The Creative Process

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The Creative Process

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I believe that

"The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne

handled the subject of "Asking" so well

that I felt I had to share it here.

No copyright infringement intended.

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An excerpt from “The Secret”, by Rhonda Byrne

The Creative Process used in The Secret, which was taken from the New Testament in the Bible, is an easy guideline for you to create what you want in three simple steps.

Step 1: Ask

LISA NICHOLS
The first step is to ask. Make a command to the Universe. Let the Universe know what you want. The Universe responds to your thoughts.

BOB PROCTOR
What do you really want? Sit down and write it out on a piece of paper. Write it in the present tense. You might begin by writing, “I am so happy and grateful now that . . .” And then explain how you want your life to be, in every area.

You get to choose what you want, but you must get clear about what you want. This is your work. If you’re not clear, then the law of attraction cannot bring you what you want. You will be sending out a mixed frequency and you can only attract mixed results. For the first time in your life perhaps, work out what it is you really want. Now that you know you can have , be, or do anything, and there are no limits, what do you want?

Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a habit to ask. If you have to make a choice and you don’t know which way to go, ask! You should never be stumped on anything in your life. Just ask!

DR. JOE VITALE
This is really fun. It’s like having the Universe as your catalogue. You flip through it and say, “I’d like to have this excperience and I’d like to have that product and I’d like to have a person like that.” It is You placing your order with the Universe. It’s really that easy.

You do not have to ask over and over again. Just ask once. It is exactly like placing an order from a catalogue. You only ever order something once. You don’t place an order and then doubt the order has been received and so place the order again, and then again, and then again. You order once. It is the same with the Creative Process. Step One is simply your step to get clear about what you want. As you get clear in your mind, you have asked.

Step 2: Believe

LISA NICHOLS
Step two is believe. Believe that it’s already yours. Have what I love and have unwavering faith. Believe in the unseen.

You must believe that you have received. You must know that what you want is yours the moment you ask. You must have complete and utter faith. If you had placed an order from a catalogue, you would relax, know you are going to receive what you ordered, and get on with your life.

“See the things that you want as already yours.
Know that they will come to you at need.
Then let them come.
Don’t fret and worry about them.
Don’t think about your lack of them.
Think of them as yours, as belonging to you,
As already in your possession.”
Robert Collier

In the moment you ask, and believe and know you already have it in the unseen, the entire Universe shifts to bring it into the seen. You must act, speak, and think, as though you are receiving it now. Why? The Universe is a mirror, and the law of attraction is mirroring back to you your dominant thoughts. So doesn’t it make sense that you have to see yourself as receiving it? If your thoughts contain noticing you do not have it yet, you will continue to attract not having it yet. You must believe you have it already. You must believe you have received it. You have to emit the feeling frequency of having received it, to bring those pictures back as your life. When you do that, the law of attraction will powerfully move all circumstances, people, and events, for you to receive.

When you book a vacation, order a brand new car, or buy a house, you know those things are yours. You wouldn’t go and book another vacation for the same time, or purchase another car or house. If you won a lottery or received a large inheritance, even before you physically had the money, you know it is yours. That is the feeling of believing it is yours. That is the feeling of believing you have it already. That is the feeling of believing you have received. Claim the things you want by feeling and believing they are yours. When you do that, the law of attraction will powerfully move all the circumstances, people, and events for you to receive.

How do you get yourself to the point of believing? Start making believe. Be like a child, and make-believe, you will begin to believe you have received. The Genie is responding to your predominant thoughts all the time, not just in the moment you ask. That’s why after you’ve asked, you must continue to believe and know. Have faith. Your belief that you have it, that undying faith, is your greatest power. When you believe you are receiving, get ready, and watch the magic begin!

“You can have what you --- if you know how to form the mould for your own thoughts. There is no dream that may not come true, if you but learn to use the Creative Force working through you. The methods that work for one will work for all. The key to power lies in using what you have . . . freely, fully . . . and thus opening wide your channels for more Creative Force to flow through you.”
Robert Collier


DR. JOE VITALE
The Universe will start to rearrange itself to make it happen for you.

JACK CANFIELD
Most of us have never allowed ourselves to want what we truly want, because we can’t see how it’s going to manifest.

BOB PROCTOR
If you do just a little research, it is going to become evident to you that anyone that ever accomplished anything, did not know how they were going to do it. They only knew they were going to do it.

DR. JOE VITALE
You don’t need to know it’s going to come about. You don’t need to know the Universe will rearrange itself.

How it will happen, how the Universe will bring it to you, is not your concern or job. Allow the Universe to do it for you. When you are trying to work out how it will happen, you are emitting a frequency that contains a lack of faith --- that you don’t believe you have it already. You think you have to do it and you don’t believe the Universe will do it for you. The how is not your part in the Creative Process.

