Posts by Jason Leister
How to Become an Incomparable Expert (Step-By-Step How-To)
Becoming a “one-of-a-kind” service provider is one of those exciting business topics everyone tells you you should pursue without actually telling you how to do it. The whole idea of having a “Unique Selling Proposition” (USP) as a service provider is quite exciting… until you actually try to create one. Technically speaking, creating a USP is actually pretty simple.…
Read MoreDiscovering the Secrets of Life From “Pint-Sized” Teachers
I’m probably the only former-church-organist to grace the pages of Early To Rise. Let me tell you how I got here. My goal as a young man was to be a church organist playing in some beautiful church somewhere that wanted nothing but the highest level of musical offering for their members. I practiced practically…
Read MoreHow to Deal With Fear
I was about seven years old the first time I remember being scared to death. I was sitting in the school cafeteria with my friend Daryl eating lunch. I’m pretty sure I was eating peanut butter and jelly, unless it was during one of those “healthy” periods when my mom was sending us to school…
Read MoreLifestyle Design With Six Kids
When I first read Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4-Hour Workweek, I was pretty sucked in. Who wouldn’t want to work for only 4 hours a week? As it turns out, I wouldn’t. I derive a lot of meaning and pleasure from working hard. For me, creating something and sharing it with others makes me feel…
Read MorePersonal Inspiration
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference…
Read MoreWhy You Must Not Wait
Waiting for something to happen in your business just plain sucks. Sometimes you’re waiting to hear back from a prospect or a vendor—sometimes you’re waiting on a payment from a client or a customer. At other times, you’re waiting on someone to do something that they said they were going to do. I’ve done more…
Read MoreHow to Get Out of the Rat Race
As a service professional or business owner, how do you set your product prices or rates for your services? There are more books than you’d ever want to read about this topic. I’m sure there’s good advice out there, but there’s also a ton of bad advice mixed in—especially the advice you hear for service…
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