{"id":1646,"date":"2009-03-13T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2009-03-13T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2009-03-13T16:08:15","slug":"the-miracle-of-newz-fasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/the-miracle-of-newz-fasting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Miracle Of News Fasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

This may sound strange (it’s strange to me)… but lately, some people have been almost worried about my lack of political<\/em> emails.<\/p>\n

Believe it or not (and I still don’t get it), there are some who are actually kind of disappointed<\/em> I haven’t been rapping about Obama’s latest spending spree.<\/p>\n

Or Algore’s most recent “global warming” alarms.<\/p>\n

Or about any of our favorite other gummint sociopaths.<\/p>\n

Still others (who vehemently DISAGREE<\/strong> with me) have been bracing themselves for impact — almost itching to reply back and show me how wrong I am.<\/p>\n

What’s going on here?<\/p>\n

Have I lost my ballz?<\/p>\n

Am I “wussing out”?<\/p>\n

Not exactly.<\/p>\n

I’m just PROTECTING<\/strong> myself.<\/p>\n

You see, I’ve got a TON of stuff going right now. <\/p>\n

Including multiple client projects, marketing my copywriting book<\/a><\/strong>, and even helping a loved one get her own website running.<\/p>\n

And so, I’ve been on a self-imposed “news fast.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not exposing myself to ANY political or world news.<\/p>\n

Sure, sometimes on Twitter I get a “whiff” of whatever toxic dish the media hacks are cooking up.<\/p>\n

But I REFUSE to eat their poisonous food no matter how good it smells<\/em> from the kitchen.<\/p>\n

And you know what?<\/p>\n

I HIGHLY<\/strong> suggest you consider doing the same.<\/p>\n

Especially if you want to prosper in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Here’s why I say this:<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I had the good fortune to write an ad selling a product showing people how to buy large ($1 million or higher) businesses without using any banks, credit or your own moolah.<\/p>\n

There was a LOT of cool stuff in this course.<\/p>\n

But one thing the author said has stuck with me since (paraphrased):<\/p>\n

\n“During recessions, stay the hell away from the news.”<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His reasoning was the news is negative.<\/p>\n

Their mantra is “if it bleeds, it leads.”<\/em><\/p>\n

And when you are in business, you need to FOCUS on yourself and your business more than ever — and not get distracted by all the doom and gloom.<\/p>\n

In fact, it’s this guy’s contention that, if you simply ignore the news, you will almost automatically<\/em> be more successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And you know what? <\/p>\n

I have found this to be 100% true.<\/p>\n

Since going on my news fast, I have been WAY more focused.<\/p>\n

I fall asleep much faster and easier at night.<\/p>\n

And my productivity has (literally) DOUBLED<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All from not wasting time on the newz.<\/p>\n

So anyway, that’s why I haven’t yapped about current events.<\/p>\n

It’s also why, God willing, you won’t hear me yapping about it any time soon.<\/p>\n

I kinda LIKE my news fast, now. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I may even be on it indefinitely<\/em> (or for a very loooong time).<\/p>\n

Try it yourself for a few days.<\/p>\n

You’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. <\/p>\n

Ben Settle<\/p>\n

P.S.<\/strong> For more ideas on how to make out like a bandit during a down economy, go to:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

www.CopywritingGrabBag.com<\/a><\/div>\n

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