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Table of Contents

Program Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Imagination .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .13

Intuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

The Will. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Perception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

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CD OneProgram Introduction

Program IntroductionBy Sandra Gallagher

When.two.extraordinarily.powerful.forces.meet,.the.result.can.change.the.landscape.forever ..Wind.

and.fire.combine.and.burn.away.decades.of.dead.brush,.clearing.the.way.for.fresh.new.growth.to.

emerge ..Two.streams.unite.and.forge.a.river.that.creates.and.sustains.new.life.along.its.banks.for.

hundreds,.even.thousands.of.years .

To.describe.the.two.individuals.you.are.about.to.meet.as.forces.of.nature.is.no.understatement ..

And.if.you.allow.it.to,.their.connection.will.renew.and.transform.the.landscape.of.your. life.in.the.

most.miraculous.ways.imaginable .

Hello,.I’m.Sandy.Gallagher,.Co-founder,.President,.and.CEO.of.LifeSuccess.Corporation ..I.am.

thrilled.and.honored.to.welcome.you.to.this.landmark.collaboration.between.two.of.the.greatest.

thinkers.and.teachers.of.our.time,.Bob.Proctor.and.Mary.Morrissey ..

It.would.be.impossible.to.estimate.how.many.lives.have.been.positively.impacted.by.Bob.Proctor.

over.the.past.40.years ..His.simple.yet.remarkable.message—you were born rich with the power

to create exactly the life you want—strikes.a.chord.with.almost.everyone.who.hears.it ..Through.

his.books,.seminars,.personal.coaching.programs,.and.television.and.film.appearances,.that.

number.is.in.the.millions ..The.timeless.truth.of.Bob’s.message.and.the.amazing.effectiveness.of.

his.methods—and.I.can.personally.attest.to.both—have.set.him.apart ..Today.he.is.one.of.the.

most.influential,.respected,.and.in-demand.figures.in.the.entire.personal.development.field ..

Over.the.past.30.years,.Mary.Manin.Morrissey.has.traveled.a.parallel.path,.approaching.many.of.

the.same.issues—self-empowerment,.prosperity,.and.personal.success—from.a.distinctly.

spiritual.perspective ..Mary’s.singular.gifts.of.charisma,.compassion,.and.communication.have.

made.her.one.of.the.leading.lights.of.the.human.potential.movement ..She.has.shared.stages.and.

exchanged.ideas.with.some.of.the.most.important.and.influential.leaders.in.the.world,.including.

His.Holiness.the.Dalai.Lama.and.Nelson.Mandela ..Like.Bob,.her.books,.speeches,.seminars,.and.

film.and.television.appearances.have.positively.impacted.millions ..

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Amazingly,.these.two.shining.stars.circled.each.other’s.orbits.for.years.without.ever.actually.meeting ..Then,.on.a.fateful.day.nearly.10.years.ago,.stars.collided ..Through.the.persistence.of.a.mutual.friend,.Bob.and.Mary.finally.sat.down.to.breakfast.together.and.shook.hands.for.the.first.time ..The.connection.they.felt.in.that.moment.was.instantaneous,.electric,.and.profound ..True.magic.flowed.out.of.that.first.conversation,.and.in.the.decade.since,.the.magic.has.never.stopped.flowing .

We’ve.created.this.program.to.capture.and.share.with.you.the.brilliance,.insight,.and.incredible.wisdom.that.are.spontaneously.generated.whenever.these.two.great.minds.and.hearts.come.together ..

Over.the.next.six.sessions,.Bob.and.Mary.are.going.to.introduce.you.to.some.of.the.most.exciting,.earth-shaking,.and.truly.life-changing.ideas.you.have.ever.heard ..As.you.listen,.your.imagination.will.be.ignited.and.your.intuition.electrified ..Your.will.is.going.to.be.strengthened.and.your.memory.expanded ..Your.reason.will.be.sharpened,.and.your.powers.of.perception.expanded.to.an.unprecedented.degree ..

In.the.end,.you.will.have.discovered.that.you.were.born.with.six.extraordinary.gifts ..With.that.discovery.you.will.know,.without.a.doubt,.that.you.have.in.your.possession.everything.you.need.to.create.everything.you.want ..Even.better,.you.will.already.be.well.on.your.way.to.making.it.happen ..

The.first.gift.may.be.the.single.most.potent.thing.you.possess;.a.tool.whose.full,.extraordinary.power.you.haven’t.even.begun.to.unleash ..Without.this.gift,.nothing.is.possible ..With.it,.anything is ..In.this.first.session,.Bob.and.Mary.will.awaken.you.to.the.full.magnificence.of.this.wondrous.gift ..You’ll.discover.how.to.understand.and.manage.this.gift.so.that.it.is.always.serving.your.highest.goals.and.desires,.always.moving.you.closer.to.the.life.you.truly.want.to.be.living ..

And.now,.here.are.Bob.Proctor.and.Mary.Morrissey .

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Bob. I.found.years.ago,.that.there.were.only.two.sources.of.reference.I.could.go.to.find.out.anything.about.myself ..One.was.science.and.the.other.was.theology ...The.minute.I.sat.down.with.Mary.Morrissey,.there.was.an.instant.connection.on.a.very.deep.level ..

. I.had.never.met.a.woman.who.had.studied.theology.to.the.depth.that.she.has.studied ..And.she.always.says.something ..It’s.like.she.cracks.an.egg.every.time.she.opens.her.mouth.and.there.is.just.a.beautiful.idea.that.flows.out.of.it .

. I.know.you’re.going.to.feel.this.way,.too ..As.you.take.the.time.to.go.through.these.messages.over.and.over.and.over.again—and.I.know.you’re.going.to.want.to.do.that—you’re.going.to.build.a.very.strong.rapport.with.this.woman ..I.want.you.to.know.that.I.feel.honored.being.able.to.be.here.working.with.her.right.now .

Mary. Thank.you,.Bob.Proctor ..

. I’ve.been.in.this.study.for.over.40.years.and.there’s.not.another.human.being.I.know.on.the.planet.that.has.a.more.acute.understanding.of.how.you.tap.into.the.power.that.is.within.every.one.of.us,.and.use.that.in.constructive.ways.to.bring.more.aliveness,.to.make.a.greater.difference,.to.make.a.greater.contribution,.to.extend.the.good.you.have.beyond.your.own.presence ..The.mastery.that.he.has.in.the.understanding.of.the.mind,.and.the.ability.to.translate.deep.understandings.of.the.universe.and.the.great.esoteric.teachings.and.modern.science.into.very.useable.understanding.for.you.and.me ..There.is.nobody.on.the.planet.more.aware.and.more.gifted.than.Bob.Proctor.and.I.feel.a.deep.sense.of.honor.and.gratitude.to.be.here.with.you,.Mr ..Proctor .

Bob. Thank.you,.Mary,.thank.you .

. We.are.going.to.be.taking.people.on.a.trip.within.themselves,.really,.and.it.won’t.matter.who.they.are ..It.could.be.a.senior.executive.that.may.be.confronted.with.quite.a.serious.challenge ..It.might.be.a.young.single.mother.with.two.or.three.children;.maybe.a.sales.person.that.is.really.stuck.and.they.just.can’t.see.how.they.can.get.those.sales.going ..It.could.be.an.entrepreneur,.or.just.an.ordinary.business.individual.who.is.feeling.sort.of.lost ..They.just.can’t.get.anywhere ..I.see.what.we.are.going.to.do.here.as.meeting.their.

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need.and.creating.an.awareness.for.them ..Does.that.fit.with.you?...

Mary. Absolutely.because.you.and.I.got.into.this.material.at.that.kind.of.a.point.in.our.life .

Bob. We.were.totally.lost .

Mary. Yea,.we.were .

Bob. We.started.with.less.than.nothing,.so.it.doesn’t.matter.where.you.are ..If.you’re.listening.

to.this.and.you.have.a.desire.to.make.things.happen,.they.are.going.to.happen ..

. We’re.going.to.lay.a.solid.foundation.here ..I’m.going.to.share.some.information.that.I’ve.

been.studying.since.1968.and.some.people.feel.it’s.a.little.deep ..I’m.going.to.take.you.

down.there.into.the.depths ..I’m.going.to.get.away.from.the.shallows.where.the.

minnows.are ..We’re.going.to.get.out.into.the.deep.where.things.really.happen.and.it’s.

much.more.beautiful ..You’re.going.to.find.as.you.move.along.and.through.the.repetition.

of.hearing.this.information,.that.you’re.going.to.want.to.come.back.and.listen.to.it.over.

and.over.and.over.again.because.it’s.going.to.take.on.new.meaning.every.day ..

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. In.commencing.with.this.course.of.instruction.on.how.to.dig.in.and.move.into.that.part.

of.your.mind.where.these.incredible.elements.reside,.that.part.of.your.personality.that.

you.can.to.use.to.accomplish.anything.you.desire.or.dream.of,.it’s.somewhat.difficult.to.

really.fix.upon.the.best.method.of.opening.up.on.this.subject ..We.could.approach.it.

from.many.different.sides,.each.with.some.particular.advantage.of.its.own ..But.after.

careful.deliberation,.it.appears.to.me.that—for.the.purpose.of.this.information.we’re.

going.to.share.with.you—no.better.starting.point.could.be.selected.than.the.relationship.

between.spirit.and.matter ...

. Now.what.do.I.mean.by.that?.I’m.talking.about.the.nonphysical.world.and.the.physical.

world ..I’m.talking.about.the.thoughts.that.flow.into.your.consciousness.and.possibly.the.

garden.rock.that’s.sitting.in.your.flowerbed ..There.are.two.completely.different.elements.

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of.life:.thought,.the.nonphysical;.and.the.rocks.or.stones.laying.in.a.garden ..They’re.all.part.of.

our.world ..Our.thoughts.are,.and.so.are.those.stones.laying.in.the.garden ..

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. Now.I.select.this.starting.point.because.the.distinction—or.what.we.believe.to.be.such.between.

them—is.one.which.we’re.so.familiar.with,.that.I.safely.assume.it’s.recognizable.by.everyone ..

Everyone.understands.we.have.thoughts ..And.everyone.has.picked.up.a.stone.out.of.garden ..

We.can.all.relate.to.both.of.these ..But.the.natural.opposition.between.the.two—one.we.refer.as.

living.spirit.(possibly),.and.the.other.as.dead.matter ..That.might.not.mean.a.lot.to.you.right.at.

this.point,.but.I.guarantee.you.that.as.we.get.into.this,.it.is.going.to.mean.something ..

. See,.these.terms.express.our.current.impression.of.the.opposition.between.the.nonphysical.

world.and.the.physical.world ..With.sufficient.accuracy,.and.considered.only.from.that.point.of.

view.of.outward.appearance,.this.impression.is.no.doubt.correct ..There.is.a.definite.difference.

between.what.you.cannot.see.and.what.you.can.see:.the.nonphysical.world—the.spiritual.world.

that.all.major.religions.have.talked.about.for.centuries—and.then.the.physical.world.that.we’re.

all.a.part.of ..We.do.live.in.a.physical.body.and.we.correspond.with.the.physical.world ..

. The.general.consensus.of.mankind.is.correct.in.trusting.the.evidence.of.our.senses ..See,.we..

do.live.through.our.senses ..We.go.by.what.we.hear,.see,.smell,.taste,.and.touch ..And.any.

system,.which.tells.us.that.we.are.not.to.do.so,.is.never.going.to.obtain.a.permanent.footing.in.

a.sane.and.a.healthy.community ..This.is.the.world ..This.is.it ..There’s.nothing.wrong.in.the.

evidence.conveyed.to.a.healthy.mind.by.the.senses ..But.the.point.where.error.creeps.in.is.when.

we.come.to.judge.the.meaning.of.this.testimony ..

. We’re.accustomed.to.judge.only.by.external.appearances ..That’s.our.world,.one.we.live.in.by.

certain.limited.significance,.which.we.attach.towards ..But.when.we.begin.to.inquire.into.the.real.

meaning.of.our.words.and.to.analyze.the.causes—which.gives.rise.to.the.appearance.of.things.

as.we.see.them—we.find.our.old.notions.gradually.falling.off.from.us.until.at.last.we.wake.up.

to.the.fact.that.we’re.living.in.an.entirely.different.world.to.that.which.we.formerly.recognized ..

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. Mary,.would.you.agree.that.the.general.consensus.of.mankind.is.right.in.trusting.just.what.we.


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see?.We.just.go.by.our.senses ..We.live.through.our.senses,.and.that.we’ve.never.used.those.

higher.faculties.consciously.and.deliberately ..

Mary. No,.we.didn’t.use.them.because.we.weren’t.aware.of.them ..The.person.who’s.listening.to.this.

right.now,.you’re.going.to.wake.up ..You’re.going.to.find.out.that.you’ve.been.living.in.a.world.

that.is.limited,.and.you’re.going.to.feel.like.you’ve.moved.into.a.whole.new.world ..

