The only year I did well in Maths at school was when I had an ex-alcoholic teacher, using an amazing ability to engage us schoolboys.

How did I know he was alcoholic?

He told us: regaling us barely post-pubetic boys with extraordinary stories about his lecherous drunken adventures. He was amazing - half his class consisted of these outrageous stories (with a secret sub-plot I now realise), the other half, complex maths reduced for clearly for eager, listening minds.

We all looked forward to Maths that year.

Ending two years of Roundtable Masterminds with Perry Marshall in Chicago.

It’s 4.49am, wide awake, bag packed – having just posted this to Facebook:

I hate sitting near a loud talker in a café when I am alone, don’t you?

I get distracted by listening to any stranger going “blah, blah, blah” about “whatever”.

This week, I came across just that kind of person in the Poinciana Café in Mullumbimby, and then an amazing thing happened…

It's been a long time since my last blog, and that is mainly because I have been devoting my time to helping individuals who are already in ATSuccess. I am really excited about what is happening, and boldly predict that this new generation of teachers can reshape the way our profession thinks about itself.

This is the text of a letter I wrote recently to a friend who wondered why I seem to actively offend so many people in the AT world with my position on Tablework. This is what I wrote back...

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Dear Friend (who shall remain anonymous),

The tablework/constructive rest thing is an important component of my whole sales and marketing thrust - the idea is to do what the students wants, not what you prescribe.

Anyone could copy what I have done in Japan. Why doesn't anyone do that?

Because it is too dam hard. Right now, I am planning on building a new biz in Japan and I constantly go into overwhelm: How will I do it? Who do I ask for help? How do I convince people about my idea? These are all questions that seek answers, and while in the midst of asking these questions, I easily become emotionally frightened and panicked.

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