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1) As I did, please share your story below—it’s an important first step to bringing out your passion.
2) Read Chapter 1 in the book to get inspired, and feel free to comment on that as well.
And I look forward to answering your replies!
David
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Katrina
There was once a teen called Katrina
Whose body got leaner and leaner
Her parents said “You are too thin”
And threw her in a loony bin
She became an unhappy street cleaner.
It is difficult to know where to start with a question like this; and I do not want to trouble you with my autobiography. Basically, as the limerick suggests, my life has been affected by anorexia, which ruled my life from the ages seventeen to twenty one. No small loss of liberty. Psychiatrists released me from a mental hospital to go for an interview at Oxford University, to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics:- but I was five and a half stone at the time, so you may wonder who was mad.
Memories of my treatment at such an impressionable age have not prevented me from holding an accountancy career for the lat ten years; but last June I was diagnosed diabetic, and a whole host of unwanted emotions have been triggered.
I am a caring soul. My creative potential is wasted in a left-brained career. I would like to learn from the wake up my body is giving me and nurture my intellectual knowledge by following a degree course in English Literature and Community Engagement.
I will need to earn a living; so I’m hoping that an interactive poetry website may be an enjoyable way forward – although I am not sure how!
Hey there beautiful one ….. I HEAR YOU! I too have done the anorexia path, followed by bulimia etc. Truly, how boring for all of us who go there. Thing is that we do it to SURVIVE. It’s not a disease, it is truly a space of dis-EASE.
Strongly suggest you find a BRILLIANT kinesiolist close to you and get them to help you find you. Channeling through art and literature will just keep you stuck – my thoughts there.
Find and trust your intuition … we are truly gifted with this.
Love you …. we all do.
d xoxo
Katrina
Dear Donna
Thank you for listening. I do not want to sound ungrateful. And yet . . .
The thing is, it is over twenty years since I have recovered from anorexia. I hold no issues with food or exercise. My issue is with the starvation of my brain! Being force-fed meat (I’m a vegetarian) whilst held against my will in an institution full of drugged-up patients was enough to put me off food for life; but as you correctly observed:- we survive.
During the four years that I could have been gaining recognition for the brilliance of my mind, I was tormented by a selection of ‘experts’, who told me that the reason I was suffering from malnutrition was that my father had abused me as a child. This comment, coming from the Professor of Acute Psychiatry in a major teaching hospital in Edinburgh, was a blatant falsehood. I told him so and he replied: “I can see you are not agreeing with me at the moment; but do not worry. I can prescribe something. . . “ Believe me, that made me worry! That an authority in mental health could, without any evidence, accuse my father of incest, purely to prove his Freudian theory and then threaten an impressionable seventeen-year-old with mind-altering drugs was beyond my powers of acceptance. My point is this: there may be scope for released lunatics to help other individuals cope with survival in the outside world.
As I mentioned, my own educational path was so distorted by then that I took a job as a street sweeper in London, where I swept outside Madonna’s Kensington mansion at 7am and overheard the most peculiar caterwauling from the Queen of Pop. I was raped by one of my colleagues and went through the whole system of unsympathetic policemen and repeated threats of violence from my abuser.
Ran charity shops, worked in journalism (gaining a distinction in the diploma), worked as a model, a copywriter, a secretary, barmaid and book-keeper, while I gained a teaching qualification and enjoyed a social life at an amateur theatre in London.
When the rapist left an obscene message on my answer-phone, threatening to permanently destroy my reproductive system I was terrified and felt obliged to move out of my hometown.
I got a job at a local council, where they trained me to become an Accounting Technician. I have held this job for the last ten years and gained a series of Chartered Accountancy qualifications; but for the last two years I have been line-managed by an energy-vampire. This has sapped my blood sugar levels to the point where I’ve been diagnosed with diabetes.
I am not overweight or lazy. I am not under-intelligent or crazy. I have patience with social outcasts and am bored out of my mind in a spreadsheet cell. I would like to train my mind in the love of language, under the guidance of well recognised University Professors and I need to work for myself.
I am not knocking kinesiology. It’s just that I’ve had specialists up to the eyebrows and I’m cultivating intuition, as you suggest.
Thank you for trying to solve the conundrum. At least you have prompted me to provide the full picture, for what it’s worth.
Katrina – your limerick cracked me up.
I say if you can laugh at life and yourself, you’re more than half way there! 🙂
Question: would you consider welcoming those emotions as honored, temporary guests?
Katrina
I’m sorry I didn’t mean to start a therapy session! I’d certainly like to send Arrabella Anger packing. Harriet Hasbeen cannot put the clock back; but Wiki Wildcat is finding legs to stoke her troubled shoulders against – walking on sunshine!
I may write a grown-up limerick one day 😉
BAGGAGE
Once upon a trauma
In the realms of septic temperament
Erupted an outburst. It got under the skin
Loaded with the stench of anger and fear
To build up a world of its own.
Recoiling from the alien debris
The body snapped indiscriminately
At the world, resenting this vile pus
Anxiety arose that it might implant roots
And uncertainty suspended action.
By admitting its fear the body discharged the anger and
The ochre sphere lived complacently ever after, elsewhere.
Freely the body began repairing the damage
To get on with its journey unencumbered.
Dear Katrina,
I never had anorexia or bulimia. The most I have experienced was that when things REALLY GET TO ME, I get a nervous stomach and I can’t eat.
Since what you’ve described about your life, it almost seems that you reject to “stomach” any BS – in analogy –
You speak of being tired of “Left-Brain-Activities” which may be the things that you deep down reject, but this society is based on “Left-Brain-Activities” and ” -thinking”.
There are ways to engage more into ‘Right-Brain-Activities’ and it may surprise you, but have you considered Painting, Designing, Home- and Interior Design etc… anything that places you into a world of Colors???? How about Music? How do you feel around the World Of Sound?
How about Food? – I am pointing out the sense of tasting?
How do you feel about Plants, or nature in general?
What would be the place/location and activity that you would be most passionate about, feeling most in sync and healthy, joyful and happy about – and this is important – IF MONEY DID NOT MATTER AT ALL???
It matters not what others THINK you should do with your life; IT IS what YOU are choosing to MANIFEST FOR GOOD. (period)
~ Blessings to you ~
Yvonne
My story has just been published through lulu.com. Writing is my passion, and I just released my memoir. My goal is to become a best seller telling my story, and to help empower women who are going through the trials I went through to get to where I am today.
My memoir is titled: Forever an Always… A True Love Story and it begins with my life as a rebellious teen and carries the reader to present times. The story opens in 1979 with the meeting of my soul mate. http://tlcpromotions.net/FAA.php
richeli
Congratulations–that’s SO exciting!!!
Hello,
I am Baukje from the Netherlands. My passion is coaching people who struggle in a divorce.
When I was 10 yrs old my father abandoned my mother with 5 kids, me being the oldest daughter. Their power struggle took 10 years, my mom started drinking and that combined cost me my childhood and my teenage bonding with my father.
Allthrough my 20s and 30s I was looking for the map of life, I wanted to know how life works, how I could deal with my background and become happy.
At the age of 38, being a mom of 2 sons, I went through my own divorce. Because of the man I had chosen to marry and his emotional make up (and mine), the first years after my divorce started out just like the divorce I had witnessed from my parents. We were fighting! I wanted to change this around, especcially for my children. I didn’t want them to grow up as scarred and unhappy as I had. So I started to research what I could change myself to change the fighting with my ex. I had already learned that blaming him was not constructive to find the solution. This trip of discoveries has helped me to grow on a personal level, which is what I needed to do in order to withdraw from the fight. One of the most powerful questions I learned to ask myself as I was challenged by him was: Do I want to be right or happy?
In the past I made a living as a drummer. A year ago I decided to change and become a mental coach. Things have gone very fast since then. I have almost finished my first year of education to become a professional coach, I have started my website (in dutch, I should probably start one in English to make money on the net, don’t I?), and I have some clients. I am working hard to build my clientbase. Right now I am not making enough to live on, I have some savings, enough for another month. But hey, crisis = opportunity!
I am very interested in Davids steps to make money on the internet.
Oh, and my freedomscores… Let me say that my Inner Freedom is where I want it to be and my Financial Freedom has a lot of growth opportunities! (as you might have guessed.
I wish everybody lots of freedom!
Greetings from Amsterdam,
Baukje
PS After this message about fights I find it hard to choose a ninja… I will think of it as a tool to fight my old beliefs.
richeli
There are so many people who need that type of counseling…I think there is huge opportunity to help and make a great contribution. Please keep going and thank you.
Hi David….thanks for the book I’m now on chapter 3 and I know this is what I need.It’s really great. My story …Kid growing up….not so good at school but highly creative..I’ve been an artist all my life and have made it work for me after years of working odd jobs to buy paint…I broke through … a major gallery signed me up, a film made of my work etc…had some major exhibitions and travelled alot http://www.andrewjward.com …..It has been a major struggle…two marraiges later… alot of pain and alot of growing. But the financial ups and downs are rigerous and I want to change all that and get out of the studio…possibly get into education.. I am now in a position where I want to share how easy it is to get to that amazing space of creating.It’s an easy door to open and it’s not about being an “artist” but about being yourself. I want to turn people on to how easy it is to draw…easy in 5 minutes…and how that can bring us into a state of being, a state of seeing that is timeless. How we can be connected in the creative process by experiencing through our senses, through our bodies…then translating this into form……in a few minutes.
So this is exciting….I’m having real difficulty focusing on my target group….is this for schools…definately want to help young people. I also think I need a Buddy to talk this out with….next step!
Blessings to you
Andrew
emilia
i am starting a cosmetic business in the next two months.so far i love what i have read from the book and it is very good. i would love to gain all the assistance that would help me become a successful entrepreneur.
Hey Emilia,
Awesome.
What kind of cosmetics business is this?
Are you planning to go online with it or the good old fashioned brick and mortar way?
you have experience with this don’t you Ez?
haha believe it or not I do =]
I ran a boutique cosmetic store in NYC for a while. It was geared toward professional makeup artists though – not the average consumer.
It’s a great market – works both online and off!
If you’d asked me six months ago what i did for a living, i’d’ve told you “I do what i like”… and i do…
Problem is, though, what i like is not bringing me in even the minimum living i was hoping it might and i find myself drifting back to doing bit-work for others which is both irritating and (to a degree – it DOES bring in a smidgeon of money from time to time)a waste of the time i feel i have left me in this life… Thing is: i want to be up and doing!
So what is it that ‘i like’?
I *really* pick ’em! – I’m a musician and composer – have even had periods where i’ve been quite a famous musician and composer – but also a translator of Tibetan liturgical and philosophical texts and Old French texts on alchemy, a Buddhist yogi of some 45 years standing, and a teacher of Yang style taiji quan (also why i choose a sword-toting ninja avatar)…
WHY do i do this?
Because i think these things are useful – I think these are the very things most of us have lost, and that, if we want to get back to the ‘ground’ of living, it’s just here that we need to start looking.
What i’m thinking of doing now is starting some form of coaching business that i could do as my “work”, informed, as it were, by these other interests, and allowing me to pursue them as part and parcel of it – some gathering up of all i know and directing it toward the well-being of others in any way i can.
Problem is: i don’t really know who to point this at, or how.
I grew up with a dad who bust his ass daily to become a millionaire – working from early morning on into the deeps of the night – and i think i swore to myself i would never do that (i also swore i would never teach but have spent many years of this brief life doing just that – English as a survival art, taiji, guitar and music, so never say never, eh?)… When he offered me his business (he was one of the inventors of a telephone-answering machine and THE inventor of loudspeaking telephony as far as i know – his models were used in Buckingham Palace), i just shrugged and said, “Dad, i’m a hippie…”
He flogged it to a friend of Robert Graves’s who flogged it to Matra and the rest – as the saying goes – is history…
That said, i’ve never been much good at asking people to pay me my due – i lost my first family through coming home from concerts where i’d played to 1000+ people and had only a couple of quid in my pocket… Was too much for her, poor thing. Anyway, she’s probably better off without me, and i have a marvellous second family now PLUS the friendship of my old one! Lucky guy!
And i AM and always have been…
So… There you have it (or most of it that i can remember off hand)… I’m at a gateway, but i don’t really know how to step through it or even which way to go once i do.
Any pointers will be more than appreciated.
Mike – what a fantastic story you have to share! Indeed you CAN get paid for who you are, and for you, that’s being a musician! Remember that you’re always one step ahead of someone else who is looking for guidance in what YOU do. I am sure if you thought about how many people you know, you’ll be surprised at how large your social network truly is. When you implement what you do know into action, you’ll be amazed at how many people would be very willing and happy to pay you for what you know! All the best to you!
Thing is, i’ve never made much more than pin money from it… I can raise money for others, but just don’t seem to be able to nail down any for myself. I’m giving my first solo concert in 30 years this coming Sunday, but it’s for a friend coming out of rehab, not for me…
The other thing is that, whereas, when I was 16-30, music was the main driving-force of my life, now it no longer is, or – better put – now it shares with translation and Buddhist practice… It’s no longer my passion, if you know what i mean? I love it, and do it mainly as meditation, even prayer, but that’s not the way i want to go (for a start i’m 63 – creeping out of the wainscoting at my age is a little ‘inelegant’ to say the least!)
I can do the occasional one off, if you like, and even make a couple of bucks at it, but i can’t plunge back into that life… I’ve been there and done that… even have one or two great T-shirts…
To top it off, a lot of what i do depends for part of its value on the words. For the past 30 years i’ve lived in France, and the words i write are only very rarely in French and never work up to being a song.
So, sarah, i’m afraid not… I need to find something else that will bring all of this together.
Sorry.
Cielja Kieft
Hello David,
I am passionate about a long term project (creating a free school) which comes forth out of my biggest passion: getting parents trained in peaceful conflict resolutions.
I would like to start to apply your book to set up my parent trainings. After that I am sure that the school(s) will follow!
I emigrated to America and I wanted to teach my Parent Effectiveness Trainings like I gave them in Holland for many years. I ran however into many obstacles. Would I hang a flayer at the grocery store in Holland and get my class going; this was not so here in America. Another obstacle was that I have not written a book yet. (without a book a person is a kind of a no-body). And last but not least many parents do not seem to be able to commit to a 27 hours course, not even if they understand they would benefit for life.
Meanwhile I have this huge yearning in my heart to teach parents the peaceful conflict resolution skills that I know.
So I need to find parents interested in peaceful conflict resolution and parents need to be able to find me.
I have to get the word out, have to write my book and have to get a website.
I felt much excitement hearing about “Get paid for who you are”! It looks the perfect help for me.
I have forwarded the link to many people and made the first ‘buddy’ appointment.
I got scared already by designing an ‘elevator speech’. I discovered another personal obstacle, which is that English is my second language. I know I still make many mistakes in grammar, but I have to start somewhere. With both hands I take your support and I am already looking forward to invite you one day to the school where peaceful conflict resolution is practiced.
In gratitude,
Cielja
Joanna Whitehurst
Good luck, I think your skills are much needed around the world. I read a book called Parent Effectiveness Training by Dr Thomas Gordon, which sounds like it may be teaching similar things to you.
Everyone thought I was mad, but changing the way I parent is one of the best things I’ve ever done!
Cielja Kieft
Dear Joanna,
Thank you for your response! How wonderful that you were able to choose to parent differently and that it gave such satisfaction to have done it. Yes it the Parent Effectiveness Training of Dr. Thomas Gordon that I give and indeed many people may raise their eyebrows when they hear a parent active listening where normally a parent would have ‘taken action’. (Or otherwise overpowered a child)
Did you do also the live training, besides reading the book?
Randy
Hi David,
Thank you for your book, very generous of you! I haven’t finished it yet but I have enjoyed reading the stories of the people who have “made it” so to speak.
My biggest problem? I don’t know if I have a passion in life. Matter of fact, I’ve always wanted more in life and have always had the feeling like my life was suppose to have more purpose. It actually occupies a lot of my thought and keeps me up at night sometimes. I’ve read quite a few books to try to discover my passion but I haven’t had any luck yet. If you or anyone has any ideas on how to make this discovery let me know.
