Cognitive Surplus, Clay Shirky & Jerry Stocking

While a vast majority of people at the Attract Wealth Seminar liked Jerry Stocking, there were a few that didn’t. As with most things in life, there are always people who will dislike people you think are amazing.

We’ll get back to this in a bit.

Clay Shirky and Cognitive Surplus
So i am watching this fascinating character named Clay Shirky (NYU) at a web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. My fiance, Kathy, sent me a link to a video of him speaking.

As I watch Clay speak, I start to understand why I have spent so many hours studying the work of Jerry Stocking. Stick with me here, and I think you will learn something very interesting about people… and yourself in particular.

Clay discusses how people deal with big transformations. The first big transformation he talks about is the industrial revolution. How did people handle this? Gin. Yes, gin… the Beefeaters and Tangaray kind of gin you drink. Clay says there used to be little gin carts that were pushed on the streets of London, providing easy access to the libation that soothed the uncertainty of the times.

He said that society would basically and collectively drink itself into a stupor in order to cope with the massive change. It wasn’t until society woke up from this collective stupor that we ended up getting the institutions of the industrial revolution, institutions such as public libraries, museums, public education, etc.

Clay’s theory, a theory I agree with, is that until people stopped looking at change as a crisis and started looking at it as a asset, it was too stressful for them to handle. When people started to look at massive change as an asset, an asset they could design for instead of dissipate using Gin, we started to get the benefits of industrial society.

Another massive change after World War II created another method of dissipating massive change: Television. Because of the 5-day work week, there was now an abundance of time. Clay calls this Cognitive Surplus. This cognitive surplus, or excess thinking time, created its own stress on society as a whole.

How did we cope? This time, we used television.

And we’ve been in this stupor for 50 years… a full generation.

We’re beginning to see this change now. We’re starting to see the benefit of cognitive surplus, this extra thinking time, and we’re starting to understand that we can do something with it… or as Clay says, “Design for.” Shows such as Desperate Housewives have acted like a cognitive heat sync, dissipating societal thinking from overheating because of all of this extra mental time. Television has acted as a valve on a pressure cooker.

Clay says we are now waking up from a cognitive hangover, and we’re starting to act as if this extra time is an asset as opposed to a crisis. Things are starting to be designed to take advantage of this surplus of mental time instead of dissipating it.

Americans are waking up from the 200 billion hours of television we watch a year and finding that we have cognitive surplus.

He says it is time for Americans to wake up from the 200 billion hours of TV we watch a year, finding useful ways of using the 100 million hours we spent watch just the TV ads last weekend. He recommends what is called an “Architecture of Participation.”

Jerry Stocking’s Architecture
Jerry Stocking has been producing incredible Architecture of Participation in the nine years I’ve studied with him. If you can see beyond his personality, whether you like Jerry or not, and experience his architecture, you’ll understand why his work is so important for humanity as a whole. I believe Jerry is a modern Einstein, Edison, or Tesla… a person on earth to show us useful things we can do with this surplus of cognitive energy.

It’s not just Jerry.

Something happened to me from studying and applying his Architecture of Participation. People say things to me that sound like what I’ve said to Jerry for years. I have to tell you it feels odd to accept this, but at the same time, I know it means that the architecture is transferable.

It means you can learn it, too.

But before you learn it and use it, you have to be able to see it. Jerry will go for deep levels inside of you to wake you up from your stupor. He will challenge your cognitive comfort zone. You might weep, you might yell, you might laugh… but you will be moved to wake up from where you’ve been.

Whether you decide to continue your awakening or if you decide to put up defenses to your own growth is completely up to you. But one fact is undeniable: when you come into contact with Jerry Stocking, something deep will move within you.

Jerry uses the analogy of that he feels like a submarine in the yacht club. He means that all of the yachts are aware of what is showing above the water, however, they are completely oblivious to what is happening under the surface. If Jerry, or the submarine, bumps into the yacht underwater, it will appear on the surface like something uncontrollable has happened. Because they have no idea what has really happened below the surface, they have to assign their experience to something beyond their experience. The actual experience, however, is happening because of movement far deeper than they can detect.

