Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Vitale
A reader watched my DVD, Humbug, and emailed me this question:
"Was there one point in your life that was the turn around? I often ask people who've obviously hitched themselves to a Saturn 5 rocket the same question."
I get that question a lot.
I've been thinking about it long and hard.
I know that taking on the attitude that anything is possible is part of the answer. So is knowing the Law of Attraction and the idea that getting clear leads to preferred results. So is always saying yes to life. And so is the idea of being ruthlessly honest about your desires.
But those are mindsets I've developed over time. They don't answer the question about the single event that changed my life.
The thing is, there's no "one point" where everything shifted for me. It was more a series of defining moments, some more memorable than others. For example:
Landing the book deal to write The AMA Complete Guide to Small Business Advertising for the American Marketing Association back in 1993, was a marker for me. I wasn't paid much money (almost none) but it was my first book deal with a traditional publisher and the project made me feel accomplished and important. It also got me more clients and more speaking engagements. (I still love the book and use it myself, though sadly it's now out of print. Some of it ended up in my book, Hypnotic Writing .)
Recording my program, The Power of Outrageous Marketing for Nightingale-Conant in 1997, was another turning point for me, one I had longed to have for over ten years. People who knew that company and their wonderful products began to treat me like I was a deity in the marketing world. That also influenced my own sense of value. (That's also when I raised my fees. ) The program still sells like crazy today, and I'm still very proud of it. (One of my favorite sections is where I stage an interview with the great circus showman and master marketer, P.T. Barnum.)
Certain people helped me step up to a new level, as well.
Paul Hartunian changed my life. This publicity genius who once sold the Brooklyn Bridge as a PR stunt and got on Johnny Carson for it, once spent three hours over dinner in Houston telling me how to change my business. I took notes. I acted. Paul's giving was a defining moment in my career. I'll never forget him. He's one of my heros.
Mandy Evans has been a "miracles coach" in my life for more than twenty years. This wonderful author of such books as Travelling Free has always been only a phone call away. Whenever I feel stuck and ready for the next level, I call her. I love her. She helps me get clear .
Bob Proctor -- a living legend in the self-help movement -- changed my life when he politely nudged me to publish the little book I was fearful about releasing, Spiritual Marketing. That book became an Amazon bestseller twice, got me into The New York Times, and led to my rewriting it and seeing J. Wiley publish it as the now long running classic, The Attractor Factor. And of course that book got me into the movie The Secret, which led to my being on Larry King, eXtra TV, CNN, CNBC, ABC, Time, Newsweek and…well, you get the idea.
Obviously, there's no one event that transformed me.
If you want to know more, I've written about my journey through life in such books as Adventures Within. It reveals other defining moments and the people who triggered them for me.
I really wish there was a simple answer to the question of what was my turning point moment, so we could both learn from it. But what may be better is to assume every moment is your turn around one, and act from that perspective. Life would then take on a glow .
Backed into a corner, and forced to say something was the one thing that changed my career, I'd give credit to the Internet.
I began as an Internet skeptic in the early 1990s. I didn't believe all the hype about gold in cyberspace.
I was wrong.
I later wrote one of the first books about online marketing (CyberWriting).
And later, when Mark Joyner urged me to let him release my first e-book (Hypnotic Writing ), I began to taste fame and fortune.
So I have to give credit to being active online as a turning point in my career. (Note I said active online. I was and am busy creating and promoting products, not waiting for the world to come to my door.) The Internet let me take what I was doing locally and distribute it to the world.
But, as you can see, it was one of many defining moments.
Maybe the best way to wrap this up is with the following story:
I'm hearing from people from my past who saw the movie The Secret and then searched for me online. When they get to my main site , they write me and ask something like, "Are you the same J.V. I worked with thirty years ago?"
One gent did that a while back. Turns out we had worked at Exxon together long, long ago.
He saw me on Larry King and couldn't believe my level of success. He wrote to me saying, "I wish I had known what a gem I was hanging around back then."
I thought, what if each of us treated each other like we were gems already -- just unrecognized and maybe unpolished.
Wouldn't that single change of perspective make every moment of our lives a turning point?
As Goethe wrote, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being."
