<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:57:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Kevin Thompson - "The Head Coach Of Automatic Income"</title><description>Kevin Thompson's uncensored opinions are guaranteed to put tons of money in your bank account... almost overnight!</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>266</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-4296129193936045289</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-24T11:43:39.603-07:00</atom:updated><title>The Game Has Changed</title><description>I was recently talking with one of my mentors, and we were doing some goal-setting for this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the course of our conversation, he noticed that virtually NONE of my goals were related to money, or creating more income.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, I had goals like:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use my business to change the lives of 40,000 people this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Provide my clients with far more value than they expected to receive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Continue to have fun and enjoy my business to the fullest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meet and make lasting friendships with more movers and shakers in the business world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After seeing this, he says, “Kevin, I understand where you’re coming from, because I have the same kinds of goals for my own business, but you’re still not leveraging your BIGGEST asset”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“And what’s that”?, I asked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Well”, he goes on, “You’ve got to the point in your life where you’re now associated with some of the most successful and influential people in the business world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need to start introducing your members to these people”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After hearing this, I knew he was right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s why:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In June of last year, I joined Joe Polish’s Mastermind Group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know, I’m already in Matt Furey’s group and travel to Tampa four times a year to participate in his mastermind meetings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adding more travel to my schedule didn’t overly excite me, but Joe and I go back a long ways.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s the one who helped me turn my original business (the cleaning company) around, so I already knew the value that he brings to the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The interesting thing about Joe’s group isn’t so much the investment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, at 25 Grand, it’s a substantial investment. But unlike most groups I’ve been a part of, Joe doesn’t allow you to make monthly payments on the fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to be in the group, you’ve got to give him the 25 Grand – up front.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now… you might think that’s crazy, but Joe’s got a method to his madness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He doesn’t want anyone in the group who can’t afford to write a check that large.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I have to admit, even though I’ve known Joe for a long time now – I seriously wondered if it would be worth the investment. Isn’t it funny how our mind thinks that way at times?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyways, here it is, less than a year later, and I’m no longer having those thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since being a member of Joe’s group, I’ve had the pleasure to meet some of the most incredible, forward thinking people on the planet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My income has increased as a result of being in this group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My lifestyle has improved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The relationship I have with friends, family and business contacts has been taken to a whole new level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And most importantly – the way I now “think” is entirely different.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you read my emails regularly, you’ve noticed a HUGE change in the way I communicate with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ve been the direct beneficiary of the mastermind groups I’m in, the people I’ve met and the way of “thinking” that has come from it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now – I’m about to take things to an even HIGER level for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently had a phone conversation with a gentleman I met in Joe’s group. I won’t tell you his name, but if I were to do so, you’d immediately know who he is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During this conversation he was asking me some VERY personal questions about my business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, the two of us were getting ready to work on a big project together, and he needed to get an idea of how we should best approach things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the questions he asked was, “How much money did you make last year”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I gave him the answer, his response shocked me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon hearing the figure he said, “Well Kev, the good news is, you’ve got MASSIVE room for improvement”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talk about an eye-opener. Truth is, I did quite well last year, especially when you consider the economic climate. Yet here’s this guy telling me that I’ve got massive room for improvement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me ask you something – when was the last time someone told you that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever shared with someone the success you were having (as you think to yourself that you’re doing REALLY well) and had them respond by saying, “The good news is, you’ve got massive room for improvement”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My guess is that you’ve never had such an experience. Or, if you did, it shocked you, just as it shocked me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet I’m hear to tell you, in my world, this is becoming common place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now – I’m going to give you a “back stage pass” to this incredible world of movers and shakers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, before I do, I need to make sure that the two of us are on the same wave length.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need to make sure that we’ve got a connection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need to make sure that we’re “thinking” in the same manner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So… let me tell you what I’ve discovered about these ultra successful business owners that I’ve had the privilege of spending so much time with. The same people I’m about to introduce YOU to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More importantly, allow me to give you a glimpse into how they “think”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’re firmly convinced that they’re operating on a different level than the majority of the population. Now, this is not to say that they think they’re better than anyone else. They simply believe that they possess information and contacts that the majority of people do not possess, and as a result, they have a HUGE advantage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe that they’re on a mission to use their businesses to help as many people as they possibly can. Their #1 goal is NOT making money. They already have nice incomes, their families are provided for – and now, their gratification comes from helping others. And, it doesn’t matter what their business sells.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe that money is attracted – NOT made. Talk about a shift in mindset. And the truth is, I’ve come to believe the same thing. Being a part of Matt Furey’s Mastermind Group, he began teaching me this concept several years ago. It was a little bit challenging for me to accept at first, but now I’ve proven it to be true. In fact, I could tell you countless stories of how money has been attracted into my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe that they’re in control of their own destiny. And as a result, they don’t spend time thinking about the recession that the media keeps telling us about. Now don’t get me wrong, they realize that things are going on around us, but they also understand that they possess specialized knowledge and systems for selling and doing business. These systems are proven and produce profitable results… EVEN during a recession.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’re tied into a network of people and have access to legitimately useful “how to” information on what’s working NOW for others in the group. The relationship with these peers causes them to believe that they can do anything, and accomplish anything, regardless of outside circumstances. And why wouldn’t it. When you’re continually surrounded by peers who are having such success, it motivates you, and lets you know that you can do the same. Especially when you have the help of these peers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point, I’m sure you understand why I want to introduce you to these incredible friends of mine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More importantly, I’m sure you understand why it’s in YOUR best interest to meet them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep an eye on your inbox, because the game has now changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From this point forward, you’re going to be meeting and rubbing shoulders with the movers and shakers of the business world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to introducing you to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-4296129193936045289?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/03/game-has-changed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-2473320745571581616</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-10T09:13:06.357-07:00</atom:updated><title>Hotel Conversations</title><description>If you’ve been with me for any period of time, you’ve heard me talk about Matt Furey on many occasions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of you have asked what it’s like to spend time with a guy like Matt. Problem is – I still haven’t found words that can accurately describe it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, one of my long-time clients, David Gruttadaurio recently joined Matt’s group and attended his first Mastermind Meeting in January of this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the meeting came to an end, David and I were talking in the lobby of the hotel, and I asked him, “So, what did you think of your first weekend with Matt”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said, “Kevin, you’ve been talking about Matt for years now, and in that time, I’ve watched as your business has grown like crazy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet every time I asked you about his Mastermind Group, and what it was like – I felt like you never gave me a straight answer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be honest, I thought you were holding out on me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After experiencing it for myself, I now understand why you had such a difficult time answering my question.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can we possibly explain what happened here this weekend?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It can’t be done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s no way to put it into words.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only way that a person can understand, is to spend time with Matt themselves”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, David was right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simply telling you that the time I spend with Matt is “incredible” doesn’t do this question justice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After giving this a lot of thought (and asking Matt for a personal favor), I’ve finally come up with the perfect answer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find out what it is, &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-2473320745571581616?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/03/hotel-conversations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-4112206683579341191</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-09T07:35:46.666-07:00</atom:updated><title>How Could This Happen</title><description>Eric Guttmann recently sent me an email, and he had one heck of a story to share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here it is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Kevin,Thanks for including me on today’s training call.So far it has been a hell of a ride, with most of the time me wondering what the hell I am doing.  