Great Choice of Charities and well, as an observer my humble opinion is no Goatie and with hair. Why? Sophisticated Professionalism. That is how you present then. But Hey, if relaxed and really down to earth is more the go then add the beard and lose the hair.
Have a great time - Hope you win. Adeane.
Rangoo
· 3 years ago
I posted a comment on Armand's Blog. I am posting one here now. I hope it will be a tie and you donate for both :-)
Your forehead looks bigger and brighter buzzing with more ideas. It seems t have added more sparkle to your eyes.
credit repair
· 3 years ago
I'm with you.
What's good for you is good for us your loyal readers,
Edward
Ron Schmidt
· 3 years ago
Hey Dr. Kilstein, pay attention, Sylvie's Michel's fiance, not his wife yet.
Francis Macomber
· 3 years ago
I vote for beard. I also like the shaved head. Gives you the look of an alpha male...
Screw "Sophisticated Professionalism". Look at Clayton Makepeace.
Enjoy life, get a face tatoo if that's what good life means to you. No one can take your super-copywriting talents.
Nick Barton
· 3 years ago
That is the beauty of the internet. It doesn't really matter what you look like!
I too have a beard and a shaved head, well bald actually, but it looks the same. I felt really good until i of my 6 year old's classmates started taunting him about his dad's head being upside down!
After that I'd go for hair no beard every time!
Good luck with your fund raising.
Chris Knight
· 3 years ago
Hey Michel, if you completely shaved it off, you'd be BALD.
I did bald last year for a few months and loved it...but family didn't love it, so I'm back to having what hair I have left. :-)
In your case, because you still have a head full of hair to grow, I'd recommend letting it grow!
Joe Lluveras
· 3 years ago
At least you have a choice to grow hair on top of your head. Since I don't have that choice, I would say, grow it back and enjoy it while you can. Leave the bald look to us, the professional baldies.
Hope you win. Great charity choice.
Kristine Wirth
· 3 years ago
LOL!!!!
Ok, well, my husband has BOTH a shaved head and a goatie so I'm probably a bit biased. I agree with Harlan that you most definitely need to check with the women in your life.
The women will say "Honey, I don't care what you look like keep the [whatever]." Pure bunk! We like you one way or another for whatever reason.
Ok, my rant being voiced, keep the goatie and grow the hair back.
Best
Jim Greene
· 3 years ago
Shave and grow!
phillip skinner
· 3 years ago
Hi ... hair today gone tomorrow comes to mind ...why be a baldie if you don't need to be ... beards are meant to hide something ... I know I had one once ... eerrrr talking about the razor here guys ...its just great waking up in the morning and not having to shave ... that's the rewards of working from home ... but then came voip .... now every day is like being in an office, the smarter you look the cooler you feel .... you two guys are already cool ... what a great idea ... no losers the charity wins ... which every way this vote goes ... good luck to all who take a few minutes to help you guys out
Phillip Skinner
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions. Jim Rohn
Sean Kelly
· 3 years ago
Heck, I'd pay $100 to see Michel Fortin, John Carlton, Harlan Kilstein and Perry Marshall in a photo together shaved bald!
lol
Mike Sigers
· 3 years ago
I'd say it matters little if you have little hair, but it matters a lot of you have little friends.
You'll win Michel, BECAUSE you have big friends !
BTW - the prison cut ain't workin'...grow it out a bit !
Ted Crowder
· 3 years ago
Speaking as a follically challanged individual myself... I've been a big fan of hair since I started losing mine. People tell me I should shave my head, but I insist on clinging to the few remaining hairs that I still have.
So my advice is, grow it back and give it to me!
Jason James
· 3 years ago
Hey Michel, I just shaved my head 2 weeks ago.. I love it and I think you should keep it short or shaved. It's a great look!
Take care.
ken calhoun
· 3 years ago
Harlan's right again. Gah! Will he ever be wrong? I doubt it. Sharp guy. One of the few.
Anyways - hmm... personally I think if you're continuing to do the seminar circuit, your "brand" and "positioning" (hey I know someone who wrote a book on that, great stuff)... depends on your maintaining a CONSISTENT IMAGE....
remember UPAs?
So if people are expecting, based on seeing you as "A", that you look completely different, then that causes cognitive dissonance, and you lose some positioning advantage.
Of course this means though, if you're 'rebranding' your look, and this will be a permanent change, it may take your customers/clients a year+ to get used to your new look .... and that causes a short-term hit...
personally I'd keep your hair the way it was... but Harlan's right, it's your family that counts first...
my .02,
ken
Sylvie Charrier
· 3 years ago
Well, since it seems to be the general consensus that my opinion is important about this particular issue...here's my vote.
I LOVE the goatee! There's just something about the way it makes him look that I adore.
Now, the hair is a little shorter than I would prefer, but that is on purpose. Michel's hair grows really quickly, so he wanted it shorter than the actual desired length. Give it a couple of weeks and it should be just the perfect length.
