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Dear Early to Riser, A courtesy reminder in case you missed my note below this morning. Speed is of the essence... so if you missed it, please take a look right now. - Jessica Dear Early to Riser, It's really happening... Our "Five Days in July" Internet Conference is NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Yesterday we jumped the gun... but today, it's "All Systems Go!". I urge you to check out the invitation letter right now. Or better yet, go straight to the order form right here to secure your seat. If you wait, the $5,000+ in fast-action bonuses may be gone. At our "Five Days in July" conference, an elite group of ETR readers will build their own REAL Internet business. Space for this conference is limited... and demand will be high. Today we're opening this up to 425,000 ETR readers. So go to the registration site right now to have any chance to get in quickly. If you delay, the fast-action bonuses worth over $5,000 may be gone. To Your Wealth , Jessica Kurrle Associate Publisher Early to Rise PS: I'm looking forward to seeing you at the conference! But you must get in now while the getting in is good.             You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your subscription to Early to Rise. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. _____ To unsubscribe from Early to Rise and any associated external offers, Click here To cancel or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Order Processing Center Attn: Customer Service PO Box 7835 Delray Beach, Florida 33482

ETR: The Magic Formula

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Issue No. 2999 - $1.00	Wednesday, March 31, 2010
What's Really Stopping You From Starting Your Business? By Jason Holland In his essay today, Internet marketing consultant David Cross discusses a major obstacle faced by all online entrepreneurs... and how to overcome it. --------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended-------------------------------------------------- Ready for Your Own "Set It and Forget It" Online Business? You can automate sales, marketing, product delivery, and more with simple software programs. At our 5 Days in July Internet Business Building Conference, Internet marketing experts from Early to Rise and Agora Inc. will show you where to find the best programs -- free. And how to use them effectively. Find out more here... "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." Mark Twain The Magic Formula for Online Business By David Cross Through juniper and sagebrush and parched grasslands. Past herds of mule deer, elk, and pronghorn antelope. On and on, we drove... into the primeval forest of southeast Oregon. I took last week off. Really off. Disconnected from most things electronic, except for my trusty laptop, my wife and I embarked upon a road trip to the Steens Mountains, a stunningly beautiful part of a stunningly beautiful state. Rugged and starkly barren, even in summertime. The drive culminated in an ascent (9,700 feet) on a day when a massive winter squall was approaching. And as we neared the summit, 75 mph wind gusts attempted to dislodge us and shove us over a 2,000-foot sheer drop off the Steens' eastern rim (pictured below). Along the way, we stayed at some very remote locations, including a motel across the Nevada border that I remain convinced came straight out of an episode of Scooby Doo. It was stormy when we turned in for the night. And when I opened the door in the morning, this is the view that greeted me: What's This Got to Do With Internet Business? During this otherwise disconnected trip, I continued to check my e-mail whenever I managed to get access to the Internet -- and I wasn't surprised to get three requests for help in starting an online business. In one, a concerned father wrote: "I have a 40-year-old daughter living in California. She has a degree in health science, with 15 years' experience in physical & massage therapy. But right now, she has no job & struggles to make a living. If you have any suggestions for an online business for her, I would be happy to pay you for your help." In an average month, I receive a number of similar e-mails. "Please help me (or my son, daughter, etc.) figure out what kind of an Internet business to start," they say. That's akin to asking me for help in deciding where to go on vacation. "You want to know where to go on vacation? Sure! I can help you with that. Drive to the Steens Mountains in the wilds of Oregon. You'll get battered by wind and snow and sleet. Oh, and watch out for pissed-off rattlesnakes." "Huh?!" Not everyone's cup of tea, I know. Some prefer cocktails on the beach. I drive 1,200 miles to freeze and get blown around. Point is, just as I can't tell you where to go on vacation, I can't tell you what kind of Internet business to start. Neither can anyone, for that matter. Because your answer is not "out there." It lies "in here" -- inside you. Before you wonder whether those 75 mph winds in the Steens dislodged my brain and shoved me over the eastern rim of Zen, bear with me. Grasping at Soap in the Bathtub If you'd like to run an Internet business but have no clue what type of business, what you need is an idea. But coming up with the right idea -- one that will not only get you excited and motivated but also generate profitable sales -- can be elusive. And even if you have an idea, putting it into action, and making it work, can be even more of a challenge. And this is where I can help you... 1. If you have no ideas whatsoever: Surely there's something that piques your interest, even if just a bit. Maybe some sport or hobby. Identify a product related to that interest, and start your business with that. There are two ways to do it -- instantly and without having to buy or worry about holding inventory: You can work with a company that "drop-ships" products you think you can sell. (You take the order and payment online. They fulfill the order. The website worldwidebrands.com has a good selection of companies that do this.) Or you can become an affiliate for a company with a product line that appeals to you. (As an affiliate, you get a commission every time you sell something for them.) 2. If you have loads of ideas, but haven't taken action on any of them: Maybe you haven't yet come up with an idea you truly believe in. Or maybe the problem is a lack of self-confidence. Don't let that hold you