June 11th, 2010 by Jim Donovan
It’s “game day” as I sit, waiting to start sending messages for my Amazon campaign launch for Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body. Since it’s also my birthday, I thought it appropriate to start today.
A lot of work has gone into this and I am grateful to all the partners who have been gracious enough to provide valuable bonus products for the people who do order the book during the campaign.
They are, in no particular order:
Peggy McColl, Gina Mollicone Long, Dr. Joe Rubino, Michelle Casto. Peter Fogel, Kathleen Gage, Sally Shields, Tracy Ecclesine Ivie, Michelle Cimino, Chaney Weiner, Jackie Jones, Terri Levine , Kevin Boyle, Shel Horowitz, Arupa Tesolin, Helene Rothschild, Millie Grenough
And special thanks to all my friends and social media colleagues who have stepped up and offered to help spread the word.
Here’s what my, usually neat and clean, desk looks like at the moment. 
Yesterday, I shot a short video about the idea of living an ageless and amazing life. I trust you will enjoy it. And, if you want to order the book and receive more than $785 in bonus gifts, follow this link
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April 21st, 2010 by Jim Donovan
The lights dimmed and the crowd roared as Leon Russell took to the stage of the theater in Sellersville, PA.
One could not help but notice the frailty of the, now 68 year old. Clearly his life and lifestyle had taken their toll on his physical health but the moment he stood at the keyboards, such a familiar site, he was that 28 year old performer once again.
The audience was transported back to a time when he shared the stage with the likes of George Harrison, John Lennon and Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden’s Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.
The man playing music at the Sellersville theater, while a much smaller venue, was the same man who played the big rooms so many years ago.
How is this possible? How is it that, while the body of Leon Russell has aged and taken on physical ailments and limitations, the musician remains that young, vibrant singer songwriter of times past?
Passion is one of the key components to living a fulfilling life and Russell has as much passion for what he is doing as a man half his age. Clearly he is living his dream, whether it’s in front of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden or 400 at the theater in rural Pennsylvania. He is doing something that matters to him and its’ apparent listening to his music.
He has passion, he has a dream and he’s living his life to the fullest. These are some of the keys to a living vibrantly as outlined in my new book, “Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body.”
Challenging the myths of aging - with stories of role models in their 80′s and beyond who are living vibrant, productive lives
Igniting your passion – exercises for exploring your gifts and redefining your purpose
Creating your vision – experiencing your dream life in full technicolor
Changing your beliefs - overcoming limiting beliefs with positive affirmations
Reclaiming your power – improving your life spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically
Learn more about the “Ageless Living Method” and find out how you can use it to help you find passion in your life and create a future that excites you.
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December 3rd, 2009 by Jim Donovan
Click here to listen to the replay of an informative and fun interview with me and three top women doctors. They are among the “New Breed” of doctors I wrote about in Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body.
These highly qualified women doctors care deeply about their patients and engage a variety of healing modalities to accomplish their task of healing the patient.
Recorded live at WWDB Radio Philadelphia.
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October 28th, 2009 by Jim Donovan
Don’t Let An Old Person Move Into Your Body:
How To Make The Rest of Your Life, the Best of Your Life
by Jim Donovan
reviewed by Edie Weinstein-Moser
As Jim Donovan welcomes his fifth ‘baby’ into the world of words, ironically, it is geared toward those who are chronologically at the other end of the life spectrum. All that being said, “Don’t Let An Old Person Move Into Your Body” has universal appeal, regardless of whether you are pre, post, or way past baby boomer generation. The subtitle is alluring as well, since those of us in the 50 plus range were fed the belief that as we age, we dry up physically, emotionally, mentally and sexually. Donovan aptly demonstrates, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. In his first three books, he speaks of the dramatic turnaround his life took, from homeless and hopeless to revitalization and creating the life of his deepest dreams. A boomer himself, Donovan expands the vision to assist those who may have given up on their dreams.
From the outset, he challenges the myths related to aging including those which claim that deterioration is a necessary part of the aging process and that we can only enjoy life after years of hard work, scrimping and saving and then ultimately retiring,
Donovan offers inspiring suggestions such as finding a purpose, managing physical well being, tapping into the Law of Attraction, (raising your energetic vibration to call in what it is you desire) using affirmations and vision boards, as well as steering clear of people who are unhealthy role models (he uses the delightfully evocative term ‘energy vampire’ to describe someone who sucks the life out of you with their negativity).
Chapter titles, that invite the reader to delve into their depths, include:
Redefining Your Purpose and Reigniting Your Passion shares the story of a 63 year old man who left his day job to become a stripper.
Whatsoever You Believe offers up an idea that I use often, called a ‘bridge belief’
that can span the gap between where you are in your life currently and where you
want to be.
You Don’t Have To Eat Dog Food Unless You Want To provides guidance in the
realm of finances, encouraging readers to be astute with regard to their assets and
liabilities, reading the well considered wisdom of Robert Kiyosaki who wrote the ‘
‘Rich Dad’ book series. A powerful quote from Kiyosaki is “Live within your means
and raise your means”.
A consummate word-smith, Donovan also suggests tried and true interventions including asking himself in the midst of a challenging situation: “What’s working?” as in what it is that he can find that is beneficial rather than detrimental. He practices what he preaches by providing himself with ‘extraordinary care days’ during which he enjoys what I think of as ‘get to’s’ rather than ‘have to’s’.
