Here’s a cautionary tale for would-be solo influencers. Lord Byron, a notorious incestuous adulterer, who fled his homeland and died of malaria in a foreign war, once said: “๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต.” Should you seek it? How many Gen-X managers on LinkedIn chase fame? Few have more...
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Have You Heard Of Value-Driven Networking?
It’s the secret to a sustainable solopreneur career. Transitioning from a corporate job to solopreneurship hinges on building an ongoing cycle of meaningful interactions with commercially-viable connections. These connections aren’t just random contacts. They need to be capable of sustaining your venture and replacing your corporate income. What would...
Your Need To Be Anarchist Or Freelancer?
If you’ll bomb at one, then which? It’s fascinating to look back at Karl Marx’s anarchist enemy Michael Bakunin. He saw worker violence against the state as a means of progress. But here’s the twistโBakunin wasn’t a fan of the free market either. He believed in a different path:–...
Don’t Argue With People On Social Media
Every classroom had a kid that ate tooth paste. That’s probably who you’re arguing with… ๐ For the record, I never ate toothpaste. But I did learn one very good lesson from an expert debater. Never debate for the sake of turning your opponent’s mind in your direction. That’s...
You Don’t Need to Quit Your Job To Get $3,000 Extra Income per Month
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ $๐ฏ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฝ/๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต You only need 3 ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ that you likely have no clue how to get. Let me point them out to you. But first the things you ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ need: You ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ need to be an expert or have social...
Why Online Solopreneurs Do Worse Than Brick-and-Mortar Business Owners
I’ve put brick-and-mortar businesses online and gotten them leads that they wouldn’t otherwise get. But online solopreneurs fail me right and left. The reason why online solopreneurs do worse than traditional business owners may not be obvious. But I’ll reveal it to you here. A client of mine owns...
Want to Make $50K per Month Investing $0?
I see this every single day, people living paycheck to paycheck, feeling stuck, miserable, afraid of their financial situation. But they’re not willing to invest a few thousand dollars on themselves. Practical education. Applied skills. This is what you need to create a six or seven-figure income no less...
Do You Have to Live Near Where You Work and Make Your Money?
If you’re an office professional who’d rather live other than near where you have to work, but you find that your way of earning your living inhibits your ability to move wherever you may be treated your best, then you have two options: 1๏ธโฃ You can stay put and...
Facebook Personal Profile Goes Professional. Should You?
To use or not to use your personal Facebook profile for business? Recently someone asked in a business group I participate in this question as it relates to Facebook’s policy that discourages the use of personal profiles as a business tool. Here was my response and a couple of...
All Social Networks Aren’t Healthy For You Or Your Business
โI see it all perfectly. There are two possible situations โ you can either do this or do that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or don’t do it โ in the end, you will regret both.โย โ Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life…ย The...