- this is Mind blowing! I’m like the 18 year old you never were, like the seperating your phone keys and wallet thing. im doing it now in college.
- May 16, 2008 11:35 am on Why Smart People do Dumb Things
- Brian, This is an excellent piece of work in that it outlines and reassures us that there is a practical way forward for the dilemmas that cofront us. I particullarly liked the treatment of the lower paying higher value earned income section as it is in line with the necessary mindset change to passive income.
- May 3, 2008 11:25 am on A Roadmap from Debt to Living your Passion
- I really found the concept of every employee being responsible for a piece of the company to be cutting edge. I plan on finding a way to implement it into my own company. Thanks for the idea.
- April 30, 2008 9:05 pm on A Call for an Entrepreneurial Revolution Within Businesses
- I think that one kind of friendship this article fails to take into account is childhood friends. Some people are still friends with someone they met in kindergarten. These types of friendships tend not to involve romantic attraction because of the Westermarck effect, but they can be very emotionally intimate.
- April 28, 2008 3:50 am on Can Men and Women Really be "Just Friends?"
- Good timing, this is a great reminder of how important is to focus in our strengths and outsource the rest. Although learning to have a general idea about everything can’t be skipped. You can’t delegate what you don’t know. Thanks so much for a great post!
- April 22, 2008 7:50 pm on The Key to Entrepreneurial Success is Balancing Business and Creativity
- Good article. I know you weren’t talking about tax purposes, but I know that for income tax purposes it would most definitely NOT be passive income. The blogger is actively involved in the activity. I think a better term than passive income might be residual income. MrAchievement Stanley F. Bronstein Attorney, CPA, Author & Motivational Speaker
- April 18, 2008 5:27 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- I realize this is an old post, but thanks for sharing! I use Moleskine as well, and I use the post-it trick. I thought I came up with it myself, but apparently not
- April 17, 2008 9:31 am on A Primitive, but Effective Time Management System
- Developing a business sense is probably easier than developing creativity. Business sense comes with experience. If entrepreneurs stay with it long enough, they learn to become organized, how to do bookkeeping, etc. With creativity, on the other hand, you may be able to develop what you have to a certain degree, but it’s mostly something that you are born with (or not).
- April 13, 2008 8:42 am on The Key to Entrepreneurial Success is Balancing Business and Creativity
- I know this is Brian’s site, but I feel a need to say something about income with bulk vending. There is money to be made, however, don’t expect for all of your machines to make $50 a month. This is possible, however not likely in a normal location. I look for $10 an account (singles with toys), any lower I pull it and relocate it before I service anymore machines (Most spots will pull this). This way I don’t get a collection of machines in my warehouse. From what I understand, Brian is in restaurants. This is why his averages are so high. Restaurants are a profit powerhouse. Now, I vend toys. No candy simply because candy is, in my views, not profitable. Plus, you have waste, and all other things. Candy causes a vendor pain. Plus puts a pinch on the profits as candy prices are going up. Hope this helps people getting started. Also go to my forums and register for a free account. Read up on bulk vending!http://kickstartvendin g.com/forum/index.php The site is like a giant book donated for you to read by generous people who post on our over 5,000 topics everyday! It is free for everyone. Kyle Guth Guth Vending http://kickstartvending.com/fo rum/index.php
- April 12, 2008 10:17 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- HEY LOVED YOUR ARTICLE…….I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO A PART TIME JOB…VENDING OR SOMETHING…CAME ACROSS BUZZ BITES…I LOVE EM AND LOVE THE IDEA OF EM.A BIT OF MONEY TO GET MACHINES(SPECIAL MACHINE) AND YOU GET YOUR OWN AREAS TO OPERATE…NO COMPETITION. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THESE AND WHAT DO YA THINK?? ANYONE..IM EXCITED
- March 30, 2008 11:46 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- good post old chap. i have a good mind to forward this to a couple of the 4 blog writers that i subscribe to current (that i was about to ditch for the very reasons you say!)
- March 28, 2008 3:49 am on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- I can’t remember where I got this quote: “Smart people solve problems but only a genius can prevent them.”
