The Solopreneur Hour Podcast - First 50 Episodes

Greetings, and welcome to episode 8.  Make sure you grab your free resource guide from the form above.  Onto the guest! Find David at https://getstirredup.com Check out Cereality, which David and his partner Rick created: David Roth is a serial entrepreneur.  Yes…I said entrepreneur. He starts companies and sells them. He is a brand leader and visionary, and what he has to say in this episode will change your life.  Tools and techniques from the biggest brands in the world work just as well for your and your solopreneurial ventures.  Get your notebook out for this one. David has a Masters degree from Harvard, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music.  He’s been featured on CNN, the Today Show, and more media outlets than you can shake a stick at.  This is one smart dude. David was essentially born an entrepreneur.  It ran in the family. His dad owned a very successful mattress company when he was a kid, only to see it burn to the ground.  Overcoming adversity is rarely a detractor for an entrepreneur…we learn the lesson and move on. We had an awesome chat, including what it was like to have this killer education and a great job, but feel completely unfulfilled.  Find out how he lives by the credo “I’m Going to Invent My Life”, and what he did that would make most people envious. He’s an action taker…he knows what he wants, and makes it happen. Remember, we are 100% Responsible For Our Own Happiness! When you listen to this episode, pay special attention to the fact that, even though he’s speaking of entrepreneurship, how relevant and parallel it is to what we do as solopreneurs.  Someone asked me on Facebook if I could outline the steps to becoming a solopreneur…well, they are in this show! Learn why David doesn’t think any new venture can be measured as a success or failure, and why he believes there’s always a lesson in every action. We talk extensively about The Four Key Points of Innovation, which you can dig into more detail at https://getstirredup.com * The Brand Serves as the outline. * The Experience Delivers the Results * The Conversation Sustains the Promise * The Idea Stewards are Visible and Vigilant Bring who you are, to what you do.   Be transparent.  Be honest.  It makes you more relatable.  To get “beyond” SELF-DOUBT, Act “As If”.  When someone tells you it can’t be done…act as if it can, and has been.  Some Relevant Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcJ7pv0YyXA https://getstirredup.com/our-innovation-branded.php https://getstirredup.com/our-thinking.php Wasn’t David Awesome? Show him some Twitter love by clicking this link. 

Find Cliff at http://www.podcastanswerman.com Back home in sunny San Diego, I have a great chat with the podcast guru himself, Mr. Cliff Ravenscraft.  Now, before you go thinking this is going to be all about creating a podcast…think again. Cliff was a successful insurance salesman in the family business when he decided to leave the comforts of a 9-5 job and do something he was truly passionate about. Listen in as we talk about his transition, and how he manages to balance a family of 5, his workaholic tendencies, and his need to “give back”. We touched on a few things on the show…here are a couple highlights: I just spent the week at David Wood’s (Host of http://thekickasslife.com) house, and he and his family do a daily ritual that I love, and that we can all integrate into our lives.  Whoever is sitting at the dinner table has to do this: * Name 2 things you’re grateful for from that day * Name 1 thing you were good at today * Name 1 thing you’re looking forward to. They do that every single day, and it’s such a great way to stay connected to the important things. A few links: mashable.com macstories.net Your FREE audiobook Thanks Cliff! Let Cliff know he knocked it out of the park by clicking this link and sending a tweet! Remember…your passion is that thing that you can talk about for hours.  It’s time to cash in on your passion! See you next time. m

Find Cliff at https://www.podcastanswerman.com Back home in sunny San Diego, I have a great chat with the podcast guru himself, Mr. Cliff Ravenscraft.  Now, before you go thinking this is going to be all about creating a podcast…think again. Cliff was a successful insurance salesman in the family business when he decided to leave the comforts of a 9-5 job and do something he was truly passionate about. Listen in as we talk about his transition, and how he manages to balance a family of 5, his workaholic tendencies, and his need to “give back”. We touched on a few things on the show…here are a couple highlights: I just spent the week at David Wood’s (Host of https://thekickasslife.com) house, and he and his family do a daily ritual that I love, and that we can all integrate into our lives.  Whoever is sitting at the dinner table has to do this: * Name 2 things you’re grateful for from that day * Name 1 thing you were good at today * Name 1 thing you’re looking forward to. They do that every single day, and it’s such a great way to stay connected to the important things. A few links: mashable.com macstories.net Your FREE audiobook Thanks Cliff! Let Cliff know he knocked it out of the park by clicking this link and sending a tweet! Remember…your passion is that thing that you can talk about for hours.  It’s time to cash in on your passion! See you next time. m

