by Jim Cathcart

This podcast was recorded by iLearningGlobal.tv in 2008. It is 22 minutes long but I don’t think I’d change a minute of it even if I were recording anew today.

I talk about how to face tough economic times, how to build a big career even when you are starting with virtually nothing, and much more. In it you will hear my personal story and feel my enthusiasm about what is possible for YOU.

Please take the time to listen to this message and share it with others who could use a boost of motivation or confidence. I want to be a resource for you in all the ways that I can. Then drop me a note and let’s stay connected.

Here is the recording link: Click here to access the message.

by Jim Cathcart

Imagine going to your favorite bookstore via your computer and when you select a book, you then get to browse its chapters. As you select a chapter, the author comes onto your screen in High-Definition and speaks the message directly to you in less than 10 minutes.

That is actually possible right now through Daily Success Stream (formerly iLearningGlobal.tv). The folks at Daily Success Stream have assembled over 600 of these video messages from their astoundingly large and comprehensive faculty. I have 15 video messages there in my Relationship Intelligence® Series.

I am proud to be a member of their Founding Faculty “Hall of Fame” along with:

• Dr. Tony Alessandra
• Brian Tracy
• Don Hutson
• Scott McKain
• Alex Mandossian
• Bill Bartmann
• Mark Victor Hanson
• Patricia Fripp
• Hyrum Smith
• Ivan Misner
• John Gray
• Jay Abraham
• Stephen MR Covey
• Steve Siebold
• Terry Murphy
• Shep Hyken and a dozen more

The real beauty of this magical web source is that it is the least expensive high-content training site in existence today. It is filled with Hall of Fame Professional Speakers and Best Selling Authors at their best, in short, powerful messages that you can access anytime, anywhere. The subscription is only $59.95 a month for more training than you can imagine, cancellable any time.

And, with my position as a Founding Faculty member I can provide you with a $10 a month discount just by enrolling through entering the promo code: cathcart. So, for just $49.95 a month you can scroll through hundreds of lessons on Sales, Leadership, Relationships, Life Balance, Motivation, Negotiation, Strategy, Communication, Presentation Skills, Social Media Marketing, Customer Service, Wealth Building, Attitude and much more. To enroll now and try it for a month at this discounted rate, just go to this link and remember to use the promo code: cathcart. (This site is very new so if you have any difficulty just drop me an email at jim@cathcart.com.)

Please visit this exciting site and take the tour. It is beyond anything you’ve seen before. The faculty line up alone is unique! Add to that the High-Def delivery and bite sized lessons and you have an unbeatable package!!

See you in the Daily Success Stream.

$59.95 – Regular monthly subscription price

$49.95 – with promo code: cathcart

Cancellable anytime. But why would you want to? They keep adding new faculty videos every week!

by Jim Cathcart

I just got off the phone/computer from one the most enjoyable calls I’ve ever made.

Stephanie Charl Schule, a colleague of mine in Hannover, Germany invited me to address a meeting of the folks who are involved in iLearningGlobal.tv there. It was 5pm for them and 8am for me. So I was able to make the call from my computer by simply plugging in an external microphone and using the built in camera on the screen.

As my regular readers know, I’m one of the founding faculty of iLearningGlobal.tv and many of my training videos are featured on their website worldwide. When Steffi contacted me she said that I had many followers in Germany and she’d like to have me address their meeting via Skype call.

Her husband, Paul-Martin Schule, called me and confirmed our connection and the next thing I knew I was looking at Steffi in front of her computer screen with a large screen in the background showing ME! They had a meeting room with about 60 people in attendance and she had it set up to show me on a large screen while she interviewed me. We also took questions and comments from the audience. The sound quality of the connection was excellent.

Here is what the video looked like to them:

Steffi had sent me an outline of probable questions that she would ask me and I sent her my replies to each, so that she could translate the answers into German in advance of the meeting.

During the meeting as I answered each question and told short stories to illustrate, I would pause occasionally so that she could do a live translation for those who didn’t speak English. It really worked. The audience broke into applause on a number of occasions and seemed to truly connect with my message.

