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Warren Buffett -life,advice

2009-10-29T23:21:00.000-07:00

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffett, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity.

Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.

6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.

8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.

His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:

A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.

B. Live your life as simple as you are.

C. Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.

D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.

E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.

F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."

The 5 Rights of iLearningGlobal

2009-10-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

In this video Brian Tracy introduces what he thinks is one of the most exciting business opportunity he has seen in an entire lifetime in working with thousands of corporations and people. This business opportunity is called iLearningGlobal. The reason that it is a great business opportunity is because it has 5 RIGHTS:

The 5 Rights of iLearningGlobal according to Brian Tracy:

The Right Product:

It's continuous learning delivered at your fingertips so that you can learn any subject you need to learn to improve any area of your life, but especially your financial life. It shows you how to make more money every single day.

The Right Technology:

We have advanced technology. High-Defenition technology - HD television that enables you to see full screen, higly entertaining, fast moving technology that you can use anytime - anywhere.

The Right Company:

This company is based on years and years of experience. It is run by wonderful people, who are totally dedicated to your success, with years and years of knowledge of continuous learning. It's also made up of some of the best speakers of the world today.

The Right Business Opportunity:

With this business opportunity if you can't think of 5 people who would like to upgrade their skills on a regular basis. And encourage them to find 5 people - and them to find 5 people - down 7 levels. You can increase your income by hundreds and thousands of dollars per year.

The Right Time:

This is the time in human history that everybody knows that the only way for you to get ahead is to upgrade your skills. There is no way for a person to get paid more, promoted faster and succeed in business or life than by upgrading their skills on a continuous basis and iLearningGlobal is the fastest the easiest, the simplest and the most convenient way to do this.

So Let’s join to iLearningGlobal - Revolution in learning for the 21st Century.

The Freeway of Life

2009-10-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

In this video, Brian Tracy discusses how you can double your income right now, and not have to wait to succeed

“ The greatest success principle in history is 'Learn from the experts’, you’ll never live long enough to learn it all yourself ”

- Brian Tracy - iLearningGlobal Chief Learning Officer”

Think like a champion- Trump!!!

2009-10-22T08:10:00.000-07:00

“Donald’s wisdom is priceless — it’s the perfect book at the perfect time.”
—Robert Kiyosaki, New York Times bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad

“I learn something new every day”

In these pieces, which have been personally selected by Donald Trump for this book, he gives his special perspective in what amounts to an “informal education” about success in business and in life.

topic included in this book:
Barack Obama election ushers in adifferent world
the shock market
an early thanksgiving
keep the big picture in mind
give your higher self a chance
essays, asset and Stephen King
discover and live your purpose
go against the tide
building connected thoughts
imagination: a key to financial savvy
the good, the bad, and the rogue wave
building your reputation
think like a genius
Highly recommend to read.

2009-10-20T05:37:00.000-07:00

How to make billions following Warren Buffett's strategy

2009-10-20T03:40:00.000-07:00

Buffett’s early life: He began working at his father's brokerage at the age of 11, and that same year made his first stock purchase, buying Cities Services preferred shares for $38 each. He sold them when the price reached $40, only to see them rocket to $200 a few years later. This taught him the importance of investing in good companies for the long term
Do you know that he ran the partnerships out of his bedroom?

His investment strategy:Buffett employed a three-pronged approach:
1) Generals: undervalued securities that possess margin of safety and meet expected return-to-risk

2) characteristics Arbitrages: company events that are not related to broader market changes, such as mergers and acquisitions, liquidation, etc.

3) Controls: build sizeable holdings, ally with other shareholders or employ proxies to effect changes in companies.

Buffett's philosophy on business investing is a modification of the value investing approach of his mentor Benjamin Graham. Graham bought companies because they were cheap compared to their intrinsic value.
He was of the belief that as long as the market undervalued them relative to their intrinsic value he was making a solid investment. He reasoned that the market will eventually realize it has undervalued the company and will correct its course regardless of what type of business the company was in.

The following are some questions to determine what business to buy, based on the book Buffettology by Mary Buffett:

*Is the company in an industry of good economics, i.e., not an industry competing on price points.

*Does the company have a consumer monopoly or brand name that commands loyalty?

*Can any company with an abundance of resources compete successfully with the company?

*Are the earnings on an upward trend with good and consistent margins?

*Is the debt-to-equity ratio low or is the earnings-to-debt ratio high, i.e. can the company repay debt in few years from its earnings?

*ROE is consistent over its history and high compared to industry averages?

*Is it more than 12%? Or does the company have high and consistent Return on total capital?

*Does the company retain earnings for growth?
The business should not have high maintenance cost of operations, low capital expenditure or investment cash outflow. This is not the same as investing to expand capacity.

*Does the company reinvest earnings in good business opportunities?