- March 27, 2008 9:29 pm on Why Smart People do Dumb Things
- I found this article to be extremely interesting, especially because it came from a guy’s perspective. But I am a woman and in a strange situation myself. I was very close friends with this guy for 10 years. Even though for most of that time we weren’t in the same city, we have stayed very close. In retrospect, I suspect he had feelings for me toward the beginning of our friendship but I think I was probably oblivious (willingly and unwittingly as well). Any way, I started developing feelings for him last fall, but I wasn’t quite sure how I felt yet. We spent a weekend together and at some point I said something about how we should get married in 5 years if we hadn’t met anyone (we are both about 30). He said “Are you sure you want to wait that long?” to which I responded by freaking out - literally I started talking about my biological clock and how quickly 5 years would come. Then after a few weeks I started to realize that I might be in love with him. So I wrote him an email - one of the most important things I’ve said to anyone ever. I said that I thought we deserved a chance & that I had freaked out before but that if I had to imagine the person I would want to be with it would be him. I acknowledged how doing it over email was crazy but I didn’t know how else to say what I needed to say to him, that if he needed time it was fine, but I didn’t want to lose him. & he freaked out….
- March 27, 2008 1:04 pm on Can Men and Women Really be "Just Friends?"
- Yes, reading such useful books is the best way to find your own way to wealth and success. I would add to this list one of my favorites “The Millionaire’s Secrets” by Mark Fisher.
- March 27, 2008 3:27 am on Top 5 Books of All Time
- Hi all, I was inspired by Brian to look into bulk vending and now it’s going to be a reality - I’ve agreed to a deal on some Excel gum machines. I would advise anyone interested in vending to check out www.vendiscuss.com I don’t want to make this a shameless plug, but the forums and resources are VERY helpful. For example - Miks - vendiscuss has sample contracts you can use.
- March 26, 2008 5:10 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Very good list. I would also add 2 books that are not common business book. 1. The Tipping Point. Malcolm Gladwell 2. Dot.Bomb. J. David Kuo Have you heard about them?
- March 25, 2008 12:31 pm on Top 5 Books of All Time
- Fantastic ideas here. The best income is income where you do something once and get money over and over for the one task. Some other ideas are Trademarks. A bit more expensive - but if you come up with something unique - it can pay off. How about Adsense? This is another good passive income - but does take a bit of effort to get started. Great website ! http://www.weekendeasycash.com
- March 24, 2008 7:34 pm on Five Ways to Create Passive Income With Little or No Money
- I really love the idea of generating passive income thru blogging. I am also an artist, and I have started a couple of blogs, but I still don’t understand two very important elements: How do I generate traffic to my blog, and how does one actually generate income just by blogging? All of the articles on link text, etc., just boggle me with how complicated they sound. I’d need to hire someone to get me set up! I do enjoy writing, and I think I could really be successful with this if I just knew the secrets of how to get it going. Can you help me out here?
- March 24, 2008 5:54 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Napolean Hill is just great to read and listen to. I was getting his podcast and really liked his down to earth style and insight. I recommend reading and listening to him as he gives you the keys to success.
- March 24, 2008 4:42 pm on Top 5 Books of All Time
- Your background (Methodist) and mine (Baptist) are the same, and your gradual discovery of other religions, thinking and science, mirror my own findings almost scarily! I have often been thought of by my own family as heretical for my er………. at least in my mind, open-minded and enlightened views! If only more people thought not to polarise their religious thinking, into only that of their parents, let go of the dogma that usually surrounds it, and sought to understand the views of others, the world would undoubtedly be a far more peaceful place!
- March 24, 2008 8:46 am on Religion vs. Science: Who Will Win Our Faith?
- Very good list. I would also add “8 Keys to Greatness”.
- March 24, 2008 7:53 am on Top 5 Books of All Time
- This site is awesome- I only found it today, and it has already answered a bunch of unanswered questions, relating to other books I have read! I doubt that anyone can write something on a daily basis, that is sufficiently insightful as to be really memorable. Far better to have articles such as the excellent ones here, which are written from a reasoned and experienced point of view, than someone’s daily ramblings about stuff which may, or may not work long term!
- March 24, 2008 3:08 am on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- I’m firmly in the ‘critical thinking’ category. I guess I dont conform to anything- I accept it, if is acceptable to me, and discard it if not. Dunno about critical thinking, to me this is just being an ‘individualist’, and not a sheep!
