John Paul
Getty became the richest man in the world by practicing a few basic
principles of risk-taking and reward throughout his life. In this
newsletter, you learn a series of ideas that can help you to make
better decisions and reduce the risks associated with success.
The Billionaire’s Strategy for Success
Remember Murphy’s Law: “Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.” There
are several secondary laws to Murphy’s Law, such as “Whatever can go
wrong will go wrong at the worst possible time” and “Of all the
things that can go wrong, the most expensive thing will go wrong at
the worst possible time.”
Another sublaw is “Everything takes longer than your best
calculation.” In advising businesspeople, I suggest that they take
their very best estimate of break-even for any business venture and
then triple it to arrive at a more realistic number. Whenever
businesspeople follow this advice, they are amazed to find that, in
spite of their best initial calculations, it indeed takes about
three times longer than they thought it would to start making money.
Always Add a Fudge Factor
Another sublaw is “Everything costs more than you can possibly
anticipate in advance.” In minimizing risk in any venture, always
add a “fudge factor” to account for the degree of uncertainty.
Whenever I do a business plan, I always add 20 percent to the total
of all costs that I can identify, to come up with the probable cost.
Anything less than this, whether in business or your personal life,
is likely to be an exercise in self-delusion and open you up for
some unhappy surprises.
Once you have identified the worst possible things that could go
wrong, make a list of everything that you could do to offset these
negative factors. Engage in what is called “crisis anticipation.”
Look down the road, into the future, and imagine every possible
crisis that could arise as the result of changing external
circumstances.
Be Intensely Realistic
Men and women who have achieved a high level of success are
intensely realistic. They do not put their trust in luck. They
carefully calculate every possible risk, and then think about what
they would do should it occur. They always have a backup plan in
case things do not go as they wish them to. They have a “Plan B” and
options to that plan that take all kinds of variables into
consideration.
Do the Things You Fear
One of the very best ways to develop your ability to take
intelligent risks is to consciously and deliberately do the things
you fear, one step at a time.
A very good way to overcome the fear of risk taking is to set
clear, written, measurable goals for yourself, and then to review
those goals regularly.
When you have clear goals and plans, and you continually work on
them and evaluate your progress each day, you will see what you’re
doing right and how you could improve your performance. You’ll feel
more competent and capable and better about yourself. You’ll become
more thoughtful and reflective and willing to take on even greater
challenges. You’ll feel like the “master of your fate and the
captain of your soul.” And your likelihood of success will become
greater and greater.
Action Exercises
Here are three steps you can take immediately to put these ideas
into action.
First, take any worry situation in your life today and ask, “What
is the worst possible thing that could happen?” Then go to work to
make sure it doesn’t occur.
Second, look into the future in your life and determine the worst
things that could happen. Engage in “crisis anticipation” regularly
and continually be taking steps to guard against them.
Third, work from clear, written goals and detailed plans. Review
them regularly. Consider alternatives and always look for ways to
increase the likelihood of your success.
Billionaire Bill Bartmann continues to share his two secrets to all success. The second secret after having a high self esteem is the 9 steps to achieving any goals.
You must have both high self esteem and a system to achieving goals in order to be successful. Most people focus on having goals and start planning to achieve them, but without the self esteem, they will not follow their plans. They will have doubts along the way, and the slightest obstacle is enough to stop them. That is why Bill Bartmann said he can’t stress enough the importance of a high self esteem.
Assuming you did the previous exercise and start building your self esteem, the next thing you need is a system to achieve your goals. These are the 9 steps to achieving any goals that you have.
The first step is to make sure that the goals are yours. Too many people spent their life going after goals which are not theirs. For example, they are going after their parents’ goals. Or if they are rebellious, they are going the opposite of what their parents want them to be. Either way, they are not going after what they really wanted for themselves. So whatever goals that you have, make sure your goals are what you really want. Make sure they resonate with your heart. Make sure that when you achieve them, it will strengthen who you are as a person and achieving the goals make you grow.
The second step is NOT to call it a ‘Goal’. Call it a ‘Promise’. Words carry with them meanings and associations. Different choice of words produces different emotions and different understanding. People usually miss their ‘goals’ but they don’t break a promise. So instead of calling them goals, treat them as promises to yourself. The promises you give to yourself will give you more motivation you need to achieve them.
Step three is to clearly identify your promise. Your goals have to be precise and clear. If you want more money, specify how much money you want and by when. If you want to be healthier, specify your ideal weight, how many times you want to exercise, how far can you run, or how heavy you can lift. If your want to be more successful, specify what success mean. It is far easier to hit a target if you know precisely where they are.
The first secret to success is to raise your self esteem. What if you think that you are capable of doing anything? What if you have a state of mind that you believe that you can do anything if you put your mind to? What will you do? What will your try? Who will you connect to? What opportunities will you take?
