I get emails regularly from people who want to use the tools of visualization by themselves to "make" money results happen. That's great and I encourage it. With two reminders... Don't stop taking purposeful physical action toward consciously chosen goals, and Be open to pleasant surprises happening. Seriously, you have NO idea the kind of spontaneously good things that can happen. NO idea. And if you think you know all the good that can happen, then be open to something happening that is … [Read more...] about Losing weight and the “happy coincidence”
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Richard Bandler, Gary Craig, Jose Silva, and the magic phrase they have in common
True Story: A South Florida man (no, not me, a different South Florida man) had a personal goal that was important to him, but it was hard-to-reach, or so he thought. He actually studied and practiced some effective creative visualization he learned in a course called The Silva Method, but STILL had doubts about reaching his goal. So he flew to Laredo, Texas and met personally with Jose Silva (creator of the Silva Method course) to ask JOSE’s opinion about whether reaching such a goal is even … [Read more...] about Richard Bandler, Gary Craig, Jose Silva, and the magic phrase they have in common
Prayer, programming, and the guy who won the lottery twice.
A man in New York won the state lottery not once but twice. The odds are against winning the lottery one time. Twice is close to statistically impossible. Asked by reporters how he accomplished such a thing, the man said the answer was simple: He prayed. (My first thought upon reading this was how, exactly, this man phrased his prayers the SECOND time he won millions of dollars. "Dear God, I know I won a few million recently, and thanks, but I really need to win this next one.") You might … [Read more...] about Prayer, programming, and the guy who won the lottery twice.
The Silva Method: My brother the stuntman, my aunt the lottery winner
(Reminder Every story is shared not to impress or entertain but to invite you to explore what results you can create for yourself. Test the processes! You didn't know what your favorite foods were until you tasted them. So I invite you to taste the processes in this blog and use them to help yourself and people you care about to live more happily. -- Sean Collins) In 1989 a friend invited me -- a devout skeptic -- to go to a Church carnival. There was a used book sale there, in the parish hall, … [Read more...] about The Silva Method: My brother the stuntman, my aunt the lottery winner