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About Jim Barber.... 
If you want to know more about Jim Barber, you should know that I always respected Harland Sanders. (You know him as "Colonel Sanders" of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame.) I respect people who stand behind their products so much that they are willing to associate their names and faces with their products. I respect Debbi Fields (Mrs. Fields cookies), Wally Amos (Famous Amos cookies), and Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry's ice cream) for the same reason. (I just noticed that all of the examples I used were of people who sold food items. That probably tells you something about me, right there.....) That's why I'm taking a moment to tell you that (1) yes, Virginia, there is a Jim Barber. I'm not some corporate spokesperson or fictitious character. I'm flesh and blood. And (2) I wrote The Mastery — every word of it. (Except for the Foreword, which I'm very grateful that Randy Gage — who is also a real person — penned.) I have nothing against ghostwriting, as long as it's properly done. But I wrote everything that you find in The Mastery. Want to know more? I live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the Good Ol' United States of America. (If you live outside the US and you don't know where Fort Lauderdale is, it's about 350 kilometers south of Disney World. Or about 500 km north of Cuba.) I'm a professional speaker (both as a keynoter and trainer), but I'm also a professional writer (obviously) and Internet entrepreneur. I've been an active member of Toastmasters International for almost two decades, and also an active member of the National Speakers Association and the Florida Speakers Association for that same amount of time. I could go on and on, but by this point, I hope you're getting the idea that I'm a real person... not a celebrity, not an icon, and certainly not a fictitious spokesperson. For better or for worse, I'm me. The best way to reach me is by email. Email me at jim@thebarbershop.com. (Keep in mind that email is unreliable, and so if you don't hear back from me, your note may have gotten lost in cyberspace. Try, try again.) If I'm writing or on-the-road, I don't answer my phone. But you can leave a message at 954-476-9252 and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Finally, it may be olde-fashioned, but physical delivery still works. Mail me at: That's about it. If you want to know more, you can try Googling on Jim Barber. But ignore anything that says I'm a ventriloquist; that's an imposter Jim Barber. And ignore anything that's generally derogatory. That's probably me, all right, but I'd rather you ignore it. For now, this is the real Jim Barber, wishing you every success! Jim Barber
PS — You may not be aware of it, but most of the people I mentioned above have sold their "names" to big conglomerates. But that's not why I listed them. I respect them because they tied their identities to their products from the start. Selling out was just good business. I haven't sold my likeness... yet. But I'm not averse to doing so, if the price is right. Are there any cash-heavy multinational conglomerates out there who want to buy the rights to "Jim Barber"? Think about it.
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