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If not now, when?  Change your reality TODAY!

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.
Napoleon Hill

Hi,

Boy – have I missed you.  And sorry to have been away the past week, but I have been doing a lot of thinking about you and your Success and why some people are on that path and others aren’t even close.  (and more importantly what I can do to help you get back on the path to Success if you have been sidetracked).  I have driven all of my mentors crazy this past week with this question, ‘how can two people be given equal opportunities – yet one chooses Success and the other (sometimes by lack of choosing) chooses failure?”  For those of you who know me, you realize that your Success is something I am very passionate about…but I also realize that as much as I want you to be Successful, it is truly your choice, not mine – I can only work hard in creating the most powerful and profitable information to get you to where you want to go.  And that’s hard to accept when I see SO much potential and opportunity surrounding you.  I listened to people who attended eBay Live very carefully and was amazed at how many of them were allowing ‘other people’s reality’ to become their own.  You now have the opportunity for the next 72 hours to change your reality…let me explain…

I attend a business motivational ‘lifegroup’ through my Church.  Similar to a business book club.  Currently we are reading (re-reading) “How to Win Friends and Influence People.”  Great book.  But this week we decided to skip the typical conversation and talk about our businesses (most of us are also entrepreneurs).   And a couple things we talked (& prayed about) really have stuck with me since then:

• If you aren’t getting what you want – you have something(s) blocking your path…and the first place to check on what is blocking you is from within your own heart and mind.  Yep, we can do an incredible amount of damage to our own Success without much effort.  The next place to check is those surrounding you – are they defeating you or raising you up?  This includes not only family and friends, but even the newsletters you choose to read, the discussion boards you interact with and the websites you go to.  (It also includes newspapers, tv, radio etc.)
• Just because someone else chooses a certain ‘reality’ of how their world looks like (ie, recession, bad customers, mad at eBay) does not mean that you have to choose that same reality.  You get to choose anything you want.  It’s your world…your dream…your life to live.  You have been given free will to make it anything you want.  No one should be able to divert that belief inside of you.  You should give no one that kind of power over your life.

So we could have a lot of not-positive reality around us or we could choose to have a very Success-minded lifestyle that includes support and encouragement and positive reinforcements.  This choice of a lifestyle came up recently when I was talking to my friend and trusted advisor “C” who commented that she has clients who are in the real estate field – some are succeeding amazingly well and others are failing horrendously.  I asked her what she thought was the defining difference between these two groups.  She stated that it was how they viewed and adapted to their world and the opportunities they were able to see (or not see) because of it.  She went on to explain that the ones that weren’t succeeding had bought into the panic and fear of the economy and believed that to be their truth…whereas the success-minded group had seen amazing opportunity and had created new ideas for their business and were able to prosper.  Being ever so inquisitive, especially this week, I continued with my questions…So if someone is in that panic/fear mode, how do we help them get out of it?  “C”, being ever so wise said quite simply…’telling them not to panic Janelle won’t work, you need them to cover their panic’.  She advised if you needed to get a part-time job to ‘cover the panic’ in order for your dreams to happen, then go do it.    I asked if people had panic or fear over money, then why in the world were the ‘get rich overnight’ guys still in business and doing amazingly well.  She concluded that during a time of fear it’s even easier to buy into a well-written sales letter or email that seemingly provides that calm to the fear (albeit temporarily).  That is until the credit card bill for $97 or $197 or $2000 comes and they realize that not only hasn’t the product made them any money, but they are in the hole even further and the panic/fear cycle repeats.

If not now, when are you going to choose a success reality?  When you can afford it?  Both of us know that isn’t a true statement.  At least tell me it will be when your priorities change and buying into your reality becomes WAY more important than buying into other people’s realities.  You know someone said to me recently that he hoped to one day afford the luxury of joining OSI Rock Stars.  Since when did ‘get rich overnight’ ideas become a necessity and a tried and true method of Success that had produced amazing profits for our members be a luxury?  Sorry, but that is one screwed up reality.  How much of a guarantee do you need to realize that YOU can be successful?

Brian of Flightline Fabrications was talking to me the other day about he pays $49 a month to be a member of OSI Rock Stars and their company each month completes one or two things more about what we are teaching on Rock Stars and it had increased their sales monthly by $100’s and now $1000’s of dollars.  His only regret is that they didn’t start sooner because ‘we could be so much further along in our success and profits’.  He explains that Rock Stars does all the hard work bringing in to one location all of the experts, support, techniques and business ideas needed to create their Success.  They put in $49 and get out $1000’s each month.  Flightline Fabrications has now seen an increase of 400% in their business by creating their Success-minded reality. 

