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In This Issue:
I love magic wands - I have about 12 of them. The first one was sent to me by a client who said I produced magic in her life so I should have a wand. I started using it in class, and one by one other clients gifted me with wands, too. Recently, I played in a Ladies Poker tournament - they are such fun and I've made really good friends with many of the ladies. Lupe Soto runs the tournaments as private events and you have to register online. The casinos can't do them because they couldn't keep the men from signing up, so the point was lost and they stopped sponsoring ladies events. (You can find out more about Lupe’s organization at www.lipstour.com.) Having to register online has stopped most of the men from participating, but there's always a few who just can't stay away.* So there were 184 players, 3 of them men. Two of the men busted out fairly quickly, and the sole surviving man was at my table. A very funny, upbeat gal named Michelle was at my table, and she had a little pink magic wand with her as a card protector. At one point, she picked it up, waved it over her chips and said, "Multiply!" Everyone laughed and then she looked across the table at the last man standing, waved it at him and said, "Begone!" And he was, about 2 hands later!! Get yourself a magic wand, dolphins, and make magic money appear and sharks disappear! Love and blessings for a very prosperous merry month of May, *Note: There are many arguments pro and con about whether or not there should be ladies-only poker tournaments. They were started to help women learn how to play and enjoy what has traditionally been a “man’s game”, and they have done a lot to further women in poker. More and more women are now joining leagues, playing live and online cash games and tournaments. Still, last year’s main event of the World Series of Poker had only 200 women in a field of 6,800 players, so there’s room for growth. A COURTROOM WITH A VIEW“Oh, no! Just my luck,” I fumed. I was just selected as a juror in a criminal case downtown Los Angeles. Like the jurors described in the LA Times article a few months ago, I was not happy thinking about how this was going to interfere with my work as a small business owner. But there was no help for it – I was trapped. The next day, I appeared with my fellow jurors, ready to hear the case against the young man accused of three robberies. But there was a delay. We were kept waiting outside the courtroom for quite some time when the Court Clerk appeared and told us that she couldn't tell us anything yet but that "patience was a virtue". We guessed that settlement talks were going on, and sure enough, soon afterwards we were invited into the courtroom where the judge announced that they had come to a resolution in the matter, and we were dismissed. Yay! Sighs of relief and high-fives all around. She told us that the young man was 26 years old, had two prior convictions of armed robbery, and conviction on any one of the three robberies in the current case would have been his third strike. He was looking at 115 years in prison – a life sentence. The frail older woman sitting in the courtroom was his mother and dying of cancer with only six months to live. She didn't want to die knowing her son was going to spend the remainder of his life in prison with no hope. If he accepted the plea bargain, she could die in peace knowing that there was hope for him to be released one day and have a better life. They were both crying. How unutterably sad, to see this young man and his mother crying over his wasted life where 27 years in prison was the best option. While the judge said he was sorry that these bad things had happened to me, the retired African American gentleman with the deep chocolate voice sitting next to me leaned over and said, “I’m amazed you’re not black with all that bad luck!” I cracked up, and we enjoyed a private giggle over that. The judge shook his head and commiserated that those experiences were regrettable, but asked if I could be impartial, recognizing that the defendant had nothing to do with any of them. “Of course, your honor,” I replied, “those things happened in the 70s and 80s and I don’t think he was even born yet!” There was some laughter at that, and then I said, “I don’t have these experiences anymore, because I changed my thinking.” I just had to give a little hint about the Law of Attraction, because I know the day I took responsibility for my experiences and consciously determined not to be a victim any more - and I haven’t been since that day. I mean, when you take your valuables to your sister’s house overnight because your home is being tented for termites, and she’s burglarized while you’re out for dinner and your jewelry is stolen yet again, you have to notice that the common denominator in all these experiences is you! No one likes jury duty – we all have busy lives with a lot to do. It interferes with our plans, costs us time, money, and inconvenience. I had wanted to be excused – I had an 8-week telecourse coming up and needed the time to enroll more people in it. Like many small business owners, jury duty was potentially a big hindrance to my ability to produce income. I was nervous about being put on a long trial, and I was angry about this “enforced servitude.” I imagined what I might say that would get me excused. I was embarrassed out of that attitude fairly quickly. I watched as some prospective jurors made it clear that they were angry to be