Early To Rise

Your Employees Shouldn’t Like You All the Time

by Mark Morgan Ford | Oct 13, 2004 | Lifestyle, Work

I like it when my employees seem to like me, but I don’t allow myself to seek their approval. And you shouldn’t either. What’s the purpose of your business? To service your customer, right? The fundamental relationship in business is not between...

The Psychological Mistakes Investors Make, Part 2

by John Mauldin | Oct 12, 2004 | Investing, Wealth

I kicked off this occasional series of articles for Early to Rise in Message #1160 with an excerpt from a chapter of my book “Bull’s Eye Investing” that my old friend Michael Masterson tells me “is worth the price of the entire book.” In...

How to Launch a Profitable New Business

by Early to Rise | Oct 11, 2004 | Entrepreneur, Wealth

If you want to be a business-building genius — or just make a ton of money this year — learn these five proven (and absolutely true in my experience) secrets of highly successful entrepreneurs. Secret No. 1. Don’t spend too much time planning. When...

Become a Travel Writer

by Jennifer Stevens | Oct 10, 2004 | Careers, Wealth

Dear Fellow Early to Rise Reader, If you’ve ever wanted to travel the world and get paid to do it, there’s now a way to realize that dream. This letter is your motivation to make a wonderful change in your life a surprisingly quick and easy way...

How to Use Speed to Increase Sales

by Graham McGregor | Oct 9, 2004 | Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Wealth

You can develop a competitive advantage — and increase your sales — simply by making speed your No. 1 customer service priority. Here are a few examples of the way businesses I know have done it: * A major bank based a marketing campaign on a promise that...