*Track record of management accomplishing these investments?*Is the company free to adjust prices for inflation?

Getting rich via properties, stocks

2009-10-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

The book "How You can get rich from property and stock market" was published at 2004 and authored by a famous financial trainer Milan Doshi. Even this book published few year ago, but the theory and skill teaching inside the book do not outdated and still very useful now a day.

Read this book if you want to…

Learn the secrets of becoming a smart and wealthy investor… and develop a Millionaire Mindset!!
Acquire powerful skills of building passive income and great wealth though the real estate and stock markets
Learn the truth about popular investments like mutual funds and investment-linked insurance products… and why you need to your become our fund manager
Make yourself richer by saving thousands of dollars off your property loans… and be debt free in less than 15 years instead of taking 25 years or more
Earn returns of 20% to 30% per annum from the stock markets… and reinvest the profits to buy more properties
Upgrade your financial IQ and investment skills… and shorten your learning curve by at least 3-5 years
Discover your unique investment profile… and find the right investment strategies suited to yourself
Achieve all your financial goals within the next 5 to 10 years instead of taking 20 years or more

How u can get rich from property and stock market

2009-10-19T10:17:00.000-07:00

This book published at 2004 and authored by a famous financial trainer Milan Doshi. Even this book published few year ago, but the theory and skill inside the book never outdated and still very useful now a day.

Read this book if you want to…
Learn the secrets of becoming a smart and wealthy investor… and develop a Millionaire Mindset!!
Acquire powerful skills of building passive income and great wealth though the real estate and stock markets
Learn the truth about popular investments like mutual funds and investment-linked insurance products… and why you need to your become our fund manager
Make yourself richer by saving thousands of dollars off your property loans… and be debt free in less than 15 years instead of taking 25 years or more
Earn returns of 20% to 30% per annum from the stock markets… and reinvest the profits to buy more properties
Upgrade your financial IQ and investment skills… and shorten your learning curve by at least 3-5 years
Discover your unique investment profile… and find the right investment strategies suited to yourself
Achieve all your financial goals within the next 5 to 10 years instead of taking 20 years or more

2009-10-19T02:26:00.000-07:00

ken blanchard and spencer johnson(one minutes manager)

2009-10-17T01:01:00.000-07:00

The One Minute Manager reveals three secrets to productive and efficient managing as told through a young man's search for the perfect managing and leading skills. The One Minute Manager is focused on, not surprisingly, a one minute manager. The man is a venerable leader that is highly spoken of by his employees, his three secrets being the key to his success.

The first secret is One Minute Goals. This involves a meeting of the manager and the employee where goals are agreed on, written down in a brief statement, and occasionally reviewed to ensure that productivity is occurring. This whole process takes a "minute", which truly means it is a quick meeting, however it is not limited to just sixty seconds. The purpose of one minute goal setting is to confirm that responsibilities of each working is understood, understanding that confusion leads to inefficiency and discouragement.

The second secret to one minute managing is one minute praisings. This involves being open with people about their performance. When you catch someone doing something right, a goal of the one minute manager, you praise them immediately, telling them specifically what they did correctly. Pause to allow them to "feel" how good you feel regarding their importance to the organization, and finish by shaking hands.

The third secret is the one minute reprimand. Being honest with those around you involves reprimanding when a wrong has occurred. The first step is to reprimand immediately and specifically. This is the same as the second secret, and it holds an important aspect of the first secret: it enables an understanding of responsibilities and how to complete them correctly. Following the reprimand, shake hands and remind the person that he or she is important and it was simply their performance that you did not like. The one minute reprimand consists of the reprimand and the reassurance, both being equally important. If you leave the latter out, you will not be liked by those around you and they will attribute mistakes to them being worth less, which is far from the truth.

http://www.robertirwin.com/investing.aspx

3 Types of Education YOU need to know!

2009-10-15T01:46:00.000-07:00

Donald J. Trump's Network Marketing Business: THE TRUMP NETWORK

2009-10-15T01:24:00.000-07:00

Even Mr. Donald Trump have foreseen the opportunity of Network Marketing Business! Have You?

Donald Trump has launched a Network Marketing business to help people to create fortune and sell the product!

THE TRUMP NETWORK

is a unique marketing opportunity, designed to make people healthier with customized vitamins and nutritional supplements, and to encourage individuals to become entrepreneurs and to take control of their financial well-being.

If you know anything about network marketing-and anything about the power of the Trump brand- you'll know this is an extraordinary opportunity.

Sign up for more information now, and you will learn how The Trump Network's cutting- edge, customized products will help to transform your life, and can also help to create financial security for your future.

Be prepared to reap the rewards when The Trump Network is launched in Fall 2009, and discover the difference between opportunity and success.