BOB PROCTOR
You don’t know how, it will be shown to you. You will attract the way.

LISA NICHOLS
Most of the time, when we don’t see the things that we’ve requested, we get frustrated. We get disappointed. And we begin to become doubtful. The doubt brings about a feeling of disappointment. Take that doubt and shift it. Recognize that feeling and replace it with a feeling of unwavering faith. “I know that it’s on its way.”

Step 3: Receive

LISA NICHOLS
Step three, and the final step in the process, is to receive. Begin to feel wonderful about it. Feel the way you will feel once it arrives. Feel it now.

MARCI SHIMOFF
And in this process it’s important to feel good, to be happy, because when you’re feeling good you’re putting yourself in the frequency of what you want.

MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
This is a feeling Universe. If you just intellectually believe something, but you have no corresponding feeling underneath that, you don’t necessarily have enough power to manifest what you want in your life. You have to feel it.

Ask once, believe you have received, and all you have to do to receive is feel good. When you are feeling good, you are on the frequency of receiving. You are on the frequency of all good things coming to you, and you will receive what you have asked for. You wouldn’t ask for anything unless it was going to make you feel good in the receiving of it, would you? So get yourself on the feeling good frequency, and you will receive.

A fast way to get yourself on that frequency is to say, “I am receiving now. I am receiving all the good in my life now. I am receiving [fill in your desire] now.” And feel it. Feel it as though you have received.

A dear friend of mine, Marcy, is one of the greatest manifestors I have seen, and she feels everything. She feels what it would be like to have what she is asking for. She feels everything into existence. She doesn’t get caught up in how, when, or where, she just feels it and it then manifests.

So feel good now.

BOB PROCTOR
When you turn that fantasy into fact, you’re in the position to build bigger and bigger fantasies. And that, my friend, is the Creative Process.

BOB DOYLE
The law of attraction, the study and practice of the law of attraction, is just figuring out what will help you generate the feelings of having it now. Go test-drive that car. Go shop for that home. Get in the house. Do whatever you have to do to generate the feelings of having it now, and remember them. Whatever you can do to achieve that will help you literally attract it.

When you feel as though you have it now, and the feeling is so real that it is like you have it already, you are believing that you have received, and you will receive.

BOB DOYLE
It could be you wake up and it’s just there. It’s manifested. Or, you might get some inspired idea of some action to take. You certainly shouldn’t be saying, “Well, I could do it this way, but man, I would hate that.” You’re not on the right track if that’s the case.
Action will sometimes be required, but if you’re really doing it in line with what the Universe is trying to bring to you, it’s going to feel joyous. You’re going to feel so alive. Time will just stop. You could do it all day.

Action is a word that can imply “work” to some people, but inspired action will not feel like work at all. The difference between action and inspired action is this: Inspired action is when you are acting to receive to receive. If you are in action to try and make it happen, you have slipped backwards. Inspired action is effortless, and it feels wonderful because you are on the frequency of receiving.

Imagine life as a fast-moving river. When you are acting to make something happen it will feel as though you are going against the current of the river. It will feel hard and like a struggle. When you are acting to receive from the Universe, you will feel as though you are flowing with the current of the rive. It will feel effortless. That is the feeling of inspired action, and of being in the flow of the Universe and life.

Sometimes you will not even be aware you used “action” until after you’ve received, because the acting felt so good. You will then look back and see the wonder and matrix of how the Universe carried you to what you wanted, and also brought what you wanted to you.

DR. JOE VITALE
The Universe likes speed. Don’t delay. Don’t second-guess. Don’t doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge from within is there, act. That’s your job. And that’s all you have to do.

Trust your instincts. It’s the Universe inspiring you. It’s the Universe communicating with you on the receiving frequency. If you have an intuitive or instinctive feeling, follow it, and you will find that the Universe is magnetically moving you to receive what you asked for.

BOB PROCTOR
You will attract everything that you require. If it’s money you need you will attract it. If it’s people you need you’ll attract it. If it’s a certain book you need, you’ll attract it. You’ve got to pay attention t what you’re attracted to, because as you hold images of what you want, you’re going to be attracted to things and they’re going to be attracted to you. But it literally moves into physical reality with and through you. And it does that by law.

Remember that you are a magnet, attracting everything to you. When you have gotten clear in your mind about what you want, you have become a magnet to draw those things to you, and those things you want are magnetised to you in return. The more you practice and begin to see the law of attraction bringing things to you, the greater the magnet you will become, because you will add the power of faith, belief, and knowing.

MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
You can start with nothing, and out of nothing and out of no way, a way will be made.

