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Want to be a Powerful Speaker? Throw Fear Aside with the WOW Factor

Posted on November 12, 2010 | 1 comment

Lynn RoseLynn Rose on Becoming a Masterful Speaker and Powerful Communicator.

Lynn Rose has been touted, “The Voice Of Transformation.” She is a multi-faceted Singer/Songwriter, who also has made her mark as a Host for TV and Radio.

She started out having starred in a National Broadway show and from there, appeared in TV and Film including, ‘General Hospital’,‘Talk Soup’, a CBS TV Movie, Hosting for ESPN, a Disney Film and more.

As a Headliner, Lynn has toured all around the world having opened for Sheryl Crow, Jay Leno and Kenny Loggins and many more. She even sang at The Super Bowl 2003.

Her passion and her purpose is to connect people to their hearts and help empower them thus, Lynn is also a Motivational Speaker.

JW Najarian, Lisa Schneiderman, Renee Piane and Lynn Rose Cracking it up on the Red Carpet of the BraveHeart Women Awards Show

Lynn Sits Down with Networking Fool

Networking Fool’s Bob Schecter and JW Najarian were very excited to talk with Lynn about her WOW program. JW has know Lynn through various functions and groups for the last couple of years and has always been captivated by her stage presence and the ease at which she commands the stage and always makes every thing she says sound sound authentic and powerful.

Lynn shared some excellent techniques in the audio that will help anyone feel more confident when faced with speaking with a group. I know this will sound like a commercial for Lynn’s the WOW Factor and I want to make it clear that we make no money from introducing Lynn’s system to you.

We have not taken the course, so I cannot tell you how good it is, but I know Lynn and if she can teach what she has, we all need to take these lessons. The Network Fool wants to find cool stuff and show it too you. What you do with the info is up to you.

SECRET BONUS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE…. The Tweet Song Video

WOW I Can Be a Great Speaker!

“As it turns out, Lynn teaches very small and intimate groups her stage secrets. I didn’t know there were any secrets. I thought you were a born speaker and the rest of us just sucked. I also get very nervous and have stage fright even though I have taught, spoken and played as a musician in front of several large crowds. I just thought that if I did it enough the fear would go away and if I worked on not saying uh or um too much, that I could get better. Thank technology for editing software. I can make my bumbling, fumbling interview style sound less bumbling and fumbling. ” – JW

Lynn Rose Banner for WOW event

What is the WOW Factor?

The WOW Factor is a two day program with Lynn in a very intimate setting. She likes to keep the class size at around 10. Lynn goes over the two day structure in the audio above so make sure you listen to it. The WOW Factor is about? Listen to the audio…. Where Lynn tells you all about how she went from frustration and fear to being confident and in control. What Will You Learn?

  • Being a Master at instantly connecting powerfully with your audience or clients and make extraordinary impact any and every time you hit the stage or are in the media
  • A Breakthrough in banishing any barriers that could ever hold you back in any way (nothing can stop you from being your best ever again!)
  • How to be COMPLETELY who YOU are, free of all the ‘shoulds’, ‘templates’ or old, tired ways and revel in the freedom of that
  • The Four SECRET distinctions that ensure you have any crowd or person mesmerized by you
  • Knowing how to avoid the FIVE mistakes many professional speakers make that you want to avoid!
  • Mastering your ability to shift your attitude and feelings in an INSTANT so you can always stand in your power (this impacts all areas of your life and will WOW you)
  • Speaking off the top of your head – in the spur of the moment – in any situation! (you never have to rely on notes or powerpoint again and you can never be thrown!
  • Uncovering what may be hiding from your view that’s acting like a foot on the brake of going for it in your speaking, career or your life and how to release that and finally have an ease of BEING and pursuing your passion
  • Fully unleashing and discovering what is YOUR unique inner brilliance
  • Possessing the #1 Ingredient that makes you a consistently Masterful Speaker
  • How, by a simple, little known adjustment of your body language and posture, your presence can come ALIVE!
  • How to use your voice in a commanding way
  • Your confidence boosted like you’ve never experienced before (and the peace of mind that comes from that)
  • Possessing the SECRET technique that works EVERY TIME to get a crowd of even thousands quiet!
  • Knowing how to create energy even when you’re dog tired!
  • Reaching your next greatest level of mastery in your presentations – no matter where your experience level is right now!

THE WOW FACTOR www.WowYourAudiences.com LYNN ROSE SITE www.LynnRose.com

Lynn Rose

310-306-5966 TEL 310-306-8367 FAX Lynn@LynnRose.com

BONUS

The Twitter Song – Everybody Tweet Tweet

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Dr Karen Wolfe – The Unsweetened Truth About Sugar

Posted on October 31, 2010 | Leave a comment

Dr Karen WolfeGlobal recessions notwithstanding, we live in the midst of abundant wealth and technology, and yet, obesity and chronic disease are at epidemic and epic proportions throughout the world.

dr karen wolfeDr. Karen Wolfe is a pioneer in wellness. She has extensive experience in health care, wellness and disease management and presents at local, national and international conferences on subjects such as Mind/Body Medicine, health care reform, managed care, specific disease management strategies and integrated health management.

She is a licensed physician in her homeland Australia. She worked initially as a family physician followed by 8 years of experience in the administration of national health care, wellness and senior programs in her role as the Medical Director of the Australian Government Health Service.

Karen Wolfe is the author of:

  • Medicine From the Inside Out
  • An Enlightened Guide to Menopause
  • Give Stress
  • Successful Aging
  • A Wise Woman’s Approach to Healing and Cancer
  • What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Nutritional Medicine

Karen has extensive experience as a physician, speaker, author and health care consultant. She is a national and international speaker on topics such as “Integrating Complementary Medicine Into Managed Care”,” The Mind/Body Connection for Health and Wellness”, “Understanding Managed Care” and many specific health topics.

Visit Dr Karen’s website to find out more about her incredible background and wonderful products – Click HERE

A person’s weight is a reflection of so much more than simply calories in, calories out.  That’s why Karen wrote the book “Create the Body Your Soul Desires” with her dear friend and colleague Dr. Deborah Kern.  And that’s why she absolutely LOVES leading groups like the Sugar Buster Boot Camp she just co-facilitated with Dr. Kern.

If you weren’t able to participate in their recent Sugar Buster Boot Camp and wish you could have – I have great news for you…….

They recorded all 5 teleseminars as they walked people through the process of resetting their insulin response, getting rid of carbohydrate cravings and then creating a healthy, low-glycemic lifestyle.

The recordings are yours to listen to at your convenience – for free!! (click HERE)  

If you want maximum benefit, you’ll want you purchase a RESET Kit and supplements to enhance your success.

You can order those products yourself at ……
www.drkarenwolfe.usana.com

or, for more details, go ahead and email Dr Karen directly at email@drkarenwolfe.com.

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dr debra kernDr. Deborah Kern is the health scientist who dares people to live in harmony with the wisdom of their bodies. 

Dr. Karen Wolf is the Australian physician who brings the mind and spirit back into medicine.

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How to Be The Perfect Networker

Posted on October 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

How to Be The Perfect Networker by Ken Rochon

So who is Ken Rochon and what can he teach me about being the perfect networker? Well first he is the author of the book “Becoming The Perfect Networker”  Succeeding One Connection at a time.

Ken is a passionate doer. He is a great networker because it is impossible for him not to be one. Ken loves people and places and has to go to every place he hears about and meet as many as he can get to.

But Ken is not just excited about meeting others, he has taken the time to put the new social media to the test, by joining just about everything and trying everything else.

Ken’s book is an homage to his triumphs and failures and he shares all he has learned. Ken is about the Zen of Tao and his book gives exceptional down to earth advice on networking while also taking networking to an almost spiritual level.

Ken shares his love of graphics and print with his love of travel and people and has put together a complete guide to the universe of networking. He has not left anything out. Ken not only belongs to most of the important social networking sites, but he has his own rather successful site and he uses his site to preach and teach his style and method of networking that covers every inch of the web from blogging to social media, marketing and networking. Ken also seems to take everything to the next step.

The Perfect Networker Site

http://www.perfectnetworker.com

Perfect Networker is a community designed to help connect you with business professionals from all over the world!

We are a community of collaboration… an open network designed to facilitate the needs of its members. We encourage our members to connect with others, share ideas, refer business, generate support for a project, take an online conversation offline and build a relationship!

Perfect Networker is a community of business professionals committed to supporting each others’ success. Take the time to build valuable business relationships by connecting with the members here and your business will thrive!

Yes this book is crammed full of useful information and some that seems not to belong like a page of Universal Hand Signing, but as you get to know Ken you will get why this belongs in a networking book. Ken has taken the time to learn to say hello in a staggering amount of languages and has added them here for you to learn also.

Ken is eclectic, funny, brilliant and at times a bit crazy, but it is working for Ken and many others. Ken gets that networking is not about collecting lists of names or peoples cards, but don’t ever forget your card or Ken will probably roll his eyes at you.

Bob Schecter and I got the chance to talk with Ken about becoming the Perfect Networker and I have to say I am not sure we got to the point where we actually answered the question straight out, but we did get to the hear from the part of Ken that makes him a perfect networker. His love and concern for others. He is now part of a reality TV show called the “Goodfellas” where the participants were choosen because of their philanthropic natures.

Ken is Becoming The Perfect Networker and he can help you become one too.

Ken was late to the call, which sucked and I have to say it took me a minute to warm up to him, probably cause he was late, but we soon got on a rant and went too far in too many directions, but although we usually do a fair amount of cutting and editing to make sure these audio podcasts stay interesting, I decided to leave the conversation as is because I wanted the listener to make up their own minds.

I also left the first 15 or 20 minutes of the call where Bob and I were waiting for Ken as this stuff was very interesting, as we talked about upcoming and past shows and just had some fun.

If you get a moment you can also visit Ken at www.KenRochon.com. Ken is an avid photographer and you have to see his shots he has taken all over the world. I look forward to having another more pointed conversation with Ken.

We hope you enjoy this Networking Fools Audio Podcast Presentation, a Network Alchemists Production.

And don’t forget to check out Ken’s newest book, “How To Make Friends Around the World”.   It will teach you or your child how to speak 9 of the biggest languages in the World. They will never be the same when they can relate to so many. Sale price is $20 plus $5 shipping and handling. Order 2 and shipping and handling is FREE.

