Stop Negative Thinking… Build Self–Esteem… Be Healthy, Wealthy and Happy
Hi, it's John,
What's here is Who I am and what I do… and it's "probably way more than you wanted to know". So, read only what interests you, please.
I'm a writer, editor, speaker, coach—and God (only) knows how I got to be any of these. I sure don't.
I'm genuinely proud of being involved with more than 25 books and audios
and over three-million copies of same sold. My book The Greatest Networker in
the World, which by the way is a story about changing beliefs, has sold more
than one-million copies around the world. I've been blessed to positively impact a lot of
people's lives.
I've got a BFA in Photography from the Philadelphia College of Art and have been a go-for, security guard, carpenter, laborer, (very lame) door-to-door salesman, (very good) photographer, director of marketing for a natural health food company, marketing consultant, copy and "ghost" writer, author, coach, Editor-in-Chief (four-times), Chairman of the Board and self-employed working for a boss who was crazy… a whole bunch of working-world stuff.
My speaking has taken me all around America and to Australia, Canada, China (Taiwan),
Costa Rica, Crete, Dubai, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Russia (Moscow, Kazan and Samara), Singapore and Kiev in the Ukraine.
I founded Upline® and Network Marketing Lifestyles magazines. I'm the founder of The GreatestNetworker.com (Web 2.0 back all the way back in 2000), created the Upline Master's Weekends. was a Contributing Editor for Success magazine, Founding Editor-in-Chief for Networking Times and was one of the founders of The Network Marketing Magazine.com.
BeliefBusters is MP3— My PLeasure, Passion and Purpose.
My family and pets
I live in Charlottesville, Virginia with Jekaterina Koldajeva-Fogg, aka; Katyusha, My Russian redhead, who's my life, my wife, my LOVE and my partner. Katyush is an artist, trained classical violinist, The Greatest Mother in the World and simply the most beautiful crazy-wise person I've ever met…
Virginia IS for Lovers and to prove it, we two are the proud parents of Eleonora Milena (age six and bit more) and Anais Polina (age two and more). Both are two-thirds Russian and English is their second language.
Here's a slide show of "the girls" (with a few pics of my son and me) from my profile page at MySpace.com:
Yes, I am the luckiest man in the world.
Just for fun, and to prove I wanted a dynamic Life: The week of April 29.02 I was divorced on Monday, married on Tuesday, took Wednesday off, and Ele' was born Thursday… Anais was born on March 26.06. That was a much quieter week.
My son Johnny (22) was doing under and over-graduate work at "My University" (is there such a
thing as home-school college?). After high school he traveled to Italy, attended The Photography
Workshops in Rockland, Maine, worked at a tea house and helped me building a couple of my websites.
He's now on a cross-country BMW (classic 1972 BMWR75) motorcycle trip (the picture over there is the
father 37 years ago, not the son today). Then he's off for a year in Japan to study Tea Ceremony.
Johnny created a remarkable "traveling community art exhibit" you can learn about here: The Mother:Father Project. I begged (and literally paid…) him not to go to college until he was really passionate about studying something important to him. And that's what he's done. I Love It!
Rachel (27 this past February 24) graduated top of her class in the Virginia School of Massage, yet works mostly as a restaurant manager and bar-tender, "cause "the money's much better". I don't see Rachel often enough… yet in ways more than when we "lived" together. She comes and plays with Ele' and Anais. They are amazing together; like watching the same person as an infant, toddler and a grown woman at the same time.
My children are all extraordinary people! Bright, funny, wise and talented. What I enjoy most about them— and am most proud of— is how much I like them all as human beings. The older ones are each intelligent, authentic and unique individuals. Even if they weren't "my kids," I'd want to know them and be with them for who and how they are. Love AND Like. Amazing!
Pets? One cat left (…over from Rachel. Katyusha is not a cat person, even though she has their eys), Miltosh (formerly Milton, but I can't call him that… who talks! I swear). And then there is Raegay, The Greatest Dog in the World a "schnoodle," some combine of schnauzer and poodle. He is the most remarkable four-legged person I've ever known.
Where do you live?
Charlottesville, Virginia, mas o menos in the center of the state snuggled up against the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's a college town. The University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson's pride and joy, is here. About 19,500 grads and unders come and go with Charlottesville's 49,000 plus population. Every time I go someplace else wondering if I'd like to live there— with perhaps the exception of Hawaii and Maine (both great to visit, but…)— I come back to C'ville and I know I am home! I dearly Love this place.
And… we are moving. Can you imagine buying a house worth $1,000,000-plus with no
money? We just did. The Russian magic of Katyusha. If you'd like to see a slide show,
click here
to go there (at least until the listing agent takes it down. Amazing!
And please, come visit. That's no kidding. There's nothing we like and love better than to spend some time out on the patio or in front of the fire with BeliefBusters. You are some of the most special people in the world.
That's enough. As said, probably more than you wanted to know…
If you've a heart and mind to, get in touch.
BeliefBusters
What your mind believes you WILL achieve
— always and in all ways.
If you've questions, please contact me.
Thanks.
I appreciate you.
John Fogg
John Milton Fogg, Inc.
2078 Walnutside Place
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22901 USA
+434.823.9303