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

By: James

James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:34:59 +0000

It takes guts to face your creditors and tell them what’s in your mind. Most people will try to go underground or lie about their true financial status.

Joe had I CAN DO attitude. Some people call it faith. It is a rare commodity and is lacking in probably 90 out of 100 people.

You can’t succeed in anything in life without it.

By: Lawrence Bernstein

Lawrence Bernstein — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:28:22 +0000

You have to think about or do something else that captivates you. Impossible to “not think about” a pink elephant. Q.E.D. I dare say.

By: Meena

Meena — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:30:23 +0000

I do have one question if anyone can give me any assistance – when you have asked the unconscious computer the question to which you have not got the answer any tips on how to “forget about it” as it were.

By: Meena

Meena — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:24:25 +0000

I have to say that over the years this book has saved my bacon many many times. I am in the middle of another pickle right now – have commenced a business and it really needs sales and marketing funding to take it to the next level. Needless to say Joe’s book is my inspiration.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 15 May 2011 07:27:22 +0000

I just finished reading Joe Karbo’s book and I have to say I am quite impressed. It was very well written, to the point, and has actionable tools that can be put to use. The reality is that most self help books fail in that regard. Most of them have too much fluff and too much theory without anything actionable. Think and grow rich by Napolean Hill was also very good, but maybe not as targeted as Joe’s book.

By: Jack Kerr

Jack Kerr — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:35:32 +0000

What a legacy Joe left. So many people acknowledging how much he influenced their lives.Would anyone out there know where I could get a copy of “How to get out of debt in 90 mins without borrowing”.I was curious about it when Joe mentioned it in “Lazy Mans” 27 yrs ago and I would still like to read it. Contact Jack at jaknlyn3@bigpond.com. Thanks.

By: Jack Kerr

Jack Kerr — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:32:39 +0000

Arthur,at 60 yrs of age, I am trying to recover from the latest kicking that life has given me.The first thing I thought of was Joe’s book “Lazy Man’s”.Bought in 1984 it is minus pages 36-53. I wrote out my affirmations last night,started them this morning,all will be well when the sub/computer kicks in.Would you please let me know if I can purchase a new copy of this wonderful book and any information you may have on Joe’s book “The Power of Money Management” which I have not read but may come in handy in my present situation.I live in Andamooka, an opal mining town in Australia.I look forward to your reply.Yours Jack Kerr@Arthur Schwartz:

By: Joshua Clayton

Joshua Clayton — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:54:16 +0000

I bought my original copy of The Lazy Man’s Way To Riches around 1986 from this little antique store in Lawndale, California. But actually, my history with Joe Karbo goes back to 1980, I met him up at a copywriter friend’s publishing company offices in Torrance, California a few months before he died. He was a very very nice guy, I hung on his every word. I have to be very vague, and I am not looking for any attention. I just want to pay homage to a great copywriter, advertiser, and marketing genius, because this is the only real chance that I will have to do it. Meaning a good tribute to a good friend of mine.

By: George

George — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:00:14 +0000

@Arthur Schwartz: As per my comment on this site, I purchased the book back in 1974. Unfortunately, my wife threw it out about 10 or 15 years ago. I would love to review this book again as I’m going to try again to use Joe Karbo’s lessons. But I can’t remember exactly what he said about avoiding how you phrase your affirmations, (or perhaps not using them in a particular mental state?). (I know affirmations should be positive not negative, but I don’t think that’s what I’m thinking about; there was something else, or maybe two or three things on that issue.) I would be extremely grateful if you could tell me what Joe mentioned in the book about how to use affirmations correctly.

By: George

George — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:52:12 +0000

Back in 1974, when I was 19, I ordered Joe Karbo’s, “Lazy Man’s Way to Riches”. At the time I couldn’t decide on my path in life; I was floundering in college, not having the patience or motivation to study hard in any particular discipline. I wanted to make things happen NOW. But the book showed me how to think about what I might really want in life. The book showed me how I could short-cut to success by becoming goal oriented and by marketing a creative idea though mail order. But best of all Joe explained the tricks of success, such as using affirmations and tapping into one’s infinitely powerful “unconscious computer”.
Recently, I’ve been back in the financial struggle. So I started searching the Internet and found a good program I’d like to try. But for the fun of it I thought I’d also Google the ‘Lazy Man’s Way to Riches’, and of course, the Internet, which has everything, served it right up!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/1884337015/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0

The instant I saw the cover of the book online, it brought me back in time to the young me being so inspired by this book! The book provided me a set of skills and knowledge that have lasted me a lifetime. I’ll always be indebted to Joe Karbo for his book, “Lazy Man’s Way to Riches”.