Comments on: The Lost Joe Karbo Interview…Was He Really Lazy?

By: David Brown

David Brown — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:38:34 +0000

I never rated his adverts. I reckoned that the name was ‘Joker Bo’ and was astonished to find out recently that he was a real person. I expected that anyone who sent off the money would receive a letter back saying that the lazy man’s way to riches was to place adverts saying that you had some great earning secret and wait for the mugsto send their money in.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:32:26 +0000

I bought this book when I was a teenager, over 30 years ago. I have since
come to believe the truth in this book from life experience. To those ready for this material prepare for a leap in evolution.
For the rest of you non-believers……… enjoy it any way. You’ll still learn something valuable.

Tip: The key to happiness is the fun of living.

Enjoy and God bless.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:01:36 +0000

Hey Matt,

Thanks for commenting and great insight. Harnessing the power of the “unconscious computer” — or whatever one chooses to call it — is the key.

Most people are just so conflicted because they never establish what they *really* want.

David Allen is terrific as well.

Cheers,
Lawrence

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:19:03 +0000

I of course have read the Lazy Mans way to Riches as well as the more widely read “Think and Grow Rich”. They were in my fathers library of books that I read…

I personally like the Joe Karbo book best because it just gets to the point of DESCRIBING WHAT YOU WANT, without limit as a singular method of achieving it. This shares the secret of Think and Grow Rich, but in a more direct way.

Karbo also details out his “Super Suggestion”, and “Unconscious Computer” Achievement methods for personal achievement and problem solving.

I actually just re-read the book helping me clarify my 2010 new years goals into what I call the Karbo List Goal Statements.

I combine all of this into my newest guruation, Getting Things Done by David Allen. It really works.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:24 +0000

I have a question for Harry D Moore who posted his comment 13Feb09. Any chance I could get a jpg copy of the ad for Karbo’s book?
Thank you.

By: burt baekelman

burt baekelman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:53:22 +0000

I live in Belgium Europe and studied in LA in the early 80’s.For me this book was like a bible… Over the years I achieved just about all I could wish for.(without anydiploma!).It’s all about visualizing your goals.In your imagination try to smell it,touch it,see it in detail! Once your subconcious knows what you want,the rest will follow. For me this method has become natural.IF YOU HAVE A VISION,YOU’RE ALREADY HALFWAY THERE…

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:51:00 +0000

Joe and Betty Karbo played the leads in a gem of a comedy produced at Long Beach Community Playhouse in the early 70’s… I am thankful I got to know them, (I had a part in the play too) Their vitality,common sense and talent taught me so much about how to live… they understood people and they understood joy. The money made things possible, but more importantly, they appreciated each other and were creating and exploring every day. Wonderful people!

By: Duane

Duane — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:31 +0000

I remember being a kid in the early 70’s and seeing this book advertised in the back of the tabloids that my Grandmother read. I was mesmerized by the title…
I never did get this book until the revised edition came out a few years ago.I remember once when I was about 7 or 8 my stepfather mentioning the book “Think and Grow Rich” which just lit up my head…
The bottom line is SOME people naturally gravitate towards this material..If you have kids give these books to them to see what they will absorb…

By: Harry D Moore

Harry D Moore — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:50:16 +0000

I was one of the first buyers of the Lazy Man’s Way to Riches still have the ad out of the La Times Sunday April 1th 1973 april fools day. I did start a mail order business and sold things all over the world on a small scale. Then I ended up in the Salvage and scrap business. I did call him a couple of times we talked. A man who was a printer told me a story about Joe he showed up at his office one day and told him to come look at his new rolls and he said why did you get black and Joe said it’s not black it’s Money Green.

Thanks for the story.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:03:07 +0000

Lawrence,
What a great GEM !!You really are the master at finding incredible nuggets of information,ads and stories that I find myself lost in the brilliance of the author.

As a big Karbo fan I just realized that I never did read anything about him other than The Lazy Man’s Way……

Thanks for the Holiday Gift.

Mike