- March 24, 2008 2:39 am on Are You a Conformist or an Anti-Conformist Conformist?
- Harv Eker’s book led me to this site. The book was the missing link for me, in two years of personal development. I couldnt get my head round why I have been a lifelong entrepreneur, designer, author, internationally known in my sphere, never worked for an employer in my career, and still have little to show for it, despite being careful with money! This book showed me where I had been going wrong- I slapped my forehead so many times, I gave myself a headache! Logical, practical and also ethical, it is a must read.
- March 24, 2008 2:32 am on Secrets of The Millionaire Mind :: Book Review
- @ Chris Anthony Before you can live like you described above, you have to work hard, sometimes in the late of the night. It is not easy, but if you are working hard enough for it, you can reach it!
- March 23, 2008 9:42 am on Five Ways to Create Passive Income With Little or No Money
- I still prefer to make money with Adsense. It is a nice way to generate a extra money income from the internet.
- March 23, 2008 9:40 am on Blog Income Report :: March 2007
- There are those like me that blog because we want to be seen as experts in our field. Passive it’s not, but it leads to a fulfilling end. We blog about what we do and what we think about every day. Like minded individuals come and see that we know about our industry and we gain trust. It’s a good deal. This is the first time I’ve been to your blog and I like it. Keep it up.
- March 21, 2008 10:53 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Thanks Thom! Way to go on those vending machines.
- March 21, 2008 12:46 am on Top 5 Books of All Time
- Hey Brian, Glad to see you back! I’ve been anxiously awaiting the next post/podcast. Rich Dad / Poor Dad changed my life…well, it’s changing my life…but it DID change my outlook on life. Definitely a must read! And you certainly can’t argue with 7 Habits or Think! Both classics to be studies for generations (ok, sorry, that sounds cheesy…but its true!) Keep it up man! - Thom BTW - Bought my 2nd & 3rd candy machines a couple of weeks ago…with profits from my first! Thanks!
- March 20, 2008 10:26 pm on Top 5 Books of All Time
- We share much in common, love of the Podcast and the Classics Love to see fans of Hill. For the past 1 1/2 years I have been hosting a LIVE TALK Show. We discuss Hill, Hannel (Hill’s Mentor) and Wattles, in detail and how their ideas affect our lives today. Join us LIVE or download past episodes The Focus Society of Overachievers Look forward to hearing from you Chuck PS I just released an Audio regarding the Secret of Think & Grow Rich
- March 20, 2008 3:16 pm on Top 5 Books of All Time
- Do you need liability insurance for candy machines?
- March 16, 2008 5:17 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- I’m the wrong person to ask about liability insurance. There are definitely liability issues that you need to be aware of, but I don’t know much about the legal protection.
- March 15, 2008 9:22 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- I actually have never signed a contract with a location. All my agreements are with a handshake and can be terminated by either party at any time. I don’t know if that is the industry standard or not, but that’s the way I have done it.
- March 15, 2008 9:20 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Congrats on the podcast - is it available on iTunes - I couldn’t seem to find it there and would like to subscribe. The Dividend Guy
- March 12, 2008 6:46 pm on About Creative Life and Passive Income
- Hey dude, congrats on publishing your first podcast. It was pretty good and well read, however, I agree with the previous comment about keeping music and/or breaks to a minimum, … unless of course you’re looking to host and promote certain musicians. (everyone is a critic, eh?) Otherwise, ROCK ON PASSIVE INCOME AND FILM!
- March 12, 2008 11:12 am on About Creative Life and Passive Income
- I thoroughly enjoyed your observations. I have disabilities, one is ADHD, and the other is a reading disability (where I retain only 9% of what I read…). I have a very high IQ and inventive people and geniuses all run through my bloodline. I can’t tell you how many ‘dumb’ things I’ve done without thinking! I was never a disruptive child but I would constantly forget things immediately after they enter my thought! I am terrible with names, but I can memorize license plates, remember SSN for no reason and have a keen ability to fix things I’ve never even seen before. I would like to talk with someone though because I have issues with school. I am in college and fail everything, despite knowing how to do ALL of it! I would just like to understand how I think…? It’s helpful to read things like this. Keep going. -Lance Industrial Design; Inventor
- March 11, 2008 1:06 pm on Why Smart People do Dumb Things
- Do you need to carry liability insurance for this?
