If you're into business podcasts or online business websites, you've probably heard of Pat Flynn,

the host of Smart Passive Income and a blogger at smartpassiveincome.com.

But have you heard a story of losing his job in 2008 like so many other Americans

and what he did to catapult his entrepreneurial career after that job loss?

Today, Pat shares his candid experience of job loss,

how he picked himself back up after that blow, and decided to take action and where that action

has led him over the past 11 years. He shares some incredible wisdom and inspiring advice for

anyone who feels a little timid about what they might have to offer the online world,

how you don't have to be the most credentialed expert in your field, and even how that might help you have an advantage to be just a step or two ahead of someone else wanting to do what you've done. I came away totally inspired from this interview, and I know you guys are going to walk away uplifted and inspired too.

All right. Today, you guys, I have a very special guest with me, and this is the host of the

second podcast I ever listened to. And his name is Pat Flynn. He has raving fans all over the

world. He's an amazing entrepreneur and just an overall really good guy.

So Pat, tell us who you are and what you're all about. Yeah, hello everybody. My name is Pat Flynn.

I live in San Diego, California. First and foremost, I'm a husband and a father of two young kids here,

nine and seven. And just I have built my life around the family including the work

that I do in the business and that means that I run online businesses that sort of work for me

which is really cool. It took a lot of time and effort to set those things up. I'm sure I'm going to

dig into those stories a little bit but now I'm able to for example with my wife walk the kids

to school every day and pick them up and we're one of the only sets of parents that's able to do that. We're able to go to Target on Tuesday at one o'clock together when there's parking available and, you know, the things are still there because we can. We could take a weekend trip to Disneyland if we want just, you know, because we can. And if the

kids are off on Tuesday, there's no problem in having me do that too. So I have a lot of time and

freedom to do what I want, and that is to be with my family first and foremost. But at the same time,

I'm also sharing very openly online how I do that. And that is through building businesses. And I do this

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