Back in the early 80's my wife and I started a
business which is flourishing to this day. They
were lean years... dare I even say 'desparate'
times when it seemed we had only two choices -
sink or swim.
Having literally no money, we put in massive
action by pounding the pavement and doing face-to-
face cold calls. And COLD they were, since we
started our Toronto-based music school in the
middle of January literally knocking on doors
looking for new students.
In addition to the bitter cold weather, there were
the constant pressures of falling behind on taxes,
rent and utilities. On top of all this, both my
wife and I were sued by our former employer for
$250,000 each for soliciting his students, which
we never did. While the cases against us were
eventually dropped, it nevertheless caused us many
sleepless nights.
What kept us going through those cold and dark
days was a mantra that we developed and burned
into our minds. We crystalized our goal into one
sentence and set the words to the chorus of a
well-known song, 'The Battle Hymn of the
Republic':
We like getting 50 students,
We like getting 50 students,
We like getting 50 students,
Coz we also like to eat!
(hear me sing this song on my website)
Hey, I told you they were desparate times. My
wife and I joke about it now, but we ate a LOT of
peanut butter 'steak', and pop-corn 'steak', and
Kraft dinner 'steak'! We were just grateful to
have something in our bellies.
Personally I must have sung that song literally
hundreds of times each day from the time I got up
until the time I went to bed. I sang it as we
went from door-to-freezing-door, and just about
every spare moment I had, all the while
intensifying my my focus and belief.
Magically, within a few short months we actually
exceeded our goal of 50 students and were well on
our way to establishing a solid business which
continues to serve our community more than 20
years later!
I mention this story now to introduce another new
and more powerful acronym that I recently created,
based on the familiar children's song, 'Old
MacDonald'.
E-I-E-I-O
* E = Even
* I = If
* E = Especially
* I = If
* O = Occupy
EVEN IF things don't appear to be going the way
you want them to go...
ESPECIALLY IF things don't appear to be going the
way you want them to go...
OCCUPY your mind with total and complete focus -
burn it into your skull - the one and only thing
you fully intend to achieve.
Upon reflection, I KNOW for sure this one thing is
true... whatever I have focused on has multiplied
and magnified in my life. When I took command and
full responsibility for my thoughts, I got the
results I desired.
Admittedly, I spent the majority of my 50+ years
in 'default-mode' thinking and yet I STILL got
what I focused on. When I worried and cussed
about bills and health and relationships, guess
what I got?
This is GREAT NEWS, because it's absolute,
undeniable PROOF that the principles of right
thinking - cause and effect; the law of
attraction; whatever you want to call them - they
all WORK! Now it's a matter of making a simple
choice - do I want to take full responsibility for
my thoughts, or do I want to stay in default-mode?
I know what I'm choosing!
What about you, my good friend? Do YOU want to
take full responsibility for YOUR thoughts, or do
you want to stay in default-mode, taking whatever
crumbs and crap life hands you?
When put that way, it's no longer much of a
choice, is it?
Have some fun with this acronym, E-I-E-I-O. Here
is my new version of "Old MacDonald".
$250K I choose to earn
E-I-E-I-O
My rich thoughts magnified and multiplied return
E-I-E-I-O
With 10K here and 50K there
Here a K, there a K
Happy life the easy way
$250K I choose to earn
E-I-E-I-O
(hear me sing this song on my website)
While I sing, I imagine the new car I'm driving,
my mortgage-free condo and all the live ball games
I'm getting out to enjoy. I'm THERE, BABY!
The reason this works so well is that singing
raises your level of vibration and by doing so, it
increases the POWER and SPEED of attraction. MORE
of what you want... FASTER!
To really get into the spirit, it helps me to
imagine that I'm in a Bavarian Beer Garden and
I've got two mugs of beer in each fist, pumping to
the 'Oom-pa-pa' band. Sing with gusto!
WARNING: Doing this in public is NOT advised!
So allow me to clarify... when in public, IMAGINE
singing your heart out. As a man thinketh in his
heart, so is he. Crank it up ONLY when you are
absolutely sure no one is listening and/or
watching! :)
EVEN IF an unexpected bill comes in...
ESPECIALLY IF things don't seem to be going quite
as expected...
Just OCCUPY your mind completely with
your song and vision.
I gotta tell you, I'm singing all day, every day
and things are really starting to hum...
(ah, hem - please excuse the bad pun!)
Feel free to modify it or make up your own words
to suit your goals. Also, I challenge you to
experiment with other songs.
Most of all, remember the E-I-E-I-O Principle:
Even If; Especially If... OCCUPY!
I hope you understand now that your success can
literally be child's play. Have FUN!
All the best from Toronto,
Russ Hamel
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