Anyone else sick of not knowing what you want, or what is worth pursuing. Anyone else sick of following the path just because it has been paved.The only way to escape this loop is to become reacquainted (or acquainted) with yourself. The best way to do that is to start pursuing your whims.For me, this has been buying a Statue of Liberty lego set from the mall and making it, because I knew I wanted to, and begin making high quality pizzas from scratch. (Making the dough, and sauce, selecting the cheese.)So far, I have felt alive and have begun connecting to people through these passions. BeYou

How To Be You.

This is to motivate you to begin being friends with yourself. 

How To Be Me

“We don’t fall in love with compatibility, we fall in love with familiarity.” -Alain de BottonAs children our experiences create the foundation blocks of our future life. This is why someone who was raised with a lack of affection will likely marry someone who doesn’t show much affection.This is an extremely powerful idea for self discovery. Think about when the last time you got very angry was. Why? How does that relate to your past. Think about the last time you cried, the people you love, the YouTube videos you watch, etc… There is a lot left to learn about us.

What Is The Secret To Us

An interesting way to understand yourself better. 

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Awareness

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

Is it better to be average at everything or amazing at one thing?The answer is as follows. greatness takes work (approximately, a minimum of 10,000 hours of productive, growth oriented work). The fastest way to achieve 10,000 hours is to focus on what you enjoy and love doing and put 100% of yourself into the venture. you need to love it or else you won’t be able to commit to it. this is why following your passion is so important.The answer, it is better to be amazing at one thing then average at everything. Find your passion. Put everything into it.or don’t. it’s up to you.

Focus On One Thing. 

Ben Eidlisz on Oct 22

This has been something I’ve struggled with for a long time. I once thought it was impossible. Let me assure you, it isn’t.First, establish your main obstacles.Its likely the desire to go back to bed under the warm covers: avoid this by leaving your room immediately after your alarm goes off to get a cup of water.It will be likely that you will be hit with a huge wave of tiredness: avoid this by going to sleep early enough to get around 7 hours. All this entails is not watching that YouTube video and instead going to sleep.Avoid friction with smoothies, planned clothes, open windows. #5amclub

How To Wake Up Early. 

Ben Eidlisz on Sep 20

Smiles are the closest thing human beings have to godlike super powers; it is the ability to make others happier at will. When you walk down the street and smile at a stranger while saying a simple greeting. You will find something amazing happen. They will be extremely confused; they will probably think you’re talking to someone else, and then they will smile themselves. Smiling makes your friends feel respected, your acquaintances feel friendship, your strangers feel noticed. Try this: go to the mirror and smile at yourself for 30 seconds… you might find yourself smiling back.

How To Make Happiness. 

Ben Eidlisz on Sep 15

Hi friends! The Jewish New Year began two days ago.The tradition in religious communities is that schools and businesses close, and everyone spends the first day in synagogue praying for and thinking about what they want in the up coming year.It is beautiful concept, as it is so easy to get lost in our habits, our work, and our lives that we really forget to rearrange our goals: to remember that we dictate the direction of our lives.So, dictate. Take a moment, right now, ask yourself if you could change one thing in your life, what would it be? If it scares you, you’re in the right direction.

Listen To You. 

Ben Eidlisz on Sep 12

no. We aren’t running Facebook ads to make quick conversions on Shopify (and proceed with caution before buying that course). We market to make change. Your product or service is solving a problem, it is changing someones life into a better life. In this book, Seth Godin goes into depth about how one should market any and everything. He would know a thing or two, being the founder of two major companies. (One was aquired by yahoo). He also has an extremely successful blog and social media presence. Please friend, if this interests you, tap now to keep on reading.

Why Do We Market?

Marketing is not advertising: not anymore. There was a time when the two went hand in hand. Many think it still does, but that's wrong. Seth explains it as follows. When developing a "thing", you can create it and then search for costumers for that "thing". Or, you can find a problem that affects people, and then create a solution. He uses the analogy of a lock and key. One can create a key and run around looking for the keys lock, or one can find a lock and craft a custom key for that lock. Mindset shift: One doesn't market to get rich; one markets to make productive change.

Marketing Vs. Advertising

Not everyone. Never, ever everyone.When marketing, you must start with the very smallest viable group.If your marketing is for your YouTube channel, and you want to make videos on productivity you are setting yourself up for failure, your too broad, and you will be yelling into an ocean (I'll explain more on next idea). So, shrink down the problem.If you want to solve the problem of unproductivity, shrink it to only high schoolers... who are on the debate team... the captains of the debate team... and compete in a specific type of debate (LD, PF), who don't have good coaches. So why?