A little about me so I don’t get the common questions, what do you do in your free time etc. I’m 31, recently divorced and moved back home to CA. I work in IT but I’m very junior as I got started late in the game. First 7 years of my professional life was spent in the military. Few odd jobs then found my way into IT and am currently doing my best to climb that ladder. So, my days are getting up, going to work, 2.5 hours of commuting, which I soon plan to change. Come home, eat, walk/exercise, study for IT certifications, then I start the process over. I don’t have any hobbies and haven’t in the past 14 years. Unless you count video games which I gave up completely a year ago in an effort to be more productive.
If that sounds a bit disheartening, well, it is… to me at least. I will say I’ve put a little time aside every day to better my self and give thanks for what I do have in life. So, it’s a journey to say the least but not one I’m going to easily give up on. I know there is more… just gotta figure it out.
Thanks again,
Randy
Thanks David, am on “my second read”. Have already used/ am still to use many of your tips for my website which I have only recently launched.
In 12 months I see my Life Coach practice flourishing and with a longer term aim of having some “celebrity” clients on board. The possibilities are endless. Regards David, Tweed Heads Australia.
Hey David,
Way to go! I love your site. You may want to think about adding a newsletter sign up box to each page with an incentive to sign up so you can start building a list.
Either way, you are doing a great job.
Buddhi Raj Sharma
Well, I have not yet found how I will be able to lead a satisfied life. I graduated in mechanical Engineering and started working in an industry. I felt the burnt of being from minority community. I was not satisfied by what I was earning. Then I requested Asian development Bank for the scholarship and pursued PG in Industrial Engineering. After PG I started working in industry. Still my earning was not sufficient to support my family for good education, nurishment and a lodge. I resigned from the service with frustration.Today I am planning for a consultancy service and a supplier of spare parts to industries, but the fund is not enough. I don’t have enough money to sustain the initial stage of business when I will have only investment and no returns. Can you help me at this stage? I am determined that my project will bear good fruit for me but I need to sustain also when I get no returns at the initial stage for atleast 6 months.
judy
you are very whiny, and it appears that you blame everyone but yourself for the salary you earn. perhaps, you need to recognize that everyone starts at the bottom and works their way up. lower your expectations; take control of your needs;
Buddhi – so much negativity eminating from your thoughts – have you looked at what you already have that you can be grateful for? You talk so much about wealth and financial security.
I would like to suggest that you Ask yourself what is enough for you and what will financial security give you?
It is never about the money – money is something that many people strive to achieve but what is it really all about?
pride
significance
happiness
something else perhaps? There are so many people who are not financially secure and yet they are happy and always eminate and share love with others – they share what they do not have because they have what most people see – Inner happiness and gratitude for what they do have”
it is never about the money – it is always abotu something else.
Create your vision for the future and focus on gratitude for what you already have and find your true purpose and you will find the opportunities begin to appear and yuo will attract what you are seeking – first though you need to know what that really is
All the best
carol
Hi Buddhi,
I think Judy is trying to help (and has missed the irony of whining about someone whining :-).
What are you grateful for right now? That’s a nice place to start.
And then….just follow the five steps my friend.
D
Cindy L
Oooooh….who I am is…loving to create – music, jewelry, painting, lettering, singing, writing lyrics…. loving to help heal myself and others….loving growing things and creating a beautiful environments inside and out and being with animals and babies. I also love to shop in thrift stores – it’s like a treasure hunt for me. So , okay, what I am doing working in a cubicle all day doing things I have no interest in? Been stuck in this all my life I hate to admit…mostly through lack of self love and attention due to co-dependency issues from childhood. I have dedicated myself to my healing now and am committed to finding a way to connect my passions with my work.
Peggy DaValt
Hi David and everyone –
I concur, everyone has a story. Ironically enough and there are no coincidences in life – (Celestine Prophecy/Conversations With God, God Winks), I have found that in the past 2 years, a “shift” has happened in me.
I have become more in tune and attuned to the world around me, to myself internally and to friends and family. I learned to have an attitude of gratitude and to practice journaling and meditating. I did most of this in hope of attracting a soulmate (thank you, Arielle Ford).
About a year ago, I began an almost daily entry on my Facebook page, called, “Today’s Gratitude” where I give brief snippets of advice for my FB friends based on the reading I have done. I have a small group of “followers.” In January 2010, I decided to develop a blog and while it’s not quite ready for prime time, I just need the time to work on it.
I am an IT professional by trade….I work at a paying job I love, which does afford me 5-6 weeks of time off.
I raise and show dogs which also takes me all over the US competing to keep one of my champion males in the Top 5 of the breed. I breed dogs, too, and my website brings in many customers who do purchase pups from me on a somewhat occaisonal basis.
I do freelance website work on the side and seek to do that more frequently as it provides good revenue, but it’s not consistent, because I’m not consistent. I also fix and repair PCs for folks.
Having had a “stalker” and being a woman trying to re-enter the dating world at the young-ish age of 51, and with my computer background, I think offering online safety tips in a classroom would be something beneficial for all women. I love computer forensics and from my understanding of that, I was able to get an injunction, all the time earning the praise of the local authorities for my work.
I love to write. I love what I’m doing. Where do I fall short? In love? But am I happy? You bet!! I have found such satisfaction in writing and sharing my Facebook snippets. In fact, a couple of my singles’ group friends and FB friends suggested that I submit writing articles to an online women’s magazine. They loved my work and want to put out a story that I wrote.
The title of my story, Everyone Has a Story. What’s Yours?
What I would love to increase is my financial status, to become debt free and to build a new home here on my current location (taking down the hold home in the process without have to sell any of my acreage).
Thank you for allowing me to share!! Good luck to you, David, in your endeavors!!
Cordially,
Peggy DaValt
Julie
Hey there,
I’m not sure what my vision is yet, but I would love to become famous for the sole purpose of being on Dancing with the Stars, having lots of dance training, and wearing gorgeous costumes!
Other than that, I’m a psychotherapist pondering how to Get Paid for Who I Am and what form that will take…. I’m not sure psychotherapy is my passion anymore. Open to suggestions here. 🙂 Be well all!
Julie
LOL Now that is very amusing. I love that your passion for getting famous to dance with the stars is like the opposite side of the dichotomy of being a psychotherapist. I feel quite certain that you will take the steps to find your path and do very well at it, especially if you do it with amusement. Good luck
Katrina
Have you ever tried Gabrielle Roth’s Five Rhythms dance sequence? The last thing I want to do is divert you from a noble career, in which I am sure your clients apreciate your authenticity. I encountered her dance ‘wave’ while following a dramatherapy course and would now like to commit to joining a regular workshop. What I love about drama and movement therapy is that you cannot stagnate and there is no chance of ‘paralysis by analysis’. Action is an integral part of the process. I wrote an acrostic after my first class:
Improvisation helps us to alloW
Natural intuition to permeatE
Distancing ourselves from our turmoil, wE
Respond in tune to the maker withiN
And cleanly address issues from the taJ
Mahal of experience to date. NO
Amount of thought has this capacitY
The labouring of intellect and oF
Hereditary dilemmas offeR
Endless contortions but very littlE
Resolution or even a reprievE
Acting both necessitates movement anD
Provides the chance for other actors tO
Yield a fresh way forward for the probleM
I hope you can read that – acrostics are a form of poetry I am developing, where if you read down the sides of the page, you see the title of the poem: in this case it is IN DRAMA THERAPY WE ENJOY FREEDOM.
It must be hard having to maintain a low profile for the benefit of your clients. I can see that people need to reach a place of stillness from which to move forward. One theme in Gabrielle Roth’s ‘wave’ is ‘stillness’; but it is so linked to ‘flow’ that a participant is unlikely to become blocked.
I’m no therapist, nor dancer:- I’m an accountant, caged in the cell of an overloaded spreadsheet; but I reclaimed language and find that other forms of art are attached. Could you dance round the couch?
I met this guy on a plane and liked him so much I went to see what he did for work.
Turned out he was Jonathan Horan, son of Gariel Roth, and I’ve now practised the 5 Rhythms for four years 🙂
Miss you bro…Lynne is coaching SELP and it is f’in amazin.
Mention that program that changed your life. It still is a good one. Changed my life 35 years ago and I am still going, doing, being and creating.
Come join us in Santa Rosa this summer for the 60th annual healthy living conference. http://www.anhs.org It is looking to be amazing! love you!
Well, David, I have to say I devoured the book in one sitting and now I want to read it more thoroughly!
Always singing and being with my pretend wild animals during childhood – dancing too! I had thought I wanted to be a veterinarian, but that did not come about. I have worked with race horses (20 yrs), been a vet tech and found the finances not what I wanted with those jobs. Became a professional dabbler (whatever job presented itself!) because nothing stirred me to the point of committing to a ‘permanent’ position. I left that world and went off on my own. The businesses were a success, but not enough to have me thriving (read: I survived on what I made). Still looking for what I am, I went on a journey of LoA. Since then I have met and befriended some fantastic people, life coaches, teachers, healers.
What my Passion is – and my Dream Job (which I do believe is my Purpose and Calling) – bringing the volunteer vacations to the public. TV would be GREAT!!!!! So many ways to help the wildlife: can you imagine what the volunteer vacation stories would be like? Not like the DisneyLand stories! These are life-changing opportunities and everyone wins – the animals, the conservationists, the volunteers. I have managed to meet Dr Laurie Marker through volunteering on the Phoenix CCF Run for the Cheetah, and have made other contacts, a video or two and a blog. But the daily $$ isn’t there!! I don’t know how to get PAID for documenting the wildlife volunteer vacations!!
WHHEEEEE!!! Send me to Africa with an HD camera and a TV series contract!!
Haha – just kidding (not). But if we can get this rolling, the world of wildlife will change for the better! And all this energy will be well-spent instead of un-directed!!
Thank you so much for the great book and all you are doing, David. You are truly being the change you want to see in the world.
Beth Dargis
What a fantastic dream Annette! This sounds like it would inspire many people. The how is never clear at the beginning is it? But I think with some research and David’s book, the next step you need to take will become clear.
Hi David ~
Thank you for your inspiration!!
My Story? Hmmmm … honestly, I feel like I’m living a bit of a dual life. My passions? Rainforests, nature, biology, art, painting, running, hiking. I’m a medical illustrator by day (a profession that I have LOVED in the past) and was painting up a storm (tropical florals) until a friend literally shook me and said “What are you doing with your life??? You have nothing to retire on! Think about your future!” So, I stopped painting (and I must mention here that my paintings were starting to sell, I was getting into more shows, and I was fully enthralled in the creative process) and went back to school for 4 years to get a Masters degree i.e. no painting for 5 years.
On the side of all this, I LOVED being active. I raced competitively for years and was thrilled to have won national and world championships. People considered me an athlete and I thrived on daily runs, hikes, cycles … just being active. Then I was hit with severe osteoarthritis which literally stopped me in my tracks.
Today, I am done with school and have tried every imaginable traditional and alternative treatment for arthritis (barring surgery). Having worked closely with the medical profession for 25 years, many think I’m daft. I am truly questioning by current ‘profession’ even though I have not gotten total relief from arthritis pain (yet). I question working 5 days a week in a basement with no windows. I long to regain my daily creativity in my own work painting subjects that I love.
I can see the home I want to buy, the artistic pursuits I want to be involved in, the courses I would like to teach, the mobility I am progressively regaining (without surgery). I am now an advocate of meditation and a wide array of alternative technologies. HOWEVER, I feel stuck and do not see evidence my life is moving in these directions.
Thoughts anyone??
Many thanks for your book David and putting yourself out there to share yourself and your knowledge!
richeli
Sounds to me as though you know a lot about overcoming arthritis without surgery…that might be able to fund some more painting time…I’m thinking that there are a slew of people who want to know that info…could you help them?
Hello Richeli,
Thank you for your comments. Yes, I’ve been thinking that I would love to help people re: this and ways I could do that.
Lori
I also was diagnosed with moderate/severe osteoarthritis and am treating it alternatively with herbs, minerals and exercise. Having great results and am not totally pain free – but definitely managing quite well. I left doing artwork behind long ago for health and fitness but managed to come down with arthritis anyway at age fifty.I’d be interested to hear about your approach..
Hi Lori,
I believe acupuncture (and the herbs, tonics and moxa that go with it) have helped tremendously. Sometimes it takes some trial and error to find a practicioner that is in sync. In my experience, it seems that being trained in traditional chinese medicine (in China) is key.
Changing my mindset has also been pivotal. I do firmly believe what you think about all day and how (the words you choose) you think those thoughts impacts your life. I really started noticing a difference in my pain levels when I changed thinking from “total hip replacement” – what it involves and everything about it – to: “it’s just arthritis pain”. Don’t get me wrong, some days my pain was debilitating … where I could hardly walk across the room. Changing that one thought however, opened the door for just a little wiggle room – it opened the door for the possibility of a different outcome. What Tina B. (see below) talks about rings very true for me also … there have been many issues in the past and I have (and continue) to take steps to move beyond them. She is likely quite right … even though I thought I had dealt with many issues, there are still threads of guilt, remorse, etc. about past events still there. Reading and opening my mind to what is possible has also been key. Books by Dawson Church (Epigenetic Medicine), Sonia Choquette (Intuition), Matrix Energetics (Richard Bartlett) have all been pivotal along with meditating with frequency harmonics.
Happy to talk more and share info. if you are interested.
Warmest regards,
Vicky
Follow your Heart Vicky and your path will likely become clearer. You have a beautiful website- seems to me this may be your true passion.
Regards David – Be good to yourself.
Hi David,
Thanks for having a look at my website! Yes, it IS my true passion … I am in the midst of figuring out how I disentangle myself from current commitments. I greatly appreciate your encouragement to follow my Heart … because I know flow and perfect synchronocities appear when you do.
Thank you!
Have you tried Kangen water for your illness?
Hi Janet,
No, I’ve never heard of Kangen water. I’ll check it out, thanks!
Feeling stuck sounds like a key point here. Arthritis is a physical manifestation of that feeling of being ‘stuck’. When did you begin feeling stuck? And how is it serving you? Typically, (and not saying in your case)the Secret Langauge of Physical Ailments describes the following as emotional seeds to arthritis; Holding onto anger and resentment from the past. Carrying guilt, remorse and shame. Difficulty in forgiving self and others. Complaining about life. Worrying, but not wanting to make changes. Feeling stuck and limited. So it sounds to me like you need to begin bringing back your joy and painting again. Turn your passion into profit and believe in yourself and your strengths. Create a success mindset and change the way you speak to yourself. Remove those limiting beliefs that stand in your way of creating what you want… And on a physical level, if you haven’t already, try alkalizing daily or eating an 80% alkalizing diet. Acidosis precedes arthritis and inflamation. More info at http://muscletherapy.weebly.com/1/post/2010/04/vital-acid-alkaline-balance.html
There is also a product that helped me considerably with my pain that may help you. Let me know if you’d like a sample.
WELL, Maybe start writing a blog about how to paint and post some of your paintings on there… I’d love to learn 🙂 To Your Success!
You already have a blog I see… good on you… looks fabulous! WOW!!! Are they paintings or photgraphs? You are very talented!
Hi Tina!!
I very much appreciate your comments and thoughts/info. What you talk about rings very true … even though I thought I had realized/dealt with/worked through many issues – there are likely threads still there. Things I have not fully let go of. I will check out the website you’ve provided.
Thanks so much!!
Vicky
p.s. thanks also for having a look at my website and blog! Yes, they are all watercolor paintings 🙂
Cheers!
Thank you to everyone who has responded here! This is the first chance I’ve had to take a look back on this site and am thrilled with all of the your comments, ideas and support! I very much appreciate you all sharing your thoughts and information.
Again, thank you David for beginning this journey for us all
With hugs and gratitude!