HA! :)Something interesting happened and I believe that you touched upon it in today's call.When you prepare for better things and take bold steps in that direction stuff happens.I recently learned that I will be filling an O-5 billet at Commander Fourth Fleet in Mayport, FL.OK, here's the big deal about that... I AM AN O-3!How in the word did I end up in a billet TWO pay grades above my own?To put that in perspective, in my last tour as an O-3 I was flying missions over Iraq and over the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The O-5 in my squadron was THE SKIPPER.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's right he was responsible for all squadron aircraft all over the world.Needless to say I am going to have to bust my butt to grow into the big shoes I am going to fill.Yet there is a part of me that believes that if I had not taken the steps to get my info-publishing career off the ground perhaps I would be looking at another set of orders.The Law of Attraction is NOTHING without the Law of Practice.We attract opportunities and events commensurate with our level of development and the person we have become. Thanks for being a part of that process.Very respectfully, Eric Guttmann&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me tell you, Eric is right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We DO “attract” opportunities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also “attract” munee, relationships, success and every other good thing into our life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And contrary to popular belief, we can do this at will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mentor, Mr. Matt Furey, taught me this principle some time ago, and once he did – my life was forever changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to unlock your own “Super Human Success” so you can have the same kind of experiences in your own life, &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-4112206683579341191?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/03/how-could-this-happen.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-967570995276449214</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-04T06:36:43.347-08:00</atom:updated><title>It’s The Environment… Baby</title><description>If you've been reading my emails over the last few days you know that the “Super Human Success” event with Matt Furey is taking place very soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You also know that this is a FIRST.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt has never done anything like this before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to join us, you must go here ASAP&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/matt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last Saturday night, Lisa and I went out for dinner with some friends we hadn’t seen in some time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While at dinner, they were commenting on what a happy baby Brock was.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What made this remark so interesting was the fact that we had just returned home from an all day trip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We’d got up that morning, and decided to take a trip over to Leavenworth, Washington – which is about a 2-hour drive, each way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We left our home that morning around 8am, and returned home about 5:30 in the evening – just in time to meet our friends for dinner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say, it was a long day, and most children Brock’s age wouldn’t have faired very well on such a trip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet Brock had a great time, and even at the end of the day, he was all smiles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go here and see for yourself &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/environment.html"&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/environment.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That evening, on the way home from dinner, Lisa and I were talking about the comment our friends had made – the one about Brock being such a happy baby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that’s the truth. He’s IS a very happy baby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reason for this is due to his environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s surrounded by parents and family who love him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s encouraged to explore his world, and discover new things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s praised on a regular basis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s no surprise that he is the way he is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s got an environment that’s incredibly positive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I look back on my own life, my parents raised me the same way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once I got out on my own, and was exposed to a different environment, things began to change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And they changed for the worse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe you can relate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see – when we’re constantly bombarded by negative comments from friends, family, and co-workers, we soon begin to believe what they say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We make the mistake of taking their words as gospel, and when we do, it has a devastating effect on our belief system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we surround ourselves with forward thinking people who want to see us at our best, the result is completely different.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We accomplish things that we once thought impossible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We effortlessly attract munee into our life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Relationships with those closest to us improve, almost as if by magic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize – if you’ve never experienced this for yourself, what I’m saying may be difficult to believe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have had such experiences in the past, you already know that what I’m saying is 100% true.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Either way, you now have the opportunity to put my words to the test.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Thursday – March 12th, you have the opportunity to meet my mentor – Mr. Matt Furey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a one-time event, and make no doubt about it – your life will be changed, and it will be changed in an INSTANT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go here now, and put me to the test &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/matt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;“The Automatic Income Coach”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. Outside of his coaching groups, Matt is rarely available for events like this. And on those rare occasions that he does have an opening, his daily fee runs between $10,000.00 - $25,000.00. Needless to say, this is your opportunity of a lifetime, so don’t miss it&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/matt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-967570995276449214?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/03/its-environment-baby.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-8517053425141262618</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-03T08:23:40.233-08:00</atom:updated><title>Accosted At The Post Office</title><description>Before we get started, let me remind you that the “Super Human Success” event with Matt Furey is just around the corner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to join us, you must &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here ASAP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last Thursday afternoon I had to take some packages to the post office, and as I was walking toward the front door, an over-zealous guy nearly bowls me over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He steps directly into my path, forcing me to come to a stop, and then says, “Let me tell you my plan for saving the economy”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I reply, “Can’t you see that I have an arm full of packages”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After hearing this, he decides to step aside – at least momentarily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, in doing so, he says, “I’ll talk with you on your way out”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And make no doubt about it, as soon as I went to exit the post office, this guy was all over me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was determined to give me his opinion on the economy, and let me know what we should do about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I listened to him talk, I could tell that he was coming from a complete state of fear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the problem is, when you’re operating from a state of fear, nothing good can possibly come from it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I oughta know, cause at one point in my life, I was constantly in a state of fear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to the media, lots of people are fearful right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, many folks have buried their heads in the sand, hoping that everything will just “blow over”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sooner - the better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet my take on this is completely different.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m not burying my head in the sand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m not waiting for things to “blow over”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m not expecting our government to provide for my family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No SIREE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, I’ve taken matters into my own hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the last 12-18 months, due to everything that’s been going on in the economy, I decided that I had to change my game strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s what successful people do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We don’t keep doing things the way we have in the past, and then blame the economy (or the government) because the game has changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that’s exactly what’s happened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The game has changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And those of us still playing to win, have had to change our game strategy in order to keep on winning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s a perfect example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know, I’m in Matt Furey’s Mastermind Group, and have been since 2004.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last year, another guy in the group was having some serious challenges because of the economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His business had taken a SERIOUS hit, and now he was only making a fraction of what he used to be making.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say, his world was crashing in on top of him, and as a result, it was next to impossible for him to think clearly and come up with a new game plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was slipping into a state of fear, and truth is, faced with the same situation, I can’t say that I would’ve reacted any differently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, I have Matt to turn to when things like this happen, and so did he.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt was able to look at his situation objectively and tell him precisely what to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Matt’s help, they laid out a new game plan, and now he’s right back on top.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, you heard me right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s just as if he barely missed a beat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can also assure you, if it weren’t for Matt, things wouldn’t have worked out so well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, I’ve had similar experiences with Matt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without him, I would not be the person I am today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now, for the first time ever, you have the opportunity to meet my mentor for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt has agreed to host a private seminar for YOU, and it’s happening on Thursday – March 12th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s no charge to participate, but you do need to register by &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to discover YOUR Super Human Success, this is an event that you won’t want to miss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-8517053425141262618?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/03/accosted-at-post-office.