- March 10, 2008 7:46 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Interesting read. If it rests your heart, know that I was not raised by a family of believers, rather i was raised by Bikers yet still Christ saved me. As for your verse relating to judging, know that you do not have a correct understanding of the verse. All people judge, even our captain of salvation (Jesus) judged. If you read through the bible, in Romans it explains that judging is not the problem, for we are suppose to know what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’, rather it is how we judge. Also, i love science
but if it isn’t testable, observable and repeatable, it is not science - it is a theory. I talk a bit about God on my blog, even though it is a financial blog :S I just started and i am unsure how it will work out, but check it out if you want. - March 10, 2008 1:05 pm on Religion vs. Science: Who Will Win Our Faith?
- You are on my favorites
Please add me as well http://technorati.com/faves?ad d=http://elliottrussell.ca/ btw i love your blog - March 10, 2008 4:18 am on Technorati Favorite Exchange Party!
- Hey great podcast. I really liked the music intro that was cool and thanks for all the stories you told, they were all fantastic to listen to.
- March 9, 2008 7:41 pm on About Creative Life and Passive Income
- Hi Brian! Wanted to ask you about the formal issues. Do you usually have a signed contract with the location owners, if yes, then what are the conditions or the lenght of the contract and so? If you use one, then I would be very greatful if you’d let me use yours as a tamplate to set up mine.
- March 9, 2008 9:52 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- yeah so me and my best friend plan on going to collage for film and then starteing our production company..alot of people told us the our ideas werent praci\tical..but what ever..we will be doing what we love and they will be doing noging but wishing the followed there dreams instead of giving into the white color standered of life..look out for reaver rpoductionsand look out for mmy name..i will make it and make movies and do what i love
- March 7, 2008 5:51 am on How to Break into the Film Industry
- Thanks for the heads up. I’ll check it out. I also heard that YouTube is going to start paying out.
- March 7, 2008 12:54 am on Blog Income Report :: March 2007
- Hey I really like your blog. And for the most part I enjoyed the Podcast. I’d only suggest maybe you can ‘cut’ the music once you start talking or if you’re about to transition to a break mention you’re going to break. It was kind of distracting and I would have given up listening if I didn’t already have so much respect for your blog. Otherwise, keep up the good work and great advice.
- March 6, 2008 9:13 pm on About Creative Life and Passive Income
- i really liked the book…based on reality and practical life….and im giving presentation and choose this book for it…hope i explain it well in the class of MBA…
- March 6, 2008 3:50 am on Rich Dad, Poor Dad :: review
- Nice Article Brian. I think that the goal that everyone should shoot for is that of Time Freedom. To make enough money to live comfortably and to actually have the time to enjoy yourself is the true american dream. It is time to live! No more commute. No more bosses. http://www.Time-Freedom.com
- March 5, 2008 7:29 pm on Five Ways to Create Passive Income With Little or No Money
- another great, motivating, uplifting article on a great website that offers solutions to the endless problems of being a creative “genius type” in this world. thanks a lot.
- March 3, 2008 6:17 am on Three Steps to Success for Creative Geniuses
- I love this little article and commentary. I have noticed that a lot of folks don’t really understand liability. I will do my best to quickly sum up the finer points. Lets assume that you are just earning a passive income on about ten machines that you bought and placed with no licenses, or any of that “business stuff” that you have heard about. Lets further assume that some kit pulls your good solid metal machine over on himself and splits open his head. Ok, at this point, his parents can sue you for about everything. Now the key word in this law suit is…YOU. They will sue you. They get your savings, retirement, house etc. Ok, thats a little more bleak than would probably happen, but they COULD get your personal assets. So what is the easiest way to protect yourself from the possibility? Well, quite simply don’t place those ten machines… At least, don’t place them personally. Thats the point of an LLC. It exists as a separate entity, and it does all the dirty work, and takes all the blame, if anything should go wrong. Under this scenario, the family calls you up and tries to sue, but the LLC has only ten machines as assets…hardly worth the trouble of a lawsuit. So you discuss the situation with them and agree to help pay the bills out of the goodness of your heart (or not if you so choose), but they really can’t sue. Dollar for dollar, filing for an LLC will buy you more protection than any other…
- March 2, 2008 4:06 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Forgetting about your art: that’s a big one for me. Magazine subscriptions are good monthly reminders, as are great books and movies (I’m a writer). You have some great advice on here. I’m glad I found your site!