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Robert Irwin

2009-10-15T00:56:00.000-07:00

Robert Irwin has been a licensed real estate broker for 35 years and is the author of more then 60 books on the subject. Among his publications are the Tips and Traps series of books, which have been used for three decades by buyers, sellers, and beginning investors.
In addition to his numerous books, Irwin has written for several real estate publications including The Wall Street Journal's Real Estate Journal and Owners.com. Often billed as "America's #1 Real Estate Expert," he has appeared on hundreds of radio broadcasts as well as made numerous television appearances.
Irwin began his real estate career buying and selling property in the San Francisco Bay Area. Quickly recognizing the huge opportunities in the real estate market, he began sharing his insight with others through publications. His first book on the subject was published in 1975; How to buy and sell real estate for financial security and it proved to be a best seller.
Over the years, Irwin has continued to "live what he preaches" by buying and selling real estate in a number of cities across America. In addition, Irwin has served as a board member for several home owner's associations, continues to actively participate in the community, and has personally counseled numerous investors through transactions of all shapes and sizes.ave sold over a million copies. Irwin's writings cover virtually every facet of real estate and

Is Your Money Really Safe in the Bank?

2009-10-14T23:22:00.001-07:00

Is Your Money Really Safe in the Bank?

Seems that even financial gurus are hurting in this economic downturn. Suze Orman recently teamed up with the FDIC in an endorsement campaign engineered to assure you that your money is safe in US banks. But as Robert says in his latest Conspiracy of the Rich bulletin, while your money might be physically safe in the bank – you could still be losing.

"Suze claims that no one has lost money deposited in a bank that was insured by the FDIC. That may be true, but how do you define losing money? The true picture is that the Fed is printing trillions of dollars. This means you may not be losing your dollars, but your dollars are being diluted with trillions in counterfeit money. Parking your dollars in an insured bank causes them to lose purchasing power as commodities such as gold and oil are going up in price. "

– Excerpt from Robert’s Conspiracy of the Rich Bulletin

Learn how to protect your money better than the FDIC ever could.
Read Robert’s latest post here.

Find A Coach !

2009-10-14T23:08:00.001-07:00

Robert Kiyosaki said:

Rich Dad encouraged me to always have a coach or mentor. He constantly said, "Professionals have coaches. Amateurs do not."

For example, I play golf and I take lessons, but I do not have a full-time coach. This is probably why I pay money to play golf instead of getting paid to play. Yet, when it comes to the game of business and investing, I do have coaches. Several of them. Why do I have coaches? I have coaches because I get paid to play those games.

I learned a great deal from my poor dad. However, when it came to financial coaching, I chose to follow my rich dad....

Learn from the expert! If you learn from a successful employee, you will become expert of employee. If you learn from a successful doctor, you will become an successful doctor ( expert in self-employed), if you learn from a successful entrepreneur, you will become an expert in building business. So, choose the right coach to coach you. If you think big enough, then don't learn how to become an expert of employee or self-employed. Instead, find an expert, which can coach you to be an Business Owner or Investor!

Trump daughter Ivanka’s first book !!

2009-10-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

This book is a collection of personal memoirs and business advice. It will be released on October 13^th by Simon and Schuster.

The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life

Ivanka Trump.
A child of privilege with one of the most familiar surnames in America, Trump has managed to avoid many of the pitfalls that routinely plague children of the rich and famous (reckless partying, drug abuse and other mindless self-indulgences) to become a focused, successful woman in her own right-a model, entrepreneur and vice president of the Trump Organization. Eager to share what she's learned at some of the best schools in the country, as well as from her driven, successful parents, Trump is straightforward and fully self-aware, realizing that readers will dismiss her achievements as simple nepotism; as such, she owns her privilege, acknowledges her advantages and then sets about disabusing readers of their presumptions with intelligent, well-conceived, positive advice; unbridled ambition; and a strong measure of graciousness and humility. Throughout this self-help memoir, Trump has sprinkled succinct, practical quotes from famous associates like Arianna Huffington and Tory Burch, bringing further weight to this young career woman's accomplished work.

Anthony Robbins: Interview with Frank Kern and John Reese

2009-10-12T19:11:00.000-07:00

Have you ever been negative? How to get rid of it and move on? How is potential lead to action lead to result and eventually your belief? What is the different between a winner and a loser? How to condition yourself in the better way? How can you change your limiting beliefe? See How Anthony Robbins Give YOU the Tips For Success In The Global Economics Crisis! A 38 Minutes Power Interview of SUCCESS !

Cameron Johnson on The Morning Show

2009-10-12T08:29:00.000-07:00

Cameron Johnson on The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet on FOX, sharing secrets from his book on entrepreneurship, You Call the Shots.

The Principles of Success : Free e-book

2009-10-12T08:06:00.001-07:00

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2009-10-12T08:06:00.000-07:00

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How to earn $10,000 in 7 and a half day?

