Attention and Distraction
The idea of whether the Internet is making us more intelligent or less intelligent, more vulnerable to distraction or more capable of skillful multi-tasking, seems to have obsessed the majority of print and online media journalists lately. No doubt these journalists are concerned with the fate of their jobs, as print media dwindles and people become increasingly less likely to pay for reporting that often costs thousands of dollars to accomplish. Out of this so-called “crisis of attention” has emerged a new genre of writing, a kind of meta-reporting in which journalists, distracted by the swarm of new media overtaking print, are focusing their attention on new neurological research and technological advancements to try and figure out where the future of their own profession, and indeed the entire globalized world, is headed.
One of the more notable recent articles to address this topic was Sam Anderson’s New York magazine piece called “In Defense of Distraction.”[1] Basically Anderson says that the amount of distracting media content available these days (through iPods, iPhones, 24/7 cable news, multiple email accounts, YouTube, etc) may, over time, enable human beings to be better at “paying attention.”
He begins the article by citing a number of scary statistics about the toll the Internet and streaming media has reeked on human beings: Young adults in South Korea have perished from exhaustion after marathon “gaming” sessions; distraction is a “full-blown epidemic” akin to smoking years ago, when people didn’t understand how unhealthy smoking really was; Einstein, were he alive today, would have been too distracted to come up with the theory of relativity. But Anderson soon comes around to say that attention is actually a kind of concentrated form of distraction. Focusing on a pen on your desk, for instance, is a way of harnessing your distractions around a single point. You start to think interesting thoughts about the desk, the pen, ink, the act of writing, etc. You become distracted, in other words, by concentrating on the pen.
We’re always distracted. It’s our natural condition. But too much concentration, Anderson says, can actually be a bad thing. Adderall, for example, often causes people to think mechanically, as if with blinders on, limiting one’s ability to be distracted and thus think creatively. In a recent article in Slate,[2] Joshua Foer spent an experimental week taking Adderall, and found that he was much less likely to be distracted by email, but also less likely to think outside the box. To experience the random associations or sensations that can often trigger a cool new angle on an idea, he needed to be a bit more distractable. Anderson uses the example of Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, Proust’s giant seven-volume masterpiece of reminiscence that was initially triggered by a random sense memory—the taste of a cookie dipped in tea that transported him back to his youth. Had Proust been taking Adderall, Anderson writes, he might’ve been so caught up in whatever conversation he was having or book he was reading that the memory of eating his “madeleine,” as the cookie was called, may not have registered at all.
Nicholas Carr, a former IT consultant who writes periodically for The Atlantic, made some darker prophecies on the subject of attention and distraction last year in an article titled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” [3] Taking the opposite track from Anderson, Carr starts by addressing the benefits of the Internet. People may be reading more than they used to in the seventies and eighties, thanks to the web and other text providers. And deep research is gloriously simpler thanks to Google. Whereas before you might have to spend a day in the library stacks to find a relevant quote, you can now search for it in Google and shazaam, there it is. Three seconds versus 5 hours. But Carr is infinitely skeptical of the toll this ease-of-access may be taking on the biological network of our brains. Technology may not only be influencing what we think, but how we think:
[W]hat the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation. My mind now expects to take in information the way the Net distributes it: in a swiftly moving stream of particles. Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski.
Carr foresees a time not unlike that portrayed in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey, in which the most ostensibly “human” character turns out to be a machine. The essence of Kubrick’s prophecy, Carr writes, is that “as we come to rely on computers to mediate our understanding of the world, it is our own intelligence that flattens into artificial intelligence.”
In my own life, I’ve noticed a decreased ability to pay attention to books and magazines the way that I used to, before the Internet became such a big part of everyone’s life. There’s always something else to do, to look up, to watch. Spending an hour reading a novel or a long article in the New Yorker is becoming less and less feasible. I find myself getting antsy, losing my place, drifting off, especially if I happen to be reading in the same room as my computer—that portal to the land of universal knowledge and, of course, distraction. Granted, there are a lot of great things on the Internet, things that have certainly changed the way I think about the world in a positive and beneficial way. Never have human beings been able to connect with one another so easily, and connect to ideas so easily, which hopefully increases our wisdom and ability to empathize with the rest of the species.