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-8644626414001298318</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-02T08:59:43.052-08:00</atom:updated><title>When Nothing Goes Right</title><description>Ever have one of those days when nothing seems to go right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heck, I’ve had days, months and even years where nothing seemed to go right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I started my first business, back in 1996, I did nothing but struggle to eek out a living for the first year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what I did, I couldn’t figure out how to make a profit in that business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I worked my tail off – 14-16 hours a day, yet come the end of every month, there wasn’t any munee left to pay myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, it was REALLY frustrating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I could have gone broke easier if I’d just sat on the couch watching Oprah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, a friend of mine introduced me to a man who would change my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And in the process, he taught me a valuable lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to know how to do something, all you have to do is follow the lead of someone who’s already done what you want to accomplish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was a lesson I’ve never forgot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to making munee on the internet, I owe my success to a gentleman by the name of Matt Furey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt has shown me how to make lots and lots of munee with my online business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But more importantly, he helped me discover the secret of “Super Human Success”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt taught me how to unleash the power that was already inside of me, and use this power to accomplish anything that my heart desired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’ve been with me for any period of time, you’ve heard me talk about Matt on MANY occasions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the first time I’ve ever had the opportunity to personally introduce you to him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a favor to me, Matt has agreed to host a private training seminar for YOU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to unleash YOUR “Super Human Success”, here’s your opportunity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; right now and register for this one-time event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s no charge to participate, but you must register in order to attend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soon as you’ve registered, I’ll send you all the details you need in order to join us for this unique training seminar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to introducing you to my good friend, and mentor – Mr. Matt Furey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. This will be a highly attended event, so don’t risk missing out. Claim your spot now by &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/matt.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-8644626414001298318?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/03/when-nothing-goes-right.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-1601868067074812711</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-26T09:08:18.016-08:00</atom:updated><title>Did You Accept My Challenge?</title><description>I posed a challenge for you on Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you accept it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If so, you’ll be amazed at what happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be shocked at how your life improves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be excited to get out of bed in the morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be inspired to do something more for yourself, and for your family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll come to discover that YOU are an incredible human being, who can accomplish incredible things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will NOT be left, feeling hungry for more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/challenge.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see what I'm talking about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-1601868067074812711?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/did-you-accept-my-challenge.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-6598038927301671660</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-24T08:28:10.672-08:00</atom:updated><title>Go On A “Media Diet”</title><description>Last Thursday I took a trip to Phoenix, where I spent two days with 31 of the most incredible business owners and entrepreneurs on the planet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I were to tell you the names of the people in this group, you’d recognize some of them – because they’re regularly on television.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What’s so interesting about this group of entrepreneurs is the fact that every single one of them are experiencing massive growth in their businesses right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You might wonder – “How in the heck is that possible”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I mean seriously, we’re in the middle of a recession, so how is it possible for this group of business owners to be doing so well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that brings us to the Millyun-dolar answer (and yes, I spelled that incorrectly on purpose).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every member of this group has made the decision to ignore what they hear in the media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’ve put themselves on a self-imposed “media diet”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They don’t watch news on television.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They don’t browse online news sites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They don’t read the newspaper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, they only communicate with other like-minded people who are committed to making a positive impact in this world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, it’s working.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take my business for example…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since 2004, I’ve been teaching people how to do what I do on the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In essence, I show them how to duplicate what I’ve done, so they too can have an automated income stream of $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 a month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I teach goes FAR deeper than that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I teach you how to have a business that pays you for doing what you LOVE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to build your business around your ideal lifestyle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How you can make a REAL difference in this world, and get paid VERY well for doing so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to laugh in the face of recession, because you have “insider knowledge” that the average Joe on the street will never get their hands on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So – here’s my challenge to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want you to put yourself on a “media diet”, starting right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And when you do, you’ll be AMAZED at what happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To make this easy, let’s just do it for a two-week period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During this two weeks, you have permission to take a break from listening to the media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From watching the television.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From reading the newspaper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From visiting online news sites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From doing any of that stuff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And just in case you’re concerned about being uninformed, or out of the loop, let me put that issue to rest right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your friends, co-workers and family will keep you plenty informed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I haven’t watched the news in almost two years now, yet I haven’t missed out on a thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By getting the overwhelming majority of my input from people that energize and inspire me, I’ve had incredible success during that 2-year period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’ll make a commitment to try this little experiment, you’ll be amazed at what happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be shocked at how your life improves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be excited to get out of bed in the morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be inspired to do something more for yourself, and for your family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ll come to discover that YOU are an incredible human being, who can accomplish incredible things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will NOT be left, feeling hungry for more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just to make sure, I’m going to be sending you some great content that will keep you filled to OVERFLOWING while you’re on your 2-week “media diet”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get ready for a life-changing experience…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Starting NOW.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/challenge.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see what I'm talking about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-6598038927301671660?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/go-on-media-diet.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-492348707689114783</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-23T09:52:47.330-08:00</atom:updated><title>They’ll Pay You For This…</title><description>A couple months ago we were getting ready to do some landscaping around our home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soon as we began preparing for this project, Lisa and I began buying multiple books on the subject, so we could figure out how to best get the job done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The author of one of these books just happened to live in our local area, and in the book, he made an offer for a one-on-one consultation, at no charge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We decided to take him up on this offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And long story short, we hired his services, and he took care of the entire landscaping project for us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve got to say, this guy’s book was fantastic, but as we began to read through it, we had a lot of unanswered questions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Getting his one-on-one help, and eventually hiring his services proved to be invaluable because he was able to give us exactly what we wanted, and we saved ourselves from making a lot of critical mistakes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although this author’s book is a steady seller, the fact is, he makes FAR more from the jobs he gets as a result of that book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The book is essentially a lead generation tool for his real business, which is full-service landscaping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shared this story with you, because you too have knowledge, skills and talents that other people will gladly pay you for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All you have to do is let them know about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently hosted a training seminar with my friend Nate Rifkin, where he revealed his system for writing a book in 7 days that will make you rich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone who participated on this event was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the system he revealed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you missed this training seminar, I’ve got great news.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We recorded the entire event, and you can get the complete recordings on CD, as well as the complete transcripts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, most “wanna be authors” mistakenly believe that if they write a good book, it will make them a fortune.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fact is, the really BIG munee is not made from the book itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, you’ll make great munee by selling your own book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But you’ll make a LOT more when you use your book as a tool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just like the example I shared with you, authors who are “in the know”, realize that writing a book opens the doorway to great wealth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also opens the doorway to fame and respect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So let me ask you…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you could have the wealth, fame and respect that comes with being a published author, would you like to have it now – or later?