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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Carrie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:41:04 -0000

Hi there...
I noticed what a huge following you have on twitter. I now know why. Thank you for being so authentic. It only encourages me to "be me" even that much more. (And yes, you do make a difference...well you just did!) May if we could all be transparent...imagine that world.

Ok, ok, we can all stop picturing people walking around with see-through clothing on. *smirk*

But really, thanks for being so uplifting by just being real.

Carrie

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

rickbutts — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:20:02 -0000

Yes Cynthia - you are absolutely welcome to use my quote and I'd love a link back to my site.

You are very kind and I truly appreciate your encouragement and support!

rick

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Cynthia Clinton — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:05:21 -0000

I love your quote! I have a rotating quote generator on one of my blogs... can I add your quote to the mix? I attribute all quotes to their authors.

I like the honesty in this entry. I recently learned a lesson in a similar vein.

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Barbara Rozgonyi — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:03:42 -0000

Rick - if you decide to go back to the Budapest option, let me know. Think I still have a few relatives over there.

RE: being truthful - my hunch is that there's lots and lots that goes unsaid. Not necessarily not telling truth, but not being forthcoming, either.

It's been interesting for me to watch Internet marketers attempt the shift from sending mass emails to participating in community-driven social media tools like blogging and twitter. You kinda have to be more natural/more real to make it work. That's not a problem for you. Thanks for setting a good example.

@wiredprworks on twitter.com

P.S. Have to thank you publicly. We've never met [except in the comment box and on twitter] and yet you sent me a prospect. That's a first.

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

JoLynn Braley — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:04:44 -0000

Hi Rick,

Ok, are you really moving to Hungary? You know where I'd suggest instead? Prague (Praha)! It's the most awesome place in Eastern Europe, have you been there yet? I haven't been to Budapest so I don't have a comparison but Prague is awesome.

And re: ppl comparing their insides to another's outsides - very very true, happens a lot. We never really know what someone else is going through, unless they share it like you have in your wonderful, open way that you do. :)

(btw, I'm very very happy to see more and more men disclosing that they've struggled with depression, which at it's source is negative thinking [I'm doing a course on this now and blogging about it]. Many men don't get help for their stress, anxiety, and/or depression because of fear of being looked at as "less than", and that is soooo far from the truth. These are the #1 emotional disorders in the world and nothing at all to be ashamed of. ;) )

C ya on Twitter and I'm keeping an eye out for your next live broadcast! :)

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Mari Smith — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:43:09 -0000

I can completely understand, Rick. I wouldn't do this RV thang solo for all the cashola in da world. Having said that, it's INTENSE to do as a couple. Talk about magnifying issues. haha. Hubby and I jokingly call this our mobile marriage bootcamp. Oh, and issues are AFGO's (another f'ing growth opportunity). :D

Wait! If ya wanted to be proactive we could set up a nifty website? RickButtsWonderfulRelations... - something like that. Seriously, I bet your ideal gal is looking for you and through the help and support of your trusty social network community (NOT wading into the morass by yourself), you could meet a FAB gal!! Okay, I'm a big romantic.

Cheers,
Mari

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

rickbutts — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:10:37 -0000

@Mari - I actually thought about the motorhome idea - fuel costs aside - I got so burned out on travel in general - that I think that if I had a wonderful relationship in my life - I'd be quite happy in a cabin in the mountains, overlooking a river or lake, of course.

@LaTara - awwwwww, smiles, blushes!

@nichelady Isabella - you are such a ray of sunshine. I don't know why but each time I see your name, as when you post a comment here or Twitter - I can't help but smile. And thats a very good thing!

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

LaTara — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:06:06 -0000

WOW! Can I just say that this is my first time following you and I am so glad I was led to this post. Rick my man, I have been trying this IM stuff since 2006 and you are the first IMer that I am choosing to follow outside of a two or three others.

I consider myself a pretty down-to-earth, transparent woman with no need to hide anything. I am glad to have found you and my hat is off to you as well as a glass raised!

You are a treasure!

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Mari Smith — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:46:58 -0000

Truly inspirational. I'm having another love surge for da Butt. Really warmed my heart (and raised my eyebrows just a wee bit) to read such incredible candor.

Well, even if Budapest manifests, you'd only ever be a tweet away. But I have a gr8 idea - how about sell your house & furniture and get a big ol' motorhome! :) You could follow in Charles Kuralt's footsteps and blog about all da peeps you meet?!

