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Don’t say it, do it.

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Stop saying you want to do things.  Stop saying you want to learn things.  Stop saying you want to try things.  Stop talking about your “bucket list” and start crossing things off of it.

I talked via email with a friend in Boston, David Hauser, CEO of Grasshopper. He’d just come back from a one-hour bike ride in the dead of winter with a fellow entrepreneur, Kris Kaplan. David and Kris aren’t talking about it. They’re doing it. Kris has become a maniacally focused athlete and when he’s not having fun, he’s working, and hard.  David has an annual pass to a Go Kart Race track – awesome.  Still makes me laugh. Make a commitment to stop saying you’re going to do something and go ahead and do it.

Watch these women who finally stopped saying they were going to do an IronMan and did it.  Imagine the feeling of victory they had (the next day). What are you going to DO today ?

101+ Things I’d Rather Do…

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80bDo you have a Bucket List ?  A list of things you want to do before you kick the bucket ?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled where I am in life already.

All of these are bonus – but I want to do them.  Help me do one.

What things do you want to do before you kick the bucket ?  Share 5 with me…

In no particular order (and this list doesn’t include all the items I’ve crossed off it recently:

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  1. Volunteer At A Soup Kitchen
  2. Write My Own Obituary
  3. 2 Night Camping Trip With My Boys
  4. Build The Kids Photo Albums
  5. Buy A Chalet At Whistler
  6. Christmas Or Easter With Whole Family At Whistler
  7. Retire Before 50 – Max 10 Hrs/Week Speaking / Consulting
  8. Take a Trip Around The World with the The Kids 3-12 Months
  9. Take The Boys Up In A Float Plane
  10. Buy A Rental Property
  11. Generate $10,000 Per Month Without Working
  12. Have A Stock That Goes Up In Value 10X
  13. Read The Wealthy Barber Again
  14. Read The Bible
  15. Rent House To The Movie Biz
  16. 5 Day Ski Trip With Bill Bamber
  17. Break 80 In Golf
  18. Do 200 Sit Ups In One Sitting
  19. Do 50 Push Ups In One Sitting
  20. Do Grouse Grind In Sub-50 Min
  21. Go Snowshoeing at Cypress
  22. Hike Up To The Lake We Flew Over Going To Whistler
  23. Join A Running Club – Do All Weeks Without Missing Any
  24. Run A 10K Under 50 Min
  25. Run A Marathon Before I’m 50
  26. Run The Sun Run With My Boys
  27. Ski At Cypress At Night
  28. Ski Grouse
  29. Ski With My Dad & The Boys
  30. Teach My Boys To Ski Gates
  31. Host Neighborhood Block Party & Get Everyone Hammered
  32. Attend A Notre Dame Football Game
  33. Buy A Range Rover
  34. Buy A Saab Convertible
  35. Get an Austin Martin V8 Vantage
  36. Buy Davincis Notebook
  37. Do A Cannonball Run
  38. Do A Painting
  39. Do Every Position Of The Kama Sutra
  40. Dress Up And Go To The Opera
  41. Drive An Electric Car
  42. Experience Weightlessness
  43. Get A Tattoo
  44. Go To An Elton John Concert
  45. Go Up In A Glider
  46. Have Aidan & Connor Caddy For Me And Do A Great Job
  47. Learn To Play Guitar
  48. Make Germpknoedel Mit Vanilla Sauce
  49. Make Love In Paris
  50. Read A Book On Sexuality
  51. Read Entire History Of English Speaking Peoples
  52. Read Vol 2 Of Memories Of Things Past
  53. Ride In A Hot Air Balloon
  54. See Dave Chalks House 959 Groveland – Drive Road Behind It
  55. See Elton John
  56. See The Nutcracker
  57. Shave My Head
  58. Ski Taos
  59. Spend A Day Listening To Music
  60. Spend A Night In A Tree House With The Boys
  61. Start A Rotating Cooking Club
  62. Swim With Dolphins
  63. Take A Baking Course
  64. Take A Mushroom Picking Course
  65. Take An Art Appreciation Course
  66. Take Bridge Lessons
  67. Try Peyote
  68. Wear A Trendy Outfit Once
  69. Host a Wine Tasting
  70. Work In Strategy Session In Politics
  71. Build A Wine Cellar (It’ll be done by EOY)
  72. Buy A Jellyfish Tank
  73. Attend Idea City
  74. Attend TED – 90% it’s booked for Feb 2011
  75. Build A Theme Camp For Burning Man
  76. Buy A Cool Piece Of Art For Each Floor Of the House
  77. Buy A Mix Master
  78. Canals of Venice
  79. Capadocia
  80. Cat Skiing
  81. Climb To Everest Base Camp
  82. Cooking Course In France
  83. Cooking Course In Italy
  84. Cruise To Alaska
  85. Do A Missionary Charity Trip
  86. Drive A Ferrari On The Coast Of Italy
  87. Drive A Porsche On The Autobahn
  88. Drive the Amalfi coast
  89. Easter Island
  90. Eat Germknodel Again In Austria
  91. Eiffel Tower
  92. Go To Cambodia
  93. Go To Chech Republic
  94. Go To Joberg and do a speaking event
  95. Go To Rio
  96. Go To Russia
  97. Go To The Antarctic
  98. Go To The Masters
  99. Go To The Northwest Territories
  100. Go To The Opera In Italy
  101. Go To The Queen Charlottes
  102. Golf Holiday In Palm Springs
  103. Golf With Dad At Pebble Beach
  104. Great Wall of China
  105. Hike in the Grand Canyon
  106. Hike Machu Picchu
  107. Hiking In Nepal
  108. Iguazu Falls in Argentina
  109. Kayak With The Whales
  110. Leaning Tower Pisa
  111. Montreal Jazz Festival
  112. Necker Island
  113. Rent an Ocean hut in Bora Bora
  114. See A Volcano Explode
  115. See the Acropolis
  116. See the Matterhorn
  117. Ski The Vallee Blanche
  118. South Africa – Visit Cape Town
  119. Speak On Every Continent (5 Done)
  120. Stay At Middlebeach Lodge
  121. Sweden In Their Summer
  122. Take The Boys To Burning Man
  123. Walk The Great Wall Of China
  124. Watch The French Open Live
  125. Watch The US Open Live
  126. Watch Wimbeldon Live
  127. Whale Watching
  128. Wine Course In Italy
  129. YPO Speakers Tour
  130. Play Tennis at the All England Club

