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Happy vs. Productive

Goldmind group — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:29:24 GMT

Last week I mentioned how powerful our team call with Shawn Achor the "Professor of Happiness" from Harvard was. He is Professor of Positive Psychology at Harvard University and teaches the single most popular course that Harvard has had in it's entire history. (You can learn more about him and his work at his website www.aspirant.com ). What I love about his work is that it gives scientific rigor to what most of us have known instinctively all our lives.

My mind is still reeling with the richness of what he shared with us and I just had to share another tidbit that's worth chewing on.

So often we think in terms of "If I get 'x' done then I'll be happy." or "It will feel so fulfilling when I get 'x' accomplished" or "when I achieve a certain level of productivity it will be so satisfying". In other words we've somehow had the idea embedded in our conciousness (I know I do at least) that productivity, achievement or success is a precursor to being happy. Well, some of Shawn's most recent research shows almost the exact opposite to be true.

They took a group of 4-year-olds and divided them into two groups. Each child was given the task of arranging some blocks in a certain way. The first group was simply assigned the task and went to work. The second group was asked to first think of their happiest moment and then they were given their task. The startling result was that the second group was shown to achieve a successful result much faster. In fact, they were shown to be 50% more productive than the first group in terms of both speed and accuracy.

What was even more interesting was that they repeated this study but this time introduced an alteration with three groups of doctors. The doctors were given the very common task that physicians routinely perform of reading a patient chart and coming to an accurate diagnosis based on the data. Group A was assigned to first spend a period of time reading medical journals and then making their diagnoses. Group B was to simply go right to diagnosing the charts and Group C was to first think of something that made them feel happy and to then perform their diagnostic task. Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly) Group C again performed 50% better and faster than either Group A or B.

So, you want to be more productive? Want to get more satisfaction out of what you do? Feel happy first! I'm reminded of some of the words from a hymn I was taught in church many years ago:

"Are you ever burdened with a load of care? Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly and you will be singing as the days go by."

Choose to be happy and grateful first and watch the Law of Attraction begin to manifest in your life.

Make it an awesome day!

Brian and Sarah Gwyn, goldMind group.com

The Next 21 Days

Goldmind group — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:03:49 GMT

The Next 21 Days

Our team was privileged last evening to have an incredible teacher on our bi-weekly Masterminding Call. Shawn Achor is known as the "Professor of Happiness". He is Professor of Positive Psychology at Harvard University and teaches the single most popular course that Harvard has had in it's entire history. (You can learn more about him and his work at his website www.aspirant.com )

I just have one word to say about what he shared with us last night... WOW! I'll say it again... WOW!!!

There is so much I could share about what we got out of our hour and a half with him (and I'm sure I will share more shortly) but I'll share just one thing that impacted the way Sarah and I now look at our potential in relation to the results we're getting in both our business and our life. He said that his research confirms the conclusion that the great psychologist William James had come to that anyone can create a new lifetime habit by practicing it in thought and deed for 21 days. In fact, contrary to what was previously thought the brain is NOT hard-wired for hardly anything but is rather a very plastic, adaptable and self-intelligent organ. That is to say that when we practice a new thought, feeling, action, skill or whatever the brain literally re-wires itself to accomodate and make the performance of that function as easy and efficient as possible.

So, let's apply that. This means that no matter where we are at this moment in life, in the development of a business or career or in the refining of a talent or whatever we have the power to consciously choose our future <u>now</u>. That makes the next 21 days the most important days of our lives. So, seeing that our personal power is truly unlimited the question then becomes "What do I want?" and "What am I going to do about it?" What do you want to Be, Do and Have in the next 21 days? Now that's something to think about.

Make it an awesome day!

Brian and Sarah Gwyn, goldMind group

(Next Issue: The Relationship Between Happiness and Productivity)

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A Time to Live Fully

Goldmind group — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:06:54 GMT

I love the holidays for many reasons: the cooler weather, the excitement and energy of anticipation from the young as well as the young at heart, the music, the chocolate selection at the local wholesale club. Heck, I'll admit it I even enjoy the marketing! However, yesterday we had an experience that yanked me directly into the true spirit of the holidays and offered me some powerful reminders about living and loving.