At the end of the event we took a little diversion when she asked me how I kept myself motivated. I showed her my guitar, one of two that I keep in my office. Then she asked me to play it. I played a piece of a song and she said the audience wanted more. So I played and sang my own song, Riding Free, plus a John Denver and a Neil Diamond song. They sang along with me, from the other side of the world! That produced much applause and laughter on both sides of the ocean. Great fun!

I asked her to turn the computer around so that I could see the audience and when she did, they gave me a standing ovation! It truly touched my heart. What a wonderful way to connect with people and a perfect way to start this day. By the way, today is the birth date of Cavett Robert, founder of the National Speakers Association. NSA members nationwide are encouraged to spend this day coaching and training others to become better communicators. Tonight I’ll be speaking as keynoter for the 75th anniversary banquet of the Toastmasters International Ventura California club. Thanks for following my blog and please let me know when I can be of service to you.

“Abundance vs Scarcity Mentality”

iLearningGlobal is pleased to present Jim Cathcart as the featured faculty member on this Saturday’s Millionaire Mentor Session!

With over 32 years of professional speaking around the world, Jim Cathcart is one of the best known and most award-winning motivational speakers in the business.

After hearing Earl Nightingale on the radio one day in 1972, Jim was inspired to change his life. While working as a government clerk in the Urban Renewal Agency, he determined to learn psychology and master the process of self-improvement. Through years of fanatical dedication to this new quest he learned new skills, became a certified trainer for a variety of programs, read stacks of books, attended countless seminars and volunteered thousands of hours to civic organizations. In this process he moved from clerk, to manager, to leader, to trainer, to author and professional speaker.

Today, he is listed in the professional Speaker Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the prestigious Golden Gavel Award (along with Earl Nightingale, Art Linkletter, Zig Ziglar and many others), has been the president of the National Speakers Association and received the Cavett Award for a lifetime of service. He has authored 14 books and scores of recorded programs.

Please join us on Saturday to hear Jim speak on “Abundance vs. Scarcity Mentality”. This will be a spectacular educational session you won’t want to miss! We look forward to having you on the call.

Details:

When: Saturday, October 17, 9am PST

Dial in: 646-519-5830

Access code: 7244

Jim Cathcart Full Bio

He has delivered more than 2,700 presentations to audiences in every state of the US, most provinces of Canada and countries from Scotland to Singapore. Two of his most recent international engagements were for thousands of business leaders in Bogota’, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela!

A researcher and philosopher at heart, Jim is also a down to earth regular guy. He has worked in warehouses, driven trucks, sold donuts door to door, been a bank teller, played guitar in night clubs and beer pubs, and sold motorcycles.

Someone recently said, “Jim Cathcart is what ‘Fonzie’ would have been if he’d gone to business school.”

Jim was an insurance agent for many years, an Army officer and a bill collector who, while in his twenties, had to repossess log trucks in the mountains of northern Arkansas. From this varied background he decided in 1972 to become an authority on the subject of motivation and through decades of dedication and hard work, made it happen.

After hearing Earl Nightingale on the radio one day in 1972, Jim was inspired to change his life. While working as a government clerk in the Urban Renewal Agency he determined to learn psychology and master the process of self-improvement. Through years of fanatical dedication to this new quest he learned new skills, became a certified trainer for a variety of programs, read stacks of books, attended countless seminars and volunteered thousands of hours to civic organizations. In this process he moved from clerk, to manager, to leader, to trainer, to author and professional speaker.

Today he is listed in the professional Speaker Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the prestigious Golden Gavel Award (along with Earl Nightingale, Art Linkletter, Zig Ziglar and many others), has been the president of the National Speakers Association and received the Cavett Award for a lifetime of service. He has authored 14 books and scores of recorded programs.

In 2007 he was listed as one of The Top 100 Minds on Personal Development by Leadership Excellence magazine. The San Diego chapter of the National Speakers Association renamed their member of the year award “The Jim Cathcart Service Award” and the Greater Los Angeles chapter gave Jim the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. In 2008 he was inducted as one of the “Legends of the Speaking Profession.”

