You don’t need a Harvard degree to succeed. You don’t need to come from a background of money. And quite frankly, you don’t even need a perfect past to have a better future. Today you’ll get some wisdom from a man who was all but written off by his teachers until he became a rock [...]
By Bedros Keuilian | Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Bedros Keuilian is one of my best friends and a really easy guy to brag about. His father bribed his family’s way out of Armenia in the early 1980’s where they landed (legally) in California. At age 5, Bedros helped put food on the table… by dumpster diving for expired food behind local supermarkets. Twenty-five years [...]
By Dan Sullivan | Thu, Dec 8, 2011
You can strive for perfection, but you’ll always be dissatisfied because nothing turns out perfect. Or you can use this unique mindset, described by guest author Dan Sullivan today, to bring you greater happiness and satisfaction with your progress. Craig Ballantyne “Working for someone else gives you little chance to make a fortune. By owning your own [...]
By Craig Ballantyne | Wed, Oct 19, 2011
For generations, there has been an implicit contract in society that states: “If you work hard and follow the rules, then your life will be even better than your parent’s. That’s the American Dream.” But today, this contract is being broken by the greed and selfishness of individuals and organizations that we once trusted. These individuals and [...]
By Craig Ballantyne | Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Dan Kennedy often says, “If the average person followed around a successful person for a day, they’d say, ’No wonder they are successful, look at all of the things they do’.“ Successful people get stuff done. They plan their day, they block their time, and they bear down and get the work done. If you struggle with [...]
By Mark Ford | Mon, Oct 17, 2011
Last week I caught a connecting flight from Houston to Las Vegas for a fitness seminar. As the plane boarded, a young couple sat beside me and the gentleman immediately struck up a conversation. “This is our first time going to Las Vegas,” he said, “And we’re wondering what we should do.” To be honest, even though [...]
By Ryan Murdock | Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Despite a hectic travel schedule and being a partner in several businesses, I like to think I have a pretty simple life – one that I’ve designed almost exactly as I wanted it. I have a simple apartment that isn’t cluttered with material goods I don’t need. I don’t own a car as I can get [...]
By Craig Ballantyne | Wed, Oct 12, 2011
This article was conceived at 5:22am on Monday morning in my hotel room here in Mexico. The first draft was finished just after 6am before my morning workout. Why do I get up so early? Because at 5am I can finish an article in 45 minutes whereas I couldn’t get through a single paragraph at 2pm [...]
By Lewis Howes | Thu, Oct 6, 2011
The first thing I do when I get through airport security is to go directly to the magazine store to buy copies of Inc., Entrepreneur, Wired, and Fast Company. Each issue is packed with motivation and inspiration from entrepreneurs around the world pursuing the American Dream. In the latest issue of Inc., there was a story [...]
By Jason Leister | Wed, Oct 5, 2011
It certainly was an eclectic group of individuals that Matt Smith and I spent our day with on Monday while down in Austin, Texas. The meeting room was full of everyday – and colorful – people of all walks of life who had achieved financial independence. There was the middle-aged woman who just three years ago [...]
By Craig Ballantyne | Mon, Dec 12, 2011
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