The Laws of Attraction at Work

Post from John Assaraf  http://www.johnassaraf.com

“Nothing can prevent your picture from coming into concrete form except the power which gave it birth—yourself.” —Genevieve Behrend

In the quantum universe, there are no accidents. There are no coincidences. Every particle and every action is accounted for. We live in a universe of absolute precision.

The world of thoughts and ideas, of human ingenuity, creativity and enterprise, is not separate from the world of chemistry and gravity and fields and forests. There are no separate rules—they all come from the same rulebook. The laws that govern the movement of subatomic particles and solar systems, also govern our thoughts and feelings, families and careers.

This fundamental truth is all too easy to forget as we go about out daily routines, because we seem to live in two worlds—the seen and the unseen—the world we can touch, taste and see, and the intangible world that lies hidden away behind the curtain of our senses.

The events and circumstances of your business take place in the seen world. It is the immense, hidden portion of the iceberg that most of us are unaware of 99 percent of the time, while the tangible, material world we think of as “real” is only the miniscule tip that juts above the surface of our conscious awareness.

What sunk the Titanic was the hidden part of the iceberg that nobody saw coming, the part beneath the surface. And that is the part that sinks every business that ends up closing its doors.

The creative process through which the unseen world gives birth to the circumstances and events of our lives is the Law of Attraction. There are actually a number of distinct principles at work within the Law of Attraction. Here are six ways to put the laws to work for you:

Everything starts as an idea. Everything in nature, every phenomenon starts in the universe, starts as an idea. Everything you manifest in your life follows the precise same pathway, from idea to physical form. We create from the nonphysical level, turning that which we can’t see, into that which we can.
Realize you are at cause in your life. Science has shown us that the principle of cause and effect applies to the mechanics of everything, including our thoughts. Things don’t randomly happen to you. Realize you are making things happen or not happen. Commit to being at cause and don’t blame external factors.
Understand how resonance is at work. Resonance, from the Latin meaning “to sound again” is simply the transfer of vibration from one medium to another. Thoughts held clearly and strongly enough can cause events in the physical world to happen.
Your dream is within the seed. The seed of your business is your vision. This is the groundwork for every successful business. Your vision needs to be clear and strong.
Be purposeful, patient and active. These three concepts enable the Laws of Attraction, Gestation and Action to work together. You will save yourself years of trial and error, and manifest what you want in your life and business much faster than you’ve ever created anything before.
Get clarity. The more clarity you create around your business in every aspect, from its largest objectives to the particulars in everyday actions, the more you harness the mind-boggling power of the quantum field to do your bidding and bring that idea into reality.
More detailed explanations on how these principles work can be found in my book, The Answer.

The Answer for you: The universe is ready and willing to give you what you want, once you are clear on what it is.

Have a great day

Paul Dunn

http://www.belief1st.net.au

 

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End the Struggle

Life is like taking a trip on the river and reacting to the FLOW.
It is always about the FLOW. The problem is most people take their
boat down to the river, put it in the river and then they
invariably turn it UPSTREAM and start paddling hard against the
current. It never occurs to them to go downstream because they
think they have to struggle to have what they want.

Here is a simple idea. Why not go WITH the current instead of
fighting AGAINST the current? But you may say, “Struggle and hard
work is the only way to get what you want.” That’s crazy! Here is
the important point – NOTHING YOU WANT IS UPSTREAM. Ever!

Every bit of struggle and determination, all that “I am going to
heal myself”, “I am going to fix this”, “I am going to make this
better”, all of that has you focused UPSTREAM. What I want is for
you to feel the ease of letting go of struggle. You don’t even
have to turn your boat around in the stream and begin paddling
downstream – just let go of the oars (struggle) and the current
will turn you automatically!

This is not about teaching you to go with the stream because you
have no choice. This is about asking the question and helping you
answer it. Are you going willingly? Are you going toward your
natural unfolding willingly, or are you going to continue to paddle
upstream? In every moment the choice of which way you are going to
go is yours.

Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation
that you are making progress – IF YOU LOOK FOR IT! No matter how
large or small, please record it in your Evidence Journal. It will
only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow.

Truly Caring for Your Success!

Dr. Robert Anthony
http://www.thesecretofdeliberatecreation.com

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Visualise

I know…you’ve heard that before. But perhaps not the way I’m about to share with you.

Research done at the University of Arizona demonstrated that top golfers and archers tended to switch from a left brain focus, to a right brain focus, seconds before striking the ball or releasing the arrow. Meaning that they focused on their technique first, but right before execution, they switched their focus to visualising the ‘result’ they were after.

