by Charles Bohannan
on September 18, 2010
I like writing this way the best. Mostly because it’s easier and quicker and way more natural than crafting copy.
It’s also highly personal. I let people into my head space by speaking in the first person to them. They make think I’m self-centered but I’m not. I won’t share ideas unless they have value to the reader.
Marketing is a different beast. Marketing is about talking in the second person to a prospective customer and telling them that you care about them and it’s all about them and…what can we do for you?
So let me be 1st when I write. Otherwise I won’t write as much. It’s a matter of survival, actually.
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 17, 2010
I’m getting into it now. I figure if I can go running every day (practically) and stop (partially) cracking my knuckles — all out of discipline — then I can certainly publish every day.
It just has to become part of something I do every single day. Like no matter what — no excuses that I was too busy.
Then, if I can build that discipline core, I can only start to transfer it to other projects/areas of my life.
I have a feeling that discipline is underrated. Too many people are talking about having great ideas and money and stuff, but there’s nothing like some good old fashion discipline.
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 16, 2010
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 15, 2010
Funny how the slave comes before the master when you say it. Anyway… I’ve been in a few slave and master dilemmas in my life, and guess what — I’m always the slave.
I’m at the crossroads now, where I become the master. Except I’m not into having slaves.
Which brings me to me next point: you’re only a slave in your mind (unless you really ARE a REAL slave).
If you’re in a tough situation and you feel like a victim, chances are you can get out of it.
I’m a “slave” in my day job only because of money. The mental spell has been broken. All that’s left are dollars to be made in exchange for my freedom.
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 14, 2010
For the past couple of years I hung out my sign for business — web marketing consulting. Nothing happened.
Now I’ve got more people knowing out my door than I really want. And the irony is that I don’t even want to be in this business anymore.
While I was slow getting no business I spent my time learning about other ways to make money — better more passive ways of building wealth.
Right now I’m trying out some of these techniques, and I know it’s going to be a slow steady process. Probably take about 2 years. So in the mean time I’ve got plenty of websites to build.
Funny how when you stop wanting something is when you get it.
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 13, 2010
It’s still there, but I don’t want to “risk it all” on book publishing, or some kind of speculative Web 2.0 technology that’s going to get thrown into the mix with all the others clawing their way to the top.
Instead, my idea still remains with the niche “micro magazine” sites that publishes material on a specific and interesting subject, and monetizes it.
The biggest issue I’ve found so far is finding products to sell. Clickbank is a place for used car salesmen to gather their inventory for the sucker that’s born every minute.
My idea is to latch onto a niche expert and provide them with everything (platform, technology, monetization, etc.). All they need to provide is their expertise. I do the rest. (10/4)
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 12, 2010
I had a dear friend of mine shape me a 6’6″ surfboard for me in 2003. Last week was the first time I actually surfed on it pretty decently.
That’s 7 years of getting to the point where I was comfortable and competent enough to use a shortboard! I worked my down from longboard to funboard to shortboard, and now I understand why they’re so popular: ultimate surfing freedom.
On a shortboard, you’ve cut away any excess board that prevents you from going as fast and moving as nimbly on a surfboard. Drops, turns and driving are all superior.
So now, I’m ready for Winter 2010. Bring it on. (10/4)
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 11, 2010
I’m writing this post about 3 weeks later, but it’s still worthwhile.
The day passed quietly and internally, like I’m sure it did for many others. We go about our business but there’s something much deeper going on in our spirits — it’s the feeling that nothing lasts forever, nothing is for sure and nobody is truly safe.
September 11 has been the most sobering wake-up call for the USA. We are not the invincible bad asses of the world. There are people who hate us, that we may have pissed off in the past (and, when combined with religious zealotry, produces hell on Earth).
I just want to say, quietly, the September 11th means has a lot of pain and meaning for me, and many others.
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 10, 2010
There’s the millionaire mind and there’s the billionaire mind. It’s just a concept now but I know there’s got to be a huge difference between the two.
Millionaires are the middle-class of the rich. They can live a life of comfort and luxury and even do good things but I’m willing to wager they can’t do averything they want to.
In my case, I want to be a billionaire because I want to have the capacity to help people on a massive scale. I want to have the honor of doing something that would impact millions of lives…heck maybe even billions. (10/4)
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by Charles Bohannan
on September 9, 2010
Having the mind of a millionaire is where it all starts. Or, in other words, you have to think rich to be rich. This is the defining theme of my 2010. Not bad.
What does this mean? It means that you stop thinking like a poor person, start casting out positive thoughts to the Universe with the intent of them coming back, having the right attitude and believing that accumulating and keeping and building wealth is a wonderful thing.
Following that, the rest is hard work and persistence. No amount of education or tools or technology or bright ideas will make anyone rich — it’s simply the way you view the world.
(10/4)
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