MYST 37: The FIRST Trevitorial!

_John Lee Dumas High Res
If you want to be, do! It’s just that simple!

Monday’s guest, John Lee Dumas, provides the spark for today’s show topic. It is a good one! If you have ever thought about starting something, you NEED this episode.

John Lee Dumas, and his remarkable daily business podcast, can be found at Entrepreneur On Fire.

But with this episode, I mark the first major changes to the show. I am bringing in a new intro and outro, featuring the phenomenal voiceover work of Matt Young. And this is the first “Trevitorial”. My wife says that I am a gifted and natural speaker. (Okay, that’s not exactly the words she uses, but I am sure that is what she means!) Her term for what I do (all too often) is that I “give a Trevitorial.” It is a combination of my thoughts, opinions, ideas and suggestions, but grounded in some rational and reasonable theories and common sense beliefs.

It is me, climbing on a soap box, for all to here. But…and this is important…I have a purpose for my Trevitorial. I don’t ramble. I speak to a single topic, and as before, it will usually be a lesson that a previous guest brought up in their interview.

I hope you find these shows to be information, energetic and fun. With these shows, I am giving you a chance to see the real me. I mention in the show that my “booster” shows were “overthought” and “hesitant.” I was trying to be diplomatic and keep all people happy. But that doesn’t work. For this show to work, I need two things. I need dxciting and informative guests on Monday, where I let them carry the show on the power of their voice. And I need Thursdays to be where I take the reins and let me share myself with you. Because I will share my successes and challenges in these shows. I have had great successes, but, wow, I have paid the penalty of hesitation and fear in the past. I don’t want you to do what I did!

Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voiceover work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods.

He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog.

Music by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com

MYST 36: John Lee Dumas: Persistence, Passion and Knowing “Jimmy”

John is always on fire!
John is always on fire!

John Lee Dumas is one of the leader in the world of business podcasting, and business in general.

Just a few of his accolades:

His podcast, Entrepreneur On Fire, was awarded 2013 Best of iTunes. He has the the number 1 podcasting book on Amazon. His show is a leading business podcast, and his income statement for June 2013 shows that his revenue was $216,094.50–for the month of June, alone. And he continues to be invited to speak before conferences all over the world.

But prior to this success, he graduated from Providence University and then spent 8 years in the US Army, including a 13 month tour of duty in Iraq as a commander of a tank platoon. He wandered from career to career, trying law school, a financial career on Wall Street, and real estate, but in 2012, he had his “a-ha!” moment and found his passion, his calling in life.

He started the first 7 day a week interview-based podcast for entrepreneurs, and over time has dominated the field, leading other people to launch their own podcasts (myself included!)

Do YOU want to become a podcaster? Join John Lee Dumas in his Podcaster’s Paradise. Create, grow and monetize your podcast!

You can also find his book on Amazon. “Podcast Launch: A Complete Guide to Launching Your Podcast with 15 Video Tutorials.”

Some of the podcast leaders that were mentioned here:

Meron Bareket of the Inspiring Innovation podcast.

Leslie Samuel of the blog Become A Blogger and the podcast of the same name.

Chris Ducker of Virtual Staff Finder and the 2014 Tropical Think Tank.

Pat Flynn, of the Smart Passive Income blog and podcast and the “Ask Pat” podcast.

Previous MYST Guest Scott D Wilson asked a great question of John, and now has his own leadership and growth blog, Designed to Succeed!

Books that John currently recommends:

Both are books by Stephen Pressfield, “The War of Art: Break Through Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battle” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life”.

John’s Last Meal:

Bacon-Wrapped FIlet Mignon, Roasted Garlic Smashed New Red Potatoes, and Fresh Asparagus
Bacon-Wrapped FIlet Mignon, Roasted Garlic Smashed New Red Potatoes, and Fresh Asparagus
Vanilla Creme Brulee

Music by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com.