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New Generation Motivation with John Leslie Brown

Posted on October 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

John Leslie BrownJohn Leslie “High Hopes” Brown son of Legendary Speaker Les Brown on New Generation Motivation

www.JohnLeslieBrown.com

John-Leslie ‘High Hopes’ Brown is a motivational speaker and hip-hop artist  who possesses a natural passion and charm aptly placed at the heart of his delivery. He travels nationally and internationally giving profound  messages of inspiration to both young and mature audiences.  ‘High Hopes’, is not just another nickname, but a philosophy.  ‘H.I.G.H H.O.P.E.S.’ which is an acronym for a “Hip-hop Intellectual Going Higher Helping Other People Everywhere Soar”. This has become his life’s passion and mission.
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During a recent conference Networking Fool Correspondent Lisa Schneiderman got a chance to talk about John’s work with helping kids, by using RAP music to inspire, motivate and give positive hope. John helps kids, but also is a great speaker himself. He has spent the last few years joining his father on stage to give his highly passionate message.

John Leslie Brown Album

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, John-Leslie presently lives in Los Angeles. He is the youngest son of the Emmy award-winning, world renowned motivational orator, author and television personality Les Brown.  This is where John-Leslie first developed his passion for changing lives.

John-Leslie began his professional speaking career at the early age of 14, becoming the highest paid  teen speaker in America, captivating audiences and targeting young people with speeches, songs and most importantly, his message: “Our lives will serve as either a warning or as an example.

John-Leslie has also been a community advocate and grassroots organizer. He solicited private donations from the celebrity community to pay for a charter bus to take local  Los Angeles residents to Jena, Louisiana for the infamous “Jena 6” case.  John-Leslie also volunteered as a teacher at Activities for Retarded Children (ARC), where he later became a full-time staff member.  He also started a Teen Speakers Bureau in Los Angeles to help young adults develop their communication skills. In addition, he has participated in dozens of teen summits, spoken to hundreds of youth in juvenile facilities, performed in countless shows and have made numerous media appearances.

John-Leslie Brown is also the author of the E-book “II Live Your Dreams” and has produced 10 motivational CDs that have been sold worldwide. Brown, along with his sister Ona and their father Les, comprise the internationally acclaimed First Family of Motivation.

Now 25-years-old, John-Leslie is already considered a staple in the self-development industry being called upon to provide presentations, seminars and workshops for entrepreneurs, universities, church groups, leading corporations and organizations such as Amway Global, CEO Space, Herbal-Life, the Boys and Girls Club, the National Youth Achievers, UCLA and the NAACP.   He has also shared the stage with such greats as the Dalai Lama, Richard Branson, Bob Proctor and Bishop T.D. Jakes.

With the ability to reach millions at his fingertips, John-Leslie is inspired to lead by example, consistently demonstrating a purposeful life filled with ‘giving back’ and making a unique impact.

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New Generation Motivation with John Leslie Brown

Posted on October 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

john leslie brownJohn Leslie “High Hopes” Brown son of Legendary Speaker Les Brown on New Generation Motivation

www.JohnLeslieBrown.com

John-Leslie ‘High Hopes’ Brown is a motivational speaker and hip-hop artist who possesses a natural passion and charm aptly placed at the heart of his delivery. He travels nationally and internationally giving profound messages of inspiration to both young and mature audiences. ‘High Hopes’, is not just another nickname, but a philosophy. ‘H.I.G.H H.O.P.E.S.’ which is an acronym for a “Hip-hop Intellectual Going Higher Helping Other People Everywhere Soar”. This has become his life’s passion and mission.

Correspondent Lisa Schneiderman interviews John Leslie Brown

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During a recent conference Networking Fool Correspondent Lisa Schneiderman got a chance to talk about John’s work with helping kids, by using RAP music to inspire, motivate and give positive hope. John helps kids, but also is a great speaker himself. He has spent the last few years joining his father on stage to give his highly passionate message.

John Leslie Brown Album

Listen to Music Track - CLICK HERE

Born in Detroit, Michigan, John-Leslie presently lives in Los Angeles. He is the youngest son of the Emmy award-winning, world renowned motivational orator, author and television personality Les Brown. This is where John-Leslie first developed his passion for changing lives.

John-Leslie began his professional speaking career at the early age of 14, becoming the highest paid teen speaker in America, captivating audiences and targeting young people with speeches, songs and most importantly, his message: “Our lives will serve as either a warning or as an example.

John-Leslie has also been a community advocate and grassroots organizer. He solicited private donations from the celebrity community to pay for a charter bus to take local Los Angeles residents to Jena, Louisiana for the infamous “Jena 6” case. John-Leslie also volunteered as a teacher at Activities for Retarded Children (ARC), where he later became a full-time staff member. He also started a Teen Speakers Bureau in Los Angeles to help young adults develop their communication skills. In addition, he has participated in dozens of teen summits, spoken to hundreds of youth in juvenile facilities, performed in countless shows and have made numerous media appearances.

John-Leslie Brown is also the author of the E-book “II Live Your Dreams” and has produced 10 motivational CDs that have been sold worldwide. Brown, along with his sister Ona and their father Les, comprise the internationally acclaimed First Family of Motivation.

Now 25-years-old, John-Leslie is already considered a staple in the self-development industry being called upon to provide presentations, seminars and workshops for entrepreneurs, universities, church groups, leading corporations and organizations such as Amway Global, CEO Space, Herbal-Life, the Boys and Girls Club, the National Youth Achievers, UCLA and the NAACP. He has also shared the stage with such greats as the Dalai Lama, Richard Branson, Bob Proctor and Bishop T.D. Jakes.

With the ability to reach millions at his fingertips, John-Leslie is inspired to lead by example, consistently demonstrating a purposeful life filled with ‘giving back’ and making a unique impact.

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Be Your Own Publicist Now with Lisa Schneiderman

Posted on October 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Well Known Hollywood Publicist teaches you how to be your own publicist

Lisa Schneiderman has worked with the top stars in the industry and has helped two people get on Oprah. Although she makes no promises about getting you on Oprah; Lisa does talk about how any business of any size can use these Hollywood marketing techniques to launch or rocket their products or services to new heights and greater success.

 

Lisa Schneiderman and JW Najarian

JW Najarian Co-Founder and Executive Fool with Networking Fools had the pleasure of sitting down with Lisa to talk about how she started and how she became a power house in Hollywood.

Lisa shares her stories and tells us about a course she does only twice a year, to show a few lucky people how to do it themselves. JW has worked on a few projects with Lisa and knows first hand that she is the real deal. Watch for Lisa more and more on Networking Fool as Lisa has now joined us as a Networking Fool correspondent.

We are so happy and proud to have her aboard. Lisa and JW just got back from the BraveHeart Women’s Global Community Rise

Lisa Schneiderman and Marianne Williamson

Lisa Schneiderman and Marianne Wiliamson

Celebration, honoring wonderful and and inspired women around the world. Lisa interviewed many celebrities for Networking Fools and her incredible new non-profit organization Revolution Yes.

Stay tuned as you will hear more from Lisa soon.

Schneiderman Public Relations began in 1998 as a boutique entertainment and cause-related agency. Founded by Lisa Schneiderman, it has always been at the intersection of where humanitarian and social causes meet celebrities and the entertainment world. Evoking social change through positive messaging has always been a common theme.

Clients have included Vanity Fair Pre-Golden Globe Party; Nike; Clear Channel; Miss America 2002 Katie Harman Ebner; Celebrity Photographer Veronique Vial; Best-selling author Dr. Judith Orloff; COACH For Kids; Millennium Woman Foundation; Amazing Woman’s Day with Marsh Engle; Spiritual Cinema; Hollywood Film Producer Stephen Simon; NY Times Best-selling author Neale Donald Walsch; Conversations with God (The Film); Downtown Marketing Initiative for the City of Portland, Oregon; The Last Chance Summer Dance with music stars such as Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Billy Idol, Tone Loc, L. L. Cool Jay, Young MC and Tyrese, as well as American Idol stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Justine Guarini.

Lisa Schneiderman and Shannon Tweed

Lisa Schneiderman and Shannon Tweed

The Braveheart Awards with Ellie Drake, Paul Ryan, Dr. Maya Angelou, Courteney Cox, Marla Maples, Loni Anderson, Frances Fisher, Rolanda Watts, Stefanie Powers, Les Brown, Carol Channing, Delta Burke, Kate Edelman Johnson, Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Rickie Byars Beckwith and OmniPeace Founder Mary Fanaro. The Body & Soul Conference with best-selling authors such as Wayne Dyer, Jean Houston, Joan Borysenko; Voices Lecture Series with Gloria Steinem, Gail Sheehy, Susan Stamberg and Bay Buchanan and Fitness Celebrities Debbie and Carlos Rosas with The NIA Technique.

In 2003, Schneiderman Public Relations merged with the legendary and late Hollywood publicist, Lee Solters of Solters & Digney (whose career spans 50 years building the careers of the most revered stars of our time, including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg).

As Executive Vice President, she expanded her “red carpet” and “VIP room” experience with celebrities such as Halle Barry, Oprah, Diana Ross, Faith Hill, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pierce Brosnan and many more.

Schneiderman Public Relations re-launched in 2005 and Lisa Schneiderman opened a private consulting business which continues representing change agents and some of the world’s most prominent cultural creatives, helping to bring meaning of their work into focus so that others may benefit from the work they offer.

Schneiderman Public Relations has successfully branded, launched and managed personalities, products, books, films, businesses, non-profit organizations, musicians, authors and grassroots campaigns–many of which have become high-profile status. All media campaigns have had National and often International coverage, including two client spots on Oprah.

SERVICES INCLUDE:

  • International, National, Local Campaigns
  • Red Carpet Events
  • Celebrity Representation
  • Book Proposals
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Business/Project/Campaign Planning
  • Website Creative Direction
  • Platform Development
  • Branding
  • Media Outreach
  • Media Training/Coaching
  • Broadcast Monitoring
  • Clipping Service
  • Video Monitoring
  • Message Crafting
  • Copy Writing/Editing
  • Image Development
  • Literary Advisor
  • PR Coach
  • Literary Coach

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Disney Management and Leadership with Former Executive Director of Disney World Lee Cockerell

Posted on October 4, 2010 | Leave a comment

Lee Cockerell and Mickey Mouse Disney WorldLee Cockerell, VP of Disney World Resort (Retired),

Talks about Disney Management and Leadership Strategies

“As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and a sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world.

