Sep
28
Tribute to Joe Dimaggio
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Larry Aiello asked:
Early on the morning of March 8th, 1999, Joe DiMaggio died at the age of 84 after a terrible battle with lung cancer and pneumonia. At his bedside were his brother Dominick, two grandchildren, Joe Nacchio (a friend for 59 years) and Morris Engleberg, another long-time friend and his attorney. His body was later flown to San Francisco, for burial in his home town.
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, named for his father and his father’s favorite saint - Paul - was born on Nov 25, 1914. He grew up as one of nine children, just as the age of the Great Depression settled on this country.
As a child, he had to wear braces to correct a knock-kneed condition. He did not participate in organized sports until the age of 10 when he played softball. At 15, he gave up baseball and decided to focus his efforts on tennis. After two years, at the age of 17, he gave up on tennis and dropped out of high school to support his parents by earning a living at physical labor.
In 1932, at the urging of his second oldest brother Vince, Joe tried out for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. This was the highest level of baseball for that time west of St. Louis. Vince was already a member of that team and Joe played the last 3 games of the 1932 season and even tripled in his first at-bat. During the 1933 season, at 18 years old, Joe hit safely in 61 straight games for the Seals. He missed much of the 1934 season with an injury to his knee. In 1935, his last season with the Seals, he hit an amazing .398. It was in 1936 that he was signed by the Yankees, even though he had higher offers from the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. However, these two teams were too late, and thus, Joe became a Yankee where he would help them win the pennant in 10 of his 13 years and 8 World Sereis Championships.
The Yankees of his era signified graceful elegance. They came to the ballpark in 3-piece suits, cut hair and clean shaven. No tattoos back in those days and gaudy gang-like jewelry. They would beat you - and not get their uniforms dirty. And Joe would make things look easy - even exhibiting a gracefulness out in center field. His record of hitting safely in 56 consecutive games is remarkable. It is a record that many experts feel is the most untouchable in all of sports. And even though he posted gaudy numbers throughout his career, they might have even been moreso had he not served for his country during the peak of his career during World War II.
DiMaggio became the first Italian-American superstar in athletics and the first to be adored by the American public. He was a good-looking, well-dressed man who became an icon for dignity and grace and regularly appeared on the best-dressed lists of American men. He was a private man, and often-times painfully shy - which made him even more of a commodity to the public. He was a man who Italian-Americans could look up to and take great pride in. He did much to dispel and erase the previous “gangster” stereotypes fostered by Al Capone and the mafia.
His celebrity status even remained after his baseball days. In 1954, he married Marilyn Monroe, the most glamorous woman in Hollywood. The marriage lasted only 10 months, but it did much to capture the imagination of the nation, in a manner similar to how a king and queen would.
Monroe, who did not know of Joe as a ballplayer, entertained some military troops in South Korea during the couple’s honeymoon. Estatic from the reception she received, she said, “Joe, you never heard such cheering” and he replied “Oh yes, I have”.
He did gradually fade out of the limelight as he grew older. He became the spokesperson for Mr. Coffee and the Bowery Savings Bank. He remained in relatively good health, despite being a heavy smoker and would still make regular appearances at Yankee Stadium. But even after 50 years since wearing the Yankee pinstripes, he would still receive standing ovations at the stadium.
His last major public appearance was on the first game of the 1998 World Series. Some 30 years earlier, DiMaggio had his 10 World Sereis rings stolen from a hotel room. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner presented DiMaggio with duplicates of the 10 rings.
Not even a month later, DiMaggio was in the hospital battling for his life. In typical baseball fashion, he would rally and fade - only to rally again. He became disgusted with the press conferences held by his doctors in updating his condition, that he eventually put a “gag order” on the press releases. He finally gave out and went out quietly with the dignity that he deserved.
In a day when many of our sports “heroes” are criminals, thugs, and cry-babies, it is hard to imagine the character of a man such as Joe DiMaggio. His name will go down with many of the greats of this century such as Ruth, Ali, Brown, Bird and Jordan. He was nick-named the Clipper - in his day that meant winner. His name and spirit will be forever immortalized in Hemingway’s “Old Man and the Sea”. However, I think the Simon and Garfunkel song of “Mrs. Robinson” is never more appropriate when they sing “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you”. Rest in Peace, Joe.
June
Early on the morning of March 8th, 1999, Joe DiMaggio died at the age of 84 after a terrible battle with lung cancer and pneumonia. At his bedside were his brother Dominick, two grandchildren, Joe Nacchio (a friend for 59 years) and Morris Engleberg, another long-time friend and his attorney. His body was later flown to San Francisco, for burial in his home town.