We had just completed a stressful yet enjoyable bout of shopping and were pulling onto the highway out of the parking lot of the last store on our list. My mind was so occupied with thoughts of getting home safely and efficiently through the traffic, feeding a tired and hungry family of five and getting them into bed that I didn't pay attention to the man on the side of the road with a small cardboard sign that read "NEED HELP". I noticed him briefly, but I didn't pay attention to him. But Brian Jr., our seven-year-old, did. He instantly cried out, "It says 'help, help'! That man's sign says 'help, help'! We need to help him! Dad, stop! We need to help him!"

So, we immediately pulled back into the parking lot at the first opportunity, drove back through some traffic, and thought for a moment that we had lost him. We then spotted him a couple of rows away and parked safely while Brian Jr. burst out of the car, ran over to him, gave him a ten dollar bill, three chocolate truffles and a smile. As he ran back we saw the biggest smile on his face as he half ran, half skipped back to the car clapping his hands and literally jumping for joy.

What makes this all the more interesting to me is that this is the same boy that just a few minutes earlier was feeling very unhappy (after all, it had been a long day). Now, this same boy had found boundless happiness and energy.

This experience carries a couple of lessons or reminders for me:

1. Selfless service brings joy. There was no thought in my son's mind but serving that man and the instant he focused on filling the need of another his own discontent vanished;
2. Following our true north brings joy. How often do we hold back, play small and in general fail to live fully for fear of what someone else may think or say when our conscience is urging us to act on our true desires. Again, this was not a consideration for our boy. He wasn't worried about what all the onlookers thought, didn't come up with excuses for why it's inconvenient or not the right time or place. There was a need and he knew he could fill it, therefore he did.

Now, I don't think this experience is unique to us. I'm confident this scene is played out by children all over the world every day. No wonder it's been said of children, "Of such is the kingdom of heaven."

May we all have the courage, conviction and commitment to do our part, to fill the needs that we see in the world with the gifts that we've been given, to play full out with the precious time we have.

Happy Holidays! - Brian and Sarah Gwyn, goldMind group

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Rev. Michael Beckwith on Practicality of "The Secret"

Goldmind group — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:15:49 GMT

In an interview with Bill Whitaker of CBS Rev. Michael Beckwith ably expounds on some of the practicalities of the Law of Attraction.

"The Secret" and The Science of Getting Rich

Goldmind group — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:20:15 GMT

Have you heard of the DVD called "The Secret"? Well it isn't such a secret anymore. The DVD was released in March 2006 and according to Time Magazine, the DVD has sold 500,000 units within the first 6 months. Today it sells well over 5,000 copies a day! It ranked in Amazon's Top-5 sellers during Christmas week; and a tie-in hardcover book just entered the Top 10 on the New York times bestseller list.

The amazing thing about "The Secret" is that you won't find it in your local Blockbuster or Barnes and Noble, it is selling briskly through new-age bookstores, New Thought churches like Unity and AGape and the official website at www.thesecret.tv." It's become the biggest selling item in the 30-year history of our store," says Harmony Rose Allor, a buyer at West Hollywood's popular metaphysical bookshop, The Bodhi Tree. It is "word-of-mouth" marketing at it best.

So what is the secret to "The Secret's" success? It's is a "transformational movie", where a person's view on life and the laws of life will no longer be the same after watching this movie. In a sense, it has created the same kind of effect as "the Da Vinci Code" and the 2004 hit cult movie "What the Bleep Do We Know". The movie has created such waves that it has already been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live and the Ellen DeGeneres show.

At the core of the movie is a central philosophy called "the Law of Attraction". In fact, the movie itself was inspired by this very same law when the producer read a book called "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles. This books was written in 1910!

This philosophy states that we create our reality, both good and bad! The message is delivered through 24 "teachers" which include prosperity preachers, chiropractic healers, relationship gurus, life coaches and motivational speakers -- into one clear, cohesive voice. The movie is a "must watch" for anyone interested in taking charge of their life and in creating the life of their dreams.

Following on the success of the Secret, 3 of the core teachers - namely Bob Proctor and Jack Canfield have collaborated to produce a wealth building program called "the Secret Science of Getting Rich Seminar". This program is based on the book that inspired the movie and is set to make history as the fastest selling personal development program in history.