” One of Lee’s major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which continues on as the primary resource for developing the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee talks to OPM about his strategies and how you can use them in your life and your business. Continue reading →

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One Fun Night with Motivation and Food for the Soul – Featuring Conscious Evolution

Posted on September 24, 2010 | Leave a comment

Empower 180 – Empowering Women in Business

Les Brown and JW Najarian

One incredible day and night, in September of 2010, I I got a chance to hang out at Empower 180 for the kickoff of their national tour. You can go to www.Empower180.com for more information and to see where they will be next.

What an incredible event that almost no one went to. I am not sure if it was the marketing or if people are just giving up? Actually I visited another event later in the evening at UCLA at Royce Hall and the event was a sell-out so I have to believe it is marketing.

Anyway I really hope they do better going forward as this is an incredible lineup of speakers.

  • Les Brown
  • Christine Comaford
  • Barbara DeAngelis
  • Garret Gunderson
  • Kevin Harrington
  • Chris Howard
  • Lynn Rose
  • Bill Walsh

and so many more..

Chris Howard and JW Najarian

These events are so powerful as they help us find out who we are and where we are going and they help us ask the questions of ourselves that we need to ask and many of the speakers motivate us to new highs and many others give us answers to the big questions. Especially now we need to get together with other like minded business people and entrepreneurs, because we cannot expect different results from doing the same thing over and over.

Many of my colleagues give me a hard time for going to these events, but I not only owe my life to my mentors, but owe my growth to allowing myself to be open to being on the learning line of my life.

Take a chance and change your life. Plug in, read, go to webinars and seminars… grab the great info and don’t buy anything if you don’t want to, but do put yourself out.

Kevin Harrington and JW Najarian

I was really lucky to find out from my good friend Lisa Schneiderman, that another event was going on at Royce Hall, UCLA campus. After getting the chance to say hello to Les Brown, and Garret Gunderson, I got a chance to meet Kevin Harrington who you may know from Shark Tank. This guy has sold over 4 billion dollars worth of products and discovered Billy Mays. This is a guy I am guessing you would like to get the chance to spend a minute or two with. I got to sit down and watch someone pitch him a product and then got my picture with him. Nice guy.

I took off to Royce Hall, but got there late so I missed Deepak, but did get to see many others speak to conscious Evolution. An incredible program.

A Call to Action: Global Thought Leaders Address Global Concerns

Best-selling authors and Evolutionary luminaries, Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Gregg Braden, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Debbie Ford and Bruce Lipton join other world-renowned thought leaders to ignite conscious action for a healthier planet and more peaceful human existence. The gulf oil spill, the economic meltdown, combative political views in our 24/7 world…we’re on a collision course of our own making unless we approach the mounting concerns that we face as a global community.

Siedah Garrett who is famous for writing “Man in the Mirror” and then getting to go on stage and sing it with Michael Jackson stopped by to sing a song she wrote for the event and along with the Agape Church choir. She also sang the most moving version of Man in the Middle. Here it is on YouTube. I only got the end. Awwww

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The day was full of passion and great information and the night was filled with hope and the dream of a better world going forward.

Thank you Lisa Schneiderman of Schneiderman PR Firm and also my hang buddy Aggie Kobrin of Off Hollywood Media you both ROCK!

JW Najarian

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Rick Frishman on How to Write and Publish Your Own Book

Posted on September 18, 2010 | 2 comments

Rick FrishmanFamous Book Publicist and Publisher Tells you How to Write Your Book, Get it Published and How to Market It

Rick Frishman, the founder of Morgan James Publishing in New Your and Planned Television Arts, now Media Connect, has been one of the leading book publicists in America for over 30 years.

Working with many of the top book editors, literary agents and publishers in America, including Simon and Schuster, Random House, Wiley, Harper Collins, Pocket Books, Penguin Putnam, and Hyperion Books, he has worked with best-selling authors including:

Mitch Albom, Bill Moyers, Stephen King, Caroline Kennedy, Howard Stern, President Jimmy Carter, Mark Victor Hansen, Nelson DeMille, John Grisham, Hugh Downs, Henry Kissinger, Jack Canfield, Alan Deshowitz, Arnold Palmer, and Harvey Mackay.

Rick is Publisher at Morgan James Publishing in New York. David Hancock founded Morgan James in 2003 and in 2008 “MJ” published over 150 books. Morgan James only publishes non fiction books and looks for authors with a platform who believe in giving back. Morgan James gives a portion of every book sold to Habitat for Humanity.

Rick has also appeared on hundreds of radio shows and more than a dozen TV shows nationwide including OPRAH and Bloomberg TV. He has also been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Selling Power Magazine, New York Post and scores of publications.

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He is the co-author of ten books, including national best-sellers GUERRILLA PUBLICITY and NETWORKING MAGIC. Along with media personality Robyn Freedman Spizman, Rick also co-wrote the popular four-book series AUTHOR 101™ and recently they teamed up for their highly acclaimed book entitled WHERE’S YOUR WOW? 16 Ways To Make Your Competitors Wish They Were You! (McGraw Hill, March, 2008).

Rick’s 10th book “Guerrilla Publicity” 2nd edition was published in October 2008.( Adams Media) He is the co-host (with attorney Richard Solomon) of the radio show Taking Care of Business, which airs every Thursday from 2:00-3:00 pm on WCWP-Radio in Long Island, New York. Rick has a B.F.A. in acting and directing and a B.S. from Ithaca College School of Communications and is a sought after lecturer on publishing and public relations and a member of PRSA and the National Speakers Association.

Rick and his wife Robbi live in Long Island with their three children, Adam, Rachel and Stephanie, and two Havanese puppies named Cody and Cooper. Go to www.rickfrishman.com for more information and to get Rick’s “Million Dollar Rolodex.”

JW Najarian and Bob Schecter got to talk with Rick about:

  • Why publicity is 100 times better than advertising.
  • Working with a PR firm for maximum effectiveness if that’s the route you choose to go.
  • How to become an author in 5 easy steps and in less than 90 days.
  • Real life stories about the “legends” in the business and what you can learn from them.
  • What does a publicity department do for you at a publishing firm and what that means for you.
  • How to get published in the traditional manner and not get taken advantage of.
  • How agents work, what they do and why you need to get them on your side.
  • Understanding the pluses and minuses of radio, TV and other media sources.
  • How to create a press kit that will get you noticed and get you coverage.
  • Maximize your effectiveness when you’re in front of the media to increase your chances for success.

We hope you enjoy this Networking Fools Podcast Presentation, a Network Alchemists Production.

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Master Your Debt with Jordan Goodman

Posted on September 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

Jordan GoodmanMaster Your Debt From Expert Money Man Jordan Goodman

Have paper and pencil ready when you listen in. He’s Awesome!

Master Your Debt - Jordan GoodmanWe managed to catch up with Jordan Goodman, author of 13 books on finance, a regular contributor on CBS, NBC, CNN, CNBC, and NPR among others, and the owner and host of MoneyAnswers.com.

Jordan was preparing for a spot on the TV show, The View with Barbara Walters, when we caught him for this interview. Check the show below.

Jordan just released a new book, on how to become debt free – “Master Your Debt” .

Jordan Goodman is “America’s Money Answers Man” and a nationally-recognized expert on personal finance. He is a regular guest on numerous radio and television call-in shows across the country, answering questions on personal finances. He appears frequently on NBC’s The Today Show, Fox News Network, Fox Business Network, CNN, CNBC and CBS evening news, and a host of other notable radio and television shows.

He is the author of 13 best-selling books on personal finance including Master Your Debt, and Fast Profits in Hard Times. And somewhere in between all of the above, Jordan manages to personally respond to as many email as he can that get sent to him through his website, What’s Your Money Type.

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JW Najarian and Bob Schecter got to talk with Jordan about the hard times we are in.

Jodan disagrees that these are the worst times and hits upon some of the opportunities that are available, not just in the future, but right now. There is no doubt, Jordan has done the research and come up with some great answers. That’s why he’s known as America’s Money Answer Man. Listen-In, and take notes as he shares some great stuff and terrific insights on:

  • Credit Card Debt
  • Mortgage Debt
  • Student Loan Debt
  • Bankruptcy
  • and Much More

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I Have a Wardrobe Consultant

Posted on July 8, 2010 | 1 comment

Juliann Stitick

Words I never thought I would say.

JuliAnn Stitick, used to be a personal shopper at Nordstrom and she has taken her love of fashion helping people to a new level.

Stylist JuliAnn Stitick is the founder of  WardrobeRx and she works with you as an image specialist to help you define your personal style by maximizing your wardrobe.

You can refine your current style or completely re-define and re-style it.

The first thing I realized is that I already had a pretty great wardrobe. Especially when I threw out my 1970’s Angel Flights and my painters pants. You have to realize that I am shade blind and cannot match clothes. My wife either picks my wardrobe out or just refuses to watch. I go to a lot of functions and I represent two commercial real estate companies and a marketing company. I can’t afford to look like I borrowed clothes from my friends.

One of the best things I did was to take the old wardrobe and the new stuff and have it all tailored. You cannot believe the difference with the same clothes….
Unbelievable.

I did get rid of a lot of stuff, but now I can get into my closet and see what I have and I have to say that I never wore most of the stuff I threw away and I have to say I haven’t missed any of it.

We went on a shopping trip and found just a few essentials to tie all my shirts and pants together.

JuliAnn just started a new blog called Retail Therapy.  Go check it out.

Now all I have to do is lose some weight..

JW Najarian

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Veterans Day Surprise for JW from LinkedIn

Posted on May 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

As the founder of a few groups on LinkedIn, I get to meet some great people and do so some great things.

My U.S. Veteran group on LinkedIn has over 9000 members and I have the fun and blessing of being able to send a thank you message every Veterans Day to thousands of veterans.

Every once in awhile the site helps vets find jobs or resources to help them through some very tough times. It is truely a great feeling to know that I may have a small part in helping a vet in need.

Today was very cool as I received a letter from LinkedIn letting me know that my US Veteran Group had been mentioned in their blog and a press release. My hope is that US Veteran gets a big boost in membership so we can become a force for good in getting veterans the help and respect they deserve.

Here are the Links… Please share them, Tweet them, Digg them and whatever else you know to do.

http://press.linkedinlabs.com/LinkedIn-Veterans-Day

http://blog.linkedin.com/2010/11/11/veterans-where-are-they-now/

You could help us help a vet.