This is also the way I, and most other speakers, prepare for our seminars and speaking events. Several weeks before the seminar, we rigorously review our presentation to ensure that we cover everything we feel will benefit the audience (left brain focused).

But on the day of the event, we switch to right brain thinking, and we don’t even think about the seminar – in fact you can find most speaker hanging out with the audience, or listening to music and just focusing on helping others before walking onstage.

The right brain is where visualisation takes place. This is where you see a goal in your mind before it happens. Is it any wonder these people performed better? They were seeing where they wanted their ball or arrow to go, just seconds before the action took place.

This same mental skill helps people reach their goal bodyweight faster!

You simply practice seeing where you want to go; not where you are right now. However, I want you to take this a step further and visualise ‘during’ your workouts. See in your mind the body you want to achieve, or the lift you want to accomplish.

Make that picture the center of your focus. Avoid anything that might distract you — and yes, that includes looking in the mirror and complaining to yourself about how “out of shape” you are.

Those thoughts absolutely must be minimized, but not eliminated. Asking you to eliminate negative thinking would be impractical. But, if you do away with the majority of your negative thoughts and choose to visualize positive pictures of yourself instead, the results will amaze you.

Chris Guerriero
Host of the Energy Factor TV show

P.S. The reason some people have troubles dropping weight has nothing to do with will-power or over-eating… what’s been holding you back is your self-limiting thoughts, but you can automatically fix that so your body can finally shed all of that stubborn weight for good.

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Pomegranates + Patience

A great post from Robin Sharmahttp://www.robinsharma.com

Pomegranate

Was at my parents’ home the other night. Beautiful/decent/wise people… who I deeply appreciate. Whenever I go over, the fridge always seems to contain plastic containers full of pomegranate seeds. These little treasures are super healthy, fantastically tasty and overall pleasures that elevate life. I never really thought about where they came from. Just ate them.

This morning I was saying good morning to my Mom on the phone. Got onto the topic of pomegranate seeds because I’d dropped off a brilliant device I’ve discovered for getting the seeds out of the fruit without the achingly painstakingly complex process of doing it by hand (try it once and you’ll get what I mean). Mom: “I’ll try it but your Dad takes out all those seeds for me himself every night. He knows we love them. So quietly, he does this for us.”

As I write, I reflect on my father’s patience. And on the metaphor of pomegranate seeds. Much goes through my mind as I think about this. One thing is the power of patience. In a world gone hyperSpeed, patience is a stunning success behavior. My Dad’s patience in doing something kind+thoughtful+loving for his loved ones. The patience of an entrepreneur toiling in solitude, advancing a dream that nobody gets. The patience of a teacher developing young minds amid fewer resources. The patience of a leader, building an organization that delivers awesome value for the people it’s blessed to serve. Not sure if I’m making my point clearly. I’ll reflect on it more over the days that come. But patience truly is a virtue. Of the finest of leaders. And the very best of Dad’s.

Keep Leading Without a Title.

Robin

What are your thoughts on Patience in our society?

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Paul

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what are your thoughts about the NSW / Q

what are your thoughts about the NSW / QLD State of origin teams

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Unconditional Giving and why it isn’t quite Right…

Mother-Teresa-collage

I haven’t posted in a while and thought rather than wait till I had time I would share this article that was emailed to me by Chris Cade. He has some wonderful stuff. His website is http://www.chriscade.com

What I’m going to share with you is deeply personal, vulnerable, and quite honestly I didn’t plan to write this today. I thought I was going to share with you a special affirmation I use every single day, yet as I began writing this message it became clear to me that it was time to share an unspoken part of my heart with you.

This is part of the story of my “unlovable heart…”

It all begins with my last email (“Global Crisis… caused by lack of love?“) where I shared a lot of quotes about love. This specific one from Mother Teresa was calling my attention and I wasn’t entirely sure why:

“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”

At first, it was unclear why the Universe was drawing my attention to that quote. As I became more present with that question “Why?” I was reminded of who I was before I embarked on my spiritual journey. People who knew me back then thought I was a kind and generous person. While that was true, most of them confused generosity with love.

I gave a lot and I asked very little in return.

I gave money to charity…

I gave gifts to friends and family…

I even gave rides to hitchhikers…

I gave lots of “stuff.”

The thing is, I didn’t give MYSELF. I didn’t gave the “stuff” that I was made of.

It wasn’t my fault; I just didn’t know how. It’s not like there’s a class in school on “Unconditional Love”.

