The big day has arrived!
Greetings from North Dakota, where I’m riding along the Empire Builder train en route to Montana, Washington, and eventually my home in Portland.
As promised, the Empire Building Kit is now live. This project will help a select group of people build a sustainable lifestyle business in one year by doing one thing every day.
Read more or order your own copy here.
This initial launch is strictly limited to 24 hours only.
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Three Options. In an effort to serve people with different plans, desires, and budgets, I’ve created three versions of the kit. I think the middle one (Hail Caesar) will probably serve most people the best, but make your own decision. There is also an Alexander the Great version to help people who are already successful entrepreneurs achieve greater scale, and an Emperor-in-Training version for aspiring conquerors on a limited budget.
Free Webinar. In about three weeks, I’ll be hosting a private webinar for everyone in the inaugural group of EBK owners. During the webinar, the new emperors can ask any question they want… which is why I’m only taking orders for the next 24 hours. (This isn’t a gimmick, and I really will close the order page and stop taking money — watch and see.)
Next month we’ll relaunch the EBK with a number of affiliate partners, but on a smaller scale here at AONC. I won’t include the live webinar, and I also reserve the right to remove some of the materials or raise the price.
As I’ve said several times: if it’s not for you, that’s OK. But if it sounds like something that will help you, don’t wait, because it won’t be available very long.
Oh, and I’ve saved a couple of fun things for the launch today:
‘Empire Builder’ Bag Giveaway. One random buyer will win a free Empire Builder laptop bag courtesy of my friends at Tom Binh bags. We’ll draw from the buyer list at 5pm PST today – about eight hours from now.
Minnesota Video Adventures. Sometime around midnight, J.D. and I recorded a video of the setup we’re using to work from the train. Check it out here if you’d like.
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Amtrak Birthday Party
On a side note, it’s also my birthday today. I don’t expect the entire world to care about my birthday, but two facts are worth noting:
1) Turning the old age of 32 may or may not produce the mysterious quality of “maturity” (let’s hope not), but it does mean that I officially have only three years left to go in my quest to visit every country in the world. Three years, sixty-two countries, and most of them are fairly difficult to get to—but so far, so good.
2) For a long time I didn’t want people to know when my birthday was because of some bad things that happened around that time when I was a kid. Whenever the first week of April rolled around, I’d try to find anything I could do other than think about cake or parties. Mostly, I tried to keep it a secret because I didn’t want any attention.
I wouldn’t say I’m crazy about birthdays now, but you know, people can change in their old age. So here I am on my appointed day of April 7th, writing to fun people from all over the world who mean a lot to me. Thanks for reading and sharing part of your life with me.
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Alright, that’s all for now. It looks like our itinerary today will take us through Montana and on to Spokane, Washington late tonight. If you want the EBK, here is the info. If not, no worries.
Wishing you well from the rails,
P.S. Our internet access on the train is quite limited, but I’ll do my best to post your comments and monitor the shopping cart throughout the day.
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April 7, 2010
Havana
Happy birthday! And man, am I interested in the deal …
April 7, 2010
Nathan
Congrats, Chris. Happy birthday!
April 7, 2010
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In short, Happy Birthday…and in for one Hail Caesar!
April 7, 2010
Marianne Elliott
Yay!
Congratulations Chris on the EBK (I’m already exploring mine!) and on choosing to celebrate your birthday.
Here is a little birthday blessing for you:
May you find good conversation, laughter, hugs and friendship wherever you seek them.
May you find love and peace wherever you are.
Many blessed returns!
April 7, 2010
Alison
Happy Birthday from San Fran! Looking forward to checking out the EBK and getting started!!! Hope you have a great trip.
April 7, 2010
Scott Webb
Happy bday dude.
I’ve got some awesomeness in store and I imagine this kit will excel it
April 7, 2010
Jayde
I had doubts about whether or not to get this kit, I have wanted to start a business of my own for as long as I can remember. I have always had difficulty with the details though, where to start, who to talk to, what to do. I also know that I get distracted easily so was afraid I’d not keep up with the ‘one thing every day’ idea. I decided not to try for the free copy figuring I’d end up ignoring it thinking no loss on my part and that would have been bad if I’d have gotten the free one, because that would have meant that someone who could have used it and would have wouldn’t get it. Anyway, I read (again) the contents of the EBK and said to myself, I have to start somewhere. So I spent the money from my savings to get the kit and I’m hoping there will be enough information and help in the first couple of months to replace that money back in to my savings from my business. I have a plan to move this summer and I will need every penny I can get. Thank you and Happy Birthday!
April 7, 2010
Marcia
Happy birthday from London UK. Hope the coming year is a great one for you.
April 7, 2010
Maxcina N.
Happy Birthday, Chris. Your site and posts inspire me and remind me to live authentically. Enjoy!
April 7, 2010
juds123
Cheers from the other side of the globe to Chris who`s 32 years wiser!
Great to have across an individual who`s a good influence!
April 7, 2010
Del
Happy Birthday Chris! Much success to you on the launch of the EBK!
April 7, 2010
Fiona
Hey, we have the same bday!
Have a wonderful day Chris!
April 7, 2010
Jen
Hi Chris, I just wanted to leave a quick note here both for you and for anyone considering the EBK.
What finally tipped the scales and made me decide to purchase the EBK was thinking back over all of your articles I’ve received in my inbox over the past 6-8 months or so (for free nonetheless!), and how much fantastic, pertinent, and (to use a previous commenter’s words) authentic information is contained in them. If the EBK is anything like your work up until now, then I know I have made a very sound investment. Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge and for motivating people to make meaningful changes one realistic step at a time.
April 7, 2010
Peter
Happy Birthday Chris. This is going to be a year that really makes a difference.
April 8, 2010
Tim Dean
Happy Birthday Chris! Congratulations on organising a memorable day for yourself. Disappointing: The UAE powers that be deem Flickr to be unsafe for access, so I couldn’t see your train set-up.
April 8, 2010
Kelly Whalen
I knew I was going to miss out. I had a full schedule yesterday, and was traveling for almost 12 hours yesterday.
So bummed I missed out on signing up for it, but it sounds like it was a huge success! Congrats!
(and a belated happy birthday)
April 8, 2010
Larry Keltto
This is going to sound like an infomercial sound bite, but here it is anyway: 30 minutes into the EBK, it sparked a HUGE idea for me that will rock my year. Thank you!
April 10, 2010
emma
Happy Birthday, Chris. I’m a bit belated, but I think that just retards the aging process, right? Anyway, congrats on everything. May 32 be even more profound and gratifying that every year leading up to it!