Thursday, May 3, 2012

We need you to stop Shell's icebreakers

If you have already written to Shell, then please forward this email to your friends and family to add their voices too. We can save the Arctic!


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Today, a Finnish icebreaker is heading to Alaska to help Shell drill for oil. Everyone has a limit - for me it's the Arctic. That's why I'm here in Helsinki to stop it before it gets there. And that's why I need your help. Take action now and stop Shell with me.

The Arctic is one of the last untouched natural areas on the planet, home of polar bears, narwhals, and other unique wildlife.

Due to climate change, the Arctic sea ice is melting at an accelerating rate, opening up the Arctic to companies in search of more oil.

It is wrong in so many ways. What would happen when an oil spill happens, I'm afraid to even think of it.

And I'm not alone. In the last three months, nearly 400,000 people from all over the world have taken action against one of the most powerful and dangeous companies that has ever existed. But we need you too. By the end of this week we want 500,000 people shouting at Shell that it must end its campaign of Arctic destruction. Click here now.

We can change things! Together we can stop Shell and other oil companies from destroying the Arctic. Not everyone can board a ship to demand that change. But today, you can email Shell and ask them to stop drilling for oil and ask 10 of your friends to do the same.

Together, we can save the Arctic!

Rosa Gierens
Greenpeace Nordic activist from Finland


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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Will you be Bill or Joe?

"That's impossible. It can't be done."

That's what my friend Bill said to me one day.
Bill and I worked together at my first sales job
many years ago. We both left the company and moved
on to greener pastures after some time, and we
lost touch until I ran into him one day.

Bill and I were still very much alike - with one
exception: Bill was still working hard, struggling
to make his numbers, while I was enjoying success
as a top-performing salesperson - and enjoying the
income that came with it!

What Made The Difference?

After going through initial sales training, both
Bill and I went out into the field and spent hours
upon hours cold calling, just as we were told.
However, after a few months of doing that and
getting no results from it, I realized there must
be a better way.

Bill kept on making those cold calls, dialing for
dollars and pounding the pavement, eternally in
search of the light at the end of the tunnel.

It never came.

I, on the other hand, had reached that state of
mind known as "inspirational dissatisfaction"
after many failures. I was fired from my first
sales job. And my second. And third. At that point
I decided it was time to "just say no" to cold
calling and look for a better solution.

And I found it.

At job number four, I felt a surge of hope when my
new sales manager explained, "We didn't spend
thousands of dollars to hire you and send you to
training to have you doing the job of an unskilled
minimum-wage telemarketer. There are better ways
to generate leads, and that's what I want you
doing."

My boss teamed me up with the top-producing rep in
the office, Joe, who took me under his wing. On
the way to our first appointment together, he told
me in the car, "Calling people at random is a
waste of time. A certain percentage of the market
is pre-disposed to buy from you; all you need to
do is position yourself to identify those people
and get in front of them, or better yet, get them
to contact YOU."

That day at my new job changed my life…

Bill's Story

You're probably still wondering what made Bill
say, "That's impossible. It can't be done." It was
when I ran into him and told him I'm on top of my
game, blowing out my numbers and taking home a
huge commission check each and every month, all
while working short hours. But it was when I told
him I hadn't made a cold call in YEARS that blew
his mind.

See, Bill went on cold calling. He became totally
brainwashed that making 100 calls a day would lead
to success. He believed the sales manager's lies
that every call is worth X number of dollars in
your pocket. (And that IS a big lie, because if it
weren't, they'd pay you per call instead of per
sale!)

The saddest part of all this is that, to this day,
Bill still believes in cold calling and really
thinks it's "impossible" to make a six-figure
income without it.

Bill needs to hear Napoleon Hill's story of how he
cut the word "impossible" out of a new dictionary
every time he bought one!

A System Is Born

Although I was enjoying massive success by that
time, I will admit to you that it wasn't all easy.
Nobody gave me a formula or plan on that fateful day.
They just put the seed of knowledge in my mind and
left me to discover the path in my own way.

First of all, I threw out all those mindless sales
books and tapes with their ridiculous mantra of
"it's a numbers game, make more calls, pester
people until they buy," and so on. I know you've
heard the same, and that it didn't work for you.

Then I spent months and years in a long,
trial-and-error process of testing dozens of new
ways to get leads, eliminating the ones that
didn't work, and expanding the ones that did, all
the while adding new strategies as they became
available (like internet marketing and social
media).

