Career changing advice from a comedian? Patton Oswalt is an award winning standup comedian, writer and actor who shares 2 "dangerous" words that were killing my creative career. Oswalt's new way of looking at a career as a creator was such a profound mental shift that it was one of the pivotal ideas that gave me "permission" to leave the green (investment banking) and follow my dream.  === Dreams of being a writer? === Jason Bax takes you behind-the-scenes with 3 Amazon Kindle best-selling authors and gets them to tell you how they did it so you can follow in their footsteps.  Behind-the-scenes (and inside the minds) of 3 of the most successful best-selling, self published Amazon Kindle authors

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Inspirational + actionable ... without the BS. Jason Bax gives you edu-taining & inspiring interviews with proven entrepreneurs and creators WITHOUT the obnoxious self-promotional chest thumping of other podcast hosts. WITHOUT tiresome fake enthusiasm. WITHOUT repetitious, shallow, formulaic questions and constant interruptions. An online entrepreneur himself, Bax has the background and balls to dig DEEP, getting entrepreneurs to open their kimono (wide) to reveal the secrets to their success ★ Painful, humiliating failures and how they bounced back ★ How turned ideas into money and got their 1st customers ★ Marketing that's working (and what is not) ★ Mindset: How leaders think differently (than losers). 

LISTENERS ARE SAYING: "One of the most underrated secrets of business podcasting!"★★★★★. "Dozens of podcasts have been AXED since Self Made Entrepreneur entered my playlist" listener Kyle Sellers ★★★★.
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INTERVIEW TOPICS: Authors, amazon, kindle, shopify, saas, shopify entrepreneur s. Shark Tank & Dragon Den contestants, passive income, startups, software-as-a-service Saas.

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All you need to make a living as a creator is 1000 true fans. Is it true and what is a true fan? According to Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine, to be a successful create you don't need millions; millions of dollars, millions of customers, millions of clients, millions of fans. All you need to make a comfortable living as a craftsperson, photographer, musician, designer, author, animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor ... is only thousands of true fans. What is a  is I'm back from the dead ----- Dream of a career as a writer?  Jason Bax takes you behind-the-scenes with 3 Amazon Kindle best-selling authors and gets them to tell you how they did it so you can follow in their footsteps.  https://gumroad.com/l/bestsellers1

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The surprising reason entrepreneur & 17-year marketing veteran and professional actor (Fringe, Supernatural, etc...), Jason Bax, sold his business, including InternetMarketing.com, and said good-bye to the marketing industry - to teach a spiritually incorrect mindfulness practice.  PODCASTERS: Looking for guests? I'd be happy to share completely candid and honest, misadventures from 17-years in the trenches of online business and marketing. Plus, my struggles with anxiety and depression and spiritual awakening, msg interview@ jasonbax.com    

"I'm out!" Why He Sold InternetMarketing.com To Teach Mindfulness with Jason Bax

How Brady Brumpelt turned a (crazy) idea to anonymously send phallic shaped candy to friends and enemies into $100,000 in 3-months before he sold his online business, DicksByMail.  Most recently, Brady and his friends have turned 2 more ideas into reality with back to back crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter.   The Blotendo Harmonicartridge   Alcade: Game Console in Your Favorite Retro Cartridge ==== OVERWHELMED, STUCK, STRUGGLING?  ====  (January Only) Pay-what-you-want for 1-hour 1-on-1 with me, Jason Bax by sending me an email to advice@jasonbax.com with your challenge and what you want to pay. 

#132: How "Dicks By Mail" became a $100,000 business in 7-days

Learn how a London lawyer, Mark Dawson, went from a 3-hour daily commute to earning a high 6-figure income by self-publishing fiction books.   You'll also learn:  How he "exploit" his book to wring more money out of each one.   Online advertising to increase sales of your book - does it work? Get the truth.   The daily routine that's the key to his success but ridiculed by other writers.  MarkJDawson.com + SelfPublishingFormula.com    

#128: Mark Dawson - Lawyer to $50,000/mth & UK's Best Selling Author on Amazon

Self Made Entrepreneurs & Creatives Who Turned Online Business Ideas into Dollars. UNLIKE Entrepreneur on Fire, Lewis Howes School of Greatness, James Altucher, Tia Lopez, Gary Vaynerchuck, Smart Pass

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