Dr. Mani wrote a letter today describing the impact of the folks at NAMS3. It’s below.

If that doesn’t make you eager to be part of the impact of the NAMS community nothing will. Read it and then visit the NAMS4Kids website. You’ll be glad you did.

And by the way, be sure to check out the referral rewards. We have a special reward just for students at NAMS4.

Imagine…

A tiny little two year old girl in my out-patient clinic.  Bright eyes.  Long, curving eyebrows. Jet black, curly hair.

But her breathing is labored.  Her chest heaves and falls with every heart beat.

Her pinched, anxious face is intense with the effort it takes to suck air into her starving lungs.

I place my stethoscope over her heart… and can hear the loud roar of turbulent blood flowing across the hole in her heart.

It’s pushing twice as much blood into her small lungs, flooding them with fluid, choking her.

She needs treatment.  An operation to fix the hole.

Her family doesn’t have the money for it.

Imagine…

A large, brightly lit hall in a hotel halfway across the world.  Smartly dressed men.  Beautiful women.  All power-networking in a business climate.

There’s energy crackling in the air.  Here are some excited entrepreneurs, gathered to learn how to boost their business success, and generate more wealth.

It’s the NAMS workshop.

And David Perdew walks on stage.  He makes a short announcement.

Its impact will reach out to a little girl in India – and save her life!

Imagine…

A smiling little face, clutching a stuffed toy and hiding shyly behind her mother’s saree as she peers at me from her hospital bed.

The relieved smiles on her parent’s tired faces, as they look lovingly upon the relaxed, healthy face of their little girl.

Priyadarshini is no longer fighting to survive.

She had her surgery.  Her VSD has been closed.  The money for her treatment became available.

Because People Like You Cared Enough To Make a Difference!

Attendees at NAMS donated $1,300 in a day – to fund her treatment.

While they learned to build a business, they also saved a little life.

Imagine…

The feeling of deep satisfaction and joy that comes from being able to do this.

The sense of purpose and wonderment when you become part of a child’s future.

The excitement and energy that is a natural result of being involved in a worthwhile cause.

I Want That Feeling For YOU

That’s why I’m inviting you to join NAMS4Kids – on August 20th.

You can be a part of a massive giveaway event which will raise AT LEAST $10,000 to fund heart surgery for kids.

But first, I’d like you to listen to a rare interview I did with Roger Carr about this event.  Here’s the link:

Then, decide if you want to be a part of NAMS4Kids. I hope you will want to go here, and take the next step:

Thank you from my heart.

All success

Dr.Mani

Several folks have asked about the NAMS4 class schedule so they could manage their time.

We’ve got it a couple of ways. Click on the images below to see in a larger view:

NAMS4 Friday Class

NAMS4 Saturday Class

NAMS4 Sunday Class

Or you can just download the pdf schedule. It will also be in the front of the NAM4 Workbook.

Two weeks from this very moment (7:15 Eastern Time), I will be with 150 NAMSters at the cash bar at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta-Airport (1325 Virginia Ave, Atlanta, GA 30344) during the NAMS reception. We’ll be cutting through the noise, meeting and greeting, and taking snapshots with one another. And having a lot of fun!

Even if you’re not coming to NAMS4, come to hotel and have a good time with us on Friday between 6-8 p.m. EST on Aug. 20th. And be sure to introduce yourself.

Down to Business…

For those coming to NAMS4, we have some housekeeping to do.

First, I sent off the NAMS workbook to be printed today with the presentations and worksheets, so you’ll have your very own copy.

NAMS4 Workbook Cover

This is the cover of the workbook. Pretty nice, don’t you think? Everyone coming to NAMS4 will get this workbook to take home with you.

Second, Mark Hendricks has a full-day Q&A Thursday prior to the NAMS workshop. Even if you’re not coming to NAMS, but in the Atlanta area, don’t miss this. Mark is a wealth of information and getting his undivided attention in a small group setting is quite a coup.