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, most people take years and years to write their first book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet I’m here to tell you that it can be done in 7 days – or LESS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/book.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here Now&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to find out how.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. I’ve also got a surprise bonus waiting on you, so &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/book.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and claim it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-492348707689114783?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/theyll-pay-you-for-this.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-4788339508115090265</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-18T08:01:13.467-08:00</atom:updated><title>Mr. Determination F-U</title><description>I wanted to thank you for all the emails you sent after receiving yesterday’s story about “Mr. Determination”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was one in particular that REALLY grabbed my attention, and that’s why I’m sending you this follow-up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here it is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kevin,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, you are so right about people thinking that you can't do something when you know darn well that you can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is one of my biggest pet peeves, and I really hate that attitude the most.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some people can be so ignorant, to think that way and then sometimes speak out, telling you directly that you can't do something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got that attitude a lot in my life just because I was a woman in a "man's" business field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I was younger, people thought I was stupid and ignorant, but they didn't even know me personally. And they certainly didn’t know what I was capable of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s so aggravating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It didn't hurt my self-esteem, it just made me angry at the people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to hearing what you have to say about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s a cute son you have, and he’s fortunate to have good parents who will encourage him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree with what you say about not wanting to stifle him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s exactly what I tried to do with my kids, who are now in their 20s, well adjusted and happy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guidance, not discipline-through-fear-and-threats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YES, not NO (usually at scream-level).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I cringe at how some parents treat their kids in public, wonder how much worse it is at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kim B.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for the email Kim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You bring up some good points.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whenever someone tells me that I can’t do something, it makes me angry too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve learned to harness that anger, and focus it on accomplishing the thing they said can’t be done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without saying a word, I make sure they see that I did it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, I love doing this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Revenge is a sweet, sweet thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Funny thing is, once they see that you’ve done it, they seem to keep their mouths shut from that point forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now they just look at you in awe, wondering how in the heck you did it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kevin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In case you missed yesterday’s email, and still want to see the photos of my son Brock – AKA “Mr. Determination”, you’ll find them when you &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/determination.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-4788339508115090265?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/mr-determination-f-u.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-448004137728840027</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-17T07:31:40.609-08:00</atom:updated><title>Mr. Determination</title><description>Last week I shared the “Baby Gate” video with you, and it packed one heck of a powerful lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I’ve got something that you’re going to enjoy just as much (if not more) – a couple photos of “Mr. Determination”… in ACTION.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our son Brock is now 9 months old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’ll be 10 months on the 21st of this month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point in his life, he’s discovering his world – which means that Lisa and I have to be on our toes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When Brock sets his mind to something, there’s no stopping him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point in his life, there’s nothing standing in his way of accomplishing his objective, other than me and mom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And even at that, we’re extremely careful in how we correct him, because the last thing we want to do is stifle his energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most folks our age have already had this done to us, and in most cases, we don’t even realize it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How many times growing up did someone tell you things like…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You can’t do that”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“That will never work”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“No one’s ever done that before”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“What makes you think you’re so special”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happened a lot, didn’t it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Problem is, each time someone said something like this to you, it slowly chipped away at your self esteem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It slowly chipped away at your creativity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It slowly chipped away at your self confidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now, as adults, we’ve lost our determination to have MORE from life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately this can be fixed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ought know, cause my mentor, Mr. Matt Furey helped me fix this problem,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know, Matt has had a HUGE hand in my success, and very soon, I’m going to get the opportunity to personally introduce you to him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep an eye out for my upcoming emails, as I’ll be giving you all the details as soon as we’ve got the date set.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For now, check out these photos of &lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/determination.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Mr. Determination”.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One photo shows him climbing the staircase, and the other shows what happened when he got into the pantry behind our back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-448004137728840027?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/mr-determination.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-435597021070827314</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-13T11:04:39.954-08:00</atom:updated><title>The Bully</title><description>This morning Lisa and I got into a REALLY deep conversation where the two of us began recalling childhood memories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before we knew it, 2 hours had passed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can’t even remember the last time I did this, but let me tell you, it was one heck of an experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the stories I shared with Lisa was about this bully who lived next door to us when I was a child.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have vivid memories of this little jerk, and how he used to antagonize all the other kids in the neighborhood, including me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At one point in time I was talking with my mom, telling her of yet another run-in with “the bully”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After hearing my woes, she made a suggestion that I’ve never forgot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She said, “Kevin, if you just clean this kid’s clock one time, he’ll never bother you again”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To put this into perspective, you need to understand my mom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She was a very loving person, and definitely not prone to violence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s why her words had such a profound impact on me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be honest, I could hardly believe what she’d just told me – but I DID take it to heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was only a matter of days before I found myself in yet another altercation with “the bully”, and this time, it was in my own back yard (if you can believe that).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s right. I was in my own back yard playing with another friend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can remember how shocked I was that this jerk had the nerve to come through our gate, and into our back yard, with the intent of starting trouble.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My friend and I were having fun, minding our own business, yet “the bully” had other plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soon as I saw the kid, I told him to get off my property and go back home – but he didn’t listen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He walked right up to me, grabbed my shirt collar and was getting ready to give me a swift punch to the mid section.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, this time things would NOT go as they had in the past.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because in that very moment, I remembered my mom’s words, and without even thinking, I made a fist with my right hand, rarred back my arm and swung it with all my might.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In so doing, I delivered a blow to this kid’s jaw that knocked him to the ground and left him bleeding profusely from his lip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seeing him laying there on the ground was quite a surprise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Truth is, I didn’t know I had it in me to do such a thing, and neither did my friend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My friend just stood there with this look of amazement on his face, yet at the same time he was grinning – because he knew that the tables had now been turned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without saying a word, “the bully” stood up and left.