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Orcas In My Neighborhood!!
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008“Do not listen to those who weep and complain…”
Friday, April 13th, 2007“Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.”
-Og Mandino
Have you heard about “A Complaint Free World”? It’s an amazing idea proposed by Will Bowen, pastor of a church in Kansas City, Missouri. The story has been on several TV programs and newscasts, including Oprah (in fact there was an update on the show just a couple of days ago). The basis of the program is a way for you to help yourself focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want.
From Bowen: “We’ve found through our own experience that when we complain–talk about things we wish were NOT in our lives– rather than making things better, we make them worse. When we complain we are giving energy to things we wish were different and, in so doing, attracting more of what we DON’T want. So, if there are things in your life you wish were different, rather than talking about them, talk about what your life will be like when they no longer are present in your experience.” And to do this, they use a quick and easy reminder – purple bracelets.
Want to play along? Go to http://acomplaintfreeworld.org/
I ordered my bracelets last week – at that time there were over 3 million bracelets sent out. Now there are over 4 million. Go look at the site and decide for yourself if this is the right time to shift your focus!! By the way, the demand is so large that they are saying it will take 4-6 weeks to fulfill your request. (See my notes below) I suspect there are many of us who would love to get away from the complainers, and to stop complaining about them ourselves! It is SO much simpler to get what you want when you focus on what you DO want!!
If you’re ready to have what you DO want, remember to check out the great little book, “Why Most Affirmations Fail”. Author Jennifer Shepard talks about not only what doesn’t work (and what you can do to make your affirmations work), but also about the Four Building Blocks of Successful Affirmations.
You only have a week left to pick up this $27 book for the greatly discounted rate of $17. When you do that and send me your receipt, I’ll send you a free bonus $7 subliminal software program that loads on your desktop. If you wait too long (April 19 or later), the book will go backup to it’s regular price of $27. Find out about the book (and be sure to order from) by going to: http://prosperitychallenge.com/affirm.html. Then, simply send your email receipt to prgm@prosperitychallenge.com to receive the subliminal software as a bonus.
To your ever expanding success,
**NOTE FROM KATIE on November 26**:
Well, Obviously the book offer is over with, but more importantly, I wanted you to know that although I ordered my bracelets in April 2007, they have never come in. I received an email last summer saying they were quite backlogged with requests, and I imagine that continues. If you, like me, are still waiting for bracelets, then you may want to contact the organization to see how close they are to sending yours. Otherwise, you may want to simply use a rubber band or a scrunchie (those hair ties) around your wrist and use the process they recommend.
Additional Note December 4: Today I received an email saying they are now charging for more than 2 bracelets, and all bracelets require postage (even the 2 free ones). If you ordered a bracelet and it never came in, they have deleted all the orders and want you to order again.
Or, simply use a rubber band – it’s a great reminder and I have used them in the past to remind myself to correct negative self-talk.
Affirmations: Do They Really Work?
Saturday, March 31st, 2007It seems the jury is still out on the usefulness of affirmations.
Some people swear by them, and credit affirmations with helping them to make massive positive changes in their lives.
Other people say they are ineffective and wishful thinking.
Well, this is a case where both sides really are correct. Although the use of affirmations and the reasons behind their effectiveness is definitely up for inspection!
Affirmations, when done correctly, can help desired change happen far more quickly. When affirmations are framed appropriately, designed to support the desired change(s), and implemented in the proper manner, then they can seem to work like magic.
However, there are some simple basics to affirmations, that many people don’t understand. There is a form (or formula) to creating effective affirmations, and a method for integrating them into our self-development work that makes a huge difference in how well they will work for you. If you’ve been using visualization and affirmations, but you’re not getting the results you want, then you are probably missing out on at least some part of this basic understanding.
If you’re ready to have better results, then this could be your lucky day! Over the past week or so I’ve discovered 2 very useful tools that can help increase your success in using affirmations.
The first was a software product that intrigued me. So I bought the rights to it, made some basic modifications, and tested it out myself. I think you’ll like it. In fact, I’d like to run a little test with it, and you can be a test subject if you’re game! More about that in a few minutes.
