A British Entrepreneur in America

The Val Riazanov DVD is selling well which is good news as it is our first production!  I am learning so much about Internet Marketing and as I have said before, it is this style of marketing that will dictate the future.

As I am from the UK, I like to keep track of the news and regularly read the online version of The Daily Mail, but what horrifies me, is the amount of gun crime that seems to be occurring back home and the amount of ordinary people who are trying to protect their homes and suffer at the hands of the intruders, or what is becoming more worse still, the law!  

In the UK, you have to exercise 'reasonable force' when defending yourself and in one example, a man was woken in his home at night and went into an upstairs room only to confront a burglar trying to break in through an upstairs window.  During the confrontation, burglar fell and is now suing the homeowner for damages!  Here in Texas, there would have been a very different outcome as the burglar would have most likely been shot.  You simply do not go uninvited on to someone else's home after dark in Texas and most people are aware of this and of course the consequences!

Val is due here in a couple of weeks and we are changing our next DVD theme to one of self protection.  Val is going to explain the Russian Special Forces methods of survival, in any situation and we are marketing this on protecting yourself, your family and your home and we will show some very effective self defense techniques, defenses against pistols, shotguns, knives and more importantly, overall awareness of problems before they occur. Also, we will touch on the psychological aspects - both for those doing the protecting and the assailants.

It is sad to see the UK bearing the brunt of such crimes - especially when they involve the killing of children and I am afraid that it is only going to get worse.  For me, the government needs to address this issue immediately and I do support the notion of an armed Police Force - at least they will be equal to the problem!

~ Neil

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I have just returned from a trip to the UK and had an actioned packed week visiting friends, family and of course, some business thrown into the mix.

I am laying the foundation for an expansion of my USA companies into Europe and am on a serious search for talented people.  It's a little strange going back to my homeland even after only being away for a couple of years, but it was nice meeting up with some old school friends and going back to see my own family in South Wales.  People always ask about life in America and are astonished to hear me say how much less stressful it is, compared to living and working in England.  Admittedly, I am comparing this to my own working life in London, so it may be an unfair comparison, but I genuinely do believe that there is less stress over here in the US.

Franklin-Spirko has just landed a major client as I mentioned last time - none other than the Donald Trump University!  This was thanks to Crazy Jacks blogging!  Talk about the power of a blog!

The Val Riazanov Ballistic Striking DVD has finally been released and Val is due out here in a month for the follow up DVD's.  The next releases are Ballistic Kicks, Fighting from the stand-up position, going to the ground and then back to the stand-up position and an audio CD on breathing!  Now that we have been through the pain of writing, producing and marketing a DVD, we are well prepared for the next.

My next venture is a golf one, working with legendary trick shot and former tour pro, Larry 'Wedgy' Winchester!  'Wedgy' as he is known, was the 1985 Long Drive Champion and has also hit a golf ball across the Blue Danube!

As always, stay tuned!

~Neil

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Just read some very worrying news in the UK press - seems that the old 'Boy Scouts' movement is experiencing it's own share of grief from the political correctness brigade!  At the recent Jamboree in Dorset, UK, they were banned from lighting fires and cooking sausages and burgers for fear of not being able to cater for all nationalities!  A spokesperson commented that they had to 'cater for all' and the food delivered included veggie burgers, fresh salads and jacket potatoes!!!!! There was also a quote from a serving RAF officer, who was also a Scout master, talking about how he is happy to serve his Queen and Country, but due to the levels of political correctness, he feels unable to carry on in the Scouts. Unbelieeeeevable!

I come from a military family and that meant discipline and the best polished shoes in my school class, despite being the tender age of eight!  When I was twelve, I joined the Army Cadet Force and stayed there until I was seventeen, when I then joined the Territorial Army.  I couldn't wait to get a start on 'Army life' and when I was fourteen, I would go on weekend exercises with regular soldiers (our OC was well connected) and would learn to fire rifles, machine guns and even anti tank weapons.  More importantly, I learned to look after myself and not worry about spending a whole weekend soaked to the skin as well as being frozen to the bone - I have no doubt that this served to strengthen my spirit and would provide a solid foundation for my 'iron will' in business.  If it were up to me, everyone would get to experience this type of 'youthful conditioning' - people would be better for it and they would certainly learn a lot more about themselves as well as basic discipline (which is far lacking in today's society) and an overall respect for others.

Back to business and Crazy Jack has just landed a major client for Franklin-Spirko, can't reveal too much yet - more to follow!

Stay tuned!

~Neil

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