Always Have A Backup Plan
Since I began my time on this blog, I have (for the most part) always tried to take the optimistic view. And with good reason, as that’s how I feel. You are going to succeed. It is not a matter of if,...
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Today marks a bit of a sad day for my team and I, as two of my team members say farewell and step out onto their own paths to independent financial success. Tim, who I wrote about here, and Shane, who...
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Making The Most Of Your Smartphone
Maybe you don’t have a smartphone. If not, this is your day off. Go out and have a beer or two and ruminate on the simple, unencumbered life you’ve chosen. For the rest of us, put the phone down for a...
View ArticleDon’t Work – Build
You might think you’re getting into business for yourself to pursue your dreams. Finally, you think, you’ll be doing what you love and working for yourself, and you’ll be happy. You might even be...
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Scalability
We talked on Monday about the need to build your company out so that you’re doing more earning, and less working. One of the most important factors to consider when choosing a business venture that...
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Increasing Productivity
Whether you’re struggling with being productive, or a productive person who wants to increase that productivity still further, there are a few simple tricks and techniques I’ve picked up over the years...
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Procrastinate For A Living
When’s the last time you did something without procrastinating, even for a minute? With so many distractions in our high-data culture, it can be hard to retain your focus on any one project for long...
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Train Yourself To Train Your Team
Experience, as they say, is what you get immediately after you need it. No doubt you’ve experienced this unfortunate truth many times in your life; I certainly have. That’s the beauty of training. It...
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The End Of Secrecy
The poster above may be a relic of World War II, but the notion of keeping secrets to preserve the advantage dates from much further back. The ancient “Art of War” by Sun Tzu includes the advice...
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What Do You Want From Your Business?
I’ve spoken at length about “how” to start a business. That is, after all, the primary focus of this blog. But one thing I haven’t really spoken about is “why.” Not why you want to start your own...
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Treat Yourself, You’ve Earned It
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, there’s a good chance that you’ve received a lot of helpful advice, and hopefully put it to work making you money. First of all, congratulations! I’m...
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Who Do YOU Want To Work For?
In an uncertain economy plagued by unemployment and insecurity, the idea of working for yourself can seem as appealing – and remote – as winning the lottery. How do you get started? What kind of work...
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Increasing Your Yield
Any retirement professional can tell you that you need to invest your earnings in order to retire in comfort. They might tell you to look at bonds – debt issued by corporations or municipalities – and...
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You ARE Self-Employed
You’ve probably noticed that we’re big on self-employment around these parts. We know from experience that there is no surer or swifter path to true financial security and independence than securing...
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Work All The Time (But Not Really)
If you’re the kind of person who is interested in running your own business, there’s no doubt you’re a proactive, motivated self-starter. After all, here you are putting in the time to do your own...
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Connecting Your Work With Your Reward
Picture this: you’re at your job, working on a typical day’s work. Your boss comes over and says that something major has happened, and the company needs you to take on an extra task. What do you say?...
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Don’t Work – Build
You might think you’re getting into business for yourself to pursue your dreams. Finally, you think, you’ll be doing what you love and working for yourself, and you’ll be happy. You might even be...
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7 Ways to Increase Traffic to your Website
Once you’ve gotten past the start-up phase of your online network marketing venture, you should experience a kind of settling-in period, where statistics can be monitored to determine the volume of...
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This Is No Time To Count On Wages
It won’t surprise anybody to hear that the recent recession caused average wages in the United States, Canada, and around the world to take a beating. Workers everywhere have been suffering through a...
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An Honest Assessment
It’s no hardship to say something like “it is important to be honest when dealing with your customers and clients.” That’s not a controversial statement because it is, of course, quite true – other...
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