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 #003: Entrepreneur on Fire host John Lee Dumas on the Power of Podcasting

john-lee-dumasJohn hosts a 7-day-a-week podcast. I know, crazy right? Each day on his show, John welcomes a successful and inspiring entrepreneur to share their unique journey.

Entrepreneur on Fire currently enjoys over 200,000 unique downloads every month in 145 countries. And just think, it didn’t even exist a year ago.

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In this episode John shares, among other things:

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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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Episode #000: An Introduction to the Read to Lead Podcast

read to lead solid gold 1It’s finally here!  The Read to Lead Podcast has launched. Thanks for taking an interest in this project.

This initial episode is intended to acclimate you to what can be expected week in and week out. Because of that, it will be short (about 7 1/2 minutes). Most of the episodes I’ve recorded so far are in the 35 minute range.  To listen to the introductory episode, just click the play button below.

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There’ll be a new episode each Tuesday. However, at launch, you have access to the first three episodes in addition to this introduction. Those include conversations with New York Times best-selling author Dan Miller, author Robert D. Smith and author and podcaster John Lee Dumas (Entrepreneur on Fire).

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