PS -- A way to get a turning point moment for yourself is through Miracles Coaching. I believe that trained mentors can help you leap to the next level, and I still employ them for myself today. Expect miracles. And remember, every moment coun
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Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Becoming Yourself - A Work In Progress
Sooner or later we must face the truth: we were born into a world that is at times unjust and imperfect.
If we are to face life with any real degree of emotional and mental stability, then we will need to accept this.
We may begin our journey with the highest ideals, believing we really can change the world--and, indeed, every one of us can change the world, though only some of us will--but we will never change the way that life is.
Life will continue to be life, despite our desires and remonstrations. It has no need to be just or fair, and it does not necessarily need to always make sense. All it has to do is all that it can do: It has to be itself. To quote the founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu, what we really have to do is to 'let reality be reality'.
This is true, also, as it applies to each of us: We must allow ourselves to be ourselves.
Discovering who this self is, or more correctly, who these selves are - because each person is a composite of many different aspects - is a large part of becoming authentic and real.
When we allow ourselves to accept this, when we end our ceaseless demand that life be other than it is, and that we be something other than we are, then we can cease our frantic struggle and our journey through life becomes much easier.
Sometimes our ship will take us to the shores of compromise. We may not like this, but then again there is no 'Great Law' that says we have to like everything in existence. The trick, of course, lies in knowing when to compromise and when not to.
When something cannot be changed, it is senseless to keep on banging our head against it.
The lucky ones amongst us may find 'the serenity to accept the things that we cannot change, the courage to change the things that we can, and the wisdom to know the difference', to quote from Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer, so wisely adopted by A A and other 12-Step groups.
As long as we do our very best, then we will have done all we can--even if, at times, the best we can do is to hold our head above the water and keep right on breathing. Provided we do not give up hope, our feet will always find dry land.
There is no telling just how many people we might one day help because of the difficult experiences we ourselves have passed through? Although we may not see it at the time, nothing need ever really be wasted. Everything has its value.
Like so many of our problems, our solutions lie within. In order to bring about real change, we need to work from the inside out, restoring an emotional balance that will last.
As a hypnotherapist, I believe that advanced hypnotherapy provides the most rapid and effective way to do this that there is.
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Peter Field is a UK hypnotherapist and counsellor with more than 30 years experience. His new book 'The Chi of Change - How hypnotherapy can help you heal and rapidly turn your life around - regardless of your past' is published by Psyche Books, and available at http://www.chiofchange.com Info on therapy sessions is at http://www.peterfieldhypnotherapy.co.uk
If we are to face life with any real degree of emotional and mental stability, then we will need to accept this.
We may begin our journey with the highest ideals, believing we really can change the world--and, indeed, every one of us can change the world, though only some of us will--but we will never change the way that life is.
Life will continue to be life, despite our desires and remonstrations. It has no need to be just or fair, and it does not necessarily need to always make sense. All it has to do is all that it can do: It has to be itself. To quote the founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu, what we really have to do is to 'let reality be reality'.
This is true, also, as it applies to each of us: We must allow ourselves to be ourselves.
Discovering who this self is, or more correctly, who these selves are - because each person is a composite of many different aspects - is a large part of becoming authentic and real.
When we allow ourselves to accept this, when we end our ceaseless demand that life be other than it is, and that we be something other than we are, then we can cease our frantic struggle and our journey through life becomes much easier.
Sometimes our ship will take us to the shores of compromise. We may not like this, but then again there is no 'Great Law' that says we have to like everything in existence. The trick, of course, lies in knowing when to compromise and when not to.
When something cannot be changed, it is senseless to keep on banging our head against it.
The lucky ones amongst us may find 'the serenity to accept the things that we cannot change, the courage to change the things that we can, and the wisdom to know the difference', to quote from Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer, so wisely adopted by A A and other 12-Step groups.
As long as we do our very best, then we will have done all we can--even if, at times, the best we can do is to hold our head above the water and keep right on breathing. Provided we do not give up hope, our feet will always find dry land.
There is no telling just how many people we might one day help because of the difficult experiences we ourselves have passed through? Although we may not see it at the time, nothing need ever really be wasted. Everything has its value.