All you require is You, and your ability to think things into being. Everything that has been invented and created throughout the history of mankind began with one thought. From that one thought a way was made, and it manifested from the invisible to the visible.

JACK CANFIELD
Think of a car driving through the night. The headlights only go a hundred to two hundred feet forward, and you can make it all the way from California to New York driving through the dark, because all you have to see is the next two hundred feet. And that’s how life tends to unfold before us. If we just trust that the next two hundred feet will unfold after that, and the next two hundred feet will unfold after that, your life will keep unfolding. And it will eventually get you to the destination of whatever it is your truly want, because you want it.

Trust the Universe. Trust and believe and have faith. I truly had no idea how I was going to bring the knowledge of The Secret onto the movie screen. I just held to the outcome of the vision, I saw the outcome clearly in my mind, I felt it with all my might, and everything that we needed to create The Secret came to us.

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


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Some Questions You Might Want To Ask Yourself

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Some Questions You Might Want To Ask Yourself

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What do you really and truly want?

What do you hold dear in life?

What do you believe your life is all about?

What do you desire the most in your life?

What is your greatest dream you would like to achieve?

What is your vision for the next 5 years?

What values do you live by?

Why is it important to you to live by your values?

What are your greatest talents, skills, and abilities?

What makes you unique?

What gifts do you bring to the world?

What are your strongest qualities?

What do you want to be remembered for?

What do you want to get out of life?

What are you committed to doing in this world?

What kind of life will you design for yourself?

What is your quest in life?

What were you born to do?

Where have you limited yourself?

What have you contributed to society?

Where is your greatest desire to serve?

What change do you want to create in the world?

How can you dare to be different?

What kind of life have you created with your current beliefs?

What beliefs do you need to change to live a more rewarding life?

What is the cause of your making poor choices?

What actions can you take to avoid pain and, thereby, gain more pleasure and happiness?

What is the greatest regret of your life?

What have been your biggest challenges in life?

What do you find difficult to accept in your character?

What are your goals, dreams, hopes, and aspirations?

What plans do you have for personal development?

What voids in your life are you trying to fill?

Where does your power come from?

What healthy boundaries have you created for yourself?

What boundaries have you yet to develop that will increase your effectiveness?

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There are many more questions to ask yourself; this is only a selection.

Keep on asking, keep on growing, keep on reaching out for positive progress.

What ever it is you want, you only have to ask!

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Talking to Yourself or Your Own Personal Inquisition

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I was the third child in our family, which meant I was frequently left out. My older brother and sister regularly ganged up on me. It was a case of “Two’s company, three’s a crowd.” As a consequence, I concocted an imaginary twin, with whom I played many games and enjoyed frequent lengthy conversations. I was repeatedly told, “Talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.” However, talking to yourself may be the sanest thing you can ever do, provided it is performed appropriately. I still do it today, but now I am aware that I am conduction my own inquisition, discussing my own challenges and finding solutions to my problems, and perhaps even the problems I see around me. Give it a try: It can earn you the most amazing successes in life.

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Getting what you want out of life is principally about success. Most people think success concerns their career, or their business and their finances, but it goes a great deal deeper than that. I would consider genuine success to be about achievement and values, not just about accomplishments, which can be witnessed externally. Business, career and financial success are immensely predisposed to the success you have in other aspects of your life – your spiritual temperament, your life purpose, your health, your relationships, and so many other aspects that have absolutely nothing to do with money, but which nonetheless greatly influence whether you are prosperous or poor.

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The obstacles you might encounter in life might appear to be external, but the real impediments preventing you from achieving your goals are, in reality, inside you, and until you uncover them and weed them out, things are not exactly likely to go the way you hope.

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Genuine success is achieved in every avenue of your life, not just in business or finance. Happiness is a part of success, as is knowledge of and accomplishment of your life purpose and rewarding, vibrant and joyful interaction with other human beings; it’s a situation that is bursting with vitality. There you will realize happiness. What’s required is a balance in the greater labyrinth of life surrounding you.

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In any sphere of study, one of the best ways to learn is by asking meticulous and challenging questions. Socrates, the noted Greek philosopher – circa 400BC – taught his students with what has become known as the Socratic Method. He answered his students’ questions with an additional query about their question, and question followed question, a procedure that could go on for hours. The understanding that was garnered from this practice was that the answers to life’s most serious questions cannot be found in some external source, but rather within each human being.

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The Socratic Method entails the use of questions to create a dialogue between a teacher and a student, but to get the best of this technique for the purpose of exploring deeper realms of consciousness than most people delve into, generate a discussion with yourself. The idea is to examine your subconscious mind and the super-conscious mind so as to uncover your intuition, inner truth and wisdom, to ask yourself probing questions, answer yourself and, by asking more questions, teach yourself about life - your life - making you your own Socrates.

