How to Change Your Course in Life
You’re about to discover how to get more done, make more money, and still get home on time for dinner. Today you’re going to walk away with 5 personal rules for your life that will make you a better business owner and parent. But before I do that, I want…
READ MOREETR Exclusive: ETR Founder Mark Ford
Mark Ford isn’t your typical success story. From an early age, he knew he wanted to become a writer — but never did he imagine he’d become one of the most sought-after entrepreneurs in the newsletter-publishing world. Mark is also an expert investor, and has started more than 100 businesses.…
READ MORE8 Reasons Your Clients Aren’t Paying You
You did the work. Actually, you did the work extremely well. In fact, not only did you do the work extremely well, you completed the entire project under budget and ahead of schedule. So why isn’t your client paying? All invoicing businesses, from freelancers to major firms, experience delinquent payers.…
READ MOREHow to Transform Your Copy in 3 Steps
Writing copy can make you feel — as Kurt Vonnegut once said, “like an armless, legless, man with a crayon in his mouth.” Even if you’re passionate about what you do, the keyboard has a magical ability to zap your mojo. The brilliant ideas rattling in your head morph into…
READ MOREHow to Find a Career in Economics
Not everyone loves numbers and the study of economics, but for the many that do, the study of production and consumption could not be more invigorating. In fact, considering the fascinating insight economics can provide into the human psyche ― how economics works to disassemble and understand human behavior to…
READ MOREWhat Facebook Did Right With Employees
On a cold winter’s day in February of 2004, in a Harvard dorm room, a 19-year old Mark Zuckerberg officially launched TheFacebook.com (Facebook’s original digital home). Membership was originally limited to Harvard College but soon spread to other Ivy League schools, and eventually to the world. Facebook grew rapidly, and…
READ MOREThe Truth About People
Recently an ETR University student reached out to me. He’s struggling in his relationships. Craig, he wrote to me in an email, “You said life is about the people you spend your time with and the experiences you have with them.” “But you also wrote, ‘The harsh reality is that…
READ MOREThe Best Lesson from the Worst of Donald Trump
First things first, let’s be clear. What Donald Trump said is repugnant and inexcusable. And yet the Trump apologists are out. His polling numbers have not fallen off a cliff, as one might expect. Instead, his followers have stuck loyally by side, as reported by The New York Times. But…
READ MOREWhy Smart Investors Apply Next-Level Thinking
Being ignorant of your ignorance is fatal in the world of investing. You could be taking on far more risk than you know. Recently, I was asked at a social function about the volatility of the share market. My distilled response was “The market is reacting to deflation and there’s…
READ MOREHow to Become a Learning Machine
Accellerate your success by becoming a learning machine. People ask me all the time for hacks, tips, tricks, shortcuts, etc. when it comes to creating companies/teams/products — in other words how to accelerate success. Every time I get the question, I cringe. There’s only one shortcut I’ve learned after five…
READ MORE#1 Belief Needed to Change Your Life
“We make the world we live in and shape our own environment,” said Dr. Orison Marden, back in 1897. Marden, the founder of Success magazine, was right, and his wisdom remains true today. The life we lead is because of the choices we make. We select our friends. We decide…
READ MORE6 Keys to Developing a More Flexible Mind
It’s my belief that a flexible mind helps us to deal with chaos, loss, big life changes, small frustrations, and all that life throws our way. A flexible mind leads to more peace. You’re not as stuck in your ways, and can adapt to change. You don’t always think you’re…
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