Gift: Seth Godin Audio Book

My last post about achieving goals created a little controversy, in part because I stood to make some money. So to make ammends to anyone who was upset I am giving a gift to everyone.

Okay, actually I'm not the one giving it. Seth Godin is. And the real truth is that it's not even my idea. This gift was first given to me by a friend of mine from South Africa named Marcel Oudejans who is one of the savviest guys I've met in a long time.

He told me about the free download on his blog. So, to return the favor to him for sharing with me this resource, I'm going to have you get the link from HIS blog, not mine. Of course, he doesn't profit from this either, but hopefully you'll like the stuff he writes and start following his blogs as well as mine.

Either way, enjoy the Seth Godin book. I know you'll enjoy the price ($0)

http://www.performmarketing.co.za/resources/create-tribe.html

Just for the record, you will have to follow a link from Marcel's blog to get to the free download and you'll need to download some free software from Audiobook in order to process the download. It is all very intuitive and easy and will take less than 4 minutes.

It's worth it.

I'm sorry I started this controversy...

There was a little bit of controversy generated ten days ago when I recommended a product for which I get an affiliate referral fee. It was suggested that my recomendation might have been influenced by the few dollars I might make in affiliate fees.

I wrote a response to the idea and you can read it as well as all the other controversial comments that flew back and forth on my business building blog. Just scroll down to the previous entry, read it and then click where it tells you the number of comments. You're welcome to add your own, positive or negative, if you want.

But my wife suggested that rather than TELL people about how effective the program is, why don't I SHOW them something irrefutable.

Warning: if you touch this link you will see pictures of me with no shirt on..do so at your own risk!

See for yourself: http://JulianSpeaks.com/bragging

How I make money while I lose weight

Over the last six months I've lost about 40 lbs and added about 5 lbs of muscle mass. People notice and they ask"What are you doing?"

I remember asking the same thing of people who I had noticed were losing weight and the answers were never what I really wanted to hear. I got all the usual responses:

• "I cut way back on my portions" (yeah, but I LIKE food!)
• "I spend an hour on the treadmill every morning" (I don't have an extra hour every day!)
• "I eat only bacon, cheese, steak, and sour cream" (If I had the discipline not to eat bread I'd have the discipline to just eat smaller portions!)
• "I gave up meat, sugar, white flour, and all forms of dietary fat" (oatmeal, yum.)
  

So what did I do that was different and what in the world does ANY of this have to do with growing a business?

Just this...

Last month I gave a talk in Philadelphia about how too often we focus on incomplete behavior circles. Our attitude affects our behavior, our behavior affects our self-image, and our self-image affects our attitude. We never seem to address the entire circle, but rather just parts of it. So we get people who tell us to "eat less and exercise more" (good advice), or to "recite positive affirmations about the person you wish to become" (good advice), but rarely are we exposed to the importance of completing the circle.

So how did I lose 40 lbs of fat and add five lbs of muscle? How is my answer different from all the other answers you hear?

I reprogrammed my self-image. I BECAME a different person and then the affirmations and behaviors flowed naturally and almost effortlessly. This sounds a little "fruity"maybe but think just a minute about this:

What could you do if you had all your current knowledge and skills but were also: supremely confident? If you naturally and instinctively chose healthy foods in the right portions? If you applied yourself with laser-focus to every task you attempt so that you get far more done in far less time? How would your life be different if every goal you set wasn't a chore, but seemed to unfold automatically?

Here's how I did it and if you're willing to give it a try I'll give you a free gift just for attempting it. After years of research and study in behavior modification and human development I found a company that has created one of the greatest tools for improving lives that I've come across. Simple in concept, but so amazingly researched and well thought out that it impressed me from the first time I read about it. Once I listened to the first CD I was completely convinced.

Check out this link to Reprogram Your Brain and get yourself a gift this year that will pay you back a hundred times over...10,000 times over during the next year.

Everything this company sells comes with a money back guarantee and here's what I'll do because I believe in the product so much and I want all of you to see if it doesn't work for you as well. If you spend at least $50, forward the e-mail receipt they send you to me at julian@julianfranklin.com and include your mailing address in the e-mail. I'll then send you a CD of the lecture I gave in Philly about other ways you can work to redesign your life from the inside out. You pay nothing for the CD,I'll even cover the shipping.

No matter what your goals are, you have nothing to lose and your whole life to gain.

By the way, if you are interested in just purchasing the CD of the lecture I gave in Philadelphia last month, it's available for $25 on my web site at http://www.julianspeaks.com/.