First things first, find David at http://www.thekickasslife.com Recording from The Kickass Life podcast studio in beautiful Kelowna, BC Canada, I get to spend (a little more than) an hour with my “Friendtor”, David Wood.  David has led an amazingly fascinating life, and we dig not only into his history, but how he’s really transformed his life into something most people would consider Kickass! Learn how traveling makes you “grow up”, and how to become fearless.  Find out the best place to sleep if you’re traveling alone in a town where you don’t know anyone.  Learn what you should do DAY ONE on your travel adventure. The key to traveling is the same key in business:  Deep Immediate Connection and Communication. Learn the strategy of traveling the world and living the life of your dreams, without spending a lot of money. We then moved into speaking, and what it’s like to command an audience of thousands, and be silent.  David follows (and teaches) a template for speaking to large audiences. We also chatted about living in “full range” and what that means. How a car payment can be the worst possible investment to make if you’re trying to get ahead in life, and detaching from “stuff” can be insanely gratifying. All in all, it was an inspiring hour to spend with one of the most successful, down to earth entrepreneurs in the land.  This is time well spent.  Some really useful links we chatted about on the show: World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms: WWOOF Couchsurfing.org thekickasslife.com Network Marketing Mythbuster If you’re looking to research a network marketing company, I consult with many of them doing social media training. Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask on the contact form if you’re interested in connecting with one that’s a great fit for you. Books: Get your FREE audiobook download! The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated) Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Thank David! Wasn’t David awesome?  Thank him by clicking this and sending him a tweet. Then pop over to The Kickass Life Facebook page and give it a “like”.  Don’t forget to say hello and tell him how you found him! And help us!  As always, your ratings and reviews are what keep us in the visibility in iTunes.  If you haven’t taken (literally 2 minutes) to complete this important step for the show, would you mind?

First things first, find David at https://www.thekickasslife.com Recording from The Kickass Life podcast studio in beautiful Kelowna, BC Canada, I get to spend (a little more than) an hour with my “Friendtor”, David Wood.  David has led an amazingly fascinating life, and we dig not only into his history, but how he’s really transformed his life into something most people would consider Kickass! Learn how traveling makes you “grow up”, and how to become fearless.  Find out the best place to sleep if you’re traveling alone in a town where you don’t know anyone.  Learn what you should do DAY ONE on your travel adventure. The key to traveling is the same key in business:  Deep Immediate Connection and Communication. Learn the strategy of traveling the world and living the life of your dreams, without spending a lot of money. We then moved into speaking, and what it’s like to command an audience of thousands, and be silent.  David follows (and teaches) a template for speaking to large audiences. We also chatted about living in “full range” and what that means. How a car payment can be the worst possible investment to make if you’re trying to get ahead in life, and detaching from “stuff” can be insanely gratifying. All in all, it was an inspiring hour to spend with one of the most successful, down to earth entrepreneurs in the land.  This is time well spent.  Some really useful links we chatted about on the show: World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms: WWOOF Couchsurfing.org thekickasslife.com Network Marketing Mythbuster If you’re looking to research a network marketing company, I consult with many of them doing social media training. Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask on the contact form if you’re interested in connecting with one that’s a great fit for you. Books: Get your FREE audiobook download! The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated) Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Thank David! Wasn’t David awesome?  Thank him by clicking this and sending him a tweet. Then pop over to The Kickass Life Facebook page and give it a “like”.  Don’t forget to say hello and tell him how you found him! And help us!  As always, your ratings and reviews are what keep us in the visibility in iTunes.  If you haven’t taken (literally 2 minutes) to complete this important step for the show, would you mind?

