Welcome to the SuccessLab Podcast episode #14. In this episode, I’m in The Lab with Paul Blais of the Doubt the Doubts podcast and The Potters Cast podcast. He is a serial entrepreneur who launched the podcast and blog as a way to inspire and encourage others to pursue their dreams by getting over the doubts and fears.
Highlights from the interview:
- After a being diagnosed with cancer Paul was motivated to start his podcast “Doubt the Doubts” to inspire others to think, “If he can do it, I can do it.”
- Paul then launched “The Potters Cast,” a niche podcast that started generating 30,000 downloads per month in just three months.
- Paul attributes his motivation to “post traumatic growth.”
- When it comes to overcoming doubts, he says, “Though doubts are always there, we can’t let the doubts be the determinants in life.”
- “We can be paralyzed in this life with thinking small because we’re afraid to do big.“
- On growing his audience base, Paul says he:
- Asks the people he interviews to share it out to their circle
- For The Potter’s Cast, he shares images of the artist’s work he’s interviewing on Instagram and Pinterest and tags them in it
- For Doubt the Doubts, he utilizes Twitter and hashtags as a way to index his tweets and give them a longer life
- Consistency is key
- On productivity, Paul says he:
- Batches his activities
- Systematizes and has strategies in place
- Gets help – for him it’s his wife
Find Paul at:
This week’s Biz Hack: Time management and productivity regularly comes up in our SuccessLab mastermind group. It’s a common struggle, and it’s easy to see why. A lack of focus can freeze you in overwhelm. Having a process in place, like this one from Warren Buffett, is a great way to combat that. Continue reading…
Action Items: Find your focus. Continue reading…
Quote of the week: “There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” ~ Warren Buffett.
Next week we’re in the lab with Mikey Campbell from Apple Insider. We talk about trends he’s seeing, what he thinks is on the horizon for Apple, and how entrepreneurs can get their news in front of him. I’d love to know how you’re doing with your action items, please leave a comment here or in the SuccessLabr community.
