A jeremiad (jer-uh-MY-ud) — an allusion to the prophet Jeremiah — is a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint, usually about the state of society and its morals. Example (as used by Alex Green today): “Twenty-five years ago, Neil Postman warned of our consuming love affair with television in Amusing Ourselves to Death. In the book — [...]
By Michael Masterson | Sat, May 15, 2010
My income is based almost entirely on writing. And it has given me a very rich life -- rich in every sense of the word. It can do the same for you. I spend half of my working time coaching copywriters on how to write better marketing copy. I spend the other half writing memos.
By Early To Rise | Thu, May 13, 2010
What's the single most valuable property in your business? In his video today, veteran copywriter and marketing strategist Drayton Bird reveals the one thing that once you have it... you don't have to worry about your business. Just click the screen shot below to watch the video.
By Don Hauptman | Thu, May 13, 2010
I've long been fascinated by unintentionally amusing mistakes in the media. For years, I've sought and saved such howlers, appending snappy comebacks. I'm now assembling my collection into a book. Below are a few recently culled specimens. Women's health website: "Diary free lifestyle becomes mandatory for anyone who may be allergic to milk or intolerant to lactose."
By Early To Rise | Wed, May 12, 2010
Becoming an expert at goal setting and goal achieving is something that you absolutely must do if you wish to fulfill your potential as a human being. Goals enable you to do the work you want to do, to live where you want to live, to be with the people you enjoy, and to become the kind of person you want to be. Yet, according to the best research, less than 3 percent of Americans have written goals, and less than 1 percent review and rewrite their goals on a regular basis.
By Brian Tracy | Wed, May 12, 2010
Becoming an expert at goal setting and goal achieving is something that you absolutely must do if you wish to fulfill your potential as a human being. Goals enable you to do the work you want to do, to live where you want to live, to be with the people you enjoy, and to become the kind of person you want to be. Yet, according to the best research, less than 3 percent of Americans have written goals, and less than 1 percent review and rewrite their goals on a regular basis.
By Early To Rise | Wed, May 12, 2010
To manifest (MAN-uh-fest) — from the Latin for “visible” — is to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; to show plainly. Example (as used by Brian Tracy today): “The fear of rejection is caused by destructive criticism in early childhood and is manifested, in adulthood, in the fear of [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, May 11, 2010
In the video below, Steve McDonald and Bob Irish, from our sister publication Investor's Daily Edge, explain that if you're putting your cash in savings accounts and money markets to keep it "safe"... you're actually losing money. But there are alternatives, say Steve and Bob. You can avoid the risk of the stock market and see great returns. Just click on the screen shot below to find out what they're investing in right now.
By Early To Rise | Tue, May 11, 2010
To exculpate (EK-skul-pate) — from the Latin for “freed from blame” — is to clear of guilt or fault; to vindicate. Example (as used by Anthony Lane in a New Yorker review of the film Mother): “… as the tiny maternal figure… tramps through the rain on her remorseless quest to exculpate Do-joon, we can but [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, May 10, 2010
When I got into the mail-order business years ago, it wasn't something you boasted about. You would be a bit inscrutable when people asked you what your job was. You would mutter something that included the word advertising -- so much sexier! I recalled this coyness when an old colleague asked me to talk to some to Syracuse University students here in London who are enrolled in a course called Ethical Advertising.
By Early To Rise | Mon, May 17, 2010
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