“I have always thought that TIME was the biggest enemy to my business… how I was running out of time to accomplish my goals and truly enjoy the fruits of my labor.

Larry Hochman worked with me for 5 minutes and helped me reframe that negative into a positive.

Instead of seeing time as an enemy, I now see it as my biggest ALLY, because it’s this feeling that time is running out that will help me never to waste a moment of it.

If you don’t know Larry, you should… and check out his website, too — many cool things to be found there!”

Dr. Bob Clarke

Sometimes others say it better than you do…or I do!

Thanks, Bob!

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Doesn’t matter who says it.

The most important thing is to approach your life with the joy of knowing you were given it as a gift…

and that you are a steward of that gift. Use it wisely, generously and courageously.

Much Love,
Larry

Dr. Bob and Dr. Rosemary have some great stuff going on. Nothing I like more than professionals who decide to take an unexpected turn in life. (Kinda like myself!) Check them out here.

Posture doesn’t come from tricks, techniques or the magic marketing words (though those certainly help you get attention).

Posture comes from the CONFIDENCE of knowing who you are.

And it comes from projecting your self-respect and POWER onto those who are looking for it.

Try improving your physical posture for a little while…at least two or three days.

Catch yourself when you slouch and commit to straightening up, like our friend in the illustration.

See if it challenges how you see yourself, and how the world sees you.

A while back I saw a post in my Facebook newsfeed. It had something to do with the merits of a job as a babysitter.

Being a guy who used to use them for my kids, I appreciate the value of a good babysitter. Someone who kept our kids safe and entertained.

And that value? About four or five bucks an hour, at least back in the old days!

So I responded…that’s what the market will pay…eight dollars an hour, give or take. (I adjusted for inflation.)

Boy, was I corrected quickly! It’s all the way up to ten bucks an hour!

Here’s my take on it: it’s great money…if you’re a teenager, or someone who can take that ten dollars an hour and feel like the richest kid on the block.

For someone who wants to live life abundantly, with the liberty and choices that money brings…what’s the difference?

It never occurred to the people jumping up and down on me about the two dollar difference, that their MINDSET was off.

Well, it wasn’t “wrong.” But their thoughts and emotions about money and what they were worth were locking them into an income limit of ten dollars an hour.

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Here’s my question to you…

What are your thoughts and feelings locking you into?

Where is your mental and emotional ceiling on…

* Money?

* Love?

* Security?

* Health?

You may not know the answer to that question, but I promise…you have one.

If you believe it’s possible to receive more than you have now…

If you believe you are worth more than you’re living now…

If you’re willing to start on something good, for a really small investment.

(Less than an evening’s worth of babysitting wages)

Pick up a copy of HOW TO RECEIVE.

If not, that’s fine. Everyone gets to live their life however they want, as long as they aren’t hurting
someone else.

But no belly aching about what you don’t have, at least not to me.

And no complaining about the economy or the job market.

Because believe it or not, when you learn HOW TO RECEIVE, you begin to create your own economy around you.

Tag….You’re It!

Your Pal,
Larry

Know why babysitters – even good ones – don’t get more than ten bucks an hour (usually)? Supply and demand. If your sitter leaves, there are usually plenty of others to replace her (or him).

Decide if you want to receive more, by letting more of yourself come out to play!

As Diane and I were heading out of Dodge (also known as driving to New York to visit relatives) I thought it would be smart to make sure all her tires were inflated.

(And by the way, this is kinda sorta gonna be about marketing, but even if you aren’t a marketer, you can plug this into any part of your life you’d like.)

Now in the almost 14 years we’ve been living in Bristol, Connecticut, I’ve always gone to the same gas station to inflate my tires. Not only is it free, they even have a built in tire gauge on the air hose. You can make sure you’re getting the right amount of PSI, and not have to worry about whether your gauge is in that little pocket on your door.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that it’s also the gas station I most frequently fill up at. You bring me in with free air, not to mention convenience and a couple of cents less than most of the other stations, and I’m yours.

So when I drove in a few weeks ago and the air compressor had a hand-written “Out of Order” sign on it, it was no big deal. I still gassed up there, but drove to another station that I noticed had an air compressor…also free.

Good thing too. The front passenger tire was pretty low.

About three weeks went by and the “Out of Order” sign was still there. Actually it was replaced by a different hand written sign.

This time I went to the other station and filled up the tires.

Then I filled up the tank.

That kinda sorta turned into my station of choice.

Not every time.

But it achieved what the professionals call Market Penetration.

It got a piece of the action.

What it did was inject an emotional connection.

I began to associate this station with convenience, safety and – for lack of a better term – giving a gosh darn about its facilities.

No, I didn’t say gosh darn.

Bring it back around, Baby!

Whether you’re marketing, seeking out a lover, looking to run with a different crowd, lose weight…anything….

What you put out to the world, and the people in it, determines the EMOTIONAL CONNECTION they have with you.

And that in turn determines who you attract, what you attract, who you run with.

Looking to suck up every morsel from every sale?

You’re a greedy *^#$!…whether it’s true or not.