Jerry, and the work he does, moves people to a place of deeper, ancient and new, Architecture of Participation. He is putting us in touch with a Spiritual Architecture that is useful for us. This architecture just may save the planet… at the very least, it will make it more tolerable for those that are here now and those who will come after us.

I am not saying this is perfect. It is, however, the best we have so far that I have experienced. I am open to other ways and have experimented with other ways, but nothing has even come close to the transformations I have experienced with Jerry. I never dreamed my life would be this exciting, and I am barely scratching the surface of Jerry’s work after 9 years.

How cool is that!

If you are looking for a new business to be in, then I would recommend that you tap into this new cognitive surplus in whatever way you can. It is going to be so big and the most creative will not only change the world, they will become very wealthy in the process. It is a huge opportunity.

I have not seen Jerry bump someone with his architecture who did not get upset. It is a threat to the status quo in someone. it is the end to their stupor, and nobody likes being shaken out of a deep sleep of their beliefs, patterns, and defenses.

But as you awaken to the wonderful world underneath the surface, you mind getting bumped less and less.

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May 27 2008 | General | No Comments »

The Illusion Of Control: Friends Liking Friends

For most of my life, I have wanted people I like to like each other. I am starting to learn to let this illusion go.

I recently went against my newly formed rule and was again shown how what I want and expect doesn’t happen in real life as it did in my head.

It was very interesting having so many friends that I love come to the Attract Wealth Seminar.

I expected certain people to really connect. Many did. And there were a few I didn’t expect to connect who made lifelong friendships happen instantaneously.

On the outside, I did my best to keep everyone happy with each other. On the inside I was having a bit of fun with how far off I was on some of these connections, and I was tickled that others bonded so well.

Ten years ago, I would have been devastated if some people hadn’t gotten along. Today, however, I get to examine what is going on inside of me and learn about how and why I project these illusions on myself.

More importantly, I learn about my patterns Once I see my patterns, I am not so much at their mercy. I still might act them out, but now I can at least see them and not be caught up in thinking that my patterns ARE me.

I am not my patterns, and neither are you. We are bigger than that.

Seeing my patterns is one of the biggest gifts I can get in life. Ten years ago, I would have hated to see what I see now. Now, I look for people who can introduce me to my patterns — both good and bad, right and wrong.

Get some friends from different backgrounds together and watch what happens in front of you. Notice the feelings you get in your body. Remember what you expected to happen, and notice what really does happen. You will learn, grow, and get energy from it.

It is a different kind of energy, yet similar, to the energy people get from watching two sports teams compete for the first time. What will happen?

Remember the Pleasure of Uncertainty entry a few days ago?

I will still bring friends together, but without nearly as much expectation. In the future, I would like to bring them together to learn about my patterns and theirs while we all meet.

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May 24 2008 | General | 1 Comment »

The Illusion of Control: Friends and Family

When I completed my first product, I was excited. It was a simple two hour interview with my friend Kevin Hogan. It started as a 30 minute interview and went 2 very fast hours. Kevin liked it so much, he wrote a long and incredibly flattering sales letter to his whole list recommending people to buy it… and they did!

I took the long and powerful sales letter which was filled with glowing compliments of who I was and what a great job I did on the interview and sent it to all my friends and family. I had sent it to so many people that my ISP actually shut me down for some time because I looked like a spammer!

In my illusion, I was expecting people to write back saying things like, “Mark, we were wrong, you DID make it,” or “We knew you could do it all along,” maybe even “You are going to make your home town proud of you.”

I always had a fantasy that one day I would show all the nay-sayers in my hometown that I really was somebody.

My best friend wrote me saying, “I don’t really get it, but thanks for thinking of me.” My family didn’t understand or really care. One of my sisters got it, and said she was proud of me.

I didn’t hear from most of the people on that large email distribution list. One of my mentors actually wrote me back saying, “Sounds like a lot of hype to me.”

Surprisingly, I got letters back from people who were on Kevin’s list who had been in seminars with me. They wrote incredible things such as, “Mark, we always knew you had it in you!”

“Mark! What took you so long! We have been waiting for your stuff”

I was all mixed up. My illusion wanted me to get the accolades from those people I wanted it from. I was disheartened by not getting any positive responses at all from the people I wanted and expected it most.

But then the victory came. It came slow and hard. Hard in a good way.