As US Navy veteran I am proud of my service and as a citizen of this great country I am proud of the men who put their life on the line for my freedom.

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Do You Need The Flu Shot, Yearly Mammograms or DDT?

Posted on May 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

Do You Need The Flu Shot?

I have rarely ever gotten a flu shot, but my wife has made me over the last few years. I am just too leary about these shots and I believe that the body is built to protect itself. I know there can be issues with uncontrolled viruses, but I am not sure the flu shot is the answer and it actually may be harmful.

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Watch this video and decide for yourself. The sources on this video seem credible.

DDT

It now turns out that the information and studies about dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane were overblown and that if properly used was very safe and effective and could save thousands of lives… Just in case you are not sure what I am talking about when I mention dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane I will give you it’s acronym DDT. Surprised? Isn’t this major evil stuff that kills birds and fish, causes cancer and can make bird egg shells to thin to sustain conception? Yes it is.. except that the methods of testing were sometimes less than adequate and the findings overstated. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2428/was-rachel-carson-a-fraud-and-is-ddt-actually-safe-for-humans

How about breast exams? Women do have to be tested every year right. Early detection saves lots of lives right?

Self Exams:

(WebMD) Doing a breast self-exam doesn’t improve breast cancer survival, and it makes biopsies of benign breast lumps more likely.

That’s according to an updated review of research on breast self-exams and breast cancer survival.

The updated review, published in the Cochrane Library, is in line with the findings from the original review, published in 2003.

“We would like to inform women that there is no evidence from two large studies that screening by regular breast self-examination (once a month) improves their chances of surviving breast cancer, whereas there is evidence that regular breast self-examination almost doubles their risk to undergo a biopsy,” reviewer Jan Peter Kosters, MD, of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, tells WebMD via email. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/16/health/webmd/main4265062.shtml

Mammograms:

New studies show many issues with mammograms, their effectiveness and the yearly doses of radiation are more dangerous in the long run http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Effective-Are-Annual-Mammograms?&id=470074

I am not saying that because one thing may not be true, that all things are not, but it has to make you question the supposed truth. I go back to the story of the mother who cuts both ends of the ham off…

One day a young girl watched her mother prepare a ham for Thanksgiving dinner.
“Mom, why did you cut off both ends of the ham?” the daughter asked.
“Because my mother always did,” said the mother.
“But why?”
“I don’t know-why don’t you call Granny and find out why.”
So the daughter called Granny and asked her. “Granny, when you prepared your hams for baking, why did you always cut off both ends?”
“My mother always did it,” said Granny.
“But why?”
“I don’t know-why don’t you call your Great-grandmother and ask her?” So the daughter preceded to telephone Great-grandmother to inquire why traditionally her family always cut off both ends of a ham before cooking it.
“Great-grandma, when you prepared your ham for baking, you always cut off both ends-why?”
“Well,” Great-grandma said, “the pan was too small.”

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9.5 Blog Writing Tips for Nimrods Like Me

Posted on May 13, 2010 | Leave a comment


First I have no clue how to write, I do not know all the blog etiquette and have been spanked by a few professional bloggers so the first tip I will give you is to learn from someone that knows something.

These are tips I have either taken from others or found out on my own, but the help me and I hope they can help you too.

  1. keyboardDo some Googling, buy a book or go to a class on blogging if you really want to excel. If you just want to get by read on.
  2. You are allowed to screw up, and make mistakes. We all have and if you are not a great writer just getter done.. and don’t worry whether the local literary club is critiquing your work. Believe me that probably have nothing else to do on a Friday or Saturday night..
  3. Have a point. If you publish a blog post then others may read it and it is so much more fun for the reader if there is a point. Don’t let yourself go off on too many tangents. Save tangents for new blogs. A great way to start or come up with content for your post is to turn your point into a question and answer it.
  4. Get to the point right away and then expand on it. You can start with the title as the title is the commercial for your blog so it should pique interest and tell something about what the person is going to read about or get out of the blog post. Also give away the plot in the first paragraph if you can as people have the attention span of a gnat. You can then expand on the story as you go.
  5. You should stick to subject matter that is relevant to your site, business etc…, but people do have other interests other than work. If you have a product site you may want to stick to the subject of your product, but it is sometimes good to step out of the box and treat people like humans by adding some more personal or interesting stories that the reader can relate to.
  6. Short paragraphs of not over 3 or 4 lines is best. Readers seem to do better reading short paragraphs.
  7. Blogs do not need to be long. You can blog a couple of paragraphs if you wish. It is not important to write long blogs as long as you have a point and make it.
  8. Bullet Points instead of commas, make any writing more scannable and readable.
  9. Speak with your readers, not at them. The Internet has turned marketing on it’s head and we have discovered that taking the time to relate to your audience as opposed to trying to teach or convince them of something is much more desirable way to get the point across.
  10. Interview yourself to get great content. You can also have someone else interview you and record it. Then you can listen back to it and type it out to get your post.

Other stuff… (Bonus Stuff)

Don’t have over 10 points… Good advice for a blog, but you need 25 to 101 for a book.

According to HubPages – Too many promotional links = Newbie Mistake and Too much personal content that is only relevant to people close to you or is private joke with yourself = Newbie Mistake

Call to action – Yes and No.. You do need to, in some circumstances, want a call to action by asking them to comment that could be simple or you might go as far as to ask them to sign up and buy from you etc., but be careful you should give someone more meat than marketing. Sometimes you just have to give without receiving.

Yes Ask for the Sale.. but also… Ask your readers about what they want. That is the best call to action.

Here is my call to action: Tell me if this blog was good for you. Oh baby.. and give us your best tips you have learned about blogging.

JW Najarian
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Most Outrageous Hole in Golf?

Posted on May 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

Worlds Toughest Par 3 Hole in Golf?

Are you kidding me? If this is not the toughest Par 3 then it has to be the most outrageous hole in all golf.

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Do You Need A Degree To Make Money?

Posted on May 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

Do You Need a Degree to Get a Job or Make Money?

How Bad Does Our Education System Suck?

Networking Fools Blogtalk Radio Show

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Networking Fools JW Najarian and partner Bob Schecter are your hosts for a discussion on why the heck you need a degree. Bob believes the degree is a bunch of crap and that experience is a much better indicator of your worth and skill set.

Do you need a degree to be successful? You hear about the studies that show that professionals with degrees make more over their lifetimes, but what about people that get a high profile degrees and failed. Or people like Bill Bartman, who became a multi-billionaire without a degree?

Were Fools, not experts, but join us anyway for a discussion and debate on our views. You are invited to comment and tell us your take.


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Social Media – We Have Come a Long Way From Bulletin Boards

Posted on April 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

Bulletin Board BBSIn the late 70’s, 80’s and 90’s we had Bulletin Boards (BBS) and that essentially was the Internet. You could chat (multiple phone lines), upload and download files and mail messages. If you sent a message from California to New York; it could get there in 3 days or 4 or 5 or more depending on the BBSes you were sending them through. The BBS was run by a system operator who was officially called the SysOp and his job was the building and daily maintenance, which was a full time job. Uploading a file could take hours and so you had to wait in queue, The whole thing was buggy and highly technical and cumbersome at best. It was the high tech of the day, but we were always striving to do more faster and easier.

I had the opportunity to work with the now famous D&D VIP Dataexchange as a CoSysop. I was just learning and my teacher and mentor Doug Luce was a pro who knew the ropes and worked very hard to make sure his members were serviced. We also had hackers then and we had to run watchdog programs to keep things safe. It seems it was fun for some to get into your member or chat database and wipe it out?

Now we have an open architecture that allows us to send email around the world in seconds, upload and download huge files in no time. As the founder of a couple of social media sites I find that we still spend too much time maintaining, marketing, seeding, taking care of complaints, checking links, SEO, paypal, building, changing, educating ourselves on a continuing moving learning curve.

Maybe it is not so different?

Bulletin boards are long gone, most of them, I believe…. but it is possible that Social Media is more like the early cell phone, microwave oven or fax machine. We know they existed, but did not know if they were right for us and our business. Then more and more people had them and we realized we needed them too. So we got them and really didn’t know what to do with them…. Now we can’t live without them….. So Social Media is here to stay, whether you understand it or not and the early adopters will be the winners.

I will start putting out layman tips, tricks and observations to help you along with SEO, Social Media, Social Marketing and whatever else pops up.

Stay tuned.

JW Najarian

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Comercial Property Owners and Developers get Apartment Finance Mag for FREE http://bit.ly/aptfinance

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Riding the horse drawn streetcar at Disneyland. Cool but not rainy

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AT&T or Verizon? and What Friken Smart Phone is Right for Me or Might be the Next Big Thing?

Posted on January 7, 2010 | 2 comments

What’s with all these maps on the commercials? Verizon shows a map covered in RED; supposidly representing their 3G network. They show AT&T in light blue showing how the 3G is almost non-existent. OK sounds great. I will get Verizon. The you watch the AT&T commercial and they have a guy throwing post cards over a map of the states? Is this the 3G coverage? AT&T does state that their 3G is faster, but if it is non-existent then who cares how fast it is for the small numbers that receive it.
Who has the best 3g coverage with the best smart phone?

Who has the fastest 3G? T-Mobil?

What do you have and what do you think?

What phone will emerge as the new leader for business and personal use… iPhone, Google, Blackberry, Droid or what?!

JW Najarian

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My Favorite New Years Blog Post

Posted on January 6, 2010 | Leave a comment




I just love Randy Gage, he is one of my business mentors and he just cracks me up with his wit and humor.  Randy has also been very inspirational and informative to me and the way I do business.

Randy Gage wrote the book “Why You’re DUMB, SICK and BROKE…” It is a great read and makes tons of sense.  You can also get Randy’s Rants at www.randygage.com.

Here is his newest rant and it is hilarious.

Well as we segue into another New Year, it’s always a good idea to reflect back on the year that just ended, and discern the lessons we have learned.  And since many of you have alcohol and drug issues and can’t remember what happened last week, I thought I’d be helpful and provide you with a recap. 

On January 1st, the Czech Republic took over the presidency of the European Union from France.  This set American geography teachers in a frantic scramble to teach their students where Europe was located. 

Of course January started here in the States with tremendous CHANGE, as we inaugurated President Barack Obama to fulfill his mandate of new ideas and change from the past. 

