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Zero to Zillionaire

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I loved Chellie Campbell's last book, "The Wealthy Spirit" so much that I bought 100 copies to give to clients and people who come to my financial planning seminars. I am so delighted to see that this new book is equally wonderful.

If you think being a zillionaire is only about having a lot of money at the sacrifice of a rich personal life, don't buy this book as you will probably not like it. But if you are like me and think that being a zillionaire is about having money AND having deep friendships and a lot of fun in your life, you will really love this book!

Chellie uses a lot of little analogies and stories that are really charming and memorable. For example, she talks about sending out ships to bring back your treasure. Everyone's ship is different, depending on how you make your living. I found myself being irritated with 100+ emails per day to deal with until I started using Chellie's more positive approach and looking at each email as a tiny canoe that gets my name in front of someone once again. Amazing how just that one little mental twist has made email time a whole lot more enjoyable.

As a practicing Certified Financial Planner(tm) I really admire the chapters on counting your money and being more effective with your time by being more focused and deliberate. There is also a fabulous opening chapter about the importance of your mental attitude in achieving financial wealth. The more years I have been in practice, the more I realize how important it is to stress this component of wealth building.

There is a great chapter on surviving the storms when your ships are sinking. In my opinion, this terrific chapter alone is worth the price of the book. Everyone has storms -- knowing how to survive them and not be miserable along the way is definitely a topic almost all of us can use.

If you want an exceptionally enjoyable book to read, along with an amazing variety of ideas you probably haven't considered before, then this is the book for you.

Jan Dahlin Geiger, Certified Financial Planner(tm), author of "Get Your Assets in Gear! Smart Money Strategies," scheduled for release in April, 2007 and available on [...].

There are many books on financial fitness out there, but this is the first one I have read that made me feel like the author was my friend and coach speaking directly to me! What a pleasure to know there was someone in my corner -- like a cheerleader -- who also knows her stuff. Chellie Campbell helps the reader to get himself or herself into the right frame of mind and then helps the reader to pick the right goals. She reminds you to hang out with people who make you happy in addition to sharing how to deal with the difficult ones (like a family member who is a shark). Keeping score is important and I think my favorite chapter was to Lighten up on the way to Enlightenment. This book makes getting control of your finances a challenge to be inspired by, and gives you a positive outlook model to aspire to.

ZERO TO ZILLIONAIRE is a great follow-up to THE WEALTHY SPIRIT. Chellie's voice is that of a kind yet tough friend who will tells you like it is--- even when you don't want to hear it. She's been there, done that, and isn't taking any excuses. For those of us who have "issues" in our relationship with money and wealth, ZERO TO ZILLIONAIRE is filled with practical tips and the inspiration to take an active role in managing and expanding our finances in positive and spiritual ways.

Oh, and BTW, it's a little scary: the affirmations DO work, whether you believe they will or not. Thanks, CC, for this kick in the pants.

It doesn't matter how many people in your life are telling you that you can't make your hopes and dreams a reality -- there is only one who counts. YOU. Let Chellie Campbell take you through a process that allows you not only to become a Zillionaire financially, but spiritually and emotionally as well. I can'r recommend this book enough!

After having suffered three major failures in business, my self esteem and the daring to take risks did take a hard knock. I had taken a job I hated while I was trying again to create a foundation for my new business. Often, there was the self doubt and fear of another failure.

Chellie's inner principles did wake me up to the earlier mistakes that I had made repetitively. I realized that only when I read her book. Her gentle but firm guidance did reveal to me the larger picture built on the basics of the practical steps. What I liked most of Chellie's book is its interesting depictions of experiences that allows us to think within the moment of now and enable the future. Behind the intellectual process of Chellie's book are definitely the beautiful energies the creates abundance that she if able to convey.

Having thrown away my job to work for myself a year back, I am just so happy to feel the freedom of being financially independent. Chellie's guidance has a major role to play in my daily attainment of objectives. Yes. My business has grown steadily to a point now when I need to take a larger step of multifold expansion- without the deep worries that an entrepreneur normally faces. Instead, each day is inspiring thanks to a safety net that allows my creativity and the practical methodology to meet.

I highly recommend this book of inner and outer success to anyone who is self employed or wishes to be self employed. You will not be let down by the profound principles Chellie offers through this book. It is astonishingly easy to relate to it as page by page, it `flows' in its simplicity and yet powerful and transforming in its profoundness.

Chellie's book encourages all of us to strive to acheive that delicate balance between making money and making meaning. The author clearly understands what true success is all about because she is a walking billboard on how to live a balanced and happy life. Read and heed Chellie's book and you will learn how to be a real success in the only game that matters most-the game of life !

Robert Michael Fried
Fortune 500 Marketing Strategist
Best-Selling Author
A Marketing Plan For Life

This starts off well, with a very rational explanation of why affirmations are useful--they help direct your thinking and allow you to project confidence, which makes others want to do business with you, and causes you to make effective choices. In other words, it's not magic that makes you successful, it's you who make yourself successful. And her premise about "sending out ships" is a potent metaphor--you must send out ships, both large and small, every day for your business to grow (this means networking, making follow-up phone calls, advertising, giving talks to groups, or anything that can bring in business).

But then she veers off into the land of magical thinking--stating that positive words alter the molecular structure of water (a claim that has been thoroughly debunked), negative words cause jars of rice to rot, and a bunch of other hooey...

AND, worst of all, she seems to endorse multi-level marketing as a viable business option. Most, if not all, MLM companies are, at best, not very profitable for the majority of people who sign up (at worst, they are total scams). See this <[...]> for a clear explanation of why the MLM model doesn't work. No reputable financial advisor would suggest MLM as a business for extra income.

Chellie Campbell has more spirit and spunk in her little finger than most people have in their entire bodies! I loved reading this book. It was engaging, funny and full of practical wisdom about improving all aspects of my life--finances, relationships, life purpose, fun--and the challenge of balancing them all.

Chellie is authentic, clear, and speaks with the unmistakable authority of someone who has been through a lot and come out the other side. Reading her book gave me the counsel of a wise and encouraging friend who is also a go-getter and a successful businessperson. I have no doubt that Chellie can help you get where you want to go!

Both of Chellie's books are must-haves in my library. Great business building techniques, great advice on sales and attracting new business. For me, the book is all about fulfilling my dreams, raising my family and having a great time doing it. I reference both of Chellie's books every day for a daily dose of joy, freedom and financial viability. I see both of my businesses moving forward in big ways on a daily basis, and am starting a third business with my children and we're having a blast doing it!

I have to admit that I'm a Chellie Campbell fan -- I increased my income so much based on her first book I had to buy the second.

That said, let me tell you WHY I am a Chellie Campbell fan.

I have read almost all of Donald Trump's books and, while they are certainly entertaining, they didn't give me much information I could use in the work-a-day world to increase MY income.

Chellie's books are different.

What I like about her books is that they contain practical tips and techniques--information you can use right here, right now, to increase your income--and more.

I was reading From Zero to Zillionaire the other night and thinking, "Cool, I do that!" when she gave a useful tip on what to do, but then I though "Oh, dear, I do that too!" when reading about what NOT to do.

OK, keep the first, lose the second. I can do that!

Z-to-Z contains practical advice, tips, techniques (call them what you will) for increasing your income, decreasing your debt, and basically achieving the lifestyle you want.

To me, that's a good thing to have and I am well on the road to getting it using the data in her books.

I highly recommend Zero to Zillionaire for anyone wanting to do the same.