In back of the house where I was born and raised in sunny Southern California, there are six handprints in cement. The first two are from my parents. The next three are from my older siblings. In newer cement, is my handprint. Before my handprint was added, when I was young but old enough to…

If you read my post about a Dream Funnel you now have a clear vision of your future. If you read my post about a genius zone, you know what makes you uniquely suited to turn that vision into reality. The next question is: Who do you need to influence in order to achieve your…

  I have a friend we’ll call Jeff. Jeff is a smart guy with a lot of talents. He’s started multiple seven-figure businesses. He could be a professional artist if he wanted to. He could do just about anything. And that’s why he was broke. Jeff and I trade coaching services. One our monthly calls…

You probably know, roughly at least, what you want your future to look like. College, job, marriage, family, start a business, travel, grandkids, retirement, write a book, etc. You may even have a few dreams you think about all the time. Things you want to have, do, or become. What many of us lack is…

  Each week when I send out my email newsletter I get responses. Sometimes I get a few, sometimes I get a lot. Sometimes the responses are technical questions, other times they’re simply comments, and occasionally they turn into fascinating discussions. Recently I discovered that one of my subscribers is a former editor for the…

Have you ever spent an evening in a Guatemalan jail? I have. I was rescued by a German entrepreneur who previously moonlighted doing black ops for the U.S. government and was a former member of the Hitler Youth. He then taught me the power of a sincere-yet-not-desperate request for help. A True, True Story Yes,…