Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written four books, The Shock Philosophy, Shock Wealth System, Shock Theology and How to Make Millions When Thousands Have Been Laid Off Featuring Stedman Graham; all of the proceeds of How to Make Millions go to my non profit, The How Movement which is dedicated to ending Generational Poverty and Illiteracy in America and around the world.
I am the Executive Director of the HOWmovement.org, a 501c3 dedicated to teaching people HOW to MOVE from the illusion of Hope to the Process of how and reveal the potential for success that resides in every man and woman. I have been featured on CNN as an Internet Marketing Technologist (http://youtu.be/JbXOUqOjbXo) and I am the CEO of MyInternetMarketingExpert.net; an Internet Marketing and Social Media Marketing firm near San Francisco.
I am best known as the host of the Philippe Matthews Radio, TV and Blog Show, which has over 750,000 collective listeners, viewers and readers worldwide at www.thepmshow.tv.
I interview world class thought leaders, experts, and authors on the topics of money & finance, personal, professional and spiritual development, beauty and style, love, sex & relationships, technology profiles and reviews and more!
We feature guest such as Suze Orman, Les Brown, Robert Kiyosaki, Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank, Bob Proctor, Suzanne Somers, Patti LaBelle, Lou Ferrigno, Russell Simmons, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, and countless more!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is the Shock Wealth System: Developing the Mindset to Be Rich Before Becoming Rich. The Shock Wealth System will teach you how to collapse the CAUSE of Wealth into the EFFECT of Wealth! The book is designed to unlock the key to every wealth building book you’ve ever purchased, every life success seminar you have attended, every guru you have ever followed, all the tapes, CDs and DVDs that sit on your shelf right now – embrace the Shock Wealth System and impact your life and impact the planet!
I believe that it’s not the vehicle of wealth that makes you rich, it’s the mindset of the driver that keeps you rich! Whatever you are being paid right now…it’s not enough and you were not put here to struggle and be unfulfilled in life. From interviews with several neuroscientists, I discovered that Financial Struggle Is An Addiction No Different Than Drinking and The Same Part Of The Brain Lights Up When You Go Into Debt And Can’t Pay Your Bills On Time!
So, if someone is truly serious about unlocking extraordinary self-wealth, and are committed to identifying what is blocking and causing you not to achieve the wealth and happiness they know they desire and deserve, check out the Shock Wealth System and let me know what you think.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Umm, I don’t know. I write at odd hours of the night. I use a combination of Google Docs and Scrivener to write my books. I connected a wireless keyboard and mouse to my laptop so I can sit in front of my flat screen and write. I sit in a comfortable executive chair and have my keyboard and mouse on two separate TV tables. Now that I think about the question; YES I do have an unusual writing habit!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to mention but Mark Victor Hansen who co-wrote Chicken Soup for the Soul called me the “Oprah of Internet” (http://youtu.be/9yGxbGm6AJI) once. He is a major influencer in how to leverage a book to earn six/seven figures from book marketing.
Bob Proctor is another major influence not only in book marketing but wealth mindset which is why I featured him in How To Make Millions When Thousands Have Been Laid Off. He is an amazing thought leader who changed the direction of my life the moment I discovered his work.
Dr. John F. Demartini is also another major influence in my writing because I admire his advanced thinking in the spiritual science space. Along with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson and Wayne Dyer to round out the spiritual force behind my writing.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a “How to” book for self published Kindle and CreateSpace authors on how to truly market their book for financial success and not just for the KDP freebie or countdown deal. This book will reveal how to use tried and proven outsource methods to run your marketing operations 24/7.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use a combination of techniques such as extensive keyword research on my book topic then I create a blog plan to populate my website. I also use social media and a lot of video marketing like What is the Shock Philosophy? – http://youtu.be/wnrAMXKiRK0 or The Shock Wealth System – http://bit.ly/1kYhR7z.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Absolutely; write that book no matter what! My pastor, Reverend Doctor Johnnie Colemon of Christ Universal Temple in Chicago always told me, “Your life may be the only bible that someone else reads.” That being said, it is imperative for new authors to tell their story, share their story and release their story onto the world. You never know who you will influence and never have the chance to meet.
Additionally, don’t think of yourself as an author, think of yourself as a publisher because that is where the success and money is. If you like to write for the sake of writing and are not looking for a return on your time and investment then that is your decision and choice. However, there are a lot of authors out there who would like to earn a substantial living just writing books and for those authors I must tell them to learn how to market your book(s) like a publisher would and you will succeed!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That would have to come from motivational speaker Les Brown who told me two things; 1) Live your making and my living your making you will make your living and 2) In order to acquire something you’ve never had, you must become someone you’ve never been.
What are you reading now?
Write Good or Die by Scott Nicholson.
What’s next for you as a writer?
What’s next for me is to teach other writers how to become authors and then teach authors how to become publishers and then teach publishers how to create an empire! Life is good!!
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Selfishly, I could say all of my books; LOL! But, seriously; Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within. You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor. Creating Affluence by Deepak Chopra. Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Dr. Wayne Dyer and Count Your Blessing by Dr. John F. Demartini.
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