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Think Big Manifesto — Buy it today!

My mentor, coach, friend and big thinker Michael Port releases his fourth (and best) book today, the Think Big Manifesto.  Here is a note from Michael:

Calling all big, bright, forward-thinking, possibly still dreaming, hard core intellectual thinking, down-to-earth realistic-being, even and especially the  secretive big thinkers. The world needs you.

 

The handbook for the Think Big Revolution in finally and fully available.

 

      THE THINK BIG MANIFESTO:

      Think You Can’t Change Your Life (and the World)? Think Again.

 

Think about it. What is more important than thinking big?

 

Besides free stuff? (wink :)) I’m not above sweetening the deal to incentivize you to get your copy today.

 

It starts here: http://www.ThinkBigManifesto.com (The giveaway list is insane.)

 

Buy your book and get loads of gifts, goodies, prizes and perks.

(Hint: Think NFL superstars, Emmy Award Winning Actors, Grammy Award Winners, Award Winning Filmmakers, the #1 bestselling authors in the world, CEO’s and Presidents.)

 

Yes, I know, the giveaways are amazing but that isn’t what this revolution is ultimately about.

 

You know I’ve written 3 other bestselling books about business— Book Yourself Solid, Beyond Booked Solid, & The Contrarian Effect.

 

But The Think Big Manifesto is about all of us coming together as a society…

as individuals who want to create change. It’s about being involved in a movement… a revolution—-the Think Big Revolution.

 

We all want to do big things in the world. We all want to leave our mark.

 

Thinking big isn’t about accumulating possessions, gaining fame or influence.

It is about building a life where we can do more together than we ever could alone.

 

We need you: http://www.ThinkBigManifesto.com

 

Thousands of revolutionaries are coming together to collaborate, cooperate and combine forces to think bigger about who they are and what they offer the world. And they’re doing it with The Manifesto:

 

http://www.ThinkBigManifesto.com

 

Be a part of history. Bring your big thoughts forward. Today is an exciting, electrifying day. There are an enormous amount of gifts and goodies you can take away that are congruent with big thinking. I’ll keep you posted on prizes and big news throughout the day…expect an email or two from me today calling all big thinkers to action.

 

See you in the Revolution…

 

http://www.ThinkBigManifesto.com

 

Think big,

 

Michael Port

Author of Book Yourself Solid, Beyond Booked Solid, The Contrarian Effect & THE THINK BIG MANIFESTO

I hope you will buy the book today and start thinking bigger about who you are and what you mean to the world!

Brent

Published on Monday April 27, 2009 in BYS Sales Cycle, Personal Brand and Personal Development. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Paralysis by Analysis

Has your “to-do” list spilled over to a second page?  Do you have a project that you have been meaning to complete, but just can’t seem to find the time?  Are you putting off that “big” project because it is just too intimidating?  Are you trying to get it “perfect” before getting it out there?

I admit, I suffer from a perfectionist personality.  I hesitate to move forward on something because, in my mind, I have not analyzed it enough and it is not perfect.  Who’s to say what is perfect?  This website was a good example.  It has been almost four months in the making, and I was still not live!  Enough!  So, no more “paralysis by analysis for me”, the site is up, I have a handful of blog posts, and I could not be more excited.  Once I let a few key friends know I was up and running, I got nothing but positive feedback.  Good for me, I just should have done it sooner!  Aren’t we are all guilty of things like this?  For today’s post, I wanted to offer some tips to shrink your list and get the big project done.

To begin, “JUST DO IT”.  Our friends at Nike have it right here, your project will never get done unless you start it.  Procrastination is a killjoy when it comes to things like this.  Your first step has to be deciding to get on with it.

Next, break down the big project into small pieces.  For instance, if the project is getting your website built, divide the various parts of this big project into smaller parts.  For instance, you could work on the page content one day and your auto-responder series the next.  Or, maybe you work on it page by page, adding content for only one page each day.  That’s what I did, and about a week later, I was done!

Now that you have broken down your project into smaller bites, you need to set aside the time.  Big tasks can seem daunting, especially those that require intense thought and creativity.  It also very easy to get lost inside of a project and spend the entire day deciding what font to use in your header, right?  I found myself doing this a lot and to help keep my day moving, I purchased a kitchen timer for my office and I now segment my day into 90 minute “blocks”.  I set the timer for 90 minutes, then when time’s up, I move on the next part of myday.  My 90 minute “creative” block, when I do things like making blog posts and adding content to the site happens between 10:00 am and 11:30 am each, it is when I am at my creative peak, so I want to be engaged with creative tasks furing that segment of my day. 

So, the next time you find yourself procrastinating on a project, I hope these suggestions will help you get to “done”!


Published on Saturday February 28, 2009 in Personal Development. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Clarity > Confidence > Action = Accomplishing What You Want!

Sometime last year, when I was having a less than perfect day, I heard someone say, “Before you can take action, you must be confident, and before you can gain confidence, you must have clarity as to your goal or mission”.  Unfortunately, I am not sure who I heard say this!  (please comment if you know!).  I was moved enough to write this on a sticky note and stick it to my bulletin board:  There it is, for me to see every day:  Clarity>Confidence>Action.  It is positioned just above my line of sight, over my laptop screen.  It is there to remind every day to get very, very clear on what I am trying to accomplish before I try to take action. 

As I think this through more and more each week, I realize that many of my confidence problems that I still experience every day (but not nearly often as I used to), are purely a result of not yet having clarity on what I really want to achieve.  I find myself sometimes paralyzed (figuaratively, not literally) and failing to move forward (the action part) as a result.  What about you? 

My suggestion is to spend your quiet time (set aside time for this!!) and get very clear on what you want to acheive, then after doing that, I think the confidence you need to move forward will manifest itself!  Be sure to let me know if this works for you!

Published on Monday January 19, 2009 in Personal Development. 0 Comments Tags: , , .