The Best Thing You Can Do For Others
In a period of just four days we had been all over the Eastern side of Germany. Our travels had taken us on a car racing adventure at Porsche in Leipzig, and then Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich, followed by more driving skill training at a secret BMW test track in…
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How To Make Dreams Come True
When you believe that you control your destiny, that’s when the real thought experiment begins. That’s when you are ready to ask yourself the deep, penetrating questions that truly matter. These might include: How have you become who you are today? What is it that you visualize yourself to be?…
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Your Network Is Your Net Worth
There must have been enough food for an entire army. His team had filled jar upon jar with roasted nuts, chocolate covered almonds, and trail mix. There were a dozen bags of chips, and more candy was overflowing from the kitchen. Plus, he had a professional catering company on-site to…
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How to Find Good Employees
As a business consultant, one of the most common questions I am asked is, “What’s the best way to find good employees?”. I work with many successful solo-preneurs who are hitting that stage where it is time to grow their business, and that means bringing on key employees. For many…
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The Power of Delight
What if we were doing it all wrong? According to my genius friend and founder of Riddle & Co., Jeff Riddle, businesses are going about growth all wrong. They spend every waking hour and huge line items in their budgets on customer acquisition. Then, once a prospect becomes a customer,…
READ MOREHow to Deal With Manipulative People – Part Two
If you encounter the behavior of manipulative people, be prepared with these response tips that will eliminate the negative effects.
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How to Deal With Manipulative People – Part One
How to spot certain kinds of manipulative people both at work and at home, by looking for these common habits and traits that detract from your success.
READ MOREStress Is a Result of…
In the week before Christmas, my business partner and Early to Rise Publisher, Matt Smith, set up an automated reply to all emails he received. It read something along the lines of, “I’m taking a break this week and will not be responding to emails.” Not a problem. It was…
READ MOREGreat News
It’s a self-marketing tactic I’ve really come to hate… I’m talking about “networking.” Sure, I’ve been hearing all about networking for years. I’ve even used the word myself! But when you get down to it, networking is cold, sterile… and it seems self-serving: one person trying to form a web…
READ MOREThe List You Need In Your Life
In the spring of 1999, when I was halfway through my Master’s degree, I started sending out my resume in an attempt to land my dream job. At that time in my life, it meant writing to the General Manager of every single team in the National Hockey League (NHL)…
READ MOREHow to Harness the Power of Other People
In today’s video, you’ll discover all of the mentors who have helped me build my business. You’ll want to make sure you study every person on that list. The power of having a mentor and networking with other like-minded individuals outweighs anything else you can do in your pursuit of…
READ MOREThe Customer vs Employee Challenge
For many years, I felt a moral obligation to inform business owners whenever I thought they had a personnel or customer-service problem on their hands. I say moral obligation, because I have always been grateful to customers — or anyone, for that matter — who have taken the time to…
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