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    Any fiction writers here use Wattpad?

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    Sure. Where did I say otherwise? If you just show up, post work, and expect your big check, surprise -- there is no check. That's not the same thing as using a fan base as leverage to bootstrap your way to more visibility and bigger deals. All of which requires work, not "post on platform +...
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    Any fiction writers here use Wattpad?

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    I guess I just don't see your point. You say it's about odds, but then we've got one example -- and Hugh Howey is really stretching the point to breaking if you want to talk about the low odds of being a shooting-star success story -- weighing against, and plenty more in favor of, building up a...
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    Red pill, down the hatch

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    Ooooh we got us another grad-school success story! Welcome aboard!
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    Any fiction writers here use Wattpad?

    PUBLISHING 
    Yes, which is why the sentence right before that quoted paragraph is: > This being one of those unforeseeable Black Swan events, it's probably not lightning to capture in a bottle. :) Fool-proof process is only something that concerns fools. Everything is about odds. And if we're talking...
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    Help me with my conversions! Big traffic, no sales

    Know your audience, figure out what they want, and give it to them. And don't look like a sleazebag when you're doing it. If your offers aren't "converting" you're missing at least one of these.
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    Any fiction writers here use Wattpad?

    PUBLISHING 
    I know we're averse to "platform building" for its own sake around here, and not without good reason. Why might someone want to build a platform with "free" and use that to leverage paid works later? Derek Thompson's recent book Hit Makers gives one answer: (The whole book is excellent, by...
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    Author, Blogger and Epicurean philosopher

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    It wasn't an entirely serious comment. But these days if you don't flag it with a little emoji people seem not to get it. ;) I don't want to derail @Hiram 's thread with a tangent that might be silly, so I'll answer you briefly with two major points of difference. But first, two qualifiers. I...
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    Book #4: Vote for Next Book Discussion!

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    Last month I said: I'm sticking with that. Vote went to Holmes for cosmic balance.
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    Author, Blogger and Epicurean philosopher

    INTRO 
    This is interesting to see. Welcome aboard! (As a fire-breathing Aristotelian I'm going to disagree with most of the Epicurean and Lucretian world-view, but it's still an interesting position to take, especially in entrepreneurship!)
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    Is CENTS Destructive to Action?

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    I took the CENTS framework as an ideal. It's something to aspire to... an outcome that you want to aim for... a filter for selecting markets and considering your long-term options. I admit, I've been guilty of handwringing about this. (Not that I ever needed much of an excuse to procrastinate.)...
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    Tony Robbins Fans? Unleash the Power?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Tell us about your experience. What did you try that didn't work? You have read the material and tried it, right? You aren't just making passive-aggressive swipes from the sidelines with none of your own skin in the game, right? Share your experiences and tell us what you tried that didn't...
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    QUESTION: Should I stay or should I go?

    Don't pitch them at the drive-through window. I don't see the harm in using it as a way of finding warm leads for later follow-up. If you discover that the CFO of Acme Corp is in need of a new website and mad about his lazy staff, nothing says you can't send a "cold" email with that...
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    Elizabeth Warren: Break up Big Tech

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    You only had to listen
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    Tony Robbins Fans? Unleash the Power?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    I'd point you back at @Kung Fu Steve 's response back on page one, for a quick review. The place to start would be (IMO) Awaken the Giant Within, with Unlimited Power as a close second. You can probably grab a copy of either for under 10 bucks or grab it from the library if you've got a decent...
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    Tony Robbins Fans? Unleash the Power?

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    404, I'm not going to rag on you and I'm going to try and honestly answer this question for you. I'm saying that in case anything I say makes you feel like I'm attacking you. Not that I plan to be rude, just covering bases. First of all, up until maybe a year ago I agreed with you completely. I...
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    Tony Robbins Fans? Unleash the Power?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Is it me just sobering up after a bender or has there been a streak of bitter cynicism around here lately? (Both can be true)
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    Billionaire Ray Dalio: Meditation is ‘the single most important reason' for my success

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    If you didn't find value in it, it wasn't for you. Forget it, have a nice day, and move on without the ego. You know. Zen. Right? (Consistency in belief and action means more than words.)
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    Billionaire Ray Dalio: Meditation is ‘the single most important reason' for my success

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    I found this article helpful with this issue. Dōgen's essays on Zen practice (you can find them in Moon in a Dewdrop) have some surprisingly accessible advice on this, too. If I've understood him, sitting zazen isn't about withdrawing completely. It's about finding that paradoxical spot which...
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    Elizabeth Warren: Break up Big Tech

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    I'd like to think there's a middle ground somewhere between orthodox Stalinism and Galt's Gulch fan-fiction. But there's a big problem here that hasn't even stepped on stage yet. Big Tech does provide immense value through efficiencies of scale and network effects. I don't think anybody argues...
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    Launching Info Product to overcome an anxiety

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    You folks talking about validation up-thread reminded me of the I Love Marketing podcast for this week: https://ilovemarketing.com/an-amazing-9-word-email-that-revives-dead-leads-with-dean-jackson-at-joe-polishs-genius-network/ It's about reviving old leads, but there's some good gems in there...

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