This book invites readers to commit to ultimate well being for what could be the most fulfilling times of their lives.
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October 22nd, 2009 by Jim Donovan
Excerpt, Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body
A butcher for most of his adult life, Jimmy Smith was content with living a modest, middle class lifestyle. He was a happy man blessed with a loving wife and six children, until at sixty-two years of age he had the rug pulled out from under him. Due to his failing health and being unable to stand all day cutting meat, he was forced to leave the job he had held for most of his life.
While this is surely something that would be a challenge to anyone, in his situation it could have been devastating. Fortunately, for Jimmy, a friend introduced him to the network marketing industry, providing him an opportunity for self-employment and a chance to build a business of his own.
After being in the business for a time, Jimmy Smith found his passion in both the leading edge products and the business opportunity offered by Isagenix International, a company whose vision is to make a positive impact on world health and free people from physical and financial pain, and in the process create the largest health-and-wellness company in the world.
I have personally experienced the Isagenix products and found them to be one of the highest quality nutritional products available as have two of my colleagues John Gray and Jack Canfield.
Jimmy had found his calling. With the the health benefits he realized from taking the Isagenix products and the business opportunity it provided, he was on fire and ready to tell the world about his new business.
When I met Jimmy Smith, a few years ago, he was turning eighty and had the energy and stamina of a man half his age. Not only does he look and feel great, he went on to become the top earner in his company, making himself and his family very wealthy, while building a lasting legacy for his children and grand-children.
Perhaps what best describes Jimmy’s energy and passion for what he is doing is the experience that I had while attending an all day event with him. I was leaving the event after being in the hotel for over 12 hours. Riding the elevator down to the lobby with Jimmy’s daughter Grace, talking about what a long day it had been, I asked where her dad was. “Oh, he has a few more meetings,” she replied. We both laughed at the fact that while we, decades younger, were both ready to call it a day, Jimmy the Butcher was still going strong.
Jimmy Smith is the perfect example of what can happen when a person’s passion is ignited by something larger than himself. If you ever have the opportunity to meet Jimmy Smith, by all means, do so. It’s a life changing experience.
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September 23rd, 2009 by Jim Donovan
The other day I was watching a video of the late Og Mandino. It was his last recorded seminar prior to his passing and is available at www.Success.com
I’ve been a big fan of his for many years and have listened to several of his audio programs and read most of his 14 books. I especially identified with the fact that he, like me, he had been down and out at one time, caught up in the throes of addiction.
Incidentally, what changed his life, and mine, was reading self-help books and listening to audio personal development programs. I cannot stress the importance of this enough. We become what we think about and what we think about is the result of what we put into our mind.
In the video, Og tells the story of the life of actress Lillian Roth, played by Susan Hayward in the move I’ll Cry Tomorrow. She, too, was living in despair, unable to change her life until she uttered three little words, which are the same words I used when I was in despair, and are the basis of Mandino’s talk and, hence, this article.
These three short words, totaling a mere nine letters, are the most powerful words any of us can use to create a shift. They work whether one is suffering from an addiction, as in the case of Ms. Roth, growing a business, losing weight, attracting a relationship or, as is my present case, marketing a new book.
The words, which you may have already guessed are, “I need help!”
How simple is that? Yet, how often do you ask for help?
Most of us would rather offer to help a friend than ask that same friend to help us. I’m not sure exactly why this is so. Maybe we don’t like to admit needing anyone’s help, I know I don’t, because it makes us vulnerable or may be perceived as a sign of weakness. Women are better at asking for help when they need it but we men, for the most part, try to appear “macho” and able to handle everything by ourselves.
If you want to get ahead in your life, especially in business, you’ll need to ask for help from time to time. We all need help. Success is a team sport.
In their wonderful book, The Aladdin Factor, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen suggest you ask, ask, ask, and keep asking for what you need. This, by the way, is how I obtained Mr. Canfield’s endorsement for my first book, Handbook to a Happier Life.
What is it you need help with? Who could you ask? (hint: everyone)
Whatever it is you need help with, begin with the people closest to you and branch out from there to include your friends and network. If necessary, ask total strangers. You’d be amazed at how willing people are to help if only they are asked.
I’ll start the ball rolling. I need help with marketing my new book, Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into your Body. It’s a wonderful book and I know it will help many people learn to age in a more positive way. The challenge with any book is letting people know about it.
Telling everyone you know about it, blogging about it, posting it on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and so on is, of course, most appreciated and a huge help.
Specifically,I’m interested in connecting with companies who can use it as a premium gift for customers or have me deliver my new “Wellness & Performance” seminar for their employees. Each of these, by the way, carries with it a nice referral fee.
And, since she was a major influence in my writing the chapter on health, I’d like to connect with Suzanne Somers. If you happen to have a personal connection with her, I’d welcome an introduction.
So, what do you need?
Post what will help you in the comments section of this article below and let’s see if we can get you the help you want. Please do not post asking people to send you money or any other off topic requests.
If your need is something I, or someone I know, can help with, I’ll do what I can as will, I’m sure, our other readers.
Remember, in an abundant universe, we all win!
“I have come that you should have life and that you should have it abundantly” John 10:10
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