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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...

An 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...

“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?”...

I 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...

If 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...

Building your Ideal Business isn’t easy. How do you separate yourself from the competition? How do you rise above the countless options available to the market? Well, if you're looking for the easy route –...

I know this grumpy dissertation is unwelcome by most. You just want advertising that pulls better. Here are three ways to make your advertising pull better – if you define “better” as more appropriate, valuable...

The most fundamental capability in any entrepreneur’s success is the ability to use time well. By this, I don’t just mean being efficient so you can get a lot done or being disciplined with your...

This 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...

A 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...

CARLOS BRITO heads the InBev empire, which took over Anheuser-Busch in 2008, and is now deal-making again, to become the world’s largest beer company. He’s a tough guy. Here are a few miscellaneous notes from...

One of my most memorable coaching calls came from an entrepreneur who was seeking some specific advice on growing his business. I gave him what I consider to be the best advice that I can...

Stanley 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...

In the realm of mindset, words matter. One word that plants a certain idea can have vast repercussions, and it’s for this reason that I have a beef with Thomas Jefferson. “Life, liberty and the...

Perhaps 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...

  In 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...

It’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...

I 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...

Before I moved into the entrepreneurial world I was a college baseball coach, and coaching taught me a lot. In fact, I’d say that it was the first domino in my success in building over...

Entrepreneurs are in a constant battle for talent – talent is key to survival. But, the playing field isn’t level, especially when it comes to health benefits. Large corporations receive lower rates on traditional health...

The 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...

For 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,...

The 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...

Larry 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...

  Every 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...

The 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...

As 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...

Here's a photo of one of my childhood heroes, Roy Rogers. He is looking at his "Empire board," the diagram of his various business enterprises and income sources - including movies, TV, radio, ownership of...

Lindsay 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...

Creating a business that is fulfilling both personally and professional is a relatively foreign concept to most people. I understand. Most of what we’ve been conditioned to believe about work is that professional success and...

There 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...

Boo! Let’s crawl deep inside the minds of millionaires and get to the scary stuff ... Fear itself is not necessarily a bad thing, and no one is 100 percent free of it. Many wealthy...

What is it that allows a game changer to see things differently than everyone else? What gives them the ability to look at a situation and redefine the entire playing field while others feel trapped...

The 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...

In 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...

There’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...

“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...

This 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...

What 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...

Using 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...

Creating your Ideal Business starts with you: What you believe. What you want. What you do. So to help you on the path toward having the business you want, I’ve provided 11 Guiding Principles. Change...

How do you become a game changer? Where do the unique ideas come from that transform a whole industry? What if I were to tell you that the raw material for game changing lies in...