It's so simple it's ridiculous

The world really isn't that complicated. It's just not. We make it that way in our own minds. Somewhere, somehow we picked up certain belief systems about the world. Many of them serve us well. Many of them don't.

Something I learned from Randy Gage is what I consider one of the keys to life. If a belief doesn't serve YOU then change it so it does.

Do you have problems with the virtue of selfishness? Get a copy of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

I got an email today from a guy who doesn't have a car because he doesn't need a car. But what about WANTING a car?

Do you understand prosperity consciousness? Or are you too mired in the lack programming that infects this planet like a parasite.

Yes, my friend, it is so simple it is ridiculous.

Here's what you do:

Decide what you want.
Know that it is ok to have what you WANT and not just what you need.
Imagine yourself having it.
Feel the emotions associated with having it.
Set your intention by speaking and writing it.
Take action towards it by doing the best you can with what you've got.

That's it. Think you can handle it? Believe me, not many can get their arms around the part about it being ok to have whatever you want.

Me? I woke up around 8:30 today. Checked my email real quick and then went to my pool and meditated for awhile. While doing so I came up with a crystal clear plan for my day. I came up with a ton of great ideas. Then I went for a swim and got back to work.

Life is good if you allow yourself to enjoy it. Do you have any idea how many people on this planet will not allow themselves to be happy? Billions is my guess.

Why?

Their beliefs do not serve them.

Do your beliefs serve you?

How to easily create a 45 minute presentation

See, it pays to visit this blog o' mine!

I'm a big procrastinator. I love waiting to the last minute to get stuff done because I'm at my best when I'm under pressure. So, as per usual, I waited unitl now to get my presentation ready for my speaking engagement at Ryan Lee's Boot Camp. But since I know the topics like the back of my hand - publicity and sales - it was pretty easy. Plus, I think I came up with a pretty easy way to create presentations in the future.

I can't tell you if it will work for you. It might work for you and it might not.
But I can tell you that the talk came out great!

Here's what I did:

-Set aside an hour last week to brainstorm a rough outline

-Didn't look at it again until yesterday

- Recorded myself giving the speech using the rough outline. I just did it completely off the top
of my head. And I made sure I finished somewhere around 45 minutes. Which, of course, is the time I'm allowed to speak for.

- Played back the recording and started to fine-tune the outline changing things as necessary and adding what I came up with during the recording.

- Today I created the final draft by turning everything into bullet points.

- Forwarded everything on to Michelle, my Operations Manager, so she could create the Power Point slides from there.

- Done. Total time was probably 5 hours worth of work. Not too bad for a presentation of this importance.

Announcements:

If you're at the Boot Camp come say hi!

Ryan and I will be releasing our awesome new Velvet Rope Marketing for Fitness Pros DVD this weekend at the Camp only. It will be announced to the rest of the fitness world real soon. It's 90 minutes of the coolest marketing you've ever seen. PLUS, it comes with a FREE bonus 90 minute DVD - The Fitness Entrepreneur Roundtable.

I'll be raising the price of my Ultimate Publicity Kit for Fitness Pros to $297 when I get back. Save yourself $50 and get it now. www.howtogetmorepublicity.com

Check back next week and I'll fill you in on the action from the Boot Camp. There's going to be a true cast of characters there so...

Fitness Professionals to Discover How to Engage Media to Combat Obesity Epidemic

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: JIM LABADIE
813-949-0112

Fitness Professionals to Discover How to Engage Media to Combat Obesity Epidemic

Tampa, FL - September 22, 2005 - Fitness trainers have come a long way since the days of "muscle heads." In fact, they are leading the fight agains obesity in America.Former personal trainer Jim Labadie will be speaking at the Ryan Lee Customer Appreciation BootCamp in Stamford, CT on Sunday, September 25, 2005 to teach fitness professionals how to work with the media to spread the truth about fitness and weight loss.

"With all the confusion surrounding diets and exercise programs it's best for people to turn to the true experts. And those are the highly educated, motivated and dedicated fitness professionals which are becoming more and more prevalent," Labadie was quoted as saying. "I'm making it my personal mission to teach them how to work with the media to spread the good word of fitness even faster."

Attendees of Labadie's session will learn the best ways to approach the media, how to piggyback off current events, case studies of other fitness professionals who have landed major publicity, how to write press releases that work and more.

Jim Labadie is a sales and publicity expert and specializes in teaching fitness professionals how to run more profitable businesses. He can be reached 813-949-0112 or via email at Jim@JimLabadie.com To learn more about Jim and his company visit: www.TrainandGrowRich.com

For more information on the Ryan Lee BootCamp please visit: www.RyanLeeBootCamp.com

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How cool is this?!

Finally! I've got my blog up.

Hey everyone,

Well, it's only been about 6 months since I've been trying to find the time to get a blog going. Ugghh! There's just too much fun stuff to do.

Anyway, I'll be adding a ton of content to this blog on a regular basis so check back often. I try not to bug you with too many emails - though some of you may disgree :-) So, anytime I have a great idea on marketing, sales, publicity, fitness info products...whatever, you'll find it here first.

Yours in prosperity,

Jim Labadie