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As I started implementing what I was learning, my posts began receiving more and more comments and shares (one even went viral on StumbleUpon). I then began publishing my posts on Medium, and many became trending articles in numerous publications.

My email list grew from 200 to over 2,000 subscribers in just a year (and now to over 5,000 subscribers). I’m not sharing these numbers to brag but to show that the tips I’m about to share do work. And if I can write articles that resonate with readers, you can too.

1. Craft a Strong Headline

Imagine you’re browsing through the newly released books at a bookstore. You don’t have enough time to stop to look at every single book. Most likely, you’ll only pick up a book if it has an intriguing title and cover design.

2. Open with an Irresistible Introduction

You’ve caught your reader’s attention with your headline, but does your post deliver what it promised?

The first paragraph of your blog post should draw your readers in and make them want to read more. This is where you lay out what they can expect in the rest of the blog post.

3. Follow the Story Structure of the Hero’s Journey

Stories add another dimension to our writing. This fascinating Infographic shows how the human brain is hardwired to respond to storytelling differently than other forms of writing.

4. Make Your Post Easy to Read

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Research shows a staggering 87% of employees worldwide report not being engaged at work. They’re not being utilized to their fullest potential.

Instead, these quitters are packing out coworking spaces and freelancing in exotic countries.

Solo traveler bookings shot up 42% over the past two years.

U.S. freelancers jumped by 8.1% over the last three years.

 

 

1. Acquire a skill you love

This is the foundation of your career and will serve you for the rest of your life. A skill you love is the asset you will use to help others succeed, which is the foundation of business.

 

 

2. Create things and fail (a lot)

When I told a friend about the importance of failure, he asked a clarifying question, “But the goal isn’t failure, right?” It’s true. It’s not. Nobody wants to fail, but failure means something completely different to an entrepreneur.

 

3. Make big asks

Big asks accelerate your career.

A big ask is an audacious, bold proposal to do something that outsizes your current capacity to do it. A big ask could take the form of an email, a conversation, a phone call, a tweet, or a direct message over social. It could easily get rejected or ignored. But if it goes through, it could change the course of your career forever.

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1. Take Ownership Of Your Life

So many of us spend our lives waiting for our “big break.” We think that if we just put our heads down, work hard, and do the right things, eventually someone will hand over the keys to our success.

2. If You Want To Change The Fruits, First Change The Roots

This may not make a lot of sense at first, but picture a tree in an orchard.

3. Be Willing To Be Uncomfortable

The truth is, most people have trouble stepping outside their comfort zone.

5. Your Word Must Become Law

It’s time to be honest, and the answer to this question may make you cringe. But how often do you start projects and never finish them?

4. What You Focus On Expands

Have you ever met the kind of person who can’t seem to stop complaining about everything that’s wrong with their life? You probably have.

6. Be A Great Money Manager

Do you have a system for managing your money?

If you aren’t making as much as you’d like yet, it may seem easy to write the idea off. You just tell yourself you’ll think about it later when you have extra money to budget.

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1. Get Referrals from Existing Clients

Any time one of my clients tells me that they’re struggling to find or close new leads, I always ask them one question…

“How many times have you asked for referrals in the past 30 days?”

 

2. Get Even More Referrals from Partners and “Competitors”

After tapping into your existing client base to find new clients, turn your sights toward partners AND competitors–individuals or businesses in the same industry but that offer complimentary services (e.g. a relationship coach and a business coach) but that might also have under-served customers.

3. Use My Instagram Social Story Selling System

In 2018, I made more money from Instagram than I did from any other platform including my email list (although we still did pretty well there).

How did I do this?

 

4. Stretch Your Content as Far as It Will Go


One of the biggest mistakes that I see online entrepreneurs making in 2019 is that they fail to leverage their content to its fullest capacity.

Here’s what I mean…

 

5. Use Email to Build Relationships and Close Deals With Existing Leads

It’s been said that, in 2019, email is dead.

The truth is that “bad” email is dead.

Good email still works… great!

6. Create a Free Facebook Group

One of the more underrated strategies for quickly finding new leads and increasing your revenue–despite what you might have heard–is to create a free Facebook group and offer massive value to your members.

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with consistent action, once your side hustle gains some traction and regular cashflow, quitting your day job will be a no-brainer.

1. Start with asking yourself why

I wanted to be the one providing good jobs to others. I figured I wanted to have my own clients, my own business systems and live on my own terms

2. Figure out what’s the problem, not the solution

A lot of people, myself included tend to fall in love with their own business ideas and think their ideas are unique and will change the world.

3. Decide Who You Want to Work With

I’m sure you wish to work with people you have some chemistry with. You will want to work with people whose values align with yours.

