320: Inside Pat Flynn’s New Book: Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Doing Less

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Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode, Corrine sits down with digital entrepreneur and thought leader Pat Flynn to talk about how imperfect action, meaningful mentorship, and just-in-time learning can radically shift the way we grow, both in business and in life.

Pat shares stories from his early career, the fears that almost held him back, and the one mindset that changed everything: you don’t need to know it all before you begin. Corrine and Pat explore how to move from stuck to in motion, how failure becomes a teacher (not a disqualifier), and why service should always come before strategy.

They also dive into Pat’s newest book, Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Doing Less (coming June 3!), where he unpacks the lessons he’s learned through entrepreneurship, family life, and the courage it takes to keep showing up. This book is for anyone who’s feeling overwhelmed by too much information, stuck in inaction, or craving clarity on where to start next.

Whether you're building a business, launching a side hustle, or chasing a dream without burning out, Lean Learning offers a simpler, smarter path forward—one intentional step at a time.

👉Preorder the book (and get some awesome bonuses!) at https://leanlearningbook.com/ or get it directly here on Amazon, and follow Pat on Instagram @patflynn for updates and behind-the-scenes content.

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0:00.0	Pat Flynn, I am so excited to have you back on the show today.
0:11.4	For anyone who is living under a rock and hasn't heard of you, can you give just a brief intro of who you are and what you do?
0:18.9	Sure. My name is Pat Flynn. I started out as a business
0:22.5	owner after getting laid off in 2008. I was in architecture. That was my dream job. It got taken away for me.
0:29.9	And I had to figure my way out. And the way that I got out of it was I actually started a business
0:34.2	helping architects who were still architects pass an exam.
0:38.1	And that took off.
0:38.9	It blew up.
0:39.4	It completely changed my life.
0:41.2	And then at that point, I started a business, and it was mostly just a blog at first,
0:45.1	just to kind of share how I was doing that.
0:47.2	And it's called Smart Passive Income.
0:48.5	It still exists today.
0:49.4	We've helped millions of people start their side hustles or even go full time with taking knowledge that they have
0:54.8	and experiences and packaging them in a way to help others and serve first. And that's really what
0:59.1	it's all about. I mean, even wearing a shirt right now and it says serve first because that's how
1:03.4	business should be run, being there to help others and getting amazing things back in return
1:08.1	for the service that you offer, even if it's one person or a million people, right?
1:12.7	Fast forward to today. I speak on many stages. I've written several books. I have a podcast,
1:18.1	YouTube channel, many people, and I don't know if you know this either. Now know me as a Pokemon
1:23.6	YouTuber. Did you know this? I only know because you posted some huge milestone that you hit recently with this.
1:29.9	And I was like, wow, I had no idea Pat was doing this in the background.
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