The way to build your self esteem is to put successful events in the front of your mind.
If I ask you this question: what is the most significant event you had in your childhood? In a split second, you will think of something. Whether it is a happy memory or not, the first thing that comes to your mind is what is in front of your mind.
There are so many events that happened in your childhood, but there are only a handful of events that comes first when you think about it. The human brain can only focus on a few things at the same time.
Is it possible that you had so many successes in your life, but you keep on recalling the few failures that you had? Is it possible that your confidence level and your self esteem got lower because these few failures kept on playing in your mind like a broken record?
We are going to change that!
You are going to replace what is consistently in front of your mind with successes instead if failures. You can only build on successes, you can’t build on failures. By consistently reminding yourselves of our past successes, you will value yourselves more. You will feel that you deserve the successes. You will feel that you deserve to have a better life and begin expecting it. You will feel better, more confident and believe that you can accomplish anything that you want to.
The easiest way to do that is to write down all your notable accomplishments in a sheet of paper. This doesn’t have to be big accomplishment. You don’t have to be a Nobel Prize winner or find cures for cancer. It can be when you made someone’s life better. It can be that you helped your friends or family when they are in need. It can be giving to charities or religious organizations. It can be making someone smiles. All this are your accomplishments.
Your first task is to write at least 5 notable accomplishments that you had in your life so far. Then add more when you remember them. Your second task is to carry this sheet of paper everywhere you go. Then review this sheet of notable accomplishments at least twice a day. Review once when you wake up and once before you sleep. This is guaranteed to boost your self esteem!
If you have a bad day, which all of us have, just review your list of notable accomplishment. Doing this alone will turns our day around.
This simple exercise is not to be taken lightly. It is done by billionaire Bill Bartmann. And he still does it till today.
The 2 secrets to all successes are shared by Bill Bartmann. He is one of the richest Americans and he built his wealth from scratch. He was only a high school drop but he created novel financial instruments that are still being used on Wall Street. Harvard Business School uses him as a case study. He has been included in the Forbes Magazine list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, named as “One of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years” by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Allbusiness.com and Apple Computer. Bill has transformed his life from a failure to a success story, and has done so for countless other people. Now he spends a lot of his time traveling and speaking to share what he learnt about life and success.
He talked about the secret to success. Like most secrets in life, there is no secret or the secret is so simple and obvious that many chose not to believe them. To be successful, you need to take risks. There is no success that doesn’t require taking risk. You need to take risks in business, investment, or even in relationship. Most people are afraid to take risk because they are afraid of failure. They are afraid to fail because they are afraid of what others will think of them. They are afraid of what others will think of them because they have low self esteem.
So the first secret to success is to raise your self esteem. Think about it. If you have a high self esteem, you are not afraid of what others think of you, failure doesn’t bother you, you take more calculated risks and eventually you will be successful.
Can you think of any successful people who don’t have a high self esteem? Most people think that they will have high self esteem when they are successful. The truth is exactly the opposite. You will be successful if you have a high self esteem.
Your brain has survival instincts. It is there to protect you. Naturally, you won’t do anything that will hurt yourself. Your brain simply won’t let you do that. It is not going to do anything that is harmful to you. What if your brain tells you that failure is harmful? You will not take the risk or finish the tasks or project you started. Your brain tells you that if you don’t take risk or doesn’t finish a task or project, you are not failing. Not doing or not finishing is different from failing.
To counter that you need to build your self esteem. High self esteem is when you think you are capable of doing anything. I repeat - high self esteem is when you think you are capable of doing anything. It is a state of mind that you believe that you can do anything if you put your mind to.
Tomorrow we will talk about how to raise your self esteem.
I read a post on beliefnet.com today on Signs of Positive and Negative Energy. Judith Orloff hit the nail on the head when she wrote, positive energy is the first prescription’s formula for success. When you generate positive energy you attract positive things in your life. You can even heal yourself from illness by being in a positive state. One way of raising your energy level is by treating yourself an everyone else with love. When you are vibrating at a higher level you will attract things and people who are also vibrating at a higher level.
Enjoy the post below:
From “Positive Energy,” by Judith Orloff, M.D.:
Certain people give off positive energy, others negative. It’s the quality of someone’s being, a measure of love with which they’ve led their lives. It also reflects the inner work they’ve done, their efforts to heal anger, hatred, or self-loathing, which poison us like toxic fumes. Energetically these linger, precluding joy from shining through. It’s important to grasp, however, that once you undertake the process of healing, it changes the quality of even the negativity that remains. Don’t be too hard on yourself-we’re all works in progress.
SIGNS OF POSITIVE ENERGY IN PEOPLE
+ They exude an inviting sense of heart, compassion, and support.
+ You intuitively feel safe, relaxed, wanting to get closer.
+ They emanate a peaceful glow.
