About 3 months ago I decided to move to Cyprus. I went to see Mark Vurnum in November for some consultancy and kind of really liked the place…

Especially the fact that it was sunny and warm in November.

So while I was getting ready I realised that most of our life is based around accumulating things, and I was about to do the opposite – get rid of things, simplify and declutter. Great feeling. Sold my car, gave up a storage unit and gave away all the stuff in there…

Truth is you think you’ll miss that stuff but you actually don’t – at least I don’t. Tom calls it ‘mental ram’ – stuff that takes some of your attention and thinking time up everyday. Every property you own, every thing you possess… it has a ‘maintenance trail’.

I also want to share a statistic regarding how ‘happiness’ and ‘income’ are related. Below $60,000 US there is a direct connection between happiness and income, but guess what happens above? (watch the video to find out more)

Moving out here is showing to my students and friends that you can do what you want if you go after it. The internet lifestyle – is real.

keep your dreams – pursue them

to your success – if this is work, then let’s have some more of it

Daniel

PS: btw, people asked me about the music at the end of the video. It’s Peppino D’Agostino. Check him out. He is amazing.

PPS: let me know your thoughts, please comment on this post.

Why is that? I asked myself. Why do I always get in such a ‘mind-frick’ before going on stage when I can be almost certain it’ll be ok? Here are my guesses. Fear of failure, fear of public humiliation, fear of embarrassment, fear of loss.

Not a nice list, I know. Talk about limiting beliefs! I have worked on my ‘inner game’ for years now and still these thinking patterns keep trying to stop me (and many times succeed!).

How are you dealing with stuff like this? I have recorded a talk called fear-flip-fundamentals some time ago with James some time ago. You can get the free version of this member’s report here.

But like with all good tips and theory, sometimes when it comes to it, old habits die hard. And that includes – of course – thinking habits!

So how did it go then last weekend? Well – it was amazing! People loved it and I loved it too. We offered a proper coaching programme, as I believe that a weekend course – how ever well executed – is too much in too little time for most.

YourInternetBuddies is going well, we are about to launch the revamped members’ site and looking forward to seeing you at one of our events very soon.

to your success

Daniel Wagner

I will be down in Pinewood studios being interviewed for SWAT.tv… they are a online TV station (they are also on sky I think) and they have thousands of viewers… cool!

On the same day – (why is it always on the same day – I got nothing else on next week!) I will be speaking at the yes! group in London…. you can book your ticket for £15 here: http://www.yesgroup.org.uk/index.php?option=com_registrationpro&Itemid=138

weird is that I wanted to speak at the yes! group for over a year… I applied and asked and – NOTHING… then – one day (last week!) I had a reply to one of my broadcast emails (the one which said ‘Why working from home SUCKS …) and they asked ME to speak!

The guys from the yes group titled my talk ‘ From Loser to Inspirational Winner’. LOL. I have 45 minutes and my main outcome is to get everyone there inspired and to believe they can do whatever they want.

I hope to see you there, guys…

Daniel

PS: Here is a video I did yesterday in Manchester… I have a unusual ‘family’ connection with Manchester… and – it’s not what you think (l0l)

With the launch of Yibbies and the two 3 day workshops coming up I just felt I couldn’t do it justice….

So instead I decided to take my first in many working breaks abroad, embracing the internet lifestyle. I am here with my business partner James and both our partners….

check out the video below and please note: this is NOT a watch me I am so cool I am a millionaire BS…. it’s a concept I would love many more people to try and see how it feels for them…. for me? it feels great!

Btw, the video was done with the new ipod nano… love it… check it out in an apple store near you!

as always, please let me have your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below….

thanks a million for all your wonderful and heartfelt words and your support…. what a ride (and I haven’t even been in the car yet!). I had an amazing time on stage and when I was announced, I really did celebrate! What a cool day it was! So I was thinking how can you benefit from my win?

First of all … if I CAN DO IT – THEN YOU CAN DO IT!

Secondly: I wanted to share a marketing lesson that might come in handy. How did I get so many votes? I don’t know ALL the reasons, but I have recorded a video where I comment on the powerpoint I used and what I did in there to get connection with the people in the audience.

It’s all explained in there…. from opening loops and using metaphors to damaging admissions and using humor. I also create my own currency for the day – and I know it worked because people used it in their conversations….

I have to admit I don’t even know at this stage if I want to keep the car… it’s just so not me…. maybe I drive it for a day when the sun shines….

On a more personal note – this win seems like I have broken a spell or a curse or something. I never won a competition in my life since I was 9 years old and I have PROOF that I am deserving of silly cool things like shiny sports cars…. may this be this beginning of something big and adventurous.

There is also a weird thought pattern I witnessed. I thougt people (Dan B, Marcus who let me re-arrange my slot for Sunday, Rob who had to travel down on Saturday,…) didn’t want me to win and would make life difficult…. but they were all so amazing. I was surprised at the amount of good will I must have accumulated over the years….

