Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Why Your First Time Matters So Much
Picture this. You’re 10 years old again, standing on the top of hill that is covered in snow, that perfect packing, snowball-rolling type of snow. Your goal: To create the biggest, baddest snowball your neighborhood has ever seen. So you start. At first, it’s small. Ridiculously small. Perhaps the other kids around stop and stare.…
Read MorePlan Your Day
Let’s talk planning. Let’s allay your fears and stresses about the seemingly complex task at hand. Planning makes success simple. Not easy, but simple. There is a difference. Recently in discussions about “Operation 2X”, our friend Matt Smith said: “You cannot have a 2X day when you don’t plan. That includes planning kids/family activities. 2X…
Read MoreHow To Make Money Solving People’s Problem
24 hours left here on the farm and then I’m off again on another 7-day tour… …this time to Germany for a jam-packed schedule including Oktoberfest in Munich followed by some race car driving. (Wait, that doesn’t sound safe. I guess we’ll see…). And while all of this goes on, I’ll be making some money…
Read MoreQnA – Workouts Suggestions For Flabby Thighs and More
My training today will be Hang Cleans, Deadlifts, Front Squat, and Good Mornings. But before I start my workout I present you with today’s QnA from my facebook page. ************** Q: I am on my final week of TT Hardcore Fatloss and aiming to do TT Buffdudes Hot Chicks next. would you require a rest…
Read MoreHow to Cure Weak Body Parts
Yesterday morning, with my legs still wobbly from an intense bodyweight circuit workout performed in my hotel room, I saw North Carolina’s Blue Ridge mountains for the last time. (More details about that intense bodyweight circuit soon. It’s now 24-hours later and my legs are still feeling it. Amazing.) But just as yesterday was my…
Read MoreMagic Copywriting Trick
This is nothing short of magical. Seriously. We did 6 of these copywriting tricks at our recent Mastermind meeting in Vegas and each one magically – and dramatically – improved everyone’s copy. The little magic trick is called a Copy Peer Review Process. And I explain it in this video here. …
Read MoreHow to Fix Your Economy
This is the type of article that will either send you to the “Unsubscribe” button or will finally wake-and-shake you into action. The right action. I’m seeing a disturbing trend in stores, restaurants, among business owners, and even in our Virtual Mastermind forum. There’s a lot of action and a lot of “busy work”. But…
Read MoreAction Takers Rule the World
Last week marked another Mike Whitfield product launch. Mike is a Virtual Mastermind member, a member of my $100K in-person mastermind group, and a Certified Turbulence Trainer. He has paid to play, and it is paying off handsomely for him. Plus, Mike is one of the biggest action takers I have ever coached. Just over…
Read MoreBodyweight Cardio Research
This might be the most interesting – and shocking – workout study ever. Crazy Canadian researchers at Queen’s University (my sister’s alma mater) tested a Turbulence Training style workout against long cardio. (Reference: Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2012 Sep 20.) 22 college-aged women did 4 workouts per week for 4 weeks in one of three…
Read MoreGetting Momentum in Your Life
I was personally offended. It felt like I had been punched in the gut and as though someone had dishonored my family name. That sounds harsh, so let me give you a little background… Matt Smith and I were sitting in the offices of the old Early to Rise in Delray Beach, Florida. It was…
Read MoreHow to Work While You Sleep
The world is starting to wake up. The 4-Hour Work Week Delusion is starting to wear off. You can’t coast through life. As Dave Kekich said, “Life is easy when you live it the hard way, but hard when you live it the easy way.” And as Steven Pressfield said, “”We must do our work…
Read MoreThe Three Nicest Words Anyone Has Ever Said to Me
The three nicest words I’ve ever heard weren’t “I love you,” or “You are inspirational,” but something much more simple and yet powerful.
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