back. It's okay to be unsure of your idea, yourself, or your abilities. Even people with all the skills and resources they need fail to take action -- delaying, planning, and procrastinating. "Procrastiplanning," as I call it. Planning how your business could work but still not taking any action -- well, it's like trading on the stock market with paper money. You can shake this off today by picking one of your ideas -- any one -- and starting on it. Try a few pay-per-click ads on Google. Or buy a domain name and set up a blog. Even starting with dingdongdang123.com right now is better than waiting until you can think of the "perfect" domain name. Start. You can always makes some changes later on. As Michael Masterson always says, "Ready, Fire, Aim!" 3. If you've started an Internet business, but it stalled or flopped: My grade school science teacher used to say that even the result of a "failed" experiment is a result. The question is, how fast did you fail? More important, what did you learn from that failure? Based on what you learned, start again... perhaps taking a slightly different approach. In my experience, even a small shift in direction can make a big difference. Don't Try for Perfection As every successful businessperson knows, perfection isn't possible. Even handmade Swiss chronometers -- the finest mechanisms on the planet -- are only 99.99 percent perfect, with a tolerance of -4/+6 seconds per day. So don't get caught in the trap of trying to make everything perfect before attempting to launch your Internet business. PJ McClure didn't fall into that trap. An attendee at ETR's 5 Days in July Internet Business Building Conference in 2009, he was a lifelong student of self-improvement, even coaching fellow employees at the financial services company he worked for. But he wanted to help people on a wider scale and market his knowledge online. He had become an expert in his niche. What he needed was help with establishing his online presence and making the venture profitable. He got that help at the conference... and took the leap. And today, PJ, known as The Mindset Maven, is building his e-mail subscriber list, offering videos, webinars, and personal coaching. And he's hard at work on his first product launch. Don't waste another minute of your life. Get started on your Internet business right now. If you're already started your business, get started on the next step. If you don't, you'll spend the rest of your life looking back at what could have been. [Ed. Note: Need more help to figure out how you can get in on the multibillion-dollar Internet industry? Even if you're a total beginner, are a bit (or very) tech-phobic, or have never run a business, you can start your own profitable online venture. And the Early to Rise team, including experts responsible for the success of Agora Inc., can help you do it in just five days. Come with nothing... and leave 5 days later with a fully functioning Internet business... and the skills and expertise you need to make it thrive. Find out more about 5 Days in July here.] -----------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended ---------------------------------------------------- The First Major Shift in Business Thinking Since the 1937 Publication of Think and Grow Rich Michael Masterson's New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Ready, Fire, Aim, lays out a completely new approach to business and life. It's the blueprint that helped Michael go from pool installer to self-employed multimillionaire before his 40th birthday. And it's so practical and sensible that anyone with average intelligence can use it to make their first $1 million... $50 million... $100 million or more! Find out more here! "Michael: "I love your discussion on writing. As a businessman and former teacher and lecturer, I have always believed that "language is the clothing of thought." And the color of that clothing should be tailored to the audience. "I also agree with you on the point of the appeal and that reason (logic) is only one of the trio... the other two being emotion and power." Bertram Val Crick --------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended -------------------------------------------------- If There's One Thing Truly Successful People Know... it's that "dreaming" about success won't get you anywhere. You must take action. That's first. Next, you need somebody who's been there before to guide you. Success mentor Bob Cox has built multimillion-dollar businesses, advised billionaires, and helped people around the world achieve their dreams. Why not let him help you? Find out more here... Today's Words That Work: Primeval Something that's primeval primeval (prie-MEE-vul) -- from the Latin for "early in life" -- is ancient; belonging to the earliest ages of the world. Example (as used by David Cross today): "On and on, we drove... into the primeval forest of southeast Oregon." We want your feedback! Let us know your thoughts on today's issue. Email us at: AskETR@ETRFeedback.com
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Dear Early to Riser, It's really happening... Our "Five Days in July" Internet Conference is NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Yesterday we jumped the gun... but today, it's "All Systems Go!" I urge you to check out the invitation letter right now. Or better yet, go straight to the order form right here to secure your seat. If you wait, the $5,000+ in fast-action bonuses may be gone. At our "Five Days in July" conference, an elite group of ETR readers will build their own REAL Internet business. Space for this conference is limited... and demand will be high. Today we're opening this up to 425,000 ETR readers. So go to the registration site right now to have any chance to get in quickly. If you delay, the fast-action bonuses worth over $5,000 may be gone. To Your Wealth, Jessica Kurrle Associate Publisher Early to Rise PS: I'm looking forward to seeing you at the conference! But you must get in now while the getting in is good.             You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your subscription to Early to Rise. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. _____ To unsubscribe from Early to Rise and any associated external offers, Click here To cancel or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Order Processing Center Attn: Customer Service PO Box 7835 Delray Beach, Florida 33482

we jumped the gun...