. That’s.exactly.how.I.felt ..I.felt.like.I’d.been.living.in.a.dark.attic.and.this.information.helped.me.

find.my.way.to.the.front.door.and.I.opened.it.up.and.it.was.technically.a.world.that.I.had.the.

ability.to.translate.and.live.in ..And.I.really.could.take.the.thoughts,.the.dreams.that.I.had.in.my.

mind.and.heart,.and.there.was.a.system.by.which.those.thoughts.and.dreams.became.the.

reality.of.my.life ..It.operated.by.law ..As.I.began.to.understand.these.laws.and.study.them.and.

use.them,.then.I.gained.the.ability.to.personally.translate.what.I.would.love.to.have.into.what.I.

did.experience ..The.way.I.was.able.to.do.what.I.wanted.to.do.and.go.where.I.wanted.to.go.and.

give.what.I.wanted.to.give.was.not.only.something.I.thought.about,.but.something.that.became.

mine ...

. Now,.why.is.it.that.if.it.looks.like.a.bad.economy.to.a.lot.of.people,.there.are.still.people.who.

are.experiencing.huge.wins.in.that.same.economy,.while.other.people.are.not.experiencing.the.

same.marketplace.in.the.same.business?.It’s.not.in.the.marketplace ..It’s.not.in.the.business ..

The.source of.the.result.is.not.in.the.world ..But.until.we.begin.to.understand.that,.we.continue.

look.to.our.circumstances.and.that’s.what.this.introductory.piece.is.about ..It’s.about.the.

recognition.that.life.is.not.happening.to us ..

. So,.for.whatever.reason.you.thought.you.got.this.program.in.your.hand,.there’s.something.in.

you.that.is.seeking.for.your.life.to.get.better,.for.your.life.to.be.more.expansive;.for.the.dreams.

that.are.in.your.heart.to.really.become.the.reality.of.your.life ..That’s.what.this.program.is.about ..

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. Before.we’re.done,.Bob.and.I.will.introduce.you.to.the.six.gifts.that.have.been.given.to.you.by.

the.universe—by.spirit.itself—how.to.bring.forth.the.potential.that.is.in.you.to.make.your.

dreams,.to.live.the.life.you’d.love.to.live.and.have.it.really.be.your.life ..There.are.six.gifts ..Most.

of.us.never.even.understand.this ..And.even.if.we.do.begin.to.understand.it,.we.misuse.the.

powers.that.are.ours.to.create,.and.to.create.a.life.that.would.really.make.a.difference .

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Bob. As.we.talk.here.about.these.two.different.worlds,.there’s.the.nonphysical.that.I.related.to.

thought—the.energy.that’s.flowing.into.your.consciousness—and.then.the.physical.world ..Like.

we.take.a.look.at.a.piece.of.concrete.or.a.garden.rock.and.we.say,.“Well,.it’s.not.moving,.it’s.

not.going.anywhere .”.We.see.it.as.two.totally.different.worlds ..In.fact,.there.was.a.song,.Two

Different Worlds We Live In,.and.in.the.lyrics.of.the.song,.it.ends.up.pointing.out.that.our.two.

different.worlds.are.one ..

. We’re.going.to.see.a.whole.new.world.that.we.can.step.into.because.we’re.going.to.deal.with.

higher.faculties.that.you.possess.and.that.you.do.use.from.time.to.time,.but.for.the.most.part,.

the.masses.use.them.unconsciously,.if.at.all,.and.they.frequently.use.them.in.them.in.the.wrong.

direction ..Our.objective.is.to.help.you.understand.each.one.of.these.beautiful.mental.faculties.

that.we’ve.been.gifted.with,.these.faculties.that.separate.us.from.all.of.the.rest.of.the.animal.

kingdom ..And.we’re.going.to.understand.how.to.use.them ..

. I.want.you.to.think.of.this.for.a.moment:.Do.you.know.we—humanity—are.the.only.creature.on.

the.planet.that.is.completely.disoriented.in.our.environment?.All.the.rest.of.the.creatures.of.

Earth.are.completely.at.home.in.their.environment ..They.blend.in.with.their.environment ..But.

you.and.I.don’t ..We.don’t.blend.in,.and.that’s.because.we.can.create.our.own.environment ..That.

is.a.beautiful.thing.to.know ..We.can.create.the.world.we.want.to.live.in ..We’ve.been.given.the.

creative.tools ..We.are.creative.beings .

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. Mary,.I.don’t.know.about.you,.but.when.I.first.really.felt.I.had.a.grip.on.that,.I.was.so.excited,.

ever.since.then—and.this.goes.way.back.to.the.early.’60s—I.have.felt.like.walking.around.just.

saying,.“Thank.you,.thank.you,.thank.you .”.I.mean.it’s.such.a.beautiful.thing.to.know .

Mary. It.is.a.beautiful.thing.to.know.and.to.recognize.that.every.single.day.is.like.a.lifetime.in.

miniature ..We.get.the.power.of.creating.a.day,.and.yet,.string.those.together.and.you’ve.got.a.

life.that.was.lived.the.way.you.really.wanted.to.live.that.life ..

Bob. This.information.that.you.are.a.part.of.right.now,.is—without.question—the.most.important.

information.you.will.ever.gather,.anywhere.at.any.time ..It’s.about.you.and.it’s.about.your.

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creative.faculties.and.what.you.can.do.with.them ..We.will.give.you.some.exercises,.and.we’re.going.to.explain.these.higher.faculties.so.you.can.understand.this ..By.the.time.you.finish.going.through.this.program,.you’re.going.to.like.you.so.much.better,.because.the.truth.is,.the.real.you.is.so.absolutely.incredible,.you’re.going.to.want.to.kiss.yourself ..You.just.going.to.want.to.say,.“Oh,.wow,”.and.you’ll.know.how.good.you.are.as.you.begin.to.use.these.great.faculties .

. Now,.Mary,.there’s.one.faculty.that.everyone.uses.and,.unfortunately,.they.use.it.in.the.wrong.way.more.often.than.not,.through.worry.and.fear ..This.great.mental.faculty.takes.them.off.to.a.place.they.really.don’t.want.to.go.and.they.don’t.have.to.go ..When.we.learn.that.we.can.use.it.and.we.can.use.it.for.everything.we.want.in.life,.I.would.say.that.person’s.world.changes.at.that.moment ..Would.you.agree?

Mary. Absolutely ..

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Bob. Let’s.get.into.it.right.at.this.moment,.and.we’ll.make.this.the.first.one.that.we.want.to.talk.about .

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“Imagination is more important than knowledge.

For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world,

and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

— A l b e r t e i n s t e i n

“Imagination is the most marvelous, miraculous, inconceivable, powerful force that the world has ever known.”

— n A p o l e o n H i l l

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CD OneImagination

Imagination

Mary. Remember,.what.we’re.doing.here.is.giving.you.access.to.six.gifts.that.you.didn’t.do.anything.

special.to.deserve,.you.didn’t.go.get ..They.were.given.to.you.just.as.surely.as.a.body.and.

breath.and.spirit.were.given.to.you ..You.didn’t.create.yourself ..Right.now,.something.

magnificent.is.happening.with.each.one.of.us ..It’s.this.thing.called.life ..And.because.we.have.

life,.we.have.access.to.all.that.life.offers.us ..We’ve.been.created.in.the.image.and.the.likeness.

of.the.one.who.gives.us.life—which.includes.these.mental.faculties,.these.abilities ..

. So.you.used.this.first.one.really.well.when.you.were.a.kid ..When.we.were.kids,.we.went.into.

this.realm.and.tried.on.possible.futures ..We.thought.of.ourselves.as.firemen.or.as.ballerinas.or.

as.astronauts.or.as.race-car.drivers.or.as.whatever.it.was.we.wanted.to.put.on.and.try.out ..We.

lived.in.the.land.of.a.free.imagination ..Our.imaginations.were.vivid.and.bright.and.exciting.

places.to.go.to.inside.our.own.mind ..And.then.usually.about.first.grade—and.certainly.

thereafter.as.we.stay.in.our.training.systems—our.imagination.gets.muted.and.it.almost.gets.

trained.out.of.us ..

. Even.though.we.still.have.an.imagining.faculty.and.we.still.are.using.images,.most.often.we’re.

imaging.what.we.don’t.want.to.have.happen ..Our.child.isn’t.home,.and.it’s.three.hours.past.our.

expectation.of.our.child.coming.home ..We.start.imagining.ditches,.and.we.start.imagining.fire.

trucks.and.ambulances,.or.all.kinds.of.things ..We.don’t.even.know.the.power.of.the.dimension.

of.mind.that.we.have.access.to ..We.begin.to.realize.that.every.single.thing.we.can.see.has.been.

created.twice:.first.it.was.a.thought.before.it.became.a.thing ..

. This.domain—this.realm.of.imagination—where.you.are.an.image-maker,.every.single.one.of.

us,.we’re.making.images.all.the.time,.it’s.what.we.imagine.with.our.mind ..Immediately.the.

search.engine.of.the.mind—just.like.the.search.engine.of.your.computer—as.soon.as.you.put.it.

in.your.imagination,.it’s.as.if.you’ve.written.right.into.the.search.engine.of.your.personal.

internal.Internet ..It.goes.searching.for.everything.that.is.like.the.imagined.picture.you.have.just.

held ..It.doesn’t.distinguish.between.something.you.really.do.want.and.something.you.really.

don’t.want ..It.goes.to.work.on.the.pictures.that.you.are.focusing.on ..

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. We’re.going.to.talk.now.about.how.it.is.that.you.use.this.great.faculty ..Imagine.yourself.into.

any.possible.future.you.would.like ..There.are.an.infinite.number.of.possible.futures.and.a.lesser.

number.of.futures.that.you.will.probably.allow.yourself.to.imagine.yourself.into ..But.for.a.

moment,.just.allow.yourself.to.think.what.a.life.that.I.would.love.to.live.would.look.like ..What.

does.it.look.like?.What.am.I.doing?.Who.am.I.with?.What.am.I.giving?.What.am.I.creating?.Do.

I.travel?.Do.I.live.by.the.ocean,.by.the.water?.Do.I.have.a.pool?.Am.I.able.to.give.to.my.kids?.

What.kind.of.service.do.I.do.in.the.world?.Imagine,.just.like.when.you.were.a.little.kid.and.you.

thought,.“I’m.going.to.be.a.fireman .”..

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Bob. You.know,.Mary,.since.1961,.I.have.been.a.daily.student.of.Napoleon.Hill ..He.said.the.

imagination.is.the.workshop.of.the.mind.and.he.also.pointed.out.it’s.the.fifth.step.towards.

riches ..He.explained.the.imagination.is.literally.the.workshop.where,.in.our.fashion,.all.plans.

created.by.man—the.impulse,.the.desire—is.given.shape,.form.and.action.through.the.aid.of.

the.imaginative.faculty.of.the.mind ..

. It.has.been.said.that.you.and.I.can.create.anything.that.we.can.imagine ..Where.do.you.think.the.

Internet.came.from?.Where.do.you.think.air.flight.came.from?.Where.do.you.think.the.plastic.

bottle.that.we.put.water.in.came.from,.or.the.electric.light.or.the.wristwatch?.How.about.your.

shoelaces?.Think.of.this,.the.toothbrush,.your.electric.razor.or.the.little.brush.you.put.on.your.

eye.makeup.with ..It.all.came.from.the.imagination ..

. Hill.points.it.out ..Our.only.limitation.within.reason.lies.in.our.development.and.use.of.our.

imagination ..You.know,.you.want.to.realize.that.you.have.this.marvelous.mental.tool ..You.will.

never.see.it ..It’s.tucked.away.in.the.storehouse.of.your.mind ..It’ll.sit.there.doing.nothing.until.

you.call.it.into.action,.and.then.it’ll.do.whatever.you.ask.it.to.do ..You.can.build.a.picture.of.

yourself.doing.anything ..There.are.no.limits,.absolutely.none ..And.what.one.person.thinks.is.

impossible,.another.person.is.off.doing.it ..One.is.using.the.imagination.effectively.and.the.other.

is.not ..

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. Hill.said.there.are.two.forms.of.imagination ..One.is.known.as.synthetic.imagination.and.the.

other.as.creative.imagination ..Now.he.went.on.to.explain.the.synthetic.imagination.as.through.

this.faculty.one.may.arrange.old.concepts,.ideas.or.plans.into.new.combinations ..And.he.says.

the.faculty.creates.nothing ..It.doesn’t.create.anything ..It.merely.works.with.the.material.of.

experience,.education.and.observation.with.which.it.is.fed ..It.is.the.faculty.used.most.by.the.

inventor—with.the.exception.of.the.genius,.who.draws.upon.that.creative.imagination.when.he.

cannot.solve.his.problem.through.synthetic.imagination ..

. Now.we’ll.talk.about.the.creative.imagination.in.just.a.moment ..But.I.want.you.to.imagine.the.

first.chair.that.was.ever.made.was,.of.course,.made.with.the.creative.imagination ..But.every.

chair.that.was.ever.made.since.then.has.been.made.with.a.synthetic.imagination ..A.person.

looked.at.the.chair.first.and.thought,.“Well,.I.could.put.another.chair.beside.it.and.somebody.I.

love.could.sit.next.to.me .”.We.might.call.that.a.love.seat ..Then.we.want.a.chair.for.a.baby,.so.

we.call.that.a.high.chair ..Or.we.get.in.our.office.and.we’ve.to.keep.moving.the.chair.to.turn.

around.to.our.credenza,.so.now.we’ve.got.a.swivel.chair ..Then.we’ve.got.rocking.chairs.and.on.

and.on.we.go ..They’re.all.useful ..We’ve.all.used.them,.but.understand.they.were.all.created.with.

the.synthetic.imagination .

