Bob Doyle's at it again. He's having another 45 day challenge starting in April sometime. Sorry for the ambiguity, there's a lot of voices in my head this morning.
Bob also revamped his Wealth Beyond Reason site. If you haven't been there in a while go check it out. He walks you through the whole process. No more thinking! (kidding)
But seriously, he does take the guesswork out of what to do and when to do it. That way you can focus your energies on what you desire, not how to get them.
It has taken me a while to get here, but I have the sense that the stars are lining up in my particular universe. Being in real estate has been challenging (to say the least), but I've simply found a new way to do business, and it is much more lucrative than the plodding method I utilized in my last business model. I should have my first taste of success within a week, most probably on Monday, then I have the sense that the floodgates of prosperity will gush open.
Perhaps the Universe was testing the depths of my desire? Hmmmm.......
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday, July 11, 2008
A 45 Day Manifestation
Wow, this challenge is taking off. Bob notified us that there were over 1500 signups even before the official announcement. If you haven't yet visited I'll give the brief overview.
It is a social network much like Facebook, only of course, it focuses on members that are interested in using the law of attraction to better their lives. Imagine having an entire network of people who share your passion and desire to manifest great relationships, beautiful surroundings, spiritual growth, humanitarian efforts, etc. Napolean Hill talks of a Mastermind group as an essential for anyone who wants to accomplish great things in their life. Well, this is the place to find yours.
My first thought for this challenge was to manifest an exact amount of money. It would be easily measurable and so I would quickly know how well I had done. However, having been reminded that money is only a means to an end and really doesn't have any power in and of itself, I've decided to pursue something I am deeply passionate about. We're not supposed to reveal anything until the official launch on July 20th so I'll keep it under wraps for now. Just learn from my mistake and make sure you focus on exactly what you want, not a pile of green slips of paper with dead notables on them.
Here's to making all our dreams come true.
It is a social network much like Facebook, only of course, it focuses on members that are interested in using the law of attraction to better their lives. Imagine having an entire network of people who share your passion and desire to manifest great relationships, beautiful surroundings, spiritual growth, humanitarian efforts, etc. Napolean Hill talks of a Mastermind group as an essential for anyone who wants to accomplish great things in their life. Well, this is the place to find yours.
My first thought for this challenge was to manifest an exact amount of money. It would be easily measurable and so I would quickly know how well I had done. However, having been reminded that money is only a means to an end and really doesn't have any power in and of itself, I've decided to pursue something I am deeply passionate about. We're not supposed to reveal anything until the official launch on July 20th so I'll keep it under wraps for now. Just learn from my mistake and make sure you focus on exactly what you want, not a pile of green slips of paper with dead notables on them.
Here's to making all our dreams come true.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Accepting the Challenge
Apologies to anyone who got multiples of my last blog. I was having trouble with the fonts and had to republish several times. And still didn't get it figured out. Oh well.
One thing I have learned working with a personal coach is that it pays handsomely to be accountable for what you say you are going to do. In this vein, I am, of course, accepting Bob Doyle's challenge to focus on at least one thing I want to attract into my life, allowing it to come into my life, and I will do it publicly so there's no backing out! At least not easily and without losing face.
One huge challenge that I have is maintaining an abundance mindset. While I truly believe that there is abundance, lately I have been hearing a little voice from my upbringing that tells me that money is tight, I have to be frugal, I have to work hard to have enough to get by. Both of my parents are still alive and I am still getting this message every time I talk to them. And even though their influence has waned considerably as I've become and adult, some of these things are pretty deep seated.
Alana and I have had a couple of talks about this subject over the last couple of days and she has similar stories from her youth. I would venture a guess that this is quite common. So that is why I've decided to make this the focus of my challenge. It's easily measurable which makes mid-course corrections more obvious. And I would love any and all feedback you can give me, dear readers. Perhaps this is something we can overcome together.
The Challenge officially starts July 20th. Looking forward to seeing you there.
One thing I have learned working with a personal coach is that it pays handsomely to be accountable for what you say you are going to do. In this vein, I am, of course, accepting Bob Doyle's challenge to focus on at least one thing I want to attract into my life, allowing it to come into my life, and I will do it publicly so there's no backing out! At least not easily and without losing face.
One huge challenge that I have is maintaining an abundance mindset. While I truly believe that there is abundance, lately I have been hearing a little voice from my upbringing that tells me that money is tight, I have to be frugal, I have to work hard to have enough to get by. Both of my parents are still alive and I am still getting this message every time I talk to them. And even though their influence has waned considerably as I've become and adult, some of these things are pretty deep seated.