To ensure the ideas were new and different, he assembled a cabinet of people with new ideas never seen in Washington before.  These included Attorney General Eric Holder (from the Clinton administration), Secretaries Shaun Donovan (from the Clinton administration), Hilda Solis (who has served in congress for the last nine years), former Congressman Ray LaHood, Robert Gates (from the Bush & Reagan administrations), and Timothy Geithner (who worked in three previous administrations).  Also helping in the orgy of new ideas were fresh Washington faces Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. 

In February this group of original thinkers immediately went to work on brand new concepts that no one had ever thought of before, such as taxing productive workers more, socialized health care, and printing billions of extra dollars to devalue the currency in an effort to stimulate the economy.  This revolutionary new stimulus plan was best described by economists as “nine wolves and a sheep, voting on what to have for dinner. ” 

In March the President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, is overthrown in a coup d’état, following a month of rallies in Antananarivo.  The United Nations calls an emergency session to try and discover where Madagascar is. 

Also in March, football player Donte Stallworth kills a pedestrian while driving drunk.  In a plea bargain deal, he receives community service and 30 days in jail.  Later in the year, Plaxico Burress is sentenced to two years in prison for accidentally shooting himself in the leg.  The lesson we learn is, ah, well, ah, I’m not exactly sure what lesson we learned from this.

To read more:  http://www.randygage.com/artman/publish/article_188.shtml

Here are other ways you can connect with Randy

Twitter ( http://twitter.com/Randy_Gage )
Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/randygage ) 
YouTube ( http://www.youtube.com/randygage )




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Visiting Reno

Posted on December 29, 2009 | Leave a comment

My wife and I decided to see some snow for the holidays while doing some business so I have decided to come up to Reno, NV to meet with one of my vendors and look at a new franchise opportunity that wants to expand overseas and a financial investment opportunity to help with additional funding. Lots to do and there is snow on the ground as it is around 34 degrees here during the day.

Had a phone meetings with CREDAA legal advisors today about company structure and some questions we had around that.  Good meeting.

Right now I am sitting in the backlot of a Dodge dealership whatching my buddy prove the business duplicability, if that is a word.  Then we will be off to lunch to munch on Jimboys Tacos…..  Great tacos that are different mainly because of the way they are cooked.  They deep fry the corn tortilla shell in oil…. No big change there, but then they dip the, still oily, shell into powdered parmesian cheese. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Gooooood.

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Internet Citadel Video Show with Gary W. Goldstein on branding

Posted on December 2, 2009 | Leave a comment

Morning Journal 12/02/09

I am starting a new daily journal to get the blogs moving. It seems I always have a lot to say, but never get around to saying it.

I was honored, last night, to be asked to introduce my wonderful friend Gary W. Goldstein on the Citadel Video show at http://InternetCitadel.com. Gary is well known as the producer of films like “Pretty Woman”, Mothman Prophecies”, Under Seige I and II” and many other films. I know Gary as a friend, mentor and business partner.

Gary is a brilliant story teller, speaker and author and it is a thrill to have been given the chance to introduce him and to also be asked to stay on the show and add commentary.

It’s so funny, if you know me than you know that I am never shy for something to say or comment on. I was so quiet on the show however. At one point the host had to ask me to chime in. I was listening to Gary and was so enthralled in what he was talking about; I had nothing brilliant to add.

I sat through most the interview like a lump of coal. I did get a chance to ask a couple of good questions.

Brian Kelly the host of Internet Citadel, has also become a good friend as of late. We met through another dear friend Jerry Conti at a seminar in San Diego and have kept in touch.

Brian is one of those Internet Marketing Geniuses who knows how to use the technology and has put together a great guide on Twitter called Twitter Performance. http://tweetperformance.com.

Kathy Stover, Brian’s co-host has been successful in Network Marketing and is a professional affiliate marketer. Kathy has a sharp wit and her extensive marketing background, humorous style and warm attractive nature make her the perfect co-host.

You can catch the show and Internet Citadel’s archived shows at http://InternetCitadel.com.

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What would you do?

Posted on October 21, 2009 | Leave a comment

 I received this email from my father. It seems that most the emails I get from family nowdays are jokes, political stuff or funny or inspiring videos.  I would love to get more personal emails, but as the years go by I realize this may never happen so I call to find out what’s up.  This message, however was worth repeating.

 

Anyway I got this email and though I never pass this stuff on to my list, I did find it very moving so I am posting it here as not to waste it’s sentiment. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

 

 

Would you have made the same choice?

 

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.

 

After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:

‘When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.

 

Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?’ The audience was stilled by the query. The father continued.

 

‘I believe that when a child like Shay,who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world,

 

An opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.’

 

Then he told the following story:

 

Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, ‘Do you think they’ll let me play?’

 

I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps..

 

I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, ‘We’re losing by six runs and the game is in The eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.’

 

Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.

 

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.

 

In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.

 

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay’s team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

 

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.

 

Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn’t even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

 

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay’s life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

 

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.

 

The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over.

 

The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.

 

Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

 

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman’s head, out of reach of all team mates.

 

Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, ‘Shay, run to first! Run to first! 
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.

 

He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, ‘Run to second, run to second!’

Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.

 

By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball. The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.

 

He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher’s intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman’s head.

 

Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

 

All were screaming, ‘Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay’. 

 

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, ‘Run to third!  Shay, run to third!’

 

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, ‘Shay, run home! Run home!’

 

Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team..

 

‘That day’, said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, ‘the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world’.

 

Shay didn’t make it to another summer. 

 

He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

 

May your day, be a Shay Day.

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Catching Up is Never Possible

Posted on October 12, 2009 | Leave a comment

My wife and I just came back from watching a friends place in Playa Del Rey. An awesome house overlooking Loyola Marymont, with clear views of Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Westwood and Century City and West Hollywood with the Santa Monica Moutains in the background.

The house is large and full of arches, cool art and a rock room with a table in the center. The walls are all wine racks full of a full collection of fine wines. The lights are low and the atmosphere is just perfect for a great cigar, a fine scotch and yes, wine.

Why am I telling you all this? Cause I enjoyed myself there. The problem, and there shouldn’t be one as I am a blessed guy, is that everytime I go to a seminar or watch someones place, I get behind more and more.

I had my laptop with me and Internet connection, but it is not the same as being in my office. Maybe I am too comfortable at my office, but it really seems hard to get it all done while on the road.

I am behind mainly because I have not learned how to utilize my time well and I am a bit ADHD, which tends to pull me away from my main projects into all sorts of side projects. I always get it all done, but I don’t always take the quickest path between points.

Lately every opportunity seems to open more opportunities, but I can’t follow them all so I am in the process of putting together a new list of goals, re-writing my vision and mission statements and working on a daily task list so that I stay on track.

Catching up will still never be possible, but that is a good thing as I don’t believe I really want to. I want to continue to be busy, to travel, to have fun and to take care of business. I do want to make sure, however that I continue to get things done with less procrastination and more focus.

Jay Abraham has been part of the catalyst for many of the great things that have been happening lately. Jay one of a few great business leaders I have learned from and one of the things I got from him was to stop throwing crap up on the walls to see what sticks.

If you want to get a lot done, Jay says you need to focus on one thing at a time and get it done. Seems simple as the saying if you are an ant and want to eat an elephant you have eat it one bite at a time. Sometimes you have to hear something many different times or different ways before it sinks in.

I have heard all this from Brian Tracy for years, but Jay brought it home for me.

I may not volunteer to watch my friends homes so readily as the time is a bit disruptive, but I still love to go to seminars to network, do deals and learn. So again, is catching up possible? I don’t know, but as long as I am completing things and making a difference I don’t care.

JW Najarian
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What is the Real Estate Truth?

Posted on September 8, 2009 | 1 comment

Originally Published Sep. 8th 2009

I have been reading the real estate blogs which seem to be all over the place nowadays. Supposedly we are at some type of bottom in the residential markets. How is that? I know there is buying going on and that brokers are seeing multiple offers and prices rising. OK that is true. How does that mark the bottom?

Supposedly there are less foreclosures and REO inventory. How is that true? I heard reports that more and more foreclosures were coming on the market and that the banks were not releasing bulk REO’s? I tried for a year and a half to find true bulk REO packages, but the banks were not letting them go.

Asset managers supposedly did not even have the facilities to do bulk nor were the large title companies seeing masses of titles clearings of these supposed assets. So where did they go? I heard the banks did not want to let them go for pennies on the dollar as the market was hard to price so they only let them go at auctions or one at a time for higher prices of around 65 cents, or higher, on the dollar as oppossed to the 30 cents on the dollar we heard of on the bulk REO street.

Is the FDIC buying them? Recently the FDIC bought $2.8 billion in bad assets from Colonial as BB&T took over around $22 billion of Colonials assets and $20 billion in deposits.

Are the banks playing three card monte with the books to bury or hide bad assets? I understand many banks were allowed to take bad assets off the books. Is this why many are showing profits?

I don’t know, but now the commercial market is in the throes of failure and distressed asset numbers will grow over the next few years. I have read that the commercial failures will not cause the same calamity as the residential subprime issues did, but it is reported that Capmark’s recent distress may bring the bank failures to above 100.

I read that the list of problem banks stands at 416 and the amount of currently failed banks is at 84 or maybe more by now. In 1992 over 100 banks failed so it is not unprecedented that more could go.

I don’t know what the truth is, but I don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that by holding distressed assets, the banks and financial institutions are just forestalling the inevitable issues of inventory supply and demand.

Check out ADAPT the program RIISnet and ARGUS have put together to move commercial REO distressed Assets. You can join the Webex on Tuesday nights. Check www.CREPIG.com events section for the details or go to www.RIISnet.com

I also have heard that hedge funds are buying up the bad assets. As I know many investors that have tried to buy these assets, is there favoritism going on? I understand BH and Warren Buffet is making a deal for the Capmark assets. Does the little guy, regular investor ever get to play?

I am no expert here; I am just asking the stupid questions. I want to know what you know or think.

JW Najarian
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Scams, Cons and Questionable Deals

Posted on September 1, 2009 | 8 comments

The Commercial Real Estate Professional Investors Group www.CREPIG.com, has become a great place to get Internet eyeballs on your deals. It is inevitable that two things may occur on CREPIG and many other places on the web. One is that a person with great integrity is working as an agent for someone that does not. I have found that many scams are perpetrated via very intelligent, but not necessarily savvy deal makers.

