When I was 50 years old, I had accepted the fact that I was going to feel worse and worse as I got older and older. Thankfully, someone told me about a nutritional system that showed me that I was mistaken. Now, I feel better than I’ve felt since I was in my 20s, and I want everyone to feel the way I feel. Join me on a mission to have fun, take control, and change the world, one life…
Preparation pays off in business. It pays to have a system that gets you ready for any situation.
As 2010 gets started, I thought I’d pass on a goal setting tip I got from Chris Brogan‘s newsletter a few months ago (you can sign up for the newsletter here). Brogan passed on an idea he got from Bre Pettis, an innovator and designer. You write down your “most audacious goal” on a big, white sheet of paper. Then you go backwards with ways that you can accomplish it. Those ways become your goals. Brogan calls them “lighthouses” that…
For years, most people planning for retirement have heard about the wisdom of contributing to a 401(k) or similar plan. But as the financial crisis turned into a full-blown recession, everybody saw their investment accounts shrink. photo credit: nick farnhill Plans like the 401(k) let people contribute pre-tax dollars into an investment account that is expected to increase in value over time. But now the financial situation has gotten so bad that Time magazine’s Oct. 19 cover story says it’s…
NOTE — Today’s blog post was written by Jason Lewis, who gives his thoughts on the power of choosing our own path in the world. When I think about what makes life so great, my mind always comes back to the same thing — freedom. The freedom to live our lives however we choose is in my mind, without a doubt, the most exciting thing life has to offer us. photo credit: thelastminute We have the power and the privilege to live…
NOTE — This is the final post in a series on social network marketing. The complete series can be found here. Social network marketing can work in multiple ways, but there are principles that increase your chances of success. photo credit: nsaplayer A few of the principles are personal — knowing why you’re in business and staying focused. But most of the principles concern you’re dealings with other people — building relationships, helping people, starting a blog, interacting with people,…
NOTE — This is the 11th post in a series on social network marketing. The full series can be found here. Most everybody in social network marketing gets sidetracked because they lose focus in one of two ways. They either try to make money in too many ways or their way of making money gets fragmented. photo credit: chamko rani Even worse, many people trying to make money using the Internet too often lose sight of the reason they got…
NOTE — This is the tenth in a series on social network marketing. All the posts in the series can be found here. At its best, social network marketing leads to the formation of a community. You have to do more than just provide advice on how to get income. Your worth should be measured in friendship not dollars. The business objective of making money must be put aside so you can focus on bringing together a committed group of…
NOTE — This is the ninth post in a series on social network marketing. All the posts in the series can be found here. Social network marketing is as much an art as a science. Making it work involves learning how to present your opportunity without coming on in a way that will turn off wary readers. These days, nearly everyone on the Internet — from the solitary blogger to the big corporation — is seeking ways to “monetize” a…
NOTE — This is the eighth post in a series on social network marketing. Previous posts can be found here. When someone joins your business through social network marketing, they’re going to want to use the same method to attract more people. So, you need to be ready to show them exactly how to do it. In other words, you need to show them a simple system that they can use. Moreover, you need an easy way to teach them…