Personal Development
Focus on the concept
“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I had a very smart individual, Jon Cartier, once tell me that you should always choose who you work with based on Attributes rather than Skills.... More...
Are You Being Scammed?
I just had a friend of mine call me up to ask whether or not something was a scam. He had clicked to purchase a $3 informational brochure. The brochure wasn’t great, but it was probably worth the $3 he paid. He decided that continuing with that company really wasn’t going to give him what he wanted, so he left and didn’t buy anything else from them. Sounds simple enough, eh? Two... More...
Two Ponzi’s to go, please
I want my money and success now. I don’t want to wait. I don’t want to work for it and I certainly don’t want anyone telling me that I have to get up out of my Barco-lounger in order to win big. I have clients who use the term “dire need”. They ask for instant success and won’t listen to anyone tell them that they need a long term plan much less me telling them... More...
What Are You Really Selling?
Don’t sell me something, give me a reason to believe in you. I can’t drive two cars at the same time, but I can believe in one more than the other. If you believe in your product more than the other guy believes in his, then I’m going to feel more confident in buying your car. It’s not about the logic, its about me wanting to feel good about what I just bought. If I feel good... More...
Who Is Your Co-Pilot?
People don’t become successful in a vacuum (if they did, then the Dirt Devil would sell off the racks). You NEED everyone else. This really sucks when you are an introvert. No more rock and island songs. None of the “I can do it all by myself” routines. There was a lady last year who belonged to my archery club. She wants to be an olympic archer. So she formed a team to help her... More...
Does Your Job Have You Up Against A Wall
Well Christopher and I are headed off to Las Vegas for Affiliate Summit West. We had to get up at o-dark-thirty to catch our flight out from Dallas and while we were waiting to board I snapped this picture on the terminal wall. Given the fact that we’re headed to an event that’s filled with work from home entrepeneurs, I find it funny to see this fat cat image used as as part of an advertisement... More...
Is It Really Work?
If you like doing something and were going to do it anyway, is it really considered work? Old way: Work hard in school, learn a lot, get a good job, work even harder, earn your way up, retire after 40 years. New way: Start an internet business doing what you love to do, retire immediately. Working is doing a task that you hate doing because you need the money and your job pays you just enough to keep... More...
Are You An Entrepreneur?
It’s nice to have a name Hugh MacLeod captured the essence of a lot of people in the image above. This is the difference between the person who is constantly spouting “what if…..”, and the person who responds with, “that’s impossible”. When working a project, I can weed out the good programmers from the bad rather easily. Bad programmers say, “you can’t... More...
What Would You Do If You Had A Million Dollars
I asked this question last night on CinchCast and I’ve received answers from several people on Facebook, Twitter, and CinchCast. Most of the answers are very conservative like, “I’d pay off bills”, but none have knocked it out of the park like I thought they would. Let me explain what I mean. When I posted the question, I was thinking about how most people wake up one morning... More...
Defining Your Major Definite Purpose
Let’s be honest with each other, do you really know what you’d do with your time if you didn’t have to worry about money? Have you truly invisioned your life as you want it to be or do you find yourself just considering your immediate desires, like money? Most people say they want to be their own boss or make lots of money, but for what purpose? If they had more money than they needed... More...
What To Do When Your Presentations Stink
Have you ever given a presentation where you just felt like it stunk? Maybe everything went okay, but when you walked away from the room, you just felt like it wasn’t your best. That happened to me recently. I did all the research, created the slide presentation, and delivered the talk without any issues. But at the end, I didn’t feel that I had inspired and motivated the room the way I... More...
Improving Presentation Skills Using The How To Wow Audiobook
Public speaking is commonly cited as the number one fear among adults, even over dying. But what happens after you’ve overcome the fear? If you’re like me, you seek out self help information or expert advice on the subject so you can be as good at the subject as possible. So today I’m listening to the How To Wow audio book by Frances Cole Jones and playing Star Wars Bounty Hunter... More...
You Will Make Mistakes, Guaranteed
What I’m about to tell say is as much for me to remember as it is for you to know. You will make mistakes with your online business. This is especially true if you are doing things right. So, what do I mean by that? Well, we tend to forget that this whole online business thing hasn’t really been around all that long, compared to other industries. New ways of making money and channels for... More...
Networking At The DFW Wordpress Meetup
Are you using Meetup.com to network offline with your online contacts? Well, let me tell you first hand, you should be. I attended a meeting for the DFW WordPress Meetup Group this past Saturday and I had a wonderful time, made some great contacts, and learned some things I can implement right away to add revenue to my business. If you haven’t been to a meet up, then I highly suggest you visit... More...