Dear Early to Riser, Sometimes all you can say is "Oops"! We're so excited about our Conference opening up... that we sent this email out 24 hours too soon. Registration for the event is NOT yet open. But some things are worth waiting for... and this is one of them. At our Quick Start Internet Bootcamp, you'll start your own REAL business in just five days. Please look for the correct notice in your Inbox tomorrow morning! Thanks, - Jessica Kurrle Dear Early to Riser, Our "Five Days in July" Internet Conference is NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Things are moving fast... so I urge you to check out the invitation letter right now. Or better yet, go straight to the order form right here to secure your seat. If you wait, the $5,000+ in fast-action bonuses may be gone. At our "Five Days in July" conference, an elite group of ETR readers will build their own REAL Internet business. When you come to this event you'll get MUCH more than just a website. We'll give you all the secrets and strategies responsible for bringing an average of $295 million in revenues per year to our parent company, Agora over the last five years. In fact, we're bringing in many of Agora's top marketing experts who combined have... Spent over 30 years building websites that have attracted hundreds of millions of visitors... Helped create products and services that have generated more than $160 million in sales... And worked on building customer lists of over 2.3 million names. And now they are ready to become your personal hands-on mentors for five days straight. As a result, space for this conference is limited... and demand will be high. Today we're opening this up to 425,000 ETR readers. So go to the registration site right now to have any chance to get in quickly. If you delay, the fast-action bonuses worth over $5,000 may be gone. Regards, Jessica Kurrle Associate Publisher Early to Rise PS: I'm looking forward to seeing you at the conference! But you must get in now while the getting in is good.           You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your subscription to Early to Rise. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. _____ To unsubscribe from Early to Rise and any associated external offers, Click here To cancel or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Order Processing Center Attn: Customer Service PO Box 7835 Delray Beach, Florida 33482

It's now open

Dear Early to Riser, Our "Five Days in July" Internet Conference is NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Things are moving fast... so I urge you to check out the invitation letter right now. Or better yet, go straight to the order form right here to secure your seat. If you wait, the $5,000+ in fast-action bonuses may be gone. At our "Five Days in July" conference, an elite group of ETR readers will build their own REAL Internet business. When you come to this event you'll get MUCH more than just a website. We'll give you all the secrets and strategies responsible for bringing an average of $295 million in revenues per year to our parent company, Agora over the last five years. In fact, we're bringing in many of Agora's top marketing experts who combined have... Spent over 30 years building websites that have attracted hundreds of millions of visitors... Helped create products and services that have generated more than $160 million in sales... And worked on building customer lists of over 2.3 million names. And now they are ready to become your personal hands-on mentors for five days straight. As a result, space for this conference is limited... and demand will be high. Today we're opening this up to 425,000 ETR readers. So go to the registration site right now to have any chance to get in quickly. If you delay, the fast-action bonuses worth over $5,000 may be gone. Regards, Jessica Kurrle Associate Publisher Early to Rise PS: I'm looking forward to seeing you at the conference! But you must get in now while the getting in is good.           You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your subscription to Early to Rise. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. _____ To unsubscribe from Early to Rise and any associated external offers, Click here To cancel or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Order Processing Center Attn: Customer Service PO Box 7835 Delray Beach, Florida 33482

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Dear Early to Riser, Confession time... For the past week I've been keeping a secret from you... but now we're about to blow the lid off. If you've ever dreamt of enjoying a fuller, richer, more satisfying and rewarding life... If you've ever wished you could leave behind the 9 to 5 grind forever... And if you're finally ready to do it sooner rather than later... Then be sure to check your email at 9AM EDT tomorrow morning. You'll discover a "Quick Start" income opportunity from Early to Rise where you're virtually guaranteed to start seeing success in a remarkably short time. Click this link to grab a "sneak peek" now and double-check the time remaining until we open. Space will be limited, so be prepared for action at 9AM Wednesday morning. Regards, Jessica Kurrle Associate Publisher Early to Rise           You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your subscription to Early to Rise. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. _____ To unsubscribe from Early to Rise and any associated external offers, Click here To cancel or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Order Processing Center Attn: Customer Service PO Box 7835 Delray Beach, Florida 33482

ETR: What's in Your Mailbox?

