YAPClassic: John Lee Dumas on Maximizing Productivity, Generating Passive Income, and How to Start a Successful Podcast

From ages 26 to 32, John Lee Dumas went through what he calls his ‘six years of struggle.’ Fresh out of the military and bewildered with what to do with his life, he dropped out of law school and quit his corporate finance job after only one year. When he turned 32, he launched Entrepreneurs on Fire, the first daily entrepreneurship podcast, which skyrocketed him to success. In this episode of YAPClassic, you’ll learn how JLD monetized his podcast and his top tips for new podcasters. He also explains how he batches his time and utilizes his mornings to maximize productivity. 

John is the founder & host of Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award-winning podcast where he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs to help you along your entrepreneurial journey. He’s also the author of The Common Path to Uncommon Success, a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment. JLD and his podcast have helped millions of people and revolutionized the podcasting space by putting out daily podcast episodes for over a decade. 

In this episode, Hala and John will discuss: 

- Being the only option for your audience 

- Sticking to your vision amid negative feedback 

- John’s unique process of prepping for daily interviews

- How batching work can give you several days of free time 

- You may be poorly utilizing your mornings 

- How John started making 6 figures a month from podcasting 

- John’s top tips for generating passive income 

- The rise of the ‘procaster’

- How to start a successful podcast

- And other topics…

John Lee Dumas is the founder & host of Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award-winning podcast where he interviews aspiring entrepreneurs to help you along your entrepreneurial journey. He’s also the author of The Common Path to Uncommon Success, a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment. He has interviewed over 3,000 incredible entrepreneurs, including Tony Robbins, Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk, Barbara Corcoran, Tim Ferriss, and many more. JLD is also the creator of The Freedom Journal, The Mastery Journal, and The Podcast Journal, a series of journals dedicated to helping you master the necessary skills you need for success. 

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Resources Mentioned:

Entrepreneurs on Fire Podcast: https://www.eofire.com/ 

John’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Lee-Dumas/author/B00BJXAPKW?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true 

John’s Journals: https://www.eofire.com/about/ 

John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnleedumas 

John’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eofire/?originalSubdomain=pr 

John’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnleedumas/?hl=en 

John’s FaceBook: facebook.com/johnleedumas1/ 

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