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Your questions need to be designed to uncover the values, beliefs and rules by which you live to assist in generating breakthroughs, for you are capable of improvement in all avenues of life. Your innate power is just waiting to be realized. By asking and answering pertinent questions you can tap into that power and you will unearth prosperity in all areas of life. It is possible to do this, and much more, by understanding the machinations of the mind and asking suitable questions, relating to your inner truth and performing the resultant required activities on a daily basis.

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There is such abundance in the universe; nothing is in short supply. The one thing there is a shortage of is thought, the right kind of thought. Why are some people tremendously prosperous, while others live in abject poverty? It all comes down to the use of the mind and the distribution of resources. What leads us in the wrong direction on our path through life is a dearth of wisdom, compassion, creativity, focus and discipline. All of these are required for an abundant life.

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Why do people settle for lack when there is a life of abundance to be enjoyed? Because most people live from the outside in, rather than the inside out. They are obsessed with what they have instead of being inspired by their inner being, their soul, and with what they can enjoy. They take advice form others in the same boat as them, instead of taking the time to appreciate what is right for them by looking within. This leads to veiled visions, squandered dreams, and mediocrity.

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However, those who take time for honest introspection notice the patterns and cycles of life. They have self-esteem and integrity, set boundaries and allow themselves time for rejuvenation. They review their progress and examine what is, or is not, working for them and make adjustments with a positive attitude. They take full responsibility for their actions, seek truth, finding ways to improve their lives and, by so doing, make a difference in the world.

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Our lives are like a spider web,
intricately woven,
and whatever path we choose
affects the entire world.

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The Power of Self-Talk

by Todd Smith

Guess who’s the number one person you communicate with on a daily basis? It’s you! Our internal conversations characterize how we view the world and influence every part of our lives- relationships, achievements, attitude and ultimately our degree of happiness.

If this internal dialogue focuses on your faults, mistakes, weaknesses, insecurities, fears or other negative things, it will be virtually impossible to feel good about yourself and advance your life forward. Furthermore negative thinking can have a detrimental effect on your health and overall quality of life.

If on the other hand your self-talk concentrates on your strengths, blessings, successes, opportunities and other positive thoughts, you will feel great about yourself. You’ll enhance your ability to overcome obstacles and as a whole your life will become more enjoyable and fulfilling.
The great news is that you can control what you think about and you can replace any negative thought with a more positive and productive affirmation. Like anything else, it takes time and practice and it will get easier over time.

Become Aware of Your Internal Conversations

The first step toward improving our thoughts is to REALLY listen to our self-talk. Are your thoughts positive or negative? Do they lift you up or do they bring you down? Do they inspire or do they impede? You may not realize how often negative thoughts pop into your head. Become aware of this internal dialogue and its content and make sure it stays positive. When it gets negative take a few minutes to analyze the underlying reasons for your negative thinking.

Take Control of Your Thinking

If you catch yourself thinking negatively, you can stop your thought process mid-stream by literally saying to yourself “STOP!” Saying this aloud will be powerful and will make you more aware of the frequency and circumstances of these negative internal conversations.

Another trick is to walk around with a rubber band around your wrist. As you notice negative self-talk, pull the band away and let it snap back. It’ll hurt a little and serve as a slightly negative consequence that will both make you more aware of your thoughts and help put a stop to them!

Every time I catch myself thinking about one of my failures, faults or mistakes, I have a firm conversation with myself and I say, “I’ve learned all I can learn. I can’t change what has happened. I refuse to think about it any longer!” Then using my self-control I change the subject.

I confess that I may have to repeat this self-talk technique 20 times before I can finally stop thinking about a major mistake or failure. But as with every challenge I have faced thus far in my life, I have not allowed it to negatively impact my overall outlook.

Let me encourage you to start being aware of your self-talk. Determine which conversations are helpful and which ones are harmful. Take control over your thoughts and you will watch your life blossom before your eyes.

Remember, we all make mistakes. We all have set backs. We all experience failures. We all have bad things happen to us. The key is to learn from every experience and to use our self-control to stop thinking about them.

“It isn’t what you have, or who you are,

or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy.

It is what you think about.”

--- Dale Carnegie

About the Author:

Todd Smith is a successful entrepreneur of 29 years

and founder of Little Things Matter.

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Ask And You Will Receive

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Asking questions can help you live an incredible life. To understand why, you need first to look at human development. Children between the ages of two and five years of age are greatly motivated by the “WHY” word – they have a tremendous desire for explanation. When they ask ‘why’, or ‘how’, they are not just making conversation; they are trying to learn new things, getting to the foundation of a subject. The ability to ask questions enables a young child to make an enormous jump in its development.