  • I realized that I had just gotten my ticket to freedom.
  • I realized I had been waiting for something that would make these people proud of me.
  • I realized I was doing this for their response.
  • I realized I wasn’t doing it for me.
  • I realized I wasn’t doing a lot of things I wanted to do for fear of these same people disapproving of me.
  • I realized that they really never cared one way or the other about my illusions of right and wrong by their standards.
  • I realized I no longer had to be limited by my illusion of their disapproval.
  • I realized that I was never going to get their approval because it wasn’t in them.
  • I realized I was waiting for something that didn’t exist in reality.
  • Most of all, I realized I was now free from their repercussions and could do what I wanted to do.
  • I realized I needed to be concerned with what I could do for my own fun and approval.
  • I realized I had just received a rather wonderful gift.

I now create the products that I want to create… products that are fun for me, for my business partners, and make an impact in the lives of my customers.

I know there are a lot of people who will like what I have to offer, and the chances are really good they will not be who I think they are. So I do my best for the customers who do like what I do and get it.

It doesn’t mean I stop being around the people who don’t get it. I don’t stop loving them. I just stop running my ideas by them and stop expecting them to like things they are not interested in.

It is perfectly OK for the people I love and the people who love me to not understand what I do at all.

And you should do something similar if you are not already. Do it for you!

Stop expecting people to like what you do. Go find the people that ARE inspired by your dreams made manifest. Make more products for them.

This is one of my biggest keys to success, and it can be one of yours as well.

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May 23 2008 | General | No Comments »

The Language of One, Enlightenment, and Why I Like Jerry Stocking

Since I was a kid, I have always been fascinated by hypnosis.

I was amazed by wondering how a guy in front of the room could get people to do funny things without them remembering later, even if they remembered the words that were said. This fascinated me, so I continued to study it until this very day.

The most amazing hypnotist I ever saw (on video) was Milton H. Erickson. He was a little old man with many health problems, but he could make people look like zombies in the deepest states of trance I’ve ever seen. I realized that he talked more in process language than content language. Process language is more open-ended and less specific, allowing the unconscious mind or experiences of the subject to fill in the blanks.

Why Process Language is Important
In hypnosis, Erickson might say something like, “and you notice the color of the sand,” instead of referring to a white-sand beach. Someone may have been to Cancun and remembered a white sand beach, or that person may have been to Daytona and remembered golden beaches. No matter what beach a person references in their mind or their experience, the hypnotic language works. Erickson would also say, “and you can notice the feeling of the sand,” instead of referencing sand under their feet… that person may be referencing feeling the sand with their hands.

Are you starting to understand process language?

Good! Because if you are interested in spirituality, this is important. What I have noticed in my hypnosis and spiritual studies is that the language of spiritual masters throughout history is process language… very similar to hypnosis. The way Erickson told stories was not that much different from the way Jesus told stories. It was all about process, and it was a language deeper than everyday conversation. Process language causes people to take pause; it causes people to go deep within themselves in order to find the right meaning… the right meaning for them.

Through this inner search for meaning, something amazing can happen. If you don’t take the first meaning your brain throws at you, if you continue to go for a deeper meaning while keeping yourself open, you end up at this place of peace within you. You still will not have an answer, and that is perfectly okay. Or, you might even find this place of peace and be flooded with answers that bring tears to your eyes… answers you might not be able to translate into words. But at that point, you likely won’t care much.

Finding the Magical Place Within
Once you have found your way to this magical place within you, you will want to return again and again. You will try to explain it to people and they might not understand it, they might look at you funny. Sooner or later, though, you might run into someone like Jerry Stocking

Jerry not only knows where you have been, but he can also speak in process language all day about this place. He knows the language of this place so well because he’s been there so long. And when you listen to someone like Jerry talk about your magical place, you realize it is also his magical place.

You realize that not only do you share the same place, you share the same language.

I realized that Jerry knew where I was without knowing even who I was. How could he know?

I listened and studied Jerry’s teachings and methods. I began to apply what he called “the path of breadcrumbs he left to his enlightenment.” Like a scientist, Jerry kept track of what he did to achieve results opening him up more. He taught these techniques, refining them until others would get similar results.

