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I read yesterday about a business owner with DIY Diz-ease. It’s a dreaded, yet common condition that afflicts many business owners — including little ol’ me. George Sotiropoulos describes one of the afflicted in his book: “Roadblocks You Can’t Ignore:” I have a client who did their own accounts on QuickBooks to save the fee to…
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Recommended Listenting 🎤 James Rhee: The Power of Kindness in Business w/ Guy Kawasaki Guy Kawasaki has a great podcast called “Remarkable People.” I recommend the episode with James Rhee. From the show notes: James Rhee is “a former high school teacher turned private equity investor and author of the book “Red Helicopter.” James shares his…
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My college pal Meredith occasionally posts her “Weekend Plans” on Facebook on Fridays. Funny memes. Weird old photos. Old ads. Like this: Or this… Alas, I don’t have lard in the cupboard… …and decapitation ain’t my thing… …so I have other weekend plans. Melissa, crazy-doodle Moose, and I will head to our country place in…
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Recommended Resource đź“ąFathom – AI Notetaker I used to use Otter.ai to transcribe and summarize Zoom and other online meetings. No more. Fathom is better! It records the meeting (and saves the video), generates a very accurate transcript, and summarizes the meetings in different ways — depending on the type of meeting it is. I’ve…
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Last week I posted a video on social media about completing the final draft of my upcoming book. In case you missed it, you can see the video here: LinkedIn or Facebook. If you comment and say, “Put me on the list,” I’ll send you a .pdf copy before the book appears on Amazon. My high school pal,…
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If you were on the fence about attending my “Proven P.L.A.N.” masterclass today, here’s a story that might motivate you to join us… I had a good day yesterday. One of those “This is why I get out of bed and go to my office” kind of days. It started when one of my clients sent me…
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Legendary copywriter Eugene Schwartz said he never suffered from writer’s block. Never ever. Some may explain that by saying, “He had a ‘gift.’” or “He was a genius.” or “He had the good fortune to be born with what it takes.” But none of that explains how Eugene Schwartz avoided writer’s block. Good fortune has…
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Recommended Masterclass  The Proven P.L.A.N. to Create Client-Attracting, Profit-Generating Content — Without Writer’s Block I’m hosting this one on Thursday, July 11 (3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m. PT). I’ll reveal the proven, simple, 4-part system — The P.L.A.N. Framework — to create content quickly and easily, without getting stuck. This is a brand new masterclass…
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Recommended Video  The Declaration of Independence | Benjamin Franklin This is an excerpt from Ken Burns’ 2022 film “Benjamin Franklin.” It describes a small but meaningful edit Franklin made to Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of The Declaration of Independence. Here, also, is the transcript of the final product — ratified on July 4, 1776. Recommended Reading  Why…
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Want to learn how to create content that attracts leads, keeps them tuned in, and inspires them to buy? Watch this complimentary training: “A Masterpiece Ad Reveals How to Create Story-Powered Super Magnets…” I pulled this training from the archives yesterday after mentioning the masterpiece ad at the Mastermind Book Club meeting. We were discussing…
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