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Issue No. 2998 - $1.00	Tuesday, March 30, 2010
---------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended --------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: Forward-Thinking Entrepreneurs at ALL Experience Levels... If you've ever dreamt of making a full-time living by profiting from your greatest passions... we're hosting an event this November that you won't want to miss. It can literally change your life forever... in only 4 days. You've been invited to attend this special event. What's more, you'll enjoy VIP status the entire time you're with us. Not only that, but you'll "lock in" the lowest attendance fee we've ever offered. But don't wait! We may pull this offer at any time. Sign up here... "Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility." Oprah Winfrey Why You Should Consider a Career as a Freelance Copywriter By Rebecca Matter When you check your mail and e-mail today, keep an eye out. Did you get a renewal letter for any magazines you subscribe to, perhaps offering a discount or a free gift? How about an offer from a bank to sign up for a new credit card? You're prequalified and eligible for super-low interest rates. Maybe your local car dealer is having a sale this weekend and invited you to come by. Or your favorite big box store is having an online-only sale -- and because you're on their e-mail list, you got advance notice. All of these words were written by copywriters. Same goes for the ads in your favorite newspaper. The commercials you hear on radio and TV. And the text on websites that sell products and services. Unlike news or editorial writing, copywriting is all about getting the reader to take a specific action. That action might be to click on a link, fill out a form, sign up for a newsletter, buy a set of pasta bowls, donate to a charity, urge your congressman to approve a new law -- just about anything. Copy is everywhere. It's part of $2.3 trillion industry worldwide. And that means learning how to write effective copy gives you two financially valuable opportunities: You can work as a freelance copywriter in your spare time or as a full-time career. You can use the skill to increase the profitability of your business. Either opportunity puts more coin in your pocket. But today, I'm going to focus on the first opportunity. I'm going to answer the questions you're likely to have about freelance copywriting as a career -- and show you what you can expect if you decide to pursue it. How much can a freelance copywriter earn? That depends a lot on your personal circumstances and how ambitious you are. But here are a few examples to give you an idea: Kathleen C. has a full-time job, but she wants to earn additional money for vacations and to bolster her savings account. So she puts in some time as a freelance copywriter in the evening and on weekends... and has been making about $25,000 extra a year. (Although she's hoping to bring that up to $50K this year.) Eileen C. is a stay-at-home single mom. She has two young children to care for, but still manages to find four hours a day for her freelance copywriting. She makes about $75,000 a year. Pam F. puts a lot of time and effort into her freelance copywriting -- not only on the copywriting itself, but on growing her client list. She makes over $120,000 a year. Joshua B. is a real go-getter. He's found that he has a real talent for copywriting... as well as for networking and business development. He has negotiated some lucrative contracts with a number of big companies, and will be making more than $300,000 this year. See what I mean? The great thing about being a freelance copywriter is that you can work and earn as much as you like. You don't HAVE to aim to make $100,000 a year or more. Nor do you HAVE to limit yourself to $100,000. The decision is yours. What qualifications do you need to be a copywriter? None! And that is one of the reasons I love my job at American Writers & Artists Inc. (AWAI) so much. I've met successful copywriters from many different backgrounds. You can be 18 or 80. You can have a Ph.D. or not even have finished high school. You can have a job as a filing clerk right now, or as a lawyer, or have no job at all. You can live in a big city, or in a cabin up in the mountains, and you don't even have to live in the U.S. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. And if you have a laptop, you can travel to visit family or friends during the week, and your clients don't have to know you're not in your "office." Now that the economy has tanked, are copywriters still in demand? Great question. And the short answer is a resounding YES! Here's why... When times are tough, companies will do all kinds of things to reduce costs. They'll close stores and plants, and let as many employees go as they can. Even senior-level employees. But one thing they HAVE to do, no matter what, is keep selling their products or services. This means they always need copywriters. That said, they might let some of their in-house copywriters go, if they have any. They might do the math and realize that it costs less to hire a good freelancer than it does to pay the salary and benefits of a full-time employee. But they absolutely HAVE to keep selling. Which is why, even during an economic downturn or recession, good copywriters are still in strong demand. Can you really learn to be a copywriter simply by taking a course? It depends on which course you take. The craft of copywriting CAN be learned from a course. That same course can show you how to get started. It can even help you get your first clients. But only if it's the right course. You probably know that AWAI has a course called the Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting. Of course, I'm partial to it because I know it inside and out -- and I have personally met and worked with hundreds of people who started successful freelance copywriting careers by taking it. But whether you choose to take AWAI's course or another one, you don't need to get a degree or pay a lot of money for expensive training to become a successful freelance copywriter. Fact is, if you can write a simple e-mail or letter to a friend, and you like to share ideas with other people... you have all the qualifications you need to become a copywriter. It doesn't matter what job you have right now. It doesn't matter if you have no job at all. It doesn't matter how old you are, or where you live. It doesn't even matter where your clients are located! With the Internet, you can do work for companies all over the world, if you wish. You can even conduct your entire business by phone and e-mail. So if you've been thinking about "testing the waters" and taking a step toward learning how to write copy, check out AWAI's Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting. You have all the qualifications you need to become a successful freelance copywriter. And if that's something you'd like to try, there's never been a better time. ---------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended --------------------------------------------------- Don't Even Think of Starting a Business Until You've Read This Book Brian Tracy calls Michael Masterson's Ready, Fire, Aim "an extraordinary book -- full of practiced, proven strategies and techniques to help you make more sales and greater profits than you ever imagined possible." And Robert Ringer says, "What sets Masterson apart from most of the gurus who write about how to do it is that he's actually done it -- over... and over... and over again." Find out just what Michael is saying in his New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller here... "Inspire the world." "The article by Michael Masterson about 'envisioning,' combined with Dr. Rao's 'Constant Companion' essay, made me more calm about my well-being and confident in my efforts to revive my business. Thank you for such plain wisdom. "I enjoy especially the philosophical aspects of ETR's articles, mainly those concerning human nature and/or behavior. Thank you for your attention. Keep up the good work. Inspire the world." Pericles Konidaris Komotini, Greece ---------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended--------------------------------------------------- What Are You Thinking of Right Now? Are you upset about some perceived slight from a coworker? Annoyed by the e-mail you just got from your mother-in-law? (She's visiting next week. Ugh!) Dreading this afternoon's staff meeting? (You just know you'll get stuck with extra work.) If this sounds familiar... if negative thoughts -- one after another -- fill your day... you're not alone. As success mentor Dr. Srikumar Rao notes, this "mental chatter" fills most people's days. Dr. Rao has perfected a technique to banish this distraction from your mind and allow you to focus on what's important. Find out more here... Today's Words That Work: Frisson A Frisson (free-SOHN) -- from the French for "shiver" -- is a sudden thrill; a passing sensation of excitement. Example (as used by Alice Rawsthorn in The New York Times): "Apple's apple symbol is a tribute to Isaac Newton, and hence to science and innovation. It has been bitten on one side, bringing to mind the computer byte and the sexual frisson of Adam and Eve succumbing to temptation by eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden." We want your feedback! Let us know your thoughts on today's issue. Email us at: AskETR@ETRFeedback.com
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ETR: Who Am I?

