Think And Grow Rich is hands down the best selling success book of all time! If you have read any other success books you would realise that a lot of  their suggestions stem from this book right here. The original Think and Grow Rich was published  back in 1937. Napoleon Hill uses examples that include the pioneers that can account for much of what we experience today.

These include Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and other millionaires of his generation to illustrate his principles. It is an excellent read and I highly recommend it to everyone starting out.

The concepts are sound and practised greatly by many people today to attain the mindset that leads to wealth.

The Richest Man in Babylon comes in second IMHO to the book above. It is another classic amongst the success and wealth genre of books. It was written back in the 1920′s and is based on the practices of the Richest Man in Babylon, a thriving city dated back to biblical times.

This celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of-and a solution to-personal money problems.This is the original classic that reveals the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn even more money. Simply put: the original money-management favorite is back!

The quote above by the publisher says it all it’s a short read and definitely one for reference if you ever find yourself off track the lessons in this book will keep you on course.

Alright let’s get a little closer to the present. How to Make Millions with Your Ideas: An Entrepreneurs Guide is by the genius marketer Dan Kennedy famously known amongst other things for his serious of NO B.S books about everything from time management to sales success. A lot of my friends complain about having all these ideas but not knowing where to take it from there. Well Dan let’s you know where to go and how far you can go and how many different ways you can get there. This book offers case studies from every spectrum of the business world including Dominos pizza.

I always look back at this book whenever I find myself stuck and can’t get my current idea to go any further. A quick flip through the pages and I’m loaded with a brand new perspective! Take a read and let me know what you think. I guarantee it’s a keeper!

By far one of my most favourite books recently read is The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris. What a guy! Tim takes you on a journey in this book into the world of the New Rich. In this world you escape the 9-5, live anywhere, work less, make a lot more money and live like a millionaire.

Many of his case studies are his own experiences and in this new expanded version you learn of stories from people who have followed Tim’s principles and succeeded. If you’re still not sold feel free to check out Tim’s blog jam packed with up to date information on living the New Rich life.

What would be better than working just 4 hours a week and making more than most do working for 40!

Lastly we have what some people also consider to be a classic, Rich Dad Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki goes into a journey of his child hood where he had what he calls two dads, a Rich Dad and a Poor Dad. He compares greatly what he was taught by his Rich Dad with what he was taught by his Poor Dad.

The comparison gives us insight into the mind of the rich and illustrates greatly how because of this mindset the rich are able to stay that way. At the same time it shows us why the mindset of the poor is a major hindrance to them attaining wealth for themselves.

Take a read and learn what the rich teach their kids that the poor and middle class do not!

I hope you find these books useful to you, let me know how it goes and do enjoy. If any readers have any other book suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments I love getting new insights.

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Yaro has also created a video showing his money making strategies, which he calls conversion blogging. He also has released two very interesting videos all as a prelude to blog mastermind. These videos show how he makes money from his blog and how much he makes. We’re talking cheque screenshots, paypal emails, the works!

For the first 100 persons to subscribe today to blogmastermind you get even more bonuses!

Bonus 1: “Conversion Blogging Revealed” – Live Teleconference With Yaro Dissecting The Conversion Blogging System.

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Bonus 3: “How To Boost Critical Conversion Points In Your Blog Business” – Live Teleconference With Will Swayne on testing elements of your blog and email newsletter to improve conversion rates.

All that said I think this is an excellent deal from all aspects. I definitely recommend signing up for the program. It may be just what you need to take the right approach to making money blogging.

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Yaro Starak, a well-respected blogger and blog trainer, released a free video that takes you inside his Internet business, which is based on just one blog.

Using his blog, Yaro generates a steady $10,000 to $20,000 each and every month.

His system is not the normal story of using a blog and sticking AdSense on it – he’s taken a much more BUSINESS focused approach. So if you want to run an Online Business, this video is also for you.

He calls his system “Conversion Blogging” because it combines a blog with an email list to create consistent income.

Inside the video you will learn -

• Why blogs are the only Web 2.0 marketing tool you will ever need
• Exactly how Yaro uses his blog to build a MASSIVE email list
• How just a blog can turn you into the No. 1 authority in your market
• What methods Yaro uses to translate his blog into a steady cash-flow stream
• How you can replicate Yaro’s methods using just one blog and get started in minutes

I have seen the video and I must say it’s very well done and contains very valuable content. Yaro takes a very down to earth and practical presentation. I have no doubt u will enjoy this and learn at the same time.

Set aside 32 minutes now, grab a drink, sit down and watch this video

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This week’s entrepreneur is Ephren Taylor of City Capital Corporation and at the tender age of 25, is the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company EVER. Quite an accomplishment where you’re the boss and younger than all your employees. Guy’s like Ephren Taylor show signs of entrepreneurship at a very young age. In fact, he started his first business at the age of 12, where he created 3D video games and sold them to his friends for $10.

At the age of 17, Ephren went on to build a million dollar ($3.4 million to be exact) technology company called GoFerretGo.com, which was then rated #4 of Teen Companies Nationwide by YoungBiz magazine. The guy really has a lot of very serious achievements under his belt. Finally, in 2006 Ephren Taylor became CEO of City Capital Corp, where he oversees over $150 million in assets for a number of clients for clients from Wall Street investors to professional athletes.

Ephren runs a blog where he gives pointers on how to create wealth beyond six and seven figures. I would suggest subscribing to it. Also take a look at the video below where Ephren appears on the CNBC show The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.