2009-10-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

2009-10-11T20:48:00.000-07:00

Why Network Marketing Is a Next Multi-Million Business

2009-10-07T05:59:00.000-07:00

TODAY'S REALITY

Total credit card debt grew to S802 billion from $237 billion between 1990 and 2005

Most people are living paycheck to paycheck

Many people work four to six months a year just to pay taxes.

Countless number of people lie awake at night worrying about money-related issues.

Do you have enough quality time for yourself, family, and friends?

Can you afford the lifestyle you want?
What Is Your Financial Reality?

Network Marketing Has Come of Age

“Network Marketing: the industry for people who want to change their lives”

"If you really want to learn how to be rich, you must begin to know and understand the power found in networks. The Richest People in the world Build Networks."

Robert Kiyosaki – Best Selling Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and many other internationally acclaimed titles.

“If I lost everything and had to start again, I would find myself a great network marketing company and get to work!”

Donald Trump – Globally renowned property mogul and a multi billionaire

“Network Marketers are creating FORTUNES at breakneck speeds!”

“The Best kept secret in the Business world... Network Marketing!”

FORTUNE is a Global Business Magazine published by Time Inc.'s Money Group

“From 2006 to 2016, there will be 10 Million new Millionaires in the U.S. alone, more than double the last decade...many will be from the Direct Selling Industry!”

Paul Zane Pilzer is a world-renowned Economist, and the author of eight best-selling books and dozens of scholarly publications

“The Best Investment I ever made…”

Warren owns 51 Businesses today, 3 of which are Network Marketing Companies.
Warren Buffet - Billionaire Investor and the

Richest person in the World!

“Your industry promotes core values all around the globe and gives people the chance to make the most of their lives and, to me that is the heart of the American dream”

Bill Clinton– Former US President

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Mike Michalowicz's Interview

2009-10-07T03:16:00.000-07:00

An Interview By Cheryl Janis on November 3rd, 2008

The theme here today is toilet paper. Well, sort of. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur - a book written by Michael Michalowicz is a source for first time entrepreneur that uses toilet paper in its title as a metaphor for cleaning up in business.

I was curious when I met Mike on Facebook. Here’s a guy who (among other things) makes smart and funny short video blogs with tips for entrepreneurs, made readily available on his Facebook page.

My favorite, Funny - Look in the Mirror, provoked laughter among my friend and I who understood the strange, sometimes silly, but very common anxieties that all of us (entrepreneurs) face through the various stages of growing our businesses. And that feels very human.

Mike has also been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year multiple times and his newest venture Obsidian Launch partners with first time entrepreneurs to help them manifest their dream business.

He’s a recurring guest on CNBCâ€™s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, has been featured on National Public Radio (NPR), and in the New York Times, Smart CEO Magazine, and other publications.

Mike and I did a trade. I was interviewed for his blog (along with a photo of me rolled up in toilet paper - more on that later) and I got to pick Mike’s brain a bit on his experiences as an entrepreneur.

Here’s what I got:

Cheryl: I read your bio on your website the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. You mention your great success with your different business ventures. Can you talk more about your evolution, who you are now, what inspired you early on and how you consider yourself a creative?

Mike: I know we have all heard this a million times, but life is a journey. I don’t really think I have had great success, as most people measure it (usually money and fame).Â I have had an amazing variety of experiences to this point, and to me that is my great success.Â Everyone’s journey is simply different, and it is the variety experience that we go through (both good and bad) that is really a measure of success.Â Through the variety of success, if we can be happy… that brings about more happiness.Â If we can be happy throughout life, that is the greatest success for all of us.Â Â Okay, enough with my philosophy lesson… I only wanted to say that because most of us want to be wealthy to become happy. And it is key to note, that we need to be happy to become wealthy.

Every company I started, I loved starting because that was my passion; starting companies.Â They were successful early on, because I was happy.Â But when they grew into the millions of revenue, they started to become something different, and my roles changed into something that didn’t make me as happy. Those were the “sell the company” points for me.Â My newest venture of Obsidian (a company I own that partners with start-ups) and writing my book (Toilet Paper Entrepreneur - which teaches entrepreneurs about start-ups), is completely my passion, my happiness. These businesses are growing the fastest for me, since they make me so happy.Â And I suspect I will do them for a long time, because they make me happy.

In regards to “a creative”, I don’t know if I am anything but myself to the fullest.Â If we simply be ourselves to our fullest, we are naturally the most successful.Â It is that simple, it is that hard.

Cheryl: Can you talk about your newest venture, Obsidian Launch and what you mean by your â€œget richâ€ approach?

