Episode #008: Richard Shell, author of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success

g-richard-shellWhat is success to you? Where do your ideas and opinions on success come from? Are they your own, or are you striving to achieve someone else’s idea of what success is for you?

In today’s episode, we chat with author G. Richard Shell from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

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Episode #007: Pat Flynn, author of Let Go and the man behind Smart Passive Income

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The first time I heard the name Pat Flynn (just a few months ago) he came up three times in a single week. There was a friend, a blog and a podcast all referencing this guy. I had to find out who he was and why he was so important.

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If there was ever the perfect example of an individual honestly and ethically making his own way on the internet – employment be damned – Pat was it. A more personable, down-to-earth guy you’ll never meet.

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Episode #004: Jeff Goins on Successfully Building a Platform

jeff-goinsIn January 2011, Jeff decided to begin a new blog. Something he’d done a few times before, but this time it was different.

Jeff decided, instead of chasing an audience, to go all in. He began by writing a blog post every day for a year.

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This consistent pattern started a snowball that would lead to 50,000 readers and over 10,000 subscribers by the end of the year.

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Episode #002: Robert D. Smith, author of 20,000 Days and Counting

555015_336639603114413_197272377_nHow many days have you been alive? Do you know? Have you ever thought about your life in anything other than years?

Robert D. Smith had an epiphany one day upon realizing that he was just about a month from reaching 20,000 days on this earth.

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This realization caused him to spend 2 days away from all the distractions of life in order to reflect on the next 20,000.  While Robert didn’t plan it this way, the book 20,000 Days and Counting: The Crash Course for Mastering Your Life Right Now came out of that time of reflection.

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Episode #001: New York Times Best-Selling Author Dan Miller

Dan MillerDan Miller is a hero of mine, and not just because he agreed to be the first guest on the podcast. We’re kindred spirits of sorts, what with our mutual passion for reading, as you’ll hear in this inaugural episode.

Dan says that if he ever stops learning, “just dig a hole and push me in. Because I’m of no use to anybody.”

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In this episode, Dan shares about:

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