You’ve probably heard the term; “Think outside the box!” many times in your life. You’ll probably ignore it next time you hear it, again. Maybe it will remind you a brand, or a cliche quote.
For a few minutes, forget about “Think outside the box” cliche, and let’s talk about some history.
The history of humanity is the witness to great inventors, warriors, empires, kings, scientists, and smartest people who have done something remarkable during their life time. These people left a remark to the humanity, not just lived an average life.
Yes, some of them are geniuses, and some just were luckier than their peers.
But, have you ever thought about the common characteristics of the greatest people in the world history?
Is it being the smartest? or being workaholics? or being great leaders?
The answer is; none of the above.
The correct answer is;
All the greatest people in human history were lateral thinkers.
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I am an entrepreneur, and I have many entrepreneur friends.
In general, one of the common characteristics of entrepreneurs is not being a team player.
We like to do things our own way instead of relying on other people. This is great to some extent.
But trying to be a “one man show” can be a bottleneck in our business life when building a team, or asking for help.
How I Saved $100 in 30 seconds by Simply Asking
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When Timothy Ferriss wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, it wasn’t a big surprise to me that the book had become the #1 New York Times Bestseller, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and #1 BusinessWeek Bestseller.
In my opinion, the huge success behind this book was the title. Title promised a result most readers were looking for and it was the smart marketing move by Timothy Ferriss.
Every single day, hundreds of new internet marketing courses, ebooks, and trainings are becoming available to people who want to start living the dream life of an internet marketer. They all sell on the promise of the 4-hour workweek.
Whether you want to learn affiliate marketing, achieve passive income by SEO, or excel in any type of internet marketing, get ready to hear the hurtful truth;
The 4 Hour Workweek Promise is a Huge Lie
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au·thor·i·ty noun: the power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior.
Authority is powerful stuff.
Authority can be abused and it can definitely corrupt…
But it can also build trust, admiration, and respect.
And when it comes to online marketing…
Authority is what works.
This is written on the first page of a free eBook called Authority Rules. It’s written by Copyblogger founder Brian Clark. It is a short and right to the point report, and you should definitely check it out (pdf link).
True Power of Authority
Can you pre-sell 3000 copies of a, yet not printed, book and generate over $100.000 within 48 hours?
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Whether you have a college degree or not, if you want to succeed in business life, you need to constantly improve yourself. Personal growth is the main key to become better in business and life.
If you work for a large business, you might be getting free trainings, seminars, tools and resources, that is great. If you are a small business owner, you might be trying your best to improve yourself by reading books related to your field, following industry blogs, and even entering executive education programs. These are all good.
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Productivity is the #1 problem of many people nowadays. Especially, if you are working mostly online, you have to come up with smart solutions to increase your productivity.
There are so many books, articles, blog posts, tools and software out there to help you increase your productivity. You have to do your research and find the tools you really need to increase your productivity.
I won’t try to teach you anything, instead I will share How I Quadrupled My Productivity in 30 Days, briefly.
Finding the Bottlenecks In Your Workflow
For each individual, the bottlenecks will be different. You have to start finding the constraints and the bottlenecks in your workflow one step at a time. Get a pen and a paper, and start making a list of all the bottlenecks that slows you down.
There is no out of the box solution for increasing productivity. Everybody needs to do their own homework. You cannot solve a problem unless you know exactly what the problem is.
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When everything is stable, you don’t think about the change much. But with today’s economic environment, maybe it’s the best time for change or to start something new.
Seth Godin has a great post about Pivots for Change.
He also says:
The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something. (*source)
I don’t have much to add to Seth’s words. Short, and right to the point !
If you are struggling with the economic crisis, today is the best time for change or to start something new.
Yet, another year has passed by. You have set so many goals for 2008. How many of them did you really achieve?
Before continuing to read this post, please take a couple of minutes and write down the goals you’ve set for the last year, and check each goal you’ve succeeded in.
If you have achieved all of your goals for 2008, then you don’t have to read the rest of this post. But if you haven’t achieved all of the goals you have set for 2008 and if you’ve started to come up with excuses in your mind, then keep reading.
EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES
People always have and will always have excuses for their failures. Didn’t we start making up excuses for our failures since we were kids?
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