And yet, it’s hard not to feel like a kind of lab rat, punching the feeder bar for more and more input, more content, more blips of temporary pleasure from videos of cats in funny costumes. And the sad truth, as Carr makes clear, is that companies like Google have an economic interest in making us more and more distracted, so that they can learn more about our interests and personal habits and then advertise accordingly. They don’t want concentrated thinking; they want you to continue hyperlinking and surfing wildly and constantly, instead of spending thirty minutes contemplating an author’s intentions. That gets them nowhere. They, too, are thirsty for input.
For the moment, the solution for many ambitious Americans seems to be neuro-enhancers, drugs that increase out ability to pay attention and perform complex tasks more efficiently. But again, what part of ourselves are we losing by taking these drugs? The long-term consequences of Adderall addiction can be just as devastating as an addiction to speed—the gradual burning-out of important neural circuitry. Perhaps the best solution is to take up meditating, or make sure you get some weekly exercise, or just continue to think about stuff and have face-to-face conversations about non-technological subjects. Unless some apocalyptic event wipes out the whole mainframe Internet circuit board, we’re going to be living with frighteningly advanced technology for millennia to come. We better start learning how to ignore it from time to time.
To Your Success!
I Am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE!
615.653.0679
Saturday, January 2, 2010
R.I.P. - Common Sense
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn’t always fair; and
- maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers:
-I Know My Rights
-I Want It Now
-Someone Else Is To Blame
-I’m A Victim
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
BELIEVE ME! I am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE!
615.653.0679
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn’t always fair; and
- maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers:
-I Know My Rights
-I Want It Now
-Someone Else Is To Blame
-I’m A Victim
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
BELIEVE ME! I am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE!
615.653.0679
Friday, January 1, 2010
Millionaire Mindset
Bless 10, 000 - And Their Blessing Will Bless You !
In 1990, I was given a vision that I would become a millionaire, and as with many families, my vision was the "butt" of many jokes ... I'd laugh right along with my friends and family, but I never took my eye off that vision ... it was simple to me ... ten hundred thousand dollar homes would give me a million dollars in assets, and over twenty years I'd pay them off, and have a million dollar net worth; and that's exactly what I did - I was a millionaire before forty!
I guess the story should end there, but there's more ...I went on to own over thirty houses, valued at almost five million, and of course I carried the "five million dollar headache" that goes along with real estate investment - nevertheless, I was a millionaire - EVERYONE stopped laughing; however, some SUGGESTED that perhaps I went about my journey to millionaire -dom in a less than honest way - the very thought burned me up ... here I am working a hundred hours per week, in real estate and corporate america ( Fortune #23 ), and people have the stomach to suggest I was less than honest - like I said, it burned me up!
I made a decision to not only build upon my wealth, but to develop "one hundred millionaires" - my vision was "1000 ...100" - win one thousand souls, and help ten percent become millionaires; I say this was my vision, in truth it still is.
I started my project with several young men working for me ... I mentored them daily, we met weekly and planned a real estate strategyt around buying, building and developing real estate in the Metro Nashville area - we did well; three of five went to millionaire status - just ninety -seven more, I thought!
I asked each of my young millionaire students/friend to help me shoulder the burden of developing another "ninety -seven millionaires" over a seven year period, and of course they agreed .
I was thinking, "this is easy" - why doesn't everyone do this? We were expanding our real estate network, investing in restaurants, networking with a number of sport celebrities - just creating wealth everywhere we went ... blessing people and being blessed!
We were all like the "millionaires next door" - no one knew us, nor suspected that we were all millionaires ... that soon changed. Several articles, ribbon cuttings and ground breaking events put my "little millionaire" group on the "wire" - suddenly we had lots of attention, and our millionaire sports celeb buddies, only added to the attention.