I am SO very proud of ALL of the Rock Stars, here are just a few of their Success Realities:

• Shooting Star and PowerSeller Jim and Barbara of Grandpas Trading Company received THE 20% eBay refund this month!  

“Must credit Janelle’s fast thinking when eBay came out with their announcement in January and attribute our 20% discount this month to the great advice we have received here on Rockstars. Could never have thought of all the creative tips on our own! We began IMMEDIATELY to implement all the suggestions and has surely paid off now! It was ALWAYS the shipping DSR that “got” us and began at a 4.5. Obviously was 4.9 when they calculated the 20%… so VERY cool and we owe it to Janelle and this great site! Some of the things we implemented, (like most of you), included”…you can read what they did to create this success at http://osirockstars.com/topic.php?id=521&replies=10

• Cindy of TwirlPlanet and BombayBongo hit 2000 feedback!
• Stephanie of Katiyanas Collectibles has (are you ready for this):
• Increased her profits by 168%
• Has gone from a Giant Squid to 100 Club Giant Squid
• Was chosen to run Seth Godin’s eBay/Squidoo 10 day eBay Live Challenge
• And has opened up new sales channels including her Squidoo Lens-building business - http://www.squidoo.com/ebay-marketing-on-squidoo
• Plus she is donating a portion of her profits to the ‘Fabulous Fund for Janieruth’ to help her recover from her brain injury
• PowerSeller Charlene of Purveyor of All Things Creative has a new eBay Store AND received the 15% discount AND doubled her sales – check out the beautiful new design that is increasing her profits – Purveyor of All Things Creative
• PowerSeller Christina of Bela’s Boutique:
• Was chosen the winner (AND announced by the Seth Godin at eBay Live) of the eBay/Squidoo 10-day Challenge

o       And…well, I’ll let her tell you…

“When I first subscribed to being a Rockstar and bought Janelle’s 1% program I have to say I was a total skeptic. I figured I was throwing away, again, my hard earned money. There are so many people out there that have their get rich quick schemes, their “wholesale lists” and their super duper guide to making money on Ebay. Of course we ALL know that none of them work!!!

I was giving myself SIX months as a Rockstar. I’ve been following directions to everything that I have been taught in the past five months. Couldn’t wait any longer to share the results!!!

Ok here is what I have determined. Since purchasing the 1% club and becoming a Rockstar my sales compared to the first 5 months in 2007. My sales are UP 170% …..yup you read that right ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY PERCENT HIGHER than last years sales!!! Right now at 5 months I have made what I made the FIRST entire year I was in business!!! Last year I tripled the sales compared to my first year….so now I am really excited to see where my sales will be at the end of the year!!! My next goal is to hit Gold Power Seller, I have a ways to go for that one but hey, I hit silver and I have come this far!!

I just want to say thanks to Janelle for being out there and putting all of this together. I doubt I would have come this far without her or the Rockstars!!!”

Christina

• PowerSeller Jennifer of Precision Bluing is now getting paid a 15% refund by eBay

·        PowerSeller Maryann of Good Buys All The Time - blew us away with this announcement – from $900 to over $3000 a month increase!!

“I need to share - had my Best month on eBay $3,476.66 (MAY) Beat April by almost $1,000.00 Plus my DSRS are increased as well (WHOO HOO) and have also received wonderful feedback comments.

When I joined OSI Rock Stars in January 2008 - My Total sales were $909.00

Need I say more ?? The knowledge and information at this website is well worth the price of admission !!!

I am driven and committed to my goals - I know this is silly - but I make it “my business” to be the 1st one logged onto the teleconferences as well as gotomeeting sessions and as soon as Janelle’s email is sent out - the dates and times are on my Outlook Calendar - I don’t want to listen after the class - I want to learn and grow first hand as soon as the speakers start talking - reminds me of the “Aerosmith” song:
“I don’t want to close my eyes - cuz I don’t want to miss a thing”

My heartfelt thanks to Janelle + all the OSI Rockstars !!

