You’ve probably heard the quote from Calvin Coolidge: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.” Well, today, I learned about someone I already know and admire, who certainly embodies this trait.

Her name is Ladan Lashkari. She is a reader of this blog, and she even listed it as being one of her favorites. But when I learned her story, I was truly humbled.

The story was written by Eric Holmlund. His blog, “Eric’s Tips,” is another blog I highly recommend. As you shall soon find out, he wrote a piece that’s so amazing and inspirational, that I had to tell you about it, with Eric’s gracious permission. (And once you read it, you’ll be amazed like I am by how powerful Ladan’s story really is.)

If you think you have limitations in your life stopping you from achieving success, take some time to read about this woman’s limitations. Her story is not only captivating, it’s awe-inspiring in so many ways.

So without further ado…

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John Chow recently posted a call to moneymaking British-Columbia bloggers for a newspaper interview in his province. (Too bad it’s not about Canadian bloggers, since I’m in Ottawa, Ontario, and I would have loved the extra publicity).

Nevertheless, this is an interesting topic I wanted to cover in this blog because a lot of people are asking about it. In fact, we discussed it on a call with Clayton Makepeace, entitled “Blogging For Dollars.” People raved so much about the call that they’ve begged Clayton for a second one. (And yes, by popular demand, we’re doing one in March, so stay tuned!)

But let me share, however, some of the things we discussed on the call — along with a few tidbits on how you can make money with a blog.

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It’s in place. The gauntlet has been set. The hotseat, prepped.

Tonight, I’ll be interviewed by two amazing ladies, Lynn Carnes and Nathalie Judd, co-founders of The Internet Master Series. It’s a series of tell-all teleseminars with quite an impressive list of top marketers.

Impressive, yes. Why? Some of them are not only top marketers, but a few of them RARELY give teleseminars.

But there’s another reason.

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