{"id":14337,"date":"2020-04-07T10:36:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=14337"},"modified":"2020-04-07T10:36:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:36:59","slug":"thank-god-for-rednecks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/thank-god-for-rednecks\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank God For Rednecks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently put a new video up in my mobile app titled:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThank God For Rednecks\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find it in the elBenbo TV channel inside.<\/p>\n<p>It was partly inspired by recent events with the economy, but also something the great John Carlton said many years ago (2004-ish) back when he had a print newsletter. Specifically, something he said about how there will come a time when it\u2019ll be more important to be friends with the town redneck than the town mayor.<\/p>\n<p>I daresay many are seeing that wisdom play out\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, there is a valuable business lesson in that, too.<\/p>\n<p>To watch or listen to this video simply go into the Ben Settle mobile app.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have my app, you can get it free by opting into my email list and following the instructions in the P.S. of the welcome email you will get right after opting in.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE:<\/p>\n<p>Do not download my app directly from the Apple or Google Play stores.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the URL above and get a username &amp; password first.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, you won\u2019t be able to access it.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently put a new video up in my mobile app titled: \u201cThank God For Rednecks\u201d You can find it in the elBenbo TV channel inside. 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