What is the Science of Getting Rich about? Well in the words of Wallace D. Wattles, "The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor. It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects. Therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly get rich." The Science of Getting Rich is all about teaching how to do things in this "certain" way to create wealth.

The success of this program is built on several rock solid foundations. These factors include: the phenomenal success of "the Secret", the timeless concepts from the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles, the credibility of successful personal improvement teachers and New Thought leaders of our time, and the Internet as the distribution medium.

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The Law of Attraction and the Secret Science of Getting Rich

Goldmind group — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:17:44 GMT

What are you thinking about right now? The Law of Attraction states that "whatever we think about, we bring about". This law may initially seem like new age fluff but believe it or not, there are scientific merits to this proposition. The top quantum physicists of our time have discovered that our universe and our reality is very much directed by the "observer".

When studying quantum particles (the smallest observable unit of matter), these scientists discovered that such particles behave in accordance with the person conducting the experiment. It the scientists "predict" that quantum particles behave in a certain way, they do. And yet, if the scientists "predict" that quantum particles behave in another way, they do. It is the "observer" that dictates the outcome of the experiment!

What does all this mean for us normal people? Well actually, these scientific experiments has far reaching implications for us as our world is made up of these same quantum particles! In this case, we are the "observer" the director and hence the creator of our reality, our world and our experience.

So, be careful of what you think about! for example, have you thoughts ever begun with the following phrases:

I don't understand...

I don't want...

I'm frustrated that...

I hate my...

I can't figure out...

I'm stressed about...

I'm worried that...

I should be able to... but I can't...

Why am I having so much trouble?

The Law of Attraction indifferent to the words preceding your thought. Whatever you think about you will attract into your life. When you think "I don't understand why bad things always happen to me?", you are "attracting" bad things into your life. When you think "I want to get out of debt", you are attracting more debt into your life. When you think "I'm worried I will get sick", you are attracting sickness into your life! The Law of Attraction brings about what you focus on even if it is not what you want. Get it?

If you understand this principle, here are some examples of how to make the law of attraction work to support you rather than to act against you. Try observing your thoughts and changing your thinking in the following way:

"I want to get out of debt" to "I want to earn amazing riches"

"I hate my boss" to "I look forward to owning my own business"

"I don't understand why he is so lazy" to "I love it when he helps out around the house"

"I'm stressed about this project" to "I always create amazing results in my projects"

"I'm worried about getting sick" to "I experience vibrant health daily"

Now that we have a better understanding of the Law of Attraction, it is no surprise why so many people struggle with regards to money. It is been said that "the rich get richer while the poor get poorer". This is actually the Law of Attraction in action. Because the wealthy have money, they often think about how to best use their money and hence they attract more money. The poor on the other hand often think about their present lack of money and unfortunately, that also attracts lack into their lives. Currently, 96% of the world's wealth is being earned by just 1% of the population!

To address this issue, the main teachers behind the movie "the Secret" is launching a program is called "The Secret Science of Getting Rich" and it is based on employing the law of attraction to create wealth. This amazing program is based on the principles and philosophies outlined in a book of the same title written in 1910 by Wallace D Wattles. This is the same book that inspired the movie "the Secret".

What is the Science of Getting Rich about? Well in the words of Wallace D. Wattles, "The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor. It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects. Therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly get rich." The Secret Science of Getting Rich Seminar is all about teaching how to do things in this "certain" way to create wealth.

Click here to learn more about the Secret Science of Getting Rich Seminar and how you can profit from the distribution of the program: The Official Secret Seminar

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Not Getting Paid What You're Worth?

Goldmind group — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:45:57 GMT

Many people complain "I'm not getting paid what I'm worth." Of course they are not getting paid what they are worth. Nobody gets paid what they are worth. Why? Because what you get paid for performing a service has nothing to do with your worth. What it does have to do with is the worth (the value) of the service you perform.

Somehow many of us have mistakenly come to believe that we are what we do. It's not true. Who we are and what we do are two separate things. They are related, but separate. How are they related? What we do is a reflection of who and what we believe ourselves to be and what we believe ourselves to be capable of. It is a direct manifestation of our thoughts. Yet our intrinsic worth is infinite since we have the power to choose our thoughts.