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The entrepreneur this week is Ben Casnocha of Comcate. Ben is 20 years old and has already started his own software company (Comcate) at age 14 as well as written his own book! Comcate develops software designed to help local governments resolve citizen complaints.

That’s a pretty interesting niche one that can really only come from some sort of personal experience. Ben says he realised how poorly governments dealt with customer service issues from his own experience and that gave him the idea for Comcate. That was his second company.

Ben took a year off to travel and write a book, after finishing High School. He wrote about his experiences and called the book”My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley.” This is truly something this is a very well accomplished young man.

On top of this Ben has been named one of the nation’s top 25 entrepreneurs under 25 by Business Week. His blog has been named one of the top 25 in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Furthermore while running Comcate he still had time to captain his San Francisco University High School basketball team and be editor of the school newspaper.

Ben Casnocha is now enrolled at California’s Claremont McKenna college and markets himself as entrepreneur, author and college student.

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This week’s entrepreneur is a bit more successful than what I’ve been writing about in the past but may still be a bit unknown to quite a few of us on this side of the Atlantic. Suranga Chandratillake is co-founder and CEO of Blinkx. Blinkx is a video search engine based in the UK and San Francisco, that indexes over 18 million hours of video online. According to their website:

Today, blinkx is the world’s largest single index of rich media content on the Web, delivering more content from a broader range of sources than either Google or Yahoo!

One of the main advantages Blinkx has over the other guys is software that turns speech into text and tells you how many times that word has appeared in a particular video. Blinkx has also taken on contextual advertising using a service they call AdHoc. Think of it as an "Adsense for videos".

The ads take many forms, clickable links that scroll across the screen, banner ads and interestingly a list at the end of the video that shows all the products mentioned in the video you just watched! This is some very interesting stuff and I think has a very good future ahead as more and more videos appear online. A story on Suranga and Blinkx can be found in the Business 2.0 September 2007 edition or on the business 2.0 website.

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Idealist

The idealist entrepreneur is the most common type of entrepreneur shown above. He/She likes innovation and enjoys working on something new or creative or something personally meaningful.

Optimizers

The optimizer entrepreneur comes in a close second and is content with the personal satisfaction of simply being a business owner.

I think everyone would have some sort of satisfaction being a business owner but if that’s what mostly feels important then I guess you fall here.

Hard Workers

The hard workers entrepreneur category includes persons who enjoy putting in long hours to build a larger more profitable business. They like the challenge it presents and of course reap the most rewards if the business turns out to be a multi-million dollar enterprise.

Hard work comes with all businesses but as we now see not everyone works hard for the business to grow as this group of entrepreneurs does.

Jugglers

The juggler entrepreneur likes the concept that the business gives them a chance to handle everything themselves. They are usually people with lots of energy and exist on the pressure of meeting deadlines, paying bills and of course making payroll.

Who doesn’t like pressure? J Last minute deadlines are lovely! I’m sure a lot of you have ended up in a situation where the deadline is approaching quickly. Maybe you’re a juggler

Sustainers

The sustainers entrepreneur category consists of people who like the thought of balancing work and a personal life. Most often they do not wish the business to grow too large where it will cut into their personal life too much.

These guys just need enough to survive. No big hopes and dreams of a multinational corporation or interviews on “The Big Idea” J

So there you have it five categories of entrepreneurs. I’ve been trying to figure out which category best describes me, but I think I have attributes of the first four types. I love creativity and innovation so am I an idealist? I think everyone would feel satisfaction as a business owner, a natural sense of pride would always come with entrepreneurship.

I definitely would love to see any business venture I undertake grow as large as it possibly can so then I’m a hard worker? Yet I work well under pressure I’d say I thrive on it a bit so then I’m a juggler.

I guess I am hybrid entrepreneur. What type of Entrepreneur are you?

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This week’s entrepreneur is Carl Ocab of carlocab.com. Carl is a 14 year old BOY from the Philippines. His major claim to fame is ranking number one in google for the keyphrase “make money online”. When I checked it he currently ranks fourth which is still far beyond anything I have accomplished.

Carl is really doing it big and still going to school. He blogs regularly after school and writes with great authority on his topics, much better than many of the make money online blogs run by adults I’ve come across. I think one of the things Carl has going for him is his family’s support. Many of his posts introductory make reference to his father who he says is a marketer himself.

Carl also has a free ebook called the kidblogger’s master plan, that he uses to make money online and replicates any number of times in different niches. Yes people he is 14 years old, and he started at 13. If this doesn’t motivate you to work harder I really think you should call it quits now. Check out Carl’s blog and read his posts he has some solid advice there and I would recommend subscribing to his blog and getting the free ebook.

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Today’s entrepreneur of the week is Brian Taylor of Kernel Season’s. Kernel Season’s began out of the dorm room of this 29 year old. The company makes seasonings for popcorn ranging from white cheddar to marshmallow chocolate. Imagine marshmallow chocolate popcorn, sounds good to me .

Brian says he made popcorn every night and created his own personal spice blends to add to it, his friends loved it and people came knocking on his dorm room door asking for the special seasonings.
Brian hired a team of flavour specialists to help perfect his seasonings and now has his seasonings in a reported 70% of groceries and movie theatres in the U.S.

This is some pretty good stuff here. Making money from something as simple as popcorn seasoning. You can read more about Brian Taylor and Kernel Seasonings here and maybe even try out some of his seasonings for yourself. Oh and his company reportedly made $5 million in sales in 2006!

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