One of the pioneers of Internet Marketing, Corey Rudl
of the Internet Marketing Center, passed away on June 2, 2005 at a young age of
34. The following are my personal tribute (under my given name) to
Corey, which was posted at the memorial site,
remembercorey.com, managed by Ken Calhoun
Ken, a million thanks for coming
up with this tribute site to the incomparable Corey Rudl.
First and foremost, my heartfelt condolence to Corey's widow,
families and friends.
As one of the IMC's earliest affiliates, and a 'veteran' who had
been spellbound by Corey's brilliance since the last millennium,
the news came as a total shock, and a 'rudl' awakening for me.
Life is indeed very fragile. But we tend to forget that the real
meaning of life is to leave a positive mark on this earth. Corey
Rudl had definitely done that and more.
In order to succeed in life, we all need a hero and an
inspirational figure. Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher, Roger
Federer, etc. Corey Rudl was one of the heroes. He had inspired
and touched so many people around the world, including myself.
Corey was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a special guest speaker
at a seminar entitled "Making Millions thru the Internet" almost
five years ago. I did not have the privilege (or money) to
attend the seminar as it was held on the other side of Malaysia,
but I heard from most participants that even at a young age of
29, he was an awe-inspiring speaker and motivator. Ironically,
one of my goals was to 'entice' Corey to come to Borneo to speak
at a conference or seminar. Alas, that will never happen.
Side Note:
We
even did a special page for him
here,
which unfortunately
is now outdated.
To me, Corey was 'the' role model to my e-business endeavour.
Back in 1997 when I was still young (and broke), and the Net was
still raw, there was hardly any young Internet marketing guru
and self-made online millionaire around that you can truly look
up to or learn from. Corey's arrival at the Internet marketing
scene was therefore, a blessing. Without him, I (and many
others) wouldn't have got started in web business.
Somehow, I believe that Corey Rudl's legacy will live on even
after his untimely demise. Like John Lennon, Princess Diana or
Elvis Presley, I suspect that a lot of netrepreneurs will tend
to remember where they were or what they were doing when they
heard the news of Corey's passing. He will long remain an
Internet business icon.
I bought his best selling course and became an
enthusiastic
reader of his tips-filled newsletters, and although I reckon I could
only apply about 25% of his marketing tips at those time (i.e., most of
his techniques were not 'feasible' for Third World Internet Marketers),
in retrospect, he was the person that truly inspired me to venture
into a part time Internet
business. If he can simultaneously ran 4 successful web business, so can I.
I learnt more about Internet business (as well as "physical"
business) from him than from any other so-called "guru".
This current website and
another
website of mine, e-borneo.com,
would not be around today if not for Corey.
Thank God for Corey Rudl, or else, the jungle kingdom
of Borneo will still be largely known as a land of the head-hunters and
leech-infected rainforest today instead of being an eco-adventure
vacation destination.
On second thought, thank God for Corey Rudl, or else,
I won't be able to share with you this little tribute on this website.
Thank you Corey Rudl for making a
difference in my life!
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