Who do you market to?

Think about it like this. You don't run ads to sell floaties to a drowning man. You be there to give it. However, to sell floaties to someone who isn't planning on swimming, you could put a million dollars into ads. They still won't buy your floaties. If someone has a real problem, and you provide them with change that solves their problem. You now have a customer, followers, subscriber, etc. This is why, when starting off, we target the smallest group possible.

Why the smallest viable market?

Once you find your smallest viable market, you begin solving their problems. You begin making change, and you provide value. Better value than anything they have ever received before. after some patience, your product, service, brand, will begin making waves, and you will continue to ride them. this is the power of marketing. If it interests you, I highly recommend you read this book. but be aware, this book provides value mainly for people that are growing a business or for those looking to get into one. If you fit that description: read away. thanks for reading, sincerely,ben

Now What?

#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller Instant New York Times Bestseller A game-changing approach to marketing, sales, and advertising. Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses, lectures, and bestselling books. He is the inventor of countless ideas that have made their way into mainstream business language, from Permission Marketing to Purple Cow to Tribes to The Dip. Now, for the first time, Godin offers the core of his marketing wisdom in one compact, accessible, timeless package. This is Marketing shows you how to do work you're proud of, whether you're a tech startup founder, a small business owner, or part of a large corporation. Great marketers don't use consumers to solve their company's problem; they use marketing to solve other people's problems. Their tactics rely on empathy, connection, and emotional labor instead of attention-stealing ads and spammy email funnels. No matter what your product or service, this book will help you reframe how it's presented to the world, in order to meaningfully connect with people who want it. Seth employs his signature blend of insight, observation, and memorable examples to teach you: * How to build trust and permission with your target market. * The art of positioning--deciding not only who it's for, but who it's not for. * Why the best way to achieve your goals is to help others become who they want to be. * Why the old approaches to advertising and branding no longer work. * The surprising role of tension in any decision to buy (or not). * How marketing is at its core about the stories we tell ourselves about our social status. You can do work that matters for people who care. This book shows you the way.

This Is Marketing

We are addicts. It is a sad realization: knowing we will spend the majority of our lives looking at an electronic screen, until everything turns black and white. we are addicted to our phones because while we are on them our brains are constantly releasing dopamine. So, let’s lower the dopamine. one amazing way to do this, is to go to setting and color filters, and turn on the grey filter. Once this is on, your screen time and craving will decrease, guaranteed. try it. your screen will be a dark and gloomy oasis; The world will be overflowing with beauty. Try it and enjoy your new life.

How To Stay Off Your Phone. 

Ben Eidlisz on Sep 06

5, 4, 3, 2… 1 That text that you are terrified to send, it was just sent. That email to your teacher, boss, coach, etc. is now in their inbox. How does it work? Essentially, when you start counting you allow yourself to stop thinking. You become temporarily consumed in the count and then the moment you reach 1. You have an amazing power to just press the send button, to throw your phone away, to start studying, to get out of bed. The power is endless. So try, right here, right now. When you finish counting down from 5, throw your phone away and do something that will make you happy. 5432…ONE.

How To Control Your Life With The 5 Second Rule. 

Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends, and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself? Using the science habits, riveting stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel Robbins will explain the power of a "push moment." Then, she'll give you one simple tool you can use to become your greatest self. It take just five seconds to use this tool, and every time you do, you'll be in great company. More than 8 million people have watched Mel's TEDx Talk, and executives inside of the world's largest brands are using the tool to increase productivity, collaboration, and engagement. In The 5 Second Rule, you'll discover it takes just five seconds to: Become confident Break the habit of procrastination and self-doubt Beat fear and uncertainty Stop worrying and feel happier Share your ideas with courage The 5 Second Rule is a simple, one-size-fits-all solution for the one problem we all face—we hold ourselves back. The secret isn't knowing what to do—it's knowing how to make yourself do it. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

The 5 Second Rule

I’m sick of it. Every year, regardless of the amount of pens I pack for school, I lose them all within a couple of weeks. I've tried to prevent this from happening before. Last year, I packed two cases instead of 1, so I had double the amount of pens, but still I was out of pens within a few short weeks. This year, I am taking a more tactiful approach. I've decided that my inability to keep my pens stems from my lack of care for them. I start the year with so many that I don't mind losing them.Today, I packed 1 pen and 9 periods later, I still have it.MINDSET SHIFT: Failure is not an option.

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