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Disciplined Entrepreneurship
Disciplined Entrepreneurship Over the course of my life I never would have used the word "disciplined" to describe myself. But that all changed once I started my online business and became an … [Read More]
Entrepreneurial Grit and Why You Need It
Entrepreneurial Grit and Why You Need It When I think about the entrepreneurs I know they all share one trait in common; the willingness and determination to do whatever it takes to see their ideas … [Read More]
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Entrepreneurship After You Retire – Is This for You?
Entrepreneurship After You Retire Are you retiring soon? Perhaps it's time to start a business. I ran into a man I know in Santa Barbara over the weekend and he asked me about a situation you may be … [Read More]
The Best Leaders are NOT Experts
Why the Best Leaders are NOT Experts When it comes to being an entrepreneur, online marketer, or a public speaker, it's a huge advantage if you are NOT a credentialed expert. It may sound … [Read More]
LinkedIn: Profile Optimization Strategies
LinkedIn Profile Optimization Strategies and Settings What kind of message does your current LinkedIn profile make to potential clients? Is the first impression others see what you want them to … [Read More]
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Right Time for Entrepreneurship
When is the Right Time for Entrepreneurship? The idea of becoming an entrepreneur seems to really hit a lot of us when we are under a great deal of stress. Work pressures or the thought of being … [Read More]
Authorship: How to Outline Your Content
How to Outline Your Content Once you’ve finished your research, you’ll probably have dozens or even hundreds of ideas. However, don’t let the sheer volume overwhelm you. You can take all of these … [Read More]
Authorship: Researching Your Topic
Authorship: Researching Your Topic and Determining Your Goal Writing and publishing a book on your topic can grow your business in exciting, new ways. Some marketers, online entrepreneurs, and small … [Read More]
Morning Daily Routine: Leading to Authorship
Morning Daily Routine - This Will Change Your Life and May Lead to Authorship In 2006 I resigned from the school district where I had been employed as a classroom teacher for the previous twenty … [Read More]
Influencer Marketing: Profit for Your Business?
What Is Influencer Marketing and How Do You Profit from It? Some users on social media post about their experiences with a brand and earn money for doing this. Typically, the people who earn the most … [Read More]
Building Confidence for Entrepreneurs
Why Building Confidence for Entrepreneurs Makes a Difference I have gone from living a life that was not serving me to creating one that is more than I could ever imagined, simply by boosting my … [Read More]
You Are Your Brand
Your Brand. What Does That Mean to You? You Are Your Brand Here's a secret successful marketers know: customers don't buy a product. They buy you. Your personality. Your experience. The unique … [Read More]
Simple Action Habits
Simple Action Habits: Embrace Them to Create a Life You Love Marissa had dreamed of becoming a speaker since she was in high school. But she always told herself that she couldn't pursue her dream … [Read More]
Teaching Kids About Money
Teaching Kids About Money and Financial Values I became interested in the topic of how to raise kids who are smart about money while I was a classroom teacher. I even created a mathematics unit I … [Read More]
Doing Business the Old Fashioned Way: Face to Face
Why Doing Business the Old Fashioned Way Makes Sense Long ago, before the internet or television or broadcast radio or the telephone or email or smart phones or even the printing press were invented, … [Read More]
Learning How to Say “No”!
