2003… Got Goals? – by: Paul Shearstone

Inspiration without application improves nothing, benefits no one and fans the flames of mediocrity! … Paul Shearstone 2002

2003….Got Goals?
By Paul Shearstone

Ask anybody on January 2nd 2003 if they have New Years Resolutions or goals and nine out of ten will say, “Yes!” …Ask the same people about their resolutions three months later and they’ll look at you like a small goat discovering a new fence for the first time.

All good intentions aside, exhaustive studies have shown only 3% of the population engage in some form of goal-setting and only 1% on average, write them down.

It should be noted that there is no small coincidence in the 1% that write goals down and the highest achieving, highest income-earning men and women around the world.

Setting goals is the genesis from which things great and not so great are accomplished. Read any book on achievement or watch the Biography Channel and see the quintessential message is clear: Goals = Success!

If it’s that simple though, why is it then, are most people so unsuccessful in the fundamentals of Real goal-setting?

One legitimate answer may be our generation is busier than any generation in the past. Life today is not static and our preoccupation with just trying to ‘get by’ runs juxtaposed to the activities needed for maintaining concentrated goal achievement. Fair enough.

On the other hand, these same studies I mentioned are just as clear on the real reason most people – the ones who bother to set goals – will never achieve them. They don’t write them down relying rather they be left to our memories to manage.

In my soon to be released Thought Book, I wrote: Your goals are future landmarks on paths created by You.

Goal experts, however, will be quick to point out, “Unwritten goals are nothing more than Wishes”… and we know the world is full of people with plenty of wishes. Go to any lottery office or anywhere they sell things like DotCom Stock. In one place they wish they’d bought more, in the other they wish they hadn’t bought any at all!

Real goal-achievement has so nothing to do with merely wishing or thinking of what we’d like to accomplish and everything to do with Not Forgetting.

As the young man once said, “My memory is the thing I use to forget with”. If we buy-off on the precept, we are now the busiest, most preoccupied generation, it’s no stretch then to believe the experts when they say, “Goals left only to memory are destined to fade like so many wishes”.

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Before we look for the remedy to the goal-achievement challenge, it’s important we understand the fundamental psychology of goal setting. That is to say, how it works.

Psychological studies on the highest achieving men and women demonstrate, people with clear, specific goals, immediately and by default, become psychologically Goal Oriented individuals. [No mystery there].

Since goals take place in the future, those with goals also by default become psychologically, motivationally, Future Oriented individuals.

Finally, since we can agree we go to the trouble of having goals because we want to achieve them, another automatic psychological outcome is we immutably become psychologically, motivationally, human-behaviorally, actively, Success Oriented individuals.

[To put that into perspective, we can all think of people we know who are naturally, Failure Oriented individuals].

These hallmarks are known as the Three Unique Psychological Success Orientations – the stuff that governs everything we do in the present, the moment, the now, as we go about our lives putting people, places and things together to affect positive outcomes in the future as it relates to our goals.

That is, however, if we don’t forget them!

The good news is, the simple act of reviewing our goals and activities on a daily basis, serves, in and of itself, to ensure we don’t forget them – thereby keeping them fresh, clear, specific and at the front of our mind.

As mentioned and psychological studies show, unforgotten goals quite naturally engender Unique Psychological Success Orientations that by default, impact in a positive way, our thoughts and activities as we go through our lives focused undauntedly in the moment on things we wish to accomplish.

The Bottom Line:

Those without goals, more often than not, find themselves directionless relying mostly on things like luck. Goal-Setting is only the first step. Constant Goal-Review is the activity that ensures Goal-Achievement and Success!

About The Author Paul Shearstone aka The ‘Pragmatic Persuasionist’ is one of North America’s foremost experts on Sales and Persuasion. An International Keynote Speaker, Author, Writer, Motivation, Corporate Ethics, Time & Stress Management Specialist, Paul enlightens and challenges audiences as he informs, motivates and entertains. To comment on this article or to book the Pragmatic Persuasionist for your next successful event we invite to contact Paul Shearstone directly @ 416-728-5556 or 1-866-855-4590 www.success150.com / www.paulshearstone.com or paul@success150.com.

Are You a Wildflower? – by: David Leonhardt

Wildflowers grow from mere dust to reach their full potential.

Wildflowers grow well, even in adverse soil conditions.

