Three feet tall, 45 pounds.
With bones that are brittle and fractured by the age of 18 years old. They call him the 3 foot giant and he is a giant.
And you’ll know why through his story.
If ever there was a time, you felt you are against all odds, watch this short story of Sean Stephenson remarkable who is larger than life.
Courageous human being, I have yet to discover.
The world is full of amazing story which says one thing to anyone else..
“What’s our excuse?"
There is one thing that you can also see - stories.
You've got a story to tell. Imagine when you succeed and make it. Imagine the story you will share to the audience on your blog, in your ebook, on your videos?
Imagine the stories you can use right now, within your emails to your prospects and give them hope. This is one of them.
Stories captivate the hearts of people. Stories that not only reveal the challenges, the problems but also the winning, the victory, or the underdog who is not going to give up.
You've got a story. Live it and see all that you're facing as a story to inspire many to come.
Take a read from the extract of a press release that was done a while back...
Born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a rare disorder causing extremely fragile bones, Stephenson was not expected to live through his first night. Undeterred by his physical limitations, Stephenson faces his life with optimism and enthusiasm.
A motivational speaker, self-help guru, published author, and current doctoral degree candidate, Stephenson is also a board certified therapist who practices a breakthrough technique called “Full Immersion,”
which features a 12-hour one-on-one therapy process. Despite his accomplishments, every day presents unbelievable physical challenges and dangers for Stephenson and he requires assistance with the simplest activities.
Luckily he has a lot of support from his loving parents and sister whom he lives with and a group of loyal, upbeat friends.
Adam Taha
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Where Can A Network Marketer Tap Into Thousands Of Pound Courses For 7 Days Free, Without $1 Trial?
First, the promise on my headline for this blog post...
Go to this page of lynda.com.
They have course on wordpress, 3d animation, the works....and you got a 7 day free pass. There is no $1 free trial. No form to type in your credit card details.
Just fill in details and you'll get an email to confirm to access all the training courses, from wordpress, to flash macromedia courses, to so much more.
The trial lasts for 7 days when you register for free.
The trial ends on 1 st of December 2009.
Today, was a day I never thought I'd reach until another six years.
And yet, it happened. Hours ago today...my house was full of fellow Network Marketers from different MLM, Network Marketing companies from UK (England).
There were from Amway, Herbalife, Kleeneeze, Xango and other companies. They came because we've been discussing about how to market your MLM business, even when MLM companies won't let you use their name.
Except if you use replica sites or adhere to tight policies, which really don't do much good for many network marketing distributors today.
There were also musicians, singers, songwriters, producers, dj's because they too wanted a solution to create fans.
To also not wait for record labels, publishers and had enough of funding criteria from organisations to government schemes.
They wanted ownership and develop their business on their...own terms.
The thing is, none of them knew much about Attraction Marketing and how to go about it.
This is just a preview of what I revealed to my gues, and it took sometime to build, and nearly finished. I'm only showing you 1% of what I've revealed to them.
I've creating video tutorials on youtube since June 2006 with how to create your own lead capture pages and much more.
I started with video training in our city Sheffield from 1999 but I've been teaching skills like these since I was just a teenager.
Our family bought a bank near pagehall and refurbished it with the latest computers, softwares and office suite.
While I went to 10 steps ahead to build a vision online - the future online university to help our business community in Sheffield. I felt all these business centres and organisations personally didn't cut it.
And when you see a problem and you know you can solve it - you don't need funding. You do the job and money rains down with ease in time to come.
Vision is crucial with such a major entreprise. Passion is a right hook and gives you energy even when you don't feel like doing it...
The screen shot above was the vision to provide training for a niche target, of creative artists and also entrepreneurs to be creative.
And yet, the course itself fits so nicely for Network Marketer's because the artists wanted to know...
1. How to attract funders to them and this time - funders follow the artist criteria.
2. How to attract organisations, record labels, publishers.
3. How to create a fan base using the internet.
4. How to convert prospects, fans into customers
5. How to create their own internet marketing machine with autopilot touch.
6. How to create blue print to follow and not get distracted
7. How to create Instant Cash and turn their passion into profits.
8. How to....find their own story that brings a solution.
That meant, teaching from begining about Attraction Marketing, and from building capture pages, wordpress blogs, branding themselves, building a list, SEO, step by step on how to create information products.
From discovering how to create DVDs, CDs, Magazines, promo short video movies - that brands the artists, giving value and attract loyal fans.
Guess who wants the same?
Network Marketers in UK and brother did I hit goldmine because the house was full but what hit my friends was this...
Yes, I know. Many would charge $250 a month for such a university to $1,000-£2,000 but remember what I said about the back door to riches?
The Trojan Horse Marketing is a powerful concept indeed.
The university fee will be $9.97 a month because it be at "Beta Tester" stage and when I see that the university is at it's finest hour, with all the courses I have envisioned - I'm closing the door.
To get to know our members, to find out more about their needs and work towards providing more value.
Then I'll open the door but those who arrive this time, pay the full price of $25.97 a month.
There's still some work today but I'll let you know here but please understand - when I say I'm going to close the door in future and rise that price, I mean what I say.
