Dear ETR: "How does someone like me fit anything else into a day?"
“I have many goals and lots of things I want to do to further my life financially and otherwise – but how does someone like me fit anything else into a day?
READ MOREChecking E-Mail All Day? You’ve Got the Wrong Job
If your job requires you to check e-mail more than twice a day, you should probably be looking for a new position. That’s what Michael Masterson told me in a recent editorial meeting.
READ MOREThe Flip Side of Falling Property Prices: Rising Income Opportunities
As real estate prices fall, the income you get per dollar invested rises. This means greater cash flow and the ability to deliver bigger dividends to your investors.
READ MORE10 Dumb Ways to Start a Business
Entrepreneurship is based on selling. You test the market with a product you think will sell well. If it does, you keep selling. If it doesn’t, you try something else. This approach lent its name to my most recent best-seller: Ready, Fire, Aim. The main idea is that to start…
READ MOREMake Way for Life Happens
Life happens – and it often gets in the way. But how many websites actually take that fact into consideration?
READ MORESunscreen: 21st Century Snake Oil
Almost all commercial sunscreens contain not just one but several chemicals, known as xenoestrogens, that mimic the hormone estrogen.
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: A Misuse That Can Land You in Big Trouble
As in the above examples, the word notoriety is sometimes used as if it means fame. In fact, it means fame for the wrong reasons, such as criminality or other bad behavior.
READ MOREWhen Others Are Fleeing the Bear
Maybe you know we’re in a bear market. But do you know what stage of the bear we’re in?
READ MOREReader Appalled by My Self-Absorption
In a recent article, I revealed the early-morning routine I’ve used to accomplish my goals. Sonja Mahs from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia wrote in, wondering where family responsibility fits into the mix:
READ MOREAdd Steam, Boost Antioxidants
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition evaluated the antioxidant content of foods after they were prepared in several different ways.
READ MOREWord to the Wise: Small Beer
The expression “small beer” – derived from a name for beer with very little alcohol content – refers to something that’s insignificant.
READ MOREYou, the Movie
Have you ever wondered where the knack for finding stories and hooks — the main ingredients of any great copywriter’s bag of tricks — comes from?
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