Power of Visualization: Three Visualizing and Verbalizing Techniques to Generate Success

I used to think that the "power of visualization" was some sort of hocus pocus pie in the sky. Then I began to see real people around me using this power to achieve their dreams. Being the incredulous sort that I am, I was determined to find more evidence of this strange power.

So what evidence of the power of visualization is there?

Let's begin with a study done with basketball players a few years back. A team of professional basketball players were divided into three groups, after having taken their control group performance results. Group one was asked to continue practicing in the traditional manner on the court. Group two was asked to not practice at all, and the third group was told to only practice in their minds by using only visualization techniques.

Group one's performance increased by 2%, as might have been expected. Group two's performance declined by 2%, and you may have guessed. You know what they say, "practice makes perfect". But what about group 3? Amazingly, these guys had a performance increase by 3½%, without ever stepping foot on the court!

So this beckons the question... "why?" Is it truly the power of visualization that's breed success?

So it turns out through this study and countless others, the mind actually can't tell whether you're practicing in your mind or in your body. Obviously, we're not all interested in basketball. But suppose this idea of using positive visualization can be used in whatever goal you wish to attain?

I recently heard of another incident where a man was able to teach himself to write with his left hand by using these subconscious mind exercises simply by using the his "power of visualization". He practiced writing his left hand, and then spent some time each day visualizing himself writing easily and quickly with his left hand. It was not long before he was able to write as well with this left hand as his right.

Naturally, the "why power" has to be strong. You might try this yourself and be unsuccessful because you really don't care if you learn to write with your left hand or not.

But what if achieving your dream and all your desires is possible once you put your heart and soul behind the power of visualization?

I just love the following quote...

"Let us live our lives as if all of our dreams have come true,
and then challenge reality to catch up."

I have actually seen for myself how taking the above quote to heart can truly bring success and happiness into one's life. (More on this below.)

Formula to use the power of visualization in your life...

1) Believe you can...

This sometimes is easier said than done. You can tell yourself till you're blue in the face that you'll be making $10,000 a month within three months, but if that little voice in the back of your head says "who are you kidding", then you'll be getting nowhere.

Psychologists call this cognitive dissonance, where your subconscious mind will hold you back from what your conscious mind desires. So if this is you, the way to get past this is to continually read and listen to personal development audios. Eventually, you will find yourself speaking in a different way.

And speaking is a physiological attribute that can actually "trick your brain" into thinking and believing differently. Similar to affirmations, incantations, the act of repeating what you want to believe over and over with positive emotion, can actually trick your brain to believe what you want.

Another trick is to use a 'primary question' to continue to ask yourself. You'll find that your brain will always look for a way to answer what you ask of it.

Example:

You: "Why do bad things always happen to me?" Brain: "Because you're a screw-up!"

OR

"How can I appreciate even more all the love and guidance within me?"

Conversely, this will enable your brain become aware of things that are going well, which, through the law of attraction, will attract more things to go well in your life.

2) Visualizing...

Spend at least ten minutes each day using the power of visualization by visualizing you having achieved your goal. Feel the emotion of what it feels like. Pay attention in these subconscious mind exercises to the sounds, smells and feelings around you. Where are you sitting? What evidence to you see that reveals your achievement? What sounds around you do you hear? How does this make you feel?

Turn up the "brightness knob" on your visualization and imagine the picture in your mind becoming brighter and more vivid. The more you practice this, the better you'll get at it.

3) Verbalizing...

Spend at least ten minutes a day using incantations by asking yourself over and over your primary question that will stimulate your brain to believe, thereby generating a mindset shift.

Over time, the use of the above visualizing and verbalizing techniques, combined with reading and listening to personal development audio daily, will enable you to blaze your own trail of success.

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Money and Success Attitude: Becoming More Comfortable With Money Now!

Several people have asked me to go back to writing more articles to learn from and to help them in their success. I have taken a leave of absence for family reasons and have not written any articles in a long while, yet there have been great ideas that have bubbled up in my mind to help people so here you go.

Some of these ideas were inspired by "Live The James Bond Lifestyle" audio series by Paul Kyriazi and the link is listed below in case you want to pursue this highly recommended course.

Paul mentions becoming more comfortable with money and about keeping your day job while following your dream when you can and consistently being that way and being your best.

As a James Bond fan I really enjoyed this audio course and I highly recommend it to everyone, regardless of whether you are a James Bond fan or not. If you want to be a winner, then this course will inspire you and give you great ideas if you listen to it that way. I make no $ from this recommendation, although I have become Facebook friends with Paul and he even sent me his updated Kindle book version of the course for free. It has a few extras that the audio does not have, yet the audio even has a bit of Self Hypnosis, which is my realm of expertise, etc.

He recommends getting a really NICE WATCH and explains all the reasons why and weaves several stories that help you realize how this can help you be more successful. In truth, I have never gotten a compliment from a Woman on my knock off Perpetual Oyster or Omega, which I had before this course, however, several Men have noticed and complimented me on them.

I have gotten several compliments from women on other things like how great I smell (cologne/scent) how sexy my boots are (Frye harness boots, combat boots) etc. so I did not buy a new watch. My fake watches are good, my knock-off Perpetual Oyster is best because it runs on a watch battery, whereas my Omegas are kinetic and since they are NOT Swiss quality, they go slow or stop or act up and are unreliable!

Another thing Paul mentions, which I also already had is a Money Clip. He has some recommendations but at the time I just went to "Times Remembered" and found a few I really liked better than my original one. I then took things a step further and had it engraved with "I AM A MONEY MAGNET!" so that every time I pay for something, I see that hypnotically affirming phrase and feel better about making money, spending money, having money, etc. You might even feel like the character in the great movie (and book) "Limitless" without the nasty side effects of the NZT because hypnosis is totally safe and natural!