Wildflowers don’t require late nights at the office to grow.

Wildflowers grow thick and stick together.

Wildflowers grow strong and tall.

Wildflowers display their brilliant personalities for all to see.

Wildflowers withstand drought and grow all the more beautiful when watered.

Wildflowers withstand frost and hale.

Wildflowers last late in the season, when other flowers have given up.

Are you a wildflower?

About The Author David Leonhardt is the Happy Guy, speaker, author, and publisher of “Your Daily Dose of Happiness” at http://www.TheHappyGuy.com/daily-happiness-free-ezine.html where this poem first appeared. amabaie@phastnet.com

Fashionably Late – by: Wayne and Tamara

Direct Answers – Column for the week of January 6, 2003

What can a couple say and do when they have been late in getting wedding thank yous out to people? We have been married two years, with two separations among other serious challenges, and finally want to send cards.

At the same time we are embarrassed about our difficulties in marriage and getting out the cards. One of the problems is my wife’s response when I asked if she would like to do this project together. She told me we have more important things to work on and even said, “They are mostly your friends. You can do them yourself!”

The cards are only the tip of the iceberg as far as our problems go. I wish I could hear some kind of answer from her like, “Yes, honey, why don’t we?” Part of me feels like doing them myself and signing my name only because I thought wives were supposed to take care of this.

Ladd

Ladd, the new year is a time for new beginnings. Do it! Get enough stamps, write the cards all at once, and mail them before you lose your nerve. Nearly everyone appreciates a heartfelt apology, and during the holiday season nearly everyone is in a good mood.

Spend a few moments to rough out the message. A thank you coupled with a simple statement of regret for waiting so long is enough. You might say better late than never, or you might mention you’ve often thought of their gift and realized they haven’t been thanked. If you remember what they gave, mention it. If not, don’t worry about it. Use whatever expression comes naturally.

You never have to apologize for your own marital challenges. They are your business and no one else’s. Don’t worry about how people will take your thank you notes. Almost everyone will think well of you for having the courage to act.

This issue is bothering you. Evidently it doesn’t bother your wife. Since the doing is to satisfy you, her participation is not required. Don’t let the little negative voice within you make you fail to act just because she is unwilling to act.

Sign both names to the cards. The gift givers are not part of that problem. The point is to thank them. Once you get past this burden, you can look at other problems in your relationship. Perhaps this is your inner nature saying, With a little effort I can solve the problems which are weighing on me.

Wayne & Tamara

Terms Of Endearment

Without typing a page on how faithful I am, let me just say I love my wife very much. However, I am not sure if she has feelings for another man. In three years of marriage this thought never occurred to me before.

Recently we moved and transferred jobs. We both work long hours. Whenever I called her at work or she called me, she always called me honey or anything but my first name. Since we’ve been together it’s always been this way when we talk on the telephone. Until now. Now she calls me Stan when a certain male coworker of hers is near.

I guess the reason I realized this is because it sounded so strange to hear. I am not the jealous type but this has me wondering. Am I reading too much into this? I have not noticed any other change in her whatsoever.

Stan

Stan, next time you talk to your wife at work and she calls you by name, try this. Tell her you are feeling the need for a little reassurance. Ask her to tell you she loves you, and ask her, for your peace of mind, to call you darling.

If she refuses or jokes her way out of your request, tell her when she gets home you would like to discuss something that’s been on your mind.

Tamara

About The Author Authors and columnists Wayne and Tamara Mitchell can be reached at www.WayneAndTamara.com. Send letters to: Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Springfield, MO 65801 or email: DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com.

Without Love – by: Wayne and Tamara

Direct Answers – Column for the week of December 30, 2002

Kendra and I have been dating almost six years. For the past three years I have constantly asked myself if she is the one. I can never come up with the answer.

I fantasize about being with other women, and it is not because Kendra lacks beauty. I feel disinterested in intimacy with her, but it was not like that in the beginning. If you asked me three years ago I would have told you I was not missing out on anything. Now that cannot be true.

I guess the biggest problem in my mind’s eye is time. Because we have been together for so long, I’m not sure if I am just staying out of convenience. I am accepted by her family, she is accepted by mine, and our friends think we suit each other perfectly.

