Posts by Craig Ballantyne
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…
Read More5 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read More5-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…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read More3 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…
Read MoreOne Word Of Money-Making Advice From A Florida Multi-Millionaire
Recently a friend of mine hopped on a plane to Palm Beach, Florida, where he went to my mentor’s waterfront mansion. My mentor is a true legend in the field of entrepreneurship and investing, having started more than 100 companies, and today he is worth more than $50 million. While my friend was there, someone…
Read MoreSecrets 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…
Read More5-Minute Awesome Abs and Arms Bodyweight Workout
Wow, oh wow, what an awesome Abs & Arms workout! As the old saying goes, “necessity is the mother of invention” and that was true on Saturday morning in my hotel room in Toronto. You see, ol’ CB forgot his workout shorts at home, and I don’t think that folks would have been too happy…
Read More3 Secrets to NEVER Gain Weight When Eating Out at Restaurants
I had a late night out in Toronto on Friday with friends (ol’ CB was up till 2am!). The evening started off at Byblos, a hot, new Mediterranean restaurant, where I had grilled octopus and a rib-eye steak, and we finished with bowling – a perfect evening ☺. Along the way I stuck to my…
Read MoreHow To Be A Guru (free advice)
My good friend, Big B (aka Bedros Keuilian), is the guru of creating gurus. He shows you exactly how to become one in this call here: Be the Guru Here’s a rough outline of what we covered… Craig: Hey, this is Craig Ballantyne from OnlineSuperProfits.com, Financial Independence Monthly and of course EarlyToRise.com. Now a very special…
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