You are not your job, nor is your worth what you get paid. In fact, no one can pay you what you are worth. It's impossible, because you are priceless, unique, one-of-a-kind, rare.

Understanding that our worth and what we get paid are separate we can deal with them separately (and less emotionally). We may then rephrase our complaint in the form of a question: How do I get paid more?

If what we get paid for is the value of the service we perform, it then follows that if you want to make more money then you must perform a service that is more valuable than the one you perform now. So, use that marvelous mind of yours and ask yourself "What talent, skill or idea do I possess that will:

save somebody time or money
make life or a job easier or more comfortable
increase another's talent, skill or capacity

As Napolean Hill pointed out when you use that incredible tool called your mind you can literally "Think and Grow Rich".

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First Rate Lineup in a World Class League

Goldmind group — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:56:47 GMT

Very exciting news from the Personal Development front.

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Liberty League International: First Rate Speakers and Continued Success in the Personal Development Industry Accelerate LLI's Growth in 2007

Liberty League International, one of the world's leading personal development companies begins the year with accelerated growth and success in 2007. The company has transformed the industry -- leading the way with innovative products, success, and future growth.

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWeb) February 21, 2007 --

Liberty League International, one of the world's leading personal development companies is entering its sixth year in business and has witnessed a product sale increase of 51% year to date. To also kick start the year, the company has obtained an all star cast for their three major events.

Highlighting one of the upcoming events is Bob Proctor who has been notorious for being one of the creators of the well known phenomenon "The Secret."

Bob Proctor has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in addition to "The Secret" being the topic of discussion on the Oprah Winfrey show on February 8, 2007. He also recently appeared on CNN's Larry King Live. The philosophy behind "The Secret" is making its way around the globe and the buzz keeps building. These philosophies, if followed, can create the life you want, whether that means getting out of debt, finding a more fulfilling job or even falling in love. Co-founders Brent Payne and Shane Krider handpicked Mr. Proctor as one of their key speakers at the upcoming June 2007 Summit Conference in Sydney, Australia.

Mr. Proctor is a renowned speaker who has been relaying his message in front of various Fortune 500 companies for the past thirty years. His focus and message has helped companies take their sales force and production to the next level of success. He has been praised for changing the mind sets of both individuals and company philosophies. Other contributions include assisting with the concepts behind the top selling personal development product "Beyond Freedom" sold through Liberty League International Independent Distributors. Built on similar principles of "the Secret," individuals can immediately plug in to the Beyond Freedom course and get to work.

Proctor, a mentor to Payne and Krider inspired the co-founders to take their ideas and vision to the public, and as a result Beyond Freedom has received accolades and positive feedback from the personal development industry in regards to how the product has changed lives.

The company continues to share information and ideas from top rate speakers at their Liberty and Summit conferences. The all star line up for upcoming LLI conferences include Michael Losier, trainer and author of the "Law of Attraction" -- supporting people in understanding and practicing the art of deliberate attraction, and the New York Times best selling author Andy Andrews, who's book "The Traveler's Gift" has been a global phenomenon translated into 20 different languages. Doug Wead, Special Assistant to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, and author of over twenty books, including the New York Times best-seller "All the Presidents' Children" and "The Raising of a President," was also handpicked to speak this year. "We strive to put on better events every year so our customers can have real results," co-founder Shane Krider stated. "We judge the success of the events by how much joy and fulfillment people experience -- these events really can change people's lives."

The company has made it a point to choose international locales to host their sold out events. "The farther out you move from your comfort zone, the more you are able to connect to your inner truth," Krider added. "If you don't get people out of their environment, they can't grow."

Past conferences have included the Bahamas, the Fiji Islands, Cancun, Oahu Hawaii, Athens Greece, Puerto Rico, Whistler Canada, Sun City South Africa, and an upcoming Conference being held in Sydney, Australia in June. The next Liberty Conference is taking place at the Moon Palace Resort, Spa and Golf, in Cancun, Mexico, March 8-10, 2007.

About Liberty League International:

Liberty League International offers individuals and families a home-study seminar system based on the premise of creating a lifestyle by design through wealth, happiness, security and free enterprise. Liberty League International is committed to helping people reach financial freedom and independence, leading the way to a superior lifestyle with financial strength and reassurance. Their website is http://www.libertyleague.com. Find out more about their community at http://www.libertyleagueinternational.info and their conferences at Liberty League Conference http://www.libertyleagueconference.com.