No tricks, no - I'll give it another week.
I stick to my word.
It has to be that way and personally, I'll be giving plenty of time anyway but the ones who take the opportunity of the Early Bird access will be rewarded.
When I re-open the door, and membership fee rises to the full amount, early birds membership fee stay the same - $4.97 a month.
When the website grows bigger - it means jobs. The ones who get the jobs will be the ones who have enrolled on my university. That's who I'll be outsourcing work to.
Who else but the ones who believed in the vision from day one, and together, we all win.
More to come and we're getting there. New Year is going to be a blast!
Adam Taha
Go to this page of lynda.com.
They have course on wordpress, 3d animation, the works....and you got a 7 day free pass. There is no $1 free trial. No form to type in your credit card details.
Just fill in details and you'll get an email to confirm to access all the training courses, from wordpress, to flash macromedia courses, to so much more.
The trial lasts for 7 days when you register for free.
The trial ends on 1 st of December 2009.
Where Can You Learn For $9.97 A Month, And
Build Your Capture Pages, Blogs,
Video Animation, SEO....With Step By Step webinars?
Build Your Capture Pages, Blogs,
Video Animation, SEO....With Step By Step webinars?
Today, was a day I never thought I'd reach until another six years.
And yet, it happened. Hours ago today...my house was full of fellow Network Marketers from different MLM, Network Marketing companies from UK (England).
There were from Amway, Herbalife, Kleeneeze, Xango and other companies. They came because we've been discussing about how to market your MLM business, even when MLM companies won't let you use their name.
Except if you use replica sites or adhere to tight policies, which really don't do much good for many network marketing distributors today.
There were also musicians, singers, songwriters, producers, dj's because they too wanted a solution to create fans.
To also not wait for record labels, publishers and had enough of funding criteria from organisations to government schemes.
They wanted ownership and develop their business on their...own terms.
The thing is, none of them knew much about Attraction Marketing and how to go about it.
This is just a preview of what I revealed to my gues, and it took sometime to build, and nearly finished. I'm only showing you 1% of what I've revealed to them.
I've creating video tutorials on youtube since June 2006 with how to create your own lead capture pages and much more.I started with video training in our city Sheffield from 1999 but I've been teaching skills like these since I was just a teenager.
Our family bought a bank near pagehall and refurbished it with the latest computers, softwares and office suite.
While I went to 10 steps ahead to build a vision online - the future online university to help our business community in Sheffield. I felt all these business centres and organisations personally didn't cut it.
And when you see a problem and you know you can solve it - you don't need funding. You do the job and money rains down with ease in time to come.
Vision is crucial with such a major entreprise. Passion is a right hook and gives you energy even when you don't feel like doing it...
The screen shot above was the vision to provide training for a niche target, of creative artists and also entrepreneurs to be creative.
And yet, the course itself fits so nicely for Network Marketer's because the artists wanted to know...
1. How to attract funders to them and this time - funders follow the artist criteria.
2. How to attract organisations, record labels, publishers.
3. How to create a fan base using the internet.
4. How to convert prospects, fans into customers
5. How to create their own internet marketing machine with autopilot touch.
6. How to create blue print to follow and not get distracted
7. How to create Instant Cash and turn their passion into profits.
8. How to....find their own story that brings a solution.
That meant, teaching from begining about Attraction Marketing, and from building capture pages, wordpress blogs, branding themselves, building a list, SEO, step by step on how to create information products.
From discovering how to create DVDs, CDs, Magazines, promo short video movies - that brands the artists, giving value and attract loyal fans.
Guess who wants the same?
Network Marketers in UK and brother did I hit goldmine because the house was full but what hit my friends was this...
Yes, I know. Many would charge $250 a month for such a university to $1,000-£2,000 but remember what I said about the back door to riches?
The Trojan Horse Marketing is a powerful concept indeed.
The university fee will be $9.97 a month because it be at "Beta Tester" stage and when I see that the university is at it's finest hour, with all the courses I have envisioned - I'm closing the door.
To get to know our members, to find out more about their needs and work towards providing more value.
Then I'll open the door but those who arrive this time, pay the full price of $25.97 a month.
There's still some work today but I'll let you know here but please understand - when I say I'm going to close the door in future and rise that price, I mean what I say.
No tricks, no - I'll give it another week.
I stick to my word.
It has to be that way and personally, I'll be giving plenty of time anyway but the ones who take the opportunity of the Early Bird access will be rewarded.
When I re-open the door, and membership fee rises to the full amount, early birds membership fee stay the same - $4.97 a month.
When the website grows bigger - it means jobs. The ones who get the jobs will be the ones who have enrolled on my university. That's who I'll be outsourcing work to.
Who else but the ones who believed in the vision from day one, and together, we all win.
More to come and we're getting there. New Year is going to be a blast!
Adam Taha
Monday, 23 November 2009
As Though It Happened Only Yesterday..
There was a teacher who recieved so much recognition from the community, newspapers, and even authors and magazines have written about him.
Famous he was for his great insight and the knowledge.
One day, a student asked the teacher a question:
"What is the difference you hope to make in the world we live in, through teaching?"
