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Tom Beal
“I help people turn dreams into reality.” - Tom Beal
11
Apr
Productivity In the Information Age
Published in Entrepreneur, Personal GrowthIn todays technological age it takes focus and commitment to make it even an hour without facing a relentless attack of distractions.
Things like phone calls, emails, instant messages, text messages, and voicemail are just a few of these interruptions in your productivity.
So what are some options?
You could choose to take every single incoming call as they come in, answer every email as it arrives, instant message each person who says ‘Hi!’ to you, instantly reply to every text message you receive on your cell phone, and retrieve each voice mail as it arrives…And be in a constant reactive mode all day long which would leave you very little if any time for real productivity and creativity.
Or would you rather choose to take proactive steps in handling all of these distractions and therefore reap the rewards of being as productive and creative you can be without disturbances?
Sadly this is not a rhetorical question. Why? Because millions of people choose to believe that they have no choice in this matter.
Meaning:
No matter how important of a situation or conversation they may be in the middle of, they choose to take any and every incoming call or text message that comes through their cell phone…even if it does interrupt the important moment.
They choose to feel that they do not have any other options or choice in this matter. Obviously that is simply a belief they have at the present time. A belief I venture to say is costing them not only in terms of productivity and creativity but also in simple peace of mind.
Enough about the problem. What are some solutions?
First and foremost, I feel you must understand from deep within yourself that you are not obligated or under some strict code that you MUST answer any incoming disturbance whether it be a phone call, a text message, an email, an instant message, or anything.
Furthermore you are not even obligated to even turn on such distractions during times you want to be creative, productive, or just have a simple peace of mind break. That includes turning off said distractions during important times.
*****Sidenote:The term ‘important’ is similar to ’success’ and is different to each and every one of us. I feel if you are serious about reclaiming your creativity, productivity and peace of mind, it would be wise to consciously choose and write down moments that you would identify as ‘important’ to you.
Would that include: time with your spouse or children, meeting with a valued client, friend, or employee?
Think about this…How important does anyone of those people feel if and when you interrupt their precious time with them by answering a phone call (in some cases from someone you have no idea who they are before you answer).
End of Sidenote! *****
So when you choose to be in a productive or creative mood while on your computer that would entail not even turning on any of the online distractions like: checking your email, opening your instant message and skype clients (or at least making yourself appear invisible if you can’t resist turning it on), while leaving your cell phone off, and even muting your land line phone ring or unplugging it as well.
Just by realizing that all of these choices are under your control may in itself give you the clear uninterrupted foundation to begin being as productive and creative as you can be.
When you are complete with your time of being productive by all means choose to turn any and all distractions on that you desire.
After all of that the next step would be to leverage other people and services to free up more of your time to be more productive, creative, and enjoy more peace of mind.
Yes, this is the whole outsource aspect (which you all day long already whether you know it or not).
Services such as: auto mechanic, dry cleaning, lawn care, home repairs, restaurants, are basically outsourcing to the respected expert which frees up your time rather than doing it yourself.
In todays technological and information age there are a variety of services ranging from a dedicated virtual assistant, a concierge service, or tools which could simplify your life.
Speaking of being productive and creative I just noticed that I’ve rambled on enough about this message and think you got my point by now. 
Will leave you with some simple resources I use that you may find beneficial to look into as well:
1) Ask Sunday
2) Longer Days
Until next time…
Make Today Great!
Tom Beal
25
Feb
Mr. Guerrilla Marketing’s live webcast on 2/26
Published in MarketingI’m not sure how my friends Paulie Sabol and Ben Mack did it, but I am excited and thankful they did.
What exactly did they do?
They convinced someone with over 17-million customers and students of “Guerrilla Marketing” to share some of his most beneficial secrets to marketing success.
Not only that, but they also arranged for a live webcast where Jay Conrad Levinson will share 3 ways to get people to pay you for your marketing. (Plus Jay will even answer some questions of the live participants.)