I also, have some slogans and/or Affirmations for my CELL Phone banner and wall paper together with a positive feeling photo (I got a picture with the famous, gorgeous Super Model, Adriana Lima, who is really nice in person and even more beautiful in person!) Other times I put a photo of my beloved cat, Snoozy doing something cute, or a photo of myself and some woman I am dating at the time.

So every time I take a call or check the time, I see the happy, positive, sexy photo and see the affirming phrase and so it reinforces my positive belief and confidence in myself and my Business or lifestyle!

Another great trick to feeling more comfortable about money is something I won't share here yet is very well worth learning and doing ( it is related to your money clip and also reinforces your feeling of wealth and well being, every time you pay for something or when you feel the money clip in your pocket)

These are ALL methods of self-hypnosis, or self-affirmation or self-improvement that everyone can use to help motivate and inspire you and keep you motivated and inspired to be your very best!

I have recently taken a leave of absence to help take care of my aging, ailing father and to focus on more giving back. Giving back gets you much more than just trying to take, take, take and people respect you more and think of you when they have something you may want or need. I am helping several friends who are out of work to find jobs, careers and to remind them to "think outside the box" and one friend has made a huge dramatic improvement just by following my guidance and doing something they never would have thought to do.

Life and the Work place these days is less about competition and much more and being Creative
So I am restructuring what I used to do and learning ways to help more people more than ever before! I am doing more Phone coaching and eventually I may go back to live, in person session yet for more high end clients who REALLY want to succeed and are willing to do what it takes and follow my guidance. And yes, this will cost more than what I used to do, yet these people have the resources and really want the results and so I will have to do less work and get far more and get better results because of whom I chose to work with.

Other people can get more bargain help and guidance through products or through phone coaching and if they really want to improve their lives then they will implement what I advise and will keep me updated and check in with their progress. However, I will not be holding their hand and validating why they not making progress and I will not be an angry drill Sergeant and chew them out for not following my exact advice. I will help, while being more carefree and not blaming myself for a clients' lack of progress or self-sabotage. It happens and we can deal with it when and if it does. Otherwise, they will just get great results, partially due to my lack of worry about them. I am concerned, yet not worried so that frees them to just do it because it is not that big a deal.

Another point that I learned along the way is that your suit is your magical armor that protects you and helps you look your best and I tend to do this even during phone coaching. I make sure I am shaved (or some scruff yet not were wolf looking LOL) and dress for success because it tends to reinforce your image and your beliefs compared to just wearing underwear and being unshaven and coaching someone to be their best.  Enjoy, 

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5 Ways Money Really Can Buy Happiness

Check out Amazon.com and you'll find page after page of paperbacks and Kindle-version books for sale with another formula to increase your financial wherewithal. Clearly, there's a demand for the information. Who would turn down more money (cute kid in the credit card TV ad notwithstanding)?

Plenty of excellent research around the world has shown, however, that income has surprisingly little influence on our happiness.

So should you throw out that winning lotto ticket? Not so fast-it's a complex subject area. Besides, you're about to learn a few things those lottery winners who ended up miserable (even suicidal) didn't know. Here's the secret: It's not about how much money you've got. It's about how you spend it. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton spell out the details in a new book, Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending.

Consider this. Why does anyone want more money? Is it because we're obsessed with collecting little rectangular pieces of paper with dead presidents, political figures or other national leaders on them? Of course not. It's because we imagine we can use that paper in exchange for something we do want. And what we all want, ultimately, is happiness.

It's a bit surprising, then, that the "science of spending" seems like such a new and different approach to understanding money and happiness. Bottom line, the latest research has a simple but potentially life-altering lesson for all of us trying to make a happier world for others and ourselves.

Forget the struggle to accumulate more money; shift your focus instead to spending it differently.

5 Ways To Spend Yourself Happy

Here is how you can begin making smarter, happier spending choices now.

1. Buy experiences, not stuff.

People who spend more of their money on leisure report significantly greater satisfaction with their lives. Leisure purchases include things like trips, movies, sporting events, live performances, and other pleasurable experiences. In fact, when researching spending choices linked to happiness, only one category of spending matters-leisure.

2. Make it a treat.

We humans are so weird. Like when too much of a good thing makes it, well, less good. When something wonderful is always available, people are less inclined to appreciate it. So make your special treats a sometimes-thing, rather than an everyday-thing. I'm not talking total self-denial. Say you love a late afternoon latte, for example, and it's become a daily thing. The regularity has likely made it into something less delicious than it once was. Studies suggest that if you indulge once in while, instead of everyday, you'll transform that creamy caramel latte back into a treat again.

3. Buy yourself some time.

When you outsource those tasks that you hate to do you free yourself up to do something you enjoy instead. Hate scrubbing toilets? Hire someone to come in periodically and take that off your to-do list. Now take the time you would have spent cleaning house and do something you love to do instead (it's scientifically verified: That's smart spending!).

Focus on time, not money. Changing your decisions about money into decisions about time can change your life. Because thinking about time, versus thinking about money, promotes a different mindset. We view choices about time as being deeply connected to our sense of self. But choices about money tend to be more rational and detached. Thinking in terms of time frees us up to prioritize happiness and relationships.

4. Pay now, consume later.

Credit cards and technology today make it easier than ever to consume our purchase now and pay for it later. But the science of spending suggests we are much happier when we do just the opposite.

When we delay consumption, we gain the pleasure of anticipation (researchers found that people get the most happiness from vacations before they ever occur). Not only that, but when you pay for something immediately you're less prone to overspend, which can lead to a decrease in debt (which is one of the best routes to an increase in happiness levels).

