Success...One Day At A Time

The Results Of That Mindset 'Woo-Woo' Stuff...

On an internet marketing forum last week...I attempted to explain my 'secret' to my increase in income over the last few months.

This is what I came up with...

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Aside from the technical aspects - my income is down to FOUR major things...

1) Applying what I already knew about marketing to other things that are already out there.

2) Applying a couple of snippets from what I learned from an Internet Marketing seminar in Las Vegas in June last year to leverage this knowledge.

3) Leveraging my time by outsourcing programming and other tasks...and by training my wife Lesley to do some of the stuff that I do. Let's say that she's finally paying her way :-)

4) Most important of ALL...understanding that mindset 'woo-woo' stuff is THE most important factor in ANYTHING relating to the above. ANYTHING.

Once I starting GIVING AWAY what I THOUGHT that I needed most - what I thought that I needed most turns up more often than ever before.

Believe me - this works more than all of the technical knowledge in terms of getting you what you want.

How do I know?

Well...let's say that I know of one other person that does EXACTLY what I do. The only difference between us is that I apply #4) consistently and he doesn't.

At the last count - I was doing at least 4x to 6x as well as he was.

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Well...what do YOU think?

If you've been reading what I write for any length of time...you'll know that I place some serious importance on THINKING as well as ACTION.

Recently though - I've taken this a little further by constantly focusing on what I was thinking. So...if I catch myself having a negative thought (don't we all?) - then I consciously make myself think instead of a positive thought.

Or - perhaps looking for ANY positive aspect relating to the negative thought I was having.

I can certainly tell you that it does take some effort to do this when you are literally 'wound up'!

But...as with ANY habit...as time goes on - it begins to become 'second nature'...and my positive thoughts begin to consistently appear when in the past then may have been 'so-so' thoughts.

One other 'method' that I have been practicing is to read more 'spiritual' books instead of 'how-to' books.

In other words...in my spare time I fill my mind with ideas about manifestation, abundance, thought-power, connection, quantum physics, life, Universe, and everything!

Sure...the how-to personal development books certainly have their place...but in the place where I personally am going towards - I am more interested in CREATING my results using my mind instead of trying to CORRECT my shortcomings through taking ACTION.

Believe - this fundamental shift in thinking is something that (if you aren't already 'there') will inevitably happen to YOU once you come to your OWN realization that struggling to make things happen can often attract the opposite.

Strange...but nevertheless true.

Of course...I don't for one minute expect you to agree with me. After all - we are all unique in our own way - and my particular 'path' to attracting my desires will not necessarily be the best way for YOU.

But...

Take my word for it...

Within the next five or ten years...there will be a shift from 'hard work' to 'hard thinking' in terms of getting what you want.

I, for one, will certainly be leading the charge to a more relaxed, happy, yet infinitely more abundant life, for both YOU and I, for that you can be certain!

The more I read and listen - the more I see similarities between the different ways of using your mind to get what you really want.

Whether you're religious, an atheist, a career-person, a homemaker, an entrepreuner, or unemployed...you CAN achieve great things with your life.

Once you find the path that 'make sense' to you the most.

And...that's what I'm here to try to help you to do.

Hey! Over Here! I Want More of What I Don't Want!

My apologies for it being another two weeks since you last heard from me.

Aside from the 'fun and games' of being a dad - I've been spending an awful lot of time on ideas.

As I mentioned last time, my prosperity this year has increased quite dramatically compared to the last few years.

The main reason for this is that I am spending less time actually WORKING - and more time planning, thinking, creating, and only THEN taking action!

In fact - I actually 'work' a damn site less (in terms of effort) than every person I know.

That's not to brag - it's just to show you that it IS possible to spend all day sitting at your PC - not get much 'done' in terms of output - yet STILL end up with a 'return'.

The Universe certainly moves in mysterious ways, I can tell you!

Sure - in many ways I am still pushing myself in new directions - but not at the expense of any 'pain' - if you get what I mean.

What about YOU? How are YOU doing?

Even though I don't write very often recently - I still DO appreciate YOU reading this.

After all - if it wasn't for YOU - I wouldn't be challenging myself as much as I have done over the last few years!

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As I was saying...

YOUR life could be 'easy' if you 'LET' it.

(Please notice the emphasis on LET!)

You see...I'd like to think that I knew a fair bit about leading a happy and successful life.

After all - you're reading this right now at this very moment because YOU may well believe that I do, too!

(If you don't - then WHY are you reading this?!!)

Anyway...

I certainly do feel that I am in a position to help both myself and other people (like YOU) make a better life for ourselves.