+ You feel better around them. Your energy and optimism increase.
SIGNS OF NEGATIVE ENERGY IN PEOPLE
+ You experience a sense of being demeaned, constricted, or attacked
+ You intuitively feel unsafe, tense, or on guard.
+ You sense prickly, off-putting vibes. You can’t wait to get away from them.
+ Your energy starts to fizzle. You may feel beleaguered or ill.
I’m a big fan of being proactive in generating positive energy. The First Prescription’s formula for success: Do whatever makes your inner light burn brighter. In other words, try to treat yourself and everyone else with love. It’s a constant process of tuning in: finding people who support your spirit, trusting your gut-centered decisions to guide you. Then you won’t end up in a relationship that looks right but feels wrong. Or miss the chance to meet a loving man or woman because he or she doesn’t fit some preconception. When you’re with trying people, aim for the high road; find common ground, rather than inflame negativity. The care with which you approach life is intuitively evident in your energy field. We can feel each other’s love: that’s the great attraction. Spread openheartedness around.
You can apply the concept of Be-Do-Have in gratitude. That’s is why in law of attraction or the science of getting rich, you are asked to Be grateful first. Be grateful for your goals as if you had already achieved them. Then you Do visualizations of gratitude and take massive actions to attain your goals. Finally you will Have what you aimed for.
Most people do it the other way round. They want to have something first before they take any actions. If they don’t see immediate results, they will stop doing what is necessary. Usually they will tell you that they will be grateful when they achieve their goals but chances are, they won’t.
You can’t Be grateful only after you Have something. You need to Be grateful, way before you Have it. Then your mind and thoughts are in sync with your actions. And you will Have what you are grateful for.
In my last post I mentioned T Harv Eker’s “groundbreaking book “Secret of The Millionaire Mind.” Harv stands by a few Wealth principles that he follows. I have listed down some of them below for you to emulate:-
Your income can grow only to the extent you do!
If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible!
Money is a result, wealth is a result, health is a result, illness is a result, your weight is a result. We live in a world of cause an effect.
When the subconscious mind must choose between deeply rooted emotions and logic. Emotions will almost always win.
If your motivation for acquiring money or success comes froma nonsupportive root such as fear, anger, or the need to “prove” yourself, your money will never bring you happiness.
Consciousness is observing your thoughts and actions so that you can live from true choice in the present moment rather than being run by programming from the past.
You can choose to think in ways that will support you in your happiness and success instead of ways that don’t.
When you are complaining, you become a living, breathing “crap magnet”.
Think like rich people think, do what rich people do and you are more likely to get rich.
There is so much wisdom in what Harv says. His seminars such as the “Millionaire Mind Intensive”, “Life Directions Intensive”, Guerilla Business School, Enlightened Warrior Training Camp and his “Secret of the Millionaire Mind” book are highly recommended for everyone who has a desire to increase their financial and emotional wealth.
As I had mentioned in my earlier posts I was fortunate to be a participant at T Harv Eker’s “Milionaire Minds Intensive” seminar a few week sago. For those of you who are not familiar with Harv, he wrote the groundbreaking book Secret of The Millionaire Mind.
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others seem destined for a life of financial struggle? Harv believes that each and every one of us has ingrained in his or her subconscious mind, our own personal “money and success blueprint” that will determine our financial lives. Our financial blueprint consists primarily of the conditioning or “programming” we received in the past, and especially as a young child. Parents, other members of family, friends, teachers, religious leaders, media, culture, etc.
If your money blueprint is geared for success, you will go through life attracting money and opportunities where ever you go. Even if you lose money, you will gain it back quickly like Donald Trump. If your money blueprint is ‘flawed’ due to your past conditioning, you will go through life with a lot of financial challenges. Even when you make a lot of money, somehow you will lose the money that you have one way or another and will be back to financial struggles.
“You can have all the knowledge and skills in the world, but if your
“blueprint” isn’t set for success, you’re financially doomed.” –T. Harv Eker
At the “Millionaire Mind Intensive” Seminar you will get to the root of what determines your financial success, mediocrity or failure. Not only will you identify your money blueprint but throughout the seminar you will get a chance to reset it for natural and automatic success. These new ways of thinking and being will not only enhance your financial life, but every other area of your life as well. At this not to be missed seminar you get to learn, have fun and go to a brand new level in your life! Do not miss the golden opportunity to learn from T Harv Eker and to change your life.
In wealth, we also need to follow the universal law of Be-Do-Have. What many people do is exactly the opposite. They looked at what they have first. They chased many opportunities around them just because they promised good money. But somehow, it didn’t workout, or they lost their drive and didn’t follow through. They usually blame the opportunities, or the events instead of looking at themselves. Then they will continue to look for a new opportunity and this cycle continues.
