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279: Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business

With Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income

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What can I say about today’s guest but that he’s one of the nicest (and most successful) guys you’ll ever meet.

In other words, Pat Flynn is proof positive that the saying nice guys finish last is a myth.

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In his latest book Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business, Pat outlines what it takes to turn followers, subscribers, and customers into Superfans.

People don’t become superfans the moment they find you, Pat says. They become superfans because of the magical moments you create for them over time.

His new book will show you how. Click below to join our conversation now, or keep scrolling for a summary.

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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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276: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader

With former Amazon Executive John Rossman

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If you run a business, at one point or another you’ve probably said to yourself when facing some obstacle ahead of you, “What would Amazon do if they were in this situation?”

Or maybe, “What would Jeff Bezos do?”

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One person who is uniquely qualified to answer that question is my guest on the show today, John Rossman.

He is a former executive at Amazon and was responsible for launching and scaling Amazon Marketplace, which now accounts for more than half of all sales at Amazon.com.

He previously wrote The Amazon Way, and this year published a brand new book. It’s called Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader.

To gain incredible insights on how one of the world’s largest and most successful companies thinks and operates, check out today’s interview.

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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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