4. Give and help others as much as you can

I used to think that starting a business is only about giving more money. Truth is, it’s all about giving. You can start by giving something to someone for free.

5. Get some freelance work

You may wish to start as a freelancer first by tailoring your services based on clients’ requests. This means each request may be very different and you have to

1. Create Your “Treasure Map”

“A genius without a roadmap will get lost in any country. But even an average person, with a roadmap, will find their destination anywhere” ~Brian Tracy

Within 12 months, he more than 20X’d his revenue while working fewer hours, traveling the world with his wife and making time for weekly date nights.

2. Ruthlessly Test and Optimize Your Offer

As a solopreneur, having the right offer–and refining the particular articulation of that offer–is everything.

3. Remember Mark Ford’s Million Dollar Advice

My mentor Mark Ford, the original Founder of Early to Rise, once told me that,

“Until you hit $1,000,000/year in revenue or more, 80% of your time needs to be spent selling.”

1. Have a Proven Sales Script

Only novices get on the phone without a proven script to convert leads into buyers.

2. Learn from the Best

Study the greats of the sales industry. Watch videos from Grant Cardone, Jordan Belfort, Zig Ziglar, and Brian Tracy.

3. Make More Indirect Offers

Too many entrepreneurs think that “sales” are something that only happens on a specific page or over the phone. But the truth is, you should be selling all the time

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Look deep inside yourself and think about what you’re doing with your life right now.

MYTH 1 — “You need to find your passion by actively searching for it.”

This is one of the biggest myths I hear from my students, and it just isn’t true!

MYTH 2 — “Passions are hobbies, not businesses.”

Most of us grew up being told that if you couldn’t get a degree in an “interest” or hobby, it won’t make you successful.

 

MYTH 3 — “You can only have one passion, and you need to stick to it no matter what.”

Most people think there’s only one overarching passion you can have in life.

 

MYTH 4 — “If you’re living your passion and purpose, you never have to work a day in your life!”

Just because you’re doing something you care about and love doing, doesn’t mean running a business is easy!

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I. What is Procrastination?

At the most basic level, procrastination is simply the act of delaying a task(s) that needs to be completed.

Procrastination is the act of either intentionally or unintentionally delaying a task that must be accomplished.

II. The “Three Kings of Mediocrity”: Why We Really Procrastinate

Accepting this updated definition of procrastination is great. But what do we actually do about it? Why is it that we procrastinate and, more importantly, how can we stop?

III. How to Beat Procrastination for Good

Now that you have a greater understanding of why you procrastinate, let’s go over a few proven strategies to overcome each of the three procrastination causes.

And there are a few simple and easy ways to do this.

The first is a tactic known as “Temptation Bundling” which comes from researcher Katy Milkman at the University of Pennslyvania.

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After twenty-five years of finding my own work, my own way, I’ve learned some things about how to do it.

Side hustle refers to freelancing, the gig economy (driving for Uber or Lyft, renting space via Airbnb, working for a food delivery service, etc.), selling online, small community-based businesses (like babysitting and dogwalking) and pretty much any kind of home-based self-employment.

 

 

Here’s my formula for finding out you next side hustle, developed after twenty-five years of living it.

Figure Out Your What and Why

You might think you know this already. I mean — duh, you want a side hustle because you want to make some money. What other reason?

 

 

Think about every job you’ve ever had. Every scrap of experience you’ve gained over the course of your life. Even if you’ve never had a job before, you’ve probably had life experiences that translate into marketable skills.

Here are some thinking points to get you started.
What were you good at in high school?What did you study in college (even if it was just one community college class)?What jobs have you had?Do you speak a language other than English?Are you strong and healthy? (This is a skill! Write it down.)What do you know how to do well?What do you have a knack for?What do your friends ask for your help with?What are you always asked for your advice about?Take a look at your bookshelf. What have you studied on your own?Do you have a family business?Think about your past experiences.
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I’ve helped thousands of entrepreneurs do over $500 million in product launches. After all these years, I’ve literally boiled this down to a formula… and here’s the key steps that you need to follow.

Step 1: Turn Your Marketing into an Event


OK, the first mistake most people make is they don’t actually plan their launch. Instead they rely on what I call “Hope Marketing”…

Step 2: Use a Prelaunch Sequence to Build Anticipation


Your prelaunch sequence is the secret sauce that builds anticipation… this is a series of free prelaunch content that you release over a period of seven to ten days.

Step 3: Leverage the Power of Conversation


Conversations are a lot more interesting than monologues

Step 4: Tap into Joint Venture Partners


One of the fastest ways to turbocharge your business is to tap into the power of “other people’s lists”… in other words,

Step 5: Opening and Closing Your Launch


Of course, the whole point of your launch is to make sales.


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