Vicky
Thanks so much for sharing this information, it has been a great tool to keep me motivated on my personal journey! I am a recovering alcoholic, 4 1/2 years, and when I got sober I found my life purpose. As I have been on this path of recovery I have realized that alcoholism/addiction touch so many people’s lives, and there is little guidance to get people through it. This is a devastating disease not only to the people who struggle with it, but to all of those people whose lives are intertwined. It is difficult and painful. Oddly, I am also a bartender by trade. Bartending is all I have done my entire adult life (I’m about to turn 38), but as I continued my sobriety I realized one day that I am not going to want to tend bar for the rest of my life. I was 36, not college educated, no savings or retirement, and living paycheck to paycheck. I knew I didn’t want to be bartending until my dying day, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. The only thing I knew for sure is that I wanted my daily life to be filled with recovery. My dream was to create a life that from the time I woke up until the time I went to sleep, it was all recovery related. So I am now a first time college student! It was really scary to go to college after being out of school for 20 years, but I know that doing something is better than doing nothing. So in this past year what has transpired is awesome! I knew that if I started on a path that opportunities would present themselves. The more education I got, the more I learned that there is not enough information on addiction and recovery. People have so many questions about every aspect of this process, and nowhere to turn. There is far more misconception than there is fact, and I am here to change that. So in the process of getting my Addiction Counselor degree, I am now specializing in Addiction Education. A title I came up with all by myself! But this is my passion!! I started a blog site, addictedtorecovery.wordpress.com, and I am working on many other things I want to do. I am pursuing a blog or column in some local magazines and newspapers, working on a book about recovery in my own words…. I am truly going after what I know my purpose is. I am so grateful that I was led to this path, sometimes I wish I would have found it a little earlier in my life but I know that I wasn’t ready. Now is my time, and I am here! Thank you again for what you give!!
richeli
Sounds to me like you have a HUGE knowledge to contribute around addiction…lot of people interested in that, for sure…
Hi fellow “Get Paid for Who You Are” readersand movers.My story is a long one but just to put things into a short form I will start at emancipation from my parents at age sixteen. I was a wild child and took many paths at once many not so good. My experience has been my greatest teacher. Limits were tested and rebellion was the order of the day. Raised Catholic attending Catholic school and church every blasted day of the week. I left my home and family for an orphanage because I felt my family was ruining any chance at my becoming who I wanted to be. At eighteen I wanted to study medicine. At the time my true love was writing. Poetry was an outlet I use still today. I carried a Thesaurus everywhere because I hated boredom. I had a need to always help people even at my own expense. I married straight from High School and moved to California as far away from West Virginia as I could get. The new enviroment was wonderful with its beaches and interesting people and education in itself. Attending community colleges and working I was always contained to a five to six day a week job to support myself. I was trained as a Phlebotomist so working in labs allowed some freedom of movement across the country. I was still on track for Medical School. Something happened in my first relationship of value. I was physically abused, addicted to a man I had left home with and started to wonder why would I remain in this loveless existance. I was too ashamed to tell anyone and for years I allowed it. Moved back to my hometown to start over and again I chose another abusive relationship. This time my acceptance of this treatment changed my life. My second husband beat me up and took his life the following day. That was it, my major had changed to Psychology and the study of human behavior. I attended the University for several semesters and could no longer work and afford my education. I had promised to finish but life got in the way. People who needed me were in pain everywhere. My mother passed two years after my husband with Colon Cancer and I had to admit I was beat down after her death. I slowed down to a nine to five Medical Practice Management position for eight years and learned all I could about illness and how people dealt with their lives and it occured to me that most people with chronic situations had some past of domestic violence, child abuse, grief just general emotional situations they had not dealt with. I had been seeing a counselor throughout each instance of my past. I guess I sort of looked at my life as a female less than men and would eventually settle down have children and work in management for the rest of my life,but I was still going to finish school. So I settled down had a wonderful son and husband in Colorado for thirteen years when I was no longer being beat on to find I was not the only love interest my husband had. Divorce? I was a single mother with a wonderful son in Colorado making sure he never faced the demons I had. Yes “Divorce” probably the most fearful financially devestatingly emotional experience in my life because I was in charge of the well being of another human being. That is when I sought the help of a Life Coach and began to realize my experience could not be bottled but I could write the book and help, or I could finish my degree and help or I could just begin. I can say it has taken more time than I thought to raise another human being to be on track for whatever life has to throw at us. As he has gone on his path it is now time for me to continue on mine, this I know for sure, Medical School is no longer the mark I am shooting for,so for now. I am Jan with Second Winds Life Coaching and I am the owner of my destiny. It is my hope to help others like me will no longer live their lives in secret and make their lives full of meaning and accomplishment.
Thank You David for the opportunity to work in this venue and blog who I am so I can get paid for it finally.
Jan
Corrie ANn
Thank you Jan, for sharing your story. It is brave to expose yourself like that, and to be the person you are. You touch so many lives by sharing your story. I am a coach and a writer. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you figure it all out. I hear the Universe conspiring for you. Best wishes.
Corrie Ann
newsforcorrie@gmail.com
Hello David,
Thank you for your book. I feel like I have been bucking the system my whole life. I have worked for myself for the last 26 years and have just scraped by. Yes I had my own hours and time to do what I loved (Ironman triathlete and ultrmarathoner) but now as I turn 54 I realize that I have no retirement account and am still living on the edge. I love what I do… I teach Reiki, Crystal Healing and facilitate people with the Work of Byron Katie. And in addition to all that, I rescue and rehabilitate orphan and injured squirrels. (See my blog) Practically every penny I have gotten I have spent on spiritual pursuits… ie going to India and to Katie’s School for the Work. I am really ready to have some serious income so I can have a squirrel hospital if I feel like it! And travel at whim! I have come up with some amazing products and am wanting to learn how to sell them on the internet… I also have a couple books (nonduality children’s book) that have not yet been published. Looking forward to getting through the book. the Squirrelady of Austin
Hey Julie!
Wow what cool stuff you are doing!
It’s okay that you do not have a retirement account YET. You’ve been up to some really cool stuff.
I am glad to be here with you as you shift your focus towards generating passive income with your own internet business.
Talk soon!
Ezra Firestone
Head Trainer
Get Paid University
Saw your Mom in philly last month. Wow is she proud of YOU!
Gayla D'Gaia
I am discovering who I am from the inside out… I am discovering my real value, my true beauty, my capacity to touch and be touched by healthy subtle energies in order to affect profound change.
Surprise! I am also someone who loves to sing, has a really amazing voice actually, moves people into a profound healing state (so I’ve been told) and I am so shy about singing… I’ve lost two relationships because I have refused to share this gift. I am an artist, writer and dancer… a very big energy at times… but incredibly, incredibly sensitive. I am exploring all ways possible to bring my spirit fully into my body. I am sharing this experience currently with only a few, either through intimate partnership or through conscious bodywork. I’d love to take some meaningful risks to bring my gift of singing to people so I don’t die not having claimed what I’ve been given. It’s always been a challenge to see how to share the gift of singing without buying into being an entertainer… and I never feel completely fulfilled just in bodywork or in partnership because I feel I should be singing… *shrug* can you help, great blue man from the sacred side of life?
richeli
You know what’s really cool about the web…you can sing almost anonymously and put your gift out there on your own website..I think you really should…
Gayla D'Gaia
Thanks Richeli!
Beth Dargis
Hi Gayla, I too am affecting often by the energies of others. And am just realizing my power to affect the energy of other people for good. The excitement of helping others, as you have already, is one of the best ways to get over that fear hump. And lots of breaks. What is the next tiny step you could take to bring your dream into fruition? Risks don’t have to be big.
Gayla D'Gaia
That’s a good point Beth! I’m taking that in…
Well, dancing Gayla,
would you be willing to record a verse of the song you MOST love to sing, and post it here for us?
GBMFTSSOL
(Great Blue Man From The Sacred Side of Life)
Gayla D'Gaia
Hi GBMFTSSOL… Ok. I guess I need to learn how to record a song and post it… (deep breath).
I’ll do it!
Wish I could be there (at the Eagle’s Nest) tonight…
HUGS and TA DAs!
~Gayla
My purpose in life is to inspire and empower others to find their authentic self and live life to the full letting their light shine brightly.
I spent a lifetime trying to fit in with what I was told I should do and how I should do it, always feeling like I was wearing two left shoes as something never quite felt right and I never really felt passionate about life or as though I was where I wanted to be.
This led to me moving from one job to the next, always striving for more and always achieving more but still not feeling that passion and excitement for life I knew I wanted to feel.
I was then rushed into hopsital with a perfortated ulcer, ended up off work for 9 months and had to leave my job as a senior manager through this. At this stage I decided “never again”! never again would I work for someone else in a high powered, stressful and unrewarding job!! The money didn’t mean anything without the passion and happiness I wanted in my life.
That was when I began to look at who I was, where I wanted to be and where I was going and I found my passions and my authentic self. In just 60 seconds I made the decisions to change my life and my extra-ordinary journey began.
I am now a leading inspirational life design specialist, the UKs leading certified vision board expert and the founder of Choose Changes, the inspirational life design foundation, with a dream to help others choose changes today and create themselves a better tomorrow by ofering them my products and services which will enable them to do this using simple, easy to learn tools and techniques.
The money is not important to me as I have learnt that you can be happy no matter where you are or what you are doing, but I also know that if I do not receive abundance in return for my contribution to other people’s lives then I wont be able to live my purpose and do what I love to do and I have a dream, a very BIG DREAM to not only help others find their passions and authentic true self so that they can live their life to the full doing what they love to do , but at the same it is my dream and vision to create and build the CaRONne Cancer Oasis – a massive, heartfelt and amazing project that was born from my love of helping others and having myself been touched now twice by cancer – once when I lost my MUM a long time ago and right here and now as I support my brother through his journey with stage 4 cancer.
I have no idea how I will raise 2.5million pounds to make this vision a reality but I know that I WILL and I believe in myself and the inspiration and lifestyle tools and techniques I offer others so that they can find their true passion and I know that I will draw people to me, inspire them to change their lives and also help me to make a dream come true and create this project thatt will touch so many peoples hearts.
it is the knowledge that I am doing what I love to do and creating magical moments for everyone I meet, work with and help along hte way that insires me to do more and I know that the CaRONne Cancer Oasis will become a reailty and a dream will come true for thousands of others too.
Carol Dodsley
http://www.choosechanges.com
richeli
I LOVE your dream!!!
Thank you Richeli – I hope people all over the world will love my dream too and that they will all help me to make it a reality.
Just imagine, we have billions of people in the world, if everyone donated just £1 or $1 or whatever their currency is and everyone they know donated the same, this dream would be realised and thousands of people who are touched by, suffering from, have suffered from and those who care about people who have been touched by cancer, would be able to enjoy the CaRONne Cancer Oasis, find relaxation, learn new ways of coming together, sharing experiences, laughing, loving, healing and “supporting each other ~ for each other” much sooner – What an amazing vision!
So many people nowadays are living in isoloation and working in silos in their personal and professional lives – working together everyone can achieve much more.
Dawn Hall
You are a very interesting and inspiring fellow, David! I will study you very closely, Grasshopper! I have MUCH to learn
about many things. Perhaps you will be one of my teachers! ;- )
Brian
I still don’t know who I am, or what I want to do. I’ve taken all kinds of motivational courses, and even did facilitated over 500 hrs of life-transformational sessions at Ford Motor. Everything is interesting. I’m working over 40 hrs. a week as a violin maker right now. I think I would like to coach entrepreneurs and sales people. Took 6 months training in coaching. I’ve been in manufacturing, sales, music, finance, was a barber, etc. HELP!
Hey Brian!
Way to put yourself out there. One of my favorite quotes goes like this:
“50% of success is just showing up”
You are half way there man. I suggest narrowing your market down even more.
Answer these questions if you get the chance:
How old is your ideal client?
Are they married or single?
Do they have kids?
How much money do they earn each month?
What is their name?
How do they dress?
Where do they live?
We are creating a picture of the average person in your market, helping you get a better idea of exactly whom you will be helping!
I also think you should pick either entrepreneurs or sales people not both.
Let me know how it goes!
Ezra Firestone
Head Trainer
Get Paid University
p.s – do you enjoy the violin work?
Ezra Firestone
Head Trainer
Get Paid University
Brian
Yes, I enjoy the violin work. Dr. Zaret and I are doing experimental work, with some significant success in improving the sound. Am also thinking about starting my own shop, advertizing on the web, possibly teaching violin making with this new twist of sound enhancement.
Hi Brian it sounds like you’ve got a lot of ambition and talent. What do you like to do the most? I believe that doing what you love the money will come and the passion enlists the help of others that recognize the passion! Good luck! Be inspired by all these great people!
Brian
Thanks, Carol! I do love the violin work, also played professionally in a symphony for 8 yrs. Have been repairing/making for over 50 yrs.
Your comment encouraged me! Thanks so much!
I love to help resolve peoples problems. I started as a Intuitive Life Coach and moved into Clinical Hypnosis. I am very good at what I do, however, I am having difficulity marketing myself to have a bigger more successful business. Help!
Hey Laura,
You have come to the right place. It seems that the internet is the new yellow pages.
8 out of 10 people looking for a local product or service come to the internet first, so its really important to have a strong presence online!
Do you have a website up?
Ezra Firestone
Head Trainer
Get Paid University
paul hodgman
David hi.
Wow, where do you start.
I have always been creative, but blanketed by a curtain of conservatism provided by my parents as a form of security (to help me; for my own good). After a psychology degree I started working with people as a successful HR Consultant (still do).
I have discovered that our biggest weakness as people lies in the program of beliefs that we have been given by those well meaning people which now work against us.
I have devised a unique 9Word Matrix which explains this and will enable everyone who reads it to realise their true potential by unlocking their blocking beliefs.
My freedom (and theres) will come from expanding this – I just need to work out how. Cheers Paul H.
debara
I am interested in the 9 word matrix!?
Paul Hodgman
Hi Debara.
The Matrix is a set of words that captures exactly how your brain processes information and drives your very being.
The Matrix is this:
Picture E-Motion Words
Belief Value Options
Think Say Do
What is really cool is that every human being functions in exactly the same way. What makes us unique is the content of our expereinces.
A quick explanation
1. PICTURE – everything our senses take in is recorded in the form of a picture which captures the fact of a scenario or issue as presented.
2. E-MOTION: Energy in motion – each and every picture is then tagged with a corresponding feeling
3. WORDS: – Our brain contains an incredible source of words and we poic the words to best describe our picture and or feeling about something.
Eg: PIC = death E-MOTION is the saddness we feel when we think or see death – why? b/c that is how we were taught top see and feel about it Italians always wearing black in the face of death. So how do you explain the guy who sees death as a celebration of life and dances in the street to let all know that ‘paul’ has died (Irish celebrate death with a wake – a party no less and leave the body in th eopen coffin ion the corner of the room so that their departed can celbrate with them one last time.
I should point out that there are a couple of asides here that help a) there is no such thing as right or wrong – there just is / there is no such thing as good or bad – it (whatever it may be) just is. It is how you label it that generates the end picture of feeling.
Okay 4. BELIEF: – what you have in your brain is thousands of beliefs that are like the program lines in a computer system. They work fully integrated with every other belief and form very strong protocols from which you make decisions.
5. VALUES: – each and every belief, idea, thought and concept, issue situation and expereince is labelled with a Value that determnines how imp[ortant that issue etc is and willbe going forward.
6.OPTIONS: – The choices you have available to you are limited by the breadth of your pictures or vision of the world or more impotantly, impactually – of YOU.
Eg: I believe that I am not worthy because my Mother always told me that I am a lazy so and so and therfore as a lazy so and so I never truly appied myself to or succeeeded in anything relevant. Why because by definition (belief) thats what defines a lazy someone – a person (me) who does not apply. Therfore no matter how hard I try, I will fail to achieve full potnetial because my brain has a rule protocol, belief that says I can not and therfore sabotages my best efforts to succeed. Therfore…
7. THINK: – what I think about anything will determine what I ……
8. SAY firstly to myself and then test it with others I trust (friends) before speaking it to the world (office/ team mates etc). Based upon the feedback (we all primarily judge ourselves according to what others say about us)will ultimately be what we decide to……
9. DO: – the action we undertake on any given issue, situation discussion opportunity etc etc.
What we think determines what we say which drives what we do.
Now that you have this formula, try thinking through a few issues or even one issue that you might be struggling with. Paint the picture (vision) of the ‘thing’ as you currently see it (as you have been taught, or heard other say)
describe in writing on paer how it makes you feel. Read the words back that you have chosen.
Now write down the belif that you hold that keepsa that picture alive and guage the value you have given it on a scale of one to ten 1 being ‘who cares’ to 10 being ‘how dare you’
What choices do you have based on that (current ) position?
