One of my most used personal credit cards is Capital One. I used it for all of my personal expenses.
Or at least I did until just a few days ago.
I've been a loyal customer for exactly 15 years. I always pay off my entire balance each and every month. And the only reason I used the card was for the rewards.
So, suddenly without notice, they closed my account.
Not only did they close my personal account but they also closed the useless business Capital One Sparks card I had. You know, the one with the "whopping" $2,500 credit line they gave me for my business? (Which is laughable considering all my other business credit cards give me a minimum of $20,000.)
So, I called them on the phone for at least some kind of explanation.
Did I mistakenly ever miss a payment? Nope. All good there.
Did my credit score drop? Nope. It's higher than ever.
Has my overall credit "usage" increased? Nope. Everything is paid off.
Did I go over the limit? Nope. Not by a long shot.
Did the card go "dormant," meaning I haven't used it in a long time? Nope. I used the damned card nearly everyday.
So...
Who the hell knows what happened?
I was curious as to whether this happened to other people. Turns out it has.
Evidently Capital One thrives on deadbeats who can't pay their credit cards (or who carry a large balances for long periods of time) so they can make money off the interest, fees, attorney fees (for collections), etc.
I don't fall into that category and never have. So, I was "discarded" for essentially being useless to their business model...because I pay my bills. (Go figure!)
Being someone with pristine credit who pays their bills off every month and on time doesn't make them any money. So, in the trash I go!
I also am feeling that perhaps they are having some financial problems (probably due to the impending credit bubble that is about to blow up in their faces) so they have to trim down their credit lines. First to go, people who pay their bills and never make them any money in interest and fees.
That's me.
So, off with my head!
At first I was upset. Then I started thinking about it. Capital One sucks. They have always have sucked. Especially with their cheesy commercials: "What's in your wallet?"
Uh...not Capital One!
And what the hell do I need them for?
I have so many other better credit cards I should be using.
Somehow I ended up with a BMW Visa card a few years ago that I almost never use. And since I plan on buying myself a new 8-series for my birthday this year, what better time to start racking up points I can apply to the down payment on my new car? Right?
When life throws you lemons...go buy a $100,000+ luxury car.
I think that's how the saying goes. At least in my world it does!
A dear friend and business partner of mine had passed away last week.
His name was Dr. Peter Barrington.
Many of you know him and knew his legacy as an investor. If you don't know, this man took a simple trading strategy and turned it into hundreds of millions of dollars.
A trading secret that didn't even have a name...until I decided to name it "The Slice."
Looking back, that name -- The Slice -- is pretty funny.
One day he was showing me how his trading system worked. And he was trying to describe these "spokes" and how to determine the strike prices when deciding to buy a put or call option.
My visual-learning self blurted out... "So, kind of like the wedge of a lemon or orange."
I remember distinctly because Dr. Barrington paused, chuckled, and said, "Well, I guess so!" It was almost as if he magically saw what I told him I was seeing, never considering such a thing even a moment before.
It took me MANY YEARS in arm-twisting to get him to allow me to promote his system which I appropriately named The Slice Trading System. And I felt like I had moved a mountain after about 6 long years of begging when he finally said, "Yes!"
Of course, that victory was immediately dampened when he told me WHY he decided to do it. "I've been diagnosed with cancer and they're giving me only six months to live."
This was back in 2018.
And being the tough old bastard I came to know him to be, it didn't surprise me that he beat cancer...then beat it after he went into remission. This trend happened three times. Maybe four. I think I lost count.
Instead of living only 6 more months, he ended up getting more than 3 1/2 years...defying the Grim Reaper in ways I'd never thought possible.
Last spring, he started getting really sick again. I had a conversation with him about "fighting" and what it meant.
And he told me something surprising. He said, "We go our whole lives fighting for and against everything. And for what? It doesn't make that much sense to do that, does it?"
I had never heard him talk like that before. But then I realized at that moment. He must've read the books I mailed to him!
When he was in hospice care the first time, I sent him some books written by Esther Hicks. I remember the first two titles but the third escapes me. The first two I remember were: Ask and It Shall Be Given and The Astonishing Power of Emotions. The third book might have been The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent...but I'm not 100% certain. (If you haven't read those books, I highly recommend that you do. They can change your life!)
