P.T. Barnum’s Simple Formula For Success

by Mike Sigers

“Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well as now.” ~ P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) Showman and circus founder

A client of mine made reference to an email that I sent him that had a date/time stamp of 1:15 AM.

He asked what in the hell I was doing working at that hour.

I posted this to make it easy to find and refer people to when they ask me that question.

It will happen again.

I promise.

PS – If Tim Ferris or anybody else tells you that you can be uber successful on four hours a week – RUN, don’t walk, RUN as fast as you can from them.

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Glenn October 8, 2008 at 7:53 am

That’s okay as long as you know when to step away from the computer. For example, if you had been watching Kentucky football or b-ball earlier in the day or evening, a 1:15 AM e-mail could be justified:-)

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Mike Sigers October 8, 2008 at 7:20 pm

Hey Glenn,

UK football is a little tough to watch sometimes, but when roundball season gets here, we’ll be up late hootin’ and hollerin’ !

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