Now paint a different picture of who you wish to be in trelation to that issue. Describe how you would prefer to feel aboout it and write down how that looks to you going forward.
Examine the words you have chosen and describe thge new or different belief you must hold in place to effect this new picture and re-rate the value of the beleif.
Now look at the options you have before you.
What you think (new pic) determines what you say (how you described the new you) and drives what you do (act).
How did you go?
Now realise that everyone around you functions in the same way and start using visual words to better see what their pic is on a given issue and remember no one is right or wrong, they just hold a specific belief that works for them.
Do yur beliefs all work for you?
Do you have that driving picture of your future very clearly drawn out?
I hope that helps make what I do a bit clearer.
My product is 9Words. I am about to launch a website on this and pod casts and stuff. I hope to get this understanding and way of working out to people so that many people can change who they are for the better withour the guilt they carry or fear they harbour.
This is my passion and I am going to improve my ratings and watch my life improve as a consequence of helping others.
Sorry this is sounding like a lecture. I’ll stop now.Any question though, feel free to ask.
Cheers Paul H
well – she did ask! 🙂
Paul Hodgman
Yeah I must admit once i sent it off I thought that it was a littel long but felt it needed the explanation to make sense.
I haven’t heard back so I hope I didn’t scare her too much.
While I have you, do you feel there is any specific thing I should concentrate on to sell this concept?
I am writing a ebook version of this with explanationa dn examples and tests for peoplke to try. What else could I contemplate do you feel? cheers Paul H
David, You crazy Aussie. Am digging into your book. Just what I was looking for at the moment. I’m also in Pamela Bruner’s marketing class. My story is similar to yours. Got good grades in school growing up in Canada. Eventually got master’s in psychology. Wandered around most of my life looking for ways to avoid the 9-5 grind. Played beach music in Florida for 15 years with a buddy and loved it. Recorded 3 albums. Never owned a house. If I made any money, I used it to buy myself some free time. Have learned some valuable information to share along the way, including macrobiotic teaching, EFT, primal therapy counseling and a lot of cover tunes and original songs. Current challenge is to narrow it down to a niche and get started with my online career toward financial and location freedom. Any suggestions? Isn’t Calgary cool!?
Thanks for writing this book. -Brent
richeli
Wow–you’re right, so many options…my thought? Pick one and roll with it…see where it leads…
I’m a HUGE fan of EFT.
And yes, Calgary rocks.
I have been in natural stuff always and yet not able to make the money that i always wanted to. So how do i do that now? any ideas? I would love to do on the net itself.
Queen, what exactly do you mean by natural stuff?
Do you sell herbs & spices? Do you offer herb therapy treatments?
Please specify and I will be able to more thoroughly answer your question!
thank you
Ezra Firestone
Head Trainer
Get Paid University
Well. What a huge question! Tell us your story 🙂
I am blessed. I do not suffer any illness, I wasn’t beaten as a child, I was fed, housed and clothed and sent to the best of the best schools. I had a pony, YES, I really did, and more money thrown at me than any kid should ever had. My family were involved in the horse racing industry and life was always glamourous. We rarely had a home cooked meal and ate out most nights in the best restaurants Sydney had to offer. Sounds like the perfect start doesn’t it?
One small problem. I was very lonely.
I grew up in an apartment with four adults and was silenced whenever I offered my own opinions or idea’s. I was constantly told I “knew nothing” and “don’t be so ridiculous” at every turn. I knew at the age of five that I wanted to be a singer. I had extraordinary talent even then. I could listen to a song and pick up my guitar and play it back. I also knew I never wanted children and that I had some sort of ‘purpose’ and that my path would be a lone one. I was right.
Throughout my early years and into my teens, I had no self-esteem. I kept to myself and lived in my ‘shell’ believing that nobody wanted to hear what I had to say. That was challenging as I wanted to be a singer!!!
I surrounded myself with talented people and high flyers who loved me being around because I kept myself small and made them feel big. Job wise, I have been everything from a receptionist to an assistant water proofer labourer on a building site. I didn’t care what I did because my heart wasn’t in any of it. Throughout though, I managed to always keep my hand in music, whether it be playing it myself or in later years, developing artists, working as a publicist, artist manager, promoter, agent, producer or educator.
In the early 80’s I experienced a psychic event which to this day I cannot explain. It led me down a holistic and spiritual path that unexpectedly unveiled my childhood issues. I followed the yellow brick road which led me to David’s path changing site. Working through the chapters (in particular Chapter 3), I joined the dots of my life and have created the weebly site http://www.theartistwithin.weebly.com It is very early days but I have found my purpose. It is to mentor, nurture, develop and guide artistic souls towards success by sharing my 25 years of business knowledge coupled with a holistic approach to the creative self. David, I cannot thank you enough. namaste Lisa
richeli
That’s a pretty strong endorsement, I must say.
Is he really that good?
Corrie Ann
Lisa – you are definitely on the right path. I checked out your site. I’m not too familiar with Weebly, but just wanted to say before you get too far along, make sure you can add plug-ins and widgets that will allow you to add a “sign-up” box, and graphics (e.g., ebook cover). I’d suggest your next step is to:
1. create a ezine (electronic newsletter) and start allowing people to sign up on your list. Start small – maybe it’s just a monthly tip.
2. Start writing articles about what you know and distribute them on the web (ezinearticles.com is great for this).
This will get you out there and starting building your list.
Best wishes!
Corrie Ann
Greetings David! 🙂
Gotta say the name of your booked really stirred my interest, so I’m very excited to see how I can apply the lessons to improve my freedom in the various areas.
First off, my life has been fairly normal the last 10 years but I always seemed like I was lacking any drive or motivation to do better. Not that I was majorly depressed or anything, but I didn’t have anything I was trying to accomplish. But after being at the same job I loved for 9 years, I was let go!
Well a moment like that has a way of solidifying what needs to be done since choices have to be made. After some soul searching, I decided to do what it takes to start and run my own computer support company 🙂
Im the proud owner of my first IT company called Critical Support Now. I’m receiving validation from everywhere that I’m on the right track, but lets face it…who doesn’t want life to be even more enjoyable! lol I truly love my work, but if I was able to work on the finances from anywhere in the world and still be connected to my clients, then that would be my dream world! Still have friends in remote locations I haven’t met yet lol (copied this from the first page since I’m a lil lazy haha)
So thats my story till now…I look forward to doing this work and seeing how I can accomplish more freedom!
Be well David, and all others who are doing this as well!
richeli
Love your energy, Mat…keep on rockin’!
David,
Many years ago, I read the book, “Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow.” Sounded like a great idea, but there was no HOW TO in the book. If indeed the rest of the book will spell out exactly how to do it, I will be so grateful.
I worked at ad agencies for decades as a Senior Writer. I started having doubts about continuing along that path about 10 years before I finally got booted from my last agency job in 2001. I’ve been freelancing ever since.
The first six years were great. Two steady clients literally fell into my lap, and that enabled me to pay the bills and work on my own at home. Then, a few years ago, within a three-month period, both of them took their writing in-house to save money. I was without a clue as to how to get more business, because I’d never had to do it before.
The past few years have been disappointing. I’m just now figuring out that I have to do a lot of networking and reposition myself to offer services people know they need. But I’m tired of having no vacation time, no freedom to get away from my computer, and not enough fun. I’d also like to have more friends. I’m kind of lonely as a solo act.
I’m in a coaching group now whose leader essentially told me the same things you’re talking about: create some product, then turn it into other products, presentations, and so on, and sell it online. Easy to say, but hard to get a grip on HOW. As I said, if you can tell me HOW, I will be glad to do it.
Thank you for the free book. I look forward to reading the rest.
Best wishes,
Liz
Corrie Ann
Hi Liz – the book does get into the how. Read every page and let it sink in.
I too am a writer (and a coach) – may I suggest one HUGE thing that will help you tremendously. Think about what you know as a writer that other writer’s (or small business owners) need to know. For instance, can you develop “A Surefire Way to Create Ad Copy in 5 Easy Steps?” Or maybe it’s, “How to Know If You Need to Hire a Writer…Now!” These can be your first ebooks to sell.
Writing is a necessary part of being in business these days. Instead of trying to hunt for the small jobs to pay the bills, think of ways that you can package the information in your head to guide others.
For inspiration, check out the site of Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero (www.rethotcopy.com). She is a good example of a copywriting who now packages her knowledge for profit.
Best wishes,
Corrie Ann
Thanks, Corrie Ann. I appreciate your support.
Best,
Liz
My life began to change after I went to Louisiana to help care for rescued animals after Hurricane Katrina. I ended up evacuating for Hurricane Rita and driving all the way back to Minnesota with an old cattle dog to foster. While helping this old dog recover from the trauma and trying to find out where she came from, I became networked with people from all over the country and even the world. I ended up writing the book “8 State Hurricane Kate: The Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog” to share her story and the story of how people came together to help. The network of people who helped Kate continues to help other animals. 50% of book profits go to the 8 State Kate Fund, providing financial relief for animals in desperate situations. Life has not been the same since Katrina. My job working in a cube as a biomedical engineer did not have the same meaning for me that it once did. Now I work part-time as an engineering consultant and have created a new book, the “Not Without My Dog” Resource & Record Book to share all that I’ve learned since Katrina about keeping your dog safe and understanding your dog better. People told me that I would have to go to China to make such a journal-type book and every book of this type that I found said “Made in China” or “Made in Taiwan”. I wanted to make my book in the U.S.A., so I formed the 8 State Kate Press and I finally found a printer/binder right here in Minnesota to make my books. With components made in New York, these books will be made entirely in the U.S.A., helping keep people employed in MN and NY. I began taking orders at http://www.8StateKate.net this month, with the first books expected in June. Here’s a short video telling this part of my story: http://tinyurl.com/ydllqn6. I’m very excited to be moving in the direction of getting paid for who I am! You can hear my excitement on the radio at the link below. http://www.8statekate.net/wordpress/?page_id=224
richeli
Far out, Jenny–what a great story…you go, girl!
Hi David, I got the book and read the whole thing. I have already done many of the things you purpose and am currently stuck on the e book writing and making up something to give away. My husband and I know so many things! How to build a straw bale house, raise and harvest Angora Goats, spinning fibers into yarn and knitting, raising and training horses,etc. Right now we are trying to make a living selling tack for horses. We need a little more to make ends meet. I’ll keep you posted how things go. Gail
Hey Gail,
Way to go!
I suggest picking the niche that sounds like the most fun and starting with that.
So maybe it would be the raising and training horses niche.
If you pick one and focus, you will do a better job on it. Being spread thin like a shotgun & doing tons of things at once may seem like it is speeding you up but in the end it actually slows you down and the projects suffer because of it.
With regard to product & giveaway…Here is a quick & easy way to get them produced.
Write down the top 50 questions your market has on the topic. Then have someone interview you and ask you those questions. Record it and you have your audio you can give away.
**Remember what David says, you do not have to create the product. You can market someone else product until you get your e-book created.
Sign up over here at http://www.clickbank.com
they have tons of products you can sell and get a commission.
Hope that helps!
talk soon
Ezra Firestone
Head Trainer
Get Paid University
Leisa
Short version… I developed chronic fatigue and depression after the birth of my beautiful son. Conditioned worsend after the birth of my beautiful daughter. On most days I would sleep for around 16 hours, and still I was tired! My husband (darling man,I nominate him for sainthood!) would bring me the baby for feeding and I would struggle to stay awake as much as I could while he was at the office; then he would do the housework at night because when he got home from work, I went back to sleep.
Fatigue and depression vanished after taking a particular range of natural health products on the recommendation of a loved one. Saved my life!
Over the past ten years, results have been slow, building the networking opportunity attached to these life-changing products. I have been told by some that they don’t want to get involved because my story seems too good to be true … wtf?!
My passion is in assisting people (particularly mothers)realise their potential to change the world by changing their results just within their own home… the ripple effect, healthy happy mothers raising healthy happy children. After all, who knows what a human being can do, especially when they are secure in the knowledge that their mother loves them.
With Love and Gratitude,
Wishing you all continued success,
Leisa
HI Leisa,
I’ve had some kind of fatigue for 2.5 years now, so I can relate. Well done on digging out of that hole! I think you’ve found a great, authentic business for yourself.
D
Leisa
Thanks for your encouraging comments, David. And thank you for the book. I am excited by the possibilities. What a gift to the world you are. I wish you every success, you deserve it. You mentioned that you are dealing with fatigue and my heart goes out to you, you are in my thoughts. If I may assist you in any way, it would be my pleasure. With warmest regards, Leisa
Linda Cothran
Leisa,
You said “who knows what a human being can do, especially when they are secure in the knowledge that their mother loves them”
I know absolutely the energy of love can be the highest reverberation of light beyond sound. To have the will to spin that energy for to touch and transfer is indeed the art of healing.
Life with an Autistic toddler is a frantic time of chaos for a family. I remember thinking this soul could be from another galaxy, a volunteer to an earth life this time. He was so far away in solitary; spinning things and lining same kinds of objects up. Interrupting him at these times would bring on a screaming tantrum that lasted hours. He had no willingness for communication or touch.
Without interruption, in absolute silence, I would sit as close as he would let me then gather the knowing of love from ancestors and family to dance around him so to seep into where he was and pull him out. I refused to let him slip away to that alone place without knowing I was there waiting for him. Pretty soon I got hugs. Years later we got words.
I did that. I know I found him just in time. The energy of love IS the force that brings the sunshine out of the storm.
My Andrew graduates from High School in just a few weeks. He has had help from some very special teachers along the way, in public schools too, not private. He will go on to college classes in the fall. It blows my mind what he can do with 3D design programs! We haven’t found the right fit just yet and I know the extra money will come from somewhere in time. He knows no limitation to do what he wants to do.
His reality is sometimes surprising from what people think is “normal”. I say, if that’s what it takes to change the world, let it in. He is strong and secure in knowing I got his back…. I don’t let go!
Linda,
in Texas
I am intrigued with the idea of getting paid for who I am. For one thing, it gives me a good incentive to find out who I am. If I had stayed in the position I started with, a high school art teacher, I would be retiring right about now. With a pension from the state and social security, I suppose I would have made enough to live on if I did not have anything unusual in mind for the rest of my life. But I’m an artist, a farmer, a writer, and now I’m building an internet business. I am 65 and counting chronologically, but I never really got past 35 in my outlook. I have been trying to get some kind of steady income from the internet for the last year. So far, I have only made a few dollars selling items on eBay.
My first attempt to set up an internet business was botched by information overload; I got into so many things that looked good, I got lost in the shuffle and what I was trying to build had to be scrapped. I am starting over, more controlled this time I hope, more careful what I follow. I came across “Get Paid For Who You Are” and it makes sense to me, now I’m working at determining just who I am so I can focus on it to build this business.
Oh, after leaving teaching shortly after I got married, my wife (also an artist) and I opened our own studio-gallery to sell our artwork and crafts; we still do that, but to a lesser extent due to the down turn in the economy. I did a stint as the CEO of a non-profit corporation in the 90s, and as a community correspondent for the local newspaper in the 80s. The last five years or so, I have been doing freelance work for a civil engineer; environmental assessments, land use zoning change applications, permit applications for developments, etc.
All the while, my wife kept the studio-gallery going with our work. But now things are different, so the internet seems the most logical marketplace to hang out my shingle.
Beth Dargis
William, isn’t it wonderful we don’t have to retire or stop learning? Keeps life interesting. It’s really easy to get caught in the shiny object syndrome – ooo, another thing I can do to start/change my business. Following the specific plan in David’s book sounds like a good idea.
richeli
I second that. Keeping things simple, good. Complications, bad…life’s too short to be bogged down by over-complexity (is that even a word–lol?)
Hey David,
Just got wind of your book and I wanted to thank you! This is great and I can’t wait to read it to add insight to my own journey.
I’ve been on this path for some time and totally agree with the concept of getting paid for who you are! (I found it through my own journey quite by accident.)
Again, thank you and I look forward to reading your book!
Susan
I read the first chapter and enjoyed the stories. I’m retired and have enough money to get by on but no since of purpose in my life and don’t find it very enjoyable. I have an accounting degree and an MBA. I enjoyed going back to school and did very well at it. I don’t like most of accounting work. It’s so very much the same and your not supposed to enjoy people too. Not a good way for me to live.
