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Pursuing Your Passion

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Are you doing what you really want? Most people’s answer is ‘No!’ and is followed by a whole bunch of reasons (read: excuses) for why that is the case.

Bob Proctor said in one of his seminars that there are things that people know how to do, things that people think they can do, and things that people want to do. The vast majority of the population shifts between doing the things they know how to do and things they think they can do. People do what they know how to do, but it is not fulfilling and is not giving them the results they are after. So they get motivated and shoot for what they think they can do. But that is a somewhat challenging and is a bit of a stretch, and since it is not what they want to do, there is no passion there and no energy to break through the barriers, so they go back to what they know how to do. Then the cycle repeats again.

If you go for what you want to do, you will have the passion at your back and the energy to face the challenges and the roadblocks that come up. It’s like that saying about how to break through the fear of failure – you need a goal that is worth failing for. What a profound statement! One of the things that can help you with doing what you want to do are affirmations. If you do not know what it even is that you want to do, you can write a few affirmations around that; if you already know what you want to do but are afraid to take action, you can structure your affirmations around that. In the month that I have started to talk to everyone about Affirmation Triggers, I have had two people share their carrier related stories with me of getting the job in the field that they really wanted to work in that they attributed to using Affirmation Triggers.

Are you up to the challenge of doing what you want?

Until next time,

V

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Spiritual Mind Treatment (2009.11.13)

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Here is an example of a Spiritual Mind Treatment – this treatment is more general in nature, rather than for a specific purpose. Take these words as your own, if you choose.

This is what I know. I know that there is One Source of everything, and I chose to call it the ‘Universal Intelligence’. This Universal Intelligence is infinite, but it contains space within, It is timeless, yet it contains time within, and It is formless, though it contains form within. I know that this Universal Intelligence is everywhere – it penetrates, permeates, and fills the inter-spaces of the Universe, and it does so through a Substance that I call ‘Energy’. This Energy is the field of unlimited potential where the only possible answer is a resounding ‘yes!’. I know that this Universal Intelligence is conscious of Itself, and that any though submitted by Consciousness to this Energy manifests in the physical realm in accord with very specific Laws. I know that these Laws are impersonal and respond to every thought in very much the same way, regardless of who thinks the thought, much like the soil nurtures any and every seed that is planted in it. I also know that the action of the Law is manifestation and it is easy and effortless, much like the grass does not strain to grow.

I know that I am a perfect, whole, and complete individualization of this Universal Intelligence. I know that this Energy, at all times, runs through every cell of my body and always gives each cell exactly what it needs to operate at the peak of its potential. I know that my consciousness is part of the the Universal Consciousness and it is the very reason my body exists. And because I am an individualization of the Universal Intelligence, I know that I possess the same creative ability, and that all my thoughts submitted to the underlying Substance of life – this ever-present Energy field – are, according to the Law, manifesting in my reality each and every time without exception. I know that the Universe is always on my side and that it always shows me the quickest, fastest, and easiest way between where I am and where I want to go. I realize that the Universe lacks no thing, and since I am part of it, I too lack no thing. All limitation is the creation of my ego and here and now I release all feelings of fear, guilt, lack, limitation, and resentment, filling the space with pure Love, joy, abundance, happiness, and potential.

So here and now, with full awareness of my creative abilities and my unlimited potential, I am creating a mold for the Universe to fill. I am creating a mold of joy, happiness, abundance, health, and prosperity in my life. And I know that as I speak these words and feel their Truth in the core of my being, they are in the process of manifesting in my life. For that I am deeply grateful.

From the core of my being and the bottom of my heart, I am thankful to be a part of this magnificent Universe, for sharing this endless bond with the Universal Intelligence, for having the life-giving Energy fill every cell of my body, for being a part of the creative process.

So, here and now, I release these words to the Universe, and know that the Law is already acting on the mold that I created with my thoughts and is bringing the physical manifestation into my actual experience – immediately and effortlessly – because that is how the Universe works. I know this to be the Truth, and so it is!

Until Monday,

V

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Tips On Using The Affirmation Triggers

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I have been sending affirmations to myself for a little while now every 10 minutes during the day, every day. A good friend of mine has been sending them to himself every 30 minutes. He, jokingly, said a few times that he does not know how I can keep up with my affirmations settings.

I talked about before, how I think it is very important to feel like your affirmation is true for it to manifest. One thing that I noticed is that I am getting used to my affirmations. I have read them so many times that I memorized them, so I begin to ‘tune-out’ when I read them – in other words, it read them automatically instead of with my full attention on them.

One of the things that I try to do to keep it fresh and interesting is to change my affirmations once in a while. I don’t mean that I change them completely – I just change the wording so that the overall meaning is the same, but the way that they are presented is different. I noticed that my brain is more receptive to the new affirmations for a while.

Another thing that I do is force myself to pause, take a deep breath, read the affirmation, close my eyes, and spend a few seconds putting myself mentally in the world where this affirmation is true. This exercises, I find, is very effective at breaking the routine of reading the same affirmations over and over.