The second tool I discovered was a quick-read ebook called “Why Most Affirmations Fail and the Four Building Blocks of Successful Affirmations” by Jennifer Shepard, a syndicated columnist with a tagline of the Lipstick Mystic.
This book contains a lot of useful information about how and why affirmations do and don’t work, and what you can do to make them more successful. I really liked Jennifer’s approach, and so I contacted her to see if I could set up a special offer for my readers.
While affirmations may seem to be esoteric to those who are not familiar with them, they use some very solid premises based on how the brain codes and uses information. They are useful for any area of your life, whether your focus is personal or professional.
Well, it didn’t take a lot of convincing, especially after she saw how connected the Prosperity Challenge is to the work she is also doing. So, she graciously agreed, and the result is that Jennifer is allowing me to offer you her $27 book for only $17 – which is more than 35% off her regular price.
There is a condition, however. This price will only be good until April 17, 2007. The link and the discount disappear on April 18. You can find out about Jennifer and her book by clicking here to be taken to the $17 page.
This great little book will give you lots of insight into how to tune up your affirmations so they work better. She offers some great ideas on how to overcome blocks and get things back on track. I think you’ll enjoy reading the book as well as the articles and suggestions she has to offer on her website.
So, now that we’re talking about affirmations, this is where my new software comes in. I purchased rights to a subliminal message affirmation software program that works on your computer desktop.
The actual affirmations were written based on ideas in “The Secretâ” – you know, the movie everyone has been talking about for months now. But I found the affirmations to be very basic, so I “pumped them up” to make them even more powerful, using my understanding of linguisitics and how the conscious and subconscious minds work.
While the focus is mostly on wealth and abundance, there are also some affirmations and suggestions for other areas of your life, too. As we know, abundance isn’t just about money. It’s also about health, relationships, self-confidence, etc.
So, here’s my offer to you: I am currently selling this software at http://subliminal-messenger.comfor $7. I know that’s a really low price, but I do want people to have the opportunity to use it if they are interested. However, I also want people who want to write their own affirmations to have a solid grounding in what works and why. So when you decide to pick up Jennifer’s book, I will give you a free copy of the Law of Attraction Subliminal Software.
All you have to do is send me a copy of your PayPal receipt for the book and I’ll send you a link to get the software for free. That means you get both the book and the software for $17 – less than half of the full price!
So, if you’re interested, here’s what you do:
- Go look at Jennifer’s site, http://free-daily-affirmations.com/
- Go look at the software, http://subliminal-messenger.com/
- Then, use this link: http://prosperitychallenge.com/affirm.html to buy the book
- Send a copy of your PayPal receipt to prgm@prosperitychallenge.com
- Read the book, apply the principles
- Install the software, enjoy the results!
Oh yes, and if you do use the software, please let me know how it works for you – what you liked, what you didn’t like. I am planning to develop several more little affirmation scripts for various specific issues, so I really want to know what you think, and how it works for you.
By the way, personally I think affirmations are great and I use them often! But I also know their effectiveness is dependent upon several factors.
At some time in the future I will be writing my own book about my successful experiences using visualization, language and various specific techniques and processes. In the meantime, I encourage you to pick up Jennifer’s book. You are sure to learn something new and useful – I did.
To Our Continued Success!
Katie
P.S. I will be posting a link to both the book and the software on the Prosperity Challenge and the Career Life Institute blogs. The book will continue to be available after April 17 – but it will go back to its full price of $27.
Get What You Want By “Clearing” Your Mind
Sunday, January 14th, 2007As you may know, I’ve been a fan of Joe Vitale’s for a long time. I think he provides very good information in general, and excellent information on what he calls “Spiritual Marketing”.
In his article below, he describes A “Crazy” New Way to Increase Sales — from Zero. Interestingly, it’s a very effective method for getting anything you want – from sales to relationships, to peace of mind. I use a variation of it often. I find it helps to create peace so that drama and other emotions are not cluttering what you are doing at the moment. That’s a good thing, because how you feel is so very important to your success, regardless of the content.
