John Lee Dumas: How to Quit the Rat Race and Move to Paradise

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Have you ever dreamed of dropping out of the rat race and moving to a tropical paradise?
This week’s guest actually did it.
If you’ve ever struggled through an 80 hour workweek, you know it can be incredibly profitable… but at what cost to your health, happiness and family life?
How do you know when enough is enough?
Today we’re here with fellow OG podcaster and host of the hit show Entrepreneurs on Fire, my friend John Lee Dumas.
After years working 60-80 hours a week living in San Diego, JLD made the life-changing decision to revamp his business and move his family to Puerto Rico, where he now works just 20-30 hours a week kicking back in a Caribbean paradise.
And get this—after more than a decade of podcasting, JLD has recorded more than 4,500 podcast interviews with some of the top minds in business, so he has the unique ability to tap into the pulse of what it really means to be a successful entrepreneur, and someone whose successful in business and in life for the long term.
In this episode with John Lee Dumas, you’re about to hear:

How John reduced his workweek from 80 hours to around 20 hours—doesn’t that sound nice
How to achieve longevity in podcasting, business, and life
How to adapt to the AI Revolution
How to find financial freedom by defining your “enough”
And much more…

Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/john-lee-dumas-how-to-quit-the-rat-race-and-move-to-paradise/
Go to https://uncommonsuccessbook.com/ to grab John Lee Dumas’ top-rated book, "The Common Path to Uncommon Success" and head over to https://www.eofire.com/ to listen to the Entrepreneurs On Fire podcast with John Lee Dumas
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