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What if you received a tempting offer to participate in a project that is not your core business?
August 2009
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Thank you for continuing to read
NINJA NEWS
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from this issue.
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What if you received a tempting offer to participate in a project that isn't your core business?
I've been sitting here wondering what to do.
My theatrical agent phoned to say that I've been offered a non-continuing role in one of Australia's most popular television series ever. Can't divulge which one yet, but the issue is that it will take me away from my speaking and training business for a few days, and even though I'm also a trained actor, would it be worthwhile? Would it be detrimental to be seen doing something else?
We will appreciate your feedback.
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Your input please
A publishing company wants to contract me to write more books. We have received guidance as to the format. If you have any questions to which you would like answers, now is the time to ask The Corporate Ninja. If your question is published, we will ensure that you receive a copy of the book.
The questions can relate to your business and/or personal life.
To give you guidance as to the question topics, there are seven areas of your life:
1. Career/Business - what difficulties are you having?
2. Family/Relationships - are you having problems?
3. Intellectual - what would you like to improve?
4. Physical/Health - do you have an illness or have you had an accident and want to know what it means and how to possibly cure yourself of it?
5. Social - would you like to dramatically improve your social skills?
6. Spiritual - why would you like to increase your awareness?
7. Wealth - would you like to have more? Why?
Please copy these categories and return them with your questions by email and indicate whether you would like your name to be associated with them in the book.
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Do you want to be present better than most professional speakers?
If it will contribute to achieving your ultimate goals, we will be running our exclusive "Speaking, Presentation & Comedy" Workshop in Sydney on September 24 - 26. The first was conducted in 1991, but in the past 10 years, they have been mostly in-house corporate, which only about one public workshop per year for the past five years.
The workshops are the product of my studies at NIDA (the same school at which Cate Blanchette and Mel Gibson trained) and experience in stand-up comedy and 20 years as a full-time professional speaker.
The 'CSP' is the highest international professional speaking designation in the world, and I was on the panel to assess CSP applications in Australia.
The workshop is limited to 20 participants and it will be very interactive and intense. It needs to be this way to achieve the results.
More details in the next email.
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet
If you want to know how to write emotionally-charged copy that make servers crash, products disappear from shelves and gets your cash register going KA-CHING, KA-CHING, KA-CHING; but you think it's too hard, then think again.
To celebrate the launch of his Last Ever Copywriting and Marketing Master Class Home Study Course, Wizard of Words, my friend Pete Godfrey has created the Ultimate Copy Cheat Sheet. Best of all, you can get this report without obligation.
Click here and see the two new bonuses that Pete has created for you.
They make writing copy easy; just follow the templates and you're in business.
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Your Access to the Gurus
Have you joined iLearningGlobal yet?
It's a brilliant business and personal development site started by Brian Tracy.
I'm
now a member of the teaching Faculty. Other faculty members are Mark
Victor Hansen ("Chicken Soup" series of books, John Gray, Brian Tracy,
T. Harv Eker ("The Millionaire Mind" and "Zero to Millionaire in 2 1/2
Years"), Chet Holmes, Stephen Covey ("7 Habits"), Bill Bartmann ("The
Billionaire Business Coach") and a multitude of others.
It's
also a great vehicle for cash follow. Referring only five other people
will allow you to have a free subscription to these resources. You
invest US$100 per month and you will receive US$20 per month for
everyone you refer.
This
information would normally cost you thousands of dollars. A couple of
years ago, I invested $5,000.00 in Chet Holmes' package alone.
The site is www.ilearningglobal.biz/ronlee
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Laugh for better blood vessels
Laugh your way to better blood vessel function by watching a funny movie. Laughter relaxes the blood vessels and increases blood flow -- the exact opposite of what your blood vessels do when you are stressed. In a small study of healthy men and women with normal blood pressure, watching a funny movie increased blood flow by about 22 percent. If funny movies aren't your style, spend time with the people who tickle your funny bone. Blood vessels are lined with a layer of cells called endothelium; they regulate blood flow by helping blood vessels expand and contract. In a small study, healthy men and women watched either a funny movie or an intense, violent one while researchers measured blood flow through an artery in their upper arm. Watching the funny movie caused blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood flow by 22 percent. The action movie caused mental stress and blood vessel constriction, decreasing blood flow by about 35 percent. Having relaxed blood vessels decreases strain on the heart. Researchers aren't exactly sure how mood states affect blood vessels. Different mood states may alter levels of hormones, such as cortisol, that affect blood vessel function or nitric oxide function. Nitric oxide is a chemical messenger that promotes blood vessel relaxation. Proper diet and regular exercise are the mainstays of improving blood vessel health, but laughing often is a great adjunct.
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Stop and hear the music
In a Washington DC Metro Station on January morning of 2007, Joshua Bell played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station. After 3 minutes, a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on.
4 minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the container and, without stopping, continued to walk.
6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes: A 3 year-old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time.
This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent forced them to move on.
45 minutes: Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.
1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was their any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most acclaimed musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days earlier, Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the metro station was organised by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, tastes and priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognise talent in an unexpected context?
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the world's finest musicians playing some of the finest music every written, with one of the most beautiful instruments, how many other things are we missing?
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The Final Word
"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the government. You realize that you control your own destiny."
- Albert Ellis
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"The Corporate Ninja helps you to empower yourself to become what you need to become so you can do what you're meant to do."
Stay focused!
Ron Lee, CSP
The Corporate Ninja Pty Ltd
email:
ron@corporate-ninja.com
Phone: 612 (0) 411 47 53 78
web:
http://www.corporate-ninja.com
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