Maryann

• Pam of Comfy Cottage just passed her eBay Education Specialist test!
• PowerSeller Mary of Drei Katzen Media takes extra special care of all of her customers – one of her international customers took the time to write her a special ‘thank you for allowing me to buy from you’ note!  Nice job Mary.
• Marlene of the Savvy Seller and an eBay Education Specialist now has her own Podcast Show called ‘Tips from the Top’ – you can listen to the replays at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=19245&cmd=tc

I could truly go on and on, being quite the proud Stage Mom of all of these amazing Rock Stars.  But I hope you have a clear view of OUR reality at OSI.  We choose Success and We Choose our realities.  Our members are incredible success-minded entrepreneurs – some just starting out, others running up the Success ladder.  Our discussion boards are unlike any on the internet – filled with powerful and accurate information as well as support, encouragement and a helping hand.  With my extensive network of online experts, we have classes from ‘Choosing Profitable Keywords for your eBay Store and Website’ to ‘Profiting from the eBay Changes/DSRs’ to topics on SEO, motivation, legal and taxes, social networking, Turbo Lister, automation, blogging, and SO much more.

You can definitely be wildly successful on eBay and other online sales channels – but it will require you to quit making other people rich and start working at making YOU rich!  At OSI Rock Stars we make every effort to make the education part as easy and understandable as possible…so you can get to the making money part much faster.  Our online education is available 24/7 and contains over 200 hours of training on ALL of these subjects.  In fact, this week we have a 2-hour exclusive Live coaching session where our Rock Stars get to ask me anything about their business to make them even MORE successful.  Plus an exclusive ‘Using Affiliate Programs so you don’t leave money on the table’ class at the end of the month – another exclusive for Rock Stars.

• Are you ready to start making YOU rich instead of others?
• Are you ready to quit playing at this and really be Successful?
• Is TODAY the day you start making some real money at running your online business?

Then make the decision to change your path to one of Success today and come join us Backstage at OSI Rock Stars on your Tour of Success!

If you join before July 15^th, you will receive:

• Free Tour of Success Quick Start Video Coaching Series
• eBay 101/102 Success CD set (this is a $49.99 bonus!!)

We look forward to having you join our amazing Successful family of online sellers today – www.osiRockStars.com  (Plus, I just sat down with two of my top trusted advisors and we came up with an incredible, very limited opportunity (we are only accepting 10 people into the program) for you to skyrocket your Success come this Fall…you’ll have to watch the newsletter for details!)

With blessings for your Success,

Janelle

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
- Benjamin Disraeli

Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

Napoleon Hill quote

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
- James Whitcomb Riley

Update on Janieruth

It appears that our dear Janieruth has been released from the hospital and is returning home to Alabama as we speak – yeah!!!.  I had the amazing honor of talking to her on the phone the other day and she sounded like a miracle.  After seeing her a few hours after ‘we aren’t sure she’ll make it’ surgery to having a complete conversation with her 3 weeks later was incredible.  She will be returning home for continued intensive therapy.  Some of you had asked about the fundraising and if their insurance was covering this injury.  Yes, their insurance is definitely covering the medical part.  The fund-raising is done for all the things that insurance doesn’t cover…long distance phone calls, plane fare to see their Mom in a city that isn’t home, books/tapes, cds for Janieruth to listen to, food, parking, etc.  If you would like to read the most recent updates and/or donate to the fund you can do so at: http://janieruth.chipin.com/janieruths-fabulous-fund

Many of our Rock Stars are also doing other fundraising ideas for Janieruth:

• Cathi of Allegro Accounting is donating 5% of her sales to the Janieruth fund AND has offered to do her 2008 accounting
• Jennifer of Precision Bluing has put together a community fundraiser for her and will be donating the funds to Janieruth’s Chip-In fund
• CJ of XOXMAS will be creating an auction on eBay with the famous ‘Traveling Lab Coat’ and will be donating the funds.
• And I know a ton of others have spent time, money and energy on helping Janieruth get better.  I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

NOTE: we are working closely with eBay’s Charity Department, Giving Works, to make sure that CJ’s auction will be in compliance and not get pulled.  As it stands right now, there isn’t an easy way to do this since Janieruth unto herself isn’t a registered charity with eBay.  CJ is working hard behind the scenes to find a charity that will allow us to ‘use’ their name in the listing with the stipulation that once they receive the funds from Mission Fish, that they will turn them back over to Janieruth’s Fund.  I know…but it’s the only way legally we can put the story of what happened to Janieruth in the listing. (CJ is talking to some of the brain injury charities right now).

Just heard that Janieruth is wearing her OSI Rock Star shirt at physical therapy.  I hope they send us some pictures when they have time!

Word of Mouth Marketing with Andy Sernovitz - $250 discount for those who choose Success!

Learn Word of Mouth Marketing

It was awesome seeing Andy at eBay Live and he LOVED our paparazzi viral marketing idea for Rock Stars.  He just sent me this amazing announcement of a rare opportunity for you to really move your marketing to a new 2.0 level – check it out at http://events.gaspedal.com/

Our friend and WOM guru Andy Sernovitz is hosting a small-group word of mouth marketing seminar. Usually he only does private training for companies at a very large price, so this is a rare chance for 50 people to get the best introduction to word of mouth that there is.