To help you keep your mind focused on the affirmations, consider making them longer. I tend to make mine pretty short and to the point, which makes them easy to remember. My friend, on the other hand, has created his affirmations with a considerable amount of detail. They are longer and are more difficult to memorize, so it forces you to read them instead of glancing at them.

Do you have any tips that you would like to share?

Until next time,

V

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Worlds Shortest ‘Prayer’

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

“I am”

Of course, this is not a ‘prayer’ in the religious sense of the word, but rather in the neo-spiritual sense.

What do people pray for? They pray for a particular result. Yesterday I talked about the process of manifestation and how ‘you become what you think about, and you attract what you are’. ‘I am’ is part of a statement that results in some description of you, meaning that when you become that, you’ll attract the corresponding results.

As a side note, they are a great way to start an affirmation, or an intention for yourself or for your life. I encourage you to come up with a couple of new, inspiring affirmations for yourself and then use the Affirmation Triggers to remind yourself of what is in the process of becoming.

So do you see how ‘I am’ is the worlds shortest ‘prayer’? Think about the power of those two words…

Until Monday,

V

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Nothing Manifests Without Intention

Monday, October 19th, 2009

I had an interesting conversation with a good friend of mine who brought up a point that without intention nothing would manifest in this world. It is a very simple, yet a very profound statement at the same time.

How do you get any result in life? Whether it is to go to school, grab a snack, or go see a show, it all starts with a quick thought “hey, I should do that” and an intention to actually do it. People invented a car because they had an intention to have a better way of transportation than horses and they invented the airplane because of an intention to fly.

That is why achieving something in your life also starts with an intention. Many times the intentions are installed by someone else, like your parents, and many of the your current results in life are there because of those ’subconscious’ intentions. To achieve something different, however, you need to set some conscious intentions for your life (you can call it goals or affirmations). After you set your intention, you’ll need to trigger your brain to think actually think about it on the regular basis. Intention cards are a great method – this is where you write down your goal, intention, or affirmation on a card and read it as often as possible. Affirmation Triggers is a good alternative – it’s a free service that will send your own affirmations to your phone at regular intervals. Sorry for the plug :)

So, everything starts with an intention, or in other words, a thought, so what do you think about?

Until next time,

V

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How To Increase Your Vibratory Rate

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

I believe that the entire concept of attracting the things that you desire and living the life you want is based on the ability to increase your vibratory rate. When you are able to generate higher frequency vibrations, you’ll have the wind at your back when it comes to working with the universe – you will generate ideas, find energy to work on those ideas, and discover that you ‘magically’ meet the people you need to turn your idea into something more concrete. The opposite is also true; if you remain at the same vibratory rate as you have always maintained, you will keep manifesting the results you are used to.

So how do we increase our vibratory rate? The broad guide to use, is to do the things that make you feel good, excluding the things that leave you in pain at the end, like drugs, where you feel great for a little while only to find yourself in misery after the high has worn off.

I am certain that there are many more strategies for increasing your vibratory rate, but here are some of my favourites:

  • eat wholesome foods that give me long lasting energy with one of my favourites being a nice, green salad with salmon or chicken.
  • move, or in other words, get some exercise, even if it is just going for a walk
  • listen to audio books and read the actual books by the authors that inspire and motivate you – it’s hard to feel down when Tony Robbins is talking about his personal story
  • read articles and watch documentaries and movies about different entrepreneurs, their achievements, and how they overcame different obstacles and challenges (or something else that is inspiring to you)
  • be grateful for what you have in your life right now and for what is coming – I like to say that my next car is ‘clearing customs’, as it has been shipped from overseas and has not been released for delivery yet
  • visualize and generate the feelings of living the life you want to live – living in that dream house, being with that ideal person, driving that babe of the car
  • use affirmations and Affirmation Triggers (excuse the plug, but this did make a difference in my life)
  • and last but not least, get some sun!

I hope that you can apply some of these strategies in your life, but I wonder, what strategies do you use?

Until next time,

V

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Switchwords

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Here is something very interesting that I came across the other day – switchwords. The concept is based on the book The Secret Of Perfect Living written by James T. Mangan (1896-1970), according to Wikipedia, in 1963. I did a google search on it and a book result came up with a 2006 copyright, so you may be able to find it in stores.

Switchwords are single words that represent whole ideas in your brain. They are like connectors between a concept and an action or a certain behaviour. Over the years of conditioning, while we are growing up, our brains make these connections and we can learn to use them to our advantage. The hard part is to discover those connections, but it seems like James Mangan did that for us.

Here are a few examples of switchwords that I found online:

To create new ideas: ON,
To remember something forgotten or to find lost or misplaced article: REACH,
To keep a resolution: DONE,
To act on good impulse: NOW,
To avoid poverty or debt: CANCEL,
To eliminate procrastination: DO,

and the Master Switchword:  TOGETHER.

You can do a search to find more switchwords or try to locate the book.

