MM #51: How Far Did You Come in 2005?

1. Announcements/Offers

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I couldn't believe 88 coaches jumped on this offer in the first 24 hours since I announced the big holiday spec ial yesterday.The rumour is true. Because it's the holidays, today you can trial our CoachStart Manual™ for the kingly sum, the exorbitant amount, of a whole one dollar.

What? That's right - $1 to learn the steps to set up a successful coaching business so you can make your contribution to the world and work from home. You only pay the balance if you love the Manual and decide to keep it!

Yes, this is the same Manual that is already in the hands of over 1,500 happy coaches, in 51 countries. And it's rushing out the door.

PLUS we have slashed shipping by more than half.

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(Note: I didn't anticipate this, but there's actually a chance we'll run out of stock. Sorry, but if that happens, we'll have to end the offer.)

The Coach From Oprah...

My good friend Marcia Wieder, America's Dream Coach (you know, the one from Oprah) has just launched a brand new way to go after your dreams with a renewed enthusiasm, excitement and energy. It’s specially designed to keep you laser focused and on track all year long, and is called the Power to Dream eBook Club. Oh - and the price is right.

Click here to get in:
http://www.becomeacoach.com/dreamcoach.htm

2. FEATURE: How Far Did You Come in 2005?

Before you go on to conquer the world in 2006, don't you think it's important to celebrate how far you have come this year.

Look back.

What have you accomplished?

What are you proud of?

And so importantly - what are you grateful for? (Because gratitude not only feels good - it generates growth.)

I'll start. Below I'll share what I'm proud to have accomplished this year, and what I'm grateful for.

But don't read it passively. Oh no.

At the bottom I'm going to ask you to write YOUR Celebratory for 2005.

As you read mine, ideas will spark for what you can celebrate this year. Then I'll ask you to go straight to the blog and post for the world to see.

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DAVID'S CELEBRATORY FOR 2005

Health & Lifestyle

• Completed an 8 day fast, and trialed raw food for 3 months.
• I'm thrilled that I'm sleeping well.
• My body is lean and fit, and I'm almost never sick
• Travelled around the world 1.5 times (been 15 months now)
• Created a lovely home/nest in New York

Relationships

• Made some wonderful new, close friends (Dawn, Jena, Flaven, Todd, Nathan, Liyana, Reid, Kate, Ginger - to name a few)
• Am well supported by my old friends (Jon, Carin, Liz, Bron, Leanne, Bernie, Sonja, Rob, Andrew, Mum & Dad - to name a few)
• Risked all by proposing, and getting a no! Kept my heart open when it would have been easier to close
• Started, and brought to an end, a wonderful relationship, with Abina
• Established very promising business relationships (Jack Canfield, Michael Port, Andrea Lee, Bill Harris, Suzanne Falter-Barnes, Nathan Patmor, Marcia Wieder, Terri Levine, Travis Greenlee, Maria Andrieu - and many of these relationships go beyond business into friendship)

Finance & Business & Career

• Launched three new physical products; one e-product
• Exhibited at our first trade show
• Increased combined subscribers from 25,654 to 47,017
• Increased revenue by 162% over previous year
• Gave away 10 times more than I ever have
• Learned 105 things that don't work

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Action - now it's time for YOU

Don't just read my Celebratory, make this valuable for you.

Post your Celebratory where we can all acknowledge you, here.

Whether you spend 1 minute or 1 day on it doesn't matter.

Just post it.

Remember, where there is gratitude and appreciation, there is growth. It's critical to chew and swallow what you've received this year, before asking for more.

If you find yourself judging your achievements - good! This is an opportunity to look deeper at what you can be grateful for. AND - to light the fire in your belly to really make 2006 count.

Go ahead - post your Celebratory now.

50,000 people receive my newsletters. And about 10,000 people open a given one. If only 10% of you post your Celebratory on the blog right now, we'll have 1,000 pieces of wonderful acknowledgment, celebration and gratitude.

Will yours be one of them?

Your Friends

I really want to read what my friends are celebrating this year. So I'm going to forward this invitation to them (no, for some strange reason they are not all subscribed already) and ask them all to post as well.

If you really want to start a gratitude movement, I invite you to do the same.(Hint: be sure and tell them to add their name to the post, so you can find it on the blog!)

