We’ve all had our unique experiences in life. I was asked earlier today to what I attributed my coaching and consulting success to.

I recalled that a radio host did some research beyond my usual bio one time and came up with a list of things that he found out about me. He was wondering if it was all true. It was.

I’ve been:

• Shot
• Crashed an airplane
• Kidnapped and held at knifepoint for 12 hours
• Rolled a car
• Fell off a (small) cliff
• Slammed into the back of a truck on a motorcycle
• Almost drowned
• Diagnosed with polio at age 3 but it never materialized
• Divorced (Yuck!)
• Lacerated my thumb 17 years ago opening a bottle of
• champagne (who do you know who’s done that?)

And some other stuff, I forget, or would like to.

So what? Who hasn’t, right? We’ve all gone through our pain. It’s made us who we are and created (for me, anyway) a huge amount of gratitude for what I survived and learned.

Some things he found out that I’d done:

• Was an errand boy in a local bank at age 11
• Got my first radio gig at 13
• Drove combine and grain truck on my uncle’s farm for 12-14
• hours a day every summer from age 13-16
• Managed a small radio station at 21
• Got fired for breaking a story about Richard Nixon that
• was reported around the world.
• Hosted a syndicated radio show interviewing major show
• business celebrities
• Was an associate producer with John Wayne And 7 time
• Academy Award winning director, John Ford at age 22
• Started doing “intuitive coaching” (by accident) at age 22
• Became a stand up comic at age 22 – lasted for 2 years
• before I discovered that I had two problems; 1st-I wasn’t
• funny, and 2nd-I didn’t know I wasn’t funny.
• Managed the LA Playboy Club age 24-25
• Hosted and produced several TV shows on powers of the mind
• Became a special reporter for KTTV in LA on the same topic
• Became a part-time professional speaker
• Was elected president of The Society For Psychical
• Research of Beverly Hills, CA. A non-profit scientific and
• general interest group.
• Became a partner in a TV production company with offices
• at Universal Studios.
• Thrown out of Universal because of project cancellation -
• lost everything
• Recruited into a sales organization where for 2 years was
• either #1 or 2 money earner (what happened to show biz?)
• Expanded into my own marketing and consulting company
• Began more speaking, TV producing, including informercials
• and corporate videos, coaching and consulting
• Worked with major clients from American Airlines to
• Entrepreneur Magazine, Rexall, movie stars, corporate CEO’s,
• individuals, and small businesses
• Helped to start over 25 companies world wide
• Did a highly successful marketing makeover for
• multi-billion dollar Japanese company
• Created a marketing campaign for a company that did over
• $40 million in sales year 1
• Began marketing directly over the Internet for the past 5
• years.
• Product creator (several online courses, including
• co-creator of the most basic Internet training program for
• beginners.
• Began coaching and consulting to individuals and
• businesses about their online presence and strategies
• And some other stuff I’ve forgotten and he couldn’t find.

While trying to get into show business I lived in my car for 2 weeks in LA. What an experience.

Until this year I hadn’t see an MD for over 17 years (aforementioned champagne accident) nor have I had a prescription drug during that time. (Knock on wood!)

I’m 63 years old, 6′ tall with size 12 feet. Thought you’d like to know. That last attribute ads to why I’m such a good coach. Who wants a coach with small feet, right?

I flunked the 7th grade and thought I was the dumbest kid in school. I barely graduated from high school because of that notion.

I went on to take numerous college courses but without earning a degree.

Other Failures And Mistakes: * Oops – not enough space on the hard drive to list those – sorry.

While I don’t have a lot of time to do it, I love the coaching process and am doing a bit more of again.

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More power to you,

Tom

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Your Inner Wizard