Tag Archives: income

Watch Them

My business partner, ETR Publisher Matt Smith, has taught me the importance of identifying and tracking critical numbers in your business. The same advice holds true for our personal money management. Today, Mark Ford shows you the three essential numbers for your finances that you must know
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My 10,000 Hours

In my young career, I’ve written over 4000 emails to readers on my fitness and Internet business-building newsletter lists. I am, as Malcolm Gladwell made popular, approaching the 10,000 hour ‘Outlier’ status.
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How to Become Independently Wealthy

In 2007 I started receiving emails from a young man from Michigan named Juan Ruiz. Months earlier, when he was clinically obese, Juan started my fitness program and within weeks he had lost over 30 pounds.
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The List You Need In Your Life

In the spring of 1999, when I was halfway through my Master’s degree, I started sending out my resume in an attempt to land my dream job.
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The Most Important ETR Article You’ll Ever Read

Why am I adamant that the American Dream is not dead and that it is in fact the solution to our problems rather than the cause? Because of this story. Young boy grows up in a modest household
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The Biggest Mistake You’ll Make When You Retire

Last week I caught a connecting flight from Houston to Las Vegas for a fitness seminar. As the plane boarded, a young couple sat beside me and the gentleman immediately struck up a conversation. “This is our first time going to Las Vegas,” he said, “And we’re wondering what we should do.” To be honest, even though I visit Vegas three times per year, I only do so for work, and aside from visiting a few restaurants, I didn’t have any specific advice for him
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The Customer vs Employee Challenge

Losing a customer or important client has never been easier. With a couple clicks of a mouse, your best customers can research a number of alternatives to your business from the comfort of their chair
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How to Get Out of the Rat Race

Today’s issue is dedicated to advice on getting you out of the rat race, with both practical and philosophical advice.
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The American Dream is NOT Dead

Last weekend, Matt Smith, myself, and two of our other business partners worked with 45 international college students on their business ideas. We set up the camp here in Lithuania like the show, “Shark Tank” or the “Apprentice”. Each student submitted a business idea, we picked the best ones, and then the students formed groups.
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Mastering This Investment Class

The Marcellus Shale gas formation has drawn a lot of attention in the past few years. It contains an estimated 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and no fewer than 15 companies are drilling there.
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