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, named for his father and his father’s favorite saint - Paul - was born on Nov 25, 1914. He grew up as one of nine children, just as the age of the Great Depression settled on this country.
As a child, he had to wear braces to correct a knock-kneed condition. He did not participate in organized sports until the age of 10 when he played softball. At 15, he gave up baseball and decided to focus his efforts on tennis. After two years, at the age of 17, he gave up on tennis and dropped out of high school to support his parents by earning a living at physical labor.
In 1932, at the urging of his second oldest brother Vince, Joe tried out for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. This was the highest level of baseball for that time west of St. Louis. Vince was already a member of that team and Joe played the last 3 games of the 1932 season and even tripled in his first at-bat. During the 1933 season, at 18 years old, Joe hit safely in 61 straight games for the Seals. He missed much of the 1934 season with an injury to his knee. In 1935, his last season with the Seals, he hit an amazing .398. It was in 1936 that he was signed by the Yankees, even though he had higher offers from the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. However, these two teams were too late, and thus, Joe became a Yankee where he would help them win the pennant in 10 of his 13 years and 8 World Sereis Championships.
The Yankees of his era signified graceful elegance. They came to the ballpark in 3-piece suits, cut hair and clean shaven. No tattoos back in those days and gaudy gang-like jewelry. They would beat you - and not get their uniforms dirty. And Joe would make things look easy - even exhibiting a gracefulness out in center field. His record of hitting safely in 56 consecutive games is remarkable. It is a record that many experts feel is the most untouchable in all of sports. And even though he posted gaudy numbers throughout his career, they might have even been moreso had he not served for his country during the peak of his career during World War II.
DiMaggio became the first Italian-American superstar in athletics and the first to be adored by the American public. He was a good-looking, well-dressed man who became an icon for dignity and grace and regularly appeared on the best-dressed lists of American men. He was a private man, and often-times painfully shy - which made him even more of a commodity to the public. He was a man who Italian-Americans could look up to and take great pride in. He did much to dispel and erase the previous “gangster” stereotypes fostered by Al Capone and the mafia.
His celebrity status even remained after his baseball days. In 1954, he married Marilyn Monroe, the most glamorous woman in Hollywood. The marriage lasted only 10 months, but it did much to capture the imagination of the nation, in a manner similar to how a king and queen would.
Monroe, who did not know of Joe as a ballplayer, entertained some military troops in South Korea during the couple’s honeymoon. Estatic from the reception she received, she said, “Joe, you never heard such cheering” and he replied “Oh yes, I have”.
He did gradually fade out of the limelight as he grew older. He became the spokesperson for Mr. Coffee and the Bowery Savings Bank. He remained in relatively good health, despite being a heavy smoker and would still make regular appearances at Yankee Stadium. But even after 50 years since wearing the Yankee pinstripes, he would still receive standing ovations at the stadium.
His last major public appearance was on the first game of the 1998 World Series. Some 30 years earlier, DiMaggio had his 10 World Sereis rings stolen from a hotel room. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner presented DiMaggio with duplicates of the 10 rings.
Not even a month later, DiMaggio was in the hospital battling for his life. In typical baseball fashion, he would rally and fade - only to rally again. He became disgusted with the press conferences held by his doctors in updating his condition, that he eventually put a “gag order” on the press releases. He finally gave out and went out quietly with the dignity that he deserved.
In a day when many of our sports “heroes” are criminals, thugs, and cry-babies, it is hard to imagine the character of a man such as Joe DiMaggio. His name will go down with many of the greats of this century such as Ruth, Ali, Brown, Bird and Jordan. He was nick-named the Clipper - in his day that meant winner. His name and spirit will be forever immortalized in Hemingway’s “Old Man and the Sea”. However, I think the Simon and Garfunkel song of “Mrs. Robinson” is never more appropriate when they sing “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you”. Rest in Peace, Joe.
June
Sep
26
How to Stop Dieting and Reclaim yourself With the Law of Attraction
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Pat Altvater asked:
If you are ready to shed some pounds but the concept of limited food choices is less than appealing and weight loss programs focused on what you can’t do or have tend to encourage tantrums from your inner two-year old, read on. You are not alone – diets don’t work!
So, if dieting isn’t the answer to shedding pounds, what is?
How about a program that teaches you to honor and nourish all aspects of yourself – physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally – so you can heal past hurts and expand your capacity to love yourself and others, all while achieving your weight loss goals? The Journey to WOW – Choose Health NOW™ program, based on the Law of Attraction, will do just that.