Carole Friesen - World Expert
· 3 years ago
Dear Michel and Armand,
You might want to understand what hair is all about in relationship with the Body Mind. Read this, then ask yourself what hair means to you.
The Hair acts like antennae reaching out into the energy fields that surround us. They seek out vibrational reactions and transmit them through the skin into sensory tissue in our body. Whenever hairs grow there is an enhancement of sensory awareness to the environment. This relates to hair growth wherever it may be on the face or body.
Short hair or a shaved head, is most often seen with men. The cut "short back and sides" keeps the mind clear of emotional contact like in the army. This heightened mental state is preferred by men in general so they can focus on mental tasks without being clouded by their feelings. This also isolates them from their feminine aspect and could create less understanding of the women they interact with. When women stepped into the corperate world they cut their hair short or pinned it up to get into 'The man's World'. Men who grow their hair long are connecting with their emotional feeling body, their feminine aspects
Facial Hair or Beards
To understand this fully! I will explain the 3 zones to the face. The mental zone is the top of the hairline down to the eyebrows. The emotional zone is the eyebrows to the bottom to the nose. The physical zone is the bottom of the nose to the base of the chin. Hair can connect or disconnect to energy flow in these areas.
The connection or sideburns verses goaties. Sideburns are grown by those who feel a need to connect their thoughts to more emotional and physical needs and issues. They are often used to join the hair of the head and the beard on the chin and jaw to feel a sense of grounding in life. The fathers of the nation, religious leaders and those "wise men" that sat in judgement sported beards and sideburns that they "stroked thoughtfully". Goatie or tailored beards are seperated from the emotional and mental zones and creates a greater focus on physical implementation of ideas with less emotional involvement.
After watching The Secret, we all understand fully the importance of keeping our feelings connected with our thoughts for manifestation. Enjoy your experience with full awareness.
Contact me if you would like anymore information on The Art & Science of Face Reading.
Eric Graham
· 3 years ago
Well Michel... There you have it. Sylvie is the one you need to keep happy. Definitely keep the goatee (she LOVES it!) And, grow the hair out a bit.
But... I would have to agree with Ken as well. From a personal branding and positioning standpoint, whatever "new look" you adopt, maintain consistency and make it a permanent change.
As for Armand's picture... I think the "shaved" version make him look about 13 years old! (And I wonder how Michael Lee Austin feels about Armand "messin' with his look"?)
Eric
David
· 3 years ago
If it feels good and your significant other also likes it, do it. Seriously, looks good. Hair is a pain everywhere!
Andy & Shawn
· 3 years ago
Hey the shaved head and goatee works for me. (It was either that or a comb-over!)
Now, unlike Armand, with the "Bad News Bears" look, my 5-year-old still recognizes Michel.
Alright, I'm wimping out - you need an answer - Here's mine... ...if you can grow it, keep it ...or give the hair on top to ME! :-) - DJ Dave
Eileen Coale
· 3 years ago
Bald is beautiful! I know that for a fact, because i've been married to a wonderful fella for 20 years who has the balding look - except his is all natural. :)
Ray Edwards
· 3 years ago
Michel,
I think I prefer the look you have in your header - medium length-to-shortish hair, cleanshaven. But that may be because that's how I've come to think of you (because I see that image so often).
But...you look more like a drummer right now.
Armand Morin
· 3 years ago
Dang... I'm even contributing to you winning. How wrong is that?
Well, as for my opinion on your recent loss of hair, I think you should get out the razor shave the head clean and shave off the goatee and then see if you can get a Mr. Clean commercial contract. (Just my opinion) Hey you've gone this far why not all the way. LOL
Seriously... I'ld grow it back just a little more.
I'm already in the process of my regrowth. Can anyone say "itch"?
One more thing.... LOVE THE T-SHIRT!!!
josh
· 3 years ago
I like it like this
Shawn Casey
· 3 years ago
Michel,
I definitely think you should shave it all - head, face and... - for the wedding. That would allow for some very interesting wedding night activities. Hey, you do this right and you might get Sylvie to cover the donation!
Shawn
Kathryn
· 3 years ago
anything for charity, stylin' but definitely do whatever your woman says!
Josh
· 3 years ago
Looks good!!! Less hair less wok = more time for copy!!
Bob Strand
· 3 years ago
AUGGH! Armand NEEDS his beard. How else can he sing country tunes? :-) He looks too young without it to be an IM guru.
Michel, You just GOTTA go back to the clean-cut format (and I don't mean cut off). You come across much better with a good shave and a business cut. I'll bet you even sound better....
As for vacations, go with whatever you like, as long as you can get back to "normal" afterwards. Lot's of fun to see the pix, though. Thanx
Bonnie Fournier
· 3 years ago
You both have very nice faces. Armand looks great with the goatee but Michel, you need the smooth face to match your smooth talk! Love your Blogs...!