. Now,.I’m.using.my.synthetic.imagination.all.the.time ..We.can.take.anything.we’ve.got.and.

improve.upon.it.through.the.use.of.that.synthetic.imagination ..Now.when.we.talk.about.the.

creative.imagination.through.this.faculty,.the.creative.imagination,.the.finite.mind.of.man.has.

direct.communication.with.infinite.intelligence ..Wow!.Ha ..That’s.a.mouthful,.you’ve.got.to.

admit .

. Mary,.before.I.even.go.on.with.this,.I.want.you.to.comment.on.that.because.that.might.be.out.

of.the.ballpark.for.the.lady.with.three.kids,.that.halfway.through.high.school.found.herself.

having.a.family.and.has.never.really.studied.very.much,.but.she’s.trying.to.make.it ..And.now.

she’s.hearing.me.say.that.her.mind.can.communicate.with.infinite.intelligence ..She.might.not.

even.know.what.that.means .

Mary. That’s.right ..Well,.I.didn’t.and.I.was.that.young.mom.and.that’s.when.I.came.upon.this.

information ..And.before.this.program.is.over,.I’m.going.to.tell.you.a.story.about.exactly.such.a.

young.mom.with.two.little.kids,.living.in.a.very.small.place.and.struggling;.who.began.to.do.

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some.of.the.practices.we’re.going.to.bring.to.you.in.this.program ..You’re.going.to.see.how.

completely,.radically,.up-leveled.her.life.became.in.a.very,.very.short.time.and.the.simple.things.

you.can.do,.too ..As.Bob.is.describing.synthetic.imagination—and.then.creative.imagination—

are.both.aspects.of.this.faculty.we.have.called.the.imagination ..

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. Consider.the.computer.as.an.example.of.how.the.mind.works ..If.you.only.use.what’s.on.your.

desktop.or.in.the.files.of.your.computer,.you.don’t.have.nearly.the.capability.that.is.yours.once.

you.learn.how.to.use.the.Internet ..Somewhere,.sometime,.somebody.showed.you.how.to.get.

on.the.Internet.and.it.was.like.a.world.opened.up.to.you ..This.is.what.we’re.talking.about,.

except.the.Internet.we.know.through.the.computer.is.like.the.veneer.to.the.mind.of.the.infinite.

that.you.already.have.a.connection.to,.once.you.learn.to.how.to.use.it ..

. This.is.what.Edison.called.the.land.of.the.solution ..He.was.teased.mercilessly.for.sitting.in.a.

rocking.chair.with.a.rock.in.his.hand.held.over.a.tin.bucket,.as.he.was.learning.to.get.quiet.and.

ask.questions.that.were.of.interest.to.him,.about.the.inventions.he.wanted.to.make ..If.you.go.to.

the.Smithsonian.Institute.and.you.see.the.Edison.exhibit,.you’ll.see.his.journal.where.he.wrote.a.

statement.that.said,.“I.shall.discover.and.deliver.for.the.world.a.system.of.illumination.to.

completely.eliminate.our.current.requirement.on.oil.lamp.illumination .”..

. At.the.time,.he.had.no.idea.how.to.do.that,.but.he.had.an.idea.of.what.he.wanted.to.do ..He.

wanted.to.create.a.system.of.illumination.and.he.learned.how.to.use.this.inner.Internet ..He.

learned.how.to.use.the.faculties.of.the.mind.that.Bob.and.I.are.offering.to.you ..You.learn.them.

by.exploring.them,.experimenting.into.them,.and.it.starts.with.what.would.you.love ..

Bob. Talking.about.Edison.and.his.desire.for.this.system.of.illumination,.well,.Napoleon.Hill.said.that.

the.creative.imagination.is.the.faculty.through.which.hunches.and.inspiration.come ..What’s.

that?.In.spirit,.inspirations.are.received ..It.is.by.this.faculty.that.all.new.basic.ideas.are.handed.

over.to.you ..It’s.through.this.faculty.through.which.vibrations.of.the.mind.of.others.are.

received ..It’s.through.this.faculty.that.one.individual.may.tune.in.or.communicate.with.the.

subconscious.mind.of.others ..

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. You.see,.the.creative.imagination.works.automatically.in.the.manner.that.all.of.this.work.was.

done ..The.creative.imagination.is.what.causes.you.to.tune.in.to.where.all.information.comes.

from ..If.you’re.struggling.right.now,.you.may.not.really.see.how.that.will.work ..But.go.and.take.

your.synthetic.imagination.and.take.a.look.at.what.you’ve.got.and.say,.“How.could.I.improve.

what.I’ve.got?”.Now.flip.back.to.your.creative.imagination ..Edison.asked.the.universe—asked.

pure.unadulterated.spirit,.asked.infinite.intelligence—to.give.him.an.idea.that.would.illuminate.

the.world ..

. Edison.is.no.different.than.you ..In.fact,.you.may.be.better.equipped.than.he.was ..Do.you.know.

that.he.only.went.to.school.for.three.months?.That’s.right ..So.even.if.you.don’t.believe.it,.try.it ..

What.if.it.was.right?.What.if.it.does.work?.

. Mary,.you.didn’t.believe.it.when.you.first.heard.it ..I.sure.didn’t.believe.it.when.I.first.heard.it ..I.

thought.this.is.a.bunch.of.nonsense ..

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.. Ray.Stanford,.who.was.my.mentor,.looked.at.me.square.in.the.eye.and.he.said,.“Bob,.your.way.

is.not.working ..Why.don’t.you.try.mine?”.And.that’s.what.he.had.me.do ..He.had.me.sit.down.

with.my.imagination.and.build.an.image.of.the.kind.of.life.I.wanted.to.live,.the.kind.of.world.I.

wanted.to.live.in.and.that’s.what.I.want.to.recommend.you.do ..

. Mary.and.I.were.sitting.talking.this.morning.and.we.were.both.in.a.very.grateful.vibration,.a.

very.grateful.state.of.mind.for.how.we.are.living ..That’s.all.we.could.talk.about—how.fortunate.

we.are.to.be.living.in.the.world.we’re.living.in ..But.understand.this:.It’s.one.we.chose ..It.did.not.

happen.by.accident ..It.happened.when.I.made.up.my.mind.that.I.wanted.more.and.I.created.an.

image.in.my.mind.of.what.I.wanted ..That.is.when.it.started.to.happen.and.that’s.what.we.want.

to.recommend.you.do.because.as.you.get.into.the.remainder.of.this.program,.there.are.five.

other.phenomenal.faculties—mental.tools—that.you.can.use.to.shape.your.world.the.way.you.

want ..And.I’m.going.to.tell.you.something,.there’s.a.lot.of.help.out.there.just.waiting.to.serve.

you ..But.you.have.to.ask.for.it,.you.have.to.be.open.to.it ..

. My.great.mentor,.Val.Van.de.Wall,.once.taught.me,.you.have.to.willingly.give.and.graciously.

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receive ..Well,.we.are.willingly.giving.this.to.you ..You’ve.got.to.graciously.receive.it ..Mary?

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Mary. Yes,.and experiment.with.it ..Henry.David.Thoreau.once.said.“I’m.going.to.do.an.experiment”.

with.these.same.ideas.that.we’re.sharing.with.you.now.and.he.built.a.place.and.he.lived—what.

he.called.“deliberately,”—an.experiment.for.two.years.and.two.months.and.two.days ..Then.he.

wrote.his.essay.about.that.experiment.and.he.said,.“I’ve.learned.this.at.least.by.my.experiment,.

that.if.one.advances.confidently.in.the.direction.of.their.dream,.endeavoring.to.live.the.life.

they’re.imagining .. .. .. .”.“Living.the.life.they.are.imagining. .. .. ..”.This.is.the.first.faculty ..This.life,.

whatever.it.is.that.you.would.love.to.have,.it.first.starts.in.a.picture ..The.table.that.might.be.in.

the.room.where.you’re.sitting,.the.car.that.might.be.the.one.you’re.driving,.it.all.started.as.an.

imagining ..

. What.we’re.suggesting.to.you.is.to.do.an.experiment.with.your.life—at.least.during.the.course.

of.this.program—and.listen.to.it.[the.program].several.times ..Give.the.material.the.opportunity.

to.prove.itself.to.you.as.Bob.and.I.gave.ourselves.the.opportunity.to.let.it.prove.itself.to.each.of.

us ..Our.lives.didn’t.bear.witness.to.the.power.of.this.material ..Our.lives.bore.witness.to.the.

thinking.that.we’d.been.doing,.even.though.we.didn’t.know.that.that.thinking.was.creative ..I.

thought.life.was.happening.to.me ..And.I.thought.that.certain.people.were.lucky,.or.certain.

people.had.the.blessing.of.some.sort.of.capricious.universe.that.picked.those.to.favor.and.

those.to.disfavor ..

. I.had.no.understanding ..Just.like.electricity,.it.doesn’t.matter.if.you’re.in.a.shack.or.a.mansion,.

you.can.have.light.wherever.you.want ..The.universe.willingly.unveils.itself.to.any.one.of.us.who.

will.get.in.harmony.with.how.it.works ..You.have.been.given.an.imagination ..

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Bob. If.we.just.go.back.for.a.moment.and.think.of.the.opening.comments.where.we.suggested.you.

really.get.involved.in.this,.you’re.going.to.find.your.old.notions.gradually.falling.off.of.you,.and.

they.will ..You.know.the.idea.that.you.couldn’t.turn.your.annual.income.to.a.monthly.income,.or.

that.you.couldn’t.build.a.relationship.that.would.be.second.to.none.or.that.you.couldn’t.build.a.

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business.in.the.worst.economy,.that.you.couldn’t.make.the.things.that.you.want.to.have.

happen,.actually.happen ..

. Well,.all.those.old.ideas,.they’re.going.to.fall.away ..You’re.going.to.wake.up.to.the.fact.that.we.

are.living.in.an.entirely.different.world.to.the.one.that.we.formerly.recognized ..The.old.limited.

mode.of.thought.has.imperceptibly.slipped.away.from.us.and.we.discover.that.we’ve.stepped.

out.into.a.new.order.of.things.where.freedom.is.what.it’s.all.about ..

. You.see,.your.soul.screams.to.be.free ..This.is.the.work.of.an.enlightened.intelligence ..That’s.

where.you’re.growing,.resulting.from.persistent.determination.to.discover.what.truth.really.is.all.

about,.irrespective.of.any.of.those.preconceived.notions.from.whatever.other.source.they.may.

have.derived ..The.determination.to.think.honestly.for.ourselves.instead.of.endeavoring.to.get.

other.people.to.think.for.us.is.the.first.step.in.moving.in.the.direction.of.your.dreams ..The.first.

faculty.that.you.want.to.put.into.high.gear.is.your.imagination,.because.that’s.the.one.that.is.

going.to.be.the.architect.of.your.future ..You.are.going.to.design.your.world ..

. I.want.to.recommend.that.you.stop.here.and.right.now,.and.sit.down—and.remember.don’t.pay.

any.attention.to.what.the.people.next.door.are.saying ..Don’t.listen.to.the.person.you.work.

beside,.or.the.brother-in-law.that.tell.you.this.is.all.crazy ..Understand.that.this.is.not.crazy ..

Mary.and.I.are.both.happy,.healthy,.and.wealthy ..We’re.working.all.over.the.world ..We’re.

building.wonderful.relationships.and.what.we’re.telling.you.is.how.we’ve.done.it.and.we.want.to.

invite.you.to.do.the.same.thing ..

. Mary,.I’ll.leave.the.closing.comment.up.to.you .

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Mary. I.would.invite.you.to.do.exactly.what.Bob.just.invited.you.to.do ..That.is.to.pause.now,.sit.down.

with.a.blank.piece.of.paper,.and.then.go.into.that.inner.chamber.inside.you,.where.you.can.go.

as.big.and.wide.and.deep.as.you.want ..You.can.dream.up.any.possible.future ..

. Part.of.you.is.going.to.argue,.“I.don’t.have.the.money,”.“I.don’t.have.the.time,”.“I’m.too.old,”.

“I’m.too.young,”.“I.don’t.have.the.education .”.For.this.exercise,.it.doesn’t.matter ..For.now,.just.

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say.to.those.thoughts,.I’ll.deal.with.you.later ..Right.now,.just.like.when.you.were.a.kid,.you.can.imagine.yourself.into.any.life.you.want ...

. The.question.isn’t.what.do.you.think you.can.create ..The.only.right.question.in.this.experience.is.what.would.you.love?.What.would.you.love.to.create?.What.does.the.life.look.like.that.you.would.love.to.create,.and.begin.to.write.it.down?.Make.sure.that.it’s.about.your.own.physical.well.being,.that.it’s.about.your.relationships;.that.it’s.about.the.work.or.the.creations.you’re.doing.in.the.world;.what.you.would.love.to.do.with.your.time ..Do.you.travel?.What.is.this?.What.about.your.kids.or.your.family.or.your.friends,.and.what.do.you.do.as.service.in.the.world?.Whatever.it.is.that.interests.you?.What.is.the.life.I.would.love.to.live?.Imagine.it,.write.it.down,.and.then.you’ll.be.ready.for.the.next.step .