Here is the article by Dr. Joe Vitale www.mrfire.com
In my new book, “Zero Limits,” I talk about the unusual therapist who helped heal an entire hospital ward of mentally ill criminals — without seeing any of them.
I’ve since learned his method for healing, which involves “cleaning” yourself of all negativity in order to see change in others.
It seems bizarre, but when you take care of your own issues, they disappear in other people.
The whole idea is to love the problems away. You do it by saying “I love you,” and a few other statements, non-stop. I’ve been doing it for two years now and my life is astonishing. I live in an almost moment-by-moment state of bliss.
Once I learned this method, I started to use it on other things besides illness. Since I’m a practical metaphysician and an entrepreneur, I wanted to see if this wild method would work on sales and other bottom line results.
Whenever I would write an article — much like this one — I would send love into it.
Whenever I would write another book — like my new one, “Zero Limits” — I would keep saying “I love you” in my mind.
What I noticed is my emails and articles would get read and distributed to *millions* of people.
And my book, “Zero Limits,” became an Amazon bestseller — six months *before* it was published.
But I didn’t stop there in my testing.
Because I want to be sure this method works for others and not just me, I taught it to my close friends.
Bill Hibbler, coauthor with me of the book “Meet and Grow Rich,” was skeptical. But he borrowed a pre-publication copy of my book, “Zero Limits,” read it, and started loving his products and his list of subscribers. Here’s what he said:
“Sales for Jan 1-4 were 41.39% higher than Dec 1-4. During the four day period in January, I didn’t mail my list or launch any new promotion during that time. All I did was clean while reading your book and throughout the day.”
Bill went on to tell me he saw sales increase from sites like http://create-ultimate-ebooks.com/ — which he wasn’t promoting *at all*.
How is this possible?
How can “cleaning” yourself with a mantra like “I love you” make a difference in your sales?
It appears that there is nothing “out there.” The entire world is a projection of what you feel inside.
So, if you feel love, you will attract love. Because love contains gratitude, you attract more things to be grateful for. This is the essence of my book, “The Attractor Factor,” and of course of the movie, “The Secret.”
You get what you feel.
That’s it.
At heart I think you (I) just want love. Well, so does everyone else. When you say “I love you” inside yourself, you cleanse yourself and you radiate an energy that others feel.
The result: more sales.
Still skeptical?
Look at it this way:
Even if this whole method seems totally crazy to you, what harm can come from you saying “I love you” in your mind as you make calls, write emails, deliver pitches, and go about your day?
If nothing else, you’ll have better feeling days.
Try it and see.
By the way, “I love you”.
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Dr. Joe Vitale is author of way too many books to mention, including the bestsellers “The
Attractor Factor,” “Life’s Missing Instruction Manual” and the forthcoming head spinner:
“Zero Limits.” He’s also one of the stars in the hit movie “The Secret.” His main website is at http://www.MrFire.comThe book “Zero Limits” will be available July, 2007. You can pre-order it from www.Amazon.com today. Read an excerpt at http://www.ZeroLimits.info
– the world’s first website to “cleanse” you as you visit it.Copyright 2007 by Joe Vitale.
What are some other things you could say? It will be different for each of you, and may be different based on the circumstances, but some I include on a regular basis are:
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I’m sorry,
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Forgive me,
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Thank You,
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I forgive you,
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I wish you success,
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I’m grateful for you,
Just use what seems to feel right to you. It’s not so much a ‘structure’ as it is a way to move into feeling clean and clear so that you are not getting in your own way. When I use this method, I find a peacefulness that makes everything much easier.
As I gave up the struggle model, more and more I am giving up the blame model and accepting that since I create my own reality (my perception of what the world means), then it’s all up to me anyway, and I am ultimately responsible for even how others treat me. So I am responsible for setting my emotions straight and moving back into feeling good, regardless of what anyone else might do to or around me.
Give it a try today….see what magic you can create for yourself and others!
Thank you, I wish you success.
Katie