Following the law of Be-Do-Have, we need to have the mindset of a wealthy person. We need to understand about money management, asset and liabilities. We need to understand the law of money. We need to change our negative believes about wealth. We need to educate ourselves first. Then we look for the vehicles to create wealth that resonates with our core, whether in business, stock market or property market. By doing this, we will achieve success effortlessly and without contradiction. We will have the level of wealth that we desire.
We need to learn the concept of Be-Do-Have. We have to Be a successful person first. We must have the mindset and attitude of a successful person first. Then we will naturally Do what successful people do, and inevitably we will Have the results.
We live in a world where everyone is looking at the results and try to change the results. They are looking at what they Have, and normally what they have is always not enough. Then to change what they Have, they try to change what they Do. An obvious example is in health. An overweight person wants to Have a healthy and fit body. Usually in our culture this overweight person will look for ways for him to change his body. He might try dieting. As we know, diet alone rarely works. Then he try to purchase some slimming pills, equipments, join a club, and so on. The problem is that without a mindset change, this overweight person will always revert back to his old habits and lifestyles, thus having the same results. As you can see, this person is trying to change what he Have by changing what he Does.
This person needs to change his mindset first. He needs to Be the person that he needs to be in order for him to achieve the results he wanted. He needs to adopt the thinking of a healthy and fit person. He needs to change his perspective, his believes, and his expectations. Then, it is easy for him to Do the things that he needs to do to lose weight. With a new thinking, he will have a different evaluation on the food he eats, the lifestyle he has and a different appreciation of his body. He will eat differently and will be more committed to stick to his plans. Overtime, he will get the results that he wants.
Then best time to do the visualization on gratitude is in the morning when you wake up. Do this visualization exercise when it is quiet to prepare yourself mentally for the day ahead. Start by finding a comfortable place where you can sit quietly and make sure there won’t be any distractions while you are doing this visualization.
Take a few deep breaths and breath slower and slower. Imagine and see yourself in a place that is so serene and tranquil. Your mind starts to relax. Feel your body begin to let go of all the tensions that you might have. Begin to feel that you are connected to the universe. Feel that you are unbounded and free.
There are so much that we can be grateful for. Really feel the emotion of happiness that your life is full of abundance and joy. Be thankful for what today is. Be grateful for today.
Start by being grateful for everything within you. Give thanks to your health and your body. Be happy that you are alive today. What else within you that you can be happy about? What about your intelligence, your ability to love unconditionally and your compassion?
Then expand out to things or event around you. Be grateful for your family and friends. Who do you love? Who loves you? Who is contributing to your life? Who is helping you either directly or indirectly? Be grateful for the job your have or the business that you run. Be grateful for the place you live. What else can you be grateful for?
Expand even more to the people that you interact with everyday. For the opportunities that are around you all the time, and for the peaceful country that you live in. Do this exercise daily and see what will happen to your thoughts, your feelings and your life.
Visualization on gratitude is an important practice that if you do it daily, it will change how you feel and your perception of your life. You will have a deeper appreciation of your life. While it is important for you to focus on your goals, it is easy to forget what you already have in your life. If you really think about it, you already have everything you need to be happy right now. You already have what is takes for you to be fulfilled.
By showing gratitude of what you already have, it creates a high level of energy within you. Like everything in the world, we are made of energy. Our thoughts are energy. The universe responds to our thoughts consistently.
If we have negative, chaotic or limiting thoughts, thoughts which focus on what is lack in our life, this will drain our energy. It lowers our energy. If our mind creates harmonious and positive thoughts, this naturally creates higher energy levels within and around us. Thoughts of gratitude and appreciations are uplifting and energizing. If we say thank you for what we already have and for what we desire in our life, we will always be abundant.
If your mind is only thinking positive thoughts, thoughts of gratitude and appreciation, you will be more open and receptive to all the opportunities in our life.
One reason most people never reach their financial potential is that they are poor receivers. Most people feel unworthy or undeserving. Most people have been conditioned to believe that it is better to give than receive. They have been taught from young that it is better to be in a position to give than to receive. If both have to be there for the other to exist, how could one be better that the other?
T Har Eker Harv at the Milionaire Mindset Intensive seminar taught a few wealth declarations to become a better receiver. Say these declarations out loud everyday:-
“Universe, if anyone has something great coming to them, and they’re not willing to take it, send it to me. I am open and willing to receive all of your blessing. Thank you.”
“I am a generous giver and an excellent receiver!”
It does not matter whether you feel worthy or not, you can still get rich either way. Whether you are worthy or not is all a made-up story. If I say I’m worthy I am. If I say I am unworthy, I’m not.
To Practice Receiving:
1. Practice nurturing yourself with your Play Account. ( Refer to our blog titled “I am a Money Magnet” posted on 3rd December 2007)
2. Practice fully receiving all the money that comes your way.
Whenever you find money, scream… “I’m a money magnet. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
The subconscious mind remembers best with rhythm and rhyme.