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All through your education you are encouraged to ask questions. Does that mean that when you complete your education, whether in school, college or university, you don’t need to ask any more questions? Most certainly not! I remember a classmate saying, after we had completed our last school exam, “No more learning, no more questions, no more answers.” I know he meant he was happy to have his exams over, but thought then, as I still do now, what a dumb thing that was to say. You need to go on learning all through your life; when you stop learning you are worthy of only one thing – the grave.

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With that in mind, it is obvious that to make a success of life you need to go on asking questions to live a dynamic life. The better the questions you ask, the better your life will become. You should be asking yourself questions all through life concerning relationships, projects, interests, career – in other words, concerning every aspect of your life. Asking new questions changes your focus and direction. This also affects your thinking. Asking questions of yourself forms the habit of introspection.

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Introspection is the key to living a dynamic life. If you can look at yourself and recognise that you have faults and weaknesses, then you are ready to change. People who are not analytical of their lives, their actions and circumstances, rarely succeed in the fields of life that matter most. Those who ask introspective questions concerning their lives find they are more successful.

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Be weary of how you ask your questions. If your thinking is negatively impaired, you are likely to ask yourself the wrong type of questions. You are here to live a life of abundance and to use your mind to develop and expand your life. The right questions will do this, and then some. Asking, without any doubt that you will receive what you ask for, is a key that can unlock the life you have always desired.

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You already hold the key, but you may not be using it effectively. Spiritual leaders have known this secret for thousands of years; it is not something new. It’s not about looking outside yourself for something you lack, but rather reaching inside for something that you already possess. Your intensity of fulfilment can be traced back to the questions you ask and the actions you take from day to day. Never be afraid to ask big questions and dream big. Your big questions can result in unrelenting success.

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Anything is possible if you dare to ask!

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The Power Of Questions

by Todd Smith

Kindra Hall, a fellow blogger and beautiful writer, recently shared a story about her first visit to the National Speakers Association. Every day for three years she drove by their offices thinking about how to present herself. What would she say? How would she say it? Finally building up the courage to go inside, she decided to just ask questions.
Introduced to a representative from the association, she indicated she wanted to be “a sponge” and learn as much as she could about improving her speaking ability.
The lady responded and said, “So many people come into an organization like this with the goal to impress. They memorize their resume and talk about why they are unlike anything anyone has seen. Honestly, those folks never make it very far. While it is good to be confident, the true measure of this experience is not how impressive you are coming in – it’s how much you can learn while you are here. If your goal is to soak up what you can from others to become better, that is impressive. And the members of this association will help in whatever way they can to make sure you get the information you seek.”
This story reminded me of another little thing that matters: the importance of asking questions. Most people feel the need to impress you with what they know. They feel the need to explain how good they are at what they do. Or worse yet, they pitch you on something, all without asking one question.
I wonder how much more successful we would be if we focused our time asking good questions, rather than thinking about what we want to say. Think about it.
Asking questions accomplishes many things. Here are seven quick points that come to mind.
1. You Show An Interest. The relationships building process is built by FIRST showing an interest in others. When you show an interest in others and the things that are important to them, they will show an interest in you and the things important to you.
2. You Demonstrate Your Desire to Learn. This alone will increase people’s respect for you. In a world of “know it alls” and people who could care less about gaining knowledge, you will stand out from the crowd by being someone who has the desire to learn.
3. People Will Want to Help You. Most people find great fulfillment from helping people who genuinely want to learn. I love helping people if I have the knowledge and experience that can benefit them. How about you?
4. You Will Identify Needs and Desires. By asking good questions, you can determine if what you have to offer is something the other person really needs. No one likes to be pitched and they especially don’t want to be pitched on something they don’t want or need. If you are in sales, you would be wise to spend more time thinking about the questions you want to ask rather than excessive details about your sales presentation.
5. You Are Showing Respect. When you ask people questions, you are recognizing their value and importance. Everyone wants to feel like they have something worthwhile to contribute. As I pointed out in To Earn Respect You Must Show Respect when you show respect to others, they will show respect to you.
6. Help You Solve Problems. One of the best ways to solve problems and make wise decisions is to ask good questions.
7. To Explore Deeper. The first words that people share are generally just the “tip of the iceberg.” They represent the surface of their thoughts rather than the deep meaning behind those thoughts. Asking questions is the best way to find out what people “really” mean. When you take the time to find out what people really mean, they will be instinctively drawn to you.
So, being honest with yourself, how would you rank yourself on a scale of 1-10 on this subject? Are you a person who asks questions? Do you find yourself talking more than you listen? Is this a subject you need to work on?
Over the next 24 hours will you agree to focus on asking questions? Ask your spouse questions about his or her interests; ask your children questions about their school projects; ask questions of your co-workers; seek someone’s insight about a decision you need to make. Will you simply spend more time asking questions rather than talking for just the next 24 hours?
This is an area where I can really improve. Let’s accept this challenge together.
Asking good questions is a great way to learn. It’s an art we can all improve upon.
About the Author: Todd Smith is a successful entrepreneur of 29 years and founder of Little Things Matter.

