Overview
On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Harry Duran, host of Podcast Junkies, speaker and author.
Topics Discussed:
- Who is Harry Duran:
- Before podcasting, he listened to a lot of people’s voices.
- When the dotcom craze started, he quit his job to be in some startups.
- His brother convinced him to move to Atlanta to take on a job with a construction company.
- Working with family didn’t work out.
- You spend more time listening to others voices than honoring your own.
- He got another cubicle-style job.
- In 2014 went to New Media Expo with an app.
- He had the idea to do podcasting.
- You are the sum of the five people you most associate with. Quote by Jim Roan.
- Went to see a coach named Taki Moore to help him build his business.
- “When the student is ready the teacher appears.”
- He met a bunch of people who were doing bigger and better things than him, he needed to learn from them.
- He worked for his early mentor around five times in different companies.
- He knew that Harry had an eye for detail and was responsive to coaching.
- He knew Harry had a core skillset that would help with the job.
- He believed that it was better to hire who you know if they have the desired skillset.
- When he had come out of corporate America, he needed a coach.
- Taki Moore gave him a framework for his business.
- In 2 days he gave a ton of content and then gave opportunities to engage with him at different levels afterward.
- You always need to be working with someone who’s interested in what’s the latest and greatest in your industry.
- If you have a coach who doesn’t have a coach, you need a new coach.
- The cost of coaching can be shocking because in the corporate world your company pays for your training.
- When you hear someone mention a high-ticket offer, your initial reaction to that is indicative of where you are and what you can charge for your services.
- The types of relationships you develop in masterminds add so much value to the experience.
- We have the tendencyto not give ourselves enough credit for what we do.
- It’s important to package up your intellectual property and provide it as
- There’s plenty of work for everyone, if you add value and lead with your personality there will be a unique subset of people who are attracted to you.
- We all have unique stories, people often wait too long to turn around and teach what they’ve learned.
- Do you believe that what you know or who you know is more important and why?
- They work synergistically. Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.
- If you can’t get what you know into your network, it won’t reach the amount of people it has the potential to reach.
- Give a story about a time when a connection in Harry’s life led to a moment of success.
- He had been listening to James Schramko’s podcasts, went to his teaching and met Taki, his coach.
- He worked through the guidelines that were given and had success.
- How far behind in business and life would you be without your networking relationships?
- He wouldn’t have the business he currently does.
- You need to quickly find out what it is that you don’t know and surround yourself with the community that can get you there.
- We focus on just in case learning instead of just in time learning.
- Is there a reason why people don’t network?
- Fear of spending money to learn things from others.
- You need to realize that you have a lot to learn and you can’t do it on your own.
- The more you invest in yourself and learn, you’ll always be building yourself and your business up.
- Time is your most valuable asset and money is not.
- Don’t discount the kind of value you’ll get from a mastermind or coaching investment.
- Fear of spending money to learn things from others.
- If you had to choose one networking tip, what would it be?
- Soak in the importance of every connection.
- The minute you stop focusing on the person you’re talking to, you lose the ability to gain value from that conversation.
- Give each person your
- We like to passively listen, but the more actively you listen the stronger your interactions are.
- People don’t remember what you say, they remember how you make them feel.
The Random Round:
- What profession other than your own do you think it would be fun to attempt:
- Globe-trotting electronic music DJ.
- If you could sit on a park bench with anyone past or present, who would it be?
- Nicola Tesla – he believes he’s 100 years ahead of his own time.
- How do you like to learn best, books, blogs, podcasts, or videos?
- Podcasts – you can learn vast amounts of things.
- What’s your favorite podcast?
- Dean Jackson’s More Cheese, Less
- Great marketing tips cross-industry
- A glimpse of your morning routine:
- 30 minute meditation after waking up.
- A bit of physical activity.
- Go-to pump up song:
- Star Guitar by Chemical Brothers
- What are you not very good at?
- Having blinders on and running his own race.
- Where can you find Harry Duran?
- Facebook: Harry Duran – you’ll see some of his groups
- Fullcast.co
- Fullcast.co/travis for a free gift.
Tweetable Quotes:
- If you have a coach who doesn’t have a coach, you need a new coach.
- We focus on just in case learning instead of just in time learning.
Resources Mentioned:
Buildyournetwork.com– Podcast website
Fullcast.co – Harry Duran’s website
Superfast Business – James Schramko’s Podcast
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