Dre Baldwin, or DreAllDay, is an Internet pioneer who has been publishing to YouTube since 2006, totaling over 5,000 videos. He has authored 7 books, done 3 TED talks and hosts a podcast. His “Work On Your Game” brand helps you bulletproof your mindset, get exposure, and make things happen!
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- Periscope – Dre’s small business resource
- The Law of Success – Dre’s recommended book
- Dre All Day
- Follow Dre on Snapchat
- Get a FREE 10 minute phone consultation with Dre – (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2016 but is no longer an active offer.)
3 Key Points:
- Create content as if your life depended on it.
- Build an audience that pays attention to you.
- Learn from other people.
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Time Stamped Show Notes
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- [01:19] – Dre’s background is as a professional athlete
- [02:29] – Dre generates revenue through online courses, individual consulting, speaking, book sales, and marketing and affiliate deals from his content
- [02:53] – His most successful product is his basketball training program
- [03:49] – Worst Entrepreneurial Moment: Listening to someone describe the best systematic way to put out content online… and realizing that was exactly what he WASN’T doing
- [04:55] – Check out the free EOFire webinar on sales funnels (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2016. This resource is no longer available.)
- [05:55] – Learn from other people – there might be someone out there who has the exact information you need
- [06:46] – Set aside time every day to consume content
- [07:16] – Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment: Realizing that he could create a basketball training product that people would pay for
- [10:44] – Take action. Start putting out content – launch!
- [11:18] – Build a base of people who are willing to pay attention to you
- [13:22] – Biggest weakness? – I end up doing everything myself
- [13:58] – Biggest strength? – I’m great at selling myself
- [14:08] -What has Dre most fired up today?: “Being able to systematically deliver my content.”
- [14:35] – Get a FREE 10 minute phone consultation with Dre – (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2016 but is no longer an active offer.)
- [16:55] – The Lightning Round
- What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “I didn’t know what an entrepreneur was”
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Learn to delegate anything that can be done by someone other than you”
- What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “I don’t do anything until my mind is properly charged up”
- Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – Periscope
- If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – The Law of Success
- Imagine you woke up tomorrow morning in a brand new world, identical to earth, but you knew no one. You still have all the experiences and knowledge you currently have – your food and shelter taken care of – but all you have is a laptop and $500. What would you do in the next 7 days? – Trade in my laptop for a smartphone and get some cash. Get on Youtube, WordPress and Live stream and start creating content like my life depended on it. I’d create a new online course every single day and start writing a book. The only thing I’d buy would be a smartphone charger.
- [24:17] – Parting piece of guidance? “Work on your game.”
- [24:51] – Connect with Dre at Dre All Day and on Snapchat
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