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the next few days he was sporting a big ole fat lip at school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can only imagine how he explained that one to all of his buddies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the good news was, “the bully” NEVER bothered me again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mom was right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I shared this story with Lisa, it dawned on me that this event had changed my life from that point forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s not to say that I go around beating up people who do me wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sure as heck don’t let other people’s comments or actions get to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, when someone tells me that I can’t do something, I set out to prove them wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When starting my first business, there were plenty of people who told me it would never work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That I wasn’t cut out to be an entrepreneur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That I should play it safe by keeping my job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heck, my first wife divorced me when I wanted to start my own business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m sure similar things have happened to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People have called you crazy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People have told you that you’ll never be successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People have told you to play it safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now, you’re probably wishing that you hadn’t listened to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m here to tell you that you can accomplish ANYTHING you want or desire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All you have to do is make the decision to do so, and then spend your time with like-minded people who will help you make it happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s what I do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don’t say a word to those who would tell me I can’t do something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I simply get the help I need to make it happen, and then I do the thing that can’t be done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, it feels SOOOOO GOOD when the nay-sayers see that I’ve accomplished what they said I couldn’t do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to have the same kind of satisfaction, then &lt;a href="http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/ais.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Here Now&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine how good it’s going to feel when we prove all of them wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And when we do, I can’t wait to have you tell me all about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-435597021070827314?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/bully.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-3044462866151836747</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-11T09:57:06.078-08:00</atom:updated><title>Business and Baby Gates</title><description>When you read the subject of this email, you probably wondered what in the heck I was talking about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve put together a short video that will make everything clear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go here now to see what I’m talking about&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/gate.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/gate.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’re gonna LOVE this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. I’m only leaving this video up for a short time, so check it out right now&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/gate.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/gate.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-3044462866151836747?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/business-and-baby-gates.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-1830197897142276652</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-10T10:05:31.734-08:00</atom:updated><title>The 4-Step Munee Process</title><description>Last Monday, one of my members told me that someone had posted a questionable comment about me on one of those online forums.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say, I was curious, and had to go check it out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After doing so, I discovered that it was from someone who’s obviously watching me from the sidelines, without ever getting in the game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To quote him, “Basically, Kevin’s program is about creating a squeeze page, building a list and creating your own product. This information is everywhere”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And yes, in it’s simplest terms, this guy is right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After all, when it comes to making munee on the internet, there’s ONLY four steps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s right – doing what we do is a 4-Step Munee Making Process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And here they are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Find a niche market that you’re passionate about helping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Create or find a product that gives them what they want or solves a problem for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Put up a simple 2-page website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Drive traffic to that website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There you have it, the simple 4-Step Munee Making Process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And like the gentleman in the forum suggests, this information is everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While the process is there, and you have the basic formula, there are MANY nuances that go into this process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do you find a niche market that will be profitable for you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And not just any ole niche.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But a niche that you’re PASSIONATE about helping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, anyone can find a niche market, but very few people can actually make munee in that niche.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the reason is this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people start an online business with the sole intention of making a buck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s all they care about – making the almighty buckaroo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, here’s the problem with that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eventually – someone else is going to come along, and decide that they want to help the same niche market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only difference is, this other person is truly passionate about helping that market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’re not simply out to make a buck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, they have something of immense value to share. They have something important to say – and they’re completely fired up to share what they’ve discovered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, let me ask you…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who do you think is gonna win this game?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re the guy or gal who’s simply out to make a buck, this other person is gonna eat your lunch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I started my first online business at GetMoldSolutions.com in 2000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since that time I’ve helped thousands and thousands of people, by showing them how to get rid of mold in their home, or place of work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No, it’s not a glamorous business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And no, it hasn’t made me a milyunair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This website has consistently made $7,000.00 to $10,000.00 a month, on auto-pilot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, if you’ve got a mold problem in your home, you’re gonna be EXTREMELY interested in what I have to offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After having so much success with my mold website, in 2004 I began showing people like yourself how to do the same thing as I’ve done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to have an automated online business that puts $7,000.00 to $10,000.00 a month into your bank account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And once again, I don’t make outrageous claims.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don’t promise to turn you into an overnight millyunair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don’t promise that I&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s what I DO promise you:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you follow my advice, and do what I tell you to do, I’ll show you how to make your FIRST sale online – within 27 days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And once we’ve done that, I’ll show you how to repeat that process over and over again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More importantly, I’ll show you how to make use of automated tools, so that your presence is NOT required in order to make a sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If this is something that interests you, and you have realistic expectations, then be sure to stay tuned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ll be accepting a handful of new clients in the very near future, and will let you know when that happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-1830197897142276652?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/02/4-step-munee-process.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-9076746886916476229</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-30T12:01:20.270-08:00</atom:updated><title>Your Higher Power</title><description>Yesterday, at 8:21am, I received the most powerful email I’ve ever red.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It came from my good friend, and mentor, Mr. Matt Furey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re one of his subscribers as well, you probably know what I’m talking about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully you didn’t delete it from your inbox.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was titled, “Religion and Politics”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this email, Matt was talking about everything that our politicians have been up to lately, and how they’ve been printing mon-ey like crazy for all these bailouts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’re doing it at our expense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Makes it kind of hard to put much faith in our politicians – doesn’t it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, that’s not where I place my faith.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, I quit doing that back in 1996.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was the year that I began taking matters into my own hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That also happens to be the year that I started my first business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, once I made the decision to become an entrepreneur, I began going down a different path.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A path that very few people travel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And make no mistake, it’s no accident that people who travel this path are some of the most successful and content people in the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By successful, I’m not necessarily talking about income – though that IS important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I’m talking about is something quite different.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m talking about living life on our own terms, and loving every minute of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being at complete peace with ourselves, and those around us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having a strong desire to make a lasting impact on other people’s lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sleeping like a baby at night, knowing that you and your family are provided for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHOA there Nellie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just got through talking about the bailout mess, and how I don’t have much faith in our politicians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shift gears, and start talking about how GREAT things are in “my world”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So let me explain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My faith is placed in myself, and ultimately in my creator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, if you’re not religious, stay with me here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can call it what you choose – the infinite, the cosmos, whatever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we place our faith in this higher power, the same power that causes the sun to rise each day, the grass to grow, the ocean tides to rise and fall – the same power that keeps this earth spinning on its axis – something amazing happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you do this, you’re tapped into an incredible source of energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A source that is UNSTOPPABLE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, I much prefer to rely on THIS source for everything good in my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other day, I mentioned Michael Phelps book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s called “No Limits”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this book he talks about his own experiences of being tapped into a higher power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s been tapped into this higher power since he was a child.