When I sensed that he was letting go, I didn't look at it as "giving up." I looked at it as "surrendering to a higher power" which is something I now try to do everyday with everything. It's really shifted my vice-grip on feeling like I have to control everything. He encouraged me to "go with the flow" more.
The last time I talked to Dr. Barrington was in December. It was right before he was to go back into hospice care. I remember him telling me that he was holding out until after the holidays so he didn't "ruin Christmas for the family," as he put it. But we both knew it would be his last Christmas. In fact, I doubted he'd escape 2021 alive, that's how bad he sounded.
The last thing Dr. Barrington told me was this: "Don't waste your life doing things you don't want to do for money. I can see you doing that sometimes. And life's too short for that."
I knew what he meant. And I silently began crying like a baby while I was still on the phone with him, not wanting him to hear my sobbing, not hearing much else he said after that.
You see, he knew I didn't want to do anything else in investing training including workshops and seminars for quite some time. He was proud of me when I concluded my trainings over the fall of 2021, never to do them again. And he also knew I was struggling with wanting to carry The Slice product line anymore because I was shifting everything about my company. Because I fought so hard to be able to market The Slice System to everyone, I didn't want to tell him, "Hey, I don't want to do this anymore." But I found out that he intuitively knew I didn't want the market and sell The Slice System anymore.
So, that's what he meant. "Don't waste your life doing things you don't want to do..."
And that's why I started crying.
Our agreement has always been that when he passes, I'd get 100% ownership and control over The Slice System. And while it's made both of us a lot of money over the years, I decided that I won't be promoting that product anymore.
So...if you want ANY of it, it's now or never. It's yet another thing added to the list that I won't be reprinting ever again. (For those of you interested in what I have left, CLICK HERE for the book and CLICK HERE for the system.)
See you at the top!
Your mentor,
Monica Main
P.S. The Honolulu retreat is a month away. Decidedly, this will probably be the last retreat I'm doing of its kind. I need a long break. So, if you want to join us in Hawaii on March 4th through (and including) March 9th, CLICK HERE NOW! We intentionally keep these events small to make sure each person in the group gets maximum benefit with their own personal breakthrough and transformation.
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In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 26th, Dr. Peter Barrington had passed away.
It took me a week to come to terms with his passing and I have been beside myself with grief since I received the news, as I've considered him a close friend of mine for 12 years.
Many of you know that Dr. Barrington had been fighting cancer for the past several years. He even survived hospice care a couple of years ago and was on the mend, thanks to a "secret" diet and nutritional concoction "prescribed" to him by some doctor from Switzerland.
But old habits die hard. And Dr. Barrington couldn't live his life without his diet high in sugar, carbs, and fat.
So, after slipping back into his old dietary habitual ways, his health rapidly deteriorated.
After the holidays, he was admitted into hospice again. Something told me that he wouldn't get out alive...and I was right.
I didn't know how to break this to my students. So, I waited until the time is right...and today is the day.
For those of you who don't know the body of Dr. Barrington's extraordinary work, he was the one who developed the stock trading strategy that I named "The Slice," since his trading technique remained "nameless" for the decades he used his system.
He made hundreds of millions of dollars with his stock trading secret. It wasn't until a few years ago when he finally let me allow others to enjoy the benefits of his powerful trading strategy.
In light of his passing, I decided that I no longer have it in me to promote and sell his trading system. Once we deplete our minimal inventory of all the trading books and The Slice Trading System, I won't be marketing or offering this program anymore.
For those of you with the Hot Tips forecasting newsletter, effective January 1st, it's 100% online. It's been written by Dr. Barrington's close assistant, Joshua, since around May or June of last year. Joshua is the only one alive on this planet who knows The Slice Trading Secret as well as Dr. Barrington had and he is doing the trading forecasts through the end of this year and possibly into next year. (Personally I think Joshua's trading forecasts are much more accurate than Dr. Barrington's...only because Joshua is of sound mind and Dr. Barrington hasn't been for too long.)
If you want one of the last Seven Figure Trading books that I have in stock, CLICK HERE NOW. Once these are gone, that's it. They won't be reprinted or offered ever again.
