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Steve Pavlina has a 12-part series on how to network with busy people! Here's the first half of Part 5. Episode 124: How to Network with Busy People - Part 1 of Part 5 by Steve Pavlina (Work Life Balance). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. The original post is located here:  and This episode is proudly sponsored by AltMBA! They're now accepting applications for Summer & Fall:

Guest author Tom Ewer with My Wife Quit Her Job shares what your business really boils down to. Episode 123: In the End Your Business Just Boils Down to This by Tom Ewer with My Wife Quit Her Job (Business Management StartUps). Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job carries both a bachelors and a masters degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, but spent a good portion of his graduate education studying entrepreneurship and small business. When he and his wife had a child, they launched an online store to supplement their income, and quickly replaced Steve's wife's income stream through the new business. Steve blogs about it all at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com The original post is located here:  and

Guest author Pamela Slim on I Will Teach You To Be Rich shares excuses on why people don't start their own business and what to do about it. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 122: Top Excuses and Tactics: Why Haven't You Started Your Own Business Part 2 by Pamela Slim with I Will Teach You to be Rich. Instead of saying “no” to spending on everything, Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article and pictured next to Warren Buffett Forbes Magazine, and have been featured by a long list of media, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR, Fox Business, PBS, CNBC and more. He also has tons of documented success stories—more than 20,000. The original post is located here:  and

Guest author Pamela Slim on I Will Teach You To Be Rich shares excuses on why people don't start their own business and what to do about it. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 121: Top Excuses and Tactics: Why Haven't You Started Your Own Business Part 1 by Pamela Slim with I Will Teach You to be Rich. Instead of saying “no” to spending on everything, Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article and pictured next to Warren Buffett Forbes Magazine, and have been featured by a long list of media, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR, Fox Business, PBS, CNBC and more. He also has tons of documented success stories—more than 20,000. The original post is located here:  and

Steve Pavlina has a 12-part series on how to network with busy people! Here's Part 4. Episode 120: How to Network with Busy People - Part 4 by Steve Pavlina (Side Hustles). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. The original post is located here:  and

Erin Blaskie shares her $250,000 launch strategy. Episode 119: Inside a $250,000 Product Launch Part 1 by Erin Blaskie (Social Media Marketing). Erin Blaskie has helped numerous businesses come online, establish their web presence and create community. Erin’s primary expertise is in creating solid systems and processes for businesses but she also leads clients to leverage the power of the Internet to nurture community, create culture and inspire change. She is a TEDx speaker and a Google Certified Speaker and speaks all around the world. The original post is located here:  and

Kate Erickson shares a brilliant strategy for creating the right products & services for your audience. Episode 118: How to Create the Right Products and Services for your Audience by Kate Erickson of Entrepreneur on Fire (Build & Launch). Kate Erickson joined John Lee Dumas and the EOFire team in April 2013 as the Content Creator. Since then, she's grown to consider herself the overall Implementer of all things at EOFire. Over the past several years at EOFire, she has uncovered new passions. Her most recent: helping entrepreneurs create freedom in their business and life through developing systems and processes that can help their business scale and grow. The original post is located here:  and

Nir Eyal compares the California Roll to product innovation: people want the familiar done differently. Episode 117: People Don't Want Something Truly New, They Want the Familiar Done Differetly by Nir Eyal (New Product Innovation). Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn). Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. The original post is located here:  and

2 posts from Derek Sivers with marketing insight that you might not have thought about before. Episode 116: Assume the Basic Sale & Go for Quantity & The Power of No Reward by Derek Sivers (Efficiency & Productivity). Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories. The original posts are located here: and

Kristin Wong has made writing her full-time job! Find how out how. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 115: How to Become a Freelance Writer with No Experience - Part 2 by Kristin Wong (Content Writing and How to Freelance). Kristin Wong is a freelance writer and journalist who writes for Lifehacker, Mentalfloss, and New York Magazine. She frequently covers travel, personal finance, and human behavior. Kristin launched her own blog, www.thewildwong.com, to write about life as a work-from-anywhere freelancer. She aims to help other creative entrepreneurs navigate the tricky world of freelancing, from managing money to traveling the world to staying productive and getting stuff done. Kristin is a self-professed money geek and is slated to publish a book about personal finance in March of 2018. The original post is located here:  and You can start a blog for less than $4/month: