Retiring In Paradise
On Friday I got carried away with selling you beachfront property in Nicaragua. I meant to introduce my Big Idea to solve your Big Retirement Problem (i.e., you cant have one). The Big Idea that will solve your Big Problem with retirement . The idea of retirement is a recent one.…
How Much Do You Need To Retire?
“We are all special cases.” – Albert Camus (1913-60), La Chute I had a lunch meeting today in a casual seafood restaurant overlooking the ocean. Caribbean music played quietly in the background. A soft breeze came through the open terrace we were seated on. Somehow, the conversation drifted to retirement.…
When To Charge More Than The Competition
“My family pride is something inconceivable. I cant help it. I was born sneering.” – Sir William Schweneck Gilbert (1836-1911), British librettist Ive talked to you about the power of cheap pricing. I made the case that for many start-up businesses the most efficient way to successfully enter a market…
The First Rule Of Business: Sell First. Ask Questions Later.
“The first blow is half the battle.” – Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), She Stoops to Conquer Two separate start-up ventures recently profiled in Success magazine illustrate the importance of what I will pompously dub MMFs First Rule of Business: Sell first. Ask questions later. What I am about to say applies…
How To Find Your Personal Money Tree
“I cant say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.” – Daniel Boone How do you attract the best possible people to your business? How do you snag that rare person who can help you grow and improve your company? How do you find someone…
The Second Great Secret Of Growing A New Business
“A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.” –Ovid, The Art of Love Last week I talked about price competition and why nothing else is more important to the success of a new business. Underpricing the competition is the single…
How To Live As Good As A Billionaire
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house, thou shalt not covet they neighbors wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbors.” – Exodus 20:17 When you think about the rich the really rich you may find yourself…
Rise Early and Catch the Golden Worm
I hope you have considered what we talked about Monday the enormous impact price has in any market, in any business situation even in any personal situation. And I hope you figured out your life goals yesterday. Today we are going to talk about something just as important a…
The Most Powerful Way To Grow A Business
“I Want Gravy on My Mashed Potatoes.” – Anonymous Lets begin with a business principal that is behind many if not most of Americas greatest fortunes. It may be the most important secret a businessman can know, for it is the most powerful and most reliable way to…
How To Double Your Wealth Building Power
“I cant say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.” – Daniel Boone There is nothing more critical to your success than the choices you make about the people you work with. Ask any honest businessman what accounts for his success and you will hear…
Insider Report: Starting With a Big Bang
“I really want this first advisory to be a sure-bet homerun,” I told Michael Masterson. “And I want your 99th recommendation to be better than your first one,” Michael shot back. “But I know what you mean. It’s natural to want your first pick to be special.” We were talking…
Building A Rock Solid Online Business
If you wanted to learn about quantum physics you’d want to learn it from Stephen Hawking, if you could… right? If you wanted to learn how to win the Tour de France you’d want Lance Armstrong to teach you…? Of course… What if you wanted to learn about starting a…