How to Build a Business and Not Get Divorced
Jenny likes to say that she quit my business. I, on the other hand, like to say that I fired her. Let’s agree to disagree. Regardless, two years into my business, my wife quit. Why? Because we were going to get a divorce eventually if she didn’t. No one tells…
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3 Secrets to Perfect, Guilt-Free Business Dinners
This is it. It’s the big one. You’re off to the annual convention for your industry. There are connections to make, meetings to attend, and presentations that can’t be missed. Of course, the annual event is in Vegas. And you have business dinners booked every night, at restaurants where the…
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6 Secrets of How Millionaires Plan Their Day
What are the productivity secrets of self-made millionaires? Do they think about their time differently than the rest of us? I’ve interviewed 200 entrepreneurs including over 100 self-made millionaires. Among the many highly successful entrepreneurs who gave me their best productivity and time-management advice were Mark Cuban, Kevin Harrington, James…
READ MOREThe Single Most Important Thing You Can Do to Build a Rich Life
Getting to work early is such a common virtue of successful people that I’m tempted to call it the single most important thing you can do to change your life. I wasn’t always an early riser. For most of my twenties, if I saw the sun rise it was before…
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ETR Exclusive: One on One with Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday has been breaking the rules of business strategy for nearly a decade. An unlikely success story, Holiday dropped out of UC Riverside when he was 19 to apprentice under Robert Greene. He’s gone on to work with Tucker Max, and for many years was the marketing director for American…
READ MORE7 Ways to Get the Most out of Your MBA
After deciding to attend an MBA program, getting the degree and entering the world of MBAs can be challenging. However, simply attending classes and earning your degree is only part of the work you’ll need to do while in school. The world runs on business, and having a deep understanding…
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5 Rules for Success in 2017
These 5 rules changed my life. They helped me overcome stress, beat my anxiety attacks, write five books, and eventually to buy my dream business.
READ MOREMy Best Gift to You This Year
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you so much for your readership, questions, and support over another amazing year. This year you helped ETR and Turbulence Training… Buy over 10,215 toys at our annual Toys for Tots Charity Drive. Get The Perfect Day Formula in the hands of over 11,327…
READ MOREHow I Used a Podcast to Create Two Best-Selling Books
When I first created my podcast-into-book service, I used it for myself. It “wrote” my book Cutting Edge Marketing Magic for me, with 18 amazing guests — including the CEOs of marketing firms who handled the NFL, AT&T, and MTV (folks I otherwise never would have gotten in front of.…
READ MOREHow to Find Your True Calling
Many people are in search of their purpose, or true calling, in life. And this is certainly a worthy endeavor — research has shown that knowing your sense of purpose adds up to 7 years of extra life expectancy. But finding your purpose can be quite challenging since it can…
READ MORE#1 Step in Marketing
Meet Marketing Mark. Mark is 34 years old. He works in Scranton, Pennsylvania at a job he dislikes, for a boss that he hates, at a company that would make The Office look like one of America’s best places to work. Each day at 4:30 p.m. (or some days a…
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How to Create ‘Tiny Advantages’ and Crush Your Opponents
First, let me tell you how you win a game of chess (you’ll see why)… Rule #1: Make sure all of your pieces are protected. There are exceptions to this rule but in general just make sure you aren’t leaving anything hanging, that is, in such a way that the…
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