Harry Smith went from working as a warehouse guy at Costco to landing on the cover of Forbes Magazine, in a matter of months.  Learn what it was like to be in the middle of the dot com boom in the 90’s, and how quickly people’s lives changed. Harry and I met at a casual bike ride in San Diego, and his story was so fascinating, that I had to get him on the show.  He’ll be on multiple times, because we just scratched the surface with this chat! Thanks again to everyone for the awesome iTunes reviews and ratings.  They are making a huge difference! Have you done yours yet? https://solopreneurhour.com/subscribe Remember, any books we chat about on the show, if there’s an audio version, you can get it for FREE from Audible, just by clicking this link:  http://solohourbook.com Do you want to be called #soloists?  Weigh in on Twitter & Facebook and let me know. Useful Links from This Episode: odesk.com Kickstarter Shark Tank Tim Charron – My musician buddy.   Books: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The Secret The Science of Getting Rich StrengthsFinder 2.0 iPhone Apps: Waze app (the best iphone app ever, in my opinion…especially if you commute) Uber App    

Harry Smith went from working as a warehouse guy at Costco to landing on the cover of Forbes Magazine, in a matter of months.  Learn what it was like to be in the middle of the dot com boom in the 90’s, and how quickly people’s lives changed. Harry and I met at a casual bike ride in San Diego, and his story was so fascinating, that I had to get him on the show.  He’ll be on multiple times, because we just scratched the surface with this chat! Thanks again to everyone for the awesome iTunes reviews and ratings.  They are making a huge difference! Have you done yours yet? https://solopreneurhour.com/subscribe Remember, any books we chat about on the show, if there’s an audio version, you can get it for FREE from Audible, just by clicking this link:  https://solohourbook.com Do you want to be called #soloists?  Weigh in on Twitter & Facebook and let me know. Useful Links from This Episode: odesk.com Kickstarter Shark Tank Tim Charron – My musician buddy.   Books: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The Secret The Science of Getting Rich StrengthsFinder 2.0 iPhone Apps: Waze app (the best iphone app ever, in my opinion…especially if you commute) Uber App    

Today I sit with great friend Cory Michelle (of CoryMichelle.us) who teaches her students to become a super-entrepreneur using their intuition, natural gifts, energy, magic, manifestation, co-creating their JUICY life and business with the Universe. Cory was a student athlete, and we chat about how athletics can really shape the solopreneur  mindset.  We talk about how to live life “juicy”, how Cory formed a KILLER networking group in Denver,and the huge shift for her to really explode her business and her personal life. Learn about the habits of successful solopreneurs, what a day in the life of a successful solopreneur looks like, how outsourcing affects your business, and the “franchise” model illustrated by the E-Myth Revisited. Learn about her amazing workshop in SoCal:  5 days to change your life in Orange County http://www.accessconsciousness.com/fac_detail.asp?mid=275 You’ll learn: * How fear paralyzes you * To start acknowledging what you’re good at * What sports can teach you about being a solopreneur Making Lists: * Make a list of everything you procrastinate with your personal life and business * Make a list of everything you love Fantastic  Book: Get Your Free Audio version at Audible.com! Print version: How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over   

Today I sit with great friend Cory Michelle (of CoryMichelle.us) who teaches her students to become a super-entrepreneur using their intuition, natural gifts, energy, magic, manifestation, co-creating their JUICY life and business with the Universe. Cory was a student athlete, and we chat about how athletics can really shape the solopreneur  mindset.  We talk about how to live life “juicy”, how Cory formed a KILLER networking group in Denver,and the huge shift for her to really explode her business and her personal life. Learn about the habits of successful solopreneurs, what a day in the life of a successful solopreneur looks like, how outsourcing affects your business, and the “franchise” model illustrated by the E-Myth Revisited. Learn about her amazing workshop in SoCal:  5 days to change your life in Orange County https://www.accessconsciousness.com/fac_detail.asp?mid=275 You’ll learn: * How fear paralyzes you * To start acknowledging what you’re good at * What sports can teach you about being a solopreneur Making Lists: * Make a list of everything you procrastinate with your personal life and business * Make a list of everything you love Fantastic  Book: Get Your Free Audio version at Audible.com! Print version: How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over   