We’ve arranged for a $250 discount for our clients. Use code “weloveonlinesuccess” when you register.

This is a very practical, hands-on course. In one intense day, you will:

• Master the five steps of word of mouth marketing
• Construct an action plan that your company can start using the very next day
• Get the same training that big corporations (Microsoft, TiVo, eBay) have received — for a fraction of what they paid
• Know how to translate word of mouth marketing into real ROI
• Participate in an active, intense day of practical brainstorming (not boring theory)
• Learn from Andy Sernovitz, the guy who literally wrote the book on word of mouth marketing

Andy promises you will learn a repeatable, proven marketing framework that is easy to execute, affordable, and provides measurable results within 60 days.

More information: http://events.gaspedal.com

Chicago: July 30 and September 4

THIS is how to create a community of talkers, your tribe, sneezers – whatever you want to call it!

The boys of Flightline Fabrications truly get the idea of marketing to your tribe like Seth Godin said at eBay Live!  They have created a blog NOT about their products, but with information that the community they are building would be interested in including a powerful ‘Living History’ podcast series with key figures from history.  Here is their latest press release…(nice job guys!!!):

Flightline Fabrications recently posted our Living History interview with WWII Holocaust Survivor and author Alter Wiener.

The final Part Four is now posted, if you missed Part One, Two, or Three the links are below.

Listen to Part One:  http://flightlinefabrications.com/blog/2008/05/31/living-history-interview-alter-wienerpart-one-of-four/

Listen to Part Two:  http://flightlinefabrications.com/blog/2008/06/06/living-history-interview-alter-wienerpart-two-of-four/

Listen to Part Three: http://flightlinefabrications.com/blog/2008/06/14/living-history-interview-alter-wienerpart-three-of-four/

Listen to Part Four: http://flightlinefabrications.com/blog/2008/06/26/living-history-interview-alter-wienerpart-four-of-four/

Help Flightline Fabrications preserve our history and heroes!
Considering sharing your story or do you know of a group, organization,

or veteran, who would be interested in partnering with Flightline Fabrications

in preserving our Living History? Please contact us for more information at:

LHP@FlightlineFabrications.com

If you would like to know more about Flightline Fabrications Living History Project

Please read our Press Release at:

http://flightlinefabrications.com/blog/2008/04/29/flightline-fabrications-announces-living-history-project/

Thank you for helping to preserve our history.

Bryan Heim

Co-Owner

www.FlightlineFabrications.com

“What’s on your window?”

Financial/Accounting help for your eBay business

The accounting part of my business is always my Achilles heel…thank goodness we have Cathi Aiello of www.AllegroAccounting.com as part of our amazing Rock Star family.  Cathi is not only generously donating 5% of their sales to Janieruth’s family, but she also has donated her services to the family for Janeiruth’s accounting – wow!  We are blessed to have her here.

I just received this great email from her about extending her special accounting discount (of course with extra savings for you guys as Rock Stars!):

How’s your Quickbooks?  Accounting & bookkeeping troubles?  Allegro Accounting is here for you!

Here at Allegro Accounting, we run special discounts this time of year to keep our offices busy during the off-tax season months. We are currently running a special 20% anything on our site.  Use the code “EL2008″ at checkout.  Offer good through 7/20/2008.

OSI Rockstars - Again we have an even bigger discount for you:  http://osirockstars.com/topic.php?id=507&replies=1#post-4736

In addition, we will send 5% of all sales through 7/15 to the special fund for Janie Ruth’s family.

Now’s the time to get caught up on your bookkeeping or get set up and trained!

Cathi Aiello

Allegro Accounting, Inc.

eBay & E-Commerce Accounting Experts

www.allegroaccounting.com

www.web-bookkeeper.com

“One of the biggest challenges my clients face when starting a business is keeping accurate books. It’s not just about paying taxes it’s about knowing your bottom line. When my business reached that pivotal point I knew I needed someone who understood my business. Cathi Aiello of Allegro Accounting knows her business. She’s not only accomplished using QuickBooks she’s an eBay seller. That combination made her a perfect fit for me. By asking me specific questions about my business and by online desktop sharing, Cathi walked me step by step through the process of integrating my online business with my QuickBooks accounting software. I recommend her to my students and anyone who’s starting an online or eBay business.”

-Cindy Shebley
eBay Certified Business Consultant
& Education Specialist
eBay Certified Store Designer & Best Selling Author
CloverCity.com

Blessings,

j

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