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- Thu, Mar 25 | In The Land Of The Blind, Even The…I struggle with perfectionism, and this quote helps me on a couple of different levels.I’ve been blind to many things in my life, and I’m always grateful to the kings who’ve helped show me the way.It really did not matter how many eyes they had — they knew more than me.People mentioned in this episode:* Desiderius Erasmus* Chip Heath* Dan HeathBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* Made To StickSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com5 min
- Wed, Mar 24 | Peace Is The Result Of Retraining Your Mind To…This quote is a close cousin to, “Nothing means anything until you give it meaning,” but it’s different enough that it deserves its own place on my list.I particularly like the use of the word “retraining.”People mentioned in this episode:* Dr. Wayne DyerBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* None today.Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com5 min
- Tue, Mar 23 | Everyone Is The Hero Of Their…When former Saturday Night Live cast-member Mike Myers was promoting his original Austin Powers movie, he did an interview with Parade magazine.The reporter asked him why his Dr. Evil character was still so lovable.He said that his mother – who was very active in the theater – told him:"Remember: the villain is always the hero of their own story.”I’ve altered the quote slightly to make it more universal.People mentioned in this episode:* Mike Myers (Mother)Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:* Parade MagazineSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com7 min
- Mon, Mar 22 | U = I – R (Unhappiness Equals Images Minus…I can’t say enough about Dennis Prager’s masterpiece, Happiness Is A Serious Problem.It is must-reading for anybody who would like to be happy right now -- or for those who are considering adding happiness to their lives in the near or distant future.People mentioned in this episode:* Dennis PragerBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* Happiness Is A Serious ProblemSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com6 min
- Fri, Mar 19 | A Good Plan, Violently Executed Now, Is Better Than…I know the word “violently” is off-putting to some, so feel free to substitute “passionately,” “aggressively,” or even “haphazardly” in your mind instead.A similar quote you might like is, “Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.”I still prefer General Patton’s, though, because I never see myself as being in a state of inaction.I can easily convince myself that all my mental plotting and planning is actually taking action, when it’s really not.But I can never convince myself that all the gears turning in my head are anything close to actually “executing a plan,” so General Patton gets my butt in gear -- in keeping with his well-deserved reputation.People mentioned in this episode:* Gen. George S. PattonBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* Ready, Fire, AimSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com6 min
- Thu, Mar 18 | Achieve Your Meaning Through Creativity, Not…See if you remember this TV ad jingle from the seventies:“I’m a Pepper, he’s a Pepper, she’s a Pepper, we’re a Pepper! If you drink Dr. Pepper, you’re a Pepper, too!”Hey, if you want to be a Pepper, that’s fine.One of the keys to life, though, is to not just be a Pepper.By all means, go ahead and drink a certain soda, drive a certain car, don’t let anything come between you and a certain pair of jeans – if you remembered the jingle; you’ll remember the jeans ad – but draw the bulk of your identity and self-worth from what you’re putting out into the world, and not from what you’re taking in.People mentioned in this episode:* Dan SullivanBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* Blue Ocean StrategySix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com6 min
- Wed, Mar 17 | Work On Your Business, Not…Major game-changer!This is one of the key takeaways from Michael Gerber’s insightful book, The E-Myth Revisited.If I could only recommend one book to someone starting their own business, it would be that one.People mentioned in this episode:* Michael Gerber* Dr. Maxwell MaltzBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* The E-Myth Revisited* Psycho-CyberneticsSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com5 min
- Tue, Mar 16 | The Most Important Story You Tell About Yourself Is…This is very similar to one of my other favorite quotes by Henry Ford:"Whether you think you can't or think you can, you're right."I include this one because it specifically references the power of story, which is actually the title of Sports Psychologist Jim Loehr's book (The Power of Story).Always remember, people would rather hear a story than a fact.Don't believe me?Walk around a bookstore and see how much shelf-space is devoted to fiction verses non-fiction.How many of the top-grossing movies this year will be documentaries?People mentioned in this episode:* Jim Loehr* Charles Kuralt* Zig ZiglarBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* The Power of Story: Rewrite Your Destiny in Business and in Life* Jerry MaguireSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com6 min
- Mon, Mar 15 | Be The Change You Wish To…Yes, it's a classic.And, boy, is it ever worth reading again.Another variation I like, courtesy of Steve Chandler, is to see yourself as the problem in a given situation, even when you know you're not really the problem."Because if I'm the problem," Steve says, "I can also be the solution."It's a great way to get those creative, problem-solving juices flowing.People mentioned in this episode:* Mahatma Gandhi* Steve ChandlerBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* None today.Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com5 min
- Fri, Mar 12 | You Make Your Choices, Then…How’s that for a bucket a cold, harsh reality thrown right in your face?Truer words were never spoken, though.People mentioned in this episode:* Jim Rohn* Bruce Williams* Dan S. KennedyBooks and other resources mentioned in this episode:* In Business For YourselfSix things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:* Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit and growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.* Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.* Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.* In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.* For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.Don't forget your FREE GIFTS!* If you're an entrepreneur, own a small business, or have a private practice, click the link below for FREE GIFTS guaranteed to make you more money with less stress...SimpleSecrets.com6 min
About Simple Secrets w/ Chris Allen
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Do you have a private practice? Would you like more money and less stress? This podcast is for you. Simple Secrets is a Profit+Growth Consultancy for degreed professionals. We collaborate with a…
hand-selected group of private practitioners to: • Boost Revenue. • Reduce Distraction and Overwhelm. • Create More Freedom, Focus, and Fulfillment. Simple Secrets’ founder and podcast host, Chris Allen, has been a direct response marketer and entrepreneur for 30 years. In the pre-Internet 90’s, he developed and sold millions worth of physical products on radio and TV, then used the same time-tested marketing skills to go 100% digital as the Internet began to mature in 2002. For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).