I've been 'different' all along. Unconventional. And the idea I thought up today is a reflection of that.
Three events, unrelated to each other, were behind it.
#1 - Corey Rudl's sudden death
#2 - Jay Abraham's thought-provoking blog
#3 - Steve Job's insightful address
(In case you haven't heard about Jobs' speech at Stanford University, please read the transcript first - before doing anything else. It will change your paradigms - drastically! )
For a while, now, I've been feeling restless. Like I'm drifting around aimlessly. And reflecting on it, I realized I needed a very specific, definite goal to shoot for.
So I set one.
It is ambitious. It is challenging. It is possible.
It's what the authors of 'Built To Last' would call a BHAG - 'Big Hairy Audacious Goal'
And it's something I need YOUR help in reaching
Before telling you about the goal, let me share a little story. I visited my native village last week, after almost 7 years.
I saw a little girl. She had a serious heart condition. It needed treatment. Her family couldn't afford it. So she lived with it - as best as she could.
There are 50,000 children in her situation in my State alone.
I've been working on putting support systems in place to help them. Have been waiting to reach 'critical mass', with big plans. So it's taking a long time.
And in the meantime, some kids are losing the battle.
The visit opened my eyes - to the URGENCY
Our online fundraising generated enough to sponsor the cost of 14 operations. Trouble has been the administrative process to bring the funds into India. It has been cumbersome and time-consuming.
Result: Funds have not yet been fully used.
For the past 72 hours, I have been wracking my brains for a solution. A workaround. A way to 'break the barrier'.
Today, while driving to work, I had a brainwave. It was so startlingly simple, I had to park and jot down ideas in my notebook.
Here's what I wrote in bold letters across the top of the page...
Every Week, I Will Sponsor
One Child's Heart Operation
The first question was obvious: HOW?
And the elegantly simple answer is this... But before telling you more and sharing details of my plan, I'd like to ask you a few questions and get your feedback.
* How often do you buy ebooks or marketing products online?
* How many times have you been influenced by my reviews or recommendations?
* How would you feel if your purchase will help promote a worthy cause?
And finally, the BIG question...
If I were to tell you about an exceptionally good product or service, and invite you to order it, and promised that ALL the profits from that sale
will go to helping save a child's life,
Would YOU Do It?
Not every time, but once ever so often. Maybe once every 10 weeks?
Ok, no matter how you answered the previous question, here are some details of my plan to help a child every week.
Each heart operation in India costs just under $3,000 (No, that's NOT a typo... THREE THOUSAND dollars is all it takes!)
The profits from selling...
150 copies of a $19.95 ebook,
or
120 copies of a $27 course,
or
60 copies of a $49 guide,
or
JUST 30 copies of a $97 program
Will Fully Cover This Expense!
And even if I offer affiliate products and keep only 50% of the profits, I just have to sell twice as many to get the same result. 120 sales, or 240, or even 300 are NOT impossible.
Not when you consider these figures... I have a little over 6,000 people on my lists. Many of them - even you, perhaps - have bought things from me before.
Now, if I could
- get 100 people (that's 1 in every 60) to buy a product
- donate 100% of the profits to the CHD project
- do it consistently once every week
... then together, we will save a child's life - every week!
Isn't that amazing? Wouldn't that get you all excited and energized? Make you pull over to the curb while driving?!
That's My New Goal
- And I'm Asking You To Help
Here is my step by step plan.
I have bought marketing ebooks and courses worth thousands of dollars. In addition, I have had the privilege of reviewing many others.
A few have been worthless. Most have been worth several times what I paid for them.
I will go through my list of stuff, and pull out the VERY BEST ones. These will be products, courses and programs I personally have read, experienced or used myself - and benefited from extensively.
They will be the ones I consider MOST LIKELY to be of value to YOU in growing your online business.
Never once will the recommendation be made on ANY other ground than your best interest.
Once a week, on Friday, I will send out a short email. It will have a standalone message... something like this:
"This Week's Recommended Resource Is Ready!
As always, 100% of the profits will go to
sponsoring a child's heart operation."
All I ask is that you check it out, and if you WANT to buy it, place your order using the link which will ensure all the profits are directed to the CHD Foundation.
There is NEVER any compulsion or pressure on you to order a copy. Hopefully you'll find at least one that interests you... once every 10 weeks.
If you - and just 10% of the rest of my list subscribers - buy 1 ebook for $49.95 one time in 10 weeks, we will raise enough funds to sponsor 10 heart operations... that's
One Operation Every Week!
Yes, it's really that simple to reach the 'ambitious' goal I've set for us!
So what do YOU think?
Are YOU up to the challenge?
Are you willing to try out this 'experiment' - which at worst, will ensure you get a top-notch $49.95 ebook every 3 months?
I sure hope so.
I wish a lot MORE than 600 people get behind this new project. And there are MANY more ideas I have to tweak the process and expand it to benefit many more children as well.
But I wanted to run it by you first - because I just cannot make this a success without your help.
Please let me know your thoughts about this plan. If you'd like to sign up to receive notifications when everything is ready to roll, please register using the form below - it's free.
Thank you from my heart
All success
Dr.Mani
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