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Issue No. 2997 - $1.00	Monday, March 29, 2010
---------------------------------------------------Highly Recommended --------------------------------------------------- "Thanks, Michael. I needed this book." "Ready, Fire, Aim is full of practical, step-by-step advice that just makes sense. While reading it, my internal 'light bulb" kept going on with multiple ideas and solutions. I feel so motivated and revitalized; I am going to grow my company to over $100 million! Now, I know I can do it, I have a clear roadmap." Brent Jones President Affinity Lifestyles "Man is the only animal for whom his existence is a problem which he has to solve." Erich Fromm Who Am I? By Srikumar Rao You're at a party and are introduced to someone you find extremely attractive who asks about you. What do you say? A senior executive is interviewing you for what you're sure is your dream job and asks you to talk about yourself. What do you say? You're ready to buy a co-op in Manhattan and have found one you like. Your financing is ready, and the only thing you're waiting for is approval by the co-op board. You're called for an interview and asked about yourself. What do you say? Think about the myriad occasions that require you to describe yourself and what you say each time. Sometimes you put on a front, and sometimes you tell the truth. In your own mind, you're clear about when you're doing which. But the odds are good that you haven't given much conscious thought to the question of who you are. I'm suggesting that every time you begin a sentence with "I am..." and add something, anything, to the statement, you're being superficial and not quite accurate. I will readily grant that you don't intend to be dishonest. You're more likely like Arthur Simpson -- Peter Ustinov's Oscar-winning role in the movie Topkapi -- who was unaware that the car he was driving to Istanbul was loaded with illegal arms. But, as in his case, the ignorance still costs you. Let's start with the proposition that who you really are is something that is true all the time, something that can never be taken from you. That whatever your description is, it should be universally true and incorporate all your observations. You don't want to ignore any data! Bear with me as I postulate some horrible scenarios and try to ram home the idea that the model(s) you use to describe yourself are faulty and/or incomplete. Do you describe yourself as John, the software engineer? That can easily be altered. You can change your name and become Joe. You can go to school and learn a new trade or just decide to become a beach bum. If you then describe yourself as Joe the beach bum, that too can change. Do you define yourself in terms of relationships -- X's child, Y's spouse, Z's parent, and so on? What if X, Y, and Z all perish in a calamity? Do you still identify yourself with those relationships by tacking the word former onto the descriptions? In any case, all relationships vanish when you're dreaming or in deep sleep. They disappear completely, no matter how strong they are in your waking state. How about your body? This is a major locus of identification. Who you are ends at the tip of your nose -- or the curve of your midriff. A bullet passes between the fingers of your hand, and you say you're delighted because it missed "me." What if I were to take a machete and chop off your arm at the shoulder in a messy enough fashion that even the most skilled microsurgeon couldn't sew it back on. After you recovered, what of the severed limb, now shriveled and lifeless? Would it still be yours? If it were cut or burnt, would you still feel that "I" was hurt? What if you were afflicted by a degenerative nerve disease that left you "locked in" -- a condition in which you have no means at all of communicating with the outside world? No vocal chords, no gestures, no eye-blinking to painfully spell out words? Would you still identify with your body? Do you identify with emotions -- anger, fear, hate, jealousy, joy? All these come and go, as you well know. What about your thoughts? Descartes famously and incorrectly proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am." Thought arises in you because you exist, so he got it precisely backward. Let's go deeper. Whatever you can observe is not you, and I invite you to observe your thoughts. You're not used to doing this, but with a little bit of practice, you can do so easily. You observe yourself thinking and being angry, roiling with emotions. So that's not who you are. Whatever you add to the statement "I am..." can be refuted. The descriptor can change. It disappears in the dream and deep sleep states. It's not something that is immutably and forever you. Try all the various ways in which you are prone to describe yourself. Each of them is valid, but only partially and only in a particular set of circumstances. You play many roles -- child, parent, lover, friend, employee, concerned citizen -- and each of these is who you are, but none of them is who you are all the time. You slip into and out of these roles with the ease of a chameleon changing color. Think about this. Who are you really? Who are you all the time? What is it that never goes away, that can never be refuted? What is it that persists right through your dream, deep sleep, and waking states? Give up? The answer is simple, and you'll recognize it readily when I tell you. The only thing that never goes away is your awareness, the observer that knows you exist. "I am" is the constant. Not "I am..." followed by a qualifier. That consciousness that you exist is with you like the screen that underlies all the movies that play in a theater. It never goes away. It's there in the waking state and in the dream state, and it's what lets you know that you slept well -- or didn't -- when you awaken. You are that consciousness. Why didn't this occur to you? Because you're always surrounded by it and never away from it; it has always been and will always be who you are. So you are not conscious of it, just like you're not conscious of the air you breathe, and the fish is unaware of the water in which it swims. What is consciousness, and what can you do to identify with it and not the transient roles that you assume? You can learn this and more in my new book (from which this essay is excerpted), Happiness at Work -- Be Resilient, Motivated and Successful, No Matter What. Visit www.srikumarsrao.com to buy the book. You can also follow me on Twitter: @srikumarsrao. [Ed. Note: Figuring out who you really are won't happen overnight. With Dr. Rao's Personal Mastery Success Program, you'll get all the tools you need to make a break with all the "roles" you play in life, as well as block out negativity and disappointment. 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The negative power of "positive thinking"

