3 Lessons From Steve Jobs

I’ve wanted to post this video for a few years because it’s an amazing 15 minutes. If you haven’t seen it, you must. If you have, it’s worth seeing again.

Flying home today not only gave me time to write, but it’s impossible to leave a college graduation without feeling at least a little inspired. Congrats to my sister for earning her bachelor’s degree!

The three lessons: Continue reading

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National Police Week May 13 – 19

national police weekA Free Gift for Cops during National Police Week

National Police Officers’ Memorial Day is May 15th. It’s the day we formally remember the officers who’ve paid the ultimate price. We remember those who lost their lives in the line of duty.

We know how dangerous the job is when we begin…but do we really?

Unfortunately many of the greatest risks are hidden, unknown, or just flat out ignored. According to CopsAlive.com, a website aimed at protecting cops from the hidden dangers of the job, 73 officers are murdered in the line of duty each year in the United States. But more frightening is that 400 – 450 officers take their own lives each year through suicide

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I can see their eyes glaze over when I warn them. The “kids,” as we refer to them, don’t want to hear about the hidden dangers of being a cop. I remember having similar thoughts years ago when I heard the same warnings. Continue reading

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Is the Hunger Games Based on a True Story?

Eerily, The Hunger Games took on a perspective more closely resembling reality than fiction. I first heard of The Hunger Games after the movie was released but had no idea what it was about. I wondered why all the craze. 

How can you miss the 6404 5-star average reviews in Amazon. If you’re a writer, you can’t ignore that. I immediately ordered it having no idea what it was about. Anything that popular must be doing something right and there’s likely something to learn from it–at least from a writing/promotional perspective.

I still hadn’t cracked the book (how do you say that with a Kindle?), but then I read an email from my friend and estate planning attorney Martha Hartney. 

I enjoy Martha’s writings because we often share similar views on raising kids. We both question motives behind those who make rules for out kids’ education. Sometimes, you are better off if you do not listen to authority, or at the very least, you ought to consider questioning it. Continue reading

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FREE Online Training – Complete Marketing Blueprint

What is this?

On Tuesday April 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM (Pacific) I’m providing FREE online training to a limited number of people, where I will reveal my complete marketing blueprint for getting new customers and clients.

This will be packed with solid content. No frills and no fluff. It will last as long as it takes to show you everything from A to Z. It will probably be more information than you can absorb.

In the past seven years or so, I’ve studied just about every ounce of marketing training available. I estimate that I’ve spent near $100,000 in private consulting, seminars, books, CD’s and coaching to master this subject.

I’ve attended multiple $10,000 weekend seminars. I’ve paid as much as $1,000 an hour for private consultants to teach me what I’m going to share with you Free.

To say this is valuable is an understatement. 

What You Will Get

I’m going to walk you through, step-by-step, the formula I use with every business I start or consult with my clients on. It’s formulaic and repeatable. We will start with the high level overview and then delve into as much detail as time and questions permit. 

You will also get my latest thinking, testing and experiments. Continue reading

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Roth IRA Movement – The Second Best Investment

 

This article will show you how to invest in the Roth IRA and why you should highly consider using it. For many people, the Roth IRA may be your second most important investment. You may have already started the first, but if not, I will show you where to get that information too. If you’re not familiar with the benefits of the Roth IRA, read on.

First, three major benefits of the Roth IRA, then I will get into some of the nitty-gritty details. Continue reading

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