The Rise To The Top

Today on The Rise To The Top: When someone asked Sir Richard Branson once about the key to happiness and productivity, he said “work out”. Honestly, that isn’t surprising. How you feel/look has a HUGE effect on your business. And for most of us working at a computer, it can be not-so-good for the ole fitness level. Enter today’s master, Liz DiAlto, who is not only an Internet Marketer but also a fitness/weight loss master (the ultimate combo). She is here with some simple tips to help you improve your fitness, nutrition, sleep and stress even with your crazy schedule. Enjoy!

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Today on The Rise To The Top: Is selling something you love or does it give you that ewwww feeling (and you’re picturing the used car salesman in the tweed coat)? For most of us creative Internet entrepreneurs, selling face-to-face isn’t the most fun thing in the world…whether it is going after a sponsor, speaking gig, partnership, whatever. Fear not my friends, as master of the “un-sale” Ian Altman is here today to teach us a new, non-pushy way to sell (upside down selling) step-by-step. Enjoy!

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Today on The Rise To The Top: So, you have a blog or web show. Awesome. How the heck do you build a thriving, passionate audience of amazingness who love you? Good question, and the answer is served up today by our special “guest professor” Corbett Barr. Enjoy this step-by-step game plan!

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UPDATE: WE DID IT!!!!! Thank YOU SO SO SO much for voting. I won Iron Man Magazine’s/Bodybuilding.com’s “most inspiring fitness transformation” and the story will be featured along with photos in a TWO-PAGE spread in Iron Man Magazine this July!

So, as many of you know I’m up for being selected as the “Most Inspiring Fitness Transformation” by Iron Man Magazine (I’m one of five finalists).

The winner gets a two-page spread in the magazine and, more importantly, gets the opportunity to tell their story and inspire others.

This week I’ve been all over calling in a favor or two for you to vote for me. And the response has been ridiculously awesome between folks sharing it all over Facebook, blogging about it, tweeting it, painting it on a sandwich board and running around town (well…maybe not that one) etc. And I’m so insanely grateful that I’ve almost teared up a few times.

That being said, I wanted to tell you WHY I want to win (besides a ridiculous sense of pride and accomplishment of knocking off something on my “Dream List” which reads “Be featured in a fitness magazine”).

Honestly, because this isn’t about me. It is about inspiring others. It is about helping you or your friend or your dad or whomever start making healthier life decisions. Eating better. Moving more. Feeling amazing. Confidence. Health. Happiness.

In business, like me, I bet you get inspired when you hear stories of success. Someone who ACTUALLY did it.

Same thing applies for fitness, nutrition and health. I want my story to be catalyst to others.

I remember sitting there looking at photos of myself and being upset and then thinking it must have been a bad angle or something.
I remember when my pants had gotten too tight and I blamed it on the laundry machine. I remember getting a bit lethargic during the day thinking about taking a nap.
I remember flipping through photos of fitness people and thinking to myself “I could never look like that!”
I remember thinking I “knew everything” about fitness and nutrition when I actually didn’t know anything at all.
I remember thinking I was “too busy” with The Rise To The Top, my wife and family, etc. to do a massive fitness transformation.
I remember thinking, “If I get into amazing shape, how will I be able to maintain for more than a few weeks?”

And many more questions. This opportunity is incredible to help others and I wanted to thank you for being a part of it.

Voting continues now until NOON PST on lucky Friday the 13th. You can vote right here (and you can vote up to once per hour if you get bored).
And, thank you in advance, for helping spread the word. Every tweet, Facebook share, blog post, email, etc. means a lot. Every vote counts. The link to send peeps to is this: http://ironmanmagazine.com/transformation/

Always appreciative,
David

Today on The Rise To The Top: How do you make high-value products that sell like crazy online? What are the secrets? Wonder no more my friends, as Pam Hendrickson is in the house to demystify. And Pam should know – she was the brains behind Tony Robbins’ top selling products for over 15 years and now helps people like you to create products that freakin’ dominate. Enjoy!

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Today on The Rise To The Top: Pinterest. Unless you are living under a rock, you have probably heard about it. But, is it all about planning your wedding or can we actually use it for some business? Melanie Duncan is here today to show us that, yes, there are all kinds of amazing ways to use Pinterest for biz – including gaining massive exposure, driving tons of traffic, boosting your SEO, making money, and much more. Enjoy!

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Today on The Rise To The Top: Why is it some folks online create content that is spread like wildfire and for others it goes out with a dud? More importantly, how can you be part of the wildfire crew and not the dud crew? Enter today’s guest professors, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, whose blog The Minimalists went from 0-100,000 readers in less than one year. Who better to learn from? Enjoy!

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If you are an email subscriber of The Rise To The Top, you should have received an email over the last 24 or 48 hours that has the subject line:

RESPONSE REQUIRED: Confirm Your The Rise To The Top Email Subscription

And then there is a confirmation button below. Why? What’s going on? Is it super-spam-spam-phish?

Nope!

Two big reasons:

1. Honestly, the The Rise To The Top has evolved big time since 2008 so I want to make sure the list is exactly the people that are interested in the direction it has been going the last year. Meaning…The Rise To The Top is all about helping you take your passions/interests/ideas and making money from it online. It isn’t about start-ups, brick and mortar, big ass tech companies, etc. It is about Internet Lifestyle businesses/marketing. Sounds like that’s for you? Sweet. Get on the list

2. Also, there is exclusive content, resources and other goodies that I’ve been creating to help you and much of it is going to be reserved for the VIP List (who always here about things first).

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To the top,

David

Today on The Rise To The Top: Why did Jules Watkins’ first digital product not work out so well, and why did his second one rock? Sometimes learning from a small failure can be a big lesson in moving forward. Today Jules shares his story to help you make sure you are on the right track and avoid all kinds of mistakes. Enjoy!

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Today on The Rise To The Top: What is the better strategy? Create a product and find the customers for it? Or find the customers and create a product? And who better to discuss it with than Chris Farrell, a genuinely awesome guy and rockstar when it comes to Internet marketing. Enjoy!

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