10 Tips On How To Be Unsuccessful

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I don’t normally do “guest blog posts”, but I saw this from my friend, John Rinaldi, and I couldn’t resist.

Mid-February is “reality check” time for those resolutions you made 6 weeks ago. Time to check yours against John’s “10 Ways to Be Unsuccessful”.

The Compound Interest of Ritual

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One of the most important things you can decide…as a marketer, as a business person, as a human…is “What am I going to earn compound interest on?”

And whatever you decide to earn compound interest on, it oughta become a daily ritual for you.

Watch my short video to see what I mean by ritual and interest.

A House Built on Sand Will Not Stand

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I don’t want to say, “I told you so”, but…

This week the Wall Street Journal reported that, come January, Facebook “will intensify its efforts to filter out unpaid promotional material in user news feeds that businesses have posted as status updates.”

Internet Dog Years, 3 Meals a Day & Google vs. China

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I went to dinner with Robert, a Chinese guy who’s a futures trader. I first met Robert 12 years ago. Back then he was a scrapping young entrepreneur. Today he’s a wealthy currency trader who lives in a million dollar condo in Guangzhou, the Silicon Valley of China, where real estate is as expensive as San Diego. LOTS of people … Read More

That’s China, baby!

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Tannah’s prayer:

Dear Jesus,
China is great. Everyone is beautiful and healthy, and Lor– sorry, YOU know that they got the whole food thing right. But if I could never use a squatty-potty again in my whole life, I would be infinitely happy. Thanks.
Amen.

Orphan Story, Adoption Story & First Words at the Zoo

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Zoe’s first word in English was “Koala.” That was exactly three years ago at the Guanzhou zoo.

Today we took our new son (“ZJ” has stuck as his new name) to the Zoo, with Zoe and Uncle Bryan and the older kids. Zoos draw out children in a special way and the Guanzhou zoo is great.

Max and the Toad Hotel

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When you get away from the everyday routine, you really notice things about people…even the people closest to you…that sometimes slipped past you when you’re at home.

When I got this message from Deb about her grandson, Max, I knew it was the right time to share it.