Date: December 10, 2012
Time: 6:56 PM (Mountain Standard Time)
Location: Central, Arizona
Scene: Upstairs TV room
Activity at Time of Incident: David was watching “The Grinch” with his wife Amy, and their four children.
Commission Earned: $997
I’d like to write a quick tribute to personal development Guru, Zig Ziglar. He was born on November 6, 1926, and left this world on November 28, 2012. He was 86 years old.
I remember the first time I listened to Zig as if it were yesterday. I had recently joined a network marketing company within the personal development industry, and we had purchased some audio cd’s to listen to as we were on the road. Amy had just purchased her dream vehicle, a Hummer (H2), and we were driving through the Salt River Canyon, between Showlow and Globe, Arizona.
As I listened to Zig, he was captivating, and had a great speaking ability. His audio was mixed in with several other professional speakers and his message seemed to stick out above the rest.
Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar, was a great author, salesman, a veteran and public speaker, to name a few. His message has inspired the hearts of many.
As I was surfing around the web yesterday, I stumbled across a banner ad that lead me to the Bing It On page. I tell you what, as a splash page, Bing has done all the right things to keep people there. I was interested…and not just because I could win something, but because I am an internet marketer. Search engine results matter to me. (I know, I’m a geek!)
For those of you who haven’t seen the Bing commercials, the setting is a typical street survey theme where a host stops random people and asks them to do a search online. Two results are displayed and they’re asked to choose which shows them the results they like best. And of course, every single one of those that Bing shows on their commercials chose Bing as their search engine of choice.
So I thought, of course everyone they spotlight on their own commercial is going to choose the Bing search results. Why would they show anyone who was choosing Google? So when I stumbled onto the actual Bing It On page, I was on a mission to prove a point. I wanted to see how accurate Bing’s commercials really are!
Five minutes later, here are my results:
Earlier today, I received an email that contained some disturbing text that I’d like to share with you.
But before I do….
…answer me this: Do you believe that everyone, regardless of race, religion, gender, physical appearance, circumstance or political preference deserves a shot at creating success in their life?
With that question in mind, allow me to take you back to that email I received this morning. But before I paste the text of the email, let me throw out a quick disclaimer for the person who composed this email. I hope that by the time you finish reading this article, that you will understand this concept, that everyone deserves their shot at success. I share your words, not only to teach you, but to help others who may be struggling with this very same principle. With that said, I do this with my best intentions.