Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Storytelling for Fun and Profit
I’m at a Dan Kennedy seminar this weekend hanging out with my best Armenian friend, Pedros Cooleyann, and Kennedy can’t stop talking about the importance of stories. As he said last night, “In three weeks from now, you ain’t gonna remember the facts I give you up here, but you will still remember the stories…
Read MoreThe List You Need In Your Life
In the spring of 1999, when I was halfway through my Master’s degree, I started sending out my resume in an attempt to land my dream job. At that time in my life, it meant writing to the General Manager of every single team in the National Hockey League (NHL) because my number one career…
Read MoreThe Turbulence Dance
LOL – Check out this photo of me. I’m in a world of turbulence after a metabolic finisher from the new 24-7 Fat Loss program. These photos were taken seconds after finishing 8 rounds of Turbulence Training style 20-10 bodyweight squats…and that’s Chris Lopez, Certified Turbulence Trainer, laughing at me in the background. Now for…
Read MoreHot Buttons for Selling
One of my earliest mentors, Yanik Silver, once gave me a list of his 11 Hot Buttons For Selling. It’s one of the daily documents that I review everyday. Yanik’s tips will help you write better copy and email messages…in fact, I study one of these tips every morning and apply it to my copywriting…
Read MoreYou Need to Find These People
Imagine a beer commercial where old folks sat around in a nursing home drinking beer in their wheelchairs. Or a beer a commercial where soccer moms sat around drinking beer at child’s birthday. Obviously we’ll never see these commercials because the ads wouldn’t address the target market. Beer makers know who their audience is, and…
Read MorePart 2 of Your Life
For better or worse, many people attach a great deal of their personal identity to their career. Unfortunately, if they lose their job, this personal identification with their employment can dramatically increase the stress of an already traumatic experience. However, what really defines a person is not their job, but what they do if they…
Read MoreHulk-SMASHz by Craig-Hulk
Craig-Hulk REALLY mad now. Friend find stolen picture of Craig-Hulk on kettlebell box. Craig-Hulk never say OK to use Craig-Hulk photo. Also hate fake black tank-top put on Craig-Hulk. Make Craig-Hulk look like ballet-Hulk. Grrrrrrrr. Craig-Hulk take out anger in SMASH workout. Here go Craig-Hulk-SMASH workout finisher. 1) Pumpkin Smash – 10 reps 2) Goblin…
Read MoreCraig-Hulk Want SMASH This Peoplez
Grrrrr. Craig-Hulk angry. Craig-Hulk go SMASH the computers of bad woman’s magazine. Craig-Hulk’s mother (Hulk-Mom) buy magazine every week at Hulk-grocery store. It full lies and BS. Make Craig-Hulk mad. Magazine cover say, “Miracle weight loss pill now available”. Craig-Hulk call BS. Even dumb-dumb Craig-Hulk know ‘miracle pill’ no exist. Magazine lie. Magazine also say,…
Read More5 Ways to Buy Happiness
Ah, the elusive pursuit of happiness. According to an article in the July 2011 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, researchers believe 40% of happiness is genetic, 40% is derived from things we choose to do, and the remainder results from circumstances in our lives – such as our age, gender, and yes, our wealth. Wealth may…
Read MoreA New American Dream
Three times each year men and women from all over the world take part in a 12-week fat loss transformation program as part of my online fitness business. These everyday people take their dreaded before photos, renew their commitment to diet and exercise, and less than ninety days later they take amazing after photos. Just…
Read MoreHow to Harness the Power of Other People
In today’s video, you’ll discover all of the mentors who have helped me build my business. You’ll want to make sure you study every person on that list. The power of having a mentor and networking with other like-minded individuals outweighs anything else you can do in your pursuit of the American Dream. That’s why…
Read More3 Daily Habits to Build Your Wealth and Wisdom
Today you’ll discover 3 daily habits that keep me on track in my business while also helping me generate wealth, wisdom, and a life well lived. Oh, and there’s one BONUS habit I’ve recently added as well…it’s a valuable new exercise I’ve added to my life and one that I’ve been sharing with Early to…
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