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		<title>Is Your Email Account Is In Jeapordy of Being SHUT DOWN!?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Email Account Is In Jeopardy of Being SHUT DOWN! This is a similar subject line that thousands of Internet Marketers and small business owners are seeing week in and week out with their email service providers. In some cases, they're getting a warning first, and in other cases, their accounts are being frozen in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre><font color="#ffffff">Your Email Account Is In Jeopardy of Being SHUT DOWN!

This is a similar subject line that thousands of Internet
Marketers and small business owners are seeing week in and
week out with their email service providers.

In some cases, they're getting a warning first, and in other
cases, their accounts are being frozen in an instant. 

- Emails can't go out...
- Opt-in pages don't work...
- They can't even login to their account to download THEIR
OWN SUBSCRIBERS...

That's just the tip of the iceberg!

It's happening to brand new marketers and seasoned pros that
have been in the business for a decade! 

It COULD happen to you, if you're using a 3rd party ESP to
send your emails!

So why is this happening? 

There are a few reasons...

1. ESPs are tightening up requirements
It doesn't matter if you've been perfect up till now... they
may be LOOKING for an excuse to let you go

2. Complaints from users
We recently tested 4009 email addresses at a WELL-KNOWN ESP.
We got 4 complaints and were put on warning!

DID YOU KNOW???
Over 47% of all subscribers use the &quot;Spam&quot; button to
unsubscribe instead of clicking on the link? 

3. Spam Trap Hits
This is a little shady here... Many of the ESPs are lumping
honeypots in with spam traps. Honeypots are email addresses
that essentially went out of service and have been converted
to traps to catch people that don't regularly clean out
their list. 

The problem is... if you've had a valid subscriber - even
someone who double opted in - and they abandoned an email
address, it could later be converted to a spam trap and just
like that... you're shut down. 

These are just a few of the TOP reasons why ESPs are
shutting down marketers like you and me...

The kicker is that you TRUST them with your most valuable
asset, your list! 

And in many cases, I'll bet you're not even regularly
backing up your list... So if they should ever lock you out
of your account, you'd be dead in the water!

Here's the solution:
1. Buy your OWN email software (the one I use and highly recommend is
arpReach)
-&gt; (<a href="https://mx980.infusionsoft.com/go/arp003/wwaddell" target="_blank">arpReach</a></font><font color="#ffffff"></font><font color="#ffffff">)

2. Have it installed on your server/website.

3. Quit WORRYING that you'll wind up another statistic... 

Check it out now before it's too late and you're a victim of
your current email service provider!</font></pre>
<pre><font color="#ffffff"><a href="https://mx980.infusionsoft.com/go/arp003/wwaddell" target="_blank">Learn the Facts Here!</a></font></pre>
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		<title>arpReach&#8211;Now Live in the 21st Century!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been YEARS in the making! But the wait has been worth it! arpReach is LIVE! and the reviews are FANTASTIC! Check it out for yourself here: Learn About arpReach! Here are just a FEW of the reasons that the TOP Internet marketers and business owners using arpReach? * Total Control over your email marketing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #ffffff;">It&#8217;s been YEARS in the making! But the wait has been worth it! arpReach is LIVE! and the reviews are FANTASTIC! Check it out for yourself here: <a href="https://mx980.infusionsoft.com/go/arp003/wwaddell" target="_blank">Learn About arpReach!</a> Here are just a FEW of the reasons that the TOP Internet marketers and business owners using arpReach? * Total Control over your email marketing (Nobody is requiring you to double opt-in, re-confirm your list, etc.) * Your emails are sent through your OWN IP address&#8230; (This means nobody else can mess up the reputation and cause your emails to go to spam folders or get lost in cyberspace). * Control your costs! (You pay one time for the license and have NO MONTHLY fees) You can see all the benefits here: &#8211;&gt; <a href="https://mx980.infusionsoft.com/go/arp003/wwaddell" target="_blank">arpReach Benefits!</a> Oh&#8230; and not to mention, there are a TON of features in arpReach that simply can&#8217;t compare with other products on the market. PERIOD! Things like&#8230; * Unlimited subscriber segmentation (you can literally segment your list by people who like purple monkeys if you want to!) * Automatic updates to social media every time you send out an email broadcast! * Split testing broadcasts and auto responders so you can find out which subject lines out perform, which calls to action are most effective, and more! * Set up different levels of access for different team members&#8230; * And SO MUCH MORE! The truth is&#8230; you just have to check it out. There&#8217;s a quick video tour AND a fully functional demo so you can check out the features for yourself! &#8211;&gt; <a href="https://mx980.infusionsoft.com/go/arp003/wwaddell" target="_blank">Go Here Now!</a></span><span style="color: #ffffff;"> Best of Success, Wes Waddell</span><span style="color: #ffffff;"> P.S. If you&#8217;ve never heard of arpReach&#8230; It&#8217;s the ALL-NEW autoresponse plus! </span></p>
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		<title>arpReach Autoresponder Goes Live in Just 1 Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we open the doors this week, we're going to be running a KILLER promotion for the first 30 days to help you make as much money as possible as quick as possible! Here's the initial promotion: - aprReach license for 1 domain (option to upgrade to 5) - Unlimited administrative users - Lifetime access [...]]]></description>
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<pre><font color="#ffffff">When we open the doors this week, we're going to be running
a KILLER promotion for the first 30 days to help you make as
much money as possible as quick as possible!

