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I’m sure you’ve seen article after article that talk about what really successful CEOs do to keep their productivity high.

Often, those articles will center around why those CEOs often get up really early in the morning. And, maybe like me, you’ve thought, “Well, if it works for them…”

Yeah. No.

After 8 months of desperately trying to permanently change my chronotype (explained in the video below), I am officially tapping out.

And I share exactly why it didn’t work for me (and why it may not work for you).

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For almost a decade, I’ve been creating private Facebook Groups to form discussion groups for my students and clients. And more recently, I’ve employed Facebook Live to hold live video presentations, interviews and discussions.

No more.

As Marie Kondo says, “If something no longer sparks joy and inspires you to use it, thank that something for the memory, and respectfully retire it.”

She’s usually talking about things like letter-writing materials and underwear. I’m applying this to Facebook. Here’s why.

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I’m in the process right now of finalizing some choices for what technology I’m going to be using for the new update of VO2GoGo, and everything is on the table.

Included in this is whether or not I want to keep using some technology that is controlled by others. I’m talking Facebook, Google, WordPress, my hosting service, email and more. I’m even looking at whether or not I’m going to continue with the VO2GoGo brand, in favor of something that’s easier to say and spell.

I see artists making things potentially hard for themselves when they go the easy, build-your-website-on-someone-else’s-platform route, like WIX, SquareSpace, and the like.

Sure it’s easy. But you’re also held hostage. Here’s what I mean by that.

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Jobs. Relationships. Businesses. Geographical moves. Family.

I recently took an inventory of the big moves in my life, and I counted around a dozen life-changing events. Most of them were planned, but some were unexpected.

Being prepared for unexpected change is an art in itself, but being prepared for life to change big-time on your terms, is something you can plan for.

Whatever you’ve got up your sleeve, I truly hope you do it. Here are some things that can help.

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My good friend, Tristen MacDonald, is not only an amazing actor, but she’s a great source of information about what it takes to be successful as a performer – you’ve seen her in countless TV shows and commercials – she’s executing on her plan.

She’s also closing registration tonight (4/17) on an awesome course she’s put together called Actor Business Plan, and we got on Facebook Live the other day to talk about what challenges performers have in achieving any kind of success in a very competitive marketplace.

We came to the conclusion that it’s not about your talent – that’s table stakes, being talented – but rather, it’s your business plan.

Do you have one? And is it the right one? Here’s how to know for sure.

(And here’s the link to Tristen’s course: https://vo2gogo.com/happy)

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I used to be in a great online mastermind, that at one point in time or another, included some of the most famous people on the Internet.

Like Craig Newmark.

Don’t know him? He’s the Craig in Craigslist. And when he was in the group, he mentioned these seven words as being one of his biggest lessons in life. So when I was forwarded this as the subject of an Inc. Magazine article about Craig, it brought back some lovely early 21st century memories.

But I also felt very, very embarrassed. Here’s why.

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The sixth and last AMA round of answers for this set of questions, and then back to the individual subject videos as we continue the 365-day video challenge.

In this installment, I share with you the equipment and process I use to produce these videos, discuss additional services you can offer to clients along with voicing copy, and how I define success.

Here’s the final set of answers.

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