I’m working at finding a few small business clients to keep books for part time to supliment my income. I enjoy working with small businesses and it would be better than working in a CPA firm or as a corporate accountant. I’m also considering taking art classes at the local university this fall because it’s something I think I would enjoy. Several times someone’s told me to come up with a dream life and I was painting pictures and living on the beach. I figure it’s time to see if this is a deep wish wanting to get out or a pipe dream.
My family and close friends are what give my life meaning. My greatest joy is seeing them happy. I would love to be able to take all my great-grandchildren to Disney World. The grandchildren would have to go to keep up with all the little ones and I would be as near to heaven as this world can give us. My dreams revolve around people not work so the work doesn’t matter so much to me.
Excellent, Susan! It seems as though the formula is already there. You would like to offer accounting services for small businesses so you can (as you mentioned) take your grandchildren to Disney World. I would suggest that you start placing yourself out there! Placing your services as well as researching job availabilities are free on websites such as Craigslist. You may find that you might also be able to work from home, which is an added bonus! The main goal is to put your desires into motion and watch it all unfold! Best wishes to you!
Linda Cothran
My computer froze when I tried to get my book the other day… So I think is it a sign I have too much on my plate right now or is it just because Mercury is in retrograde?
I get your e-mails David so somehow I’m included I just missed the book connection.
Now as I have read all your stories today I will override the glitch and get my book then catch up. This is a place I fit right in.
I seem to be making it day to day trying to keep the energies clear so if IT whizzes past I can snap/catch it. I’m a single Mom my boys Dad died when they were 11 and 13. Chris, my oldest, now 20 is “bipolar”. Andrew just turned 19 is Autistic. I am in the middle just trying to keep a balance. I will be 57 on the 4th of July… born to be independent.
We lost my Mom and Dad within the same year my husband died – they left it all to me – sometimes I wonder how they thought their time was done and I could carry on without their helping hands.
I have done pretty well if I do not listen to people tell me I SHOULD have done this or that!
Thank the stars for Social Security Disability – so I can run this three ring circus!
I’ll finish dinner for them and then find my book in cyberspace. Linda
Hi Linda – I’ve sent you an email with the link to the ebook. I hope this helps you, and all the best to you!
michael
Is 77 too old to grow up and be my authentic self ? I certainly hope not. Thanks to every one of you for your stories. I have had a history of personal growth courses seminars and my own radio show,but two years ago I owned up to and started on a path of recovery from an addiction that was litterally killing me and I had been in total denial about it.I’m not ready to take the next action while i’m still working on my miraculous recovery.Love you all!!!
Thanks for being straight Michael. I’ve learned a lot about addiction from Byron Katie (http://www.thework.com )
Hmmm….should we have a contest to find the oldest person on the blog getting paid for who they are?
Josephine
Hi David
What I find about growing older is the wonderful opportunities left for us out there. I am 67 years young this year and feel excited about my life right now.I am looking for something for me to be able to share with others, my knowledge, skills and attitude. I am also retired, and the pension is not enough to enable me to do all I would like.I would love to travel more, help under priviledged communities, and educate those less fortunate than myself.
I have this yearning to grow to my full potential to show my family, especially my 5 year old grandson. that age is no barrier. I do not want to die with “An unsung song in my heart.” Thank you David for your encouragement and inspiration.
Michael Teeple
Just got your book today. Read the suggested part, lookinf foward to reading the whole book. On the first q&a part.
Looking foward to the adventure.
I think I was referred to you through the centerpointe site.
Thank you. Mike
Mega
Hi David Wood, thank you for bringing the inspiration to publish our own website, which is really great and creative (since I am new to this website thing), your idea sparks an enlightenment on how to make a business with limited budget.
My story is I am a piano teacher and have been teaching for the past 12 years, long way to go, I still want to be able to teach until I grow 98 years old, currently 30. I really have passion about teaching, but sometimes along the way I feel the need to make more money for living, sometimes I compromise doing the things I don’t like for the monetary value (work in selling cosmetic, and others).
Now I realize do what you love,love what you do than money will come.
Now I rarely compromise my teaching or character or my philosophy of teaching for monetary value, I charge reasonably low but my students have to practice, practice and practice or they can find other teacher suit to them.
I get really inspired by KIPP foundation in US on how those kids get really smart because they do their homework, and keep on trying to solve hard problem, stay longer at school doing the school activity. I also get really inspired reading “Outliers”-the story of success by Malcolm Gladwell on how someone should pass at least 10,000 hours in what they do to become good.
Your book Get Paid For What You are is a good book on how to start your own business with internet (very resourceful). I love it. It is a very inspiring book, get me wanted to be more and more creative. Thank You, I hope along the way I can meet you.
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richeli
This really resonates with me. I believe wholeheartedly that practice makes perfect!
Matt
Hello,
Before RTA in Sept 1991, I use to play Bass in an Indie rock band, due to sign the following week after RTA. Broken back with a mighty bang to the head almost left me paralysed. Told I would never walk again by the worlds best Nuro-dudes, I politely told em to do one. Walked out four months later only never able to find previous momentum. Depression started, which I still battle with today at 38 years of age now. Lost my girlfriend as my moods got worse. I travelled, took further studies in science then joined Honda selling cars, to keep dad happy! But still adrift. My late father was diagnosed terminal and passed a month before my 30th. Started an Estate Agency with a close mate of mine however the goal posts were moved so the promise of equal partnership vanished. Trust issues flooded home! Moved to London, started as sales manager for company who didn’t pay me for six months work so had no choice but to leave. Trust issues growing stronger!! Found more sales jobs however depression grew bigger more than I could bare, lost my two properties (Northern Rock!) soon found my self in rented. Headed a sale division for a top flight recruitment firm but after a week and a day, the feeling inside was shouting this is not me, there is something else calling. So I resigned that Monday, listened to me for once. For three years now, I have been on the doll signed off with depression. I have self studied in many areas and love learning things to pass on to my three Godchildren when ever I see them. Been told I have talent in helping others succeed, my mates Estate Agency for one, another friends letting agency I helped with marketing. They are all very comfortable!! Two years ago, I spotted an amazing girl on you tube trying to make a go of it. I channelled all my energies in to her, giving wordy advice, ideas, thoughts and found my self smitten. She is now doing very well but sadly my depression again caused trouble which seems to have ended any possible friendship or romance. Too surreal for me let alone explain, but dreams can be made true. She has made it!
Have been learning to write but find it very taxing, so poems or songs are plenty. Have endless ideas for movies and so on but thats as far as they go. In therapy, I am told to source others of like minds, still unable to connect with people who may be of help. I have great listening skills, empathy and great intuition. People do come and ask me for advice often enough. Also finding out about spirituality which makes sense to me! I meditate daily and becoming more at ease with life. So, still adrift, still learning but not applying due to isolation, no feedback to share. I think I could do as others regarding meditation tapes and maybe sell them on itunes or something. I know I have a great deal to give but I do need a mentor as my perfectionism is my disability. My father is greatly missed now! Wish never to work for anyone again on a slave wage as mediocrity scares me senseless. Rather all or nothing! So learning and helping others seems the go. Trying to tap into creative juices, like to operate via internet so can work from home or abroad if I get the chance to travel again. I am willing and able to learn new skills always so would be ideal to see if I could somehow get my self going, on the right track. Sadly, all my mates see me as a loser, wanting me sat behind that desk like they always have known. I gave up explaining to them my dreams or goals as would always use up my energies fighting my corner getting know where. In the last year I have moved five times, and living on the street for three cold months before landing this social housing flat. This is my base now, no disruptions and I believe in me however, this foggy head of mine can get in my way. I fight it every day, I will win but I know the Ennui with in is my calling to do more and help others, some how!
Thanks for the opertunity to share and your time in listening. Much love, light peace and knowledge to you all, Matt XX
Corrie Ann
Hey Matt – thanks for sharing your story. May I offer some suggestions? Instead of meditating, focusing on your breathing, etc., close your eyes and visual what you want your life to be like. Use all your technicolor ability in your brain and bring it to life. Then, as soon as you are finished – write it down. The act of writing triggers a portion of the brain (I won’t go into the details) that makes it believe it is reality. Do this daily if you can, or weekly at the very least.
And don’t be meager when exploring your desired life. Live it up. Think of it as if it is really happening. You live in your dream home, you have the best mates a guy could ask for (more on that in a bit) and you travel the corners of the world, sharing your knowledge with those who pay you well for it.
In time you will find the Universe starting doing things to make it feasible for you to achieve your hearts desire. This works.
As for friends (mates) – connect with those who fully and unconditionally support your endeavors. You will become like those you spend time with. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, your friends should be successful entrepreneurs. Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want, or don’t have.
Stream of income idea – dude, you walked again when the docs said you wouldn’t. Share that with the world!! Please! Your inspiration could ignite so many who need it.
Blessings,
Corrie Ann
I worked as an environmental scientist for many years – environmental cleanup, protection, investigation, enforcement. It was really depressing because I care about the environment and I never found one organization or government that also cared about the environment.
Five years ago I quit to go out on my own. My son has special needs and this was as good and “excuse” as any to get out of the life that was killing my soul. My entire family abandoned me as a result of this decision, and my son’s dad took off as soon as the potential for my family’s money was gone…
for the last 1.5 years I have been trying really hard to get my act together, to balance raising my son with starting my business. I have many great ideas, many excellent skills and training, lots of creativity, and have learned how to build an online business, how to market, all sorts of stuff. Theoretically, I should be on the road to success with my holistic health and environmental business.
Unfortunately, I have two problems. The first is that I have anxiety problems when it comes to dealing with people over money. Right now I’m suffering nearly debilitating anxiety because my landlords who live upstairs are ripping me off and not providing me with safe enjoyment of my apartment, but I’m terrified to confront them or make them angry. I seem to get frightened like this whenever there’s any significant amount of money at stake, as though if I ask for money I’ll make people really mad at me!
My second problem is that I cannot figure out how to get enough time to do all the things I should do to make business profits. I need to look good, project a certain image, but also I need to do my marketing campaign, plus do the actual work, plus create my website (a LOT of work!) plus do my actual business, plus raise my child and somewhere in there find time to balance and calm myself. Anxiety results and also not getting any profits.
So I’m honing in on these two things now. Thank you for your book
thanks
richeli
Lishui,
It sounds like you have much to offer and all you need is a system. I’d follow the book and see where it takes you–good luck!
I sell water filters and health products – for years from home and on fairs, and now I have my shop in a suburb of the German town of Muenster. Turnover is not sufficient yet for me to live on, but I have met so many people from whom I learned so much about energy and spirituality that I am really happy about what I’m doing. Now, my shop is rather large, so every other friday I have a little event there – show a film, or have someone giving a talk. This way, I can help spread awareness and ideas, and bring people together. One of my friend says he feels this is becoming a significant meeting point. I’d be so happy if his hunch will become true! And about being paid for what I’m worth – I charge no entrance fee, but my guests are generous with donations, which shows their appreciation! (Plus, of course, more people get to know my shop!)
richeli
Elisabeth,
What if you were to offer extra value to all of the people who come to your shop with a simple website? I bet that some would buy from you online, and others would come to the shop because they appreciate what they receive from you…
Helene
Hi,
how do I feel???????depressed at the moment
it seems I am too old to get a job..I am just 49..but I knoiw I will make it
greetings helene
Hey Helene,
Thanks for sharing. You are int the right place because we are talking about NOT HAVING to get a job.
What are you passion about? What cool experiences have you had in your life?
I guess I got my ‘wake-up-call’ and then I got your book!
It is very important for me to express myself creatively, on the other hand I love to help others regaining their balance (emotionally/mentally) and bringing back a sense of empowerment to their lives…
I have been able to do those things (I create custom made Mystical Jewelry and I work with healing) for the last 15 years or so, pretty much after my last ‘wake-up-call’.
(Leaves me to wonder how dense one (or I) can be.)
The thing is that while doing the things I love doing, it hasn’t been adding up to enough income to pay the bills.
Clearly something had to change.
I felt I had to bring a better sense of focus to my efforts.
Not only would I really like to make enough money to pay my bills, but I would truly love to help a lot more people feeling empowered and balanced on their journey through life.
And just the fact that I got your book the very moment I received it, has given me the impetus to start doing just that! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Anne Claire
Anne,
Things come into our life right when they’re needed, whether they be teachers, books or words from the wind. It sounds like David’s book is arriving right ‘on-time’.
Just remember, the world needs to hear what you’ve come here to share. Focus on the ‘why’ and the rest will become clear (including the financial aspects), but you HAVE to take action!
Looking forward to hearing more about your successes in the coming months once you’ve had a chance to start taking actions on the lessons in the book.
To your success 🙂
Eve Reincarnated
The original flower child of the late 60’s, I have always been a bit of a wild nature girl. I am off grid, up a mountainside,
writing EVE’s Story (HERSTORY). I have Time and Freedom just need some INCOMING MULA$$$….
Put in time as High School English Teacher, Magazine Editor,
and psychic reader and workshop leader in” Connecting to the Higher Self”.
My Inner guidance told me as my secret identity as Eve.
I have confirmed it thru Past Life Regressions. I am having a Series of Regressions now to Answer the Questions of the BIBLE. Plus guess what? Adam (he’s still mad at me) and My Kids have resurfaced in this life as well…Soul Families..another topic to investigate.
I want to have a Monthly Serial Magazine by Subscription
where people can interact and ask questions that I can then follow up on. I can send chapters of my book unfolding. I CAN’t WAIT to get into this Giant Cosmic Converstion going ONLINE!
BLESSINGS on all of your Ideas out there….
LOVE and LIGHT and On wth the SHOW!
Hi Eve :),
It sounds as though you are already clear on what you want, which is 50% of the game plan for many! The beauty of this book is David shows you how to create a website with a recurring product (in your instance, the monthly serial magazine)! You can generate monies even while you sleep!
Here’s to teaching the familiar AND getting paid for it! 🙂
Hi Ezra,
I think I stated the url of the blog already. It’s: http://alyssia444.wordpress.com. I’m afraid I mixed it up. Seems to be a step I had to take, not to mix up things.
I’ll try to clear: Years ago I was passionate about supporting a Psychosomatic Healing Centre and their out-patient-group. Even though I did not know anything about URL’s, html or websites I was determined to put a site up, and I DID IT. Half a year later my site went online. The URL is http://www.Ehemalige-Herrenalber.de (warning, it is in German). Shortly after we succeeded in preventing the Centre from being closed with the help of the site! Yah, that was beautiful.
The mistake I made was, that I thought that I could earn money with counselling via this site. Didn’t work.
That’s why I have to start anew. I love trying out new things, but unfortunately I am (at least up to now) pretty much a failure at earning money with the things I enjoy doing. But you never know, it just might happen. 🙂
Regards
Beatrice
Beatrice – do not believe for one minute that you are a failure at creating monies for things you enjoy! The fact that you created an online website that saved the center from closing is HUGE! So, you’d need to see what you gleaned from that experience. If you think about who you networked with, and already know the target market that you’d like to reach, you’re more than halfway there! It’s just a matter of creating contacts and putting yourself out there (both figuratively and online) for others to see you shine – and seeking who’d be willing to pay you for your assistance and knowledge!
Debbie
Hi David,
I really love the way you are literally dragging me through this.
My story, not too happy. I met the man of my dreams, married him, gave up my career, everything I owned and moved myself and my two children to Saudi Arabia. Two years later I fell pregnant and he announced that he wanted a divorce (because of the baby). Long story short, I found myself on a plane back home with my children, 3 suitcases (mainly full of the childrens clothes) and $400.00.
When I tried to get back into the job market I was told that my 10 years experience was not current enough (even though I had sudied correspondence when I was in Saudi and received a qualification that I did not have when I started). I was told that I could only get a job as a junior.
That was eight years ago. Since then I have survived. That is all I have done. I have managed to keep my children fed and clothed and most of the thime my bills paid. It has taken all of my energy just to do that. Ex dude has never paid maintenance and every cent has come out of my pocket.