Create and write a short song or jingle that supports your financial success and happiness.
I have used the Jingle Bells tune to my song and it goes something like this: Laughing all the way
to the bank and back I say
Money comes easily to me
and continuously
Life is such a joy
with all the wealth I have
What fun it is to laugh and sing
when you are finally free
Oh, money magnet, money magnet
I’m a money magnet
Oh, what fun it is to attract
money easily heh
Money magnet, money magnet
I’m a money magnet
Oh, what fun it is to share
my riches with everyone heh!
It is really fun! So be creative and come up with your own success jingle and have a ball with it. Sing it out loud at least 5 times a day throughout the day. With the positiveenergy you are vibrating you are will start to attract abundance in your life.
Vision board acts like a magnet that attracts what you really want into your life. It also serves as visual reminder that keeps you and your mind (including your subconscious mind) on what you are going after. Your mind will automatically notice things that will bring you closer to your goals. Your mind will think and come out with ideas that will realize what is in your vision board.
To create an effective vision board, first you have to divide your life into several general categories. The common categories are like health, wealth, career, relationship, emotional and spiritual. Brainstorm a few categories that you want to focus on in your life. You should also balance your life because you want all parts of your life to be doing well!
The next thing you need to do is to decide whether you want to make a vision board for each category or you want to create a single vision board that combines all these categories. I would recommend that you do one for each category.
To create a vision board for a category, health for example, find pictures from magazines, newspapers and other media that has pictures which represents your ideal health and fitness. It can be pictures of an athlete, a model, a person exercising, or healthy foods. The most important thing is that the pictures should make you excited! If you have the body of perfect fitness and live the life of perfect health just as in the pictures, how would you feel? If the pictures do not excite you enough, look for more! Another example might be the things that you want to have. If a picture of a race car does not excite you enough, maybe that is not what you really want. Try other pictures such as a jet plane or a helicopter! Let your mind go wild. Don’t set any limitation to yourself! Be a child and let your heart and desires drive you.
Other than pictures, you can also use words. If you are doing a vision board on relationship, you can cut out words like “Passionate Relationship”, “Ultimate Lover”, “Sexy Moments”, “Lover of My Life” or the like. You want to combine pictures and words to give a deeper effect. If you are doing a vision board on health, cut out words like “Athlete”, “Adonis”, “Iron Man”, “Perfect Health”, “Strong and Powerful Body”, “Role Model of Health” or “Holistic Health”. Similar to pictures, these words should excite you. Read through the magazine or websites to get some ideas of phrases that really excites you. If you find it through your computer, print it out and put it to your vision board.
Combine all the pictures and words and paste them together to form a vision board. If you are creating only one vision board for all categories, make sure you have a balance and include pictures and words for each category. Again, you want to excel in all areas of your life.
Finally, look at it again and make sure it really motivate you and drive you to make it happen! Hang your vision board on a place that you will look at every single day.
I am a huge believer in continuous learning and growing. Last weekend I attended T. Harv Eker Millionaire Mindset Intensive Seminar in Singapore. It was pretty amazing. I learned a lot about money management and my relationship with money. It was a real eye opener.
T. Harv Eker emphasized that wealthy people aren’t any smarter, they just have better money management habits. The most important part of money managing is separating your income into different accounts for specific purposes. Harv recommended that you have 6 separate accounts. He calls it the 6 money jars.
1. Financial Freedom Account (FFA)
2. Long Term Savings For Spending (LTSS)
3. Education Account (EDUC)
4. Necessities Account (NEC)
5. Play Account
6. Give Account
Once your paycheck is cleared, immediately transfer your money to the different accounts. Harv calls it the World’s Easiest & Most Effective Money Management System. The percentage of money to be distributed are as follows:
10% FFA
10% LTSS
10% EDUC
55% NEC
10% PLAY
5% GIVE FFA
You should never, ever, ever spend your FFA capital. The idea is to create a golden goose or passive income with your FFA. Only when you stop working you get to spend the egg (but never the goose).
LTSS Account
The LTSS account is used for savings for down payment for a house, a car, education for kids, major vacation.
EDUCATION Account
The Education account is used for your own education and not for your children. It is important to continuously learning and growing. Your money can only grow as much as you grow.
“If you are not growing, you are dying”.
NECESSITY Account
Obviously the necessity account is to pay for your daily expenses including bils, mortgage or rent, car payment, food, necessary clothing etc. If you can’t live on 55% of your income, simplify your life. Everything is a choice. You don’t have to drive a new car every 3 years. You don’t have to live in a huge house and you don’t have to have the latest new gadget to hit town. Make wise choices when it comes to your money. Wealthy people think long term and poor people think short term. Practice delayed gratification instead of instant gratification. It will be well worth it when you achieve financial freedom.
