#110 - John Lee Dumas on 100 Million Downloads, Persistence, Hustle and Incredible Reads

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John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award-winning podcast with over a 100 M listens and over 3000 guests to date. Today JLD tells us about his story, the incredible growth of his podcast and his new book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success.

• Bullet points
• 00:50 - Intro
• 01:52 - The start as an entrepreneur
• 03:20 - Starting the daily podcast
• 05:45 - Growing the podcast
• 07:54 - Choosing the right equipment
• 10:25 - Starting the revenue reports
• 12:32 - Finding a way to start making money
• 13:40 - Getting into writing
• 16:28 - Where to find The Common Path to Uncommon Success
• 19:57 - The best piece of advice
• 20:30 - Rapid fire question round
• 21:10 - If you ever had to start again, how would you make your money?
• 21:21 - What is the most common or biggest mistake that you see leaders making?
• 21:32 - Who is the best leader ever (alive or dead) and why?
• 21:55 - How do you hire top talent?
• 22:05 - How do you evaluate a good business deal?
• 22:52 - How do you identify a good business partner?
• 23:23 - What is one of your proudest moments?
• 23:35 - What is one interesting fact about you that not many people would know?
• 23:54 - What daily routines do you have (morning or evening) that have helped make you successful?
• 24:10 - What book (or books) changed your mindset or life?
• 24:39 - What is the most exciting question you spend your time thinking about?
• 25:01 - What advice would you give your younger self?
• 25:20 - What was your biggest challenge starting in business and how did you overcome it?
• 25:33 - What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?
• 25:44 - What makes you happiest?