After some reflection the teacher replied...
"Those who can truly hear what I have to say do not really need me to say it. Those who cannot hear what I have to say - could hear me talk for eternity and as loud and as long as I want.
But they won't listen and really hear a thing, and will not change in the slightest."
The student was confused at the teacher's answer and asked..
"But if you cannot make a difference with your ideas, why do you teach at all?"
The teacher smiled and replied..
"Why does a bird sing.."
When You've Find Your Place..
I truly believe, when you have found your place in this world, you will find great love and joy in all you do.
We'll not work so hard to convince but have this great passion in learning and giving. This great passion in sharing without even the slightest pitch reveals our knowledge to many eyeballs and they discover - you got what they need.
It is so contagious, people will want to know about you, your work and...learn from you. People who are aligned with the same beliefs, value, and skills they also desire.
Those who are not, who complain, or who are not looking for what you want, can go they merry way. It's ok, it's fine, you found the answer and that's it.
Why The Secret Is Really A Secret
I shared this story to my friend as he held his cuppa tea and he got confused about one sentence from the story..
"What does it mean, when the teacher said - those who can truly hear what I have to say - do not really need me to say it."
I replied:
"What I teach and share is not something new to you or anyone really. They already know it."
Knowledge always comes full circle and those who apply it will rise from the crowd. All of us, really know what it takes to succeed.
Yes, even the beggar in the street.
Why?
Because such a path and that change I speak of, takes time, investment in how we thinking, patiance, consistency of the right actions, knowledge...
And most today want..
Fast, easy, quick, now.
It's not because of recession.
It's not because of FTC. It's not because of company or anything else most would like us to believe.
It's not because there's lack of knowledge, universities, training and books. It's not because there's not many coaches, or mentors people who have already succeeded.
We all know...
Which habits renders us broke or successful.
We know which thinking and thoughts in our minds damage us. We know why we avoid doing the priority tasks.
We know that doing everything really isn't smart and focusing on prioritising our tasks and outsourcing the rest is - business ownership and...smart.
We know that creativity, talent isn't enough and productivity can mean different to different people.
So...
Result is the king
And it's numbers reveal the truth. What does our result show by first taking the equasion of customers, prospects, the world, debt, product, company and anything else out of the picture.
Then put a chair in front of you and we sit on another chair.
And speak as you stare at the chair in front of you and imagine our other self is there.
The one that doesn't prioritise and does everything, and has the habits, thinking. The one that gives excuses. The one that hesitates and is scared, fearing loss - needing acceptance and approval.
And there we have it.
Our truth.
Sure, we may need to learn technical stuff which everyone can learn if they put their minds to it but we do know...
And most are not willing to do anything about it and change. It takes pain, change, knowledge, and consistent action that can sound boresom and tiresome.
But in fact it is called committment, desire, purpose and belief. Or in other words..
Knowing what we want and doing what we love.
How we know what we want out of life
We don't need a coach to tell us this.
A coach is really someone who asks questions for us to answer and see the truth of our life.
To cut out all the stuff we learnt and thought was truth and thought it made us happy and find exactly what will give us real joy.
Without worrying about money, debt, bills and all the rest because all the rest is only due to our own habits that accumulated to where we are today.
I asked those questions, over and over in my life. It was..
"If money was not an issue. If bills, debts, and all the baggage we have in our life...wasn't - how would I live my life? What would I want to do with my life?"
You know, I took a piece of paper and wrote down what flowed through from that pen. And it hurt me to see, I was not living the life I wanted to live.
Age 25 years old, staring at that piece of paper with all the dreams, the way I want to live and seeing what I was doing then, rendered me speecheless.
I nearly cried, because I wanted these dreams to happen but I looked around me and no one was able to show me how. Most were jumping from one business to another.
Some were doing ideas, businesses but not finishing what they started.
Others had degrees but working in a job they disliked.
It was a long journey to get the knowledge, the skills and beating the system.
You know what you want.
Write it down.
Put down the destination where you imagine to be if there was no trouble with money and all the worries we have. Write it down as though you have achieved it.
Work backwards and write down what..
It doesn't matter.
The world is scared when they meet a dreamer because you remind them of their own dreams, they haven't acted on.
And if they say, ""But if you cannot make a difference with your ideas, your business, your songs, your painting, your novel......why do such a thing, at all?"
Reply..
"Why do birds sing.."
And let them figure it out themselves.
Remember, you and I were at that place too. Be nice, be patiant, let them have the honour in finding out, learning themselves too.
There is no right time and wrong time. There is only when the person is ready. Only they will know.
Then..
Charge ahead because in my forty years on this great, amazing, truly wonderful planet called earth and life..
Time and life went by like a flicker of an eye.
I sometimes sit, and I see memories like a movie, play before me.
It seemed, I was just a kid, crawling on my knees, learning to walk, yesterday. I'd run through the streets of Yemen as I heard eagle screech and see them fly up high...yesterday.
It seemed those forty years were like a few seconds.
And everything...
Seem to happen only yesterday.
It was only yesterday I was in my 20's living in the street homeless. It was only yesterday, in my teens, where I had to fight to survive in school from raging gang youths.
