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There’s a lot of nasty bugs going around, Robert.

I’m into my fourth week with a virus. At least I’m sleeping all night now, but for three weeks, I didn’t get much done.

And now, I have to get caught up.

It’s as you say, you get all psyched-up, and then you’re sent back to the locker room.

Hang in there.

Hi Steve,

Audience is always tricky, no matter what your niche.

I firmly believe that your audience – your clients – determine your niche; not the other way around.

Terry Dean told me a long time ago – I interviewed him – that hardly anyone ends up in the same business that they first started, and I think that this is why.

Initially, you sell…[Read more]

Hi Les,

In all fairness to Sean, he doesn’t have the time to stay up on everything. Nor do I, come to that.

The thing is that in my day job, I’ve had to create a marketing plan for a bricks-and-mortar company that’s quite set in it’s ways and has never had a marketing budget.

So most days, I’m thinking about what content to create and…[Read more]

How could you turn your interest in WWII into a business, Les?

The answer won’t be obvious, but there’s a lot of interest in it, so I would’ve thought that a side hustle could be created from it.

To get some ideas about how people have turned their hobbies into business, listen to their stories here: Side Hustle School.

Hi Robert,

There’s power in examples.

Our best ideas are often stimulated by our awareness of what others do.

And so I recommend that you listen to the descriptions that Chris Guillebeau gives of the 200+ side hustles that people with full-time jobs created.

Here’s the link: Side Hustle School

Bruce

You don’t have to advertise to get Likes.

Anyone can search FB for topics and have the relevant posts, etc, listed for them.

I imagine that’s what people do, and then when they see your page, they Like it.

I’m reviewing a book that I reread recently.

The book is entitled If, by Mark Batterson.

Here’s a lengthy quote from it.

It’ll stop you in your tracks.

“If you wake up this morning with more health than illness – you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

“If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the…[Read more]

You’ve heard the age-old question, Les: Cheap, Quick, Easy. Pick two.

If you want fast results, then they won’t be cheap to get. End of story.

Cheap comes from finding a platform that you can dominate in your niche.

For example, Medium is a place where you can publish content for free. It strikes me as being the new EzineArticles, but it’s a…[Read more]

Thanks to everyone for all your input on this question.

After a lot of thought and feedback from this forum, I’ve decided that I can serve people better by helping them to understand why they do what they do and how to change their behavior so that they get the results that they want.

I’ve had a virus for most of January, which has brought this…[Read more]

I’m with you on the sleep.

I get a better quality of sleep in the eight hours between 9:30 pm and 5:30 am than any other period in the 24.

Is this your experience, too?

One way to find the posts you want to see is to Favorite them. Then in the Members section (I think that’s where it is) you can look at all the posts that you’ve identified as such.

It was me, Dana.

I sent it to Sean for one of his clients, and he asked me to post it.

There’s a glitch in that part of the forum which prevented my name from being displayed.

Glad you found the article to be helpful.

Hi Robert,

Anything techy is a challenge for me, so my go-to source for how to do anything like this is YouTube.

As with any source, you do have to rummage around a bit to find what you want, but you can be sure that it’s there if you’re willing to look.

What you say, Robert, is absolutely true, not that it wouldn’t be. LOL

It’s only when you spend time in other countries, especially in their homes, that you realize how much less everyone else has.

And this is another place where the 80/20 Principle applies.

You’ll use 20% of your stuff 80% of the time. In this case, figuring out which 20% will…[Read more]

Well, Scott, this is much less of a resolution and more of a determination.

I’ve gradually realized over the past few months that I need to create more mental space.

It’s not so much that I’m running from pillar to post and back again as the fact that I couldn’t get on top of my schedule.

You may have read elsewhere that the thing I need to do…[Read more]

It’s amazing how little we need to live, both in income and possessions.

I had to learn this the hard way. I went from living in a 2800 sq ft Italian palace to a small hotel room (6 months) to a 8′ x 35′ trailer (> 4 years). Any day, I could be moving into a small and old one bedroom duplex. It seems surreal that I’m actually going to live in a…[Read more]