The Million Dollar Introduction
Adam Rifkin’s introductions have led to two marriages, hundreds of jobs, dozens of company fundings, and approximately 12 new business partnerships. Contrary to what you might think, Adam (43) is an inherently shy introvert and doesn’t spend a lot of time making introductions relative to his impact. He is a…
How To Read An Extra 52 Helpful Books This Year
You can give yourself a competitive edge—one that could pay you big dividends one day—by doing a little carefully calculated extra reading this year. I know you are busy already, but what I’m about to suggest won’t take too much time—and the benefits you’ll get from it will be wonderful.…
The 4 Rules of the Greatest American Ben Franklin
When Ben Franklin was 20, he created rules for living that transformed his productivity and clarity for the rest of his life. It’s time you did the same.
How to Write a Book
Writing a book can be a long, hard slog. The “miserable” parts of the experience have been documented over and over again. Or just ask any author on a book deadline — or let the thousand-yard stare speak for itself. Not all of us can have an entire corporation behind…
A Secret from My Past
I recently re-read The Secret. Don’t groan. It is instructive. The copywriting on the book jacket alone was worth the $17 spent on Amazon. But there was much more gold to mine in the content and structure of one of the most successful non-fiction books of this century. More importantly,…
One Trick to Having the Perfect Day
There are three parts to having a Perfect Day. And as Sheryl Sandberg and Jim Rohn will show us today, there’s also one trick. The first step to having a Perfect Day is controlling your morning. Do this by getting up 15 minutes early and focusing on your number one…
What You Need to Know Today: April 23
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Facebook introduces a social calling app ‘Hello’. The app is only for Android phone users (iOS doesn’t give apps the necessary phone permissions). How is ‘Hello’ different than the Android dialer? ‘Hello’ syncs all your contacts from Facebook to your phone so you can…
Mark Ford’s Advice to Millennials
“I come from a poor family. I want to start a business and make money to help them. But when I see successful businesspeople depicted on TV …”
What You Need to Know Today: April 22
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Facebook News Feed updates you’ll actually like. Facebook just announced they will be making some improvements to the News Feed feature. Here’s what you can expect: more stories about friends you care about. Less updates on friends liking other friends posts and comments. Multiple…
An Addict’s Guide to Overcoming the Distraction Habit
Yesterday wasn’t a very focused day for me — I got work done, but I also researched a bunch of newish personal interests (mostly programming and cycling), played an iPhone trivia game with my kids, read a bunch of online articles, and did very little of the writing I’d planned.…
What You Need to Know Today: April 21
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Bypass the cloud and instantly share files between all your devices. Instashare is a better AirDrop for your mobile and desktop. Once you have the app downloaded you simply drag’n’drop any file to share it. Since files are transferred only between your devices –…
Why You Should Reread These Books
I have friends who have books they read every year. Rereading the same book repeatedly seems to offer them new insights on each passing. Stephen Marche claims to have read Hamlet over 100 times. According to him, this extreme rereading, “provides the physical activity of reading without the mental acuity…