Learning How to Say No for Personal Empowerment and Greater Vision Have you ever heard yourself saying yes to someone and agreeing to do something, when inside you honestly wanted to say "no"? It … [Read More]
How to Become a Thought Leader
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your Niche Recently someone referred to me as a thought leader in the area of online marketing for new entrepreneurs. My initial reaction was to be flattered that … [Read More]
Massive Productivity with the “Eisenhower Box”
Massive Productivity with the "Eisenhower Box" During the past decade I have become an expert in the areas of time management and productivity. This has resulted in my rise as an author, publisher, … [Read More]
Productivity When Working From Home
How to Maintain Maximum Productivity When Working From Home My life changed dramatically when I began my online business in 2006. Instead of having a boss to keep me focused and on schedule as I … [Read More]
Word and Theme for 2019
My Word and Theme for 2019 For years I have chosen a word and theme for the coming year, and I am continuing this tradition for 2019. I won't leave you in suspense; my one word for 2019 is ENERGY and … [Read More]
Seven Figure Entrepreneurs
What's the Difference Between Six and Seven Figure Entrepreneurs? Besides the obvious extra zeros and comma, there's the not as obvious mindset and manner of accomplishing goals when it comes to … [Read More]
Show Your Personality on Facebook
Don’t Be Afraid to Show Your Personality on Facebook There’s so much more to life than working, don’t you agree? So if you do nothing but post about your business and become a pushy salesperson, … [Read More]
Get Started with Journaling
How to Get Started with Journaling Making the decision to journal is usually far easier than actually beginning to journal. There is no right or wrong way to get started with journaling. Once you … [Read More]
SEO – Site Structure
SEO Site Structure for the Win SEO encompasses the code you use on your site to make it easy to access and load fast. Plus, SEO involves the titles of your articles, pages, and blog posts. SEO site … [Read More]
Your Sales Funnel and Why It’s Leaking
Your Sales Funnel: Why It's Leaking And What To Do About It For a business owner with a solid funnel in place, it’s easy to take a look at the number of subscribers at each level of the funnel and … [Read More]
Thinking of Hiring a Ghostwriter?
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Ghostwriter Hiring a ghostwriter for your business is the easiest way to gain more time in your busy schedule so you can focus on coaching your clients, attracting new … [Read More]
Mentoring Versus Coaching
Life is complicated. Navigating the waters on your own may be admirable on some level, but you do not need to go it alone. In fact, all studies lead to the conclusion that the mentored life is … [Read More]
Creating Systems for Your Business
Creating Systems for Your Business Ever wonder how the top selling entrepreneurs manage to get so much done? Are they superheroes who don’t sleep? Do they work through lunch and dinner and even the … [Read More]
Search Engine Optimization Basics
Search Engine Optimization Basics If you have been trying to earn a living online or get traffic to your website at any time, you’ve likely heard of this mysterious thing called search engine … [Read More]
Boutique Events and Intimate Retreats
Give Intimate Boutique Events and Retreats a Chance Sometimes, big conferences with hundreds or even thousands of people attending can feel safe. That’s because you can get lost in the sea of people … [Read More]
Customer Service – List Relationship Marketing
List Relationship Marketing Through Customer Service You will be able to achieve your goals as an entrepreneur much faster by by learning to do this yourself, instead of outsourcing it to … [Read More]
Stop Overanalyzing Everything and Achieve Your Goals
Stop Overanalyzing Everything and Make It Happen! I'd like to share four strategies to help you stop overanalyzing everything in your personal and business life. I believe these will help you to stay … [Read More]
Time Blocking for Massive Productivity
Time Blocking for Great Success At some point after coming online in 2006 I realized that I was somewhat of an expert with time management and time blocking for increased productivity. This was a … [Read More]
Effective Communication for Online Entrepreneurs
Effective Communication Effective communication can mean the difference between meaningful relationships and ones where you are constantly at odds with other people. When it comes to communicating … [Read More]
Your Questions are More Valuable than Your Notes
Your Questions are More Valuable than Your Notes Recently I had the opportunity to do a presentation on a topic I know extremely well. The host is someone who helped get me started online back in … [Read More]
Marketing and Confidence: The Connection
Marketing and Confidence for Entrepreneurs One of my greatest joys is observing human behavior and how it relates to marketing and confidence. This weekend I watched some of the baseball series … [Read More]
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Keep Your Eye on the Ball It's all about focus and confidence. When you play a sport involving a ball, an early directive is to "keep your eye on the ball." This makes sense if you think about it. … [Read More]
Storytelling and Memory: The Connection
Storytelling and Memory Want a Better Memory? Try Using Storytelling. Storytelling and memory go hand in hand and I will share how this works. Do you remember facts easily? How about a well … [Read More]
How to Create Your Paid Ads
How to Create Your Paid Ads Your main goals for your ads are conversions, for more traffic to your landing pages, and hopefully more conversions into subscribers or customers. Ads that get a … [Read More]
Creating Successful Ads for Your Online Business
Creating Successful Ads Driving massive traffic with paid advertising is an excellent goal. No matter which ad system you are using, there is a basic formula for creating successful ads: Step 1. … [Read More]
Blogging to Find Your Voice and Reach Your Audience
Blogging got me started on a journey I did not think was possible for me. The year was 2006 and I was a brand new online entrepreneur. After twenty years as a classroom teacher, and few more than that … [Read More]
5 Steps to a Lucrative Niche Business
5 Steps to a Lucrative Niche Business - This Strategy is Effective! I honestly believe that you are only five steps away from being able to build a lucrative business in the niche of your choice. Are … [Read More]
Financial Responsibility for Kids and Adults
Financial Responsibility - Kids and Adults Benefit We've all known someone who was irresponsible when it came to handling money. As a child, I had friends whose allowance was spent before they … [Read More]
The Zeigarnik Effect and Its Connection to Procrastination
The Zeigarnik Effect and Your Business There is a principle I learned about when I first came online and started writing my own sales copy called the "Zeigarnik Effect."It was named after Bluma … [Read More]
Sports and Self-Confidence for the Win!
