Lynn, Nick, Mitch, Garrett and I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Easter holiday weekend! Whether your staying close to home or out traveling to go visit family, we hope its filled with lots of love and laughter and reflection on the joy we celebrate…

Remember…

…”He is risen! He is risen indeed!”

Many Blessings,
Jerold

I am in a video workshop online that started today and for Day #1 assignment is to get creative ideas from other videos out there… here is probably the MOST creative music video I’ve seen using tons of ordinary stuff!

Anyhow, Gary is live answering the question about “How do I monetize my blog?”

Well you asked and Gary reeeaaalllyyy answers and shows you how to put yourself out there and take it… live!

Watch this quick video…

P.S. – Be sure to pick up Gary’s new Book Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion too. Its awesome!

I just picked this up and it looks like it will have some awesome information and blueprints to focus on making more money online. If you looking for a system aka blueprint and need help, then I suggest you pick this up like I did to see what insights you can learn from this kid…

…and for JUST $12 bucks? For’gt about it!

Click here to watch this quick video…
Income Supremacy

…I love the fact that this SAME video clip has been used for tons of different “arguments” over the past few years… especially the one with Eli Manning.

Anyhow, enjoy!

Dan Woolley, a fellow graduate from Azusa Pacific University with Lynn & I, was in Haiti when the earthquake struck last week. He was there filming a movie about the poverty in Haiti with Compassion International. Buried in the hotel lobby with 6 floors of rubble over him, Dan used his camera and iPhone and notebook to take pictures and write goodbyes to his family and children not knowing if he would survive!

Lynn found this on MSNBC.com a few minutes ago so wanted to share with others…

Here is the article:
Dan Woolley – Haiti article

Here is the video with Dan & Christy
Dan & Christy Woolley Interview with Today Show video

Enjoy and have a great day!

I did a search on Google and found this site where you can make an instant new eCover for your special report or product (including CD / DVD images, and more!).

Its fairly easy to do by selecting the eCover template of choice, and then choosing the background image for the cover, then adding the text box, then any additional image. The hardest part is getting the text right. You only have the ONE TEXT BOX to use so you have to limit yourself to 3 words per line, with 4 lines down inside the text box. Play with the text font size and rotation to get it to work for whatever your need is.

After adding an additional picture to spice it up a bit and then “apply” the graphic image and text box, you just click the “finalize” button and wait for it to spit out your NEW eCover. The first time I tried it the site’s server was busy and it didn’t work. I did get a prompt to enter my email address so it could email me a copy when finished but I haven’t seen that email yet….

…so went back a couple of hours later and BAM! New eCover looks pretty snazzy to me…

Anyhow, here is what the cover looks like for the new little report I am working on this week:

http://www.7DollarSecret.com

If you want to check out the eCover site to make your very own covers, go here: Free Ecover Generator Online

I just read a blog post by a buddy online by the name of Mark and he discusses how having a “big picture” theme can be a great way to help you move towards what you want more of in the new year.

Theme is kinda like the Chinese do with “the year of the tiger” or the “year of the cow”, but in your case or my case its a punchy little way of setting an energizing vision for the new year…

So what is YOUR 2010 going to be focused on..?

Here is my theme for 2010…

“2010: The Year of Jubilee”

You can read my comment and explanation of my thoughts and feelings under Mark’s blog post found here:

Big Picture Theme 2010

Many Blessings for your 2010 and a Happy New Year!

Jerold, Lynn, Nicholas, Mitchell and Garrett Johnson

What is a father's time worth?

A father’s time….

Tim knew his father was an important lawyer who worked most nights and weekends. So he was disappointed but not surprised when his father didn’t attend his last soccer game of the season.

That night he got up the nerve to interrupt his dad’s work to ask: “How much do lawyers make?”

Annoyed, his father answered gruffly, “My clients pay me $300 an hour.”

Tim gulped. “Wow, that’s a lot. Could you lend me $100?”

“Of course not,” his father frowned. “Please, just let me work.”

Moments later, he heard his son sobbing, and he called him back. “Son, I’m sorry,” he said. “If you need some money, of course I’ll lend it to you. But can I ask why you need it?”

Tim said, “Well, I’ve saved $200, and if you lend me a hundred, I’ll have enough.”

“Enough for what?”

“To buy an hour of your time so you can come to our banquet on Friday and see me get the most valuable player award. Will you come?”

The father felt like he’d been stabbed in the heart as he realized the cost he’d paid for his priorities.

None of his clients needed him as much as his son, and nothing he could do as a lawyer was more important than what he could do as a father. How had he missed that insight?

It’s always difficult to balance job demands and family needs, but the test of whether you work too much is simple: Are you able to be the kind of parent your child deserves?

Few people look back on their lives and wish they’d spent more time at the office. A lot wish they’d spent more time with their kids.