Jordan
· 3 years ago
Keep the goatie, grow the hair. (However, you do look pretty tough with the buzzed head!)
Jane
· 3 years ago
Michael, I believe hair styles should be a personal choice. Myself, I prefer hair on a man if they can grow it. I wonder what Sylvie thinks. I hope she likes it..
I really like your choice of charity.
Stephen Davies
· 3 years ago
Michel, Thanks for contributing to one my main charities as well!
It doesn't really matter what we think...
Just glad to know your helping out a worthy cause.
Thanks Michel!
Hear Jeff Paul, Jim Fleck &
· 3 years ago
Grow it back, and chop the beard.
You definitely look better in your Blog Header!
Regards Justin Bryce
Robert Lehrer
· 3 years ago
Michael, my opinion is unimportant. It's your's and your wife's that counts. Buts as long as you have asked, I'll give you an honest answer. With hair, you're a handsome guy. With your buzz cut, you look a lot less handsome. Frankly, you look a bit scary now. Well, you asked. Whatever you do, it doesn't change my opinion of who you are professionally. All the best.
Ralph Zuranski
· 3 years ago
Hi Michel, First of all I want to say your hair cut looks awesome. Take it from some one who wears it short because you look good when you go to sleep and night and even better when you wake up. Plus, what a huge time saver because you don't have to comb, gel or hair spray you new to look good. Also you don't have to spend very much on barbers. With a steady hand you can save yourself big bucks on you hair stylist. And I am sure Sylvie will love to rub your new rug because short hair is so sensual and irrestible to be petted. Forget the face hair because you look younger and more handsome with out it. People always wonder if individuals that are short on the top are only trying to compensate for growing hair in other places. According to the hair increase plan, they could always take plugs out of your face and transplant them on top or get hair from other places, but I'm not sure it would match what you already have. Final comment: SHORT HAIR AWESOME, CLEAN FACE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason Leister
· 3 years ago
Has shaving bumped your response? Less hair, higher response... could there be a correlation?
AGW
· 3 years ago
OK - Marketing is fine. But I really don't need to get THREE notices of this blog in FOUR HOURS. It may be time to put a lid on it - literally.
The hair needs to either go completely or grow back, this in-between thing aint happenin.
So, my vote is to can the whole thing - discussion, hair and most of all THE CONSTANT UPDATES.
me
· 3 years ago
great cause. thanks for caring.
original looks-classic, regal, bonding, trust building
new u's- laid back, free-spirited, fun
go for what you know. you only live once!
Elaine Smith
· 3 years ago
Michel,
I like your hair in the header photo. Grow it back.
Armand definitely looks better with a beard, but you could go either way. You look good with and without it.
Ralph Zuranski
· 3 years ago
Hi Michel, Sorry for the mispellings.
I was in a hurray.
It is my 10th year anniversary of marriage.
I was racing for a bottle of wine and a few shots of Jagermeister before partaking of barbecued beef short ribs with fresh corn and yellow squash sauteed in olive oil. Ralph (-:
Ralph Zuranski
· 3 years ago
By the way, Armand looks much younger and more handsome without the face hair. An investment in a couple of hours at the gym and some trips to the health food bar and he and Michael Lee Austin would be positively the ultimate internet marketing gazillionaire, country music mega star and almost new father stud poster boy. (-:
Edward Han
· 3 years ago
Hi Michel
A clean cut looks much better ...
Bailey
· 3 years ago
Since the men whom I care about the most in my life are almost all balding, I think bald (or partway there) is HOTTTT...
:D LOL!
But, Michel, you wear hair well. ;) How's that for a polite way of voicing my opinion?
I am glad that Sylvie thinks the goatee is cute. Give her some time... after a while she will grow tired of a raw, scratched chapped face from kissin' ya ;) and soon enough it'll be time to lose the goatee. I always thought facial hair looked nice enough, but dang it's tough on the lady showin' ya' some love!
Remember that facial hair ages a person's appearance, so when you want to re-grasp youth, haul out the razor and reclaim it. :D
:D Bailey
John Ritskowitz
· 3 years ago
Hey, Michel.
You are the man! What a great way to raise awareness and raise money for a good cause.
Hey, if Johnny Damon could do it with eBay...
Ok, if Sylvie likes the goatee, that doesn't surprise me. Every time I consider shaving my beard, my wife makes her views known loud and clear...NO!
As for shaving the head, my wife liked that too when I came home for holiday break after Army boot camp in 1991.
And for those considering the other end of the spectrum, I think Harlan has everyone beat when it comes to growing your beard like ZZ-Top, so don't even try! (although where Sampson gets his strength from his hair, I wonder if Harlan gets smarter with his).
Hey, it's all in fun and for a good cause!
John
Shariq
· 3 years ago
Michel... the short french cut looks killer on you!!
keep it!
Shariq.
The Cat
· 3 years ago
Dude, seriously you look like you just got out of a 20 year sentence in the big house and went right back on the sauce.
