Podcast appearances and mentions of john lee dumas

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. - Niels Bohr Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. " —Thomas Edison Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

The Person Who Never Makes a Mistake Will Never Make Anything.  Theodore Roosevelt. Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat. Lou Brock Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Text and Be HeardGambling doesn't just take your money; it steals your attention, your calm, and your time. We explore how the “it's just entertainment” narrative is crafted by an industry that plays the long game while your brain chases short-term highs. Our guest on the Entrepreneurs on Fire podcast with John Lee Dumas, is recovery educator Hugo, and he explains what actually happens neurologically during a bet, why even a $5 wager spikes anxiety, and how the rush mirrors stimulant patterns on brain maps. We look at why gambling feels “productive” compared to other vices, and how that illusion keeps people locked in and losing money.From slot machine payout math to sportsbook design, we unpack the mechanics that ensure that the house wins. Hugo connects the dots between flashy Vegas spectacles, live betting on your phone, and subtle marketing that targets younger audiences through colors, sounds, and constant odds talk during broadcasts. With State endorsements normalizing sports betting and fantasy leagues blurring lines, it's no accident teens and families are surrounded by wagering cues. The result is a drip-feed that trains the subconscious and erodes daily focus.We turn from diagnosis to solutions with clear, practical steps. Hugo outlines how to spot early warning signs—compulsive score checking, secrecy, emotional distance—and then lays out accessible recovery moves that rebuild healthy neurochemistry. Replace the artificial spike with free dopamine from small goals, serotonin from sun, gratitude or meditation, endorphins from movement, exercise or laughter, and oxytocin from hugs, petting dogs and real connection. Add structure with therapy, peer support, and environmental safeguards, and you'll feel productivity return as a side effect of a richer life. If the story you've heard is that gambling makes games more exciting, this conversation offers a better one: your presence, your relationships, and your health are the real win.If this resonates, subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a quick review to help more listeners find the show. Ready to take a step? Download Hugo's Free Recovery Growth Scorecard at www.lifeiswonderful.love and start rebuilding today.Listen to Entrepreneurs On Fire podcast.  Support the showRecovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!!Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | FacebookYour EQ is Your IQYouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo VRecovery Freedom CircleThe System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships.A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weekswww.lifeiswonderful.love Instagram - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTikTok - Lifeiswonderful.LovePinterest - Lifeiswonderful.LoveX - LifeWonderLoveLinkedIn - Hugo Vrsalovic LinkedIn - The 1% in Recovery

Four things come not back -- the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. - Proverb. Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

You have within you,right now,everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you. - Brian Tracy Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. - Marshall Field Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. - Frank Tyger Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough. - Mark Zuckerberg Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. - Walt Disney Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. - Rita Mae Brown Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. - Elbert Hubbard Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Why you? Because there's no one better. Why now? Because tomorrow isn't soon enough. - Donna Brazile Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end. - Ernest Hemingway Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. - Paul Valery Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

A good home must be made, not bought. - Joyce Maynard Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult - Plutarch Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. - Milan Kundera Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw. Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Good words are worth much and cost little. - George Herbert Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

We first make our habits, then our habits make us. - John Dryden Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Example has more followers than reason. - John Bovee Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Celina Dumas request! 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. The present is a gift." Lisa Unger Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

You don't think yourself into a new way of acting. You act yourself into a new way of thinking ~ Millard Fuller - Founder, Habitat for Humanity Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Be Yourself; everyone else is taken. - Oscar Wilde Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.' - Benjamin Disraeli Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

I fear not the man who has practiced 10000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. - Jim Rohn Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away - Shing Xiong. Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

In this episode, we sit down with Lisa Smith who is a functional medicine dietitian, gut-health expert, and founder of Lisa Smith Wellness. We explore the realities of deep stress and the health impacts that so many accounting firm owners quietly carry. We start by talking about the concept of “deep stress,” how it differs from everyday overwhelm, and why professionals who juggle multiple roles often don't realize their bodies are stuck in long-term survival mode. Lisa breaks down the signs many CPAs ignore: waking up tired, constant tension, reliance on caffeine or wine, disrupted sleep, brain fog, and that ever-present feeling of being “on.”Timestamps:03:55: Introducing the concept of deep stress05:58: How stress impacts sleep and cortisol07:57: What entrepreneurs consistently overlook in wellness10:50: Habit change and understanding personal motivators12:52: Redesigning your life and business through intentionality16:34: Long-term health implications of unmanaged stress18:59: Feeling trapped in your business and how to begin unwinding it23:05: Reducing stress and improving clarity24:26: Price's Law, the Pareto Principle, and understanding real productivity29:14: Pre-tax-season tips for improving energy and well-being30:46: The “campfire method” for stabilizing daily energy34:29: Lisa's book recommendations for leaders and entrepreneursLisa's Resource Recommendations:Prepare Your CPA Firm for A Sale by Brannon Poe [https://poegroupadvisors.com/prepare/]Atomic Habits by James Clear [https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299]The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson [https://www.amazon.com/Slight-Edge-Turning-Disciplines-Happiness/dp/1626340463]Who Not How by Dan Sullivan [https://www.amazon.com/Who-Not-How-Accelerating-Teamwork-ebook/dp/B0867ZJ151]Traction by Gino Wickman [https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837]The Common Path to Uncommon Success by John Lee Dumas [https://www.amazon.com/Common-Path-Uncommon-Success-Fulfillment/dp/1400221099]Journaling Guide: [http://lisasmithwellness.com/the-morning-mindset-journal]Connecting with Lisa:  Listen to my Pretty Well PODCAST https://apple.co/3Y2IbSZ Visit my Website https://lisasmithwellness.com Read my Wellness BLOG  https://lisasmithwellness.com/blog/ Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/prettywell_podcast/ lisa.lsw@outlook.com Link to full listing: https://poegroupadvisors.com/practice/sc2038/ Firm Highlights:- Young, energetic owner committed to staying 10+ years to run and grow the firm.- Selling 70–100% equity, with plans to offer key employees an ownership stake.- 3+ CPAs on staff and over 20 employees.- High-net-worth clients with strong loyalty and consistent referrals.- 78% of services tied to business clients.