I asked my mother about her relationship with my father. She explained they were each other’s best friend. They share the same goals and that works for them. I asked if their sex life was still strong. My mom said they don’t have it nearly as much as in the past, but that it still happens on occasion.

Just recently I went away for a month to work out of the country and met Lissete. We connected on many levels. I promised her I would end things with Kendra when I returned home, and at first I felt great about my decision. In the course of a month Lissete and I made plans for her to come here from Holland.

Then one morning I awoke from a nightmare and felt sick to my stomach. I felt I made a mistake. I felt sick the entire day until I got the nerve to call Kendra. She agreed to meet. Suddenly I was quick to make things work with Kendra, and we decided to give it a second try.

I told Kendra about Lissete. She was upset, of course, but understood it was over in my head. Now here I am, one month later. The first few weeks were great, but I feel us slipping back to where we were. I can only think of the other girl. Lissete was heartbroken and tried to warn me this would happen, but I wouldn’t listen.

Now I don’t know what to do. Kendra will never break up with me, leaving me to do the dirty work if it has to be done. Who is to say I wouldn’t have the same sex boredom problem with the other woman. Once again I find myself asking if I should just marry this woman who loves me to death and go on with life.

Ward

Ward, whoa! Can you hear what you’re saying? Things were not right with Kendra so you ended it. You felt you deserved better. Then things were wonderful with Lissete until you felt the burden of her arrival.

Getting back together with Kendra was the easiest way to prevent that, but breaking up again is not dirty work. It is solving a problem you created. People say the grass is always greener on the other side, but that is not quite right. It is only when things are wrong in our own yard that the other side looks more inviting.

What gives things value is our emotional attachment to them. It is what makes a job not a job but a calling. But without that emotional connection things always get boring. Without love there is no lasting passion.

What you love you can do again and again, never getting bored. It isn’t boring to be with someone you really love. If your passion is horses, you never get bored with horses. The movie you love, you have seen more times than you can count. But movies which are no more than special effects are boring. There is nothing to care about.

Wayne & Tamara

About The Author Authors and columnists Wayne and Tamara Mitchell can be reached at www.WayneAndTamara.com. Send letters to: Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Springfield, MO 65801 or email: DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com.

Put To The Sword – by: Wayne and Tamara

Direct Answers – Column for the week of December 23, 2002

My girlfriend has an aggressive sense of humor. She teases and likes to parry put-downs. She says it is all in fun, and it is very important that she can joke with her partner. She thinks I am thin-skinned and overly sensitive.

Indeed I know I am sensitive, but this is a vicious circle which makes me more and more sensitive. No doubt this kind of dialogue is very common amongst some people. I witness it almost daily with friends or certain colleagues.

To me there are limits and obviously my limits are different than hers. I’m working on being less sensitive, but the only way to do that is to numb myself, which doesn’t give her the participation she wants. She says she will try to do it less, but it always comes back.

I do not think she believes there is a problem on her side. She’s said she wants this in a relationship, and if I can’t handle it, maybe we aren’t right for each other. Other parts of our relationship are great, but I don’t understand why a clearly negative behavior is so important, especially for an intelligent person.

Albert

Albert, your girlfriend is good at swordplay, but she can’t fence by herself. She wants you to play so she can feel good about herself. She has a fondness for something hurtful. That says more about her character than you realize.

There is a difference between humor and wit. Humor puts us in the same boat as the other person, while wit throws us out of the boat and into the water with the sharks. That is why humorists are often loved, while wits are often quoted but seldom loved.

Your girlfriend is a wit. She is not too thick-skinned to realize she hurts others. Most likely she simply doesn’t care. Making you wince is part of her nature. Look for a girlfriend who wants to row the boat with you, not feed you to the fishes.

Tamara

Love And Money

I have been in a relationship for two years. Early on my boyfriend became angry about picking up the tab, even though I offered many times and he turned me down. We worked through that and I try to be aware of equality.

Recently we were driving to a party for a coworker. I also consider her a friend. My boyfriend drove, as he always turns down my invitation to drive. In route to the party he glanced down at me programming my mobile phone, and we heard a big bump. The car had hit something.

We could not determine what it was and thought perhaps he had scraped a mailbox close to the road. Later we realized that a deer hit the car. Two days later he was parked and someone backed into the other side of his car.

