Santa, tell me about your vision.
Let's let you okay.
We just dive right in.
Absolutely.
That's the best way to do it.
Of course it is my vision.
To share happiness and create an opportunity to share happiness and positivity with more
people.
You know, Jackson, there's a lot of people out there, whether they made mistakes or they
haven't adjusted to the new way of thinking or they're stubborn or whatever analogy you
want to throw into there.
But people coming out of that COVID crunch, if that's what I like to call it, you know,
there's still a lot of people hurting in this world and that's not just businesses.
There are people.
So you know, I get to meet new people, have wonderful conversations and hopefully at the
end of those conversations, I get to put a smile on their face because we need more of
that in this world because there are some ugly places and some ugly people out there
that don't want that to happen for whatever reason.
And we need to kick them to the curb and say, nope, this is going to be a better place because
I'm going to create some smiles and we're going to have some fun.
Oh, I love it.
I love it.
I'm backed.
All right, Santa, I have a confession to make.
When I was, that's right.
We're going to go all the way back to middle school and I don't remember whose class it
was.
It was a math class and was it with Susie or was it with Tiffany?
We're choosing an adjective to go along with our name, alliteration style.
And my name is Jackson and I got positioned with the word jolly and I wasn't feeling it.
I wasn't able to embrace it.
And looking back on that, now that I know what I know about life, words like jolly,
words like happiness, words like joy, they scared me.
They weren't something that I could really relate to.
Well, there was a lot of darkness.
And looking back on that, is there any particular idea what created the uneasy use of the happy
words?
Absolutely.
All sorts of childhood trauma that I've explored.
And the reason why I bring that up and this opportunity for us to talk to the world about
it is because there are others out there who still struggle with those words.
And I am hoping that this segment inspires people to realize that it's not that word.
It's not that opportunity that we need to fear.
It's staying away from joy and jolly and happiness.
That's what I fear these days.
So I'm grateful to have found a sense of, you know what, if they were to call me Jolly
Jackson today, I would be very grateful for that type of a nickname.
What are your thoughts on that?
Well, you know, people get the mindset that, you know, they have to be miserable or ugly
or whatever adjective they want to throw in there.
And for whatever reason, whether, you know, the world owes them something or, you know,
their friend Bobby is, you know, upset them or Susie or whoever, you know, and they can't
let things go.
And that is a big problem with a lot of people in our society.
You know, they dwell on yesterday versus looking what's going to be positive for them tomorrow.
Love that.
Even later today, you know, exactly, exactly.
Dig themselves in a hole.
And then they get so far down in that hole that they don't know which way to turn.
And it can be a matter of a simple conversation with someone that they know they don't know,
but allows them to open up about what's going on.
And that is a big problem is people get put into a shell.
And I'm no psychologist, trust me.
Well, people put themselves into a shell because they had traumatic something or something
happened in their life that put them into the scare factor that they need protection
from the outside world.
And then they put themselves into the brain thinking that this is where I'm supposed to
be even though I'm miserable and I'm not happy.
And you know, there's so many things going against me and they don't want to peel that
layer back to see the sunshine.
It's hard when you're when you're in darkness.
I was having this conversation with a friend a couple years ago who had come overcome extreme
darkness.
And we were talking about how when you're in that level of extreme darkness, the sunshine
hitting you can be painful.
And it's okay to take steps towards that light that are more and more progressive in nature.
So thank you for sharing that.
Also one of my favorite quotes that I've long forgotten, I don't remember the whole quote,
but it changed my life in this regard, was about a ship that was trying to set sail and
it couldn't because of the anchor that it was hanging on to.
And the author said, cutting this anchor, right, forgiving somebody is like cutting
the anchor loose.
You're not freeing the anchor, you're freeing yourself so you can finally set sail.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
And you know, it's, you know, taking that first step in a new direction, whether it's
a story you're going to write it, whether it's a chapter in your life because you want
to turn the page or any kind of activity that has been hindering you, has been holding you
back.
Sometimes that first step can be a very serious brain thought to get over the hurdle that's
holding you back.
So Santa, how do you, how do you, I want to ask a question about, you know, what's your
personal vision, but I really want to, what do you do on a daily basis?
You know, what's your, what's your, what are your hobbies other than, you know, making
toys and making people happy and smile?