Jim Cathcart is an active motivational speaker and prolific author plus an executive coach to numerous high-achievers. In his personal time he plays Rock n Roll guitar, rides his motorcycle on the twistiest roads he can find and runs the trails of the mountains near his home at least twice each week. He’s a proud parent and grandparent and an active civic leader.

He serves on the board of advisors to the School of Business at both Pepperdine University and California Lutheran University. His messages can be seen on iLearningGlobal.tv and on TSTN.com.

Please join us on this call and tell others about it. Spread the word so that we can get more people to embrace an Abundance Mindset and get away from the Scarcity Thinking that takes away opportunity. Send the link to this email to those who would benefit from hearing it.

For those who want to keep this learning alive, please join us for the “Breakthrough to Prosperity” Seminar Series seven times a year here in the “101 Corridor”.

by Jim Cathcart

I have the happy problem of receiving more requests for mentoring, coaching and training than I can fulfill. Not that I have large-fee speaking engagements spilling out the door but many friends, clients, colleagues and neighbors have asked me to assist them or their companies. They have smaller budgets than the conventions that typically book me and I’ve had trouble figuring out how to help my friends without breaking the bank, theirs or mine.

Now I have a great solution! No, it’s not “dropping my price”. It is much better than that. I have created an online Television Channel, Motivation.tv. This site has several short video presentations by me, some live in front of an audience, some in a studio but all of them are targeted to help people learn to Motivate – themselves, others, customers, prospects or audiences. And best of all, it’s free. Yep, free. No charge. Zip, nada, just sitting there waiting to be accessed. How do you like the price?

Of course I hope to turn it into a big profit center, but right now it is your way to get my training without a fee. Here’s the plan: Visit the site today. Explore it. Watch the videos and Select one that you think your team would enjoy. Then book a half hour meeting and show them the video. It may help if you can show it on a larger screen than your laptop, but even a laptop will do.

After the show, ask them what ideas stood out. Have each person tell you something they heard or thought of when watching my message. Discuss what that means to them and how they can apply it right away. This should be a very stimulating conversation! Keep notes of the ideas and follow through.

Then drop me a note to share your results. I’d love to hear from you. For those who want more from me; the best resource is a combination of my messages on iLearningGlobal.tv followed by telephone coaching sessions between me and you. I’ve created a couple of dozen presentations of less than ten minutes length that you can access from iLearningGlobal in High Definition on your computer. Here is the link to one of them: http://www.ilearningglobal.tv/Vusion/?pl=playlists/faculty_sample.xml.

And, here’s the 14 minute overview presentation about iLG and how it works.

iLG is a subscription channel like HBO or Starz, except that you can choose the time and title you want. You get 24/7 access to hundreds of presentations by the top speakers in the country on topics that range from Sales to Communication to Motivation, Leadership, Dealing with Change, Stress Control, Negotiation, Fitness, Nutrition, Accounting & Tax Strategies, Philosophy, Customer Loyalty, Relationships, and even programming for Teens. It’s the biggest bargain and greatest training resource I’ve seen in 33 years of full-time professional speaking. For $79.95 (without a contract) you get an unending stream of the programs you want, when you want them. Just tune in from any internet device and select the topic or presenter you want, and voila! you have the presentation.

This allows you to save thousands over the previous methods for training. You decide what subjects need to be addressed, select the presenters you like best for your purposes, and click “play.” Ten minutes later you can choose another or just take some notes to put the ideas into action. Use your iPhone, your laptop or plug in to the TV and see it on the bigger screen. All in High-Definition and in bite sized pieces.

Give it a try and then call or email me so that we can set up a series of chats to take the new ideas to the next level in real-world application. I’m eager to help you and look forward to having you as a regular viewer on both Motivation.tv and iLearningGlobal.

Here is some of what you will learn during this life-changing program:

· How to grow your income in a bad economy

· How to powerfully communicate your value at work

· Cutting-edge tax strategies

· How to create deeper, more meaningful relationships

· How to manage your time and your to-do list

· Asset protection

· The keys to keeping confidence in the midst of economic challenges

· How strategy will keep you working on your goals instead chasing activity

· Why this is the best time to be an entrepreneur

· The leadership test – in bad times do you cut or create, “bunker-down” or boldly build?

