What is Class?

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Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident in the knowledge that you can meet life head-on and handle whatever comes along. Those who have class have wrestled with their own personal “angel” and won a victory that marks them thereafter.

How I weaned myself off the Pink Koolaid & became a Player

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I spent plenty o’ years drinking the business opportunity pink koolaid, buying tapes and books and going to seminars that just sent me around and around the failure merry-go-round.

After about 6 years of that I’d become *extremely* jaded and cynical. And very cautious.

I was on my upline’s “Tape Of The Week” program (~$50 per month) and even after I knew in my heart it wasn’t doing me any good, I stayed on it about 2 years longer.

Why didn’t I stop?

Jobs and Bosses are Evil, Part 3

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I’ve got a friend whose ever-unpredictable alpha-male dad doled out multiple forms of abuse to every single family member.

In his family, sooner or later you were gonna get nailed by shrapnel cuz you could never duck at the exact right time.

His childhood was a mess and by his 20’s my friend was prone to…

Inspiration Never Comes When Your Fists Are Clenched

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A friend of mine was waiting to turn left at an intersection. Traffic coming the other way was completely stopped for a light. And even though oncoming cars had absolutely nothing to gain by driving 10 feet further into the intersection, one of the drivers refused to stop and let him turn.

My friend flashed his lights and motioned for the guy to stop.

Instead, the guy blocked his turn and flipped him the bird.

My friend’s wife opened her door, stepped out of the car, walked across the intersection…

* Apology *

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I am VERY sorry, please accept my apology. When I posted the contents of this article, which have now been removed, I did not realize they had been stolen from someone’s Membership Area. The offending material has been removed and I regret taking up your valuable time. Stay tuned, por favor.

Perry Marshall

Writing Ads: Bust out of a Rut

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One of the most maddening things in marketing is knowing that if you could just get people to really understand what you do & sell, they would buy.

But you keep trying things and fall short. Maybe that means you spend $1.00 on traffic and you only get 50 cents back.

Frustrating! Sometimes it makes you wanna crawl out of your skin. Or grab somebody by the lapels and SHAKE ‘EM.

Sweeping Change is Underway

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2010 is a pivotal year, a year of transition and great change.

In 2-3 years you will look back and see the pre-2010 world as strangely different from the one you find yourself living in.

In 5 years you’ll stand in wonder of once mighty empires that have fallen. By 2020, …