5. Invest in others.

Spending money on others can increase your happiness even more than spending it on yourself. Whether it's buying a scarf for your mom or lifesaving medical treatment for a friend, investing in others can make you feel not only measurably happier, but healthier and wealthier too.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Cynthia_Rose

Creating Your Dream Blueprint

Today you will learn the mental strategies to propel you forward, and create your dream blueprint. The tools that will empower your thoughts, words and actions, by helping you rebuild the energy needed to commit wholeheartedly to your dream.

Creating Your Dream Blueprint

1. Eliminate Energy Draining Encounters.

The focal point of your first step, is Creating Your Dream Blueprint to re-position yourself to a place of strength and serenity. As a Dreamer I can understand that being around certain environments, or individuals who are not as open to your dream or your goal begin to plant doubt and fear into your subconscious. Sometimes you have to distance yourself from those that would have you believe less than God's best for your life. Just like Joseph who had 12 brothers, everything was fine until the day he spoke of his dream. Next you find his own siblings throwing him into a pit. For him the pit was necessary in order to move him into the place he dreamed about, the palace.

As bad as you may fear it, the pit or isolation can be the breeding ground for your strength. You will need it when you get in the birthing position. The position of manifestation is always the hardest and most difficult time for a dreamer. It is as a mother on the birthing table, laboring during the last push before the baby is out. It is the crowning moment that is the most painful. So for this reason, you will need all of your energy.

Each day for the first week, I encourage you to apply these strategies to re-energize your spirit.

Focus Your Energy - Think of things that are positive reinforcements to the commitment of your dream. Everything you experience should not take away your energy, but add to it. Assess what you give attention to.

i. Family

ii. Your Spiritual Life

iii. Your Finances

iv. Your Health

v. Your Dream and Vision

Creating Your Dream Blueprint

Stay focused on your dream, instead of the obstacles and adversity. Distractions will come, but you know they are sent to re-direct you from taking the first step to creating your blueprint.

Use Your Words for Empowerment - Our own negative words are not the only potential problem. The words spoken from those around you often time initiate the thoughts of doubt and fear.

As you use your words for empowerment, write down your goals in the key areas in your life. Post these where you can see them daily. The postings become reminders of what is most important to you. NOW speak them. Your words, your voice allows you to shape your world in commitment to your dream.

Take Action -The circumstances in your life don't determine the actions you take to manifest your dream. In order to move through the process of implementing your dream, your day to day actions change. We were designed with the choice of free will. Your decision to OBEY God, by committing to become a Co-Creator of your dream will set you apart. Your OBEDIENCE is the currency needed to transform your reality. Taking time to assess where you are and where you want to be by operating in obedience, provides you with clarity. It also prevents any stumbling blocks from making you miss your mark.

What most do not understand about a dream is, it's Gods own personal way of giving us what we need to survive and prosper. It is not by our own design. In order to maintain, sustain and gain, we must acknowledge who has given us this dream.

But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.

Deuteronomy 8:18

Creating your dream blueprint is key to building your dream life.

Are you ready to get serious about your dream?

"Believe! When someone believes in something, so powerfully, the guy on the audio says, as I'm driving in my car, imagining a more powerful future, dreaming... and then I heard him say: "Your belief will start collapsing the belief structures around you... " (excerpt from our Founders Dave and Dave)

I hope you enjoyed this article to "Creating Your Dream Blueprint"

"I believe that if you can dream it, you can achieve it. Often times when God gives you a dream or vision, you only get the end picture. The middle is left out, in order to build your faith, and test your tenacity. How bad do you want it? Do you trust yourself with accomplishing what has been entrusted to you? Habakkuk 2:2, tells us to "Write the vision and make it plain. So that the "Herald" (trusted one), can run with it". I consider myself your "Herald", your trusted runner."

Are you a dreamer full of hidden treasures, and gems yet to be discovered?

Do you sometimes feel your thoughts are all over the place, and find yourself confused?

Yes, I've been there.

Let's get connected

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Persistence Pays!

Are you giving up on your dreams?

I hope not because persistence pays, literally, in the area of money, love and everything else that you touch and do. Having a never give up attitude is an asset, and I hope that you are developing that quality in you.

The Law of Attraction respects one who is persistent.

Not feverish as in "Oh I can't live without this person, or thing", but confident that your goals will be attained.

The persistence that I am talking about is not the 'push, push, push' persistence, but it is the persistence of one who does something, then changes his/her vibration, then does it again, and then changes his/vibration and then tries again.

There is no point in just pushing things to happen, if in between you have made no attempt to change your vibration.

Here are some examples of what persistence + an improved vibration can do:

People rejected from interviews, once, twice, thrice, still make it to the same job, the same place.

It's easy to change a 'no' to a 'yes' with a love relationship, when your mind is persistent.

It's easy to have money start pouring on you, through different sources, if your mind is persistent.

So the question now is- Are you persistent?

And are you working on changing your vibes?

Your will can move mountains. And I want you to feel the confidence of your persistence today.

It is of course great to practice letting go when you get stressed, but do get on the bus again towards your destination. Don't give up.

Energy has to build up, and the momentum maintained. If the energy gets negative, you can let go for a while, but then you can continue the process of building it up again.

But keep persisting. Your goal is attainable now.

Lots of love
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What to Do When You Face Unwanted Situations

People face unwanted situations from time to time. That is how the universe works.

Most people get caught in the contrast and relive it again and again. Contrasts are useful because they help you understand what you really want. The contrast when continued however keeps the energy of the contrast alive and active in your life. This is self-defeating because what you really want is not the contrast but something else. You must change the energy of the contrast so that you can experience the reality you want, and not the one that is being offered to you. Here are some simple steps that will help you change the energy you are flowing.

1. Recognize the situation as it hits you. This is the space when outside conditions are making themselves known to you and external forces are playing games with your life.