For me, I’ve realized that I used “unconditional giving” as a way to protect myself from having to actually be vulnerable in a world that can be uncontrollable, scary, and downright uncertain. “Unconditional giving” was a way I didn’t actually have to get personal with somebody… it was an excuse that actually allowed me to safely separate from others.

Why?

While I wasn’t aware of this at the time, deep deep down in my subconscious a part of me believed that if I gave enough of myself then other people wouldn’t reject me.

To put it in more candid direct terms:

A subconscious part of me felt unloved. It believed that if I gave enough stuff to other people I would never have to feel how unloved I felt inside.

I wasn’t conscious of that.

In fact, until I began writing this email I had never even thought of it in these terms myself. I just knew that the quote from Mother Teresa called to me and that I needed to write. And like my experience of life, I didn’t know where this message to you would take us.

What I can tell you is that once I opened myself up to what “unconditional love” really was, it was the proverbial Pandora’s Box. My world flipped upside-down and has continued to be a whirlwind.

Ironically, now I give less “stuff” to people. Instead, I give myself. I give my presence. I give my prayers and well-wishes. When appropriate and asked for, I give my insight.

No longer do I give to avoid rejection; I give because giving feels right. I give because it is my nature. I give because it is God’s will.

Now to reveal myself even further…

I’m not going to claim that I live in the space of unconditional love all the time. That would be almost inhuman and anybody who claims they 100% are always loving unconditionally are either very very VERY far down the path of self realization… or they are very far down the path of denial.

Even my spiritual teachers admit that sometimes they don’t feel so loving. And that’s okay.

We’re not here to be perfect or live up to some ideal of what love “should” be; we’re here to love the best we can with what we have and who we are. For me, that used to be “gifts” and now that is my presence. We do “the work” to experience our True Nature more fully, and one aspect of our True Nature is unconditional love.

When it comes to really transforming my subconscious associations with love, one thing that has helped me considerably is the affirmation I had planned on sharing with you. It’s not a single sentence; it’s an entire passage. Since the Universe guided me in a different direction today, I’ve decided to share that affirmation with you on MONDAY MORNING.

The affirmation you’ll receive is one which I pause, stop whatever I’m doing, and I read it to myself every single day to myself. I’ve been doing this for a few years now and it has helped me transform the way I experience love… it has helped me love unconditionally more frequently.

So stay stuned for Monday’s email… because if love is on your radar, then this affirmation is one I think you’ll “fall in love with.” 🙂

Your Partner In Transformation,
Chris Cade

If you felt something please leave a comment.

Paul

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Inspiration

what inspires you?

Inspiration is often sought externally. We get inspired by other people, their thoughts, their deeds, their comments and in some cases by being who they are – I rewatched Invictus with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon this evening.

it is a great story in that it shows how Nelson Mandela was able to inspire others to go beyond what they thought possible. It showed what leadership is about. Getting others to do what they didn’t think possible.

I think in lots of cases people look at inspiration as similar to motivation. The difference is that no one can motivate you… Motivation is an internal function.

Therefore, the two can be linked, in that I am motivated to act because I was inspired by something or somebody to act.

To maintain the rage though consistently is more about your motivation. Otherwise, if you need to continually be inspired by external factors, it gets either very expensive to afford the training/seminars/coaching, etc or in terms of the time that others need to spend inspiring you to act they may get tired and not see the benefit if you can’t keep going on your own.

Most successful people will get their inspiration, then use that to motivate them long term. They build their dreams/goals/aspirations and follow them. Often times they need replenishment in terms of a shot of inspiration, or like many great people their dreams/goals/aspirations are visited frequently to maintain the internal motivation to pursue their burning desires.

As we have discussed on this blog on a few occasions, this is where the average person falls down.

They spend little if any time working out what they really desire. Instead they pursue temporary targets such as holidays or material goods (cars, boats, houses) in the hope that that will fulfil them and unfortunately for many people, they find out too late that this is not what they were really after.

As Henry David Thoreau stated, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them”.

it is never too late to become who you were meant to be. Unfortunately for many people they are so worried about what other people think of them that they are scared to pursue their true dreams, in the hope that they will get the approval of others by conforming.

As Earl Nightingale shared in the audio “The Strangest Secret”, “The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is CONFORMITY”.

Why does it seem easier in the short term to be a sheep, and follow the crowd, rather than follow your own dreams and be who you were meant to be.

Unfortunately, for many as in the first quote, this path leads to a destination based on mediocrity and under achievement.

Seek out your dreams, live your life as it was meant to be lived.

For many this is a scary thought as it means going against the crowd.

