John Jantsch shares what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, and how can you be even better than you thought possible. Join Laura Gassner Otting as she hosts this episode of LGOtv with special guest, John Jantsch – Artist, Seeker, Introvert.
Timestamps:
1:40 – When did you know you were an entrepreneur?
3:30 – “My mom would say, ‘Bob, you watch John, I’ll watch the rest.’”
6:50 – Entrepreneurship is fetishized.
7:53 – “An entrepreneur is different than a business owner.”
14:20 – “I started off as hustler.”
18:45 – As an entrepreneur, how do you keep yourself calm?
22:40 – “I’m never satisfied, I’m never done.”
28:07 – “You can’t tell someone how to be self-reliant, the self part is on you.”
31:58 – “Down in the valley is really where I lived and thrived.”
34:07 – “This year of not speaking…has been very healthy for me.”
43:31 – “If you’re going to sell anything, it can’t depend on you.”
50:35 – “Businesses, a lot of times, thrive just by being in the right place at the right time. In really tough times, businesses survive and thrive…because they have a meaningful place in the hearts of customers.”
55:39 – Goodbye is a gift.
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John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Duct Tape Marketing, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine, SEO for Growth, and The Referral Engine and the founder of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network. His latest book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business, is a daily reminder to entrepreneurs that a better you makes a better business.
Washington Post Best Selling Author and Motivational Keynote Speaker, Laura Gassner Otting, inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo because her presentations make listeners think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their limited scope of belief.
She delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and perspective generated by decades of navigating change across the start-up, nonprofit, political, as well as philanthropic landscapes. Laura dares listeners to find their voice, and generate the confidence needed to tackle larger-than-life challenges. She leads them to seek new ways of leading, managing, and mentoring others.