Big hugs,
Mari
@marismith

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Isabella "Niche Lady" — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:32:01 -0000

Rick. I'm chiming in late as usual ... but you are truly one of the realest people I've ever met. You continue to inspire me to keep pushing and keep doing it my way, even if it conflicts with the standard "internet marketer" procedures. Thanks for talking to everyone and judging them on the strength of their character, not the size of their list.

Isa "Niche Lady" Murphy, The Staying Paid Diva
@nichelady

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Brian Foley — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:24:39 -0000

Rick,
Very wonderful post! I feel great reading it. You are quite a guy, it seems. You give me back a lot of faith. Depression bites. I had it for about 40 years, and I mean the black, yawing kind when you find yourself with and empty bottle of Scotch (and not even a single-malt) under your desk with a knife to your wrists on Christmas Eve, alone, in your lonely apartment in Germany. (It's not like that any more, so don't worry!)

I think candor and honesty like yours helps set us all free.

Keep fighting the good fight. Can't wait to see what you'll be putting out.

And Budapest absolutely ROCKS!

Brian (a.k.a. Professor Homunculus at http://MathMojo.com )

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

rickbutts — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:39:39 -0000

Thanks to everyone here who shared such big stuff.

Martin, Denise, Jerry, Mike, JK,

I need to put a box up on the site asking what you'd like to see me write - or create a video on.

It's on the list.

Thank you - thank you - thank you!
Rick

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

SimplyD — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:05:38 -0000

Rick,

What if I told you that your humor,intelligence and honesty have continued to inspire the woman that was once a lonely little girl who grew up in a very under-served community outside of Detroit. She wasn't allowed to go outside and play and she watched the world through a window in her house. She had trying times and felt like no one else could ever relate to her pain. As she grew up, she realized that some of the people she admired the most shared similar experiences and it's what made them strong and ultimately helped them achieve their dreams.

So Rick, if you told me that, I would tell you that you inspire me by being yourself and you continually show me that people can make a difference in lives just by being who they are. Thank you for making a difference in MY life. ;)

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Chuck Bartok — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:18:28 -0000

Thank you again Rick for your honesty.

An illusive commodity these days, especially on the Net.

Integrity and simplicity is what I have been offering my client base for almost 1/2 century, and it is FUN to see others with same philosophy

I also have pared my "mail box"

I would be honored to interview you for our Membership site, Beginners Marketing Class. Other interviewees have been marketers of Integrity and Candor

Thanks again
Chuck

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Martin Wales - Launch 'Sur — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:37:12 -0000

Rick,

What AREN'T you telling us?

Sounds like you're finding yourself the more you verbalize it to us all. Keep on poppin! Variety is the spice of life -- "The red bill or the blue pill, Neal?

Before Blog, there was "I am."

Finally, can't forget >> From all these posts, it sounds like you should put up an affiliate link to your pharmacist, dude. ;-)

Martin

www.CustomerCatcher.com
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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Jerry — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:57:24 -0000

Rick,
Thanks for being so candid and honest in this and other posts..it takes a fair amount of guts to do that. It is like a refreshing gust of wind in a boiler room of IM sleazyness.

The problem is I have spent most of the morning reading your blog and it's lunchtime already!

Good luck in Budapest..I loved it there

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Mike Cunningham — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:16:51 -0000

"What if I told you that I sometimes struggle with depression, and to that end, I take a low dose anti-depressant every day that has changed my life?"

Rick,
Thank god for welbutrin, prozac and a few others, I've tried a bunch. Finally I found that the "rage" that I broke out in all too often could be controlled. Yes, I too suffer from depression. It took 4 years of trial and error to realize that the average dosage of Welbutrin wasn't enough for me. The average person is about 180 Lbs. Until recently I was over 300 and at a peak about 6 months ago 330. At my height that's seriously obese. (detest using morbid) But what I found is that by asking my doctor to double the average dose, I weas able to not have those "rages" and even more important didn't need to be eating all the time to offset the depressed feeliing. Wow if only I'd learned this 10-20 years ago. In the last 6 months I've lost about 10 lbs. a month. Amazing the change in perspective at 262 compared to 330+.

