Posts by Mark Morgan Ford
Why This Is The Best Time Ever To Build Wealth
Some see economic recovery just over the next hill. It doesn’t look that way to me. Still, I’m certain that now is the best time ever to build wealth. Why? Because now is always the best time. Now is always the best time to start something good. Good things take time, and time is the…
Read MoreRemember That Life Is Fleeting
As I told you before, I’ve made it a point to spend a few moments every day sitting back and paying attention. I recommend it strongly. Just after Christmas, I received the following letter from RS, a longtime ETR reader and a copywriting student of mine, with a reminder of the lesson we learned in…
Read MoreGet To Work At Least 15 Minutes Earlier
On January 9, 2001, I asked you to figure out, on the average, what time you had been getting to work each day. Then I asked you to promise yourself that you would get there at least 15 minutes earlier from then on. I explained that 15 minutes a day multiplied by 50 weeks is…
Read MorePromise #9 for the New Year: To Be A Better Person
On January 10, 2001, I asked you to add one more very important thing to your list of New Year’s resolutions: to become a better person. And to do that by making a commitment to: * pay less attention to yourself and more attention to other people * focus on opportunities, not problems * listen…
Read MorePromise #8 for the New Year: To Build Your Network of Support
On January 8, 2001, I resolved to make one new business or social contact per week. I suggested you do the same. My goal was too lofty. It was not possible for me to cultivate a new relationship every week of the year. I did manage, however, to make about 20 new contacts, half of…
Read MorePromise #7 for the New Year: To Grow Richer Every Day
On January 7, 2001, I made a two-part resolution: (1) to make more money than I had made in 2000 and (2) to invest a higher percentage of my gross income than I had previously. If you were with me on January 7, you were asked to do the same. It’s always good to be…
Read MoreMake Major Progress Towards Your Career Goal
So far, you have made several important resolutions. You’ve promised that you would commit to doing better this year, that you would achieve better health, that you would perfect a financially valuable skill, and that you would make yourself a more interesting (and interested) person. That’s a good start. Today, we’re going to focus on…
Read MoreYou Too Can Invest More Profitably
Dear Early To Rise Reader: Success in business and in life depends on making good decisions and avoiding self-destructive behavior. This is especially true when it comes to investing. Most investors lose money because they have bad psychological habits…habits that work against sound trading decisions. I want to recommend a course to you. It is…
Read MorePromise #5 For The New Year: To Develop The Personal “You”
The social “you” is always under scrutiny. Your employer and clients evaluate your work. Your spouse and children match your behavior to their expectations. Under such circumstances, the achievement-oriented person naturally improves because he feels the censure of his critics and strives for the approval of those he cares to please. But what about the…
Read MoreLearn (Or Perfect) A Financially Valuable Skill
On January 4, 2001, I asked you to promise yourself that you would learn (or perfect) a financially valuable skill. I asked you to forget (at least temporarily) about all the interesting talents you have that nobody will pay you for and focus, instead, on developing the one ability that can change your financial life.…
Read MoreAchieve Something You’ve Always Wanted to Accomplish
On January 3, 2001, I promised myself that I’d do something great and frivolous this year — something I’ve daydreamed about but never took seriously. It would be one of those things I would like to try to do had I my life to live over again. You see, I realized that even at the…
Read MorePromise #1 For The New Year
“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” – Japanese Proverb A year ago — during the first two weeks of January — we made 10 New Year’s resolutions, one each day. The idea was that by spreading out our promises over 10 days — instead of making them all on…
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