Mike: I call it the “get rich, right” approach.Â I get upset when I hear of someone trying to get rich quick, by trying to do the latest trend or fad.Â It rarely works and is rarely satisfying. I believe in an approach that I have coined “get rich, right”… and it simply boils down to what I mentioned before. Do what makes you happy and that will make you a lot of money. I think we all should pursue wealth, since it allows us to be more of who we are.Â But it is only freeing when we are doing what makes us happy, so the right way to get rich is doing what you love.

Cheryl: Can you briefly describe the topic of your book, â€˜The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur?

Mike: The TPE is all about breaking down the misconceptions of business.Â You don’t need tons of money, or experience or relationships to launch an amazing company.Â Success is contingent upon your ability to use ingenuity over money, persistence over relationships, and raw passion over experience. That is the way of The TPE and it results in tremendous success (more than just financial, but wealth surely is part of it).

Cheryl: Do you think there is a difference between female and male entrepreneurs? If so, what is it?

Mike: Yes.Â Quick disclaimer…and guys please don’t lynch me on this…but women are better suited to be entrepreneurs at the early stages.Â The reason is that women are more intuitive then men.Â The early stages of launching a business, relies greatly on intuition.Â As a business grows, it becomes more contingent upon regimen and systems…that is naturally more of a male’s intrinsic abilities.Â That being said, anyone who has the desire and passion will make it work…female, male or other.

Cheryl: How do you define success in your personal and professional lives?

Mike: The measurement always changes. Sometimes I measure success in my personal life by the number of times I hugged my kids and my wife.Â Other times by the freedom I have in driving one of my cars. And other times by the fact that it is freezing outside and I am inside watching football or reading a book.Â Same thing professionally; sometimes by my paycheck, other times by excitement of my colleagues and other times by the thank-yous I receive from customers.Â I guess the only real measure is my internal emotions; do I feel positive and happy or negative and sad? Success is obviously feeling good.

Cheryl: Many of us want to start a business but are riddled with fear. Seth Godin (and manyÂ others) site this as a major block to finding success. In your opinion, whatÂ is the most challenging barrier for entrepreneurs to break through?

Mike: Breaking off with the past.Â The split second before you stop the past (e.g. quit the job or stop other sources of income / security), is the scariest moment. Then a split second later it feels like the most relieving moment, since you have jumped off the cliff.Â The key to success is just doing it, kinda like ripping off a band-aide.Â The thing is that most of us approach that final moment, and are too afraid, so we back down and put it off “until we are better prepared.”Â Then the next time we approach “the moment” we have already proven to ourselves that it is safer not to do it, and so we don’t. This becomes a reoccurring pattern of not doing.Â Ultimately, we end up living with regret.Â The key is to acknowledge that it is really, really fucking scary.Â Then say it is now or never and jump. Worst case you crash, and go get a job again.
There is aÂ growing demographic of people who are conscious consumers. In other words, weÂ care about products and services that support quality of life, global issuesÂ and the environment.

Cheryl: In your experience, have you seen a shift in new entrepreneurs/start-ups towards this type of thinking?

Mike: Absolutely!Â But there is one caveat.Â In general the mass consumer (I include myself here), wants to do the right thing without compromising themselves.Â So anyone that introduces conscious products, and it is a “no-brainer” gets all the consumers.Â Just think how many batteries have been saved with the solar calculator, because it is a “no brainer”, yet rechargeable batteries aren’t a mass consumable because it is a “pain in the ass” to recharge those things.Â The thinking is there for sure, we as entrepreneurs just need to make conscious consumables “stupid easy” to buy and use.

Cheryl: Is itÂ possible to start a business with no money?

Mike: Oh. My God, YES!!! Actually your long term success actually increases with the less money you have.Â I can go on for pages and pages about this, but I already did in my book (you can read it there).

Cheryl: How do you self-care and balance your professional and personal life?

Mike: As an entrepreneur I have found the most success in integrating the two as much as possible. My kids come to work, my office is near my home and friends (lots of lunches with buddies). And my golden tip - Don’t have a Blackberry.Â I don’t, and on the weekends and after hours, I disconnect.

Cheryl: The majority of my readers are Cultural Creatives following their passions, with a strong desire to contribute to a better world. What advice would you give to start-ups considering the current economic climate?

Mike: I feel this is the BEST time to start a business. Competition is weakening or not even starting.Â The funny thing is consumers become more aware of the world around them (there is less work after all) and start refocusing on family, community and the earth.Â If you don’t start now, you are making a mistake.Â This is the proverbially “buy low” scenario. It is ‘go’ time.Â But just like any other economic client proceed with persistent, prudent focus.Â And serve the living hell out of your customers.

Cheryl: Patricia Martin in her book :Business talks about the parallels between our current societyÂ and that of the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of the Renaissance. SheÂ is optimistic in her observations and argues that we are currently seeing the signs of the beginnings of a Renaissance where creativity and the influx of new ideas are coming on the scene in full force. What is your opinion?

