Back in January I made a post about the IMAX film “Journey to Mecca”. I hope you had the opportunity to watch it.

I remember when I went to see the film when it was test screened, it was the first time I actually cried in a movie. The images on the IMAX are extremely moving. Reliving the hajj on the screen was as very strong moment and I’m sure those who have gone to hajj and saw the film can surely relate.

A sad moment during the film was right before the credits, when it said, “In memory of Chems Eddine Zinoun” who was the actor that played Ibn Batuta in this film. According to IMDB, Zinoun died in Casablanca, Morroco due to a tragic car accident in November 2008.

At first the thought was sad, but then on a deeper note I thought to myself,

He died at a great time where his last project was something that will resonate through time as calling people to fulfill their last pillar of Islam. When he stands up on the day of judgement, he can say to Allah-swt that this was a legacy that he left.

May Allah-swt count this project on his scale of good deeds on the day of judgement.

The following video is one the making of “Journey to Mecca”

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3 x 10 :: Day 05

• Incorporate Leechon in Canada so that it can take advantage of the money that the Canadian government has laid out for film projects. The questions that come to mind are: (1) What are Canadian business tax-laws? (2) What are the different ownership structures? (3) What are the different type of banks that are available and what sort of fees and benefits do they offer? (4) What are the different types of government grants that are available and how does one go about getting them? (5) Where can I go to learn more about the business of film in Canada?

• Contract a professional graphic designer to produce a course focused on graphic design and its principles for Message Mastery.

• Produce a short film titled “License on Empty” about a young kid who gets a drivers license and goes partying everywhere. He runs out of gas and ends up having to by for gas, maintainance as well as insruance – learning about responsibilty.

What’s this “3 x 10? thing? – See my post on focusing ideas:
http://www.leechon.com/focus-ideas-847.htm

A friend of mine passed me these videos a little while back. They’re a great refresher.

• First, Build a SOLID foundationHave a policy of working with only IDEAL clients. – Who are you and what do you offer to the world? Why do you do it? Its gotta be true. There are more people who stand for what you stand for. You want that.
• Second, Build TRUST and CREDIBILITY within the community.Make a connection. Have a conversation that revolves around, “Who do you serve? What their needs and desires are? What specific offerings you make them? What’s the return on investment that your average client gets?“
• Third, Self Promotion Strategy – (seven of them, apply only two) – what are they?

What lessons can you pull from this?

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3 x 10 :: Day 04

• Produce a “docu-lecture” – Every since I saw “Legend of the Furious Five” (extra DVD from Kung-Fu Panda) I got excited about producing a lecture DVD that’s designed to be on video. Imagine recording a Halaqa studio-cinematic style with short stories cutting in and out of the lecture visuals. Its almost like two paralel stories…sort of.

• Secure a partnership with a national or international client that specializes in educating people in the area of deen, language, self development or halaal financial mastery and launch an online learning system that is subscription based and membership focused.

• Produce a short film titled “Sunnah Smile” for the purposes of laying out a case study for Message Mastery students. A story about a little girl that gets bullied on her way to school. Bully always takes her lunch money. She tries to confront the big bully but ends up in the trash. She follows up with a new plan which leads to a flowery twist ending.

What’s this “3 x 10? thing? – See my post on focusing ideas:
http://www.leechon.com/focus-ideas-847.htm

The following I got from Seth Godin’s “The Big MOO!” – I Highly recommend everyone to read this book.

Joke #1

One day a patient came into a doctor’s office and complained about his arm. He said to the doctor, “It hurts when I do this.”

The doctor responded, “Don’t do that.”

da dum tishh!

Joke #2

A guy was walking to work one day and right outside his office he sees an penguin. He’s startled, doesn’t know what to do. So he takes the penguin into his boss’s office and asks his boss, “What should I do with this penguin?”

The book looks at him and says, “Take him to the zoo, you idiot!”

A few days later, out on the street, the boss runs into the guy and he still has the penguin. The boss is shocked. He looks at the guy and says, “I thouht I told you to take the penguin to the zoo!”

An the guy looks at his boss and says, “I did. But we had such a great time, today I’m taking him to a ball game.”

da dum tishh!

Joke #3

A woman from Ohio is walkin in midtown Manhattan. She’s a bit lost. She sees a man carrying a violin case, walks up to him, and asks him, “Excuse me, sir, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?”

The violinist looks at her and says, “Practice, practice, practice.”

da dum tishh!

What’s the secret?

• Stop doing things that hurt
• Do what you love
• Ignore what authority figures tell you
• Most of all…practice, practice, practice

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3 x 10 :: Day 03

1. Produce a low to mid-budget ($50,000 – $500,00) motion graphics based movie covering the story of the Israel-Palistine conflict starting from 1900 – Present time. Story would cover the Fall of the Ottoman Empire, the establishment of Middle Eastern states,  Involvement of British and French in turning Muslims against each other, Establishment of Israel to the Palestine-Israel conflict.
2. Produce a short video for online distribution based off of the letter of Umar ibn Abdil Azeez that was passed out in the Torch Bearer’s seminar.
3. Develop a Qabeelah training module within Message Mastery. Think AlMaghrib’s teacher training system by sensei on steriods.

What’s this “3 x 10? thing? – See my post on focusing ideas:
http://www.leechon.com/focus-ideas-847.htm