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Follow Up to The Secret on Oprah

Goldmind group — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:05:03 GMT

For those who may have missed Oprah's special last week on The Secret, John Assaraf of OneCoach has the following:

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Hello Brian,

Oprah and her team were completely overwhelmed with truly inspiring emails, phone calls and letters about last Thursday's episode on The Secret. How overwhelmed?

Well...enough to air a follow-up special today a mere week after the first special, to dig deeper into The Secret and the Law of Attraction.

If you, unlike the millions of people discovering The Secret have manifested all you want from life, then you can stop reading here.

If that is not the case and you would like to continue visualizing, attracting, and making your dreams a reality, then read on.

Walt Disney said "If you can dream it you can do it." Oprah said "If you want life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think." We agree, and we are pleased to support the cause with a complimentary trial of a truly revolutionary product, the OneCoach Digital Vision Board.

Click here to start easily creating your vision from our library of more than 1,000 photos, or upload your own to develop the ultimate screensaver and desktop wallpaper. And don't forget to watch part two of Oprah's 'Discovering The Secret' series, Friday, February 16, 2007.

Visualize, attract, realize.

To Your Success,

The OneCoach Team

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Search Gets Fresh

Goldmind group — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:05:04 GMT

Wallace D. Wattles pointed out in The Science of Getting Rich that the desires of our hearts are attracted to and come to us through the established systems of nature and commerce. The rapid development and maturing of the internet is no exception to the kinds of systems that are speeding up those processes.

A case in point is the brand spankin' new search site: 30DayTags.com

This brilliant search site allows you to search sites based on 'tags' terms that human posters have chosen to best represent what their sites are about. Additionally, the content must be fresh. Whereas with Google and Yahoo! a posting or website (such as a job posting or house for sale) might not even show up until after the house is sold or the job is filled with 30DayTags.com the reverse is true. The content is available immediately and expires after 30 days. These means the content remains "minty fresh" as indicated by the mint leaf icons attached to some listings.

Also, the value of a listing is also determined by user feedback to ensure relevance, not merely popularity as measured by traffic or # of links. Basically, we're looking at a search results that are as dynamic as the web itself.

There are some folks using their noodles out there.

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Oprah reveals "The Secret"!

Goldmind group — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:49:59 GMT

For those of you who missed seeing "The Secret" featured on Oprah yesterday despair not!!

Here are links to the show on Google Video:

It's in several parts but it appears to all be there.

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Oprah knows "The Secret"

Goldmind group — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:45:04 GMT

Last night I had decided to write an article about expectations. But then I got wind of the following news about an upcoming episode of Oprah on "The Secret" and awesome "nuggets" from Jack Canfield on how to apply "The Secret" to your life.

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Welcome Success Strategies Subscribers!

Dear Brian,

Oprah's got a secret!

When the venerable Oprah Winfrey got wind of the phenomenon that's been happening following the publication of Rhonda Byrne's bestselling book The Secret and the blockbuster global release of its feature-length film adaptation, she knew she had to bring the "secret to her audience of nearly 22 million viewers.

I'm just back from a day of taping with Oprah and an energized, story-filled, studio audience. The producers tell us that the show was *exceptional and exceeded their expectations. I'd love to share all the details of the show (and there's LOT'S to tell!) but I'm sworn to silence until the show aires.

It's no doubt that The Secret phenomenon will only strengthen and continue following Oprah's exploration of this fascinating subject. Oprah herself is a prime example of a living success who is well attuned to the Secret.

Her producers asked me to provide the audience with some easy-to-apply steps to start applying The Secret into their lives and I'd like to share it with you in today's featured article. It's called Daily Disciplines for Effortless Success and I hope it inspires you to get involved with your life, starting today!

If you've been struggling with applying the Law of Attraction in your life, then listen to the replay of the Law of Attraction Tele-class with myself and Alex Mandossian. He did a great job interviewing me on some of the most common questions my students send me everyday.

Look for an email from me soon with an update.

