Posts by Craig Ballantyne
10 Big Ideas
Every morning after writing for an hour, I do something called my Big Thinking exercise. That’s where I come up with 10 Big Ideas. This exercise was suggested to me from my friend, James Altucher. It’s fun and sometimes you find some big breakthroughs. Not all of the Big Ideas are for me. Take this…
Read MoreHow to cure your broken metabolism
Dang dog! I hate it when he does this. But he tricked us into giving him two lunches on Saturday. Here’s what happened… I was doing a late morning workout in the garage and it wrapped up right at noon. So I called the dog out and fed him… …minutes later my mom dropped by,…
Read MoreAct Now with Kevin Harrington from Shark Tank
I’m actually reading TWO books right now. Both are great, although there are not a lot of practical business applications from Taleb’s Antifragile. If you liked Black Swan and Fooled By Randomness, then you’ll want to read this one too, but otherwise, skip it (besides, Taleb says he doesn’t want you to read it anyways).…
Read More10 Minute Workout Challenges
On Saturday morning I set a new personal record by doing 105 pullups in a workout (in sets of 5-10 and supersetted with squats and pushups). I also did a 10-minute burpee challenge (see below). The workout was powered by 3 teaspoons of cacao nibs (little caffeine boost from a unique superfood) and a banana…
Read MoreHow To Start Website As Cheaply As Possible
Back in 2001, when I sold my first product, the transaction was completed by through Paypal. I didn’t have a website. I only had an email list of friends and personal training clients, as well as strangers that had requested my newsletter based on referrals from their friends. Eventually I found a cheap do-it-yourself website…
Read More5 Ways to Profit From Passion
Relentless. That describes all of my millionaire friends, from Bedros Keuilian to Isabel De Los Rios to Joel Marion to Porter Stansberry. And do you know what drives them to be relentless? Their undying passion. This passion allows them to solve problems, and to profit from delivering valuable solutions to the world. It’s a beautiful,…
Read MoreHey, Is This You In This Video?
Why is this lady following me, I wondered on the fourth straight morning. Eventually I gave in to curiosity and decided to watch her. She made me LOL, literally…right at the 14 second mark here Watch this video of her I want you to be in her shoes. I want you to own your life…
Read MoreRick’s Big 5
My friend Rick just got fired up and unleashed these 5 BIG steps that you must be taking to build your online business. Rick Kaselj is the real deal, creating multiple 6-figure businesses in unique markets like Rehab, Back Pain, and Superfood nutrition. Here are his tips…and I have a bonus gift for you below.…
Read More3 Steps Product Launch
Matt Smith calls it a Blitz Week. Some other folks call it an Internal Launch. This is something you MUST do before asking someone else to promote your product. This is the BIG lesson I gave to a $100K Mastermind member who was looking to have a short-notice launch on his unproven product. My advice…
Read More5 Habits Destroying Your Diet
“5 Habits Destroying Your Diet” By Daniel Woodrum, MCTT Habit 1: Eating “Super” Healthy Foods Doesn’t that sound like blasphemy? Let me explain. Too often people focus on the latest new pricy diet food that is supposed to help you instantly shed fat. Sadly, there are NO “special” diet foods. Nothing can beat whole, natural…
Read MoreNew Interval Training Research
A shocking new interval training research study came in right as we were going to press this month and so I took time out of my busy weekend to break it down for you. Here’s the reference and you’ll see from the title that it’s a doozy: Peake, J.M., et al. Metabolic and hormonal responses…
Read MoreHow to Do the Right Things in Life
Bruce has a problem. It’s one I share with him, and considering I’m supposed to be the model of perfect health, it’s a little embarrassing. But like Bruce, I’m only human. Today you’ll learn how Bruce and I can conquer our problem, and how you can apply the same lessons to overcoming any temptations you…
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