In this episode, Founder and Host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, John Lee Dumas, talks about the 71000-word, 17-step, 273-page success roadmap that is his first traditionally published book. Today, JLD talks about the launch of his book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success, and we get to hear a few of the 17 foundational steps to success, and we hear about identifying what we want to achieve, all on today’s episode of The Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast.   Key Takeaways “The online experts in this world... will lead you to believe that the path to uncommon success is “secrets”, “hidden”, maybe it’s “complicated.” It’s none of those things. All of them [successful entrepreneurs] have taken what has turned out to be a very common path to uncommon success.” “Freedom is one simple word, but it’s so hard to attain.” A few of the 17 steps to uncommon success: Identify your big idea. “So many people are living and acting in a weak, pale imitation of somebody else’s big idea.” Discover your niche. “Identify, within your big idea, an unserved opportunity.” Create your content production plan.   Suggested Keywords Uncommon Success, Roadmap, Process, Entrepreneurship, Wealth, Prosperity, Freedom, JLD, Entrepreneurs on Fire,   More about John Lee Dumas John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an internationally-acclaimed award-winning podcast with over 1 million monthly listens and 7-figures of annual revenue. To date, he has interviewed over 3000 of the world’s leading entrepreneurs, including Gary Vaynerchuck, Barbara Corcoran, and Tony Robbins. His first traditionally published book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success, is an amalgamation of the lessons learnt from the over 3000 interviews he’s done. Get the book: https://uncommonsuccessbook.com   To learn more, follow JLD at: Facebook:       John Lee Dumas Instagram:       @johnleedumas Twitter:            @johnleedumas YouTube:        John Lee Dumas   Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:               https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927   Read the Full Transcript Here:  Speaker 1 (00:01): Hey, JLD welcome to the podcast. I am so excited to have you on Speaker 2 (00:06): Fired up to be here. Thank you for having me and listen. You've got a beautiful cat. I've got a beautiful dog. They might make a Paris's in this interview who knows Speaker 1 (00:15): It is possible. And I have to say, this is like a full circle moment for me, because I have always as a podcast or looked up to you for your podcasting, for your show entrepreneur on fire 3000 interviews. I mean, that is, that is amazing. And, and for all the listeners out there that is not easy to do. And now you've got a new book coming out. Your first traditionally published book. How exciting is that? Speaker 2 (00:47): Listen, I'm fired up. This is a combination of the 3000 plus interviews I've done over the last decade. I've interviewed some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs over the years, and I've learned from every single one of them. I mean, every one has been my mentor and I've been able to distill their genius down into what has turned out to be 71,000 words of my blood, sweat, and tears. Cause it took me 480 writing hours to write the 71,000 words, the 273 pages that comprise this book. But I couldn't take a single word out. This is a definitive 17 step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment. So if that's interesting to you, this book is your guy, Speaker 1 (01:34): Which is amazing. So it's the common path to uncommon success, the roa