Now we were being scrutinized, evaluated - tracked! The pressure to perform, and live up to our press grew, our competition increased external to our group, and strangely enough internal to our group! We begin to compete for press, fight for attention, attempt to "one up, one another"; we lost sight of the "vision to create", and begin to focus on maintaining, and adding to our "own kingdom" - on lookers really enjoyed that fiasco!
Jumping to the end of the story - we lost everything! People ask me today, how did the "triune" lose everything ... well the answer is simple - we lost each other, we lost our "synergy", our "mojo" ... we lost the secret to our success - friendship!
Now several years after the madness, we're all in the recovery mode, and we're all friends again ... having had both millions and friendship, I value the friendship deeply. We have to work at though, it's always easy to "back track" towards the madness that almost destroyed us! LESSON LEARNED ? Oh, yes ! Maybe my story will help someone figure out how to gain the millions, and maintain the "stuff that dreams are made of" - family and friendship!
I've not given up on creating 100 millionaires - STAND BY ( smile) !
Kevin K. Hemphill
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE
www.kevinkhemphill.com
615.653.0679
In 1990, I was given a vision that I would become a millionaire, and as with many families, my vision was the "butt" of many jokes ... I'd laugh right along with my friends and family, but I never took my eye off that vision ... it was simple to me ... ten hundred thousand dollar homes would give me a million dollars in assets, and over twenty years I'd pay them off, and have a million dollar net worth; and that's exactly what I did - I was a millionaire before forty!
I guess the story should end there, but there's more ...I went on to own over thirty houses, valued at almost five million, and of course I carried the "five million dollar headache" that goes along with real estate investment - nevertheless, I was a millionaire - EVERYONE stopped laughing; however, some SUGGESTED that perhaps I went about my journey to millionaire -dom in a less than honest way - the very thought burned me up ... here I am working a hundred hours per week, in real estate and corporate america ( Fortune #23 ), and people have the stomach to suggest I was less than honest - like I said, it burned me up!
I made a decision to not only build upon my wealth, but to develop "one hundred millionaires" - my vision was "1000 ...100" - win one thousand souls, and help ten percent become millionaires; I say this was my vision, in truth it still is.
I started my project with several young men working for me ... I mentored them daily, we met weekly and planned a real estate strategyt around buying, building and developing real estate in the Metro Nashville area - we did well; three of five went to millionaire status - just ninety -seven more, I thought!
I asked each of my young millionaire students/friend to help me shoulder the burden of developing another "ninety -seven millionaires" over a seven year period, and of course they agreed .
I was thinking, "this is easy" - why doesn't everyone do this? We were expanding our real estate network, investing in restaurants, networking with a number of sport celebrities - just creating wealth everywhere we went ... blessing people and being blessed!
We were all like the "millionaires next door" - no one knew us, nor suspected that we were all millionaires ... that soon changed. Several articles, ribbon cuttings and ground breaking events put my "little millionaire" group on the "wire" - suddenly we had lots of attention, and our millionaire sports celeb buddies, only added to the attention.
Now we were being scrutinized, evaluated - tracked! The pressure to perform, and live up to our press grew, our competition increased external to our group, and strangely enough internal to our group! We begin to compete for press, fight for attention, attempt to "one up, one another"; we lost sight of the "vision to create", and begin to focus on maintaining, and adding to our "own kingdom" - on lookers really enjoyed that fiasco!
Jumping to the end of the story - we lost everything! People ask me today, how did the "triune" lose everything ... well the answer is simple - we lost each other, we lost our "synergy", our "mojo" ... we lost the secret to our success - friendship!
Now several years after the madness, we're all in the recovery mode, and we're all friends again ... having had both millions and friendship, I value the friendship deeply. We have to work at though, it's always easy to "back track" towards the madness that almost destroyed us! LESSON LEARNED ? Oh, yes ! Maybe my story will help someone figure out how to gain the millions, and maintain the "stuff that dreams are made of" - family and friendship!
