Coming Visits By Rock Band - '30 Seconds To Mars', Miss SA Placing in the Miss Universe Contest, And 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 3'.

* The news that super rock band '30 SECONDS TO MARS' is coming to South Africa.
They will be doing 2 shows, in Johannesburg and in Cape Town,in November.
We are big fans of the band here in The FGM and are thrilled that they are coming to these shores.Besides the melody in their songs,we love that choir-like chorus that is feature of most of their songs.This chorus sounds like a group of school children's choir.
We heard about the band's pending visit on 5FM.It was pleasing to note that the 5FM DJ's - as they made the announcement - were excited themselves about the band's coming.They must love the band as much as we do.


* The current Miss South Africa - Nicole Flint - being placed in the top 10 of the Miss Universe beauty contest that was held in Las Vegas,USA,recently.
This is no small feat,ladies and gentlemen.In effect this means our Nicole is one of the 10 most beautiful ladies in the world.
It would have been nice if she had gone on to win the title.But this would have resulted in South Africa being the object of viscious envy.I mean we have just had the FIFA World Cup.We could not possibly have the Miss World crown too.It would be unfair.We must give the other countries a chance.
For the record ,the title was won by Miss Mexico - Jimena Navarrete.Well done to her too.


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 3

Next,I took my hawking of the FGM Ts to the nearby Protea Gardens mall.This mall area has the mall itself,another taxi rank and two filling stations(Shell and Caltex).It definitely had more people I could speak to.If selling is a numbers game, it follows then that the more people I speak to the higher are my chances of making a sale.And to make it even easier for people to buy I decided to drastically reduce the selling of the Ts.We normally sell them for R150 each.This time I made them R50 a T.This price - by the way - is lower that our cost price.I would be literally selling the Ts at a loss.

So there I was,going: "Excuse me,sawubona,my name is Thapelo.I have these nice T-shirts that I am selling.And they are only R50 each."A prospective buyer would then take the T from me for a closer look.As they are examining the T, I would be holding my breath,desperately hoping that this is going to be my first sale to a 'stranger' at my first attempt.But it was not to be.After having a look he would return it,saying he wanted to take it but did not any money now.And so it went on like this, from this person to that person.
There was something still missing in my package/presentation.Just that one small thing.

I was encouraged by the fact that the reduction in the price seems to have resulted in an improvement in my selling efforts.People may not be buying as yet,but they are taking a closer look at the Ts.They are wanting to feel quality of the make.
Having said that,I am not sure though if selling at this price of R50 is sustainable.Selling at less than the cost price is surely the quickest route to the poor house.


THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:

30 Seconds
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30 seconds away.
Away from rock royalty.
Away from new rocking kids on the block.
30 seconds to a good tme,
30 secs to some awesome singing.
30 secs to a beautiful,
Angelic chorus.
30 seconds to get your ticket.
A ticket to the 'Kings and Queens',
Bo-Jared Leto and the boys.
A ticket to pleasure.
30 seconds.

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The 'Vuvuzela' Making South Africa Proud, Caster Semenya being Back, And 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 2'.

* It being official,ladies and gemtlemen.The word 'vuvuzela' is now part of the English language vocabulary.In this year's Oxford English Dictionary our 'vuvuzela' is included.
This trumpet-like horn gained fame during the recent FIFA World Cup that we hosted here in South Africa.
The reaction towards the 'vuvuzela' and its blaring sound can vary from adoration to distaste.Most soccer fans love the instrument.While some people loathe it.Whatever the reactions,the 'vuvu' has now made South Africa famous.
Wherever you - Mzansi citizens - go in the English speaking world,when they ask you where you are from,tell them you are from the land of the 'vuvuzela'.And if they don't know where that is,refer them to the Oxford English Dictionary.
"Halala Vuvuzela!"


* Our 800m lady world champion - Caster Semenya - back to doing what she does best.After being cleared by the IAAF earlier this year to race again,tonight she will be taking part in a 800m contest in Berlin.
We are genuinely happy for Ms Semenya.Her time away from athletics - while the IAAF investigates claims that she may not be completeley female - could not have been a pleasant experience.
In the end we can assume - now that she has been allowed back - sanity prevailed in the IAAF corridors.
"It's good to see you back Caster."


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 2

This week I took my 'door to door' selling thing to our 'bo-mshayeli'(taxi drivers).I started next to the Tshiawelo flats here next to my 'kasi'.The taxis to town(Johannesburg) queue here after the morning 'rush hour is over.

The strategy to sell the FGM concept first,i.e. before presenting the Ts ,did not yield anything last week at the Protea Point complex.This time I decided not to say anything about what the FGM is.I approached the taxi drivers the way someone who sells socks,for example,would approach them.Bo-mshayeli would then have to buy based on whether they liked how the Ts looked or not.

