Issue# 2694
- WEALTHY: How working backward can lead you to six figures or more (Christine Comaford)
- HEALTHY: Why those extra 5 pounds don’t matter as much as you thought (Craig Ballantyne)
- WISE: Jack Welch on being a good business leader
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
- Do they have Internet there? (Dan Prescher)
- How many words can you think of that have two opposite meanings? (Don Hauptman)
- It’s Fun to Know… about the color of your car
- Add “ascribe” to your vocabulary
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“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”
- Jack Welch
Want Financial Freedom? Determine Your End Game
In two years, Aly transitioned from being employed as a makeup artist to being a business owner. As a brand-new entrepreneur, she developed and launched her initial products and services, forged significant strategic alliances that have boosted her company’s profile, provided a diverse sales channel, attracted pay-for-performance team members, got tremendous media exposure (she was invited to do makeup at the Emmys), and is on track to generate six digits of revenue – with a lot more coming after that!
What is the key to Aly’s snowballing success? She started by envisioning what she wanted her business to look like after a specific period of time.
I’ve helped 153 entrepreneurs grow million-dollar businesses. In every case, one of the most important steps they took was to establish a clear end game at the outset. You see, you’ve got to know where you want be before you can understand how to get there. (I believe Michael Masterson would consider this to be part of the “Ready” stage in his “Ready, Fire, Aim” strategy.)
When you have a clear, compelling vision of the future of your business, it informs every choice you make. It determines how you set it up, how you run it, and who you bring into it. That vision is an image that inspires you, that you feel deeply passionate about, and that you are willing to work toward. It articulates your heart’s desires and your values. And it motivates you to take the actions that are necessary to realize your dream.
Be bold in creating your vision. Reach not just for what you want, but also for what you want for your loved ones. Make your vision so powerful that each time you revisit it, you are reconnected with your reasons for wanting to have your own business in the first place – the financial freedom, the ability to work from anywhere in the world, and the control over your future security.
What is your dream business? Take a moment right now to imagine your end game – what it would be like to have that business up and running. Then answer the following questions:
- How does it feel to achieve this vision?
- How do you and your loved ones benefit?
- How are you celebrating the success of this vision? Can you now afford things you couldn’t afford before? A waterfront home in a gorgeous location? An exceptional education for your kids? Taking your spouse on exotic vacations? Making a large donation to a non-profit cause that means a lot to you?
- Now… what hurdles might stop you from achieving this vision, this glorious end game?
- What strategies can you implement now to prevent, blow through, jump over, walk around these hurdles?
Write down the answers to these questions and look at them every day. They will guide you in shaping and growing your business.
Here are some examples of the power of knowing your end game…
Dave was selling software. As a solopreneur, working alone, he hadn’t built a business. He just sold a product here, a product there. He wasn’t getting anywhere, was frustrated and a bit bored. Based on the end game he developed, he repurposed some of his existing software, designed a new product, launched a business, rolled out a robust sales and marketing campaign, and is on track for six digits in revenue. I can see millions in his future. Oh – and he LOVES his job now. And it shows.
Henry had built and sold a company before, but it hadn’t gone as well as he had hoped. With the help of the end game strategy, he designed and launched a company from scratch, forged more than 24 key alliances, acquired a competitor for peanuts, went from zero to 500,000 unique website visitors per month, spun off a separate company from the technology he developed, and was named one of the TechCrunch 50. Henry’s businesses will reach $1 million in revenues this year – and several huge companies are interested in acquiring them.
Now that you know where you want to go, it’s time to take action to get there.
[Ed. Note: Business Accelerator Christine Comaford is CEO of Mighty Ventures, a startup and CEO mentoring company. She has helped more than 150 entrepreneurs become millionaires with her proven strategies and killer connections. She wants YOU to be financially free! Get her free business-boosting tools at www.MightyVentures.comand join her Facebook group atwww.BusinessRenegades.com.
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Stay Connected Around the World
By Dan Prescher
Back in college, none of my classmates had ever been to Nebraska. They figured I lived in a little sod house out on the prairie and kept a loaded shotgun next to the door. When I told them I lived in a major metropolitan area complete with electricity and indoor plumbing, they seemed almost disappointed.
That’s why, when I recommend an exotic retirement or second-home location to my readers, I understand why they ask, “Do they have Internet there?”
The answer is almost always yes. In the eight years I’ve lived abroad, I’ve never been without Internet service.
