The New Retirementality

Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams...at Any Age You Want

What "retire" meant to previous generations as they looked toward pensions and peace of mind...well, today we face a much different reality. Most of us won't experience the same retirements that our parents did, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. In this book, you'll discover how to achieve the freedom to pursue your own retirement goals, at your own pace, on your own terms regardless of your age. The author reveals how new opportunities will enable you to create a tailor-made life that is both fulfilling and flexible. His concepts of "wealth care" and "return on life" are worth the read itself and it is a terrific guide for anyone at any age to look at their journey with a new "retirementality." I found this book so inspiring and life affirming. Go get it!!

Don't miss the teleseminar on  

Wednesday, February 23rd at 12:00 noon CST.

No cost, no obligation. Just CLICK HERE to register.   

Conversation with Mikki and  Ed Primeau

Talk about reinvention; as president and CEO of Primeau Productions, Inc, Ed has led his company through three major reinventions.  Good thing he has four kids and some great friends because he has managed to stay stress-free throughout his life!  "The key is to pay attention to what your prospects are looking for not what you believe they should have."  Ed loves to work hard and play hard and in this interactive teleseminar, Ed is going to give you some huge tools that will help you take your business to extremes with Internet marketing.

In this program you will learn:

• What Internet marketing is all about?
• How to develop an Internet marketing strategy
• Why you should use the Internet to grow your business
• How to use social media for business as well as pleasure

Next tele-conversation: Wednesday, March 23rd at 12:00 Noon CST

Edgar Papke: ALIGNMENT AND THE HUMAN ART OF BUSINESS

Two of my new year intentions (not resolutions) are to attend at least one new networking opportunity per quarter (hey, I speak on the subject) and one new learning opportunity (I'm registered for two upcoming ones, stay tuned). Soooo....my Vistage member Kelly Wisecarver had consistently invited me to a meeting of GNMAA -  Greater North Michigan Avenue Association but my travel schedule always prevented my attendance. Finally this past month I was able to attend their annual business meeting as well as the social and networking reception afterward with food from some of the area's greatest restaurants - what a perk of membership! Two of my other Vistage members, Chris Long  and Jill Kirschenbaum are also members and were in attendance as well. It was a diverse and interesting crowd. And yes, those are rhinestones on those shoes!

I come across so many and so many are shared with me that I thought I'd share with you.

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Brain enhancement and speed reading program - increase your reading speed 2 to 10 times in 7 minutes.

Snowgasm

February is a tough month, especially if you live in a cold and volatile city like Chicago. It's a time when new year's resolutions fade to life's everyday routine; a time when that marketing ploy called 'Valentine's Day' has some of us thinking along the lines of Black Eyed Peas song,

Where is the Love?

For us Midwesterners February is a time when the holiday lights fade to a dismal gray of dirty snow and cloudy skies. The days are short, nights long, and the most we have to look forward to is a freak snowstorm that may just get us out of work for a day, and one day closer to an early spring. Or so we hope.

Wednesday, some of us got our wish - a snow day. I, on the other hand, got a good flick in the forehead by the Universe for grumbling about having to work from home.

While many of my friends were enjoying their day off I was settling into just another boring day at the home office. Sitting in sweatpants, the 'favorite kind' with a saggy butt and missing drawstring, I began the morning by setting work aside so that I could cast my vote on Facebook for the snazziest snow lingo. Snowpocalypse, snowmaggedon, blizzaster, snOw-M-G, and my personal favorite, snowgasm.

It was during this time that I looked outside to see Donald Trump's next wingman - a homeless man with a shovel and small pail of salt. The ultimate entrepreneur. I watched as this man, in his tattered un-insulated duds, approached the unlucky few who still had to go to work to offer what little he had, time and a shovel. All morning this man shoveled snow, salted the ground, rocked cars back-and-forth, offered a friendly wave to the person driving off, and then headed to the next snowbound victim. His hand was extended, palm up, only to help drivers step over the snow banks pressed against their car doors. Not once did I see him ask for money.

By morning's end I was sure the man had enough money for a meal and shelter, and enough heart to heat the coldest of days. Maybe February isn't so bad after all.

Who was Cupid's mother?  