Lending Scams:

You should never pay an advance fee to secure a loan. Legitimate loans, like loans obtained through Lending Club, do not require an up-front payment. Here are tips from the Federal Trade Commission on how to avoid lending scams:

• Don’t pay for the promise of a loan. It’s illegal for companies doing business by phone in the U.S. to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver. Requiring advance fees for loans also is illegal in Canada

• Ignore any ad — or hang up on any caller — that guarantees a loan in exchange for a fee in advance. These are called Front Money Scams.

• Remember that legitimate lenders never guarantee or say that you will receive a loan before you apply, or before they have checked out your credit status or contacted your references, especially if you have bad credit or no credit record

• Don’t give your credit card, bank account, or Social Security number on the telephone, by fax, or via the Internet unless you are familiar with the company and know why the information is necessary

• Don’t make a payment to an individual for a loan; no legitimate lending organization would make such a request

• Don’t wire money or send money orders for a loan through Western Union or similar companies. You have little recourse if there’s a problem with a wire transaction. Legitimate lenders don’t pressure you to wire funds

• If you are not absolutely sure who you are dealing with, get the company’s number in the phone book or from directory assistance, and call it to make sure you’re dealing with the company you think you are. Some scam artists have pretended to be the Better Business Bureau or another legitimate organization

• Check out questionable ads by calling Project Phonebusters in Canada toll-free at 1-888-495-8501. If you live in the U.S. and think you’ve been a victim of an advance-fee loan scam, report it to the FTC online at www.ftc.gov or by phone, toll-free, at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357)

Bulk REO Scams

I have been involved in several of these. Most of the people involved are seasoned and legitimate professionals that seem to be taken in by large sums of money paid as commission. In your usual day to day deals you are used to working with people you may know as legitimate and if you do not know them at least there is a procedure where you will be able to check with who and what you are dealing with.

Many of the professionals I have worked with in the bulk REO market seem to throw caution to the wind in order to get these mostly fake deals done.

If you are not a Real Estate Lawyer and you solicit million and billion dollar BULK REO deals on the internet, and are asking for proof of FUNDS etc. you are probably in violation of the LAW!

Make sure you find out who you are dealing with and beware of the realm of secrecy and have to move tactics that are so prevalent in these deals.

Find out and corroborate any past deals that have been done.

There are legitimate brick and mortar companies that handle bulk REO and you should seek them out if you are an investor in these commodities.

BG’s, PPP, MTN, LC and SBLC’s

These deals seem to be scams also. Bank Guarantees almost definitely are scams. You can search out the Internet for more information and you can check out the FBI site http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm

Gold, Oil, Diamonds and other commodities

More of the same. I have worked many oil deals and know the ins and outs. Again most are scams.

I am sure I will get emails back about this information from those of you that claim to have legitimate sources of money, property or investment platforms. I will not argue the validity or your deal with you or anyone else. What I will say is that if your stuff is legit, then it should be easy to prove. I say if you have nothing to hide than you hide nothing.

I know of an FBI sting going on to catch a group for stealing upfront money investments and the people that were duped were all successful, seasoned and intelligent. The problem is that we all seem to lose our heads when large amounts of money are involved. Also when your life is falling down all around you and someone tells you they can get you millions without great credit or collateral be very leery.

The important point here is not to believe anything you hear or read. If you get a call from a trusted friend who says they are working with someone direct to a bank that has bulk REO’s and needs a buyer; great. Go to the bank and substaintiate the claim.

If you need to get the information on any bank or financial institution, their asset managers and / or lost mitigation etc… Try Lane Guide. It has all the most recent information and I have used it to connect to banks directly. Use it… Call them… Confirm.

Please do not come back to me to check out your particular deal. I will not. It is up to you to do the due diligence.

JW Najarian

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CREPIG helps them who help themselves

Posted on June 5, 2009 | Leave a comment

The Commercial Real Estate Professional Investors Group allows CRE investors and professionals the ability to promote their project, product, services, deals, funding options or requirements to other investors and professionals.  CREPIG is also a great place to find CRE resouces and network with others.

I get calls and emails all day long asking me to promote an event or deal and I would love to, but I only have so many hours in my day and the site was set up to allow you to do it on your own.  There is plenty of help and it is actually pretty easy if you take a minute to check it out.

CREPIG’s Promotion Forum provides a place to enter anything you need to enter.  You can upload files, insert pictures or videos and us HTML tags to make your stuff zing…  This section updates the CREPIG Twitter page with thousands of followers.  It also updates my Facebook page and over 5000 CRE investors and professionals over on LinkedIn.

So in the future don’t call me.  Take advantage of the ability to make yourself know to around 8000 investors and professionals by joining the site and posting your stuff.

JW Najarian
www.CREPIG.com

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Affluence.org Apology

Posted on June 2, 2009 | Leave a comment

As recently as 3 or 4 months ago I sent everyone on my list an invitation to join Affluence.org. I want to apologize for that action. I have had many send me remove me letters about this site resending the invitation over and over. I was also not accepted as a member, but that did not stop them from resending the requests to my friends.

They first wanted my tax data to prove the amount of money I said I made. No Way Jose….. They did promise that if I got 5 people to join I would be accepted. This seems bogus as you now may be talking to someone of non affluence that happened to get some other affluent people to join? Things that make you go Hmmmm?

I did get over 5 to join, but did not get accepted. I would guess that the other 6 refused to send their tax info in as well. I am looking for a way to delete my profile. I have tried to contact the company, but the Contact Us button does not work….

I do not recommend this site and ask that everyone who got an invitation from me please forgive me.

Kindest Regards,
JW Najarian
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Memorial Weekend 2009

Posted on May 24, 2009 | Leave a comment

Published Originally – May 24th 2009

As a Navy Vet I have always had a soft spot in my heart for servicemen and their families. I love and respect anyone who lays their life on the line for me, my family, our security and our freedoms.

It seems that all agree that the servicemen of past and present are not treated and or held in the reverence they should be. Not all are willing to do much about it, however. It so seems like a shame that banks were bailed to the tune of hundreds of billions, but other domestic and long time issues like our servicemen and their families have never been addressed, though many may have been eliminated with 100’s of millions or 10’s of billions much earlier.

On this Memorial Day I want to take a moment to recognize veterans past, present and future and thank them for being there for us. Thank them for putting us first and hoping that we take a minute to donate to one of our favorite veterans charities to put the serviceman first for a change.

All veterans have so much to be proud of and can hold their heads up high for they are our mighty warriors who protect and serve with honor and a devotion that is only understood by other soldiers, sailors and airmen.

A special thank you to every person who has given their lives for the freedom and security of their fellow. Let us not allow one life to go unremembered and un-honored as each life was given separately by each person.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy what the military veteran has won and and has provided for each of us.

JW Najarian
US Navy Veteran
Naval Aerospace Medical Research Lab
USS Leftwich DD-984
1976 – 1981

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Grand Wailea – Day 4

Posted on May 20, 2009 | Leave a comment

MADE THIS A PAGE ON ACCIDENT BUT DIDN’T WANT TO LOOSE IT.

I was going to write a blog entry every day of our trip…. Oh well. We have been so busy that I am too tired to spend anytime writing. My emails are stacking up big time.

We yesterday we went up to Haleakalah Crater. We started at the Kula Lodge…. Best Bacon Burger around. This is the place where in July a friend of mine, who was talk by the Hawaiian elders in the spirit of Aloha, She came from Oahu to do a HUB talk and I was fortunate enough to be able to also speak there. The next day she took me to the Kula Lodge and brought me through an acient ceremony teaching me the ways of Aloha and allowing me to see the world in a much different way.

The botanical gardens there are very cool and there is an outside fireplace they use to cook pizzas. Also have a great gift shop and flower shop.

The crater was awesome. I had been there in 1978 and was very impressed. Little has changed and it is one of the must do things on the island. If you are really daring you can go at 2am and watch the sunrise over the volcano as well as ride a bike down. The summit is 10,023 ft and you don’t want to run around too much while you are there.

We ended with dinner at Momma’s Fish house in Pa”ai and what an awesome meal it was. The town shuts down at 6pm and there is a lot of shopping there so go a little early. I saw an old friend Chealsea at Momma’s she works there… very cool… She gave me a chocolate treat to welcome me to the island.

This moring I jogged for 1/2 hour, worked out at the gym, and snorkled out a 1/4 mile and filmed a sea turtle.

Now we are driinking strong cocktails and eating burgers poolside…. I hate that I have to leave…

JW

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Poolside at the Grand Wailea Day One

Posted on May 18, 2009 | Leave a comment

85 degrees with a cool breeze from offshore. I am sitting in my cabana looking out towards Molakini where the tourists love to go on day boats to snorkel. I am at the top pool so I have to go down 3 or 4 water slides and swim accross several pools to get to the in the water bar… Very nice. Yes I can order drinks to my cabana, but what fun is that.

I actually worked on some CREPIG stuff today between trips to the beach. BTW you can get out of the pool and you are about 100 or so feet to the ocean… Nice.

We were here in July and it was so clear and nice. This time it is a bit breezier and more hazy, but still can’t beat it.

The flight on Delta was great. The plane was clean and the service was first class… Oh yes we flew first class. I watched Yes Man and some other movie with Adam Sandler about kids stories. I love the message of Yes Man as it talks about saying yes to life and it’s possibilities without fear. OK you will have fear, but you don’tet it stop you.

I am going to swim to the bar. I will be back soon.

JW

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Waterproof Camera and Watch for Hawaii

Posted on May 14, 2009 | Leave a comment

I am leaving for the beautiful island of Maui to stay at the Grand Wailea for a few days.  I have business with some real estate and my network marketing business.  If you are in Maui and want to meet send me a message or call my office.

I was looking for a water proof watch and found a water proof camera too.

First I just lost over 35 pounds, as last time I went I was overweight and didn’t want to take off my shirt nor was I able to do too much physical stuff. I am looking and feeling better. My plan is to loose another 20 which will put me around 165. I did get up to 225 Argh!

I will fill you in on the details at another time.  For the curious I was using the Kevin Trudeau diet and loved it.

OK what does this all have to do with a camera and watch?  Patience my ADHD friend….  Last time I was in Maui I kept the swimming down, but decided to do some snorkling and my water proof watch took on water and died!  I had just got another expensive WP watch fixed for water damage so I had taken a less expensive watch with me.  I was looking at the Timex Explorer which takes a licking and keeps ticking, but my wife will not let me where a geek watch.