Some drivers told me 'no,but thanks'.Others said I had come at the wrong time of the month.
Others still were very encouraging.They would tell me to try again next time and to never give up.This latter group - I must admit - gave me the energy to keep going;to try the next driver.

In the end though, I still didn't sell one FGM t-shirt.
So,did this mean that the FGM Ts do not even register on the 'looks' scale?

Next week is another day.Something has to give at some stage.


THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:


The 'Vuvu' Is Here
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Loathe it,or not.
The 'vuvuzela' is here.
It has arrived.
It has arrived worldwide.
They tried to ban it.
They said it is too loud.
They said the players can't hear themselves.
Can't hear themselves think on the pitch.
Mr Blatter decreed:Play on Mzansi.
Love it,or not.
The 'vuvu' is in the house.
Even the English admit it.
And not just any English.
The English in Oxford,nogal.
Cleo,"Awu Shay' Ivuvuzeeeeeeeeeeela".

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Scott 'Dilbert' Adams' Success, The Start of the Local Premier Soccer League Soccer Season, And 'On The FGM T's Sales Front - Part 1'.

* Learning - through the Jose Silva free online course - that Scott Adams,who is the creator of the popular 'Dilbert' cartoon strip,used affirmations to achieve his great succes as a cartoonist.The 'Dilbert' strip is one of the most syndicated strips.It is mostly about 'going ons' in an office-work enviroment.
To 'affirm' is to basically state - in a sentence form - your desire and then to repeat this sentence daily until your desire becomes a reality.You have to repeat your affirmation irrespective of what your reality is as you start to do it.
Adams first tried affirmations to get closer to a lady he fancied.When the technique worked in this instance he then applied it to pass a tough University entrance exam for his MBA studies.Here he incredibly got the exact mark - 94% - he was affirming.And ofcourse the reason why he is now rich and famous as a cartoonist is because he affirmed it also.
For us the revelation here was someone who used a motivational technique - affirmations - to achieve success 'outside' of the motivational field, so to speak.It is very rare to hear a motivational speaker saying they used one of their techniques to - for example - become the best tennis player in the world.Most of the time they use them do well in the same field of motivating people.Whereas Scott Adams used a motivational technique to achieve worldly success.
In the final analysis we can therefore conclude that motivational techniques - be they visualization,hypnosis,affirmations - can be used to achieve success in other areas.For example,I could start affirming : 'I am the President of South Africa'.And this will surely come to pass just as night follows day.


* Our local soccer season finally kicking off this past Saturday.Between now and the time Supersport FC won the league it feels like almost a decade had gone by.The sense of a big gap between the seasons ofcourse being the result of the FIFA World Cup.
The season curtain raiser - The Telkom Charity Cup - started things on Saturday.Kaizer Chiefs going on to win it on penalties against Orlando Pirates.
This re-starting of soccer here in Mzansi helping to alleviate some of the withdrawal symptoms for the true fans after the high of the World Cup.


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 1

Having exhausted all my leads - a list of freinds,ex-colleagues,family members,ex-girlfriends etc - I now faced the prospect of cold calling in an attempt to sell more Feel Good Movement t-shirts.
From the start I was aware that selling to strangers was going to be difficult.I mean this group of potential t-shirt buyers had no obligation to buy from me.They didn't know me from a bar of soap.

And so started my door to door selling.I started here in my 'kasi' - Protea North.I went to the shops at our complex - Protea Point.I started my sales presentations by explaining our mission in the Feel Good Movement.And this being to raise the positive energy levels in the country,and in the world,by writing and talking about the positive experiences around us.
After this quick backround I would then take out an FGM 'T' from my bag and say we are selling these to help spread the word about our message.
While people liked our idea of spreading the message of 'a focus on positive experiences',this did not seem to be enough to make them to part with their money to buy a 'T'.In my going around the 13 or so shops in the complex I did not sell even one FGM 'T'.
And we said we wanted to sell 47 million Ts?

But the 'struggle' must and will continue.This is a journey of a thousand miles.And we have taken our first step.



THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR MY 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:

This We Affirm
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We affirm this.
That the Feel Good Revolution has taken over.
That there is no hidind place.
No hiding place for non-belivers.
We affirm that the FGM Ts are selling like hot cakes.
That we are totally dominating this field.
That the 'in' crowd and the masses swear by out Ts.
We affirm a community of F-G 'peeps',
A world of positive thinkers.
We affirm that everywhre you go people are feeling good.
This we affirm.
What are you affirming?


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FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?

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