Mike: I met Patricia last year at a lecture at MIT. After she was done, I ran up to her and said “Finally, someone is preaching the truth.” There can only be a start once there is an end.Â I think great things are ahead of us.

Jump on the boat now, there’s tons of room. I did.

For more on Michael Michalowicz and his book, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur visit: www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com.

You Call The Shot

2009-10-07T02:42:00.000-07:00

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Cameron Johnson

2009-10-07T01:18:00.000-07:00

Cameron Johnson

Cameron Johnson (born 13 November 1984) is an author, businessman, entrepreneur, and internationally recognized public speaker. Most recently he was a finalist on Oprah's Big Givewhich aired on ABC.

Cameron Johnson started his first business when he was nine years old. At age 12, Cameron made $50,000 selling Beanie Babies over the Internet. At age 15, his company was generating $15,000 per day in revenue and he had made his first million before graduating high school.

In 2000, while 15, he became the youngest American appointed to the board of a Tokyo-based company. His first book "15-Year-Old-CEO" was released in Japan and made it to #4 on the country's bestseller list.

n January, 2007, his book "You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way - and Live the Life You Want - with the 19 Essential Secrets of Entrepreneurship" was released by Simon & Schuster. It became an instant bestseller and has been translated into many languages around the world.

He has appeared in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and television programs worldwide including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, The Washington Post, andThe New York Times. In 2008, he was a finalist and was featured in all 8 episodes of Oprah's Big Give.[4] In early 2009, he hosted Beat the Boss series 4, which took the name 'Beat the Boss: USA'. In 2008, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Virginians, and in 2009 he was a recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans award from the U.S. Junior Chamber (The Jaycees).

eFortune

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The purpose of Building this eFortune is to share the philosophies, informations, approaches to help you to achieve your Goal and Success. In this blog, there are lot of success businessman, motivators and investors' story, video and quote their books and so on, so that you could use them as a guideline or references. Besides, this blog is about FREEDOM, this blog won't guide you how to become a better EMPLOYEE or SELF-EMPLOYED. It this about how to motivate yourself to awaken the Giant Within You. How to make you THINK BIG, How to guide you from employee to BUSINESS OWNER or INVESTOR. Instead of stuck in the dead end job, everyday 9 to 5, 2day off a week, it is better to figure out a way to achieve FREEDOM in life. Put meaning in to your life, life should be joyful, YOU can't buy back your PRECIOUS TIME, DON'T WASTE IT! Please learn and reap the reward you deserve. Never give up in anything you are doing, ENJOY SUCCESS and you will be more HAPPIER.

Network Marketing

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Network Marketing

Mike Michalowicz

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Michael Michalowicz (born September 24, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, author and television host.

He is the author of the book The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (published Sept. 2008), is an advocate of a business philosophy by the same name, manages a venture partnering firm called Obsidian Launch and is the host of the reality television program called Bailout!.

Michalowicz was a recurring entrepreneurship expert for CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. He had over ten appearances, including the CES Roadshow series. Michalowicz has also appeared on Fox News, ABC News Now, CNBCs On the Money and Pat Croce's Down To Business.

He authored the book and hosted the reality program as "Mike" Michalowicz as opposed to under his given name, Michael.

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

In September 2008, Obsidian Launch released Michalowicz's book The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. The book is written in an unconventional manner, and emphasizes contrarian business methods. The author argues a successful entrepreneur embodies the flexibility and vision many large companies lack. Michalowicz states that hard-line traditional business planning is ineffective and often detrimental; and that successful growth of a business requires a dynamic planning method, called a 3 Sheet Strategy. In the book, Michalowicz occasionally pulls from his own entrepreneurial background, explaining how funding hampered his company's growth and the lack of invest funds in fact helped his businesses grow quickly and healthily.

Robert T. Kiyosaki

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Robert Toru Kiyosaki
an investor, businessman, self-help author, motivational speaker and inventor. Kiyosaki is best known for his Rich Dad, Poor Dad series of motivational books and other material. He has written 15 books which have combined sales of over 26 million copies. Although beginning as a self-publisher, he was subsequently published by Warner Books, a division of Hachette Book Group USA, currently his new books appear under the Rich Dad Press imprint. Three of his books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant, and Rich Dad's Guide to Investing, have been on the top 10 best-seller lists simultaneously on The Wall Street Journal,USA Today and the New York Times. He has created three "Cashflow" board and software games for adults and children and has a series of "Rich Dad" audio cassettes and disks. He also publishes a monthly newsletter. He found her love which is also a successful business women called Kim Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Women.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money—That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Robert Kiyosaki is best known for his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the #1 New York Times bestsellers. The book become the best seller, the central concept of the book is an anecdotal comparison of his "two fathers." His "poor dad" was his biological father, who became Superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education but had very little real net worth. Contrasted with this is his (arguably fictitious, see "Criticism and controversy" section of this article) "rich dad," advocates tax-advantaged investment vehicles, such as real estate or businesses, rather than ownership of securities. This idea is further developed in his later books and "Rich Dad" became Kiyosaki's personal brand for various publishing ventures.

Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom
Cashflow Quadrant is a personal finance and investing book written with Sharon Lechter, C.P.A. as the sequel to Rich Dad, Poor Dad. In it, Kiyosaki discusses what he calls the cashflow quadrant: a grid consisting of the letters "E", "S", "B", and "I." The cashflow quadrant itself is just an illustrative tool to show the difference between Employees, Self Employed/Small Business owners, Business owners (not directly involved in the day-to-day operation of the company), and Investors. Kiyosaki discusses the differences between concepts and ideas characteristic of each quadrant, particularly as they relate to passive income and tax advantages.

E – Employee: In this quadrant a working person is paid based on the job description or commissions. In order to make more money one needs to depend on working extra hours, extra sales, or shoot for a promotion. In this area you are paid by position and not who you are as a person.

S – Self employed: In this quadrant a person has more independence. They are somewhat free to set their hours and work with some type of specialty skill. They are what we call the professional such as doctor, lawyer, school teacher or sole trader. Income potential can be generally higher, based on how much energy is put in. Since you are self employed, if you do not show up to work, no money is made. You just can’t stop working!

B – Business owner: In this quadrant a person now owns a system. They no longer need to invest their own time physically “working”. They have a system that runs on its own. In this case the business owner can even stop working and take a vocation if he or she want to, and have the system generate income during that time.

I – Investor: This is the quadrant where wealth is created. At some point if one truly wants to generate massive income they will eventually end up in this quadrant. This is the area where you have your money start working for you, instead of you working hard for your money. Investors can invest in different ventures like businesses, stock, mutual funds, and real estate.

Why We Want You To Be Rich coauthored by Donald Trump

Why We Want You To Be Rich is a book written by both Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump. It encourages individuals to become financially literate to combat the upcoming problems facing America, such as the shrinking middle class and the entitlement mentality and many others.

Rich Dad's The Business School

This book is about tell why the network marketing business is the most effective business school for you. He said inside the network marketing business, there are always leaders to help you. They will give you the supports and some effective tools, systems and strategies to help you to become successful. One of the great things of Network Marketing business is the leaders want you to be successful, because the more successful you become, the more successful they will become as well. Its a win-win situation, they will have you to become a leader first before they can become successful. Besides that, Robert always says: "The richest people in the world build network, everybody else looking for a job." and network marketing business is a network business. Besides, this type of business give you the opportunity to build your residual income. Robert suggest that nowadays, you should use your part time to build your business, and network marketing is a good choice because its low start up cost and there are already a proven success system there to assist you. What you need is just follow the system and you will create your fortune there. No doubt todays you can see a lot of people become successful in the network marketing system. Some of them not even have a formal education. This mean network marketing offer an equal opportunity for the public. There are still a lot of advantages can be discovered in the network marketing business.

John Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow. His books have sold more than thirteen million copies, with several on the New York Times Best Seller List and translations in over fifty languages. In 2003, he was honored by the State of Indiana for his lifelong mission in helping individuals develop as leaders, for his prolific authorship, and for the founding of EQUIP.

For over thirty years, Maxwell has led churches in Indiana, Ohio, California, and Florida. After serving as senior pastor for 14 years, in 1995, he left Skyline Church, near San Diego, to devote himself full-time to speaking and writing. However, in 2004, he returned to ministry at Christ Fellowship inPalm Beach Gardens, Florida, where he is currently a teaching pastor. On November 16, 2008, Maxwell began serving as a guest pastor at the world-famous Crystal Cathedral, in Orange County, California. Maxwell's mentor, Robert H. Schuller, has had a variety of noted evangelical pastors preach at his mega church since his son, Robert A. Schuller, resigned as senior pastor in 2008. Maxwell has returned to preach at the Crystal Cathedral several times, and his messages are broadcast worldwide on the Hour of Power television program, seen by an estimated 20 million viewers.

Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 13 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of INJOY, Maximum Impact, ISS and EQUIP, an international leadership development organization working to help leaders. EQUIP is involved with leaders from more than 80 nations. Its mission is “to see effective Christian leaders fulfill the Great Commission in every nation.”

Every year Maxwell speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point and the National Football League. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell was one of 25 authors and artists named to Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Three of his books, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader have each sold over a million copies.

