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208: How to Stay In Love With Your Entrepreneur

Featuring Start, Love, Repeat author Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

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If you are an entrepreneur – whether you’ve launched a company, a lifestyle business, or are working as a freelancer – or you’re the person married to one, today’s episode is one you do not want to miss.

My special guest today is Dorcas Cheng-Tozun and she has over a decade’s worth of experience living life with an entrepreneur, including all the ups and downs that go with it.

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In her new book Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your Entrepreneur in This Crazy Startup World, as well as in today’s episode, Dorcas is transparent in regard to her own journey and isn’t afraid to share what she and her husband Ned, founder of d.light, have learned from their mistakes.

I have to say that I found both my conversation with Dorcas, and reading her book, quite refreshing. I think you will too.

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207: How to Take Your Startup From Idea to Empire

With author and Inc. columnist Colleen DeBaise

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You no doubt know that I read. Like, a lot. At least a book a week anyway.

You may not know, however, that I spend time not just reading books, but also a handful of trusted sources in the magazine world.

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My favorites include Success, Wired, Fast Company and Inc.

Today’s guest, in fact, is a contributing editor at Inc. magazine, as well as a podcast host (The Story Exchange). She authored The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook and the book being featured today.

That one is called, Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire.

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Episode #193: The Best Book I’ve Read This Year

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

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If you’re anything like me, you enjoy reading business and personal growth-type books because you understand the value of lifelong learning. You’re dedicated to your personal and professional growth.

I shudder to think that much of my 20s was spent spinning my wheels as I put a halt to learning.

Really.

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I remember thinking when I left college, “Awesome. All the learning is done. So glad I don’t have to do that anymore!”

School basically succeeded in teaching me not to enjoy the process. So much so I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

Now? Well, you know the story. I read at least a book a week. Not because I have to, but because I enjoy it.

In fact, it was setting a goal of reading regularly that eventually lead to me launching Read to Lead. I was reading a book a week anyway. Why not share the process with everyone else? 🙂

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Episode #191: How to Lead with Gratitude

With Ambition author Seth Buechley

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I first met today’s guest just about two months ago at a conference in my hometown of Nashville.

Little did I know that our lunch together would turn into an ongoing discussion that would lead to learning more about his amazing life, business, and book, a conversation that would eventually lead me to invite him to sit in the guest chair.

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Seth will be the first to admit he’s made mistakes. He holds nothing back as many of them are front and center inside his book.

But he’s also been a super successful businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He even helped one company grow to nearly 60 million dollars in revenue before selling it.

He now consults companies all over the US, helping leaders learn the lessons he’s gleaned over the years, many of them the hard way. At the center of it all is GRATITUDE, he says.

In fact, his book called is called Ambition: Leading with Gratitude. I think you’re going to love it.

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Episode #189: How to Monetize Your Expertise

With Entrepreneurial You author Dorie Clark

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When you look at her body of work, there seem to be few things she hasn’t done. It’s one of the many things I like about her.

In addition to authoring what is now her third book, and the one we’ll dive into today, Dorie Clark has done something few have been brave enough to try. Taking the comedy stage on an open mic night.

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Not only that, she’s credited with serving as executive producer on a multiple Grammy-winning jazz album and, oh yeah, is a former presidential campaign spokeswoman, and teaches at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Impressed yet? I’m just getting started actually.

You might also recall she’s been with us once before. That was to talk about her book Stand Out, a book that was named the number one Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine, one of the Top 10 Business Books of the Year by Forbes and was a Washington Post bestseller.

Her latest is a book called Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive.

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