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My Weekend With Joseph
I recently spent one of the most amazing weekends of my life. I visited London to attend on of Joseph McClendon III’s motivational seminars and WOW, this was a game-changer for me.
For those who aren’t familiar with him, Joseph McClendon has worked closely with Tony Robbins for years and serves as Senior Head Trainer and instructor at Robbins Research’s Mastery University.
Joseph holds numerous certifications in the neuro-sciences and uses his in-depth understanding of the human mind to break through the barrier between our conscious and subconscious minds.
Anyone trying to use the law of attraction has experienced the heavy roadblocks that exist deep within our subconscious minds. These blockages can sabotage all of our efforts towards manifesting success and abundance in...
Before It Was Real Estate, Before It Was Dot Com, It Was Tulips…?
That’s right. One of the first truly devastating economic bubbles was the tulip bubble during the early 17th century. While not on a global scale like the bubble bursts we have been witnessing today, this story brings up an interesting question whether simple irrationality is to blame for the phenomenon of economic bubbles.
In 1593, tulips were introduced to the Dutch from Turkey. These flowers had colors more vibrant and beautiful than any flower seen before and the Dutch immediately prized them and began cultivating them on a large scale.
At one point, the tulips became infected with a non-fatal virus. Instead of harming the plant, the virus simply left them altered leaving “flames” of colors on the petals.
These altered tulips, rare in nature, became increasingly valuable....
Avoid These 3 Landing Page Killers
I’ve learned a lot about internet marketing this year, and I have to say it hasn’t always been easy. There’s so much to read, watch, listen to…sometimes I really felt like throwing the towel in and giving up.
But once you are able to sift through all the bad advice and the repetitive information, there’s a few key elements that are all that’s needed to really have a successful internet marketing campaign. A great landing page is most certainly one of these elements.
Avoid these three common mistakes when developing your own landing pages. After all, it’s always easier to learn from other people’s mistakes than your own.
1. Bad Headlines – Your headline is your one split-second chance to grab someone’s attention. It is by far one of...
3 Steps to Take Control of Your Money in 2011
So the new year is upon us as are our new fiscal balance sheets. Have you begun to create what your 2011 will look like financially?
Make this year better than all the others by taking more control of your money. Understand that every little step you take towards a more stable financial future can grow exponentially over time. No effort is too small in this area.
Follow these three steps to get you started off on the right foot:
1. Go back to a manual transmission. No, not with your car but with your finances. Automated services such as direct-deposits and automatic monthly payments can be useful time-savers, but they can also cause you to lose touch with your financial situation. Take a hands-on approach in 2011 and un-automate your finances.
2. Set clearly defined financial goals. “Having...
Buying Gold and Silver
Mike Maloney, Rich Dad Robert Kiyosaki’s financial advisor and precious metals consultant, is over in Europe today working on his film about investing in gold and silver.
He met with Max Keiser in Paris and they put together this video to share their thoughts on what’s going on in today’s currency and precious metals market. When as I saw this short video, I had to stop everything and post it here for you right away.
Silver and gold are literally going up in value every minute of every day. As a previous financial advisor who spent years working for one of the largest banks in Sweden, it is my belief that in order to best protect our financial future we should all take advantage of the unbelievable opportunities presented to us today.
Take a few minutes to watch the video...
Personal Growth & Development : 5 Questions that Will Help You Maximize Your Strengths (and minimize your weaknesses)
For years I struggled with identifying my strengths. While it was always easy to define my weaknesses, getting clear on what I did really well was never as easy. Finally, I came across someone who offered me some invaluable advice on finding my strengths and I want to share that advice with you here.
1. What topics do you enjoy talking about?
The things that interest us are always the things that we seem to talk about nonstop. There’s a catch though, because if you talk incessantly about the things that bother you and your complaints…nothing I say here can help you. A negative attitude is destructive on many levels. However, if you do have something you’re passionate about, chances are you’re very good at whatever that is.
2. Is it ideas, things or people that get you...
Freeing Up More Time and Increasing Productivity. It’s Totally Do-able!
In 1955, Mr. Cyril Northcote Parkinson began his essay in The Economist as follows:
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
Later republished in a collection of Mr. Parkinson’s essays, this adage has become known as Parkinson’s Law and what it means, basically, is this: whether you give yourself 100 hours or 1 hour to complete a task, that is exactly how long it will take you.
Think about the implications if this were true, and I believe it is. How much time is being wasted on setting the bar too low for ourselves?
As entrepreneurs, we often forget the true value of our time. We simply get so used to working 12 hour days, it becomes what’s normal. Because we allow for long hours, the work always ends up filling the time.
So what would...
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind Part One – Attitude is Everything
There’s a list that I call the Ten Commandments to Success and I’ve been meaning to share it with you here.
I wholeheartedly believe that my success, and the success of others is directly correlated to their attitudes and mindsets. In many of these you can see just how a simple shift in consciousness or awareness can truly transform one’s life.
I’ll share the first five commandments with you today, but you’ll want to come back next week so you don’t miss the remaining commandments!
1. The right attitude is more important than the right resources.
There are not many times in life when we have EVERYTHING that we need. This is always true. However, by engendering the proper “attitude of gratitude” for the things we do have, and be open to receiving...
Breaking Through The Barriers To Your Success – 4 Common Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them
Have you been working hard trying to have breakthroughs but getting nowhere fast? You’re not alone. You most likely have the same barriers to success that I struggled with for years.
Luckily, now you have me here to share with you my experience of how I overcame those barriers and began to achieve goals in life I’d only ever dreamed of.
1. Probably the most common barrier to success and personal growth is one’s own imagination. If you cannot imagine yourself succeeding, you will always ultimately fail. The simple, but not always easy, solution is to to re-program your thoughts so that you can begin to allow success and abundance easily into your life.
2. Lacking a strong support system is another common barrier. If you are surrounded by negative messages from friends, spouses,...
Five Great Tips on How to Stay Focused
People ask me all the time what are the most important secrets to my success. While there really are no “secrets” there are a few elements that I think all successful entrepreneurs share. One of the most important elements is learning how to stay focused.
Without focus, our efforts will always lack purpose and direction. By failing to keep focused one can easily begin to spin their wheels and chase their tails. It will get you no where in the end.
I’ve compiled a list of five of my favorite tips on staying focused and increasing concentration power that will transform your efforts and bring a new level of power and impact to them.
1. Develop a powerful purpose. You must find your most powerful “why?” and build on that. This purpose, combined with the belief that...
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