I've not given up on creating 100 millionaires - STAND BY ( smile) !
Kevin K. Hemphill
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE
www.kevinkhemphill.com
615.653.0679
Voice! Power!
Three Traits, Three Factors, Three Skills
3 Skills You Need to Succeed
Top-income-earning entrepreneurs, business leaders, and speakers come in all shapes, sizes, races, and religions. But every one I've ever met share three critical success traits...
Success Trait #1: Maintain a Larger Vision of Yourself
The key to improving yourself and getting more of everything you want from lifeSuccess Trait #2: Be an Effective Communicator
The key to a magnetic personality and expressing yourself with character, charisma, and authoritySuccess Trait #3: Motivate, Inspire and Empower Others
The key to influence, persuasion, and getting others to take the actions you want them to take
Without them, you'll struggle for years with dismal results (at best, you'll cycle through peaks and valleys, ups and downs).
But with them, you swiftly achieve a life beyond your wildest dreams!
The good news is ... they are completely learnable. And they are each components of your natural-born Power Voice.
Break down each of the three critical success factors for you...
Success Factor #1:
Maintain a Larger Vision of Yourself
As a success-minded person, you KNOW – without an inkling of a doubt – that you are capable of more. Achieving more, earning more, becoming more.
It's the attitude you must possess, if you want to achieve your goals and live your dreams.
Trouble is, most people never cement their positive self-belief firmly enough in their minds. Hence, they never transform belief into certain, unshakable knowledge.
And if you're not already #1 in your field, you will benefit immensely from this part of the training seminar.
While you're there, you'll develop a larger vision of yourself ... the absolute, bullet-proof certainty that you can be, do, and have more in your life—now, and for the rest of your life!
You'll also learn exactly how to maintain full belief in yourself and your ability to live out your dreams – no matter what life throws at you.
Now bear with me, because you get far more than that.
And if you miss the rest of this, you're forever doomed to ride the highs and lows of the emotional (and financial) roller-coaster ... where good times never last.
Now, let me reveal ...
Success Factor #2:
Be an Effective Communicator
All successful business people are effective communicators. They've developed their ability to connect and bond with people in every situation. They're likable. They're magnetic.
But they aren't born effective communicators. They've worked at it. That's why conversation, public speaking, even persuasion appears so natural to them.
Here are just a few of the communication skills you'll acquire when you attend Discover Your Power Voice :
•The powerful truth behind your "Circle of Influence"... Why your power to persuade is limited to people within your circle ... how to widen your influence, so previously untouchable 'A-Players' are naturally drawn to you.
•How to become a slam-dunk 'under-the-radar' sales person – without awkward, high-pressure sales tactics.Discover the subtle, non-confrontational selling psychology most people never learn. Put these secrets to work for you and selling becomes as easy as talking about the weather.
•How to find your inner voice. Your inner voice is the message you speak to others and how you speak it. One reason most people struggle is because they fail to find their voice. But once I show you how to find yours, speaking will come naturally (to intimate groups or large audiences)... like second nature to you. People will be drawn to you and your character, your confidence, your charisma. They'll sense the integrity in your voice ... and they'll want to do business with you and help you pursue your goals.
•How to unleash the world-class, global communicator in you – without embarrassment, humiliation or fear! As the #1 Motivational Speaker in the world, I'm paid millions of dollars + First Class accommodations for my presentations. I'll teach you my most effective methods that have had the biggest impact on audiences of all sizes and a variety of cultures and ways of thinking.
When I'm through with you, you'll be prepared to speak your mind with power, passion, and conviction to any group – at a moment's notice.
When you speak, your audience will hang on your every word.
What's more, these skills will automatically spill over into your writing, too! You'll possess a renewed clarity for words: mentally, verbally, and written. Now, your ads, emails, and marketing materials will sparkle with a natural persuasive allure that attracts more paying customers!
•How to get more enthusiastic "Yes" responses ... become empowered by "No" ... and squash false "wishy-washy" commitments like “maybe” or “I'll think about it.” Get rapid, firm commitments from others and leap into productive action.