It was only yesterday, that I started the journey to chase knowledge, invest even when I didn't really have money on the credit cards.
It's as though, it happened only yesterday.
That is why, I now live for every moment and with the knowing, someone will remember years later, what I said, and it be like, I said it only...yesterday.
You already know what you want. Just get out of the way of your success and charge ahead.
For others to share a story about you, how you started, and how you succeeded, not remembering the time it took because...
It as though....it only happened yesterday.
Share and joy..
Adam Taha
Famous he was for his great insight and the knowledge.
One day, a student asked the teacher a question:
"What is the difference you hope to make in the world we live in, through teaching?"
After some reflection the teacher replied...
"Those who can truly hear what I have to say do not really need me to say it. Those who cannot hear what I have to say - could hear me talk for eternity and as loud and as long as I want.
But they won't listen and really hear a thing, and will not change in the slightest."
The student was confused at the teacher's answer and asked..
"But if you cannot make a difference with your ideas, why do you teach at all?"
The teacher smiled and replied..
"Why does a bird sing.."
When You've Find Your Place..
I truly believe, when you have found your place in this world, you will find great love and joy in all you do.
We'll not work so hard to convince but have this great passion in learning and giving. This great passion in sharing without even the slightest pitch reveals our knowledge to many eyeballs and they discover - you got what they need.
It is so contagious, people will want to know about you, your work and...learn from you. People who are aligned with the same beliefs, value, and skills they also desire.
Those who are not, who complain, or who are not looking for what you want, can go they merry way. It's ok, it's fine, you found the answer and that's it.
Why The Secret Is Really A Secret
I shared this story to my friend as he held his cuppa tea and he got confused about one sentence from the story..
"What does it mean, when the teacher said - those who can truly hear what I have to say - do not really need me to say it."
I replied:
"What I teach and share is not something new to you or anyone really. They already know it."
Knowledge always comes full circle and those who apply it will rise from the crowd. All of us, really know what it takes to succeed.
Yes, even the beggar in the street.
- Even the office clerk that complains about his or her wages.
- Even the student who is getting low grades.
- Even the Network Marketer that isn't sponsoring anyone.
- To the singer and songwriter who hasn't got any fans...yet.
- Even the woman who says she earns 7 figures and yet has to spam, pitch on youtube personal messages, revealing desperation.
Why?
Because such a path and that change I speak of, takes time, investment in how we thinking, patiance, consistency of the right actions, knowledge...
And most today want..
Fast, easy, quick, now.
It's not because of recession.
It's not because of FTC. It's not because of company or anything else most would like us to believe.
It's not because there's lack of knowledge, universities, training and books. It's not because there's not many coaches, or mentors people who have already succeeded.
We all know...
Which habits renders us broke or successful.
We know which thinking and thoughts in our minds damage us. We know why we avoid doing the priority tasks.
We know that doing everything really isn't smart and focusing on prioritising our tasks and outsourcing the rest is - business ownership and...smart.
We know that creativity, talent isn't enough and productivity can mean different to different people.
So...
Result is the king
And it's numbers reveal the truth. What does our result show by first taking the equasion of customers, prospects, the world, debt, product, company and anything else out of the picture.
Then put a chair in front of you and we sit on another chair.
And speak as you stare at the chair in front of you and imagine our other self is there.
The one that doesn't prioritise and does everything, and has the habits, thinking. The one that gives excuses. The one that hesitates and is scared, fearing loss - needing acceptance and approval.
And there we have it.
Our truth.
Sure, we may need to learn technical stuff which everyone can learn if they put their minds to it but we do know...
- Why our novel or ebook has not been finished yet.
- Why we don't have the technical skill and it's not because it's technical.
- Why we have this poor thinking that the world and people owes us something
- That "why should I pay for knowledge," and yet the one with knowledge paid a price to learn, chase knowledge, face learning curve to...succeed and teach.
- How some of us are in debt
- And why the sponsoring and customer sales isn't happening.
And most are not willing to do anything about it and change. It takes pain, change, knowledge, and consistent action that can sound boresom and tiresome.
But in fact it is called committment, desire, purpose and belief. Or in other words..
Knowing what we want and doing what we love.
How we know what we want out of life
We don't need a coach to tell us this.
A coach is really someone who asks questions for us to answer and see the truth of our life.
To cut out all the stuff we learnt and thought was truth and thought it made us happy and find exactly what will give us real joy.
Without worrying about money, debt, bills and all the rest because all the rest is only due to our own habits that accumulated to where we are today.
I asked those questions, over and over in my life. It was..
"If money was not an issue. If bills, debts, and all the baggage we have in our life...wasn't - how would I live my life? What would I want to do with my life?"
You know, I took a piece of paper and wrote down what flowed through from that pen. And it hurt me to see, I was not living the life I wanted to live.
Age 25 years old, staring at that piece of paper with all the dreams, the way I want to live and seeing what I was doing then, rendered me speecheless.
I nearly cried, because I wanted these dreams to happen but I looked around me and no one was able to show me how. Most were jumping from one business to another.
Some were doing ideas, businesses but not finishing what they started.
