What do you think has had a bigger impact: Social Media Revolution or Industrial Revolution?

Watch this video (CLICK ON THE LINK) and you be the judge: Socialnomics

The following is 35 points taken from the video itself.  These stats are rather enlightening.

1. By 2010 Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers….96% of them have joined a social network

2. Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web

3. One out of eight couples married in the U.S. last year met via social media

4. Years to Reach 50 millions Users: Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod (3 Years)…Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months…iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months

5. If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 4th largest between the United States and Indonesia

6. Yet, some sources say China’s QZone is larger with over 300 million using their services (Facebook’s ban in China plays into this)

7. .comScore indicates that Russia has the most engage social media audience with visitors spending 6.6 hours and viewing 1,307 pages per visitor per month – Vkontakte.ru is the #1 social network

8. The 2009 US Department of Education study revealed that on average, online students out performed those receiving face-to-face instruction

9. One in six higher education students are enrolled in online curriculum

10. The % of companies using LinkedIn as a primary tool to find employees….80%

11. The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55-65 year-old females

12. Ashton Kutcher and Ellen Degeneres have more Twitter followers than the entire populations of Ireland, Norway and Panama

13. Over 80% of Twitter usage is on mobile devices…people update anywhere, anytime…imagine what that means for bad customer experiences?

14. Generation Y and Z consider e-mail passé…In 2009 Boston College stopped distributing e-mail addresses to incoming freshmen

15. What happens in Vegas stays on YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook…

16. The #2 largest search engine in the world is YouTube

17. Wikipedia has over 13 million articles…some studies show it’s more accurate than Encyclopedia Britannica…78% of these articles are non-English

18. There are now over 200,000,000 Blogs published online (and growing)

19. About 54% = Number of bloggers who post content or tweet daily

20. Because of the speed in which social media enables communication, word of mouth now becomes world of mouth

21. If you were paid a $1 for every time an article was posted on Wikipedia you would earn $156.23 per hour

22. Facebook USERS translated the site from English to Spanish via a Wiki in less than 4 weeks and cost Facebook $0

23. Just about 25% of search results for the World’s Top 20 largest brands are links to user-generated content

24. Roughly 34% of bloggers post opinions about products & brands

25. People care more about how their social graph ranks products and services than how Google ranks them

26. About 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations

27. Only 14% trust advertisements

28. Only 18% of traditional TV campaigns generate a positive ROI

29. Over 90% of people that can TiVo ads do

30. Hulu has grown from 63 million total streams in April 2008 to 373 million in April 2009

31. Roughly 25% of all Americans in the past month said they watched a short video…on their phone

32. According to Jeff Bezos 35% of book sales on Amazon are for the Kindle when available

33. Exactly 24 of the 25 largest newspapers are experiencing record declines in circulation because we no longer search for the news, the news finds us.

34. In the near future we will no longer search for products and services they will find us via social media

35. More than 1.5 million pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) are shared on Facebook…daily.

Thanks for taking the time to watch and read the post.

Remember, Believe in Yourself.

Derek

How to…..

How to earn more money?

How to earn more money multiple ways?

In life we want to know how to do just about anything but when it comes to making money, we REALLY want to know how to make it.  In today’s economy more then ever there is a stronger need for a more permanent income.

But have you ever thought of having more than 1?

How about 2 or 3 or, would you believe 200+?  Believe it or not, my good friend Bob Proctor has over 200 and you know who is pulling in a quick 2nd place ~ Gerry Roberts.  Gerry is a good friend of Bob’s and they are actually business partners.

Gerry wrote a fantastic book called “The Millionaire Mindset” and he wants to share those ideas with you.

Check it out: https://blackcardmarket.infusionsoft.com/go/m4/hodagdcp

Watch the video on how he is planning his latest addition to his income stream and he is even going to let you in on it.  Gerry literally reveals to you how he is going through the process and here are just a few steps:

1. He has surveyed his friends and asked them what they want.

2. He has done a video (the one you are going to watch) and giving back to his friends, exactly what they wanted.

3. He is giving away a FREE MSI!  Yes, I said FREE.

4. He is giving away more free videos and content on how to change your mindset to money.

I can’t wait to watch the upcoming videos and learn from someone who is where I want to be.  Looking forward to you being there too.

Enjoy and as always, Believe in Yourself!

Derek

Here is a great video from Cameron Herold at TedxEdmonton just a few months ago.

It is amazing how he points out that our children have an unlimited potential hiding inside of them if we just groom them a bit and actually stop telling them “no” so much.  I agree that we must look into the parenting we do and the education that we allow our children to be around so that it may have some basis to becoming and entrepreneur.  Why not allow them to learn that they can be self sufficient at and early age instead of relying on others to provide for themselves.

