1. Root around your house, from attic to basement. Find EVERYTHING that you don`t need and don`t use, then list them on Ebay.com It`s amazing what people actually buy. Remember, one mans junk is another mans treasure.

2. If you find Ebay too confusing, or you feel need to get out more, take all your new-found items along to nearest flea market or car boot sale. If you don`t want to travel to find customers, throw up a big old "Yard Sale" sign outside your house.

3. If you haven`t got your own stuff, or want to sell more, ask your friends for THEIR junk. Tell them you`ll sell it for them if you get a percentage of what you make. That way, both you AND your friends make money for Christmas.

4. If you`ve got a website and digital products such as software and ebooks that you have full resale rights to, see if you can bundle up lots of goodies together for an unbelievably low price. Make sure you let people know it`s a one-off Christmas Special that will end soon. Be aware of copywrite and license agreements that may prohibit bundling of certain software products.

I'm talking about Michael Jackson, of course. The whole world fell in love with Michael Jackson! In early seventies, Michael along with his brothers, Jackson 5, were hottest musical act on planet!

As an adult, he still had magic that so captivated us when he was a child. And once again, he became hottest musical act on planet!

In fact, if Michael hadn't broken "a cardinal rule,", there's little question, he'd be considered greatest entertainer of all time.

So what "cardinal rule" did Michael Jackson break? He tried to reinvent wheel. He took that handsome and familiar face that was loved by millions of people all around world--and he destroyed it, along with his incredible career at same time.

Businesses do same thing every single day. They destroy what's familiar and successful. Instead of taking path of least resistance, they try to reinvent wheel--usually with disasterous results!

Here's a classic example of what I'm talking about:

For over a century now, Coca-Cola has been number one soft drink company in world. They have vast financial resources and some of greatest marketing minds available at their disposal. Despite all of that, Coca-Cola failed miserably when it introduced New Coke to public back in 1985. Why? What happened?

Well, there have been many theories floated over years, as to why New Coke fizzled out. Like everyone else, I have my own theory. A very simple theory...

People didn't like New Coke.

It's as simple as that.