there and searching rather obviously for the “right answers” to questions that would result in them being excused. You could see the lie on their faces. Those who answered truthfully spoke pf them later with scorn. As I listened and learned throughout the court proceedings, my attitude shifted. Judge William Sterling honored us for our service and reminded us to appreciate our great country with its guaranteed freedoms protected by our laws and trial-by-jury-of-our-peers system. I was reminded anew of what a wonderful life I have, that I am among the most fortunate people on the planet. I felt reconnected to my community, beyond just my family, friends, and business associates. I saw how narrowed my world had become in my daily life. Here, I opened up to the sea of interconnecting people from all walks of life, seen and unseen, surrounding and affecting us every day, with their millions of stories of loss, tragedy, strength, joy, and hope. I knew that if ever I was on trial, I would want you to show up for jury service. I would want you to be an honest, thoughtful, and caring juror. It is through the everyday actions of each citizen that our freedoms are assured and our way of life preserved. It is up to us. Chellie Campbell is the creator of the Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops, and author of The Wealthy Spirit and Zero to Zillionaire. She has been prominently quoted as a financial expert in the Los Angeles Times, Good Housekeeping, Lifetime, Essence, Woman’s World and more than 50 popular books. She can be reached at Chellie@chellie.com . Opportunities: Chellie’s Financial Stress Reduction® Telecourses will begin August 2nd and 3rd helping people make more money and have more time off for fun, too! Small class sizes mean not everyone can participate in the next session. Live Financial Stress Reduction Workshops in your area: We have an amazing team of Financial Stress Reduction® Coaches who can help you survive the storms and take advantage of the new opportunities surrounding you right now. Find the next live workshop in your area: Click here http://www.chellie.com/financial-workshops-local.html Don’t see your city? Become a certified Financial Stress Reduction® Coach yourself! Our next training will be held in the Fall of, 2010. We’d love to have you join us! For details, click here http://www.chellie.com/financial-certification-program.html Want to be friends on Facebook? Click here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=feed&id=582747567# Are you a Fan? Join Chellie’s Facebook Fan page – Click here: My Twitter address is www.twitter.com/chelliecampbell Wealthy Spirit Wisdom Recommends:
This is one of the best subscription values on the web today! For only $25 per month, you can join with other Dolphin Business Leaders, advertise your products and services, network, and share ideas in our private Forums. Only Dolphin Club members are eligible to receive our Affiliate 20% referral bonuses, and will receive advance notice and discounts on all workshops and special events. Our membership continues to grow, and our web site gets over 100,000 hits per month. If you want to find a wonderful business professional, be sure to check our listings on the home page at www.chellie.com. The Dolphin Club is an exclusive club for graduates of the Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops. For information, contact Chellie@chellie.com. Wealthy Spirit Wisdom Recommends: CHELLIE’S UPCOMING APPEARANCES: Television: Chellie on ABC TV: From a 3-year old online interview with Media Bistro on Financial Advice for Freelancers, ABC TV News contacted me to appear on their cable show “Good Money” on Monday, January 18th. To see the video, go to www.abcnews.com/video/playerIndex?id=9596427 Live Events: July 13, 2010, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm: Chellie will be speaking on “It’s Not Cold Calling—It’s Gold Calling” to the Women Entrepreneurs of the San Fernando Valley at the Woodland Hills Country Club. We’d love to have you join us! For details, contact Kim Duffy at kduffy@InTouchConsultingServices.com July 14, 2010, 6:30 pm: Chellie will be speaking on “Financial Stress Reduction at the San Pedro & Peninsula Family YMCA, 301 South Bandini Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. We’d love to have you join us! For details, contact Kevin Bebe at kevinbebe@ymcala.org 310-832-4211. November, 2010: Albuquerque, New Mexico: Chellie is making a rare appearance doing a one full day “Power, Passion, and Profits” Seminar for National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) New Mexico Chapter. We’d love to have you join us! Details will follow when event is confirmed. Radio, Teleclasses, & Print: May 20, 2010: Joe Kaspar’s Fire Your Diet teleclass: This teleclass “The health/wealth connection” will be held Thursday evening at 7:00 pm PST. Call 712-432-1601 access code 709529# Print: Chellie’s article “Selling is Serving” was featured in the June “How to Make More Money in Your Coaching Business” issue of Choice, the magazine of professional coaching. Podcast: Chellie Interviewed by John Assaraf, author of The Answer and featured teacher in 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." |
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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 40 popular books. For more information, visit her web site www.Chellie.com or email her at Chellie@Chellie.com. CONTACT CHELLIE! |
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