Category Archives: Personal Growth

A bit of advice about life: be more of what you are (and less of what you aren’t).

This week, I’ve been reading through the Brains on Fire book, brought to you by the awesome word of mouth marketing agency of the same name. The folks from Brains on Fire represent a new breed of marketing agency–they’re a group of talented, creative people who help brands create movements where brands and customers come…

18 words that changed my outlook on life

This post isn’t for the faint of heart.  If you’re content with living a normal, boring life, turn back now.  If you desire a remarkable life of passion and freedom, buckle up, because you’re in for an ass kicking. 48 hours ago, some guy I’ve never met changed my life. I’ve been following Bryan Franklin’s…

The Ultimate Guide to Owning Your Life (Part Two): Keep Cool and Focus on Your Goals

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In last week’s installment of The Ultimate Guide to Owning Your Life, I recommended that you get behind the wheel of your own life and drive.  If you haven’t read that one yet, get to it.  This one will be here when you get back. Last week, I showed you how you can start taking…

What do your actions say about you?

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“Actions speak louder than words.”  You’ve heard that one before, right? Here are a few other quotes that I’d like you to take a moment and think on before you read on: “Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.” – Napoleon Hill “Great speech is impassioned; small speech cantankerous.” –…

How to join The Lifestyle MBA coaching program for free

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I’ve got some awesome news.  A bunch of my mentors are participating in a project called Only72.  It’s a 72 hour sale in which you can get $1,052 worth of training that will revolutionize your business for only 97 bucks.  I bought my copy yesterday and I’m blown away by the amount of material that’s…

The Ultimate Guide to Owning Your Life (Part One): Get Behind the Wheel and Drive

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A week ago, I told you that I had an awesome post coming out.  The more I worked on it, the more passionate I became, and suddenly a 1,200 word post blew up into a 5,000 word snowball of awesomeness. So I’m breaking the post up into a series, of which this is the first…

Video: The “I’m not good enough” myth (and the winner of The Art of Nonconformity giveaway)

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Reading via email? Click here to view the video on the web. Video Highlights 0:18 – Follow @AngelGonzalez on Twitter. 0:38 – The “I’m not good enough” belief. 0:54 – I felt like I wasn’t good enough. 2:16 – How I got over the “I’m not good enough” myth. 2:35 – You’re not special (and…

“Just doing what you love” will not earn the revenue that you deserve

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There’s a popular mentality going around that if you just do what you love, you’ll be set for life.  I hear people say things like this: “If you love your work, it doesn’t matter how much you’re making,” or… “If you’re passionate about what you do, you’ll have all of the money you need to…

What would you die for?

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If you were expecting a brilliant, existential discussion, I’m sorry. If you were expecting some inspiring philosophy on life, I’m sorry. If you were expecting me to rant about business, again, I’m sorry. I’m not here to teach you a thing.  I’m just here to make you think.  What would you die for?

How an Epic Avalanche of Awesomeness can change the world

The Epic Avalanche of Awesome

Have you ever had so much good stuff happen in one day that you’re convinced that there is nothing in the world that you couldn’t accomplish? It’s like an avalanche.  A tiny shock wave sets off a chain reaction.  A single snowflake starts moving down the mountainside, picking up energy and taking more snowflakes with…

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