News You Can Use - December, 2001

Rage. Betrayal. Confusion. When I learned that my best female friend
was manipulated and then molested by my best male friend, my world
collapsed. I didn't sleep. My eyes watered nonstop. Anger welled up
in me. It was Sept. 11th all over again. Somehow I've still managed
to put together this month's holiday issue of "News You Can Use"...

Ever since Sept. 11th I've noticed that people are
more prone to irritability, more quick to anger, and
more easily depressed for the slightest of reasons.
I've been subject to this fall-out, too. I encourage us
to look for the rainbows in each day and to stay as
clear as possible. To help you do just that, you can
still read the e-version of my "Spiritual Marketing"
book here: http://www.mrfire.com/spirit/index.html
(And yes, you may pass that link to anyone you like.)

* What you do doesn't just affect your immediate breathing area.
You send ripples out into the world. Your actions touch others.
Sometimes this is obvious. When you smile at a clerk in the store,
that smile may get you one in return. But what you don't usually see is
how your smile led to that smile which led to other smiles that day.
You created a chain of smiles.

But the same thing happens when you do something harmful. When
you frown, you may cause frowns to get passed around. When someone
is rude to you, you may be tempted to be rude to the next person you
meet...who in return may be tempted to be rude to the next person he
or she meets...and so it goes. That's a chain of pain.
Do you see how this works?

When my best male friend (a therapist!) psychologically manipulated
and then sexually molested my female friend (his client!), he unknowingly
traumatized her. She went into denial at first. But you can't bury
feelings. Within two weeks the terrible reality of what happened hit her.
It wasn't pretty.

She called the suicide hot line. Then the rape crisis center. She
went to her doctor and was prescribed Prozac. She also missed weeks
of work, and has struggled with confusion, betrayal, and shame. Daily
she fights suicidal urges. She cries herself to sleep every night. She has
to take medication to get any sleep at all. She lost her best friend, who
wouldn't support her during her time of crisis. She also now has to go to
discreet support group meetings with other victims in order to get her
life back together again.

But that's not all.

My male "friend" created a black cloud that has been passed from my
female friend to me to the few others who know of this sad crime. Feelings
of rage. Betrayal. It's hard to explain how deep it all goes. The hurt is
now a scar.

But we still have a choice.

We can curl up and die, or we can move on.

We can choose to live.

P.T. Barnum, maybe an unlikely man for so wise a comment, once said,
"We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good."

So true.

Please, for my sake, your sake, and for the sake of all those we
touch in invisible ways, do good. As I mentioned in last month's
newsletter, and even way back in 1997 in my book "CyberWriting,"
I want to create a "chain of love" in the world.

Won't you join me?

As we are going into the holidays, with the country at war, individuals
scared and confused, and many businesses rocking in uncertainty, now
is probably the greatest time of need---and opportunity.

Please, do good.

Spread love.

Smile.

Note: Thanks to Mandy Evans at http://www.mandyevans.com and
Ann Taylor Harcus at http://www.innerhealing.com for helping me
through this intense time of deep healing. Also, please support the
suicide hot lines and rape crisis centers in your area. While the Red
Cross is getting virtually all of the publicity these days, these other
services are quietly saving lives. Help them, too.

* Request: For my next book, "Hypnotic Marketing," I would like to
know what websites you absolutely love. There are two categories
of "hypnotic" sites I'd like to hear about:

1. The ones you repeatedly visit. (That's www.amazon.com for me.)
2. The ones that got you to buy in one visit. (www.hypnoticwriting.com)

Send your ideas to me at sites@mrfire.com If I use your suggestion,
I will give you full credit, and mention your own website, as well.

* TIP: Get spies to watch other websites for you. I now have a spy
at amazon watching for changes to my "Spiritual Marketing" review
page there, and another watching auctions at ebay for books I
am looking for. You can have spies working for you, too---for free.
Go here http://www.spyonit.com (Thanks to Larry Chase for this idea.)

