Jambo! My name is Robin Clapworthy, a successful computer programmer from Manchester, England. I’ve been a programmer for 25 years and have enjoyed it a great deal. I suppose you could call me a tech head, but up to 2 months ago I didn’t know the first thing about setting up a blog, social media, or internet marketing.

Well I turned 40 recently and decided its time for a new challenge. So I’ve begun  my journey from newbie to Internet Marketer. 

I’ve been mentored by Alex Jeffreys (Who was taught by marketing legend, Mike Filsaime), and am currently starting to make my living in Internet marketing. So far internet marketing has been quite a ride.

My plan is to be earning a full-time living by the end of 2009. As I progress through my journey I want to help too, so check my blog for tips and tutorials and plenty of free stuff, so you can replicate my success.

I’ve been tagged by a fellow student of Alex Jeffreys, Jule Newman. So here is my list of twenty five things you didn’t know about me:

1)      I once worked at a company that manufactured mixing vessels for food manufacturers. At the tender age of 17 I thought it was super cool to get as much toffee as you could eat for free, until it made me sick. It also put me off meat pies for months; the tales of what went on in the factory of an English famous pie making company were disgusting, yuck.

2)      When at school I got the chance with a few other schoolmates to do some jingles for the radio disc jockey Timmy Mallet at Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, his assistant was an unknown kid called Chris Evans who amongst other jobs brewed the tea for Timmy.  Well in the end I didn’t get to go to the radio station due to a family meal. I was furious, typical of me to miss out. LOL. Chris went on be one of the highest paid radio presenters on the BBC and drives a 2 million pound car.

3)      I was adopted by the two best parents in world, (don’t tell them though). I have no problem being adopted as they always told me I was adopted for as long as I can remember, and I always felt loved. I recently traced my birth mum & dad (they are not together), it was quite an experience, one has worked out, and one of them hasn’t. Ah well, “say la vi�

4)      I once had an out of body experience when I was just a kid, didn’t know what it was at the time, just thought “that was cool, have to do that again�. It was many years later when I picked up a book about OOBE’s and realised what had happened all those years ago.

5)      I have a very silly comic side and a very serious side to my personality. They compete for my attention all of the time. Some people only want the fun side to come out to play.

6)      I’m the Leo star sign.  It’s said a Leos Life Pursuit is to lead the way (guess than kind of fits). I like to think outside the box, and go outside the current accepted way of thinking. Apparently loves triumphs all over this sign, which sounds good to me.

7)      I recently turned 40, on my 30^th I was completely stunned when Natalie organised a surprise party for my 30^th, imagine my double surprise when she organised a surprise 40^th  birthday party, I was so surprised I nearly ran my father in law over as I turned into the street in my car. I never thought she’d catch me out twice. It was a great day.

8)      My favourite beer is Guinness, five pints is my absolute maximum.

9)      For me the glass is definitely half full, but if you’re buying I’ll have a pint of Guinness

10)   I also love red wine (if there’s no Guinness left)

11)   I once managed to put the wrong key in our front door (I was drunk, don’t ask), and got it stuck in the lock. We were due to fly to America in a few hours & yes our tickets and passports were inside the house, and we couldn’t get in through the backdoor (the only key was stuck in the front door). Fortunately my partner found it hilarious, being the practical one she managed to eventually get the key out, and we got inside with just enough time to get our stuff together and set off to the airport (in a taxi of course) 

12)   Thanks to my mum and dad, listening to the Carpenters and Neil Diamond is like being back in the womb.

13)   I absolutely hate people that are late for anything, I used to do it all the time when I was younger, I’ve mended my ways now, and make a special effort to be on time, and think everyone should do the same. LOL

14)   I smoked cigarettes for two solid weeks when at school, then someone suggested I should start buying my own. I immediately gave up.

15)   When I was eighteen my laugh was so loud, I was asked onto the stage at Bernard Mannings Embassy Club in Manchester. Since I’m just over five foot three, Bernard Manning gave me the hardest Mickey taking I’ve ever experienced. Yes, Snow White and the other 6 dwarfs were staying up until I got home. Happy days. He was actually a really nice guy.

16)   I get very star struck when I meet famous people. I know, it’s sad.

17)   I once got an autograph off one of the Wombles for my book. (Yes, I now know it’s just some guy in a womble suit hired for the day, but I was only young)

18)   My eyesight is good enough to drive without glasses, but if you let on to me in the street and I don’t respond,  you’re face is all blurred & I’ve no idea who you are, but I am too embarrassed to ask.

19)   I once took the controls of a Tiger Moth Plane for a full five minutes. Easy does it.

20)   In 2002 I did a fire walk at an Anthony Robbins Seminar. I didn’t feel a thing.

21)   I absolutely hate roller coasters, but I tell everyone I love them, only when I’m actually sat on one about to set off do I realise I don’t like them at all.

22)   I’m pig headed: I once climbed all way to the top of Snowdon on my birthday with no training beforehand, after my brother in law commented some way up  “Right Rob, you’ll want to go down that route there now, after that there’s no return, and I don’t think realistically you’re fit enough to go all the way to the top.� – I saw red.

23)   I love to travel, and have been fortunate enough to go some fantastic countries including Australia. There’s still plenty more places left on my list though.

24)   I should be a good salesman, I’ve been told by several people in my life that I can get anyone to do anything I want, and I can talk my way out of any situation.

25)   I once rode bare back on the back of an ostrich in South Africa, nobody else in our group would have a go,so I was volunteered  by all the others in group.

In true internet Marketer style, you get an extra BONUS thing about me for a limited time… LOL well, more like a funny story.

26) I few years back, I was having problems with my stomach, and to be sure it was nothing serious my doctor suggested I had an xray, this involved me having an barium enyma ie where the sun doesn’t shine. Obviously I wasn’t too keen on this at all, so as the day of the proceedure arrived Natalie decided she would walk down to the hospital with me to keep my spirits up, as the hospital was only a 5 minute walk away from where we lived at the time.

On the way there, I walked past a newsagent, outside the shop was a plackard with days local headline.

The headline was “MAN FACES EXPLOSIVE PROBE” No I thought, I don’t like the sound of that, maybe I should cancel, you simply couldn’t make it up. We giggled all the way there.

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