Third, Jeff Herring and Maritza Parra again will host a full day Social Marketing Blueprint workshop on Monday following the NAMS4 breakfast at the hotel. This is not to be missed either. It’s open to anyone who registers whether you were at NAMS4 or not.

Fourth, during the NAMS4 workshop breaks, Mark Hendricks will meet with anyone who signs up for 15 minute appointments. He has made himself available for 49 appointments! (He’s the hardest working man in showbiz…) For FREE!

Just click over to Doodle scheduler and sign up for a slot. You can choose only one time slot and only if that slot has not been taken by someone else. It’s first come first server. (Be sure the time zone is set to New York or some other city in the Eastern Time Zone!)

Fifth, we have a NAMS non-disclosure document that will be required from each attendee. You can download it here and bring it with you or sign at the door. It’s very innocuous but is in place to protect you as a student. In other words, the NDA states that you can speak openly about your business and no one will disclose that conversation or use it without your permission. The non-disclosure is also a release that indicates that whatever you say on the recordings CAN be distributed without compensation to you.

And sixth, you did see the post about the awesome NAMS4 T-Shirt and the drawing we will have at the workshop for a Kodak Z8i video camera, right. Order yours before Aug. 10th and wear it on Saturday and you just might win!

That’s enough for today, but 7, 8, 9 and 10 are coming soon. Watch your mailbox for more details on NAMS4.

Looking forward to NAMS and seeing you soon.

You can be the cutest one at NAMS4 with your very own OFFICIAL NAMS4 t-shirt.

NAMS4 T-Shirt

Very stylish indeed. A black all cotton T with the NAMS4 logo on the front. Check out Terri Brooks on the left in this cool black shirt. Get your order in before Aug. 10, and good things happen.

First, you’ll get a 40 percent discount off the $24.97 price. You pay $15.

Second, if you wear your shirt on Saturday at the NAMS workshop, we’ll make a group picture around the pool. It should be less than 100 degrees, but no promises.

And third, you just may win a very special prize. We’ll have a drawing specifically for those who have their T-shirts just before lunch.

The winner will receive a Kodak Zi8 high def video camera. It’s the exact one I use and love. Some of it’s features are:

Kodak Zi8 Hi-Def Video Recorder

• Record High Definition video (1080p at 30 fps with 16:9 aspect ratio)
• Easily upload recorded footage to YouTube with built-in USB and software
• Expandable SD/SDHC card slot up to 32 GB; Rechargeable batteries and charger included
• Vibrant 2.5-inch viewfinder; Watch footage on HDTV with included cables
• Edit and share videos with included software

Only those wearing an official NAMS4 t-shirt on Saturday will be eligible to win. Get yours here:

Mark Hendricks is doing a rare full-day Q&A session with a handful of people prior to the NAMS workshop.

Mark Hendricks

And he’s opening it up to anyone in the area who can make it for an intense day. Think of it as drinking from a firehouse.

Here’s what Mark has meant to me during the 4 years he’s been my personal coach:

• I’ve gone from making almost nothing online to easily making more than 6 figures online
• Transitioned from being a consumer (buying products all the time ) to a producer selling more than 200 orignal software, ebook, coaching and membership products
• Recognized the value of simple systems to create assets for long-term business growth (such as my Niche Mall including nearly 2000 products)
• Gained the confidence, strategy and tactics to create the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop

Mark is the guru’s guru. His reputation in the world of online marketing is second to none.

After 30 years as an entrepreneur, his integrity and knowledge is legendary.

He knows more about building businesses (online and off) than most business coaches ever hope to learn.

He’s sold millions of dollars of products and services, as well as helped other business owners get more predictable and profitable results in a wide variety of industries.

You can pick Mark’s brain for a full day on Aug. 19 in Atlanta!

Mark will answer your questions about all aspects of internet marketing and your business.

