I was checking my voice mail yesterday and received a message

that was short and sweet. It said: "My name is Ken Shapiro. I'm

the writer, director, producer and star of the motion picture

'The Groove Tube'. Please call me back at ..."

Interesting. The writer, director, producer and star of a motion

picture?

My curiosity was aroused so I went to Google and looked up "The

Groove Tube". I discovered that Ken Shapiro was indeed all of

the things he said he was and that Chevy Chase, a very famous

American actor, had is debut film appearance in the movie. My

mind determined that Ken Shapiro was a force to be reckoned with

so I gave him a call.

It turns out that Ken found me online and was seeking some

guidance on how to promote his new project at

http://www.BedBooks.net. "Bed Books" is a very interesting

innovation and I must admit that I've often wanted to lay on my

side in bed and read a book, but that's not a very comfortable

thing to do. Thus, Ken's unique idea and business has the

potential to really take off.

In our brief conversation, we exchanged pleasantries and I gave

Ken a few tips on getting publicity for his site. He's obviously

a guy who takes action on his ideas so I expect that he'll take

the information I gave him and put it into motion immediately. If

so, you'll be hearing a lot more about Ken and BedBooks.net in

the near future. In exchange for my time and advice, Ken said he

is sending me a "Bed Book" to try out.

What's interesting about my conversation with Ken is my

motivation for having it in the first place. Considering that I

receive an overwhelming amount of voice mails every single day

and that I'm rarely able to call anyone back on the phone

personally, why did I choose to pick up the phone and call Ken on

my dime?

The answer is because Ken had established that he was already

successful. Because of the accomplishment of making "The Groove

Tube" movie in which Chevy Chase appeared back in 1972 I

determined that calling Ken would be, at the very least,

interesting. I also sensed that there could be the possibility

for me to benefit in some way because I perceived Ken to be

powerful and influential.

I was right. Ken is powerful. He's a doer. He makes things

happen and I respect him for that. In this world, it's the

dreamers that take action and persist until they succeed that get

my attention. That's why I called Ken and that's also why he

was able to benefit from a free consultation with me. In that

discussion, I gave Ken some very specific advice for marketing

his website that has the potential to bring him all the business

he can handle.

The point to take home is that Ken's previous success in the

movie business made it a lot easier for him to get the

information and resources he needs to succeed in his new venture.

In other words, past success has power.

When I first started my Internet business it was not easy. In

fact, it was downright difficult. I spent thousands of dollars on

credit trying to learn the game and acquire the tools I needed to

build my business. Everything was expensive and the people who I

thought could help me grow my business the most wouldn't give me

the time of day. I was a nobody in this world.

However, I was persistent and by leveraging my financial and

creative resources I was finally able to make my first sale

online. Once that occurred, I simply focused on what I did right

and did more of it. My sales continued to grow and I was becoming

successful.

From those initial small successes, I was able to continue

building my knowledge. I realized that once I had knowledge, I

could share it. By sharing my knowledge with others, I was able

to become an expert. As an expert, people were attracted to me.

Through that attraction, I was able to sell more goods and

services. I was becoming very successful.

Then other experts got attracted to me. They started giving me

their products and services for free. They were also open to the

possibility of working together. The same products and services

that I could barely afford in the beginning of my career and the

same people who wouldn't give me the time of day before, were

now becoming as freely available to me as oxygen itself.

Why? The answer is simple. I was already successful.

Is it easier for the rich to get richer? Absolutely. Is it easier

for successful people to become more successful? Definitely. The

momentum has already been established. Money attracts more money

and success attracts greater success.

Before you get cynical, first consider the fact that most of the

rich and successful people in this world started with nothing but

their ideas and enthusiasm. They were able to use that energy and

put it into motion to create their own success.

In most cases, the path they traveled was riddled with moments of

confusion, struggle and failure. But they persisted and with each

small success their path got easier and easier to travel until

they eventually paved it and turned that path into a "success

super-highway" that now allows them to travel and succeed with

ease.

The enormous power of past success is that it can and will

catapult you toward greater success in the future. Use everything

in your power right now to create some initial success and then

roll that success forward to create more success in your life.

You will ultimately discover this is a very easy thing to do.