(And if you’re charging for something the rest of the world takes for granted, it’s probably true.)

Looking to give and give and give, and not worry about receiving?

You’re a patsy. People will take from you. And it won’t be the people you want to hang with.

It’ll be the people who take without giving as a way of life.

Looking to give to others, with enough self-respect and confidence to expect a fair exchange in return?

You’re in the ZONE!

Now you’re safe.  You’re also competent, attractive and open for business.

Give it away…within reason.

Your Pal,
Larry

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Crazy 77% off sale on HOW TO RECEIVE ends on Saturday.  $9.97 through 11:59 pm Saturday.  After that, we’re at the regular price of $47.00.

CLICK HERE to rev up your attraction motor!

Five minutes of intensity.

Strength builds on Strength.

Not on weakness or desperation.

And not on well-meaning but vague and toothless “good intentions.”

Strength.

Get some in 2012.

Start now.

Much Love (The Tough Kind if need be),
Larry

HOW TO RECEIVE starts in three hours and 31 minutes.  Rock on, Baby!

A collection of stuff recently published.

A lot of our “take-aways” – the things we use to guide how we think and what we do – come from those little nuggets we discover here and there.

Maybe you’ll find one or two here!

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When someone doesn’t keep their word with us, we become conditioned to stop believing them.  It’s only natural. Same thing works within ourselves. So what say you start making little promises to yourself that you actually keep…and then build from there?

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People will do more for someone else than they will for themselves.  So…act as if that someone you’re doing for is your best self you haven’t met yet…and DO for them!!!

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If you haven’t stayed up all night at least five times working on your dream, it’s not important enough to you for it to come true.

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Everyone is someone’s child.

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When you stop giving a $%#! about what others think of you, weak people will run away.  And you will become very attractive to strong, rich, powerful, sexy, happy people.

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Confidence is usually quiet.  But it sure does know how to party. (I turned that into one of my signature quotes.)

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You can have doubt, and fear and suspicion.  You can be shy about taking a risk.  You can question the motives of those who market to you, offer their help and expect an exchange of energy.  You can do anything you want.

When you’re done with the skepticism, go someplace quiet and ask yourself if that hesitation, that lack of trust and commitment is a big part of what’s held you back from the happiness and success you crave.  (What a powerful word….CRAVE!)

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You understand that lifting people up – genuinely – especially on the Internet makes you irresistible, right?

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You won’t get anything you “need.” The energy of lack creates more of the same.

Now DESIRE….that’s another story.

No, not really. In the first place, I rarely swear.

In the second place, it’s only a small part of the way to get more good stuff in your life.

But it is a part of it.

It’s what holds people back from taking risks.

It’s what holds people back from facing their fears and smashing through them.

Because for many of us, our biggest fear is the disapproval of other people.

It’s why the Number One fear out there is public speaking…

We don’t want to be laughed at.

I get it. I don’t enjoy being laughed at either.

Then again, I really don’t worry about it.

I am secure in my own skin…and in my own sense of worthiness.

It’s what allows me to take risks.

It’s what allows me to get in people’s faces and say what they need to hear.

It’s what lets me give them the tough but unconditional love they really need.

It’s what lets me tell them to give me their money in exchange for something good that I have.

And it lets me have a hell of a good time!

Check out this video for an example. The guy holding the camera was maybe the worst waiter I ever had at a restaurant.

I had the cajones to say it about him while he was videotaping me say it.

Not bad for a guy who grew up desperately wanting to be liked…and willing to sell his soul to make it happen.

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So short version…

The way not to give a *#%! about what other people think of you is to feel REALLY good about yourself.

And having that high self esteem is a great start.

And having the good stuff in life – the love, the money, the hot bod and laughing face – is an expression of that self-esteem, plus some really good habits.

I boiled it down to a science.

Step by step.

Twenty years of counseling and coaching experience.

Lots of mistakes.

And lots of successes.

HOW TO RECEIVE.

Come play!

Your Pal,
Larry

And here’s a secret…

When you stop giving a *#%! about what other people think of you…

Weak people will run away.

And you will become VERY attractive to strong, rich, powerful, sexy, happy people.

And you’ll start living like they live.

And you’ll start getting the things they have.

It’s Step Three in the process of HOW TO RECEIVE.

It’s how one of my students became a multimillionaire.

And how a bunch of them got rid of energy vampires and replaced them with best friends, lovers and great partners of all kinds.

Still think you’re gonna sit in that little space of worrying about what other people think, and break through to what you want?

You know better.

Step up.

Value YOUR opinion of you.

Put away the need for approval from anyone else.

Receive, Baby!!!

If you want to make money in any kind of business, it’s important to have FIRST MOVE ADVANTAGE. Daegan Smith taught about that at Maximum Leverage in Baltimore.

It’s also possible to be have enough skill and integrity to stay in for the long haul…to be the last one standing.

It’s all about confidence and integrity.

Loved Thanksgiving with my family, enjoyed watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that morning.

But there was something I would have rather done.

Excuse the camera shakiness…had my nephew take his first try at videography.