The Perfect Gift for Your Graduate
When my little brother graduated from high school, I gave him a copy of Michael Masterson’s best-selling book Automatic Wealth for Grads… and Anyone Else Just Starting Out. It turned out to be a book he’s read a dozen times. One reason: It’s packed full of strategies for building wealth from the bottom up.
READ MORE3 Things You Can Get Paid to Photograph on Your Next Vacation
To most travelers, a vacation is a time to relax, take in a few museums, enjoy coffee in an outdoor cafe, eat out, and meet new people. But to me, a vacation is also the ticket to some easy extra income…
READ MOREThe Hero Within You
To the extent you work at spreading the gospel of liberty to others – explaining to as many people as possible why liberty must be given a higher priority than all other objectives – you are a hero.
READ MOREHow to Defeat the Insidious Green Monster
“The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself.” – Helmut Schoeck ETR reader Greg A. wants to know how to deal with “family or friends that seem to want you to fail… if a great break in your plan…
READ MORE2 Sales Secrets That Can Improve Your Personal Life
“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” – Winston Churchill If you could spend a day in the offices of today’s most successful businesspeople, you’d find that they rely on a few surprisingly simple secrets to make more sales than…
READ MOREKeeping the U in USP
In marketing, we call the unique aspect of a product’s (or service’s) personality its Unique Selling Proposition or USP. It’s what makes it stand out from the competition and give consumers a reason to buy it. And the more unique (better differentiated) it is, the more others may want to emulate it.
READ MOREIf You Want to Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life …
I was happy this morning. After stretching on my bedroom balcony as the sun came up, I made a pot of coffee and ambled to my writing studio above the garage. There, I put on a disc of Gregorian chants and began my daily work as a story writer, picking…
READ MORENotes From Michael Masterson’s Journal: 3 Reasons to Get Married
Married people are much more likely than their single counterparts to rate themselves “very happy.” According to Princeton Survey Research Associates, 43% of the married people polled claimed to be very happy while only 24% of the unmarried people did. I was surprised to read that statistic. Married people, I…
READ MORENotes From Michael Masterson’s Journal: A Lesson in Music Appreciation
One thing a mentor will do for you is prepare you before they occur for things that will change your life. My father did a good job of this healthwise. He documented his physical tribulations so that I could see – 30 years ahead of time – what pains and…
READ MOREThoughts on Paying for College
I was a screw-up in high school, and so my college choices were very limited. As I remember, it was either the local two-year community college or the college of Vietnam. I chose the community school. My entire college costs, including tuition at $400 per semester, were covered by the…
READ MOREWorking With Your Spouse
There was a good piece in The Wall Street Journal recently about the “risky business” of working with your mate. It begins with the story of a man who was forced to fire his wife at home, during dinner. Part of the problem, the article said, “was that the wife…
READ MOREWomen in Business: Glass Ceiling? What Glass Ceiling?
There has been a good deal written about the difference between men and women in the workplace. Men are said to be more decisive, more logical, and better able to make tough decisions. Women are said to be more intuitive, more communicative, and more compassionate. Popular books like Men Are From…
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