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When The Going Gets Weird, The Weird Gets Going

The worst you can do is try to compete with the other seven billion people on this planet. Most of them are better than me at just about everything. There is nothing…

The worst you can do is try to compete with the other seven billion people on this planet. Most of them are better than me at just about everything. There is nothing in this world I can say, “See! I’m the best!” We live in a standardized world filled with people who are trained to […]

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Everything I Learned About Success I Learned From These Ten Sitcoms

Sitcoms have saved my life. They turn my world from gray to color. They are static electricity that shock and waken the boring parts of my brain. And the lessons from them…

Sitcoms have saved my life. They turn my world from gray to color. They are static electricity that shock and waken the boring parts of my brain. And the lessons from them have helped me achieve every success I’ve ever had. Many people are snobbish and down on TV. Even worse, they get down on […]

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Six Ideas From Islam I Use To Find Success

Religion is despicable. And then murders happen. I don’t believe any “science fiction” from 2000 years ago. Astrology is science fiction. A burning bush is science fiction. Prophecies from an invisible voice…

Religion is despicable. And then murders happen. I don’t believe any “science fiction” from 2000 years ago. Astrology is science fiction. A burning bush is science fiction. Prophecies from an invisible voice is science fiction. I don’t believe in any set of rules made thousands of years ago that dictate clothes to wear or punishments […]

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10 THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO IF YOU WERE FIRED YESTERDAY (plus: Why I Owe Bernie Madoff My Life)

I couldn’t compete with Bernie Madoff. And, because of that, I owe him a huge “thank you”. I was raising money for my fund. My neighbor said, “My boss will give you…

I couldn’t compete with Bernie Madoff. And, because of that, I owe him a huge “thank you”. I was raising money for my fund. My neighbor said, “My boss will give you money. Come into work with me.” So we went into his work. His boss was super nice. I wanted him to be my […]

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The Best Way To Start Writing A Book

I get asked this every day so here is my answer as to how I do it after 18+ books. I have a problem. I asked my 15 year old daughter what…

I get asked this every day so here is my answer as to how I do it after 18+ books. I have a problem. I asked my 15 year old daughter what she’s learning in school. She told me that in math she’s learning about how to find the “volume of a cone”. I’m thinking […]

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Here’s what I thought the most important thing in life was…

Here’s what I thought the most important thing in life was: sex. Every day please. Twice a day. I would look for it everywhere. And because I was ugly and arrogant I…

Here’s what I thought the most important thing in life was: sex. Every day please. Twice a day. I would look for it everywhere. And because I was ugly and arrogant I felt nobody would let me touch them unless I had a lot of money. So then money was the most important thing for […]

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How to Believe in Your Idea Enough to Take the First Step (and Other Business Advice From Ryan Deiss)

I remember sitting at my cubicle job looking at people wondering, “Why? Why are you here? Why are you doing this?” I asked a friend once, “Don’t you think this job is…

I remember sitting at my cubicle job looking at people wondering, “Why? Why are you here? Why are you doing this?” I asked a friend once, “Don’t you think this job is meaningless?” He said no. And then I knew what I had to do. I had to quit. And I did (eventually). First I […]

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