Joel starts with Debbie and asks her to pinpoint two members she feels should go. Debbie targets herself for being the leader who let everyone down and Carly for her nervousness.
Carly targets herself for the way she presented herself and for “messing up the team.”
Charles starts off with being surprised that “everyone was so cool” and wished that he had been able to maintain the mentality of “screw them.” He continues to say though that “they are all nice people” and then targets himself for not speaking up at points he could have. Joel is not convinced that Charles believes he deserves to be eliminated and thinks Charles is “taking the bullet” to be “a nice guy.”
Christine bases her decision on the task and names Carly for her unassertiveness and Debbie for not showing good leadership.
Nico first chooses Carly and says she was a “non factor.” His second choice is Thor Schrock for his pushiness while working with the group. He ends his comments though commending Thor for his excellent presentation skills for the group.
Thor targets Debbie for not being a leader and Carly because she did not bring much to the challenge. Thor continues his explanations by defending himself and says “it is difficult in a pressure situation to not step on toes or count on the other person understanding that you don’t want to step on their toes, that you are just trying to get this done.”
Joel Comm’s Closing Critique and Observations
Joel warns Thor about his communication style. He tells Thor, “…that tongue, you have got to get it under control.” He states that Thor will be more persuasive and he sees a lot of promise in Thor.
He then tells Christine he knows she has to be strong and has a fire in her. He also sees the same fire in Carly. Joel especially sees a “ball of fire” in Debbie. But because her leadership did not bring the group together, there was continued uncertainty in her group even during their presentation, and a lack of enthusiasm on her team for their topic, she is targeted for elimination.
Between Christine and Carly, Joel feels Christine would continue bringing cohesiveness to the team and then targets Carly for elimination..
But this is not the end of the road. Joel explains that in the internet world, when a new website is created, it does not get immediately indexed but is placed in a holding period. He continues to tell Debbie Ducic and Carly Taylor that they will be put into a Sandbox, a holding area.
They can particpate in learning from the next guest speaker but not participate in any of the challenges. He further explains the “Sandbox” is a waiting period until such a time that they will be given the opportunity to redeem themselves.
With a thank you for their hard work, Joel then dismisses the group from the COMMplex.
Contestant’s Thoughts..
Steve Schuitt says that although it is Day One, he wishes he could be home relaxing because he is not use to the stress and pressure of the competition.
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Joel asks the Team what is the shortest distance between two points. They all answer “a straight line.” He then goes on to say that the team had difficulty at times in concentrating and keeping focus on their task.
Joel Comm says, “Debbie, Do you see, I see?” He continues to describe Debbie’s website, her auditions, her attitude, her accomplishments as all “Gutzy” but questions why her leadership fell apart.
Cresta likes the fact that Nico was focused through the challenge and went to Mark Joyner to utilize his expertise. She observed Nico asked Mark the questions that he needed answered while the rest of the group continued to debated on what they would be discussing. Joel also compliments Nico on the leadership qualities Nico exhibited and tells Nico to continue “ratcheting it up.”
Joel turns his attention to Charles. He notes that Charles came alive after hearing Mark Joyner. He comments that he overheard Charles say “Wow, I’ve got to implement this stuff on my site when I get back. This is good stuff.” He feels Charles is beginning to see more what the Internet Marketing world is about. Mark advises Charles that his success can be his worst enemy. Cresta wants to know what Charles was thinking when his team was deliberating.
Joel Comm finds it difficult to make a decision. He begins by saying Team KISS did well in utilizing all of its members but “had a hard time communicating exactly what the substance of the page was about.”
among the members of the team in communicating and clearly presenting what the Simpleology page would be all about.”
Jason Marshall, Team Leader, starts with a magic rope trick to emphasize that everyone is not the same and are in fact different. Jason asks Mark Joyner what problem people have with Internet Marketers. Mark Joyner answers, “People don’t have as much trust.”
Steve Schuitt says Alisande is difficult to read because of her “poker face.”
Thor carries on the Bulls-Eye presentation outlining the importance of choosing a target market for a successful product launch. Christine Schaap then speaks of the target market the Bulls-Eye group chose to focus on, the over 40 female demographic.
Charles and Nico talk about the video portion of the Bulls-Eye sales page. They explain and show a visual drawing of the video concept, a scene of a busy woman at home with chaos rewinding back to a scene with no chaos after she starts using Simpleology.
teams decline the offer.
Jason Marshall speaks about Jason Henderson. He could see that Jason Henderson was not afraid to speak or jump up to take over. But he appreciated Jason Henderson’s respect of him as the leader as they were both humble in the way they approached each other.
She speaks of her tendency in that situation to step back and “take more of a back seat.”
One way to do this can be done using free Simpleology software and organizing our day with a Daily Target Praxis; more information can be found at www.The DailySystem.com. Having a “DTP,” will help us filter out time-wasters or not-so-urgent tasks, from really important tasks; thereby helping us focus on the tasks that will help us get closer to our major targets.
were not, some spoke of passion, and others spoke of accomplishments. All the elements the judges Joel Comm and Cresta Pillsbury were looking for were found in Jason Marshall’s speech and so he was awarded the first Hacker Safe T-Shirt of the show.
Christine Schaap speaks of her husband and 5 children, their excitement for their mom, and her passion to help others. She also explains how she use to be intimidated by public speaking to the point of physical illness.