Sep 26, 2017
Writing, Books, Business, Entrepreneurship, Success
Summary
Regardless of your business, it must be approached as just that … a business. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, John David Mann is back with us, and he’ll take that thought and compare it with the business of writing. That and more on today’s show.
Bob's Thought of the Day
We’ll explore:
- A very important lesson from Michael Gerber, creator of the E-Myth books and programs: Having a successful business involves significantly more than just being good at the product or service aspect of it.
- Why my friend Carol Roth, in her book The Entrepreneur Equation, encourages readers to question whether or not entrepreneurship and doing the “business part of the business” is for them.
- The value of approaching every business, charity, or even a specific project with a business mindset.
Interview with John David Mann
You’ll discover:
- John’s experience in the book business and how it relates to entrepreneurship.
- Why every book is two things: the book itself, as well as a business.
- Why John considers most of his books to be successes as books, but failures as businesses.
- How getting 45 rejections from publishers led John into becoming a publisher.
- The story behind John’s new book (co-written with Chef Charles Carroll), The Recipe.
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- A successful #book project is no different, in principle, from any other successful project. #business
- Part of the path of an entrepreneur is knowing ahead of time that you’re going to have to launch some ships that sink. @johndavidmann
- You can’t let your ego keep you from listening and making adjustments. #success #writing
Interview Links
JohnDavidMann.com
John’s Blog
The Recipe: A Story of Loss, Love, and the
Ingredients of Greatness by Chef Charles Carroll and John David
Mann
John’s previous appearance on Ep. 69 of The Go-Giver Podcast
Resources
The E-Myth
Revisited by
Michael Gerber
The
Entrepreneur Equation by Carol Roth
Sell The Go-Giver Way Webinar