As parents we should teach them that it is OK to make money and take charge of your financial freedom at a very young age.  The more freedom we give them at an early age, the more freedom they will have as adults.  Just imagine what leaders of the future we can start to groom.

I would love to know what you think or have to say about this video and Cameron Herold’s ideas of young entrepreneurs.  Please leave your comment below.

Also, do you have any young entrepreneurial ideas to share about your kids or that we as a community can learn from and put to use with our kids?  Please share.

Here is one idea: Our son, Reese while in kindergarten at the age of 5 1/2 wanted an iPod.  I know that is going a bit overboard at 5 1/2, but you should see him listen to the music and dance.  He also listens to personal development on his iPod as well as books.  Anyways, in order to get the iPod he had to come up with 50% of the money.  So for extra credit in his school they could be a “Young Author” and so he did.  His book title was “7 Fun Things About Soccer.”  We helped him put it together and then gave him the idea that he could sell that book to his grandparents (he has 3 sets!).  So that is exactly what he did, he created 4 copies of his books, numbered them (we got to keep 1 of 4) and sold the other 3 to his grandparents for $10 each.  Now I never made $30 that fast at 5 1/2 years old.

Thanks for taking your time out today and watching and reading this and as always, Believe in Yourself.

Derek

Wishing you a Wonderful Father’s Day!

It is a beautiful day here however, yesterday we had a strong thunderstorm that lasted late into the evening.

The storm began just as I was going to pick up my son Reese, from his YMCA camp.  Reese seemed a little “edgy” as he was waiting for me with the rest of the campers as the thunder and lightning began rolling in.  We ran to the car and he got in his seat, buckled in and watched out the window.

As we were driving I could still see he was a bit nervous so I reached back and grabbed his hand and said, “Reese, it’s just a storm, you’ve been through many before and you can make it through this one as well” and his reply back was, “Thanks Dad, I know I can but can I just hold your hand for a little bit longer,” and I replied, “sure” and you could see him get a little smile on his face and then he said, “Thanks Dad, I Love You.”

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”  ~ Jim  Valvano

I received my greatest Father’s Day gift a few days before Father’s Day in 2004 with the birth of my son.  I have believed strongly in my son Reese from that moment on as he was was born 9 weeks premature (3 lbs. 5 oz) and there was only one day where my wife and I were really scared, but I believed in him, that he could make it through and with reflection, I now truly believe and know, he believes in me and it is a wonderful feeling.

We just celebrated his 6th birthday and we are about to head out to his birthday party with some of his friends at a Bounce house.

So on this eve of Father’s Day you may want to do this:  call your father up, tell him you love him and if you have the ability, give him a hug and say “Thanks for believing in me!”  If your father is not around anymore, just close your eyes and tell him, “Thank you”.

Now for those special kids who may not have had a father growing up  (I am in that boat as my father passed away when I was younger) please call up your Mom or that father figure you had and tell them you love them and thanks for believing in you.

Here is why you should consider doing this:

“The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him…….”  ~ Walt Whitman

Happy Father’s Day to all of you and make sure you make their day for them and go give them thanks.

Enjoy your weekend and as always, Believe in Yourself.

Derek

PS:  Don’t forget to give them a call!!!!

PPS: To all the Moms out there who were Dads for their kids, Happy Father’s Day as well. (I love you Mom and I miss you Dad!)

Good Morning or Afternoon -

Love them or hate them, your choice!  Mine is love them, well maybe it’s more of an admiration.  I’m talking about Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.

Maybe I love what they did (built a company and changed and industry with passion from the bottom up).  Maybe I love what they have achieved (become the wealthiest men on the planet ~ depending upon the year).   And most importantly what I love about him and what I admire the most is what he continues to do (give away their fortune for those in need).  Don’t hate the men for their money or power but love them for the ability to know you to can do this if you put your mind to it.  Remember, I am pretty sure they put their pants on the same way we do in the am hours.

They sound a lot like Andrew Carnegie (if you haven’t read Napoleon Hills, Think and Grow Rich I suggest you run out and get a copy as well if you have read it, make sure you pull it out give it another look).  The similarities between Mr. Carnegie and Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffet for that matter are amazing.  It has been said many times that Success Leaves Clues.  I believe they both followed them and I believe we all should as well.

Regardless of your feelings towards the men, did you have the opportunity to watch this CNBC special?

JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO:  It will open in a new window.

If you don’t want to watch it that is fine but quickly it was an interview that took place as a town hall Q&A at Columbia University in New York.  Not only was Mr. Gates on the stage but you were in for a double scoop of fun because Mr. Warren Buffet was also there.  One stage and two of the most powerful and influential men of our current times.

During this Q&A session both men were asked many questions but one stuck with me.  Mr. Gates was asked a very simple question: What is the most important thing you do every day?  His answer was two fold:

1. “I learn and I read!”
2. “I surround myself only with those people that are immersed in the topic that I care about most!”  It sounds as though he has a daily Mastermind.

