How to Create ‘Tiny Advantages’ and Crush Your Opponents
First, let me tell you how you win a game of chess (you’ll see why)… Rule #1: Make sure all of your pieces are protected. There are exceptions to this rule but in general just make sure you aren’t leaving anything hanging, that is, in such a way that the…
READ MORE21-Day Challenge for You
Here’s a special invite for you. I recently started a new private Facebook group (it’s free for readers like you), where the members commit to making a 21-day habit change. So far I’ve used it to stop consuming artificial sweeteners and to start a daily habit of reading from a…
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How to Hire and Fire the Right Way
A lot of companies hire and fire the wrong way. A bias for speed combined with the pressure for high growth drives many leaders to be quick to hire (“We need to fill this role now!”) but slow to remove under-performing employees because they’re busy and would rather put off the…
READ MORE7 Time Saving Tools for Business Owners
Business professionals from all over the world are trying their best every day to manage their time properly. In today’s business environment, time is the most essential factor for any type of entrepreneur, marketer, blog owner, and so on. This is the effect caused by the huge boom of the…
READ MOREObama-Approved Email Subject Lines
In 2012 President Barack Obama raised $690 million through email. He must have stolen a few of his ideas from marketing guru, Bedros Keuilian. Since 2010 my good buddy Bedros has been teaching entrepreneurs to use simple subject lines like, “Hey.” Most people (even me) were skeptical. Then in 2012…
READ MORE6 Most Common Mistakes to Avoid When Saving for Retirement
When I first started saving for retirement, I had no idea what I was doing. What kind of fund should I pick? Should I choose a traditional or Roth 401k? What was a good enough savings rate? Here are some of the most common retirement mistakes I’ve made and what…
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How to Use Network Infiltration to Create a Position of Strength
The year 2006 was a pivotal one for me. I conquered my crippling anxiety attacks. I hired my first business coach (3 years too late, but still…). I had my first product launch and netted over $20,000 in three days. Because of my online success, I was able to quit…
READ MOREHow Every Decision Can Make You Richer
You go to lunch with a colleague. Everything is good. When the waiter puts the bill on the table, the total is $26. Do you pick it up? Do you wait and hope he does? Or do you suggest you split it? On the surface, this is a minor decision.…
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Time-Management Success Checklist
Last week I started work every morning at 4 a.m. One day I was in Denver, the next day I was in Chino Hills, California, the day after that I was in Orange County, and then I finished my workweek in beautiful Santa Monica in a hotel room overlooking the…
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Why Empathy is Your Most Powerful Brand Connection
Empathy is your most powerful brand connection. Persuasive storytelling creates an emotional response — empathy — in the mind of the customer.
READ MORE7 Steps for Turning Big Ideas Into Big Money
Big-money ideas are almost always new and different. As such, they are often only vaguely articulated, and therefore difficult to implement in a methodical way. You need a plan that includes specific objectives you’ve already identified… along with deadlines and designees. Above all, you need persistence. Because, despite whatever plan…
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When the Price is Right You Buy (And You Win)
I wanted to learn how to breakdance, so when I was 14 I paid a kid $15 to teach me how. I paid him out of my hard-earned newspaper route money. I saw him in the street, spinning on a piece of linoleum. He had three friends with him, all…
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