I read Perry Marshall’s blog posts immediately when I get the subscriber email. Why?? Because they are down to earth, well written and packed with business and life golden nuggets of wit and wisdom.
He shares below some of his favorite golden nuggets from Dan Kennedy….
My “professor of harsh reality,” Dan Kennedy, was a great teacher of marketing techniques when I was an up-and-coming Marketing Maniac.
Most people can learn most of the marketing techniques they really need to know in a few years. So why do I still hang out in Planet Dan, 12 years later?
Because Dan is also a great business *philosopher*.
Some Dan-isms that have deeply affected my own thinking about money, wealth and prosperity:
-All the wealth in the world is like the ocean.Read the rest of this Danism and more. Just click the title.
My Mom is 88 and is still alert, drives everywhere and has no plans of slowing down. She lives in an “assisted living ” apartment complex. I would live in these apartments, 3 meals a day served, someone cleans her apartment weekly and they even provide toliet paper. Sounds like a deal to me….
She eats her meals with 5 other people and only 1 is below 80. She is really comfortable, plays ”the word game” every afternoon to keep herself mentally sharp. (The residents make words out of a single word.)
The article really relays the fact we are just living longer.
Rising unemployment reinforces Boomers’ entrepreneurial bent.
This was the headline from a recent Forbes Magazine article by Ashlea Ebeling.
There is always negative news as the article reports, but Boomers do not expect to be handed anything. Do you know which age group has the highest rate of new business creation? 55 to 64. That is [...]
Being a reader, I am always looking for positive books especially free ebooks to pass along to my blog and newsletter readers.
The list of contributors is impressive and the tips below will give you a sense of the positive attitude of the book.
I found this uplifting to know that as baby boomers, we will be a force in the job marketing for many years to come.
It does mean we do have to update our skills and acquire new ones. We have to demonstrate for prospective employers we have kept abreast of our industry and the latest software or computer skills required.
The data suggests that to be successful older job-hunters must adapt to the changing workplace by adopting new attitudes, specific skills and a fresh set of expectations