Maxwell serves on the Board of Trustees at Indiana Wesleyan University and has a building named after him there, the Maxwell Center for Business and Leadership
The following websites appear to host free MP3s of his material:
http://www.vitalifefitness.com/audio/by/artist/john_maxwell
http://server.firefighters.org/2002catalog.asp
http://freebiesforlife.blogspot.com/2008/01/free-download-john-maxwells-favorite.html
http://odeo.com/episodes/11396763-Dr-Bill-Bright-and-John-C-Maxwell-Episode-26
You can also download an MP4 videos here:
http://www.cbn.com/media/index.aspx?s=/vod/JohnMaxwell_091307&title=The%20700%20Club&prgm=700club
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4983057899447761685
There are more videos here, some of which are for online viewing only:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=John+Maxwell+&emb=0#
If anyone has any more links, let me know and I will add them.

Brian Tracy

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Brian Tracy

Early Life

After dropping out of school before graduation, Tracy spent several years as a laborer. He then got a job on a tramp steamer and traveled around the world for eight years, eventually visiting more than eighty countries on five continents.

Since he could no longer find a job as a laborer, he went into sales, struggling at first. He decided to ask other successful salesmen and then emulate them. By the end of his first year, he attained the status of top salesman. After his second year, he was made a Vice President in charge of 95 people. At the time he was only 25 years old.

At 30, Tracy decided to return to school and attended the University of Alberta, eventually earning a Master's Degree in Business.

Professional Life

Beginning in 1981, Tracy assembled his "success system", which was initially called "The Phoenix Seminar." Three years later, in 1985, he released an updated version of this seminar as a self-help audio tape entitled "The Psychology of Achievement".

Tracy's book Maximum Achievement was included as one of 50 success, motivation and leadership classics in the book 50 Success Classics (2004) by Tom Butler-Bowdon.

Among Tracy's many professional achievements, he is also a member of the board of trustees for the Heritage Foundation, an influential Washington, D.C.-based public policy research institute. His body of work is loosely based on a number of other success "gurus" such as Earl Nightingale, Jim Rohn and Denis Waitley. He has recently launched Brian Tracy University, an online course of study which is designed to assist entrepreneurs, business owners and sales professionals.

The Brian Tracy College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Andrew Jackson University (a distance learning school based in Hoover, Alabama), is named after him and based on his teachings.

In March 2008, Brian Tracy and some of his business partners created iLearningGlobal, which is another online learning community staffed by a faculty of world known speakers and educators.

Warren Buffett

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Warren Edward Buffett is a U.S. investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in history, the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and in 2008 was ranked by Forbes as the 2nd richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $62 billion.

Buffett is often called the "Oracle of Omaha" or the "Sage of Omaha” and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.

Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 85 percent of his fortune to the Gates Foundation. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees at Grinnell College.

In 1999, Buffett was named the top money manager of the twentieth century in a survey by the Carson Group, ahead of Peter Lynch and John Templeton. In 2007, he was listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People in the world.

Donald J. Trump

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Donald J. Trump

an American business magnate, socialite, author and television personality. He is the Chairmanand CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump's extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made him a celebrity for years, a status amplified by the success of his NBC reality show, The Apprentice.

He is well known with his THINK BIG and NEVER GIVE UP. He did what he said, he has been always thinking big and never give up in anything he are doing. He was facing a lot of financial battles in his life but he manage to fight back and success. With his no. 1 reality show which CNBC said the show will not be successful, he now has become even more famous and successful.

Anthony Robbins

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Anthony Robbins

He is an American self-help writer and professional speaker who have been active for over 30 years. He became well known through his infomercials and bestselling self-help books, Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement and Awaken The Giant Within. Robbins writes about subjects such as health and energy, overcoming fears, persuasive communication, and enhancing relationships. He also became well known in America and internationally through infomercials promoting personal development audio programs and motivational seminars. His audio programs, seminars and self-help products featured Neuro-linguistic programming and Ericksonian hypnosis which he studied at the start of his career. Robbins seminars also used fire walking as a metaphor for overcoming fears and limiting beliefs. Later, Robbins combined his skills and techniques with other methods claimed to affect personal change.

In his book, Awaken the Giant Within, Robbins recounts meetings with public figures such as Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, François Mitterrand, and Princess Diana.

In his Personal Power and Get the Edge infomercials, designed to sell audio programs through 30 minute television advertisements, celebrities who are reported to have appeared without compensation to endorse his work have included Fran Tarkenton, Pamela Anderson, Quincy Jones, Erin Brockovich and Anthony Hopkins.

It was reported in the New York Times that in December 1994 President Bill Clinton invited Robbins, along with Marianne Williamson and Dr. Steven R. Covey, to Camp David, although they refuse to divulge the substance of their meeting with the Clintons. Covey said only that it was 'marvelous'".Sports figures and teams that Robbins has mentally coached to improve their performance include Greg Norman, Andre Agassi, the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, and Mike Tyson.

Robbins has helped Diego Sanchez with his mental preparation.