Some wisdom from Dean Jackson
It is actually kind of appropriate this is one of my first posts because it combines my interests in life/business coaching and internet marketing. If you don’t know who Dean Jackson is, that is ok, because the article is really about a philosophy of life that Dean tries to live by, but I’ll tell you a little about what I know of Dean anyway.
Dean Jackson is probably best known for developing marketing systems for realtors. Check out one of his main websites at: http://marketingmonday.com. Dean is really one of the pioneers of internet marketing and his ideas have been copied by 100s of others even though they may not know it. To give you some idea, Dean was probably the first one to use a 1 page sales letter.
Dean was also good friends with Thomas Leonard who is considered by many as the father of modern life coaching and I’m told had a big impact on Dean. For more on Thomas Leonard check out his book The 28 Laws of Attraction: Stop Chasing Success and Let It Chase You.
Ok, so now that you have some background on Dean and how it ties into coaching I can get to the part about wisdom. Dean has a way that he measures whether he is being successful that is a little different than most people, but that I really like and have borrowed some for myself. I’ve read these in articles by Dean and also in interviews and they are:
I know I’m being successful when.
1. I can wake up every day and ask: “What would I like to do today?”
2. I can live anywhere I choose.
3. My passive revenue exceeds my lifestyle needs.
4. I’m working on projects I’m excited about. and doing my very best work.
5. There are no whiny people in my life.
6. I have no deadlines or time obligations.
7. I wear whatever I want all the time.
8. I can quit any project at any time.
9. I can disappear for several weeks with no affect on my income.
10. I wear my watch for curiosity only.
Dean uses these as a guide for his decision making processes as well.
One other thing that Dean does is have days that he calls, ” Super-Happy-Fun-Day”. Basically he sets aside days just to have fun all day and not worry about anything. I think all of us need more Super-Happy-Fun-Days.
Although it may not be right for everybody, I think Dean Jackson has come up with some real wisdom here and more of us should think about what being successful really means.
Super-happy-fun days. Wow! What a concept. Love Dean’s definition of success. What a world we would live in if everyone got how important this is to productivity and creativity. Millions are spent each year by employers trying to get people fired up. All they’d have to do is give super-happy-fun days once or twice a month and it would be FREE with a huge ROI. Great post Jim!