When my wife was a sophomore in college, she lost her mother to a long-fought battle with ovarian cancer.

This was after losing both of her aunts (her mom’s sisters) to breast cancer just a couple years earlier…

Although Emily and I were only dating at the time, I knew we would one day get married and have kids, and I knew when we did that Emily would miss not having her mom around.

When that day came, and our first child was born, it was one of the happiest days in both of our lives. But at the same time, there were also moments of sadness when we reflected on how much we wish Emily’s mom were around to see her grandchild and give Emily “mom advice”.

So why do I tell you that story?

Why would I drop such an emotional bomb on you on a Saturday morning?

Here’s the deal: Painful as this is to recall, I wanted you to know that cancer has affected me and my family in a very real and personal way.

And with the ever-increasing cancer rates in our society, chances are you have any equally (if not more) sad story to tell.

That’s why I’m writing you this email…

Right now another mother is fighting cancer, and she’s not ready to leave her children:

http://www.marilynreahealthfund.blogspot.com/

Normally I don’t mix causes with marketing, but this one struck a chord, and in this fight every little bit helps.

Both Tim and Howie have been friends of mine for years, so I trust them.

And they are willing to trade you some “how to dominate google” videos for your donation…but frankly if that’s the only reason you’re donating I ask that you please reassess your motives.

For what it’s worth, I have made a personal donation well in excess of the “recommended” amount.

Now I’m asking you to do the same.

Please give if you can:

http://www.marketersforacure.com/

Thanks for your time,
Ryan Deiss

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This is why I love continuity businesses so much!

Everyone talks about “making money while you sleep”, but I get to live it every single day.

If you want to experience this same reality, I encourage you to check out my Continuity Blueprint system when it goes live THURSDAY, October 23rd at 3pm eastern.

I’ll be posting some additional details to this blog, but for now you need to watch this video to see how the Continuity Snowball Effect can turn just a handful of sales every day into a 5-figure a month business.

CLICK HERE To Watch the “Continuity Snowball Effect” Video

Joyce Ann Deiss (our 2nd child) was born Saturday, April 19th at 12:37pm. At birth she was 7 lbs, 5 oz and 19.5 inches long.

I’ll be posting some additional pictures and possibly even a video or two on this blog post when I get some free time (which may be a little while), but here’s one my dad just sent over:

You’ll get to meet some of the members of my team and also find out why I choose to work in a “real office” as opposed to my home. The reason may surprise you…

(I’m serious about what I said in the video… any name suggestions for our pet scorpion would be greatly appreciated.)

UPDATE: After much discussion, we have decided to name our pet scorpion “Sting”. Generic? Yes. Accurate? Just ask Nathan’s brother…

You can get more info by going to: http://www.YourFirst1000.com

Due to the “one-on-one” nature of this program, I’m only able to take 25. Because of this, the first one sold out in under 5 minutes and the waiting list has ballooned to over 2000 people.  And needless to say I’ve had a lot of requests to do it again.

So, starting THIS THURSDAY (March 20th) at 3:00pm eastern that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Again, you can get all the details by going here:

http://www.YourFirst1000.com

If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment and I’ll do my best to respond.