Today I have a great and candid conversation with Chris and Lori Harder. They are a network marketing power couple that has made over a million dollars over the last couple of years in their company.  Hear the names Lori was called when she was a pudgy kid…far removed from winning Ms. Bikini Universe and gracing 3 Covers of Oxygen Magazine! Study what you want to achieve.  If you have an idea for a business, or how you might expand your current skillsets into a solopreneurial business, search online for the websites and forums of people doing what you want to do.  Find out how Chris was “Fake Employable” Discover how you can get a hand-puppet video for 5 bucks on Fiverr. Chris’ “scary moment” was leaving his stable, well-paying job to join a network marketing company. Don’t be afraid of doing multiple things, and trying different things out.  It’s ok if you fail.  In fact, you probably will.  That’s a good thing! Check out http://busygirlhealthylife.com and reach out to Lori & Chris if you want to get fit! Here’s a handy spot for links mentioned on the show: Chris & Lori Harder- http://www.busygirlhealthylife.com Fiverr- http://fiverr.com Lift App – https://lift.do/ StrengthsFinder 2.0– If you need to figure out your path in your life, or in your career, this is the best book I’ve read for that. Joe Bike – http://joe-bike.com Finally, I have a small (but important) request: This is a brand new show.  So, I’ve got zero clout in the world right now.  It takes a bunch of work to bring something like this to fruition.  And the work is really fun.  As my dad would have said “it beats digging ditches”.  Tru dat. Right now, my biggest asset is ratings and reviews on iTunes.  When iTunes sees that a show is getting good ratings and reviews, it puts them into the “New & Noteworthy” section, and a brand new show can get lots of traction. So, if you wouldn’t mind, would you please visit http://solohour.com/subscribe and leave me a nice rating and review?  If you leave a nice review, I’ll thank you on the show, and you’ll be forever famous. One more thing…if you think it’s valuable, if you could share this page on Facebook or Twitter, it would mean a ton to me as well. Thanks so much, and I’m looking forward to hearing your comments about this show below. Michael  

Today I have a great and candid conversation with Chris and Lori Harder. They are a network marketing power couple that has made over a million dollars over the last couple of years in their company.  Hear the names Lori was called when she was a pudgy kid…far removed from winning Ms. Bikini Universe and gracing 3 Covers of Oxygen Magazine! Study what you want to achieve.  If you have an idea for a business, or how you might expand your current skillsets into a solopreneurial business, search online for the websites and forums of people doing what you want to do.  Find out how Chris was “Fake Employable” Discover how you can get a hand-puppet video for 5 bucks on Fiverr. Chris’ “scary moment” was leaving his stable, well-paying job to join a network marketing company. Don’t be afraid of doing multiple things, and trying different things out.  It’s ok if you fail.  In fact, you probably will.  That’s a good thing! Check out https://busygirlhealthylife.com and reach out to Lori & Chris if you want to get fit! Here’s a handy spot for links mentioned on the show: Chris & Lori Harder- https://www.busygirlhealthylife.com Fiverr- https://fiverr.com Lift App – https://lift.do/ StrengthsFinder 2.0– If you need to figure out your path in your life, or in your career, this is the best book I’ve read for that. Joe Bike – https://joe-bike.com Finally, I have a small (but important) request: This is a brand new show.  So, I’ve got zero clout in the world right now.  It takes a bunch of work to bring something like this to fruition.  And the work is really fun.  As my dad would have said “it beats digging ditches”.  Tru dat. Right now, my biggest asset is ratings and reviews on iTunes.  When iTunes sees that a show is getting good ratings and reviews, it puts them into the “New & Noteworthy” section, and a brand new show can get lots of traction. So, if you wouldn’t mind, would you please visit https://solohour.com/subscribe and leave me a nice rating and review?  If you leave a nice review, I’ll thank you on the show, and you’ll be forever famous. One more thing…if you think it’s valuable, if you could share this page on Facebook or Twitter, it would mean a ton to me as well. Thanks so much, and I’m looking forward to hearing your comments about this show below. Michael  