- February 29, 2008 2:42 pm on How to Be an Artist and Still Eat
- Dude I am so there…. great post!
- February 29, 2008 2:35 pm on The Artist’s Dilemma
- Start small if you’re building the business on your own. This deal is going to come down to figuring out if he’s telling the truth, and then doing the numbers. Ask to see his books. Find out how Many hours he spends on it a month vs how much he makes. Subtract out what you would have to pay someone to run it for you and then detrmine the ROI.
- February 29, 2008 10:10 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- I agree with your comments on making blogging passive. I am just not sure how you do that in regard to timing. It seems like at first you need allot of resources and content created to get indexed and noticed. This to me is work. Passive would come later once you have everything turn key. Then you can enjoy a passive income life style. But it seems you will never totally get away with it being strictly passive because the readers of a good blog will demand a continuing stream of articles. Thanks.
- February 29, 2008 9:17 am on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Great blog Brian! I know you said to start small, but I have the opportunity to buy an established business with 116 machines with 229 coin slots already placed! 39 additional machines are included along with a vehicle that he uses to service the machines. He will even go on each route with me and introduce me to the owners and show me how he runs it. Turns out he is tired of it after 10 years or so. What are your thoughts on this?
- February 29, 2008 8:40 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Just downloaded your planner. Look forward to trying it out. I need for time management tools in my life and came across your offer. Thanks for setting this up for people!
- February 28, 2008 8:48 pm on Free Day Planner 2.0
- I am a farm boy from Nebraska now living in DC. I loved the article. Reminded me of the times I spent listening to the games from the tractor radio or when a student at UNL getting “primed” for the games. Hopefully the ’skers can bring back that old time smashmouth football.
- February 26, 2008 5:17 pm on How Husker Football has Contributed to Nebraska’s Character
- Nice article! I really enjoy reading it and the rest of your blog.
- February 26, 2008 2:18 am on Five Ways to Create Passive Income With Little or No Money
- After thinking it would be that bad, I asked myself why? Because it is not bad for paying the hosting, domain and other costs.
- February 25, 2008 3:35 pm on Blog Income Report :: March 2007
- Wow. Just found this. Grew up in Culbertson (just west of McCook), attended UNL, now living in San Diego. This says it all. If Nebraska is in our blood, this is what we’re all about. (Took my son, a San Diego native, to Nebraska vs Iowa State in 2007. It was life-changing for him, and it was a crappy season.)
- February 23, 2008 8:29 pm on How Husker Football has Contributed to Nebraska’s Character
- I made up a worksheet to log what I do on my route and feed the information into QuickBooks. I’ll put it up on Genius Types sometime so you can see what I’m talking about. I have a few restaurant locations, but I tend to prefer employee breakrooms.
- February 23, 2008 12:55 am on Make Vending as Passive as Possible
- Miks, I’m not sure if US machines will work with foreign currency. There has got to be someone who makes vending machines in your local currency.
- February 23, 2008 12:53 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Trevor, I count all the quarters with a cheap plastic quarter-counter and lug them to the bank for deposit. Some banks want you to roll them, and some just want you to bring them in loose.
- February 23, 2008 12:51 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- I don’t think that WordPress would take any of your profits… the main problem would be the URL. It’s a lot easier to attract traffic with your own URL. The last I heard, WordPress made you use one of their URL’s but that could have changed.
- February 23, 2008 12:49 am on How to Blog :: The Manual
- Brian, very straight-forward and useful information. Thanks. I started a free site/blog last night after reading this using Wordpress. The service is great, but I did have to accept “wordpress.com” as the ending of my URL, which I’m not crazy about. I’m thinking I might pay for an URL and web-host before putting time into expanding the site. If I want to make money from my blog in the long run, is it possible to do using Wordpress’s free service? Would I lose a large chunk of any profits to Wordpress? Could I build up content for free with my Wordpress URL then transfer my content to another host? Sorry if these questions are mundane. I’m new at this. Keep up the excellent work my friend.