He took the car in and his insurance company is making him pay the deductible of $250. My dilemma is that he thinks I should pay half because we were going to my friend’s party. I am appalled. What do you think?

Cammie

Cammie, when most people read “A Christmas Carol,” they identify with someone who feels the joy of the season, like Bob Cratchit. Your boyfriend identifies with Ebenezer Scrooge.

In Dickens’ tale, the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge how he lost his chance for love. Scrooge sees the woman who once promised herself to him saying, “Another idol has replaced me…a golden one.” Your boyfriend’s miserly approach to love may lead him to the same fate.

Driving carries a responsibility which cannot be assigned to another, and with a second accident, chances are your boyfriend would still be out the deductible. The measure of love is generosity, and yet there is a paradox. In a successful relationship each party should feel they receive more than they give.

Wayne

About The Author Authors and columnists Wayne and Tamara Mitchell can be reached at www.WayneAndTamara.com. Send letters to: Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Springfield, MO 65801 or email: DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com.

Breaking Through Resistance – by: Selena Richardson

Why is it that every time you start something new, a million and one things get in the way?

You make a goal to lose weight and all of a sudden every time you go to the store you seem to notice the chocolate you’ve been craving.

Or you decide to start a writing project but every time you sit down to write – you’re stuck, you don’t have any inspiration. You can’t seem to get moving forward.

Resistance always comes up when you start venturing into unknown territory – starting a new project or a home based business – it comes in many different forms.

For me, resistance shows up in the disguise of procrastination. It can take on a different shape for you. Procrastination is my resistance and it’s a sign to me that I’m avoiding whatever it is that’s new or different in my life. So when I see myself starting to put things off whether its organizing my home or working on a new project I have to take a step back and see the whole picture. What’s going on that’s making me put off this project? Once I figure it out the answer usually is fear of the unknown. I then dive right into it head on. And usually it’s a lot easier and it goes by faster than I had anticipated.

Sometimes you just have to rock the boat to get it moving forward again.

You see, resistance to doing something or to trying to reach your goal is just a test to see if you really truly want what you’re striving for. So when you have those moments of resistance, no matter how they show up in your life, take a time out and think about what you’re resisting and think about whether you want to stay stuck or if you want to move on to the next level.

The choice is yours – either stay stuck where you’re at or push through the resistance to get closer to your goal. Are you willing to take it to the next level? Are you willing to make the push to go forward?

Push yourself to new levels when you feel the resistance. At that point, right where there is the most resistance, when those feelings of doubt, guilt and uncertainty creep in – that is the exact moment where you need to keep moving. Take that next step through the resistance. Put one foot in front of the other and with each step the road gets easier. The resistance starts to fade into the background. That resistance becomes a memory and when you look back you’ll be amazed at how easy it was to pull yourself through.

It may seem like a huge step but it’s a necessary one. Don’t let the resistance defeat you. Stand up and fight, then move on. It’s easier than you might think. When you get off track get right back on. The keys to breaking though resistance are recognizing its many forms and being willing to rock the boat.

About The Author Selena Richardson is the editor of Creation Daily, a free motivational ezine delivered five days a week. Are you ready to create your journey in life? If so, subscribe mailto:subscribe-cdaily@creationjourneys.com or visit http://www.creationjourneys.com for more information selena@creationjourneys.com

The Path of Appreciation – by: Selena Richardson

Without appreciation, any success you have will be in vain and worthless. Yes, you would have accomplished your goals but it would be an empty win.

How do you start on the path of appreciation? Acknowledge and give thanks for what you already have, the good and the bad alike. For the bad things and situations in your life reveal contrasts and life lessons that you were meant to learn.

Where does the path of appreciation lead? To your dreams coming true.

You want to lose weight but you don’t love and appreciate the body image you have now. Sure it’s not what you want it to look like but it’s still your body and it still does most if not all of the things that your ‘ideal body’ could do.

How can you expect to get anywhere without appreciating where you’re at now and where you’ve been? You want to surpass where you’re at now but you still need to take a step back to remember and appreciate how you got to where you are today.

You want a brand new car yet do you appreciate the one you have now? True it’s not up to standards when compared to newer models. It might have a few scratches here and there but it still runs right? And doesn’t it faithfully get you back and forth from point A to point B? Of course it’s not the prettiest ride on the block but you can ride around the block in it and then some right?