Shattered: The Illusion of Positive Thinking as a Force for Good! Dear ETR Reader, I know a guy who doesn't believe in the power of positive thinking. In fact, he thinks it's a trap. And affirmations, he says, are totally useless. And this isn't coming from some pessimistic "loser." Dr. Srikumar Rao, Ph. D. is a bestselling author of 2 books on personal success, has been written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Times and Fortune. He has taught classes a Columbia University, London Business School, and Berkeley. He is a go-to speaker for companies like Google, Johnson & Johnson, United Airlines, McDonald's, Microsoft, and many others . And has authored the wildly popular, Personal Mastery Program with Early to Rise. He is sought the world over for his pioneering teaching on self mastery and spiritual power. So what does he believe? Professor Rao revealed all in a special interview with me. And I've got to tell you, it's an eye-opener. It's just too good to keep to ourselves so I would like to share it with you now. Click here to read and listen to more of Professor Rao's startling insights ... To your success! Jessica Kurrle Associate Publisher Early to Rise         You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your subscription to Early to Rise. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. _____ To unsubscribe from Early to Rise and any associated external offers, Click here To cancel or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Order Processing Center Attn: Customer Service PO Box 7835 Delray Beach, Florida 33482

The Michael Masterson Journal

Issue No. 33 - $1.91	Saturday, March 27, 2010
"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." Frank A. Clark How to Think Like a Multimillionaire Overcoming Obstacles Most people, when confronted with an obstacle, suffer some degree of shock and dismay. Even if they don't consciously acknowledge the problem, their bodies respond in ways that make them less capable of bouncing back. You may find it interesting to know, for example, that scientists have found that testosterone -- the hormone that drives us to work hard and win -- actually drops measurably in people who run into unanticipated problems. This clues the body to move into a defensive mode. We feel the impulse to slow down or shut down or run away. Sophisticated scans have shown similar responses in the brain. Our pleasure centers become less active, as do the parts of the brain that promote the will to act and take risks. Our bodies are designed to be enthusiastic and energized when things are going well. But when things turn against us, they are programmed to retreat. These are deeply ingrained instincts. Evolutionists tell us that we developed them in order to survive life-threatening situations such as famine, extreme cold, and attacks by predators. And though these retrenching responses are necessary for survival when the threats are mortal, they can work against us when the challenges are less serious. That is why we so often feel momentarily defeated by soluble problems -- the sort of problems we run into when we attempt to enhance our lives and build our careers. Change Is Possible The good news is that there is plenty we can do to defeat our negative thoughts, feelings, and responses. We can train ourselves, in other words, to overcome just about anything if we learn certain skills -- skills that tell the body and mind, "This is something I can handle. In fact, I look forward to the challenge." The people I call Natural Born Multimillionaires (NBMMs) face the same challenges as average people. In fact, because they tend to be so ambitious, they encounter more of them. Some of these obstacles are technical. Some are financial. Some have to do with physical or emotional handicaps. And many come in the form of people who are jealous and/or resentful of anyone who wants to improve himself. Think about a recent problem you've encountered -- an unexpected situation that blocked you from doing something you wanted to do. How did you feel when you realized you couldn't have your way? What thoughts ran through your head? How did you respond? What did you say? What did you do? That is what I want to talk about in this essay. I'd like to tell you some of what I've learned about how to overcome obstacles, defy disappointments, and maintain a feeling of personal power regardless of what happens. Stop Worrying, Start Living! One of the best-selling books of all time is Dale Carnegie's How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. In it, Carnegie makes the very good point that successful people are able to differentiate obstacles that are insurmountable and/or inevitable from those that are temporary or transient. The wise man, Carnegie argued, does not waste his time fretting about problems that can't be avoided. He accepts reality and moves on. By accepting reality, he doesn't deplete the energy he needs to get past the problem at hand. He develops new skills and finds new paths and succeeds despite the inevitability of the obstacle that besets him. In discussing this concept in his ETR essay on June 12, 2009, Robert Ringer pointed out that history is strewn with examples of individuals who overcame insurmountable/inevitable problems and went on to achieve great success. Ray Charles's blindness was an insurmountable obstacle, to be sure. But instead of wasting his energy agonizing over it, he devoted himself to music. He learned to play the piano and the guitar. He learned to sing. And when he was good at all three, he kept learning. Eventually, he became one of the most skillful artists of his time. And he became very