Editor’s note: The following are excerpts taken from Maximum Achievement: The Brian Tracy Story, which tells the life and legend of Brian Tracy. Throughout the film he discusses his seven ingredients of success that have...
Continue ReadingAn Interview by Greg Rollett of Larry Pino For this ThoughtLeader® interview, Greg Rollett had a chance to catch up with our friend, Business Lawyer and Entrepreneur, Larry Pino, about the popular program he offers...
Continue Reading“Each of us has a different calling. There is a reason we’re here. There is something we are meant to do. The question is, do you choose your calling or does your calling choose you?”...
Continue ReadingI remember the sunny 85-degree weather beaming onto my forehead. The Dodgers Stadium was in the background and I had about 6 lines to memorize. I was filming the opening scenes for the Hollywood episode...
Continue ReadingIf you’ve been in business for a minute – or half a century – you’ve likely heard (maybe ad nauseam) that people overwhelmingly choose to do business with those they know, like, and trust. Never...
Continue ReadingThis is going to be an interesting year. We are going into our 10th year of a big bull stock market, and that is a good two years more than the last three bull markets...
Continue ReadingA true MediaMaster, our term for a thought leader who knows how to leverage both old and new media to build the most powerful platform possible, has to make their mark in arenas that are...
Continue ReadingStanley Lieber, at the age of 17, had no idea what to do with his life. His uncle owned a comic book company and installed the young man in the offices as an assistant in...
Continue ReadingPerhaps more than ever before, as I sit down to write an article about this New Year we’ve found ourselves in, I know it is going to be a crazy one. There will be big...
Continue ReadingIn the SEO world, we watch everything Google says and does with interest and care. If they take the time to tell us about something they’ve done – added, removed, or just changed, it...
Continue ReadingIt’s a near daily occurrence. My boys wake up, run to our bedroom and ask for us to put on a show. It’s usually an episode of Paw Patrol or Nature Cat that they have seen...
Continue ReadingI loved the book Purple Cow by Seth Godin. In marketing you want to be the Purple Cow. The one that stands out. The one that gets attention. But Purple Cows aren’t always a good...
Continue ReadingThe idea of working less while making more is a daydream that society has been enjoying for decades, if you follow my structure of how life could be, your productivity and bank account will increase...
Continue ReadingFor more than forty years, Dan Sullivan has become one of the most sought after business coaches and personal development experts in the world. His company, Strategic Coach®, has helped entrepreneurs grow their businesses exponentially,...
Continue ReadingThe mission was supposed to take one hour. Task Force Ranger, a unit made up of US Rangers and Delta Force, flew via helicopter into Mogadishu, Somalia, to apprehend and extract two Somali warlords. At...
Continue ReadingLarry King built his life on communication and has conversed with the most famous and influential people in the world. No one would have guessed that a poor kid from Brooklyn would have some of...
Continue ReadingEvery entrepreneur likes to win. In fact, winning at certain metrics, most obviously income and profitability, is what keeps you in the game. But here’s the thing: Say you have a month where you’re...
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal reported a new trend in Gyms that offer healthy prepared food where they work out. While I think that it is a great idea to eat healthy, that wasn’t the point...
Continue ReadingAs most of you already know, word-of-mouth is the most powerful form of marketing. People trust the folks they already know and like—and are more than happy to take their advice. By creating your own...
Continue ReadingLindsay Dicks sees the world from a unique perspective. As a child, she was diagnosed with Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, a type of dyslexia and a perceptual processing disorder that hinders the brain’s ability to process...
Continue ReadingThere is both an art and a science to online video. Today I am going to focus on the science of online video and, more specifically, the science of using online video to get more...
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal recently ran a headline titled, “Facebook Embraces a Video-First Future.” The article goes on to describe that Facebook will spend heavily to become a major hub for video, spending up to...
Continue ReadingIn our forthcoming book, Impact, we’re going to reveal the secrets of becoming a MediaMaster, which we define as a ThoughtLeader® who knows how to leverage both old and new media to build the most...
Continue ReadingThere’s no denying that when content “goes viral” it can do amazing things for the marketing of a company, organization, or brand. This is one occasion when, “They took our server down!” is a great...
Continue Reading“If you get into entrepreneurism you have to accept it’s a long hard road and nothing comes easy.” Those words come from Jason Feifer, the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, who gets a front row seat...
Continue ReadingThis is the age of online video. Last month I shared with you 6 video marketing stats that should have made you go out and start publishing video content to attract new clients. If you...
Continue ReadingWhat does it take to really sink a Mission-Driven business – or, at the very least, substantially diminish its success? Let’s look at five big pitfalls that too often threaten companies that promote their purposes...
Continue ReadingUsing video as part of your digital marketing plan isn’t a novel idea. In fact, brands and businesses have been using video for decades. Have you heard of these fancy things called commercials? The difference...
Continue ReadingJay Abraham is on my mind this month because we are making a movie with him about his business life and strategies for success. Jay taught me a lot about business through his seminars and...
Continue Reading“Get a day job.” “We don’t know the central character well enough.” “Anthologies don’t sell.” If the authors who received the above feedback from publishers had quit on their dreams, we wouldn’t have the iconic...
Continue ReadingThis year, thousands of the world’s top video marketers came together in California for an event called VidCon. This is where the best of the best reveal what has been working in the world of...
Continue ReadingIn today’s marketplace, consumers want to reward the “good guys” more than ever. And that’s why, more and more, you see huge companies engaging in cause marketing on a massive scale and promoting them heavily...
Continue ReadingToday, most businesses or business owners understand social media should play a role in the customer acquisition process. They also generally accept that social media provides a great opportunity to stay engaged with customers –...
Continue ReadingIt is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness, it is the epoch of belief, it is the epoch of incredulity, it is the season of Light, it is the season of...
Continue ReadingIn 1975, Jay Abraham went to work for Entrepreneur Magazine just as it was launching. The concept of entrepreneurship was so novel that few people even knew the meaning of the word. So Jay printed...
Continue ReadingThere are two things you have to have in every business to be successful… Leads and Sales. If you don’t have the first you won’t even get to the second part, and your business will...
Continue ReadingI’m writing this after filming a brand new TV show for Rodney Jones. The show is called, The RL Jones Show: Financial News For Today. Rodney and I filmed 13 episodes in one day and...
Continue ReadingIs your website working for you, or are you working for it? In other words, does your website bring in more business for your company, or are you just throwing money into a black hole...
Continue ReadingThere are two main myths with business building that get spread around like wildfire and these myths are likely the reason that your business isn’t providing you with the lifestyle that you want. MYTH #1...
Continue ReadingYou’ve probably heard about Pope Francis’ TED Talk video that was shown in April. The 18-minute video became a worldwide sensation. The Pope really knows how to use social media to speak to his audience....
Continue ReadingThere are 22 billion daily views between YouTube, Facebook and Snapchat. Yes, billions with a B, and yes, every single day. Having your own TV show on these and other video platforms is a powerful...
Continue ReadingToday’s healthcare system is an absolute mess. It’s outrageously expensive, needlessly complicated and driven by transactions instead of relationships. Of course, the system is broken…. Or is it? To begin to transform healthcare, it’s important...
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