Like so many of our problems, our solutions lie within. In order to bring about real change, we need to work from the inside out, restoring an emotional balance that will last.
As a hypnotherapist, I believe that advanced hypnotherapy provides the most rapid and effective way to do this that there is.
----------------------------------------------------
Peter Field is a UK hypnotherapist and counsellor with more than 30 years experience. His new book 'The Chi of Change - How hypnotherapy can help you heal and rapidly turn your life around - regardless of your past' is published by Psyche Books, and available at http://www.chiofchange.com Info on therapy sessions is at http://www.peterfieldhypnotherapy.co.uk
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Is "Bright-Sided" Critical Thinking?
Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Vitale
I saw Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the book Bright-Sided, on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last week. Her book reveals "How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America." I love Jon Stewart's interviews and was keenly curious about this author and her book.
As I watched Ehrenreich on television, I got the feeling she's a wounded soul. She talked about being diagnosed with cancer and how people around her told her to just think positive. I know from having my own cancer scare a few years ago that her feelings were justified. When you've been diagnosed with the C word, you've been kicked in the gut. Smiling people don't help. I felt for her and agreed with her. Positive thinking in that dire situation isn't welcome, at least not at first.
As I often do after seeing a Jon Stewart interview, I jumped on Amazon and ordered her book. I was so curious that I paid extra for next day delivery.
It's a well written historical overview of positive thinking. It mentions all the positive thinkers you might guess, from Napoleon Hill to Joel Olsteen , Jack Canfield, Will Bowen, Bob Doyle, Rhonda Byrne; to the teachers in the movie The Secret, including me.
Turns out Ehrenreich heard me speak a few years ago at the National Speakers Association annual convention. There were more than 6,000 people there, so I never met her. But I apparently left an impression. She says in her book -
"Vitale, who looks like a slightly elongated version of Danny DeVito, offers the theme of 'inspired marketing,' and also love. "
Inspired Marketing is the title of a book I wrote with Craig Perrine, and love is the core of everything I do.
But Ehrenreich didn't say either fact.
She mentions I'm a disciple of P.T. Barnum in her book, too, but doesn't explain that's because I wrote a popular business book on him, titled There's A Customer Born Every Minute.
For a journalist, she cleverly left off statements that would justify what I, and others she mentions in her book, stand for and teach.
The message of her book seems to be to use critical thinking, not positive thinking, in order to make a difference in your life and world. For her, positive thinking can be delusional, while critical thinking can give you a well-rounded view of your choices.
I agree with her.
The thing is, most people who say they are critical thinkers are actually skeptical thinkers. They quickly dismiss concepts without trying them, or demand scientific proof for concepts that are still being researched. That, to me, is delusional.
The most powerful books I've read on the subject of critical thinking are by Steve Siebold. His books are wake-up calls to your brain. Read his book 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class, or Die Fat or Get Tough, or read his forthcoming book on mental toughness secrets of the rich.
While I prefer positive thinking over negative thinking, I have to admit that positive thinkers can sometimes be blind to reality. When I had my cancer scare, I didn't just think positive. I also took massive action. I searched for cures, I contacted all the healers and medical doctors I know, I tried every method offered to me, and I stayed persistent. The end result is a clean bill of health. But I didn't get there by putting on a happy face and sitting in a corner.
Bright-Sided is a bestselling book and Ehrenreich is getting lots of publicity for it. While she ends the book with a call to be more critical in our thinking, and to take action to get results, I suspect it will mislead many readers. Too many will jump to the conclusion that positive thinking doesn't work at all. They'll use the book to justify not being optimistic, or not choosing to feel good. They'll just keep on complaining.
My reminder to you is that you always have a choice: When confronted with any moment, you can look at it cheerfully, unhappily, or objectively. I prefer the latter but with a positive expectancy.
When I got the heath scare, I at first was walloped with the news. But then I set an intention to find a cure. I expected one because, as I say in my book The Attractor Factor, there's always a way to handle any problem. My critical thinking -- or maybe it's better called objective thinking -- included the possibility that positive action and positive expectation would be better than just unhappiness, happiness, or no action.
