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#099: Are You Investing Your Best Resources in the Wrong People? [Podcast]

As a leader, are you investing your best resources in the wrong people? It is easy to see other people making this mistake. It is more difficult to catch yourself doing it.

I’ve been guilty plenty of times. Leaders often make this same mistake in various areas of their lives, but what can you do if you are in this situation?

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You are born a chooser [Quote]

You are not born a winner. You are not born a loser. You are born a chooser.

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How I Cut the Amount of Email I Receive by 83% in Less Than a Week

Lousy communications is one of the biggest challenges any team faces. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost files, even whole conversation threads, in email. And no one likes triaging an inbox, even with a good system. So what if we had a better solution?

Slack Running on My Laptop

We do, thanks to a team of online video game developers.

After pulling the plug on an unsuccessful multiplayer game, the developers at Tiny Speck Inc.—now called Slack—turned their attention to fixing the communications problems that undermined their own efforts. And I’m glad they did.

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Get an Almost FREE Copy of Jeff Walker’s New Book, Launch

You may have heard me talk about marketing guru Jeff Walker. Forbes magazine called him the 400 million dollar man.

This is a real, physical book, not an ebook.

Just last year, I bought his online course called The Product Launch Formula. I paid $2,000. (I know, it’s a lot.) But it was worth every penny. I recouped my investment in the first ten minutes of my first launch. It revolutionized the way I do marketing.

Now he has put the content of that course into a new book called, Launch. And he wants to give you a copy for FREE (you only pay for shipping and handling).

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Get a FREE Copy of Jeff Walker’s New Book, Launch. Offer Ends Today!

You may have heard me talk about marketing guru Jeff Walker. Forbes magazine called him the 400 million dollar man.

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This is a real, physical book, not an ebook.

Just last year, I bought his online course called The Product Launch Formula. I paid $2,000. (I know, it’s a lot.) But it was worth every penny. It revolutionized the way I do marketing.

Now he has put the content of that course into a new book called, Launch. And he wants to give you a copy for FREE.* But today is the last day you can get it.

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How to Launch a Successful Mastermind Group

This is a guest post by Jonathan Milligan. He is a former executive recruiter turned professional blogger. He also enjoys coaching others on how to get more done and build better blogs. You can find and follow him on his personal blog or on his Blogging Your Passion website.

Did you know many of your favorite Disney moments from the 1930-1970s were birthed from a mastermind group of animators? Walt Disney referred to them as “Nine Old Men.”

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While still in their twenties and thirties, when Walt first coined the phrase, this mastermind group brought to the world such classics as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty, and many others.

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Why You Should Flush 90% of Your To-Do List Down the Toilet

It’s easy to confuse abundance with blessing, especially in our work life. But sometimes abundance is just another word for burden. And it’s crucial for our success and satisfaction that we learn to spot the difference.

More opportunities cross my desk every day than I can manage, and I bet it’s the same for you—even if you don’t always realize it.

We face a constant temptation in life to take on more than we can handle. We just don’t have the bandwidth. But it’s hard to let an opportunity go, isn’t it?

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#098: How to Regain Interior Margin Through the Practice of Stillness [Podcast]

We live in a crazy noisy world. It’s like there’s a war on stillness. You can’t go anywhere without being subjected to an unrelenting stream of voices, music, sounds, and noise.

This is an assault on our soul. It robs us of our energy and our focus. We spend our days endlessly distracted by trivial things instead of paying attention to those things that matter most.

The key to regaining our sanity is to practice the ancient art of stillness.

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating a Magnetic Email Incentive

People often ask, “What’s the most important thing I need to do in building my platform?” My answer? ‟Develop a robust email list.” It may just be easier than you think.

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When I first started blogging, I thought traffic was everything. Same with social media—the more followers the better, right?

Wrong.

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How I Rebounded from a Major Platform Setback

This is a guest post by Crystal Paine. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode . Her blog, Money Saving Mom, is one of the most popular on the web, currently averaging a million readers per month. You can follow her here on Twitter.

A friend emailed me recently asking for counsel. He’s been working really hard growing his online business—putting in lots of time and effort—and he’s discouraged.

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While he had seen some really significant growth for a few months, it now feels like it’s at a standstill or even dropping off. He’s frustrated because he’s put in so much effort and it feels like he’s just not seeing the results he’d like to see.

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