· Specific tax and asset protection strategies to save big money

· How to develop your personal brand

· The powerful principle of thought leadership and how it elevates your influence

· Discover new ways to market and maximize your business or career

· Ways to live your life like a game of chess instead of crisis to crisis like checkers

· Powerful team building tactics

· How strategy, structure and system can unleash the full potential of your business and life

This is truly an extraordinary opportunity to be with and learn from the world’s foremost thought leaders, business luminaries, authors and strategists.

If you are not yet in Las Vegas and therefore can’t attend this event, be sure to go to the links in this message to learn all about iLearningGlobal. This is an exciting internet motivation and training channel with a world class faculty of short programs you can access every day from anywhere. Sign up for the monthly subscription today!

PS: I’m so impressed with how well this event went. The 1,200 attendees were dancing in the aisles (literally), gave multiple well-deserved standing ovations, and revealed that iLG now has multiple groups of thousands of people in various networks around the world. There were people there from Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Venezuela, Singapore, Australia, Canada, England, Austria, Holland and more.

I was thrilled to be sharing the platform with world leading speakers and celebrities. Danny White, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Rudy Reutiger (of the film Rudy) are both not only involved but committed to growing their iLG network. Well, so am I! Explore the website and do a search on Cathcart.com of the term “iLearningGlobal” to read my posts, see the videos and learn how you can get involved to partner with us (for under $180 a month ).

Join me and some of the biggest and most respected names in the consulting and training industry who will be speaking at an extraordinary event in Las Vegas. iLearningGlobal.tv is hosting its official launch event this month and I’m happy to be on the agenda. Come and share this experience with me!

Normally you’d pay thousands and thousands of dollars to be in the room to hear these 14 speaking legends! But iLearningGlobal, the industry leader in online training, is putting on this amazing event, and has allowed me to invite those in my sphere of influence to attend on an “Individual Track” pass.

On the “Individual Track” you will be able to hear all 14 speakers over two, jam-packed, inspiring and transformational days. (See some of what you will learn below.) Your two day “Individual Track” pass, which includes all session Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, is only $149.00. This is a mind-blowing steal of a deal! On top of that…I will cover part of the cost to give you an additional 10% off! That means you get this deal for $135!

Think of it, you will have access to the teachings, strategies, guidance, wisdom and action plans of the world’s foremost authorities on success and achievement. You will also be instructed on how to access and utilize the most comprehensive on-line video, audio, and ebook education site ever created.

I am convinced we don’t need a government bail-out and history shows that more fortunes are actually made on the back of a down economy than on a good one. Those who constantly sharpen their skills or enhance their learning become the better managers, leaders, entrepreneurs, parents, students, diplomats and more! Sharpen your skills so that 2009 can be your best year ever.

This is not your typical 2-day seminar! This is a chance to change the direction of your personal and professional life. Starting with two days you will experience instant impact followed by real, lasting results!

Take a look at who you will be learning from in Las Vegas:

See below for the Speaker’s Bio’s

Register Now at: http://ilglaunchevent.eventbrite.com/?discount=jimcathcart

Here is some of what you will learn during this life-changing program:

· How to grow your income in a bad economy

· How to powerfully communicate your value at work

· Cutting-edge tax strategies

· How to create deeper, more meaningful relationships

· How to manage your time and your to-do list

· Asset protection

· The keys to keeping confidence in the midst of economic challenges

· How strategy will keep you working on your goals instead chasing activity

· Why this is the best time to be an entrepreneur

· The leadership test – in bad times do you cut or create, “bunker-down” or boldly build?

· Specific tax and asset protection strategies to save big money

· How to develop your personal brand

· The powerful principle of thought leadership and how it elevates your influence

· Discover new ways to market and maximize your business or career

· Ways to live your life like a game of chess instead of crisis to crisis like checkers

· Powerful team building tactics

· How strategy, structure and system can unleash the full potential of your business and life

This is truly an extraordinary opportunity to be with and learn from the world’s foremost thought leaders, business luminaries, authors and strategists.

