"1. Videos. My GF said last night she knows how to upload videos to Youtube. I should ask her if she can upload one that is emailed to her.
_(Please do.)
_I have a Youtube channel at
www.youtube.com/user/WinWinParty where I hired a friend to make and upload videos about 8 years ago. Patreon is one of the donation sites that Styxhexenhammer uses. He makes a good income just from creating videos, about 4 per day about ten or 15 minutes long each."
_(I want to talk with you about all of this and how to go about doing it asap.)
"2. Getting Together. It's easiest for me to get together by email first, maybe IM second, phone 3rd, in person sometimes.
_(Wow: You took the words right outa my mouth. That's EXACTLY my SOP, in that order! Great minds stink alike!! Do you use Google Hangouts? It's their IM tool.)
_Could we meet in Alton, IL sometimes? Golden Eagle, IL is north of St Charles, MO. I live about 5 miles north of St Charles."
_(I'll compromise with you: How about Earth City, Elm Point, or Boschertown? Those are about halfway between us. Alton is out of the way, unless you have business there and want to save two birds with one conservation bill.)
3. Working on Goals. It's good to hear that you have similar goals as mine. To walk you through the process, just think of what an ideal work day would be for you, what sort of place you'd be, what sort of people you'd be with, what you'd be doing, from the beginning till the end of your day, but leave out things you already do. Write down the essential elements of your ideal day and that's your true goals. You're already working on the process, but if you clarify your goals well, you'll be able to focus better on what steps you need to take to reach them. And the team you assemble should do the same process in order to determine what goals everyone shares and can work towards together."
_(This sounds excellently useful and valuable. Please walk me through it on the phone or IM. My lazy side gets the better of me and must be tamed. I move mountains with the synergistic symbiosis of working with another.)
"They're all distant, so they can't help you in person. And I don't think they'd want to be handlers. I can help do handling every few days or once a week, at least helping to make and organize plans and maybe giving reminders. That's what my Win-Win forum section, World Mission, could help with, if you like. It could be a good supplement to emailing etc."
_(Understood. I would be grateful if you would. How does your Win-Win thing work? I'm also good with phone support--e.g., establishing a goal and its various steps, going to do it, coming back for a check-in, finishing up, coming back for a final report on how it went. Similar to a buddy system we could share if you want, where we hold each other mutually accountable for actions and goals. 4 questions:
1. What am I going to do?
2. Did I do it?
3. What got in the way?
4. What am I doing tomorrow?
"If your goal is prosperity for all, or something like that, similar to mine, I can work with that to help develop steps to your goal and include the steps you've already planned. I'll see if I can write something up on that forum."
_(That's one of literally dozens of goals. Bigger picture is far more comprehensive--namely: ending pain and suffering, rape, war, animal abuse, domestic abuse, drug abuse, poverty, homelessness, and more; cleaning up the planet; promoting, developing, and installing economic systems that work for everyone; etc. Let's definitely work on this together, but please consult with me before putting my name on anything or doing any work for me or on my behalf. I recognize that you've got quite an independent spirit, which is great. So do I. But for us to work together, I need oversight on what you're doing for me. Cool?)
_"The people who may be interested in your mission live in Indianapolis, Merrimack, NH and Goffstown, NH. I may think of others later."
_(Understood. Thanks! I think we're going to have quite a few adventures and exploits together.)
I have no doubt that you'll be a very vital, valuable, and excellent work partner, team member, life coach, and mentor. But just for shits and giggles, this is the template I send to every candidate to help me ascertain their temperament, personality, willingness to follow instructions, etc. We're actually quite a bit past the stage where I ask people to respond to this, and I love the direction we're going in. But I thought it might be a good idea to do it anyway just to be thorough. You can do it in chunks if you'd like, as time permits. You've already answered questions 1, 2, 3, and 7, so just answer 4, 5, and 6 plus the final paragraph. (This is lengthy. Please forgive the backslide.....)
Thanks!
B
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Thanks very much for your interest!
A respondent once asked me to tell him about the successes I've enjoyed. These include:
1. Ran my own writing/editing/proofreading business for 2 years with many satisfied clients and have been writing for 45 years. (Basis for my books, comic strips, screenplay treatments, and other writing projects.)
2. Had several articles published in local and national mag.'s. (Ditto.)
3. Won an award in a short story-writing contest. (Ditto.)
4. Have always been a comedian, since childhood (class clown). I crack people up every day everywhere I go, even when I'm in a lousy mood. (Basis for my YouTube comedy show.)
5. Wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a comedy-variety radio show in college. (Ditto.)
6. Acted in a ton of plays and did talent work. (Ditto plus public speaking and other presentations.)
I've self-published 3 chap books, and people have always raved about my writing, comedy, and voice.
I've got an excellently artistic eye for color, texture, form, and composition. (Basis for selling my colored-pencil drawings, photos, and other visual arts and art projects.)
I've always been blessed with an inquisitive, inventive, and innovative mind for conceptualizing products and inventions that address needs currently either un- or under-addressed. And my clever and creative wordsmithing skills and my fresh, uniquely original concepts for titles have enabled me to come up with killer titles, taglines, loglines, poster concepts, and screenplay ideas. (Basis for my ideas for products, inventions, and films.)
Part of this opportunity is taking a leap of faith, as I don't have a very impressive track record of achievements. If you're a staunch pragmatist who believes the proof is in the pudding and has to have a massive C.V. of work to back up my claims and assertions, then this is not for you. I need to work with people who are willing to take on faith the fact that I've been blessed with the gifts of writing, speaking, wordsmithing, humor, voicework, awareness, and more, and that my mission, destiny, and purpose are aligned for me to do monumentally creative works that will net me the income, resources, people, and power with which to become a philanthropist and social visionary who will contribute majorly to the positive transformation of the world. Would you agree that that's what's needed?
I believe in my destiny. I need others working with me who have the knowledge, experience, expertise, skills, discipline, drive, and work ethic that I lack in order to bring these projects to life and to the market. I bring the raw material--the creative ideas and works. I need doers to make the dreams come true.
Wanna find out more?
First, I'd like you to answer the following questions precisely, concisely, and honestly:
1. Did you read the ad entirely? What spoke to you about it? [You've answered this.]
2. What are you passionate about? (Professionally and personally.) [Ditto.]
3. How do you want to make a difference in the world? [Ditto.]
4. What excites you about this opportunity? Why are you suited to it?
5. Write me a 1-paragraph pitch about you--like a singles ad only honest. The good, bad, and ugly.
6. Send me a SWOT analysis. (Templates available online.)
7. Send me your resume, references, and samples of your work. [Ditto.]
Honesty and forthcomingness are the bedrock of any enduring relationship, whether professional or personal. How do I know I can count on you to demonstrate, live, and breathe those qualities? Do you believe in karma and the Golden Rule? Do you understand that whatever you do comes back on you?
Let's start a new thread. After you reply to those tonight, let's start this one.