You may have heard about the Law of Attraction through the book and DVD, The Secret, featured in many media channels including Oprah, Larry King, and USA Today. Simply put, the Law of Attraction is a universal law that states “like attracts like”. This means, as explained in Michael Losier’s book, The Law of Attraction: “I attract into my life whatever I give my energy, attention, and focus to, whether positive or negative.”
Our minds are powerful. Too often, we unconsciously use this power to create negative thoughts that sabotage our efforts to make positive changes in our lives. The Conscious Transformation Processtm, a method I developed for my clients that is integral to the Journey to WOW program, teaches you to harness the power of your mind to create your ideal body in a constructive, life-affirming way through the following five steps:
Ask the universe for what you want. Get really clear about all the attributes and characteristics of what you want. What do you want to experience as a healthy person? What will it look like? What will it feel like?
Align your thoughts, beliefs, and words with your desires. Use affirmations, visualization, guided imagery, vision boards and even movies you create with affirmations and pictures. Feel how great you will feel when you are at your ideal weight.
Act upon inspiration and in congruency with your desires. Adopt the behaviors of health conscious individuals. You can’t ask to be healthy and then eat a dozen cookies. If you truly want to release weight, then eat appropriate portions, exercise regularly, hydrate yourself and be mindful about your actions. Say to yourself “I’m in control of my choices; is this what I choose?”
Account for your actions. Don’t adopt too many new behaviors at one time. Choose to incorporate 2 – 3 new behaviors every 14 to 21 days. Then keep track every day of whether you were successful in adopting that new behavior that day.
Allow your desires to manifest. Believe in your ability to create a healthy body for yourself, and then detach from the outcome. Don’t get on the scale every day, just let it happen gradually!
You can, once and for all, throw dieting out the window and achieve your perfect healthy body. As you begin to experience success, your confidence will soar, and you will feel a heightened sense of joy and well-being. So forget dieting. Allow the Law of Attraction to help you create the life you truly want.
Caroline
If you are ready to shed some pounds but the concept of limited food choices is less than appealing and weight loss programs focused on what you can’t do or have tend to encourage tantrums from your inner two-year old, read on. You are not alone – diets don’t work!
So, if dieting isn’t the answer to shedding pounds, what is?
How about a program that teaches you to honor and nourish all aspects of yourself – physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally – so you can heal past hurts and expand your capacity to love yourself and others, all while achieving your weight loss goals? The Journey to WOW – Choose Health NOW™ program, based on the Law of Attraction, will do just that.
You may have heard about the Law of Attraction through the book and DVD, The Secret, featured in many media channels including Oprah, Larry King, and USA Today. Simply put, the Law of Attraction is a universal law that states “like attracts like”. This means, as explained in Michael Losier’s book, The Law of Attraction: “I attract into my life whatever I give my energy, attention, and focus to, whether positive or negative.”
Our minds are powerful. Too often, we unconsciously use this power to create negative thoughts that sabotage our efforts to make positive changes in our lives. The Conscious Transformation Processtm, a method I developed for my clients that is integral to the Journey to WOW program, teaches you to harness the power of your mind to create your ideal body in a constructive, life-affirming way through the following five steps:
Ask the universe for what you want. Get really clear about all the attributes and characteristics of what you want. What do you want to experience as a healthy person? What will it look like? What will it feel like?
Align your thoughts, beliefs, and words with your desires. Use affirmations, visualization, guided imagery, vision boards and even movies you create with affirmations and pictures. Feel how great you will feel when you are at your ideal weight.
Act upon inspiration and in congruency with your desires. Adopt the behaviors of health conscious individuals. You can’t ask to be healthy and then eat a dozen cookies. If you truly want to release weight, then eat appropriate portions, exercise regularly, hydrate yourself and be mindful about your actions. Say to yourself “I’m in control of my choices; is this what I choose?”
Account for your actions. Don’t adopt too many new behaviors at one time. Choose to incorporate 2 – 3 new behaviors every 14 to 21 days. Then keep track every day of whether you were successful in adopting that new behavior that day.
Allow your desires to manifest. Believe in your ability to create a healthy body for yourself, and then detach from the outcome. Don’t get on the scale every day, just let it happen gradually!
You can, once and for all, throw dieting out the window and achieve your perfect healthy body. As you begin to experience success, your confidence will soar, and you will feel a heightened sense of joy and well-being. So forget dieting. Allow the Law of Attraction to help you create the life you truly want.