2. Understand that what is happening is not the truth. It is a creation of your consciousness the way it is/was.

3. Stop reacting as reacting only makes things worse. Suspend feeling strong emotions because emotions are what fuel creation.

4. Change your consciousness. Work on changing your mind.

5. Get empowered.

6. If there are other connected situations that are happening in your life, understand the common thread between them so that when you change one vibe, you can change more than just this current situation.

7. Find out what you really want. What would you like to see happen?

8. Spend some time feeling good about what you really want to see happen. This is the energy of Joyful Manifestation.

9. Take skillful action without putting emotion behind it. Skillful action produces good results when the time comes for you to reap the happy fruits of your thoughts, words and actions.

When unwanted situations happen, it is important to suspend all reactions after you have your initial bout of reacting to the situation. Get into the space of calm and peace because that is where you have energy that is still and from which you can create your dreams. Leave behind the energy of what you don't want to see happen, and get into the energy of Joyful Manifestation because staying in the energy of the contrast and continuing to react to it will only perpetuate your reality.

Your reality is constantly being formed and your active participation is required to make it a good one. It changes as you change your mind.

Happy Manifesting!
Love and Light

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What's Money Got To Do With It?

If you are trying to lose weight and are unsuccessful, chances are you need some help. Asking for help is a sign of strength, yet so many people are reluctant to do it. The main reason I hear is lack of money. People say "I can't afford it." Yet in my book, that's an excuse. I hear lots of excuses and it usually all comes back to the mighty dollar.

A client of mine recently lost a significant amount weight, yet she continued wearing her old plus-size clothes when she should have been wearing a size 10-12! Why? She told me she couldn't spend money on clothes because they are expensive and, besides, she still had weight to lose. I am supposed to be completely non-judgmental, yet I really got upset with her. She made these significant strides forward in her health and fitness, creating a great healthy life for herself, yet she was sabotaging her success by wearing clothes that didn't fit, didn't look good, and she felt bad wearing!

After getting to the bottom of why she felt she couldn't spend money, she realized she was caught up in an old money story (we all have them). She grew up with the message that you "wear the clothes that you have because they are decent clothes and good money was spent on them". So we worked on her money stories (oh yes, she had more than one). In the end she was finally able to go out and spend some money on herself with a clear conscious. She got new outfits that were flattering to her new figure-and guess what? She felt like a million bucks after that.

You can see how that mindset of "I can't afford" isn't supportive or healthy when it comes to self esteem. All of us have ingrained messages, which we often aren't aware of, that hold us back. Talking with someone is great at bringing these messages to the surface so we can address them and move on. Once we know what to look for, we can see them coming from a mile away and head them off before they do any damage.

Since they tend to show up as excuses, here are just a few I hear all the time that are related to money (and old money stories) as well as some tips for letting them go.

Excuse 1: It's too expensive, I can't afford it. "It" usually pertains to something that-if you did it, bought it, got it or had it-would make your life easier or better in some way, but you use the fallback excuse above. It's so easy to say; it feels comfortable coming out of your mouth and you are used to saying it. When you hear yourself saying "I can't afford it, it's too expensive", ask yourself what old money story makes you think that way. Then ask yourself how would you feel if you did have it; what would your life be like? It might just be that you can't afford not to have it.

Excuse 2: I'm not ready to spend the money yet. When will you be ready? How is waiting to be ready to spend the money for what you want going to bring you any closer to it? In weight loss, how is not being ready to buy new clothes helping you? You have an opportunity to look and feel good immediately yet you make an excuse not to. Be ready wherever you are. Change your money story to "I am ready and willing to spend the money now to feel and look great because I am worth it!"

Excuse 3: I can't... People have said to me: "I can't afford a gym membership to get in shape" or "I can't afford to eat healthy"... I can't, I can't, I can't. Again, in my book that's just a bunch of BS. Here's why. Think about something you wish you had done differently in your past, like not joining a gym last year when you first wanted to lose weight or not buying the adorable outfit you saw a few months ago that you really wish you had now the weather is nice. So now notice the feeling of disappointment or regret you're experiencing. Not fun, is it? Stop having regrets and being disappointed! What is one thing you want to do but are saying "I can't"? Go and do it.

I suggest you tell everyone you are close to and spend time with regularly that you are on a journey. Whether it's to improve health and fitness or dissecting your money story or something else, getting help and having accountability to reach your goals will be easier when you have support. It will help you get from "I can't" to a resounding "I can... and will!"

Go out and spend some money on yourself and feel on top of the world because of it!

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kim_Ravida

Discovering Abundance in Your Life

The buzz is certainly spreading like wildfire around abundance and prosperity. And rightly so, I might add. I feel it is about time more people wake up to a new and deeper level of understanding not just about themselves and who they really are, but also what they are capable of and the infinite resources available to them. We are three-dimensional beings, and it is quite unfortunate that for the most part we (I am assuming you grew up with the limited beliefs similar to mine) spend most of our lives unaware of this Fact. It is not until the day one realizes that there is more to life than the material stuff and the skin, meat and bones we see, that one can truly start living from that broader perspective. And through my study and research I have learnt there are many of us in different parts of the world who have no idea that we exist in our physical world and also in the non physical world.

There is a marvelous inner world that exists beyond that which we can see with our eyes. This world is what contains all the power, the resources, the wealth and the true meaning of our existence. It is this world that can allow us to live fully, to live large and to have, be and do anything we desire. The problem is though, this line is very common and many people are now aware of it, but most are still trying to tap into that world using the five senses that we originally grow up using. Our external senses of Touching, Tasting, Hearing, Smelling, Seeing are very important but they Must not be used to govern our lives. Contrary to what most people think, these senses are not our most powerful asset, In fact one of my great teachers said "every creature is endowed with external senses", and since we are God's highest form of creation, we need to start using the real gifts that we were given by God rather than using the simplest forms of expression which almost every other existing creature has. And I think this is where the problem lies. , Because while many teachers of self growth and development tell us about abundance and creating wealth, they don't mention how to go about creating it really. They say use your mind, and that is True. But while this is the Truth, they don't explain how to use your mind. So I hope in the following paragraphs you will discover a new way of going about your creation of wealth and abundance.

