Dear Dolphins,

The Good News About the Bad News

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the WRS Beach Brunch networking meeting in Marina del Rey. When it was my turn to do my Round Robin, I asked, “How many of you know someone who is financially stressed?” Every single person in the room raised their hand! (It’s important to ask the question “Do you know someone” because no one wants to raise their hand that THEY are financially stressed!) It’s a shame that the economy is causing so many people problems, and I and my team of Certified Dolphin Leaders want to help. We are determined to treat money disorders—spending bulimia and income anorexia—and reduce everyone's financial stress!

These are challenging times, but not unusual times. The recession, inflation, prosperity cycles of the economy each take their turn, and to paraphrase Khalil Gibran, “when one is having dinner at your table, the other is asleep in your bed.” To reduce financial stress, good Dolphins need to save money during good times so that we can take advantage of the buying opportunities during the bad times. Yes, now is the time to buy – not to make fear-based decisions like the masses of Tuna do as they “sell low”, but to make wise purchases when the market rates are lower so we can “sell high” later. When the good times come again, our “Wheel of Fortune” will be spinning straw into gold for us.

I recently sent out a promotional email on behalf of Marci Shimoff’s book, "Happy for No Reason", and I am delighted to report that it was #1 on amazon for almost a week, #2 on Barnes and Noble, and debuted on the NYT best-seller list at #2 last week (just behind “The Secret” in which she is a featured teacher). Thousands of people have visited my web site as a result of my promotion, too – 10,800 with the first mailing and 12,700 with the second. This is good news for all members of The Dolphin Club who advertise their products and services at www.chellie.com as we once again posted more than 100,000 hits on our web site this month. We’d love for you to join us!

May all your ships sail in today—easily and effortlessly—laden with treasures!
Love and blessings,
Chellie

To Get Your Goals You Have to Ask the Right Questions

Excerpt from The Wealthy Spirit by Chellie Campbell (Sourcebooks, 2002)

“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”—George Patton

Ted and his girlfriend, Tina, were two young chiropractors building their lives and their businesses together. Cheerful, upbeat, and fun, they enrolled in my workshop in order to get clarity and focus on their financial goals. They mentioned that they knew one of the best ways to expand their business would be to buy another existing medical practice. I congratulated them on their astute reasoning, as it is often much easier and faster to buy a business than to build one patient by patient on their own. They asked me to keep a lookout for a business they might buy.

As often happens when a goal is clearly stated, a plan mapped out, and then presented to people who might assist with its accomplishment, it wasn’t long before a friend of mine, Ken, who owned a holistic medical center told me he wanted to sell his practice. He was delighted when I told him I might have a buyer! Excited at the prospect of helping three people achieve their goals by playing matchmaker, I couldn’t wait to tell Ted and Tina when they came to see me that afternoon.

“How much money does he want for it?” was the first question Tina asked.
“$250,000,” I replied.
 “That’s too much money!” She exclaimed. “Forget it.”
“Wait a minute,” I interrupted. “You have asked the wrong question, didn’t like the answer and now you   ’re aboutto reject this deal without investigating further!” (In AA circles, they call this “contempt prior to investigation.”)
Tina paused. “Yeah, but we can’t afford $250,000,” she started to say, then caught herself as I shook my head and reached for a “No Yeah, but” button. “Okay,” she laughed, “What’s the right question?”
“The most important question is not how much it costs, but how much money does the business make,” I replied. “If the business generated $35 million per year, you’d find a way to come up with $250,000 wouldn’t you? Because that would be a fabulous profit for you.”

Tina and Ted laughed. “You’re right about that!” Ted said. “And maybe we could make payments over time or get a loan to purchase the business outright. Give us Ken’s number and we’ll look into this further.”

Although this particular deal did not materialize, Tina and Ted learned the importance of asking the right questions. How many times do we stop ourselves from going for our goals because we asked the wrong question or let an old belief or attitude convince us we couldn’t have it? It is a habit of thought that begins “That won’t work because…” Replace that thought with “How can I make this work?”