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Meetings Suck: Turning One Of The Most Loathed Elements Of Business Into One Of The Most Valuable

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We all know that meetings suck, right?

You hear it all the time. It’s the one thing that almost everyone in business can agree on.

Except it’s not actually true… 

Meetings don’t suck.

We just suck at running meetings.   

When done right, meetings not only work, they make people and companies better.

In Meetings Suck, world renowned business expert and growth guru Cameron Herold teaches you how to use focused, time effective meetings to help you and your company soar.

This book shows you immediately actionable, step-by-step systems that ensure that you and everyone in your organization improves your meetings, right away.

In the process, you’ll turn meetings that suck into meetings that work. 

In life, we always hear about people who’ve made huge decisions from their gut – without data.Today, I want you to make a decision, not only from your gut, but also from some data.  A decision that is only $12 per employee but will be priceless for your business.

Right now, your gut is telling you something is wrong with your company’s meetings.  You KNOW everyone complains about meetings.

People HATE going to them, they HATE running them, and they really have NO idea which meetings are truly necessary but they hold meetings simply because they think that is what they SHOULD do.

Even some of the smartest CEOs in the world complain about meetings – Elon Musk publicly told employees at Tesla & SpaceX to walk out of meetings if they weren’t being run properly.

I sent Elon a message saying that wasn’t going to fix anything – the key is to fix the root of the problem – NOT continue to ignore why meetings suck.