Jerry was at such a magical place all the time, he wanted others to join him at this magical place within themselves and have a common language. He was looking for friends at this place.

I started to get almost identical experiences from the exercises that he talked about, so I became much more interested in this man and his method.

Sometimes I would wonder if this guy might be running some kind of cult and I was falling prey. I thought I might lose control of my mind.

Process Language Makes You Smarter
The funny thing is that i was actually getting more from my mind. I was becoming smarter. I could talk to experts in pretty much any field, and before long I was able to talk about their expertise to the point they would ask me how the heck I knew so much about their work.

My harmonica teacher is one of the best in the world and an expert in music theory. Sometimes I will discuss theory with him, and he will get a kick out of me asking questions he cannot answer. I will recognize a pattern and explain it as best I can, and he will laugh and say I am getting way ahead of him. We have fun, and I like helping him get his wonderful method to be more understandable by explaining how people understand process. We are connecting at his level of expertise and the process of his passion, and I am having a blast doing it.

I might never have been interested in music theory a few years ago. But if I can connect with him at the level of his most available passionate process, I can play with process period. Music theory now becomes exciting to me and I see the beauty in it… and in him.

I once talked for a long time to an exterminator going through my apartment. My roommate at the time said to me, “Man, you will talk to anybody about anything, won’t you?” Yes, I will. If I can see someone leave with a smile on their face, feeling like what is in him is important. When he shakes my hand and thanks me when he leaves, I know he will share some of what just opened up in him with others.

I meet people at the level of deep process. Most experts are experts at process. That is why they are experts usually in the first place. When you open yourself up to this language of process, information begins to flow in you at the rate of high-speed internet access instead of dial-up. How much more can you download in a day through process than content?

This is why I studied with Jerry, and it’s why I still study with him. It is not just about head information either. The same process goes on emotionally.

I have found that emotions and feelings have an even bigger volume data base available. As you open in this arena to high-speed, you really begin to access the heartbeat of the universe and all that it has available to you.

Jerry’s work is all about opening to this level of universal data, and then what to do with it to make your life filled with true abundance.

I will be talking much more about this. This is just a taste of something I wish for all of you to experience.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to talk to each other in a universal language of the spirit? It is a paradox for sure. As I said earlier about the color of sand being different at each beach you might visit, a funny thing begins to happen at this deep spiritual level. Through this language of spirit, we start to realize that no matter what beach we might be on in one level of reality, we are all standing on the same one at a deeper level.

While we are separate on one level, we are not at another. If we can begin to realize and identify with this commonality of language and experience at the spiritual level and see each other from that place, we stop treating each other so badly for being separate.

We begin to realize, at multiple levels within ourselves, that we really are not.

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May 17 2008 | General | 2 Comments »

Proof The Secret Makes your Life Better

In the controversy surrounding The Secret, I have noticed people who adopted belief in the principles of the law of attraction seem to be happier to me than those who didn’t believe in its assertion. While this observation is quite unscientific, I may have found some scientific evidence that people who hold out for the Law of Attraction really are happier… biologically.

I have many friends and family members on both side of The Secret and the Law of Attraction… those that believe and those who say that it is bunk. I have noticed that those who continue to come up with arguments for why The Secret is bunk, those who say that things that people “Attract” can be very easily explainable, are not nearly as happy as those who believe they attracted the good or that a higher force has seen to it that they received it.

I am one of those believers. I am a believer who also believes firmly in practicality. Like my good friend Jerry Stocking says, “If it is easier to levitate your laptop by picking it up than using your powers, take the easiest way, levitate it with your hands.”

I am also practical enough that when I have an amazing synchronicity and some thing I have been wanting to attract falls into my lap, I don’t try to explain it away. Why? Because it makes me feel better to wonder, to be in awe about it. Yes, the awe of it all makes me feel better.

And that has been my argument to the non-believers. Leave them alone. If it makes their lives even the least bit better, then let them be.

I hear arguments back like, “Well, what about the guy who spent his paycheck trying to win the lottery by the Law of Attraction and his family is now broke?” I agree he is an idiot, and it is more likely that he attracted more idiocy, it was easier for him and he took the easy way, remember!

I am talking more about that person who is doing the best they can and then read a book on the Law of Attraction and amazing things begin to happen in their lives… different things… unique things… things that have not happened before they changed how they believe.

