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  The Unwitting Conspiracy of Education

  Posted: February 24th, 2010, 1:04am EST by Ryan

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  Oops–I am getting revolutionary here.

  Tough. My little brother goes to school in a building with no windows.

  Read Perry Marshall’s “Escape the Institution” report about compulsory public schooling.

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  Be careful when getting married

  Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:55am EST by Ryan

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  Read this before you get married: the Pre-marital Conversation.
  [bit.ly]

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  Best of Twitter — 23 Feb 2010

  Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:47am EST by Ryan

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  I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

  Bob Hope

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  Success on any major scale requires a clear vision and consistent action.

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  Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

  Henry David Thoreau

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  The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do. -John Holt

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  Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions.All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
  Napoleon Hill

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  Adversity is preparation for greatness. I will accept this preparation.

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  “Feel the feelings and drop the story.”  ~Pema Chodron

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  “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of
  understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.” Proverbs 1:5

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  “Love is the heart’s immortal thirst to be completely known and all-forgiven” Henry
  Van Dyke (1852-1933), American poet and writer.

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  “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.” – Bob Dylan.

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  Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic. – Jean Sibelius

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  There are 6 billion people in the world and every single one is a diamond in some stage of being polished. Life is either going to polish you up or grind you down. And the difference between the two lies in how much hope you have, how much faith you have in the fact that you do carry something special on the inside, that’s waiting to get out. Many give up, not knowing they were only 10 minutes from triumph.

  Perry Marshall

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  An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. -Arnold Glasow

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  What’s Wrong with Stompernet’s Masterminds

  Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:27am EST by Ryan

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  Masterminding is a fantastic concept. However, the masterminds that are offered at Stompernet are not the solution that they are meant to be.

  First of all, maybe 20-30 people are invited.

  Second, different people show up every week.

  Third, it is run by a guru from Stompernet instead of being a peer-based organization.

  This means that you are listening to the problems of a bunch of people who you probably are not very interested in and don’t know anything about. For over an hour.

  In a real mastermind, you meet with the same people over and over and you develop a feel for one another. My mastermind increased in efficiency every meeting over the first six months as we got more familiar with one another, shared deeper, and lost our fear of being painfully open about things we saw in the other that didn’t work.

  So, the value of the mastermind is in the knowledge, experience, wisdom, and connection of the participants. Stompernet would be better off to connect people in small groups, give them the instructions, and leave them alone.

  Or, better yet, find/make your own.

  Interested in Masterminds? Mail or comment me and I will send you the best resources for them.

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  Best of Twitter–22 Feb 2010

  Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 1:18pm EST by Ryan

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  You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all. -J. Askenberg

  We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us. -Christian Nevell Bovee

  It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth

  People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. -Frederick Douglas

  As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. –Benjamin Disraeli

  Sometimes the hardest thing to do is get started.

  You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.
  Bill Cosby

  The important thing is not to stop questioning. -Albert Einstein

  Smooth seas do not skillful sailors make. -African Proverb

  You think e-mail forwards from friends are great for inspiration? Twitter is that on steroids.

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  Basic Secret to Success (Don’t Do It Alone)

  Posted: January 21st, 2010, 3:42am EST by Ryan

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  Two tips that took me a very long time to learn primarily because I often did so well alone.

  I was at the presentation of a guy making from $20-50k per day in internet marketing. He talked about the secrets to his success. The two that jumped out at me were:

  1. Have a coach. And be coachable.

  If you are trying to do it without information from someone who knows more than you, without any help from “breathers” (as in, not books and videos only), you are, in my humble opinion, certifiably insane. It will take a lot longer, if you succeed at all, which is doubtful.

  2. Get a mastermind.

  All of the top-drawer internet marketers, Frank Kern, Yanik Silver, Perry Marshall, Dan Kennedy, Ken McCarthy have and use masterminds (and most of them offer access to their mastermind for somewhere around $10-12k a year). But you don’t have to pay 10 g’s a year to get the benefits of a mastermind. If you don’t know what a mastermind, go buy (or download, as it is out of copyright) Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” and read that section. Absolutely key.

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  Doodle for happiness and creativity…

  Posted: January 19th, 2010, 6:20am EST by Ryan

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  Why doodling is great for happiness and creativity.

  Somewhere to practice: [www.onlinesketchpad.com]

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  Masterminding: Thanks, Lloyd!

  Posted: January 10th, 2010, 11:42am EST by Ryan

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  Attending regular mastermind sessions with Ryan has been a tremendous boost in helping me achieve my business goals. Ryan is a person with great integrity, whose ability to listen is matched only by the high level of feedback and guidance he so generously gives. – Lloyd Burrell, [www.bonneansechalets.com]

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  O Yes, We Got Trouble or Before Frank Kern, there was The Music Man

  Posted: October 26th, 2009, 3:26pm EDT by Ryan

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  The perfect marketer presents the problem:

  Damn good marketing.

  How many different marketing techniques can you identify in this video? Name over 10 and get a free 30 minutes of consulting.

  I will be posting some as the days go by.

  If you want to reference the lyrics.

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  Steve Jobs on Success

  Posted: October 18th, 2009, 8:47am EDT by Ryan

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  Here is a non-graduate telling graduates how to be successful.

  Ten second summary:

  1. Do what you love.

  2. Bad things aren’t. Never give up. Don’t lose faith.

  3. Live each day as if it were your last. You’ll be dead soon. Act that way.

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