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James 13-year-old daughter explains to him today that the safest way to make money is to get a job with a steady salary.

As you can imagine, James disagrees.

He says DON'T focus on a salary. If you have a salary you can still get fired at any time, plus you're taxed at the highest rate possible.

When you're working for a salary the value you're bringing to your company is often two or three times what they're paying you. Your boss has to take a piece, his boss needs to take a piece, and so on up the ladder.

Salary is a fancy phase for "We're about to steal two-thirds of your value."

Try to get at least seven sources of income and don't invest your money with banks or brokerages companies.

They are not your friends.

Instead, invest in yourself.

Listen to hear how James sees the future.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 4:09pm EDT

Don't try to predict the future.

When you're 19 years old, you're going to make every mistake possible. We all do it, but that doesn't mean that your relationship isn't meaningful.

Don't regret. Don't be anxious.

Stay focused on the present.

Listen to hear how James wants Claudia to stay in practice, just in case.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 11:56am EDT

"Can a person be too humble," was the question asked of James today.

James says he doesn't think that's the real question. The real question should be, "Should I be so humble that I let people walk all over me?"

The easy answer is, "No."

But there's a lot more to it.

Listen to hear how James explains this idea.

Regards,

David Newman

P.S. Find Out Today How To Thrive in America Over the Next 5 Years

The American Dream is not dead. But it has been forever changed. Playing by the old rules no longer works. Instead, there’s a new way to “make it” in America. Millionaire investor, James Altucher, just revealed a roadmap that shows you how to get there.

P.P.S. Here is YOUR CHANCE to WINJames Altucher’s favorite books from The James Altucher Show podcast. 

 

This giveaway includes over 30 hard copy books, written by some of the most successful entrepreneurs, marketers, celebrities, and all around choose-yourselfers

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Category:business -- posted at: 11:36am EDT

Yesterday, James noticed on Amazon that there was a second version of The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth.

Someone had hacked James' book and made himself the editor so he could sell it and get paid.

Claudia called Amazon and went ballistic when no one would help.

James used a different tactic.

He found the "author," who lives in Bangladesh and was using his real name. James wrote to him and recommended he take it down.

He wrote James back, blamed it on a so-called friend and apologized.

Eventually, and only because James has connections within Amazon, he got it taken down. But not before this guy made a substantial amount of money selling James' books.

As James says, "At least I'll get an Ask Altucher show and a blog post out of this experience, so all was not lost."

You can't let people take advantage of you, but you can't let things like this ruin your life.

Listen to hear how James resolved it, made the best of it, and moved on.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 3:13pm EDT

Hal Elrod died.

We're not talking metaphorically; he actually died in a head-on car accident. Driving home in his new car he was hit head on by a drunk driver. He bled to death on the side of the freeway.

After six days in a coma he woke up to find that he had 11 broken bones, permanent brain damage, and doctors said he might never walk again.

But he had learned a very important lesson from his time as a door-to-door knife salesman. He calls it the 5-minute rule. It's OK to be negative when things go wrong, but for no more than 5 minutes

Not only did Hal walk, he went on to run a 52-mile ultra-marathon, become a hall of fame business achiever, international Keynote Speaker, success coach, hip-hop recording artist, and multiple-time #1 bestselling author of The Miracle Morning series of books.

If you win the morning you win the day.

That wasn't the only time he had to overcome huge problems. But again his 5-minute rule kicked in.

Listen to Hal's incredible story and hear his list of six personal goals that he does every day. His life savers.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 3:06pm EDT

James has a list...

First, having any opinion at all is a mistake for any young person.

Second, you were not put on this earth for any special purpose. Stop searching for your purpose in life. It only causes unnecessary stress.

Just do want you want to do.

Third, you probably talk too much. Try to talk less.

Fourth, take the word "career" out of your vocabulary. Get good at multiple things.

Listen to hear the rest of his list.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 2:25pm EDT

Everyone's happiness is different, special, and customized just for them by them.

Is happiness something inside you or is it outside of you?

James and Claudia explain the difference.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 10:47am EDT

Last week in our Ask Altucher episode #286: Help I'm Homeless and episode #283: Will You Go Broke Choosing Yourself? James and Claudia talked about being homeless.

Today they interview Maja Gray who is living, as she calls it, location independent.

Maja has been a traveler since childhood. She's lived all over the world. Hong Kong, Mexico, Japan, France...

She has stayed with friends, house sat, boat sat, but right now she's living in an airport. She exercises in the yoga rooms, uses old phone booths that have a table, Wi-Fi and an electrical outlet, and finds a comfortable place to sleep.

She's learned to nap anywhere, showering is easy, and the food is great.

Learn how she follows all four of James rules for living a healthy life.

Living homeless today may not be exactly what you thought it was.

If you'd like to help Maja finish her book, learn more here.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 11:15am EDT

James and Claudia tackled todays question about too many choices a little differently today.

Claudia thought you should begin with focusing and James felt you should instead just pick anything and get going. 

Do the first, simplest thing you can first.  

Then do a little of the next….  

As they talked through this James explains how he started this morning preparing for his podcast recording today, his “A” thing. Then he took a break and he did a few “B–E” things.

He then got back to the “A” thing having felt like he’s accomplished a lot already today.

Learn what James “B-E” things were today.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 12:22pm EDT

You can't be productive all day every day.

First, you must read. When you read, you get the distilled, curated life of the writer. The author becomes your virtual mentor.

Second, you must sleep. If you don't get enough sleep, your brain just isn't working at its peak.

Third, you should eat at home. This saves you a couple hours a day and as a bonus, you'll be healthier.

Fourth, you should throw out everything that you can.

And fifth, you should never surf the web. Try for a week, and see how much extra productive time you have.

Listen here and learn how you can become mega-productive.

Plus, don't go to meetings, don't make many phone calls, and send texts instead of emails.

You are what you consume.

Regards,

David Newman

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Category:business -- posted at: 10:06am EDT