- February 22, 2008 8:22 am on How to Blog :: The Manual
- Great resource. For FTP, I like to use FireFTP which is a firefox plugin. This is a great site for easy to understand computer stuff (I like the windows and firefox sections): How to Geek
- February 21, 2008 2:30 pm on How to Blog :: The Manual
- good stuff man, i concur =) though i’m 21, i’m still hell-bent =D
- February 21, 2008 10:50 am on What I’d Tell Myself if I Were 18 Again
- Thanks for your article Brian, I find it extremely inspiring. Its interesting about debt as mine is all paid off in 4 months. I think thats my time to begin. You have really encouraged me, thanks again.
- February 20, 2008 8:18 pm on How to Break into the Film Industry
- Hi! I got interested in the small-scale passive income making as well, after attending a seminar on this topic, but the problem is that I live in Denmark. Of course, there is no problem to order the machines from ebay, but how about the currency used for those machine? They will only be usable for $ and cents? Or there is a possibility to change it, or it doesnt matter? Thanks in advance! Miks
- February 20, 2008 2:42 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Brian, I work for the man and I get all the benefits you describe. I also have worked for myself. I had one business I hated to work on just like I’ve had jobs I hate. I keep this job becuase I like it and I’m learning while my wife is building a business. I get the best of both worlds.
- February 20, 2008 12:34 pm on Reap the Benefits of Working for Yourself and The Man
- Thank you for writing this,, I think it gives everyone the hope they need to pursue their dreams.
- February 19, 2008 1:55 pm on How to Break into the Film Industry
- great idea, control yourself ! I really appreciate your suggestion
- February 18, 2008 7:54 pm on Keep your Cool in Stocks and Dating
- Hey Brian how do you keep careful records of how much each machine sells, and compare it to the income so I know my margins etc… for records do you use excel or a program specifically for candy vending? Where do you usually place your candy vending machines at restaurant etc… in the entrance or exit door ways ?
- February 18, 2008 3:53 pm on Make Vending as Passive as Possible
- Hi, Brian, cool website/article I have one question though, what do you do with all the quarters?
- February 17, 2008 9:00 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Great old-school post. I am a big believer in Just Do It (well I am in advertising, and love the Nike message). In my previous career I was surrounded by staff who were waiting for the right time to make their move - to leave, start a business, improve their health etc. I am the only one who actually Just Did It. I made an audacious move to change careers and buy into an ad agency, quit my job and have never looked back. Four years later I have a successful business and live a great life. My old colleagues are either still there grumbling and waiting or have been fired. Its too easy to make excuses and never realise that today is the right time to follow your dreams.
- February 17, 2008 4:55 pm on The Perfect Time to Start Never Comes
- Hi Brian, I agree with what you’re saying. I just came back from Life Directions at Peak Potentials and we did a demonstration where you take big rocks first, gravel second, sand third and water lastly and stuff them all into a glass jar. Everything fits as long as you put the big rocks in first …… but most of us tend to do the reverse. We put our big rocks last. Those big rocks are the things you talked about - starting a business, time with loved ones or time to exercise. To putting the big rocks first, Stephen Martile Personal Development Made Simple www.stephenmartile.com
- February 17, 2008 11:57 am on The Perfect Time to Start Never Comes
- You said, “I see this site as a way to document the wisdom that I accumulate throughout life. Sometimes it comes to me frequently, and sometimes I go long periods of time without anything worth writing about.” This statement has given me new direcion for the several blogs I write on nutrition. Nutrition principles are timeless. I would rather post when I truly have something new and fresh to say.
- February 16, 2008 11:26 am on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Absolutely well thoght article.I got inspired by this article. Please keep on spreading your thought…
- February 12, 2008 11:33 pm on Three Steps to Success for Creative Geniuses
- Great article. Your mind can be your greatest asset or greatest liability. Your mindset dictates how your life turns out because of all those brain cells. I especially like your point about how “the Rich get their money back.” It’s important to think long term, especially when investing, and seeing the future potential of assets vs. liabilities. Thanks for the informative article.
