A New Title for my New Self-help/Business/Marketing Book That’ll Make me MILLIONS!

May 20th, 2010 with View Comments

I’ve read a lot of self-help and business books.  Now, I’m thinking about writing one.  I’ve already shown you how to write one, so isn’t it time that I step up to the plate? I figure I don’t need to say anything substantial.  I can just take one idea and repeat it over and over [...]

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Wanna Get Rich? Try Working!

April 29th, 2010 with View Comments

I read a book a while back called, “Shop Class as Soulcraft” by Matthew Crawford.  In that book, Crawford set about redefining the concept of “work.”  But the main thing I got out of the book was that our society sees “manual work” as somehow less-than “intellectual work”. But Crawford argued that most “intellectual work” is [...]

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How to Write a Best-selling Business Book

April 27th, 2010 with View Comments

I know all of you out there dream of writing a bestselling business book.  But there’s always ONE thing holding you back—business experience. But fear not because I have discovered the secret to writing a bestselling business book. Soon, you’ll be on all the talk shows. The media will be begging for your advice. You’ll [...]

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Why You Should Never do an Employee a Favor

February 19th, 2010 with View Comments

Today is a first for Don’t Step in the Poop.  Today’s blog post is a guest blog from a reader of DSP.  His name is Lyle Ledbetter.  Lyle’s been a reader of mine since the old days and I value and appreciate his support for Don’t Step in the Poop.  Lyle is a Luddite who, [...]

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5 Reasons Why You Should Start Your Own Business

February 19th, 2010 with View Comments

Yesterday, I told you why having a job is better than having a business.  Today, I’ll give you 5 reasons why having a business is better than having a job. Disclaimer: When talking about having your own business, I am referring to a real business—not the fake get-rich-quick businesses.  Also, I do not consider Amway [...]

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5 Reasons Why Having a Job is Better Than Having a Business

February 17th, 2010 with View Comments

A lot of personal development gurus all agree on one thing: it’s better to own your own business than to have a job. Huh? Are they on something?  I thought those guys all ran businesses.  You think they’d know better. Telling people that it’s always better to have your own business than to have a [...]

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