Appreciating what you have now can open doors to receiving so much more.

You have a goal of starting your own business from home and making enough money to support yourself and your family. You would like to get away from relying on someone else to sign your paycheck. That’s a common goal shared by many. If you’re constantly clamoring for the end result, the extra income, without appreciating what you already have the only thing you’ll gain is worry and fear. Worrying about making ends meet and fearing that you won’t succeed with your business venture.

What you need to do is sit back for a moment and try to recall a time when your basic needs weren’t met. There may have been times that were harder than others but weren’t you always taken care of in one way or another? If you focus too hard on the future and what might happen you’ll lose sight of those moments that are happening right now. Those moments could be some of the most remarkable ones of your life. So shouldn’t you change your focus a little and appreciate where you’re at now?

The path of appreciation always leads to the path of success.

About The Author Selena Richardson is the editor of Creation Daily, a free motivational ezine delivered five days a week. Are you ready to create your journey in life? If so, subscribe mailto:subscribe-cdaily@creationjourneys.com or visit http://www.creationjourneys.com for more information selena@creationjourneys.com

Mother Of Invention Or Dummy? You Decide! – by: Richard Vegas

What would you say to yourself if when faced with a severe problem that could potentially devastate your lifestyle? What would happen if you “did” the first thing that came into your mind? Would you be proud of yourself? Analyze what Jim did and see how you would measure up.

Jim had worked hard all his life and had become very wealthy. He had achieved what most people could only dream about. At over fifty years old, he was at the pinnacle of his life.

Ah! The Easy Street Illusion!

He owned real estate, yachts, and was in all respects set for life. Then something devastating happened. He learned his accountant had been re-directing his company’s assets by the sum of over a hundred million dollars. Jim discovered his company was broke.

He had invested his whole life in the company. He had no other assets of any kind. The accountant was a long time close friend which made it even more painful.

It was discovered he funneled money into off shore bank accounts and then he hi-tailed it out of the country to join up with all the stolen money. And, Jim became the complete picture of defeat.

Jim began saying to himself, “it’s no use”, “you’ll never overcome this at your age”. You’ve heard those kind of thoughts before. You know when that little voice inside your head starts telling you, “dummy you have messed up now”.

Dummy? For Better Or Worse!

Well, that’s when Jim’s little dummy voice started playing hard ball. That little demon said, “Jim take that gun out of the desk drawer and use it”. It told him that he was a dummy for letting someone else handle his company assets, and, that was the answer to his dilemma.

Jim knew he would be worth a lot more dead. But, something happened that Jim didn’t plan on. A close friend, by chance, walked in as he was taking it out of the desk drawer.

The first thing the friend said to Jim was; “what are you saying to yourself Jim”?

Go ahead, Make My Day!

If you’ve been reading my articles for any length of time, you know that words are the most powerful motivators. Through one word you can motivate others and yourself. If you say “I can” to another person, that is suggestion.

If you say “I can” to yourself, that is self suggestion. Words have meaning. And when speaking words you need to be very specific. For that’s when a meeting of the minds takes place. The meeting occurs to resolve the meaning of the words spoken. The wrong word spoken to one’s self can cause an inner war and even death.

The dummy words spoken to yourself will interfere with accurate reasoning and cause you to reach wrong conclusions all because you started with a faulty foundation, i.e. the “dummy” words.

It becomes a vicious cycle. Your mind becomes like a typewriter going to the end of one line, hit the carriage return and re-type the same line over and over again.

When your conclusions are continually being reinforced from a faulty premise, , your actions are going to be most detrimental to the results you want. And, then you may reach into that desk drawer. And, not for a bottle of aspirin either.

Some “dummy” words!

If you find the following words or expressions frequently coming out of your mouth, or even thinking them in wrong context, then start making a conscious effort to plug em. Never- impossible- only- no- one- can’t- nothing- always- everyone. Dummy Words!!

These dummy words are often associated with a wrong belief somewhere and, you’re setting yourself up for the proverbial bird of paradise to fly over the top of your head and drop a little present on you. :>) Don’t you get mad at me now.

But, Meet The Mother of Invention!

“Necessity”. What a word. When used with the proper mindset, necessity, can be the mother of all your inventions. And, that’s good. If it is used with a dummy mindset, it will become the excuse you use when you explain, to your wife, how that prostitute just wandered in off the street and found herself in your bed, to your shock and dismay. Duh….Necessity.

