How to Grow Your Business Fast

I listen to this guy everyday. Some days I want him to take a long walk off a short pier. But that’s the power of a virtual mentor that agitates you to think deeply and to question yourself. On other days, I agree with him and feel that he hits the nail on the head.…

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Ben Franklin’s Secret Weapon

As a teenager, Ben Franklin was locked into a long apprenticeship at his brother’s print shop in Boston. This was not where young, ambitious Ben wanted to be. So he fled. Traveling by boat, and made his way first to New York City, where he found no work, and eventually to Philadelphia – a city…

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5 Forgotten Truths About Building a Business

Craig:  Hey everybody. This is Craig Ballantyne. Welcome to another Internet Independence call. We are going to help you move your business forward with the help of a very special guest. We have ETR publisher Matt Smith, who I met way back in 2008 through Yanik Silver’s mastermind. You can actually read the full story…

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A Secret from My Past

I recently re-read The Secret. Don’t groan. It is instructive. The copywriting on the book jacket alone was worth the $17 spent on Amazon. But there was much more gold to mine in the content and structure of one of the most successful non-fiction books of this century. More importantly, it gave me ideas for…

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5-Minute Extreme Fat Loss Bodyweight Workout

You’re going to be given an incredible, NO-equipment 5-minute fat burning circuit that you can do anytime, anywhere, but first, you’re going to hear a funny story about how I was paid $40 to eat a salad at a hotel. I spent the weekend in Austin, Texas (what a fun, fantastic city full of wonderful…

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Why You Need Idea Sex to Make Your First Million

Idea sex, what the heck is that? Relax. It’s not Rated-R. It’s Rated-MM, for money-making. It’s what you need to come up with your million dollar idea, and I’m going to let a Billionaire’s ex-wife explain why. One of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to…

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One Trick to Having the Perfect Day

There are three parts to having a Perfect Day. And as Sheryl Sandberg and Jim Rohn will show us today, there’s also one trick. The first step to having a Perfect Day is controlling your morning. Do this by getting up 15 minutes early and focusing on your number one priority in life. The second…

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3 Diet Rules for Weight Loss

Hey, can you answer this? How is it possible to stand beside a box of scrumptious cupcakes and a tray of delicious chocolate chip cookies – with a growling stomach – and still be able to overcome temptation? The secret is in having Diet Rules. I went through that exact situation last week while I…

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Secrets of a Ruthless Man

Day in, day out for sixty years this titan of industry stuck to the same routine as he accumulated great wealth and power. Keeping his schedule as he kept his ledger, he wasted neither time nor money. He owned his mornings, conquered the chaos of the afternoon, and concentrated on what counted at night. John…

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