Dedicated to your success,

Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach
Taking you from where you are to where you want to be

Daily Disciplines for Effortless Success:
Six Steps for Activating "The Secret" in Your Life
by Jack Canfield

The first step to using Law of Attraction as presented in the movie The Secret is to clarify exactly what you want. Remember to determine, write down and talk about what you do want, not what you don't want. Be as specific as possible. Once you have clarified what you want, do the following each and every day.

1. Morning Intention, Visualization and Releasing

As soon as you wake up in the morning, take about 5 minutes to focus your mind on your desires, goals and intentions. Start by sitting in a comfortable position, closing your eyes and visualizing your desires and goals as already being fulfilled. Spend 30 seconds to a minute on each of your core desires and goals. You can also take a few moments to visualize your day going exactly as you would like it to.

When you do this, you will often find negative limiting beliefs that are the result of negative programming from your childhood will come up. You may hear thoughts like "I could never afford that", "there's no way I'll ever get that", or "Who am I kidding?" coming up. If you do, use one of the many releasing techniques that are available (see the list below) to release the negative thought. Don't fight or argue with the thought; just release it.

Remember to also spend several moments feeling the feelings you would feel if you had already manifested your desire in your life. The intensity of the feeling is what fuels the intensity of the attraction.

Powerful releasing techniques:

The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin: www.sedonamethod.com
(Hale will be sharing his techniques when he speaks at my summer training
Breakthrough to Success.)
The Work by Byron Katie: www.TheWork.com
The Emotional Freedom Technique: www.emofree.com

2. Use External Images to Keep you Focused on Your Desires and Goals

To keep yourself focused on what you want to manifest surround yourself with visual images of the things and experiences you want to attract into your life. There are many techniques you can use for this.

1) Cut out pictures of the things you wish to own (like your ideal car or home) and pictures that represent the experiences you want to have (like the perfect relationship, your ideal job, perfect health, being at your ideal weight, more joy, inner peace or balance in your life)to remind yourself of how you want it to be. Tape them up where you will see them every day on the mirror, the refrigerator, or your bulletin board. You can also scan them into your computer and make them into a screen saver or a continuously running PowerPoint program.

2) Combine your pictures and words that you cut out into a collage on a large piece of poster board.

3) Make a Dream Book by putting the pictures into a 3-ring binder pasted onto the pages or slid into plastic page protectors.

When you look at any of these pictures, do what Bob Doyle, who is featured in The Secret teaches "think the thought, "THIS IS MINE NOW! THIS IS WHO I AM!"

3. Think a Better Feeling Thought

Start paying attention to the many times during the day that you have emotional responses (to other people, experiences, or your own thoughts) that are not in alignment with having or producing your desires. Pay special attention to when you feel disappointment, resentment, frustration or anger about your experiences and circumstances.

Remember, it's your feelings (which are created by your thoughts, opinions, and beliefs) that are attracting your current circumstances. You must make a vibrational shift by changing your thoughts to ones that make you feel better (i.e., raise your vibration). Remember that you must become a vibrational match for the things and experiences that you want to attract into your life.

It is especially important to focus your thoughts and behaviors on things that cause you to feel joy. Focus your thoughts on thoughts that bring you joy (your lover, your best friend, your grandchildren, your favorite vacation spot) and your actions on doing the things you love to do (pet your cat, work in your garden, listen to your favorite music).

4. Have an Attitude of Gratitude

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Rich vs. Happy: The Great Dichotomy

Goldmind group — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:12:51 GMT

Our minds and the beliefs we hold in them can be our greatest allies or our most potent enemies. It is therefore key to living a successful life that we examine our beliefs often, identify those that are limiting our results and replace them with those that empower us.

One of the most pernicious tendencies we've developed as human beings is that of thinking in dichotomies. So often we see our choices as "I have to choose either this or that" instead of "I choose both."

For example:

chocolate OR vanilla
apple OR orange
work hard OR be poor
be rich OR be happy

This doesn't always show up in our minds as an issue of right or wrong. It's not an issue of whether or not we should choose both. My point is that we are so conditioned to think in dichotomies (either/or) that often we never even consider "both" as an option. And that's both sad and silly.

The primary cause of this type of thinking is "scarcity mentality". The fundamental belief ingrained in our psyche goes like this "Since there is not enough to go around for everybody to have both is greedy therefore I need to choose one or the other." The fact of the matter is that there is so much abundance of everything in the universe that there is enough for everyone and to spare.