•And many more techniques that'll turn you into amaster of communication and the persuasive arts!
Let's move on to ...
Success Factor #3:
Motivate, Inspire and Empower Others
Many people say I'm the best there is at motivating others into action. And I will teach you how to do the same. I touched on several of these methods above. Now here are two more of my best-kept action-inspiring secrets that I'll unveil to you:
•How to create an aura of “no conflict” and close more deals more often.This win-win method is so pure, so innocent, even complete novices can harness its power to attract new distributors and sell more product – just hours after learning it! As you continue to use it, you'll feel its power root deeper within your being.
•Strategy: The Distract-Dispute-Empower Method. I'm pulling back the curtain a bit for you to see how this strategy works...
Step 1: Distract - Whether your audience consists of one person or ten thousand, everyone is connected with the 'story' (or thoughts) going on in their own head. It's your job distract them from their own internal dialog and enroll them into one committed listening. How? Through your message and the strategic delivery of your story, your sales pitch, your idea... you effectively engage their attention. Rather than speaking to segments of the audience (or a half-engaged listener), you fully engage your audience emotionally to what you're saying.
Step 2: Dispute - Whether you're selling an idea or a product, you are continuously working to raise the beliefs and expectations your audience has about themselves (or your product). Therefore, your message needs to dispute their existing beliefs. To grab onto a new belief, they must let go of the other.
Step 3: Empower - If steps one and two create the fertile ground, step 3 nurtures the seeds. Here, you inspire your audience to act on the new beliefs you created.
VOICE ! POWER !
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE
3 Skills You Need to Succeed
Top-income-earning entrepreneurs, business leaders, and speakers come in all shapes, sizes, races, and religions. But every one I've ever met share three critical success traits...
Success Trait #1: Maintain a Larger Vision of Yourself
The key to improving yourself and getting more of everything you want from lifeSuccess Trait #2: Be an Effective Communicator
The key to a magnetic personality and expressing yourself with character, charisma, and authoritySuccess Trait #3: Motivate, Inspire and Empower Others
The key to influence, persuasion, and getting others to take the actions you want them to take
Without them, you'll struggle for years with dismal results (at best, you'll cycle through peaks and valleys, ups and downs).
But with them, you swiftly achieve a life beyond your wildest dreams!
The good news is ... they are completely learnable. And they are each components of your natural-born Power Voice.
Break down each of the three critical success factors for you...
Success Factor #1:
Maintain a Larger Vision of Yourself
As a success-minded person, you KNOW – without an inkling of a doubt – that you are capable of more. Achieving more, earning more, becoming more.
It's the attitude you must possess, if you want to achieve your goals and live your dreams.
Trouble is, most people never cement their positive self-belief firmly enough in their minds. Hence, they never transform belief into certain, unshakable knowledge.
And if you're not already #1 in your field, you will benefit immensely from this part of the training seminar.
While you're there, you'll develop a larger vision of yourself ... the absolute, bullet-proof certainty that you can be, do, and have more in your life—now, and for the rest of your life!
You'll also learn exactly how to maintain full belief in yourself and your ability to live out your dreams – no matter what life throws at you.
Now bear with me, because you get far more than that.
And if you miss the rest of this, you're forever doomed to ride the highs and lows of the emotional (and financial) roller-coaster ... where good times never last.
Now, let me reveal ...
Success Factor #2:
Be an Effective Communicator
All successful business people are effective communicators. They've developed their ability to connect and bond with people in every situation. They're likable. They're magnetic.
But they aren't born effective communicators. They've worked at it. That's why conversation, public speaking, even persuasion appears so natural to them.
Here are just a few of the communication skills you'll acquire when you attend Discover Your Power Voice :
•The powerful truth behind your "Circle of Influence"... Why your power to persuade is limited to people within your circle ... how to widen your influence, so previously untouchable 'A-Players' are naturally drawn to you.
