People Want What They Can’t Have, Including Bagels!

People Want What They Can’t Have, Including Bagels!

I remember a funny story about picking up my dad from the hospital with my mom.

We went to a bagel shop, and I was amazed. I got this bagel with plenty of cream cheese, capers, and smoked salmon. The bagel was amazing and reminded me of fond memories in Northern Virginia where amazing bagel shops are frequently found in virtually any strip mall.

The truth is, it isn’t always possible…

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Pipelines, Backups, Leadership… and Toilet Paper

Pipelines, Backups, Leadership… and Toilet Paper

It’s all over the news – the Colonial Pipeline has been taken down by a cyber attack.

The East Coast of the USA is in a major gas crunch approaching crisis level shortages – despite what the gov’t may say to the contrary.

By the way, I do not care about your politics (really, I don’t, so please don’t ever share). This is a SCARY event for everyone – everywhere in the world!

Why?…

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The #1 thing every entrepreneur needs to grow your business… [video]

Well, I’ll tell you, it’s not traffic and it’s not most of the things that easily come to mind. Creating one of these is like having the Swiss Army Knife of marketing and credibility. Follow along with me on the dock while I explain. Want to have your book written by next Friday? Check out:…

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How To Deal With Idiots

How To Deal With Idiots

What can you do when somebody is being an idiot online or being an idiot at your help desk?

Let’s say you sell a service and:

• Someone pays for the service

• Someone pays for a subscription

Or…

You sell a subscription to software, and somebody doesn’t use the software for a year…

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Does it feel right? [video]

In the past, when I have done projects with folks that I really liked or have really admired what they were doing, things always seem to work out. Times when I’ve created something that was really going to make a huge difference in the world and help people the results have been mind blowing. These…

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Many people go their whole lives avoiding this… [video]

Most people hate to think about things. Everyone thinks about what they want for dinner, or how much money they have in the bank, what’s on TV tonight or who’s pissed them off lately. But rarely do people actually sit and think about the things that matter? What could I do to build my business…

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Complicated Does NOT = Better

Complicated Does NOT = Better

Humans have a tendency to complicate things…

And I think we do that because we associate complicated with better.

If something significant is simple, people tend to say:

“Oh! It can’t be that simple!”

Yes, it can.

Model Success

If somebody successful says…

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You Gotta See It FIRST… Before You Can Make It Reality In Your Life

You Gotta See It FIRST… Before You Can Make It Reality In Your Life

Let’s talk about micro-visualizations!

Last night I relearned something I’m planning on doing more of moving forward.

I had had a stressful day.

I was sitting there in a painting class with my wife. We got there late because we were meeting with somebody and it ran overtime.

Normally, when I get to painting class, I start right in slashing away…

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Do you wanna “get lucky” tonight? [video]

How do you get lucky? What is luck? Now if you’ve got a dirty mind, you’re thinking about something else… get your mind out of the gutter. A lot of people think that success comes from luck. You’ve heard people say, “he got a lucky break” or “he had a lucky opportunity”. People who get…

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Are You ‘Forcing’ Your Business?

Are You ‘Forcing’ Your Business?

Are you an entrepreneur who needs to get things done?

Does it feel like you’re ‘forcing it’ in your business?

Let me tell you a story about when we were redoing Funnel Scripts for the third time.

It was a lot of work.

I’d spent the entire summer on this project. Ultimately, I had to redo 50 instructional videos.

I told myself, ‘I’ll do all 50 videos in five days!’

But I made a HUGE mistake!…

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