Rich Beyond Words

We all know that video says a lot – I mean afterall so many more sense are involved than just reading. Now one can actually see and hear.

I come from the film industry – in my life time I have shot hundreds of professional commercials for Mercedes, BMW, Coco-cola, toilet paper, pizza, washing powder and lawn mowers.

These shoots were all done on a big budget with a full film crew. my responsibility was the art department – which meant preparing the set and organising the props. And as we all know time is money. So I had to be prepared down to the last detail so that on shooting day in the studios we could roll. Inevitably the producer would always be on edge because going overtime cost big bucks.

These days anyone can shoot a video with the simplest means and achieve fantastic results.

Being a curious person I did 2 videos – both of the same product I’m promoting.

I really believe in this product as I use it and swear by the results. I did one video being creative, using strong imagery and sound effects. The 2nd video I filmed myself, being natural, talking about the CD’s.

Watch both videos. Which one do you think gets the most results?

The 2nd video gets the most results which prooves you don’t need editing skills, a budget or a film crew!

I use Traffic Geyser to distribute videos all over the web. It beats uploading all the videos yourself. Plus there are great tutorials and other tools to help you. If you follow the instructions exactly as they are explained you have a recipe for instant success.

I just read on Seth Godin’s blog, you are reading Seth’s blog I hope, that fat salaries are a marketing hype.

It’s much like what the head hunters do. They offer jobs in the classified sections that don’t really exist. I know this because my friend is a well known head hunter.

They do this to create a successful image to the competition. Also because they like to have a pool of talent on their books for just in case.

It seems pretty unfair – you spend hours updating your resume. Organising a fresh pic of yourself . And also getting your hopes up. But zero in on reality the job doesn’t exist.

It’s the same with the fat salaries – those companies believe they won’t get talent if they don’t pay well. Quite ridiculous really. It just prooves that people are so locked up in their competitve thinking which is based on fear. Fear of being a looser, fear of landing up in the poor house. Fear of  being a nobody.  Who wants to be a nobody?

Even for a seasoned self observer of my thoughts and actions I find myself slipping into the competitive mode at times.  I know I’ve entered that mode when I get that anxious feeling. I’m just so pleased I’ve learnt to recognise it and can get out of there quickly.

Truth is I don’t really spend time politicising and complaining. I’ve been there, done that and know that just leads to frustration.

Actually I don’t care how much the bankers are getting paid, even if it is my tax money. I’ve got to pay it anyway and if the government thinks thats what they have to do with my money, well then I’ll be looking out for another party to vote for at election time. In the meanwhile I’m happy that I’m not caught up in any bodys plan. And seriously I’d rather be in a position to pay tax than not pay any. It tells me I’m earning money and not dependant on hand outs.

And by the way if you want to learn about how to rid yourself of  fear based competitve thinking then go to Rebecca Fine’s Science of Getting Rich Network, get the FREE Science of Getting Rich Book, and do the 30 day prosperity course. Honestly, it’s a great beginners course on mastering the law of attraction. It’s all based on Wallace Wattles Science of Getting Rich. The best part about it is that you choose what to pay. Yip you choose. So you decide if you’re paying 10 bucks or 2000.  If that isn’t fair then I don’t know what is.

Dang!

Actually I wanted to title this post – “I fucked up.” because I did in a big way.

As you know I interviewed Marie Forleo who is launching her Rich, Happy & Hot Mastery programme on the 17th March 2009. She’ll be working closely with people for 10 months showing them all the tricks of the trade. This is as good as gets as far as having a personal life coach holding you by the hand and showing you the way for becoming Rich, Happy and Hot.

Seriously who doesn’t want to be Rich, Happy and Hot?

I know it sounds too good to be true. But you see that’s the problem most people think that it’s just not possible and settle into a life of quiet desperation.

Me, I’m just not cut out for desperation of any sort – quiet or loud. Desperation sucks.

But now let me get to the point why I nearly titled this post – I fucked up. Well because I damn forget to press the record button when I interviewed Marie Forleo.

What can I say? I feel totally pissed at myself. Not only that it was such a great interview Marie told me she’s all about living in the now. Don’t waste time thinking about the past and having anxiety attacks about the future. What for? The past is over  – you never gonna get it back and the future still has to come. But if you live in the now you’ll be here and present and the future won’t be something you have to worry about.

Mari who’s also a good looking woman revealed that her looks better idf she doesn’t wash it so much! I like that – too many of us are caught up in media hype about cosmetics that promise to make us shinier, brighter and sexier. Well if you ain’t shining from the inside nothing is gonna fix that.

We also spoke about something one of my mentors taught me: How you do anything is how you do everything.

When you are confronthed with that statement, denial takes over.  On reflection I know it’s true. How you do anything is how you do everything – so think about that for a while.

So anyway here’s a vid of me seething at myself:

Remember you only have till the 17th March 2009 to join the programme so hurry along. At least check it out. It’s affordable.

RICH, HAPPY & HOT

I’m involved with a company called Tempel Entertainment in Austria.

We organise fat clubbings and give away even fatter prizes.

The last prize was to be picked up in a hummer, together with 4 friends from home and to be taken in a limosuine to the clubbing.

The dude who won the prize lives in a real one horse town. He was picked up outside the church so the chaffeur could park and turn around.

