tweets #triiibes
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June 24th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Love this article!
My dream…to have Seth endorse our Social Media site http://www.truemanity.com
Obviously your are on Triiibes and I will invite you…if you are not a friend already.
Zee