How to Invest Like a Multimillionaire
Okay. You want to be a super-successful investor. I get it. You are already living on a fixed income. Or you are nearing retirement and worrying about whether you’ll be able to kick back and earn a passive living from your investments. I’ve been there. I’ve retired three times. I…
READ MORECatching Up With an Old Friend
I met up with a friend from college the other day. I hadn’t seen him in years. And the last I heard, he was fixing computers — living and working in his parents’ basement. And then he rolls up to my house in a BMW Z4 Roadster. “How they hell…
READ MOREThe Ultimate Start-Up Guide for Digital Entrepreneurs
Having a reliable source of side income is practically a “must ” these days. And don’t let the thought of setting up a business, creating products, finding customers, and marketing to them scare you. The fact is, you can get by with the bare minimum.
READ MOREFrom Rich to Poor and Back Again
Bob Cox is the creator of Early to Rise’s Epiphany Alliance program, and a success coach for thousands of ETR readers. He’s a self-made millionaire, in-demand business consultant, co-founder of the original home shopping channel, and he personally mentored four men who went on to become billionaires.
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: The Confusables are Back!
It’s time once again to clarify common confusions among similar words. All of the following examples appeared in major newspapers or online articles. “The census counts military personal and federal employees living abroad, but no other citizens.” Of course, the word wanted here is not personal but personnel. “Cannon 2…
READ MOREBe Relentlessness in Pursuit of Your Dreams
Although virtually everyone agrees that “time is money,” I’m convinced most people only pay lip service to this truism. If you’re really serious about it, you need to come to grips with the reality that the key ingredient for converting time into money is self-discipline.
READ MOREI Hate Affiliate Prizes
I recently received an e-mail on from an industry colleague asking us to do a mailing for his BIG launch. I know what you are thinking. Not so unusual. Correct. We get such requests all the time. His e-mail went something like this:
READ MOREHow to Find Your Core Values
Before you can jump feet first into changing your life with a set of long-term goals, you have a job to do: Figure out what’s really important to you.
READ MORECheating Yourself in Your Spare Time
There’s a young man I know — someone I’m mentoring — who has great potential but no obvious advantages. He doesn’t have an impressive education, has no money to speak of, and has only one beneficial business connection — me.
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: “The Cry of the Awk”
When editing the work of others, I frequently find myself imagining a mythical bird: the awk. In my fantasy, the creature would alert the writer of an awkward sentence with a terrifying cry: “Awk!”
READ MOREThe Worst Positioning Statement in the World: “We’re Better”
Here’s a trick question: What’s better — chopped liver or filet mignon? Most people would say “filet mignon.” But filet mignon isn’t better than chopped liver. Nor is chopped liver better than filet mignon.
READ MOREThe Little Bang Success Technique
According to the “Big Bang Theory,” the universe was created by a sudden, massive explosion. And many people approach goal setting the same way. They set an ambitious goal and expect it to come to fruition immediately.
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