Act now and join me and my friends for the event of 2009! Seating is limited so register online at: http://ilglaunchevent.eventbrite.com/?discount=jimcathcart

I have spent my career connecting people and businesses who are ready for real change and growth to the knowledge and training they need to make it happen. I am inviting you to be part of the ultimate transformation program for you and your business or career.

P.S. Tomorrow starts today – Your future success begins today when you register for this exciting program.

Here is who will be speaking at the event:

Jim Cathcart: In 1972 he decided to become an authority on the subject of motivation and through decades of dedication and hard work, made it happen. Today he is listed in the professional Speaker Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the prestigious Golden Gavel Award (along with Earl Nightingale, Art Linkletter, Zig Ziglar and many others), has been the president of the National Speakers Association and received the Cavett Award for a lifetime of service. Author of 14 books and inspiring presenter.

Bill Bartmann: The “Billionaire Business Coach”. He is the only self-made billionaire who has exclusively devoted his life to teaching others. He has created seven successful businesses in seven different industries, including a $3.5 billion international company he started from his kitchen table with a $13,000 loan.

Mary Manin Morrissey: Mary is a minister, teacher and author. Mary travels the world sharing inspirational messages of hope and the power of the possibility within every individual. She has participated in interfaith dialogues with the Dalai Lama and in 1998, spoke before the United Nations with Arun Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi) regarding the Season for Nonviolence.

Ivan Misner: Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN and the “Networking Guru” by Entrepreneur magazine, Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and Chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. The organization now has over 5,000 chapters worldwide and generated 5.5 million referrals, resulting in $2.2 billion dollars worth of business for its members.

Tony Alessandra: Tony has a street-wise, college-smart perspective on business, having been raised in the housing projects of NYC to eventually realizing success as a graduate professor of marketing, entrepreneur, business author and keynote speaker. Recognized by Meetings and Conventions Magazine as “one of America’s most electrifying speakers,” Dr. Alessandra was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame in 1985 and is a member of the Speakers Roundtable, a group of 20 of the world’s top professional speakers.

Garrett Gunderson: Garrett began his first business at the age of 15 and immediately began winning business competitions throughout the state of Utah, including the SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year award at age 18. While attending college, he soon became a mentor to a number of his college professors and became the youngest member to ever be placed on the Alumni Board of his university. He also earned a six figure income his first year out of college.

Hyrum Smith: Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Galileo Initiative, Hyrum Smith has been motivating people to gain better control of their personal and professional lives for two decades. He helped create the Franklin Day Planner in 1984 and has continued to train individuals and organizations in the time management principles on which the Planner was based. Over the years, Hyrum has received numerous honors and awards, including the 1992 SRI Gallup Hall of Fame and Man of the Year Award.

Dan Caro: At the age of two, an explosion in the family garage caused Dan to sustain third degree burns to over seventy percent of his body. The severe burns ultimately caused Dan to lose his right hand, most of his left hand and left his body permanently scarred. Through reconstructive surgery, Dan has achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a musician. His unique style and musicianship has landed him countless gigs with some of the world’s greatest performers.

Marsha Petrie Sue: Marsha Petrie Sue gives you real world techniques and strategies that will maximize your success. As a former corporate executive, Marsha understands the issues and concerns you have and knows that solid content and humor are the magical components. Professional development, leadership, personal accountability, managing change and communication skills are all part of her message.

Steve Siebold: A former professional athlete and national coach. He’s spent the past 24 years studying the thought processes, habits and philosophies of world-class performers. Today he helps Fortune 500 sales and management teams increase sales through mental toughness training. Steve is in the top 1% of income earners worldwide among professional speakers.

John Gray: Dr. John Gray is the author of 16 books, including Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the number one best selling relationship book of the last decade. In the past ten years, over 30 million “Mars and Venus” books have been sold in over 40 languages throughout the world. For more than 30 years, he has conducted public and private seminars for thousands of participants.