Caroline
Sep
25
Paris Hilton - From God to Larry King
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James William Smith asked:
There is no such thing as bad publicity for celebrities. Publicity equates to news. News equates to interest. The public is conditioned to expect bad celebrity behavior. Actually, bad celebrity behavior makes the public stop and watch with curiosity similar to witnessing a car wreck. In the last few months Paris Hilton has been a publicity car wreck.
The good news for Paris Hilton is that her image restoration experts have arrived and there is no such thing as bad celebrity publicity. Her public relations team has found the formula to salvage the heiress’s image. The formula is not really new or creative but its tried and true.
Lets briefly review the legal problems of Ms. Hilton. In September, police witnessed her car weaving down the street and Ms. Hilton failed her sobriety test. She was found guilty of reckless driving, fined and placed on probation. She was subsequently stopped twice by police officials for driving with a suspended license which led her to 45 days in jail. She spent three days in jail (according to media accounts) sobbing. She was released by the sheriff after three days and confined to her mansion with an ankle bracelet due to medical reasons.
The day after her release, the judge ordered her back to jail and she has what can only be described as an emotional breakdown in court saying this is not fair and calling for her mother while sobbing.
The next day she had an interview with Barbara Walters and tells Barbara that “God has released her” and that she previously was depressed. It sure seems that God only released her after the judge would not.
It is very interesting that time and time again celebrities and especially politicians when caught with an image problem through their own bad behavior create for themselves an immediate conversion with the help of God. (Of course this is the start of their own public relations image restoration ).
After her release from jail, Ms Hilton immediately appeared on the Larry King show for an interview about her time in jail and the lessons she has learned from the experience.
This is the work of Paris Hilton’s public relations team, This is the tried and true formula for celebrity image restoration. First talk about your new connection to God. Then talk about what you have learned from the experience. Finally, get a easy , favorable interview on Larry King.
As I said before, there is no such thing as bad publicity. Any celebrity image can be fixed. In the case of Paris Hilton, it was in the basic public image restoration handbook , Chapter titled : From God to Larry King.
http://www.eworldvu.com
Roland
There is no such thing as bad publicity for celebrities. Publicity equates to news. News equates to interest. The public is conditioned to expect bad celebrity behavior. Actually, bad celebrity behavior makes the public stop and watch with curiosity similar to witnessing a car wreck. In the last few months Paris Hilton has been a publicity car wreck.
The good news for Paris Hilton is that her image restoration experts have arrived and there is no such thing as bad celebrity publicity. Her public relations team has found the formula to salvage the heiress’s image. The formula is not really new or creative but its tried and true.
Lets briefly review the legal problems of Ms. Hilton. In September, police witnessed her car weaving down the street and Ms. Hilton failed her sobriety test. She was found guilty of reckless driving, fined and placed on probation. She was subsequently stopped twice by police officials for driving with a suspended license which led her to 45 days in jail. She spent three days in jail (according to media accounts) sobbing. She was released by the sheriff after three days and confined to her mansion with an ankle bracelet due to medical reasons.
The day after her release, the judge ordered her back to jail and she has what can only be described as an emotional breakdown in court saying this is not fair and calling for her mother while sobbing.
The next day she had an interview with Barbara Walters and tells Barbara that “God has released her” and that she previously was depressed. It sure seems that God only released her after the judge would not.
It is very interesting that time and time again celebrities and especially politicians when caught with an image problem through their own bad behavior create for themselves an immediate conversion with the help of God. (Of course this is the start of their own public relations image restoration ).
After her release from jail, Ms Hilton immediately appeared on the Larry King show for an interview about her time in jail and the lessons she has learned from the experience.
This is the work of Paris Hilton’s public relations team, This is the tried and true formula for celebrity image restoration. First talk about your new connection to God. Then talk about what you have learned from the experience. Finally, get a easy , favorable interview on Larry King.
As I said before, there is no such thing as bad publicity. Any celebrity image can be fixed. In the case of Paris Hilton, it was in the basic public image restoration handbook , Chapter titled : From God to Larry King.
http://www.eworldvu.com
Roland
Sep
22
The Legend of Psychic Sylvia Browne
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Spiritnow.com asked:
Born October 19, 1936, Sylvia Browne is without question, “America’s #1 Psychic,” an internationally known psychic and medium. Sylvia Browne’s clients include celebrities and people from every walk of life. Some ask if Sylvia Browne is real, but Sylvia has also been called upon to assist the police (and the families of victims) with crimes, and doctors with troubling cases. Sylvia Browne is also a repeated best-selling author with more than thirty books published about spiritual and metaphysical topics.