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. Everything.you.will.ever.be,.do,.or.have.–.good.and.bad.–.is.born.in.your.imagination ..In.this.session,.Bob.and.Mary.have.shared.with.you.some.incredibly.effective.strategies.for.harnessing.your.miraculous.imagination.and.directing.it.toward.the.concrete.manifestation.of.your.desires,.and.the.creation.of.the.future.you.want ..

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In as much vivid detail as possible and, in the present tense, create the life you imagine.

Create.your.full.vibrant.life ...How.do.you.feel?..What.are.you.wearing?..Can.you.smell.the.grass?..Do.you.

hear.birds.chirping?..Be.sure.to.involve.all.of.your.senses ...Some.things.you.may.want.to.consider.are:..

Relationships,.family,.finances,.spirituality,.community,.business,.health,.travel,.car,.home,.vacations.….the.

list.is.only.limited.to.your.own.imagination .

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“Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain,

but simply points the way”

— F l o r e n c e s c o v e l s H i n n

“ The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors

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. The.second.of.the.six.gifts.you.are.going.to.discover.is,.in.some.ways,.the.most.important.one.of.all ..It.is.the.one.that.can.come.to.your.aid.when.all.others.seem.to.be.silent ..This.is.the.one.that.is.most.strongly.connected.to.the.realm.of.infinite.consciousness,.intelligence.and.awareness ..Yet.it.is.also.the.most.elusive.of.the.six.gifts ..As.a.result,.it.is.often.the.least.developed.and.least.utilized ..In.this.session,.Bob.and.Mary.reveal.the.secrets.to.nurturing.and.refining.this.gift.so.that.it.becomes.an.efficient.and.effective.tool.for.understanding,.empowerment.and.change .

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Bob. There’s.a.beautiful.line.that.comes.from.a.play.called.Secret of Freedom ..Archibald.MacLeish.won.a.Pulitzer.Prize.for.this.particular.play ..He.had.a.character.in.the.play,.the.Secret of Freedom,.and.the.character.said,.“The.only.thing.about.a.man.that.is.a.man.is.his.mind ..Everything.else,.you’ll.find.in.a.pig.or.a.horse .”.

. Now,.you.know,.the.first.time.I.heard.that,.I.thought,.“Come.on .”.But.as.I.started.to.think.about.it,.I.realized.just.how.accurate.Archibald.MacLeish.was ..The.only.thing.about.a.man.that.is.a.man.is.his.mind ..Everything.else.you.will.find.in.a.pig.or.a.horse ..We’re.not.here.talking.about.pigs.or.horses ..We’re.here.talking.about.you,.about.me ..And.we’re.talking.about.these.marvelous.mental.powers.that.we’ve.got—as.Mary.referred.to.them—these.great.gifts ..

. Now.to.understand.these.gifts,.I.think.it’s.necessary.that.we.discuss.the.mind.in.general ..When.you’re.talking.about.the.mind,.you’re.talking.about.an.awesome.power ..There.are.not.seven.billion.plus.minds.in.the.world ..There.may.be.seven.billion.plus.brains.in.the.world,.but.there.is.only.one.mind.and.we’re.all.an.expression.of.that.one ..

. I.often.mention.that.I.reside.in—my.home.is.in—Toronto ..I.have.a.brother.who.lives.in.

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southern.California,.and.it’s.not.uncommon.whether.he.phones.me.or.if.I.phone.him,.he.

may.say,.“What.are.you.doing?”.And—and.it’s.nice.weather.in.Toronto—I.point.out.that.

I’m.sitting.out.by.the.pool.in.the.sun,.reading ..And.when.I.say,.“What.are.you.doing?”.

And.he’ll.say,.“I’m.doing.the.same.thing .”.

. Here.I.am,.sitting.in.the.sun.3,000.miles.away.from.him ..But.understand.this:.it’s.the.

same.sun ..Miles.apart,.there’s.one.sun ..Well,.understand.this,.there’s.one.mind ..There.

are.many.different.expressions.of.the.mind,.but.there.is.only.one ..

. You.and.I.think.in.pictures ..We.literally.think.in.pictures ..If.I.asked.you.to.think.of.a.

feather,.you.don’t.see.the.letters.f-e-a-t-h-e-r ..You.have.an.image.of.a.feather ..

. If.I.asked.you.to.think.of.your.front.door,.you’d.get.an.image.of.your.front.door;.your.

automobile,.you.instantly.get.an.image.of.your.automobile ..Now.let.me.explain.why.you.

do ..When.I.say.the.word.feather,.what.I’m.actually.doing.is.activating.vocal.chords ..I’m.

speaking.and.those.vocal.chords.set.up.a.vibration ..We.call.it.language;.or.you.can.hear.

my.speech ..The.vibration.is.a.light.message.that.your.ears.pick.up.and.that.light.

message.goes.flying.down.a.nerve.passageway.and.strikes.a.group.of.cells.in.your.

brain ..The.cells.that.it.activates.have.been.impregnated.with.an.image.of.a.feather ..

. So,.when.I.say.feather,.simultaneous.with.me.saying.it,.you.can.see.it ..If.I.say.“front.

door,”.the.same.thing.happens ..A.group.of.cells.are.activated.and.an.image.of.your.front.

door.flies.on.the.screen.of.your.mind ..If.I.say.your.automobile,.bingo,.an.image.of.your.

automobile.flies.on.the.screen.of.the.mind ..

. But.keep.in.mind.that.my.voice.is.a.vibration ..The.vibration.is.a.light.message.that.your.

hearing.picks.up ..It.goes.down.a.nerve.passageway ..You.have.a.phenomenal.electrical.

system.in.that.body.that.you’re.living.in ..And.as.that.light.message.goes.down.that.

nerve.passageway,.it.strikes.a.group.of.cells.in.your.brain.and.that’s.where.the.image.of.

the.car.is.resident ..As.they.increase.in.amplitude.of.vibration.the.images.flashes.on.the.

screen.of.the.mind ..

. Now.when.I.say.think.of.your.mind,.nothing.happens ..That.is.because.you.don’t.have.an.

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image.of.the.mind ..No.one.has.ever.seen.the.mind ..The.mind.is.not.a.thing ..Mind.is.an.activity ..

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. There.was.a.doctor.down.in.San.Antonio,.Texas,.in.1934,.who.became.aware.of.this ..He.said,.“We.don’t.have.an.image.of.the.mind.and.what.we’re.doing.is.we’re.treating.symptoms .”.He.was.very.involved.in.the.healing.arts.and.involved.in.holistic.health ..In.other.words,.heal.the.whole.person ..But.he.said,.“We’re.not.doing.that.because.we.don’t.know.how.to.do.it ..We.have.no.image.to.work.with ..All.we.do.is.treat.what.we.can.see.with.our.physical.senses,.what.we.can.touch.with.our.physical.senses.and.so.we’re.treating.symptoms .”.Then.he.said,.“I.am.going.to.create.an.image.of.the.mind,”.and.he.drew.what.we.refer.to.today.as.the.stick.person,.the.mind.and.the.body ..

. Now,.I’m.going.to.ask.you.to.activate.your.imagination ..I.want.you.to.see.a.large.circle ..Let’s.say.to.make.it.the.size.of.a.basketball ..Below.it,.a.small.circle,.maybe.the.size.of.a.golf.ball ..The.two.circles.are.joined.together.by.a.vertical.line.right.from.the.center.of.the.large.circle.down.to.the.little.circle ..The.little.circle.represents.the.body ..The.large.circle.represents.the.mind ..

. Right.through.the.center.of.the.large.circle,.put.a.horizontal.line ..So.now.we’ve.divided.that.basketball-sized.circle.into.two.parts ..The.top.half.of.that.circle.is.going.to.be.referred.to.as.the.conscious.mind ..It.might.be.referred.to.in.many.different.ways:.some.people.call.it.the.educated.mind,.some.people.call.it.the.reasoning.factor,.while.others.call.it.the.objective.mind ..We’re.using.conscious.mind.here ..That’s.the.part.of.your.mind.that.your.senses.are.hooked.up.to,.like.little.antennae ..In.fact,.you.may.visualize.five.little.lines.sticking.out.of.your.circle.there,.like.antennae,.and.you.can.see,.hear,.smell,.taste,.touch ..

. The.outside.world.feeds.information.into.the.conscious.mind.through.those.antennae,.those.sensory.factors ..Now.the.bottom.half.of.that.large.circle.is.what.we.refer.to.as.the.subconscious.mind ..It.could.also.be.referred.to.as.the.

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subjective.mind,.or.maybe.universal.intelligence,.but.understand.this:.That.part.will.accept.

anything.you.give.to.it,.and.accept.it.as.reality ..

. The.conscious.mind.has.the.ability.to.accept.or.reject.information ..The.subconscious.mind.

does.not.have.that.ability ..This.subconscious.mind.has.no.sense.of.humor ..It.will.accept.

anything.you.give.to.it.and.it.accepts.what.you.give.it.as.reality ..

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. For.many.years,.it.was.believed.that.the.conscious.mind.could.communicate.to.the.

subconscious—and.it.does—and.it.gives.it.all.kinds.of.information ..Whatever.information.is.

impressed.upon.the.subconscious.mind.affects.your.entire.body ..Your.body.is.an.instrument.of.

the.mind ..But.we.never.really.understood.that.the.subject.of.mind.could.communicate.to.the.

objective.or.the.subconscious.could.communicate.to.the.conscious,.but.it.can,.and.it.is.done.

through.a.mental.faculty,.one.of.your.greatest.gifts,.one.that.I.have.worked.at.developing.for.

close.to.50.years:.the.intuitive.mind ..

. This.is.a.mental.tool.that.enables.you.to.plug.into.and.communicate.with.infinite.intelligence ..

That’s.where.your.“gut.feeling”.comes.from ..That’s.where.those.hunches.come.from ..What.we.

want.to.do.is.understand.our.intuitive.mind,.and.when.we.understand.how.it.works,.great.

things.begin.to.happen .

. Now.some.people.refer.to.this.as.the.sixth.sense ..It’s.not.a.sixth.sense ..It’s.a.mental.faculty ..It’s.

one.of.our.higher.faculties ..It’s.not.a.sense.at.all ..It.is.a.marvelous.mental.tool.that.enables.our.

conscious.mind.to.receive.messages.from.our.subconscious,.yet.tells.us.how.to.do.many.of.

the.things.we’re.asking.how.to.get.done ..

. Every.question.brings.with.it.the.answer ..The.answer.comes.with.the.question ..I.know.if.you.

dig.into.your.Webster’s.Dictionary,.Mr ..Webster.says.there.is.a.thing.called.a.rhetorical.

question ..That.is.defined.as.a.question.without.an.answer ..Webster.did.not.understand.what.

we’re.talking.about,.obviously,.because.there’s.no.such.thing.as.a.question.without.an.answer ..

That’s.a.statement ..Call.it.whatever.you.want ..Every.question.carries.with.it.the.answer,.and.it’s.

important.that.you.understand.that ..When.you.ask.the.question,.the.answer.is.there ..

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. Now.there.are.some.people.that.understand.this ..There.are.some.people.that.work.with.it ..We.

want.you.to.be.one.of.those.some.people ..That.understanding.is.called.your.intuitive.factor ..

That.is.spirit.talking.to.you ..We.often.say.prayer.is.when.we.sit.down.and.talk.to.God ..Well,.

understand.this ..Intuition.is.when.God.sits.down.and.talks.to.you ..Do.you.want.to.know.what.

the.problem.is?.When.we.ask.a.question,.we.ask.for.the.answer,.then.we.invariably.take.the.

receiver.off.the.hook.so.the.line.is.busy,.and.we.don’t.get.it ..Would.you.agree,.Mary?

Mary. Absolutely ..I.loved.when.you.talked.about.how,.in.the.upper.half.is.our.conscious.mind.and.

awareness—what.we’re.paying.attention.to ..All.the.while.we.have.access.to.the.lower.half,.

which.is.everywhere.around.us ..It.is.this.infinite.intelligence,.and.we.have.direct.access ..Our.

subconscious.mind.has.no.distinguishment ..It.doesn’t.say,.“Oh,.don’t.think.that.thought,.don’t.

plant.this.seed .”.

. It’s.like.the.garden ..When.you.have.a.garden,.the.garden.doesn’t.tell.you,.“Wait,.wait,.wait,.

you’re.planting.corn.and.what.you.really.want.is.flowers .”.It.will.take.whatever.seed.you.plant ..

Thought.seeds.are.no.different.than.physical.seeds .

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. It.was.Collier.who.said.this.in.his.Secret of the Ages:.“There.is.within.you,.within.everyone,.this.

mighty.resistless.force.that.with.which.you.can.perform.undertakings.that.will.dazzle.your.

reason,.stagger.your.imagination ..There.constantly.resides.within.you,.a.mind.that.is.all-wise,.

all-powerful,.a.mind.that.is.entirely.apart.from.the.mind.which.you.consciously.use.in.your.

everyday.affairs,.yet.which.is.one.with.it .”..

. Yes,.this.mind.you.think.with.everyday.is.one.with.the.infinite.mind ..Just.like.your.computer,.

you.may.be.writing.on.a.Word.document ..Meanwhile.you.have.access.all.the.time.to.the.