There is a mystery and an awe there that begins to make you feel better, and now there seems to be proof to back this up.

The Pleasure of Uncertainty
I was reading an article yesterday. As I was discussing the implications of the article with my very good friend Joe Vitale, Joe perked up and asked me if I would write about this because he thought I was on to something. He said that this made perfect sense to him, and a lot of people would be helped by getting this important point.

The article discusses studies showing that when people get a gift out of the blue, they begin to try and figure out why. The think that the person might want something from them, etc.

The reason for this is the “uncertainty” of the event. Uncertainty can cause discomfort if we have to know why. The paradox of this is that once we explain it away, the pleasure that is possible with uncertainty can disappear as well. Yes I said that: The pleasure of uncertainty.

Studies are beginning to find out that the simple act of rationalizing events or using the rational parts of your mind can eliminate the pleasure and romance of the moment.

Am I suggesting that we turn it off all the time? Heavens no. But what if we are able to decide when to turn it on and off?

What I am saying is that when you receive an unexpected gift, don’t try to explain it. Don’t try to figure out why or reflect on the gift. Keep yourself in the dark. Marvel at the gift. Be in awe at your unexpected good fortune and the happiness you receive from it. The pleasurable feelings will do both your body and mind good.

If something will help you enjoy life more fully, take it and cherish it.

I remember the magic shows when I was a child that kept me in awe. Certainly there were explanations for the illusions I enjoyed, but it was the mystery and awe that kept me coming back every time. The pleasure I received from watching those shows lasted a long time. The thoughts of going to another show would bring me anticipatory pleasure; I would feel good thinking about it.

It happens in many areas of life. Think about that gift of uncertain attention from someone of the opposite sex you might have been attracted to. WOW what that would do to your system, the pleasure, why did he or she smile at me? Why did he or she look at me that way, say those things, etc. The mystery keeps the pleasure alive.

Many of us only tend to think about the negative side of uncertainty and all the things that could go wrong. But like all Laws the Law of Opposites say if there is a bad side…then there must be a good side. Where is your good side of uncertainty? and what gifts can you get from it?

The Secret and the Pleasure of Uncertainty
I have seen many people become alive by reading The Secret or other books on the Law of Attraction. Sure, they might not be attracting in a million dollars or winning the lottery, but they are beginning to experience pleasure in their bodies by playing with the principles.

Just by toying with the idea that you can attract your dreams by your thoughts puts you right smack dab in the middle of the pleasure principle of uncertainty. Pretty interesting huh?

And how much money could buy these people pleasure? If you are feeling down, how much might you pay to feel pleasure again?

Joe and I just completed the Attract Wealth Seminar in Austin, Texas, and we saw this effect over and over again. People who had not experienced any hope or pleasure begin to fell this pleasure.

Many people thanked us with tears in their eyes as they left. And the testimonials from people who have been experiencing a cornucopia of unexpected gifts that they become thankful for and stay in awe and mystery…and feel pleasure in their bodies.
How much is that worth? How much would you pay?

And it costs you nothing to simply feel better about your life. Well, sorry, it does cost you something: your old stuck beliefs. Are you willing to pay that price?

Remember that the mystery of the gift prolongs the pleasure. Even if you find out the reason at a later date and it wasn’t so special as you thought, at least you felt the pleasure while it was still a mystery. Sometimes ignorance can be bliss. The older I get, I find that I am more willing to take the door marked ignorance and bliss than right and miserable.

A little mix of both goes a long way.

One of the great things about hypnosis is that the change can occur at such a deep unconscious level that the conscious thinking mind cannot figure out what happened to cause the change. Those that try and figure it out don’t seem to get nearly as good of results as those that are happy with the change and can live with the mystery of it. Maybe this is one of the reasons hypnosis works so well.

We also get a lot of people writing us about our Subliminal Manifestation DVDs. People will invariably ask how the magic is done, and I write them back and ask them to hold off on that thought for a bit and enjoy the change in their body and mind for a while longer. Others write and say they don’t care what happened or how it happened, they are just very grateful for the change. These people seem to get the most pleasure from the change.