•How to become a slam-dunk 'under-the-radar' sales person – without awkward, high-pressure sales tactics.Discover the subtle, non-confrontational selling psychology most people never learn. Put these secrets to work for you and selling becomes as easy as talking about the weather.
•How to find your inner voice. Your inner voice is the message you speak to others and how you speak it. One reason most people struggle is because they fail to find their voice. But once I show you how to find yours, speaking will come naturally (to intimate groups or large audiences)... like second nature to you. People will be drawn to you and your character, your confidence, your charisma. They'll sense the integrity in your voice ... and they'll want to do business with you and help you pursue your goals.
•How to unleash the world-class, global communicator in you – without embarrassment, humiliation or fear! As the #1 Motivational Speaker in the world, I'm paid millions of dollars + First Class accommodations for my presentations. I'll teach you my most effective methods that have had the biggest impact on audiences of all sizes and a variety of cultures and ways of thinking.
When I'm through with you, you'll be prepared to speak your mind with power, passion, and conviction to any group – at a moment's notice.
When you speak, your audience will hang on your every word.
What's more, these skills will automatically spill over into your writing, too! You'll possess a renewed clarity for words: mentally, verbally, and written. Now, your ads, emails, and marketing materials will sparkle with a natural persuasive allure that attracts more paying customers!
•How to get more enthusiastic "Yes" responses ... become empowered by "No" ... and squash false "wishy-washy" commitments like “maybe” or “I'll think about it.” Get rapid, firm commitments from others and leap into productive action.
•And many more techniques that'll turn you into amaster of communication and the persuasive arts!
Let's move on to ...
Success Factor #3:
Motivate, Inspire and Empower Others
Many people say I'm the best there is at motivating others into action. And I will teach you how to do the same. I touched on several of these methods above. Now here are two more of my best-kept action-inspiring secrets that I'll unveil to you:
•How to create an aura of “no conflict” and close more deals more often.This win-win method is so pure, so innocent, even complete novices can harness its power to attract new distributors and sell more product – just hours after learning it! As you continue to use it, you'll feel its power root deeper within your being.
•Strategy: The Distract-Dispute-Empower Method. I'm pulling back the curtain a bit for you to see how this strategy works...
Step 1: Distract - Whether your audience consists of one person or ten thousand, everyone is connected with the 'story' (or thoughts) going on in their own head. It's your job distract them from their own internal dialog and enroll them into one committed listening. How? Through your message and the strategic delivery of your story, your sales pitch, your idea... you effectively engage their attention. Rather than speaking to segments of the audience (or a half-engaged listener), you fully engage your audience emotionally to what you're saying.
Step 2: Dispute - Whether you're selling an idea or a product, you are continuously working to raise the beliefs and expectations your audience has about themselves (or your product). Therefore, your message needs to dispute their existing beliefs. To grab onto a new belief, they must let go of the other.
Step 3: Empower - If steps one and two create the fertile ground, step 3 nurtures the seeds. Here, you inspire your audience to act on the new beliefs you created.
VOICE ! POWER !
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE
Internet Marketing Evolution, Revolution or BOTH!
First the bad news: The jobless rate in the United States is
skyrocketing and is now 6% higher than it was before the
recession of 2001. Not good, and downright dangerous...
Manufacturing jobs have shed over 212,000 jobs in the
past year. The Financial Services industry has shed over
79,000 in the past year. And thats only two industries.
Are you still relying on a 'JOB' to determine your future?
I sure hope not. The times have changed...BIG time. The
question is: Will you change with them?
If not, you could be in for quite a rough ride ahead...
The good news: You now have a very, very real "solution"
to the unemployment crisis unfolding in the United States.
As a matter of fact, you not only have a solution, you have
game plan, a proven business model, a turn-key marketing
system, a call center to make sales for you AND a team of
experts in place to assist you every step of the way...
All of these components have never been in place in the
Home Business industry...until now, which is exactly why
we created the revolutionary CarbonCopyPRO marketing
"system"...
...So that folks with ZERO experience can plug right in and
have success in a matter of weeks not years or decades like
in the "old school" M L M model.