Many tuned in weekly to see Sylvia Browne appear on The Montel Williams Show, which concluded this past September. Her funny, warm and infectious style of delivering the psychic messages appealed to an audience of millions on Montel. Sylvia Browne is like the older sister you know and love, who just happens to truly know everything, and makes you laugh as she tells you the God honest truth. Both the television audience and viewers at home were frequently brought to tears and laughter by her thoughtful and healing psychic messages. Some of her most popular Montel Williams appearances were her “yearly prediction” shows.
Sylvia Browne’s predictions have stunned and amazed millions as she has accurately predicted world events, milestones for celebrities, and so much more. Browne also hosts a regular radio show on Hay House Radio, offering her sage advice about paranormal and psychic issues with an international audience.
Sylvia Browne was born in “the heart of the Bible Belt” (Kansas City, Missouri) and is the older of two daughters. Her psychic gifts developed quickly; at the tender age of three, she saw the deaths of both of her great-grandmothers. Sylvia Browne was simply terrified by this, but fortunately Sylvia had her Grandma Ada to turn to. Grandma Ada also had psychic abilities and understood her granddaughter even better than she could know. Grandma Ada explained to Sylvia Browne that she was a psychic medium and that God gave her these gifts to help people. At the time, Sylvia had responded that these gifts scared her, and that she didn’t want them. Her Grandma Ada only smiled a knowing smile. Sylvia Browne developed a love for world religions at an early age, with a household that encompassed Jewish, Episcopalian, Catholic and Lutheran beliefs.
Sylvia Browne’s psychic abilities continued to grow as she did. At seven years of age, Sylvia Browne met her Spirit Guide Francine. Francine said, “I come from God. I am here to guide and protect you, and you don’t have to be afraid.” While Sylvia was scared at first, after another talk with Grandma Ada, Sylvia Browne learned that Francine was a trusted companion, advisor and life-long friend. To this day, Sylvia Browne refers to Francine at many of her lectures, seminars and in her books.
As an adult, Sylvia Browne started a school to teach about spiritual subjects. Sylvia Browne is a trained hypnotist and a highly-skilled trance medium. In 1974, she started The Nirvana Foundation for Psychic Research, today it is known as The Sylvia Browne Corporation. Classes grew larger and larger and what started in her tiny living room soon moved to a storefront location.
In 1986, Sylvia Browne founded the Society of Novus Spiritus, a church located in Campbell, California. The Christian Gnostic beliefs include rejecting guilt, sin and retribution. It is a Gnostic Christian church. Sylvia Browne creates special materials used specifically for the church.
Sylvia Browne is continuing her legacy by working with her son, psychic Chris Dufresne. Chris now also offers private readings. Sylvia Browne’s amazing psychic gifts appear also in Chris Dufresne’s young daughter, Angeline. Sylvia Browne is still accessible to those that love her, as she continues to do private readings when so many at her level do not offer them. You can even win a free psychic reading with Sylvia Browne’s on her new website, SpiritNow.com.
Sylvia Browne is a best-selling author with more than thirty books published including If You Could See What I See, Lessons for Life, and Life on The Other Side. Her passion for research and enthusiasm for teaching spiritual subjects appeals to the millions that read and love Sylvia Browne’s books. Many of her materials are available on audio CD.
Sylvia Browne has touched so many lives and truly transformed them with her predictions and spiritual teachings. Sylvia Browne gives lectures to sold-out audiences over and over.
Sylvia Browne is a popular media guest across the country, appearing often on television and radio programs. She is a frequent guest on Larry King Live and Coast to Coast AM.
Mario
Born October 19, 1936, Sylvia Browne is without question, “America’s #1 Psychic,” an internationally known psychic and medium. Sylvia Browne’s clients include celebrities and people from every walk of life. Some ask if Sylvia Browne is real, but Sylvia has also been called upon to assist the police (and the families of victims) with crimes, and doctors with troubling cases. Sylvia Browne is also a repeated best-selling author with more than thirty books published about spiritual and metaphysical topics.
Many tuned in weekly to see Sylvia Browne appear on The Montel Williams Show, which concluded this past September. Her funny, warm and infectious style of delivering the psychic messages appealed to an audience of millions on Montel. Sylvia Browne is like the older sister you know and love, who just happens to truly know everything, and makes you laugh as she tells you the God honest truth. Both the television audience and viewers at home were frequently brought to tears and laughter by her thoughtful and healing psychic messages. Some of her most popular Montel Williams appearances were her “yearly prediction” shows.