See you at the top!
Your mentor,
Monica Main
P.S. The Success & Wealth Retreat is just a little over a month away. If you want to join us in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 4th through (and including) March 7th, CLICK HERE NOW. You can choose to join us for the powerful business-building event on March 8th and 9th too. Seating is limited. We keep these groups small to give you the optimal transformational experience. Decidedly, this will be my last retreat.
P.P.S. For those of you interested in becoming part of the most extraordinary group I've ever done which is for those of you wanting to make $85,000 or more per month with a powerful business secret, CLICK HERE NOW. Please note, this is for serious entrepreneurs only...not tire-kickers and time-wasters. CLICK HERE to watch the replay of a training I did a couple of weeks ago and decide if you'd like to be part of my only live training I'll be doing on this powerful business and wealth-building secret. The training is starting on February 17th. CLICK HERE to check it out now!
The other day I sent you an email about my progress with fighting the Omicron virus.
And, of course, I always have to get some smart ass with their comments that would be better kept to themselves.
Here's what he had to say based on my email comment about how I believe 95% of you guys and gals WILL get Covid at some point...
"Hello, Dr (would be) Monica, in regard to your last email as the saying goes, the patient knows his/her illness (his/her body) better than any doctor, for the most part. However, when it comes to prediction, 95% of us will get the virus! I don't think so. I have been driving every day during the pandemic, I'm a pro Limo driver, and I have not gotten a single symptom whatsoever... without a single test and no vaccine. Talking about someone trusting his immune system!!!"
So...I didn't appreciate the reference to "Dr. Monica." I personally thought that was a tad juvenile. I'm not sure if he was being snarky, an ass****, or that's just how he talks to people. Who knows?!
But anyway, to be clear, no...I'm not a doctor nor do I pretend to be. I do know about basic health, the immune system, and the coronavirus which...[GASP] has been around for many years before this pandemic. Any half-a-brain doctor or nurse...even a medical student...will tell you that the coronavirus has been around for at least a dozen years. Some state that the Spanish flu is a variant of a coronavirus which was more than 100 years ago...and, coincidentally, never went away which is why we still have seasonal flus to this day.
So, to clarify my comment, yes...most of you will have some variation of Covid, if you haven't already. And just because you weren't lying in bed fighting for your life or haven't gotten the case of the sniffles over it doesn't mean it hasn't hit you. Some people's immune systems are better than others. Some people exhibit symptoms. Others do not.
Unless you permanently live in a plastic bubble with NASA state-of-the-art air purifying systems, you have already been exposed to some variant of the coronavirus many years BEFORE "Covid-19" was a thing. And if you think you're going to exist in a world where you're never going to get it, you're living in a fantasyland. It's like saying you're never ever going to get another flu, cold, or any other illness. If you plan on dying, say, TODAY then maybe I'd believe you if you said you weren't ever going to get sick again. However, if you plan on sticking around for more years and decades to come like I do, getting a cold/flu here and there is just a reality. And just about every cold/flu from this point forward WILL have reminisces of our modern-day coronavirus mixed in. That's just the truth.
Instead of fearing it, how about taking care of yourself? How about boosting up your immune system, eating healthier, and stop being so damned afraid of it? How about making this less about the fear-mongering from the news and social media...and more about what this really is? A virus that we have to overcome one way or the other?!
And to the snarky student who wrote me the email (and everybody else who is thinking the same thing), I never said I was pro- or anti-vaxx. I don't care what you do or don't do with your own body. I chose to get vaccinated because I had an obligation to complete my PBS show last month and getting vaccinated was a requirement. To serve my students in the way of doing the show was important enough to me to get the vaccine. I'm not telling you what to do with your body. But I do have the right to do what I want with my own bodywithout dealing with backlash. I think the student who wrote the email has some English literacy issues because he clearly misunderstood what I was talking about in my own email when speaking about my experiences with fighting Omicron.
So, to all of you who haven't gotten sick yet, GOODFORYOU. Seriously, I'm happy for you! But for anyone who thinks they'll never get another cold/flu again...well, I hope it all works out for you. I really do.
