How do you drive warm leads without a network? How do you own a niche when you don’t have industry authority? I get thousands of these questions, so let me tell you the “secret”, okay? +++++++1) Find someone who is successfully doing what you’d like to be doing. 2) Study what they do and what […]
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The data from 50 million users can’t be used as custom audiences, and even if they could get around needing app-signed tokens, Facebook’s own targeting and optimization are way more powerful. I know, since I had more data from the F8 platform than the Cambridge Analytica folks. ANY random, unsophisticated person with a dollar a
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They don’t freak out when things change. They make complex things simple to understand. They spend most of their time practicing the fundamentals. Their network reflects their knowledge. They don’t say they’re an expert. They love to share and teach instead of pretending they have “secrets”. The pursuit of their crafts transcends money. Who are
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I’m a big fan of learning how to do stuff yourself and doing it at least the first time before passing it off to someone else. Partly it’s stubborn pride, wanting to save money, and not trusting others will do it right. But if you don’t want to mess around with learning digital plumbing and
Some people escape to drugs, alcohol, TV, or lethargy. My escape is work, a socially acceptable addiction, but unhealthy, nonetheless. The silver lining is that the last 20 years of my life have been extremely productive. And I consider how famous painters, musicians, authors, inventors, and entrepreneurs have channeled their pain into productivity. Lemonade from
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My mentor told me this today since I’ve been struggling with some pain and self-doubt. Pain comes from things you’re supposed to do– “Man, I know I am supposed to study for this test, go to the gym, etc”. It’s an obligation of what you need to do. So the pain pushes you to do
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The ugly truth of “hustle” is that these folks aren’t any more productive than those who get enough sleep and have the energy and alertness when true opportunity strikes. If you’re out of gas at that unpredictable moment you need to be sharp or have the spare bandwidth, you lose. When you take care of
When you don’t have enough energy to get what you know needs to get done, lean on your teammates for help and encouragement. Nobody can do it alone. Superman is a cartoon character. You’re only as good as the people who are on your side. So if you want to “win” at business, your main
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Every problem in your life is actually an opportunity. And I have a lot of opportunities right now!
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