Terri Murphy: As a top producing sales person in the Chicago area for over 24 years, Terri Murphy is the founder and president of the Women’s Wisdom Network. In doing so, Terri took her experience from building four online learning networks for other industries to produce and build a network for women to help each other in business. Terri is a published author of five books, including her most recent book with Donald Trump, The Best Real Estate Advice I ever received.

Chet Holmes: Chet has worked with over 60 of the Fortune 500 companies as America’s top marketing executive, trainer, strategic consultant and business growth expert. Charlie Munger of the Forbes “Billionaires” list and partner of Warren Buffett, has called Chet, “America’s greatest sales and marketing executive.” He has designed more than 500 advertising campaigns and hundreds of sales systems in hundreds of different industries and been paid fees that exceed $1 million from a single client.

Brian Tracy: Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people throughout the US, Canada, and 47 other countries worldwide. As a keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

Register Today! http://ilglaunchevent.eventbrite.com/?discount=jimcathcart

Here is my personal story about how I changed my life from ordinary to extraordinary. It is an 8 minute message that I created for the subscribers to iLearningGlobal.tv and I’ve posted it here for you to see as well. Please let me know how you like it. I hope you gain much inspiration from it. 

by Jim Cathcart

Where do you run when everything seems to be scary?

I watched some news programs last night with the predictable panic-inducing content. They were pointing out all the things we cannot control and how disastrous they might become. At the end of the show I was getting anxious!

Well, wait a minute. If I spend my time monitoring Congress, the President, International Affairs, Wars & Atrocities around the globe, fluctuations in Weather conditions and the rest of the news… what good am I doing? Seriously, what possible value can I get from staying acutely aware of these things? (I’ll pause while you ponder that one.)

<This is me pausing>

I’m not suggesting that you ignore the news, nor that you dissociate from what is going on in the world. What I AM suggesting is that you and I need to control the in-flow of information we receive. We need to take Conscious, Intentional and Relentless control over what we expose ourselves to and how much of it we ingest at a given time.

“Indoctrination” is what this process is called. It is a systematic method of molding a person’s thoughts and feelings through control of the information they are exposed to. When we habitually listen to one or two sources for our daily information we naturally will become shaped by that point-of-view. It’s a form of brainwashing.

Everybody is being indoctrinated. Everybody. It’s either being done by others without your awareness or, through your choices of what to hear and read, with you awareness. It is either intentional or unintentional but it is always going on. I say it’s time for you to take control over your own indoctrination.

Let’s begin with the underlying question: What do you want? Once you get clear on what you want then the ways to get it start to become evident. So ask yourself, what do you want to have, to experience, to feel, to do and to be? What kind of person do you want to be?

The kind of person you decide to become will determine the potential futures you are likely to have. To have you must do. To do you must be. To be you must choose and then act on your choices.

First thing in the morning what do you feed your mind? Music, talk radio, quiet reflection, reading, prayer, what? Once you are dressed and fed, what goes into your mind? In your car do you play the radio, listen to podcasts on your iPod, sing to yourself, what? During your daily workout do you watch TV? Which channels? What does that bring you? Keep up this process as you mentally walk through your day. Notice from dawn till dark what you allow into your mind. Be sure to also notice whom you spend time with. They have influence too.

Now, reflect on the above and Notice More. Notice the patterns, the theme in the information sources. Ask yourself, “Is this indoctrinating me to become the person I wish to be or more like someone else?” (Or even everyone else.)

Next, choose the inputs that will take you where you want to go and make them a daily routine, a new habit. Find the ways to incorporate new inputs into your morning routine, your commute, your workout, your evening unwind and your last impressions of the day.

If you’d like some good resources for this start with the “Online Store” on this website, or scan the 140+ blogposts I’ve inserted here. Sign up for the free weekly Acorn e-letter. Visit iLearningGlobal.tv and subscribe to the inspiring messages and practical lessons from all the top experts. Whatever you do, make it Conscious, Intentional and Relentless until you have achieved the results you want. Don’t abdicate control over your life to the fear-mongers, stay informed but don’t let others indoctrinate you unless you want to be like them.

By Jim Cathcart