With the bald head and those bugeyes you would scare the bejeezus out of someone in a lighted alley.
Oh, and Armand Morin would look better with a burka instead of a baseball cap.
Nick Teetzel
· 3 years ago
Hey Michel,
Great response...
Who's taking a count on Cialdini's principles at work here?
I think Harlan and Perry had it right from the start ... First and foremost, make the wife happy and you'll have the force of nature on your side.
I think the "Cluck-Whirr" cartoon in Cialdini's book is the perfect illustration for the occasion - I wish I could post it for the readers who haven't seen it.
Page 5 of Influence: Science and Practice : )
Just keep writing & teaching to keep the rest of us happy.
Nick
David
· 3 years ago
Michel: Man, what were you thinking? You look like you just got out of Auswitz! Grow it it back!... fast! David
Kay Mitchell
· 3 years ago
We say...keep the goatee, but grow back the hair. :-)
Enjoy the process!!
Kim Crowder
· 3 years ago
You know what they say, happy wife = happy life
So if sylvie's happy. I'm happy!
See ya soon ;)
Geoffrey Smith
· 3 years ago
Hey, As I have had hair on and off for manuy years, I'm with Harlan... Check in with the wife
Clint Gray
· 3 years ago
For you Michel, hair with not goatie...Armand with goatie...
Nice meeting you and your wife at the World Internet Summit in London.
Richard Burke
· 3 years ago
You looked better before the buzz.
Why would you want to mess with perfection? :-))
But, like everyone else says - if Sylvie likes it, keep it. Hers is the only opinion that should matter to you.
All the best in life, love and happiness!
Judy Kettenhofen
· 3 years ago
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
Ohmy...I agree with the person who asked what Michael Lee Austin had to say about Armand's shave...glad to hear you are growing it back, Armand!
Think Michel should definitely grow the hair on top back ... not sure about the goatee -- have to wait to see what it looks like with the hair longer.
Wait! Are you guys *sure* you did this, and this isn't some clever photoshop work? :)
And the person who would pay $100 to see Michel, John Carlton, Perry Marshall and Harlan shaved...
How would Harlan keep the yarmulke on his head...? Come to think of it...where DO Jewish bald guys put the bobby pins ?
Robert J Hardy
· 3 years ago
Unshaven and bearded males are thought to be 20% less trustworthy than a male with a clean shaven face.
A beard on a man suggests that he is lazy and can't be bothered about personal hygiene.
Nigel J Britton
· 3 years ago
As long as you guys are happy and money goes to charity, everyone wins!!
Well done Bhoys!!
Dave Ryan
· 3 years ago
Michel,
You crazy Canadians never stop amazing me :)
Do whatever you want. Last time I took action based on what my blog polling told me I almost lost more money than my house is worth....No Joke.
But hey, it's summer time...who needs hair?
I wonder if I could write some copy that would convince people to take action and shave their heads....for no charity...
Now that would be book-worthy.
-Dave
David Cavanagh
· 3 years ago
Michel,
What can I say?
I see you in UK... sit opposite you at dinner... dine with you and Sylvie in Wembley (which was lovely of you both)... talked on stage with you at the World Internet Summit... then this happens!
Was it something in the UK water? Was it something I said to you?
Aaaarrrggghhhh.... what you doing Fortin?
Do you want me to send the photo of you and I at our "office" at dinner in London? (remember the "toilet" shot - hehehehe)
Okay, opinion time:
Hair's the go Michel!
Lovely working with you and Sylvie, and I hope to do it again really soon,
David Cavanagh
PS... Love to Sylvie and yourself my friend.
John Gilvary
· 3 years ago
HI Michel,
I think both you and Armand should go back to your old looks. (I guess I just got used to it.) My wife only saw me without a mustache one time... and then insisted I grow it back.
Harlan's right though. Silvie is the one you should be asking.
John
Jeanette Cates
· 3 years ago
I generally go with the clean shaven look - probably because I married a military man. But heh, I have to agree. Whatever Sylvie likes...Sylvie gets!
Jeanette
Ralph Zuranski
· 3 years ago
Hi Michel, The cockroach likes your new hair style and I do too. There are no places for the lice to hide. (-: Http://www.insearchofheroes.com/michel-fortin-cockroach.jpg Ralph
You guys are in a battle to see who has the most powerful pet. Ralph (-:
JP Maroney
· 3 years ago
Michel,
You should win...
Why?
Cause Armand didn't really shave his goatee! It was really his evil "Country Music Twin."
Don't fall for it... :)
You go Mike!
JP
Jason Moffatt
· 3 years ago
I've been trying to grow hair for over a decade. I just can't seem to do it.
The second it gets to the length of needing a brush, I'm done. Out comes the shavers.
Heck, I've never even owned a brush now that I think about it. Haven't bought shampoo in probably 10 years either.
I think you may get addicted to the ease of the maintenance.
Damn, I underachieve with everything, even my haircut.
Welcome to the baldy club Michel.
