I’ve long held the belief that all of the time management books you’ve read are wrong. (Yeah, I know… you’re shocked! Actually I believe that all but two books are wrong– keep reading!) As are the foolish time management systems. Wrong. All of them. You know the ones, they want to train you and your
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Archives for July 2012
The #1 Reason Your Email List ISN’T Growing (& How to fix it!)
Let’s face it. There are countless programs and gurus and systems that 1) brag about the size of their email list, and work hard to convince you that you need a HUGE list in order to make any “real money” in your business; and 2) promise to teach you all of the “little known strategies”
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Grandad & The Ice Cream Man = Powerful Business Lesson
Okay, so to the left you’ll see my Mom’s parents: Bobbi and Bruce Pugh. I never met Bobbie (Barbara Ann) but was named after her… and hear she was a fun-loving woman who was full of spunk, loved to read, and loved a good time. Imperfect in a million ways, but great in a million,
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Burn the Ships… and Succeed
Several hundred years ago lived a man who was an incredible empire builder. His name was Hernan Cortes and this conquistador had determined how lucrative it would be to take control of Mexico. You should know that for 600 years, men with far more resources, thousands more soldiers and who were much better equipped to
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Why The VAST MAJORITY of Business Gurus Are WRONG
Oh, I’m definitely in dangerous territory now… but I’ve started this thing, so I might as well finish it. First, let me say that there’s no “bait and switch” or happy misunderstanding associated with this blog post, or it’s title. I mean it. The VAST majority of my contemporaries… PARTICULARLY those showing you how to
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Southern Style $ucce$$: Would You Kill for This?
More money…. AND more time to spend with family, on fitness, or (GASP!) just enjoying life. This is what we want, right? So, my question is: Do you want it bad enough to KILL for it? Because that’s EXACTLY what you’ll have to do. Metaphorically speaking, of course. And it’s exactly what I did to
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The #1 Secret of Writing GREAT Copy
This week alone, I’ve been contacted to write sales copy for six potential clients. Now, I’ll turn down three of them, simply because I don’t really love the project… and it would be a chore to write for them. =) The other half? Well, I’ve already gotten started. Couldn’t wait. I’m often asked how /
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View from the Sidelines: When “Stuff” Moves on Without You!
Today, I had the pleasure of seeing something I was once passionately connected to live on without me, get the media recognition it deserves, and inch EVER SO CLOSELY to the amazing and impressive and humbling finish line. From my bath tub, I did a fist pump in the air, celebrating the moment. Let me
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