I have been thinking about the internet as a way to change thigs but I just never had the time or money or energy to do anything about it. The other day in my car, stuck in horrendous traffic, I was thinking about what I Am I good at. Choose one? Why do I have to choose one? Then it hit me,BANG! I love learning, I love researching obscure ideas and sharing them with all my friends. Thus “CrazyLady” was concieved. Where I will share all the strange and wonderful things that I have learned. my best mate even registered
Going forward. If I had to name one passion that really lights me up inside, it would be to make people happy. My happiness and well being seems directly tied to seeing another person happy. When I am being Debbie, truly and fully, I am helping some person realise just how magnificent they really are. I eventually want to do seminars and courses on how to find your own happiness. Through all of the hard times I have endured, I have never allowed any of that to interfere with my happiness. I somehow want to teach people how to do that. That would be my bliss!
When I have financial freedom, I would like to buy a few properties and start, well I dont even know what to call it yet because it will not be a charity. I want to put single mothers into homes with their children. Charge them a rental that they can afford (giving it away would defeat the object of the excercise) and give them access to training in what ever field they desire. Eventually I want to have a network in place where I can assist them in finding work in their chosen field. I believe that having a fulfilled parent is what teaches our children to become fulfilled adults. Every one deserves a break especially mothers. Very often they never get it.
Well that is my story and my vision.
Love to all on this blog, you are all very inspiring. Thank you
Debbie
i love your goals!
richeli
Me, too–very inspiring!!!
Amazing Debbie and you should be very proud of yourself that you have provided a safe and secure environment for your children all these years too.
Love the crazy lady concept too – go for it with a passion
Carol :)x
When I was in my twenties, I became a secretary because my father wanted that for me. Then I got married, I had children and after, I had an occasion to return to school in Human Sciences and Social Work. But when, I finished my studies, at 42 years old, I did not find I job in either one of those fields.
But following that, I had the occasion to learn Numerology and Tarot. And I was receiving calls from people asking me to do clearvoyance consultations. I did not believe I could do that kind of work until somebody who contacted me and asked me to work on his Europ Website with clearvoyance; which I did for almost a year, directly from my computor. It happened to be a nice experience from which I learned alot.
Following that,I have decided to produce my own website and
to offer the same kind of service with numerology, clearvoyance and tarot – and have also added, just recently, Personal Development as of my experience with Human Sciences and Social Work studies.
I love my work but I am sure that I am not paid for who I am or what I am doing.
Deborah M
Knitting is my PASSION! I caught the bug at 18, taught myself everything I know, have taught these skills for 34 years in retail yarn stores and am considered one of the best teachers in my area. But I’ve never ventured out of my area nor onto the web.
13 months ago I was “downsized” at my job of 25 yrs. Now moving into my second year of unemployment has pushed my buttons to get my knowledge and expertise out to the world. I’m a newbie to all the internet stuff but know that’s where I have to go to start this ball rolling.
Did I mention I’m 63?
I believe this is going to fund my forced retirement and I thank you for your perfect timing coming into my life.
Knitting may seem like a minor interest with small benefits but it is a very popular activity with soothing and meditative qualities. Having something to do with your hands when you are stressed can be very calming.
Thanks again for your book.
richeli
My wife loves to knit as well…I am absolutely certain that there is a way to make that gift available to more people on the knit…great idea…
I have worked for the same company for over 20 years now and although I am very good at what I do and have great variety at work, I don’t feel completely satisfied there. I am not passionate about what the business does but I do enjoy working with the people there and helping others develop.
I have a passion for personal development and wellbeing and after reading the first chapter of your book, it has totally enthused me! I already have a couple of blogs – http://www.totalwellbeingblog.com which I have run for a few years now more as a hobby and my new blog http://www.findtherealyou.com which shares my experiences and passion for EFT which I practice regularly. I would love to make money and have more time freedom from these passions but up until now, I have not quite been sure what to do. I have bought so many training programs but not quite got it (yet).
Working full time makes it a bit of a juggling act but I would love to create more money and time freedom very soon. I am excited to read the rest of the book and apply what I learn. David – It is wonderful that you are sharing this gift with so many people and I am grateful to have the opportunity to read your book 🙂
David K.
here it is–
Basically I’m Lazy, especially when I am not the one in control of the situation. When teachers TOLD me what I NEEDED to do, or when supervisors ASSIGNED me a project or wrote my personal goals and objectives for me, Those are the times when am motivated by just about ANYTHING else!! I am willing to try or do just about anything as long as it’s legal and ethical, but dont tell me HOW to do it. Let me figure it out on my own. Heck, I’m a smart guy. I have graduated with a degree in psychology, returned to get my network certification and spent numerous years bouncing from one temporary job to another.
Recently I became an ordained minister– just because i could– CALLING? I don’t know, but i have a deeply held belief that I am here to help people. I think that is why SALES jobs have never appealed to me. I always felt like I was cheating a customer instead of HELPING them. If profit is to be made, it should be reasonable, and if I am the one presenting an idea or product then I should be the one making the reasonable profit, not some big greedy impersonal corporate entity that is protected by layers of anonymity and scores of litigators. My past has all been about connections psychology was interpersonal and personal connections, the network engineering has been about computer and electronic connections, the minister role is about a spiritual connection with something bigger that us or any corporation.
so, my vision, I see myself in a role of facilitating connections, where people can make the valuable connections to help with their relationships- personal,interpersonal,spiritual, AND FINANCIAL. Everyone WINS! at least in my vision! Making it a reality will mean success for many more than any of us could imagine.
David, I really like your win-win goal! So I am curious – if you know what you want and how you want to help others, what are the residual elements that you are dealing with that’s holding you back? Remember to keep the overall goal/dream in focus and implement the 5 steps that David mentions, and you’ll be helping people, yourself AND make money simultaneously! Good luck to you!
Well..
How did my journey start, let’s see i might be one of the youngest people on here i think..
When i was 17 years old i was still living with my mom, she actually was very very depressed and i promised here a couple of times that i would find an answer to succes, happiness and wealth and on how we could be much happier as a human being.
Sadly my mom got so depressed she commited suicide, when that happened i was 18 years old, i just moved into my own house, yes the reason i lived on my own on that age was because i couldn’t live with here any more.
I remember seeing her at the funeral laying there and all i was thinking was: I will find all the information i would need to reach my dreams and share all of what i find with as many people as i can.
Now 2 years after that i’m 20, and that’s basically what i’m doing right now. I wrote a book and got it published as well, telling about my past experiences and about how people could still be happy and become more succesfull etc.. even though terrible things can happen.
The vision for me is always the same: To inspire people to make more of their lives as well, to help them bring the best out of themselves.
So i basically write, i even make music and got a fanbase of a few thousand people on it.. They are mainly american people so it’s to bad i can’t share my things with them through the website i have now.. but i plan on making an english based website in the future.
So to everybody out there, hope u will fulfill your dreams and goals as well because you can, you can, you CAN ! 😉
Ranil.
richeli
Do it, Ranil–I know you can and I can feel your passion in your writing…put your gift out to the world!
Brandi
Ranil … my heartfelt condolence concerning your mother, as well as congratulations on being published !
My daughter [RPN] took her own life a decade ago, at a very tender age of 25 years. She left behind 2 precious twin daughters ~ who have grown to become very talented [just like me and their mom (*_*)] and well adjusted young women, despite all the trauma they continued to experience throughout 7 years of court cases, so that my husband and I could continue monthly visits with them. Being with other adults who had access to their lives and tried to taint their love / affections towards us since their mother has been gone, it has been a draining 10 years – plus. Don’t want to give much more on that, as it is my passion in ‘writing to be published’ about these experiences and been advised that my stories would qualify for TV, to empower other women who are in abusive situations, and don’t know where to turn for guidance. I didn’t bounce back from my daughter’s death as well as her children, and just coming out of another bout of depression over all this Internet marketing and setting up properly ~ as I’m not very savvy with technology, though I continue to study and try to understand. Being a late bloomer, head injuries that were suppose to leave me mentally crippled for the rest of my life, and other reasons that will be stated in the book[s], I fell into depression and many days just want someone else [ghost writer] to take over, so I don’t have to rehash memories and edit … as I feel like I’m near reliving the experiences over and over again. Have no problem speaking about these things, just difficult to put it to paper. I amazed the Doctors who gave me little to no hope and went back to College to obtain my Business Administration Diploma, but just find writing and editing books to be an overwhelming task, when dealing with emotional baggage that still clutters my mind … and meditation, breathing, EFT, hypnotism and other forms of self help seems to have little to no effect on me.
You are a remarkable young man who accomplished much so quickly after your loss, and I can only wish you the ‘best in life’ as you continue to move forward, while reaching your dreams and goals. That is a ditto to all others in this blog who are searching / have found / are living out their passions. God love you all ! And David ~ cannot remember how I linked to your site, but sure glad I did as you are a very down to earth guy, with great coaching skills. So glad your coach insisted you share some of your story, to open this blog to such dynamite sharing ! Now I need to go and download your ebook, and see if that sheds more light on what steps I need to take in future days.
Thanks for the kind comments, i appreciate what you’re doing as well 🙂
Brandi
Your welcome Ranil !
Having no idea what your experiences / belief system are about, concerning the spiritual realm, I would like to expand on your comment about telling your mom that you were going to find answers to success, happiness, wealth … in order to help her break the chains / bondage of depression.
I was raised in a Church going household, therefore death was not something that was the end of life, but the crossing over to the spiritual realm to spend eternity with Jesus. With ‘His Kingdom’ on earth, as He paid the full price for us at Calvary, and all His children to be future occupants on earth ~ when He returns, it sounded like a really great world to grow up in. He promised, so it’s a matter of time when it happens.
Love the promise that says that those sleeping in their graves shall rise up, then the living – to meet Him in the air / sky / heavenly places ?, which I’m still having a time of thinking about and wrapping my mind around. To not only see Him but all my loved ones who are already there again ~ WOW !
It is us left behind who have to work through the grief / loss of our loved ones, and all the other daily crap that comes our way – due to those who just don’t get it, as others are part of the solution or contribute to the problem. We are only here for a season 19?? – 20??. It’s a dash through life, and time flies when we’re having fun … eh !
The scriptures also states that we become ‘as angels’ but not angels, because they are a different creation of God / never were human nor in need of salvation.
Knowing from my studies that angels go to and fro from the Throne Room of our Creator, I believe from this statement that our deceased loved ones also have that ability and are given heavenly duties to also go to and fro, as they aren’t sitting around on the clouds playing harps 24/7 ~ or at least I’ve never spotted any sightings when I’ve been in planes and searched for any activity. Possibly their white robes blend in with the clouds / they hide when they hear the sound of the engines of the big bird in the sky ? Hope there’s a chuckle here, or a good LOL !
So, one day my youngest daughter told me a story that stood every hair on my body on end, with goosebumps to boot, as I already believed that my eldest daughter was very busy in helping here on earth, romping in playgrounds watching over children or hospitals comforting the dying ~ which was her hearts desire in the career field she trained for.
My daughter told me that a girl she worked with was contemplating suicide and went to a spiritual person for guidance. She did not reveal at first about her dark tormenting thoughts, but the spiritualist began describing a spirit bending over her, who was frantically telling her not to end her life, as she would hurt so many loved ones in taking such a devastating action. Thank God for people who have this gift / ability to see into the spiritual realm.
This woman had never met my daughter, yet when she was telling her sister [knowing about her loss] the description fit my eldest girl right down to picture perfect, even though my daughter had never shown anyone at work a picture of her sister. Everything happens for a reason, and there is a season for all things under the sun.
I grieved heavy for a year, after her death … until the day my Pastor asked me this simple question ‘Can you accept that your daughter’s death was her appointment time with God?’ ~ thus beginning the healing process of my most devastating loss up to that date and time.
I was anger at God [He has broad shoulders and can handle our temper tantrums, and still love us unconditionally while we work through the trash of our minds and hearts] for not sending someone to my daughter’s door to intervene that night and stop her, but she had already made peace within herself that it was what she was going to do, after 2 previous attempts in her teen years. Had someone intervened, she probably would have done it at a later date, through added shame / guilt by the malicious persons who were already laughing at her and causing her grief and compounded with being a single mom, she buckled under the weight of all that was heaped on her.
The other thing I learned through bereavement therapy was that anyone who does take their own life is in so much pain [mentally ~ therefore does not mean they have a cold / hard heart]or desperate to exit public exposure for their corrupt ways / judgment / prison or losing their earthly treasures, that they would choose death over dealing with life any longer.
My daughter was in mental pain / stressed / confused, and I could not help / fix her, anymore then anyone can live life for someone else. She had some brutal people working on her, who gained custody of her daughters and have given it their best shots to see if I would follow the actions of my daughter, when they brought forward all sorts of lies and statements in the courts and spread slanderous gossip to try and break me.
Off track and into my story, but just wanted to say that I believe with all my heart that your mother is close by you [when not busy elsewhere] and helping you discover the answers to success, happiness and wealth, due to being the loving son you are ~ who did not sit and wallow in grief, but took positive action in dealing with your experience.
I would love to read your book, and if you have a web site it sure would be marvelous if you posted it, so others can benefit from your experience. I do not have a web site, as many computer difficulties have occurred with hackers, ID theft, web site created by malicious people who slandered my family last year, until I contacted the right persons who were able to dismantle the cruddy site … etc, which contributed to my recent bout of depression.
Rotten things happen to countless people here on earth, but we gain from reading / hearing how others cope with these things that occur on their earth journey, giving insight to methods of carrying on. The world wide web has been the biggest breakthrough of inventions, so we can help one another, and continue to establish / build a new world ‘God’s Kingdom’ on earth. Be blessed always, as it sounds like your well on the road to success, happiness and wealth.
Brandi
Adding a P.S., as totally off in the blog question of life experiences, that was first presented by David. I went into a tad of a preaching mode, which a friend of mine always says she wants to say ‘You speak it sister, as I say Amen to that!’ I need to tell her not to encourage me in that direction, as have had others tell me off if I’m up front and honest with them about what I believe. Ask me no questions, I won’t say what I believe.
From farm work in childhood, being a waitress / bar tending over 15 years ~ through younger years, assembly line in a few factory’s [fiber cans to food industries], being a cab driver, working in a couple offices as a receptionist, home care for elderly who needed assistance in remaining in their homes / recuperating from hospital visit, janitorial ~ cleaning public buildings ranging from airports to offices and a few private homes, working with mentally handicapped and delayed adults, volunteering at a local TV station doing interviews around the community / being part of camera crews / in the production room or where ever they wanted me, and 4 years at a mission outreach, block parent for a couple years, neighborhood watch chairperson for our district for several more, working at polls during various federal / provincial elections since 1995 and whatever else I could do to earn some spending money to lighten my husbands load of financial provision, would pretty well cover my work experience. Workshops / educational courses in various subjects and a course my husband and I took in becoming foster parents are some of what I remember.
Have known since 1981 – after the divorce from the father of my children, that I was to share my story to help in the process of empowering other women / children to know that they are not to remain victims of abuse [mentally or physically], as there are so many resources and professional / caring people who are in position to stop this from happening.
I’ve had so many blessings / miracles that have happened in my life, that out weigh any of the crappy stuff that occurred, which is what I want to share with others through my writing and songs. Having hope, keeping the faith to press on, as the Law of Attraction is at work 24/7, even when we can only see darkness in the night of the situation, is one of the songs I want to sing … as there is always tomorrow at the break of dawn or the midnight hour if one wants to be accurate.
I have a passion to eventually be a public speaker, screen play writer, …. so I figure God has some reason to leave me here ~ until I accomplish whatever it is I’m meant to do.
Learning all this computer stuff while spending so much time [phone ~ emails] with our anti virus security techs in correcting damage done just plain out peeves me to no end. It has cost me so much time and money and kept me from what I want to accomplish.
Also, I isolated myself over the past few years and having a difficult time stepping out ~ through any doors that puts me in contact with people who know those who compounded my years of grief. Spent a number of years running away from a violent man and his friends [like minded people in association], and even after the death of my former, they still lurk around and look for ways of adding more unnecessary stress to my life, through their gossip. I didn’t fair well in the location freedom score when stating if I was living in one of the top 3 cities of my desire to live in, though it is my favorite in comparison to where I’ve lived in past years.
My apology for submitting so much on this one blog, but due to all the reading I do [so many ebooks out there, as well as my home library], it was just great to be able to sound off and do some writing.
thanks for your long long long comment.