The first thing I want you to understand is that creating abundance is a skill set that you must learn or rather remind yourself of, in order to have it flowing in your life. I do believe we are operating on three levels of awareness simultaneously and our highest form is our spirit or soul Level which is our extension and connection to Source energy or God or whatever name suits your preference. When this becomes your new Truth as it is mine, then you begin to realise that we need to operate from our higher potential to our lower potential just as electricity does. The thing is, that most people don't and this is why they have a hard time manifesting what they want because the go about it the wrong way. But you are here to learn, and if you are still reading this, I believe it's because you are following my trail of thought. So when we understand that we initiate creation of our desire from our soul level which is non physical, and bring it forth into physical form in our material world, then you see why abundance is a skill that needs to be learned.

You see with our current upbringing and programming, we have forgotten to connect to that higher plane, so as to be able to guide the creative forces that we inherently posses. So the first thing we must do, is learn the skill of abundance, make it the dance of our lives and by law we open the flood gates of all the wealth, riches and prosperity into our daily lives. It really is that simple. Until you learn the skill set, you may from time to time receive a bit of it, or even notice it, but it wont be lasting and ever flowing.

So how do we go about learning this skill set?

• First, believe that you already are abundant and that you have ever flowing stream that connects you to all the life force, all the prosperity, all the wealth that you desire for your greater good. Believe that you were born rich and that you are part of Source Energy or God.

• Cultivate Faith in your life, and this also takes practice and study. Studying and gaining knowledge is the only way you will gain clarity, order and Faith because it is through understanding and knowledge that you can begin to gain new thoughts and beliefs that serve you.

• Discover that what connects you to your higher Self and the wealth and abundance that you seek, is not your five external senses. You have certain gifts that lie within you, which are the ones that set you apart from all the other creatures. There is where your creative power lies, and there is where you exercise and practice your skill of Total Abundance and deliberate creation. What I am talking about here are what we call Your INNER HIGHER FACULTIES. Most people have no idea what these are, and so they lay dormant within them just waiting to be tapped into. Understand this, you don't need to get anything new, you've already got everything you will ever need to make you unstoppable in your life. Its just a matter of you developing these faculties so they can serve you into having the life you want. For you to have abundance flowing, you need to be tapped into it, you only tap into abundance through the use and development of your higher faculties.

• Practice, Practice and more Practice. . . Like anything in life, the more you keep at it, the better it gets. Commit to practicing everything you learn, and use your mental faculties just as much if not more than your five senses. Just as one who goes to the gym never stops working and shaping their body muscles, it is exactly the same when it comes to your mind, its higher faculties and your abundance skill. . The fun part is that, as you get better at it, it becomes so easy and effortless; and since they are all tied in together, understanding and developing one leads to the development of the others.

• Become aware that there are laws that govern the universe and everything in Nature works in accordance with these laws. Learn to live with these laws and have them work for you rather than against you, and the kingdom of heaven shall be opened unto you.

In conclusion, let me emphasis this one point, Regardless of where you currently are, how old you are, what ethnicity group you belong to or what your current state of affairs may be, know that power possibility and the promise for your better life can be yours. You can easily transform whatever situation you may be facing now, it only takes your willingness and your decision to change because this world and all the abundance that exists in it, is not for a chosen few, but for everyone who chooses to seek it. "Seek and you will find it" But only if you are using the right compass while you seek it. So make a decision right now, that you will take the necessary actions to claim what is already yours. .

Learn more, Live more & Love more - Today.

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Three Ways to Believe in the Wealth of Your Story

When you think about it, outer wealth is inextrictably connected to what happens inside of ourselves. When we feel scared, insecure or intimated by thoughts or the future, our attention rapidly shifts to outcomes instead of focusing on the present moment when all pleasant possibilities can happen. So many people in the world today put their faith and energy on the outcome of making money and even more money. But the real meaning of money is triggered and valued when you can recognize the true inner meaning of what Deepak Chopra refers to as "wealth consciousness."

Take for example, the feelings and experiences you are carrying right now at this present moment. Each new experience provides the seeds for a new "story." The possibilities for expressing this story are limitless. All we need is a sense of compassion and trust in ourselves and others. When we make decisions based on fear, doubt and uncertainty, we hide and tuck those feelings away because we aren't so sure what to do with them. But yet, those are the feelings that can also bring your greatest transformation.

Expressing these 'story seeds' during life's darkest moments can bring forth new possibilities in terms of nurturing your inner wealth. All we need is a sense of faith in our present moment. To materialize that inherent wealth of yourself in your story, use these tips as a guide:

1. Visualize your story touching the hearts of many. Chances are, what you are experiencing goes far deeper than what you ever imagined. Most likely there's a tribe waiting for you to take your story to higher heights. Give those members of your tribe guidance and hope that what they are experience will too, "come to pass." Consider keeping a journal to record your thoughts and reconnect to your moment of connection to yourself.


2. Keep the faith in your own journey. Faith that is powerful endures! Even when you feel like giving up, continue to believe in those "story" moments because they are all that you have. You don't need a super-hero story or a "kick-ass" story to recognize that you have the power to be spiritually and physically wealthy. Be your own catalyst for change!