PLAY Account The objective of the Play Account is to nurture your inner child by having fun and being outrageous. It can be used for entertainment, getaways, toys. Even if you do not have much to begin with you can still have fun with a little money. For instance you can buy a bubble gum and be a kid again or you can get one of those soap bubble fun and have a blast blowing bubbles. The only rule with your Play Account is that you must spend your Play Account monthly or at least quarterly.
GIVE Account Money from the Give account is to be given away to anyone or any organization that would benefit from your help. If you choose to give more than 5% take the extra from your NEC Account. For example if you would like to give 10%, take the extra 5% from the NEC Account and change NEC to 50%.
Your money can be kept in separate jars or separate bank and investment accounts. As soon as I came back from the seminar I got my 6 money jars and have started putting money daily in my FFA. It feels great!
Take note that “It’s not when I have plenty of money. I’ll begin to manage it.”It’s when I begin to manage it, I’ll have plenty of money.”The Universal Principle of Management says “Until you show you can handle what you’ve got, you won’t get any more.” The habit is more important than the amount. It does not matter if you start out with only a dollar.
It is important that you always pay yourself first.
Wealth Rule # 1:Pay yourself first (your FFA).
Broke people use the leftover strategy; they pay everyone first, then save or invest what’s leftover. If you follow this route it will be almost impossible to achieve financial freedom.
The law of attraction states that Like attracts like; money attracts money.
The FFA acts like a money magnet. Where attention goes, energy flows and result goes.
To accelerate the process affirm to yourself out loud daily: “I am a money magnet. Money comes to me easily and continuously!”
You are on the way to financial freedom if you follow this easy money management system!
I was listening to Joseph McClendon III, chief trainer for many of Anthony Robbins events, telling about the importance of a vision board. He told a story of how he won the FANtasy Bike Contest by American Chopper series, sponsored by Discovery Channel. And how he got his dream bike built exactly the way he visualized it!
He started by visualizing his dream bike. He sketched out his bike and put it in front of his desk and started to visualize it everyday. In addition to that, he also knew the reason why he wanted to win the contest. He said that he had always loved motorcycles, especially choppers. But long time ago he had to sell his bike (hog) to help pay for his mom’s hospital bills. His mom asked him to make a promise that he would build another bike that meant as much to him as the one he sold. So to fulfill this promise, he wanted to win.
He submitted his entry and started to visualize his new bike. He looked at his sketch all the time. Out of over 100,000 entries, he was shortlisted. He was so excited, and he kept doing his visualizations. There were several short listing processes and every time he was informed that he got shortlisted, he got more convinced that his visualization is working and he did the visualization even more intensely.
Finally, after many selection processes, it came down to a few participants who had to submit a video each describing why they wanted to win the contest. Of course, Joseph told the story about his promise to his mother. At last, he was selected to be the winner!
Joseph told us this story to convince us that there is magic about making a vision board and visualizing. In part 3, you will learn how to create an effective vision board.
Mindmovies are a great way to keep you inspired and motivated. The secret is to watch these inspiring affirmation videos daily, preferably first thing when you get up in the morning and once again before you go to bed at night. It is definitely a very powerful way to begin and end your day. Mindmovies keeps you focus on your dreams.
Here is a mindmovie on 100 quotes from ”The Secret”. Enjoy and keep manifesting your dreams …..
100 quotes from “The Secret”
1. We all work with one infinite power
2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction (LOA)
3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting
4. We are like magnets - like attract like. You become AND attract what you think
5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy
6. People think about what they don’t want and attract more of the same
7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation
8. You attract your dominant thoughts
9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it..etc..
10. It’s not “wishful” thinking.
11. You can’t have a universe without the mind entering into it
12. Choose your thoughts carefully .. you are a masterpiece of your life
13. It’s OK that thoughts don’t manifest into reality immediately (if we saw a picture of an elephant and it instantly appeared, that would be too soon)
14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted .. accept that fact .. it’s true.
15. Your thoughts cause your feelings
16. We don’t need to complicate all the “reasons” behind our emotions. It’s much simpler than that. Two categories .. good feelings, bad feelings.
17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right track. Thoughts that bring about bad feelings means you are not on the right track.
