The World Needs You To Be A Leader!  Since December 2006, I’ve personally helped hundreds of individuals launch successful podcasts through my one-on-one consulting and coaching.  I have found one common thread among all podcasters who have achieved great success.  They each understood their role, as a leader and they each took that role seriously. Being a leader is not about holding a certain “position” in an organization.  Having a degree from an institution does not make you a leader! Leadership is more about how you have chosen to live your life.  Leadership is more about how you think, how you act, how you talk, the tone in your voice, etc.  Leadership means that you understand that you are influencing someone and that you don’t take that responsibility lightly. One of the reasons that I love working with podcasters so much is due to the fact that they are influencing someone every single time they produce a podcast episode.  The world needs great leaders!  I believe that podcasters who take their leadership position seriously can make a positive difference in the lives of others. The world needs you and your message!  They need you to be a leader! Many people ask me how to grow the audience of their podcast.  I believe that one of the best things you can do is to BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!  To take yourself seriously!  To consider yourself to be a professional!   If someone were to ask, “Why should I listen to your podcast?” you should be able to immediately give a thirty second response, with confidence, as to why they should never miss an episode.  I add more subscribers to all my shows by this one method alone!  It’s why I try to accept as many invitations as possible to be a guest on other podcasts. Are you willing to invest in your future success? Are you willing to be the greatest leader you can be? Are you wiling to commit to your personal and professional growth? If so, please consider The Podcast Mastermind...     What Is A Mastermind? The concept of the mastermind group was formally introduced by Napoleon Hill in his book, “Think and Grow Rich.” In the video below, Hill defines the mastermind by saying that “A group that consists of two or more people, who work in perfect harmony for the attainment of a definite purpose.” Please watch this video, and then I'll highlight a few key points below. Key points from the video above: The mastermind is the principle through which you may borrow and use the education, the experience, the influence and perhaps the capital of other people in carrying out your own plans in life.   The mastermind is the principle through which you can accomplish more, in one year, than you could accomplish without it in a lifetime, if you relied entirely on your own efforts for success.   When you form a true mastermind alliance with others, and work with them in a spirit of perfect harmony, you can draw freely upon the spiritual forces within you in carrying out your plans and desires.   The mastermind principle can give you absolute protection against failure, provided always that your purpose, in using this principle, is beneficial to all whom you influence.  Control your mental attitude and make yourself friendly and agreeable with everyone whom you are closely associated if you expect friendly cooperation in return.  A negative mental attitude can bring you nothing but failure.   Remember always, you are where you are and what you are because of your mental attitude in which you relate yourself to other people.   Your mental attitude is the one and the only thing over which you have complete control.   Success in the higher brackets of achievement is something that can be had only by taking others along with you.   The best definition of success is this: “Success is the knowledge with which to get whatever you want from life without violating the rights of others and by helping others to acquire it.”