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Tag Archives: game
The Notorious “2 Lists” Approach To Life & Biz
Thursday, 4:51pm Reno, NV “I’ll have what she’s having…” (When Harry Met Sally) Howdy… I figured I’d end the year in a ball of fire, and just lay it out for you here.
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The 3 Most Common Blunders Even “A” Level Copywriters Make
… And How Avoiding Each One Can Take Your Response To The Moon! Dear Business-Builder, Let’s dive right in?… with the 3 most common mistakes I see even experienced writers make (including me!) — and of course, how to avoid each one?… Blunder #1: “Me-Too” Headlines I see this big old boo-boo all the time when critiquing copy. If I ever look at a headline you wrote and say, “Anybody could say this,” I’m just being kind.
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Were you committed today? Should you be?
Fellow Business-Builders, Now is not the time to sit back. Now is the time for you and I to step up, take charge, and get much more assertive about growing and protecting our businesses.
The Almost Perfect Business
China exports over $1 trillion in goods each year. And that makes it one of the great new opportunities of the 21st century for entrepreneurs like you. But you need to understand how the game is played
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Why Wall Street Is Always Wrong
Why Wall Street Is Always Wrong — and Why You Need to Buy Stocks Now By Matthew Weinschenk Some say that individual investors have no chance of making serious money. They say that Wall Street has rigged the game.
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Today’s Words That Work: Stonewall
To stonewall — a word borrowed from the game of cricket — is to intentionally obstruct, block, or hinder. Example (as used by James Surowiecki in The New Yorker): “Witness the popularity [on YouTube] of… Dave Carroll, whose guitar was broken by careless United Airlines luggage handlers and who wrote a song slamming uninterested flight attendants and stonewalling customer-service reps.”
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A Sad Story that Cost Me Money – and is Far too Common
How you can actually profit from those “I’ll make you rich in the twinkling of an eye” online sharks and escape getting ripped off Dear Business-Builder, First a confession: I am not unbiased.
Pete’s Leap of Faith
I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since I made one of the best decisions of my life… to start my own Internet business. It was back in July 2008, and I was working as a quality inspector in the struggling Detroit automotive industry
Full Tilt Boogie
Sunday, 9:08pm Reno, NV “ Hit me. Hit me again. Again. Arrrgh… ” (Blackjack dude going down…) Howdy. One of the truly fun parts of being in business are the Life Lessons you get to learn
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My Tae Kwon Do Black Belt and the Zen of Success