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If you are someone that is pursuing a career in acting, I have some very special important info just for you.

How would you like to learn the insider secrets for REALLY breaking into show business...the smart way from someone who did it with no initial industry connections?

How would you like to cut your learning curve in half and find out exactly where the good gigs are, how to impress casting directors and how to put your best foot forward in every audition so everyone remembers YOU!

As part of my efforts to raise money to fight global poverty, I just got word that April Lee Hernandez, of the Mega Hit Showtime TV series "Dexter" has agreed to host a special teleseminar with me answering all of YOUR questions and giving you insider tips you've NEVER HEARD before on how to make it into the business.

You may remember April from her roles on the hit TV shows ER or Nurse Jackie or 30 Rock or The View or the movie "Freedom Writers" or maybe you remeber her from the Yao Ming Visa Commercial

She really believes in what we are doing to help fight global poverty and for the first time ever has agreed to share how she went from the Inner City of New York City with no connections to being part of the elite few who actually make it in Hollywood. Would you like to learn how to really make it in Hollywood the smart way? Then you have to be on this call.

If you would like to gain access to this call and ask any question you like and get her professional advice, all you have to do is donate at least $20 to my fundraiser http://www.optinnow.org/fundraisers/arel

As a thank you for your donation, I will invite you to join this exclusive call.

All donations are 100% tax deductible, so not only are you helping a good cause and saving money on your taxes, you are also going to learn how to access amazing info to sky rocket your acting career.

Please tell all of your friends who you think could benefit from this.

http://www.optinnow.org/fundraisers/arel

*The time, date and access information will be sent only to individuals who have donated. The call will take place in late February/Early March.


PS- I'm holding this call for the sake of all things good. To raise money for people in poor countries and to give you access to info to better your life. I am not making ANY profits on this whatsoever. I'm doing it solely as a way to give back to the world. I hope you will join me in my efforts

How to REALLY Keep your New Year's Resolutions

Here we are, two weeks into the New Year and one thing I can promise you about your New Year’s resolutions:

You Have Definitely Bitten Off More Than You Can Chew!

That might seem like a bold claim considering I don’t know what your specific goals are for this year; but if you’re anything like me, when the New Year rolls around you set these really big, idealistic goals that you want to hold yourself accountable to achieving.

The thing is, holding ourselves accountable can be really, really…REALLY tough over the long run. Yes, it is possible to do it for the first week, even the first month. Take this example as evidence: every January I can barely fit into my gym because it’s so over-packed.

Yet slowly but surely it becomes less and less busy every single week. By February, the gym is back to the usually swing of things.
Now, let me be clear, I’m not wishing that you or anyone fail at staying consistent with their goals. It’s just a fact of life that most people will not… and it’s sad.

Have you ever wondered why people really fail? I put some thought into it. I don’t think it’s because we don’t really care about our goals, or that they aren’t clear enough. It’s something else.

Let’s take the gym example. During the first few weeks of January the gym is packed, then like clockwork it eventually empties. Who is usually remaining in February? Generally speaking, two types of people:

Type 1: The person who has always frequently gone to the gym.

Type 2: The person who hired a personal trainer.

Let’s examine the two types. The first type has been going all along, and keeps going. The New Year doesn’t change anything about their habits.

The second type paid to have someone hold them accountable to their goals.

Let’s look deeper into this and why it’s so powerful. Having others hold us accountable to our goals is crucially important to maintaining them over time.

Think about this: If you wanted to go running 3 miles at 6am every day, chances are eventually you will fall off because you feel tired or, it’s raining, or, [fill in the blank with whatever excuse you tell yourself]. But if you have someone waiting for you outside at 6am, you would get up even when you didn’t want to. That’s what accountability will do.

Now let’s look a little deeper.

The person who pays for a trainer will probably be there at a higher percentage than the two people who just became gym buddies. Why? There is more skin in the game. Having a gym buddy is great. If both of you are so dedicated you never bail, then chances are it will work really well.

