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Dear Direct Response Letter Subscriber:
I have a cordial relationship with PF, a computer reseller who
sells and services my computers.
Last week, he came to my house to deliver some computer
supplies. When I asked PF how he was, he replied: "March was a
horrible month; April is better."
I asked him what happened in March, figuring an employee quit or
he lost a big account.
Here's what happened to PF last month:
1-His girlfriend's 22-year-old son was killed by a hit and run
driver.
2-Her father also died.
3-PF's 55-year-old brother had a heart attack and died.
I'd never heard of any other person having such a horrific month.
Of course, it immediately triggered a thought I have shared with
you before:
Any day you wake up healthy, with food to eat and a roof over
your head, is a good day.
Certainly, like most of us, I have had my share of woes. A
partial list:
>> My wife had cancer a month after we got married.
>> We couldn't have children, though finally through injections
she was able to get pregnant and give birth to our two sons.
>> I have peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in my right leg,
which makes walking even medium distances painful.
>> We lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the stock market
crash of 2000, being stupidly invested too heavily in tech
stocks.
>> My father died a slow, painful death from cancer at the
relatively early age of 70.
>> My in-laws went bankrupt, lived hand to mouth, and had to
depend on me for financial support for years.
Your problems may be less or more. I don't know.
But mine turned me into a complainer and a whiner for a long
time.
PF's tragedy reminded me to have more of an attitude of
gratitude.
I have a career and a family I love, and we are free of money
worries.
Having done more than my fair share of feeling sorry for myself
over the past few decades, I can tell you that it does nothing
but make you miserable - and it certainly doesn't help solve
your problems one iota.
Some problems - like being strapped for cash - have solutions,
and the way to solve them is through action, not fretting.
Some problems - like the death of PF's girlfriend's son - have
no solution, and warrant grieving over.
One other point....
If your life isn't working the way you'd like it to, you have to
make a change.
Recall the old saying: insanity is doing the same thing over and
over again.
Action steps:
1-Pick the most vexing problem in your life.
2-Make a change in your life aimed at fixing it.
Sincerely,
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Bob Bly
Copywriter / Consultant
590 Delcina Drive
River Vale, NJ 07675
Phone 201-505-9451
Fax 201-573-4094
www.bly.com
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