Here's the initial promotion:
- aprReach license for 1 domain (option to upgrade to 5)
- Unlimited administrative users
- Lifetime access to Support
- 1 Year of Upgrades (we've got LOADS of features in the
pipeline based on YOUR feedback!)
- Unlimited Subscribers
- $395 (upgrade to 4 licenses for $100 more)

This is more than 25% less than ANY other competing product
on the market, which makes it a GREAT opportunity for you!

And after that, we're going to be limiting number of users,
multi-license setup, and support access. 

Tomorrow morning, we'll be sending out sample emails for you
to send out along with some Tweets, Facebook updates, and
content you can post on your blog!

We're so excited to be taking it over the finish line and
we're looking forward to making you loads of money!

Yours In Success,
arpReach Affiliate Team</font></pre>
<pre><font color="#ffffff">Join us on Wednesday at:</font> <strong><a href="https://mx980.infusionsoft.com/go/arp003/wwaddell" target="_blank">arpReach Goes Live!</a></strong></pre>
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		<title>Search Engine Tips for Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Search Engines LOVE Backlinks! Well, some of them anyway. They love natural backlinks from lots of individuals. On the other hand, the Big Three Search Engines (Google, Microsoft and Yahoo) have gone to war against the backlink services that are out there to falsly raise website rankings. Most of them have totally been removed from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Search Engines LOVE Backlinks!</p>
<p>Well, some of them anyway. They love natural backlinks from lots of individuals. On the other hand, the Big Three Search Engines (Google, Microsoft and Yahoo) have gone to war against the backlink services that are out there to falsly raise website rankings. Most of them have totally been removed from the search indexes.</p>
<p>So, what does this mean to you and what can you do about this?</p>
<p>Well that&#8217;s easy, just don&#8217;t focus on only one backlink sources. Rather make sure you get backlinks from a wide range of sites and web internet properties.  Also, add social network buttons to your site and BLOG to get your visitors to link naturally to you, which Google and the other Search Engines consider as very high value.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it for now&#8230; be sure and Tweet me at: <a href="http://www.Twitter.com/Spidersweb">www.Twitter.com/Spidersweb</a> and tell your friends about us.</p>
<p>To our mutual Success!</p>
<p>Wes</p>
<p><a href="http://www.SpidersMarketingWeb.com">www.SpidersMarketingWeb.com</a></p>
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		<title>Small Business (Home) Tip of the Day: Finding Buyers That Buy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding Buyers that Buy By Joshua Boswell Because it is so hard to find buyers that will spend money with you, many companies go out of business before they ever get started. Especially small businesses. If you&#8217;re going to make money online and build a safe, consistent income, then you must know where to find [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><span style="color: #ff0000;">Finding Buyers that Buy<br />
By Joshua Boswell</span></h3>
<p>Because it is so hard to find buyers that will spend money with you, many companies go out of business before they ever get started.</p>
<p>Especially small businesses.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to make money online and build a safe, consistent income, then you must know where to find buyers that will buy from you. A steady stream of buyers will give you the power to overcome mountains of obstacles, give you great staying power in any economy, and drastically improve your quality of life.</p>
<p>There are four aspects of finding buyers that buy that I&#8217;d like to focus on. Today, I will cover the first and most important. Today is the &#8220;what&#8221; &#8230; the next three weeks will be the &#8220;how.&#8221;</p>
<p>At the core of finding buyers that buy is a concept called &#8220;Psychographics.&#8221;</p>
<p>Psychographics is the study and classification of people according to their attitudes, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and aptitudes. It&#8217;s knowing the words they use, the emotions they have, and the choices they make on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Do not confuse this with &#8220;demographics,&#8221; which is the study of facts about people. Their age, their gender, where they live, number of children, etc. &#8230;</p>
<p>These kinds of facts and figures are important, but they only give you a small insight into the buyer&#8217;s life and desires. It&#8217;s far too shallow to really bring in consistent, safe, ongoing sales.</p>
<p>You must go deeper. You must understand what makes their heart race, what keeps them up at night, and what drives them to do irrational, spontaneous, totally emotional things.</p>
<p>Michael Masterson (aka Mark Ford), has been teaching the need to dive deep into the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of buyers for many, many years. He calls it the &#8220;Core Buying Emotion.&#8221;</p>
<p>Many people think that you can sell someone just by appealing to a set of base emotions like greed, fear, anger, sex, etc. And, it is true. Those emotions are very strong. But human beings are much more complicated than that.</p>
