I've always been trying to run away from Japan.

I feel like Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in the Godfather III* movie, when he growls:

"Every time I think I have left, they keep pulling me back in!"

The first time, I took a 6 month sabbatical from BodyChance, and lived in Australia with my family. I tried to start BodyChance in Sydney, and all I succeeded in doing was losing $40,000, disappointing 5 trainees, ending my marriage, getting another retinal detachment and very nearly destroying a beautiful friendship.

How long would it take you to give 24 individual lessons to 20 people?

First off, would you work an 8 hour day?

If so, how many in the morning and afternoon? 8? 12? 16?

In my heyday, I gave 13 on average, 16 on a busy day. Now, I wouldn't dream of it. But 6 in the morning, and 4 in the afternoon, I could do that. 10 a day.

Could you do that?

Then keep reading.

I’ve been in a long term financial relationship with a newly found friend, and the time has come to ponder our next step together.

This is a sensitive moment.

It’s possible we can integrate in a profound (and mutually beneficial) partnership to do amazing biz things with Alexander's discovery or…

Or go a different way.

What to do? This is my emotional puzzle right now.

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In 1999 I started my Japanese biz - then named Alexander Technique Associates (ATA) - with a capital base of zero. I was broke.

However, I did have 12 eager students all prepared to sign up for my four year program that cost each of them ¥900,000yen annually. So 12 times 900,000yen gave me a projected annual revenue of ¥10,800,000yen which equalled $97,980 in US dollars at the time.

Those who follow my blogs (sorry I write so many) will undoubtedly know that I compare Alexander's Discovery - in it's potentiality for revolutionary change - on par with the internet.

I am sure there are readers out there who believe I am bonkers. And they could be right. History will be the judge of that. Occasionally I do worry about that my Self…

Indeed, I suffer from delusional optimism. I think it's a trade secret of all entrepreneurs. Without it, we would give up. So let me enjoy a little of my optimism right now…

I just finished my seminar with Richard Koch on How To Build A Star Business and I ended it feeling depressed and disgusted that I made a complete ass of my Self.

BTW - this was a life changing seminar. Richard is destined to move into a new career as a leading biz mentor on a mass scale - there's a new book coming which will blow people away.

But me? I got depressed. I was an ass in the room.

At least, that is what my mind is telling me what happened. Whenever I feel depressed like this, I ask my Self four questions.

This is a special day for me, and I am not even sure why.

However today I am sitting in the 1st class lounge of Qantas, on my way to attend an absurdly expensive seminar with Richard Koch on how to find, nurture and profit from a Star business. You don't enter a seminar like this unless you are already on a path…

What is a Star business?

1.It is the undisputed leader of it's market niche
2.The niche is growing at more the 10% annually
3.The Star business is growing at 20% or more annually