Alana and I have had a couple of talks about this subject over the last couple of days and she has similar stories from her youth. I would venture a guess that this is quite common. So that is why I've decided to make this the focus of my challenge. It's easily measurable which makes mid-course corrections more obvious. And I would love any and all feedback you can give me, dear readers. Perhaps this is something we can overcome together.
The Challenge officially starts July 20th. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Wealth Beyond Reason Challenge
As most of you know, Alana and I were deeply impressed by "The Secret" and have adopted the law of attraction into our own lives. One of my boyhood friends was a cast member and is well known for his knowledge on this subject.
I wanted to let you know about something that is happening that you'll be interested in if there's anything in your life that you've been wanting to do or accomplish, but for whatever reason, been unable to do so.
This project is being facilitated by Bob Doyle, who you may know from the movie "The Secret", and more recently, "The Opus", or you may be familiar with his Wealth Beyond Reason program.
In any case, you need to know that Bob is a strong advocate for the power of personal transformation in all areas of life, and he has proven himself able to help thousands of people to do that over the years.
Bob has just announced what he's calling "The Boundless Living" challenge, and it's an extraordinary opportunity for you and anyone else you know to experience the kind of transformation I'm talking about in virtually any area of your life you can imagine.
I won't ramble on here about it because there is a short video that explains everything here:
Please realize that there is nothing to buy, and there is no fee to be a part of this challenge, and you will have an amazing support system should you decide to take this on.
Check it out. You're going to be hearing a lot more about it from people other than me in the coming days, I'm sure. :)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Wishes versus Desires
I know I've written about this before, but I've had three separate instances in the last week where folks just weren't seeing the difference between a wish and a desire. In the realm of the law of attraction there is a vast chasm between the two.
A wish is simply that. You wish something were so. There is no emotion on your part. No effort. No real longing, yearning, or even much thought after the fact. (Sigh)"I wish things were better."
Can you imagine a less effective way of telling the Universe what you want?
Now a desire gets you out of bed in the morning. It creates or fuels emotions when you think about it. Turn it into a burning desire that you just will not let rest until you have it, now you're on to something. Just remember to not get wrapped up in how it will be delivered to you. That's not your job. You supply the intention (goal, command, call it what you will) and put the emotion behind it. Think of and write down all the why's of your desire. Why do you want it so badly?
May I never hear the words again "Wishing doesn't make it so". No one ever said it did. Desire is what changes the world. It's what changes your world.
A wish is simply that. You wish something were so. There is no emotion on your part. No effort. No real longing, yearning, or even much thought after the fact. (Sigh)"I wish things were better."
Can you imagine a less effective way of telling the Universe what you want?
Now a desire gets you out of bed in the morning. It creates or fuels emotions when you think about it. Turn it into a burning desire that you just will not let rest until you have it, now you're on to something. Just remember to not get wrapped up in how it will be delivered to you. That's not your job. You supply the intention (goal, command, call it what you will) and put the emotion behind it. Think of and write down all the why's of your desire. Why do you want it so badly?
May I never hear the words again "Wishing doesn't make it so". No one ever said it did. Desire is what changes the world. It's what changes your world.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Why does this keep happening to me?
Have you ever asked yourself this question?
I mean really, who hasn't?
Did you ever stop to really figure it out, or were you looking for a little sympathy?
I have been reading "What the Bleep" and listening to Abraham-Hicks lately and I got to wondering about this. I was told many years ago, before I had heard of the LOA, that life will keep handing you tests until you pass and move on to the next level. No judgements, no pressure, move at your own pace.
Now, in light of what I've been learning, I look at this from an evolutionary standpoint. Not physical evolution which takes millennia, but spiritual evolution that you can accomplish in one lifetime. According to A-H we are all here in physical form because we willed ourselves into being. And the reason we did that was to have new experiences and grow spiritually.
So, to answer the original question, I think we find ourselves in similar situations because we have not learned the lesson from before and so God, life, the universe (whatever you're comfortable with), keeps giving us chances to learn what we need to learn and move on to the next level.
If you truly believe in the LOA then you must accept that everything, and I mean everything, that comes into your life was attracted by you. If you don't like what you're attracting then you should figure out why you are. Remember, most of what we attract is from a subconscious level and provides us with an opportunity to work on an aspect of our self that we would have continued to ignore had the catalystic event not occurred.
