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  • Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life

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    Mark Twain on Living a Kick-Ass Life

    Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

    1. Approve of yourself. — A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

    2. Your limitations may just be in your mind. — Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

    3. Lighten up and have some fun. — Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.

    4. Let go of anger. — Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

    5. Release yourself from entitlement. — Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

    6. If you’re taking a different path, prepare for reactions. — A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

    7. Keep your focus steadily on what you want. — Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage.

    8. Don’t focus so much on making yourself feel good. — The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

    9. Do what you want to do. — Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

    Charity Showcase

    DoSomething.org encourages young people to apply for a $500 grant to get a do-good dream off the ground. It also allows teens to search for existing causes that need more volunteers. Check out the website here: http://www.dosomething.org.

    Curator: John Kremer

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  • 7 Storytelling Secrets by Tim Hartman

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    Tim Hartman on Powerful Storytelling

    Here are a few tips from storyteller and comedian Tim Hartman on how to tell powerful stories:

    1. Don’t be spastic. Tone it down. Relax your delivery. Talks more softly.

    2. Keep it simple. Use no gimmicks. Just tell the story.

    3. Be enthusiastic. If you enjoy the story, your audience will enjoy the story.

    4. Be relatable. “As a storyteller its your job to let people know that you’ve been in a situation just like them,” Hartman says.

    5. Know your story. Be prepared. Practice. Find the heart of the story.

    6. Use details. Show, don’t tell.

    7. Don’t be inhibited. Reach out of your comfort zone.

    Source: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/04/7-secrets-of-powerful-storytelling-from-one-of-americas-most-insightful-actors

    Charity Showcase

    The Center for Advancing Health encourages good health habits and behaviors. CFAH conducts research, communicates findings, and advocates for policies that support everyone’s ability to benefit from advances in health science. CFAH is funded by The Annenberg Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. For more information, check out http://www.cfah.org.

    Curator: John Kremer

    John Kremer on Google+


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  • Cicero On Old Age

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    Cicero On Old Age

    If at every stage of your career you always do the right thing, your actions will bring you remarkable dividends when you have lived a long time and achieved a great deal.

    The most effective armor against the approach of age is absolute clarity about the difference between right and wrong.

    Live a healthy life, by exercising moderately and by not eating and drinking too much.

    It doesn’t matter how much time has passed; a foolish old man can never be consoled or comforted.

    Great things are achieved by prudence and character and experience.

    If some people are dissatisfied with their life, it’s because of their character, not their age.

    Human nature is like wine: it does not invariably sour just because it is old.

    I have often remarked that the harvest of old age is memory—the memory of whatever good things have happened to us before we get old.

    Excerpted from The Red Flare by Cicero / Translation by G. B. Cobbold
    Web: http://www.bolchazy.com

    Bookstore Promo: http://askthebooksellers.com/booksellers-recommend-the-red-flare-ciceros-on-old-age

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    The One Acre Fund empowers farmers in Africa by providing them with skills and supplies to grow food and end hunger in their home countries. They have doubled farm income for every acre planted under their program. In 2012, they helped 130,000 families in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. For more information, check out their website at http://www.oneacrefund.org.

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    John Kremer on Google+


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  • Cameron Conaway On Getting Fit

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    Cameron Conaway on Getting Fit

    No pain, no gain is a bunch of crap.

    I’ve learned that if I’m too strict, too monotonous, and not listening to my body it’s easy for me to get discouraged and/or to begin overtraining.

    Keep a log of the workouts you’ve done in the past to learn what worked and what didn’t.

    Get involved in some type of group class like yoga.

    Try different ways to work out so you don’t get bored or stagnant.

    Eat whole foods.

    Spices are an excellent way to add extra flavor to our meals without using non-food substances.

    Take vitamin D, fish oil, and supplemental protein powder.

    Charity Showcase

    The Diabetes Research and Action Education Foundation provides grants for over 240 research studies in the U.S. aimed at curing diabetes or developing nutritional approaches for preventing the disease. For more information, go to http://www.diabetesaction.org.

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    John Kremer on Google+


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  • The Grammar Nazi and Other Grammar Jokes

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    Grammar Jokes

    Here are some jokes and wordplay that will tickle the funny bones of people who love grammar and punctuation.

