Ray Edwards Show

I love to read. Books have been my primary source of education. Today I share 10 Books that changed my life. Also in this episode… if God is all powerful and all loving, why do bad things happen to good people? … what may be the perfect vlogging camera… and, of course, 10 books that changed my life. Clic k here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week: Canon M50 mirrorless camera...

Have you experienced a tragic loss? A devastating blow? A tough break? Have you had a setback? Even a minor inconvenience? When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2011, it seemed like a devastating blow and a tragic loss. Today I want to share how you can beat Parkinson's – or any other problem you may be facing. Clic k here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week: 5 Steps to G...

If you want to build a purpose-driven, personality-based online business, blogging should be the cornerstone of your business. And I can think of no one better than Leslie Samuel to discuss this topic. Clic k here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week: 3Ways to Be More Productive Instantly Start using Block Time. Block similar tasks. Batching similar activities and blocking ti...

Your belief determines your destiny. What you believe about anything determines what you receive, whether it's your life, your business, your personal performance or your identity. In this episode we're going to unpack why what you believe about yourself is more important than you may have ever suspected. It's not magic, it's just the logical progression of a thought process. We'll uncover th...

What does it mean to be more persistent and why is it important? Clic k here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week: The ONE PLATFORM To Build Your Business   Looking for a solution to your tech nightmare when it comes to running your online business? Here's what we use and recommend: Kajabi. It's recommended more than any other Knowledge Commerce platform. The E-Lear...

Have you ever struggled with missed deadlines, hurried work, increased stress, and lost opportunities because of procrastination? Imagine overcoming procrastination once and for all, so you restore joy for your work, strengthen your relationships, and grow your business. I once was a great procrastinator.  My motto was, "Hey anything worth doing is worth putting off!"  I felt I was "just...

In our fast-paced and entertainment-saturated culture, it's easy to let book-reading fall by the wayside. In fact, many studies show that after college, the average person only reads 3 more books for the rest of their life! And don't be tempted to think that the reading of books is old-fashioned and no longer relevant. There is power in the written word. And whether you're an entrepreneur, busines...

On this week's podcast, we discuss "To increase your performance, increase expectation."   Take note as we shine a spotlight on the 7 Lies That Are Destroying Your Life. If you've ever said, "there is nothing I can do, or I have mastered that, or I know that already," be sure to listen and discover the lies that are quietly destroying your life. Clic k here to download or listen to this episo...

Have you ever wondered if those AHA! Moments, Big Ideas, Eureka Breakthroughs just happen or if you can set yourself up to experience more of them? What if you could create an environment to generate Brilliant Ideas… On today's podcast, I share how you can set yourself up for more AHA! moments by adding these 5 activities to your routine. Clic k here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip...

Success comes with surprises — the ones we don't like, we call problems. Doesn't the Bible say to be content with what you have? A tip on how to say "No" to someone who won't take "no" for an answer. Clic k here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week How to say "No" to someone who won't take "No" for an answer Don't give them an opening. Don't allow a loophole. Email templates...

We've just come off two years where we crossed the one million mark in revenue. We're working on year number three and it looks like a pretty sure bet we're going to do it again. I've had a lot of questions and we've hosted a couple of workshops where we actually show people how we've done it. Today we pull back the curtain and share a behind-the-business discussion to reveal the secrets to: How w...

If your self-worth comes from your bank account, you're going to be a nervous wreck the rest of your life. You'd better find a different foundation to stake your life on. Today we discuss 15 slavery-inducing, life-murdering lies about money that you've probably been told. We also share 15 Liberating Truths About Money. "The truth will set you free but at first it will probably piss you off." — Joe...

In today's episode we discuss whether it's more virtuous to give your products away for free, or to charge for your work. If a corporation is making 25% profit or more, eyebrows go up and there may be pressure to "give back." Have you ever wondered about that language? It's as if this implies they "took it" from someone. Even someone as successful as Michael Hyatt, has wondered, "Is it more virtuo...

