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281: How You Too Can Find a Business Within You

With Kajabi co-founder Travis Rosser

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For the last six years, I’ve worked for myself. The transition wasn’t planned, per se, but was long overdue.

I’d desired to do my own thing for such a long time but had allowed myself to get complacent because I had a “safe and secure” job.

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There is no “safe and secure” when working for someone else. The sooner you realize that the better off your life will be.

It’s also one of the many reasons I am excited to chat with the co-founder of Kajabi, Travis Rosser.

Last year, Travis released the book You Inc.: The Step by Step Guide to Finding a Business Within You.

If you have even a hint of entrepreneurial spirit within you, you owe it to yourself to listen to this.

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278: How to Become the Leader You Would Follow

With author Scott Jeffrey Miller

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More than in recent memory, I have a ton in common with today’s guest on Read to Lead.

That’s the fact that we both have learned many valuable leadership lessons the hard way.

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His name is Scott Jeffrey Miller of FranklinCovey, and his new book is called Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow.

I saw my past self (thankfully) in so much of what Scott writes regarding his past leadership mistakes.

It’s an incredibly useful book for leaders, particularly Challenge 12 on leading difficult conversations, and one I read cover to cover.

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277: How to Succeed in a Project Driven World

With Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

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Today’s show and guest is the result of an introduction by another, much-loved guest.

This former guest is Dorie Clark. Dorie has appeared on Read to Lead twice before.

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Recently, though, she introduced me to the man who sits in the guest chair today. His name is Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez.

Antonio is the world’s champion in project management, recognized by Thinkers50 with the prestigious award “Ideas into Practice”.

He is also the creator of concepts such as the Hierarchy of Purpose, featured by Harvard Business Review, arguing that projects are the lingua franca of the business and personal worlds from the C-suite to managing your career or relationships.

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275: Get Better Work, Take More Time Off, and Finance the Life You Want in the Gig Economy

With Diane Mulcahy

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If you’ve followed me even for a few months, you probably know that one of my favorite topics is the changing world of work.

In fact, in late April, I hosted an online conference called the Boss-Free Virtual Summit, an event whose purpose was to help as many as possible discover all that is available to them in the non-traditional work world.

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One speaker you might say I totally missed out on having at the summit is today’s podcast guest, Diane Mulcahy.

Why? Well, her most recent book, released in 2016, is exactly the kind of book designed to help the person I described above.

It’s called The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want.

Diane even teaches an MBA-level course on this very topic at Babson College. In fact, the exercises at the end of each chapter are just like the ones she assigns her students. This book is well worth your time, especially if you hope to be ready for the future of work.

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Encore Episode: 5 Killer Books on Public Speaking and Effective Communication

Featuring Alan Alda, Michael Port, and more!

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As I take some time off to visit with family, I decided to create this special encore episode just for you.

If you’re new or relatively new to the podcast, chances are good you’ve not experienced Episode #200 before. And if you’ve missed Episode #200, you’re even less likely to have heard the five interviews featured in it.

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These five interviews just happen to be among my all-time favorites, and not just because they include discussions on one of my favorite topics.

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