I appreciate critical thinking, but it's subject to delusion, too. Most of the people I know who claim to be critical thinkers still have limiting beliefs and negative attitudes they aren't even aware are in their own head. They are actually skeptical thinkers as a form of self-protection.
Combine all this with the Law of Attraction and you might see where critical/skeptical thinkers will find evidence for their beliefs, and positive thinkers will find evidence for their own beliefs. They'll simply attract what they need to support their mindsets.
So how do you get out of this maze so you can have a clear-headed, productive life?
For me, the fastest thing that helps you get mentally clear is having the right coach. I know I've said it before but it needs said again: Every high achiever I know has a coach in their area of expertise. The coach can help them see their thinking patterns. The coach can help them stay accountable. The coach can help them achieve the results they want.
If having a coach is part of what Ehrenreich condemns as something that has "undermined America", then I have to disagree with her. In fact, I'd go so far as to suggest she get a coach to help her unravel her own thinking about "Bright-Sided" being negative. It could also help her heal her psychic wounds.
But as she openly says, it's "reckless optimism" that bothers her the most. With that in mind, I suggest she's correct. You don't want to be recklessly optimistic, but practically optimistic.
In other words, choose what you want, have an optimistic expectancy about the results, take action to attract it, and monitor your progress for feedback and course changes. That's how you make practical use of the Law of Attraction.
That's not being "Bright-Sided", that's being smart.
Finally, decades ago I had a landlord who made fun of me for reading success literature, such as positive thinking books.
I was struggling, broke and unknown at the time. I was paying him two hundred dollars a month to live in a dumpy little room in his house. I didn't look like I was going anywhere in life.
He caught me reading a Norman Vincent Peale book (probably Enthusiasm Makes the Difference) and said, "You believe that shit?"
"I sure do," I said.
While at the time he questioned me I had no evidence for any future success, and any critical thinking person could have dismissed me as a dreamer, today I'm wealthy and well known.
Was it because I read positive thinking books?
Was it because I chose to be "bright-sided" about life?
Was it because I took massive action and kept a positive expectancy about my future?
What do you think?
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Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
I saw Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the book Bright-Sided, on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last week. Her book reveals "How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America." I love Jon Stewart's interviews and was keenly curious about this author and her book.
As I watched Ehrenreich on television, I got the feeling she's a wounded soul. She talked about being diagnosed with cancer and how people around her told her to just think positive. I know from having my own cancer scare a few years ago that her feelings were justified. When you've been diagnosed with the C word, you've been kicked in the gut. Smiling people don't help. I felt for her and agreed with her. Positive thinking in that dire situation isn't welcome, at least not at first.
As I often do after seeing a Jon Stewart interview, I jumped on Amazon and ordered her book. I was so curious that I paid extra for next day delivery.
It's a well written historical overview of positive thinking. It mentions all the positive thinkers you might guess, from Napoleon Hill to Joel Olsteen , Jack Canfield, Will Bowen, Bob Doyle, Rhonda Byrne; to the teachers in the movie The Secret, including me.
Turns out Ehrenreich heard me speak a few years ago at the National Speakers Association annual convention. There were more than 6,000 people there, so I never met her. But I apparently left an impression. She says in her book -
"Vitale, who looks like a slightly elongated version of Danny DeVito, offers the theme of 'inspired marketing,' and also love. "
Inspired Marketing is the title of a book I wrote with Craig Perrine, and love is the core of everything I do.
But Ehrenreich didn't say either fact.
She mentions I'm a disciple of P.T. Barnum in her book, too, but doesn't explain that's because I wrote a popular business book on him, titled There's A Customer Born Every Minute.
For a journalist, she cleverly left off statements that would justify what I, and others she mentions in her book, stand for and teach.
The message of her book seems to be to use critical thinking, not positive thinking, in order to make a difference in your life and world. For her, positive thinking can be delusional, while critical thinking can give you a well-rounded view of your choices.
I agree with her.
The thing is, most people who say they are critical thinkers are actually skeptical thinkers. They quickly dismiss concepts without trying them, or demand scientific proof for concepts that are still being researched. That, to me, is delusional.
The most powerful books I've read on the subject of critical thinking are by Steve Siebold. His books are wake-up calls to your brain. Read his book 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class, or Die Fat or Get Tough, or read his forthcoming book on mental toughness secrets of the rich.