And I still can't get over the comment this student made about how "he patient knows his/her illness (his/her body) better than any doctor..." Huh? Okay. Maybe in some ways and in some circumstances if the person is really "tuned in" to their body. But, unfortunately, most people who are riddled with disease aren't that tuned in at all, which is why they're full of sickness and disease in the first place. Had they tuned in that well, they would have listened to what their body needed, laid off the Doritos and burgers, got out to exercise, and wouldn't be sick in the first place. But...that's a whole other ball of wax I'd rather not get into.
All this typing is making me tired.
I'm going to take a nap. Even though with each passing day I'm getting better, I think I'm still only at around 50% energy capacity so I have to take it easy on myself.
I had this thought the other day which you may not think is that big of a deal.
But for me, well...it kind of just nailed a point with one pretty clear image, giving me an understanding of something that, perhaps, has been evading me for decades.
Maybe this is something that's been evading you too.
So, here's the "epiphany" I had...
If you're ever going to make a lot of money, you have to "tap into" the source of money.
In my seminar events, I sometimes talk about how there is money everywhere. In our virtual society, money flows through you in the form of wire transfers, Venmo payments, people buying stuff online, etc.
Then one day I thought to myself, "How do you hang onto that money that's flowing through you?"
I suddenly had this weird image of a giant orange water balloon the size of a small town. It was so full, it seemed to be on the verge of bursting.
And in my weird twisted vision, I suddenly had this faucet that I jabbed into the side of the balloon and I turned on the "tap." That's when the water came out, depending on how far I turned the knob.
This is when I realized that making money is the same way. There are economic rules that are set forth in the world we were born in. And it's fairly easy to play and win at the game of economics if you know what you're doing.
If you (1) have a tap, (2) jab that tap into the side of a brimming opportunity, and (3) turn the tap on full blast once you secure that sucker.
And that's it.
Once you understand that, the sky's the limit in how much money you can earn.
So, you're probably wondering (other than "Is Monica on drugs??"), what kind of "tap" you can get your hands on and what "opportunity" you can jab that tap into.
Ah...
I'm so glad you asked.
CLICK HERE and I'll explain the whole thing to you in a simple short video.
The only difference between rich people and poor people is that the wealthy have a vehicle or a vessel from which to derive cash. Poor people don't. That's really all there is to it.
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Since I got the Omicron virus last week, a lot of you have been asking me what it's all about.
So, let me give you my run-down:
Day 1: Sore throat and tired. Start of that "balloon head" feeling.
Day 2: Back pain, tired, runny nose, dry cough.
Day 3: WORST DAY OF ALL...I couldn't get out of bed. Back pain, runny nose, congested, dry cough.
Day 4: Felt REALLY GOOD...like, "Was I really that sick?" good.
Day 5: Back to what I felt on Day 2 minus the runny nose.
Day 6: (Today) Still feeling run-down and a touch congested. Runny nose is long gone and the cough is intermittent. Back pain is slight.
Day 7: That'll be tomorrow so, I'll let you know. I'm predicting it'll be a replay of today. Just tired, feeling slightly "confused" and have no focus at all.
I feel like I'm on the mend but I have to take it slow. I feel the worst is behind me and I actually feel lucky to have gone through this because now I have a kick-ass immunity to it.
Thinking back, I don't think I would have taken my booster shot 1 day after I got back from my PBS show shoot in Atlanta last month. My immune system was down from the stress of the show and the back-to-back plane flights. So, if I could go back in time, I would have waited to get the booster after I got back from this last trip (out of the country) after waiting 2 weeks or so.
Oh well...hindsight is always 20/20 as they say, right?
Anyway, I wanted to fill you in on all the details so you know what the timeline is on this illness since the likelihood you'll get it (vaccinated or not) is around 95%.
But, it's not all that bad. I've been sicker before. (Remember when I told you I got the "pre" Covid-19 back in June 2016? Now that was an ass kicking illness there.) It was a decent cold/flu so, in case you're wondering what it's like, there you go.
Why am I telling you all this?
