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Who Knows You? (The Power of “Connecting”)

19145686.jpgWhen you want to tap into the power of “connecting” with your friends or business colleagues, remember it’s not who you know … it’s WHO KNOWS YOU that counts most.

Consider the implications of “Metcalfe’s Law“. I won’t go into the formula (you can read about it at Wikipedia), but I will tell you it all started with telephone networks. Then it went into fax networks. Then to operating systems. And then the Internet.

Today, all the hype is about “social networking” sites, right?

Side Note: In 1843, a Scottish mechanic named (more…)

“How Come That Idiot’s Rich And I’m Not”


Robert Shemin

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Robert Shemin, JD, MBA, and Wall Street Journal bestseller,
who was once considered the “least likely to succeed,” is a
multi-millionaire who speaks to hundreds of thousands yearly,
regularly sharing the podium with such financial luminaries as Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, David Bach, Suze Orman and
Tony Robbins.

During this 1-hour Virtual Book Tour, Robert tells the story behind his latest book, How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not? The book’s promise is: “Get Rich, Stay Rich, Live Rich”.

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Entrepreneurial “Idiot” or “Mystic?” – You Judge…

Robert SheminI recently read Robert Shemin’s new book in one sitting on a flight to Vancouver, BC.

It’s titled, “How come THAT idiot’s rich and I’m Not?” and although he writes that the “idiot” in him made him wealthy (on page 21), if you get and read his book, you my feel he’s more of an entrepreneurial “mystic” of sorts.

You be the judge by listening to our live Virtual Book Tour.  All I know is that Robert’s first sentence of the fifth paragraph on page 29 is worth 100 times what you’ll pay for his book.

I’ve been thinking about that 4-word sentence because it’s the most obvious, yet thought-provoking sentence I’ve read in a long time.

Here’s the sentence: “Real wealth is time.”

When you think about it, what the mega-wealthy buy most (more…)

“Harmonic Wealth”


James Ray

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James Arthur Ray has traveled the globe, devoting more than two decades to studying the thoughts, actions, and habits of those who create true wealth in every area of life. A World Thought Leader, popular speaker, and featured expert in

The Secret, James is one of the few spiritual teachers with stellar business credentials (as an entrepreneur, and also as a top sales manager and personal and business growth expert with AT&T). He’s been a recent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Moneyline, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, and the Today show.

During this 1-hour Virtual Book Tour, James reveals the story behind his latest book, Harmonic Wealth. The book’s promise is: “The Secret of Attracting The Life You Want”.

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The Leveraging Power of VBTs

Happy For No Reason Book CoverIf you’re an author or infopreneur who wants to sell more books (or info products) without having to travel to bookstores or speak at seminars, then the “Virtual Book Tour” is your passport to wealth.

Many best-selling authors still travel from bookstore to bookstore during the promotional launch of their new books.

Yet they these same info marketers can capture more publicity and broaden promotional reach through the repurposing power VBTs.

Check out the resource below to get private access to a national best-selling author who decided that a Virtual Book Tour was a faster, easier and better way to promote her book.

Resource: www.HappyForNoReasonNow.com

Glossary: A “Virtual Book Tour” is a live or pre-recorded teleseminar during which authors explain their books once, instead of traveling to dozens book stores.

“The Lifestyle Fitness Program”


Debi Silber

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Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Personal Trainer, Whole Health Coach, Lifestyle Expert JUST FOR MOMS and the President of Lifestyle Fitness, Inc.

During this 1-hour Virtual Book Tour, Debi reveals the story behind her book, The Lifestyle Fitness Program. The books promise is: “A Six Part Plan So Every Mom Can Look, Feel and Live Her Best”.

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What is your VERB?

descartesweb.jpg“Cogito, ergo sum” (“I think, therefore I am”) is the philosophical statement first delcared by René Descartes, which soon became one of the most foundational elements in Western philosophy.

 According to Wikipedia, the meaning of the phrase is that if someone wonders if he or she exists, that is in and of itself proof of existance..

All philosophy aside, in my view Descartes’ “Verb” was to “Think” and “thinking” is how Descartes defined his existance … it’s what he did to define himself.

During the past year, I’ve asked thousands of my students and colleagues this same question (“What is your Verb?”) and many of the answers I’ve heard have astonished me.

For instance, my literary agent Bonnie Solow says (more…)

What’s Your Speed of TRUST?

Stephen M. R. CoveyIn 2006, my good friend Stephen M.R. Covey wrote his international best-seller, Speed of Trust – The One Thing That Changes Everything.

“Trust is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy and civilization is the least understood, most neglected and underestimated possibility of our time.”

Stephen also makes this critical observation: “Trust impacts us 24/7, 365 days a year. It affects the quality of every relationship, every communication, every work project, every business venture, every effort in which we are engaged.”

From my own marketing experience … all 349 pages of that remarkable book can be summed up with this Marketing Formula: (more…)

“Leap Before You Look”


Arjuna Ardagh

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Arjuna Ardagh is an international teacher and author of five books, including The Translucent Revolution (New World
Library, 2005) and Awakening into Oneness(Sounds True, 2007).He founded the Living Essence Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the awakening of consciousness within the context of ordinary living. He lives in CA.

During this 1-hour Virtual Book Tour, Arjuna reveals the story behind his latest book, Leap Before You Look. The book’s promise is: “72 Shortcuts For Getting Out of Your Mind and Into the Moment“.

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Why Dive at the “Rocks” and NOT the Water?

Acapulco DiverRemember those old Wide World of Sports specials on Saturday afternoons?

One of my favorite events was the Acapulco cliff divers. These guys would scale a steep, rocky, cliff side about 120 feet in the air and then perform beautiful “swan dives” into the crashing surf below.

Before each dive, the divers watch the surf below rise and fall…rise and fall…rise and fall…sometimes for several minutes before taking their leap of faith.  They have to time their jumps perfectly to hit the water at the precise moment the surf is at its highest point.

That way, they have a nice cushion of water to plunge into…one that was far from the rocks beneath. But the most interesting thing of all is this: (more…)