Posts by Craig Ballantyne
The Truth About Money
Today is the day you discover the politically incorrect truth about money. This lesson will probably be much different than the one your parents taught you. I know my mother would disagree with what I’m about to say. Pinching pennies is a losing game. Obsessing about cutting costs is a waste of your valuable time…
Read MoreHow to Receive More in Life
On Saturday afternoon I met an Internet multimillionaire colleague of mine in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Qdoba. He was generous enough to treat me to a lunch of a Naked Burrito and water. But more important, we had a great conversation about what’s working in sales letters, copy, promotions, front-end sales funnels, and back-end upsells.…
Read MoreSuper Insane Open Rate
Yes, there was an SNL reference in my headline. You might remember Super Happy Fun Ball from the Phil Hartman glory days of SNL back in the early 90’s. I loved that skit. Almost as much as I love super insane open rates today. Recently I helped out Mike Geary to share his “101 Foods…
Read MoreIt is Not Too Late to Start This
He was my hero. I was just a 5 year old kid when this “Superman” came to town. And to this day his story still brings a tear to my eye. What he achieved, against the obstacles he overcame, makes almost everything we struggle with seem so inconsequential in comparison. His story below, but first,…
Read More30 minute bodyweight beach workout
I almost broke both my wrists last night. It was dark. Pitch black. And I was foolishly attempting to make my way back to Bungalow 2, my room for the weekend at Playa Escondida here in Puerto Vallarta. I chose to take the unlit, narrow garden pathway instead of the safer roadway. Eventually I came…
Read MoreSuccess Secrets of Dr. Ferruggia
He’s the one they call Dr. Ferruggia, he’s the one that’s going to give you a mental kick in the butt. He’s the one they call Dr. Ferruggia, and he’s the one that’s going to make you feel alright… (Apologies to Motley Crue for the butchered lyrics of Dr. Feelgood.) …but thanks to Rick Kaselj,…
Read More#1 cardio machine to avoid
Let’s fire up a Classic Cardio Controversy from Craig… …because it’s the day after American Thanksgiving and I just know that so many TT readers are going to make a huge Cardio mistake today… You’re going to use this silly machine and you’re going to think it’s “working”. But it’s not. It’s lying to you.…
Read MoreThanksgiver 2.0 Workout
This is the big day… Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friendz! And Happy 3-NFL-Games-on-Today to everyone else! Have a great workout wherever you are using the Home Workout Revolution no-equipment solution or TT 2.0 or the TT Therm-30 plan. Today at the Joel Marion garage gym, we did… “The ThanksGiver 2.0“… 1A) PowerBlock…
Read MoreHow To Sell A Membership Site Product
Where in the world is Craiggy Ballantyne today? Well, I’m on a very special adventure… …to Tampa, Florida to enjoy my first ever American Thanksgiving dinner with Joel Marionz and family tomorrow. Then it’s off to Mike Geary’s wedding in Mexico on Friday. I hope we make this Thanksgiving dinner a regular ritual in my…
Read MoreThe BEST Bodyweight Workout EVER
The best bodyweight workouts will include everything. 1) Strength training <= Here, you’ll use a variety of 1-1/2 reps, harder exercises and more 2) Metabolic Conditioning <= Here, you’ll use fast-paced exercise tempos and higher rep schemes. 3) Metabolic Finisher <= Your workout grand finale… here, you’ll replace cardio and intervals with a finisher because…
Read MoreHow to Use Habits to Have a Better Day
When my father passed away in September of 2008, I found myself returning home to the farm almost every weekend. Each Saturday morning I helped my mother and her brothers organize my father’s old used farm equipment for auction. It was during these crisp fall weekends that I discovered two quirky habits I had built…
Read MoreHow To Make Money Imitating Other Successful Offers
You don’t need to re-invent the wheel to make money online. All you need to do is this: You just need to model what’s working. According to my mentor, Mark Ford,”Imitate the industry norm. It’s smart to start by imitating success,” he writes in Ready, Fire, Aim. “Come up with me-too versions of several hot…
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