ETG Podcast 10: Getting Skooled By Srinivas Rao
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ETG Podcast: Episode 10
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I’ve been listening to Srini on BlogCastFM since I started my blog and have always been impressed by his style and his skill. He has the uncanny ability to extract a massive amount of great information in a short amount of time in his interviews. He is also the main inspiration behind me starting this Podcast.
I was fortunate enough to win an hour consulting session with Srini when I was first getting started and some of the things he shared were very valuable in pushing me in the right direction. So thanks again dude!
I’ve also recently become a fan of his personal blog, TheSkoolOfLife.com, which offers some great insights into personal development and success. Just think, Srini has had access to many of the best minds in blogging and the wealth of knowledge he has gained is invaluable.
This is another reason I decided to start a Podcast. Being able to pick the brains of ultra successful people! How else would I have been able to chat with Seth Godin?
If you know Srini, then you know he is all about building relationships. I think this is one of the key reasons he has seen so much success. He’s everywhere and everyone seems to know him. That’s what we ALL should be striving for…
He’s really taken off as a blogger and actually presented at Blog World Expo in New York back in April, which is pretty damn impressive…Here’s a short interview he did for them afterwards.
I really enjoyed my chat with Srini and was bit jealous due to the fact that he was sitting in a bar right on the beach in Costa Rica while I was sitting in my windowless 10X10 broom closet of an office. Someday, someday…..
In our interview, we chatted about a number of different things, such as:
- How he was able to move to Costa Rica and build his business and lifestyle around surfing
- The importance of taking your first step towards starting something
- Finding and exploiting your strengths
- Why it all comes down to relationships
Thanks again to Srini for his great interview and please don’t forget to subscribe to my Podcast in iTunes, Thanks!
TrafficColeman
They have a great blog and bring some of the top marketers to the table..funny that they haven’t contacted me yet..but Im good though.
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Hector Avellaneda
Steve – This was an excellent interview with Srini! I’ll be honest and say that I had never actually heard of the guy but after listening to this interview I’ve subscribed to his RSS over at flightser and blogcastFM.
I definitely think he was right on about just taking the action without necessarily knowing where you’ll end up. I also think that’s where some people may waste and a lot of time, (I think that’s where I waste a lot of time myself).
Oh and by the way, to answer your question – This notion that we all have to go to school and punch in and punch out for 40 years and then get the $40 Timex at the end of our life is simply ridiculous.
How can we really say we are free when someone tells us what time we have to be at work, what time we can eat lunch,how long of a break we can take and when we can go back home to spend time with our families?
It makes absolutely no sense. The only reason people believe that they NEED a job is because thats what society and the people closest to them have conditioned them to believe since childhood.
Thinking that you need to get a formal education and that you need a job is nothing more than a false sense of security. Look at people here in the states today!
Jobs are scarce, people get laid off and they think that the next best solution is to go back to school, incur more student debt and then they will be safe – It’s ridiculous!
You heard Srini! He’s probably got more degrees than a thermometer and as he said, all his degrees got him (from well respected institutions I might add) was a bill that he will probably pay for a good part of his life.
Listen, we need working professionals in this world. I get that! I am just not willing to be one of them for the rest of my life! I don’t think you are either Steve!
I love the message here, man! Keep it coming. You’re doing an amazing job!