The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur - A Conversation with John Jantsch

On a recent episode of the Industrial and Manufacturing podcast, John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing fame, joined me to discuss John’s philosophy of the self-reliant entrepreneur.

Three key points we talked about:

• Why self-reliance is the key to freedom for entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurs can only control how they show up, and how they respond
• Self-reliance does not mean complete independence

I absolutely love how John dug deep into 19th century Transcendentalist philosophy and literature to develop a book of daily meditations for entrepreneurs. As I read through the daily meditations I realize how often we let busy-ness substitute for our real business and what we are supposed to be doing.

Thanks John for creating such a relevant and interesting guide, and thanks for sharing it with our listeners.

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• Duct Tape Marketing
• John’s Book: The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business
• John’s Book: The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself
• John’s Book: Duct Tape Marketing Revised and Updated: The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide
• John’s Book: SEO for Growth: The Ultimate Guide for Marketers, Web Designers & Entrepreneurs
• John’s Book: Duct Tape Selling: Think Like a Marketer-Sell Like a Superstar
• John’s Book: The Commitment Engine: Making Work Worth It

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