Cute Polar Bear, huh?
If you have been following our progress with the Rich and Happy giveaway you’ll know that the path has been a less than smooth one. Even though it can at times be frustrating it is also to be expected as any huge project is an ongoing process of testing and adjusting, testing and adjusting.
One of the adjustments I have made is to forget e-mailing people with offers of help.
Could This Work?
We're looking for some feedback about an idea that if it works, could help drive the How To Be Rich and Happy project forward in leaps and bounds.
If you read the post ‘Never, never, never give up’, you’ll know that we have been encountering some sticking points recently. A number of the charities we have approached are either not interested, or in most cases simply don’t return e-mails or phone calls. It’s frustrating, but it is what it is.
Should We Be Flattered Or Offended?
Try this one on for size. As part of our efforts to donate a million copies of How to be Rich and Happy, Tim and I contributed some books to a silent auction. The purpose of which was to raise money for teen sports programs.
And for who knows what reason, someone stole half of the books we donated off the silent auction table. Now in one sense we are flattered. The thieves passed on expensive golf clubs, gift certificates, paintings, and a host of other very valuable items.
You Only Have To Ask
We‘ve talked here and in some detail in How To Be Rich and Happy, about how truly rich and happy people have no problem asking for help. Nobody is an island and nobody can get by in life without help from other people, and yes I do mean, nobody!
The difference is, rich and happy people get that, poor and unhappy people often do not.
Dream Big Or Go Home
Part of the Rich and Happy formula involves ignoring most people. By that we don’t mean ignoring well intentioned and useful advice that can help you on your way to becoming Rich and Happy. After all, as we say in the book, we want you to ask for help and there’s precious little sense in doing that if you then ignore it.
I’m talking mainly about the kind of advice people can’t wait to offer when you’re telling them about your hopes and dreams. You know the type of person I mean, the ones who are bursting with excitement to offer their feedback as you regale them with your life's aspirations.
The Free Version of How To Be Rich and Happy
We've finally finished the editing and reformatting of How To Be Rich and Happy and as you read this it is winging it’s way to the printer. The picture you see on the left is the front cover as it will be on the book. By the end of June we should have the first 3,000 copies in our hands and the Rich and Happy Giveaway will be underway.
Today I wanted to share something with you that a few people have commented on and asked about. On the back cover of the promotional copy we have been distributing to the media and people we think may be able to help us, is a very condensed version of How To Be Rich and Happy. In fact, if you can apply ALL of the things on the list to your life you probably don't need the book!
We Need YOUR Help!
Firstly, our apologies for the striking lack of posts recently. Both myself and Tim have taken time off over the holiday period to recharge the batteries and think seriously about the direction we want to take How To Be Rich and Happy. This post and one on Tims site, is the result of our thoughts.
Last week Tim and I met to discuss the long-term strategy of the book. Things have gone well, feedback has blown us away (in a good way) and the book is having the positive impact on people we both intended and hoped for.
How To Be Rich and Happy – An Introduction
Hi, and thanks very much for dropping by the How To Be Rich and Happy website and blog, we very much hope you'll subscribe via RSS or e-mail to our updates and keep abreast on the latest Rich and Happy news.
By way of a first post, we're simply letting you get a taste for the book that goes on pre-sale on 22nd September and full release on 5th October, by reproducing the introduction.
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