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Lesson #5: Build A Brand With Mainstream Appeal
“I always embraced my hard-core roots,” says Jameson, “but becoming a household name was an important thing to me.”

How Does a Bestseller Happen? A Case Study in Hitting #1 on the New York Times
Last Friday, the impossible happened and a lifelong dream came true: The 4-Hour Workweek hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list! Thank you all for your incredible encouragement and support. More unbelievable, this week 4HWW is simultaneously #1 on the NY Times and #1 on the Wall Street Journal business bestseller lists. How is this possible? How could a book from a first-time author — with no offline advertising or PR — hit both of these lists and stick for three months and counting?
The New York Times Bestseller List
Cumulative advantage is a powerful side effect of story telling. Get out front, even a little, and you sell more because many people like to invest in a winner. We like to read what other people are reading.
GetFriday and the Cost of Success: Exclusive Letter from the CEO
Do you want to get a promotion, make $500,000 per year, appear on Oprah, or have 10x the number of customers? Be careful what you ask for.
Thank You, Facebook Bankruptcy, and Late Christmas Presents
Thank you… Thank you… Thank you!
How to Turn Around Flat or Declining Sales Revenue
I don't care how many years your people have been in sales. They weren't trained to sell in an economic environment like the one we have today. Retaining accounts is as important as ever, but right now, most companies need their salespeople to bring in new business. Unfortunately, most of your salespeople weren't trained to hunt and close either, only to manage accounts. So it's a complex situatio.
How Do You Define Success as an Author?
As an author, what does success mean to you? How do you define it? What do you yearn for? And are you open enough to success that you will see what you have to do in order to obtain it? Here are some tips to help you through the stages of success from an author's perspective...
How Your Thinking Can Hurt Your Small Business and Your Life
At one time I thought that how I spent my time was the essential ingredient in determining how well I succeeded. That's so true but I now also realize that how I think determines how I spend my time, so I go a bit deeper.

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If Gap Needs a Niche
The New York Times carried an article today with the headline - Gap Is in Need of a Niche.
How Does a Bestseller Happen? A Case Study in Hitting #1 on the New York Times
Last Friday, the impossible happened and a lifelong dream came true: The 4-Hour Workweek hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list! Thank you all for your incredible encouragement and support. More unbelievable, this week 4HWW is simultaneously #1 on the NY Times and #1 on the Wall Street Journal business bestseller lists. How is this possible? How could a book from a first-time author — with no offline advertising or PR — hit both of these lists and stick for three months and counting?
Lesson #1: Slay the Dragons Standing In Your Way
Today, there are hundreds of millions of Harry Potter books in print around the world. Each book in Rowling’s series has also been on The New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. But when Rowling first began to seriously pursue her writing career, the story was a much different one than that.

From Menial Worker to Millionaire: How Walker Achieved Success
In 1917, Walker commissioned a 34-room mansion to be built for her on the Hudson River. It was her dream house, something she had worked for years to be able to afford. But when area residents found out who their new neighbour was going to be, they were less than happy. “One of the race,” wrote one newspaper, “is invading the domains of New York’s aristocracy.” The New York Times even wrote, “No woman of her race could own such a place. Does she really intend to live there?”

Pulling Back the Curtain on New York Times Book Reviews
At a Harvard University speech New York Times Book Review Editor Barry Gewen revealed unknown details about The New York Times Book Review’s “inner workings.” Authors wanting to get the scoop on the process will find insight into the minds of the reviewers at “The Gray Lady.” These inside secrets from that speech and gleaned from other sources may give authors a better idea if their book ever has a chance at making the cut

Barack Obama Election Ushers in A Different World
This week I was interviewed by Dominic Carter of New York 1, on his program called Inside City Hall. New York 1 is an all-news program that is popular in New York City, and Dominic Carter is someone I have a great deal of respect for. He should have a national show, but then New York would miss out on his full time and dynamic presence here. He describes me as “a man not known for keeping his opinions to himself” and the interview spanned two consecutive nights.
Scary!
Scariest start of an article award 2010, from yesterday's New York Times:

So You Want to be a Millionaire?
In 1996 a new book hit a national nerve as it raced up bestseller lists in the New York Times, Business Week, the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. It’s title? “The Millionaire Next Door – The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy.” Written by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko, this landmark study revealed the results of more than 20 years comprehensive research on just how people become wealthy. Their findings may shock you - just as it did millions of other Americans.

Enchantment hits the bestsellers lists
After one week of availability, Enchantment has hit three bestseller lists: New York Times (Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous), Wall Street Journal (Hardcover Business), and Publishers Weekly (Hardcover Nonfiction).
Leadership’s Link to Emotional Intelligence
Ever wonder why some of the most brilliant, well-educated people aren’t promoted, while those with fewer obvious skills climb the professional ladder? Chalk it up to emotional intelligence (EI), a term first coined in 1995 by psychologist Daniel Goleman in his New York Times bestseller Emotional Intelligence.
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