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Recent posts related to

self-improvement

Don’t Trick Your Prospects: A Marketing Lesson From the Movies

By Charlie Byrne | 04/15/2008

The purpose of a great headline is to get your readers’ attention. And the purpose of the remainder of your sales letter is to get your readers to buy your product or service. But if there is a disconnect between what the copy promises and what the product delivers, you’re going to have dissatisfied customers who feel betrayed.

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Alternative Medicine for Sleep, Part 1

By Dr. Ray Sahelian | 04/15/2008

Natural supplements can help protect you from a wide range of health issues. But keep in mind that high doses of some herbs and supplements can make you feel alert at bedtime and cause shallow sleep.

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Using Automated Marketing to Profit in Today’s Real Estate Market

By Dean Graziosi | 04/15/2008

I’ve been investing in real estate for 20 years, and I’ve been able to make millions using many of those strategies to find potential deals. I’ve also used time-tested techniques borrowed from direct marketing.

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Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work

By Mark Morgan Ford | 04/14/2008

One of the great fallacies in the self-help industry is the notion that you can change your life with “positive thinking.”

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What Do Golf and Trading Have in Common?

By Rick Pendergraft | 04/14/2008

Last week was Masters week, and I’ve got golf on the brain. This got me thinking about the similarities between golf – one of my favorite sports – and trading. (And, no, “They are both frustrating as hell” is not one of them.)

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Do You Need More Lycopene?

By Dr. Ray Sahelian | 04/12/2008

Lycopene – found in tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit, apricots, papaya, and guava – is a powerful antioxidant.

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A Rumor I Bought Into

By Rick Pendergraft | 04/12/2008

I have cautioned you before against investing in rumors, regardless of the source. But I recently bought into one myself.

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The Language Perfectionist: Don’t Take this “Chance”

By Don Hauptman | 04/12/2008

The word fortuitous is regularly misused. Because of its similarity to fortunate, people assume that it means the same thing.

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How to Ace a Job Interview

By Mary Ellen Tribby | 04/11/2008

During the course of my business career, I have interviewed literally hundreds of candidates for various positions. Some people make the cut. But more often, I wind up saying, “Thanks, but no thanks.”

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The Sad Story of Mike Tyson: A Spending Fool

By Mark Morgan Ford | 04/11/2008

Mike Tyson’s annual income exceeded $400 million, but his spending habits dug the superstar boxer into a pit of debt- which is a lesson for us all.

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Proving You’re Not a Spammer

By David Cross | 04/11/2008

Spammers have made life tougher for Internet marketers. Anytime you send an e-mail to a subscriber to your e-newsletter, you have to navigate a maze of spam filters and wary readers.

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Muscle Growth at Any Age

By Ellison, M.Sc. | 04/11/2008

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences reviewed all previous studies done with elderly people who suffered from the muscle-wasting disease sarcopenia and then supplemented with whey isolate.

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