I also sought out top sales professionals in my
community and spent as much time with them
learning as much as possible. And most of that
information really surprised me - it was nothing
of what I expected!

I took all of that knowledge and created a system.
I learned how to generate an endless supply of
hot, qualified leads without cold calling.

Before I knew it I was taking home over five
figures per month in commissions, and I never made
another cold call again.

More importantly, I was finally happy. I no longer
lived in fear of losing my job, and I never had to
worry about paying my bills again. Life was
suddenly stress-free and easy.

Knowledge Is Power

The great thing about my system is that it doesn't
require any skill to implement. You don't have to
be a born salesperson - in fact, I was a terrible
salesperson starting out!

As my friends at work would taunt me, "You can't
close the lid on a jar."

But...

You'll find that sales just happen - people simply
buy - when you're in front of a prospect who is
ready and willing to buy from you.

In fact, once I had perfected my systems, my
colleagues were amazed that I'd go to a first
appointment and usually return with a check and
contract in hand! They were baffled since they
were still going on with corporate's "three
appointment rule" - what they failed to realize is
that an ideal prospect doesn't want to sit through
three appointments.

They want to BUY RIGHT NOW.

An Added Bonus

Myself and many others who use my system all
received an added bonus - more time. Yes, some
used that time to gain more customers and earn
more income but countless others have created more
time to live their lives, spend time with friends
and families -- enjoy hobbies, sports and other
activities to balance their lives. They have more
control. Does that make your ears perk up? Just a
little?

Nobody, and I mean nobody, likes making cold
calls. Make 50 cold calls and how many "no's" do
you get? About 50, right?

So you know it doesn't work. So why on earth would
you keep doing it? Probably because you don't know
what else to do.

But I can show you a better way.

About now most people are asking, "Frank, what
does your system cost?"

A better question is, what is it costing you by
NOT using my system? How much time, which equals
money, are you spending making cold calls now,
getting told "NO!" and making no money while doing
that?

I'm willing to bet it's a frighteningly big
number. Am I right?

Since we are on that subject, let's talk frankly
about price. Let's say, just for the sake of
discussion, that I will sell you this system for
$797. It's not that much – not even close, so
don't stop here – but for the moment, let's just
say that it is.

And so now you get my system (which comes with a
really long list of great bonus materials, too).

After you take it all in and stop wasting your
time on cold calls and start selling to people who
actually want to buy from you, you find your
income going up. A lot. After you make only $797,
the system is paid for and you are off and
running. Plus it won't take long to make that –
and a whole lot more.

Look, here's the thing. Most people will balk at a
price tag of $797.  You know that. I know that.

So I want to make this easy and affordable. No
games, no pressure.

Make sense?

So I am going to offer this program for $97. And
you pay me nothing today except the shipping.

I'll ship you the course and let you download the
e-book portion right now so you can get started
immediately. If you like it, keep it and we'll bill
you the $97 in 30 days.

If you don't like it, send it back and you'll
never even be charged. I am removing all
of the risk for you

I'm able to make this offer with full confidence
because almost nobody sends the program back. It's
that good.


Start Your Free Trial Now: 
http://tiny.cc/nvrcoldcall



Will You Be Bill or Joe?

A few months from now, do you see yourself living
like Bill, continuing to make those calls, getting
told "NO!" all day long, struggling to pay your
bills, and wondering why it doesn't work?

Or will you be like Joe and many others who use my
system, who never have to make cold calls, and who
enjoy more success, more money, more time for
life, and most importantly, more personal freedom,
peace of mind, and time for family, friends, and
hobbies?

And let's face the hard truth - in today's
economy, the difference between using this
information vs. continuing to cold call may very
well mean the difference between financial
prosperity, or losing your job or your business
and being forced to start all over again from
nothing.

Are you ready to stop cold calling and start
selling yet? It's easy, get started right now:


Start Your Free Trial Now:


Close your eyes for just a moment and imagine what
your life would be like to never, ever have to
waste time making cold calls again.

What would that feel like? 

What would that be worth?

A lot more than $97, that's for sure. More than
$797, truth be told.

$97. And you pay nothing today. Just the shipping.

And remember: I guarantee your results. 100%.

Just keep this in mind: If you like to sell, but
hate making cold calls – you need this program!

Help me stamp out cold calling forever.


Yours for success, 
http://tiny.cc/nvrcoldcall


Note: Even though this is a true story, the names have been changed to protect identities.