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Don’t Let The Turkeys Get You Down

Have you ever heard the story of the baby eagle that fell from it’s nest only to land in a family of turkeys? He grew up thinking he was a turkey. He ate with the turkeys. He slept with the turkeys. He even acted like a turkey. But he knew in his heart that he wasn’t a turkey. And [...]

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Are You the Next Spindletop?

There has been a lot of talk lately about how to “really” make money online. Some say “follow your passion and the money will come”. That’s true in part. It’s hard to see that advice work if your passion is watching reruns of the Mentalist. Others say “business is business – you don’t have to [...]

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Four Foundations for Lasting Success

We’ve been talking about how to make 2013 your best year ever. Now it’s time to look at a very important piece of that puzzle – building on a solid foundation. In part 1 we discussed mindset. Incredibly important that. It seems you agree from the kind comments we received. In part 2 we discussed [...]

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Focus on 2013

Many of you have asked about my health challenges after I mentioned briefly that health problems were forcing me to reconsider priorities for 2013. This is a highly personal message so I will be brief. If you are not interested in my personal situation, and how it effects my business, feel free to skip this [...]

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A Commitment To Excellence

Welcome to part 2 of How To Make 2013 Your Best Year Yet. In part 1 I shared my thoughts about how and why 2013 can be your best year ever. In that article I said this … “Whether you are struggling to make your first dollar online, or whether you have an online business that [...]

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How To Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever!

There are many today who are worried. They worry about the economy of the world or of their country. Some are worried that they have missed it - that they are too late to still succeed online. Even others worry that they don’t have what it takes. They worry that they have wasted their opportunity. They have bought so [...]

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A great man passes

Today one of my personal heroes passed away. Although I never met him, Zig Ziglar has had more impact on my life than any other person save my wife and family. I have read, listened to and watched almost everything Zig produced, and am a better salesman, businessman, husband, father and person for having taken the time to read Zig’s work. [...]

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The DBV Time Management Method

Want to get more done in less time, without working harder? How about going from feeling frustrated and a little burned out to feeling invigorated, with the absolute certainty that you know what to do next and next after that? Now what if this could happen for you beginning tomorrow, and without you spending one [...]

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The Best Advice I Ever Received

Over the years I’ve been blessed to meet and work with some top performers in business. I won’t drop names but these are names you would know. When I get to know these outstanding performers I always ask for some advice, if it seems appropriate. Personal note: When doing work for high performers sometimes the best thing to do is do [...]

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Can Your Niche Make You Rich?

In our series on curation we’ve covered some important basics. Now it’s time to get to work and figure out if the niche you’ve chosen can be profitable for you. Please note: Not everyone reading this will be interested in making money. Some people want to share about the topic of their passion to help others who [...]

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Curation Business Plan

In the last few articles we have been talking about curating content and making money from your efforts. If you missed the first two articles please take a moment to read them. They lay a strong foundation for what comes today. There is also an important action step in the second article. You can read them here. They will [...]

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What’s your niche?

We’re continuing our curation series with one very important question. What is your niche? In my last article I suggested ways for you to zero in on the topic you feel passionate about. I gave you a little “homework”to do as well. Just as you can’t hit a target you can’t see, you won’t be [...]

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Curation – Finding Your Passion

In my last article I shared the idea that you can make money online by “curating” content. Curation is the simple idea that you can gather together high-quality information and become a clearinghouse of sorts in your chosen area of focus. And you can make money online using this method. If you’d like to read [...]