The trouble in the past was that there was always a little niggling thought in my mind that I still found it quite HARD work to make things happen in my life.

You get the picture...having to do stuff because you HAVE to...or SHOULD do.

Or doing things because you NEED to provide a living.

Yeh - sure - I could make things happen in this area - but not without EFFORT.

(Doesn't it make you feel just a little bit tired when you read that word - EFFORT?)

So...that's what I've been spending this year actually getting AWAY from.

To be honest - it's also one of the reasons why I haven't written much. With all the best will in the world - there are many people who don't do anything much with their lives.

Even when they KNOW that they should.

Or perhaps more importantly...COULD!

And...to be honest - despite my best efforts to get my readers to see the positive side to life...my 'email bag' would be chock-full of negativity and doubt.

Sure...that's human nature. And that's fine.

In fact...there are many people who draw strength from telling others how bad their situation is. Or how 'unlucky' they are. Or how little they have.

Trouble is...it's so EASY to get 'infected' by such people. Sometimes - you may even find that you turn into one of them YOURSELF! (I know - I used to be one of them...moaning by the coffee machine about how lucky someone else was at my expense)

Anyway...I'm getting off topic here...

You see...I used to spend half of my time trying to help people who THOUGHT that they wanted help...when in fact...most of the time they just wanted someone else to TELL them what they should be doing with their lives.

Sort of like blaming in reverse.

You ask for advice. You don't act on it. You blame your siutation, the world, the weather, me, your spouse, the kids, the neighbors. (I think you get the picture).

And STILL you wonder why things don't change.

And you still go around telling your work colleagues that your motto is:

"Life's a bitch and then you die"

Sorry if that offends you. Believe me. It should.

I'll let you in on a little secret. That used to be MY motto - for years when I worked in my 9-5 - getting results - but still wanting MORE from life.

Bet you know what I mean, right?

But...it doesn't HAVE to be all 'doom and gloom'.

It doesn't HAVE to be 'this' way.

Except that, perhaps for YOU, it DOES have to!

Until you really find out what you DON'T want from your life - how are you going to know what you DO want?

Yet - many millions of people go through their lives aiming for something that they probably don't want when they get there (if they get there!).

How many people do you know who are saving hard for their retirement - so that, after 40+ years of hard slog - they'll be able to FINALLY do what they want?

How many people do you know who view life as one big competiton vs family, friends, neighbors, colleagues...even if it is at the expense of their health, family life or wealth?

How many people do you know who are working themselves into the ground to prove a point...sadly not always to themselves!

Life doesn't HAVE to be this way...believe me.

I used to work with a guy who was counting the NINETEEN years until he retired on a full 2/3rds pension! What sort of LIFE is that?

Who's to say that he might even get there? Remember - this world of ours moves in ways that we can never explain - good or bad.

If YOU go through life sending out these LACK messages:

- Saving - just in case I don't have anything in the future.
- Competing - just in case there isn't 'enough' to go around.
- Struggling - just to prove something to someone who probably doesn't even care

What sort of messages do YOU think that you are sending out to the Universe?

"Hey Universe, over here! Look at me...I'm scared that I'm not going to be able to have enough of what I really want - can you send some more to me, please?"

Guess what you're going to end up with?

Not more of what you really want that's for sure.

Nope. You're just going to end up with more of wanting more of what you want.

In other words...LESS of what you really want!

A good friend of mine challenged me in front of an audience last year.

I was taking questions after a little talk I had done about "The Law of Attraction" - you know - 'You become what you think about most of the time".

He asked...

"If we become what we think about...how come I am constantly focusing on building my bank balance, and getting rid of my debts - yet I'm still in the 'hole' every month?"

To be honest...it wasn't a question that I had prepared for.

My friend's grin told me that he thought he was getting one over me...something that we'd chuckle over in the hotel bar later that evening.

My answer came to me immediately...without thinking.

"It's because you are focusing on a LACK of black figures in your bank account...and because you are focusing on a LACK of available funds needed to take care of that debt - so guess what you are RECEIVING?"

Let's just say HE bought the drinks that night!

I know...it's not through want of trying that you may not be getting all that you want from your life.

In fact - it may be BECAUSE you are trying too hard NOT to be in the situation you may be in that, by your very thoughts - leads you to get MORE of what you don't want.

Think about it...what you can start changing in order to focus on MORE of something you DO want...instead of focusing on MORE of what you DON' T want?

THAT is a question only YOU can answer.

And...even more importantly - only YOU can change YOUR thoughts in a way that ensures that you are AIMING FOR something instead of RUNNING AWAY from it.

It's up to YOU.

It always is. YOU and NOBODY else.

So...what are YOU going to do about it?