Internet ..You.can.get.on.it.anytime ..You.click.a.button.and.go.to.Google.and.you.ask.a.question ..

And.when.Bob.said.there’s.an.answer.for.every.question,.the.answer.is.with.it ..For.you.to.even.

ask.the.question,.by.definition,.the.search.engines.have.gone.to.work ..

. This.is.what.Edison.was.doing ..He.would.ask.a.question.about.an.invention.knowing.that.he.

was.connected.to.the.infinite.intelligence.and.then.pay.attention.to.the.hunches.he.got,.to.the.

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inspired.insight ..He.would.know.inspired.insight.because.he.began.to.get.interested.in.it ..He.

began.to.pay.attention.to.ideas.that.seemed.electric,.that.seemed.as.if.they.almost.had.a.light.

about.them.that.was.different.from.ordinary.thinking ..And.you.can.know.this,.too ..

. Your.subconscious.mind.partakes.of.this.wisdom.and.power ..It.is.through.your.subconscious.

mind.that.you.can.draw.upon.it.in.the.attainment.of.anything.you.desire ..You.know.this.is.true.

with.the.Internet ..You.think.up.a.question.and.it.goes.searching.and.it.will.bring.you.everything.

that.it.has.in.its.storehouse.that.is.like.the.question.you’ve.asked ..

. The.infinite.mind.is.exactly.the.same ..When.you.learn.how.to.use.this.part.of.your.mind—this.

gift.called.your.intuition—you.can.ask.any.question ..You.can.come.up.with.any.idea.and,.if.you.

relax.and.trust,.you’re.going.to.start.seeing.some.signs,.some.signals ..Things.will.come.your.

way ..When.you.can.intelligently.reach.your.subconscious.mind,.you.can.be.in.communication.

with.the.universal.mind ..As.surely.as.you’re.breathing.in.this.moment,.you.tap.into.this.mind ..

. The.Universal.mind.is.omnipotent,.meaning.there.is.nothing.more.powerful ..There’s.nothing.it.

can’t.do ..It.is.available ..It.is.all.resource ..It.is.all.power ..It.is.all.wisdom ..It.is.right.where.you.

are ..And,.since.the.subconscious.mind.is.part.of.the.universal.mind,.there.is.no.limit.to.the.

things,.which,.when.given.the.power.to.act,.it.can.do,.given.any.desire.that.is.in.harmony.with.

the.universal.mind ..You.have.but.to.hold.that.desire.in.your.thoughts.to.attract.from.the.

invisible.domain,.the.things.you.need.to.satisfy.it ..

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Bob. The.intuition.communicating.to.the.intellect.is.where.the.spirit.and.the.intellect.become.

partners ..That’s.where.you.become.one.with.that.which.is ..That’s.where.you.connect.to.your.

God ..That’s.where.you.connect.to.infinite.intelligence ..When.you.keep.that.connection.is.when.

there’s.a.pure.flow.of.genius.to.you ..Before.the.objective.mind,.though,.has.begun.to.argue.on.

the.subject,.it’s.like.the.surface.of.a.smooth.lake,.which.clearly.reflects.the.light.from.above ..We.

get.communicating.with.the.infinite.and.almost.instantly,.we.start.arguing.with.it ..We.cut.it.off ..

. There’s.a.beautiful.song.that.goes,.“Our.two.worlds.are.one ..We.almost.made.it.this.time,.didn’t.

we?”.In.other.words,.we.almost.connected,.then.we.touch,.and.it.turns.to.sand ..There.are.

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beautiful.lyrics,.the.esoteric.lyrics.of.a.song.if.you.start.listening.to.them ..There.are.messages.

coming.to.us ...

. When.the.intuitive.mind.is.communicating.to.the.intellect,.we’ve.got.to.be.quiet ..As.one.author.

puts.it,.“before.the.objective.mind.has.begun.to.argue.on.the.subject,”.and.that’s.where.we.

start.to.think.and.mess.it.all.up ..He.said,.“It’s.like.the.surface.of.a.smooth.lake,.which.clearly.

reflects.the.light.from.above .”.But.as.soon.we.begin.to.argue.from.the.outside.appearances,.

that’s.where.the.intellect.kicks.in ..That’s.where.we.let.the.outside.world.mess.us.up ..Then.we.

throw.a.rock.on.this.beautiful.reflection.that.was.on.the.surface.and.it’s.beat ..It’s.like.stirring.up.

the.water.and.the.beautiful.picture’s.gone ...

. We’ve.got.to.learn.how.to.be.quiet ..It’s.through.meditation ..It’s.through.being.quiet.that.this.all.

happens ..The.mind.of.infinite.intelligence.feeds.us ..It.gives.us.everything.we.want ..It.is.a.

mixture.of.mental.and.spiritual ..It’s.believed.to.be.the.point.at.which.the.mind.contacts.the.

universal.mind ..After.you.have.mastered.the.principles.of.doing.this,.everything.in.your.life.will.

start.to.change ..

. Anyone.who.has.ever.been.in.a.seminar.that.I’m.a.part.of,.has.heard.me.demonstrate.how.

intuition.works ..I’ll.walk.up.to.somebody.and.I’ll.tell.them.exactly.what.they’re.like.because.the.

inside.world.is.always.expressed.to.the.outside.world.through.the.instrument.called.the.body ..

And.it.is.thus.that.I.can.move.into.your.presence ..I.will.feel.your.energy ..I’ll.feel.your.

vibration—you.send.off.that.vibration—and.my.intuitive.factor.is.what.picks.it.up ..

. It’s.the.intuitive.factor.of.yourself.or.another.person.that.is.working.perfectly.when.you.pick.up.

the.phone.to.call.someone ..The.phone.hasn’t.rung,.but.the.person.you’re.going.to.call.is.on.the.

other.end ..And.you.say,.“My,.isn’t.that.a.coincidence?”.Is.it.really?..

. Now.did.you.think.of.phoning.that.person.and.transmit.the.message.right.through.the.medium.

of.the.molecule,.right.through.infinite.intelligence.into.their.consciousness.and.they.acted.on.it?.

Or.did.they.think.of.phoning.you.and.they.transmitted.an.image.right.through.the.medium.of.

the.molecule.through.infinite.intelligence.right.into.your.objective.mind,.your.conscious.mind,.

and.you.act.on.it.right.away.without.reasoning.with.it?..

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. Well,.we’re.not.quite.sure.whether.you.sent.the.message.or.the.other.person.sent.the.message ..

We.do.know.that.the.intuitive.factor.was.in.high.gear ..It.was.working ..You.were.receptive.and.

you.picked.it.up ...

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. Do.you.know.we’re.getting.messages.through.intuition.all.the.time?.If.you.could.see.your.

intuitive.factor.as.being.a.receiver,.it’s.a.receiving.receptacle.in.your.conscious.mind ..It’s.

working.all.the.time.and.it’s.picking.up.vibrations ..It’s.picking.up.answers.from.universal.

intelligence.to.questions.that.you.posed.to.universal.intelligence ..How.do.I.do.this?.The.answer.

is.there ..It’s.there.automatically ..

. How.do.you.think.the.Wright.brothers.got.the.plane.off.the.ground?.The.way.to.get.it.off.the.

ground.has.always.been.here ..All.the.knowledge.that.ever.was.or.ever.will.be.is.100.percent.

evenly.present.in.all.places.at.the.same.time ..So.the.way.to.fly.airplanes.has.always.been.here ...

. The.way.to.build.the.incandescent.light.had.always.been.here ..It.was.that.Edison.was.asking.for.

the.answer ..Orville.and.Wilbur.Wright.were.asking.for.the.way.to.fly ..How.do.I.do.this?.And.

then.they.were.quiet.and.they.got.the.answer ..Did.they.get.it.right.away?.No ..Why?.Because.

they.weren’t.ready.for.it.right.away ..They.weren’t.listening.right.away ..The.first.time.they.asked,.

the.answer.was.there,.but.they.kept.trying.to.figure.it.out.with.their.intellect ..The.intellect.is.not.

going.to.give.you.that.kind.of.information ..The.intellect.will.receive.it,.but.it.doesn’t.originate.it ...

. You’ve.got.to.understand.the.way.to.execute.the.image.of.the.life.that.you’ve.imagined.is.

already.here ..It’s.nudging.you ..It’s.poking.at.your.consciousness ..It’s.saying,.“Do.this,”.“go.

here,”.“go.there .”.You.don’t.see.it.in.your.external.circumstance ..Your.brother-in-law,.the.guy.

next.door,.the.person.you’re.working.with,.they.don’t.understand.this ..You’ll.say,.“Well,.I’m.

waiting.for.the.voice.to.tell.me .”.They’re.liable.to.take.you.away.in.a.white.coat ..See,.they.don’t.

understand.what.we’re.talking.about ..They.think.this.is.crazy ..

. Edison.didn’t.think.it.was.crazy ..Ford.didn’t.think.it.was.crazy ..Sir.Edmund.Hillary.didn’t.think.it.

was.crazy ..Think.about.this.for.a.moment ..This.is.not.crazy ..I’ll.tell.you.what.this.is ..This.is.so.

unusual.relative.to.the.masses’.way.of.thinking.that.hardly.anybody.recognizes.it,.but.I’ll.

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guarantee.you.this:.You.keep.going.over.this.program,.going.over.it.and.over.it.and.over.it,.and.

you’re.going.to.understand.what.I’m.going.to.say.right.now ..

. One.great.author.wrote,.“We.have.seen.that.the.subjective.mind.is.amenable.to.suggestion.by.

the.objective.mind,.but.there’s.also.an.action.of.the.subjective.mind.upon.the.objective ..The.

individual.subjective.mind.is.[man’s].own.innermost.self ..And.its.first.care.is.the.maintenance.

of.the.individual.of.which.it.is.the.foundation .”.

. That’s.where.your.perfection.lies ..It.lies.in.that.subjective.part.of.your.personality ..Do.you.know.

there’s.perfection.within.you?.Your.spiritual.DNA.is.perfect.and.you’re.always.looking.for.the.

answer,.how.to.get.to.where.you’re.going ..And.since.it.is.pure.spirit,.it.has.the.continual.

existence.in.the.plane.of.being.where.all.things.subsist.in.the.universal.here.and.the.everlasting.

now.and.consequently.can.inform.the.lower.mind ..That’s.the.objective.mind ..That’s.the.

conscious.mind ..It.can.inform.your.conscious.mind.of.things.removed.from.its.physical.

presence ..You.can’t.see.them,.but.they’re.all.here ...

. Nothing.is.created.to.be.destroyed ..You’re.dealing.with.a.big.idea ..You’re.playing.with.fire,.fire.

that’ll.light.your.life ..It’ll.illuminate.your.path ..It’ll.take.you.to.where.you.want.to.go ..It’s.taken.

Mary.where.she.wants.to.go ..It’s.taken.me.where.I.want.to.go ..We’re.building.images.all.the.

time ..

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Mary. Feel.into.the.power.of.what.is.being.told.to.you.here ..You.have.direct,.personal.contact.with.the.

mind.that.knows.everything ..Now,.you.don’t.want.to.know.everything ..You.want.to.know.your.

answers ..You.don’t.want.all.those.answers.right.now ..You.want.your.answers.and.you.want.

your.answers.in.tandem.to.what.you’re.interested.in,.the.life.you.want.to.bring.forth ..You.want.

to.understand.how.it.is,.step.by.step,.that.can.take.your.life.from.where.it.is,.and.cross.the.

border.between.what.seems.to.be.between.you.and.the.life.you.want.to.live ..Allow.these.

capacities.that.are.God’s.gift.to.every.one.of.us.to.bring.you.forward.into.the.expression.of.your.

capability.to.create.the.life.you.want.to.create ..

. So.you.have.a.picture.in.your.mind ..You.fell.in.love.with.this.idea ..You.wrote.it ..As.you.listen.to.

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your.imagination,.you.completed.imagination.and.you.wrote.an.image.of.a.life.you.would.like.to.

live ....

. Edison.had.no.idea.how ..The.how.didn’t.determine.his.ability.to.say.what,.and.your.how.doesn’t.

determine.your.ability.to.say.what.either ..You.may.have.no.idea.how ..You’re.not.supposed.to.

know.how.right.now,.but.you.are.supposed.to.know.what ..By.a.clear.definition.of.what,.you.

start.leaning.into.this.mind.that.is.everywhere.present ..You.ask.right.from.the.center.of.your.

own.being,.“What.step.could.I.take?”.You.begin.to.ask.some.questions ..

. Now.the.interesting.thing.about.intuition.is.it.has.absolutely.no.filter.to.all.kinds.of.information.

about.your.life ..It.will.tell.you.everything.you.need.to.know ..Gandhi.called.this.the.voice.for.

truth,.but.it’s.called.many.different.names ..In.the.Bible,.it’s.called.the.still,.small.voice,.but.it’s.

ever.speaking.to.every.one.of.us.about.all.aspects.of.our.lives,.including.something.simple.like.

as.you’re.heading.out.the.door,.and.it.says.to.take.that.umbrella ..My.logical.mind.will.often.

argue.with.that.intuitive.part.of.me.and.I’ll.look.outside.and.see.blue.sky,.and.I’ll.say,.“I’m.not.

taking.that.umbrella,.it’s.blue.sky,”.and.I’ll.argue.down.the.intelligence.that.would.actually.

protect.me,.knowing.that.three.hours.later.there.is.going.to.be.a.big.storm.rolling.in ..

