The key to building a truly successful One-Person Empire is to solve a painful problem your readers experience. If you’re goal is to run a thriving online business, you need to be in the business of solving a painful problem. Problems stop everything The power of the flashing red light. One of my early mentors [...]
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Did you know that Alexander the Great was a part-time Emperor? It’s true. His day job was selling sandals in a popular open market in Athens. Of course, this is completely untrue. Alexander the Great, though he died relatively young, was anything but a part-time conqueror. It was his full-time calling, 24/7/365. That’s the thing [...]
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This is the 10th essay in the series called ‘Glimpses.’ Safe employment no longer exists Sure, employment still exists, but gone are the days when companies didn’t put Wall St. first. Gone are the days when an employer had your best interest at heart; and gone are the days when you felt a sense of [...]
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“Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they aren’t capable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre.” –Timothy Ferriss Benjamin Spall, in his post Do Not Overestimate the Competition and Underestimate Yourself, reminded me of this quote in The 4-Hour Workweek. And it got me thinking. The absurdity of mediocrity [...]
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What’s wrong with working your ass off? If there’s one approach to business that I don’t have any patience for, it’s the promise of a rapid route to profits and passive income. Sure, there are smarter, more direct ways to accomplish what you want. There are smart ways to work and there are the opposite. [...]
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This will help you as you build your premium content business. I added the full version of my second book, ONLINE ROCKSTAR: The Guidebook for Building an Online Business that Rocks to the $115 Plan as free gifts for subscribers. This book is a good one -if I can say that without sounding like self-congratulatory [...]
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So, what did you do today? It’s January 2nd as I write this letter. And tomorrow certainly another day will follow. And then another. And another and soon it will be another day closer to 2013. Did you download WordPress? Did you open a hosting account? Have to decided on a name for your blog? [...]
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“You can’t make any real money online.” If ever there was a false belief that millions hang onto with white knuckled intensity, this is it. I contend the main reason for not achieving our goals and commitments isn’t because we lack the skill, resources, or drive, it’s because of the power we give to false [...]
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This will, most likely, be my last post in 2011. I’ve decided to take the rest of the year off from writing here daily. I’ve taken the last few days off and it’s been a positive thing for me. Here are some reasons behind this mini-sabbatical. Blog Face-lift: I’m considering an update to the current [...]
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