Sylvia Browne’s predictions have stunned and amazed millions as she has accurately predicted world events, milestones for celebrities, and so much more. Browne also hosts a regular radio show on Hay House Radio, offering her sage advice about paranormal and psychic issues with an international audience.
Sylvia Browne was born in “the heart of the Bible Belt” (Kansas City, Missouri) and is the older of two daughters. Her psychic gifts developed quickly; at the tender age of three, she saw the deaths of both of her great-grandmothers. Sylvia Browne was simply terrified by this, but fortunately Sylvia had her Grandma Ada to turn to. Grandma Ada also had psychic abilities and understood her granddaughter even better than she could know. Grandma Ada explained to Sylvia Browne that she was a psychic medium and that God gave her these gifts to help people. At the time, Sylvia had responded that these gifts scared her, and that she didn’t want them. Her Grandma Ada only smiled a knowing smile. Sylvia Browne developed a love for world religions at an early age, with a household that encompassed Jewish, Episcopalian, Catholic and Lutheran beliefs.
Sylvia Browne’s psychic abilities continued to grow as she did. At seven years of age, Sylvia Browne met her Spirit Guide Francine. Francine said, “I come from God. I am here to guide and protect you, and you don’t have to be afraid.” While Sylvia was scared at first, after another talk with Grandma Ada, Sylvia Browne learned that Francine was a trusted companion, advisor and life-long friend. To this day, Sylvia Browne refers to Francine at many of her lectures, seminars and in her books.
As an adult, Sylvia Browne started a school to teach about spiritual subjects. Sylvia Browne is a trained hypnotist and a highly-skilled trance medium. In 1974, she started The Nirvana Foundation for Psychic Research, today it is known as The Sylvia Browne Corporation. Classes grew larger and larger and what started in her tiny living room soon moved to a storefront location.
In 1986, Sylvia Browne founded the Society of Novus Spiritus, a church located in Campbell, California. The Christian Gnostic beliefs include rejecting guilt, sin and retribution. It is a Gnostic Christian church. Sylvia Browne creates special materials used specifically for the church.
Sylvia Browne is continuing her legacy by working with her son, psychic Chris Dufresne. Chris now also offers private readings. Sylvia Browne’s amazing psychic gifts appear also in Chris Dufresne’s young daughter, Angeline. Sylvia Browne is still accessible to those that love her, as she continues to do private readings when so many at her level do not offer them. You can even win a free psychic reading with Sylvia Browne’s on her new website, SpiritNow.com.
Sylvia Browne is a best-selling author with more than thirty books published including If You Could See What I See, Lessons for Life, and Life on The Other Side. Her passion for research and enthusiasm for teaching spiritual subjects appeals to the millions that read and love Sylvia Browne’s books. Many of her materials are available on audio CD.
Sylvia Browne has touched so many lives and truly transformed them with her predictions and spiritual teachings. Sylvia Browne gives lectures to sold-out audiences over and over.
Sylvia Browne is a popular media guest across the country, appearing often on television and radio programs. She is a frequent guest on Larry King Live and Coast to Coast AM.
Mario
Sep
18
Revealed: How to Reach the Top Rung of Credibility, Power & Influence
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Nick Nanton, Esq. asked:
It is no secret that we live in the age of information overload. No matter where we look, eat, sleep or breathe, we are bombarded with information. The problem is that our potential clients are too. So how do we cut through the clutter?
For starters, we have to build credibility with our audience and get them to begin looking for our messages, because they know that what we say has value. How do we do that? Let me show you.
Let’s take a look at a simple principle that I call the Ladder of Credibility, Power & Influence.
At the bottom of the ladder you have the Generalist.
The Generalist is anyone who has a general knowledge about the subject matter at hand. You can lump many people into this category, because a generalist is anyone with a working knowledge of the subject who has no specialized niche.
On the first rung of the ladder, there is the Expert.
The Expert specializes in and should ideally know everything about a narrow field. In our society, we value the opinion of the expert more than that of the generalist. If you don’t believe me, imagine that you have a brain tumor. Who would you call first: your family practice doctor or a brain specialist? That’s what I thought.
Towering above the Generalist and the Specialist, the Celebrity is at the second rung of the ladder.
I know it sounds a bit absurd, but studies show that in a marketing message, consumers will value what a celebrity has to say over pretty much any expert you can put in front of them. One example is the long-running infomercial for the acne medication, ProActiv®, which is a product of Guthy-Renker, one of the most successful direct marketing companies in the world. They pay celebrities, including Jessica Simpson, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Vanessa Williams and Serena Williams, to convince consumers that their product is the right solution to fight acne. They could afford any physician in the world for the amount that they have to pay these celebrities, but the celebrities outperform the experts all day long.