So I will let you ask yourself what the most important “thing/task” is that you do on a daily basis.  I would however like to know (please leave a comment) what is the last book that you read and what was the biggest takeaway you had from it and have you ever participated in a Mastermind?

Remember, Believe in Yourself!

Derek

Lets all do our part to keep America strong!

Hey everyone – I just wanted to start your summer with a Success Sale.

Until midnight on June 10, 2010, you can get any one of the following Bob Proctor Programs for 35% off, that’s right 35% OFF!

Here’s all you have to do: Go the one or all of the links below and once you have clicked the ORANGE “ADD TO CART” button then you will be taken to the shopping cart and once you are there type in the appropriate COUPON CODE and enjoy your 35% off savings.

There are only 14 programs and they are “Brand New” and still in the wrapper (see below) that are going to be given away and once they are gone THEY ARE GONE and the price will go back up to the regular price.

I’m holding this special sale as a way to say THANK YOU to all the people who are followers of Bob Proctor and have joined my list.   No I am not crazy just in the summer lovin mood!   Actually I just  thought I would do a 10% off for each of the summer months and an additional 5% just for fun.

I have tried to make it simple, if you want any one of the Bob Proctor Programs below you can have it for 35% off, just make sure you use the COUPON CODE.

Here’s where you can grab your Bob Proctor Programs and save 35% (Don’t tell Bob I am doing this, please!!!)

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Go there and BUY THEM NOW at a crazy 35% OFF before they are all gone!

I promise you that this is the best deal on the internet or anywhere else for that matter. That is why I am asking you NOT to tell Bob I am giving these away at such a deal. It’s a WIN WIN for all of us.

If the 35% discount isn’t enough to have you achieving all of your dreams and goals, frankly I don’t know what else to do for you.

As always Believe in Yourself,

Derek

PS: This special 35% Off sale ends at midnight on June 10, 2010. So if you’d like to get any of Bob’s revolutionary personal development programs(Only 14 programs at this price) at 35%, then go to the links above and don’t forget the COUPON CODES.

Just wanted to make a personal post for Coach John Wooden and his unfortunate passing yesterday (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010).  I never had the opportunity to meet him in person but have learned a lot from others that have.  The world has lost one of its greatest leaders and compassionate souls in Coach Wooden.  His teachings on leadership and success are fantastic and life changing.  If you haven’t read about his Pyramid of Success do it now!

There are some very influential quotes that I have held strong to my heart from Mr. Wooden. If we all lived our life in the passion for excellence that he did and expected his players to do so we would truly be in a better place.

Here are just a few of my favorite John Wooden quotes:

1. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
2. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
3. Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
4. You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Coach Wooden’s Site

I hope that Mr. Wooden may leave a mark on your life as he has for mine as well as on the athletes, students, coaches  and teachers that have been surrounded by him.

Rest in peach Coach Wooden, you will be missed but never forgotten.

Derek

I just wanted to let you all have a listen to my favorite chapter (Chapter 7 – Serenity)  from James Allen’s famous book, “As A Man Thinketh”.  It is a brilliant book and this final chapter has given me great insight to ways in which we can use our thoughts to decrease the stresses in our life.

Take a couple of minutes out of your day and enjoy.

I would truly appreciate it if you would pass this along to any of your friends that you think would enjoy it.  Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

As always, Believe in Yourself!

Derek

The people over at TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) always have great ideas and I just wanted to pass Richard St. Johns’ ideas of Success over to you.   However simplistic this video may appear, it is well worth sharing the ideas with your children (a language warning on a few segments).  I suggest watching it first and then deciding if you want your children to hear the language.  Message is fantastic, however the delivery you may not prefer.  This message is so important  because we must pass information onto our children at an early age so they can model the life you want them to enjoy and why not start with 8 Simple Steps to Success.

I hope you enjoyed the video.  Make sure you check out the TED site as well.  Click in the blue link above for more entertaining and enlightening thoughts and ideas from the great thinkers at TED.

As always, Believe in Yourself.

Derek

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Will Smith talks of Success, Focus, Fear, Hard Work and Dreams and how we can all have what we want in life if we just BELIEVE!  This is great insight into the success of his career and how it started when he was young and has continued to improve upon it today.

Will Smith reveals himself as an extremely intellectual thinker and the fact that he wants the best for himself and everyone else for that matter.  Will makes it real simple: figure out what you want and work harder than anyone else who is in your way to getting what you want and truly deserve.

I personally love this video and now I am going to have to watch Pursuit of Happyness and 7 Pounds again.  Both movies were filled with inspiration.

As always, Believe in yourself.  Now I even have Will Smith on my side!

Derek