rich too. The same was true for Jose Feliciano and Andrea Bocelli -- two other blind men who were not stopped by their handicap and went on to achieve world-class status and fortunes to match. As I've suggested, the wisdom of Ray Charles, Jose Feliciano, Andrea Bocelli, and other men of their caliber is twofold: They recognized that life throws some problems at you that you cannot change. At the same time, they knew that every obstacle comes with a plethora of opportunities -- chances learn new skills, circumvent the obstacle, and go on to enjoy a rewarding life. "God grant me the serenity," the old maxim says, "to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference." I've talked about Viktor Frankl's brilliant book Man's Search for Meaning in ETR several times.In the book, he explains how he overcame what for most of us would be insurmountable. Frankl, a doctor and psychotherapist working in Berlin, was imprisoned in concentration camps, including Dachau and Auschwitz, before being liberated in 1945. His wife, as well as his mother and father, were killed in the camps. He faced starvation and extreme cold. He was slowly being worked to death, and saw his fellow prisoners tortured and killed. Despite the suffering and inhumanity all around him, Frankl came to understand that no matter how painful the situation, life has meaning and is worth living. These Are Times That Try Men's Souls In the past 10 years, many, many people have suffered serious financial setbacks -- unexpected events that destroyed their retirement plans and bankrupted them, and in some cases left them homeless and without an active income. These are real and serious problems. Not even in my most panglossian frenzy would I make light of them. But none of them are insurmountable. There is no financial problem that can destroy your life. And yet financial reversals do destroy lives. It is almost impossible to read the newspaper without encountering a story about some man or woman who, when confronted with sudden and serious financial losses, took his/her life. In ETR, I told you about a friend of mine who did just that. He was in great health, had a devoted family and great friends. He had all that, plus a successful printing business and a significant personal fortune. He was a very charismatic guy -- always good-natured, upbeat, full of fun, and easy to like. Then one day, his business collapsed. I don't remember the details, but, suddenly, he was bankrupt. I heard about it soon after it happened. When I called to console him, it was too late. Sobbing, his wife told me that he had killed himself. I couldn't understand why he did it. He'd had so many other things going for him that, in my eyes, his business and the wealth it produced was just gravy. Apparently, he didn't see it that way. Read the biography of any of the great entrepreneurs and you will discover that each of them overcame one terrible obstacle after another. Andrew Carnegie, for example, who became one of the richest men in the country, came to the U.S. with his family from Scotland. They spent all their money getting here, so 13-year-old Andrew had to forgo school and go to work at a cotton factory for $1.20 a week. By studying bookkeeping at night, he was able to get a job as a clerk. By the age of 15, he was working as a telegraph operator, a relatively well-paid position. Then his father died, making him the family's sole breadwinner. I remember my first significant experience with financial reversals. It was right before the business I ran with JSN made it's first million. At the time, the business was in the hole by almost twice that. And I personally owed about $200,000 -- four times my salary. I was scared, psychologically burdened by that debt. Luckily for me, JSN had lived through plenty of tough times, and he knew the value of sticking it out. "When all else fails," he told me, "just close your eyes and walk forward." Bolstered by his pluck, I kept pushing myself. And one bright spring day, one of our marketing packages started working. A week after that, another one did. And a year later, I was a relatively wealthy young guy. That experience taught me the value of resilience -- but one lesson wasn't enough to make it a permanent, instinctual reflex. I continued to fail, and my failures continued to hurt. But having had success once, I was able to bounce back again and again -- sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Without JSN's example, I am quite sure I would have given up my ambitions for wealth and success, quit the business, and gotten a job working for some humdrum corporation or big newspaper. How to Survive Defeat Dale Carnegie believed that most obstacles can be overcome through a combination of determination, optimism, and "being conscious of your connection to some Conscious Universal Power Source." I don't know if there is some Conscious Universal Power Source out there -- I have my doubts -- but I'm all in favor of feeling "connected" with it if it gives you the energy you need to endure your difficulties and move on in life. Conscious or not, there is a vast opportunity for change and growth in the universe. And this opportunity is open to anyone who will allow himself to take positive action, regardless of his religious or spiritual beliefs. There are 7 things that you can do to change the way your mind and body react to setbacks. 1. Understand which obstacles are truly inevitable or insurmountable. Keep in mind that few are. Blindness is one. The death of a partner or loved one is another. The weather is a third. Know the difference between unexpected changes that you absolutely can't control and those things you can overcome. 2. Don't be emotionally defeated by inevitable change. Reframe the experience. Ask yourself, "Where is the silver lining?" Don't stop asking until you find one. There is always a silver lining. There are usually dozens of them. 3. Consult with other people who have experienced the same problem. Don't complain. Don't seek comfort. Seek practical knowledge. Ask their advice. 4. Read something inspirational to make you feel better. 