In my opinion, there is a groundswell in many areas, where people are starting to work against what we have been told is the way to a happy and successful life. People are starting to take more responsibility for where their lives are heading.

This is great, because a rising tide lifts all ships. As some begin to rise and then take others with them, they will eventually show many, many more people what is possible.

With the advent of the personal computer, internet and social media, the speed with which transformational messages can spread is reducing the time for real and material change to take place.

If you are interested in finding out more, there is a dearth of information available and I would be happy to direct you to some places to start.

have a great week.

don’t forget to leave your comments.

Paul

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Top Ten Tips for Getting Your Blog Read – And Reread

Thought this was worth sharing.

By Brett Sidaway

posted on http://www.socialmediaalacarte.com

Blogging can help you raise your business profile and lead to new customers and sales. However, according to the latest stats, there are over 175,000 new blogs created everyday. So if you are blogging – or thinking about blogging – there is a lot of competition. But don’t despair – following the tips below will go a long way to getting your blog read.

Tip#1 – 1. Be relevant
You and your friends might be interested in your views on everything from the England football team to the price of fish –  that’s a good reason to get a personal blog. Your customers, however, are mostly interested in your business ideas, expertise and advice so stick to that. It doesn’t mean you can’t be personal, friendly and talk about your own experiences – but remember the aim is to create new business, not massage your ego

Tip#2 – Stir things up
Newspaper columnists get paid big bucks, and it’s not for sitting on the fence or being nice about everyone. Likewise a blog will be noticed if it stirs controversy. So if you think something or someone is wrong, then say so; if you think there are bad practises or expensive prices in your specialist field, then speak out. You need to be sure of your facts and avoid being malicious or plain nasty but a bit of controversy will soon get you noticed

Tip#3 – Stay positive
No one likes a whinger, so even if you are being critical then you should also provide a positive solution that makes your reader’s realise you have a constructive approach – not just a negative one

Tip#4 – Be yourself
Blogs are about all about being you. Don’t use them to repeat lots of corporate PR, industry jargon or stats. Keep it relevant, talk about your own experiences and offer advice you know will work.

Tip#5 – Keep it short
Blogs should be a short snapshot that will lead readers back towards your website, where you can provide much greater detail and information. Put yourself in your readers’ shoes – they are probably busy people who have perhaps a couple of minutes to read what they hope will be a friendly but informative ‘article’. If what you write tempts them further, they will check out your website. But if they faced with lots of paragraphs to begin with they may not bother to start reading

Tip#6 – Ditch the sales talk
Your blog will be read because your customers [existing or potential], peers and even rivals recognise you write well about subjects you are expert in; you give good advice, you make them think, you might even make them laugh. They will forward your blog to other potential customers, peers and even more rivals. But they won’t do any of this if they get a constant barrage of sales. Eventually you may blog about a great offer and you will get a great response but be patient to begin with.

Tip#7 – Double up
If your business has two different parts, then run two different blogs. If it has three parts, run three! It will help keep each blog relevant to that side of the business, and help with you get your website noticed by search engines – and that means more business

Tip#8 – Typically topical
A blog which links to a news story or forthcoming event can attract lots of attention – and go viral if the angle is interesting enough.

Tip#9 – Get connected
Setting up a Facebook fan page and Twitter account is easy, and it’s a great way to let your fans and followers know that you’ve posted a new blog. Add an RSS feed on the blog – it makes it easy for every to sign up for more. Scan industry forums and start responding to posts to gain some name recognition.

Tip#10 – Make a list
Top 10s, the 20 Best…, the Worst….the Most…. all make for a good read and are the type of blog people forward to friends and family; they can arouse debate and often get a lot of posts in response.

To implement these tips you will first need a Blog. It’s never been easier than now, with providers such as WordPress and Google Blogger providing a platform to set up, design and run your Blog, for free. If you are looking for something a little bit special, you can consult a reputable web design and SEO company as many will specialise in solutions like WordPress design and will be able to support you in building an exciting and informative Blog within your very own website. Some may even provide copywriting support and consultancy to help you to formulate your blogging strategy and deliver your key messages.

Author: Brett Sidaway – freelance writer who contributes to a number of websites on a range of topics from health, design and the internet

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learning

a great line from the book pricing on purpose by Ronald J Baker, is that the hardest thing about learning something new, is unlearning what you already KNOW.

ain’t that the truth. our belief systems support us and restrict us at the same time.

our greatest strength is often our greatest weakness.

this is very true for a lot of professionals, they sell their knowledge and it is very hard for them to admit, that they don’t have all the answers.