Tracy Childers
· 3 years ago
Michel:
I thought you were just being a true friend and shaving it to make some of us feel good about how short our hair is. I was told it's an issue of embracing your balding look. :)
Just keep it short and then have a hypnotist convince you that you, lost your butt and you'll be all good.!!!!
Tracy Childers
mark
· 3 years ago
Good Luck Either Way My Friend!
Mark
Jeff Mulligan
· 3 years ago
For this to be a valid test, every other visitor has to see either hairy or shaven and then analyze which look drives the best response. Perhaps run it through MultiShave Generator and see which pulls best.
Jeff Mulligan
Frank Bauer
· 3 years ago
Hi Michael,
Hope you checked with your future wife before you went on this publicity stunt. ;) Ah, well... worst case you can grow it back by August. :)
If you click on my name and look at the left picture in the header, you know WHY I am 100% confident that Armond should should grow his goatee back. :)
Regards,
Frank Bauer
PS: I love the 2 Audio CD's you made together with Mike Filsaime for the Butterfly Marketing package. :D
paul
· 3 years ago
Aha ha ah ahah ahah ah No Sorry i gotta stop, Thanks guys thats was so funny. Ah Armand looks like he use to be a cheeky baby, and micheal, Homer Simpson lookalike Nah, Guy in Back to the Future Nah your to good looking, Computer nerd hmm Nah, Just got back from the gulf maybe, Everyones favorite teacher with the baldhead Yaaah Good Luck
Andrew Cavanagh
· 3 years ago
You know we have a rock star in Australia who looks a bit like you with your head shaved.
So if you're considering a career in music...
Hang on isn't there someone else in the internet world trying to break into the music scene?
Can't quite remember who that was....
Andrew Cavanagh
· 3 years ago
I think it was country music actually...
Andrew Cavanagh
· 3 years ago
And the guy used a "non de plume", a star type name.
If I became a country singer I wouldn't want anyone to know who I was either...
Andrew Cavanagh
· 3 years ago
Especially if my initials were AM.
Ryan Healy
· 3 years ago
Hey Michel, I actually like the new buzz cut. It's my personal hair cut of choice. From the picture, it looks like you've got a nice head shape for a buzz cut. That may sound weird, but certain heads are just not the right shape, know what I mean? :-)
Creativ
· 3 years ago
Sorry, but I think you look 'sick' with the shaved head - like a cancer patient or something! But then, that may have been your intention seeing how you have chosen a cancer-related organization as your charity of choice...?
--Creativ
Cindy
· 3 years ago
Hummm...
You look YOUNGER with your hair cut! For real!
My sweetie has his hair cut like that and I LOVE it! :)
Cindy
CaptainLou.com
· 3 years ago
Hey Michel,
First of all, you claimed victory a bit early, with your 81 comments when Armand had just over 30. But, since then, he's hit 200, so I think ARMAND is the clear winner here.
Now, as far as MY vote, I say GROW THE HAIR BACK and maybe the closely cropped goatee.
I downloaded Rich's FACIAL HAIR MANIFESTO to determine the strategy and scalability of my own goatee.
It seems I've been an Opportunist when it came to my beard, when I should have been an Entrepreneur. THEN, I would have been prepared for it turning WHITE by age 46.
I'm even doing an A/B Split-Hair test on my own blog and have gone from the Armand style goatee to just mustache and "little flavor savor" under the bottom lip.
Would you believe the majority of MY fans have voted for me to chop my ENTIRE head off?!!
Anyway, even though the whole skin-head Nazi look is really IN these days, and although you don't look "bad" with the entirely shaved head and clean face, nothing beats a full head of hair...UNLESS you had to do a "comb-over"
I like you with head-hair and no facial hair. But...I agree with everyone...ask the wife!
Thank you for supporting a good cause.
Jason
· 3 years ago
Keep the goatee, but grow the hair back. Good luck and best wishes!
Joe Barton
· 3 years ago
I shaved my head on my honeymoon, while camping at a state park... plugged the clippers into a post somewhere and letter fly. My wife hated it!!
But now, 10 years later, I'm naturally bald and she claims to love my hair style now better than ever before.
As for you, I like the clean shaven look and I thought your hair was cool - but it doesn't matter what WE think!!! If Sylvie likes it, keep her happy!! :)
Paul Forrest
· 3 years ago
I'm in the "if you got it, grow it" camp. Most people I know around my age are losing it or going grey. So I made a decision to grow mine long. I can't grow a beard though.
All Comments
What does the wife think?
Great Choice of Charities and well, as an observer my humble opinion is no Goatie and with hair. Why? Sophisticated Professionalism. That is how you present then. But Hey, if relaxed and really down to earth is more the go then add the beard and lose the hair.
Have a great time - Hope you win.
Adeane.
Your forehead looks bigger and brighter buzzing with more ideas. It seems t have added more sparkle to your eyes.
