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My friend Matt Haze sent me an article today from the Atlantic Magazine, here's the link: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201003/jobless-america-future. It's entitled The New Jobless Era and goes into a lot of detail about how bad the economic and employment conditions are going to be over the next 5 to 10 years.

In fairness, you need to read the article, it is well written and seriously researched. Then I want you to rea… Continue

There is a very special energy in Sedona. It's more than the beauty of the red rock formations and the Mogollon Rim - even though mother nature has truly blessed this place. This special energy is about the human spirit - it is soulful and sacred.

Laurie and I were called here to launch our new ventures. We knew it was a place of higher consciousness and deeper wisdom. And, we understood that Free Enterprise Warriors was meant to be grounded in this energy vortex. It is a place unique in the wo… Continue

Planning is a skill. Hal Geneen, the late Chairman of ITT and author of the book "Managing" said it takes 3 to 5 years just to learn how to plan. And, it is more of an art than a science. It takes intuition and creativity as well as rational analysis.

Zig Ziglar says that most people spend more time planning a two-week vacation than they do in thinking about their life goals. Most of the research I have read about this says that less than 10% of people have written goals. And, those 10% earn, o… Continue

This weekend has re-enforced my deep belief in the wisdom, creativity and benefits of a free society.

I have been reading books by David Boaz (http://www.davidboaz.com/) of the Cato Institute (http://www.cato.org/) and realizing two important facts: 1) freedom of choice, local control and free markets are the best ways for more people to get what they want and for a society to remain healthy, and 2) our American economy is rapidly being taken over and encumbered by the "iron triangle" of bureau… Continue

Based on the great responses from our first Business Activation Training event, we have added several upgrades for our next seminar on June17th at the new Sheraton in Tarrytown, NY. You can register at http://tinyurl.com/pywetj.

First, there are three secret strategies that entrepreneurs use to launch and grow their own businesses. They're not secret in that no one knows them, they are just hidden from view. Most people don't recognize or understand them, and even many entrepreneu… Continue