18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming
19. You get exactly what you are FEELING
20. Happy feelings will attract more happy circumstances
21. You can begin feeling whatever you want (even if it’s not there).. the universe will correspond to the nature of your song
22. What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience
23. What you think and what you feel and what actually manifests is ALWAYS a match - no exception
24. Shift your awareness
25. “You create your own universe as you go along” Winston Churchill
26. It’s important to feel good ( ( ( (((good))) ) ) )
27. You can change your emotion immediately .. by thinking of something joyful, or singing a song, or remembering a happy experience
28. When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator
29. Life can and should be phenomenal .. and it will be when you consciously apply the Law of Attraction
30. Universe will re-arrange itself accordingly
31. Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: “I’m so happy and grateful now that…. “
32. You don’t need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself
33. LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the positive feelings of having it NOW
34. You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster
36. When the opportunity or impulse is there .. ACT
37. You will attract everything you require - money, people, connections.. PAY ATTENTION to what’s being set in front of you
38. You can start with nothing .. and out of nothing or no way - a WAY will be provided.
39. HOW LONG??? No rules on time .. the more aligned you are with positive feelings the quicker things happen
40. Size is nothing to the universe (unlimited abundance if that’s what you wish) We make the rules on size and time
41. No rules according to the universe .. you provide the feelings of having it now and the universe will respond
42. Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing (bills in the mail, being late, having bad luck…etc..)
43. You have to find a different approach to what is through a different vantage point
44. “All that we are is a result of what we have thought” - Buddha
45. What can you do right now to turn your life around?? Gratitude
46. Gratitude will bring more into our lives immediately
47. What we think about and THANK about is what we bring about
48. What are the things you are grateful for?? Feel the gratitude.. focus on what you have right now that you are grateful for
49. Play the picture in your mind - focus on the end result
50. VISUALIZE!!! Rehearse your future
51. VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it! This is where action begins
52. Feel the joy .. feel the happiness :o)
53. An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one
54. “What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists.” Alexander Graham Bell
55. Our job is not to worry about the “How”. The “How” will show up out of the commitment and belief in the “what”
56. The Hows are the domain of the universe. It always knows the quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream
57. If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered .. this is where magic and miracles happen
58. Turn it over to the universe daily.. but it should never be a chore.
59. Feel exhilarated by the whole process .. high, happy, in tune
60. The only difference between people who are really living this way is they have habituated ways of being.
61. They remember to do it all the time
62. Create a Vision Board .. pictures of what you want to attract .. every day look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these wants
63. “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein
64. Decide what you want .. believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it’s possible for you
65. Close your eyes and visualize having what you already want - and the feeling of having it already.
66. Focus on being grateful for what you have already .. enjoy it!! Then release into the universe. The universe will manifest it.
67. “Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve” W. Clement Stone
68. Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.
69. When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.
70. How can you become more prosperous?? INTEND IT!!
71. ‘Checks are coming in the mail regularly’… or change your bank statement to whatever balance you want in there… and get behind the feeling of having it.
72. Life is meant to be abundant in ALL areas…
73. Go for the sense of inner joy and peace then all outside things appear
74. We are the creators of our universe
75. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others .. love yourself and you will be loved
76. Healthy respect for yourself
77. For those you work with or interact with regularly .. get a notebook and write down positive aspects of each of those people.
78. Write down the things you like most about them (don’t expect change from them). Law of attraction will not put you in the same space together if you frequencies don’t match
79. When you realize your potential to feel good, you will ask no one to be different in order for you to feel good.
80. You will free yourself from the cumbersome impossibilities of needing to control the world, your friends, your mate, your children….
81. You are the only one that creates your reality
82. No one else can think or feel for you .. its YOU .. ONLY YOU.
83. Health: thank the universe for your own healing. Laugh, stress free happiness will keep you healthy.
84. Immune system will heal itself
85. Parts of our bodies are replace every day, every week..etc… Within a few years we have a brand new body
86. See yourself living in a new body. Hopeful = recovery. Happy = happier biochemistry. Stress degrades the bod.
87. Remove stress from the body and the body regenerates itself. You can heal yourself
88. Learn to become still .. and take your attention away from what you don’t want, and place your attention on what you wish to experience
89. When the voice and vision on the inside become more profound and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have mastered your life
90. You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it. You are here to create the world around you that you choose.
91. And allow the world as others choose to see it, exist as well
92. People think that if everyone knows the power of the LOA there won’t be enough to go around .. This is a lie that’s been ingrained in us and makes so many greedy.
93. The truth is there is more than enough love, creative ideas, power, joy, happiness to go around.
94. All of this abundance begins to shine through a mind that is aware of it’s own infinite nature. There’s enough for everyone. See it. Believe it. it will show up for you.
95. So let the variety of your reality thrill you as you choose all the things you want.. get behind the good feelings of all your wants.
96. Write your script. When you see things you don’t want, don’t think about them, write about them, talk about them, push against them, or join groups that focus on the don’t wants… remove your attention from don’t wants.. and place them on do wants
97. We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING.
98. Don’t define yourself by your body .. it’s the infinite being that’s connected to everything in the universe.
99. One energy field. Our bodies have distracted us from our energy. We are the infinite field of unfolding possibilities. The creative force.
100. Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not - NOW is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.
You can now make the Law of Attraction works for you immediately by using creative visualization. You can create the life that you want by first creating the images in your head. This is because you will attract whatever you consistently visualize.
