Posts by Craig Ballantyne
This is why people fail
Here’s why so many people fail.They are scared. They listen to negative-know-nothings. They ignore their gut feelings. They hold back. Here’s an example. Just after Christmas a client in our ETR Virtual Mastermind group gave me this update, success story, and excuse all rolled into one… “Craig, I made my first sale yesterday whilst walking…
Read More3 foods NEVER to eat again
Great news. Today is a very important day, even more important than New Year’s Day. More about that in a second. But first, there’s even better news: Thanks to my friend Diana, and to people like you, we are winning the war. Yes, we’re beating the big food companies that fill our world with crap.…
Read MoreBetter Than Bedros (step-by-step business coaching)
I got so fired up with the message I shared at last weekend’s 1-Day Mastermind that I got into an argument with Bedros at the bar in New York. “Big B,” I said, “We need to do another 1-Day before our meeting in San Diego. Is there anything we can do?” “Sure thing, Ballantyne, he…
Read MoreBook Review: Country Bumpkin Street Smarts
It was as though he was living his life in reverse, like a real-life Benjamin Button. He retired at 37 with ‘all the money in the world’ and yet he did not marry and have children until two decades later at age 57. Along the way, he achieved the American Dream, going from a quiet childhood…
Read More10-Minute Metabolic Makeover Morning Workout
Oh what a dreary weekend that was in New York, although it was brightened by a visit to Peter Luger’s steakhouse on Friday night. And wow, the leftovers of their famous bacon slices tasted just as good on Saturday morning. After breakfast I went to work speaking at a Martial Arts fitness summit. And of…
Read MoreTough Love Secret to Success
Saturday afternoon was cold, snowy, and dreary. We were at the Long Island Marriott in The-Middle-of-Nowhere, New York (seriously, miles from anything!). The good news is that Bedros and I were coaching 6 action takers and showing them how to make money online. They all came in one idea, and then after we delivered our…
Read More3 sneaky diet tricks to AVOID at fast-food restaurants
If you’re like me and spend a lot of time away from home (due to work or travel or driving your kid’s to after-school activities), then chances are you eat out a few times per week. But here’s the problem: Not every corner has a Chipotle where you can stop in and grab a Ballantyne…
Read MoreHow to Save 5 Hours and Take an Afternoon Off
It was a regretful moment. Three days after it happened, I received an email. “Craig,” my friend David wrote, why did we have that meeting if you were going to spend your time focused more on your email than participating in the discussion? Ouch. How embarrassing. I had let my good habits slide off a slippery…
Read More2015: #1 Missing Money Prediction
Back in December, we raised over $115,000 at our annual Toys for Tots drive in Denver. A few hours after our shopping spree, Santa was kind enough to stop by our Christmas party to hear our Christmas wishes. He also had a special gift for me. You see, he was there to deliver the Missing…
Read MoreHow to Find the Time to Succeed
Alice, a single mother, began her writing career in the 1950’s. Living above the bookshop in Victoria, B.C., where she worked, Alice would write in any free moment she could find, often when her oldest daughter was at school and the youngest was taking a nap. In Mason Currey’s exceptional book, Daily Rituals, he revealed Alice’s…
Read More5-Minute 50 Shades of Hanky Panky Workout
You’re not going to believe this, but according to the Washington Post, the number of ‘hanky-panky’ injuries has doubled since 50 Shades of Grey became popular. Yikes! Well, good ol’ CB can fix that for you. Today you’ll get a 5-minute Shades of Craig workout that will protect your hanky-panky muscles. I’m not kidding. Now…
Read MoreBest Cardio for People that Hate and Love Cardio
On Friday afternoon a famous doctor from Houston, Dr. Peter Osborne, grilled me about all of the reasons you should avoid cardio like jogging, the elliptical machine, and the treadmill if you want to lose weight. The 3 biggest reasons old-cardio doesn’t work are that: 1) Jogging pounds your knees and low back…and you’ll quickly…
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