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Oct 2, 2018

Episode: #50 John Lee Dumas on building a podcast that ignites your listeners passion

Who: John Lee Dumas is one of my favourite podcast hosts. He is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award-winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs every Monday and drops value bombs every Thursday. With over 2000 episodes, 1.3 million listens every month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started. Visit EOFire.com to set YOUR Entrepreneurial journey ON FIRE!

 

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What we cover

  • What podcasting is and how do you know if it is for you
  • How he keeps things going forward and avoiding burning out
  • Tips on how to manage tasks
  • How does JLD prep for each guest and how his approach to the guests which may sound counter-intuitive but is actually really smart?!
  • How JLD helped me fix a big problem I had on the site!
  • How JLD conducts such quality interviews 
  • Are there any real reasons why you should wait before starting your own podcast?
  • The interviews he is most proud of 
  • What he wants everyone listening to remember and take from this interview
  • And so much more

 

Some things to reflect on

 

  • People who succeed tend to have one big idea and go all in
  • It needs to be something that you are passionate about to succeed, to keep motivated and moving forward
  • Batching is a great method to get work done
  • Be creative and take rests; you need both to succeed 
  • No style is perfect or the 'right way', but you need to enjoy it and go for it
  • Commit to it and see how you feel after 30 days and then review - great advice that can be applied to anything!
  • How can you make your podcast different to all the other podcasts out there
  • What an unusual fact about JLD is and how you can watch footage of it
  • How can you provide great value to your listeners?
 

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