Well, you know, you know, I have a Mrs. Claus, of course, and she's, I have to provide for
her and look after her and she does more looking after me, trust me.
And she, you know, Santa's got a physique that he's got to like maintain and she's a
wonderful cook and knows how to do that.
All right.
But she also sews and creates all these wonderful shirts for me so I can create that wonderful
vision to other people so they can get a smile on their face.
What do I do?
Well, you know, lately I've been promoting and talking to so many people from around
the world, not just in the USA, but from around the world, figuring out a way to create some
happiness in people's lives.
And you know, we like to go for car rides and we like to go to the beach and you know,
we like to have our downtime a little bit as well.
You know, some of the elves are into, you know, race cars and demolition derbies.
So we participate in activities like that, but we don't really have quote, quote hobbies
right now because we're gearing up for the elves are building toys.
We're not into our heavy time season yet.
So you know, the elves are working at a pretty decent pace and they're keeping ahead of the
game, which is what we really like to do on any subject in our life.
It really gets bad if you start falling behind on anything you're doing, you know, because
playing the catch up game, whether it's dollars and cents, whether it's a mindset, whether
it's work, it's, it's a project you're doing.
If you can stay ahead of the curve, you're going to be a lot happier.
You're going to be a lot joyful because you don't have the pressure because you're behind.
Absolutely.
Okay.
So Santa, how many, how many years have you been up to this for?
Do you want the true answer?
Do you want the Santa answer?
That wasn't your answer.
Well, Santa has been around for 1753 years.
Is this like a Claus situation?
The Tim Allen movie?
Don't I look good?
You know, you know, Santa has very many different traditions and very many different coats that
he wears depending on where I am in the world at that present time.
You know, Russia has the blue St. Nicholas, you know, then you get into the European countries.
It's Father Christmas with the long flowing coats that go all the way down to the ground
and they can be, they don't always have to be red.
You know, you can get blue ones, you can get green ones.
Different countries have different traditions on how Santa is to appear.
Absolutely.
You know, in North America, well, we're not that old of a country.
So you know, some of the traditions have been in, what's the word I want to look for?
Adapted from European countries.
Yeah.
So yes.
Absolutely.
Let me look at this and I'm going to pull up the website here and I want to talk through
for the audience.
I mean, this is the time to be preparing for this.
We have the legitimate opportunity to prepare for Christmas.
We got 131 days and nine hours before the Christmas season hits.
That's right.
You're in the business of also creating big announcements, happy birthday videos, Christmas
check ins, text message subscription services, helping realtors as well and what they're
up to.
I mean, you're giving back a lot of ways and a lot of these dynamics, you know, helping
a realtor with their promotions.
Now that realtor can provide for their family at a better capacity because they're getting
more noticed and now there's more, more presence under the Christmas tree, perhaps more time
with the family because they're thinking outside the box a little bit.
They're bringing magic to people's lives.
Absolutely.
That's, that's incredible.
This is something that, you know, I hadn't, I hadn't really thought about looking your
website up before.
Well, you know, and I'm about to revamp it again because I've got two more new ideas
that are starting to gain a lot of positive traction.
And the exciting one is for families is I'm reading stories to the kiddos.
Now I'm doing that on YouTube and Tik Tok and people are loving it in the fact that
it's not animated, it's not computerized and it's not voiceover.
It's me sitting in my red suit in a big old lazy boy chair, looking at the camera, reading
stories to the kids.
That's awesome.
Now how do I make that even more incredible and special?
Well, imagine me reading a story to you and your family and your children's name are in
that story.
Yes.
The personal touch of Santa reading a story to your family with your children's name in
that story.
Santa, when my kids were my oldest two, when they were five and three, uh, I discovered
this YouTube channel from Jason Stevenson.
I believe his name was.
That's how prominent this channel was in our life.
And it was meditative stories for children that were these wonderful creations of magic
that he would tell.
And I, we didn't get to see Jason, but in this case we didn't need to see Jason and
we just wanted to hear the story.
But those stories were an important part of their childhood and our bedtime routine.
And we didn't have these YouTube videos that you're talking about, but my youngest will
now if you're moving out with these sooner than later and my grandchildren will too.
So I, I love that you're doing this because you know, it's one thing for me to read it
and I would want to be there, but I want to listen to sometimes Jason Stevenson made a
big impact on me just like you did.
There you go.