Internet Marketing Guruette Dawn Marrs (http://dawnmarrs.com) and Michael hang out on The Solopreneur Hour and talk about how to leave your corporate job, what path to choose for your new career after you “fire your boss”, some great resources to get you started thinking in the right way, the 5 books every solopreneur should read, and more! Great Web Resources To Learn From: Internet Marketing, Podcasting, Affiliate Marketing:  Pat Flynn & SmartPassiveIncome.com Social Media Training for Solopreneurs: http://itsaboutsocial.com/offer Dawn’s Great FREE Webinar: How To Make Your First $350 Online, Without Spending Any Money: http://www.dawnmarrs.com/freewebinar Video Genesis: http://videogenesis.com/ If You Want To Learn More About Network Marketing, drop me a line with the contact form.  Great Podcast To Listen To About Rethinking Money: http://thekickasslife.com/gregreid Books * Rich Dad, Poor Dad & The Cash Flow Quadrant – Robert Kiyosaki – Defines “wealth”, and shows you the value of passive income and cash flow. Read these two books first. * The Four Hour Workweek – Timothy Ferriss – How to create and test a “muse”, an an overall excellent source of how to live like a millionaire without being one. Required reading for anyone wanting to start an online business. This book is a complete game-changer. * The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It – Dispels the myths about owning your own business, and helps point you in the right direction about how to set up your new company. * StrengthsFinder 2.0– If you need to figure out your path in your life, or in your career, this is the best book I’ve read for that. * Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion – Honorable mention.  Learn how to act and how to leverage your passion with social media.  Garyvee is a monster! Get Your FREE Audio Book from Audible.com

Internet Marketing Guruette Dawn Marrs (https://dawnmarrs.com) and Michael hang out on The Solopreneur Hour and talk about how to leave your corporate job, what path to choose for your new career after you “fire your boss”, some great resources to get you started thinking in the right way, the 5 books every solopreneur should read, and more! Great Web Resources To Learn From: Internet Marketing, Podcasting, Affiliate Marketing:  Pat Flynn & SmartPassiveIncome.com Social Media Training for Solopreneurs: https://itsaboutsocial.com/offer Dawn’s Great FREE Webinar: How To Make Your First $350 Online, Without Spending Any Money: https://www.dawnmarrs.com/freewebinar Video Genesis: https://videogenesis.com/ If You Want To Learn More About Network Marketing, drop me a line with the contact form.  Great Podcast To Listen To About Rethinking Money: https://thekickasslife.com/gregreid Books * Rich Dad, Poor Dad & The Cash Flow Quadrant – Robert Kiyosaki – Defines “wealth”, and shows you the value of passive income and cash flow. Read these two books first. * The Four Hour Workweek – Timothy Ferriss – How to create and test a “muse”, an an overall excellent source of how to live like a millionaire without being one. Required reading for anyone wanting to start an online business. This book is a complete game-changer. * The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It – Dispels the myths about owning your own business, and helps point you in the right direction about how to set up your new company. * StrengthsFinder 2.0– If you need to figure out your path in your life, or in your career, this is the best book I’ve read for that. * Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion – Honorable mention.  Learn how to act and how to leverage your passion with social media.  Garyvee is a monster! Get Your FREE Audio Book from Audible.com

