Ep 163 John Lee Dumas, the founder and host of EOFire, an award winning podcast where he interviews today’s most inspiring entrepreneurs seven days a week. Listen as Nathan and John talk about the Freedom Journal, a notebook designed for users to set and accomplish their goals effectively.
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3 Key Points:
- Goals should be specific and contain aspects that make it a ‘smart goal.’ (Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound.)
- It’s important to ‘shoot for the moon’ when trying to achieve a goal, because one might ‘land among the stars.’ (As corny as that sounds, John insists it’s true.)
- The Freedom Journal is a tool designed to help users set and accomplish their goals. It’s not just a revenue model; the product is intended to make a lasting impact on the world.
Time Stamped Show Notes:
- 01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show
- 01:58 – John joins the show
- 02:23 – The Freedom Journal was created to help people set and accomplish their goals.
- 05:02 – John believes that a constant notebook should be a staple of entrepreneurs. But often times they’re missing an organizational outline. (Something The Freedom Journal features.)
- 06:28 – For some people, the one obstacle to success is similar to a big heavy domino that, once knocked over, initiates a chain reaction.
- 07:02 – For this reason, the first page of The Freedom Journal is teaching a user how to set a smart goal.
- 07:45 – John talks about what makes a goal a ‘smart goal.’
- 08:37 – It’s important to be realistic, but being ambitious with a goal often ensures that the effort produces something significant.
- 09:54 – John talks having 10 micro goals within a 100 day project.
- 10:27 – It takes 6.50$ to produce a Freedom Journal and it retails for 35$.
- 11:47 – One of The Freedom Journal’s purposes is to make a lasting impact on the world.
- 12:33 – John’s partnered up with Pencils of Promise, an organization that builds schools in developing countries.
- 14:40 – The Freedom Journal comes with a software component that further increases accountability for a user.
- 17:32 – Famous Five
Resources Mentioned:
- Growth Geeks – The way Nathan hires growth hackers on a per project basis for things like info graphics, blog posts, and other growth projects
- EOFire – John’s Podcast and personal website
- @johnleedumas – John’s twitter
- LinkedIn – John’s LinkedIn
- The Chimp Paradox – John’s favorite book
- Elon Musk – CEO John follows
- Focus@Will – Online tool John uses.
Famous 5
- Favorite Book?— The Chimp Paradox – Dr. Steve Peters
- What CEO do you follow?— Elon Musk
- What is your favorite online tool?— Focus@Will
- Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes
- If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?—Chill out and enjoy the journey.
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