3. Give voice to your story. As Deepak Chopra says, "we are social creatures, who thrive in community. Connecting with one another allows us to express our most heartfelt hopes and dreams and be of service to one another." By giving voice to your stories either online through social media networks or in front of a crowd, you automatically invite that sense of connection. There is a saying that people need stories more than food. Another way to look as your story as "wealthy" is to constantly remember how many people you have touched with your stories, not only by how many books or stories you sold. I build my confidence by rereading testimonials people have written to me over the years on how my writing touched their hearts. Immediately, I am renewed with a sense of purpose and connection.

So there you have it, the three tips to building wealth consciousness by believing in the power of your story.

Believe in the power of your story!

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Why Some People Have a Difficult Relationship With Money

If you are in constant financial stress, then you are not living in abundant flow and you have a difficult relationship with money. You may have a lovely portfolio or you may be struggling to pay your bills, either way does not determine this relationship.

I've been helping people with their money psychology for many years and I've noticed they all have one thing in common and that is, their ability to have a great relationship with money and manifest in the physical world depends on their personal nature coupled with habits, patterns and beliefs.

Your personal nature is your way of viewing the world. It's the difference between being right brain dominant versus having left brain dominant traits. Another way of expressing this is having a nature that either leans towards the creative or leans towards a structured and logical way of thinking.

Imagine a line that expands from the creative to the structured-logical. We all sit somewhere on this line. Where we sit depends on our habits, patterns and beliefs. Considering your own nature, do you know where you are on this line? The closer to the center of the line we are, the easier both money and life becomes.

We seek balance...

We unconsciously seek balance within our personal nature. We do this in a number of ways; either we'll form a business partnership or marry our equal and opposite. This is also one of the reasons statistics show that money related issues can be high on the relationship buster scale.

If you aren't aware of the concept of your personal nature then you might have difficulty understanding why your partner makes the choices they make and could drive you a bit crazy, especially when it comes to handling money.

Balance may be attained by working in a profession where your clients are equal and opposite to you such as an accountant who is more on the structured side of the line but chooses to work with clients who are entrepreneurial and creative individuals. By the same token the creative clients will look for a more structured person to help with their money portfolio. The accountant might wonder why his clients just can't get their act together and his clients might be frustrated with his constant requests for accurate information and find him a bit boring to boot!

Structured logical nature...

If your nature is structured and logical, then celebrate the gifts that this brings. While you may have difficulty thinking outside of the box, you are easily able to find logical solutions to problems and situations. It's likely you will make safe money choices, such as finding secure employment and devoting resources to a safe retirement account over a long period of time. Most likely you will never have credit issues or need to file a bankruptcy. You will always manage your money well but you may be unable to create a much larger flow of abundance and could possibly live a life which lacks the luster that spontaneity brings. You can learn skills and techniques that will help you become more creative, create new possibilities, and benefit your long term financial success.

Creative nature...

If you have a creative nature, watch out because you are on a money roller coaster, you can struggle one day and make it big the next and then loose it all again. You love spontaneity, you may make impulsive buying decisions, business decisions or even relationship decisions and you will feel your way through problems throwing logic out the window.

You may have difficulty bringing creative ideas to fruition, managing your money and cash flow or overspending. You may even experience periods throughout your life of having poor credit because you are a risk taker. While you hit the jackpot when it comes to being a fun-loving, spontaneous and visionary person, putting creative pieces together may be a struggle since you're missing the logical planning piece. As a consequence you tend to struggle financially. You can learn skills and techniques that will help you anchor your life and ideas into structure and then new possibilities will be born.

Consider where you are on the line. Some of our habits, patterns and beliefs have been inherited from family and others have been developed over time through both positive and difficult life experiences. Ultimately we are more balanced individuals when we learn the skills that help us move closer to the center.

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Manifesting Abundance - 'Getting Good' With Money

Manifesting money when you're in a state of lack can be challenging. How do you focus on abundance when you're obsessed with your lack?

How do you manifest abundance when you're feeling anxious - about bills that need to be made, obligations that need to be met... ?

You know you're out of alignment. You can feel it. You know you're putting your attention on the thing you don't want and yet, you can't seem to slip through to a better focus.

You CAN 'fix' this!

Start by asking yourself about some of your beliefs about money. What do you believe about wealth? What were you taught about wealth when you were growing up? How did your family feel about wealth and people with money? What do you believe about what it takes to 'get' money?

There are a lot of negative association with money and wealth. There's also potential for a lot of guilty around money. Whatever you feel or believe, whether you judge it 'good' or 'bad', it can be attached to shame and negative feelings - about yourself or about others. You may experience fear, stress or anxiety around money. Whatever you fundamentally believe affects your ability to earn and to attract abundance into your life. This isn't about blaming you; it's about examining your core beliefs.

The only one who places judgment on you is you. It's truly and abundant universe and there is not blame and no shame that occurs that isn't of our own making. Tough to accept perhaps, but true nonetheless.

The most effective way I know how to change your thinking on a complex topic - money in this case - is to find out what your resistance is and maybe examine where those thoughts and ideas come from. Take some time to be quiet and write down whatever comes to you as you ponder this. What are the beliefs left over from childhood and what do you believe today that is different from what you were taught?

The key is to shift your thinking up a bit at a time. Here are some statements that can shift how you think and feel:

I don't feel anxious about money.

I have embraced beliefs that no longer serve me.

I can acquire money and lasting financial freedom.

I release any ideas from the past and know that my parents had their own fears and beliefs to contend with. I accept my own path and my own ability to earn money.

I believe in abundance and not in scarcity.

I let go of the stress and anxiety right now.

I don't put pressure on myself.

I breathe easily and feel expansive when I think about money.

I relax and let creative ideas flow.

New ideas and opportunities flow to me now.

I am worthy of beautiful things and wonderful experiences.

I accept my desire for more money.

Focus on what you are grateful for and all the good you do have in your life. By shifting your energy and your focus, you change your state of mind and begin the allowing that makes abundance possible in your life.