<p>Michael puts it like this &#8230; and you can substitute &#8220;online marketing and sales&#8221; for the word &#8220;copy&#8221; &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;Great copy, ultimately, is an exploration, stimulation, or provocation of the prospect&#8217;s greatest and deepest desires, fears, hopes, and dreams.&#8221;</p>
<p>Savor that statement because it&#8217;s worth millions of dollars once you discover how to explore, stimulate, and provoke the buyer&#8217;s Core Buying Emotion. This Core Buying Emotion is uncovered only when you come to understand the psychographics of your target audience.</p>
<p>There are several other powerful advantages to understanding the psychographics of your buyers:</p>
<ol>
<li>First, you know exactly how to talk to them. You understand their Core Buying Emotion.</li>
<li>Second, you immediately know where they are. You&#8217;ll remember that finding where your buyers are is the first step to discovering your Optimal Selling Strategy. (Another of Michael Masterson&#8217;s powerful phrases and concepts; see <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470182024/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=earnmorecopy-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0470182024">Ready, Fire, Aim</a></em></strong> for details.)</li>
<li>Third, you know what design, images, colors, and styles will appeal to them and entice them to buy and buy more often. (Yes, the book is judged by its cover &#8230; )</li>
<li>Fourth, you know how to price your product or service.</li>
</ol>
<p>In the next three weeks, I&#8217;m going to talk about the &#8220;how&#8221; to uncovering the psychographics of your market. I think you&#8217;ll be surprised at the methods I use.</p>
<p>There are several parts of this discussion that I want to spend a little more time on. Because of that, I&#8217;ve decided to sit down and record my thoughts in audio format. I suspect this will take me 30-90 minutes.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m calling it, <strong><em>&#8220;Buyer Psychographics: Strategies for Finding Buyers that Consistently Buy.&#8221;</em></strong><br />
<strong></strong><br />
This in-depth discussion is really only for those who are ready to go deeper. Because of this, I&#8217;m inviting everyone to get a copy of the audio file, but requiring that you raise your hand and opt-in.</p>
<p>To receive a no-cost copy of my audio discussion, <strong><em>&#8220;Buyer Psychographics: Strategies for Finding Buyers that Consistently Buy,&#8221;</em></strong> <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://carefree-entrepreneur.com/BCIEJ">click here now</a></span></em> and fill out the simple form that follows.</p>
<p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://carefree-entrepreneur.com/BCIEJ">Click Here to Get &#8220;Buyer Psychographics&#8221; Now</a></span></em></strong></p>
<p>Please note: During this discussion, nothing will be sold. I&#8217;m just interested in helping you understand this crucial part of building a safe, consistent income online, no matter what the economy.</p>
<p>Before I let you go, I want to share a very interesting story with you. I think it will illustrate how weak it is to rely on demographics alone and how powerful psychographical data can be.</p>
<p>A number of years ago, I attended an expensive, private, four-man business-building mastermind session. Before I got there, I had no idea who the other three participants would be. This kind of situation always makes me a bit nervous because you never know who you&#8217;re going to get &#8220;stuck with.&#8221;</p>
<p>At first, I thought my deepest fears had been realized. It appeared that I had nothing in common with the other people in the room.</p>
<p>I was the only one on a first marriage. I was the only one with children still at home. I lived out in the country, while they lived in the suburbs. I drove used cars — actually a minivan and a 15-passenger van. They had a variety of sleek sedans and sports cars.</p>
<p>To me, it seemed like an odd group of people to put in the same room for a mastermind session. We didn&#8217;t even have the same kinds of businesses &#8230; I was online, another guy was retail with a storefront, another was a stock trader, and yet another was mail order of cosmetics and skin care.</p>
<p>In other words, our demographic footprint was miles apart.</p>
<p>Then, during a break about halfway through the first day, one of the other guys mentioned that he had just bought a &#8220;nuke.&#8221; He gave no other description. But I laughed, and asked him if he put it in a &#8220;super.&#8221; He smiled and said he did. Then, another guy asked if he had smoked it first. He had. The conversation sped on from there as we talked about queens, combs, drones, extractors, and dozens of other things.</p>
<p>You see, as it turned out, all of us were beekeepers.</p>
<p>What were the odds of such a diverse group of men all being beekeepers? As we talked about it, we dove into &#8220;why&#8221; we all had bees.</p>
<p>We discovered that the reasons were all the same: Bees made us unique. It was challenging and difficult. It was hard work. It connected us with nature. It was therapeutic and healthful. Perhaps most of all, our hives were symbolic of our intense drive for independence. This was also at the core of our business ownership.</p>
<p>In other words, at the core, we all shared a unique set of emotions, thoughts, and motivators.</p>
<p>We went one step further and reviewed the materials our host had used to sell us on the four-man mastermind session. We quickly discovered that he had effectively used almost all of those emotional triggers in his materials.</p>