Well I plan to do much more swimming this time, with my new lighter weight body….

THE WATCH

citizen WR 300 eco driveI believe I have found the answer and have picked up the Citizen WR 300 Eco-Drive watch.  This watch looks great, works great and at 300M is pretty much a dive watch for relaxed diving.  I already love Eco-Drive watches as I have many automatics and battery type watches that need constant attention.

The Eco Drive needs a bit of sun here and there… Big Whoop.

THE CAMERA

camera olympus 550wp blackI also found the newest ultimate snorkling and swim toy…. The Olympus Stylus-550WP WaterProof Digital Camera. Good for diving to around 10ft for up to 1 hour… Whoa….

This camera rocks for so many more reasons then it is waterproof. 10MP, 1600ASA, Panorama, many movie and picture modes including candlelight. It has a 2.5″ screen which is essential for a camera as far as I am concerned. I hate the small screen jobs. It also has memory on board so you don’t have to get a SD card, but don’t be crazy… Get the biggest card you can find.

Here is the official Olympus Page info:

camera olympus 550wpDive in with the camera that goes anywhere. The waterproof, sporty STYLUS-550WP is one camera you won’t need to handle with care. It’s built to survive whatever you can dish out – the pool, the game, or even the beach. If you are the type that is always on the go, this camera can keep up.

WATERPROOF (10ft.).
A revolutionary system of waterproof seals and gaskets keeps water out so you can take pictures as deep as 10 feet underwater.

INTELLIGENT AUTO.
Automatically identifies the scene you’re shooting — portrait, landscape, night portrait, macro, or sport — and adjusts the settings to optimize results.

FACE DETECTION.
Tracks up to twelve faces and automatically focuses and optimizes exposures for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures.

DIGITAL IMAGE STABILIZATION.
With high ISO sensitivity and faster shutter speeds you can freeze the action to capture sharp, blur-free images even if you or your subject is moving.

PERFECT FIX.
Nobody gets the perfect shot all the time, but now you can correct shooting mistakes instantly with the touch of a button. Use Perfect Fix to lighten up shadows and remove red-eye so a less-than-perfect shot can still turn out perfect!

It does have a special underwater setting that will make underwater pics nice. Most UW shots are always very blue..

I also picked up the optional silicon skin which makes it very cool…

I will blog and Twitter from the Beach….

JW
www.jwnajarian.com

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Seeing Light at the End of the Twitter Tunnel

Posted on April 14, 2009 | 1 comment

I have been laboring over what to do with Twitter and was just about to chuck in the towel when my friend Gary returned my call about his new website http://www.GaryWGoldstein.com.  Not to change the subject, but if you are looking for new stuff on business and personal development and how to gain success in the real world you need to check out Gary.

 

Why Gary? You ask?  Gary W. Goldstein is the co-producer of one of the world’s best known mega movie hits “Pretty Woman”.  He also produced other movies like “The Mothman Prophecies“, “Under Seige” and many others.  He came to Hollywood without knowing anything about the movie business and in his work he explains how he broke in and how you can use the lessons he learned to create success in your own life.  Gary has been one of my mentors for the last couple of years and I have to say that his stories and relevant ways of dealing with life and what it can throw at you; have helped me immensely.

 

I know it sounds like I veered off my Twitter story completely, but it all comes full circle.  You see I called Gary to comment on his new website which is really shaping up nicely.  We joked about some of the funny comments he had recently made on Twitter and I recounted my dilemma that I could not figure this bugger out.

 

Twitter to me was useless and ridiculous.  Everyone twitting into thin air.  It looks like everyone is writing, but no one is reading so who gives a crap?

 

Well I can only guess that Gary shook his head, since we were on the phone I couldn’t see him.  Gary then proceeded to take me down the Twitter tunnel with the promise of light at the end.

 

He started explaining search.twitter.com and re-tweets, auto-follow / un-follow, tweet later, Bit.ly, Twitpic and many other programs that boost the power and usability of Twitter.  Dare I say I started seeing some light!  This whole Twitter mess started to have some meaning after all.

 

I can’t say that I am out of the tunnel by any means, but I am, at least in it and moving forward.

 

My question to you is can you help me get the rest of the way through?  How can I use Twitter to meet more people, not just add names to my list?  How can I use Twitter to promote my membership site http://www.crepig.com?  How can I use Twitter to promote my network marketing business http://www.aPrioriBeauty.com/fic/jw?

 

I would like to thank Gary once again, as he is always a great friend, mentor, ally and champion of my causes.

 

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Where’s the Fracken Bottom of the Commerial Market?

Posted on March 10, 2009 | Leave a comment

Listening to CNBC, why do I continue to listen and watch this nonsense?  They are forever trying to find the indicator that the market is turning around.  As the market fell and fell they were all good news on a turn around and then when the inevitable happened they finally said OK we might have a problem as the market is at all time lows and dumping 700 points a day!  Only to go back to their rosy outlook the very next day on some news that housing sales may be up 1%.  First remember that governments tend to cook the books and change indices in growth and employment figures that don’t paint the picture they want to paint so you can’t trust the numbers.  Which ones? Who knows?  The stock market numbers for the life of me make no sense so why is anyone speculating on growth based on those numbers?

I used to write a newsletter.  You don’t see much come from me anymore on commercial real estate, because I got tired of reporting bad news.  One year ago I predicted, without having to know too much, that the commercial markets would go by the way of the residential markets as many of those loans were also securitized.  Commercial always lags residential by around 2 years so it was just a matter of time and we are seeing commercial numbers get progressively worse, like the 2008 CMBS delinquency figures which continue to rise according to Fitch Ratings and Fitch expects more large delinquencies in 2009 (http://nreionline.com/finance/news/fitch_expects_loan_delinquencies_0121/).  I keep hearing reports that it can’t be getting worse because someone, somewhere just completed a mega commercial deal.  I remember buying stock in a phone company, no names, but it rhymes with MCI, and I road that falling knife all the way to the floor.  Buying ever more stock at the new reduced rates because how can MCI go down any more for gosh sakes!?  Also, as I have said many times before, all real estate is based on location not global figures so there could be some very lucrative deals being struck as the rest of the world continues to fall and falter.

International Real Estate Investor’s Institutional Outlook reported in the March 9th issue (http://nreionline.com/finance/news/stunned_losses_institution_0309/ ) that institutional investors were seeing their investment portfolios drop by 31% in 2008.  Where will the numbers go in 2009 with rising un-employment and inflation figures?  Well the article says that the investing news is actually good as these investors will move to real estate.  What?  The poll they took stated that more investors would leave the equity markets to place their money on real estate.  On what news?  On what numbers is there a basis for this general move to real estate? 

I will make another prediction…. The bottom is not here yet!  Unless you know your market or have money to sit on you should wait to buy as the market goes up not as it is falling.  This is simply investment 101.  By the way, when the market does start to make a steady rise sometime between 2010 and 2012 it will move very slowly and steadily up globally so appreciation will not be at the staggering rates of the recent past. 

I know picking between 2010 and 2012 makes me right no matter what, so just to make you feel better or not I believe steady growth may not occur till 2012.

JW Najarian
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Are There Too Many Social Networks?

Posted on February 2, 2009 | 1 comment

group-success-with-borderI was following a discussion in chat area on the member site Networkers United Worldwide www.NUOpen.com I am an officer and advisor on that site, and found this question, which I have pasted below. I feel stronly about Social Networking and Social Business Structures, but we can talk more about that later.

 

“Anyone here find that Social Networking sites have become a dime a dozen? I have had a hard time determining which ones have the best programing and potential to do what all the other claim to do. Any feelings strong or otherwise about this one?”

Social Networking sites are tools. As with any tools you can use a butter knife as a screwdriver or a rock as a hammer, but if you need to pound lots of nails or are using a phillips head screw you may need a more specialized tool.

I belong to LinkedIn, Xing, Ecademy, Naymz, Plaxo and on and on…. Which one do I use the most? Which one am I willing to pay for? LinkedIn. Why? Well it suites me and what I am trying to accomplish.

I am also on Facebook and MySpace, but as a business man in the field of mainly commercial real estate, I don’t want to nudge you or send you beers and hugs.

feedthechildren-logoI do a lot of work in the humanitarian field. I work with www.FEED333.org as they help feed thousands of families in the U.S during the holiday season. I am the blessed and honored Los Angeles coordinator of Miracle on South Central and this last year we fed around 4000 families aroundsalvation-army-logo 40,000 meals in cooperation with the Salvation Army, Feed the Children, The NBA Players Association, Humanity Unites Brilliance (HUB) and others. I also started a e a group of over 1100 of us that feed, get water, education and micro loans to around 3000 families in Africa a month. These are very important to me and so I promote those on Facebook where I might just nudge you or send you a hug ♥.

In order to get a better web presence I believe you should join many of the free sites because when you get googled and you have a website you want people to go to, or a product project or service to promote, it will show up all over the place and that is how the Internet works for the most part.

I do also believe as the founder of 6 of my own networking sites and as an officer of this site, that as you become good at networking and are looking at using the site to increase your business or monetize it in some way, that you need to look at a niche audience.

An Example: A CPA may elect to join a CPA Association. This is cool for keeping up with the industry, but if he is looking for clients that group would be no help at all. He would have to join say a business site where business owners come to find resources. Would the large groups like Facebook work fine for growing your business? Yes, and as mentioned you need presence their, but remember you have to wade through so much to find the people you need. While on a niche site, most of the people there may be exactly who you are looking for. There is a difference.

This is interesting

If you take the number of total sites out there then you can say Holy Cow… this is madness. I get a count of networking sites on Yahoo at over 3 Trillion!!! Although you may be into Naturapathic Healing and love bowling as well as play in a band on the weekends, if you are looking for a way to promote and grow your commercial real estate business, then you can negate music sites, Natural Healing Sites, Bowling sites and so on. Now search on commercial real estate networking sites at first on Yahoo I got a count of 139M of those and as I broke down my search pattern by using quotes (If you do not use quotes on Yahoo or Google searches you are taking much more time than you need searching. Find out how to use them….) I get my count down to 4M. If I start refining my search I can get this number down much further until I have a number I can comfortably go review to see if it meets my needs. So you see you need to know what your goal is. If you define what you are trying to accomplish then the daunting number of sites is not so daunting.