Today’s Affirmation: “My mind is open to receiving my heart’s desire!”

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As the years went by, I wrote two best-selling books published by Sourcebooks - The Wealthy Spirit and Zero to Zillionaire I have received thousands of emails from all over the world declaring that its message helped them with life and money mastery, and many asked how they could participate in a workshop, since they couldn’t come to Los Angeles for 8 weeks. It became clear that I needed to train other people to teach the workshop and now the time is here! Now you can become a Certified Dolphin Leader of the Financial Stress Reduction® Workshop at our first training March 26-30, 2008 at the spectacular Portofino Hotel and Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, CA.

I am so excited to expand the reach and vision of the work and join with you in helping many more people to be happy, successful, and rich! Contact me at Chellie@Chellie.com or 310-476-1622 and I will be happy to help you!

Love and blessings,
Chellie

Find a Financial Stress Reduction® Workshop in Your Area!:

Coming soon from Certified Dolphin Leaders in your area! Watch for announcements of workshops in Irvine , Redondo Beach , Manhattan Beach , Sherman Oaks, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica , and Los Angeles in Southern California and Pleasant Hill in Northern California . Other locations include Phoenix , Arizona ; Clinton , Tennessee ; and Bristol , Connecticut . For information on becoming licensed to teach the course yourself, please email Chellie@Chellie.com or call 310-476-1622 today!

CHELLIE’S UPCOMING APPEARANCES:


Television:
January, 2008 – Chellie was featured on two episodes of Making It! on January 6th and January 20th on KTLA Channel 5 in the Los Angeles area, and was available nationwide on different stations, cable, and DirectTV. She has two one-minute spots in their Secrets of Success series that can be viewed at www.makingit.com. Defining how to “think positive about your money” and how to “send out ships”, both are uplifting and fun!

Live Events:
April 30, 2008 – Chellie is the keynote speaker for Merrill Lynch’s conference Live Life on Your Own Terms: financially Secure and in Control being held at the Hilton Hotel in Sacramento , California from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Contact Judith A. Davidson, CFP at The Davidson Group for more information at Judith_Davidson@ml.com or call 916-774-8053.

Radio and Teleclasses:
February, 2008 – Chellie speaks on How to Choose Goals that Make You Happy as part of Dianne Legro’s teleclass series. Dianne is an amazing speaker and singer, and starred on Broadway in My Fair Lady. You won’t want to miss this one!

Chellie Interviewed by John Assaraf of The Secret – audio now posted at ww.chellie.com under “Press Room”. John and I had a great conversation about money, business, and success – at the end of it, he said, “You're a breath of fresh air! I love your attitude and the wisdom you've imparted around the world."

Chellie appeared with host Carol Allen, author of Love is in the Stars on her radio show. You can listen to the podcast at www.karmaair.com. For more information, visit www.karmaair.com or contact Carol at carol@carolallenastrology.com.

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A LITTLE ABOUT CHELLIE . . .

Chellie Campbell is the creator of the popular Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops, and the author of The Wealthy Spirit and Zero to Zillionaire, both published by Sourcebooks, Inc. She is one of Marci Shimoff's “Happy 100” and I of 18 who wrote a story for Marci’s current NYT bestseller Happy for No Reason . Chellie contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s recent books You’ve Got to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the Soul , and is featured in How to Run Your Business Like a Girl by Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin and Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash by Liz Perle. She is prominently quoted as a financial expert in The Los Angeles Times, Pink, Good Housekeeping, Lifetime, Essence, Woman’s World and more than 35 popular books. For more information, visit her web site www.Chellie.com or email her at Chellie@Chellie.com.

Chellie Campbell
Author, The Wealthy Spirit (Sourcebooks, 2002)
And Zero to Zillionaire (sourcebooks, 2006)
Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops
409 N. Bonhill Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-476-1622
Chellie@Chellie.com
www.chellie.com

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