1. learn the difference between strategy and tactics
2. discover the keys to doing the work once and getting paid forever
3. and get your mind set for success to make the NAMS workshop even more meaningful for you

The one-time investment for this one-day workshop is $97.

Click the button below to register for this 1-day workshop today before the class fills up. (After clicking the buy button, you’ll be taken to PayPal and returned to this page automatically once you complete the transaction.)

I grew up in a small town in Indiana. In the country grammar school I attended, it was easy to know all of the teachers and students, even if they weren’t in my class because…well, there just weren’t that many kids on the playground. I remember a wonderful, cozy and comfortable feeling in that intimate setting.

Then I moved to high school – one of those big consolidated county high schools. With more than 500 kids in each class, we had more than 2000 teenagers from all parts of the county in one big school.

I went from easy surroundings to massive hallways and tons of traffic – not so intimate and not so comfortable.

Smaller is better in my mind.

But success often seems that it wants to be bigger.

My friend Jeff Herring reminds me frequently that the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshops are going to need “a bigger boat” as he quotes one of his favorite lines from Jaws.

Okay, a bigger boat it is!

I was in Atlanta last week at the Crowne Plaza – that’s where we hold the NAMS workshop. I was scouting for a bigger boat.

As NAMS grows, it’s important to me to maintain that wonderful, cozy and comfortable feeling in an intimate setting. One of the few issues I had with NAMS3 was that I didn’t get to meet everyone. There were just too many people.

Well, that wasn’t really it. There were too many people in one big room.

And I wasn’t quite satisfied with the group dynamics in the big room. Too many people meant that we had too broad an experience spectrum. So, we’re looking at this again.

NAMS4 will be a little different again. We’re adding a room to ease that growth pain. So, instead of three breakout rooms, we’ll have 4. We’ll still have the Intermediate and Advanced rooms, but now…

…Beginners will be broken into two groups – Beginners1 and Beginners2.

• Beginners-1 will be for total newbies. No experience at all is required with this group. One man told me at the last NAMS that he was truly excited because he finally understood Facebook and Twitter…and now had accounts. Beginners-1 group does not have a blog or a website of any kind.
• Beginners-2 is a group of students that may have websites or blogs, but is not making any money. They understand some of the concepts – so they are not considered complete beginners.

That means we’re bigger, better and even more focused on improving the NAMS education and atmosphere.

Join us in Atlanta.

It’s tax time.

So, like most people, I’m heads down with my accountant and my bookkeeper getting all my numbers together. For the first time in a long time, our corporate income jumped unpredictably through the roof.

Mark Hendricks at ISS

I may have to cough up some extra tax money this year.

And I blame Mark Hendricks. More about that in a minute…

My relationship with Mark has become much more than just a business coaching relationship. He’s a trusted adviser and a good friend. When Monday morning arrives, that’s my official Mark coaching time. But I can call him any time to go over specific problems or just to ask his opinion about anything.

He’s been instrumental in building the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop by pitching in whenever he can without any expectations.

And it goes way beyond the advice and support. When I started NAMS, I used his projector, his screen and his sound system that made the first one possible. He sat in the back of the room and ran the sound for the entire 3 days.

The first aids were my gold member colleagues from his Internet Success System program that pitched in to make it all work.

Again, thank you was all he required.

My investment in equipment by NAMS3 was nearly $20,000, but if Mark hadn’t been so generous with his time and equipment, NAMS1 never would have gotten off the ground. So, if you’ve enjoyed NAMS, send Mark a thank you note.

Better yet, join us in Orlando in April.

You see, Mark is my personal coach. I pay him to help mold my business and to keep me from doing dumb stuff. And I do plenty of that.

But Mark is too good!

Mark Hendricks and me at the Gold Retreat

If I had listened less in 2009, the tax issue probably wouldn’t be such an issue. But like someone said to me yesterday, “I’d love to pay a million dollars in taxes. What a nice problem to have.”

Luckily – or unluckily, I guess – I don’t have to pay anything close to that this year, but I’m paying much more than I expected.