Others had degrees but working in a job they disliked.
It was a long journey to get the knowledge, the skills and beating the system.
You know what you want.
Write it down.
Put down the destination where you imagine to be if there was no trouble with money and all the worries we have. Write it down as though you have achieved it.
Work backwards and write down what..
- Knowledge you need
- Skills you need
- The tools you need
- Expertise you need to create a blue print and steps
It doesn't matter.
The world is scared when they meet a dreamer because you remind them of their own dreams, they haven't acted on.
And if they say, ""But if you cannot make a difference with your ideas, your business, your songs, your painting, your novel......why do such a thing, at all?"
Reply..
"Why do birds sing.."
And let them figure it out themselves.
Remember, you and I were at that place too. Be nice, be patiant, let them have the honour in finding out, learning themselves too.
There is no right time and wrong time. There is only when the person is ready. Only they will know.
Then..
Charge ahead because in my forty years on this great, amazing, truly wonderful planet called earth and life..
Time and life went by like a flicker of an eye.
I sometimes sit, and I see memories like a movie, play before me.
It seemed, I was just a kid, crawling on my knees, learning to walk, yesterday. I'd run through the streets of Yemen as I heard eagle screech and see them fly up high...yesterday.
It seemed those forty years were like a few seconds.
And everything...
Seem to happen only yesterday.
It was only yesterday I was in my 20's living in the street homeless. It was only yesterday, in my teens, where I had to fight to survive in school from raging gang youths.
It was only yesterday, that I started the journey to chase knowledge, invest even when I didn't really have money on the credit cards.
It's as though, it happened only yesterday.
That is why, I now live for every moment and with the knowing, someone will remember years later, what I said, and it be like, I said it only...yesterday.
You already know what you want. Just get out of the way of your success and charge ahead.
For others to share a story about you, how you started, and how you succeeded, not remembering the time it took because...
It as though....it only happened yesterday.
Share and joy..
Adam Taha
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
How Many Starfishes Have You Thrown Lately Or Don't You Think Deep Inside You Can Make A Difference?
Have you ever been at a place where you feel, you really can't make a difference within your life, and you thought..
"Who am I kidding?"
Once, a man was walking along the beach after the a storm and he came across an old woman. She was picking up starfishes that had washed up on the shore, and throwing right back into the sea.
The man was puzzled and so he asked her...
"What are you doing?"
She replied, "I always wanted to make a difference and she had decided that today, was a good day to begin.
The man was bewildered because he looked at all the starfish.
The we look at a farm and all those crows, birds and wonder, how can we ever grow a harvest.
Maybe the rain won't happen. Maybe we will be hit by a tornado. Maybe some disease will eat all the crops. Maybe...maybe..and what if..
The man said, "For every starfish you throw back into the ocean, three more wash up onto the shore! How can you possibly be making a difference?"
The woman looked thoughtfully for a moment.
Then she picked up another starfish and threw it back into the sea.
"Yeah? Well I made a difference to that one, didn't I."
As this woman walked away - the man wondered about all the opportunities in his life that he didn't take.
What Opportunities Have We Missed?
There were so many thngs in my life I thought I'd never make a difference in. Sure, I failed more than the people I knew. They were cautious.
But, what if, I saw the city I lived in and with all it's problems in sheffield, the organisations that get funding but really, like most people, felt, most did nothing and didn't do a thing about it.
What if, the problems I saw, where businesses didn't have a platform, a voice, real training, told me to forget it. How can one man make a difference?
There wouldn't have been an idea, which became an action plan, which attracted businesses, which turned into a business plan.
Which wouldn't have brought government officials from london and around the country.
Which created the first black ethnic minority business forum in our city, called Sheffield.
Which recieved funding, hired someone who didn't have a job to do what they loved to do and now they have gone to even bigger job with bigger wage and feel alive, hoping to oneday set up their own business.
Which brought millions of funding and created B.I.G, which is a Sheffield City Council's enterprise programme.
It is a set of enterprise support activities that aims to boost enterprise in Sheffield by helping more people to set up in business, support sustainable business growth and increase the success rate of locally-owned businesses in Sheffield.
No one knows the real story how it happen. I do, I got the newspaper clippings right here and my action plan.
And the minutes for every meeting
we had, with the chambers of commerce.
And the minutes for every meeting
we had, with the chambers of commerce.
Which created also the first magazine, full colour called Wha'awagan which means, in street lingo, "what's happening."
None of these would have happened if I said, "I'll not make a difference to anything in this world."
There wouldn't be 500 memembers of entrepreneurs, a committee.
I wouldn't have travelled to Birmingham to launch an organisation so kids can learn, study in weekend, and get good grades at school.
So that the number of crimes and killing in the street went down instead of waiting for the government, city council, organisations, committees...to do something.
I'm a quiet rebel, a one dark angel, who has always believed that we have everything, to get it started. And no wait for any officials or live by the laws of any policy that enslaves people to wait for it to happen.
The beauty of all this is...
No one knew, I was behind all these, except five people.
And the experience it brought me, the feelings, the wonderful insight
to human beings as I look up to the stars and wonder...