In other words, don't see these situations as "Woe is me", see them as "Whoa, it's me!". They are put there for your benefit. Your job is to figure out what part of you is creating it, work on that part of you ( an excellent resource is Bill Harris' Centerpointe
Remember, as we clear away the old, we make room for the new.
I mean really, who hasn't?
Did you ever stop to really figure it out, or were you looking for a little sympathy?
I have been reading "What the Bleep" and listening to Abraham-Hicks lately and I got to wondering about this. I was told many years ago, before I had heard of the LOA, that life will keep handing you tests until you pass and move on to the next level. No judgements, no pressure, move at your own pace.
Now, in light of what I've been learning, I look at this from an evolutionary standpoint. Not physical evolution which takes millennia, but spiritual evolution that you can accomplish in one lifetime. According to A-H we are all here in physical form because we willed ourselves into being. And the reason we did that was to have new experiences and grow spiritually.
So, to answer the original question, I think we find ourselves in similar situations because we have not learned the lesson from before and so God, life, the universe (whatever you're comfortable with), keeps giving us chances to learn what we need to learn and move on to the next level.
If you truly believe in the LOA then you must accept that everything, and I mean everything, that comes into your life was attracted by you. If you don't like what you're attracting then you should figure out why you are. Remember, most of what we attract is from a subconscious level and provides us with an opportunity to work on an aspect of our self that we would have continued to ignore had the catalystic event not occurred.
In other words, don't see these situations as "Woe is me", see them as "Whoa, it's me!". They are put there for your benefit. Your job is to figure out what part of you is creating it, work on that part of you ( an excellent resource is Bill Harris' Centerpointe
Remember, as we clear away the old, we make room for the new.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Planting Daffodils
Apologies for not writing for a while. We have been working feverishly on our Law of Attraction website and it has taken most of my mental energies.
However, I came across this story that I wanted to share with everyone. Like most people, I want the LOA to bring me my desires right now! I understand what Abraham-Hicks refers to as "the wonderful buffer of time", but sometime it seems a bit too slow in the coming. Then I read this story of how one lady accomplished so much by planting daffodil bulbs just a few at a time. Now every day I take a moment to reflect back and I notice the couple of things I accomplished that I now look at as "planting daffodils". These are things that might not have a tremendous impact today, or even tomorrow, but over time will return my efforts many times over.
I hope it is as inspiring to you as it is to me.
"Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.
"I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother." "Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.
"But first we're going to see the daffodils. It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this."
"Carolyn," I said sternly, "Please turn around."
"It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." We got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious sight.
It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and butter yellow. Each different
colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers.
"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn. "Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking", was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration.
That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time--often just one baby-step at time--and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world .
"What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way. "Start tomorrow," she said.
She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"
Use the Daffodil Principle. Stop waiting....
Until your car or home is paid off
Until you get a new car or home
Until your kids leave the house
Until you go back to school
Until you finish school
Until you clean the house
Until you organize the garage
Until you clean off your desk
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married
Until you get a divorce
Until you have kids
Until the kids go to school
Until you retire
Until summer
Until spring
Until winter
Until fall
Until you die...
There is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So work like you don't need money.
Love like you've never been hurt and,
Dance like no one's watching.
Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.
However, I came across this story that I wanted to share with everyone. Like most people, I want the LOA to bring me my desires right now! I understand what Abraham-Hicks refers to as "the wonderful buffer of time", but sometime it seems a bit too slow in the coming. Then I read this story of how one lady accomplished so much by planting daffodil bulbs just a few at a time. Now every day I take a moment to reflect back and I notice the couple of things I accomplished that I now look at as "planting daffodils". These are things that might not have a tremendous impact today, or even tomorrow, but over time will return my efforts many times over.
I hope it is as inspiring to you as it is to me.
"Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.
"I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother." "Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.
"But first we're going to see the daffodils. It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this."
"Carolyn," I said sternly, "Please turn around."
"It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." We got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious sight.
It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and butter yellow. Each different
colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers.
"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn. "Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking", was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration.
That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time--often just one baby-step at time--and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world .
"What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way. "Start tomorrow," she said.
She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"
Use the Daffodil Principle. Stop waiting....
Until your car or home is paid off
Until you get a new car or home
Until your kids leave the house
Until you go back to school
Until you finish school
Until you clean the house
Until you organize the garage
Until you clean off your desk
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married
Until you get a divorce
Until you have kids
Until the kids go to school
Until you retire
Until summer
Until spring
Until winter
Until fall
Until you die...
There is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So work like you don't need money.
Love like you've never been hurt and,
Dance like no one's watching.
Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.
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