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MM #88: How Far Did You Come in 2007?

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2. FEATURE: How far did you come in 2007?

Before you go on to conquer the world in 2008, don’t you think it’s important to celebrate how far you have come this year.

Look back.

What have you accomplished?

What are you proud of?

And so importantly – what are you grateful for? (Because gratitude not only feels good – it generates growth.)

I’ll start. Below I’ll share what I’m proud to have accomplished this year, and what I’m grateful for.

But don’t read it passively. Oh no.

At the bottom I’m going to ask you to write YOUR Celebratory.

As you read mine, ideas will spark for what you can celebrate this year.

I’ll ask you to go straight to the blog and post for the world to see.

And I’ll ask you to forward to everyone you care about, so they can join you in the process; you can read their celebratory, and congratulate them.

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DAVID’S CELBRATORY FOR 2007

Health & Lifestyle

  • Huge personal breakthrough in which I felt feelings so intense I thought I might die, instead of using sleeping pills to send them away.
  • Body is lean and healthy; rarely do I get sick
  • Dipped my toe in the ‘global warming’ waters, and set to take action in 2008. No longer a rebel without a cause 😉
  • Nominated to Transformational Leadership Council

Relationships

  • Made some wonderful new, close friends (Ezra, Nicole, Reese, Racheli, Magalie, Alex – to name a few)
  • Am well supported by my old friends (Jon, Bron, Sonja, Reid, Beth, Kye, Flaven, Cindy, Gerry, Maria – to name a few)
  • Celebrated one year with my partner Kristina!
  • Began new business relationships – and in some cases friendships, with Alex Mandossian (who has been invaluable on the business and personal front), John Gray (valuable support and introductions), Harv Eker, Chet Holmes, Joel Comm, Donna Steinhorn and Michael Gerber.
  • Incredibly fortunate to have the support of Beth Dargis, Kimberly Marlow, and Terri Carey, – without whom you wouldn’t even get to read this newsletter.

Finance & Business & Career

  • Contributed to two anthologies, one with foreword by Mark Victor Hansen
  • Completed book proposal and sent to agent
  • Increased combined subscribers to 70,000
  • Increased revenue 70% over previous year
  • Landed on the national speaking stage with a bang, speaking to audiences of 1,000 and selling products in the mid-six-figures range.
  • Learned 105 things that don’t work

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Action – now it’s time for YOU

Don’t just read my Celebratory, make this valuable for you.

Post your Celebratory where we can all acknowledge you, here.

Whether you spend 1 minute or 1 day on it doesn’t matter.

Just post it.

Remember, where there is gratitude and appreciation, there is growth. It’s critical to chew and swallow what you’ve received this year, before asking for more.

If you find yourself judging your achievements – good! This is an opportunity to look deeper at what you can be grateful for. AND – to light the fire in your belly to really make 2008 count.

Go ahead – post your Celebratory now.

Your Friends

I really want to read what my friends are celebrating this year. So I’m going to forward this invitation to them and ask them all to post as well.

If you really want to start a gratitude movement, I invite you to do the same.

(Hint: be sure and tell them to add their name to the post, so you can find it on the blog!)

Love and gratitude,

Stop Global Warming – what’s our move?

I’m a newbie to the global warming issue, and committed to making a BIG impact by HELPING people to change mass behaviour.

My question is: HOW CAN WE BEST SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT?

Here’s my current thinking. Would appreciate you adding to it:

PERSONAL GOALS FOR ALL PEOPLE
a) watch one key video (call it THE VIDEO)
b) reduce their own carbon imprint to zero
c) contact their lawmaker on a piece of key legislation

LEADERSHIP GOALS FOR PEOPLE
a) have 100 friends watch THE VIDEO
b) have 100 of their friends to reduce imprint to zero
c) have 100 of their friends contact their lawmaker

I figure THEN we’ll have a movement, with integrity. Perhaps when people can check off the above list they can call themselves a ‘climate champion’ or whatever label we come up with.

