Rick Beneteau
Rick's life was on an upward climb when suddenly it turned and plummeted down, taking with
it many of what he thought were his treasures. But as his journey continued, he recognized
the treasures he still had were the ones that mattered most, and his entire life shifted. He
shares ten stories that will reach deep into your heart.
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Rick has worn many hats during his half century of living. Straight out of high school, he started working for his family drycleaning business, eventually managing it and finally purchasing the multi-store company from his father.
Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, while firing up the boilers at five a.m., six days a week, Rick pursued his true passion; writing, recording and pitching songs. He won Billboard Magazine’s International Songwriting Competition the first two years running as well as other major music competitions at the time. Music publishers and recording companies started to pick up his material as well. Based upon this success, he sold his drycleaning business in the 1990’s in order to form a music production company. He spent two years building a professional recording facility in his home. Unfortunately, the same month his production company was launched, his marriage ended, and his assets, including the studio and music royalties, were seized by the divorce court.
Devastated, and unwilling to lead the starving artist lifestyle, Rick made his way to the Internet and began using his entrepreneurial and creative skills to become one of the original Internet marketers. He created top-selling marketing products such as: Ezine Marketing Machine, Branding You and Breaking the Bank, and he originated the Internet’s first two-tier affiliate program with his traveling billboards, I.D. IT! Plates.
Rick’s articles and quotes have been featured in hundreds of Internet newsletters as well as in magazines and print books. One of his most popular quotations has it: Give a shelterless man tools and he will build a home. Inspire him, encourage him, give him vision, and he will build an empire.
In 2000, Rick founded the Internet’s first toy drive, an online holiday mainstay for six years. Recruiting the top Internet marketers in large promotional campaigns aimed at making sure no child is left without at least one gift under the Christmas tree, InternetToyDrive.org is a corporate sponsor in direct affiliation with the official Toys for Tots program.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 affected Rick so profoundly, that he decided to change direction from helping people build online businesses to simply helping build people. His breakthrough ebook from 2002, Success: a Spiritual Matter, the first in a series of products that bridge business success and spirituality, remains an entrepreneur’s favorite to this day. In 2003, Rick’s first print book, A Large Slice of Life to Go, Please! was published, landing him the prestigious Pinnacle Book Achievement Award and many high-level endorsements.
His current line of NLP products like Quit Smoking Right Now, Make Every Day A Great Day, and Better Sales Right Now, are licensed by some of the world’s top self-development entities. Rick is again at the forefront of the Internet with his popular personal growth podcasts located at www.MentorAudio.com.
On the morning of July 15, 2006, he received two emails, one right after the other, that affected his life most profoundly. The first was a CNN Breaking News Alert outlining the latest gory details about the bloodbath in the Middle East. This particular email made him nauseous, literally. The next email was from a man Rick hardly knew, Julian Kalmar. Julian explained that he couldn’t sleep that night, fearing for the lives of two dear friends, one in Lebanon and one in Israel, who were caught in the crossfire. He wrote that he had asked the Universe what he could do to help, and moments later the phrase: “10 Million Votes for Peace” jumped into his mind. That was Rick’s cue to call Julian. At 6:42 a.m. they began to discuss what Rick refers to in jest, as the “battle plan for peace.” The project eventually became known as 10 Million Clicks for Peace, www.tenmillionclicksforpeace.org.
Rick has two beautiful daughters; Sara, about to celebrate her 30th birthday, and Teri, 25. He’s the proudest grandfather of the “apples of his eye”, Corbin, 7, and Cameron, 6. He resides in Brantford, Ontario with his love, Jennifer Love to be precise.
Rick’s future plans include doing his part to tackle other global problems as well as hunkering down in a cozy little pad on a lake to begin writing music again, to bring joy, success and even more peace to people’s lives.
Contact Rick
rick@interniche.net
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