What's good for you is good for us your loyal readers,
Edward
Screw "Sophisticated Professionalism". Look at Clayton Makepeace.
Enjoy life, get a face tatoo if that's what good life means to you. No one can take your super-copywriting talents.
I too have a beard and a shaved head, well bald actually, but it looks the same. I felt really good until i of my 6 year old's classmates started taunting him about his dad's head being upside down!
After that I'd go for hair no beard every time!
Good luck with your fund raising.
I did bald last year for a few months and loved it...but family didn't love it, so I'm back to having what hair I have left. :-)
In your case, because you still have a head full of hair to grow, I'd recommend letting it grow!
Hope you win. Great charity choice.
Ok, well, my husband has BOTH a shaved head and a goatie so I'm probably a bit biased. I agree with Harlan that you most definitely need to check with the women in your life.
The women will say "Honey, I don't care what you look like keep the [whatever]." Pure bunk! We like you one way or another for whatever reason.
Ok, my rant being voiced, keep the goatie and grow the hair back.
Best
Phillip Skinner
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.
Jim Rohn
lol
You'll win Michel, BECAUSE you have big friends !
BTW - the prison cut ain't workin'...grow it out a bit !
So my advice is, grow it back and give it to me!
Take care.
Sharp guy. One of the few.
Anyways - hmm... personally I think if you're continuing to do the seminar circuit, your "brand" and "positioning" (hey I know someone who wrote a book on that, great stuff)... depends on your maintaining a CONSISTENT IMAGE....
remember UPAs?
So if people are expecting, based on seeing you as "A", that you look completely different, then that causes cognitive dissonance, and you lose some positioning advantage.
Of course this means though, if you're 'rebranding' your look, and this will be a permanent change, it may take your customers/clients a year+ to get used to your new look .... and that causes a short-term hit...
personally I'd keep your hair the way it was... but Harlan's right, it's your family that counts first...
my .02,
ken
I LOVE the goatee! There's just something about the way it makes him look that I adore.
Now, the hair is a little shorter than I would prefer, but that is on purpose. Michel's hair grows really quickly, so he wanted it shorter than the actual desired length. Give it a couple of weeks and it should be just the perfect length.
You might want to understand what hair is all about in relationship with the Body Mind. Read this, then ask yourself what hair means to you.
The Hair acts like antennae reaching out into the energy fields that surround us. They seek out vibrational reactions and transmit them through the skin into sensory tissue in our body. Whenever hairs grow there is an enhancement of sensory awareness to the environment. This relates to hair growth wherever it may be on the face or body.
Short hair or a shaved head, is most often seen with men. The cut "short back and sides" keeps the mind clear of emotional contact like in the army. This heightened mental state is preferred by men in general so they can focus on mental tasks without being clouded by their feelings. This also isolates them from their feminine aspect and could create less understanding of the women they interact with. When women stepped into the corperate world they cut their hair short or pinned it up to get into 'The man's World'. Men who grow their hair long are connecting with their emotional feeling body, their feminine aspects
Facial Hair or Beards
To understand this fully! I will explain the 3 zones to the face. The mental zone is the top of the hairline down to the eyebrows. The emotional zone is the eyebrows to the bottom to the nose. The physical zone is the bottom of the nose to the base of the chin. Hair can connect or disconnect to energy flow in these areas.
The connection or sideburns verses goaties.
Sideburns are grown by those who feel a need to connect their thoughts to more emotional and physical needs and issues. They are often used to join the hair of the head and the beard on the chin and jaw to feel a sense of grounding in life. The fathers of the nation, religious leaders and those "wise men" that sat in judgement sported beards and sideburns that they "stroked thoughtfully".
Goatie or tailored beards are seperated from the emotional and mental zones and creates a greater focus on physical implementation of ideas with less emotional involvement.
After watching The Secret, we all understand fully the importance of keeping our feelings connected with our thoughts for manifestation. Enjoy your experience with full awareness.
Contact me if you would like anymore information on The Art & Science of Face Reading.
But... I would have to agree with Ken as well. From a personal branding and positioning standpoint, whatever "new look" you adopt, maintain consistency and make it a permanent change.
As for Armand's picture... I think the "shaved" version make him look about 13 years old! (And I wonder how Michael Lee Austin feels about Armand "messin' with his look"?)
Eric
Seriously, looks good. Hair is a pain everywhere!
Couldn't go for a better cause.
Andy & Shawn Catsimanes
(see http://usuarios.lycos.es/BoigCinema/Amistat/pic... )
Now, unlike Armand, with the "Bad News Bears" look, my 5-year-old still recognizes Michel.
Alright, I'm wimping out - you need an answer -
Here's mine...
...if you can grow it, keep it
...or give the hair on top to ME! :-)
- DJ Dave
I think I prefer the look you have in your header - medium length-to-shortish hair, cleanshaven. But that may be because that's how I've come to think of you (because I see that image so often).
But...you look more like a drummer right now.