HOW TO MAKE ALL THIS HAPPEN
Rather than start our own, or my own charity, I’m thinking to find an existing charity that:
a) uses publicity and email communication effectively
b) motivates people to take the above actions
c) is open to help re: strategy, internet marketing, etc (i.e. will listen)

…and then we can support that charity as much as possible, driving traffic to their site and email capture.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Craziness? Please post your comment below.

As I said, I’m new, and could use all your help as I clarify my thinking – and before we ask the 70,000 people on my list to act.

Thanks,

David

I quit!

I just quit my job.

Which might sound strange since I work for myself.

I’m burned out – been working too hard, to the point where every waking and sleeping moment was about work. Everything blurred to the point that I forget what a day off looks like.

The results got too important – I got attached to the outcome, and started to feel a lot of pressure to make things happen. (Which is ridiculous!)

So I quit. At least for the next four days I’m only going to do what I want to do. As my good friend Nicole Daedone said: “It just has to feel good”.

If I don’t want to speak to groups – I won’t speak. If it feels like too much pressure to put the pitch and sales stuff together, I won’t worry whether I sell anything at the end of the speech. I’m done going for book endorsements unless they feel natural and fun. And I’ve chilled out about selling it to a publisher. (In my mind it’s already sold and published, and it will do how it’s going to do).

I don’t have to earn any money in the next 12 months. I don’t have to sell one product. I don’t have to travel anywhere I don’t want to, or for longer than I want. I don’t have to hang out with anyone I don’t want to – regardless of the business opportunity they might bring. I don’t ~need~ to write a book, and if I do, I don’t need anyone to buy it.

Being hyperfocused can be a gift. I get enormous things done in a short period of time. And…there’s balance.

Will this last past Dec 27? I don’t know. But it’s feeling good right now, and I’m enjoying LOST and reading up on the environment.

So I quit.

I quit my own job.

David

Chillin’ with Nicolas Cage and Wonder Woman

I generally look down on groupies. People chasing celebrities just to get a spark of their energy, or a moment of fame because someone who IS somebody spoke to them.And yet there I was at the After Party for National Treasure II.
Thinking it pretty boring, I was about to leave when my friend suggested we head towards the middle where there were more people. I almost missed Ed Harris walking right past me, and then spotted Nick Cage and John Voight in a knot of 50 people. At this stage I was still adamant I was ‘above it all’, but I gravitated towards the stars just to be at the centre of this celebrity-nova. And then it happened.
As Nicholas brushed right past me, a voice that wasn’t mine said: “Are you spent, or could you do one more photo Mr. Cage?” A few words with Nick, a few words with John Voight, and then it was all a blur until I came to and found myself hugging and posing for pictures with Wonder Woman (who by the way was just a darling, and had very nice things to say about red heads).
Now I think I’m hooked. I had such a good time I’d like to go to more of these functions – to see all the hype and pomp – to play with it – to see who I connect with. And to get pictures with people simply because a lot of people know their face. Oh my God, I’m a groupie! Where can I get help?
Oh, how’d I get into the after party?

I asked. As people left the theatre after the premiere I asked them (a lot of them) if they were going to the after party. Eventually a couple said they were too tired and going home, so I said: “Oh, my friend and I are short two passes if you wouldn’t mind us using them”.

Book Outline – Chapter Headings

I’m interested to know what else you would add? What would you take away?

Introduction
Chapter 1–Is it truly possible? Busting the 5 Myths
Chapter 2–Your Life Experience is Valuable
Chapter 3–The ‘David 7 Step’ – an overview
Chapter 4–Step #1: How to Uncover Your True Niche
Chapter 5–Step #2: How to Set Up Your Web Site in 7 Days
Chapter 6–Choose Courage, not FearChapter 7–Step #3: The Foundation of Your Empire – Your Newsletter
Chapter 8–Step #4: A Short Cut to Product Creation – save 6 months!
Chapter 9–Your Key to Playing Big
Chapter 10–Step #5: Build Your Coaching or Consulting Revenue Stream
Chapter 11–Step #6: How to Drive Massive Traffic to Your SiteChapter 12–Step #7: How to Create Your Own Product in 14 days
Bonus Chapter–How to Build a Massive Email List
Conclusion: Getting Paid for Who You Are

Interested in what you would add or take away…

David

MM 88: Create Your Speaking Process

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