While I prefer positive thinking over negative thinking, I have to admit that positive thinkers can sometimes be blind to reality. When I had my cancer scare, I didn't just think positive. I also took massive action. I searched for cures, I contacted all the healers and medical doctors I know, I tried every method offered to me, and I stayed persistent. The end result is a clean bill of health. But I didn't get there by putting on a happy face and sitting in a corner.
Bright-Sided is a bestselling book and Ehrenreich is getting lots of publicity for it. While she ends the book with a call to be more critical in our thinking, and to take action to get results, I suspect it will mislead many readers. Too many will jump to the conclusion that positive thinking doesn't work at all. They'll use the book to justify not being optimistic, or not choosing to feel good. They'll just keep on complaining.
My reminder to you is that you always have a choice: When confronted with any moment, you can look at it cheerfully, unhappily, or objectively. I prefer the latter but with a positive expectancy.
When I got the heath scare, I at first was walloped with the news. But then I set an intention to find a cure. I expected one because, as I say in my book The Attractor Factor, there's always a way to handle any problem. My critical thinking -- or maybe it's better called objective thinking -- included the possibility that positive action and positive expectation would be better than just unhappiness, happiness, or no action.
I appreciate critical thinking, but it's subject to delusion, too. Most of the people I know who claim to be critical thinkers still have limiting beliefs and negative attitudes they aren't even aware are in their own head. They are actually skeptical thinkers as a form of self-protection.
Combine all this with the Law of Attraction and you might see where critical/skeptical thinkers will find evidence for their beliefs, and positive thinkers will find evidence for their own beliefs. They'll simply attract what they need to support their mindsets.
So how do you get out of this maze so you can have a clear-headed, productive life?
For me, the fastest thing that helps you get mentally clear is having the right coach. I know I've said it before but it needs said again: Every high achiever I know has a coach in their area of expertise. The coach can help them see their thinking patterns. The coach can help them stay accountable. The coach can help them achieve the results they want.
If having a coach is part of what Ehrenreich condemns as something that has "undermined America", then I have to disagree with her. In fact, I'd go so far as to suggest she get a coach to help her unravel her own thinking about "Bright-Sided" being negative. It could also help her heal her psychic wounds.
But as she openly says, it's "reckless optimism" that bothers her the most. With that in mind, I suggest she's correct. You don't want to be recklessly optimistic, but practically optimistic.
In other words, choose what you want, have an optimistic expectancy about the results, take action to attract it, and monitor your progress for feedback and course changes. That's how you make practical use of the Law of Attraction.
That's not being "Bright-Sided", that's being smart.
Finally, decades ago I had a landlord who made fun of me for reading success literature, such as positive thinking books.
I was struggling, broke and unknown at the time. I was paying him two hundred dollars a month to live in a dumpy little room in his house. I didn't look like I was going anywhere in life.
He caught me reading a Norman Vincent Peale book (probably Enthusiasm Makes the Difference) and said, "You believe that shit?"
"I sure do," I said.
While at the time he questioned me I had no evidence for any future success, and any critical thinking person could have dismissed me as a dreamer, today I'm wealthy and well known.
Was it because I read positive thinking books?
Was it because I chose to be "bright-sided" about life?
Was it because I took massive action and kept a positive expectancy about my future?
What do you think?
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Lifestyle Wellness Solutions For Personal Growth And Healthy Change
Lifestyle experts say that most of us are content to stay safely within the confines of the status quo. However, people want to keep doing <a href="http://www.myspashop.com/shopping/health-nutrition-and-fitness.html?world=shopping">wellness solutions</a> what's familiar because they know where that goes. Our natural inclination is to want the ability to take charge of our journey through living. There are many kinds of fears that people cope with in the prospect of change that include the fear of failure and fear of something horrible happening. People resist change, even if what they're currently doing isn't working, because the unknown is scarier.
Research suggests that optimists who are receptive to change are not only happier but also healthier, mentally and physically. Change resisters and pessimistic people have trouble dealing with stress, get sick more frequently, and are more likely to suffer from depression. "It's a negative cycle: perceiving change as something to be feared leaves people stuck in an unhealthy situation, which can then lead to depression, which in turn makes change feel more frightening," says Maryann Troiani, psychologist and coauthor of "Spontaneous Optimism."