Last but not least, the Holy Grail top rung on the ladder of Credibility, Power & Influence is the Celebrity Expert.
Not many celebrities ever rise to the status of Celebrity Expert, but you can bet that when they do, their marketing planner is full! In order to reach this status, the celebrity has to find a way to communicate their knowledge of a subject to consumers. This can be done in many ways: by writing a book, sharing their knowledge with another celebrity like Larry King, or posting blogs on their website. There are many ways to do this; the point is that to reach this status, the celebrity has to do more than just be good at their chosen profession, e.g. acting, music, sports. Consumers value a celebrity expert over all other categories of people who deliver marketing messages. Some great examples of Celebrity Experts are Rachael Ray (Cooking), Martha Stewart (Domesticity), Donald Trump (Real Estate), Oprah (Self-Help), Robert Allen (Real Estate), Jay Abraham (Marketing), Dan Kennedy (Marketing), and there are many more. If you don’t know who all of these Celebrity Experts are, that’s ok! To their chosen niche, they are celebrities and experts on their subject matter.
The point here is that most people’s preconceived notions about who consumers listen to are wrong. If you are willing to put in a lot of time and effort, you too can reach Celebrity Expert status and turn your prospects into raving fans.
Additional Resource:
If you’d like to learn more about the steps you need to take to become a Celebrity Expert and see the view from the top of the ladder of Credibility, Power & Influence, check out some of the resources we have compiled for you at www.CelebrityBrandingYou.com
Tiffany
It is no secret that we live in the age of information overload. No matter where we look, eat, sleep or breathe, we are bombarded with information. The problem is that our potential clients are too. So how do we cut through the clutter?
For starters, we have to build credibility with our audience and get them to begin looking for our messages, because they know that what we say has value. How do we do that? Let me show you.
Let’s take a look at a simple principle that I call the Ladder of Credibility, Power & Influence.
At the bottom of the ladder you have the Generalist.
The Generalist is anyone who has a general knowledge about the subject matter at hand. You can lump many people into this category, because a generalist is anyone with a working knowledge of the subject who has no specialized niche.
On the first rung of the ladder, there is the Expert.
The Expert specializes in and should ideally know everything about a narrow field. In our society, we value the opinion of the expert more than that of the generalist. If you don’t believe me, imagine that you have a brain tumor. Who would you call first: your family practice doctor or a brain specialist? That’s what I thought.
Towering above the Generalist and the Specialist, the Celebrity is at the second rung of the ladder.
I know it sounds a bit absurd, but studies show that in a marketing message, consumers will value what a celebrity has to say over pretty much any expert you can put in front of them. One example is the long-running infomercial for the acne medication, ProActiv®, which is a product of Guthy-Renker, one of the most successful direct marketing companies in the world. They pay celebrities, including Jessica Simpson, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Vanessa Williams and Serena Williams, to convince consumers that their product is the right solution to fight acne. They could afford any physician in the world for the amount that they have to pay these celebrities, but the celebrities outperform the experts all day long.
Last but not least, the Holy Grail top rung on the ladder of Credibility, Power & Influence is the Celebrity Expert.
Not many celebrities ever rise to the status of Celebrity Expert, but you can bet that when they do, their marketing planner is full! In order to reach this status, the celebrity has to find a way to communicate their knowledge of a subject to consumers. This can be done in many ways: by writing a book, sharing their knowledge with another celebrity like Larry King, or posting blogs on their website. There are many ways to do this; the point is that to reach this status, the celebrity has to do more than just be good at their chosen profession, e.g. acting, music, sports. Consumers value a celebrity expert over all other categories of people who deliver marketing messages. Some great examples of Celebrity Experts are Rachael Ray (Cooking), Martha Stewart (Domesticity), Donald Trump (Real Estate), Oprah (Self-Help), Robert Allen (Real Estate), Jay Abraham (Marketing), Dan Kennedy (Marketing), and there are many more. If you don’t know who all of these Celebrity Experts are, that’s ok! To their chosen niche, they are celebrities and experts on their subject matter.
The point here is that most people’s preconceived notions about who consumers listen to are wrong. If you are willing to put in a lot of time and effort, you too can reach Celebrity Expert status and turn your prospects into raving fans.