To Your Success!
I am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE !
615.653.0679
skyrocketing and is now 6% higher than it was before the
recession of 2001. Not good, and downright dangerous...
Manufacturing jobs have shed over 212,000 jobs in the
past year. The Financial Services industry has shed over
79,000 in the past year. And thats only two industries.
Are you still relying on a 'JOB' to determine your future?
I sure hope not. The times have changed...BIG time. The
question is: Will you change with them?
If not, you could be in for quite a rough ride ahead...
The good news: You now have a very, very real "solution"
to the unemployment crisis unfolding in the United States.
As a matter of fact, you not only have a solution, you have
game plan, a proven business model, a turn-key marketing
system, a call center to make sales for you AND a team of
experts in place to assist you every step of the way...
All of these components have never been in place in the
Home Business industry...until now, which is exactly why
we created the revolutionary CarbonCopyPRO marketing
"system"...
...So that folks with ZERO experience can plug right in and
have success in a matter of weeks not years or decades like
in the "old school" M L M model.
To Your Success!
I am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE !
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Forget New Year's Resolutions - They Don't Work
Goal setting expert explains real success lies in life plans, not in making resolutions.
"You can forget about making New Year's Resolutions if you're hoping for a successful outcome. Most aren't worth the paper they're written on," says Vic Johnson, a leading goal setting and motivation expert.
Most New Year's Resolutions have gone by the wayside before January is over and most won't even be remembered six months later. And the reason is pretty simple. Most are made in response to something negative; a habit or situation that the person wants to change or end. And therein lies the problem - it's hard to develop momentum from a negative response. It is always easier to move toward something than away from something.
Consider one of the most adopted goals --- weight loss. No one can get excited about losing weight - it requires deprivation. It's a negative response to concerns about appearance, health, etc. The results of weight loss New Year's Resolutions demonstrate their weakness. A survey sponsored by Gardenburger found that more than three-fourths of all women between the ages of 25 and 54 make diet and weight-loss plans each year. Nearly nine of 10 respondents reported only occasional or no success, while almost half lost little or actually gained weight instead.
"The people who succeed at losing weight and maintaining the loss have usually been motivated by a dream much bigger and more positive than just losing weight," explains Johnson. "They see themselves living a healthy lifestyle. They begin to act and think like people who are in good physical shape. There's more of a radical change in a person's thinking and actions than you see with most resolutions. It wouldn't be possible to effect and sustain such a radical change unless the person is motivated by a big dream that is positive in nature."
Another popular aim is to quit smoking. Johnson himself was a three-pack-a-day smoker until he celebrated a smoke-free New Year's sixteen years ago. "For over twenty years I had tried to quit many times using every tool and technique I'd hear about. But as long as I was trying to quit, I couldn't break the grip. Instead, I developed a dream to become a non-smoker. I fell in love with the idea of breathing clean air instead of smoky air, of my body and clothes smelling nice instead of smoky. I thought about how wonderful it would be to taste food again. I decided to start acting and thinking like a non-smoker, and when the thinking took hold I simply quit smoking. In all the years since, I've never wanted another cigarette, never even thought about wanting one."
According to Johnson, the best goal to set is one that calls for the individual to create a plan for their life based on a set of personal dreams. "Most people are in a free-fall through life, careening from one crisis to the next. If you were going to build a new house and you had this idea for a fabulous master bedroom suite, you wouldn't rush out and start building the master bedroom. You'd have a complete plan before you started. When you approach resolutions and goals in the same manner, you end up with a much better chance of achieving success."
To Your Success!
I am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE!
615.653.0679
Goal setting expert explains real success lies in life plans, not in making resolutions.
"You can forget about making New Year's Resolutions if you're hoping for a successful outcome. Most aren't worth the paper they're written on," says Vic Johnson, a leading goal setting and motivation expert.
