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Mr. Ziglar was truly one of the greats.



Even after his passing, I think this man continues to touch more lives and help more people in a day than most of us – myself included – do in a lifetime.



People mentioned in this episode:



Zig Ziglar



Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:



Leave It to Beaver



Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:



Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit+growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.



Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.



Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.



In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.



For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).



When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.



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This quote doesn’t mean anything unless you know the classic Zen story behind it.



I heard Dr. Dyer tell it years ago, and here’s how I remember it…



A farmer walking into town passes The Buddha and says, “Buddha, please help me."



"Something terrible has happened. My ox just died and now I have no way to plow my fields."



"Isn’t that the worst thing that could have happened to me?”



The Buddha replies, “Maybe so; maybe not.”



The farmer walks away shaking his head, thinking The Buddha has obviously gone mad.



On his way home, he spots a huge, strong, wild horse and ropes him.



This horse will do even more work than the ox.



Next week, the farmer sees The Buddha and says, “You were right! I now have a horse that can do twice the work of my old ox. Isn’t that wonderful news?”



“Maybe so; maybe not,” says The Buddha.



Again, the farmer walks home thinking The Buddha has lost touch with reality.



When he arrives, he finds his son lying on the ground with a broken leg.



He had been thrown while riding the new horse.



On his next trip into town, the farmer spots The Buddha and says, “You were right again."



"The horse broke my son’s leg. Now he won’t be able to help me at harvest time."



"Surely, Buddha, don’t you see this is the worst news imaginable?”



“Maybe so; maybe not,” the Buddha calmly replied.



That was the last straw!



The farmer walked away, telling himself he had wasted enough time seeking advice from this old, senile man.



Just then, word spread throughout town that war had broken out against a bigger, stronger village.



Troops were going to every house and farm to round up all the able-bodied young men to fight.



They would be outnumbered and outmatched, and would most likely die.



The farmer rushed home.



The troops had come, but since his son had a broken leg, he was not taken, and his life was spared.



And from that day forward, the farmer never doubted the wisdom of The Buddha again.



People mentioned in this episode:



Dr. Wayne DyerAndrew CarnegieJohn D. RockefellerJ. P. MorganCornelius Vanderbilt



Please Note: I realize not all these gentlemen made their fortunes during The Depression. My point is about their attitudes regarding the prevailing financial conditions of their times.



Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:



None today.



Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:



Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit+growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.



Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.



Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.



In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.



For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).



When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.



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It’s official!



Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln get credit for more quotes they didn’t actually originate than any other historical figures.



I saw a funny one online the other day...



“Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” — Abraham Lincoln



People mentioned in this episode:



Abraham LincolnMark Twain



Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:



The Sopranos



Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:



Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit+growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.



Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.



Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.



In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.



For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).



When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.



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The book, North Dallas Forty, was made into a movie in the seventies starring Nick Nolte and Mac Davis.



Lots of great character actors in there, too, like Dabney Coleman and G. D. Spradlin (who you might also know as the Senator who tries to extort Michael in The Godfather: Part II).



People mentioned in this episode:



Nick NolteMac DavisDabney ColemanG. D. SpradlinJerry Seinfeld



Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:



North Dallas Forty (book)North Dallas Forty (movie)The Godfather: Part IIThe Tonight Show with Johnny Carson



Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:



Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit+growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.



Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.



Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.



In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.



For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).



When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.



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You’ve undoubtedly heard the old saying, “Behind every great man, there’s a great woman.”



Well, here’s a variation for you...



“Behind every great success, there’s a great system.”



Though both the great woman and the great system go unnoticed, their presence makes all the difference in the world.



Success is all around you. If want to create more success in both your professional and personal life – notice I did not say “attract more success” – you need to identify and emulate the system that’s producing it.



People mentioned in this episode:



W. Clement StoneMichael GerberOg Mandino



Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:



The E-Myth RevisitedThe Greatest Salesman In The World



Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:



Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit+growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.



Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.



Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.



In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.



For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).



When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.



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Mr. Sullivan has also said this in a similar way you may like even better...



“We remain young to the degree that our ambitions are greater than our memories.”



People mentioned in this episode:



Dan Sullivan



Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:



The Bucket List



Six things about Simple Secrets and its founder, Chris Allen:



Simple Secrets, LLC is a profit+growth consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina, with team members around the world.



Simple Secrets collaborates with a hand-selected group of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and independent practitioners – doctors, lawyers, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs, etc. – to maximize their incomes, allowing them more well-deserved focus, freedom and fulfillment.



Simple Secrets was founded in 2015 by award-winning direct response marketer, entrepreneur, and consultant Chris Allen.



In the pre-Internet 90’s, Chris developed and marketed millions of dollars worth of physical products on radio and TV – the old "operators are standing by" days – then used his time-tested warchest of successful marketing methods to go completely digital in 2002, when the Internet began to mature.



For over a decade, Chris provided information and consulting services to a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including United Airlines, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sony, LexisNexis and The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).



When he’s not online, helping clients, Chris enjoys playing way too much Pickleball, and eating way too much pizza.



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