Because no matter where I went online, nobody seemed to have a "timeline" of all the symptoms of this Omicron thing. They just had a list of symptoms and that's it. So, just know that it starts with the sore throat and that kicks off Day 1. Okay? That's when you know you'll have to get all of your work/chores done (and order groceries) because you'll be down for the count within about 24-36 hours from that point.
At any rate, some of you are wondering about the training I had to put off. It was supposed to be this past Thursday (on the 13th of January) but I postponed it by only 1 week. This means that it's now on Thursday, January 20th at 5:30pm Pacific Time. If you haven't registered yet, CLICK HERE to register. If you've already registered from before, you're still in the system and you won't have to register again.
Finally, I have a 6-Day Money Funnel Building Mentorship Group which now starts on Monday, January 24th. CLICK HERE if you haven't enrolled yet. I will only be doing ONE of these live events and that's it. So, it's now or never. This is the fastest way I can get you set up in a cash flowing Money Funnel Business. And I can help you do it in only 6 days...something I've never done before. So, CLICK HERE if you want to hit the ground running in 2022 by kicking off this year with a successful Money Funnel Business!
Despite having been vaccinated and getting the booster shot on December 20th, I still seemed to manage to contract Omicron.
Even worse, when I got the regular run-of-the-mill Covid-19 a year ago this month (even being unvaccinated at that time), I had only mild symptoms.
Getting Covid AGAIN in August (post-vaccination)...barely any symptoms at all.
And now here we are with this Omicron bullsh**...which is no joke. Because I'm sicker than a dog right now.
So, in case you're wondering what this highly-transmissible strain is all about and what it "looks" like to get it, here's the run-down:
Day 1 (Tuesday): Major sore throat...felt like I swallowed a dozen porcupines. Mild headache. Feeling run down but had enough energy to get some basic stuff done.
Day 2 (Yesterday): Sore throat completely gone. This was replaced with a feeling of "balloon head" coupled with a mild "vice grip" headache that worsened through the day and then I got the back pain like I was hit by a bus...I was still able to get some work done but I could feel my "productive" timer ticking down. By the evening, I felt major shivers and I couldn't get enough heat. After standing in a super hot shower for 30 minutes, I got dressed and tried to make dinner. I ordered sandwiches only instead and almost fell asleep waiting for the delivery guy. After eating only half my food, I couldn't get up out of bed and I crashed at 8pm.
Day 3: (Today): Sitting here with barely enough energy to type this email to you. Wishing this was over. And now cursing the motherf***** who passed this disease to me.
Really, though, I'm to blame. Because foolish me...having had very few "leisure" trips in the past couple of years, I decided to take my daughter to the Caribbean. And it was probably there that I contracted this virus...somewhere toward the end. Maybe in Nassau. Who knows?
Or maybe from the little kid on the plane coming back who was sicker than a dog, kept going to the bathroom, and was being fed cold and flu medication by her mom through the entire flight. (It was probably that little sh**.)
Regardless, I have it. Nothing I can do about it. And it sucks.
Now, does it feel like I'm on "death's door" or anything like that? Not really. It's just a mid-level cold/flu. But as productive as I like to be at all times (and trying to catch up on a bunch of work that piled up while I was gone), I'm finding myself sitting here thinking... "Who cares?! I gotta heal or I'll be no good to anybody."
With that said, I am postponing the training I was supposed to do this evening. It'll be on and crackin' a week from today. (I've already updated this change in the system.) If you didn't register yet, CLICK HERE. I decided to change the topic of the training because we're going into the "big time" now. No more pansy footsie anymore. I'm going to show you how to make some big cash influxes this first quarter of 2022.
Also, I'll be postponing the 6-Day Money Funnel Building Mentorship that was supposed to start on Monday, January 17th. It will now start on Monday, January 24th. This way I'm not giving you half-assed trainings (because I'm sick) and I'm able to give you 110% of what I have. So, enjoy your MLK day and I'll see you on January 24th. If you didn't enroll yet, there's still time (obviously). CLICK HERE to check it out and enroll right now.
In the meantime, I'm going to finish binge-watching Cobra Kai.
See you at the top!