Every worthwhile achievement you have ever attained came from the premise, “necessity”. Every lie, deception, and fraud ever committed came from the premise, “necessity”.

Ask a real pro!

Ask anyone in prison why they stole, murdered, deceived or whatever, and they will say, “The devil made me do it”. Nah….that’s a lie, I just wanted to see if you were awake. Although, I guess some of them might say that. :>). No, they say, “I had to”.

They allowed themselves to become dishonest because of telling themselves, over and over, with that little dummy voice inside their head, that necessity forces people to become dishonest. Remember that stupid typewriter above?

Necessity, coming from the wrong premise, will waste lives, destroy peace of mind, undermine a physical body with disease, and spread fear and disaster at every turn. Not to mention, give you tape worms. Nah…I’m kidding, about the tape worms that is. :>))

But, there is a silver lining. I bet you’re glad to hear that. Fortunately, for us, the universe has a way of neutralizing the evil that takes place through necessity, by using “necessity” to create a life of good deeds and blessings. That sounds like a head shaker.

Will The Real “Necessity” Please Stand Up!

Our friend Jim above, was faced with an option of the two “necessities”. Necessity told him that the end was near. That all the lights were about to be turned out on him. Necessity told Jim that his family would be better off without him. That side of necessity is a liar.

Jim almost lost the battle with himself that day. But, on that day he won a great personal victory. Victory is what happens when a person keeps trying.

It was in this moment of remorse, when he was being overcome with self condemnation, that he heard the “other” voice inside his head say, “stand up on the inside”.

Many times after a person has suffered a personal defeat with himself, the grief becomes so emotional that he becomes extremely motivated to make the changes “necessary” to take him to victory. And, now Jim was ready.

Once Jim chose the right “necessity”, he suddenly had peace of mind and spirit. His friend helped him to see the “real” battle was in his mind and not in his bank account. His subsequent actions proved this to be correct.

Jim discovered he could direct his thoughts, control his emotions, and ordain his destiny. Then he became clean in thought and habit. Which one of your “necessities” are standing?

Richard Vegas © 2002

About The Author Richard Vegas is a popular recording artist and internet marketing professional. He invites you to subscribe to his FREE weekly ezine “Wing-Tips” Teaching The Success System That Never Fails, at: http://www.1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com You may also hear and follow Richard’s music career at: http://www.richardvegas.com webmaster@1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com

Words, Ignorance, And Casper The Friendly Ghost! – by: Richard Vegas

Words, Ignorance, and Casper The Friendly Ghost!

Do your best to accept this or do your best to fight it: but, “You are a mind with a body”. Because you are, you have spiritual powers. And, the Spirit man (person) inside you contains powers known and unknown. Discover what they are!

Ignorance, who me?

Anything that seems logical to a person, who is ignorant of the facts, may seem stupid to the person who knows how to do it and does know the facts. If you make decisions because you refuse to learn the truth, that is called ignorance. But, none of us would ever do that, would we?

You just might be surprised how many grow fat on ignorance. And the biggest cause of ignorance is…..you guess? Ok, it is Inertia. A person may not know the facts but he should understand that truth is truth and never false regardless of his lack of knowledge.

An open minded person will continue to learn and not succumb to immobility. He will base his conclusions on the knowledge that he has. But, always ready to change them as he becomes more enlightened.

It’s time to explore the powers of your mind.

These powers can help you to achieve success, wealth, happiness, love and all you desire. Learn to use these powers. Don’t be afraid of them. And, it is not at all difficult. No more difficult than turning on your computer for the first time.

Consider this. When you turn on your computer, you may not understand all the intricacies that make it do what it does. You don’t have to. You just need to know how to flip the switch.

The same thing goes for the most intricate machine that has ever been conceived. Although this machine is the Divine work of God, you can learn to use it very easily.

The Wild Wild Brain!

This machine is; your brain. Your brain is made up of two parts, your conscious and sub-conscious and they work together. We know a lot about the conscious, but the sub-conscious is still a vast unknown territory.

One of the greatest powers of the sub-conscious is its ability to use the power of auto-suggestion. You can become rich by learning the power of and employing auto-suggestion.

