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The Top 26 Reasons People Keep Doing Work They Hate (& 5 ways to kill the excuses)

By Scott | March 7, 2012 | Follow me on Twitter

i hate my job

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got.”

-Mark Twain

Let’s talk about why people keep doing work they hate.

By now I’m sure you know the terrifying stat: Over 80% of people don’t enjoy their work and nearly 75% don’t know their passion. 

These two numbers kill me. But thanks to our work here at Live Your Legend, it’s getting better by the day (congrats to so many of you who’ve made massive change – it’s not easy, but I bet it was worth it)!

But for the rest of the world, it’s crazy to think that so many people are willing continue to act in a way that doesn’t make them happy.

And trust me, by now I feel like I’ve seen it all…yet I continue to be surprised.

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How An Average Person Becomes Famous: The Path from Ordinary to Extraordinary (in 2 sacred steps)

By Scott | February 21, 2012 | Follow me on Twitter

taylor swift becoming famous

“If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change.”

~Taylor Swift

Today I want to challenge you to be different.

Not necessarily better. Just different.

To stand out in a way no one has.

I challenge you to do something that causes people to say: “What the */$# are you talking about?!”

The path to this type of recognition (and even fame), be it business, social or whatever, is not as complicated as you think. 

So why is it that some people seem to crush it while so many others flail around in mediocrity?

Somehow the lucky few become overnight-famous, while the rest spin their tires.

*Side note: by now I hope you know that nothing meaningful happens overnight – we seem to like to think it does for others, but it’s really all in our head.

I’ve made a study of the ordinary vs. extraordinary since as long as I can remember. And spending time with all kinds of relatively well-known Living Legends, exposed some interesting results.

And I have good news.

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Simon Sinek Shares the #1 Business Principle that Changes Everything (Video Interview)

By Scott | February 15, 2012 | Follow me on Twitter

Simon Sinek Start with Why

“The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.”

- Simon Sinek, Start with Why

*Note: If you’re reading this in email, you need click here to go to Live Your Legend to watch the exclusive video interview with author and leadership expert Simon Sinek (videos won’t play in email).

I cannot wait for you all to watch this!

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Early last year I came across one sentence that turned out to be the single most profound business concept and tool of 2011 (and perhaps my lifetime).

It caused me to fully rebrand and reposition Live Your Legend as well as my investment business.

I believe it has everything to do with why Live Your Legend has experienced the rapid growth and success it has. It’s only fitting that I share this with you as the closing to our “Monetize Your Passion Online” series.

The man who taught me this lesson was Simon Sinek. 

In 2009 he wrote a book called Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Within a few years that book, and the concept behind it, literally swept across the world. Simon Sinek is now considered one of the preeminent thinkers both on leadership strategy and passionate work around the world.

He often speaks upwards of 20-25 times a month and does much of his work with the United States Military.

He’s been invited to do work with groups like Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Intel, Chanel, various government groups and Members of the United States Congress. He’s also presented his ideas to the Ambassadors of Bahrain and Iraq, at the United Nations and to the senior leadership of the United States Air Force.

This guys’ the real deal.

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The Final (and most crucial) Single Step to Profiting from Your Blog (hint: it has nothing to do with the web)

By Scott | February 7, 2012 | Follow me on Twitter

No one Does Anything Alone

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

― E. James Rohn (Jim Rohn)

*Note: This week marks the final part to our “Monetizing Your Passion Online” series. I can’t believe how much fun feedback I’ve gotten on these few posts. Glad it’s been helpful! And keep an eye out because later this week I’m going to share my full checklist that lead to a $31k product launch. It will be a free PDF download for you all ;)

Now it’s time to talk about the most fundamental and game-changing step of all…

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The one practice that makes all the difference.

Last week the Live Your Legend community hit two pretty exciting milestones.

They both reminded me that when it comes to building anything, there is one thing that matters more than any other. But first a little recap of the events:

First, I gave an incredibly fun talk to LoveSpring, a group started by the founders of TEDxSF that consists of a bunch of passionate entrepreneurs and world-changers in SF. The topic was on Making the Impossible Your New Normal. I hope to have the audio of it for you all soon. It was a true honor. Anyone in SF has got to check this group out. Thanks Taylor and Christine for the opportunity!

Second, Live Your Legend hosted its first webinar ever. We had hundreds of participants and the event lasted nearly two hours (it was supposed to be an hour but Q/A and some fun discussion keep us at it for a while longer). The webinar turned out to be a hit as Jonathan Mead, founder of Illuminate Mind and creator of Trailblazer shared some of his best strategies for turning your passion into an online business. He even offered up some cool tools and his Trailblazer community and course, which I’ll tell you more about below.

It all comes back to the people around you.

The funny thing is that while these two events were wildly different in all kinds of ways, they both ended up highlighting one thing above all others that allows us operate on a level higher than we could ever imagine.

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The 13 Truths to Converting a Passion into an Irresistible (& Massively Profitable) Online Offer

By Scott | February 1, 2012 | Follow me on Twitter

You will you help the world

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank

*Note: This is the third article in the “Monetizing Your Passion Online” series. It’s also a little primer to some of the big ideas Jonathan Mead and I are going to cover in our free webinar/online presentation. 

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I have a little secret…

It took me a while to learn it.

Ready?

Most blogs don’t make much money.

With how many there are, that might seem obvious.

But I’m talking about the moderately big ones too (and even some really big ones).

I know quite a few sites with thousands of followers and even tens or hundreds of thousands of monthly page views, that hardly make any money.

And it’s not because they’re doing it for charity either…

On the other hand, I know even more friends and mentors who have even smaller blogs and sites, but yet make more money than they’d ever need.

Contrary to what many early stage business builders believe (and I was just as guilty as any), it is not all about size.

The truth is that even the small guys can kick some major ass. 

It just requires the right offering.

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