But you know, you're recalling a wonderful childhood memory and we all need to create
as parents, as grandparents, we need, it's our obligation to give our children and our
grandchildren an obligation to have a wonderful Christmas memory that they can share with
their children and grandchildren.
So I'm creating this new idea and you know, it's, I'm having so much fun and I'm enjoying
it and of course each week I'm doing it twice a week right now.
So far we'll see, we'll see how time allows.
Maybe I'm going to bump up to a three times a week, but we'll, we'll cross that bridge
when we see it.
But so far it's Mondays and Thursday evenings.
So today's Thursday in about three hours, two hours, there's going to be a new set of
stories being released on my YouTube channel and that's Santa Papa John, of course, YouTube
at Santa Papa John, you know, so the ideas and the conversations you have with different
people are giving me more ideas to put smiles and create that happy, joyful, positive memory
for people.
And we need to do that more.
Now this idea behind my head is for businesses.
Are you Santa approved?
Is your business Santa approved?
And that came about in a network marketing meeting as well.
Now can you imagine Santa making a video to promote your business?
That's awesome.
And you to be included in a community of the workshop and be glorified elves where the
other elves are going to support your business and help promote your business.
What an awesome idea to create a positive experience for a business as well.
It's huge.
I'm a big fan of the Polar Express any time of the year, by the way.
Absolutely.
And you can watch that movie any time of the year as well because it should bring the childhood
back in you or the child.
And maybe you're going to think of the positive memories and it's those little things that
happened during that movie that really sparked the imagination of people of all ages.
And that's what I say about Santa.
You know, I've had two year olds sitting on my knee last year.
I could show you a picture, but I won't.
A 10 day old baby was in my arms.
Now you can't get more special than that.
You remember what it was like to hold your own child in your arms when they were first
born.
That's an incredible feeling that a parent will never, ever forget.
Now going the other way, I had a 91 year old grandmother sitting on my knee.
And the simple reality of that is, Jackson, there's no age limit to believing, you know,
and as if you set your imagination and your mind to believe, you will open up to many
possibilities of how great and how positive those happy memories did influence your life.
Absolutely.
These are the mindset is the most important trap and the most important opportunity for
business owners.
Absolutely.
And so if the business is gravitating towards opportunities like this one to be approved
by Santa, there's an energy flow that's there that is undeniable.
It's going to make an energy flow.
And if you allow the energy to flow more freely, the byproduct is happier, healthier individuals
and work as well.
I can see that.
Lisa was once asked, why are you not protesting the war?
And she said, I'm pro peace.
And she said, I spend all of my time and effort on generating peace and love.
I don't make time to fight against something that exists.
I need to spend all of my time promoting peace and love.
And I loved that mindset.
And so I love what you do.
I love how you're able to bring this joy and this happiness to people year round.
We'll put the, we'll definitely put the links and the show notes for this experience.
I appreciate it.
You know, it's like when you get out of bed in the morning, Jackson, you put your feet
down on the ground.
Are you going to be a miserable grumpy person for that day or are you going to be happy,
joyful and positive?
That's right.
I choose to be happy, joyful and positive because I love making people smile of all
ages anywhere in the world.
And it's cool Jackson, because this technology that we're using allows us to have conversations
with people around the world.
Like we're sitting across the kitchen table, having a cup of coffee.
Absolutely.
It is, it is the most empowering technology for those of us who've built relationships
worldwide as well, to be able to stay in touch with those relationships.
Santa, this is awesome.
I hope to have you back.
I would love to live stream with you in the near future.
My live streaming is booked until your busy season.
So if you're not able to, then we will absolutely bring it back as soon as you're able.
But if you're okay with that, are you willing to come back and live stream with me?
Absolutely.
You've brought some very good positive comments and you've actually made Santa think on some
of the questions that you asked.
You did your homework and I'm proud of you for that.
And it was a wonderful conversation.
And thank you for giving me the opportunity to share some happiness with your audience.
Vision Pros, let's share the happiness ourselves as well in our lives.
I hope you share this with somebody and we'll see you in the next episode.
Thank you for being here today.
I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live.
I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions as these episodes continue to move forward.
This is going to get more and more fun, we'll have more and more engagement as well.
We'll invite people to participate in the show and thank you for giving us your time
and attention.
I hope you have an excellent time building out your vision and becoming a Vision Pro