So, why is Mark to blame?

When you dig into QuickBooks (assuming you do your accounting there), you can find out a lot of great information. And my discovery kind of rocked my world. (And this is the part that may get me fired! I’m not supposed to tell people stuff like this,but…)

My investment in Mark’s coaching over the last three years has been less than $15k. He is directly responsible for increasing my income many, many, many times more than that.

When I send Mark a payment, I do it with a very big smile on my face. And I assume he has one too. But mostly, I’m just grateful that he picked up the phone when I called a few weeks before Christmas about four and a half years ago because I had no idea then that it would be the turning point in my online business.

Just because of the way he talked – without hype or hard sell – I decided to visit his weekend workshop. Watching him and sitting next to the people in that meeting room with the same goals convinced me that making a living as a solo infoprenuer was not just a pipe dream. And I wasn’t as crazy as some of my friends told me.

That’s when I knew that what I wanted to do could actually be done.

Mark has been instrumental in every online success that I’ve had including the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop. He guides me at every turn. All I have to do is ask for directions.

Mark Hendricks - ISS Mentor

I’d really like to tell you that I get his full attention; that he has no other coaching clients; that I’m the most important ISS Gold Member he has. When we’re talking, I am the most important. But he is available to all.

And he connects us to the best people in the business.

For example, Mark connected me with Willie Crawford and Willie connected me with Lynn Terry and Lynn Terry connected me with her elite members who come to NAMS in droves.

Mark connected me with Cindi Dawson who connected me with Jeff Herring who connected me with his Article Marketing Club members and they show up at NAMS on a regular basis.

The ROI (return on investment) on my relationship with Mark Hendricks has been astronomical.

Wouldn’t you love to tap the guy who really changes online lives and puts a couple of zeros on your bottom line like he did for me?

You can. Very easily.

Attend the ISS workshop in Orlando in April – I’ll be there to hang out with a few of my friends and colleagues and to continue adding the tools that yield more zeros to my income.

Click that link now for The Internet Success System if you can make it for the full four days.

If you think you’d like to try ISS for free first, check out this link to get a free day on the front end with all the nuts and bolts of creating an online business.

But be EXTREMELY careful. You could end up with the same problems I have around tax time.

NAMS was a hair-brained scheme, and frankly I’m a little puzzled how the workshop came to be so popular.

But after watching this video I stumbled across on the web the other day, I finally realize what’s happening.

This is a pretty silly video with a really profound message. It’s only 3 minutes long. Watch it a couple of times and pay attention to the end with the people talking in the background.

The key elements are:

• Leaders
• Followers
• and the Movment

With any good, sustainable business with a life of its own, the Leader embraces the Followers in the Movement and is completely marginalized by the result.

I’d love to hear your opinion about this. Leave a comment below – what do you think?

When we last heard from farmer David – that was me last weekend – I talked about how important it is to find people who already know the tips and tricks that help you move through problems quickly.

Farmer David on the Dream Machine

What is that great quote? I think it’s something like this: The smart man learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from other peoples’ mistakes.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve made plenty. And finally, I’m ready to make fewer.

The problem I was trying to solve was how to use the big Kubota tractor – my dream machine – with a Box blade and a front end bucket to smooth my washboard driveway.

And with my friend’s advice (let’s call him my driveway mentor), I had the answer to smoothing my drive – drive backwards and drag the front end bucket to scrape the driveway smooth. And it was working very well until…my perfectionism kicked in.

That’s never good.

Perfectionism stalls me at every turn if I let it creep into my life. I’ll give you a few examples – the first is the driveway.

Following my driveway mentor’s advice, I got the drive fairly smooth – but was concerned about the loss of gravel. So, I wasn’t aggressive enough with the bucket and the driveway had a few bumps in it – maybe more than a few.

Saturday night, I was taking Charlsa, my lovely wife, to dinner and we bounced out to the road. She turned to me and said, “maybe you should call an expert.”

