65: The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur with John Jantsch

<p>Author of several entrepreneurial classics, John Jantsch joins Dr. Sabrina on today’s show to discuss his latest book, <em>The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur.</em> This book reflects on John’s own entrepreneurial journey and the sources of inspiration that he found along the way. <em>The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business</em> taps into the wisdom of 19th-century transcendentalist literature to provide daily encouragement and powerful questions to support us in remaining fiercely self-reliant while chasing our own versions of success.</p> <p>Get ready for a fun and deep conversation, during which Dr. Sabrina and John ask each other powerful questions from <em>The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur</em>. You’ll get an inside glimpse into their respective worlds, their entrepreneurial journeys and what each is working on for the coming year.</p> <p>John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker, and author of <em>Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine,</em> and <em>SEO for Growth</em>.</p> <p>In addition to his own writing, speaking and consulting career Jantsch is a podcasting pioneer, with a continuous string of weekly podcast episodes dating back to the summer of 2005. He has interviewed thousands of guests and appeared on the other side of the mic, as a guest, hundreds of times.</p> <p>Dr. Sabrina was a recent guest on John’s Duct Tape Marketing podcast.</p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li>John’s previous books were “how-to’s”, but he had a desire to write a book that was more of a “why-to”. His mission has always been to bring life back into being an entrepreneur.</li> <li>John describes the basis for his book, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, and how the 1850s was one of the first counter-culture periods in America.</li> <li>We have to develop a level of trust and stop letting outside and subconscious voices control us.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>This level of trust