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About Brownie
That’s Brownie in the picture.
He passed away earlier today.
I had him for twenty years. He was born feral, but quickly learned to like being petted and being held.
He had a stroke Thursday morning, and another the same afternoon. He’s been in ER until today.
Nerissa and I are in a state of shock right now. I know this is for the best, and I know Brownie is at peace, but it’s still a challenge to let go.
I wish I had something wise to say here. I realize death is part of the life experience, but right now it feels like the part that sucks.
I’m focusing on the joy Brownie gave me for twenty years — first with my late ex-wife Marian and then with Nerissa over the last few years — and I am grateful this loving Maine Coon came into our lives.
Thank you for all your loving thoughts.
Ao Akua,
Joe
What do these have in common?
What do these have in common?
– Britney Spears
– Harry Potter
– Elvis Mermaid
Give up?
All of the above were used as Step One in my Hypnotic Marketing Formula to grab national attention for something I wanted to promote.
Britney Spears, for example, unknowingly helped me move a half million dollars worth of product — in three days.
Harry Potter helped me make one of my books a number one bestseller — twice.
The Elvis Mermaid helped drive a stampede of traffic to my mrfire website — in three minutes.
The first step in my Hypnotic Marketing formula is about getting publicity — which *anybody* can do and virtually for free.
My three-step proprietary strategy has already been proven to work for any on or off-line business. Step One leads to step two and that leads to an ongoing online business that makes you smile.
The thing is, the material that reveals my Hypnotic Marketing formula has been off the market for over 366 days.
The good news is that it is coming back tomorrow, Friday, May 11th.
Get details at www.HypnoticMarketing.com
You can also get a training on how to do Hypnotic Marketing — all free — by going to that link.
Ao Akua
PS – “Hypnotic Marketing” began over 8 years ago. You can see the time-line at —www.HypnoticMarketing.com
PPS – Hypnotic Marketing is my all-time favorite product when it comes to marketing. I still use the formula today, which helps explain why so many of my products are successful. Check it out tomorrow.
Seed Money vs. Just Giving?
Suzanne tells me my office gets this question a lot —
“I recently got the Seed Money book download from your site. I have one or two questions for you around this. I’m sure you get plenty of questions everyday and don’t have time to personally answer all of them. Even if you added this to an upcoming blog it would be helpful.
In the seed money book, it talks about using the principal of affirming getting a ten-fold return on your money. However, in your Greatest Money Making Secret book (which I really loved) you state that you should give with absolutely no expectation of any return. Just give straight from the heart.
Surely it is possible to do both – give from the heart and also affirm that what you give will return to you ten fold. I would love to hear your views on this.
Also in your Greatest money making secret book you state that you should only really give to those people/places that have truly uplifted/inspired you. I can see the merit in this. However, surely you can also affirm that whatever I give out (be it money, smiles, compliments, energy etc.) will return to me tenfold. In this case, even shopping at the local store or filling the car up with gas can be included in this affirmation.
Is this different from the seed money principle? In your experience does what I am suggesting not work? My own feeling is that any “transaction” that I have with the universe on any level can be returned to me tenfold. Surely the universal intelligence can’t tell the difference between me giving to a needy charity and me giving when I shop at the store, so long as the emotion involved is the same.
I would love to hear from you. Best wishes. – Graham”
My answer is brief and to the point: you’re talking about two different things.
Seed Money is giving ten percent as a “seed” to grow or attract more money. You can plant those seeds anywhere: stores, churches, people, gas stations, good causes. When you plant a seed, you expect it to grow. So when you give, you expect a return.
Tithing is paying the money you owe the universe for what you have already received. You do it wherever you have received spiritual nourishment: people, places, things. You don’t expect a return because you already received the return. You give to pay back.
As for where to give and is the universe watching: my rule of thumb is only give where your heart directs. From there, you will receive more — as long as you don’t have any limiting beliefs about money which would stop or slow the flow.
Ao Akua,
Joe
www.mrfire.com
PS – The Seed Money book is described at www.mrfire.com/article-archives/copywriting-samples/seed-money.html My book, The Greatest Money-Making Secret in History, is at Amazon.