Let me quickly qualify that by saying that the quality and dependability of the service has varied wildly. There is, for example, a huge difference between the high-speed cable service we had in our office in Quito, Ecuador and the slow and unreliable satellite uplink service available at a boutique beach hotel on Mexico’s Costa Maya, where we stayed for a time. (It worked only when the generators were running, and even then slowly.)
But I’ve always found Internet access of some kind – even if in a little Internet cafe a mile down the road. It isn’t always instant. And it isn’t always convenient. But it is always available, somewhere.
This is excellent news if you want to live full- or part-time abroad. It not only means that you can easily stay connected with family and friends back home, it also means that you can make money.
In our years overseas, my wife Suzan and I have met authors, technical writers, bloggers, webmasters, day traders, editors, copywriters, eBay auctioners, wholesalers, resellers… all making smart use of their Internet access and doing business happily from far-flung corners of the globe.
You can too.
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How to Live Longer – Even If You’re Overweight
By Craig Ballantyne
If you have a hard time losing weight and you’re worried about your health, I have good news. The most recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that being fit can help you live longer even if you still need to lose five or 10 pounds.
In this study, researchers reviewed more than 2,600 adults (ages 60 and over) and followed them for up to 24 years. Folks with a healthy body mass index (a BMI of 18-25) had the lowest rate of death, but fitness level was also associated with a lower risk of dying.
If you are overweight, the best way to add years to your life (and life to your years) is to lose weight and get fit. But even if you struggle with the former, the latter will help you.
It’s not too late to get started on an exercise program. Find a safe walking surface, get good walking shoes, and get out there every day for at least 20 minutes. Add in two short total-body resistance-training sessions per week and you’ll feel better, have more energy, and enjoy those extra years.
[Ed. Note: Stop fretting about that extra five pounds you can't seem to kick. Stay active, and you can still live a long, healthy life. For a fat-burning, muscle-building exercise routine, try fitness expert Craig Ballantyne's Turbulence Training program. Get the details here.
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The Language Perfectionist: Words That Go Both Ways
By Don Hauptman
A previous ETR article briefly discussed contronyms or “Janus words.” Like Janus, the Roman god portrayed with two faces that look in opposite directions, these words have two meanings that are opposite or contradictory.
The most commonly cited examples are cleave (two items that cleave adhere to each other, but when you cleave an object, you cut or divide it) and sanction (by sanctioning something, you approve it, but a sanction is also a penalty or punishment).
Now you might assume that only a handful of such mischievous words exist. But the list is surprisingly long, especially if you count phrases, slang expressions, and metaphors – and if you’re willing to be liberal in your definition of what constitutes an antonym.
That said, here are some more examples:
- To cull means both to select and to reject.Â
- The adjective fast means rapid, but can also mean “stays put,” as with color-fast fabric.
- When you trim a manuscript, you strip it of excess verbiage, but if you trim or decorate a Christmas tree, that necessitates adding to it.
- The word oversight means supervision, and also the failure to notice something.
- The verb cover means to conceal, but can also mean to expose, as when a journalist covers a story.
- If you throw out an idea during a meeting, are you presenting it for consideration… or discarding it?
- And although fix means repair or solve, if you’re “in a fix,” you have a problem.
These two-way words are interesting, but their double senses can be confusing. If you use them, be sure that your meaning is clear.
By the way, if you don’t like either contronym or Janus word, try the more impressive antilogous word (an-TIL-uh-gus), from antilogy (an-TIL-uh-jee), a contradiction in terms or ideas.
[Ed Note: For more than three decades, Don Hauptman was an award-winning independent direct-response copywriter and creative consultant. He is author of The Versatile Freelancer, an e-book recently published by AWAI that shows writers and other creative professionals how to diversify their careers into speaking, consulting, training, and critiquing.]
It’s Fun to Know: Popular Car Colors
Custom auto paint jobs may be hot these days – and manufacturers are getting in on the act by offering somewhat outlandish options. But standard finishes still dominate. Industry watchers say that, because of the recession, consumers expect to be driving their cars for a long period of time – and they don’t want to be stuck with a color they might eventually have trouble selling. That said, here are the top car colors in the U.S.:
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Red
- Beige/Brown
- Green
- Yellow/Gold
(Source: MSN Autos)
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Word to the Wise: Ascribe
To “ascribe” (uh-SKRIBE) – from the Latin for “to add in writing” – is to attribute, as to a source or cause.
Example (as used by D.T. Max in The New York Times): “Scholars conventionally ascribe Hemingway’s creative dissolution to drinking and depression, but to me that has always seemed too simple.”
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