* NEW: What's the hottest new way to get traffic to your site ever
created? No one in history has ever seen a traffic building tool of this
power. This will change the Internet forever. It's FREE, too. Click here:
http://www.exitblaze.com/cgi-bin/intro_track.pl?b=100&c=xbad1

* It's gift-giving time. Who do you know who has a pet they adore?
Imagine giving him or her a unique photo of their pet---or a memorable
video---created by a pet lover using Hollywood production tricks and
techniques. See samples here: http://www.MakeYourPetaStar.com
NOTE: You can now send free e-cards from the site, too.
(Be sure to check out the new image of P.T. Barnum!)

* INVITE: Meet me in New Jersey next April and hear me talk about
"Spiritual Marketing" live and in person: I'll be speaking at a giant
conference April 6 and 7, 2002. Get details on this remarkable event
at http://www.motherearthexpos.com

* Want to be a stronger Hypnotic Writer? Get "Choosing Powerful
Words" by Ronald Carpenter. It's a Toastmasters' book for public
speakers and packed with wise advice on creating "eloquence that
works." Reads a bit too scholarly for me, but fascinating enough to
keep me riveted---when I have plenty to do. Persuasive writing isn't
about writing with words, it's about choosing powerful words. Get it
at http://www.amazon.com

* Announcement: I've written an entire new e-book on how YOU can
make money teaching your own e-classes. You'll discover how to make
$5,000 or more EVERY time YOU teach an e-class. I taught famed
copywriter Yanik Silver my proprietary method for creating e-classes
---classes done entirely by e-mail only---and he made $18,298.50 on
his first e-class and $11,198.50 on his second. I did the same thing
with executive coach Paul Lemberg. He made $16,500 on his first
e-class. And I've made $73,500 (so far) teaching a few e-classes
over a few months. You can do this, too---once you get my new ebook.
Comes with TWO surprise bonuses.

NOTE: Don't order this book if you think you have to be well known
to teach e-classes. People don't care if you're known, they care what
you KNOW. If you believe in yourself, get this book. Click here:
http://www.mrfire.com/Publications/ebooks.html

* You can now make money selling the e-book Jim Edwards and
I wrote on how to write your own ebook in less than seven days.
Get details here: http://www.7dayebook.com/affiliateinfo.shtml

* Have you been praying for a miracle to help you create true
prosperity in 2002? If so, your prayers have been answered...
http://www.spiritualpartnering.com/prosperityinfo.htm

* TIP: Are you having to save and send large image files? A solution
comes from Eliska Went, who lives in the Netherlands. She writes:
"I use www.ibackup.com. Why I'm using this? I'm sending the images
of my chocolate gifts to the press. They always want to get high-resolution
images, but these are large files and the e-mail attachment gives me quite
a trouble to send it. And you know press-people better than me, they have
millions of other things to do than unsuccessfully trying to get my
attachments. Using secured server of IBackup is nice solution to this
problem." For details see http://www.ibackup.com And for delicious,
unique chocolate---with edible photos of whatever you want on it---visit
Eliska's website at: http://www.trendychocolate.com

* Need publicity? I tested this new service and was talking to a
reporter from Business Week magazine the next day! See
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?AFID=22979

* Unbelievable find: Gary Halbert, a maverick marketer and
legendary copywriter from a decade or two ago, used to write
a popular and expensive newsletter called, creatively enough,
"The Gary Halbert Newsletter." For some unknown reason he
just put ALL his back issues online---for FREE. See them here:
http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/

* WOW! I just grabbed Roy Williams latest book, "Magical Worlds
of the Wizard of Ads." It delivers tools and techniques for profitable
persuasion. Insightful and even fun. Get it at http://www.amazon.com
or from http://www.bardpress.com

* "The Ultimate Guide to Getting Booked on Oprah: 10 Steps to Becoming a
Guest on the World's Top Talk Show" is a book packed with inspiring tips to
help you become an irresistible Oprah guest. My colleague Susan Harrow, a
media coach, publicist, and marketing expert, explains how you can use the
secrets of top publicists to get yourself invited on the most influential
talk show in America.