One of my favourite quotes is, “the only thing i know is that I don’t know anything” Socrates.

when I stick to that maxim, life is a lot easier and much less confrontational.

Too often we head down a path and unfortunately when we realise it is the wrong path, our ego generally gets in the road and prevents us from turning back. To admit that I made a mistake or that I am not “Right” is in  our society seen to be a sign of weakness, or alternatively we have been taught that to be not right is the same as failing and for many the loss of face is too much to accept. So they continue down the same path towards ultimate failure. Almost like the old maritime saying, a captain must go down with the ship.

However, that is not really what is required. If people were able to accept that making mistakes was part of learning and growing and that it takes a greater person to admit what they did was not working and change, than to continue blindly down the path of true failure, we would have a more successful and less troubled society.

Making mistakes is part of life – get over yourself – learn the lesson and move on.

If we taught children to walk the way we approached making mistakes and learning as we do later in life, no one would ever be allowed to walk. They would be too scared of falling down and getting back up after a while, so in the end they would quit.

But that is not how we teach children to walk. We encourage often to the point of almost dragging them towards success.

Imagine.

If that was how businesses and schools operated, people would be far more willing to try things; to chase their dreams; to achieve their true potential.

How mighty a world we would live in then.

But that is but a pipe dream whilst we operate in the arena of fear that dominates most workplaces. Don’t make mistakes, do everything the Right way.

In many professional sporting teams, the coaches are now coaching not to lose for fear of losing their jobs, rather than coaching to win.

Such joy then to watch teams like Barcelona (Football) who play with skill, technique and flair. They strive to be their absolute best and in doing so they make the difficult look easy.

Often times in the corporate arena, companies like Google grow out of nothing to achieve the similar type of experience, only to drift into the conservative nature of not losing, watch out there is competition now and we are afraid of what they will do.

In doing so, they often lose what made them great, that sheer abandonment to be the best and enjoy what you do.

So what can you change in your approach that will allow you to achieve more, yet increase your level of enjoyment in the process.

Leave a comment for others to enjoy.

have a great week.

Paul

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10 Things to Learn from Japan

 

Tsunami Aftermath. Devastation

I was emailed this list from a colleague, who got it from a client, I then googled it to find it was Courtesy of Suresh Kumar

 

I thought it was outstanding, therefore I share it with you in the hope that we may all learn something and hopefully share it with others through our deeds and words.

10 things to learn from Japan

1. THE CALM

Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY

The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE

People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER

No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS

Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING

The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE

When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly

This makes the nation great.

Why The Japanese Aren’t Looting

Foreign observers are noting with curiosity and wonder that the Japanese people in disaster-plagued areas are not looting for desperately-needed supplies like bottled water. This behavior contrasts sharply with what has so often happened in the wake of catastrophes elsewhere, such as Haiti, New Orleans, Chile, and the UK, to name only a few.  Most people chalk up the extraordinary good behavior to Japanese culture, noting the legendary politeness of Japanese people in everyday life.

Culture does play a role, but it is not an adequate explanation. After all, in the right circumstances, Japanese mass behavior can rank with the worst humanity has to offer, as in the Rape of Nanking. There are clearly other factors at work determining mass outbreaks of good and bad behavior among the Japanese, and for that matter, anyone else.

There are, in fact, lessons to be learned from the Japanese good behavior by their friends overseas, lessons which do not require wholesale adoption of Japanese culture, from eating sushito sleeping on tatami mats. It is more a matter of social structure than culture keeping the Japanese victims of catastrophe acting in the civilized and enlightened manner they have displayed over the past few days.

The Cruise Ship and the Ferryboat

Many years ago, a worldly and insightful Japanese business executive offered me an analogy that gets to heart of the forces keeping the Japanese in line, that has nothing to do with culture. “Japanese people,” he told me, “are like passengers on a cruise ship. They know that they are stuck with the same people around them for the foreseeable future, so they are polite, and behave ve in ways that don’t make enemies, and keep everything on a friendly and gracious basis.”

“Americans,” he said, “are like ferryboat passengers. They know that at the end of a short voyage they will get off and may never see each other again. So if they push ahead of others to get off first, there are no real consequences to face. It is every man for himself.”

Perhaps more successfully than any other people of the world, the Japanese have evolved a social system capable of ensuring order and good behavior. The vast reservoir of social strength brought Japan through the devastation of World War II, compared to which even the massive problems currently afflicting it, are relatively small. Japan has sustained a major blow, but its robust social order will endure, and ultimately thrive.

 

Definitely worth reflecting on.

Have an awesome day.

Paul

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