Another thing I notice is that though I have started over 6 networking sites you can never tell when one will take off by fulfilling a need for someone. I have groups that are over 3500 members and some that have no more than two. What did I do different? Nothing. I promoted and built them the same way. People are looking and you never know what for. If you build it they might come if they feel a need or an interest. I have seen some sites that make me scratch my head only to see huge memberships…. Huh… I don’t get it and am not running to join those sites, but it will prove the point that there is always room for one more.

By the way if you are looking for a great commercial real estate site check out mine at www.crepig.com

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Miracle on South Central a Huge Success

Posted on December 18, 2008 | Leave a comment

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As the Los Angeles Coordinator or the Miracle on South Central Ave., I want to thank all the wonderful volunteers who turned out and the the fortunate givers whose donations we received.

We gave away food boxes that will last weeks to over 3000 families and around 9000 people came through our lines as we also gave out hygene products, toys, water and Avon came out and gave gift baskets to all the families.

We had celebs and Los Angeles Lakers and singers and all around fun. If you want to see the photos and videos go to this link. www.flickr.com/photos/jwnajarian/sets/72157611273935986/

The trucks started rolling in around 3am in the morning. The line started around 5am slowly at first with only about 12 or 15 people to start. My good friend Francis Fiermonte or White Emerald Financial Group stayed the night at my place so we could get down to the Salvation Army building early. Francis’ job was to take the camera and document the day for me. I took the video cam with me to get some video. As it turned out I got too busy to continue to video the event, but Francis did a great job of taking shots all through the day.

It was an incredible sight that we sadly did not catch. As we drove up at 6am South Central Ave was dark except for red truck tail lights as far as the eye could see. There were 14 full size trucks lined up in the center divider in front of the center and I tell you it was amazing. The volunteers and truck drivers unloaded without a break until noon and I believe we still missed 2 trucks. Since we were still unloading at noon we ended up starting an hour late. Some people were not too happy, but we had planned in advance and we staggered the times at which people would show up to get food. This helped keep things under control.

The line just kept getting longer and longer, but I was assured that the line had rarely gone beyond the building. Mortimer of the Salvation Army came up with the idea of doing a dual line giveaway to speed things up. This was brilliant and we were able to get the lines moving rather fast. This did not stop the line from going beyond the building by about six blocks.

We had over 200 volunteers help out and we were short. It was difficulft finding relief for people who had been on the line or handing out food. The funny thing is that most of the volunteers when asked if they wanted relief refused. What a great group. Everyone took pride in what they were doing and most did not want to leave when there were so many that needed help.

In the last 2 years Spryte Loriano with Feed333.org, has put together the largest one day food giveaway in our nation’s history. This year she put together several events over many days in different cities. I believe it was the largest collaborative food giveaway in our nation’s history. The sponsors to name a few, were Humanity Unites Brilliance, Feed the Children, The Salvation Army, The World Trust, The NBA Players Association and others.

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Is Social Networking Becoming Specialized?

Posted on November 24, 2008 | 2 comments

Social Networks are everywhere and it seems like everyone is at least on one or six of them.  Where are we going with this?

Almost everyone it seems belongs to a social network like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Jaiku, Plaxo, Roov, Friendfeed, Nexopia, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, Orkut, Pownce, Xing or Eacademy and they are becoming more and more popular every day.  I get so many request to join different ones that as soon as I see the requests I delete them.  You only have so much time in the day to go check all your various networks.  I like LinkedIn because as a businessman I don’t get bothered with pokes and hearts.  I get to meet and search on other businessmen that I may be able to work with.

Most of the networks that I have seen have different cultures like MySpace and Facebook that seem to be designed for families and friends wheras, Xing, Ecademy and LinkedIn are more business aligned.

How many people are using social networks worldwide?  I have no clue, but it is in the hundreds of millions and shows no signs slowing in the near future.  Facebook just blew MySpace out of the water with 161 million unique visitors worldwide in September, compared to 117 million for MySpace in September. 

There are many reasons people are on social networks.  Sometimes it is just to connect with friends.  Sometimes it is to make new friends.  Sometimes it is to meet with known business contacts, sometimes it is to meet new business contacts and sometimes it is to try to build very large networks of people in order to stroke your ego or to build a large database to market to.  Whether you are or are not on a large network you still do not like to be spammed or marketed for the most part. 

Recently with the advent of websites like Ning, everyone can now create their own social network.  It is daunting at best.  This sounds almost nuts, but I believe that with the advent of Ning that the new wave may be the niche network.  You will still have to go to the big boys if you are collecting names to build large lists, but in order to really be effedtual and get to work with like minded people you may find yourself going to or guilding a smaller specialized network.

On the smaller networks you are more assured of networking with like minded individuals that will be open to your projects, products and services.  Small networks tend to have, support and make their sites work best for the type of group they support or market to.

In order to test this theory and to better support the members of a group I started on LinkedIn, I have started a new social network that is dedicated and supports investors and professionals that work in and support the Commercial Real Estate Industry.

All the News on the site is dedicated to Commercial Real Estate or Global Finance.  The Forums allow members to offer their projects or services and allows Investors to use these services or search for professionals they may need.  The Groups are geared toward the Investor or Professional and so you don’t have to wade through thousands of unrelated sites.

The Ning network allows you to build a social network for your group or cause and allows enought customization for you to get most of what you need to do done.  This is a FREE service so for the small cost of your time you can build a network of great value.

I don’t know where this will all go.  Maybe the large networks can tie together to give everyone the ability to search for what we need from everyone on the big sites.  That would be exciting or maybe we will be like doctors specializing more and more.  Since social networking is still in it’s infancy, it will be fun to watch.

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10 Reasons Why You Will Fail At Social Business Networking

Posted on November 21, 2008 | 3 comments

Many of us have found that social networking can pay off very big.  Some of us run around signing up for everything without results.  Why do I think so many fail at taking advantage of this incredible opportunity? 

 

I have to define that I am a user of LinkedIn and have my own network at www.crepig.com, which is niched toward commercial real estate professionals and investors.  I am not talking about MySpace or other sites for making friends.  Thought I still believe that most of these reasons still could apply.

 

  1. You don’t upload your photo.  People like to see who you are.  Upload a professional or at least halfway decent picture of yourself.  Take the time to make sure it is not too dark or that you are too small to be recognized.  Also if you upload your business logo or a picture at least you have gone halfway, but you still get a better response from your own face…
  2. You don’t join any groups.  If you don’t like the groups offered start your own.  I have started several groups on LinkedIn and some have grown to Super Groups and others have done nothing.  Why?  I find that I never know what the public wants.  Put yourself out and find out.  Join a group that means something to you.  Woody Allen famously said that “80 percent of success is showing up.”
  3. You don’t participate in the group you belong to.  If 80% is showing up the other 20% is participation.  If you sit back and wait for people to come to you; you will wait a long time.
  4. You don’t place your promotion in a Forum or Blog.  If you don’t let people know what you offer what other reason might they have to connect or speak to you?
  5. You don’t fill out your profile completely.  If people are searching for your service and your profile doesn’t name your product, project or service than how will they find you?
  6. You don’t place your contact information in a non private area for people to see and be able to get ahold of you.  If you are afraid that you might get spammed then go to your email provider and make an alias address.  When I join a network I make an alias account.  eg. at LinkedIn I use linkedin@prigen.net.  This allows me to see where I am getting emails and spam from.  I can then change the email whenever I wish without my friends loosing my main address.  I can’t tell you how many times I read something I got excited about only to find that the writer did not leave any contact info… Argh! 
  7. You don’t allow emails from forums or mail to you to get to you.  If you join a site and then don’t allow the site to keep you abreast of what is up then how will you stay in the loop.  Sometimes you just want to get your name or business out there and don’t want to be bothered by updates.  OK, but at least allow the site to contact you.
  8. You never update your profile.  If you are not getting feedback or contacts from your current profile or Forum post you need to update it.  Every copy writer that is worth their salt knows that you need to change up constantly to find out what copy works best.  If you are getting a lot of play from your promotion then you don’t have to change till demand goes down, but feel free to play.
  9. You have something to say or promote and you don’t set up any teleseminars.  You can get a conference line from FREE Conference call for FREE.  Duh….  Get a number and promote your teleseminar or Webinar in the Events Section.
  10. If you are doing all the above and still not getting any play you might have to re-evaluate what you offer.  Successful businesses make money in direct respect to the value they offer.  What value are you offering.  If you offer no or little value then you will make no or little money.

 

In conclusion I would ask that if you want success you need to make your own Luck, get off your butt and do something.  Don’t wait for the phone to ring… Make it ring.  Get involved.  Get to know people.  Call people that you consider prospects and ask them what they need.  Don’t vomit all your information all over them and especially don’t be pushy.  What a big turn-off.  Listen, get to know another person and be of service.   

JW Najarian 11/21/08
www.jwnajarian.com
www.crepig.com 

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CREPIG

Posted on November 11, 2008 | Leave a comment

C R E P I G
Commercial Real Estate Professional Investors Group

This stands for the Commercial Real Estate Professional Investors Group.  It was started on LinkedIn and has grown to over 2100 users since March.   Here is the link to Join:  www.linkedin.com/e/gis/79765

CREPIG was set up to allow commercial real estate professional investors, lendors, consultants, developers, financial institutions and others network together in order to give or find funding and expertise to close and complete deals.  CREPIG is interested in the funding of Socially Responsible, Concious and Green projects and is especially interested in the sustainabilty of social business entities.

My group was growing very fast and although LinkedIn was adding news and Discussions to the groups it wasn’t enough.  I needed to get everyone to a place where they could serve and get served.  A place where you could blog, have discussions, tie groups together, do more with your own page and much more.  I love LinkedIn, but it is adding very slowly and most of the professionals I speak to want to get going.

Using Ning

I started a Ning site for the group and it is also growing very fast.  It’s a pretty amazing site.

Come Join the PIG

The acronym of CREPIG has given me some grief, but I have decided to embrace it by calling the site The PIG.  Yes you too can join the PIG….  I have added RSS news, videos, pictures, forums and plenty of great groups.  If you are in finance, commercial real estate or any of a number of occupations and companies that deal with real estate and funding of projects big and small; you are allowed to promote your product, service or project in many different ways.

Come check out the new site at www.CREPIG.com.

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