I remember someone telling me about how the Japanese eat seven-course meals. The size of each course would starve the average American. When asked, the Japanese would say that the pleasure was not in the meal but in the anticipation of the courses.

How can you begin to serve up anticipation and wonder and mystery in your life? You can start by not having to explain everything. What if you just took some time and made it a mystery and did your body and mind good in the now?

Here is one thing Joe Vitale and I know. We decided yesterday to have another Attract Wealth Seminar on January 9-11, 2009 in Austin, Texas.

We are leaving the guests and content a mystery for now and letting the universe pleasantly surprise us. We do know that half of the seminar will focus on attracting wealth from the inside and the other half will be on attracting wealth on the outside, in other words, practical ways to attain wealth.

We decided to do it right at the time people want to make the most change in their life - at the New Year and right before the country changes course with a new president. What a perfect time to change.

We also know we sold out the seminar last week and the room barely handled all of us, so we’ll be in a larger venue with even more like minded people.

We decided the price will be $795 for 3 days, but Joe Vitale in his giving spirit said he wanted to give a super early bird special price of $500 to people who sign up now.

We will be going back to the $795 price eventually, so please register if you know you want to be a part of this life changing event in January.

If you want notification of when registration opens, complete the contact form on the Attract Wealth site.

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May 15 2008 | General | 1 Comment »

Attract Wealth Seminar… continues

I’m back home and recuperating after three days of interacting with people from all over the world.

The Attract Wealth Seminar has ended, but in many ways, it is just beginning. I felt before the seminar it would be similar to a family reunion of sorts, and it proved to be like that.

There are so many attendees that I want to thank personally, I would surely do an injustice if I started mentioning them one by one. Thanks to all of them for bringing an amazing energy and enthusiasm to the seminar… without each attendee, it wouldn’t be half the experience it was.

A special thanks to Julie Swain and Trina Nobles Bandler for helping Kathy keep this event running as smoothly as it did. A big thanks to all of the speakers, each of whom brought a dynamic enthusiasm to their presentations. A hearty big thanks to my co-host, Joe Vitale, for making all of this possible.

Many of the attendees had never been to a seminar before. None had been to a seminar like this before. We’ve gotten a lot of feedback, and I don’t think it’s fully sunk in what we’ve done. When you hear people say, “My life will never be the same,” it takes a long time for the magnitude of the experience to really sink in.

Yes, it’s all on video… and if you missed this once-in-a-lifetime seminar, you’ll at least be able to capture the experience and make it your own with The Attract Wealth Home Study Course, coming soon.

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May 07 2008 | Seminar | No Comments »

Mindset Matters

As we prepare for the Attract Wealth Seminar this weekend, I’ve had a lot of conversation with folks about the mindset of wealth. Kathy pointed out an interesting Oprah show she saw quite a while ago in which movie producers gave a homeless man $100,000 to see how it would change his life. The film producer even gave him the opportunity to visit a financial advisor… for free.

This man was given a new lease on life and an opportunity to start life anew.

The money changed his life experience considerably. He got a new $32,000 truck, made new friends, he even got married. He got an apartment and stopped living on the street.

A year later, though, the money was gone. The truck was gone. His friends disappeared when the money ran out, and his wife left him.

One year later, he was back where he started… going through dumpsters to collect aluminum cans for money.

What is the difference between the homeless man who was given an opportunity to live a prosperous life and others? Why was this man unable to capitalize on his opportunity… an opportunity that could have changed his life forever? What makes the difference?

We’ll explore how mindset matters this weekend at the Attract Wealth Seminar. But what do you think?

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April 28 2008 | General | 2 Comments »

Start Where You Are

What happens when you know you’re supposed to be doing certain work, but the money hasn’t shown up to support you while you do that work?

I was recently asked that question by someone who, while working in an office doing clerical work, knew her calling was in the healing arts. It’s a good question. You know your heart’s purpose, but the realities of daily life — bills, children, the mortgage — get in the way.

The first step in making any change is to start where you are. Even if you’re working in the most boring cubicle farm doing the most mind-numbing work, invite change into your experience. Ask for the Divine to show you places where you can start using your talents, your gifts, and applying your purpose. If you’re in the healing arts, maybe the person in the next cubicle ends up being a client, or maybe s/he knows someone who needs your talents.