. Now.I’ve.had.to.practice.over.time.listening.to.that.part.of.me.that.is.seemingly.not.logical.to.

me.at.certain.points,.because.it.is.a.higher.knowing ..It’s.a.higher.intelligence ..This.mind.has.all.

answers,.so.you.go.to.that.mind.with.the.questions.that.you.have.about.the.specific.steps.that.

you.can.take.for.the.life.you.want.to.live ..

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. So.I.told.you.earlier.that.I’d.tell.you.about.the.young.woman.who.was.living.a.life.where.she.

was.really.struggling ..She.was.about.28.years.old,.she.had.two.children,.she.had.not.completed.

high.school ..She.had.a.seven-year-old.son.and.a.five-year-old.daughter ..She.was.living.in.a.

one-bedroom.apartment.that.she.was.paying.$500.a.month.rent.for.and.she.was.scraping.that.

together.by.working.at.a.fast.food.place ..She.took.in.laundry.and.alterations.in.her.off.hours.

just.to.make.enough.money.to.get.by,.and.that’s.when.I.met.her .

. She.was.a.bright.young.woman,.but.here.she.was,.she.was.struggling ..The.father.of.her.kids.

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was.gone,.disappeared ..There.was.no.child.support.and.she.was.making.it,.but.struggling.to.do.so ..I.began.to.teach.her.about.the.power.that.she.had.to.create.a.different.life ..At.first.it.seemed.like.a.fantasy.to.her ..It.just.seemed.like.a.wild.idea ..

. And.I.said.to.her,.“If.you.just.do.what.I’m.suggesting.here,.let.it.prove.itself.to.you ..You.don’t.have.to.let.me.prove.it.to.you ..Let.the.principles.prove.themselves.to.you .”.I.said.to.her,.“Start.with.an.image.of.what.you.would.love.your.life.to.be ..What.is.it.that’s.calling.you?.What.would.you.love.to.create?”.It.took.her.a.while.and.she.kept.thinking.from.the.conditions.of.her.life ..She.kept.thinking,.what.can.I.do.with.$500.a.month?.What.can.I.do.with.the.little.amount.of.money.I.had?”..

. I.said.to.her,.“That’s.backwards ..You’re.looking.from.your.conditions ..Look.from.your.desire ..What.would.you.love?”.You.will.find.greater.and.greater.loves.in.your.life ..You’ll.find.greater.and.greater.capacities.in.you,.but.you.start.where.you.are ..So.the.next.thing.she.really.wanted.to.create.was,.instead.of.her.son.sleeping.on.the.couch.and.her.daughter.sharing.her.bedroom,.she.wanted.her.kids.to.each.have.their.own.room ..She.said,.“Well,.I’d.like.to.create.a.place.where.my.kids.and.I.could.live.where.my.kids.have.their.own.bedroom .”..

. I.began.to.help.her.imagine.that.idea.in.more.detail ..She.wanted.her.kids.to.have.their.own.bedrooms ..She.wanted.to.have. .. .. ...so.tell.me.more,.tell.me.more ..“Well,.I’d.like.to.have.a.window.over.my.kitchen.sink.instead.of.staring.at.a.wall.all.the.time.when.I’m.doing.the.dishes .”.Okay,.tell.me.more.about.what.you’d.like.to.have ..And,.she.says,.“Well,.I’d.like.to.have.a.fenced.back.yard,.so.my.son.could.have.a.dog.because.he’s.eight.now.and.he.should.have.his.own.dog .”.Then.she.began.to.talk.more,.“I’d.like.a.picket.fence.and.I.want.an.arched.doorway.to.go.into.the.house ..I.want.a.little.fireplace .”.And.she.got.excited.about.the.image.of.the.little.home.she.would.love.to.have.for.her.kids ..

. When.she.finished.describing.it,.I.asked.her.to.write.it.down.and.write.in.full.detail.what.she.wanted.to.create ..She.did.that,.and.she.finished,.then.she.looked.up.at.me.and.she.said,.“Now.I.just.feel.worse.because.now.you’ve.got.me.thinking.about.something.I.can’t.have .”.And.I.said,.“But.what.if.you.could?”.And.she.says,.“Well,.how.am.I.going.to.have.this?.I.can.never.get.this.for.$500.a.month?”.And.I.said,.“But.if.you.didn’t.believe.it.were.impossible,.what.would.you.do?”.And.she.said,.“I.don’t.know .”.And.I.said,.“Well,.stay.in.the.question ..Just.keep.asking,.‘what.could.I.do .’”

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. After.a.little.while.she.said,.“What.I.could.do,.I.suppose—if.I.didn’t.believe.it.were.impossible—

is,.I’d.go.look.for.it .”.I.said,.“There.you.go .”.She.acted.on.that.hunch,.and.even.though.she.had.

no.idea.how.to.pay.for.it,.she.went.looking.for.it.and.within.a.couple.of.weeks,.she.found.kind.

of.a.rundown.little.house ..It.needed.some.work ..It.needed.the.floors.refinished ..It.needed.the.

kitchen.cabinets.redone ..It.needed.the.picket.fence.painted.for.sure,.and.the.back.yard.could.

use.some.grass.seed ..It.was.$900.a.month ..It.was.almost.double.what.she’d.been.paying.and.

she.came.back.and.she.said,.“Now.I.feel.worse ..Now.I’ve.found.it.and.I.can’t.have.it .”.

. I.said,.“But.what.if.you.could?”.She.was.looking.at.her.money.and.she.said,.“There’s.no.way.I.

can.do.this.on.this.money .”.This.is.the.learning.that.Bob.and.I.are.offering.you.here ..Is.there.is.

a.way.to.work.with.the.mind.that.has.all.the.answers,.has.infinite.supply,.where.you.put.

yourself.in.harmony.with.the.outcomes.you.want.to.create ..At.first,.it.seems.a.bit.challenging.

because.you’re.used.to.thinking.a.certain.way ..I’m.challenging.her.to.ask.the.question.“What.

can.I.do?”.What.can.I.do?.If.I.didn’t.believe.it.were.impossible,.what.can.I.do?.

. So.she.begins.to.think.about.that ..What.can.I.do?.What.can.I.do?.And.then.her.mind.argues.for.

the.problem,.and.she.responds,.“No,.what.can.I.do,”.and.an.idea.came.to.her ..The.idea.was.to.

write.a.letter.to.the.landlord.and.tell.him.who.she.was.and.what.she.would.do.if.he.would.lease.

the.house.to.her.for.a.year.at.$500.a.month ..She.would.redo.the.floors ..She.would.redo.the.

cabinets ..She.would.paint.that.picket.fence.and.she.would.plant.the.grass.seed,.and.why.she.

wanted.it.and.about.her.kids ..But.she.did.more.than.that ..She.drew.a.picture.of.the.house.and.

what.it.would.look.like.a.year.from.then,.and.it.was.a.picture.all.colored,.you.know?.She.drew.a.

picture.of.what.this.house.would.be.a.year.from.that.point.forward.if.he.would.let.her.lease.that.

house.for.$500.a.month .

. Well,.a.couple.of.weeks.later,.she.had.a.phone.call.and.it.was.the.landlord ..He.said,.“I.don’t.

know.why.I’m.doing.this ..I.have.two.full.price.offers.sitting.on.my.desk,.but.your.letter.won’t.

leave.me.alone ..So.I’m.going.to.make.a.deal.with.you.that.you.sign.a.contract.for.each.quarter.

of.the.year,.with.what.you’ll.accomplish.in.the.house ..I’ll.provide.the.supplies,.you.provide.the.

sweat,.and.I’ll.keep.you.to.your.agreement .”.And.she.said,.“Absolutely .”.So.just.a.couple.of.

months.later.it’s.Thanksgiving,.and.there.she.is.in.a.house ..Her.kids.each.have.their.own.

bedroom ..There’s.a.little.dog.yapping.around ..There’s.a.fire.in.the.fireplace.and.there’s.a.turkey.

on.the.table ..

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. And.she’s.saying,.“I’ve.got.to.pinch.myself ..How.did.this.happen?”.That.was.her.first.dream,.

but.this.is.how.it.works ..When.you.do.this,.when.you.begin.to.understand.who.you.are.and.

what.you’re.a.part.of,. .. .. ..it.wasn’t.just.that.she.got.the.house ..She.began.to.get.a.part.of.

herself ..Within.the.next.year,.as.she.accomplished.the.goals.and.dreams.that.she.had.built.

around.having.that.house,.she.herself.began.to.discover.that.she.was.more.than.she’d.known.

herself.to.be ..

. The.people.at.the.fast.food.restaurant.noticed.it.as.well.and.they.invited.her.to.be.an.assistant.

manager ..Before.the.year.was.over,.she.was.a.manager.and.she.didn’t.need.to.take.in.laundry.

anymore ..When.the.landlord.wanted.to.raise.the.rent.$100,.she.was.easily.able.to.pay.that.

increase.in.rent ..And.her.self-esteem,.her.self-image.began.to.grow ..What.she.knew.she.could.

accomplish.began.to.expand ..Within.three.years.not.only.was.she.leasing.that.house.easily,.she.

bought.that.house.and.she.had.become.a.state.manager.for.that.fast.food.company ..I.knew.

from.there,.she.just.had.a.complete.world.opening.unto.her ...

Bob. That’s.a.beautiful.story ..

.

. The.importance.of.understanding.and.following.the.intuition.cannot.be.exaggerated ..But.I.

candidly.admit.the.great.practical.difficulty.there.is.in.following.intuition ...

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. Now.I.want.you.to.think.of.this.for.a.moment ..Vibration.is.the.law.of.the.universe ..Anyone.that.

has.paid.any.attention.to.the.movie,.The.Secret,.has.heard.a.lot.about.the.law.of.attraction ..

Well,.the.law.of.attraction.is.a.secondary.law ..The.primary.law.is.the.law.of.vibration ..

Everything.moves ..The.law.of.vibration.decrees.that.everything.moves,.nothing.rests ..You.and.I.

literally.live.in.an.ocean.of.motion .

. Your.intuitive.factor.picks.up.vibration ..On.a.conscious.level,.vibration.is.referred.to.as.feeling ..

You.don’t.say,.“I’m.consciously.aware.of.being.in.a.negative.vibration,”.“I’m.consciously.aware.

of.being.in.a.positive.vibration .”.You’ll.say,.“I.don’t.feel.very.good,”.or,.“I.feel.really.good .”.So.

feeling.is.the.word.we.use.to.describe.conscious.awareness.of.vibration .

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. When.you.think,.you.set.up.a.vibration.in.your.body ..Your.body,.your.subconscious.mind,.the.

subjective.mind.is.amenable.to.suggestion ..We’ve.already.pointed.that.out ..We.have.pointed.out.

that.we.all.think.in.pictures ..So,.when.you.impress.a.picture.upon.your.subconscious.mind,.if.

it’s.a.positive.picture,.you’re.going.to.move.into.a.positive.vibration.and.you.will.feel.good .

. Now.exactly.the.opposite.is.also.true ..When.the.intuitive.factor.picks.up.a.vibration,.you.get.a.

feeling:.I.should.do.this.or.I.should.do.that ..Now.your.sensory.factors.will.nearly.always.survey.

the.physical.situation.you’re.in,.the.conditions.you’re.surrounded.by,.the.circumstances.you’re.

experiencing ..And.almost.always,.they.will.tell.you.to.go.the.other.way,.not.to.follow.your.

intuitive.factor ...

. The.physical.world.is.arguing.with.these.vibrations.that.we’re.picking.up ..The.people.that.win.

are.the.people.that.follow.the.message.they’re.picking.up.through.their.intuitive.factor ..They’re.

not.part.of.the.masses ..They.live.in.a.different.world ..They.live.in.a.world.that.very.few.people.

are.a.part.of ..This.is.the.small.1.or.2.percent.of.the.population.who.enjoy.all.the.abundance.in.

life ..They’re.not.following.the.crowd ..

. I.remember.one.time.Earl.Nightingale.said,.“If.you.follow.other.people.and.you.see.a.large.

group.of.people.going.one.way.and.just.one.or.two.going.in.the.opposite.direction,.follow.the.

one.or.two.and.you’ll.probably.never.make.a.mistake.as.long.as.you.live .”.He.said.that.large.

groups.of.people.have.never.known.where.they.were.going ..They.don’t.know.what.they’re.

doing ..The.small.one.percent.group.is.the.group.that.are.using.these.higher.faculties,.these.

great.gifts.that.we.referred.to.earlier .

. Your.intuitive.faculty.is.a.marvelous.tool ..It’s.picking.up.vibrations ..We.call.them.hunches,.or.

maybe.having.a.gut.feeling ..Your.opportunity.is.to.gain.an.understanding.of.the.difference.

between.the.vibration.that.you’re.picking.up.through.your.senses—either.from.your.own.

thoughts,.or.from.the.media,.or.other.people’s.suggestions—and.the.feeling.that.you’re.picking.

up.from.your.intuitive.factor ..

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. Anyone.that.knows.me.well.knows.that.I.have.a.highly.evolved.intuitive.factor ..I.wasn’t.born.

