“Duct Tape” and the Ultimate Key to Success
American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg was famous for turning the simple into the mind-numbingly complex. He invented hysterically absurd systems for doing the simplest tasks.
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Confidence is King
People want to follow other people who are PASSIONATE. And you can’t be passionate when you’re down in the dumps, feeling sorry for yourself, and apologizing for
everything you do. Instead, try confidence.
Do You Own Your Business – or Does It Own You?
Hal looked tired when he arrived at the restaurant. “You look beat,” I told him. “I am,” he said. “I’ve been working nonstop, running from my home in Canada to my office in Honduras and then visiting all my projects in Central America. I’m too old for this.” “How long…
READ MORELive the Writer’s Life as a Copywriter
Did you get a renewal letter today for any magazines you subscribe to, perhaps offering a discount or free gift? How about an offer from a bank for a new credit card? (You’re prequalified and eligible for super-low interest rates.) Maybe your local car dealer is having a sale this…
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: Another Spell
I recently wrote a column on what may be the 14 most common misspellings in the English language. But additional candidates can readily be found. In a newspaper article about automated parking garages, the word palate was used repeatedly for pallet. A pallet is “a portable platform used for storing…
READ MOREWork Can Be an Adventure?
Life affords each of us an opportunity for adventure every day. Often, it is simply a matter of embracing the opportunity to advance a goal. Here’s an example of what I mean… For years, I traveled through the entire state of Florida by car for business. As you can imagine,…
READ MOREWhere Are Your Resolutions Today?
You’ll end up with a tested, proven, rock-solid blueprint for creating your own info-marketing business. One that will generate profits for you, even while you sleep!
READ MOREWhat You Need Before True Wealth Building Can Begin
What’s the difference between wildly successful people everybody else? They have CLARITY.
READ MOREStop Networking and Start Making Money
When you get down to it, networking is cold, sterile… and it seems self-serving: one person trying to form a web of contacts whose sole purpose is to do something for him
READ MORETrue Value: Understanding What Matters in Business and in Life
We were walking down a small cobblestone street in Aix en Provence. It was a perfect June day – sunny and still warm in the late afternoon. The old, unpainted buildings had an amber glow.
READ MOREProfit Like It’s 1933!
On May 27, 1933 – in the heart of the Great Depression – a crowd of more than 30,000 people stood in line to get into the “Century of Progress” World’s Fair, held in Chicago, IL. Over the next 24 months, 39,052,236 people would attend the fair. To put that…
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