Two Steps to Start in Online Business On my website and podcast, I give advice about succeeding in online business. I try to take a different approach than the “gurus” out there, who seem to have a perfect 12-step formula to every problem and want you to buy something from them. I understand where the…
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A while back, I heard the marketing legend Dan Kennedy say this: “The scariest number in business is one.” He taught that if you only have one of something, you’re always in a precarious position. If you lose that one thing, you’re out of luck. To remedy this, leaders train multiple members of their team…
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There’s a phrase I hear tossed around in the entrepreneurship and self-improvement world. It often comes up when somebody begins winning in their online business for the first time, kind of as a way to curb their enthusiasm and help them think clearly. It goes, “Never let success go to your head.” Put differently, don’t…
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When you’re obsessed with something, you start to see reminders of it everywhere. You become a public speaker, and all of a sudden, you see illustrations to add to your next talk everywhere you go. Or, you becomes obsessed with movies, and find a way to shoehorn a movie quote—or five—into every conversation. It’s as…
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Did you know most baseball players’ vision is better than 20/20? It needs to be. Players need to see the ball in the pitcher’s hand sixty feet away and make the snap decision of swinging the bat. The best batters in the league can see the ball clearly and predict its approach. If everything goes…
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Traditional education is a controversial topic with would-be entrepreneurs. Talk long enough about entrepreneurial success, and someone is bound to mention a wildly successful person who dropped out of college. These illustrious ranks include people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Rachael Ray, and many more. Bill Gates is perhaps the most…
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In 1989, Sega went to amazing lengths to sell its products through Walmart so they could compete with Nintendo. Through their actions, we can learn a thing or two about closing deals. But first, let me give you some context. Have you ever heard of the console wars? Today, the most popular video game consoles…
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3 Tips for Overcoming Frustration Why did you sign up to be an online entrepreneur? I mean, besides the thousands of adoring fans, millions of dollars, and dream vacations in sunny places? Okay, I’m kidding. But seriously, take a couple of moments and think about why you began this crazy adventure in the first place….
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I hope there are parts of your story, as you start your entrepreneurial journey, that are different from mine. But I meet enough “rookie” business owners to know, they’re always going through at least a trace of something I experienced. I started out because I was desperate. I was unemployed, with only a few weeks…
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Three No-Nonsense Productivity Tips So there I was, sitting in my underwear, feeling like a complete fool. No, this isn’t the start of some cheesy movie. It’s the result of an experiment I tried during the early days of my entrepreneurial journey, when working from home was my only option. I saw tons of Facebook…
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