But it’s important that both people are dedicated. If one falls off too much (or even once), you will always be able to justify your not making it…just this once. It’s infectious.
The person who pays for a trainer has a lot of skin in the game. There’s a whole lot to lose if no action is taken. If they don’t show up, they’ve lost money. And it’s the trainer’s job to show up so they always will. And the person will have to deal with the trainer calling and checking in on them, and the social pressure of letting someone else down. There’s a lot to it.

I think this concept applies to starting a business, growing a business, or whatever else your New Year’s goals may be. You have to be held accountable to your goals and you have to have skin in the game to make reaching your goals worth it.

To make accountability work, there has to be a system. Over the past few years we at Extreme Entrepreneurship have put a lot of work into researching and testing accountability methods that work. We’ve created an accountability software program for organizations to use to hold aspiring entrepreneurs accountable to successfully launching their business.

The JourneyPage Virtual Business Incubator uses a system of accountability that connects students with mentors who hold them accountable to their goals. You can see the 8 principles that make the JourneyPage system work here http://journeypage.com/philosophy.php

If you are serious about 2011 being better than 2010, you should use an accountability system to take you to the next level.

And you can hold me to that statement!

You're Awesome!
-Arel Moodie
JournePage, Virtual Business Incubator


JourneyPage is a virtual business incubator for usage inside the class to increase engagement or in the community to increase business formation www.journeypage.com

Yes, It Does Take Time

You’re in the home stretch. You’re almost done, and you’re just about ready to properly begin your journey to success in the most effective way possible. However, please understand that

Success is a journey, not a destination.

You will go through many failures and setbacks and at first feel like you just aren’t cut out to make it. It’s normal. Everyone reacts to change that way. You just have to walk through the fire, get over the hump, and knock down the obstacles. My mentor once told me every “overnight” success takes at least five to seven years. Most people will never see all of the hard work and self-discipline that goes into becoming someone of great substance and character, but it’s there!

You are on the journey of a lifetime, and though I may not be able to predict the length of your life, if you stay on the path you started with this blog, I’m sure you will be able to have a depth to your life many people will wish for. You are more powerful than you know, and I wish you true success and happiness in this life- time.

The ball has been passed to you now. What are you going to do with it? What specifically are you going to do RIGHT NOW that will move you toward your goals?

Make this minute Your Starting Point. Begin by applying the principles in this blog to your life until they become part of you. Your next step is to continue to invest in yourself, to learn, and to grow.

Advanced Reading

You can go to www.yourstartingpointonline.com for a list of other recommended readings as well as to sign up for our free Starting Point for Student Success newsletter to get the info you need to keep you on path during your journey.

One last thought before we go: this journey isn’t really about trying to find out who you will become. It is about discovering who you already are.

In the immortal words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

“Take the first step in faith.
You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.

And Yes, It's Possible for You

You can do this: you can be more successful than you have ever dreamed of. It’s possible for you to achieve your goals and wildest dreams. You have to start stretching outside your comfort zone and do the things others won’t so you can have the things others don’t.

There is a great three-step process to achieving a goal that you want, and here it is:

• Step 1: See someone who did it.

• Step 2: Believe you can do it.

• Step 3: Commit to doing it (then actually do it!).
  

As fitness guru Tony Little says, “See It, believe It, achieve It.”

It’s simple but powerful, as most things are in this world. Whatever another person can achieve, so can you. So if someone you admire has achieved success as a student or as a person, it’s possible for you to achieve that same or greater success. You just have to believe it’s possible. Nothing can ever happen until you can first see it in your mind. It’s called having a vision.

And finally, you must commit to doing it. How do you know you’ve truly committed to your success? It’s very simple. Your commitment to something can be measured by one thing, and one thing only: action.

Commit to your goals by taking action so you can achieve them.

The journey may not be easy and it may be long, but it will be worth doing every step of the way.


Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.

The Tools Won't Work Unless You Use Them

What you’ve just read are your tools to create your starting point for student success. But the tools won’t work unless you use them. A hammer lying on the floor can’t do anything by itself, but in the right hands, it can help build a home. The hammer is useless unless it is used. That is why this blog is your starting point for success.

