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May 11
20m 39s

From High School Teacher to CEO & Entrep...

John Lee Dumas Of Eofire
About this episode

From the archive - This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.

Kirk Cooper is the CEO and founder of Ecom Automation Gurus and is also the author of Scratch and Claw: The Path To Entrepreneurial Greatness.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. There are 457 trillion ways to make money. If you find a way to make it work for you, then go after your dreams.

2. If you don’t have multiple streams of income, you're potentially setting yourself up to work until you die.

3. Everyone has expiry dates, it is important to be able live life on your terms.

The Path To Entrepreneurial Greatness - Scratch and Claw

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