Love and gratitude,

David

My Life Purpose

I've long been drawn to this concept, as I think many of us are. Recently I got clarity on what I'm up to on the planet. The difference I want to make, and how I can make it. Here's what's coming up:

PURPOSE:

To open people. So they can enjoy their lives filled with love, laughter and adventure.

MISSION (the how):

Triple the incidence of people using personal growth tools. i.e. coaching, therapy, healers, workshops, books, CD’s etc.

STRATEGY

1) Train coaches and other professionals in the business skills they need to attract clients (already doing this it seems through SolutionBox.com)

2) Create a coaching company which employs coaches, and markets for them, providing them with clients.

i.e. Marketing for GREAT coaches who can't market themselves

Let's flesh out this second idea a little...

PRINCIPLES/ADVANTAGES OF COACHING COMPANY

- one powerful, recognized brand

- get some big names on the board to support the brand and awareness

- centralized marketing (TV & radio ads, TV & radio interviews, PR/press releases, internet marketing - PPC & SEO)

- quality/screened coaches

- measuring success of clients

- company matches you with the right coach, and switches you mid-way if necessary.

- provides

- focusing on clients who will make the biggest impact on society

- encourages not just coaching, but CD sets, books, workshops. Coaching is kind of on the back end.

- Customers given a choice to click on affiliate or non-affiliate links to products we recommend

- Partners with companies that have the front end products, but no coaches on the backend.

- not-for-profit?

QUESTIONS FOR MY READERS

I have a BUNCH of questions for you guys.

To really discuss this, let's move it to the discussion forum. Would you please read my questions and post your answers here:

http://becomeacoach.com/life-coaching/viewtopic.php?t=141

Promotional Ideas

What other promotional ideas or special offers could you suggest?

What would be very exciting that people would want to tell their friends about?

Post them HERE on the blog, and thanks!

Holiday Gift

I've been casting about for something to give you guys.

No f*e*e.

No commissions.

No commitment.

No back scratching.

Just something useful you can use - either now or down the track.

I know many of you have web sites, or would like to have one soon.

I remember when I was launching my web site, or re-designing it, I really could have used a bunch of sample templates for ideas. To get a feel for the design I wanted.

But not just for inspiration - I could have really used the copyright so that I could just give one to my web designer and say 'Here - I want it like that. And we have permission so use as much of it as you want'.

And if you're on a tight web-budget, there's nothing better than landing a nice web-template to save you hun'dreds in design fees.

So that's my gift.

I've purchased the rights to one hundred and eight (yes - that's 108) web templates. And I'm passing them on to you.

You can browse them, download them, use them, alter them - whatever you like.

Thank you for all your support this year. Your feedback, kind words, trusting use of my information and products, and spreading the word about SolutionBox, is......well, it's pretty cool, and I appreciate it a lot.

Here's the link to your f'ree templates. I trust they'll come in handy:

http://www.life-coaching-resource.com/gift

Happy Holidays!


David

After 15 months, Dave finds a base

After travelling for 15 months, it's a HUGE step for me to take a lease in New York.

Oh sure - I spent 10 months in one city - but was constantly moving between friends' houses and sublets because I didn't know where I was going to settle down.

I still don't know much for sure, but I finally bit the bullet and took a beautiful place across the East River from Manhattan, on little Roosevelt Island under the 59th Street Bridge. (Where I actually lived in 96 and 97).

It's spacious, incredibly peaceful, and the views are amazing. (Oh - and the house warming party rocked!)

Feels really good to finally give myself something I needed so much. Here are some pics, including the party:

What's with the screwing around?

I'm starting to notice how much I mess about - not actually completing things I've said - for months now - I'll finish.

What's with all the screwing around?

I have a big to-do list (who doesn't) - and have noticed that each day I don't do it.

I intend to do it - I do other things - some of them amazing, productive things - and lots of them fun. So I see value in the way I'm operating - in the way I've always operated.

But I think there's a bit of a racket/pattern in this. Because I have a persistant complaint (yes, thank you Landmark Education) that these things are outstanding, and it's holding me back from moving on to the next things in my business. Not sure what I'm getting out of this - something about freedom and playing it safe comes up.

In any event - today is different. Today I buckle down, and tick things off the list.

(And now I'm struck by the incredible irony - that I'm actually posting this on my blog instead of doing what's on my list! See how it works? OK that's my cue - see ya)

In the words of Nike - 'Just Do It'

David