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Life’s too short to live on anyone’s terms but your own.

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That “someday” you’re waiting for might never come.

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Focus your energy on what drives the most results.

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4 Acquire or build income-producing assets.

5 Focus on cash flow.

The only way to escape the “rat race” is to have monthly cash flow from assets that exceeds your monthly expenses.

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Take calculated risks.

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8 Work for profits, not wages.

9 Develop multiple income streams.

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Be proactive.

11 Begin with the end in mind.

Put first things first.

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Think win-win.

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Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

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Synergize.

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Sharpen the saw: Take time for physical and mental renewal.

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Everyone is given the same 24 hours in a day.

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Your business doesn’t require a ton of risk or startup capital.

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The difference between an amateur and a professional is their habits.

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Be helpful. The money will follow.

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Scale that help to reach as many people as possible.

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The easy thing and the best thing often aren’t the same thing.

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“Your competence is your security.”

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Pour your heart and soul into your business. People will notice.

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(If it sounds like real work, that’s because it is.)

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Be first to market. But if you can’t be first, just claim a new market you can be first in.

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You can’t be everything to everyone, so stop trying.

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The best way to get noticed is to be remarkable. That is, markedly different from every other option.

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Do what your competition isn’t doing.

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Use reciprocity: When you give someone something, they feel compelled to repay you. What can you give?

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Gain small commitments in advance of asking for a larger commitment.

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Use social proof like testimonials, press mentions, and trust signals.

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Be likeable.

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Be an authority.

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Use scarcity: Sometimes fear of missing out and playing hard to get can work to your advantage.

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Ideas are worthless without execution.

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Cultivate positive habits.

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The stock market is a poor wealth accelerator.

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The best way to make millions is to solve a problem that MANY people or businesses face.

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Customer service isn’t a department within a company. It IS the company.

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Out-care the competition, online and in-person, and people will begin to take notice.

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The ultimate customer service question is: “How likely would you be to recommend Company XYZ to a friend or colleague?”

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Happy customers do your marketing for you.

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Ship early, ship often.

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Launch, get feedback, and then make quick incremental improvements.

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Less is more. Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

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Develop a 1-touch system for incoming items: Do it, Delegate it, Defer it, or Drop it.

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Customers don’t buy WHAT you do; they buy WHY you do it.

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Build your team: Get the right people on the bus.

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Find the sweet spot at the intersection of: • What lights you up • What you’re best at • What makes you

money

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You are the CEO of your own life. Act like it.

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Work ON your business, not IN it.

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Make progress everyday.

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