Having multiple streams of income is an important part of living the Leverage Lifestyle, but too many people looking to start a business ask the wrong questions. They try to come up with some crazy niche market that nobody's serving yet because they believe that's what it's going to take to be successful. Or they try to enter a market they know nothing about, instead of figuring out what they already enjoy that people are willing to pay for. Instead, work backwards. Let's start with what do you already know. Ask yourself the following questions: What are you already good at … [Read more...]
Building Location Independence
Guest post by Patrick, Leverage Program member For the past month, I have been building a new lifestyle for myself. I've been working towards complete location independence. I spoke with a friend yesterday who's also interested in a similar lifestyle. He wants to work remotely and travel comfortably, while not depleting his bank account. I told him he should work while he travels, and his first response to me was “It’s a good idea, but I'm just trying to figure out the kind of work I can do while I travel. I've been in the restaurant industry for 15 years, and the skills I have aren’t … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Create Enough Time and Money for a Quality Dating Life
Recently, I asked for an update from some of my coaching clients in the Leverage Program. I noticed that almost all of the guys who are lagging on the dating front are also worried about their finances. While it’s true that guys often use money as an excuse, I actually do think that it’s hard to get your dating life handled if your finances are also not in order. Financial difficulties are an emotional drain that affects our self-esteem and cause us to project insecurity to everyone around us. The relationship between money and dating is an issue I started to think about in junior … [Read more...]
Do I Need To Be Rich To Date Hot Women?
A lot the teachings of Inner Confidence are how you can use minimalism to be successful in all areas of life. There's a big misconception out there that you need to have money to date women. It's crucial to understand that the only lasting method of having a healthy dating life is to first, develop the characteristics that women find attractive, second, learn how to display those characteristics, and third, put yourself in situations where the kind of women you want to meet will notice you displaying those characteristics. Money can be a signal for traits that women find attractive, like … [Read more...]
A Master Networker’s Guide to Building Elite Connections
Guest post by Max, Leverage Program moderator In the Leverage Program, we often advise members to invest in human capital, and here's why: the key to building a social network is to invest in other people. Volunteer your time and say yes to just about everything until you absolutely have no choice but to start being more selective, because you'd be surprised how connected people are. For example, the head of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston is one of the Kraft brothers, the owners of the New England Patriots. Volunteering is a great way for anyone to have access to successful people … [Read more...]
Only Losers Need Plans
Through the years of developing the Inner Confidence curriculum, we've compiled a subconscious list of things that winners do and losers do. There are 10,000 subtle behaviors that add up to someone's overall success or failure: word choice, behavior, social ecosystem, etc. We hear the words "winners" and "losers" and don't pay much attention to them because they sound like generic, silly words. I really like them and think they don't get enough credit. Most decisions we make, even things we do that we don't realize are decisions, lead towards a win or a loss. Losers frequently make … [Read more...]
“Bring It” Podcast Interview w/ Robbie Kramer
A lot of my content is centered around dating and relationships but this episode is very geared towards career advice, setting up a remote working situation to avoid the 9 to 5 and get out of the rat race, and some other cool points on choosing business partners. I was interview by a very inspiring young dude named YL Savitskiy on his podcast, Bring It. Topics Include: On building a remote lifestyle [2:10] How to developing personality traits [7:58] On balancing fun and doing business [14:22] On overcoming rejection [18:11] On the basics of networking [23:13] Robbie’s … [Read more...]
Hot Chicks are Good for Business
Men love being in the company of beautiful women. It just makes everything that much more fun and interesting. You will never hear a guy say, “Dude, I’m out, I just don’t want to hang out with more cute girls.” Having hot chicks around brings me more hot chicks, more important guys, better girlfriends and better business opportunities. The more friends – hot, cool friends – I keep in my company, the higher I stand socially, and the more I enjoy my life. Whatever line of business you’re currently in, making friends with cute chicks and hanging out with them regularly will always … [Read more...]
