Posts by Craig Ballantyne
When No One Else Believes in You
The year was 1999 and things were not going according to my mother’s plan. Her only son was still in University (that’s what we call ‘college’ in Canada) at the age of 24 and when he spent the summers at home working in a factory to pay for his schooling, he would often stay out…
Read MoreCardio Workout
Yes, I AM doing cardio. What? Why? Because I need to be tough. I’m preparing for a 10-mile tough mudder race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, in June. And so recently I ran 4 miles in 29 minutes. Not bad. (Definitely not slow cardio…although it wasn’t exciting.) I’ve also ran 8 miles in just over an…
Read MoreWhy You Need a Big Idea
I can now cross off Hong Kong and Bangkok from my list of cities to visit. Good times. Plenty of action taking going on over here, and next week is a big meeting with fellow Maverick Vishin and his team at Mind Valley in Kuala Lumpur. But first, your questions… Q: Hey Craig, Thanks for…
Read MoreThe Truth About Business Failures
I’m a loser. You’re a loser. We’ve all been losers. Listen, no one goes through life undefeated like the ’72 Dolphins. We all lose. At love. At business. At softball. At checkers. But we also win. We win when we never give up, when we plan and prepare, when we associate with other winners, and…
Read MoreMy Mom’s Worst Nightmares
At 16 I decided to start binge drinking. Somehow, my logic at that time was: Get drunk = Get girls. Unfortunately, it often worked. Yet it also often yielded awkward, embarrassing, and stressful Saturday mornings when my mom would find me passed out on the stairs or getting sick in the bathroom. Things were not…
Read MoreOvercome Fear of Failure
I’m all messed up. Flying from Denver to Seattle to Vancouver to Hong Kong, in what I think was just one day but possibly could have been 7 weeks, has left me in a brain fog. But not to worry, as I’ve prepared another “Craig is a loser lesson” for you. Today, the raw truth…
Read MoreThe Truth About Stress
Last week, in preparation for the Tough Mudder race that ETR Publisher Matt Smith and I are doing in June, I went to the local YMCA to run ‘hill sprints’ on the treadmill. Running for one minute at 9 miles per hour at a 6% incline for six intervals was tough, but it put a…
Read MoreTruth About Yogging and Fat Loss
Today we’re going to talk about a new fad called yogging. And you’ll get a proven plan for helping you lose fat and gain muscle WITHOUT long, slow boring cardio. After all, how is cardio going to turn your body from bad to good? It’s not, that’s how. Cardio turns you into a skinny runner,…
Read MoreHow I Failed College But Learned Internet Marketing
In the spirit of April Fools Day, this entire week is dedicated to showing you just how much of a fool I am. A fool who has lost more money in business than most people have made… …a fool that went his first two years online without ever selling anything… ..a fool that, yes, has…
Read MoreHow to Overcome Internal Resistance
By now you’ve probably heard my fairytale story of getting to the position of Editor of Early to Rise. Boy meets website, boy dreams of having website, boy gets website. But the boy in question, me, just about threw away the opportunity because of internal excuses. It’s the same story over and over everyday around…
Read MoreThor’s Muscle Building Workout
A journey of 19,000 miles started with a single squat workout on Thursday morning. Yes, 19,000 miles. This is my schedule for the next 14 days: Toronto-Denver-Seattle-Vancouver-Hong Kong-Bangkok -Pattaya-Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur-Hong Kong-Toronto. What am I doing? Long story, and frankly, I don’t even know for the most part…but will keep you updated. (Alas, Seattle and Vancouver…
Read MoreWin a copy of the Turbulence Training Complete Package
Nothing beats training with me in person, but the next big thing is having every Turbulence Training workout and exercise demonstrated on video so that you can watch in the comfort of your own home (or hotel room, as you’ll see in a minute). And the great news is that today is your one and…
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