Finding ways to shake things up and carve new paths will guide you towards a happier and healthier you. Read on for tips on how to break out of the cycle of stagnation with do it your self <a href="http://www.myspashop.com/passions.html?world=passions">home spa treatments</a>.
Seize the Situation Ready to be a change maker? Here's how to get in the game, If you're waiting for the perfect moment to make a change, don't bother, experts say. There is no such thing. "If there were, you would've already done it," Jacobs points out.
Write down the answer to each of the following questions before moving on to the next one: What do I want in my life right now that is missing? How would I feel in five years if I didn't have this in my life? Why haven't I made this change already?
Start small to avoid feeling overwhelmed and anxious. Want a change in career, but not ready to leave your job? Take a class to find out of the new field is a good fit. Testing the waters will make you feel informed, which will motivate you to continue.
Make a Plan People want change to be quick and easy, but it is a process. You need a plan to guide you. Write down your goal and be as specific as possible. Make two lists: one detailing the steps you'll have to take to reach your objective; the other listing the obstacles you're likely to run into and how you're going to deal with each one.
Research suggests that optimists who are receptive to change are not only happier but also healthier, mentally and physically. Change resisters and pessimistic people have trouble dealing with stress, get sick more frequently, and are more likely to suffer from depression. "It's a negative cycle: perceiving change as something to be feared leaves people stuck in an unhealthy situation, which can then lead to depression, which in turn makes change feel more frightening," says Maryann Troiani, psychologist and coauthor of "Spontaneous Optimism."
Finding ways to shake things up and carve new paths will guide you towards a happier and healthier you. Read on for tips on how to break out of the cycle of stagnation with do it your self <a href="http://www.myspashop.com/passions.html?world=passions">home spa treatments</a>.
Seize the Situation Ready to be a change maker? Here's how to get in the game, If you're waiting for the perfect moment to make a change, don't bother, experts say. There is no such thing. "If there were, you would've already done it," Jacobs points out.
Write down the answer to each of the following questions before moving on to the next one: What do I want in my life right now that is missing? How would I feel in five years if I didn't have this in my life? Why haven't I made this change already?
Start small to avoid feeling overwhelmed and anxious. Want a change in career, but not ready to leave your job? Take a class to find out of the new field is a good fit. Testing the waters will make you feel informed, which will motivate you to continue.
Make a Plan People want change to be quick and easy, but it is a process. You need a plan to guide you. Write down your goal and be as specific as possible. Make two lists: one detailing the steps you'll have to take to reach your objective; the other listing the obstacles you're likely to run into and how you're going to deal with each one.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Meeting Kevin Trudeau
Copyright (c) 2014 Joe Vitale
Decades ago I bought Kevin Trudeau's Mega-Memory course. I don't remember where it is (ha ha) but I remember liking it.
Not long ago I bought his bestselling books, from Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About to The Weight Loss Cure.
I've seen him on infomercials and have friends who know him. But I never thought I'd meet him.
I did.
And it was unforgettable.
Kevin and his young bride met me for dinner last night in Austin, Texas. He surprised me by being early. Most people are late for meetings. Not Kevin. I liked that quality in him, as I'm usually early for meetings, too.
Kevin looks much younger and thinner than his recent infomercials and photos reflect. He looked in his thirties, though I know he's 46. I did a double-take when he walked through the door. But he recognized me and waved. I liked that he remembered what I looked like from my online pics.
He and his wife met me at the bar, where I had been waiting (since I was early). When I told him I had been drinking 25 year old MaCallan scotch, he smiled and said it was his favorite.
I told him I knew that. I then handed him a rare cigar from a little island not far from Miami. He seemed really surprised. That's when I explained we have mutual friends, who tipped me at what he likes. Our friendship deepened.
Kevin's wife seemed starstruck. Turns out she is a big fan of all my books. And I mean all of them. They went on a shopping spree at Amazon and bought every title they could find by me.