Well, as for my opinion on your recent loss of hair, I think you should get out the razor shave the head clean and shave off the goatee and then see if you can get a Mr. Clean commercial contract. (Just my opinion) Hey you've gone this far why not all the way. LOL
Seriously... I'ld grow it back just a little more.
I'm already in the process of my regrowth. Can anyone say "itch"?
One more thing.... LOVE THE T-SHIRT!!!
I definitely think you should shave it all - head, face and... - for the wedding. That would allow for some very interesting wedding night activities. Hey, you do this right and you might get Sylvie to cover the donation!
Shawn
stylin'
but definitely do whatever your woman says!
Armand NEEDS his beard. How else can he sing country tunes? :-) He looks too young without it to be an IM guru.
Michel,
You just GOTTA go back to the clean-cut format (and I don't mean cut off). You come across much better with a good shave and a business cut. I'll bet you even sound better....
As for vacations, go with whatever you like, as long as you can get back to "normal" afterwards.
Lot's of fun to see the pix, though. Thanx
I really like your choice of charity.
Thanks for contributing to one my main charities as well!
It doesn't really matter what we think...
Just glad to know your helping out a worthy cause.
Thanks Michel!
You definitely look better in your Blog Header!
Regards
Justin Bryce
First of all I want to say your hair cut looks awesome. Take it from some one who wears it short because you look good when you go to sleep and night and even better when you wake up. Plus, what a huge time saver because you don't have to comb, gel or hair spray you new to look good. Also you don't have to spend very much on barbers. With a steady hand you can save yourself big bucks on you hair stylist. And I am sure Sylvie will love to rub your new rug because short hair is so sensual and irrestible to be petted.
Forget the face hair because you look younger and more handsome with out it. People always wonder if individuals that are short on the top are only trying to compensate for growing hair in other places. According to the hair increase plan, they could always take plugs out of your face and transplant them on top or get hair from other places, but I'm not sure it would match what you already have. Final comment: SHORT HAIR AWESOME, CLEAN FACE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marketing is fine. But I really don't need to get THREE notices of this blog in FOUR HOURS. It may be time to put a lid on it - literally.
The hair needs to either go completely or grow back, this in-between thing aint happenin.
So, my vote is to can the whole thing - discussion, hair and most of all THE CONSTANT UPDATES.
original looks-classic, regal, bonding, trust building
new u's- laid back, free-spirited, fun
go for what you know. you only live once!
I like your hair in the header photo. Grow it back.
Armand definitely looks better with a beard, but you could go either way. You look good with and without it.
Sorry for the mispellings.
I was in a hurray.
It is my 10th year anniversary of marriage.
I was racing for a bottle of wine and a few shots of Jagermeister before partaking of barbecued beef short ribs with fresh corn and yellow squash sauteed in olive oil.
Ralph
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A clean cut looks much better ...
:D LOL!
But, Michel, you wear hair well. ;) How's that for a polite way of voicing my opinion?
I am glad that Sylvie thinks the goatee is cute. Give her some time... after a while she will grow tired of a raw, scratched chapped face from kissin' ya ;) and soon enough it'll be time to lose the goatee. I always thought facial hair looked nice enough, but dang it's tough on the lady showin' ya' some love!
Remember that facial hair ages a person's appearance, so when you want to re-grasp youth, haul out the razor and reclaim it. :D
:D Bailey
You are the man! What a great way to raise awareness and raise money for a good cause.
Hey, if Johnny Damon could do it with eBay...
Ok, if Sylvie likes the goatee, that doesn't surprise me. Every time I consider shaving my beard, my wife makes her views known loud and clear...NO!
As for shaving the head, my wife liked that too when I came home for holiday break after Army boot camp in 1991.
And for those considering the other end of the spectrum, I think Harlan has everyone beat when it comes to growing your beard like ZZ-Top, so don't even try! (although where Sampson gets his strength from his hair, I wonder if Harlan gets smarter with his).
Hey, it's all in fun and for a good cause!
John
keep it!
Shariq.
With the bald head and those bugeyes you would scare the bejeezus out of someone in a lighted alley.
Oh, and Armand Morin would look better with a burka instead of a baseball cap.
Great response...
Who's taking a count on Cialdini's principles at work here?
I think Harlan and Perry had it right from the start ... First and foremost, make the wife happy and you'll have the force of nature on your side.
I think the "Cluck-Whirr" cartoon in Cialdini's book is the perfect illustration for the occasion - I wish I could post it for the readers who haven't seen it.
Page 5 of Influence: Science and Practice : )
Just keep writing & teaching to keep the rest of us happy.
Nick
Enjoy the process!!
So if sylvie's happy. I'm happy!
See ya soon ;)
Nice meeting you and your wife at the World Internet Summit in London.
Why would you want to mess with perfection? :-))
But, like everyone else says - if Sylvie likes it, keep it. Hers is the only opinion that should matter to you.
All the best in life, love and happiness!
