Bear Lake, Colorado (photo from trekearth.com)
Being positive is only meaningful in the context of being realistic.
In the 1990's, I went to the free 90 minute Tom Vu 'semina' twice for some laughs with friends. On one occasion Tom suggested that one look for a real estate seller who has recently had a heart attack and then make a low ball offer.
After coming home from Britain in 2001, my good friend with the alias Bobby Buff, announced to me that he had the best build of all his friends. In 2006, he officially retired from body-building and is now a weight trainer. The body-building world mourns.
Facebook graffiti and another tribute to Bob Ross...there.
Perhaps for some, there is more money to be made in selling systems and seminars than there is in the actual business for which they are selling systems and seminars.
The quotes below are from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vu
"A lot of your friends will tell you, 'Don't come to the seminar. It's a get-rich-quick plan.' Well, tell them, it is a get-rich-quick plan because life is too short to get rich slow."
"Tom Vu says his system is different than other experts'."
"Okay. You've seen me make a lot of money. You've seen my students who are average people make a lot of money. Isn't is about time for you to go out and make a lot of money?"
"There's two kinds of work in America: hard work and smart work. Which one are you doing now?"
"This is not a country club! This is my house!"
"Today I'm gonna show you how to drive a sports car. First, you need a lot of money!"
"Don't listen to your friends. They're losers!"
"Do you think these girls like me? NO, they like my money!"
"At first I got lots of discouragement from friends and stranger who are loser! You know what these people kept telling me? They kept saying, 'Well Tom Vu, you a crazy nut, here you are, a poor immigrant, poor minority, speak no English, no contact, on and on, and you trying to be rich in America! You crazy, man! Look at people out there! They smarter than you are, they not even rich! Who are you to try?' And you know what? I have to keep telling these people every time, I kept saying, 'You are loser! Get out of my way! I make it somehow!'"
That quote "Do you think these girls like me?" is hilarious! I don't remember hearing that one.
ReplyDeleteHere is a YouTube compilation with some material I haven't seen before (showing Tom's philanthropy) and other classic material (edited/recut unfortunately -- the original scenes would have been better):
Tom Vu recut
That is a funny video, thanks, Chuck.
ReplyDeleteThe edits are pretty good. I like the clip with the guy driving the car and Tom in the background talking about paying the price for success. Tom states that if you don't come to his 'semina' you deserve to be broke! The video even features 'Mr. T'. I have not viewed many of these clips before on either Canadian or American television.
I was listening to the radio in Minneapolis the other day and I came across a radio show by a motivational speaker that I initially thought was a joke.
ReplyDeleteThis women (her name is Jill Spiegel) calls herself a "flirtologist," although I think she needs to buy a dictionary and look up what "flirt" means. She went on about our "auras," "inner positivity," and "trusting your intuition."
She also thinks her dog channels the spirits of other animals and that her home appliances have personalities. She was painfully perky and relentlessly "spiritual," although nothing she said had any basis in any sort of idea of absolute truth. She seems to loathe children.
My roommate and I were so amused by her that we listened to the entire three-hour program before looking her up on her Web site. I suspect you will be as amused as we were.
www.jillspiegel.com
Thanks, Ruthie.
ReplyDeleteI had a look at her website and she seems like a very outgoing salesperson type, in her Flirtmobile. I suppose with an extroverted bubbly personality, many men find that attractive in a woman, but her views as you describe her raise red flags in my mind. Perhaps she should have a free 90 minute 'flirty' seminar.
Actually, she charges several thousand dollars a pop for her seminars.
ReplyDeleteIt's nutty. You have to listen to her show sometime. I think you can listen to it online at fm107.fm
I was laughing so hard I was actually crying. But then, I think infomercials are funny, so maybe I just have a peculiar sense of humor.
I will try to catch her show online sometime.:)
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