His buddies were picked up along the way.

I’m the one in the orange handing out the champagne to the winners.

At the end of the vid you’ll see my daughters handing out another prize of an iphone.

Depending on whether we get permission from the council, next prize will be to arrive in a helicopter!

My tire had a staple in it. Of all times for this to happen
– a flat tire. But when is a good time for a flat tire? Not when you are wearing a suit and you have been traveling for nearly five hours, and adding to this bleak picture, nightfall is approaching. Wait, did I mention that I was on a country road? Okay, now you have the picture. There was only one thing to do: call for help. Yeah, right. The cell phone I bought for security and protection in moments like this isn’t in range to call anyone. “No Service” it says. No kidding! I sat for a few minutes moaning and complaining.

It’s a male thing. Then I began emptying my trunk so that I could get at the tire and tools needed to get the job done.
I carry a large plastic container filled with what I call “just-in-case-stuff.” When I am training or speaking, I love to have props with me. I hate leaving anything home so I bring everything …just in case. Cars buzz by me. A few beep sarcastically. I hear the horn saying “ha ha!” I say, “You’ll get yours!”

Darkness begins to settle in. It’s becoming a bit difficult to see. The tire is on the passenger side, thank God, away from all the traffic, but making it difficult to benefit from the headlights of passing cars. Suddenly a car pulls off the road behind me. In the blinding light I see a male figure approaching me.

“Hey, do you need any help?”

“Well, it certainly isn’t easy doing this with a white dress shirt and suit on,” I said.Then he steps into the light. I literally was frightened. This young guy was dressed in black. Nearly everything imaginable was pierced and tattooed. His hair was cropped and poorly cut. He had leather bracelets with spikes on each wrist.

“How about I give you a hand?” he said.

“Well, I don’t know . . . I think I can . . . ”

“Come on, it will only take me a few minutes.” He took right over. While watching him I happened to look back at his car and noticed for the first time someone sitting in the passenger seat. That concerned me. I suddenly felt outnumbered. Thoughts of car-jackings and robberies flashed through my mind. I really just wanted to get this over and survive it. Then, without warning, it began to pour. The night sky had hidden the approaching clouds. It hit like a waterfall and made it impossible to finish the tire change.

“Look, my friend, just stop what you’re doing. I appreciate all your help. You better get going. I’ll finish after the rain stops,” I said.

“Let me help you put your stuff back in the trunk. It will get ruined,” he insisted. “Then get in my car. We’ll wait with you,” he insisted.

“No, really. I’ll take care of everything,” I said.

“You can’t get in your car with the jack up like that. It will fall. Come on. Get in,” he said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me toward the car. Crack! Boom! Lightning and thunder roared like a freight train. I literally jumped in his car. “Oh, God, protect me!” I thought to myself. Wet and tired I settled into the back seat.

Suddenly a small frail voice came from the front seat of the car. “Are you all right?” she said as she turned around to face me.

“Yes, I am,” I replied with much relief seeing the old woman there. It must be his Mom.

“My name is Beatrice and this is my neighbor Jeff,” she said. “He insisted on stopping when he saw you struggling with the tire.”

“I am grateful for his help,” I said.

“Me, too!” she said with a laugh. “Jeff takes me to visit my husband. We had to place him in a nursing home and it’s about 30 minutes away from where we live. So, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we have a date.” She laughed and shook her head.

“We’re the remake of the Odd Couple,” Jeff said as he joined in laughing.”

“Jeff, that’s incredible what you do for her. I would never have guessed, well, ah, you know I . . .” I stumbled with the words.

“I know. People who look like me don’t do nice things,” he said. Silence. I really felt uncomfortable. I never believed that I judged people by the way they dressed. I was angry with myself for being so stupid.

“Jeff is a great kid. I’m not the only one he helps. He’s a volunteer at our church. He also works with the kids in the learning center at the low income housing unit in our town,”
said Beatrice.

“I’m a tutor” Jeff said quietly as he stared at my car.
Silence again played a part now in a moment of reflection rather than the uncomfortable feeling that I had insulted someone. He was right. What he wore on the outside was a reflection of the world as he saw it. What he wore on the inside was the spirit of giving, caring and loving the world he wanted to see. The rain stopped and Jeff and I changed the tire. I tried to offer him money and, of course, he refused it. As we shook hands I began to apologize for my stupidity.

He said, “I experience that same reaction often. I actually thought about changing the way I look. But then I saw this as an opportunity to make a point.”

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Marie Forleo

I guess I am leaving this announcement to the last minute, which is a reason to slap me.

I don’t reckon you are gonna be all that busy on a normal Tuesday evening. But I could be wrong.

I’m inviting you to come and partake in a live interview with Marie Forleo.

I’ll fill you in on who she is just in case you haven’t heard about her yet.

Marie Forleo is a successful business woman, choreographer, life coach and author. She wrote the book, “Make every man want you.”

She’s about to launch her Rich, Happpy and Hot programme which lasts all of 10 months where she takes you by the hand and shows you step for step how to build up a profitable business. Online.

We need more women mentors – the internet marketing scene is dominated by males.

Yours truly – me: Claudia is going to interview her.

To see a video of me and register for the interview click HERE.