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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:


How to Enjoy the Writer’s Life — Even If You Can’t Write Like a Professional

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Nov 20, 2010

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The most productive and, next to JK Rowling, richest writer in the world is James Patterson. If you don't recognize the name, he is the author of Don't Blink and The Postcard Killers, as well as 48 other books....

What Does It Really Take to Change Your Life?

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Nov 13, 2010

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I was 13 when I first heard the word "underachiever." Mrs. Growe, my ninth-grade English teacher, used it to describe a student who had, in her opinion, failed to work to his potential. The student? Yours truly. "Mr. Masterson," she announced to the class, "is the classic example of an underachiever. He doesn't complete his work assignments. He shows up late for class and then wastes his time daydreaming.

“What did you accomplish last month?”

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Nov 6, 2010

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This is the question I asked 60 publishing executives who work for my biggest client. We had gotten together for our yearly meeting last month at a resort on the Maryland shore. One of my presentations was about personal productivity. I showed them my system (the one that's included in The Pledge, my new book).

Normally, You’d Have to Pay Me At Least $1 Million to Get My Consulting Advice

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Oct 30, 2010

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Here's How You Can Hire Me for Just $5 a Month. I wish he hadn't talked me into it. It's going to be yet another task on my to-do list, and it might kill my multimillion-dollar consulting career...

Real Zero-Down Real Estate

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Oct 16, 2010

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Can you really make a fortune in real estate without using cash?

Taking the Big Leap

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Oct 9, 2010

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Sometime in your business career, you will have a chance to do something -- and it will be obvious to you that you are looking at a great opportunity.

The Ten Commandments of Charity

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Oct 2, 2010

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Down the road going north from my vacation home in Nicaragua, you pass two hamlets, both bearing the same name: Limon.

Fear and Greed: Two Overrated Emotions

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Sep 25, 2010

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Way back when I was learning how to write advertising copy, it was commonly believed that the way to get high response rates was to appeal to our prospects' greed and fears.

Investment Basics

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Sep 18, 2010

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Like most people, I began to think about retiring at about the same time as I started a family. I was relatively young -- 29 at the time -- and my expenses were increasing quickly. However, my income was increasing slowly, which is typical of most salaried jobs.

How to Have Lots of Good Friends

By Michael Masterson | Sat, Sep 11, 2010

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It's been said that if you want friends to help you in the bad times, you have to help them in the good times.

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