"What's next?"
So..
Pick up that starfish...
Pick up a problem and throw it in the sea. Create a blog.
Throw a starfish, write an article.
Post a valuable post in a forum.
Throw a starfish, leave a comment that may create something or leave and not say a word, thinking the world will come to us. It doesn't happen that way.
Throw a star fish and create your capture page.
Throw a starfish, write your first ebook.
Throw a starfish,write your own magazine.
Throw a starfish and to heck waiting for anyone, especially presidents, prime ministers, city council, organisations, committee, your uplines, to make the difference for our communities, our world.
We are the world.
The people!
And everyday, the message tries to dilute this very truthy to say..
"Oh, it's too big for someone like you to make....a difference. So many starfish. How can you?"
Throw a starfish and say hello to the world.
Throw a starfish, one small step at a time, and it will make a difference to you and to someone you may not know.
For I recieve letters through posts, emails from kids I use to help, from druggies too, to adults of all walks of life.
People I cannot remember because I've been all over the UK, doing my thing, like a dark knight, and in each letter it starts with this...
"I don't know if you remember me. But I WAS 15 years old and felt I'd never succeed in college but..
"I don't know if you remember me, but I WAS a drug addict and felt I'd never win but..
"I don't know if you remember me, but I was a prostitute..
"I don't know if you remember me, but I WAS someone who was homeless..
"I don't know if you remember me, but I WAS in debt and in trouble..
..."and I'm doing great and like to say thanks for helping me years ago.."
Then I'd remember when I went in the darkest area of the cities, before I ever used the internet. I'd get a milk crate box, and I'd have five people, warriors who I helped in past.
I'd stand up and I'd talk about dreams, what they can become. I could have thought of giving up because for one month no one listened.
For two months no one cared. For three more, people walked by.
On the fifth month, a crowd of 200 people gathered.
From drug dealers, to street wise youths, to mothers, parents, and the windows of the neighbourhood would open and they'd listen.
From there came a place we found and it filled 1,000 people. From the youths, entrepreneurs, parents, teachers and even officials.
What if I said, like the man in this story...
"For every starfish you throw back into the ocean, three more wash up onto the shore! How can you possibly be making a difference?
Write an email to your prospects, of hope. Show them clearly their problem, pave the blue print to their solution, speak from the heart.
And press send.
Now you have made a difference.
Because you CAN make a difference to this world. You CAN!
Adam Taha
Monday, 16 November 2009
The Story Of The Fox And the Lion - Which One Are You?
One day, a man was walking through the woods outside his home and as he was walking through towards his home - he saw something.
He saw a hungry fox who seemed to be at near death. It was skinny, tired and it just sat there with it's head down.
Because this man was kind, he thought of bringing it some food, but before he could go back to his home, he heard a fearsome, powerful roar.
He ran and hid behind the trees. He was terrified and he started to shake and put his hands over his mouth.
In seconds to come, a mountain lion appeared, dragging the carcass of it's freshly caught prey. The man could hear it's roar again as it stopped to drop the prey it caught.
It eat all that it could and then wandered right back off towards where it came from and left the remaining food for the grateful fox.
The man was amazed at what he saw. He stared at the fox eating the food that was left and it eat it's fill. The fox was happy and it was blessed to survive than die of starvation.
This man was overwhelmed by this great example of abundance, giving and powerful universe that continued to give.
And decided that he would not return to his home or his job.
Bear with me my friends because the twist is about to happen...
Instead of working hard to provide for himself, he would follow the example of the...fox, and all the universe to provide for him.
The days became weeks and the man was hungry. So hungry, he was like the...fox.
He was near to death, breathing heavily, sitting on the ground, his head down. Exactly, the way the...fox was.
Despite his best efforts to keep his faith strong, he was becoming more and more desperate. The man was losing it.
In a rare inner quiet peaceful moment, he heard the still, small voice of his very own voice, that said...
"Why, oh why have you worked to emulate the fox INSTEAD of the....lion?"
With this, the man returned home and ate his fill.
Who Are You Emulating Today?
I have seen my father work to the bone. I've seen him work six days a week and his smile withered away.
So much so, that my dad worked so many hours, we do not know each other today.
We are now like strangers. Son, standing there in the street as his father walks by, without noticing or acknowleding his own son.
I've seen my friends who I also love dearly, and who had dreams that made them laugh but their way of thinking was like my dad.
They emulated the foxs of this world instead of the lions.
Why would you want to emulate a fox, why? When you can see a lion and then learn what a lion does.
And see how they think, see the difference habits and what the fox does and what a lion does. Then don't do what a fox does.
It is very simple....
Find a lion...
Study what a lion does.
Study how they think.
Observe, study where they study their knowledge from.
How they do business.
And...
Stay well away from a fox because all a fox does is wait for the world to give it some...meat, and thinks it deserves it.
You and I don't deserve anything!
No one, not father, mother, sister, brother, school, world owes us anything. It owes us nothing.
It is we who owe it to ourselves to study and be successful.
If anyone thinks the ones online are successful because it took them just like that, well think again.
It took them years of doing it...THEIR way.
Until they discovered what lions do and searched for lions...