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with.it.like.this ..I.was.born.and.raised.much.like.everybody.else,.where.this.was.all.a.bunch.of.

nonsense ..I.gained.an.understanding.many,.many.years.ago—almost.50.years.ago ..This.is.

something.that.I.became.fascinated.with.and.I.started.to.work.at.developing.it ..How.do.you.

develop.it?.You.pay.attention.to.it ..

. If.you’re.with.someone.that.you.have.a.very.strong.rapport.with. .. .. ..like.Mary.Morrissey.and.I.

have.a.very.good.rapport ..We.will.be.on.the.same.frequency.of.thought.many,.many.times ..I’ll.

pick.up.on.her.thoughts ..She.may.be.on.the.West.Coast,.I.may.be.on.the.East.Coast,.but.I’ll.

pick.it.up.and.I’ll.phone.her.and.just.say,.“.I.was.thinking.about.you .”.Or.she’ll.phone.me.and.

I’ll.say,.“I.was.just.talking.about.you .”.We.pick.this.up ..How.does.that.happen?.It’s.vibration ..

. We.were.having.dinner.the.other.night.and.Mary.was.telling.me.a.story.about.Gay.Hendricks ..

While.we.were.talking,.I.got.a.text.from.Gay.Hendricks ..I.sent.him.back.a.message.saying,.

“Your.ears.must.have.been.burning ..We.were.just.talking.about.you .”..

. Now,.here’s.what.we.want.to.ask.ourselves ..Were.we.talking.about.Gay.Hendricks.because.he.

was.thinking.about.us,.and.he.was.dictating.an.email.to.his.Blackberry.or.his.computer?.Did.we.

pick.that.up.through.intuition.and.that.caused.us.to.start.talking.about.him?.Or.did.he.pick.up.

the.vibration.because.we.were.talking.about.him?.It.doesn’t.really.matter ..We.were.

communicating ..We.were.communicating.on.a.level.that.supersedes.the.e-mail,.the.text,.the.

telephone ..We.were.communicating.through.the.medium.of.the.molecule,.right.through.the.

space.and.time.that.doesn’t.separate.us .

. You.see,.we.are.together ..We’re.all.together ..When.you.deal.in.this.plane,.there.is.no.time,.there.

is.no.space,.there.is.no.distance ..You’re.in.the.here.and.the.now ..Now.that’s.a.big.idea.and.it’s.

an.idea.that.most.people.simply.don’t.grasp ..I.want.you.to.start.to.understand.it ..

. Start.to.understand.that.when.you.get.a.feeling.to.go.somewhere,.go.there ..You.get.a.feeling.to.

phone.somebody,.you.should.phone.that.person ..You.get.a.feeling.to.turn.the.corner.and.drive.

home.a.different.way,.then.turn.the.corner.and.drive.home.a.different.way ..And.when.you.ask.a.

question,.open.your.mind.and.be.available.to.receive.the.answer .

. Mary,.I’m.going.to.give.you.the.honor.of.bringing.this.one.in.for.a.landing,.too ..Intuition’s.such.

a.beautiful.subject ..

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Mary. It.is,.and.it’s.one.of.the.great.gifts.that.every.one.of.us.has.the.opportunity.to.develop ..I.do.

know.you.well.and.you.do.have.one.of.the.most.highly.evolved.intuitions.that.I’ve.ever.

experienced ..

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. You.know.in.discussing.intuition,.people.often.ask.me,.“Well,.how.do.I.tell.the.difference.

between.the.voice.of.my.intuition.and.the.vibration.of.my.ego,.or.a.fear,.or.some.other.voice.

that.I.may.have .”.And.to.me,.it’s.very.simple ..

. Imagine.right.now.that.the.phone.rings.and.you.pick.it.up.and.it’s.somebody.you.know.and.love.

very.well ..It.might.be.your.spouse,.it.might.be.your.child ..Maybe.it’s.your.parent,.your.

girlfriend,.a.guy.friend.of.yours,.but.it’s.somebody.you.really.care.about ..This.person.says,.“Hi,”.

and.calls.you.by.name ..Would.you.know.that.voice?.Of.course,.you’d.know.that.voice ..You’d.

recognize.that.voice ..How.would.you.know.that.voice.from.a.telemarketer.or.a.zillion.other.

people.who.could.have.been.calling.you?.

. You.know.them.and.you.know.that.voice,.you.know.that.frequency.because.you.got.interested.

in.them ..You.paid.attention.to.them ..You.invested.in.a.relationship.and.over.time,.you.came.to.

know.their.voice.among.all.other.voices ..

. It’s.exactly.the.same.way.with.the.voice.of.your.inspired.insight ..The.voice.that.comes.from.the.

stream.of.the.intelligence.of.the.universe.that.is.operating.right.at.the.center.of.your.own.being,.

you.can.know.unmistakably ..You.feel.it.as.a.hunch ..You.sense.it.as.a.guidance ..You.know.it.as.

that.brilliant.idea.that.comes.to.you ..It.is.inspired.insight ..

. Intuition.is.a.spiritual.faculty ..It.is.a.spiritual.gift,.but.it.does.not.explain ..It.simply.points.the.

way ..It.doesn’t.tell.us.why ..So,.for.a.moment,.what.Bob.is.suggesting.here—and.I.really.

encourage.us,.if.we.would.like.to.have.a.more.highly.evolved.intuition,.that.we.take.his.

advice—he.said.if.you.get.a.hunch.to.turn.right,.and.your.reasoning.factor.will.say.why,.why;.

just.turn.right ..Suspend.your.need.to.know.exactly.why.and.begin.to.explore.and.experience.

this ..Gandhi.called.this.the.voice.for.truth.and.he.said.that.voice.is.as.loud.as.our.willingness.to.

listen ..So.there.is.a.stream.of.inspired.insight.that.every.one.of.us.can.open.up.to.and.it.will.

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guide.us.in.the.direction.of.that.which.we.love.most ..You.fall.in.love.with.that.image.you.got.about.your.life;.what.you.would.love.to.create.and.be.and.do.and.give ..

. And,.Bob.mentioned.this.as.fire.earlier.in.our.lesson ..Meister.Eckhart.said,.“Once.man.has.mastered.the.winds.and.the.waves.and.gravity,.he.shall.harness.for.God.the.energies.of.love ..And.then.for.the.second.time.in.the.history.of.the.world,.man.will.have.discovered.fire .”.That’s.what.you’re.about.to.discover.with.your.intuition .

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. Contrary.to.what.many.people.believe,.everyone.possesses.the.extraordinary.gift.of.intuition ..The.degree.to.which.you.can.effectively.utilize.your.intuition.as.a.practical.life.tool.depends.entirely.on.your.willingness.to.trust,.pay.attention,.and.listen ..By.practicing.the.suggestions.Bob.and.Mary.have.shared.in.this.session,.you.will.soon.find.your.intuition.is.a.clear.and.reliable.gift.you.can.use.in.ways.that.will.never.cease.to.amaze.you ..

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Intuition.is.a.mental.muscle.and.like.all.muscles,.it.must.be.exercised.to.operate.at.full.capacity.and.to.

become.stronger ...Make a commitment that, for the next 30 days, you’ll give it your full attention and

allow it to become stronger...

I, __________________________________ (your name), will allow myself to trust in and follow

my inner voice, my “gut feeling,” - that instinctual side of my being that is perfect, that is all

knowing. I will suspend my need to know exactly why and begin to explore and experience this

side of my personality.

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Action Step #2

In.the.first.lesson,.you.began.to.create.the.life.you.imagine,.by.writing.down.in.detail,.what.you.really.want.

to.be,.do,.or.have .. Identify two areas in your life (business, relationships, finances, health, etc.) that

you will focus on for the purpose of this exercise. List these two areas below.

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2 ... .__________________________________________________________________________________

Focusing on these two areas, what steps can you take or what questions do you need to ask yourself

to go looking for what it is you’ve identified? Don’t.allow.your.mind.to.judge.or.argue.–.write.down.

what.you.feel ...Ask.the.questions.and.be.available.to.receive.the.answers .

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Describe a time in your life when all physical appearances appeared to the contrary of your inner

belief of what you wanted to happen.

It.may.have.been.putting.an.offer.in.on.a.house.that.you.knew.was.well.out.of.your.reach,.or.doing.

something.that.seemed.ridiculous,.but.you.did.it.and.it.serendipitously.brought.you.to.something.else.that.

brought.you.closer.to.what.you.wanted ...Describe.the.situation.below ...Realize,.what.caused.you.to.take.

action.–.even.though.your.conditions,.circumstances.and.environment.indicated.differently.–.was.your.

inner.guide,.your.intuition ...Trust.it.–.develop.it .

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indicated.differently.–.was.your.inner.guide,.your.intuition ...Trust.it.–.develop.it .

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“ So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable,

and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable.”

— c H r i s t o p H e r r e e v e

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The Will.CD 03 Track 01 [CD03 INTRO]

You.may.think.you.know.everything.there.is.to.know.about.the.third.gift ..But,.as.you’ll.soon.discover,.there’s.much.more.to.it.than.meets.the.eye ..Most.people.use.it.as.a.blunt.force.object,.with.very.mixed—and.often.very.negative—results ..In.this.session,.Bob.and.Mary.will.illuminate.the.lesser-understood.aspects.of.this.extremely.powerful.faculty,.and.show.you.how.to.wield.it.for.maximum.effectiveness .

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Bob. When.President.John.Kennedy.asked.Dr ..Wernher.Von.Braun.what.it.would.take.to.build.a.rocket.that.could.carry.a.man.to.the.moon.and.bring.him.back.safely.to.Earth,.Von.Braun.answered.him.in.five.words,.“The.will.to.do.it .”.

. Let.me.read.you.something.that.I.found.a.long.time.ago ..“The.will.is.of.such.primary.importance.that.the.student.should.be.on.his.guard.against.any.mistake.as.to.the.position.which.it.holds.in.the.mental.economy ..Many.writers.and.teachers.assist.upon.willpower.as.though.that.were.the.creative.power.or.the.creative.faculty ..No.doubt,.intense.willpower.can.evolve.certain.external.results,.but.like.all.other.methods.of.compulsion,.it.lacks.the.permanency.of.natural.growth ..The.appearances,.forms,.and.conditions.produced.by.mere.intensity.of.willpower.will.only.hang.together.so.long.as.the.compelling.force.continues,.but.let.it.be.exhausted.or.withdrawn,.and.the.elements.thus.forced.into.unnatural.combination.will.at.once.fly.back.to.their.proper.affinities ..The.form.created.by.compulsion.never.had.the.germ.of.vitality.in.itself .”

. Willpower.-.we.think.of.that.as.some.mental.strength.that.forces.things.to.happen ..That.is.not.how.the.will.works.at.all ..We.talk.about.free.will.and.predestination ..You’ve.heard.that.term?.Well,.the.will.is.that.mental.faculty.that.gives.you.the.ability.to.hold.one.idea.on.the.screen.of.your.mind.to.the.exclusion.of.all.outside.distractions ..

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. Let’s.suppose.that.you’re.in.a.situation,.or.at.a.point.in.your.life.where.the.conditions.or.

circumstance,.even.possibly.the.people.around.you,.are.anything.but.positive ..It.seems.

like.there.is.a.strong.force.outside.of.you.wanting.you.to.lose.or.wanting.you.to.go.in.

the.wrong.direction ..How.can.you.handle.that?.You.can.handle.that.with.a.highly.

evolved.will ..

. We’ve.already.spoken.in.a.previous.exercise.about.the.use.of.the.imagination.in.the.

development.of.the.image.of.exactly.what.you.want.to.accomplish.with.your.life,.with.

your.business,.with.your.relationships—whatever.it.is—but.you.build.a.picture.of.the.

ideal.situation.that.you.want ..It’s.your.will.that.enables.you.to.hold.that.picture.on.the.

screen.of.the.mind.to.the.exclusion.of.all.these.outside.negative.distractions,.and.by.

holding.that.picture,.eventually.it’s.deposited.in.the.treasury.of.the.subconscious ..That’s.

where.the.power.is.then.created,.and.that.picture—being.impressed.upon.the.

subconscious—begins.to.express.itself.in.actions,.in.vibrations,.and.it.also.sets.up.a.

very.strong.attractive.force ..

. The.will.gives.you.the.ability.to.hold.that.picture.to.the.exclusion.of.anything.else,.we.

refer.to.that.act.as.concentration ..When.you.concentrate.on.the.good.that.you.desire.

and.you’ve.penetrated.the.depths.of.your.subjective.or.your.subconscious.mind,.you.

have.created.a.passageway.where.the.power.flows.into.your.consciousness,.yet.

immediately.moves.into.the.form.of.which.you’re.holding.the.image,.and.then.flows.on.

into.the.subjective.mind ..

. What.you’re.really.doing.is.going.to.Spirit—or.universal.intelligence—for.a.power—an.

energy—to.create.the.image.of.the.good.that.you.desire ..It’s.your.will.that’s.holding.the.

picture.there,.and.by.holding.it,.you.create.the.passage,.the.highway.for.that.power.to.

flow.into.the.subconscious ..You’ve.actually.created.a.channel.for.pure.unadulterated.

Spirit.to.move.to.and.through.you ..By.you.going.to.Spirit.for.the.power,.the.energy.to.

build.the.image,.and.then.turn.it.back.over.to.Spirit,.or.universal.intelligence,.through.

the.reciprocal.law.of.spirit,.it.gives.it.back.to.you.in.physical.form ...