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No wonder he won 8 gold medals at the Olympics last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you haven’t yet red his book, I suggest getting a copy ASAP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and one more thing…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure to keep an eye out for my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT on Monday morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will be something that you won’t want to miss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-9076746886916476229?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/your-higher-power.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-3006961050019466186</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T10:38:27.365-08:00</atom:updated><title>Walt Painter Has Passed Away</title><description>It is with great sadness that I send you this letter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I received a phone call from Walt Painter’s wife last night, telling me that the cancer took its toll, and he has passed away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know, Walt has been a client for several years, and he was also the person responsible for setting up many of your websites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have become close friends with Walt over the years, and I know many of you have as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join with me in keeping Walt’s family in your prayers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’d like, you may send condolences to his family via email to &lt;a href="mailto:chefwalt@optilink.us"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;chefwalt@optilink.us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may not get a response, as they’re going through a very difficult time right now, but I know they’d appreciate hearing from you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing that Walt had been diagnosed with cancer, many of you have been asking me how to get your website set up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve already taken care of this, and have hired Vincent Zontini to be your new direct response website designer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are a new client, you’ll want to contact Vincent through his website at &lt;a href="http://www.infobizwebsites.com/autoincome.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.infobizwebsites.com/autoincome.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re an existing client (who previously had a website with Walt), you’ll need to contact Vincent directly by sending him an email at &lt;a href="mailto:vincent@infobizwebsites.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;vincent@infobizwebsites.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’ll then take care of you, and make the transition as smooth as silk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s the good news in all this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As an added bonus, Vincent will be tying all of your websites into the 1ShoppingCart software.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know, I’ve been using this software since I started my first online business, and have been amazed at everything it does for us online entrepreneurs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’ve most likely heard me talk about this on previous coaching calls, and those of you already using it can attest to its many benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that we’ll all be using the same software, it will allow me to offer you additional coaching and training on how to make maximum use of this incredible tool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can’t tell you how excited I am about this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During my Ultimate Home Office Field Trip last November, I took everyone in attendance on a behind the scenes tour of my business, and let me tell you, once we got into the 1ShoppingCart software – they were completely BLOWN AWAY.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With that said, I look forward to introducing you to Vincent, so we can take your business to even higher levels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. Once again, please send your condolences to Walt’s family by emailing &lt;a href="mailto:chefwalt@optilink.us"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;chefwalt@optilink.us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-3006961050019466186?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/walt-painter-has-passed-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-1368486147896780098</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T08:29:28.730-08:00</atom:updated><title>Still Buzzing</title><description>I’m still buzzing with energy, after attending Matt Furey’s Mastermind Meeting in Tampa last week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve been a member of his Mastermind Group since 2004, and I can tell you, this was by far, the best meeting yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s partly due to the fact that I upgraded this year, and joined his Psycho-Cybernetics Coaching Group as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You heard me right, I upgraded, and now I’m investing even MORE m-oney with Matt each month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because every doll-ar I invest comes back to me in multiples.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know, I know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’re probably thinking to yourself, “What, are you kidding me. With everything that’s going on in the economy, how could you spend even more”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before I answer that question, I need to make one thing clear, I’m not spending… I’m investing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I’m making the best investment I could ever make.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m investing in MYSELF.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve been doing this for years, and it’s ALWAYS paid off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Matt, the investment is what many folks would consider quite large, but like I said, it always pays off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALWAYS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since I’ve been getting Matt’s help…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My self confidence has grown dramatically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My ability to attract wealth has improved to the point that I can literally create income at will – on demand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The relationships I have with my wife, children, family, friends and business associates is better than I could ever imagine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All because I choose to invest in MYSELF.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I truly am blessed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only for all the good things in my own life, but because I’m able to pay it forward, by sharing what I’ve discovered with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2008 was a banner year for every one of my clients who took action on all that was given them, and 2009 will be even better – in spite of what we hear in the media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, I’m already getting reports from clients, telling me that they’re breaking records this year, and we haven’t even reached the end of January.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With that said, you’ll want to keep a close eye out for the email I’ll be sending you on Monday morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m going to be making a MAJOR announcement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you’re committed to making 2009 your best year EVER…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an announcement you can’t afford to miss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-1368486147896780098?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/still-buzzing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-4026020096061181264</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T10:01:09.307-08:00</atom:updated><title>Michael Phelps Imagination</title><description>Two days ago, on the lunch break at Matt Furey’s Mastermind Meeting, I raced to the bookstore to pick up a copy of Michael Phelps book – No Limits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m already half way through it, and I can honestly say, this is the best book I’ve ever read.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hands down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, when asked the secret to his success, Michael immediately responded by saying that he owed it all to his imagination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon hearing this, most people wouldn’t pick up on the importance of his statement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet the fact is – imagination is EVBERYTHING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And it’s precisely what led to the 8 gold medals Michael won at the 2008 Olympics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the last several years, I too have made incredible use of my imagination, and like Michael, it’s been the secret to my success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Truth is, our imagination is more important than anything else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s more important than what we hear in the media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s more important than what’s going on in the economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s more important than anything in our outside world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to put YOUR imagination to work for YOU…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to have incredible success in YOUR life…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re ready to make 2009 your best year ever…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then go here now, and join me for the special training seminar I’m hosting tomorrow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to speaking with you then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. Don’t miss out on this opportunity – the opportunity to make 2009 your best year… EVER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-4026020096061181264?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/michael-phelps-imagination.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-7811286337227740294</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-20T09:11:04.051-08:00</atom:updated><title>Will Smith’s Secret To Success</title><description>About a month ago, Barbara Walters hosted her interview with the top 10 people of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of those interviews was with none other than Will Smith, and during that interview, she asked Will, “What’s your secret to having such a long marriage with your wife”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I heard his answer, it made complete sense to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, as soon as I heard it, I immediately wondered why more couples didn’t make use of this secret.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His answer…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Divorce is NOT an option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He then went on to explain that from the time he and his wife decided to get married, both of them agreed that divorce was not an option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Far too many couples get married with the understanding that, if things don’t work out, we’ll simply get divorced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I listened to Will Smith talk about this, it made me think about my attitude towards business, which is very similar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve always believed that when it comes to business, failure is not an option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the day I opened the doors on my first business, back in 1996, I was committed to making it succeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was committed to finding the resources, tools and people who could help me become successful in business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And make no mistake about it, that attitude is what’s directly responsible for the success I’m having today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s not that I’m that smart of a guy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, I can’t even remember the last time I came up with an original idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, at least I was smart enough to seek out other people, who are smarter than me, and rely on them to help me grow my business and achieve my goals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As in our marriage example, far too many people go into business, thinking that if things don’t work out, I’ll just find something else to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They think to themselves, “I’ll give this a try, but if I can’t make a go of it, I’ll just go back to what I was doing before”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They refuse to make a commitment to themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, if you’re the kind of person who can’t even make a commitment to yourself, you don’t have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that might sound a little harsh, but it’s the absolute truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So let me ask you…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you committed to yourself?