Waaah…

This looks pretty cool… check it out man, lots of stuff-lah…

Eh sorryla, can’t help it, but this chick-thingy “stuff” seriously looks damn good…

Don’t hate me cos I’m only a guy-lah come on… haha:

Women Persuasion Secrets

Seems this just got launched today… I got one myself, and I have to say, not bad =)

That aside, I’m excited today… Remember a few months back when I posted about this book?:

I finally got it today.

The moment it “arrived”, I ripped it apart, and quickly got to reading it s-l-o-w-l-y… WORD FOR WORD. (Points tend to stick better when you’re reading at a moderate, relaxed pace, at least, that’s how I do it anyway

We’ll leave the super-exciting reading habits part for another day k as what I’m here to do is to encourage, urge and freakin’ get you to to go get this book NOW if you can.

Why?

The author (the ever brilliant Michael Masterson) is one who has DONE everything that he’s written about here; it’s in the minute details that I find most valuable, and the fact that the business growth strategies he shares are EXTREMELY relatable to entrepreneurs who are actually going through it right now, the struggles, challenges, etc, etc… We get it. We identify with it.

His simplistic views of breaking down business growth stages into 4 categories:

==> 0 - 1 Million

==> 1 Million - 10 Million

==> 10 Million - 50 Million

==> 50 Million - 300 Million

For growth stages…

==> 0 - 1 Million
Challenge: You don’t really know what you’re doing yet, still finding the right footing, the right balance in your business.

What to do: Find your OSS (Optimal Selling Strategy). Your main focus is sales, sales, sales and nothing else. Why? Becos sales is the lifeblood of the business and it gives you CASHFLOW to fund your growth and do whatever u want to do as you’re growing. So to reach 1 Million, all efforts should be on sales.

==> 1 Million - 10 Million

If your sales have reached $1 million, it shows that you, your ideas and your outfit has what it takes to be a marketing genius. You have proven your worth in the marketplace that you have the ability to sell or your product sells. Challenge now is to create multiple products (profit funnels) fast. Your sole lead product will have exhausted itself (life cycle and since you’ve sold 1 million worth, generally it’s quite exhausive), so you need to come out with multiple products at this stage to grow and reach the 10 million mark.

Principle:

Front-End goal = acquire new customers
Back-end Goal (with multiple products) = make a profit.

bla, bla, bla… gives one a wonderful, real-world “closed curtain” look into the actual going-ons in these businesses and what to expect along the way. 

My eyes are barely open as I’m typing this (no thanks to the obsessively scary ”Ready, Aim Fire” addiction), in other words, I’m numb, tired and I soooooooo need to sleep right now.

Bottom line: I LOVED it to bits, and I’m sure you will too. Truly one of the best business books to have hit our shores in a while now!

Next comes the reality of “book-reading”: It’s pretty much “worthless” to you UNTIL the day you’ve started to actively and consistently apply the stuff that you’ve learned in it (classic case of the importance of taking solid ACTION), if not, you might as well be better off watching tv and not waste your time reading it in the first place haha..

K, adios and til the next time!

Later,

Jay…

Hmm…

As I was doing my usual rounds of researching for content today, I discovered something pretty interesting that sparked something off a while ago..

I’ll share it with ya… it goes a little something like this:

Most people are sellfish and say, “I’m not going to give more than I get.” But instead of getting a lot, all they get is old and unhappy. I’ve found that it’s much better to give a ton and get back a lot in return, not caring a lot about the fact that I didn’t get as much as I gave than to give little or none and get back little or none.

Relationships aren’t like investing. If you want a lot, get used to giving more. But it’s worth it in the end, because love, attention, humor and fun aren’t like money. If you give them out, you won’t have less. You have MORE.

Well phrased, won’t you say?

Me personally? I never really thought of it that way before..

Anyway, too much work n thinking can sometimes FRY our brains… so here’s a cool video that’s been making it’s rounds across the Net these days… check it out… it’s like “oh sooo sooooo kewl!”

As I was surfing up craigslist a while ago, I stumbled onto this… An personal ad by a self-proclaimed HB (hot babe)-10.

Classic.

Check it out… it’s damn funnyyyyy… ekeke

HB-10:

Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy. I’m not from New York. I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year.

I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don’t think I’m overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that’s where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won’t get me to central park west.

I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics - bars, restaurants, gyms

- What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won’t hurt my feelings

- Is there an age range I should be targeting (I’m 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I’ve seen really ‘plain jane’ boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I’ve seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What’s the story there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment, banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY.

Please hold your insults - I’m putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I’m being up front about it. I wouldn’t be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn’t able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.

THE ANSWER:

Dear Pers-431649****:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.

Firstly, I’m not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said, here’s how I see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here’s why.

Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple.

But here’s the rub: your looks will fade, and my money will likely continue into perpetuity…in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won’t be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates!

Let me explain, you’re 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold…hence the rub…marriage. It doesn’t make good business sense to “buy you” (which is what you’re asking) so I’d rather lease. In case you think I’m being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It’s as simple as that. So a deal
that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful” as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy.

I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you’re going about it the right way. Classic “pump and dump.” I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.