A Meeting is – Any phone call, video call or occasion where 2 or more people meet to discuss or work-through office topics.

Most employees on average spend 1-2 hours per day in meetings.

And likely, none of those employees – front-line staff or leaders – have had any training on how to attend meetings or participate in them, LET ALONE How to RUN THEM.

Consider this…

If the Average employee spends just 1 Hour per day in meetings – that’s 1/8th of their time.

If the Average employee earns $50,000 per year.

And they’re spending 1/8th of their time in meetings, that means you’re paying $6,250 dollars per year for just ONE employee to attend meetings.

The reality is, employees spend 1/8th of their time – and 1/8th of your company’s payroll – doing something they have literally NO idea how to do.

The Reality is…

95% of employees are booking & leading meetings – and they have NEVER been trained on how to run them.

95% of employees have had NO training on how to show up and participate in the meetings they attend daily.

And 95% of employees and companies have no idea what meetings are even necessary to hold.

Meetings CAN be hugely effective – IF you know how to run them

Meetings don’t SUCK, we just SUCK at running meetings. 

Investing $15 per employee – to help ensure the $50,000 a year you spend on them is an obvious and easy choice.

This could be the most impactful $15 you’ll ever spend and will save the company’s money, time and resources instantly.

Buying a copy of Meetings Suck for 100% of your employees and having them read it this month will have a huge impact on your company’s success.

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Free PR: How To Get Chased By The Press Without Hiring A PR Firm

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Public relations has always been an essential part of doing business which is probably why you’re shelling out big money to an outside PR firm. But the truth is that you don’t need them. You already have all the necessary tools in-house to do as good a job as the so-called experts. 

Cameron Herold and Adrian Salamunovic have taught thousands of company execs how to exploit free media coverage and ditch these expensive, often ineffective outsiders. 

Cameron & Adrian have also built in-house PR teams, spent decades learning how to generate Free PR and how to leverage public relations to complement their sales and marketing strategy. 

In Free PR, you’ll learn how the media world operates while you gain invaluable insider knowledge and actionable advice on how to: 

  • Build your own in-house PR team
  • Provide effective interviews
  • Score great media coverage for free with just a few easy steps 

Landing public relations coverage for yourself and your company is a powerful tool to help elevate your personal brand. PR is easier to generate than marketing, PR is easier to leverage than marketing and PR is more cost effective than marketing. In other words, Public Relations is more critical than ever in growing your brand and your business. 

You’ve got more passion, commitment, a larger stake, and a deeper understanding of your business than any outside PR firm could ever have. So stop wasting money and take the reins yourself.  Learn the secrets to landing TONS of Free PR for your company.

What they’re saying:

“I think PR is the core for promoting any business. Public relations acquires customers! That’s what’s cool about this book.”

– Kevin O’Leary,  Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank

“The ultimate guidebook for those looking to get press, grow their brand, and get in front of the masses. Free PR is the roadmap you’ve been looking for.”

– Peter Shankman, Founder, Help a Reporter Out (HARO)

“Adrian and Cameron will show you the secrets of getting massive exposure for your business. This book is packed with actionable insights from two guys that actually know how to to do it.”

– Dan Martell,  Serial Entrepreneur & Investor (Intercom.io, Unbounce)

“I told Cameron to write the book on generating free PR. I’m excited to see that he’s finally sharing his secrets with the world. This is a must read for any entrepreneurial company and marketing team.”

– Verne Harnish, Founder of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

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Vivid Vision: A Remarkable Tool For Aligning Your Business Around a Shared Vision of the Future

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Many corporations have slick, flashy mission statements that ultimately do little to motivate employees and less to impress customers, investors, and partners. 

But there is a way to share your excitement for the future of your company in a clear, compelling, and powerful way and entrepreneur and business growth expert Cameron Herold can show you how. 