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Ask

Day 15
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Beginning to ask questions about life
is a sign you are having a major breakthrough.

The Truth of Life is right here for everybody,
as it has always been,
but the ones who ask questions
receive answers and discover the truth.
When we ask questions,
deeply wanting to know answers,
we will attract the answers
in a form that we can understand.

To receive answers in life,
you must begin to ask.

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"Look at the abundance all around you as you go about your daily business.You have as much right to this abundance as any other living creature. It's yours for the asking."

Earl Nightingale

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ASK

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When we focus on what we want and ask for what we want, we are initiating a conversation with the universe.
When you ask for something, there's a good chance that you might not get it. However, if you never ask, there's a definite certainty that you won't get what you seek. By asking often enough and sincerely enough, you'll get what you're after.

If we haven't taken the time to really understand and identify what would truly make us happy, we won't be able to ask for it from those around us or from the universe. We may not even be able to recognize it once it arrives. When you feel that you want something, challenge yourself to find the deeper desire that's responsible for your aspiration. Ask yourself why you have this desire and take the time to understand it. Be completely honest with your answer.

What you might think you want may not necessarily be want you really want. Most of the time, what you think you want is merely intimation, an insinuation or indicator to what you truly desire. Ask yourself what you would like to be able to expect. Then go ahead and bring your expectations in line with your desires. Make the effort, put yourself on the line and ask for what you want from life.

So often we take our surroundings for granted and do not give respect to itsworth. By giving respect to the abundance surrounding us we draw that abundancetowards ourselves, thereby enriching our lives. It is our right to possessabundance and we only need ask that it be ours.

By recognizing abundance, givingthought to it, we take the first step toward bringing it into form in our lives.That we will receive it takes the ability to ask for it, to have the faith that it will be ours, and a decision to accept it in the appropriate season.

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Who Are You?

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Day 14
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"The greatest revolution in our generations

is the discovery that human beings,
by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,
can change the outer aspects of their lives."

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William James (1842-1910)

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Who Are You?
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Minus the good and minus the bad...
Minus the happy and minus the sad...
Minus those you love,
Minus those who return that love and
Minus those who do not love,

Or even like you...
Minus your place in society and
Minus your wealth or lack of it...
Minus the image you portray and
Minus the way that image is perceived...

Who are you?

In the first light of dawn,
Before you put on your worldly clothes...
In the darkness of night,

When you take them off...

Who are you?

Do you stand in awe of yourself as an incredible creation
And view your life from that point?

You should...

You have the miraculous ability to
Breathe, see, feel, hear, move, smell, touch and love.
Is that not wonderful,
Or have you forgotten who you are
Beneath your cloak of flesh and bones?

Very young children know who they are.
Their mere existence is cause for celebration.
They run and jump and yell and sing and dance
With a passion that rises from the joy of being alive.

You had that same sense of awesome wonder -- once.

Struggles and disappointments didn't destroy it.
You simply put it away and forgot about it;
All the other baggage you were cursed with
By the world around you
Made it just another burden to carry.
There are flashes now and then, little reminders.
A thought you can't quite grasp.
A feeling that slips through your fingers.

A yearning that never completely goes away.

In the twinkling of a moment, you are here.
In the twinkling of another you are gone.
Everything in between is the fullness of your life,
Not the separate compartments that push and pull and stretch you thin.

The Universe endowed you with the gift of life, creating you as its miracle.
You are never anything less than miraculous.
Do not ever think otherwise.

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Self-Awareness

Understanding where you are coming from.

Self-awareness is about being honest about who we really are, our potential and what is required of us if we truly want to achieve the life of our dreams. It’s being able to look at ourselves in a metaphorical mirror and being able to see what lurks behind the shell that is our physical body; it’s acknowledging how we feel, how we think, our actions, and all the things there are to know about our characters. It is also being sensitive, tuned into life and knowing what is going on in our environment and being aware of the needs of others. Those who are confidently self-aware are open, warm and receptive of new ideas and opportunities. They see the many choices in every situation.

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Do we look at life through our parents’ spectacles?

Are our prejudices inherited or are they our own?