Kim Kiyosaki, author of Rich Woman has been on both sides of the fence. She says:

"It always makes me laugh when people, say, "Well, I'd rather be happy than rich!" My response is why not be both? Why would a person think that you have to be one or the other? I never understood that.

Along those lines I read a blurb in the December 4^th issue of TIME Magazine.

It starts out, "Money can't buy happiness but it can buy health. There was a study done at Princeton University that found that the rich are healthier than the poor. The piece went on to say, "Seniors ages 55 to 64 who live below the poverty line were 6 times as likely to have a long-term condition that severely limits their activities as wealthy Americans of the same age whose earnings were at lease 7 times as high as the poverty line."

In another study the poor had a greater percentage of risk of heart attack than those with money.

So, as Robert's Rich Dad often said, "Money may not be the most important thing in life but it affects everything that is important" and your health is very important.

So if we assume that the healthy, in general, are happier than the unhealthy (I know I"m not too pleasant when I'm sick), and the wealthy are healthier than the poor, then it seems that money certainly can affect a person's happiness."

T. Harv Eker, author of Secrets of The Millionaire Mind says that the thing to get is that the rich seldom think in dichotomies. They always think in terms of "Why not both?". And it's a good thing they do because the additional abundance they receive allows them to create greater value and abundance for the masses, contributing to the comfort and happiness of all.

Another way to understand the relationship between money and happiness is to understand what the relationship is not. Bob Proctor in You Were Born Rich makes it clear that "Money is not meant to make you happy... it's meant to make you comfortable."

Where in your life are you allowing your beliefs to limit your options? You may not want to "have it all" but perhaps you CAN have want you want if you give yourself the option.

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What Is Possible?

Goldmind group — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:23:10 GMT

I've been inspired. The Asking Questions newscast is now one of my favorites since it's thought-provoking questions offer me ample opportunity to access powerful ideas through meditation that we don't always think about. In today's article on "In Between Time" I found the following two questions:

Is it possible to... find ourselves?
Is it possible to remember what it is to simply exist?

I encourage you to read the article. The comments I left are as follows:

"Fantastic questions! My emphatic answer is 'Yes!'

'In Between Time' is perhaps the best place and time to find ourselves if... we can avoid the distractions. However, it is only one of an infinite number of moments in a day where we can choose to "get present". And therein lies the opportunity and responsibility... we get to choose!

In a line at the store: Do I think about how to make my family happier or do I check out the latest with Justin and Cameron?

In traffic: Do I let my mind wallow in the morning drivetime radio drivel or do I put in the good stuff that I choose from the personal development CD I just bought online?

Everything we are now is a result of what we have thought up to this point. Who we become will be the result of what we choose to begin thinking now. We are literally Creative Centers endowed with the ability invent our world as we go. Our world will therefore be whatever thoughts have been impressed on us OR whatever we have created by our chosen thoughts."

So, the question then becomes "What is possible?" Are we literally limited only by our own imaginations?

Jesus taught that "As a man thinketh, so is he.", and that "Whatsoever things ye ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive, will be given unto you." And further, "But ask in faith, nothing wavering." W. Clement Stone, the great insurance business leader, said "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, he can achieve."

The history of our world continues to show, especially in recent years, that what was once thought impossible becomes commonplace. Science fiction regularly becomes science fact. I actually saw an Engadget article the other day that showed a video of the new Cheoptics 360 hologram projector that literally projects life-size holograms in three-dimensional space. I've been waiting for decades to see that!

Physical abilities continue to expand as Olympic records are broken year after year. Being a millionaire is not really a big deal anymore. 50 is the new 30, etc., etc.

What is clearly evident is that thoughts become things and you get what you think about. So, be grateful for who you are and the power you have been given, then choose carefully what you think about because you are the one who defines what is possible in your own life.

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Larry King Live features "The Secret" Experts

Goldmind group — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:04:04 GMT

Recently Larry King featured a two-part series on "The Secret" and the Law of Attraction.

Special guests included Master Teachers Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, John Assaraf and others from "The Secret" online movie.

Very good intro to the principles of the Law of Attraction.

Enjoy!

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