The 5 Golden Rules Of Expectation Management And Why You Can’t Ignore Them

You may recall a few weeks just before Steve Jobs passed on, Apple stock dropped a good few percentage points.

It wasn’t because of Steve’s death that brought the valuation down (it was factored into the stock market years ago when he first began to get sick), it was because the market expected something and then didn’t getRead the rest of this entry »

How To Win At The Money Game

Hello again dear reader,

I’ve got a follow up interview this week that I was particularly interested in sharing you, so you can find out about people who make money without worrying about mindset. A perfectly valid response that I hear sometimes goes like this…

“Well what about all those people who don’t care about mindset and just use

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Attributes Of Billionaires

If you are following my blog postings or any of my content on YouTube or on my blog, you know that I have an addiction to analyze stuff that works. I do not have any scientific formula to this, or at least I am not consciously aware of any such formula. The things I analyze are mega successful companies,… Read the rest of this entry »

What Successful Internet Marketers Know (But You Don’t?)

Last week, I shared with you in part one of the series, how a personal consulting client of mine, Tom, was struggling with “analysis paralysis”, and that the fear of doing something wrong in his online business endeavors resulted in him doing nothing. My suggestion was that just starting to do something is often the hardest thing, but it is… Read the rest of this entry »

Why Even Entrepreneurs Need One Of These…

When you hear the term “Mission Statement“, what comes to mind?

For many of us, Mission Statements are synonymous with corporate entities and impersonal HR departments (did someone say TPS reports?).

Yet Mission Statements aren’t just for the Kodaks and Coca Colas of the world – they can be effective tools for entrepreneurs to not only keep their focus and… Read the rest of this entry »

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The Truth About Your Latest Idea: It Likely Sucks! Here’s Why…

As entrepreneurs, we all think we are “in touch” with our target market.

When we create and offer products and services, we do so with the implicit belief that we have a good handle on what our market wants, what our market needs, and what price our market is willing to bear.

This confidence can come from researching and… Read the rest of this entry »

Ask Yourself This Important Question: Is Your Business Growing Or Dying?

Be The Best Part 1

The recent post by Yaro seems to have stirred up some emotion between his fans. His discussion to change his business model has been based on trends and statistics, and perhaps a need to change to keep his business thriving.

You see, times change and what worked once in the past will not always work… Read the rest of this entry »

Ego, Passion And Expertise: How To Find Balance And Win Clients

I started freelance writing in May of 2008 with no professional portfolio or credentials to speak of. All I had in my freelancer’s toolkit were decent writing skills, a love of the written word, and a burning passion to make it as a self-employed professional.

Yet within four months, I had built up a strong enough client base to Read the rest of this entry »

The Core Reason Why Your Business Lacks Momentum

A couple of years ago I was exposed to Rich Schefren during the very first Internet marketing launch he did. I had never heard of the guy before, but suddenly a lot of people I had heard of and respected were recommending him, so I paid some attention.

Rich went mainstream in the Internet marketing world thanks to… Read the rest of this entry »

Is Branding Important To Small Business?

I’ve been working my way through Eben Pagan‘s DVD recordings of his “Get Altitude” program, which was a $10,000 per head live in-person seminar presented as advanced entrepreneur training. It’s focused on people who already have businesses who want to grow their operation towards seven and then eight figure turnover.

One of the concepts I’ve heard Eben teach over… Read the rest of this entry »

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Revisiting The 80/20 Rule and Why It Is Even More Critical To Your Business In 2009

The year 2008 for me was dominated by a long trip overseas, which meant I was away from home and in a constantly changing environment.

Although I boast I was able to run my business while traveling a circle around the globe, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t experience more pressure on the time available for work.… Read the rest of this entry »

Revisiting The 80/20 Rule and Why It Is Even More Critical To Your Business

The year 2008 for me was dominated by a long trip overseas, which meant I was away from home and in a constantly changing environment.

Although I boast I was able to run my business while traveling a circle around the globe, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t experience more pressure on the time available for work.… Read the rest of this entry »

Why You Must Go Deep In The Changing Internet Business Landscape

One of the most popular articles I ever produced for this blog was – How To Make Money Online Using Niche Content Websites. It struck a cord with many because it made people excited when they realized how simple it was, at least on paper. It offered a business model that any person with moderate web skills could implement.… Read the rest of this entry »