    Source: Jokes for Those Who Love Grammar and Punctuation – http://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/jokes-for-those-who-love-grammar-and-punctuation

    Charity Showcase

    The American Indian Relief Council helps Native American people of the northern Great Plains to improve the quality of their lives by providing opportunities for them to bring about positive changes in their communities. Donate online via http://www.aircdonation.org.

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    John Kremer on Google+


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  • Elmore Leonard: 17 Rules for Writers Infographic

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    Elmore Leonard: 17 Rules for Writers

    In honor of a great writer who recently passed away, here are 17 of his rules for writers.

    1. Begin writing before you put the coffee on.

    2. Never open a book with weather.

    3. Avoid prologues.

    4. Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue.

    5. Don’t use an adverb to modify the verb “said.”

    6. Keep your exclamation points under control.

    7. Never use the words “suddenly” or “all hell broke loose.”

    8. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.

    9. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.

    10. Don’t go into great detail describing places and things.

    11. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. Readers won’t skip dialogue.

    12. Keep it simple.

    13. You got to have fun at this, or it’ll drive you nuts.

    14. Don’t worry about what your mother thinks about it.

    15. It’s very, very important to have a style or sound to your writing.

    16. Writing is rewriting, constantly rewriting.

    17. If it sounds like writing, rewrite it.

    If you want to be a writer, all I can do is wish you luck. – Elmore Leonard

    Charity Showcase

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital helps children with serious medical problems. No family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Plus their research discoveries are shared freely with other medical groups and doctors. Donate by calling 800-4ST-JUDE or via http://www.stjude.org.

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    John Kremer on Google+


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  • Noah St. John: How to Use Afformations

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    The Book of Afformations by Noah St. John

    Triple Your Income — Starting a new radio show, Cari Murphy invited Noah St. John to be her first guest. During the interview Noah introduced her to his discovery of Afformations. Over the next 12 months, Cari tripled her income from the previous year.

    Close a Million-Dollar Client — Chris, a finance expert, had never been able to raise large amounts of money. After using Afformations and listening to Noah St. John’s iAfform Audios for less than 3 weeks, Chris closed his first million dollar client.

    Get a New Job — Kaisha, a sales professional from London, was worried she might lose her home if she didn’t start making more money. She read about Afformations, started using them, and tripled her sales in less than a month. Two months later, she was offered a new job at twice her old salary!

    Eliminate Anxiety — Amy was having constant panic attacks due to crushing debt and mounting financial pressure. A friend told her about Noah’s Afformations System, and Amy read it. That very night, she slept well for the first time in nearly a year. The feelings of panic, anxiety, and overwhelm left her, and she never considered suicide again.

    Triple Sales — Brandon was a struggling insurance salesman who’d spent more than $40,000 on self-help programs without seeing results. Using Afformations, he tripled his sales in 30 days. By the end of the year, he increased his income by 560% and was named Agent of the Year.

    Double Your Salary — Michael was very dissatisfied with his job. He wondered why he bothered to come into work at all. Then he started using Afformations. A few weeks later, Michael approached his company’s CEO with a proposal for a new position. His proposal was accepted and Michael created his dream job at twice his original salary.

    Excerpted from The Book of Afformations by Noah St. John

    Charity Showcase

    DoSomething.org encourages young people to apply for a $500 grant to get a do-good dream off the ground. It also allows teens to search for existing causes that need more volunteers. Check out the website here: http://www.dosomething.org.

    Curator: John Kremer

    John Kremer on Google+


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  • Book Marketing: How to Sell Multiple Copies of a Book

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    Jab Jab Jab Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk

    To promote his new book, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy, Social World (coming out in November 2013), Gary Vaynerchuk has set up a sales page where he promotes the idea of buying multiple copies of his book and getting valuable bonuses as a result.

    This infographic showcases his offers (drawn from his website at http://garyvaynerchuk.com/jjjrh). What he is doing on his website is a great way to sell multiple copies of your book.

    For more details on how you can do the same, see: http://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/gary-vaynerchuk-on-selling-multiple-copies-of-your-book.

    Charity Showcase

    St. Labre Indian School supports the needy Native American children (Crow and Northern Cheyenne) who live and attend school at St. Labre. This is one of my favorite charities. I love the spirit of these kids. Donate via http://www.stlabre.org or by calling 866-753-5496.

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    John Kremer on Google+


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