In the development of wisdom, one must gather the firewood of knowledge and ignite it by striking the flint of courage against the rock of self-discipline, thus creating fires of understanding. Wisdom, therefore, is knowledge on fire! Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. – Zig Ziglar Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Change your thoughts and you change your world. – Norman Vincent Peale Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

What if the best negotiations start with asking: “What am I missing here?”In this powerful episode of Do the Thing, Stacey Lauren sits down with real estate developer and author Walker Thrash, the mind behind The Deal Maker's Will. Known for pioneering public-private projects and building trust-first partnerships, Walker shares how he approaches negotiation as a creative, community-centered process rooted in curiosity, clarity, and shared vision.Whether you're doing million-dollar deals or navigating life decisions, this conversation is full of wisdom for anyone ready to do the thing better.Learn why Walker wrote a business novel instead of a how-to book, and what it taught him about leadership, legacy, and listening.00:01 – How Stacey met Walker via John Lee Dumas' Podcasters Paradise05:25 – What public-private partnerships really look like (and why trust matters)12:40 – Preparing for a meeting: the most underrated negotiation skill25:55 – “What am I missing?”: the question that changes everything43:10 – Writing The Deal Maker's Will and distilling 7 core rules of negotiation YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZPukg8Bbnx0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-makers-will-walker-thrash-on-vision-driven/id1618590178?i=1000739557832 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HC7t5a37jk6LPMHtE3nEO

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. – Ayn Rand Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. –Tony Robbins   Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. –Teddy Roosevelt   Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. –Martin Luther King Jr.   Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

It's hard to believe that I have been doing this podcast for 10 years now! When we started, I never imagined that it would become as popular as it has and that I would have the privilege of reaching as many people as we have. On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, I am thrilled to welcome back the King of Podcasting, John Lee Dumas!Highlights you won't want to miss:Building a Kick Ass Podcast with John Lee Dumas. 0:00John's podcast is “On Fire”. 1:00Anything can happen. 5:30Can you monetize a podcast? 8:30Fortunately, not everything works. 14:30Batch like a baller! 17:30Living la vida loca in Puerto Rico. 23:00See you next time… 26:59If you've started or been thinking about starting a podcast and could use some expert advice, you simply can't afford to miss this episode!For access to FULL SHOW NOTES, including video and links, visit: https://www.speakerlauncher.com/category/podcast/

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. –Oprah Winfrey   Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. –Rosa Parks   Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

This one's a favorite. We HAD to bring it back. Back when we were just getting started, there were people who felt way out of reach. Today's guest was one of them... until we made it happen. In this episode, we sit down with **John Lee Dumas** — host of *Entrepreneurs on Fire*, a podcasting legend with over 3,800 episodes, 130 million listens, and $24M+ earned. Yeah. That's real. But this convo? It's not about the flex. It's about how **you** can turn your content into a full-blown machine. JLD shares: - How to stand out in a crowded space (even if you're just starting) - Why “niching till it hurts” might be the only way to win - The simple mindset shift to get consistent with your content - How publishing daily changed everything - The behind-the-scenes of building a 7-figure podcast brand We talk hustle, systems, monetization, and why publishing even when you feel like an imposter is your secret weapon. This episode is pure fire. **Ready to go from stuck to monetized?** Join our 1-on-1 challenge with Fonzi at: [www.bizbros.co/monetize](http://www.bizbros.co/monetize) Or if you're done doing this alone… become a part of something bigger: [BusinessCreator.Club](http://businesscreator.club/) Because Content Is Profit — and this is how you build it.

Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. –Sir Claus Moser   Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com