Vivid Vision is a revolutionary tool that will help owners, CEOs, and senior managers create inspirational, detailed, and actionable three-year mission statements for their companies. In this easy-to-follow guide, Herold walks organization leaders through the simple steps to creating their own Vivid Vision, from brainstorming to sharing the ideas to using the document to drive progress in the years to come. 

By focusing on mapping out how you see your company looking and feeling in every category of business, without getting bogged down by data and numbers or how it will happen, Vivid Vision creates a holistic road map to success that will get all of your teammates passionate about the big picture. 

Your company is your dream, one that you want to share with your staff, clients, and stakeholders. Vivid Vision is the tool you need to make that dream a reality.

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The Miracle Morning for
Entrepreneurs: Elevate Your SELF to
Elevate Your BUSINESS

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READY FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND ACCELERATED SUCCESS IN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

A step-by-step guide to enjoying the roller-coaster ride of growth — while getting the most out of life as an entrepreneur. A growth-focused approach: The book is divided into three sections, which cover planning for fast growth, building a company for fast growth, and leading for fast growth. Each topic the author covers — from creating a vision for the company’s future to learning how to generate free PR for a developing company — is squarely focused on the end goal: doubling the size of the entrepreneur’s company in three years or less. A down-to-earth action plan: Herold’s experienced-based advice never gets bogged down in generalities or theory. Instead, he offers a wealth of practical tips, including: How to design meetings for maximum efficiency; How to hire top-quality talent; How to grow in particularly tough markets; How to put together a board of advisors — even for a smaller company; How even the busy entrepreneur can achieve a work/life balance.

READY FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND ACCELERATED SUCCESS IN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Hal Elrod’sThe Miracle Morning has helped redefine the mornings and the lives of millions of readers since 2012. Since then, careers have been launched, goals have been met, and dreams have been realized, all through the power of the Miracle Morning’s six Life S.A.V.E.R.S.

THESE SIX DAILY PRACTICES WILL FUEL YOUR EFFORTS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN POSITIVE CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE.

Now The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs brings you these principles in a whole new light—alongside the Entrepreneurial Elevation Principles and the Entrepreneur’s Elevation Skills. These are essential skills that you need to create a successful business and personal life. Cameron Herold— Bestselling Author and a widely-respected expert on entrepreneurial mindset—brings his wisdom and insight to you using Hal Elrod’s powerful Miracle Morning framework.

DEVELOP A VISION FOR YOUR BUSINESS, AND BECOME THE INFLUENTIAL AND INSPIRING LEADER YOU WERE ALWAYS MEANT TO BE.

The principles and skills you’ll find in this book will help you to channel your passion and achieve balance in a remarkable new way. – Learn why mornings matter more than you think – Learn how to master your own self-leadership and accelerate your personal development – Learn how to manage your energy—physical, mental, and emotional – Learn how to implement Hal Elrod’s invaluable Life S.A.V.E.R.S. in your daily routine – And much more… You’re already an entrepreneur. Now discover how to take your success to the next level by first taking yourself to the next level. The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs is your roadmap to masterfully building an empire with a powerful vision, utilizing your areas of personal genius, with the right team at your side.

Start giving your business and your life the very best opportunities for success, right now.

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Double Double: How To Double Your Revenue And Profit In 3 Years Or Less​

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A step-by-step guide to enjoying the roller-coaster ride of growth — while getting the most out of life as an entrepreneur. A growth-focused approach: The book is divided into three sections, which cover planning for fast growth, building a company for fast growth, and leading for fast growth. Each topic the author covers — from creating a vision for the company’s future to learning how to generate free PR for a developing company — is squarely focused on the end goal: doubling the size of the entrepreneur’s company in three years or less. A down-to-earth action plan: Herold’s experienced-based advice never gets bogged down in generalities or theory. Instead, he offers a wealth of practical tips, including: How to design meetings for maximum efficiency; How to hire top-quality talent; How to grow in particularly tough markets; How to put together a board of advisors — even for a smaller company; How even the busy entrepreneur can achieve a work/life balance.