How did I go from a relatively, but imperfectly, smooth driveway earlier in the day to an almost unpassable quagmire again.

I forgot my main rule – good enough is good enough.

A few imperfections became big rolling gutters in the drive as I obsessed over getting it just right. Saturday evening, I was trying to finesse the ground with the box blade – just the tool my driveway mentor said to stay aware from.

So, Sunday morning I was back on the tractor really going after the drive with the front end bucket – no box blade.

I didn’t care if there was a ridge of gravel down the middle of the drive. Or if some of the gravel spilled over the edge of the drive into the gutter. The point was to get it 80 percent.

And guess what, within a couple of hours – it was very smooth – so smooth, I could drive 30 miles an hour down the drive without bouncing. (I don’t usually do that).

And I thought about my business…

How many things are not completed because they’re not perfect? The answer for me is way too many! It’s a good question to ask yourself too.

What’s keeping you from releasing your product or your article or getting your blog up? If you’re waiting for it to be perfect, you’ll wait be waiting until the day you die.

Let go of it now. I promise I will too.

Man, I was really frustrated this morning.

I had a great farm day planned at my house. My driveway was like a washboard even though we’d put nearly a 120 tons of gravel on it just 3 months ago. Yep, that’s a lot of gravel, but I’ve got a lot of driveway.

My truck – and more importantly, Charlsa’s Jeep – was bouncing all over the drive even though we practically crawl up to the house. And it was only getting worse.

So, I rented a tractor with a box blade and a bucket, and planned to level out the drive myself. How hard could this be, I thought. Just need a blade to drag the drive and all will be well again. And besides, this would be an opportunity to show Charlsa that I really need a tractor to maintain this 95 acre paradise and can justify the $20,000 price tag for my dream machine.

When I reserved the tractor, I had no idea what they would be bringing, but when they pulled in the drive this morning, there it was – The Kubota! The one I’ve been coveting.

So, I jumped in the saddle, cranked it up and began dragging the drive to even out the bumps. But as I made pass after pass, the bumps were becoming waves. The bigger the waves, the deeper the blade cut into the drive. It was getting worse not better. After three hours, driving around my 2500 foot U-drive felt like riding a ship in rough seas – up and down, up and down.

Popping some Dramamine for motion sickness crossed my mind.

And I was getting really upset. This machine cost me $250 to rent for the day. And I’m destroying my drive.

That’s where Mike comes in.

Mike and Daniel are two contractors that are working on screening in my basement patio. When it’s done, we’ll have an old-fashioned southern sleeping porch in the rear of the house overlooking the stream. Mosquitoes will no longer be an issue.

Mike and his partner returned from lunch. Mike walked over to the tractor. I shut it off and the conversation went like this:

Mike: You’re just playing around today, aren’t you?

Mike: I know. It seems wrong, but trust me. The blade is for finishing. The bucket is for fixing.

Within an hour, I had the driveway leveled out. And I was in reverse the rest of the day?

Who knew?

Well, that’s the point of this post. Somebody always knows. And yes, there ARE shortcuts, tips and tricks.

We always suspected there’s a shorter, simpler, faster, cheaper, more efficient way of doing things. Knowing who to ask is the key. That’s why Mark Hendricks is my coach and mentor. Every Monday morning he tells me when I need to go forward or put it in reverse. And sometimes, I didn’t even know there was a reverse. That’s why I need to talk to someone who’s been there and done that before me.

Mark’s my main mentor. Sometimes, I need a specialist. Today, Mike was my mentor – in how to drag a driveway.

At the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop, we bring together about 18 of the top mentors and coaches who will teach more than 150 students in a 3-day intensive. You should use the opportunity to shop for a main mentor.

You’ll find someone with whom you’ll click immediately. Hire them on the spot. Buy their products. Find out what they do and how they do it. The savings in time and money will be well worth it.

By the way, if you haven’t gotten your NAMS4 ticket yet, better hurry. The price jumps $100 Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. EST.