When you get stuck, you have two options.

• Do something.
• Do nothing.

Check out this video.

It made me laugh out. Before you call them idiots, think about… metaphorically most people are a bit like this when it comes to life.

Rich Schefren outlines the right fuel and a strategy that gets you back on track with your business growth.

What Single Trait Separates…
The Winners From The Losers?

THINKING!

Winners Spend Time Thinking

Are You Spending…
More Time Learning Than Thinking?

WHY?

Get To Work!

Check out Rich's post if you want to learn more:
Business Growth… Fueled By The Power Of Thought! (↑)


Yours
John W. Furst

Do you have a place where it's easy for you to let loose and to forget about everything when you are there?

I am sure that you have such a place where you feel perfectly comfortable.

One of my favorite places — at least — during the day is going down to the Ocean and watch and listen to the waves. It's so relaxing and rejuvenating.

I have other places, too. But for now lets stick with one only.

And I thought I share and give you some of this experience, too. I have a relationship to the Ocean that reminds me on this great quote:

“Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.”
--Zig Ziglar

No Business Allowed, Marketing Not Welcome

Just lean back, make yourself comfortable, watch and listen to this short video.

No action, no … nothing.



Enjoy and relax.

Yours
John W. Furst

P.S.: In case you wonder why I am not blogging a lot right now. Summertime! The great news on the Canaries are the warm, but moderate temperatures. I never had more than have 28 ℃ (82 ℉) at home or in the office so far. This without air conditioning of course. Seems like I have picked the perfect spot. (There are some regions here with higher temperatures on the islands, too. No need to freeze if you are cold blooded.)

Update, April 2011: StardustFactor is no longer available.

I still hear the applause echoing on the Web after Rick Butt's first StardustFactor Workshop.



That's what I have to say about Rick Butts:

I was on the on the call myself and I can tell you, it's great, solid information, and … as always with Rick, it has been fun, too.

I am already doing a couple of things Rick taught me in that one call. To be honest … it's too early to report back dramatic results, but he got me going and that's the big road block for most people. Right?

Rick gives you a big kick in … and gets you moving.

Anyway: The replay of this first call is already available and on-line.

In case you haven't heard about the StardustFactor before:

As I promised in the video. Here's my FREE report.

• Easy Time Management
  18 pages without fluff, 208 KiBytes
  (click with the right/secondary mouse button on the link above and choose, “Save Target As…”) The report was directly available during Darren's Twitter Marathon. It is still available for my subscribers.
  
  Sign up for my FREE newsletter and get it nevertheless. The sign-up form is on the top right side. You cannot miss it.

Have a nice day, and please, don't forget to tweet the video (click on the banner below the video).

Yours
John W. Furst

PS. Stay informed about those kind of things. Join up for my newsletter (upper right corner of the page)

PPS. Thanks to @darrenmonroe and his 24 hour Twitter marathon #24hrtwittermarathon.

Let me be honest with you right up-front. My friends and I need your help. But, we've prepared something for you in return. All you need to do is to vote for “Stay Hungry” in the Johnny Bunko contest. And tell all your friends to do the same.

Update Sep 2009:

Becky Blanton's Site
The contest is long over, but you can visit Becky's new site.

And now I'll tell you why

Did I tell you that we have a cool, free, funny, smart ebook for you. More about this later. However…

But how?

I recommend you read a book. Not any book of course. What about “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker for example. That's what I recommend.

Get Rich Schefren's new report “The Entrepreneurial Emergency - Uncertainty Syndrome”.

This eye opening report reveals the easiest and most important way to give our business the extra, quickest, most potent boost possible.

Are you working more and more for less? Are you scarifying your personal life for your business?

What is holding your back?

Have you ever been frustrated, because business is not moving forward? You are giving it all, but success seems to be far away. Many business people know this kind of situation. Whether as part of a big team that they are managing or as solo entrepreneurs, who run on their own.

In my experience it is even harder for the lonely rider to cope with “lack of success”, because there is no social support by colleagues, no other department, nor the “stupid boss” that you could blame for lack of results. (There’s no big budget to cover up inefficiencies as easily as well.)

From the many different types of businesses an Information Product Business seems to provide many benefits, like

• low startup cost,
• high margins,
• and you don’t really need an office

You and me know that thousands of people try to get their Internet based business off the ground, but most of them give up too early.

Why is that?

They are overwhelmed by the amount of information and advice that’s available (either for free or for sale), they get it all, but what’s missing is the big plan that ties it all together.

A friend told me about an online mind mapping tool that helped him to organize the 1,000 ideas in his head. So let me pass on this little productivity tip to you.

Without further ado, here is the tool he recommended to me.

MindMeister.com (↑)

Mind mapping allows you to lay out your ideas and thoughts kind of visually. Related items are close together. Therefore, you don't need much space and keep the overview easily. I am not going into the details of mind mapping (sorry), but some advantages of using an online tool like the one my friend recommends.

As usual I want to say, “Thank You”, to the folks, who featured my posts in their Blog Carnivals. Check out those carnival editions, there are really some valuable posts collected in each of them.

Some of you have already noticed that I am blogging very little those days. Well, something bigger is in the works that requires all my attention.

• Time Management & Goal Setting - Mar 5, 2008 Edition
  
  
• A Make Money Blogging Carnival - Mar 7, 2008 Edition (↑)
  
  
• Working At Home Blog Carnival - Mar 7, 2008 Edition
  
  
• Carnival Of Sales & Management Success - Mar 8, 2008 Edition
  
  
• Carnival Of Business & Entrepreneurship - Mar 9, 2008 Edition
  
  
• Carnival Of Making Real Money - Mar 9, 2008 Edition
  
  
• Internet Business Blog Carnival - Mar 9, 2008 Edition (↑)
  
  
• Freelance Income Blog Carnival: March 10, 2008 Edition (↑)
  
  
• Carnival Of Network Marketing - Mar 11, 2008 Edition
  
  
• A Beginner Success Workshop Carnival - Mar 12, 2008 Edition
  
  
• Electronic Commerce - Mar 18, 2008 Edition
  
  
• A Make Money Blogging Carnival - Mar 14, 2008 Edition (↑)
  
  
• Working At Home Blog Carnival - Mar 14, 2008 Edition

Yours
John W. Furst

Nobody can win all the time, every time! Facing obstacles is the norm when walking down the road of life

I just discovered this motivational, timeless video with Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple and Pixar Animation) telling 3 stories of his life.

Take the 15 minutes that it takes to watch this video, sit back, relax, and enjoy.

“Don't live other people's life…
Have the courage to follow your heart ...
Stay hungry, stay foolish!”

Yours
John W. Furst