The problem becomes when you think where you are doesn’t match up to your higher purpose. If you’re placing your trust in the Divine, then where you are — where you are right now — is the perfect place for you to practice your talent and give your gifts.

By taking the step of trusting that you’re in the perfect place, you let go of the belief that you’re blocked, and you begin to open to the Divine’s plan for you to actualize your talents and give more of them.

That small step of trusting that the Divine is there to work with you will do more to remove the blocks towards manifesting exactly what you want.

Start where you are, give what you can give wherever it is needed. Then the plans you make to transition to giving your gifts full time while being supported financially won’t seem like plans at all. They’ll unfold magically from a place of inspiration.

P.S. The Attract Wealth Seminar still has a few spots available. Go see.

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April 21 2008 | General | No Comments »

The Attract Wealth Teleseminar

Joe was so pleased with the Attract Wealth Teleseminar, he wants to share it with the world. That means you, too. You can click the player below or download the call.

Here’s what some of the listeners said about the call:

I did miss the “live” show, however, i listened to the complete training tonight, it was absolutely marvelous, i have listened to these webinars from “experts” and went away very disappointed in the information presented, it was just basically a “sales” call for future products. I must say you and all of your associates gave valid, valuable, use-it-now information!!!! yes, you did present your conference, however it was done in a tasteful, useful manner….my hat is off to all of you for your dignity, love and heart. i am not removing the email with the download and all of the gifts as i know i will want to listen to them often….

because of my schedule i will not be able to be in austin, however, i know it will be better than you presented, it can’t help but be….my best to all of you and i will be there in spirit, you can count on it.

namaste, darlene

Hi Mark and Joe,

Thank you very much for your generous gifts. I was not able to attend the seminar, but I have just finished listening to the audio.

All the speakers are inspiring and have helped me immensely.

Thank you, Thank you, thank you. I am very grateful.

Pamela

Thank you so much for this storehouse of treasures.
- Laura

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! The call last night and these gifts are unbelievable! THANK YOU! It is my intention to receive the funding to travel to and attend the May seminar. Thank you!

- Joni in Charlotte, NC

Thank You so much for a fabulous seminar last night. It was awesome I could actually feel the shift as the speakers continued to speak.
- Lisa Ann

I listened to last evening’s live call & I’m sure glad I did. The info was really great. Thanks.
- Sandi

Just wanted to let you know that I truly enjoyed and got inspired from listening to both of you and all the other speakers. I try to keep the “law of attraction” working for me everyday. The hardest part is when I’m wondering how I’m going to pay my bills. The “law” has worked for me in other ways. So I know it works.

I wish I could make it to the seminar. Perhaps the next one you have.

Keep up the good work!

Karen

Thank you so much for the Attract Wealth Teleseminar, I enjoyed it immensely. I would like the link to the rebroadcast as I would like to listen to it again, there was so much information it is hard to retain all of it. Thank you.
- Elsie

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU… YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME… LOVE YOU, GUYS. IN GRATITUDE, LOVE AND PEACE, EWA ZENDER

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you. About every emotion possible: peace, happiness, tears, smiles, laughter, soooo much good was given and shared tonight. thank you. I love each of you. - Gloria from Ohio

Thank you so much for the teleseminar. I have now had a meditation and a little nap and want to walk out into the spring morning here in Norway. I am still so moved from all of you speaking. - Liv from Norway

Thanks for the terrific teleconference last night. The impact on my husband and me was so profound (it really hit us in the heart chakra) that we both registered for the conference in Austin last night! - Elizabeth from St. Paul

 
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April 10 2008 | Audio Podcast | No Comments »

Attract Wealth Teleseminar

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Attract Wealth Teleseminar last night. Wow, what a call that was. If you registered and couldn’t get through, we apologize. We chose the resource that was going to give us the greatest capacity, but the interest was overwhelming.

If you’re interested in attending the Attract Wealth Seminar on May 2-4, 2008 at the Driskill in Austin, Texas, we still have a few seats available. Unfortunately, we’ve completely sold out our discounted room block for that weekend. You can still get upgraded “historic” rooms for $259 a night, though. Learn more about the seminar by visiting the link above.

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April 09 2008 | General | 1 Comment »

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