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From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Black Friday from your computer

28 November 2008

The first time I went out of the house on Black Friday I had no idea it was the most popular shopping day of the year.  I was new to Phoenix Arizona and before when I lived in Alaska shopping was 45 minutes away if the weather was ideal.  So I never knew about Black [...]

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My attitude of gratitude

26 November 2008

I recently received an email reply to why I was blessed last week.  I had sent out an email where I was blessed to have so much going on.  I was in a top 36 selling book on Amazon last week.  So a subscriber emailed me back explaining every major heartbreak in their life.  I [...]

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Results of What is the single most frustrating problem or fear in your business?

25 November 2008

Here are the results of my survey “What is the single most frustrating problem or fear in your business?
Marketing was nearly half.  I get this question alot and so not surprised.  I make a point to market everyday.  I also blog about it quite often.  One of my favorite ways to market is to write [...]

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iTunes Online Training

24 November 2008

During a recession which we are technically in you have a choice.
You can ignore it which is actually a good strategy.  You can increase your innovation as your competitors go out of business.  And/or you can increase your skills.
iTunes U give you access to colleges and universities around the world for free.  It’s available 24/7 [...]

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Forget Branding – Build Relationships

24 November 2008

I enjoyed this article about brading for small businesses vs. big businesses.  Relationships is what matters.
Branding costs a huge amount of money – something many small businesses simply don’t have. Success isn’t immediate – or even guaranteed… if your first branding efforts fail, you have to try again until you succeed.
But perhaps, as a small [...]

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I read Cosmopolitan magazine, no really

21 November 2008

One of my mastermind members Daniel Topkis suggested on today’s mastermind call to read Cosmopolitan magazine to learn about headline writing.  My initial reaction was to laugh, but I went to Cosmopolitan.com to check them out.  And Daniel is right.  Cosmopolitan has the best headlines.
“10 Dating Truths You Can’t Ignore”
“Fashion That Will Make Him Want [...]

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Asset Allocation beats the market every time

20 November 2008

Tim Ferris had an excellent blog post about common sense advice in investing.   Kinda of last minute advice but it was all excellent.  Here is my favorite quote.
92% of your return is determined by asset allocation, 6% my manager/stock selection, and 2% by timing.
I’ve been a huge fan of asset allocation.  When I meet investors [...]

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