- February 11, 2008 6:22 pm on Financial Gravity :: How the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer
- Hey Brian! I’m in Calgary, AB and I just want to say thanks for the inspiration. Today was my very first cold call. I walked into a place, spoke the the operations manager, said about 20 secs worth of talking, before he said “sure, why not”! My first location!! This is such a great passive income idea. Thanks!
- February 9, 2008 2:29 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Loved the article, it truly does speak the truth. We try so hard in life and I’ve learned that sometimes trying to hard will only bring about the opposite effect that we want. Keep up the good work!
- February 5, 2008 8:14 pm on Dating and the Law of Attraction
- I like the article, it truly does speak the truth. You haven’t posted an article in a long time, I hope you get back to it soon. Men and women truly are different, and although there are exceptions to this rule, it stands true empirically.
- February 5, 2008 8:00 pm on Can Men and Women Really be "Just Friends?"
- This is a great site. I’m from Sydney Australia and after reading few posts, I wanted to know if there is anyone here from Sydney who are in this business, as I really want to do it myself. I would love to hear from you.
- February 5, 2008 12:56 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Such an enjoyable post. It just goes to show you that any endeavor to create income has to work for you. When it feels forced and unnatural, it will come out forced and unnatural and actually cause more harm than good. Business is often a result of strategically funneling your passion, knowledge and interests in a manner that (1) gives authentic value to your customer base and (2) doesn’t tax you to the point where it squeezes out all of your creativity. You hit it right on the nose when you spoke about finding the right mix of passive and active outlets for you. There are some who wake up to an enlightened view every day…and others who have about 3 enlightened views per month. The key is to give your creativity an outlet that will appease the appetite of your customer niche and give you a profitable return. The reality lies in whether you have the patience to test the system enough to find THAT balance that really works for you and your customer base. Thanks for sharing your insight and wisdom. I appreciate the fact that you choose to only give us the best of you.
- February 4, 2008 5:51 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Surely if you rely on blogging for an income what started as an enjoyable way to express yourself would soon become a chore.
- February 4, 2008 6:31 am on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Thanks for answering my question so quickly. Just for clarification, I have a scenario for you. Lets say someone gets injured or sick because of your machine or product in the machine. Wouldn’t you be liable? I’m not concerned about the machines being damaged, I’m concerned about people who become injured and who may want to sue me. Thank you.
- February 4, 2008 1:12 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- I don’t own any insurance on my machines, but I get asked regularly about the risks associated with having equipment out in the public. I think as a vending operator, you have to calculate a certain amount of risk into your investments. I’ve never had one stolen, but I’ve had them pushed over, the locks jammed, toothpicks shoved in every possible crevice, etc. If you have good locations, your machines will pay for themselves in 6 months or less. If you loose one machine every couple of years, that’s just the cost of doing business.
- February 4, 2008 12:56 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Brian your web-site is literally rich with good ideas and suggestions. I accidently landed on your web-site. I’ve been hooked ever since. I have a vending question for you. Do you have insurance for your vending machines? Can a person like myself, starting with one or two machines get insurance? I want to start a vending business like you, but I’m concerned about protecting my personal assests.
- February 4, 2008 12:48 am on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- thanks for posting these apps! it is hard to judge quality of the apps at apple’s site. btw i’m a violinist and made a full feature metronome and tuner (also for guitar) for iPhone. waiting for apple to approve and list it. let me know what you think! http://www.musicalscientist.co m/pub/iphone-metronome-tuner-w eb-app/
- February 3, 2008 10:55 pm on Five Productivity Apps for iPhone
- I totally agree with you on this. I tend to think that blogging for income is a new age hunt for fools gold. Sure, there are some who will find riches, but most pursuants of this form of “passive income” are generally working just as hard as ever, at blogging instead of traditional employment. I also share the desire for a more passive income, more freedom and mobility. However I have directed my efforts at making my real world business more passive whilst increasing its profitability. In the last 2 years I have managed to transform myself from stressed out, overworked business owner to globetrotting, relaxed business owner. Its just a matter of applying all the great ideas of most online “passive income” experts to real world businesses. By being more focussed and better prioritized, by delegating and recruiting well and by increasing my margins significantly, I have been able to turn my business into a low stress, low involvement profit producer. I just returned from 6 weeks of skiing, checking into work occasionally via my macBook. I have multiple trips planned this year. I will be able to keep the business chugging along successfully via email from a resort in Sabah, the cabin of a yacht on the Great Barrier Reef, amongst the palm trees of Lord Howe Island, the beach in Hawaii and the poolside Noosa (Queensland). Thats not just passive…its great fun.
