Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, you’ve no doubt heard about Susan Boyle, the 47-year-old woman who became a media sensation after singing on Britain’s Got Talent.

It seems like she’s everybody’s darling, and the Susan Boyle bandwagon is almost full — with celebrities, non-celebrities, and even people, like peers of ours, that normally view this type of phenomenon with a critical eye.

And now people are up in arms because she’s gotten a makeover (including hair style and dye job, eyebrow shaping and a new wardrobe) that makes her look more her age, instead of 10-15 years older than she is.

Susan had acknowledged that she didn’t realize how “frumpy” she looked until she saw herself on TV, and that with the world watching her now, she wanted to look her best. But some people are intent on keeping her “frumpy”.

According to Toni Jones, assistant fashion editor from British tabloid The Sun, the paper’s readers want Susan to remain “one of us”… and the powers that be at Britain’s Got Talent want her to “look ordinary” and stay “real”.

Funny, because she looks pretty “real” to me now… and, yes, ordinary too.

There’s nothing wrong with that. But it seems the show actually wanted her to be beyond ordinary — because the more of an underdog they could make her out to be, the bigger sensation they would have on their hands.

Susan herself helped start the ball rolling by lacking a certain amount of drive and ambition, by choosing for many years to stay stuck in her comfort zone, and by deciding to think of herself as a victim.

But the TV producers played up on her low self-esteem on purpose.

Let’s take a closer look at why that might be, and what we can learn from it…

>>> CONTINUE READING Why Does The World Love An Underdog?…

Today we unleashed our second LWL Worldwide Hidden Hero.

This time, you can experience the emotion and passion in what he does first hand…

Find out more about him here.

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Today marks the launch of our LWL Worldwide Hidden Heroes series, with Hidden Hero #1…

Find out who he is, and what he does, here.

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Isn’t it nice when people recognize the state of the economy and offer you something for free that they normally charge for?

Keith Wellman and Gary Ambrose are putting on one of their famous live seminars next weekend — and this time you pay nothing to attend. Zilch, zip, nada!

If you live in the Atlanta area, even better — you can stay at home and attend from there. If you have to travel, you’ll obviously need to pay for the hotel, but they’ve negotiated some rock-bottom rates for you there too.

If you’re in a hurry, you can see the Gateway to Wealth sign-up page here; if you’d like my insight and guidance on how to make this experience the best possible, then keep reading…

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You hear the phrase, you see the monkeys, you speak it like it’s a life-saving mantra…

But by saying, “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” are you doing yourself good… or “evil”?

Hmmm… that’s a brain twister.

Find out what Barry and I think about it on the LWL Worldwide blog.

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We just posted Part 2 of LWL TV Episode 1 on our LWL blog…

Yes, it was too long for one part so we split it into two, just like a mini-series.

The information is presented in a screen capture format to illustrate what we’re saying, rather than our faces — because who wants to watch talking heads?

Let us know what you think of this type of programming.

Tune in to LWL TV here…

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Barry and I just launched a new experimental type of video programming where we talk to our community in a radio show style, but with pictures.

Behold the launch of LWL TV!

We had a lot of fun doing this, and hope that you enjoy the information we shared, and the format we shared it in.

We walk you through numerous different visuals as we talk about what’s going on in our world.

Tune into Episode 1 of LWL TV here!

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In Toronto — where I spent 20 years of my life, starting at the formative age of 17 — there is a very varied multicultural society.

It’s not unusual to hear about this Jewish Party, and that Greek Festival, and the parties and events in Chinatown and Little Italy… and that’s just the beginning.

And of course, the most popular restaurants serve food from one country or another, rather than a mixture of tastes.

Everything is divided up, and people refer to areas of the city by what cultural group tends to have congregated there.

Basically, it seems that people love to segregate themselves.

And it’s not just based on culture… they do it based on gender too.  This Women’s Group, that Men’s Society, etc. etc.

So what about when it comes to teachers… does gender really matter?

Barry and I asked that question — and drew some conclusions — on our LWL Worldwide blog here.

What’s sex got to do with it? Let us know what you think!

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For the past few weeks, I’ve been reading some books with some pretty harsh titles.

But hey, Barry and I love that… sometimes people just don’t need to be told how powerful and perfect they are, because it just lets them settle into a comfort zone.

In order to achieve the most they can, sometimes people need to be told, “Here’s how you messed up… and here’s how to fix it!”

So I’ve been reading Larry Winget‘s books that he sent us in preparation of our upcoming interview:

• Shut Up, Stop Whining And Get A Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life
• It’s Called Work For A Reason: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault
• You’re Broke Because You Want To Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead
• People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It: The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them.

I met Larry on Facebook, and asked him for an interview… he said yes, and we’re doing it on January 15th.

A few years ago, I used MySpace to book interviews with people that I couldn’t contact by email.  But MySpace has run its course of effectiveness for that lately.

People I know are even shutting down their MySpace accounts because of all the spam (I’m keeping mine up, because it’s still a source of backlinks from an authority site… but I almost never log in anymore).

Next I’ll be using Twitter to set up interviews, since it’s fast and interactive. Yes, the social media landscape keeps changing, and I have to change my tactics to go along with it.

But back to Larry Winget… they call him the Pitbull of Personal Development for a reason, and we’re looking forward to taking on those teeth!

To find out more about the interview, and sign up to be part of the free live audience, check out our LWL blog post about Larry.

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Let’s face it…

You can’t face the future until you control your fears, and that’s the NUMBER ONE problem most entrepreneurs have that holds them back from the success they deserve.

Fear of not growing. Fear of missing out. Fear of failure. And yes, even the seemingly silly (yet ever-so-present) fear of success! (And that’s really a fear of the unknown, or a fear of things not staying the same… a fear of leaving the comfort zone.)

Now, IF you struggle with fear, anxiety, panic, or worry, Barry and I found a site that will really help you out. Banish your fears by clicking here.

Whether it be passing fears that force you not to act, or full-blown panic attacks, this site has some valuable advice (at least sign up for the free e-course. I just read the first lesson and the tips are something you can use for the rest of your life!)

Most of us do have fears on some level that we deal with on a daily basis.

I remember when I was afraid to act on stage. I loved the camera, but live audiences were another story. Then I was fine with acting, because I could play a character, but I couldn’t give a speech or talk about myself.  My voice would quiver, my hands would sweat, my heart would thump, and my face would flush.

Then I went to Toastmasters for two years, got the highest award level possible (the Distinguished Toastmaster, or DTM), and overcame those fears too.

Then it was a fear of doing my first live teleseminar (which I obviously did anyhow, and many more to follow). And a fear of speaking in front of other internet marketers, in case they knew more than I did (but I overcame that one too).

So fears are normal, but if they hold you back, you need to face them and overcome them…

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