Why has the word “millionaire” become so taboo? During the middle of my 2013 Million Dollar Challenge, I came to some interesting conclusions about what $1 million really means and its impact on sales and marketing. Continue reading
It was 2009 – ages ago in Internet time – and there was this little company called Lala.com. This was an online streaming music service where you could preview songs, stream music from your collection, and buy CDs from the Lala store.
And according to ZDNet, Lala was a real thorn in Steve Jobs’ side because it competed with Apple’s iTunes. Continue reading
“Go Big Or Go Home.” That’s what I often advise my students when I’m helping them take on a new project or launch a new business. And now I know that Google’s CEO agrees with me.
I just saw a Wired magazine article that was published this week. In it, Google CEO Larry Page sat down for a rare interview with one of the magazine’s editors – and this caught my eye: Continue reading
One of the reasons marketing is so challenging is that everyone really has two brains stuck inside their heads – the right brain and the left brain. The left brain is where we do our critical and analytical thinking, while the right brain is where we make decisions based on what just feels right.
In my experience doing thousands of deals with individuals over the past 7 years, I’d say the population is about evenly split between those who think mostly with their right brains and those mostly influenced by their left brain. Continue reading
When I returned from my last trip to Hawaii, after meeting a lot of clients out there and a lot of new people, they all had the same question for me: How do you make 1 million dollars in the next 18 months?
So, I have decided to teach it at the upcoming Mini-Mega Partnering events. I am always changing my content up; it’s crazy, but I love helping people take their lives and business to the next level. Continue reading
Do you know what “retirement” means? You might think you do, but I looked it up in the dictionary. It means “removing one’s self from useful service.”
People actually look forward to this? Not me. Never.
Some may be looking forward to retirement as an escape from a boring job.. But successful people rarely get bored, so of course they have no reason to retire. Why stop doing business deals just because you’ve turned 65? That’s when many entrepreneurs make some of their very best deals.
Case in point: 67-year old Michael Eisner. He’s the former CEO of Disney, who I will be welcoming as the headline speaker at Mega Partnering, the world’s #1 wealth and business conference, which begins next week.
Is Michael Eisner the retiring type? Hardly. According to the LA Times, his new film company just struck a major movie deal with Universal. Look at what Eisner told the LA Times::
“I basically am doing this for one reason — I like making movies, I like creating new content,” Eisner said. “It’s not an economic journey, though I hope it’s successful. It’s not a journey to continue to be relevant. I enjoy the process.”
You see that? He enjoys the process.
I’ve met dozens of celebrities , business leaders, and multi-millionaires over the years. Many of them, such as Eric Trump and Steve Wozniak are my very good friends now.
If you want to connect with rich and powerful tycoons and celebrities, first impressions count. But what do you say? How do you act? What’s your best approach for expanding your relational capital?
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I love the Rolling Stones. Even after 50 years, the music still sounds great. How do the Stones stay relevant? It’s all about branding. And there are plenty of lessons they can teach us about how we can run own businesses.
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5 Secrets to Raising Capital in Today’s Market
Sorry to burst your bubble, but nobody really cares about your deal.
If you’re sending out a huge long-winded prospectus to people like me, you’re making a big mistake. All you’re doing is wasting your time and killing trees.
But I’ll let you in on a little secret. Continue reading
If you Are Successful, You Will Get Sued…Protect Your Brand
What do Trump, Tony Robbins, JT Foxx, Jennifer Lopez and other successful people all have in common? They all have been the victims of extortion, malicious prosecution and abuses of power from litigious lawsuits or the threat of them.
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