Most New Year's Resolutions have gone by the wayside before January is over and most won't even be remembered six months later. And the reason is pretty simple. Most are made in response to something negative; a habit or situation that the person wants to change or end. And therein lies the problem - it's hard to develop momentum from a negative response. It is always easier to move toward something than away from something.
Consider one of the most adopted goals --- weight loss. No one can get excited about losing weight - it requires deprivation. It's a negative response to concerns about appearance, health, etc. The results of weight loss New Year's Resolutions demonstrate their weakness. A survey sponsored by Gardenburger found that more than three-fourths of all women between the ages of 25 and 54 make diet and weight-loss plans each year. Nearly nine of 10 respondents reported only occasional or no success, while almost half lost little or actually gained weight instead.
"The people who succeed at losing weight and maintaining the loss have usually been motivated by a dream much bigger and more positive than just losing weight," explains Johnson. "They see themselves living a healthy lifestyle. They begin to act and think like people who are in good physical shape. There's more of a radical change in a person's thinking and actions than you see with most resolutions. It wouldn't be possible to effect and sustain such a radical change unless the person is motivated by a big dream that is positive in nature."
Another popular aim is to quit smoking. Johnson himself was a three-pack-a-day smoker until he celebrated a smoke-free New Year's sixteen years ago. "For over twenty years I had tried to quit many times using every tool and technique I'd hear about. But as long as I was trying to quit, I couldn't break the grip. Instead, I developed a dream to become a non-smoker. I fell in love with the idea of breathing clean air instead of smoky air, of my body and clothes smelling nice instead of smoky. I thought about how wonderful it would be to taste food again. I decided to start acting and thinking like a non-smoker, and when the thinking took hold I simply quit smoking. In all the years since, I've never wanted another cigarette, never even thought about wanting one."
According to Johnson, the best goal to set is one that calls for the individual to create a plan for their life based on a set of personal dreams. "Most people are in a free-fall through life, careening from one crisis to the next. If you were going to build a new house and you had this idea for a fabulous master bedroom suite, you wouldn't rush out and start building the master bedroom. You'd have a complete plan before you started. When you approach resolutions and goals in the same manner, you end up with a much better chance of achieving success."
To Your Success!
I am KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE!
615.653.0679
Network Equals Net Worth!
79,000,000 (yes million) Americans plan to start their OWN
businesses in the next 3 years (Forbes Magazine). The great
majority will do it through a Network Marketing / Direct Sales
model.
In fact, both Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki recommend
the Network Marketing industry in their latest book: "Why We
Want You To Be Rich."
Trump and Kiyosaki BOTH say that if they had to do it all over
again, they would build their fortunes in THIS industry. Oh! I
almost forgot, Warren Buffet also bought a half dozen or so
Network Marketing companies in the last few years...
In fact in Trump and Kiyosaki's book "Why We Want You To
Be Rich," they dedicate an ENTIRE chapter to it! (chapter 25).
This is the only business model they wrote a WHOLE chapter
on.
NOTE! -- NOT 'M L M' though.....they do not mention M L M
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Respectfully,
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--
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615.653.0679
businesses in the next 3 years (Forbes Magazine). The great
majority will do it through a Network Marketing / Direct Sales
model.
In fact, both Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki recommend
the Network Marketing industry in their latest book: "Why We
Want You To Be Rich."
Trump and Kiyosaki BOTH say that if they had to do it all over
again, they would build their fortunes in THIS industry. Oh! I
almost forgot, Warren Buffet also bought a half dozen or so
Network Marketing companies in the last few years...
In fact in Trump and Kiyosaki's book "Why We Want You To
Be Rich," they dedicate an ENTIRE chapter to it! (chapter 25).
This is the only business model they wrote a WHOLE chapter
on.
NOTE! -- NOT 'M L M' though.....they do not mention M L M
even once in their book. There is a major, major difference between
"true" Network Marketing and M L M that most will never know....
Details here --> http:///thankyou.php
Respectfully,
--
Join the most successful marketing system on the planet.
--
To Your Excellence!
KINGDOM!
Kevin K. Hemphill LIVE !
615.653.0679
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