5 Things to Learn in “Outwitting the Devil” by Napoleon Hill

Andrew Carnegie was a business tycoon in the late 1800s… and the richest

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Journalist Napoleon Hill asked Andrew Carnegie, “What makes for a successful life?” Image “Newspapers B&W (3)” by Jon S, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

man in America.

During an ‘afternoon interview’ —one that stretched into three days— journalist Napoleon Hill asked Carnegie,

What makes for a successful life?

With a twinkle in his eye, Carnegie invited Hill to research that exact question— Continue reading “5 Things to Learn in “Outwitting the Devil” by Napoleon Hill”

Copywriting Persuasion with Matt Rizvi
(Persuasion Play Podcast 004)

What does it take to become an in-demand copywriter?

Anyone can write.

And if you look at social media these days, pretty much everyone does write.

But that doesn’t make you a successful copywriter… in demand from people you’ve never met… with millions of dollars in sales under your belt…

Now, there’s nothing stopping you from becoming a successful sales copywriter.

When you know the structure of a successful sales letter, and you know what keeps people reading and buying, you too can become a highly-paid direct response marketer.

That’s how today’s guest,  Matt Rizvi, rose to become an in-demand financial copywriter.

And in this episode, Matt’s going to share his copywriting secrets with you.

Who Is Matt Rizvi?

Matt Rizvi is a multi-million dollar copywriter at RizviPublishing.com and DailyCopywriter.com.

After honing his skills at Stansberry Research for three years, Matt started freelance copywriting in 2016.

Matt’s also created his own course for aspiring writers.

Discover what it takes to become an in-demand copywriter on Episode 004 of the Persuasion Play Podcast with Matt Rizvi.

In this episode, Matt shares some incredible knowledge, including:

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(Persuasion Play Podcast 004)”

These are my recent Messages from the Universe

Last Friday I got a message from the Universe. Sunday I got another.

Let me back up.

When I first started PersuasionReadingList.com, an early post was about the confirmation bias I had experienced at the time. Numerous, unrelated sources had all suggested that I Offer Water to people.

Coming from multiple sources, it was as if the Universe was talking to me, making sure I didn’t miss the message. I still offer water, the source of life.

Full Moon, 2018-03-02, from my Nikon D5100 and a 240mm zoom lens. Image CC-By-2.0 Jeffrey G Thomas
Hi Moon, what’s going on? “SGT’s Full Moon,” 2018-03-02, from my Nikon D5100 and a 240mm zoom lens. Image by Jeffrey G Thomas, CC-By-2.0

There were other messages around that time, too. Learn about Persuasion was one message. Think Big was another.

And now, the Universe is Back.

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Persuasion Articles of the Week

Photo "Cars on I-90 floating bridge" by Seattle Municipal Archives, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
Photo “Cars on I-90 floating bridge” by Seattle Municipal Archives, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

#exoproject #podcast #defaults #personality #happiness #anxiety #habits

 

10 Things I Learned from Andrew DeYoung, author of “The Exo Project”

Notes from my interview with Andrew DeYoung and the Persuasion Play Podcast episode 002.

 

The Praise Paradox

Praise the efforts of children, not their outcomes. Works on adults too!

 

Cure your bad habits with “Sludge”

The opposite of Nudge, which sets beneficial defaults, Sludge makes compliance as difficult as possible. The idea is to intentionally add friction to your transactions to lessen their likelihood.

 

Study links decline in teenagers’ happiness to smartphones

Smartphones steal our focus, give us a short-lived feeling of social connections, and cause us to compare our boring moments with photos of the amazing lives of people we know.

 

Scientists Just Identified The Physical Source of Anxiety in The Brain

More evidence that animals like you and I are controlled by our wiring.

 

How To Get Your Point Across To These Five Personality Types

Five ways to present your argument.

 

 

Making a Change for the New Year

Last week we discussed Luck. Is an event that happens to us Good Luck or Bad Luck?

The Yin and the Yang are opposing forces in the universe, in balance regardless of how Humans perceive things.
The Yin and the Yang are opposing forces in the universe, in balance regardless of how Humans perceive things.

In the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a film filled with references to the balance of the universe (tao), a character is asked that exact question.

Was this event good luck or bad luck?

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