Monthly Archives: December 2011

Keep An Open Mind

Today you’ll hear from my friend, Mike Cline.
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This Is Important

During my 20’s I was an early riser by necessity. Each morning I had to be at the gym by 5:45 am to train my first client. I remember one client, the CEO of a sports retailer, who wanted to train at 5am.
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The Rest Of Your Freakin’ Life, Re-Redux

Tuesday, 1:31pm Reno, NV “ Hey, you bastards, I’m still here! ” (Steve McQueen as Papillon, floating away to freedom…) Howdy… I’m re-publishing — for what has become a tradition on this blog — a portion of one of the more influential posts I’ve ever written. What you’re about to encounter is a slightly tweaked way of looking at the best way to start your new year… … but that tweak makes all the difference in the world. I’ve heard from many folks that this particular technique finally helped them get a perspective on where they’re at, where they’re going… … and why they care about getting there
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We have another special gift for you today

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We have another special gift for you today

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Early to…

Here at Early to Rise, we’re not only up and at work early, but we’re also going to be off celebrating the holidays early. This is our last issue before Christmas, but we’ll be back next week to get you prepared for your best round of goal setting ever
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No Need for Rocket Surgery

I often joke that most of the business owners I know are not ‘rocket surgeons’. What I mean is that you don’t need to have the IQ of a rocket scientist or brain surgeon to succeed in business. It does, however, take persistence, passion, and an attitude of adding value to the world
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Secrets of Success

Michael Masterson’s biggest lessons for me were on productivity , time management, and business building, but he can also teach us a tremendous amount about selling. In fact, that’s the most important area of business building. Today, copywriter Jason Leister shares copywriting lessons from the legend, Michael Masterson
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The Best Gift ETR Can Give You

It was many years ago that I first read this wisdom in Early to Rise: “ Every few months, you should spend a few minutes thinking about your four Life Goals – one for your wealth, one for your health, one for your social self, and one for your personal enrichment .” These are not goals that change every day based on whims… but that require personal reflection and introspection and a long-term vision. So today, from all of us at ETR, we give you “ The Gift of a Vision for your Life “, because you need a vision of where you want to be before you decide on the action steps that will take you there
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The Best Gift ETR Can Give You

It was many years ago that I first read this wisdom in Early to Rise: “ Every few months, you should spend a few minutes thinking about your four Life Goals – one for your wealth, one for your health, one for your social self, and one for your personal enrichment .” These are not goals that change every day based on whims… but that require personal reflection and introspection and a long-term vision.
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