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We need to understand that each human being on earth is a person with equal rights to fulfil their own potential - that religion, gender, wealth, intelligence, nationality or colour are not measures of worth or merit. We need to appreciate that every human being is a distinctly unique individual and that no two people are alike, not even identical twins.

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We need to appreciate what being human is … that is a changing, growing, imperfect but amazing living creature with the marvellous ability to understand their own relationship to the environment and to the many people and events that work together in everyday life. We need to adapt mentally and physically to survive in a world where our senses are continually under attack. Learning to relax and cope with the trials and tribulations of everyday life is fundamental to survival and achievement, developing a mental hide, as it were, of strength of character.
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Little has changed since the days of our early ancestors when, at the first hint of danger or threat, the body automatically mustered its defences in preparation for Fight or Flight. Today this automatic body response results in stress, which can be devastating on mental and physical health. But those who have a positive self-awareness know that this auto-response is an important part of eventual success. Each person should try to find his or her own healthy stress level in life and operate within that level. While expressing emotions such as love, joy, compassion, and exhilaration is healthy and desirable, conversely it is beneficial to minimise the overt expression of anger, hostility, depression, anxiety, and loneliness. The only healthy expression of Fight or Flight emotion is in the face of life or death situations.

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Positive Self-Awareness is realising that we need to continue to learn, to adapt and grow every day; comprehending the abundance of potential within us, and understanding how little we have done to challenge our minds. It is accepting that we must seek and walk with truth every day of our lives, always being open to wiser choices and improved approaches to reaching a life of our dreams, knowing that there is still time to reach those dreams.

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Self-Image
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Dori J Locke

Excerpt from her book:

"Results Unlimited"

Self-image is how you see yourself in relation to others. This is the idea you have of what kind of person you are, which could also be called self-concept. It is very important, as it affects your self-esteem and confidence.

Self-image includes the following:

· What you think you look like physically.
· How your personality comes across
· What kind of person you think you are
· What you think others think of you
· How much you like yourself or you think others like you

Self worth id tied very closely to our self-image. Self worth can be described as a personal judgement of worthiness that is expressed in the attitudes we hold about ourselves. The picture we hold of ourselves in our mind is ultimately connected to the value we place on ourselves. Having a healthy self worth is having a positive constructive view of yourself and your abilities. It allows you to work toward your goals and engage in rewarding relationships. An unhealthy self worth is displayed in a negative, pessimistic or disapproving view of yourself. it is the ability to see beyond limitations and problems. Those who display this type of worth believe that they cannot reach gaols nor have meaningful relationships.
Improving your self-image, like improving any skill, takes time and practice. Developing good self-esteem involves encouraging a positive attitude towards yourself and the world around you and appreciating your worth, while at the same time behaving responsibly towards others. Self-esteem is not self-absorption; it is self-respect.
By working from the inside out and focusing on changing your own way of thinking before changing the circumstances around you, you can build your self-esteem. The goal of this positive thinking is to give yourself a more positive self-image, while seeing yourself honestly and accepting yourself, and then removing the internal barriers that can keep you from doing your best.
The following are several quick and easy techniques you can use to improve your self-image:
· Avoid exaggerations.
Correct your internal voice when it exaggerates, especially when it exaggerates the negative. Try to avoid thinking in extreme terms. (“I always make that mistake,” or “I’ll never get that promotion.”)
· Stop negative thoughts in their tracks.
Sometimes putting a stop to negative thinking is as easy as that. The next time you start giving yourself an internal beating, tell yourself, “Stop it!” if you saw a person yelling insults at another person, you would probably tell them to stop. Why do you accept that behaviour from yourself?
· Accentuate the positive.
Instead of focusing on what you think are your negative qualities, accentuate your strengths and assets. Maybe you did not ace the presentation you just gave, but maybe your hard work and perseverance lead to a better understanding of the information that you would have had. Maybe you felt nervous and self-conscious when giving that presentation, but maybe your boss and co-workers respected you for getting up and trying.
· Accept flaws and being human.
Maybe you did get nervous and blow that presentation – so what? Talk to your boss about what went wrong, try to address the error in the future, and move on. All people have flaws and make mistakes. Your boss, co-workers, friends, family, mail carrier, congressional representative, and favourite movie star have all made mistakes. They have forgiven themselves; so can you.
· Accept imperfection.
Perfection is a high goal to aim for – you do not need to start there or even end there. Make doing your best your ideal; what more can you realistically do? Focus on what you have gained from the process and how you can use it in the future. Avoid focusing on what was not done or should have been done differently. Allow yourself to make mistakes and then forgive yourself. Try laughing instead of criticizing.
· Do not bully yourself!
“Should have, could have, would have …” Try not to constantly second guess yourself, criticize yourself for what you “should” have done better, or expect too much from yourself. Do not put standards on yourself that you would not expect from others. It is great to want to do well, but expecting yourself to be perfect (which is impossible) and then punishing yourself when you fail is a vicious cycle. Using expressions like “I should have” is just a way of punishing yourself after the fact.
· Replace criticism with encouragement.
Instead of nagging or focusing on the negative (in yourself and others), replace your criticism with encouragement. Give constructive criticism instead of being critical (“Maybe if I tried to do … next time, it would be even better” instead of “I didn’t do that right.”) compliment yourself and those around you on what you have achieved (“Well, we may not have done it all, but we did a pretty great job with what we did.”)
· Do not feel guilty about things beyond your control.
You are not to blame every time something goes wrong or someone has a problem. Apologizing for things and accepting blame can be a positive quality if you are in the wrong and if you learn and move on. However, you should not feel responsible for all problems or assume you are to blame whenever someone is upset.
· Do not feel responsible for everything.
Just as not everything is your fault, not everything is your responsibility. It is okay to be helpful, but do not feel the need to be all things (and do all things) for all people. This is taking too much of a burden on yourself AND limiting those around you. Let others be responsible for themselves and their actions – you should not feel responsible for their happiness.