Why does visualization cause the attraction process to take place? Wallace D Wattles in The Science of Getting Rich, wrote that in order for you to attract anything into your life, you have to believe with conviction that you will receive what you asked for. One of the best ways to make your mind believe what you asked for will come true is by doing visualization.
When you believe that you can achieve something, you send out a stronger energy. You are more confident and you will perform better. People will pick up your level of energy in a subconscious level and will respond to you positively. This is true in business, relationships, health or even sports. Rebecca Smith, a clinical research assistant in sports psychology at the U.S. Olympic Training center in Colorado, said that professional athletes spend a good deal of time visualizing their victory by telling their minds exactly what they want their bodies to achieve.
It is important for you to visualize consistently of the things or events you want. In order to feed your mind with visualization ideas and to focus your mind, you can create a vision board. A vision board is a collection of pictures or words of your goals or what you want to achieve. These pictures are put together to create a collage that gives you an emotional charge everytime you look at it. The pictures that you put on your vision board can be your dream home, cars, holidays, or certain lifestyles that you want. You can put pictures that give you a strong positive emotion. You can also put some inspirational words or phrases.
Check out for Part 2 for a real life story of how visualizations made Joseph win a contest sponsored by Discovery Channel…
How can you harness the power that is being used by the most successful people of our time to achieve success? Successful people, whether in business, sports, health, relationships, or happiness, all do the same thing to achieve all that they want. It is the same thing that the successful people do to make them successful and failures do to make them fail. By understanding the process of what they do on a regular basis, now you can move towards the life of your dreams.
More and more people are now being exposed to the Law of Attraction and begin to realize that their regular thoughts control every aspect of their lives. Your thoughts create your reality. Law of attraction says that your regular thoughts attract every event or circumstances that you experience, every things that you have, and the current condition of your life. So, how can you consciously direct your thoughts so that you can achieve all that you want in your life now?
Your mind has a regular pattern of thinking and it is very common for this thinking pattern to repeat itself over and over again. The best way to change your nonconstructive thinking habits and to direct it to attract what you want is by using visualization technique. Visualization is a very powerful tool for attraction. All successful people use visualization to achieve what they want. Some call it dreams, vision, mental picture, or idea.
The best way to visualize is by using the NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) technology. There are 3 primary ways for the mind to perceive or to think. They are visual, auditory and kinesthetic. The most effective way to visualize is to combine all three modes.
Most visual people visualize by making pictures in their head. Visualize an important thing or event that you want in your life. If you can have it the way you want it, how does it looks like. To accelerate the process of attraction, experience your visualization even more by making the pictures bigger and brighter. Imagine as if you are there in person. Make the pictures in color and make it moving.
The second mode is auditory. This means visualization by making sounds, voices or words. Words produce strong emotions and emotions are vital to the attraction process. If I say “you are mistaken”, this produces a very different emotion compared to if I say “you are wrong” or “you are lying!”. Combining visualization with sounds enhances your experience. Visualize what you say to yourself when you are successful. Visualize what others say to you.
Kinesthetic refers to feelings or emotions. If you follow the previous instruction on how to visualize with pictures and sounds, emotions comes naturally. The most important part is to feel as if you had already achieved what you are visualizing. Attach positive emotions like confident, proud, freedom, happy and excited.
To integrate and to enhance your visualization experiences, you can use tools that are scientifically proven to improve your brainwave and your visualization experiences such as the Attraction Accelerator.
Let’s take an example. If you wanted to start a company and you have been worried and overwhelmed by self doubts, thoughts about economic risks and all the detailed elements to run the business, use visualization technique to attract your business to success. Imagine your business as being one of the most successful in its industry. Imagine your office building. Visualize your company’s annual meeting in a large and luxurious boardroom. Visualize the huge profits you see in the financial report. Visualize that you already have all the plans laid out for future growth. Hear that people are congratulating you for your success. Listen to what you say to yourself. Feel how proud you are to yourself and to your family. To enhance this experience, visualize the picture bigger and brighter and double the intensity of your emotions. Do this visualization technique everyday in the morning and at night before you sleep. Your dreams will become reality faster than you think.
Visualization is a very powerful tool that will accelerate the law of Attraction. This short visualization video will excite and motivate you to dream the life that you want and to dream big. It will remind you that you are in charge and can create anything with your thoughts.
Ideally you should watch this short movie the first thing in the morning and the last thing before you go to bed. It will help you to stay centered and remind you of your true power. Stay In Alignment With What you Truly Want to Create In Your Life! Expect and not doubt. Believe you can achieve it. This amazing tool will assist anyone to achieve what they desire. To make it even more powerful, you can create your own mind movie with your own goals, visions and affirmations.
Dr Norman Vincent Peal quoted,
“If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most
powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of
disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything
into the realm of possibility. ”