NOTE: Use the coupon code jv115 and save 20%! (Expires in 2 weeks)
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* How do you combine spirit with business? Visit this site and see:
http://www.enterprisingspirit.com

* Are you driving away business without knowing it? Get Lynella Grant's
new book "Stop Looking Like Small Potatoes!" It, as well as her other
great book, "The Business Card Book" (that's the one that helped me
create my new business cards) are at http://www.giantpotatoes.com

* How Do You Turn A Simple Product Idea Into $6.2 Million In Just
17 Months? See http://www.product-lab.com/productpowerjv.html

* TRIVIA: Far more women have achieved a place in history through
literature than any other field of activity. One survey revealed that 39
percent of all eminent women of the past became famous as authors.

* My dear friend Todd Silva, an inspirational folk guitarist and singer,
just opened his website at http://www.sagetone.com Go there to listen
to inspiring music and to get his new CD, "CONSIDER." Note: Todd
performs a song on that CD that he wrote for me and P.T. Barnum.

* If you want to become a celebrity online, pick up the just released
great book by Bob Baker called "Poor Richard's Branding Yourself
Online." Outstanding. See http://www.TopFloor.com

* If you want to learn how to sell better by reading hilarious stories of
blunders & bloopers, grab a copy of "The Death of 20th Century Selling"
by Dan Seidman. Truly unique. The toll-free number for ordering is
877-613-7355. With all orders, the author will also give the FREE new
report, "How to Find Your Exact Buyers (in LARGE quantities) on the
World Wide Web." (Excellent!) See http://www.salesautopsy.com

* Randy Gage writes thought-provoking weekly ezine articles. One
of my favorites, titled "The Mental Side of Success," covers airport
security, free enterprise, and limiting beliefs. Fascinating. See it here:
http://www.gagedirect.com/ezine110601.html

* TIP: Surveys are a great way to learn what your customers want,
and to create excuses to get news for yourself. But how do you create
your own surveys? Easy. SurveyMonkey.com is focused entirely on
allowing YOU to create surveys quickly and easily. No programming
experience is required, no software must be downloaded. It's free, too.
See http://www.surveymonkey.com

* INSIGHT: People today are becoming increasingly fed up with
marketing that hurts their health. Take the current Harry Potter craze.
I saw the movie and thought it was the best film of the year. But then
I learned that Coke bought the rights to tie all their marketing to Potter.
Well, Coke isn't good for you, me, or our kids. People know it. As a
result, people are taking action. Not a lot of people, but enough to
cause a stink. If you are trying to market yourself or your product by
associating it with a major cult figure, you best (1) be sure what you
are doing is legal and (2) be sure what you are selling is good for
people. If not, a group of lawyers will get you on the first count and
a group of wizards AND lawyers will get you on the second. Meanwhile,
you can help rescue Harry here: http://www.saveharry.com/

* If you're tired of all the gloom and doom spread by the media,
get a breath of fresh air at http://www.newsforthesoul.com/

* Finally, the best book I've read in some time is an elevating one
titled "Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior."
This brain food for the mind can actually awaken your heart, lift your
spirit, and even help all mankind. This challenging book by Dr. David
Hawkins is based on a simple way to access answers to any question
you can pose. The result is a new map of consciousness. This amazing
book has been praised by Lee Iacocca and even Mother Teresa. Just
reading it can enrich and uplift your spirit. Get it. Read it. Share it.
Order at http://www.amazon.com or call (928) 282-8722.

"In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in
our private world improves the world at large for everyone."

-- Dr. David R. Hawkins, author of the mind-expanding book,
"Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior"

With Love,

Joe Vitale
joe@mrfire.com
www.MrFire.com
www.HypnoticWriting.com
www.AdvancedHypnoticWriting.com
www.CreateAdvertisingThatSells.com
http://www.HypnoticWritingSwipeFile.com

Joe Vitale is the world's first Hypnotic Marketer. He is the
author of way too many books to list here, including the
new book "Spiritual Marketing," the best-selling e-book
"Hypnotic Writing," and the best-selling Nightingale-Conant
audioprogram, "The Power of Outrageous Marketing."
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