I appreciate your words again.
And yes i do have a website actually!
In May the english version of my website will be finished, so if you want i can let you know by then what the site will be. Right now if you click on my name you can see basically the same website only it is in Dutch language, so i’m building up a english version next to that so people like you could read about it and subscribe to my newsletter and stuff! So that’s gonna be a lot of fun!
And you want to be a screenplay writer? Really?
Because i actually worked on some movie project of my own here in The Netherlands and i still feel a deep desire to one day make a cool movie myself lol!
Ah well hope you have a good day!
Ranil.
Gayane
Hi David,
You rock! My vision has to do with cultural interconnectedness. I grew up in 4 countries and was confused for a long time where I truly belonged, so I want to help people discover their Authentic Selves, so that they can prosper and bloom regardless of where they came from or where they grew up.
Peace and love.
Gayane.
richeli
What a tremendous depth of experience you must have…wow…
Gayane
I appreciate your comment Richeli 🙂 Sometimes I think that nobody needs this 🙁
I have been in many careers and was settling into an amazing career as a Diesel Electrician, a pioneer in a male dominated profession. For 12 years I worked on locomotives until a person came in from another area because of a shop closing. This person was an alcoholic and decided the workplace was a place inwhich he could arrive drunk and assault people and when he saw there were women there he took it one step further and use the women as his own way of getting out his sexual aggressions. I was the one to blow the whistle on him and thereby say goodbye to my job of 13 years.
Here I am 9 years later, separated, single Mom and struggling to be self sufficient and self employed. My ex is non contributing to our boys financial needs at all.
I have two businesses, one that I am a sub-contractor for a franchise, so I somewhat answer to a boss and a Passion business. I am struggling to keep myself away from the JOB. I am successful and lacking in patience.
Thanks for reading my story.
Debra
Hi David, I’ve been following you for years, and here we are meeting up again! Love your book because it makes me feel that everything is possible!
After years of teaching and development work I finally figured out what I really good at and what I really love. I’m a relationship coach—I work with smart women who are not so smart at relationships. I’ve been trained by one of the best (Martha Beck), I love my work, love writing my blog, I have a clear picture of who my clients are, and I’m really good at what I do, BUT I’m not making any money. After my coach training, I discovered that I now need to become an entrepreneur—and there’s the rub for me!
Linda
Hi Erza:
I wanted to get an email to David, but could not find one? We are launching the world’s first Cooperative Endowment. Instead of trying to get one person to donate millions, our vision is millions of people donating $11 a month.
There are two short videos that explain the concept http://www.FinanceYourVision.com. They are just one minute and 5 minutes, so go check them out now. Please ignore the look of the website, it is all being redone.
I am interested in talking with David about doing a JV with his book. We have one organization alone that has over 100,000 paying members.
Thanks,
Rob
Thanks Rob – interesting ideas. Beth will contact you about this.
David
I forgot that one thing I am passionate about is plenty of clean water for all the people of the world and what local clean drinking water means top so many people. Children in some parts of the world have to spend most of their days walk back and forth carrying buckets and cans of water just to survive. I found out they are building merry go rounds you know the ones the kids push themselves, and hooking them up to drive pumps to bring up water. So the kids get to play and bring a vital resource to the villages they live in at the same tome. It costs about $15,000.00 to build every thing needed and I am committed to sharing profits from my coaching to fund some of theses.
here is a video of the project in action
http://www.waterforpeople.org/extras/playpumps/playpumps-video.html
Eric
Hi
Still not sure what I’m going to do. I have great confidence that video games can be made into phenomenal teaching tools. Of course this already happens but nowhere near the extent that I envision as far as fun, quality, how they work etc. So if I could work with some programmers I think it would be possible to make some very successful and helpful games for teaching math etc (it doesn’t need to be painful).
Thanks
I think the world can use more games Eric 🙂
the other half of our story.
It seems there is nothing in health care for us. My husband worked since he was 14 and paid taxes ever since he could. I would love help to make our home handicap accessible! Optimally get grant for a handicap bedroom/bathroom built off the dining room. Then my husband and I could be in the same room again. It is hard for us to be separated. We could also use a small saltwater pool for exercise since he cannot walk and it would help the skin condition the disease causes.
My husband Bob was in hospital from May 19th until October 23rd 2009. When he came home Social Security approved his disability 100%. I am now his full time caregiver and am looking for work from the home or caregiver grants/funds..
Bob has recently encountered more misfortune in less than a year than most of us would experience in a lifetime. First of all Bob’s health has not been picture perfect for eleven years while fighting the in-curable disease called Churg Strauss Syndrome http://vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/typesof/churgstrauss.html
(an auto immune vascular disease). He also has Prednisone hastened Diabetes. However, Bob was the master of disguise when it came to his job. Then when the economy took a nose dive, so did Bob’s job with Bosch Corporation/Vetronix for the last 14 years. Struggling but managing to make ends meet Bob had an accident. He got tangled up with a roll around seat/chair on Mothers Day of 2009 (May 10th). The accident left him with a baseball sized bruise on his left inside calf. He went to the doctor the next morning where he got a tetanus shot, antibiotics, the whole nine yards. Then about two weeks later he was hurting so bad he couldn’t walk. He went to the emergency room on (May 19th) with a high fever and they lanced his wound, turns out to be an antibiotic resistant staff infection MRSA. He started having problems with his heart and was admitted to Intensive Care @ Shands Hospital in Lake City, FL then transferred to Gainesville. The first round in Gainesville lasted about three weeks. During that time his bowels became heavily impacted. When he finally had a bowel movement the strain was so great that he ruptured his colon, but it went unnoticed by the hospital staff but not us. No one listened. The hospital released him to go home but that only lasted 5 days before he developed another high fever of 103. The Shands Hospital in Lake City X-rayed him and saw he had a “life threatening situation” that required a helicopter emergency Life Flight to Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Eighteen inches of his colon was removed and he was fitted with a colostomy bag. Again the hospital sent him home prematurely against our will. This time lasting less than 24 hours before he had to be rushed back to Gainesville Hospital. The operation failed and had to be done over. From there he was transported to the rehab hospital, Select Specialty Hospital in Gainesville where he remained from July 21st to October 23rd . He had developed a MRSA blood infection again that is resistant to treatment with most antibiotics, MRSA, plus a bug resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin, VRE. The doctors were trying aggressive combinations of new “super antibiotics” to try to kill the bug. But the bug was not cooperating and they are running out of options. Lord willing, he survived this ordeal, but the odds against Bob are still high.
As his spouse, I have my hands more than full, 24/7 caregiver trying to hold the family and household together, working and traveling an hour back and forth from hospital to home for over 51/2 months took a toll. Our daughter has moved back home to help give support to the family. We are desperately trying to prevent filing bankruptcy however it looks imminent and his medical insurance is temporary (cobra) of which only covers a portion of his hospital expenses and costs near $1000.00 a month. Needlessly to say we desperately need help. Since Bob has been home October 23, 2009, he has endured five 911 ambulance rides to hospital, almost six, fallen four times and has been completely bedridden since the fall. One of the falls was backward in his wheelchair. He was trying to go up a ramp we made and it tipped him. Our children called 911 and he is still recovering from a bad concussion, fractured vertebre and a wound that required five sutchers.
We have brought in little income since Bob was severed through the corporate takeover. We have spent the vast majority, if not all by now, of Bob’s retirement. I had nothing being an at home mother and freelance artist/victim advocate, raising the family while Bob was on the road serving his customers in his huge territory of three states. This Bull of a man has lost all of the things that most of work all of our lives for and deem important. Together we will get through this knowing the cost of living, especially with the odds stacked against us. We are a couple that will never grow old together. Those dreams are gone, replaced with a driving need for me to command the kind of income it takes to support the decades of medical debt, children, a home, cars, insurance for them and for us… I could work 3 minimum wage jobs and accomplish that. Realistically I cannot. I am here taking care of my husband so we can maintain the quality of life that remains. Our home is NOT ADA compliant. We built makeshift ramps out of necessity. My husband went to navigate the outside ramp when he fell over backwards. We are medically bankrupt and need help bad. Everyone says there is stuff out here for us, though through exhaustive daily searches local and nationwide, we have not been able to get any help. Bob is 57 August 14, 2010. On April 22 he fell again. We had to call 911. It is so crazy.
Alexander Schachten
Dear Rose,
your story is really touching me.
I’m an EFT-Expert and Energy Healer and I would really like to help you with some free advice, coaching, etc.
If you are interested please e-mail me at: eft-solutions@web.de
Alexander
Dave!
Great job!
We we have had great success recommending your book and coaching. Thanks so much for being a great mentor, coach, and inspiration!
Matt Abernathy
http://www.PositivelyMary.com
I’m trying to discover my passion. Also trying to figure out this website stuff. Is “leave a reply” the place I’m suppose to Blog? Is this a “blog”?
I am currently unemployed. Was working for a corporation.(downsized 2x in 7 yrs )I enjoy oil painting,and floral arranging. I’ve recently started a small business w/my oil paintings and am seeing where it will take me. Signed up for my 1st art fair May 1st. 2nd one June 7th.
I also like to help people learn what I know, and from my mistakes,and, I’ve made plenty.
I’m not familiar with the Ninja figures so don’t want to choose one.
Gayle,
Yes, this is a blog, and you did get it posted correctly, great job!!
It sounds like you’re following your intuition and taking control of where you’re headed, just keep moving forward. You don’t necessarily need to see the whole path from where you’re at, but as you take each step the rest will open up for you. Taking what you have learned, and teaching others is what David talks about through his book – it’s a great way to not only learn more yourself, but also to help others and serve the world. Congratulations on your new found freedom!
I grew up in a profoundly abusive home. I was constanly told I was not smart and started believing it. I took my exsperiences and passion of wanting to create healing and love for everyone in particular our youth and created my business Hearts of Healing. Which I am still in the creation phase. I have spent my life advocating for others and giving many children a place to thrive in the storms of life. I raised four very healthy children. I finsihed my memoir The Forgotten Child to help others understand the potential long term effects of abuse. But to know there is hope and healing for anyone no matter what, you just need to believe there is a better way and the teachers will come.It should be out by mid June.
Thank you for what you’re doing Joan.
I was told “You’ll be nothing in this school, Wood!” by a teacher.
Shame he wasn’t there when I was Valedictorian (Dux in Oz lingo).
Here’s to not listening to criticism from others (we give ourselves enough!)
I was a homeless waitress, who before that lived in low income housing, on welfare and weighed 263 lbs. I have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from years of childhood sexual abuse. This all sounds horrible, but 2 years ago when I was a homeless waitress, something happened to me. I went through a shift, and I was introduced to another self. A stronger self who made a decision…..I am not living like this anymore. 2 years later…
I am a successful entrepreneur, I own my own business Cranberry and Sage of Vermont, and am taking steps to become a public speaker so that I can share my goal of founding The Institute of Creativity. I know I am following my passion, I made it my intention to surround myself with the finest minds in the world, and learning from the Masters of Self Development. I know others will benefit from my experience, and I am following my heart. I have made it my purpose to create great ripples of awareness in the world, and I know I am on the right track, I just need a hand on learning how to earn a living being me! lol. I am so profoundly grateful to you right now David, for giving me this opportunity, and for being exactly who you are. Thank you so very much.
Stephanie Kathan
Dario
Hello;
I would like to say that the book is very nice and inspiring, loaded with good ideas.
I’ve been an inventor since I was a kid, actually I have so many that I started a file in my computer so I don’t forget about them.
The good thing is that every single one, after a while, it hits the market successfully but, not from me.
A lot of people says that I’m a genius, how come I can come up with so many good ideas.
I never did anything about it , I don’t know how and I asked around, finding people who only wants to steal my ideas, of course, they are huge.
Another thing I wanted to do for many years it was to be an actor,they said I have the look, they said I have the talent but, I tried it for many years and nothing happened and even though I never do,I had to gave up.
Those are two thing that for a looooong time had my heart pumping but it’s been many years of being positive, super optimistic and trying everything, with no result, to the point that pursuing my dreams got me in a very difficult financial situation.
I had this dream many years ago of making a lot of money and buy houses, remodel them, so i could give shelter to the homeless and get people from that community to participate in helping them , teaching them to do something to raise their self esteem and trying to get them to participate in society again.
I also gave up on that.
It hurts to say it.
At least I’m very, very healthy.
Beth Dargis
Good for you Dario, admitting dreams you’ve lost along the way. Happens to the best of us. I love all these ideas of yours. Any inkling of which dream or a different dream you might want to put your heart into?
David
I LOVE your book and have been putting things from it into play in my life.
I have been passionate about so many areas of my life and often tell the people I work with and for how lucky I am in life because I have tapped into passion in my chosen professions. I get paid to work with explosives and I am a coach also, a business coach. I love that I get to make a difference in peoples lives in so many ways.
In reading your book I realized I have a hidden talent for falling asleep. Yep I am masterful at falling asleep most any place anytime I choose. I stumbled on how to fall asleep over 30 years ago and I am a young 53 years old so for most of my life I have been and continue to be great at it. I have developed a number of techniques that I can draw on to fall asleep routinely and I use them daily in my own life
I am calling the program “Don’t Lose Another Minute’s Sleep, Starting Tonight”
I did some research and found that 1 out of 3 people suffer from one or more of the 70+ sleep disorders and I know without a doubt I can help many many of them – teach them how to fall asleep quickly and repeatedly. It was not something we have ever been taught in life because it seems so natural to do, and yet people suffer because they do not know how to train themselves how to fall and stay asleep.
I am researching now for things I do not know about sleep disorders to add to what I already know about falling asleep. I will hold a free teleseminar for people who do not fall asleep quickly and easily, record it and package to sell.
I have just finished up two rounds of a 6 week group coaching program called “Unleash The Unstoppable YOU!” that I plan on packaging and selling and I have two more programs in the works, “Unleash Your Unstoppable Personal Magnetism” and “Unleash Your Small Business Profit Mastery Machine” a 6 week group coaching program that I will package up also.
So David thank you for prompting me to get busy with helping people in a way I was not present to.
All the best
Mark
I agree with the concepts in David’s book. We each have gifts to share with others that will enhance their lives and improve the quality of ours. Before my husband (the love of my life) died from lung cancer he encouraged me to write a book that chronicled my history of eating disorders, weight struggles and ultimate success. He believed that our experiences should be used to help others overcome their own circumstances. I just published my book and have a website, the lvshowgirldiet.com where I offer the book in pdf or paperback along with consulting/coaching. My vision is to not only help others to improve their lives, but to also give me the time and financial freedom to address my other purpose, which is animal welfare. A portion of all my profits goes to multiple animal welfare causes. I want to leave a positive impact on other beings before I leave this world; I believe this life is too short not to be doing things that will count in eternity.
I am now Betting On Myself!
Did I do that all my life? No I did not. I had my excuses for my “Loser” way of thinking, as I did not realized there is another way. It use to hurt when I heard of other people’s success and that for a reason I was born into poverty way of thinking. I “knew” I will never have that success I so desired. You see, I did not wish for that success, I desired it. Even so my “logic” told me I couldn’t have it, I insisted that I will.
I had no idea how to do it until May 1999 as I turns 41 year. . . when I read my First positive non novel book “Conversations With God” by Neale Donald. I took it to my hand as I had nothing else to do at the shop I was working in and the guy I worked with was a very bad influence On my peace of mind, so I found a way to ignore him by reading a book I had no idea will change my life. For some reason this book made me chose the people I use to invite to my life, I started to associate only with those who had a positive way of thinking and still have some “wild” dreams to achieve. But. . . I didn’t send away those who had a hold of my weak side to tell me I can’t do or achieve my dreams, I kept those “know it all” around me like I had no idea that I do have the right to send them away.
It was a beginning of a process for me, Slowly by the years I did more for me, I had those around me to tell me I am wasting my time, those who said I’ll never be anything as I haven’t become till now, I’m too old to start. Only I had enough of poverty, enough of being nobody, enough of seeing good life only next door.
I had no one to guide me how to and what to do, I only had one friend who had a coffee shop next to the shop I worked in. We use to have long talks about the ways we can achieve our goals, only he in my mind already had it, he owned the coffee shop so for me he was rich. Now I know better.