Sports and Self-Confidence: How Softball Can Change Your Life While I was a classroom teacher I was always looking for opportunities to make my students feel successful. Many times this occurred as a … [Read More]
How to Become a Local Celebrity
How to Become a Local Celebrity in Your City or Town I have discussed the strategy of how to become a "local celebrity" to build and grow your business, but you may be wondering what this actually … [Read More]
Productivity Challenge 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Productivity Challenge! This is the eighth consecutive year I have hosted the Productivity Challenge on my site. During the course of the next 30 days I will share my best tips … [Read More]
Digital Information Products for Online Profits
Digital Information Products to Build Your Online Business Nobody should have to experience not having enough money to pay their living expenses and other necessities of life. One of the reasons I … [Read More]
How to Sell Almost Anything
How to Sell Almost Anything At my recent live event and workshop we had a discussion about sales, specifically selling online. When I stated that I could teach them how to sell almost anything to … [Read More]
Make Money With Membership Sites – 5 Ways
Make Money with Membership Sites Many people mistakenly believe that their membership site income only comes from the monthly subscriptions that they receive. This is far from the truth. Let's … [Read More]
Repurpose Your Content for Maximum Results
How to Repurpose Your Content Are you taking the time and making the effort to repurpose your content? Here are ten ways to do this effectively that you may not have thought of, or perhaps you have … [Read More]
How Do You Show Up in Your Life?
How Do You Show Up in Your Life? Are you making great efforts in your life? It's no longer possible to achieve great success in any area of your life by simply doing what is required of you and … [Read More]
Using Analytics to Refine Your Sales Copy
Using Analytics to Refine Your Sales Copy When it comes to improving your copywriting, one of the best tools you have available is your website analytics and social media metrics. Regularly reviewing … [Read More]
Paid Traffic to Build Your List
No List? No Problem! How to Build an Audience with Paid Traffic We've been told (and told and told) for years that "the money is in the list" and that "your mailing list is your biggest business … [Read More]
Handling Objections in Sales
Are You Skilled at Handling Objections in Sales? If you need help handling objections when it comes to selling your products or services online or in person, I'd like to share some thoughts with you … [Read More]
Hosting Teleseminars Online to Build Your Online Empire
Hosting Teleseminars Online After hosting my first teleseminar way back in 2007, I have now gone on to do more than four thousand hours of these calls. This continues to be the most effective … [Read More]
Creating Your First Information Product
Your First Information Product I've reconnected with a friend with whom I haven't been in touch since 1985. We spoke on the phone this weekend and he asked me if I remembered selling his aunt's … [Read More]
Persuasion: Is the Art of Persuasion Effective?
Is the Art of Persuasion Effective? The question is, "Are we successful because of our innovative ideas and great vision, or is it because we are able to persuade others to follow us on our journey … [Read More]
How to Harness Creativity as an Entrepreneur
Harness Creativity and Be More Creative Who knows when that creative spark will strike? It can happen at any time. It often happens in a place where you can’t capture it. However, it is possible to … [Read More]