“I can’t help you,” I said. He returned to his life of quiet desperation.

I talk to two kinds of entrepreneurs any given week. The first kind I can help. The second, I cannot. The first kind has a Want and you can’t shake him from it. He’s on a journey. He has an Inner Knowing that he is destined for something.  He believes there’s a reason for everything…

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Tom Zeeb wins five industry awards. Here’s why you should care…

Tom Zeeb and his Traction REIA (real estate investor’s association) just won 5 awards from the National Real Estate Investors Association! Why should you care? Let me tell you, because there’s something in it for you… There are more than 250 REIAs in the United States. There were 7 award categories. Tom Zeeb won in…

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Triangulation. Get my Manual free. Win $50,000

I’m going to show you a simple technique for cutting your ad spend. Or, you can use what I’ll show you to only pay for new customers after they buy from you – so you only spend money once you’ve made money. You can also use this to acquire customers without it costing you anything…

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A single change that draws ideal clients to you

High school memories can be painful. I was not one of the popular kids. I distinctly remember wondering “Why is it that when Cool Dude cracks a joke everyone laughs? Even when it’s not funny. But if I would crack the same joke, they’d roll their eyes and snort.” One day I had a sudden…

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Eavesdrop on my coaching call with Chris and Allen

The first thing all my new coaching clients do is read through my Manual – How to Systematically and Consistently Attract First-Rate Customers. Today, a short recording in which new clients Chris Jones and Allen Crawley share some insights from the Manual. Chris and Allen generously gave me permission to share this with you. Right…

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John Steinbeck, New York and the One Question that Brings Clients

When John Steinbeck took his famous trip across the US he occasionally met someone who noticed his New York license plates. The dialogue, he reported in Travels with Charlie, usually went something like this: Local man:  “New York, huh.” JS: “Yep.” Local man: “I was there in nineteen thirty-eight– or was it thirty-nine? Alice, was…

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What you seek is right before you…

Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about some very real problems that fester in almost every small business. Problems that keep most entrepreneurs working too hard for too little.  Problems that make it hard to attract good clients.  Problems that keep you doing busy work, leaving your talent underutilized. …And how to solve them.…

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The Secret Prescription for Rapid Growth Through the Optimization of Greed

Don’t set big goals. Big goals keep you small. I know that’s not what you hear from many, but here at the Alchemist Entrepreneur we’ve learned that the herd is usually wrong. And every now and then they run themselves off a cliff. Also, we’re practical. And big goals don’t work. Even when clothed in…

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How to save 40 hours a week. (Not kidding.)

You know that end of the day ache – where you look at the time, shake your head and mutter “Geez, the day’s gone. And I hardly got anything done!” Ever feel that way after a week? A month? Ain’t a good feeling. I used to feel it all the time. Comment below and tell…

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Scrappy solo-consultant snatches the ball from Big Consulting Firm – and scores!

A grab-bag of good ideas will never be as valuable to you as a simple process. Not 1 in 100 understand what I just said. So pay close attention to this story: A $20,000,000 manufacturing company needed a new strategy. They coughed up many tens of thousands of dollars to an international consulting firm and…

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