- February 2, 2008 9:21 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- That Active to Passive scale is cool! You should get it protected!
- February 1, 2008 1:26 pm on How Passive is Your Income?
- Brian, I’m glad I found your post, I was looking for a simple excel formula to do this, and yours popped up on Google and was perfect - thanks!
- February 1, 2008 2:33 am on Find Your Blog’s Compound Growth Rate
- Hi I was hoping someone might be able to steer me in the right direction. I currently own 23 ice cream trucks and can no longer make trips to sams club everyweek to purchase candy. I was hoping you can recommend me to a candy distributor that deliveries to Central New Jersey.
- January 30, 2008 7:55 pm on Bulk Candy Vending for Passive Income
- Jason I enjoyed reading your article on Passive Income. Passive/Residual Income is what every one who would like to be financially free should strive for. I think this type of income is the only true form of financial security. I use a number of these methods and a few more my self that are working very well, thanks for the interesting article. Lee Stuckey
- January 29, 2008 11:23 am on Five Ways to Create Passive Income With Little or No Money
- Speaking as a new blogger, you have to HAVE income first!
- January 28, 2008 1:54 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Wow!! way to claim something for yourself. Carlos Casteneda started wobbling on about leverage in the 60’s and he pinched the idea from the Greeks. I think it was archimedes who postulates that with a long enough lever and somewhere to put it, you can move the world. This is the point that you miss out…the place to put your lever. I like your blog a lot and find a lot of the thinking stimulating, but you have only talked about half an idea here. And, most of your thinking is about developing momentum…not enabling leverage. This is not surprising, as the gaining of the leverage is the hard part. Best of luck in the future Neil
- January 28, 2008 8:56 am on Apply the 80/20 Rule with "The Crowbar"
- Hey Brian - I think you might of mentioned me in your post. I remember writing you an email asking you if you were still alive….. I’m glad to see that you are As an aside - I share your philosophy, that is to write only when you feel it’s right or when you have something to say. I find this definitely leads to better content and more creative blog entries….. keep at’er!
- January 27, 2008 3:49 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- Why does the newest planner (2.0) omit the sections for quadrant II activities? Focus on quadrant II activities…not just “urgent” ones…is a critical part of Covey’s thinking. And the earlier free planner did have a section for quadrant II activities each week. Thanks
- January 27, 2008 2:59 pm on Free Day Planner 2.0
- For many years I have been looking for an entrepreneurial venture where I could work from home. Now that the internet is a viable way to do business, I created my own site and I am continually developing it and monetizing it. It is a great way to earn money, use your creativity and work from home. I love it!
- January 26, 2008 3:41 pm on $787 :: Blog Income :: October 2007
- For me, passive is when you don’t need to do it in significant frequency. If you are getting paid writers and still have to keep some business to do with them regularly, then it would be a side business, but certainly not passive.
- January 25, 2008 7:32 pm on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- I have been having a conversation just like this with a fellow blogger. We both like the idea of posting every day but do not want this to become a job. In order to accomplish this task I have two posts that occur each week that are “update posts.” Since my blog is on saving money one of these is about deals I find online and the other is weekly free samples and coupons. This fills two of the seven days with useful but not timeless content. The strategy my friend is employing is to do a series of posts. Son instead of having one very long post he breaks a topic up into four posts. I love this idea because most people no longer want to spend the time to read large amounts of content. They can come to your site read that days info and then come back again the next day for the next segment. Overall these two strategies have worked great for us.
- January 25, 2008 7:02 am on Is Blogging Income Passive Income?
- I agree with Jason’s comment. Interesting and fresh content is a key. I would add to his comment that’s it’s important to include the right keywords with your content. Keywords + Fresh and Interestint Content = A solid way to make income online. This income can come as a result of affiliate products or just from using adsense on your website. Plus some will even pay you for writing. $4 an article at times. Thanks for the post!
- January 25, 2008 3:01 am on Five Ways to Create Passive Income With Little or No Money