Those of you who know my story know that I was raised by a struggling single mother for the majority of my life. What you may be wondering is who or where my dad is. This Father’s Day may be the perfect time to have such a conversation so that hopefully it can help many of you both as a…
5 Ways to Make Your Commute to Work Insanely Productive
Image credits to Bike List The average person spends a minimum of twenty five minutes commuting to work and another twenty five coming back from work every day. Some spend as much as forty five minutes on a one way trip to work. How do we make that percentage of our lives that we spend commuting to work productive?
Constructing the Perfect Competitive Market Analysis
As mentioned before in almost every luxury industry, high net worth individuals love and crave to work with experts in the industries ranging from cars, watches, and of course luxury real estate. It’s almost a given that buyer and sellers of luxury goods will want some form of written research an or comparison on direct competitors to a specific item…
How to Get the Support You Want From Your Romantic Partner
I’m going to show you ways to get the support you want from your romantic partner. First, let’s start with how to make sure you understand how you will NOT get what you want, then we will do the direct opposite. We may think that yelling, Stone-walling, nagging, complaining or throwing tantrums will get our partner’s attention. It usually does for…
How to Find a Mentor Who Can Truly Help You Succeed
You shouldn’t take financial advice from people who are broke. That is so aptly stated by Dave Ramsey. The Internet is full of advice but there’s more fluff than substance. The guide on “how to earn $100,000 from your blog” can be coming from someone who hasn’t earned $100 from his blog and you’d never know. This is why it’s important to learn from people…
7 Essential Steps to Successfully Market to Women
A woman buys very differently to a man. She likes to shop around, consider the whole package, the finer details, the non-essentials, what else is on offer and talk it over with a friend. He likes broader strokes, simplicity and the essentials. She is more we. He is more me. Women buyers have different purchase behaviors to men. Clearly, we…
Secret Academy Episode – Stephen Key
Stephen Key attended business school in college, but found that he didn’t enjoy it. Surprisingly, he fell in love with an art class that he accidentally signed up for. He loved the freedom of creating something that people would want for themselves, so he started selling various handmade goods at art shows and fairs and eventually designing his own plush toys. Stephen then decided to apply for a job while still freelancing to boost his income and ended up in Hong Kong learning the ins and outs of manufacturing. He started his own toy invention and licensing firm called inventRight to pursue his passion for bringing ideas to life. Today, he has authored two books, is a regular contributor for Entrepreneur and Inc., and has an impressive list of highly successful inventions including the Spinformation label, Hotpicks, and the Michael Jordan Wall Balls.