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“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches,

but reveal to them their own.”

Benjamin Disraeli,
Former Prime Minister of England

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Don’t Change the World

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Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country.

One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country.
When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.
Then one of his wise servant dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”
The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.

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There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story:

“To make this world a happy place to live,

you better change yourself -

your heart;

and not the world.”

Unknown

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Small Steps To Big Change -Making Big Change Easier

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When we decide that it’s time for big changes in our lives, it is wise to ease into them by starting small. Small changes allow us to grow into a new habit and make it a permanent part of our lives, whereas sudden changes may cause a sense of failure that makes it difficult to go on, and we are more likely to revert to our old ways. Even if we have gone that route and find ourselves contemplating the choice to start over again, we can decide to take it slowly this time, and move forward.

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Sometimes the goals we set for ourselves are merely indicators of the need for change and are useful in getting us moving in the right direction. But it is possible that once we try out what seemed so ideal, we may find that it doesn’t actually suit us, or make us feel the way we had hoped. By embarking on the path slowly, we have the chance to look around and considerother options as we learn and grow. We have time to examine the underlying values of the desire for change and find ways to manifest those feelings, whether it looks exactly like our initial goal or not.

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Taking small steps forward gives us time to adjust and find secure footing on our new path.

Life doesn’t always give us the opportunity to anticipate or prepare for a big change, and we may find ourselves overwhelmed by what is in front of us. By choosing one thing to work on at a time, we focus our attention on something manageable, and eventually we will look up to see that we have accomplished quite a bit.

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Forcing change is, in essence, a sign that we do not trust the universe’s wisdom. Instead, we can listen to our inner guidance and make changes at a pace that is right for us, ensuring that we do so in alignment with the rhythm of the universe.

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Have a wonderful day filled with life's blessings

Hanneica

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The Law Is Still Working

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Day 13
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Each of us is attracting in every moment of our lives.
So when you feel that the law isn't working
for you because you don't' have what you want,
realize that the law is responding to you.
You are either attracting what you want
or you are attracting the absence of what you want.
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The law is still working.

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The Law of Gender

Every seed has a gestation or incubation period.

Ideas are spiritual seeds and will move into form or physical result.

Your goals will manifest when the time is right.

Ask, believe and know that they will.

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The law of Gender is to be found in all things as masculine and feminine.

It is the law that governs what we know as creation.

The word 'creation' is often eroneously used, as, in reality, nothing is ever created.

All new things merely result from the changing of something that was, into something else that now is.

The Law of Gender manifests in the animal kingdom as sex.

It also manifests in the mineral and vegetable kingdoms.

Without the dual principle of male and female in all things, there could not be a difference of potential, perpetualtion of motion, nor a regeneration.

This is, in truth, the Creative Law.

This law decrees that everything in nature is both male and female.

Both are required for life to exist.

It is the law of Ying and Yang.

It also decrees that seeds have a gestation or incubation period before they manifest.

Ideas or thoughts are spiritual seeds.

In other words, when you choose a gaol or build the image in your mind, a definite period of time must elapse before the image manifests in physical form.

Be patient!

All ideas move into form in the right time.

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I'd like to share with you a recording of an interview with

My Mentor Bob Proctor on

"The 11 Forgotten Laws"

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Don't miss the article by Brian Wong on

The Reversal of Attraction

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Have a Wonderful Day

Practice Attracting Great Things Into Your Life.

Bright Blessings

Hanneica

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