I would imagine that different languages and cultures will have different switchwords. If you grew up outside of North America, do you feel like the above examples still apply to you? Have you heard of a similar concept in your own culture? Let me know!

Until next time,

V

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Benefits Of Creating Your Own Affirmations

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

There are many websites out there that offer you long lists of affirmations, whether in written form or in an audio format. Some websites will sell you CDs with affirmations recorded on them, while others offer you an email service where a random affirmation will be emailed to you daily. In many ways, and this is just my humble opinion, these services offer a good value, but they all miss a big aspect of affirmations.

Affirmations are supposed to be personalized, positive statements stated in the present tense. The more personalized the affirmation are, the more effective they become. To me, as I said in one of my earlier posts, affirmations are synonymous with intentions as well as with goals. James Arthur Ray talks about how he likes to set intentions instead of setting goals, since the term ‘goals’ is overused and we, as a society, are somewhat accustomed to hearing it. Then, after thinking about it, I decided that affirmations and intentions are really the same thing. And you are supposed to use them in the same way too – you are supposed to keep your mind focused on them as much as possible by doing whatever your need to do (saying them out loud, writing them down on a card and reading the card regularly, etc). In other words, affirmations, intentions, and goals are all positive statements about something that you want to accomplish in your life or statements about the way you want to be and act.

So here’s my problem with the pre-made affirmations. They may sound personalized, but they are not personalized since you did not come up with them. Now don’t get me wrong, I think that it is possible to take an affirmation that someone made, make it feel personal, and internalize it. That being said, I think that it’s a lot easier to internalize an affirmation that you made yourself as opposed to an affirmation made by someone else.

You can use Affirmation Triggers to come up with a list of your own affirmations and then use this FREE service to send your own affirmations to your phone at regular time intervals to make it easier to keep them fresh in your mind. I would love to know what you think of the service.

Until next time,

V

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Stay Younger. Live Longer. With Affirmations.

Monday, September 21st, 2009

During the last week I wrote about the three traps of diagnosis, or decision making, and about the accompanying examples. Today I want to talk about how affirmations can make you live longer and age more gracefully. This post was inspired by a segment in one of the chapters in the book Sway.

This will be that last post relating to material from Sway. To remind you, the book was written by Ori and Rom Brafman. You can check out their website, www.swaybook.com. It’s a fascinating read, so if you found last week’s posts at all interesting, check out Sway: The Irresistible Pull Of Irrational Behavior. Rest assured, I do not get a commission from you purchasing the book. Maybe if I made an arrangement with the publisher…

On to staying younger and living longer.

A team of researchers from Yale University performed an interesting experiment with a bunch of people living in a retirement community. The researchers administered a simple hearing test and recorded people’s scores.

Then they asked each person to say the first five words/phrases that came to mind when they thought of an old person. The researchers classified people’s responses into four categories: positive, negative, internal (ie. experienced), and external (ie. wrinkly).

Three years later the researchers came back and administered another hearing test. They found that people who mainly described an ‘old person’ with the words falling into the ‘negative’ and ‘external’ categories experienced much greater hearing loss than people whose descriptions fell in the ‘positive’ and ‘internal’ categories. How much of a difference does this self-talk make? Well, after all the factors have been accounted for, people’s hearing deteriorated by approximately eight years worth during those three years when they described ‘old age’ with the help of words falling into ‘negative’ and ‘external’ categories.

In fact, having negative associations to aging cause you to age faster and live an average of 7.5 years less. So the solution, then, is to start seeing ‘getting older’ in a good light. Create some positive affirmations and some inspiring intentions about aging (I prefer just saying ‘acquiring experience’). And put Affirmation Triggers to good use!

Stay Younger. Live Longer.

Until next time,

V

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The Affirmation Difference

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

For years I have heard and read about the magic of affirmations. And it seems so simple – just write down your affirmations on a card, read the card as often as possible, and watch your affirmations materialize.

I understood the purpose of writing the affirmations down and reading them – every time you read them they are supposed to remind you of your intentions for your life. But I always questioned whether I actually had to write them down. I mean, if I keep my intentions in my mind all the time anyway, what is the point of writing them down? So I never did.

And, as much as I hate to admit it, my results were not what I was truly looking for. Don’t get me wrong, I was getting some results, but just not at the level that I truly desired. One day, after hearing in an audio book for, like, a 100th time the importance of actually writing down your affirmations, I decided to give it a shot.

I bought a pack of cue cards and wrote down my intentions – I had 20 of them. Then every morning I took a new cue card and wrote down one of the intentions on it. I read the card as often as I remembered to. It turns out that I did not have my intentions in my mind as often as I previously thought.

An interesting shift occurred and I definitely noticed a difference within. I noticed that I was more energized and had a more positive outlook. I had some great ideas come to me (more on this later). It was also a lot easier to feel as if the results that I was after were already in my life. And while the results have not manifested yet, I know that they are on the way.

So if you are like me, wondering whether there is a point to actually writing your affirmations down…in the words of Nike, ‘Just Do It’! You should notice the difference in how you feel the very first day.

Until next time,

V

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