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you committed to finding the resources, tools and people who will help you become successful in business?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you committed to doing whatever it takes so you can provide for your family in the way that they deserve to be provided for?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you answered yes to these three questions, then I applaud you, because you’re in the right place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2009 is going to be a great year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many members are already reporting incredible results, and we’re not even through the first month of the year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next month, on Tuesday – February 10th, I’ll be introducing you to one such individual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This particular individual has been having incredible success already, and he’s going to show you how he made it happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More importantly, he’s going to show you how you can easily do the same thing that he’s done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark your calendar for 5pm Pacific time (8pm Eastern time) on Tuesday – February 10th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we get closer to this date, I’ll give you all the details as soon as we’ve got them worked out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But for now, if you’re committed to your success, you’ll want to mark your calendar and set the time aside so you can join us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-7811286337227740294?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/will-smiths-secret-to-success.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-2140557598871656780</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-07T14:51:38.288-08:00</atom:updated><title>Do Not Bend – Photos Enclosed</title><description>Over the last few days I’ve been reading a book called “The Outliers”, by Malcolm Gladwell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I’ve got to say. This is one heck of an interesting book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was sent to me as a Christmas gift by my good friend and mentor, Mr. Joe Polish – and for good reason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joe doesn’t send books to people haphazardly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When Joe sends a book, it’s because he’s already read it, and he strongly believes that you need to red it as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In “The Outliers”, Malcolm blows away every theory under the sun as to what makes some people successful, and other people unsuccessful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I won’t ruin it here by telling you everything he talks about, but suffice it to say, he brings up some VERY interesting points.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The biggest one that grabbed me by the throat is the fact that successful people have a slight edge over those who are not successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This slight edge could come from parents, teachers, friends, acquaintances, mentors or other sources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the fact is, without this slight edge, you will NEVER be successful – in anything that you undertake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me, I did get a lot of support from my parents growing up, but I can tell you that they did not give me the slight edge that we’re talking about here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can also tell you that my slight edge did NOT come from any of my teachers or friends either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me, this slight edge came from my mentors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mentors like Joe Polish, Matt Furey, Michael Cage and Dan Kennedy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And as a result of what they’ve taught me (and the amount of money their advice has made me), I too have become a mentor to many people and am able to pay it forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I too have given many others the slight edge they needed to become successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I too have had a hand in changing other people’s lives for the better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, it’s an awesome feeling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now, I also have the opportunity to give this slight edge to my son Brock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And though he’s only 8 months old, I’m already thinking about how I’m going to make it happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m not going to simply hand him everything on a silver platter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, I’m going to share my knowledge with him, so that when the time comes, he’ll be prepared to make his own way in this world, and do so VERY successfully.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And yes, you owe it to yourself, and your family to do the same thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just uploaded 5 photos of Brock to my Facebook and you’ll find them here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/edge.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/edge.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you’ll see, Brock’s getting an early start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You might think these photos are humorous, and they are, but make no doubt about it, he’s already getting the slight edge we’ve been talking about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And this is just the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like father – like son.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the photos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once again, you’ll find them here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/edge.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/edge.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. If you haven’t got yourself a Facebook account, you’re missing out on all the fun that we’re having. Do it right away so you can join us. And the best part… it don’t cost a penny.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-2140557598871656780?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/do-not-bend-photos-enclosed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-6115636266638938778</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-06T09:33:33.055-08:00</atom:updated><title>Inside Secrets From The King IRS Rat</title><description>Sandy Botkin used to work for the IRS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, he used to be the “Head Auditor”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The guy in charge of training all the other auditors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Sandy’s own words, he says, “I used to be the King Rat”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During that time, he found that FAR too many people were seriously overpaying on their taxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the reason…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They were scared to take deductions that were rightfully theirs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s right, most people wouldn’t take deductions that the IRS would gladly let them have, simply because they were scared of being audited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandy knew something had to be done to help average people like you and I, by showing us how to claim ALL the deductions we’re entitled to, while simultaneously making our tax returns “audit-proof”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the course of the last several years, Sandy has now helped more than 50,000 tax payers save millions and millions on their taxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s going to help you too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go here to get all the details&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/tax.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/tax.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can’t wait to introduce you to Sandy Botkin on January 15th at 3pm Pacific time (6pm Eastern time).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. This event would normally be reserved only for my coaching clients, but I want you to accept this as my special gift to you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticincomesystem.com/tax.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.AutomaticIncomeSystem.com/tax.html&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-6115636266638938778?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2009/01/inside-secrets-from-king-irs-rat.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-9069554587736209300</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-29T11:07:00.931-08:00</atom:updated><title>Narrow Miss on I-5</title><description>Lisa and I spent the evening of Friday – December 19th doing some Christmas shopping, and we were completely unprepared for what would happen on our way home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were heading south on I-5, coming back home from Mount Vernon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because the freeway was covered with snow and ice, most folks, myself included, were traveling between 10-15 miles an hour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems like there’s always some joker who wants to push the limit, and this night was no exception.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was traveling in the slow lane, this little S-10 pickup passes me in the fast lane, doing about 40 miles an hour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I didn’t say anything to Lisa, I remember thinking to myself, “This guy is an accident waiting to happen”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then – just a few seconds later – IT HAPPENED.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The guy looses control of his truck on the ice and immediately goes into a couple of 360’s on the freeway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, it’s a pretty sobering experience when you’re heading down the freeway, and you see a couple headlights staring you in the face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lisa immediately screamed, “OH MY GOSH KEVIN, SLOW DOWN”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Little did she know that I saw what was happening, and already had my foot feathering the brake and looking for a way to avoid plowing into the S-10.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only thing was, I knew I couldn’t hit the brake too hard, or we’d find ourselves in a spin, and that would not be a good thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As it turned out, I was able to slow down, move to the right, and avoid hitting the guy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I came to a stop on the freeway, right next to the driver, who was no stopped as well, now facing north in the southbound lanes of I-5.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within a second or so, he regained his composure (though he probably had to clean his pants later).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He got his truck turned around and headed back on his merry way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only this time, he kept his speed at 10 miles an hour – instead of the 40 miles an hour he’d been doing just a minute or so earlier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later that weekend, as I was recounting this adventure to friend, it immediately made me think about business owners, and how they react the same way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like I mentioned in my last email, most business owners can do well for themselves when things are going well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But - as soon as a curve ball is thrown their way, they don't know what to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I promised to give you a specific example of this, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A fellow member of a mastermind group I’m in - recently had this happen to him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His business had been doing very well, and he was making plenty of munee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With all that’s happened in the economy over the last year or so, his business hit the skids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What once was a thriving venture, was now going under.