So here is the video…. I am sure you will get something out of it…

as always, please leave your comments and suggestions below

to your success

Daniel

Thanks again to everyone who left a message of support yesterday. The good news is… as you can see from the pictures, Daniel WON!

I’m sure he’ll fill us in on the details when he’s finished celebrating!!

This is James here, fellow Internet Buddy of Daniel, and I’m going to let you in on a secret…

I’m going out on a limb here as Daniel doesn’t know I’ve written this post at all -  and frankly he might not even be that chuffed about it.

But what the heck, sometimes you’ve got to roll the dice and today I feel its my duty to let you know that Daniel, once again, needs your help. To those of you who came to support Daniel when he appeared on stage in front of 1000 people in London recently, let me tell you Daniel *really* appreciated your help.

Fortunately today’s assignment (should you be willing to accept…) is MUCH simpler

Daniel’s currently speaking RIGHT NOW in front of a group of coaches at Dan Bradbury’s Marketing Seminar in Heathrow. You see, he’s one of only THREE people who are competing for a coveted prize and title of ‘2009 Marketer of the Year’ (from among Dan B’s group).

Whoever wins apparently gets to drive around in some fancy car, or something, for a year. However, anyone who knows Daniel understands that he could care less about flashy cars… What *is* important to him, just occasionally, is to get a bit of recognition that he has been able to help people improve their lives and their businesses.

Since I’ve known Daniel my own personal life has changed radically… and for the better. Not only have I found a real friend, but also an amazing business partner and together we’re looking forward to bringing more prosperity and work/life balance to as many people as possible over the next 12 months and beyond…

So, here’s the deal, I know that if Daniel doesn’t win this award he’ll feel like he’s failed to make the sort of difference that makes a real impact on people’s lives – and he’ll be really upset…

I know… and you know… how *great* an injustice that would be

So please, leave a comment below to let everyone at the event know just how much and why Daniel has made an impact on your lives in the last 12 months.

*If* you do… then surely justice will be done… and Daniel’s fear of failure will literally be blown away.

Best wishes, James Watson.

maybe you have the same ‘problem’ – aah – challenge…. I call it the black-spot-syndrom. you have this whole canvas of pure white and there is a tiny black spot – and you obsess about it. you walk into a room with 1000 ceiling lights – and 1 is broken – and you can’t stop seeing it. you do a great job and get 99 things right – yet your ‘little voice’ keeps pointing out the ‘1 thing that you could have done better’. thank you very much!

Sounds familiar? then you need little voice management like I do. It will not go away, but there are a few ways to efficiently learn to deal with it…. I have learned different techniques from different people – from Tony Robbins to Harv Eker to Blair Singer to my spirtual guru of my yoga days…. one thing they all say – you can’t fight it. you got to deal with it. Tony says ‘dance with your fear’, Harv says ‘thank you for sharing’ and Blair has written a whole book with simple strategies to deal with our little voice.

Don’t focus on it, forgive yourself, put it into perspective, talk to others about it, but under no circumstances – take it too seriously.

talk soon – please put 9th October in your diary… I will tell you why very soon

Daniel

PS: When I was in the US a few weeks ago, we learned a great technique: ” ‘name of friend’, I love and respect you and don’t give a d**n what you think about me”

It’s important we don’t make our mood or actions dependent on what others think….

We had a great time but I couldn’t help recording a ‘lesson of life’ video for you.

This one is about lag time. You see (and that is something I learned from Jim Rohn) what you do in life has normally a delayed effect or lag time before you see the consequences. Needless to say if you improve e.g. your eating habits it will be sometime before you actually get the benefit. And of course the same is true the other way round. Strangely enough though in business people expect overnight results…

When I was steering the 65 foot barge the time of making the adjustment to actually the boat responding reminded of that…

Two more things came to mind… I didn’t know that you were driving on the right side of the river, not the left and everything in life and business is better when you know the rules. (you might choose not to play by them, but knowing them is a good thing most of the times). Lastly I realised when we came to a lock that most things in life and business require a team and that it is important to play and work together – even (and I am talking to the lone wolves out there – you know who you are!) if it just to be able to share the successes and have a little winge sometimes…

to your success

Daniel

PS: By the way, before I forget – Practice makes PERMANENT, not PERFECT. If you got a bad teacher and practice the wrong move, you’ll never be perfect… so choose your teachers carefully ….

I am actually getting tired of some of what happens in my industry. so much hype and BS… I sometimes don’t even want to go on stage – but then I think if I don’t go on then there is no chance I can work with people and teach them and they will most likely buy someone else’s course who cares less and buggers off to somewhere far away after the event….

anyway. went to the gym this morning and learned a few lessons of life. Affirm the truth if you want to make progress. Success is subjective and then later on – being stupid is not a problem (as long as you are not being stupid all the time)…

Watch the video below, give me feedback or comments please.

to your success – for real

Daniel