Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Booyah! One quick little lesson…
Booyah. That’s what I say everytime my plane touches down at whatever airport I’m on to next. You can blame my high-energy friend, Dan Long, for getting that word stuck in my head. Today I’m flying from Tampa to Toronto and then next week it’s off to Denver, then back to Toronto, then down to…
Read MoreEating the Right Foods and Gaining Weight
if you’re still eating the so-called ‘right’ foods but you’re still gaining weight, it’s NOT your fault. You’ve been tricked by the Big Food companies. That’s right, the same companies that brought us low-fat, high-sugar eating in the 90’s that left us sick, tired, and overweight are now fooling us with 100-calorie snack packs. But…
Read More60-Second Sales Hook Secret
Grab them by the collar, take them by the scruff of the neck, command their attention, get them fascinated in your work, and hook them deep. That’s what you must do for readers of your emails. The same process that works for writing great novels and screenplays works for writing copy. Today, two resources to…
Read MoreNumber One Side Effect of a Gluten-Free Diet
Oh boy, I might be getting myself into trouble with this email. Chances are you’re either: a) Sick and tired of hearing about gluten-free diets b) Confused as heck about how to go on a gluten-free diet Well, I have great news for you today. We’re going to get to the bottom of the gluten-free…
Read MoreThis is why people fail
Here’s why so many people fail.They are scared. They listen to negative-know-nothings. They ignore their gut feelings. They hold back. Here’s an example. Just after Christmas a client in our ETR Virtual Mastermind group gave me this update, success story, and excuse all rolled into one… “Craig, I made my first sale yesterday whilst walking…
Read More3 foods NEVER to eat again
Great news. Today is a very important day, even more important than New Year’s Day. More about that in a second. But first, there’s even better news: Thanks to my friend Diana, and to people like you, we are winning the war. Yes, we’re beating the big food companies that fill our world with crap.…
Read MoreBetter Than Bedros (step-by-step business coaching)
I got so fired up with the message I shared at last weekend’s 1-Day Mastermind that I got into an argument with Bedros at the bar in New York. “Big B,” I said, “We need to do another 1-Day before our meeting in San Diego. Is there anything we can do?” “Sure thing, Ballantyne, he…
Read MoreBook Review: Country Bumpkin Street Smarts
It was as though he was living his life in reverse, like a real-life Benjamin Button. He retired at 37 with ‘all the money in the world’ and yet he did not marry and have children until two decades later at age 57. Along the way, he achieved the American Dream, going from a quiet childhood…
Read More10-Minute Metabolic Makeover Morning Workout
Oh what a dreary weekend that was in New York, although it was brightened by a visit to Peter Luger’s steakhouse on Friday night. And wow, the leftovers of their famous bacon slices tasted just as good on Saturday morning. After breakfast I went to work speaking at a Martial Arts fitness summit. And of…
Read MoreTough Love Secret to Success
Saturday afternoon was cold, snowy, and dreary. We were at the Long Island Marriott in The-Middle-of-Nowhere, New York (seriously, miles from anything!). The good news is that Bedros and I were coaching 6 action takers and showing them how to make money online. They all came in one idea, and then after we delivered our…
Read More3 sneaky diet tricks to AVOID at fast-food restaurants
If you’re like me and spend a lot of time away from home (due to work or travel or driving your kid’s to after-school activities), then chances are you eat out a few times per week. But here’s the problem: Not every corner has a Chipotle where you can stop in and grab a Ballantyne…
Read MoreHow to Save 5 Hours and Take an Afternoon Off
It was a regretful moment. Three days after it happened, I received an email. “Craig,” my friend David wrote, why did we have that meeting if you were going to spend your time focused more on your email than participating in the discussion? Ouch. How embarrassing. I had let my good habits slide off a slippery…
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