No, it's not like I had a bag with $200 Million Dollars and left it at the bus depot.  But today, I'm going to share with you what turned out to be the 3 Primary Lessons I Learned From Losing $200 Million Dollars. How to face your reality in relation to money. Uncover the well-kept secret all wealthy people know (and poor people don't). Discover the one key factor that's proven to determine d...

Today I want to enter into an interesting discussion Ken MacArthur started on Facebook https://www.facbook.com/marketingtactics . Ken states, "Serious question, I've always been a skeptic. I have no problem under-promising and over-delivering, but I've always been hesitant to make a 'Big Promise.' Given the current state of the world I live in, I'm more inclined to think things like 'most people w...

Time is an interesting resource unlike any other.  Any two people have differing financial resources, and differing skills and talents.  We have different opportunities, different circumstances, and a different network of friends and acquaintances.  But we all have the same number of hours in a day, week, month or year. When it comes to time, we're all on level ground.  No one...

Today I want to cover some new directions for the company and how we're going to be helping you in new and improved ways.   Don't worry, we'll continue to focus on:    Copywriting and marketing Building an online business Strengthening your spiritual life I don't believe it's possible to separate the two things, business and spirituality. Because you only have one life, spirituality...

Chris Ducker's book Virtual Freedom is a best seller, he has employed over 450 full-time employees, and he has built multi seven-figure businesses. Chris is frequently featured in INC., Entrepreneur, Success, and Huffington Post. He's the founder of youpreneur.com (a term he coined in 2014). Youpreneur.com is an entrepreneurial mastermind community that helps experts become the go-to leader in the...

Outsourcing is so hot right now. I blame Tim Ferriss' book, The 4 Hour Workweek and Chris Ducker's book, Virtual Freedom for starting the outsourcing phenomenon. In Tim's book he tells you why you should do it and Chris tells you how to do it. In fact, Chris Ducker has a new book for entrepreneurs entitled, The Rise of the Youpreneur. This outsourcing topic started during a recent consultation I h...

Today we discuss a unique method by which you can guarantee your business will always have a profit (even from day 1). You'll never miss having a profit because you take your profit first. My guest is Mike Michalowicz. Mike is the successful entrepreneur behind three multimillion dollar companies. He is the author of The Pumpkin Plan, Surge, and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, which BusinessWeek de...

Out of a hundred people who hear this, one of you will do this and you're the one who will succeed. I have a question that I would seriously like you to think about. Are you important? Are you? This is a vital question and it speaks to something we call self-image. It's popular to believe that your self-image, having a good self-image, a strong self-image, a positive image of yourself is wrong. It...

I have a proposal for you in today's episode: You have in your life what you tolerate. What you tolerate is what you receive in life. I already know there are a lot of people who are coming up with examples to prove me wrong. There are people saying, "Well I have a genetic disorder that I had no control over. I could not have stopped it. I did not want this." No, but the way you deal with it, the...

Today's podcast is a lesson in the history of marketing online. I believe there is great value in knowing the history of our industry. Most of you in direct response internet marketing may not know we owe our careers to Ken McCarthy. Time Magazine credits Ken McCarthy with originating the idea of using click-through rates as the key metric of website performance.  In the early 1990s, as the o...

Today I talk with the genius, the master, the go-to-guy, the king of all things LinkedIn…John Nemo. As one of the top promoters of Copywriting Academy, John Nemo joined me at my Joint Venture Mastermind at The Coeur d'Alene Resort in Alene, Idaho. No one knows the subject of LinkedIn like John Nemo. John transformed my LinkedIn profile, he's the real deal when it comes to LinkedIn and he's here to...

We're talking about prosperity. That's the word of the year with my company and with me. What does it mean to prosper? We know that it means to do well financially, but it's so much more than that. It's your health, your relationships, it's the ways you are fulfilled in life (such as growing as a person and contributing in a meaningful way to other people). Prosperity is a fullness of life and a f...