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, this guy was at his wits end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, the leader of this mastermind group was able to slap this guy upside the head and say, “Look, here’s all you need to do”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because our group leader was NOT emotionally attached to this gentleman’s business, he was able to look at things objectively, and lay out a step-by-step game plan to get things back on track for him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When he followed the advice given, he was able to fine-tune and make the needed adjustments, and now he’s doing even better than he was before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s the critical point that you’ve got to understand:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When things start going bad…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When your world starts caving in…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When nothing seems to be going right…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s virtually impossible for you to think straight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You end up on the rebound, making bad decisions that compound things, and make them worse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s why it’s SO IMPORTANT that you have a coach who can be impartial and look at things objectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who can bring some sanity to the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who can slap you upside the head if need be, and say, “Calm down. Here’s a game plan to get you through this”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who can get you back on top.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If it weren’t for our coach, I can only imagine where this guy would be right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Entirely too many people think they can figure things out for themselves, yet the truth of the matter is, this is far too costly – and far too time consuming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my own business, 2008 has been a banner year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, it’s been my best year ever – BY FAR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet I can assure you that would not be the case if it weren’t for my own coaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The same is true of those who are fortunate enough to have me as a coach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They too are having great success, yet left to their own devices, this would NOT be the case.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And no, I don’t say that to brag or boast, but simply to state a fact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EVERY successful business owner has a coach, and the MOST successful ones have multiple coaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re serious about making 2009 your year, then stay tuned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year, and look forward to having a HUGE hand in your success in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-9069554587736209300?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2008/12/narrow-miss-on-i-5.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-4010525185489436643</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-16T07:17:06.670-08:00</atom:updated><title>Pooch Un-Screwed</title><description>If you’ve ever seen that movie “What Happens in Vegas” with Ashton Kutcher, you’ll immediately recognize the subject line of today’s email.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s a now-famous line in that movie where Ashton Kutcher’s character exclaims, “Pooch Unscrewed”, after realizing that he escaped a less than ideal situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you haven’t seen the movie, I won’t ruin it for you by revealing the plot here, but will let you know that it’s definitely worth a peek.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine my surprise yesterday when I was online doing some research.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’d just opted into a particular mailing list, and when I was taken to the thank you page, I saw this headline…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Unscrew Your Life”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say, it immediately caught my attention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if that weren’t enough, there were 2 sub-headlines below it which read as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your department is being eliminated. You’re out of work with a $345,000 mortgage to pay. You’re screwed, right?&lt;br /&gt;Not necessarily. Here’s what you do… read the letter below to get your complimentary copy of “Unscrew Your Life”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talk about COMPELLING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who in their right mind, if concerned about their financial situation, wouldn’t want to get a copy of this report?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When selling in print, your headline accounts for a huge percentage of the income you’ll make.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can’t remember the exact figure, but we’re talking 80% or better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That being the case, your headline must be extremely compelling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It must grab the reader by the throat, draw them into what you have to say, and literally force them to keep reading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you have a winning headline, you’ll get the results you want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People will beat a path to your door, begging to buy what you have to offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. On January 15th, I’ve got a VERY special guest joining us for the monthly coaching call. This event is normally private, and only active clients are invited to participate. But… I’m contemplating the idea of opening it up to everyone on my subscriber list. I’ll be making a formal announcement soon, so keep an eye on your inbox.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-4010525185489436643?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2008/12/pooch-un-screwed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-6290959403740731403</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-15T10:04:46.795-08:00</atom:updated><title>Crazy Day At the Tire Shop</title><description>Last week they were predicting snow in our neck of the woods, and it looks like they predicted right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We definitely got plenty of snow over the weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A trace came late Friday night, and much more followed on Saturday evening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After hearing that snow was on the way, I can remember thinking to myself, “You’d better get some new tires put on your truck”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I knew that the tread was starting to wear, and the last thing I wanted to do was go into the snow and ice season unprepared.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I call my local Les Schwab tire center first thing Friday morning, and just as I suspected, they tell me that there’s a 4-hour wait.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So Lisa and I make arrangements to drop the truck off, and have them call us when they’ve got the new tires installed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This beats sitting in their drafty waiting room for 4 hours as countless people move in and out the doors, and wait impatiently for an attendant to call their name, informing them that their vehicle is now ready.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, here’s what I found so interesting about this little experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here we are, right in the middle of the Holiday Season, with less than two weeks until Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many folks have already spent tons of cashola they wouldn’t normally spend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The media is telling us that we’re supposedly in a recession.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet the Les Schwab tire store is busting at the seams with customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can that be?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can they be selling all those tires, and making all that moolah, right in the midst of everything that’s going on around us?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you read this, you might be thinking, “Of course they’re busy. People want to keep their families safe on the roads, so they’re going to buy tires”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that is precisely my point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People are gonna buy tires no matter what.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what the economy is doing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter how tight their funds might be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter whether it’s the Holiday Season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People are gonna buy tires, and they’re gonna buy tires… NO MATTER WHAT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les Schwab (the founder of this particular chain of tire stores), understood this, and it’s probably been one of the biggest reasons for his success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It goes right back to the BIGGEST principle I always talk about…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give people what they want, and they’ll buy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And since we’re on the subject, I’ll take this one step further.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give people what they want, and they’ll buy… NO MATTER WHAT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I learned this principle back in 2001 with my own online business at GetMoldSolutions.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since that time, I’ve taught it to many other people - just like yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And let me tell you, this one principle alone has made countless people incredibly wealthy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you too would like to put this principle to work for yourself, all you gotta do is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/ais.html"&gt;Go Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to get started.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to helping you make it happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-6290959403740731403?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2008/12/crazy-day-at-tire-shop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563090.post-4390626705892617676</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-11T14:23:37.906-08:00</atom:updated><title>Think You Got It Rough?</title><description>Every time we turn on the boob tube, it seems as though the media has nothing but bad news for us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s why I hardly ever turn it on these days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, I prefer to get my input from alternate sources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because the stuff we let into our mind makes all the difference in the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And we are in complete control of what we take in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be honest, I’m sick and tired of hearing people whine and moan and complain about all the things that are going wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve got NO sympathy for them either, because the results they’re getting in their outer world are a direct result of the input they choose to partake of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think I’m kidding, take a gander at this video&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://niceselling.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://niceselling.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If ANYBODY’S got cause to have a bad day, it’s this guy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For crying out loud, the “average joe” would cringe, simply by the thought of being in this guy’s predicament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you think you’ve got things bad – think again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let Bill make you feel good about being YOU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://niceselling.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://niceselling.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the video.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dedicated to your success,&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Thompson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. This is some REALLY GOOD input and you’ll thank me for sharing it with you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://niceselling.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://niceselling.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22563090-4390626705892617676?l=www.homebusinessshortcut.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.homebusinessshortcut.com/2008/12/think-you-got-it-rough.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin Thompson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>