(See answer at bottom of ezine)

Leaders Who Espouse Fitness by Example   

Words tend to pale in comparison to example. For the best advice and inspiration we need look no further than some of the most successful and respected leaders today.

Who:

• Exercises every day, runs 6 times a week. had a treadmill placed on his aerial ride to work, spent 8 years at his last high pressure job. Age : Age 62
• Exercises 6 days a week. Favorite activities are basketball and golf. Is publicly known to vacation in Hawaii from time to time.  Age: 49
•  Counts swimming, skiing, surfing, dog-sledding, and playing tennis among his favorite pastimes. Owns a music label, a chain of worldwide gyms, and a future spaceport. Age: 60
•  Swims and dives every day. Co-founder of a company whose name is synonymous with the internet. Age: 36
• Performs a rigorous routine of 6 days of cardio and 3 days of strength training a week. Her previous careers have included professor, diplomat, and White House inner circle. Age: 56
• Led a workforce of 165,000 people. While on assignment overseas ran an average of 5 miles a day 6 days a week. Age: 58

Answers: President George W Bush, President Barack Obama, Sir Richard Branson, Sergei Brin, Condoleeza Rice, General David Petraeus.

"The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance."  

                                                                                Akhenaton - Egyptian king.

john@johngodoy.com 

www.johngodoy.com
312.804.8498

Dave Nelsen
Entrepreneur and Social Media Guide
Dave's formal title is President, Dialog Consulting Group  From 2005 to 2009 he was CEO of TalkShoe, a social media company now serving more than one million monthly listeners...and the fabulous company I use to produce my monthly teleseminars.

ESP Using Social Media

You've heard of Twitter. Almost 100 million times a day, people share whatever's on their mind, in 140 characters or less, using their mobile phones. In total, it's random noise. But what if you could listen for information relevant to your business, maybe just in your geographic area. Well, you can at www.search.twitter.com!  

Let's say you run a car dealership in Mars (PA, that is). Let's find out who wants a new car right now!  

In the Twitter search box, type: "new car" (in quotes to search for the entire phrase). And since you serve a limited geographic area, add "near:16046" (without quotes). To be more specific, add "within: 25mi" (without quotes) because people will drive only so far for a good deal. Yes, the Internet and cell phones know precisely where we are; scary but true.  

1.93 seconds later, you'll see local folks with new cars on their minds:

"MY NEW CAR IS GONNA BE A 2011 CAR"

"Scramble and find a new car - my inspection is up and costs way too much to fix. 188k!"

"I wanna New Car!!!"

"It's time for a new car!"

For each of these Tweeters you might begin a conversation by offering a "secret discount code" or helpful advice such as: "I'm a car dealer. You always get a better deal when you..." Place the @ sign in front of their username and they'll likely see your response.  

One other thing: Once you've created a search query that works, you never have to do it again. Just click the button that says "Feed for this query" and you'll receive automatic notifications as new matches occur. How cool is that?

"Thanks very much for including me on the distribution list for your newsletter.  You and Samantha do a fantastic job creating this fun/informative read!  I definitely look forward to reading it each month."

Sue Soderberg

National Sales Director

Aquascapes, Inc

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 SPEAKERS SCHOOL IS NOW THREE DAYS!

Day One: Presentation Skills
Day Two: Learning Lab (Your opportunity to practice what you learned in Day One. You must have completed Day One to participate.)
Day Three: Getting Booked   

The next Speakers School is April 14-16, 2011.
It's for people at all levels: novices, wannabes, CEOs, professionals or anyone who needs to improve their communication skills. 

Upcoming Speakers Schools:

September 22-24, 2011

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I took Mikki's speaking school for the first time and landed my first professional speaking gig shortly after. A year later I was asked to speak at my industry convention. Within two years I was speaking as the keynote.  I have to fill the shoes of Michael Gerber, Author of The Best Selling E-Myth, so I thought I'd take the refresher course to prepare. Mikki is truly an inspiration. Her class has propelled me from a shy, nervous public speaker to an industry keynoter in a couple years. 
Thanks Mikki!

Rob Lindemann

President/CEO

Lindemann Chimney Supply, Inc.