Natalie, his wife, had lots of questions about the Law of Attraction and my writing career. She hung on my every word, as did Kevin. It was very flattering.
Kevin and I spoke about many things, from performing magic (we're both lifetime members of the Society of American Magicians), to infomercials (he had no idea of my experience with them) to network marketing to health cures to hypnotic storytelling.
I told him about my own infomercial for The Awakening Course. He asked about numbers and results, none of which I had at hand.
He said I should be on TV more. He said I am good looking, articulate, and sincere. (Thank you, Kevin.)
He advised me to consider creating an infomercial for one of my books, adding a few other books as premiums, and selling it for a low price, such as $19.95. He said to offer my Miracles Coaching as an up-sell when people called in to order.
This marketing method has helped him sell thirty million copies of his first book -- which he dictated in a week and sent to the printer with no editing or proofreading -- thirty million copies!
This guy is sharp, slick, and smart.
I'm well aware of Kevin's long term fight with the government, his prison time, his current federal restrictions, etc.
Yet the man I met is sincere, passionate, and dedicated. He is on a mission to help people get healthy and get out of debt. He's been to sixty countries in search of health cures that truly work. When he finds them, he reports on them. He's fearless about it, too.
He said cancer was usually due to stress, and usually concerns unexpressed grief. He said methods such as Roger Callahan's tapping technique, called Thought Field Therapy, could help release the wound up psychic energy behind cancer. He added that simple relaxation audios could also help.
Kevin lost 45 pounds (in 45 days) after discovering a German method for losing weight. It's one reason why he looks so much younger these days.
He's written about all of these discoveries and insights in his various books. (He gave me a signed set of them over dinner.)
I'm really impressed with Kevin. Too many people think too small or too conservatively, including me. Kevin says he likes simple. Instead of trying to get a publisher for his books, and fighting with them to market the books, and being let down when they don't sell, he goes straight to the masses with an infomercial.
He shoots them in one take, with no script or promptings. He doesn't even care if the infomercial sells the book, as he knows the infomercial will cause people to go into stores and ask for the book. He can then sell his book to retailers.
The guy is just brilliant.
Natalie noticed my watch. It's a hand painted car. I have a watch for each of my cars. That led to talking about our car collections.
Kevin loved how I created a rolling mastermind out of my 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom.
He also loved the story of my inventing Fit-A-Rita.
Another trait I noticed and liked in Kevin is his ability to trust life. He never sees problems. He says you never ever know what any event actually means.
What looks like bad news may actually be good news a day or so later. He accepts the news and works with it. He has a spirit that won't be conquered. When I asked him about that, he said "You can't beat me. It's impossible. The world isn't set up like that. I'm going to win. Always."
Call it ego or call it delusion, that trait of invincibility is what many great people tend to have in common.
Kevin doesn't have goals. He's more relaxed these days and goes with the flow. He has a couple general intentions, such as for his own radio show, but otherwise he enjoys life and takes it as it comes.
My three hour dinner with Kevin (which he paid for) and his beautiful wife, was inspiring. I left thinking I need to hang around Kevin Trudeau and successful people like him more often.
He stretched my thinking, challenged my thinking, and enriched my thinking.
Who have you had dinner with recently that inspired you?
Who can you have dinner with and inspire?
PS -- The photo above is of Kevin, Natalie, and myself at our dinner at Flemings in Austin. Left click on it to enlarge it.
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Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
Decades ago I bought Kevin Trudeau's Mega-Memory course. I don't remember where it is (ha ha) but I remember liking it.
Not long ago I bought his bestselling books, from Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About to The Weight Loss Cure.
I've seen him on infomercials and have friends who know him. But I never thought I'd meet him.
I did.
And it was unforgettable.
Kevin and his young bride met me for dinner last night in Austin, Texas. He surprised me by being early. Most people are late for meetings. Not Kevin. I liked that quality in him, as I'm usually early for meetings, too.
Kevin looks much younger and thinner than his recent infomercials and photos reflect. He looked in his thirties, though I know he's 46. I did a double-take when he walked through the door. But he recognized me and waved. I liked that he remembered what I looked like from my online pics.
He and his wife met me at the bar, where I had been waiting (since I was early). When I told him I had been drinking 25 year old MaCallan scotch, he smiled and said it was his favorite.
