Networking for Shy People
We’re starting something new at Early to Rise: a talking editorial. It’s our version of the video podcast.
In today’s video, I’ll be passing along a tip to help you get ahead in your career — whether you’re on the corporate ladder or freelancing — no matter what industry you’re in. Just click on the screen below to get started.
This “Club” Kept the World’s Wealthiest Families Rich For Generations
You won’t read about it in the newspapers…Or hear about it on TV…
But it could be the best way to protect and grow your wealth over the next 10 years…
“For those serious about improving their lives.”
“I’ve been an admirer of Michael Masterson’s work for many years, which is why I was so happy to see him tackle the all-important subject of his latest book, The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life. What I especially like is that he didn’t take the route of many self-development authors and simply offer worn-out, generic advice. For those serious about improving their lives — personally, socially, and financially — Michael has laid out a clear roadmap to success. This book is loaded with practical, simple, effective strategies that really work.”
Robert Ringer
Author of To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?
The First Step to Fulfilling Your Dreams of Success and Happiness
In his latest book, The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life, bestselling author Michael Masterson teaches you how to reinvent your life by putting together a personal master plan, a formal contract between the person you are today (fed up with the problems and lack of success you’ve been having) and the person you have decided to be (the successful you who is healthy, wealthy, happy, and wise).
In this book, you’ll learn:
- Why traditional goal-setting programs seldom work
- How to make quick and correct decisions every day to enrich your life
- The secret of Accelerated Failure
- How asking one question will improve everything in your business and life
And much, much more…
Michael’s book on master planning your life will be published soon. But you can get a sneak peek by signing up for the “Sneak Peek” Hotlist today. We’ll send you an excerpt of Michael’s book instantly.
The Language Perfectionist: Ambiguities on the March
By Don Hauptman
In my reading, I continue to spot ambiguously written sentences. Such errors can create miscues that confuse readers and force them to pause, backtrack, and reread in an effort to understand what is really meant. Consider these examples:
- “I stand behind no one in my enthusiasm and dedication to improving our society and especially our health care.”
Ordinarily, the phrase “stand behind” means support or advocate. But the writer’s meaning is “I’m second to no one….”
- “That photograph… is sitting on the bookshelf in my living room in an absurdly elegant silver picture frame, a gift from Tiffany’s.”
I momentarily wondered how you get Tiffany to give you gifts! Evidently, however, an unspecified person bought the frame for the writer at that venerable emporium.
- “After decades of economic reform, many big state-owned companies [in China] face real competition and are expected to operate profitably.”
The meaning here is that the Chinese government now demands profitability from these companies. But the sentence could be construed as a financial or investment forecast.
- “Poll: Men more accepting of gays than women.”
Most likely, it’s not that men approve of gays more than they approve of women. Better phrasing: “Poll: Men are more accepting of gays than women are.”
[Ed Note: For more than three decades, Don Hauptman was an award-winning independent direct-response copywriter and creative consultant. He is author of The Versatile Freelancer, an e-book that shows writers and other creative professionals how to diversify their careers into speaking, consulting, training, and critiquing.]
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