Learnt from lions...
Did what lions do consistently..
Invested in knowledge the way lions do
And..you'll attract lions, the success of lions and the honour of lions.
Which one are you?
Adam Taha
Lion.
He saw a hungry fox who seemed to be at near death. It was skinny, tired and it just sat there with it's head down.
Because this man was kind, he thought of bringing it some food, but before he could go back to his home, he heard a fearsome, powerful roar.
He ran and hid behind the trees. He was terrified and he started to shake and put his hands over his mouth.
In seconds to come, a mountain lion appeared, dragging the carcass of it's freshly caught prey. The man could hear it's roar again as it stopped to drop the prey it caught.
It eat all that it could and then wandered right back off towards where it came from and left the remaining food for the grateful fox.
The man was amazed at what he saw. He stared at the fox eating the food that was left and it eat it's fill. The fox was happy and it was blessed to survive than die of starvation.
This man was overwhelmed by this great example of abundance, giving and powerful universe that continued to give.
And decided that he would not return to his home or his job.
Bear with me my friends because the twist is about to happen...
Instead of working hard to provide for himself, he would follow the example of the...fox, and all the universe to provide for him.
The days became weeks and the man was hungry. So hungry, he was like the...fox.
He was near to death, breathing heavily, sitting on the ground, his head down. Exactly, the way the...fox was.
Despite his best efforts to keep his faith strong, he was becoming more and more desperate. The man was losing it.
In a rare inner quiet peaceful moment, he heard the still, small voice of his very own voice, that said...
"Why, oh why have you worked to emulate the fox INSTEAD of the....lion?"
With this, the man returned home and ate his fill.
Who Are You Emulating Today?
I have seen my father work to the bone. I've seen him work six days a week and his smile withered away.
So much so, that my dad worked so many hours, we do not know each other today.
We are now like strangers. Son, standing there in the street as his father walks by, without noticing or acknowleding his own son.
I've seen my friends who I also love dearly, and who had dreams that made them laugh but their way of thinking was like my dad.
They emulated the foxs of this world instead of the lions.
Why would you want to emulate a fox, why? When you can see a lion and then learn what a lion does.
And see how they think, see the difference habits and what the fox does and what a lion does. Then don't do what a fox does.
It is very simple....
Find a lion...
Study what a lion does.
Study how they think.
Observe, study where they study their knowledge from.
How they do business.
And...
Stay well away from a fox because all a fox does is wait for the world to give it some...meat, and thinks it deserves it.
You and I don't deserve anything!
No one, not father, mother, sister, brother, school, world owes us anything. It owes us nothing.
It is we who owe it to ourselves to study and be successful.
If anyone thinks the ones online are successful because it took them just like that, well think again.
It took them years of doing it...THEIR way.
Until they discovered what lions do and searched for lions...
Learnt from lions...
Did what lions do consistently..
Invested in knowledge the way lions do
And..you'll attract lions, the success of lions and the honour of lions.
Which one are you?
Adam Taha
Lion.
Is The FTC Going To Sue Bloggers And Will Many Get Fined? Let's Unplug From The Noise And Hear From FTC Themselves...
Here are 6 videos to help with what the FTC is saying regarding selling online, advertising online and writing reviews about products.
As you know, the FTC Federal Trade Commission job is to protect the consumrers and want business to disclose their relationship with advertisers.
So, if you're promoting a product and you're getting paid for it or getting reward from the company, then they want you to disclose it to the customers.
Best to hear it from the source but also...sit with a legal professional to get more advise.
Fear can be dealt with by gaining knowledge but don't let anyone try and scare you into using their legal services either..
What's new about the Endorsement Guides?
I've Heard A Lot On The Internet About FTC Policies
What's The Real Story?
What do the Endorsement Guides mean for bloggers?
How do bloggers follow the Endorsement Guides?
Is The FTC Going To Sue Bloggers?
You may have heard someone on video or anywhere else talking about getting fined straight away with $11,000. Well, let's see what FTC says because that's not what they saying...
Where to go for more information Instead Of
Listening To Hype and Scare Tactics?
There we go and you can visit FTC website clicking here...
I hope it has helped to get rid of the noise and all this fear of the unknown. You're going to do great and just be upfront with your customers on the website when reviewing a product.
Or selling one with testimonails, which personally, if we think about it, should be happening anyway.
As you know, the FTC Federal Trade Commission job is to protect the consumrers and want business to disclose their relationship with advertisers.
So, if you're promoting a product and you're getting paid for it or getting reward from the company, then they want you to disclose it to the customers.
Best to hear it from the source but also...sit with a legal professional to get more advise.
Fear can be dealt with by gaining knowledge but don't let anyone try and scare you into using their legal services either..
What's new about the Endorsement Guides?
I've Heard A Lot On The Internet About FTC Policies
What's The Real Story?
What do the Endorsement Guides mean for bloggers?
How do bloggers follow the Endorsement Guides?
Is The FTC Going To Sue Bloggers?
You may have heard someone on video or anywhere else talking about getting fined straight away with $11,000. Well, let's see what FTC says because that's not what they saying...
