The other day I was talking to the friend who introduced me to the book The Magic by Rhonda Byrne. The Magic, as you probably know, is a book about transforming your life through the power of gratitude. In any case, my friend was telling me about a problem with a tenant he was having. …
This last Christmas my wife Corene got all 4 of our boys a journal that asks them daily questions they can answer about their lives & thoughts. She has been great about having them spend some time each day answering these questions. The other day, the following question was posed: “What do you think about …
I recently learned in The Marketing Seminar, with Seth Godin, that marketing is change. When I decided to buy my first online marketing training product back in 2009, I was sitting on the floor of a tiny bedroom with brown carpet and brown paneled walls, in a 1984 single wide trailer-house. I remember the moment …
“Begin with the end in mind” wrote Stephen Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Would it surprise you to know that 2 billionaires became billionaires by not following that advice? Both Bill Gates and Elon Musk said in this interview that when they started their companies, they had no idea …
Ever since I was a little kid, I remember my grandpa always opening the door for my grandma. One Sunday last year, I glanced out the church door, and snapped this photo, of my 93 year old grandpa, performing this act of service for my grandma, …the same act I’ve seen on countless occasions all …
The other day I was talking with a friend and she told me of an experience she was having in life. I said confidently, “Yes, I think I know exactly what you’re talking about.” I then related what I thought was a similar experience from my life and then asked, “Is that what you meant?” …
The other day, as we were studying law of success #3, the habit of savings, one of our mastermind participants, Lillian Gregory, mentioned how the ideas of budgeting and saving money never seem to get her excited. I can totally relate. Budgeting and saving money for the sake of budgeting and saving money alone, never …
Yesterday subscriber and fellow freedom crusader messaged me with some great questions. (thank you Angela!) I thought it might be helpful to answer them in a blog post. Here we go. Do you do cold calling from a list of leads? I don’t do cold calling. Cold calling is when you call people who have …
If you know something that’s helped you, …if you’re learning something each day that moves you forward, Why not, start a blog email newsletter mastermind Facebook group or ____________? The challenge is first to learn and 2nd to lead. First to reach and then to teach. And the strange thing is part 2 seems to …
At the end of the day, it’s up to each of us to decide what a real leader is. Who do we want to follow, and what sort of person do we seek to become? Here’s 1 aspect of leadership that resonates with me. Real Leaders don’t care about getting the credit. They care more …