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Living Longer and Making Money

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 | Off-Topic with No Comments »

Scott Wainner of W Revenue posted an interesting article on longevity research and the need for it to be publicly embraced. It seems as though there are major issues in our culture that make us question longevity research and whether or not it should be pursued.

People in general have always been slow to change - and when it comes to something as important as our bodies and lives, there are certainly a number of reasons why we would be unsure of scientific research and cell development.

Scott explains that aging itself doesn’t have to be a part of human life - it is caused by cellular processes, not by time. Therefore, if we can reprogram these processes we could eventually extend our lives…indefinitely.

Check out what Scott has to say on the issue and why our minds should be open. I need to look into it a bit more myself, but I think that these types of things should be viewed with an open mind. Without change there is no progress…

This post is part of Scott’s $20 blogging challenge. Find out how you can make $20 for blogging about longer life…

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Glyphius 2007 On Sale for ProFreelancing Readers

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 | Off-Topic with No Comments »

ProFreelancing readers,

As many of you know, I’m very intrigued by the art of creating effective headlines - so much so that I wrote an eBook on the topic.

Anyways, I’ve been using Glyphius 2007 - a software developed by James Brausch - for my Sales Letter headlines for the past couple months and it has worked incredibly. So I decided to pick up a few copies for you guys and gals. The software typically sells for around $300. Ryan Healy had his copies quickly snatched up at $200.

Can I top that? Of course!

I’m offering 10 copies at $120 a piece - shipping and handling is on me.

Glyphius will improve your headlines and increase your sales!

Check out what Eric Graham, the Conversion Doctor, has to say about it. Not convinced? See Squidoo’s review of the software.

There’s only one catch…the price will go up $20 per day until I’m out of copies.

Get your copy of Glyphius 2007 today.

Click here for more information about Glyphius 2007.

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ProHeadlines eBook Has Been Released!

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 | Off-Topic with No Comments »

I’ve released my first eBook entitled “ProHeadlines: The #1 Secret to Powerful Copy that Sells.”

It will be on-sale for a limited-time price of $9.95 for the first 30 days (over 50% off). I hope you like it.

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Live Like A Millionaire?

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 | Off-Topic with 10 Comments

Do you really want to live like a millionaire? I don’t…and I don’t think you really do either. I mean, it sounds fantastic - $1,000,000 in the bank, no credit card bills, no stress with the house or car payments, no worries about the student loans, and having the freedom of being able to buy whatever you need whenever you need it - incredible…right?

Right! That would be incredible…but the sad thing is that very few millionaires actually live a stress-free lifestyle. The strange thing about human beings is that we always find a way to balance our spending with our income. Well, okay…sometimes our spending can exceed our income, but you never see a millionaire living off of $40,000/year. Know what I mean?

The more money you have, the more you spend. The idea of becoming a millionaire isn’t all it’s cracked up to be…which is easy coming from somebody like myself that is only a year out of university and beginning a career with the goal of becoming a millionaire in the not-so distant future…but I’m going to say it anyways.

Millionaires usually have more stress than you and I, because they have little to gain (they already have it all) and much to lose. Just look at Hollywood as an example - sure there are a number of happy people living the high-life, but there are also as many people living troubled lifestyles as there are in our own lives…at least mine. The fact is, people with that much money don’t even know what to do with it, yet they somehow find a way to make it a problem in their life. You see millionaires paying for expensive jewelry, crazy cars, private jets, multi-thousand dollar hotel rooms, and other ridiculous stuff all the time…yet does it make them any happier than you and I are when we’re with the people we love the most? I think not…

…if you want to become a millionaire, then you need to ask yourself one simple question: Why?

What will $1,000,000 do for you right now that you couldn’t do otherwise? Do you want a bigger house? Why? Do you want a nicer car? Why? Do you want to go somewhere interesting? Why do you have to be a millionaire to do so?

The thing that I find so fascinating about travel is that it puts a lot of weight in the “grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” mentality. North Americans want to travel to Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Oceania, and South America…and people from all of those places want to travel to North America. Travel is cheap these days…you don’t need to be a millionaire to see the world. And if you can’t afford a nice fourteen hour flight, then find something closer to your backyard. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure…try vacationing close to home, I’m sure you’ll find it to be a lot of fun!

But let’s get back to what I’m trying to get at…are there any other reasons why you want to be a millionaire? Is there any extra satisfaction that you’ll get from life? Or does it really all boil down to the fact that you don’t really know what you want?

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