Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what youre gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely

fulfilled life, you have to do what you love.

-Barbara Sher

Wishcraft Join us as we celebrate

30 Years of Watching Dreams Come True

Table of ContentsDreams Do Come True ........................................................................................................Page 3Idea Party Schedule, Dates, Times ................................................................................... Page 4-5Published and Mugged on the Same Day ........................................................................ Page 6About Barbara Sher ...............................................................................................................Page 8What is an Idea Party? ..........................................................................................................Page 9What is a Twitter Idea Party? .............................................................................................Page 11Why Idea Parties Work..........................................................................................................Page 13 How it All Started, Ronnies Story..................................................................................... Page 15Wishcraft 30 Years of Dreams Come True....................................................................... Page 18Wishcraft .................................................................................................................................Page 20Isolation, the Dream Killer ................................................................................................ Page 21Allow Yourself to Soar!......................................................................................................... Page 23 From Orchestra Usher to Orchestra Composer..............................................................Page 24Theres No Such Thing as Too Old or Too Young ...........................................................Page 25 Passion is the Path to Change..............................................................................................Page 26What is Twitter? .................................................................................................................... Page 28 Join Us on Twitter ..................................................................................................................Page 29How to Join and Use Twitter in Four Easy Step ............................................................. Page 30 Twitter and Tweetchat Explained in Pictures .................................................................Page 32Two Real Idea Party Tweetchat Success Stories.........................................................Page 35Barbara Shers Books .......................................................................................................... Page 44Definitions ...............................................................................................................................Page 45Legalese ...................................................................................................................................Page 47

Dreams do come true.

For 30 years men and women around the world have been following the simple steps outlined in

Wishcraft, to make their dreams come true and you can too!

Youre not too old, too young, too inexperienced, too shy, too skinny, too fat, or too anything. All you need

is a dream. Dont believe me?

Then read the stories of the men and women who did!

But wait!

Theres MORE!!

Dreams DO Come True...

Were throwingThe BIGGEST TWITTER IDEA PARTY EVER!

And YOU are invited!

March 23-24, 2009

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of her bestselling book, Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want, author Barbara Sher invites you to a 24-hour, marathon, around-the-world Twitter Idea Party, the first of its kind.

Thousands of men and women in over a dozen countries will be Tweeting their dreams and getting ideas, information, contacts and encouragement or helping you with your dreams in this 24-hour idea party marathon. Do you have a dream? How would you like a lot of free help achieving it? This isnt a sales pitch and doesnt lead into

one. You wont be asked to buy or do anything except tell us your wish and your obstacle - and bring your friends.

The stories on the following pages are of people just like you - people who wanted a job, a relationship, meaning, purpose, direction, a new hobby, to go on a cruise, to learn to dance, paint, draw, build a web-site. Whatever it is,

YOUR DREAM IS POSSIBLE and we want to help you make it come true.

When should you join the party? Whenever youre awake! Were running this party for 24-hours through every time zone from Kyoto to Slovakia to South Carolina. All you have to do is come to Twitter and remember this important hashtag (well explain in the pages that follow): #ideaparty.

The Twitter Idea Party will run for a full 24 hours, from midnight to midnight on March 24th, London (UTC) time. That means it starts at 8 p.m. New York time on March 23, with Barbara talking and tweeting with everyone.

(Well have all the at www.barbarasherwishcraft.com before then.)

Heres when it starts for you:

8 p.m. on the 23rd to 8 p.m. on the 24th in NYC 7 p.m. on the 23rd to 7 p.m. on the 24th in Chicago 6 p.m. on the 23rd to 6 p.m. on the 24th in Denver 5 p.m. on the 23rd to 5 p.m. on the 24th in Los Angeles 1 a.m. on the 24th to 1 a.m. on the 25th in Paris/Frankfurt 2 a.m. on the 24th to 2 a.m. on the 25th in Capetown/Jerusalem/Istanbul 3 a.m. on the 24th to 3 a.m. on the 25th in Moscow 5:30 a.m. on the 24th to 5:30 a.m. on the 25th in New Delhi 5:45 a.m. on the 24th to 5:45 a.m. on the 25th in Katmandu 10 a.m. on the 24th to 10 a.m. on the 25th in Tokyo 11 a.m. on the 24th to 11 a.m. on the 25th in Sydney

A TWITTER IDEA PARTY IS A BRAND NEW EVENT. DONT MISS IT!

Dates and Times for Twitter Idea Party!

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In the Beginning... 30 Years Ago

It was 1979 and a sunny afternoon when a messenger sent by Viking Press rang my doorbell and handed me the first copy of Wishcraft. I was so overwhelmed I took the book and went to the park to just think about it.

I sat down on a bench a few hundred yards from the entrance, away from the noise of traffic, took the book out and just stared at it, trying to grasp what it was, what this moment was, and who I was.

I dont remember everything I was thinking, except that I didnt understand why they had decided to put the title and subtitle in a strange-looking typeface, some echo of Hebrew lettering. I guessed it was probably to evoke the Kabbalah as some kind of witchcraft echo, and wasn't sure I liked it. But who cared?

This was my book. I had become a published author.

After awhile I looked up, dazed but happy, and noticed down the walk, only a few hundred feet away, a very worrisome sight. A group of about 6 teenage boys was walking up the hill, most of them holding some kind of stick in their hands. The leader, a pale, skinny kid, was smacking a good-sized stick into his palm and looking straight at me. And all I could think was, Oh boy, Im in a lot of trouble.

Published and Mugged on the Same Day

At this time in Central Parks history it was considered very unwise to go into the park at night, or deeply into the park at any time. But it was only about 2:30 in the afternoon (before any of the local schools let out) and I was within sight of the busy street just outside the entrance. All the same, I knew this wasnt good and I knew it would be a bad idea to get up and try to get away, because things could get physical.

They got up to where I was sitting and stopped, facing me. The leader sat down beside me and said, I hope you have some money on you.

And I said, trying to come up with something, No, but you should come back in a few months because Im going to be incredibly rich.

He was faintly amused and didnt stop smacking his palm with this unpleasant-looking stick. Why are you going to be rich?

I picked up the book and showed it to him and said, This is my book. It was just published today. Its going to be a huge seller.

He looked at the book for a moment, squinting to read it. Then he suddenly bolted to his feet, a startled look on his face.

Witchcraft?! he said, in an alarmed voice, My mothers into Witchcraft! Listen, never mind, we dont want any money. Good luck with your book, lady, and he turned to his gang and said, Lets get out of here! Move!! and they walked quickly away.

I decided not to push my luck, got up and went home. As I recall, I was thinking that the cover was pretty good after all.

Published and Mugged on the Same Day

Barbara Sher is a business owner, career counselor and best-selling author of seven books, each of which provides a different down-to-earth, nuts-and-bolts method for uncovering natural talent, pinpointing goals and turning dreams into reality. She has been named the godmother of life coaching by the media and her many fans.

Barbara has presented seminars and workshops throughout the world to universities, professional organizations, Fortune 100 corporations and federal and state government agencies. She has been called a standup comic with a message and the best speaker we have ever seen, in evaluations. Joining forces with public television, she has also created five hour-long pledge specials that continue to air in cities around the U.S.

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