Posts by Craig Ballantyne
The Most Dangerous Book You Could Read
This book is dangerous. It can literally destroy your ambition, one of the most important success traits you can have. Unfortunately, young people are the most common victims. Every summer I travel to a small resort outside of Trakai, Lithuania to teach at the BlackSmith Camp for Liberty and Entrepreneurship. We work with fifty bright,…
Read More#1 energy drink for traveling
“Gunther” sunk his massive frame and belly into the cushy leather chair beside me. He was not looking well. As appearances go, he was a grown-up version of the fat German kid from the Simpsons cartoon. Within seconds he was wolfing down sausages and quaffing pints of beer. But not me. That will put you…
Read More100% Commissions
This is a well known secret of top Internet Marketers. Giving away more money now makes YOU more money in the long run. That’s why it is good to give 100% affiliate commissions sometimes. Recently, one of my Publishing Partners, Shawna Kaminski had a huge launch of a $9 product. It generated over 1000 sales,…
Read More3 Exercises to Beat Back Pain
When you hurt your back, and you will, your natural reaction is to do this one thing that will make it worse. You think either: a) I should lie down and rest and not do anything (WORST idea) b) I should stretch my back (second worst idea) because you do this one BAD stretch. Click…
Read MorePerfect Fat Loss Program
The Karate Man proved me wrong. He also showed his negative wife that what he was doing was right. Of course, he was following the Perfect Fat Loss Plan. Here’s his story… “Craig, I am a Karate Man. But at the age of 43 I felt I no longer met that image. I no longer…
Read MoreMake This Your Servant
The Titan of industry sat in a courtroom defending himself against an overzealous public attorney. The charges? Ignorance. “Isn’t it true, Mr. Big Shot,” the attorney sneered at the defendant, “That you are ignorant of what’s going on around you in the world?” “Yes, I’m guilty of that,” the Titan replied calmly, “But when I…
Read MoreEmail Trick For More Sales
I once met a man in Vegas and watched him bite the head off a live shrimp at a sushi joint. He’s a legend in Sin City. I even nick-named him after that town. And he’s a very smart marketer. So today, from my friend, Jimmy “Vegas” Sweeney comes a great email tip. Jimmy is…
Read MoreHow to Meet Important Deadlines
A good friend of mine with a beautiful young wife, loads of energy, and plenty of ambition, makes the mistake of working too much, too late at night. You can probably relate. And like him, you also have better things to do with your free time. He recently wrote, “I like to plan my next…
Read More3 Steps To Get Exactly What You Want
He has the best lines. He even has t-shirts made about his quotes. Bedros loves this guy…even had him out to one of his events. So Bedros starts off today’s guest article with one of his quotes, but leaves you with 3 proven steps to help you make more money. *** 3 Steps to Create,…
Read More5 Exercise Blacklist
She’s going to have a very sore back today. She might not even be able to get out of bed. Silly crossfitter. There she was…in the good ol’ Stratford YMCA on Sunday morning. I was supersetting my Close-Grip Bench Presses and Chin-ups when she walked in. About 43 years old, she was fit, and serious.…
Read MoreHow to Make Someone’s Day
I first noticed it when I was 13 years old. After a long, hard summer at my first job off the farm, laboring at a local greenhouse center, my father agreed to buy me my first dirt bike. It was a Suzuki 125, and he got it from his best friend at the time, a…
Read MoreQuestions You Must Ask
Dan Kennedy goes back, way back…can you believe this? This November he celebrates his 40th year in marketing with a “party” at his annual Info-Summit. I’m sending Jeff from ETR because I want someone from our team to hear from the $600 million dollar man, Jake Steinfeld (the keynote speaker). I’ve been going to Kennedy…
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