The Solopreneur Hour is an audio podcast hosted by The Kickass Life Producer Michael O’Neal that will interview (and co-host with) the best and brightest solopreneurs from all walks of life, including network marketing, internet marketing, music, fitness, actors, comedians, and more.  These people are not only standouts in their industries, but they’ve put an entrepreneurial spin and “zagged” while everyone else zigged.  Our mission is to take you through their journey, give you actionable steps and actions to help you with your ventures, and inspire you to take massive action.   Hopefully we’ll have a few laughs along the way. We share practical steps and tools, including books, smartphone apps, websites, training courses, strategies and stories that will support you every step of the way. Instead of giving the same interview you’ve heard 100 times, we invite our guests to be co-hosts, and have a casual but insightful conversation about success, just like you would at a restaurant or a bar.  It’s that down-to-earth, practical conversation that lets our listeners know that we are all the same…just at different stages of our journey. Our first guest is none other than the podcast juggernaut himself, Mr. John Lee Dumas.  Many of you have heard his story. (If not, catch up with him at http://eofire.com/about)  His podcast is not even a year old yet, and his downloads per month are over 300,000! He’s taken a brand-new-to-him medium and turned it into a six figure income in a few short months. Since this is show #1, during our chat we talked a bit about how this podcast came to be, and the journey I’ve been through myself.  I’m going to go deeper into it in episode #2, but it’s been an amazing ride for the last 4 years…starting from only $14 left in my bank account, to this. We talked about how John got his start, leveraging his experience with the military, combined with some great lessons from The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, to “batch” the tasks he needs to do every day to be a successful entrepreneur. We also talked about a game changer of a book (for both of us), called “The e-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber.  We both had a profound career change because of that book. John explained the concept of Parkinson’s Law:  work expands to fill the time available for its completion – means that if you give yourself a week to complete a two hour task, then (psychologically speaking) the task will increase in complexity and become more daunting so as to fill that week. We then got into a great conversation about creating and leveraging relationships.  How important building relationships to the right people in your niche are.  In fact, if there’s any nugget to take from this show, it’s this: Surround yourself with success.  If you want to be successful at “xyz”, then work to establish relationships with people that are successful at “xyz”.  John mentioned how instrumental Jaime Tardy (http://eventualmillionaire.com/) and Cliff Ravenscraft (http://podcastanswerman.com) were in helping him develop a winning strategy to start his show. And it’s worth nothing…he had his naysayers.  Have a listen to find out how he handled being told “There’s no way you can do a show 7 days a week!”. Finally, we talked about his killer program “Fire Nation Elite”.  Talk about a killer deal! If you want to surround yourself with success, have a look at http://www.entrepreneuronfire.com/FireNationElite/ and see if it’s a good fit for you.  He’s got very limited space for this incredible program, so don’t wait.

The Solopreneur Hour is an audio podcast hosted by The Kickass Life Producer Michael O’Neal that will interview (and co-host with) the best and brightest solopreneurs from all walks of life, including network marketing, internet marketing, music, fitness, actors, comedians, and more.  These people are not only standouts in their industries, but they’ve put an entrepreneurial spin and “zagged” while everyone else zigged.  Our mission is to take you through their journey, give you actionable steps and actions to help you with your ventures, and inspire you to take massive action.   Hopefully we’ll have a few laughs along the way. We share practical steps and tools, including books, smartphone apps, websites, training courses, strategies and stories that will support you every step of the way. Instead of giving the same interview you’ve heard 100 times, we invite our guests to be co-hosts, and have a casual but insightful conversation about success, just like you would at a restaurant or a bar.  It’s that down-to-earth, practical conversation that lets our listeners know that we are all the same…just at different stages of our journey. Our first guest is none other than the podcast juggernaut himself, Mr. John Lee Dumas.  Many of you have heard his story. (If not, catch up with him at https://eofire.com/about)  His podcast is not even a year old yet, and his downloads per month are over 300,000! He’s taken a brand-new-to-him medium and turned it into a six figure income in a few short months. Since this is show #1, during our chat we talked a bit about how this podcast came to be, and the journey I’ve been through myself.  I’m going to go deeper into it in episode #2, but it’s been an amazing ride for the last 4 years…starting from only $14 left in my bank account, to this. We talked about how John got his start, leveraging his experience with the military, combined with some great lessons from The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, to “batch” the tasks he needs to do every day to be a successful entrepreneur. We also talked about a game changer of a book (for both of us), called “The e-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber.  We both had a profound career change because of that book. John explained the concept of Parkinson’s Law:  work expands to fill the time available for its completion – means that if you give yourself a week to complete a two hour task, then (psychologically speaking) the task will increase in complexity and become more daunting so as to fill that week. We then got into a great conversation about creating and leveraging relationships.  How important building relationships to the right people in your niche are.  In fact, if there’s any nugget to take from this show, it’s this: Surround yourself with success.  If you want to be successful at “xyz”, then work to establish relationships with people that are successful at “xyz”.  John mentioned how instrumental Jaime Tardy (https://eventualmillionaire.com/) and Cliff Ravenscraft (https://podcastanswerman.com) were in helping him develop a winning strategy to start his show. And it’s worth nothing…he had his naysayers.  Have a listen to find out how he handled being told “There’s no way you can do a show 7 days a week!”. Finally, we talked about his killer program “Fire Nation Elite”.  Talk about a killer deal! If you want to surround yourself with success, have a look at https://www.entrepreneuronfire.com/FireNationElite/ and see if it’s a good fit for you.  He’s got very limited space for this incredible program, so don’t wait.