Enough of that! Let's talk about you. I admire your plan for Budapest, although I'm not sure I picked up what prompted it or what attraction it holds. I can understand those sun seekers that have opted for Florida, Mexico, and Hawaii. I could probably get those who choose the Vermont woods or the Colorado (WY,NM, etc) Rocky mountains. But aside from the cultural difference, which averyone tells me has been fading fast over the last 30 years, why, Budapest? I believe the climate is approximately the same, since lattitudes are similar. So as is my style, I researched a little. Budapest is a Celtic city, imagine the relationship to the Irish and Scots. I can well imagine the exciting times in a Hungary that is less than 20 years away from being a totalitarian foreign ruled country. Growth both culturally and economically is the name of the game. Altogether I applaud your decision.

I'm glad to hear that you are working on 2 new ventures. Although I've only known of you for a short time, Thanks Jack H, I've valued what i read from you. I've kept your subscription and Jack's, but I've been jettisoning others, 25 in fact. I didn't really have the time to read all the Emails, let alone, all the overly long sales pages. I hope you plan on keeping up your profile on the net. I wish your radio show was a regularly scheduled event. Such rollicking good times.

Hang in there! There is a brave new world, and it's right around the corner.

Get Your Name On!

Mike

http://twitter.com/mike1mb

Hey I just wrote this "in the moment" Maybe I am Learning!

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

JK Swopes — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:07:44 -0000

Seems pretty cool to me. From what little I have read ( just started) you seem to go against the norm of most marketers, and I like that.

Safe to say, I already had plans to come back, but after this post, you may just see me daily :)

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Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Bill — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:07:08 -0000

Rick,

I honestly don't know what to think anymore.

Who can you trust? Is there anyone worth trusting?

When you surround yourself with smart people and people who have succeeded in business they'll tell you-- "Keep pushing forward, there are no failures, only results!"

Maybe they're just telling me this to make more money off of me?

For whatever it's worth, I feel like I've just had my Entrepreneurial Bubble burst.

Am I missing the point?

Jeesh, now I'm depressed!

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Helen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:05:03 -0000

another great post, Rick, that was written in moment:) I like reading your posts and I recently started following your "twitters". I like your writing, and as a reader I really appreciate your honesty. I think this is what we all miss online these days...

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

debradurham — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:22:42 -0000

Rick,

I feel lucky to have been introduced to your blog via this post. Thank you for allowing your readers to know you.

I see transparency as a gesture of respect for both self and others. I am also a firm believer that openness and possibility go hand in hand. Your essay is a shining example of that.

Best,
Debra

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

rickbutts — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:40:27 -0000

Mindy
Cassie
Carol
Jack

Thank you so much for what you've shared here. Carol, your triad lines actually got me choked up.

You know, you sit here at this keyboard, and you look around the giant web - and try to ask yourself:

Where do I fit in?

What can I contribute?

What is valuable?

It only takes a small amount of encouragement, and your words help me see that - and I am truly grateful tonight.

Mindy thanks SO MUCH for mentioning the tagline!

I may actually keep this one!

Rick

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Jeff Madison — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:35:06 -0000

Rick,

It's always interesting reading your blog posts. Your posts are a blast of fresh air into an otherwise stagnant zone. I appreciate your candor and transparency.

Good luck in your upcoming adventures, both online and out in the real world.

Keep up the good work here. I appreciate it.

Jeff

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Carol Ann Wiley — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:33:31 -0000

Good Evening Rick,

If you say you want to make people laugh, you have succeeded.
If you say you want to help people, you have succeeded.
If you say you want to leave, we won't let you.

I for one have so appreciated you taking on the BIG guys; even though I do like some of them. But the message you give underneath all that is one that I, as a nobody who nobody knows, can say. Oh, I can say it, but it won't get heard. People know you and listen to what you say; as is evidenced by the responses you get when you do some of these "go get 'em" posts. They know you and they know that you still like them; it is some of the psychology and methodology reserved for the "big dogs" that you are after. I don't know, maybe with your new projects/products you will do the same; but somehow I think differently.

Thanks. It is nice to hear someone who can get the big gurus to respond to your posts. Just wanted to let you know that some of us really appreciate your comments.

Re: What If I Told You the Truth?

Cassie — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:23:46 -0000

I'm touched by your reference to depression. I suffer from it myself but fail to mention it for fear of being judged. I've been considering writing about it on my blog although have yet to muster the courage.

But that's the main reason I'll keep coming back and being a fan of you. You're honest and open which is really appreciated since so many others aren't.

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