Pat Flynn is a father, husband, and entrepreneur who lives and works in San Diego, CA. He owns several successful online businesses and is a professional blogger, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and host of the top-rated business podcast, The Smart Passive Income Podcast, which has earned over 30 million downloads, multiple awards and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. He is also an advisor for LeadPages and other companies in the digital marketing arena.
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Here are a few things we talked about in this episode:
- Michelle introduces Pat Flynn, the creator of The Smart Passive Income Podcast.
- Pat shares a great story about how he invested a huge sum of money into building a piece of software, how it ended up failing, and his lessons learned from this.
- Pat shares the three biggest business mistakes to avoid.
- Pat talks about the times when he was sold something and it didn’t feel good, and how it led him to be apprehensive in selling to his own people.
- Pat tells the story of how Chalene Johnson invited him to speak at her event and how he originally turned her down and why.
- Pat talks about how many people need to actually invest money in order to follow-through and be successful in a course, for example.
- Pat stresses how important it is to connect with people and build rapport with them.
- Michelle and Pat chat about action and accountability.
- We’re all programmed to listen to stories.
- Provide proof to your audience.
- When you say YES to something, you have to think about what you’re actually saying NO to.
- Saying NO can be empowering!
- Pat shares what he would say to his younger self.
Get more from Pat:
- Let Go
- Will It Fly? How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don’t Waste Your Time and Money
- The Toilet Kid
- Paleo All-In-One For Dummies
- Paleo Workouts For Dummies
- Repetition and Resistance: A Short Book on Working Out
- How To Be Better at Almost Everything
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