Michael Masterson has developed a loyal following through his writings in Early to Rise , an e-newsletter published by Agora, Inc. that mentors more than 450,000 success-oriented individuals to help them achieve their financial goals.
Masterson has been making money for himself and others for almost four decades. At one time or another,Michael Masterson (a pen name used by this ultra-successful businessman)has consulted for and advised multi-million dollar companies that wereboth public/private, onshore/overseas, local/international, service-/product-oriented, retail/wholesale/direct mail, and even profit/not-for-profit.
Masterson is the author of several Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Amazon.com best sellers, including Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat, Seven Years to Seven Figures: The Fast Track Plan to Becoming a Millionaire; Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence; Automatic Wealth for Grads… and Anyone Else Just Starting Out; Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life (all published by John Wiley & Sons); and Confessions of a Self-Made Millionaire and Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business (with MaryEllen Tribby).
Read Michael Masterson's previous newsletter articles below:
It appears, the scientists say, that our brains are hardwired to trust simpler things. This makes complete sense, if you think about it. Our primitive ancestors...
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Apr 16, 2011
I have been in the marketing business for more than 30 years. And in all that time, I've read only a handful of books on advertising.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Apr 2, 2011
In any organization, power moves inexorably to those who speak well. By well, I don't mean eloquently. I mean persuasively. There is an art and a skill to persuading people to accept your ideas.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Mar 26, 2011
"I come from a poor family. I want to start a business and make money to help them. But when I see successful businesspeople depicted on TV ..."
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The most important thing I ever learned about "living rich" was taught to me by a former rich guy who dropped out of the moneymaking game to study Chinese philosophy and teach Tai Chi.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Bonn, Germany. Dead of winter, 1996. The meeting began at 8:00 a.m.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Mar 5, 2011
I once "fired" a client - let's call him Jerry - who had paid me more than a million dollars and wanted to keep on paying me more than 20 grand a month. In every aspect but one our relationship was terrific.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Feb 19, 2011
Sid had done it. He had convinced the IRS agent to forgive the mistake my partner Joel and I had made. He had spent three weeks with the guy, working mornings, golfing with him in the afternoon, and taking him out to dinner.
By Michael Masterson | Fri, Feb 18, 2011
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By Michael Masterson | Sat, Feb 12, 2011
The $3,500 commission check you were expecting won't be coming. The customer canceled the order.
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Apr 23, 2011
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