To participate in this incredible webcast happening on 2/26 just go put your name on the VIP list here:
Fair notice…
After you register you will be shown a report as an option to prepare for this webcast offered at a mere $7. (They could have easily sold it as a $47 or $97 ebook, and it would have still been worth the investment, but they chose not to.)
They (Paulie, Ben and Jay) are truly trying to get this information into the hands of as many serious entrepreneurs as possible because they know how much it truly works for those who use the strategies contained within it.
I read the report and was absolutely amazed. There were immediate steps I took directly after reading it which have opened my eyes to new ways of having others pay for my marketing.
I highly recommend it if you are seeking to break through with tremendous marketing results this year, and even learn how to have others pay for
your marketing.
It’s unlike anything I have ever read,and I read a lot of books.
First things first…
Go NOW to register for the webcast with Jay at:
Then you can choose for your self whether you feel the $7 report is right for you now.
Make Today Great!
Tom Beal
PS - You’ll also get a video of Jay sharing some awesome marketing insights when you register today at: http://tombeal.com/guerrilla
PPS - Even if you can’t attend live, when you register today you will be given instructions on how to access the replay after the event.
Register NOW at:
7
Dec
At Tony Robbins’ Date With Destiny in Scottsdale, AZ until Thursday the 13th.
See a video that my friend Jason Moffatt and I just filmed getting ready to go into this amazing event: http://youtube.com/watch?v=laZWdS0WMQQ
We also shot a brief marketing training clip here too that I’ll post it to my blog as soon as J-Mo gets it edited and loaded to YouTube.
Make Today Great!
Tom
PS - You have seen the new report that just launched on Monday evening, right?
Caution: Very controversial for home based business owners. Check it out at: http://www.the-death-of-networkmarketing.com/?see-why=502
22
Nov
Alex Mandossian is known for training marketers and authors around the world on how to succeed wildly through teleseminars.
A short while ago, I had the priviledge of interviewing Alex on the topic of teleseminars and people have raved about the information that was discussed on this call.
This Thanksgiving I wanted to share this powerful interview with you as my gift of appreciation to you. Enjoy!
Step 1: Download and print the unedited transcript so you can easily take notes while listening to the program.
Step 2: Either download the MP3 or listen to the entire call via the online streaming audio tool.
Step 3: Go take your personal marketing analysis and Alex will share how to get more traffic and more customers through teleseminars at: Marketing Survey. (or go do it now and come back to listen to the audio.)
Time to go have a feast with my family.
Wanted to get this out to you prior to leaving today in case you stuff yourself and feel the urge to learn how to grow your business.
Make Today Great & Happy Thanksgiving!
Tom Beal
PS - See below for the full Alex Mandossian interview and unedited transcript…(you’ll notice this was copy from an opt-in page)
“Learn How to Effectively Use and Profit Wildly From Teleseminars”
Here’s a taste of what you will learn…
Why teleseminars are so alive and well and how he’s earned over 7 figures from teleseminars and how they can change your life (2:49)
The quickest and easiest ways to get people on the teleseminar (5:30)
How to get the people who sign up to shop up for the teleseminar (9:12)
When to properly deliver the cheat sheet (11:50)
How to know when to charge for teleseminars…and what to charge(14:48)
How to ‘wow’ the listeners and create a huge pay day through teleseminars (16:28)
How to create intimacy with your listeners (18:20)
How to monetize the obvious (21:30)
Alex’s proven formula for putting on successful, highly attended seminars: format, length of call, day of week, when to share your offers, etc. (22:47)
How to properly use case studies in your teleseminar…and what PAR is and how you can take it to the bank (26:40)
Alex answers if it is better to script the call or ’shoot from the hip’ (33:20)
Some mistakes people make all the time that could kill your teleseminar results and how to avoid making them (36:00)
How can you bond with your list/prospects through teleseminars and what is the only thing to hold back in free teleseminars (39:38)
Secrets to selling from teleseminars (41:30)
Alex shares free audio describing how he runs his life in detail (45:17)
Alex Mandossian
Since 1991, Alex has helped his marketing clients generate over $233 million in sales and profits from short-form TV spots, infomercials, QVC and HSN airings, retail catalogs like Sharper Image, space advertising in Parade Magazine and USA Weekend and Internet Marketing.
