Have you ever been in an argument where after a while you realized that you and the other person were both arguing the same side? What about in a negotiation? Have you ever been in one where after going back and forth for a while, you found that you and the other person both wanted…
II love working really hard and then failing. Don’t you? I’ll bet you do, so I’m going to explain to you some of the top ways to make sure you never reach another goal in your life, despite all your best efforts. This whole idea comes from the story of a friend of mine. He’s…
What does it take to make a great ad? We’re constantly bombarded with ads. They’re on TV and on billboards we drive past every day. They’re even all over our computers and phones now. When you go to just about any website you’re going to see ads plastered all over the place. But how effective…
How much is the painting below worth? How much should it cost? The right answer is $100. Well, for someone it is. For someone else it may be $1,000. For some people the answer is, “absolutely nothing, I hate paintings of ships.” Value is one of those things that’s different for everyone. What you value highly…
Or just as importantly, why don’t you do what you know you should do? We are constantly doing something. Everyday we make hundreds or even thousands of little decisions. So why do you decide to do the things that you decide to do? You might not even know why a lot of the time. The…
What’s do you think is the most important step to make a successful business happen? Think about it. What step, if you left it out, would prevent your business from succeeding? The most important thing to do to make any business successful is to start. It’s not having the most novel idea. It’s not having…
I have been a Windows user all my life. Having run my business on the Windows platform for two years and being extremely well-versed in the Windows platform, I never thought I would ever change. In fact, I often laughed at the yuppie Apple fanboys in their turtlenecks and running shoes for buying into the…
I am an avid reader of business books, reading at least one most every week. Since I have read so many, I have become quite picky with business books. Most business books follow the same recipe: Do a survey of a bunch of rich millionaires, pick out some things that they all do similarly, and…
Most Internet Business gurus recommend hiring virtual assistants when your online business gets busy enough that you need help to manage it. However, my experience with virtual assistants was terrible. First of all, I must acknowledge that my opinion is the minority in this space. Many Internet entrepreneurs have found tremendous success in working with…