Conscious suggestion is the mechanism of feeding the sub-conscious mind thoughts of a creative nature. I.e. Positive affirmations that make their way into the deep fertile ground of the sub-conscious. Or, through neglect and inertia permit thoughts that are destructive to the desires of your heart.

When you read out loud a written statement of your desire for whatever you want, everyday, several times everyday, and do it with emotion and concentration on your desire, and, see and feel yourself already in possession of what you want, then you are communicating (self-suggesting)your desire directly to your sub-conscious.

What? Brain Food!

When you do this through repetition you create a thought pattern that will voluntarily feed your sub-conscious the food it wants to eat. Foods that will help your sub-conscious translate your desire into reality. And, I’m not talking about thanksgiving turkey.

The Food that the sub-conscious feeds on is: WORDS! Words are the only food that the sub-conscious is capable of digesting. You say “yes”, it knows what that means and doesn’t care what the results become. You say “no”, it knows what that means and doesn’t care what the results become.

It is VERY important to note; the sub-conscious does not pay attention to wishy-washy-wimpy-words. Your sub-conscious is the hardest mechanism there is to slap a snow-job on. And, it won’t pay any attention to wussy statements that you make while going tip-toeing through the tulips talking like Casper the friendly ghost.

Your effectiveness in learning and using auto-suggestion will depend largely on your determination to concentrate on your desire with emotion and strong feelings.

Well, how do I get there?

The most direct route to the sub-conscious is through your emotions. The most effective route to your emotions is to visualize what you desire.

The visualizing will help the emotions to feel the reality and truth of what you’re are self-suggesting. Without conscious or unconscious auto-suggestion, then you are ignoring (again) the great powers of your mind and cheating yourself from life’s most wonderful blessings.

Someone said to me, “I can’t go around saying I have something I don’t have.” Why not? You do all the time. Every time you sneeze, you say, I coming down with a cold. And, then you get one. Every time something goes wrong at work, you say, that’s just my rotten luck. And, then the bottom falls out.

You ever heard this? “Next time we buy those tickets to go on a vacation, I guarantee you those kids will get sick and we’ll lose the money for those plane tickets”. And, then it happened and you said, “See there I told you so”. And, you go around patting yourself on the back so everyone could see how smart you are just like you prophesied it. Duh, need I say again ?

You mean I have to lie?

Remember, the sub-conscious does not know the difference between truth and lie. It just uses it’s unknown and unexplainable powers to bring to pass the “words” that come out of your mouth. That’s what it was made to do. That’s all it knows how to do.

Start saying this out loud everyday; multiple times everyday; “Day by Day, in every way, I’m getting Prettier and Prettier!” or, richer and richer; or, whatever. Now I hope I don’t have to tell you this, but, don’t go around saying I’m getting Dummer and Dummer. (again) don’t laugh, some people do. I like to say I’m getting prettier and prettier. Lol he he! Yeah, that’s right.

After you’ve said that several hundred times, you will begin waking up saying it. You’ll be walking down the street and it will just pop in your mind. That is auto-suggestion. When it comes up from somewhere down inside you, and you didn’t even have to think it up, then you are learning the powers of your mind.

An Example: True Story!

It was 3 am in the intensive care room of a local hospital. Two nurses were keeping close watch over their patient whom had had a massive heart attack. The nurses noticed his vital signs had stopped. They were frantic and one said to the other, “Do you have a pulse”? She said no.

The patient, being a student of auto-suggestion and the powers of his mind, heard everything they were saying but he couldn’t communicate with them and tell them he was ok.

He then remembered an affirmation he was taught. “You can do anything, if you believe you can”. He forced his eyelids open and the nurses then knew he was ok.

He recovered and here is the interesting part. He later testified he felt it was so amusing at how frantic the nurses were. You see, his mind could not be influenced by their fearful suggestions. He had trained his brain to only be influenced by what he fed it. Go Thou and do likewise!

Richard Vegas © 2002

About The Author Richard Vegas is a popular recording artist and internet marketing professional. He invites you to subscribe to his FREE weekly ezine “Wing-Tips” The Success System That Never Fails, at: http://www.1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com You may also hear and follow Richard’s music career at: http://www.richardvegas.com webmaster@1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com

You Need A Miracle? Build One, Everyday! – by: Richard Vegas

Henry Ford, after he had achieved great success, was the subject of much public criticism. Many people thought that he was very lucky, some thought he was a genius, some thought he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, some thought that powerful friends and influential people were the “secret” of his great success. Why some people even thought he was so mean, that once he found out there would not be any chocolate in heaven, he would decide not to go. Let’s uncover the real story.

