A man observes evergreens growing along the roadside and thinks that they look pretty, covered with snow. Another man sees the same trees and thinks, “These trees would look good in people’s living rooms at Christmas. I wonder what they would pay for them?” The first man has an ordinary mind. The second, the mind of [...]
By Jason Holland | Fri, Jan 15, 2010
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.
By Don Hauptman | Fri, Jan 15, 2010
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 of the Code of Conduct for United States [...]
By Robert Ringer | Wed, Jan 13, 2010
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.
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Attrition (uh-TRISH-un) — from the Latin for “friction” — is the wearing down or weakening of resistance as a result of continuous pressure. Example (as used by Robert Ringer today): “‘How could I ever compete with someone as self-disciplined as you?’ he said. ‘You’re relentless. You would just wear me down through [...]
By Jason Holland | Wed, Jan 13, 2010
I have a friend who, after 15 years with same national retail chain, is still working as assistant manager in a local store. All the co-workers he started with have advanced well past him. And he doesn’t understand why. He blames “politics.” But after reading Robert Ringer’s essay today, I think I [...]
By MaryEllen Tribby | Tue, Jan 12, 2010
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:
By Bob Cox | Tue, Jan 12, 2010
The key to sustaining progress on your goals over the long haul is to have a “big picture” of what you want to accomplish.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Pretermission (pree-ter-MIH-shun) — from the Latin — is letting pass without notice, the failure to do or include through neglect or disregard. Example (as used by MaryEllen Tribby today): “When approaching people to help you promote your products… understand who you are targeting and craft your message accordingly. That’s where Sam made his pretermission. He sent [...]
By Jason Holland | Tue, Jan 12, 2010
I remember my first Info-Marketing Bootcamp. New to Early to Rise, I didn't know much about Internet marketing. But what I heard in the halls got me excited. One guy from New York was bragging that he had just had a $10,000+ week thanks to an affiliate deal -- and he had no product of his own, a tiny list, and barely a website.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Jan 16, 2010
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