Okay, while I am in the process of creating the list in real time for the interested parties you have just signed up for, the first things go wrong.When creating the automation for mail delivery, I get the following error message:Your browser (Chrome 90) is out of date. Visual automations work best if you have the latest version.I don't care, in reality this happens all the time and I can just continue with Firefox.In both browsers I use a solution called Lastpass, which automatically enters all my passwords.I just need to copy the web address from the Chrome browser and paste it into Firefox and I can get on with it in 10 seconds.The password tool has already saved me hundreds of hours in the daily authentication madness and is a good example of what I call a self-fulfilling concept.No one needs to convince me of this, as I already know it has worked.You have probably heard of self-fulfilling prophecies.It is usually understood to mean that someone conjures up a misfortune because they have previously behaved in such a way that this misfortune becomes the logical consequence.For example, if you imagine how terrible it would be to forget the text you have learned for a stage performance.This actually happened to me in primary school, I was supposed to recite Alibaba and the 40 Thieves and had been learning it for days.I was afraid of embarrassing myself and learned the lecture up and down.I could recite the text forwards, backwards and backwards, practically in my sleep.But when the curtains opened and suddenly a few hundred people were staring at me, I spontaneously forgot the content and stammered around.Because I was afraid of messing up the lecture, that's exactly what happened. It was a self-fulfilling prophecy.And apparently I can't even spell the word prophecy correctly, at least that's what Google Drive's auto-correct function tells me.No one needs to convince me about auto-correct either, because I already know it works.And these are exactly the things that happen in reality.In the middle of setting up the email list, my provider informs me that my browser version is out of date.As I write these lines here, my Google Drive document has display problems in exactly this browser - even though the browser and the document are from the same manufacturer and this is actually never a problem otherwise.And I have made several mistakes with the word prophecy.Things do indeed not go smoothly in real life.When I was a kid there was a guy on TV called Mac Gyver who could make an atomic submarine out of a banana and a piece of chewing gum in 5 minutes if needed.I myself often have trouble getting even everyday little things to work smoothly.The day before yesterday, while trying to take my nail clippers out of a bathroom drawer, I got my thumb caught in a razor blade. Ouch!Last night I dropped the curtain rod in the hallway when I wanted to close the curtains for the dog because of the New Year's Eve fireworks.My tools, my ladder, my cordless screwdriver and my drill are still in my daughter's flat since she moved in 2 weeks ago.It just took me almost an hour to put the stupid curtain rod back up.And I have to go with the dog in a minute, because this afternoon we are invited to our niece's house.And tomorrow my other daughter is expecting me as a visitor at the hospital.Because of the flood closures on the motorway, that's an extra two hours of driving, plus waiting time at the Corona test centre.The day after tomorrow I'm already booked up with other work.This means that realistically I won't be able to continue with my course content for another three days.I think it was Murphy who once said that the difference between theory and practice is always greater in practice than in theory.And that's exactly why I need self-fulfilling and automatic concepts that still work in my real reality.I understand this to mean something that demonstrably works, even if the circumstances are not optimal.For example, if I write to my existing customers that I am able to convince new customers to buy my premium course via the internet, then that is a self-fulfilling concept.After all, if you as an existing customer have already paid for the Premium Course, you know that this very concept has already worked for yourself, right?And I don't have to convince anyone of their own opinion.Do you want to know how to get positive customer reviews without getting weird with your customers?Simple, offer mail support and ask your customers if the solution worked.Some will write you back that they are happy with your solution and your mail support and that you were actually able to help them.Just reply to this email, quote the positive statement from their mail and ask if they want to make it official.Then just send them a link to the review form for your company.What will your customers do, retract their own independently made positive statement about your company?Or are they more likely to stand by their already independently made positive review officially as well?I've even had clients write, "Wait, let me elaborate a bit more for the official review!".I hate fake customer reviews, that's why I use an official solution for Google Business pages where you have to authenticate yourself as a real person before the review.And that's another self-fulfilling concept.If you send your already satisfied customers a review link at their own request and tell them it's an official review with authentication, how do you think the reviews will turn out?You can google our official reviews, just enter our company name as a search term.If you have any questions or suggestions about this content, just reply to this email.I answer all the questions myself and usually within 24 hours.