Jesse Stoddard

Category: Real Ultimate Success

The Boss: What Should I do For a Living?

What Should I Do For A Living?

It’s not ‘what do you do for a living.’ It’s precisely what you should do for a living. The difference is often a chasm the size of the Grand Canyon. I think I spend more time thinking about my potential career(s) or lack thereof than any other subject. I definitely think about it more

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Tall Women, Short Men

Tall Women, Short Men

Not long ago, one of my clients asked me, “Jesse, what do you think about tall women with short men?” “Is this theoretical… or is there someone you know that might possibly be romantically interested in the vertically challenged?” Presumably, there might have theoretically been a human entity of opposite

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Paper Boy Cartoon

Why Every Kid Needs A Job They Can Quit

My first job was delivering a paper route at around eight years old. As an independent contractor, you were responsible for doing your own prospecting, producing sales, customer service, follow up, and follow-through. You were in charge of your schedule, delivery of the product, and collection of the money. In

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A Real American Thanksgiving

We called it Truck Trollin’. It was like trolling along in your boat in the hopes of catching a fish… Only it was on Interstate 5 and without any of the satisfaction of finding something that could feed you or bring any type of pleasure. Well, possibly a deranged kind

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Dan Kennedy April 7, 2017

Tribute to Dan Kennedy

This is a sad day for many of us in the small business world. Dan Kennedy is in hospice and doesn’t have many days left. I learned so much from him. I have signed copies of most of his books. I have flown all over the country to hear him

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Email Rage!

Email Rage: The Digital Killer

Your Inbox Might Be Hunting You Ping! Another email. My good friend, Scott Miller, is a busy teacher, family man, and small-town philanthropist with the biggest heart of anyone I have ever met. He will give you the shirt right off his back, as his love language is definitely acts

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F-Bomb’s Away

The Gentrification of Cuss Words

Cuss words, the F-word, in particular, has undergone rapid gentrification over the last few years. Just as improving a house or district to conform to middle-class taste can force some people out of the neighborhood, I notice some non-swearing folks are feeling marginalized. Making an activity seemingly more refined or

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Dealing with grief and shame

Dealing With Your Grief

In the last week, one of my closest friends suddenly lost his father to a pulmonary embolism. His dad was a wonderful man, as healthy as one could be by most standards, a doctor with a beautiful disposition and family. Maybe he had too much stress when he was building

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Amazing Investment Opportunity!

Amazing Investment Opportunity!

Are you looking for an AMAZING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY?!! In honor of Amazon Prime Day (an official new celebrated holiday), we decided to do something horrific and shocking! My wife Mae and I are now debt-free (except for our home). We paid off our credit cards, old business credit lines (I

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