When I joined Mentoring For Free as a new girl on the block, 9 years later I thought to myself, “are those people for real”? Well, I know what I think now as I am one of “them” my friends, Yes we are for real! I “lost” many “friends” during the past two years and a but I gained real friends even if they are across the ocean. I am using their positive thoughts and energy, I am betting on myself as I am working my way to my future.
There is No Place Like the Place that Makes You Feel Important as You Are!!!
Judit Regev
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“Accept Nothing Less Than The Very Best”!
Hi David,
I love all the information you are sending to us…I definitely need it. I have been trying so hard to reach out to people. I used to work in chemistry, then worked and taught children. When I had kids of my own, I decided to stay at home! They are all finally in school now and I don’t want to go back and work in the previous fields I’ve worked in. I’ve always felt as if a link has been missing in my life! I have a blog about running. I’ve been running for 30 years I have a huge passion in writing and wanting to teach people how to learn to run healthy and STAY running for LIFE!
I am following your book and hope to soon get lots of people attracted to http://www.runningmyspace.blogspot.com
Thanks again!
Gilly
I am so excited to do this… I have one of those storys that you don’t beleive could really be in anyones life.. It will take me a few days, but trust me with this, it is anything but boring… I will be back and with a lot of words to share with you… words and feelings…
Blessings to you all…
Hugz
Amy…
I can’t wait to read your story Amy – it sounds like it will be packed with loads of useful info for all who read it.
Until then… anxiously waiting 🙂
Hello David! I am at page 63 of your book and working on my homepage as your writing has encouraged me to move on and get this done. My Story? Well, this would take quite some space here, so i´ll be brief. In 2005 my world collapsed while i was living in Berlin, not coincidentally i found there knowledge that triggered my ´initiation´as i like to call that and it is very common if you study this process – the awakening, happening to people if they are ready. My relationship, finances, job, home – everything went down the tube, so to speak and while i had the toughest time in my life i continued to absorb information, studying every hour i could.Now, after 5 years and thousand of hours, i decided already 3 years ago that i want to share and convey the great ancient teachings, laws of the universe and personal development principles.But it is just now that i really can see the vision and have the determination to go for it.I work on my concept, the HP and every detail. It is what inspires me and i had several people i was blessed to help and share valuable things with.So, your book has good information and i have to read on to get the entire benefit of it. You´ve put tremendous effort in this project, but you can´t help it – you´re a lightworker, probably a staradult;) thank you for sharing your work!Blessings, – Martin_
Hi Martin,
I found your story intriguing! I too have been through a similar awakening as you. I struggle with it, but feel very blessed for all the teachings!
Gill
Hi Gilly!
thank you for your reply, i think it is without a doubt no coincidence that millions of people are going through this process, the difference is merely that there are those who are aware or are becoming aware in the process who they really are and those who react in and with fear to the changes, they feel inundated and lost.And it is not by chance that the ones who are becoming aware are attracting each other:)
Beth Dargis
Hi Martin, that must have taken great courage to re-invent your work after everything fell apart. It sounds like you have valuable insights to share with the world.
Hey Beth!
Thank you, i´d say i had to re-invent myself to move on. You have to burn down old things to the foundation, then you can build something new,
stronger and with better foundation and structure, so to speak. And rarely we will do this deliberately, because we dislike leaving our comfort zone.
However, i found in my extensive studys that everything has a blessing and you can´t have only one side of the magnet (which would be only the positive side we seek.
David, I WISH YOU WOULD CALL ME! My husband was in hospital for 51/2 months. When he came home, I became his full time caregiver at 51. We have been struggling for 12 years with his terminal illness. Churg-Strauss Syndrome. We are medically bankrupt. I have been freelancing from my home office ever since, but not a lot of jobs. When he got sick, I began my educational program. I have created an advocate/teacher/counselor book “Never Ever Your Fault” and a middle school and high school presentation on PowerPoint complete with scripts. “Never Ever Your Fault” is a comprehensive program for use in Middle and High school classrooms, guidance offices, or auditoriums. It teaches boundary establishment and esteem building with the age specific educational material. It has a script for victim advocates and educators complete with age specific tests and exercises. It has been field tested for two years with grand success. I am also developing a pre K-5 version called “The Heart of the Matter” which includes a poem that can be put to song “Only I can Touch Me there’” using a set of parrot puppets which are seen throughout the book. Also included is a book that teachers can print, cut, fold, and staple together or bind as a project. I hope to make it into a hard cardboard chunky book as well called “Today I am”.
The book houses the “Educational program” mapped out in biography format as advised by the “Director Of Special Projects” from Hiram College in Ohio. Roger Cram is one of my biggest encouragers. It was originally in 5 separate books. Roger felt I should sew them all together into one book. Roger donated my site, now with over 6000 visitors. Many have communicated their thanks. I am currently communicating with a student that Daniel Keck (Marietta, Ohio) raped and molested. His mother found and contacted me from the site.
I co-illustrated this program with our daughter. Her work from age thirteen on, adds an authentic appeal for teens and most of the art pages are actual posters. There is student participation laced throughout my program. I hired a student to make the HS PowerPoint disk cover, and another to print art on the actual disk. There is other student art in the book as recognized in the back of the book in the Gallery.
The history of my incest experience is in the book. It is for those who want to read the experience and get a broader view of the healing process from incest to wellness. It is entitled “Journal of Innocence Stolen”(graphic) I fictionalized my age as a request by our daughter and wrote it journal entry style as a murder mystery. It is a true account of what happened to me, slightly fictionalized. The poetry compilation “New Light Same Sun” was written during my two years as a victim advocate. It charts my feelings from anger to forgiveness.
I was in the classroom full time working with the students and connected directly with the fresh new issues of the day. I asked them what they needed from me. They spoke and I listened. I was told I might have three disclosures a year. With this program I had over thirty in my two-year term some were boys and teachers! I wrote all of my own material. Being in the fields and trenches, I found and was told much of the material I was given to script from was outdated, condescending and gender biased unfairly tipping the scales against boys. Many got defensive. My teachers and students strongly encouraged me to write a book based on my presentations. I resigned at the end of the 2002 school year. And began writing. When I felt close to completion, I wrote Gavin de Becker (He and his associates found Jodi Foster’s stalker) and asked if he would do the foreword. His representative said he would likely do so upon publication.
My husband of twenty-five years, and both our son, now nineteen, and daughter, twenty-three wanted to be a part of my healing. I incorporated their input creating a comprehensive representation of my healing process to date.
I am actively pursuing publication/funding. I appreciate your time and efforts concerning this project.
I have submitted the disc to the Department Of Education in Tallahassee, FL. in hopes of stimulating interest and funding for program development. I met with a task force at the State’s Attorney office and showed my High School PowerPoint. It was met with very positive input. The books follow guidelines as laid down by the Sunshine State Standards for Health Education. I have also gone to the National level for appeal looking for corporate sponsors. I have received my Victim Services Practitioner Designation from the Attorney General. The program is copyrighted with the Library of Congress. All quotes are appropriately approved. I have been working on this for 12 years. I lend myself whole-heartedly to the youth of the world. These are hot societal issues, ripe with purpose. So you see as a freelance victim advocate/graphic artist I have a lot to offer.
Rose – what a mover and shaker you are! It’s fantastic that you have turned a negative situation in your life to a positive flow that can help so many others. Keep spreading your message and watch how many people you’ll help towards healing! 🙂
Thank-you! I do have mt “stuff together” I just can’t seem to LIFT it! tee hee
I’m probably not the first person to have done this but I managed to read the book from start to finish in one day. I took down a lot of notes and have already started implementing them in my daily life. What I enjoyed the most was the
fact that it wasn’t technical and thus made it very easy to understand.
TWO BIG THUMBS UP !!!
Hi John,
I’m right there with you, it was a great guide packed with loads of super info, David is a master at this!
The key is, as you already pointed out, taking action. Many of us read lots of books with great ideas, but never truly move forward on them, or only do it for a short time and then pucker out.
As David said, try and find someone to help hold you accountable and keep you moving forward, making daily/weekly progress. Those little steps over time add up. He’s done his part, now it’s up to the rest of us to do ours. It’s very possible 🙂
To your continued success!!
Thomas Last Prophet
KITCHENER, Ontario – Thomas Gardner has studied the Bible carefully and thoughtfully for more than 40 years. In Chronicles of a Prophet: Revelation in Motion, (published by AuthorHouse), he provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the Bible. Within this true understanding of God’s plan, he presents a view of the revelation given to the prophets and apostles.
An electrical tradesman who understands how energy that flows can be shared by many, Gardner demonstrates how God can share his life force with humanity and extend the ability to live with him forever. In Chronicles of a Prophet, Gardner, who identifies himself as the last prophet of God the Father, explains that all mankind must do is follow a few simple rules that will be provide a safe, happy and eternal life for all who want to live responsibly.
Gardner underscores the importance of forsaking Satan, following God’s laws, observing Sabbath and living a life of character and worth in order to gain favor with God and to have a much better future here on the earth now and forever.
Chronicles of a Prophet: Revelation in Motion communicates a wide range of Godly principles and details God’s plan for mankind in language the layperson can understand.
About the Author
Thomas Gardner was born in 1940 and grew up watching his father seriously study the Bible. In 1966, Gardner followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued his own Bible study. He presents his findings in Chronicles of a Prophet: Revelation in Motion. He worked for many years as a tradesman in the electrical industry and was also a firefighter and paramedic. Now approaching age 70, he has plans for another book outlining how to live a life of responsible citizenship. “Bible Like Unto a Lighthouse”
Please Note: This is a copy of a recent press release compiled by AuthorHouse.
Thomas
Thomas, Where does Jesus fit into your teaching?
Eve Reincarnated
If you are the LAST PROPHET, dear one, that kind of leaves the rest of us divine beings out.
By the way, would you be interested in the True Story of Eden?
Elisa Koning
I am a small business owner that loves owning the business but hates the business it am in. The so called freedom allows me to be at home with my small children and home when my older kids come home as well. But I am always torn between working and dedication to my job and being a good mom. I wonder if I should just put the kids in day care and work the business or be a mom and let my business be average. The one thing I can say is I am in control of my life, at least I have the choice. When I am asked what my passion is I love owning my business. I want to help people find what they love to do. I find it so odd that actors are painters or photographers and good at it. Why didn’t they do that? The world could of lived with out Brad Pitt the actor but what did we miss out on Brad Pitt the photographer?
Elisa,
It sounds like you’re right on track. Try and pick apart what you like about the business you’re in, and which parts you don’t. Use David’s methods to find help on those things that don’t inspire you and see how that lends to your satisfaction with your work. My guess is that you already know what you need to do in order to maintain the harmony necessary for your life to be just the way you want it, there’s really no ‘right’ way, other than the way that you choose.
To your other point… everyone has multiple talents, but it’s at the intersection of talent & passion that their true purpose begins to emerge.
To your continued success!
DAVID..
about 20 months ago.. after losing a great “corporate” job and being bled dry by real estate investments.. I wrote on my Big White Board.. ‘I just want to change the world.’
Today I am a short distance away from building 150 earthquake proof Pecasas (dome homes) in PERU.. I’ll return in May to present the Government with a proposal for 5000 more over the next 5 years.
I will also hold in my hands an engineering product (we’re using it in our homes) that has the potential to change the way infrastructure (like roads and bridges) is built.. and a small vile of syrum that is being tested to literally cure osteoporosis and AIDS
..
I never erased my White Board.. like most .. lots of opportunity.. no money .. hanging by a thread..
I am NOT a builder, a developer, a nurse or even completed college.. I am a networker.. I just love people and have a knack of putting people together to accomplish great things.. and I’m right in the middle of “CHANGING THE WORLD”… and at the beginning of getting paid for Who I Am.
thanks
Lynda
Lynda – that’s extraordinary. Let us know how we can support you in building these homes.
David
This is all so amazing. You go girl!
That’s awesome Linda. I am happy for you.
I’d like to make a difference too, just learning how.
Hi I am presently living as an artist in Los Angeles. I gave up my job as a certified financial planner and have become an actor and lead singer in a rockabilly,funk,country,blues,surf band…all original tunes.
I am in the process of recording my band’s first album and am presently selling subscriptions to the LA times in grocery stores all over LA. It can seriously suck.
However, since I left civilian life to do what I love, the fact that I am broke today and living without an automobile and pitching a newspaper that noone really likes I am having the time of my life and all that is neccessary is to keep the Faith. Of course to make this statement is a constant committed battle from the inside out, and I am so grateful to have found David’s book and am reading it voraciously, and have just finished Think and Grow Rich and am putting its principals into effect. I had lots of money before but I got it from a job I did not like. Now, I am living from my heart and only taking YES for an answer and soon my songs will be in the Universe in thought as well as materially! I wish all who come here the best of everything! Love Love Love,
Jack Minor
I can related to that switch Jack. Now if we just add money to this lifestyle you love, sounds like you’ll be set!
come on – how about posting a link here so we can listen to a song, or a clip?!!
I got lost in the rat race, and before I realized I was 10 years well over weight, so much that I wanted a kid and was scared not to be able to have a healthy kid, my health was deteriorating very fast… my wake up call was to realized how sad I was…
I decided to turn thinks around and went from 250 pound to 167 pound in just 9 months, this wasn’t hard at all, I have kept my new fitness since then…
This has change my life, I realized education is the key, and gave up everything I was doing, to make an education program to help others to be in charge of the health and fitness to give parents the key for they children… to be able to do that I got my friend who showed me the whats, hows, and whys involve in the project…
People should not give into the belief of being born with a body that is meant to be overweight, overweight issue are easy to resolve if you know how…
I just got everything online one month a go http://www.obese2ease.com after 6 month of hard work that resulted in a very easy to follow education and action plan program…
Now Your book may be right on time, as I don’t know anything about how to get paid for what I feel to be a very important matter!
Your video above look sincere, I will go through the first chapter, again thank you for your work
I will keep you posted on how much your book is helping me on helping others.
Jean-Michel
Jean-Michael – I watched some of your video – nice job 🙂
Thanks for helping people with this important issue
D
Thank you David
Not sure this is enough? As you know Internet marketing is not an easy game… but I’ll have to cross over this challenge…
David: Your book really got me going again. 3 Years ago I took your “95% clients from the internet” course, but I never actually managed to make it work – I guess I skipped too much on niche and passion…
Passion: Helping friends and family of couples that are planning to divorce. I did your course with the stepfamily niche, but they are very hard to reach I found. This new angle really has it for me, combining inner work with helping people, and me helping people to do exactly that. Considering a sub-niche for personal coaches who work with divorced/divorcing individuals or couples.
My viewpoint: Our partners mirror our own unaccepted parts, and we first love them for that, and later start to hate them for that. As soon as we see it, the nastiness vanishes and awareness creeps in 🙂
Oh I guess I could go on and on 🙂 (Which is a good sign I guess!)
Will do a blog with a lot of the articles I have been posting on http://stepfamilyheaven.com.
Thanks for the inspiration, and thank you for being you!
love
Charlotte
Nice to see you popping up all over my cyber universe Charlotte K 🙂 Good for you – post the blog here when it’s ready, OK?
Kathy
Thank you SO MUCH David for working to change so many people’s lives for the better!!
First I want to start fundraising for agencies that promote peace in our world,(for http://www.seedsofpeace.org, and for the Women’s Abuse Shelter in my city.)
Secondly, I would like to start a website providing support for single parents around the globe. I want to offer ideas on child rearing, confidence raising children on their own, etc. I am still working on developing the concept, but without you David I would not have thought of this!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
You’re amazing!!!
Kathy
YOU are amazing Kathy! I love your ideas.
I just checked and
http://www.SingleParentSupport.com
is free to register….you may want to jump on over to godaddy and snatch it up.
Looking forward to your success.
Ezra
I read the first chapter of the book and I admit, I’m hooked. I’ve got at least half a dozen ideas of what to do and how to earn money and all I do is start things and all I get is maybees and eventualities, but up to now no money.
I started a blog so and I do hope that with sticking to working through the book I learn to live on what I know and am.
Thanks David!
Beatrice
Hey Beatrice!
Good for you – way to take action. I would love to have a look at yorur blog, what is the URL?
James Kueth
I am so glad to have this message please keep on sending me i am still eager to receive.
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