Where to go for more information Instead Of
Listening To Hype and Scare Tactics?
There we go and you can visit FTC website clicking here...
I hope it has helped to get rid of the noise and all this fear of the unknown. You're going to do great and just be upfront with your customers on the website when reviewing a product.
Or selling one with testimonails, which personally, if we think about it, should be happening anyway.
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Anvil! The Story of Anvil And What They Can Teach About Making Dreams Happen...
What would you do, if you knew it would take 30 years to reach your dreams?
If you tried for one year, 5 years, 25 years and nothing - would you quit your passion and dream?
This is the story of a band called Anvil..
It has captured the hearts of people all over the world and it may inspire you as well, with your passion and dreams.
It Takes A Desire, A Pulsating Desire - A Dream..
In Canada, a dream was about to be born. They’d be the rising star of Metal music.
In a house that was about to get it's first taste of Metal, is a young boy called Lips (Steve). His dream was to make it big in the music scene, do what he loves, and his words isn’t just that – words.
It Takes Knowledge And Skill
Every day, Lips would walk past a house after school and he’d see a speaker sitting in front of the window.
He'd hear the tight drumming blazing away.
“I’d hear heavy music. Either Sabbath or Grand Funk, or Cactus.” Says Lips.
The boy in that house is called Robb Riener. He found his one passion when his parents brought him a drum kit. He found one thing he could do and do it skillfully, with practise.
Fate was about to bring them together, as one of the biology students talked to Lips, about bringing a dummer to practise.
It Takes A Team
They met and they made a pact to rock together and forever - letting nothing getting in their way.
Even their differences.
They’d rise to fame and their band is Anvil.
They’d become legends and what some say, the “demigods of Canadian Metal.”
It Takes Consistent Action
They’d release one of the most powerful and heaviest album that shook the metal music industry forever called “Metal To Metal.”
It influenced so many around the world and generations to come.
In 1984, they toured the world.
They’d perform with the biggest bands in Rock. From Bonjovi to Whitesnake, Metallica, Slayer to Metal bands like Anthrax, and all sold millions of records.
Except one.
Anvil didn’t make millions.
They disappeared and no one really knew where for a while.
It Takes Action Perserverance
What the world didn’t know is they were still doing their music and working in odd jobs. They’d travel to do gigs and sometimes, not get paid.
They face shoddy work on their album productions and everything you can think of going wrong, went wrong.
Travelling back tired with the band Lips once said..
“It was really good, we found those sleeping bags.”
Instead of playing in front of thousands of people, they weren’t. Sometimes it be 10 people or less. Sometimes a small crowd in a large pub.
They’d finish and...miss their train.
Imagine, if you’re in network marketing or any business, and you didn’t get even 10 traffic every 5 months and just get one customer a year.
And everyone around you, is making the money. You’re sitting there, watching and hearing, recognition after recognition.
One year, two, three and 5 years and you’re still in the same place, the same rut and having the same problem of prospecting, getting customers.
Would you still believe?
Would you still believe, even when you hear families relatives, wife, husband, community, say..
“It’s over. You are 50 years old mate. 30 years have gone. Just stop dreaming.”
It Takes Believing On What Others Don't See
They even had the record label, EMI send them an email, saying..
“Sorry but...”
They call one producer who has produced for them before and sends him a sample of their new songs for an album. He calls back.
They need to get $12,000 to get the album created.
What would anyone who has no money do? Say, “I haven’t got any money?”
It Takes Mindset And Passion..
As the camera moved towards Lips, he gave us a message which I feel is an answer to anyone who wonders what to do with their life today...
“I started with Rob when we were 14 years old and we said – we’re going to do it until we’re old men. We really meant that. Always believe that no matter how hard it gets, there’s always a way.”
If EMI and other labels haven’t come and no manager has even called, then, there’s only one thing to do. They’re going to do it themselves and sell their album by meeting the fans.
Even if they have to play in front of just 10 people. It’s music, it’s their dream and that’s what they did.
30 years of playing, working the music, dreaming the big dream and what you may think can only end with nothing...
Opens a window of hope.
Lips gets a phone call.
They are going to Japan.
Sometimes, when you have been trying everyday for years on end and nothing is letting up, you cannot help but feel, if it’s ever going to happen.
Especially when they arrive in Japan to find they are last to play on the slot.
Lips stares at the name Anvil and is reminded of the years where they’ve performed in front of just 5 people.
He wonders if that’s how it’s going to be again. Time is running out and they are already 50 years old and they’ve dedicated their life to the dream.
It Takes Loyal Following Of Raving Fans, Customers..
As they get ready and they step on stage - they get the gift of a life time.
It’s not 5 people. It’s not 10 in an audience.
t’s not even 50. It’s...
The dream came true and their the fans have been waiting for their legends.
Our dreams are as real as we want it them to be.
Sometimes, they may not happen straight away but when they do, you see all the challenges, the hard times, and life too, has gone by, like a flicker of an eye.
Time will always go pass by, no matter what we do.
I hope, you live your dreams, no matter what they maybe and write your own story as Anvil wrote theirs and kept rocking no matter what came at them.
To your success
Adam Taha
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