Your mentor,
Monica Main
P.S. Good news! The office is now re-opened! Any issues, questions, or concerns can be addressed when calling 661-295-5050 ext. 2 between regular business hours. Also, we had a huge wave or orders come in over the New Year. We're expecting to get everything out no later than Friday of this week! So, if you're waiting on a package, it's ON THE WAY. No need to clutter the phone lines for tracking information. (It'll be automatically emailed to you once your package goes out.) Thanks for your patience.
Christmas is officially over, you survived, and we're now in the last week of the year.
Did you bother writing out your New Year's Resolutions yet?
I don't waste my time anymore with those.
Years ago I read a book called One Word That Will Change Your Life by Jon Gordon. In a nutshell, he talks about choosing one word every single year that will signify what you will work on, strive for, or focus on.
So, for example, for 2021 my word was "Surrender."
This word represented practicing the art of allowing things to come into my life, to stop fighting life and swimming upstream, and to just let go and surrender. While I'm still working on surrendering, this has certainly been a transformative year for me because I've let go of so much, literally and figuratively.
As we get ready to enter 2022, I decided that my word of the year will be "Power." This word signifies how I plan on exercising my power as a mother, entrepreneur, and with my students who will be joining me in my next chapter. Now that I think about it, my word should be "Focus" and I guess I still have time to change it.
Hell...why does it have to be only one word? Why can't it be two? I guess it can be two, right?
Anyway, for those of you who want a "sneak peak" at the amazing stuff I have to come for you in 2022, CLICK HERE. I'll only be working with a handful of students on this new leg of my journey and maybe you'll be one of them.
Maybe not.
Only you will know if this resonates with you...or not. It's NOT for everyone, that's for sure.
Also, I'll be doing a deep-dive training on January 13th at 5:30pm Pacific Time. CLICK HERE to register. Even if you can't join me, register anyway so that you'll be able to see the replay 24 hours after the live training. This will kick off a powerful year and I want you to be part of it.
In the very least, pick your one word for 2022. Who knows? It may completely transform your life in 2022.
Most of you know that I really am not a huge fan of Christmas.
Never have been. Never will be.
And this year is no different.
In fact, if anything, this Christmas...I'm even less into Christmas than maybe the past 5 years combined.
Why?
Covid-fatigue.
A death in the family yesterday morning.
An uncle who had a stroke earlier this week.
An ex-brother-in-law who is paralyzed from the waist down due to getting Covid...only days before Thanksgiving. And now he's trying to "learn" how to walk again.
So, as I celebrate today with my daughter and my dad, I am really excited about one thing.
Today is Christmas which means...tomorrow won't be Christmas anymore. ;-)
So, that's something to look forward to, right?
Most of you have been wondering what the heck is going on with me, my company, my PBS thing, and everything in between.
I'll give you the short of it...
The PBS shoot was in Atlanta last weekend. In fact, it was a week ago today. It went well. And now the filming is finally "in the can," as they say. (Yaaahhhh!)
I have my office partially closed until after the first of the year. So, while emails will be answered, phone calls won't be returned until the beginning of January. For those of you who have left messages, hold your horses. We'll get back to you as soon as we can.
I've been doing a major overhaul of Success For Life (formerly Global Success) in the past couple of months. For many of you, my company will not be recognizable in the months to come.
But...it's a good thing because I'm getting rid of all the things I don't want to do anymore (including real estate investing training, courses, and seminars) and only hyper-focusing on the things I want to do the most to serve you in the highest and best way possible.
My goal for 2022 is to get you into profits as fast as possible and there is only one way I know how to do that.
If you care to take a sneak peak, CLICK HERE to see what it is. I'll be talking about it at great length during a special webinar training I have lined up for you on January 13th. CLICK HERE to register for this powerful mind-blowing event.
The only thing we can control is by focusing on the things that interest us the most, the things we can change, and the things we care about. The rest of it...eeehhhhhh! Just throw it out to the dogs.
If you enjoy Christmas, enjoy today.
If you don't (like me), then CLICK HERE to check out a short video I have for you and in how I plan on lining you up for something really transformative in 2022. And then CLICK HERE to register for my January 13th webinar.
Enjoy your eggnog, baked ham, and yuletide log fireplace streaming.
And know that I'm probably still watching the Harry Potter Movie Marathon while waiting with baited breath for today to be over with.
