Listen To What Heroes Copywriter and Marketing Consultant Chuck Daniel Says When He Answers the Heroes Question "Who are the HEROES in your life now?"
Chuck Daniel: Oh, I’ve had a lot, some indirect and some direct. You know, first of all, my parents. From early on, my mom always said you’re going to a university. You can do whatever you want, and you just have to decide what you want to do.
Just having someone tell you that when you are very young is very important, because you do form your impressions from people, how they act and what their expectations are for you.
So, her expectations were very clear and I think that really helped me go to a university and lots of things later on.
My dad, he was always kind of joking, he had a great sense of humor, and he did things like, he was very willing to change jobs many times, to stop being transferred around.
He was a bank manager for many years, but that job required him to move from town to town and we didn’t like it. So he kind of sacrificed that to have a more stable home life, so we didn’t have to move around as much.
When we were talking about what makes a hero, this is something that’s a very simple thing, but it’s something that they did that played an important role in my life.
My sister was also very important. She has a gift. She can work with kids that have disabilities like hearing impairment or maybe they are learning challenged. So, I got a chance to see her work with those kids and that’s very inspiring.
There are lots of other role models as well. We talked about inspirational and motivational people. I really enjoy Tony Robbins’ work. I have almost all his complete library of stuff, and I enjoy listening to it because he does bring you up and he does give you some tools you can use.
Another guy, Bill Phillips, he had the Body for Life program. He single handedly helped a lot of people get in better shape than they were in and because of that, really opened up the possibilities that said, "If I can get out of the terrible shape I was in, into this fantastic shape; I can really do anything."
I have my own internet and direct marketing mentor in Joel Christopher, who is guiding me in that arena.
You look at someone like Bill Gates. He is very successful in business. He has created a very successful company. His software is in use almost everywhere, and he is very philanthropic as well. He’s given millions or maybe even billions to the AIDS effort.
Other people, Bill Phillips as well is involved with the program for terminally ill kids, where they submit a wish; Make-A-Wish foundation.
Most recently, if you just look at the internet marketing arena, there are lots of speakers and marketers who are always at events who are heroes of mine because of what they have been able to accomplish, just as entrepreneurs and in business.