This blog gives you a new lens to see your life through. I hope you are ready to take the journey to success and do something every day to become better than yesterday, whether it’s reading, taking action, or stopping activities that are unproductive in your life.

And here’s another success principle you can add to your war chest:

Pareto Principle 80/20 Rule
The Pareto Principle states that roughly
80% of the effects come from 20% of the cause.

Another way to think of this is to say the results we achieve are the result of about 20% (and sometimes less!) of the stuff we do.

In our case, the 80% is you taking the time to read this blog. It has taken you time and focus to spend time learning about these life-changing pillars of success. The 20% represents your application of these principles to your life. The 20% is making that one uncomfortable phone call—it’s the action it takes to move you toward the goals you want to achieve. Just reading this books means absolutely nothing unless you actively apply the principles to your life.

This blog wasn’t created just to be a form of entertainment (however, I do hope you’ve enjoyed spending some time with me). This blog was meant to change your mindset and help you to take the necessary steps forward in life and in school, right now. If you just wanted to veg out, your time would have been better spent looking up stupid videos on YouTube.

But since you’ve come this far (assuming you just didn’t skip ahead to this part!), you are a person of action and greatness—and not of future greatness, by the way. You are great right now, in this moment. Not just great... you’re awesome!

Completing this blog serves as a milestone along your journey. It’s a point of reference so you can say: “This is my starting point. Today, I am in control of my life. Yes, I am successful. Yes, I am an awesome student. Yes, I am smart. Yes, I will start today truly living the life I know I deserve and I demand from myself.”

We started with a congratulations, and I’d like to end with one, too.

Congratulations! The real fun starts now, wherever you are in this journey called life. The satisfaction is in fulfilling your dreams, goals, and aspirations. The fun is in the work it takes to live as the true success you know you already are.

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.

Find a Mentor

Finding a mentor is a huge key to success. Tapping into the brain of someone who has already been there and done that and wants to help you is an amazing way to start surrounding yourself with positive influences. Every single successful person you have ever heard of most likely had a mentor. A mentor could be a family member, a friend, teacher, or maybe even someone you have never met, but you’ve read their books before.

Mentors serve as your compass on this journey. They can see the mistakes you might make before you make them, and they can help you when you just need someone to talk to. Mentors help you become the best you that you can be.

I hope you consider me a mentor, and I’d love to help you in any way I can. Please feel free to stay in touch with me. You can find my most up to date contact information at www.arelmoodie.com.

Advanced Learning

If you want to learn a really cool technique to recruiting really successful people you have NO connections to as your mentor, go to www.yourstartingpointonline.com.

There, you will learn the same technique I learned from my mentors, neither of whom I knew before I contacted them: a millionaire and a young entrepreneur who is a best-selling author.

You will succeed or fail based on who you let into your inner circle. You will become the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your time is the most precious asset you have because you can never get it back. Make sure you are investing your time wisely in yourself and others.

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.

How Do I Find the Right People to Be Around?

Now that you have made The List and have figured out who you need to spend less time with, you may be wondering how you can find the right people to be around if they are not currently in your life. You should start looking for new people who will add value to your life and make you step out of your comfort zone to grow as a person.

So where can you find these people? Here are a few recommendations:

• Fraternities/Sororities
• Student Leadership Groups
• Professional Associations
• Orientation Leaders
• Executive Boards of Student Groups
• Pre-Professional Organizations
  

Students are told to get involved on campus for a very specific reason: because there is a correlation between students who get involved on campus and those who succeed academically and as professionals. If you are involved in a student group, take a leadership role. If you are not involved yet, get involved with something.

It doesn’t matter what you do, just do something!

A good place to start is with your interests. What is it you like to do? Another question to ask is who is the type of person you want to be? Do a Google search with that interest and the name of your city or town. Or you can go to your Student Activities Office and get a list of the organizations that exist on campus. You will be amazed at what you can find.


Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.