<p>By deeply understanding our psychographics and using them effectively, our host had persuaded four totally demographically-different beekeeping business owners to gather from the four corners of the United States and pay him over $20,000 for the privilege of doing so.</p>
<p>Understanding our Core Buying Emotion allowed him to gather customers and charge prices that otherwise would have been outside of his reach.</p>
<p>That is the profit-creating power I want to give you.</p>
<p>I hope you will carefully read the next three segments of this series to find out how to do just that. I also hope you&#8217;ll register for my new, free audio presentation, <strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://carefree-entrepreneur.com/BCIEJ">&#8220;Buyer Psychographics: Strategies for Finding Buyers that Consistently Buy.&#8221;</a></span></em></strong></p>
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<p>Brought to you by: Wes Waddell – Small and Home Business Best Friend.</p>
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		<title>Napoleon Hill: THE THIRTY MAJOR CAUSES OF FAILURE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE THIRTY MAJOR CAUSES OF FAILURE &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; HOW MANY OF THESE ARE HOLDING YOU BACK? &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Life&#8217;s greatest tragedy consists of men and women who earnestly try, and &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; fail! The tragedy lies in the overwhelmingly large majority of people who &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; fail, as compared to the few who succeed. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; I have had [...]]]></description>
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<p align="left">&#160; <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; HOW MANY OF THESE ARE HOLDING YOU BACK? </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Life&#8217;s greatest tragedy consists of men and women who earnestly try, and    <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; fail! The tragedy lies in the overwhelmingly large majority of people who     <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; fail, as compared to the few who succeed. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; I have had the privilege of analyzing several thousand men and women, 98% of whom were classed as &quot;failures.&quot; There is something radically wrong&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; with a civilization, and a system of education, which permit 98% of the&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; people to go through life as failures. But I did not write this book for the purpose of moralizing on the rights and wrongs of the world; that would require a book a hundred times the size of this one. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; My analysis work proved that there are thirty major reasons for failure,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; and thirteen major principles through which people accumulate fortunes. In&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; this chapter, a description of the thirty major causes of failure will be&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; given. As you go over the list, check yourself by it, point by point, for the purpose of discovering how many of these causes-of-failure stand between you and success. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 1. UNFAVORABLE HEREDITARY BACKGROUND. There is but little, if anything, which can be done for people who are born with a deficiency in brain&#160; power. This philosophy offers but one method of bridging this weakness-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; through the aid of the Master Mind. Observe with profit, however, that this is the ONLY one of the thirty causes of failure which may not be easily corrected by any individual. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 2. LACK OF A WELL-DEFINED PURPOSE IN LIFE. There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. Ninety-eight out of every hundred of those whom I have analyzed, had no such aim. Perhaps this was the </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 3. LACK OF AMBITION TO AIM ABOVE MEDIOCRITY. We offer no hope for the person who is so indifferent as not to want to get ahead in life, and who&#160;&#160;&#160; is not willing to pay the price.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 4. INSUFFICIENT EDUCATION. This is a handicap which may be overcome with comparative ease. Experience has proven that the best-educated people are often those who are known as &quot;self-made,&quot; or self-educated. It takes more than a college degree to make one a person of education. Any person who is educated is one who has learned to get whatever he wants in life without&#160;&#160;&#160; violating the rights of others. Education consists, not so much of knowledge, but of knowledge effectively and persistently APPLIED. Men are paid, not merely for what they know, but more particularly for WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT WHICH THEY KNOW. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5. LACK OF SELF-DISCIPLINE. Discipline comes through self-control. This&#160;&#160;&#160; means that one must control all negative qualities. Before you can control&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. You may see at one and the same time both your best friend and your greatest enemy, by stepping in front of a mirror.