I told him I knew that. I then handed him a rare cigar from a little island not far from Miami. He seemed really surprised. That's when I explained we have mutual friends, who tipped me at what he likes. Our friendship deepened.
Kevin's wife seemed starstruck. Turns out she is a big fan of all my books. And I mean all of them. They went on a shopping spree at Amazon and bought every title they could find by me.
Natalie, his wife, had lots of questions about the Law of Attraction and my writing career. She hung on my every word, as did Kevin. It was very flattering.
Kevin and I spoke about many things, from performing magic (we're both lifetime members of the Society of American Magicians), to infomercials (he had no idea of my experience with them) to network marketing to health cures to hypnotic storytelling.
I told him about my own infomercial for The Awakening Course. He asked about numbers and results, none of which I had at hand.
He said I should be on TV more. He said I am good looking, articulate, and sincere. (Thank you, Kevin.)
He advised me to consider creating an infomercial for one of my books, adding a few other books as premiums, and selling it for a low price, such as $19.95. He said to offer my Miracles Coaching as an up-sell when people called in to order.
This marketing method has helped him sell thirty million copies of his first book -- which he dictated in a week and sent to the printer with no editing or proofreading -- thirty million copies!
This guy is sharp, slick, and smart.
I'm well aware of Kevin's long term fight with the government, his prison time, his current federal restrictions, etc.
Yet the man I met is sincere, passionate, and dedicated. He is on a mission to help people get healthy and get out of debt. He's been to sixty countries in search of health cures that truly work. When he finds them, he reports on them. He's fearless about it, too.
He said cancer was usually due to stress, and usually concerns unexpressed grief. He said methods such as Roger Callahan's tapping technique, called Thought Field Therapy, could help release the wound up psychic energy behind cancer. He added that simple relaxation audios could also help.
Kevin lost 45 pounds (in 45 days) after discovering a German method for losing weight. It's one reason why he looks so much younger these days.
He's written about all of these discoveries and insights in his various books. (He gave me a signed set of them over dinner.)
I'm really impressed with Kevin. Too many people think too small or too conservatively, including me. Kevin says he likes simple. Instead of trying to get a publisher for his books, and fighting with them to market the books, and being let down when they don't sell, he goes straight to the masses with an infomercial.
He shoots them in one take, with no script or promptings. He doesn't even care if the infomercial sells the book, as he knows the infomercial will cause people to go into stores and ask for the book. He can then sell his book to retailers.
The guy is just brilliant.
Natalie noticed my watch. It's a hand painted car. I have a watch for each of my cars. That led to talking about our car collections.
Kevin loved how I created a rolling mastermind out of my 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom.
He also loved the story of my inventing Fit-A-Rita.
Another trait I noticed and liked in Kevin is his ability to trust life. He never sees problems. He says you never ever know what any event actually means.
What looks like bad news may actually be good news a day or so later. He accepts the news and works with it. He has a spirit that won't be conquered. When I asked him about that, he said "You can't beat me. It's impossible. The world isn't set up like that. I'm going to win. Always."
Call it ego or call it delusion, that trait of invincibility is what many great people tend to have in common.
Kevin doesn't have goals. He's more relaxed these days and goes with the flow. He has a couple general intentions, such as for his own radio show, but otherwise he enjoys life and takes it as it comes.
My three hour dinner with Kevin (which he paid for) and his beautiful wife, was inspiring. I left thinking I need to hang around Kevin Trudeau and successful people like him more often.
He stretched my thinking, challenged my thinking, and enriched my thinking.
Who have you had dinner with recently that inspired you?
Who can you have dinner with and inspire?
PS -- The photo above is of Kevin, Natalie, and myself at our dinner at Flemings in Austin. Left click on it to enlarge it.
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. Joe Vitale is the star of the hit movie, "The Secret." He is also the author of way too many bestselling books to mention here. To name a few: The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and his latest, Attract Money Now. He's also recorded many Nightingale Conant audio programs, and most recently, "The Abundance Paradigm." He also created a Miracles Coaching program and much more! For more information on Joe Vitale, go to: http://www.mrfire.com
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