Successful and unsuccessful people react differently to this
When an unsuccessful person loses a few email subscribers/Facebook friends/etc: "Oh no, I lost potential clients! I better change my message to make sure I appeal to every single person out there and never risk offending one of them!" Good luck with that in 2021 …...
A different way of thinking about “client avatars”
A few days ago, I did a Facebook Live about "client avatars". (I wasn't talking about the funny-looking blue aliens from the James Cameron movie, but the client avatars that coaches are told they need to identify if they hope to be successful …) Experts recommend that...
Pluses, Minuses, and Equals
In "Ego Is The Enemy", Ryan Holiday talks about the "plus, minus, and equals" way of learning from people that he got from MMA trainer Frank Shamrock. Basically, you need three different types of people in your life: Those who are better than you are now (the...
About “Victimhood Chic”
In his book "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F*ck", Mark Manson sums up the current state of social media with what he calls "Victimhood Chic": ===== "The responsibility/fault fallacy allows people to pass off the responsibility for solving their problems to others....
The Power of One Letter
A cool story for fans of Dale Carnegie's book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People": The original title was supposed to be "How to Make Friends and Influence People", but when the cover was being designed they discovered that they couldn't fit the whole title on...
As easy as selling lemonade
A few weeks ago, some neighbourhood kids came to my door selling lemonade. I was about to run out, and I already had a cold bottle of water, so I was all good. I did give them $5, because I want to support young capitalists who are out working on a hot summer day (Go...
Avoiding the “Tinder Trap”
A few years ago, a woman in New York City tricked a couple hundred guys with a "Tinder Trap". She matched with 7500 men on Tinder, and outsourced messaging them to people who had a script for responses. The conversations led to an invitation to a 1:1 date with her at...
(Podcast) Cracking the Lead Gen Code Using Heart-Centered Personal Branding – with Manny Wolfe
had my friend Manny Wolfe back on the podcast today, and it was a fun interview that covered: What “Congruent Organic Strategy” is all about, and why you should be aware of it …The big challenges that coaches currently face establishing authority and credibility in a...
Learning about online summits from true experts
We're just one day away from Tom Matzen and team's live Master Class around online summits! It's called "How to Use Your Next Summit to Build a Seven Figure Business … Even If You Can't Market Your Way Out Of A Wet Paper Bag", and here's what some past attendees had...
About discipline
Yesterday I talked about The Joker, and today I'm talking about Batman … In my office I have a replica of the Batarang from Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" movie trilogy. That item reminds me of how Batman/Bruce Wayne was 100% disciplined to carry out his mission...