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 6. ILL HEALTH. No person may enjoy outstanding success without good health. Many of the causes of ill health are subject to mastery and control. These, in the main are:    <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a. Overeating of foods not conducive to health    <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; b. Wrong habits of thought; giving expression to negatives.     <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; c. Wrong use of, and over indulgence in sex. d. Lack of proper physical     <br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; exercise e. An inadequate supply of fresh air, due to improper breathing.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 7. UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES DURING CHILDHOOD. &quot;As the twig is bent, so shall the tree grow.&quot; Most people who have criminal tendencies acquire them as the result of bad environment, and improper associates during childhood. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 8. PROCRASTINATION. This is one of the most common causes of failure. &quot;Old Man Procrastination&quot; stands within the shadow of every human being,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; waiting his opportunity to spoil one&#8217;s chances of success. Most of us go&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; through life as failures, because we are waiting for the &quot;time to be right&quot; to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be &quot;just right.&quot; Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 9. LACK OF PERSISTENCE. Most of us are good &quot;starters&quot; but poor&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &quot;finishers&quot; of everything we begin. Moreover, people are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat. There is no substitute for PERSISTENCE. The person who makes PERSISTENCE his watch-word, discovers that &quot;Old Man Failure&quot; finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with PERSISTENCE. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 10. NEGATIVE PERSONALITY. There is no hope of success for the person who repels people through a negative personality. Success comes through the application of POWER, and power is attained through the cooperative&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; efforts of other people. A negative personality will not induce cooperation.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 11. LACK OF CONTROLLED SEXUAL URGE. Sex energy is the most powerful of all the stimuli which move people into ACTION. Because it is the most powerful of the emotions, it must be controlled, through transmutation, and converted into other channels.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 12. UNCONTROLLED DESIRE FOR &quot;SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.&quot; The gambling instinct drives millions of people to failure. Evidence of this may be found in a study of the Wall Street crash of &#8217;29, during which millions of people tried to make money by gambling on stock margins. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 13. LACK OF A WELL DEFINED POWER OF DECISION. Men who succeed reach decisions promptly, and change them, if at all, very slowly. Men who fail, reach decisions, if at all, very slowly, and change them frequently, and quickly. Indecision and procrastination are twin brothers. Where one is found, the other may usually be found also. Kill off this pair before they completely &quot;hog-tie&quot; you to the treadmill of FAILURE. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 14. ONE OR MORE OF THE SIX BASIC FEARS. These fears have been analyzed for you in a later chapter. They must be mastered before you can market your services effectively. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 15. WRONG SELECTION OF A MATE IN MARRIAGE. This a most common cause of failure. The relationship of marriage brings people intimately into contact. Unless this relationship is harmonious, failure is likely to follow. Moreover, it will be a form of failure that is marked by misery and unhappiness, destroying all signs of AMBITION. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 16. OVER-CAUTION. The person who takes no chances, generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing. Over-caution is as bad as under-caution. Both are extremes to be guarded against. Life itself is filled with the element of chance. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 17. WRONG SELECTION OF ASSOCIATES IN BUSINESS. This is one of the most common causes of failure in business. In marketing personal services, one should use great care to select an employer who will be an inspiration, and who is, himself, intelligent and successful. We emulate those with whom we associate most closely. Pick an employer who is worth emulating. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 18. SUPERSTITION AND PREJUDICE. Superstition is a form of fear. It is also a sign of ignorance. Men who succeed keep open minds and are afraid of nothing. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 19. WRONG SELECTION OF A VOCATION. No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like. The most essential step in the marketing of personal services is that of selecting an occupation into which you can throw yourself wholeheartedly.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 20. LACK OF CONCENTRATION OF EFFORT. The &quot;jack-of-all-trades&quot; seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one DEFINITE CHIEF AIM. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 21. THE HABIT OF INDISCRIMINATE SPENDING. The spend-thrift cannot succeed, mainly because he stands eternally in FEAR OF POVERTY. Form the habit of systematic saving by putting aside a definite percentage of your income. Money in the bank gives one a very safe foundation of COURAGE when bar-gaining for the sale of personal services. Without money, one must take what one is offered, and be glad to get it. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 22. LACK OF ENTHUSIASM. Without enthusiasm one cannot be convincing. Moreover, enthusiasm is contagious, and the person who has it, under control, is generally welcome in any group of people. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 23. INTOLERANCE. The person with a &quot;closed&quot; mmd on any subject seldom gets ahead. Intolerance means that one has stopped acquiring knowledge. The most damaging forms of intolerance are those connected with religious, racial, and political differences of opinion.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 24. INTEMPERANCE. The most damaging forms of intemperance are connected with eating, strong drink, and sexual activities. Overindulgence in any of these is fatal to success. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 25. INABILITY TO COOPERATE WITH OTHERS. More people lose their positions and their big opportunities in life, because of this fault, than for all other reasons combined. It is a fault which no well-informed business man, or leader will tolerate. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 26. POSSESSION OF POWER THAT WAS NOT ACQUIRED THROUGH SELF&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; EFFORT. (Sons and daughters of wealthy men, and others who inherit money which they did not earn). Power in the hands of one who did not acquire it gradually, is often fatal to success. QUICK RICHES are more dangerous than poverty. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 27. INTENTIONAL DISHONESTY. There is no substitute for honesty. One may be temporarily dishonest by force of circumstances over which one has no control, without permanent damage. But, there is NO HOPE for the person who is dishonest by choice. Sooner or later, his deeds will catch up with him, and he will pay by loss of reputation, and perhaps even loss of liberty. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 28. EGOTISM AND VANITY. These qualities serve as red lights which warn others to keep away. THEY ARE FATAL TO SUCCESS. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 29. GUESSING INSTEAD OF THINKING. Most people are too indifferent or lazy to acquire FACTS with which to THINK ACCURATELY. They prefer to act on &quot;opinions&quot; created by guesswork or snap-judgments. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 30. LACK OF CAPITAL. This is a common cause of failure among those who start out in business for the first time, without sufficient reserve of capital to absorb the shock of their mistakes, and to carry them over until they have established a 131 132 REPUTATION. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 31. Under this, name any particular cause of failure from which you have suffered that has not been included in the foregoing list. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In these thirty major causes of failure is found a description of the tragedy of life, which obtains for practically every person who tries and fails. It will be helpful if you can induce someone who knows you well to go over this list with you, and help to analyze you by the thirty causes of failure. It may be beneficial if you try this alone. Most people cannot see themselves as others see them. You may be one who cannot. </p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The oldest of admonitions is &quot;Man, know thyself!&quot; If you market&#160; merchandise successfully, you must know the merchandise. The same is true in marketing personal services. You should know all of your weaknesses in order that you may either bridge them or eliminate them entirely. You should know your strength in order that you may call attention to it when selling your services. You can know yourself only through accurate analysis.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The folly of ignorance in connection with self was displayed by a young man who applied to the manager of a well known business for a position. He made a very good impression until the manager asked him what salary he expected. He replied that he had no fixed sum in mind (lack of a definite aim). The manager then said, &quot;We will pay you all you are worth, alter we try you out for a week.&quot;</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &quot;I will not accept it,&quot; the applicant replied, &quot;because I AM GETTING MORE THAN THAT WHERE I AM NOW EMPLOYED.&quot;</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Before you even start to negotiate for a readjustment of your salary in your present position, or to seek employment elsewhere, BE SURE THAT YOU ARE WORTH MORE THAN YOU NOW RECEIVE.</p>
<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; It is one thing to WANT money- everyone wants more-but it is something entirely different to be WORTH MORE! Many people mistake their WANTS for their JUST DUES. Your financial requirements or wants have nothing whatever to do with your WORTH. Your value is established entirely by your ability to render useful service or your capacity to induce others to render such service. </p>
<p>[Napoleon Hill]</p>
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