"Get Started" Find out what stands in your way, clarify your gifts,define who you are in the heart of your business.

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How to Put the Law of Attraction in Action: Three Steps Towards the Abundance Mindset

How Does the Law of Attraction in Action Become Law of Creation?

Who isn't intrigued with the law of attraction in action? There are so many miracle stories behind this concept, and who among us doesn't want to be the next miracle story?

But there's something else... something most of us are missing. It has to do with the three phases of transition from law of attraction in action to law of creation, so I'd like to pass it along to you...

In theory, the law of attraction works. However, there are stipulations that must be met, as it's really not all that simple. For example, consider going out to your garden and looking at it and saying over and over to yourself, "there's no weeds, there's no weeds, there's no weeds, there's no weeds"... will the weeds disappear? NO!

Sorry to disappoint you, but the law of attraction, although perfect, is not magic. There's actually a process that you have to go through before you are able to "manifest at will".

In actuality, what might happen is more like this: Each time you go out to see your garden, you become more and more appalled at the looks of all those ugly weeks. What you just walked by and didn't seem to notice yesterday is suddenly eating away at you under your skin...

... Until eventually, you find yourself out there wanting to pull those ugly suckers!

This is just a small analogy of how the law of attraction can become the "law of attraction in action", which, without a doubt, always becomes the law of creation.

"We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it."
-Earl Nightingale: American motivational speaker and author

And as Edgar Allan Poe once said, "the ancestor to every action is a thought."

The more we think, the more we want to act, and it's that action step that brings us to the law of creation.

Step 1: Ask - Just as they say in "The Secret", your first step is to ask.

Now, the reason for this is that you must get clear in your mind of what you want. On the surface, it seems like we all know what we want; but in reality, most of us do not.

Using any means at all to "get what you want" will never work if you don't know what you want! And, most of us throughout our lives have become satisfied with mediocrity, and therefore we convince our subconscious that mediocrity is good enough.

But what do you do if you just don't know what you want to put the law of attraction in action?

Easy. Just think about what you don't want. Everyone knows that. Whatever it is that you don't want, consider the opposite. Try to practice thinking "what if", and ending in your desired outcome...

... Example: "What if I practiced so much on writing that I became successful in writing to the extent where I could actually make money writing online?"... And,"what if I started writing E-books and graduated to becoming a successful author?"

And this leads us to step 2 - As yourself positive questions.

Once you're clear in your mind of what you want, you must focus on that outcome and ask yourself positive questions. We all are constantly asking ourselves questions anyway. Why not be positive?

Your questions, and the way you answer them, will shape your life, so you must become aware of what you're thinking. When you say to yourself, "why do I always screw this up?", your brain will answer, "because you're a loser". Negative questions breed negative answers, and this creates a non-productive lifestyle.

In the "weeds scenario" mentioned above, you might say to yourself, "what would my garden look like with all those weeds gone?" Concentrate on the uplifted emotion and energy you feel when you imagine this new positive change in your life. That positive emotion is the energy that will fuel you to put the law of attraction in action!

Your thoughts generate your feelings, and your feelings generate emotion, which generates energy...

... And that energy can be used to your benefit to put that law of attraction in action!

Now that you know that you can create your life with your thoughts, everything is going your way and life is beautiful... UNTIL something happens that hits you in the gut and pulls the wind out your sails.

When this happens, at first it is difficult to put the law of attraction in action...

And many never do. Many people throw in the towel at this point and declare, "this is a load of crap... this stuff DOES NOT work!" Of course, you know how they wind up. Did you ever see someone who is complaining about his life appear happy about anything?

I've recently heard an interesting statement about money. "Money is no more than a means to show appreciation." And your first bluff on this is, "huh? You mean I can't buy stuff and be happy with my life with this money?" When you think about it, "buying stuff" comes from a scarcity mindset.

You must begin thinking in terms of "more an enough" because the world is always giving, and this breeds your abundance mindset.

And this brings us to step 3: Surrender...

Have faith and follow your instincts to put the law of attraction in action
Face it, bad stuff happens to all of us. And again, concentrate on the way you communicate to yourself in these times. Thoughts like "why me, Lord?" will bring on more bad stuff! STOP-STOP-STOP!!

You must begin to think to yourself, "What message can I get from this? What is the universe trying to tell me?" It's the bad stuff that happens to us that is the most profound message to change our direction.

Listen to your inner self, follow your instincts and concentrate on what is happening that's good. More will come. I promise.

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Learn How to Create Wealth - Programming Your Mind

Generally people believe that hard work alone can bring wealth and fortune. The education and social system promotes stories and role models that reinforce this notion.

But many people don't understand is that the state of your mind has a huge bearing on your state of finances. If the subconscious mind has resigns itself to a reality that you are poor, it is conceivable that you will continue to be poor.

Very often you find yourselves dreaming of the entrepreneurial success stories who made fortunes by beating the tide and concluding that you can never be like those people as you are not hardworking enough. With such an attitude, the chances of success are very remote.

Most people have been hardwired by society to believe that there is a single track road to success and that is hard work. The trick to the greatest fortunes is the realization that is not true and there are multiple ways you can achieve your goals.

Many people underestimate their worth and never dream high enough. This is why the subconscious mind manifests this belief into reality and you can get out of the vicious cycle of lowly imagination and low achievements.

The only way to get out this attitude of despair and inadequacy is to force the subconscious mind to belief that you deserve more than you have - better financial position and social proof. This is the only true inspiration that can guide you out of the quagmire of low expectations.

Conditioning your subconscious mind to think that you are successful and rich is a trick that you should implement. Be being mindful of your intended wealth, repeat the magic words to yourself everyday. This affirmation may not make you rich immediately but will fill our mind and heart with positive intentions and feeling that will make your dream wealth a reality. "Success" and "wealth" are powerful words, which when embedded into your psyche will change your thinking and viewpoints immediately.