It’s probably true some of these things were involved. Except the last one. But, there was something more about Henry Ford that only very few close friends and family knew. And, those few people didn’t speak much about it because it was so embarrassing.

You want to know what it is? I thought you did. Read on. Henry Ford had a dream to build a gasoline engine with 8 cylinders in one block. His engineers told him it was impossible. He told them, build it anyway. They said, no way. He said, find a way.

After a full year the engineers still had not developed the V-8 engine. Ford told them, I want it, and I’ll have it…..Build it. Think about that.. A year. Some of us feel we just swam the English Channel if we spend fifteen minutes learning how to build a website. And then we walk around letting everyone know not to treat us any differently than they would the king. Yeah, right, you’re hind……..ous!

Well, everyone knows what happened. The engine was built and became a very successful motor for Henry Ford. He had a goal and determination. Nothing was going to stop him; not even twelve months of all his engineers telling him it couldn’t be done.

Simple?…………Yes!

If you use it? If you have a simple goal and plan to get there you will achieve it. Some people have a goal and plan for awhile and when they encounter a setback, they lose faith in it.. They start out right, but some “bad” break comes and they start acting like they’re a travel agent for guilt trips.

Don’t let your attitude turn you into a has-been. If you allow set-backs to dampen your spirit it can cause you to put forth only half-hearted and very weak efforts in future endeavors. You just won’t have that fire to try with a can-do attitude.

Learn or Burn!!

Some people just seem to have this Henry Ford type of mind-set all the time. Other people start off with a burst and then fizzle. The vast majority of people have never really learned what this kind of mind-set can do for them. Can it be learned? You bet!! It can be learned just like any other skill.

OH………It hurts so good!!

But, here’s the catch. You knew there would be one, didn’t you? It takes EFFORT!! Take a long hard look at your life right now. No, maybe you better not. Just….. kidding. :>) What have you ever accomplished without effort?

What have you ever done worthwhile without rubbing elbow grease all over it till it looked like tar baby and ber rabbit chasing sambo through a briar patch?

Don’t be surprised at this, but, many people think that this kind of mind-set should just fall down and splat all over them while they go tippy-toeing through the tulips all day long like some ding-a-ling.

Power is Addictive!!

If you know how to make this mind-set work for you, congratulations? You’re the minority.

Perhaps you have developed and strengthened your desire until life is bringing you everything you wish? Perhaps you haven’t? Perhaps you would like to learn the techniques necessary to release that power inside of you so that it will work its magic in your life?

You Can Change Your World!

I used to be a has-been. Ten years ago life was a struggle for me. Then the ever ending road to finding the success system that never fails began for me. Without a doubt, I get 90 percent of everything in life I attempt. It used to be just the opposite.

The techniques I used to develop this kind of power, in my life, I teach every week in my newsletter. The principles for achieving success are universal. They can be learned and taught. All the principles have their foundation in the proper mind-set. Without this…….., well, you had just better have been born very lucky. You’re gonna need it.

Teaching all the principles of success is obviously beyond the scope of one article. As you follow these weekly morsels and make them a part of your life you will experience success in its most powerful form. And the payoff will be success, health, happiness, wealth, or whatever definite goals you have in life. These will be yours provided you don’t violate the universal laws that make them work.

Beholding Heaven…………..and Feeling He**!

Such violations can be very detrimental to your success. Violating these principles are like going to a strip club. You get all charged up, spend a whole lot of money and, go home with that curious dry feeling between your legs. NOTHING!!

So, keep your mind on the things you want and OFF the things you don’t want. And never underestimate the power of a negative attitude. It can prevent life’s most wonderful blessings from coming to you.

By Richard Vegas Copywrite, 2002

About The Author Richard Vegas is a popular recording artist and internet marketing professional. He invites you to subscribe to his FREE weekly ezine “Wing-Tips” Teaching The Success System That Never Fails, at: http://www.1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com You may also hear and follow Richard’s music career at: http://www.richardvegas.com webmaster@1-work-at-home-based-business-opportunities.com