Reed Harvey is an online entrepreneur, author, musician and host of the business and lifestyle podcast The Reed Harvey Show, where he interviews successful innovators, artists, and entrepreneurs.
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Quora – Reed’s small business resource.
How to Win Friends & Influence People – Reed’s Top Business Book.
The Reed Harvey Show – Reed’s Podcast.
Connect with Reed on Twitter and on the podcast.
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1) Don’t be afraid to pursue your dreams—it’s you who will live with your decisions.
2) Being curious is what will help you start a conversation with almost anyone.
3) Be kind to the people you meet.
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Show Notes
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[00:52] – Reed’s passion is to interview amazing people and get to know why they’re good at what they do
[01:08] – He loves living a lifestyle of freedom
[01:21] – His area of expertise is in podcasts
[02:04] – Share something we don’t know about your area of expertise that as Entrepreneurs, we probably should: Never tell anyone your plans
[03:17] – Advice can be like mushrooms – eat the wrong one and get poisoned
[04:01] – Be very specific and strategic about who you share your plans with
[04:19] – Worst Entrepreneurial Moment: When Reed was 20, he moved back from New York City to his small town in Washington. He wanted to be an entrepreneur, but got a job instead at a Starbucks to keep him afloat. He was afraid to pursue his dreams
[05:41] – Once you take control and pursue what it is you want to do, then you’re able to have that mental freedom, and eventually, financial freedom
[07:01] – “You’re the only one who lives with your decisions”
[07:50] – Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment: Reed had an older sister who was amazing at starting conversations with almost anyone. Being the shy one, Reed asked his sister how she was able to do that. His sister told him that he needed to take a personal interest in people and be curious about them – that’s how you learn from them. After Reed applied this, his life seriously changed
[08:53] – “It’s all about just being curious”
[09:32] – Reed remembers himself being a little bit of a jerk in school
[09:45] – He learned to be nice and came up to a student and asked, “How’s it going?”
[10:09] – From that day on, Reed told himself he’d be kind to every person he meets
[10:38] – Once he changed, he was able to connect with people
[12:36] – What is the one thing you are most FIRED up about today? “What fires me up is the progress that my podcast, The Reed Harvey Show, has made”
[15:58] – The Lightning Round
- What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “The fear of losing a paycheck”
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Always find a specialty or a niche”
- What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “Every time I read an article or I hear an interview with anyone that I think is an amazing person, I want to connect with them”
- Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – Quora
- If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – How to Win Friends & Influence People – “it will teach you how to be a hero or how to be a villain”
[19:19] – “The crisis of today will be the joke tomorrow”
[19:34] – Connect with Reed on Twitter and on the podcast
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