5. Recognize that the biggest threat to you is not the problem itself but how you react to it. 6. Understand that if you give in to the problem, your body will begin to shut down. It will deny you the energy you need to move on and succeed. Energy is the key. Do everything you can to energize yourself. Rest, but not too long. Meditate, but only to feel better. Walk or run or exercise, but again only hard enough to stimulate energy. 7. Figure out how to have fun. How to Have Fun For many years, I believed that the very idea of having fun was a foolish notion. I noticed that I often grew bored with activities that are generally considered to be "fun," and that this was particularly true of passive activities like watching television and going to the movies. I argued that most of the real fun I experienced came from working on projects I cared about. I reasoned that to make fun itself a goal is both futile and self-deprecating. Surely, there is a higher purpose in life than that. I suggested that by setting goals that are "outside yourself" (that have the aim of leaving the world and its population a bit better than you found it), you could have your moral cake and eat it too. In other words, that you could achieve an ethical goal and have fun doing it. I have made those arguments many times in past ETR articles, and I'm not going to refute them here. But I have to admit that a few months ago, I did, in fact, realize that I could be having more fun in my life. And I resolved to do something about it. Here's what happened... Number Three Son was forlorn about something. K and I were trying to cheer him up. "Think about all the fun you have each day," I said. He made a face. "Come on now," I said. "Be honest. In the 16 hours you are awake every day, how many of them would you consider to be fun?" "Honestly?" he asked. "About two." "That seems about right," I said. "Two hours of fun a day. Yes, that's seems pretty good to me." K was looking at me with pity in her eyes. "What's wrong with that?" I asked. "How many hours of fun do you get out of a 16-hour day?" "Sixteen," she said. And I knew she meant it. Sure, she was exaggerating a bit. She does get upset sometimes (like last night, when she woke up to find me clipping my toenails in bed). But on an hour-by-hour basis, she is light years ahead of Number Three Son and me in the happiness game. And it's not because she doesn't encounter problems. It's because she has trained herself to feel the pain quickly and then to move on with optimism and determination. She is committed to a life of happiness. And as a result, she has it. I learned something from K that day. "From now on," I pledged, "I will not allow any obstacle to defeat me. I will accomplish all I want to accomplish, and when the troubles come I will deal with them with enthusiasm and I will get around them." Fake It Till You Make It Happiness is both the easiest and hardest goal to accomplish. It doesn't take intelligence or even an intelligent plan. What it does take, I now know, is the willpower to reject your body's natural tendency to shut down when you run into problems. You have to train your mind to accept reality and move on, energetically, to accomplish new goals. I realized that when I got myself into some sort of difficulty, I always had a choice. I could allow myself to get frustrated. Or I could force myself to take on a positive mental attitude and push forward. I knew from my reading of another book by Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends and Influence People) that complaints and self-pity only make bad situations worse. I also understood that just pretending to feel positive about a problem could often lighten my mood. So that became my two-step plan for being successful and happy even when things turn against me: 1. Accept the problem without feeling bitter about it. 2. Move quickly on to do something good. Whenever something goes awry these days and someone asks me about it, I resist the urge to complain -- even though it feels like that will make me feel better. I know that the only way around the obstacle is to begin go through the process I outlined above. I do that immediately -- before I have a chance to talk to anyone else. Then, when they ask me, I can say, "Yes, it happened. It was bad. But I'm feeling optimistic now because I have a plan to overcome it." To help myself stay positive, I've added a simple five-minute routine to my morning schedule that you might find useful. After I go over my daily task list and determine my priorities, I spend an extra few minutes looking at each task and asking myself, "How can I make this fun?" That may seem like an odd thing to do -- a too-formal approach to having fun. But it really works. I find that I joke more and get upset less. Let's say I know that I am going to have lunch with a particularly difficult business partner. I try to figure out some way to make the lunch enjoyable... if not flat-out fun. Usually, that involves changing my attitude about it. For example: Deciding what I want to get out of the meeting, but remembering not to care so much if I don't. Reminding myself that my lifetime job isn't to improve all the difficult people I run into. Telling myself, "If I can get this one guy to cooperate with one reasonable goal of mine, that's enough." And to make sure I have fun during the lunch, I promise myself that if he starts to irritate me, I'll visualize some of his more peculiar crotchets and imagine myself laughing out loud at them. (Trust me. A few minutes of visualization really helps.) You will probably come up with your own ways to have fun when you have to deal with a difficult person (or situation). But by starting with the question "How can I make this fun?" you can usually come up with an answer. For more help in enjoying life, no matter what it throws at you, check out ETR's Personal Mastery Program. The creator of the program, Dr. Srikumar Rao, teaches practical techniques for fundamentally changing the way you react to setbacks and overcome obstacles. Lose your job… your kid flunks out of school… your car breaks down in the middle rush hour… Dr. Rao can help you not only survive the crisis but master it and move on.  Find out more about the program here. [Ed. Note: Michael Masterson welcomes your questions and comments. Send him a message at AskMichael@ETRFeedback.com.]
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