Additional Resource:
If you’d like to learn more about the steps you need to take to become a Celebrity Expert and see the view from the top of the ladder of Credibility, Power & Influence, check out some of the resources we have compiled for you at www.CelebrityBrandingYou.com
Tiffany
Sep
14
Music for Healing and Relaxation
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Daniel Kobialka asked:
Sound and music have been used for millennia to create change. Tribal drums and chanting, mantras, and hymns all have known effects on consciousness. But it is not all “in our minds”, sound and music also affect our bodies. Snake charmers and fire walkers can attest to how sound and music can alter consciousness and make the body impervious to damage.
And now, so can scientists.
Science has devised modern ways to use sound. The military transmits radio frequency waves to submarines under the polar ice cap using sound wave theory. Nikola Tesla was a true master of “harmonic resonance.” He could bring down a tall building with a hand-held jigger (a mechanical device that produces a jolting motion) set to the building’s resonant frequency and located in the basement on a structural beam. Earthquake-proof buildings are designed with unequal distances between floors, which disrupts this resonant frequency. Ultrasound is used in medicine to determine the presence of abnormalities or potential problems in a fetus, dissolve kidney stones, and detect cancer.
Obviously vibrational theory is no longer solely the domain of mystics and clairvoyants. Take the now-popular video and book, “The Secret”. Larry King, Ellen Degeneres and Oprah have devoted tv shows to this phenomenon that is currently all the rage. But Dr. David Hawkins conducted research for 29 years and explains this power of attraction in his book “Power vs. Force”. Dr. Hawkins demonstrated that a person’s “vibration” mirrors his mental state and his body becomes stronger or weaker accordingly.
Hawkins writes, “Music is in some ways the most subtle of the arts, for it’s the least concrete. However, in bypassing left-brain rationality to appeal directly to our subconscious right-brain sense of pattern, it’s at the same time the most visceral and emotional. It also provides the easiest example of how attractor patterns order reality.” In layman’s terms, we can use music to raise our power to attract positive experiences in life, including health, wealth and happiness. The healing power of music can aid us in the realization of our innate birthright to be healthy, wealthy and wise.
Pure science, delving into the mysteries of the mind and how music affects specific areas and functions of the brain, opens the door to many avenues of exploration in treating and curing various diseases and conditions. The metaphysical journey to balance and harmony via music is being translated into a physical science. Music as a complex form of sound vibrations is being studied as a way to communicate with those who cannot speak, and even with those who cannot hear. There are therefore many areas to be explored in discovering the healing power of music.
Kevin
Sound and music have been used for millennia to create change. Tribal drums and chanting, mantras, and hymns all have known effects on consciousness. But it is not all “in our minds”, sound and music also affect our bodies. Snake charmers and fire walkers can attest to how sound and music can alter consciousness and make the body impervious to damage.
And now, so can scientists.
Science has devised modern ways to use sound. The military transmits radio frequency waves to submarines under the polar ice cap using sound wave theory. Nikola Tesla was a true master of “harmonic resonance.” He could bring down a tall building with a hand-held jigger (a mechanical device that produces a jolting motion) set to the building’s resonant frequency and located in the basement on a structural beam. Earthquake-proof buildings are designed with unequal distances between floors, which disrupts this resonant frequency. Ultrasound is used in medicine to determine the presence of abnormalities or potential problems in a fetus, dissolve kidney stones, and detect cancer.
Obviously vibrational theory is no longer solely the domain of mystics and clairvoyants. Take the now-popular video and book, “The Secret”. Larry King, Ellen Degeneres and Oprah have devoted tv shows to this phenomenon that is currently all the rage. But Dr. David Hawkins conducted research for 29 years and explains this power of attraction in his book “Power vs. Force”. Dr. Hawkins demonstrated that a person’s “vibration” mirrors his mental state and his body becomes stronger or weaker accordingly.
Hawkins writes, “Music is in some ways the most subtle of the arts, for it’s the least concrete. However, in bypassing left-brain rationality to appeal directly to our subconscious right-brain sense of pattern, it’s at the same time the most visceral and emotional. It also provides the easiest example of how attractor patterns order reality.” In layman’s terms, we can use music to raise our power to attract positive experiences in life, including health, wealth and happiness. The healing power of music can aid us in the realization of our innate birthright to be healthy, wealthy and wise.
Pure science, delving into the mysteries of the mind and how music affects specific areas and functions of the brain, opens the door to many avenues of exploration in treating and curing various diseases and conditions. The metaphysical journey to balance and harmony via music is being translated into a physical science. Music as a complex form of sound vibrations is being studied as a way to communicate with those who cannot speak, and even with those who cannot hear. There are therefore many areas to be explored in discovering the healing power of music.
Kevin