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A bastion (BAS-chun) – from the Italian for “to build” – is a fortified place; anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc. Example (as used by Daniel Levis today): “I suppose there are people quaking in their cyber-boots at the thought of venturing into the savage outer reaches of the Web… that bastion [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jun 27, 2011
In the investing world, we talk about bubbles. A bubble happens when stocks in a particular sector are over-hyped, and greed starts driving the market.
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jun 27, 2011
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Almost nobody knows this Chinese prosperity secret even exists. This is not about ebooks... Information products... Or Internet marketing as you know it. In fact, it's something we haven't talked much about in Early to Rise... Until now
By Early To Rise | Fri, Jun 24, 2011
While I stood at the bottom of the mountain, looking at all the people at the top, I wondered if I had what it took for them to get there.
By Early To Rise | Thu, Jun 23, 2011
Blandishment (BLAN-dish-munt) – from the Latin for “to flatter” – is speech or action intended to coax, entice, or persuade. The plural form of the word is usually used. Example (as used by Anne Rice in Vittorio, the Vampire): “And that my English-speaking victims find my blandishments so pretty, accented as they are, and yield to [...]
By Early To Rise | Thu, Jun 23, 2011
It's often said that you can use certain sales messages over and over because, let's face it, your target market is a marching army. Over and over, they revisit the same points in life...
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jun 22, 2011
Cacophony (kuh-KAH-fuh-nee) – from the Greek for “bad sound” – is harsh or discordant noise; dissonance. Example (as used by Bern Keating): “Poets who know no better rhapsodize about the peace of nature, but a well-populated marsh is a cacophony.”
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jun 22, 2011
A 50-year-old comedy and improv school/theater in Chicago called The Second City has produced an alumni list consisting of many of the world's most talented and successful comics.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jun 21, 2011
Raillery (RAY-luh-ree) – from the French for “to tease” – is light-hearted ridicule. Example (as used by James Burgh): “As nothing is more provoking to some tempers than raillery, a prudent person will not always be satirically witty where he can, but only where he may without offence.”
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jun 21, 2011
Traditional success coaches are big advocates of "affirmations" - repeating statements that you'd like to be true. For example, a classic "affirmation" is: "I am rich."
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jun 27, 2011
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