Ohmy...I agree with the person who asked what Michael Lee Austin had to say about Armand's shave...glad to hear you are growing it back, Armand!
Think Michel should definitely grow the hair on top back ... not sure about the goatee -- have to wait to see what it looks like with the hair longer.
Wait! Are you guys *sure* you did this, and this isn't some clever photoshop work? :)
And the person who would pay $100 to see Michel, John Carlton, Perry Marshall and Harlan shaved...
How would Harlan keep the yarmulke on his head...? Come to think of it...where DO Jewish bald guys put the bobby pins ?
A beard on a man suggests that he is lazy and can't be bothered about personal hygiene.
everyone wins!!
Well done Bhoys!!
You crazy Canadians never stop amazing me :)
Do whatever you want. Last time I took action based on what my blog polling told me I almost lost more money than my house is worth....No Joke.
But hey, it's summer time...who needs hair?
I wonder if I could write some copy that would convince people to take action and shave their heads....for no charity...
Now that would be book-worthy.
-Dave
What can I say?
I see you in UK... sit opposite you at dinner... dine with you and Sylvie in Wembley (which was lovely of you both)... talked on stage with you at the World Internet Summit... then this happens!
Was it something in the UK water? Was it something I said to you?
Aaaarrrggghhhh.... what you doing Fortin?
Do you want me to send the photo of you and I at our "office" at dinner in London? (remember the "toilet" shot - hehehehe)
Okay, opinion time:
Hair's the go Michel!
Lovely working with you and Sylvie, and I hope to do it again really soon,
David Cavanagh
PS... Love to Sylvie and yourself my friend.
I think both you and Armand should go back to your old looks. (I guess I just got used to it.) My wife only saw me without a mustache one time... and then insisted I grow it back.
Harlan's right though. Silvie is the one you should be asking.
John
Jeanette
The cockroach likes your new hair style and I do too. There are no places for the lice to hide. (-:
Http://www.insearchofheroes.com/michel-fortin-cockroach.jpg
Ralph
I gave Armand a pet tarantula. Check it out at:
http://www.insearchofheroes.com/armand-tarantul...
You guys are in a battle to see who has the most powerful pet.
Ralph
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You should win...
Why?
Cause Armand didn't really shave his goatee! It was really his evil "Country Music Twin."
Don't fall for it... :)
You go Mike!
JP
do it.
The second it gets to the length of needing a brush, I'm done.
Out comes the shavers.
Heck, I've never even owned a brush now that I think about it. Haven't bought
shampoo in probably 10 years either.
I think you may get addicted to the ease of the maintenance.
Damn, I underachieve with everything, even my haircut.
Welcome to the baldy club Michel.
I thought you were just being a true friend and shaving it to make some of us feel good about how short our hair is. I was told it's an issue of embracing your balding look. :)
Just keep it short and then have a hypnotist convince you that you, lost your butt and you'll be all good.!!!!
Tracy Childers
Mark
Jeff Mulligan
Hope you checked with your future wife before you went on this publicity stunt. ;) Ah, well... worst case you can grow it back by August. :)
If you click on my name and look at the left picture in the header, you know WHY I am 100% confident that Armond should should grow his goatee back. :)
Regards,
Frank Bauer
PS: I love the 2 Audio CD's you made together with Mike Filsaime for the Butterfly Marketing package. :D
Good Luck
So if you're considering a career in music...
Hang on isn't there someone else in the internet world trying to break into the music scene?
Can't quite remember who that was....
If I became a country singer I wouldn't want anyone to know who I was either...
--Creativ
You look YOUNGER with your hair cut! For real!
My sweetie has his hair cut like that and I LOVE it! :)
Cindy
First of all, you claimed victory a bit early, with your 81 comments when Armand had just over 30. But, since then, he's hit 200, so I think ARMAND is the clear winner here.
Now, as far as MY vote, I say GROW THE HAIR BACK and maybe the closely cropped goatee.
I downloaded Rich's FACIAL HAIR MANIFESTO to determine the strategy and scalability of my own goatee.
It seems I've been an Opportunist when it came to my beard, when I should have been an Entrepreneur. THEN, I would have been prepared for it turning WHITE by age 46.
I'm even doing an A/B Split-Hair test on my own blog and have gone from the Armand style goatee to just mustache and "little flavor savor" under the bottom lip.
Would you believe the majority of MY fans have voted for me to chop my ENTIRE head off?!!
Anyway, even though the whole skin-head Nazi look is really IN these days,
and although you don't look "bad" with the entirely shaved head and clean face, nothing beats a full head of hair...UNLESS you had to do a "comb-over"
Luv,
CaptainLou.com
Thank you for supporting a good cause.
But now, 10 years later, I'm naturally bald and she claims to love my hair style now better than ever before.
As for you, I like the clean shaven look and I thought your hair was cool - but it doesn't matter what WE think!!! If Sylvie likes it, keep her happy!! :)
But, what the heyr, right?
:)
Dr.Mani