“Are Teleseminars Still Profitable?”
Clip Length: 0:32
Full Interview
Now go take your personal marketing analysis and Alex will share how to get more traffic and more customers through teleseminars at: Marketing Survey.
1
Nov
In the normal course of the evening I got online to check my emails and to my surprise see a personal email from someone I look up to highly in this world of marketing, Joe Polish.
Joe and I met briefly at Stephen Pierce’s house several weeks ago, and I was excited to see what he had to say.
Quick sidenote on Joe…
For those of you who don’t know Joe he is an absolute marketing genius and has helped countless people improve their marketing results exponentially throughout the years via his teachings, techniques and strategies.
One of Joe’s greatest gifts, in my opinion, is picking the minds of some of todays business legends in detailed down and dirty interviews.
When you see the list of people he has interviewed in his lifetime it is literally a who’s who of the business world.
Many of the people he has had the opportunity to interview have had me say to myself, “Wow! I wonder how he was able to land an interview with that person!”
And that’s exactly what I said to myself when I read in the personal email he sent me that he had recently interviewed Sir Richard Branson and he wanted to let me to listen to it.
I immediately replied with a, “Wow! That is cool! Thanks for thinking of me, Joe! I appreciate that! By the way, would you mind if I shared this with some of my online friends from a couple sites I have running.”
Joe replied and said, “No problem! Let me know how they like it!”
You can thank Joe Polish for this amazing interview with the one and only Sir Richard Branson, for your listening and learning pleasure. (and you’ll also thank him for not even asking for your name or email to listen to it…it’s his gift to fellow entrepreneurs)
Step #1) Go get the interview here:
http://www.TomBeal.com/refers/SirRichard
Step #2) Show Joe your appreciation by posting your comment to this blog post below.
And yes, Joe will probably read your comments. Shoot, he may even jump in and make one in response to yours.
Until next time…
Make Today Great!
Tom Beal
21
Oct
Nitty Gritty Marketing “WOW! Factor”
Published in Marketing
That’s a picture I took of Jermaine Griggs (on the right), Founder of Nitty Gritty Marketing, with Simon Leung (left) and Simon’s friend (middle) from YouTube while we were all at the Googleplex in San Francisco recently.
Last night, I just got done installing and using a tool that Jermaine created which personalizes firstnames with an audio message by merging the recorded names with the message and can be used in conjunction with your current online lists or opt-ins.So, I figured I’d give it a try and recorded over 500 names plus a message and sent the personalized audio to my members at MLM Experts.
It was surprisingly simple to do but did take some time uploading the files to my server. Then I created a page kind of as a catch all just in case someone’s firstname wasn’t recorded and it went to a general message page. Will make some posts in the future about how well my 1st run at this was received by the members.
This product has me so excited because it now makes it possible for marketers like you and I to communicate with our online prospects in a way they like best…extremely personalized while hearing their own name.
To get an idea as to how this works you can listen to a sample at:http://mlm-experts.com/audiomessage/Tom_Mlm-experts.html
You can even replace Tom_ with your name (Mike_, or Stephen_, or any first name with 1st letter capitalized) in it’s place in the URL where Tom is. If you try it and your name is not there yet simply make a comment to this post and I’ll create one for you soon. 
Think of the time and personalization this can provide you with and the comfort level this can give your prospects and customers when dealing with them.I call this kind of stuff a “WOW! Factor”. It makes your clients, prospects, and new opt-ins say “WOW!”It’s a trick/software that my good friend Jermaine created and is using. He may release it first to his students at:http://www.thenittygrittymarketing.com, which opens with great anticipation this Tuesday.
This is just one of many surprise “WOW! Factor” tactics that Jermaine Griggs uses to generate millions in sales online all while growing tremendous relationships and loyalty with his clients. He’s all about the Nitty Gritty Marketing. Take a peak for yourself at some of his other tricks and his upcoming program at: www.thenittygrittymarketing.com.Until next time, here’s to your marketing success.
Tom Beal