My mother retired in 2004, and since then she’s been as busy than ever, but doing the things she’s always wanted to do with her time off (volunteering, seeing more plays and concerts, etc.). But you don’t have to wait until you’re retired to do these things. Today, Dan Sullivan shows you how to have more [...]
I got through quite a few books and programs over the Christmas holidays, but the one that stuck out – and resulted in the greatest amount of notes – was Robert Ringer’s, “The Art of Dealmaking”. Today, Robert shares another important piece of advice – showing you how to get things done right through [...]
By lesa | Mon, Jan 2, 2012
Years ago there was a popular bumper sticker that read,”He who dies with the most toys wins.” Of course, that is not so. What the bumper stick should have read is, “He who dies after adding the most value wins.” Let me explain in today’s essay, Craig Ballantyne Be awesome. Take action. Attract others. Remember, other people want to be [...]
By lesa | Mon, Dec 12, 2011
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 [...]
Recently we ran a survey here at ETR and we received many comments about how readers are struggling to find the path to their success. After going through the responses, I sat down and wrote an open letter to anyone who is struggling, as I once was back in 2003. I didn’t know exactly what to [...]
By lesa | 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 lesa | Mon, Oct 3, 2011
Each afternoon, just before I stop working for the day, one of my final tasks is to review a set of daily inspirational and motivational documents. One document that has been in the rotation for over four years is The Kekich Credos, by Dave Kekich. It’s a list of 100 mantras for life and business. The [...]
By lesa | Mon, Sep 26, 2011
Today I’ll be locked away in a studio at a local film production business recording several new videos for Early to Rise readers. The studio had been booked, the credit card has been charged, and I have a deadline to meet. That’s the one word in your business that will get you to take more action [...]
By lesa | Fri, Sep 23, 2011
It’s time to kick back in a coffee shop here in Toronto, surrounded by beautiful people, listening to my favorite music, and getting a ton of work done. Just kidding. That’s now how it works in the real world. If I tried that, I wouldn’t get half of my regular work done. Too many distractions. And I don’t [...]
Last week I spent a day in Colorado with ETR Publisher, Matt Smith, getting clarity on our mission and vision with Early to Rise. We looked ahead to the future, to the year 2015 specifically, and planned for what the business will look like at that time. A question we kept coming back to was how [...]
By lesa | Fri, Jan 6, 2012
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