But this exercise must be accompanied by a disclaimer. I have met loads of people who conditioned themselves with this affirmation of wealth everyday but yielded no results. This idea will not work unless you believe in it with your wholehearted devotion. Even a subconscious doubt over the efficacy will negate all the effects of its effectiveness. A lot of people adopt this method on a trial basis that it may or may not work. But calling it a trial, they have already subconsciously believed on the possibility that it may not work which negates the whole point of this exercise.

The easiest way is to calm your mind of all distractions and start with regular subtle affirmations. The affirmation statement with the power of true faith can truly move a mountain in your personal belief and once you believe its power, you will be introduced to a new world of possibilities where the fear of power will not exist and you will realize the wealth and prosperity that you deserve.

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The Secret Tool to Manifest Your Vision

The science of manifesting your vision is all about holding the vibration of your vision. Another way of saying this is that to manifest your vision, i.e.: take it from the invisible to material form; you will need to change your thinking and your energy.

Einstein said that, "Problems cannot be solved by the same level of awareness that created them." Applying this concept to our vision, although we may not see it as a "problem" there is the gap of where we currently stand and the vision itself... the life we'd love to live.

So what is the secret tool, to manifest our vision? In one word, it's visualization.

"Everyone visualizes, whether they know it or not. Visualizing is the greatest secret of success. The conscious use of this great power attracts to you greatly multiplied resources, intensifies your wisdom, and enables you to make use of advantages which you formerly failed to recognize." ~Genevieve Behrend-Your Invisible Power

This sounds simple, yet there is more to visualization that imagining something in our mind. Here are the first steps to effective visualization, much of this material comes from Genevieve Behrend's powerful book written in the early 1900's:

First we must sustain the visualization by doing it at least 2 times a day preferable before we go to sleep and upon waking. This allows the conscious and subconscious mind to go to work on ideas and activates our intuition and imagination, two powerful mental faculties.

Next, we must engage our senses in this activity to make it real. What does our imagined life look like, smell like, taste like, feel like and sound like? In this process we are beginning to imprint the images into our body on a cellular level.

This is the same process that elite athletes use to create their competitive edge. They have practiced their events in their minds 100's of times before the actual event... the mental training necessary distinguishes the gold from the silver winners. Neuro science has proven that there is no difference in how the neurons, muscles and other organ operate when the athlete performs their event mentally from the actual event. The mental event is as real as the actual event in terms of how the body and mind respond.

Lastly we speak of taking action by being the man or woman who lives our vision. What do they do during the day, what cars do they drive, and what kinds of conversations, books, movies and events do they attend? Where do they vacation? Who are their friends? Once we form those images we do our best to go out into the world and act like we are living this way; "suiting up" so to speak. It doesn't mean to go buy the cars, clothes or take the vacations at this point, yet we can start our planning in this phase. At first, it may seem surreal and we may only be able to hold the vision of being the man or woman for a short period of time. We must continue to practice everyday and increase the time spent being the woman or man living this way.

When you get ideas or hunches in this phase it is wise to pay attention to them and act quickly and confidently leaving no stone un-turned. You can ask empowering questions and decide to stay the course, as persistence is critical. You might ask, "Who can I talk to? What could help here? What else can I do right now with what I have available to me?" You always have way more than you realize.

To Your Manifestation!

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How To Achieve Success in Manifesting

When we attempt to manifest something in our lives, it's usually something we really want to see come to pass or else we would not be attempting to manifest it. We want to be successful because it's something we really want or need.

And the truth is, we deserve to be successful - we DESERVE to have what we want.

So the question is how do you achieve success with your manifestation efforts? There are several things that are important to know about manifesting:

1) Manifesting DOES NOT work the same way for everyone. You each have your own unique manifestation process that works for YOU ONLY. There's a ton of info out there on manifesting, and it's all great info, but ONLY if it applies to YOU specifically. I see so many clients who have tried to manifest with little or no results because they have been using a program that everyone else uses and they have difficulty understanding why it's not working for them too. This is not only frustrating for them, but can also be rather undermining for their self-esteem and their belief in their ability to create the life of their dreams. By identifying what YOUR Unique Manifestation Process is you can very quickly start manifesting abundance into your life.

2) Sometimes there are blocks to manifesting successfully. This is usually in the form of negative energy that we carry from past experiences - emotional and energetic baggage to be more specific. Our past negative experiences tend to stay with us sometimes, creating blocks for us as we move forward. The problem is we often don't know these experiences are blocks for us until they show up as an inability to create what we desire for ourselves. There are lots of underlying fears that can cause difficulty in manifesting, but by far, the biggest one I have seen as a problem is some sort of fear of abundance.

3) YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE. This is a huge problem I see with clients and people in general. We tend to be limited in our thoughts of what is possible by what we are told by society or those around us or what we see others experiencing. We are so conditioned by our past experiences that we forget that ANYTHING REALLY IS POSSIBLE. As hard to believe as it is some days, I assure you it is true. When you REALLY, REALLY want something and you just KNOW you should have it, but it's not showing up for you, no matter what you have tried to do to manifest it - there's usually some sort of block in the way - usually a fear or a negative belief that needs to be cleared.

Not knowing your manifestation process and having blocks in the way from past experiences can REALLY mess with your belief system around manifesting and your self-esteem. But once those blocks are removed, manifesting gets SO MUCH EASIER and abundance begins to flow naturally to you in ALL areas of your life.

If you take nothing else away from this article, I want you to take this away... YOU CAN HAVE WHAT YOU WANT. It does happen. Just because it hasn't in the past or someone says that it can't does not mean you can't have it. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE.

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