How YOU Helped Santa Save Christmas
Woo hoo! I have great news to brighten your already amazing Christmas season! Here at Early To Rise YOU helped us raise a record $102,173 for the Denver Toys for Tots Marines charity toy drive. With this money, over sixty ETR team members, friends, and family visited three Wal-Mart stores…
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Politically Incorrect – But True
Back in 1980 when my father made the decision that we were going to defect from communist Russia and come to the United States he had three steps in his “making it in America” plan. 1. Enter the United States legally – because he was convinced that when you EARN…
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What You Should Do Today
Of the many execrable things that happen to you when you approach 60, the recognition of mortality is the worst. You can’t avoid it. People you know – even friends and family members – are seriously sick or dying. I see death is a hateful thief. I know he will…
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Winning and Happiness
Your cerebral computer, commonly referred to as the brain, contains a biological chip I like to think of as your Weight and Balance Happiness Scale. This remarkable scale automatically weighs every known alternative available to you at any given time and chooses the one it believes will result in the…
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Is This The Best You Can Do?
I’m fascinated by obituaries. Every Saturday morning after my workout, I buy the Globe and Mail newspaper, take it home, and spread it out over my kitchen table. Five minutes later, after petting the dog and making my healthy post-training blender drink, I meander through the sports section. On the…
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How to Support 6 Kids From Your Kitchen Table Without Going Crazy
Instead of waiting for the ‘perfect’ work environment to show up, I set myself up at the kitchen table and became successful while caring for 6 kids.
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Live Like You Were Dying
It was an odd place for deep conversation. I ran into my friend Rob in the hallway at a large Internet Marketing seminar. “Hey Rob,” I greeted him with enthusiasm, “It’s been a long time.” “Craig,” he said with hesitation, “I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch lately, but my…
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How to Save Two Hours a Day
Hit snooze and lose. Do that, and you’ve already lost the day. For the day is won in the morning. If you don’t get off to a good start, you’ll never have a chance to catch up. Right now you’re getting buried in minutiae, aren’t you? Or at least that’s…
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The Role of the Matriarch in Strengthening Family Bonds
As the Bonner family matriarch – officially in charge of family and feelings – here is the fruit of my experience and reflection.
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Your Perfect Day Revealed
Good morning. You’ve awoken naturally, five minutes before your alarm clock. You kiss your spouse lightly so as not to wake them, and slide stealthily out from under the covers. Quietly, you exit the bedroom, get cleaned up and settle into your personal space designated for your morning ritual. You…
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Why Self-Help is Mostly Shelf-Help
Americans spend over $11 Billion a year on “self-help” products. But I call it Shelf-Help — because that’s where most of it goes… on the shelf, along with all the other stuff you’ve bought. If you’re like most of my clients, you’ve spent anywhere from $5000 to $50,000 in the…
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3 Steps to De-Clutter Your Life
For several years, in locations all over the world, I lived out of a backpack for months at a time. I’ve travelled on deep desert expeditions into the Sahara, the Mongolian desert, and other wastelands where my personal baggage was severely restricted because we had to carry so much petrol…
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