. I.agree.that.if.you’re.a.relatively.new.student.in.this.nature.of.study,.you.could.say,.well,.

that’s.really.a.mouthful ..It.is.a.mouthful,.but.it’s.also.a.truth,.and.it’s.a.beautiful.concept.

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that.you.can.practice ..The.will.is.the.part.of.your.personality.that.gives.you.the.ability.to.

concentrate ..I.will.come.back.a.little.later.on.in.this.particular.lesson.and.explain.some.

exercises.you.can.get.involved.with.to.develop.the.will.and.also.the.tremendous.benefit.that.

accrues.by.holding.one.picture.on.the.screen.of.the.mind.because.you.set.up.a.power.that.you.

can.receive.no.other.way .

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Mary. Years.and.years.ago,.as.I.began.to.study.this.material,.someone.said.to.me,.“If.willpower.were.

powerful,.every.single.New.Year’s.resolution.that.we.all.make.would.last .”.So.with.this.

willpower,.we.can.actually.force.something.for.a.short.amount.of.time,.but.when.we.don’t.allow.

the.real.power.to.move.through.us.by.holding.in.a.concentrated.way.the.image.that.we.want,.

it’s.a.completely.different.level.of.power—this.kind.of.will.that.you’re.speaking.about,.Bob—and.

what.we.commonly.know.as.willpower .

. What.we.want.to.invite.you.to.do.is.take.a.deep.breath,.and.bring.to.mind.the.picture.of.the.life.

that.you’re.imagining ..Just.bring.it.to.mind,.and.imaginally.move.inside.of.it ..Keep.that.focus ..

You’re.using.a.power.right.now.that.requires.no.force ..It’s.something.that.pulls.you.forward.

because.you.love.this.image,.so.you.want.to.dwell.inside.the.image.in.your.mind ...

. As.you.do.that,.what.will.happen. .. .. ..of.course,.there.are.circumstances.in.your.life.that.are.

unlike.the.image.you’re.holding.in.your.mind,.but.you.want.to.remember.something:.You.can.

never.get.to.where.you.want.to.get.from.where.you.are ..You.can’t.get to.your.dream ..It’s.

actually.impossible.to.get.from.where.you.are.right.now.to.your.dream ..You.have.to.come from.

your.dream ..You.can.have.anything.you’re.willing.to.become,.and.where.you.become.the.thing.

you.want.is.first.in.the.vibration.that.is.harmonious.with.the.picture.that.you’re.holding ..

. So,.if.in.fact.you.were.living.the.life.you’re.imagining,.you.feel.grateful ..So.you.use.your.will.to.

establish.the.vibrational.pattern.of.gratitude.even.in.the.absence.of.the.current.experience.of.the.

thing.you.say.you.want ..

. Here’s.an.example.of.this ..

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. Norman.Vincent.Peale.once.told.a.story.about.a.time.when.he.was.heading.off.to.speak.to.a.

group.of.5,000.people ..He.had.flown.all.day.long ..He.was.tired,.and.when.he.got.there—over.

the.course.of.being.in.the.airplane—his.vocal.cords.had.tightened.up ..When.he.got.off.the.

plane.and.he.went.to.get.his.luggage.and.ask.for.help.to.get.a.taxi,.he.noticed.that.he.hardly.

had.any.voice.at.all,.and.he.was.scheduled.to.speak.in.about.four.hours,.and.there.were.5,000.

people.waiting.there.for.him.to.speak ..From.the.point.of.getting.in.the.taxi.to.getting.to.the.

hotel,.his.voice.went.from.a.low.hoarseness.down.to.barely.a.whisper,.and.he.began.to.worry.

what.was.going.to.happen.when.he.had.to.get.up.and.speak.that.night ..He.gargled.and.he.

prayed,.but.he.said.the.whole.time.he.was.thinking,.“my.gosh,.5,000.people.are.going.to.be.

here.tonight ..Maybe.I.could.whisper.louder,”.and.he.tried.to.figure.out.what.to.do .

. Finally.he.asked.the.hotel.to.send.a.doctor,.so.they.did.that,.and.when.the.doctor.got.there,.

Peale.kind.of.barely.whispered.out,.“I.need.some.help ..I.need.some.help ..Bring.me.some.

medicine ..Spray.my.throat ..I’m.supposed.to.speak.to.5,000.people.tonight,”.The.doctor.sprayed.

his.throat,.gave.him.some.medicine,.and.then.the.doctor.said.to.him,.“Dr ..Peale,.I.have.sprayed.

your.throat ..I.have.given.you.some.pills,.but.now.I.would.like.to.give.you.the.same.treatment.

that.you.have.given.the.rest.of.us ..I.want.to.give.you.the.treatment.that.will.really.help.you,”.

and.Peale.says,.“Well,.why.are.you.waiting?”.and.he.says,.“Because.I.didn’t.think.I.would.have.

to.give.it.to.you .”.“Well,.what.do.you.mean?”.“You’re.the.one.who.taught.me.about.the.power.

of.the.will ..You.taught.me.that.the.prescription.is.to.take.my.mind.off.the.problem.and.put.it.on.

the.image.of.what.I.want.to.create ..Take.your.mind.off.your.vocal.cords ..Put.it.on.the.mind.of.

God ..Put.it.on.the.mind.of.the.infinite ..Put.it.on.the.mind.that.has.the.perfected.idea.of.you .”.

. And.when.Peale.wrote.about.it,.he.said,.“It.was.like.a.bolt.of.lightening.to.me ..I.had.spent.all.

these.hours.focusing.on.the.problem,.focusing.on.how.it.would.be.if.I.couldn’t.speak,.focusing.

on.‘could.I.whisper.louder?’.I.was.focusing.on.the.problem,.and.the.answer.was.to.take.my.

mind.off.the.problem.and.put.it.on.the.answer ..Put.it.on.the.power.that.is.everywhere.present.

that.has.a.perfected.idea.of.me.in.it .”

. So.the.will.is.your.ability.to.take.your.mind.off.what.looks.like.the.circumstances.and.seems.

like.the.situations.and.the.issues.that.would.prevent.you.from.living.the.life.you.want.to.live.and.

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put.yourself.into.the.life.you’re.imagining ..Walk.around.inside.of.it ..Feel.it,.and.know.that.the.

person.who’s.living.that.life.you’re.imagining.does.some.of.the.things.you’re.doing.now ..They.

drive.a.car ..They.may.do.some.laundry ..They.may.do.some.dishes ..They.may.make.phone.calls,.

so.you.imaginally.put.yourself.inside.being.that.person.even.when.you’re.doing.some.of.the.

things.you’re.doing.now,.and.over.and.over.and.over.throughout.the.day,.you.keep.that.picture.

in.your.mind,.and.then.you.begin.to.notice.that.things.really.do.begin.to.shift ..

Bob. Another.person.said.essentially.the.same.thing.the.doctor.said.to.Dr ..Peale.when.he.gave.him.

his.answer.back ..He.said,.“We’re.aiming.at.consciously.controlling.our.mental.powers.instead.

of.letting.them.hurry.us.hither.and.thither.in.a.purposeless.manner,.and.we.must.therefore.

understand.the.relation.of.these.powers.to.each.other.for.the.production.of.external.results .”.

. If.using.the.word.in.its.wisest.sense,.we.may.say.the.imagination.is.the.creative.function,.as.we.

call.the.will.the.centralizing.principle ..Its.function.is.to.keep.the.imagination.centered.in.the.

right.direction ..Now,.that’s.what.the.will.really.does ..

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. The.development.of.the.will.has.to.be.one.of.the.most.important.factors.in.the.achievement.of.a.

goal.or.moving.in.the.right.direction,.the.direction.in.which.you.want.to.move ..

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. You.know.and.I.know.that.we.live.in.a.very.fast-moving.world ..Things.are.flying.at.us.faster.

now.than.they.ever.have.before.in.the.history.of.civilization ..Our.means.of.communication.is.

going.at.a.rapid.clip ..The.world.is.not.very.big.any.longer ..It’s.shrinking ..We’re.living.in.a.very.

small.marketplace.when.we’re.in.a.global.marketplace ..With.all.this.going.on.around.us,.if.we.

don’t.learn.how.to.center.our.mind.and.hold.an.image.of.the.good.that.we.desire,.we.are.

automatically.going.to.become.the.plaything.for.outside.forces,.and.when.that.starts.happening,.

you.start.losing ..

. You.may.say,.how.do.you.develop.a.will?.How.do.you.get.to.the.point.where.you.can.hold.one.

idea.on.the.screen.of.the.mind.and.block.out.all.these.outside.distractions?.You.have.to.

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. What.I.often.tell.people.in.seminars.is.to.take.a.candle.in.a.candleholder,.put.it.opposite.your.

favorite.chair,.and.then.at.those.times.when.you’re.home.alone.or.you’re.up.late.at.night.by.

yourself,.turn.the.TV.off ..Turn.the.radio.off ..Light.the.candle,.and.stare.at.the.flame ..Now,.you’ll.

only.be.staring.at.the.flame.for.a.very.brief.period.of.time—maybe.a.couple.of.seconds—and.

your.mind.will.start.wandering ..Thoughts.will.run.through.your.mind,.and.they.will.take.you.to.

another.place ..When.that.happens,.just.bring.your.mind.right.back.to.the.flame ..Every.time.your.

mind.wanders,.bring.it.right.back.to.the.flame,.and.don’t.feel.bad.for.one.second ..What.

happened,.happened ..Let.it.go ..Come.back.to.the.flame.until.you.become.one.with.the.flame ..

This.is.how.you.develop.the.ability.to.concentrate ..As.you.develop.the.ability.to.concentrate,.

that’s.when.you’re.developing.the.ability.to.make.proper.use.of.the.will.and.not.improper.use..

of.it .

. You.may.take.a.pencil.or.a.pen.and.put.a.dot.on.a.wall.that.is.the.wall.opposite.to.your.favorite.

chair,.and.every.time.you.sit.in.the.chair,.stare.at.that.dot ..No.one.will.notice.it ..If.they.do,.

they’ll.think.it’s.a.fly,.and.they.won’t.pay.any.attention.to.it ..Just.stare.at.that.dot.until.your.mind.

becomes.one.with.the.dot ..Again,.your.mind.may.wander ..Bring.it.right.back.to.the.dot.until.you.

and.the.dot.become.one ..You.will.learn.how.to.concentrate.for.long.periods.of.time ..

. Some.of.the.Eastern.mystics—the.yogis—can.concentrate.for.hours,.but.that’s.a.highly.evolved.

mind ..You.see.your.mind.is.much.like.your.body ..If.you.exercise.the.body,.it.becomes.very.

strong ..If.you.don’t.exercise.it,.it.becomes.very.weak ..The.mind.is.exactly.the.same ..Your.will,.

like.your.intuition.and.your.imagination,.are.all.mental.muscles,.and.you.can.develop.

tremendous.strength.in.these.mental.muscles ..

. Think.of.this.for.a.moment ..

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. Awareness.of.vibration.is.called.feeling ..If.you’re.standing.maybe.in.a.supermarket.or.a.store.or.

anywhere,.in.the.office,.and.someone’s.behind.you.staring.at.you,.you.feel.it ..You.do,.don’t.

you?.You.can.feel.it ..Now,.you.may.turn.around.and.sure.enough.you.see.somebody.standing.

there.staring ..They.might.look.away.or.maybe.walk.away ..How.did.you.feel.that?.When.they.

were.concentrating.on.you,.they.have.brought.one.image.on.the.screen.of.their.mind—you,.and.

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all.the.power.that’s.flowing.into.their.consciousness.is.being.directed.right.back.at.you ..Your.

brain.is.picking.up.that.strong.vibration ..It’s.like.a.bolt.of.lightning.coming.at.your.brain ..You.

feel.it ..It’s.a.very.strong.feeling ..That’s.what.concentration.is ..If.you’re.selling,.you.want.to.be.

able.to.concentrate.on.what?.On.helping.your.prospect.do.what.you.tell.them.you.can.do ..

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. Concentration.is.the.key.in.everything.if.you.want.to.be.a.real.professional ..Watch.the.

professional.dancers ..Watch.the.professional.figure.skaters ..It’s.always.amazed.me.how.the.

man.will.lift.the.woman.and.maybe.throw.her.up.in.the.air.and.catch.her.right.at.the.perfect.

spot,.and.they.do.it.right.every.time,.and.the.meanwhile.they’re.going.like,.blazes.on.skates.on.

the.ice ..How.are.they.doing.that?.They’re.not.paying.attention.to.the.audience ..They’re.in.

perfect.harmony.with.the.music,.and.they’re.concentrating.on.what.they’re.doing ..

. We’ve.got.to.learn.to.concentrate.on.what.we’re.doing ..The.more.we.concentrate,.the.shorter.

the.period.of.time.it.takes.to.get.to.where.we’re.going ..Concentration.increases.amplitude.of.

vibration ..In.other.words,.when.you.concentrate,.you’re.giving.more.power.to.whatever.you’re.

concentrating.on ..Now,.if.you’re.concentrating.on.your.goal,.you’re.giving.more.power,.you’re.

giving.more.energy.to.your.goal ..Your.energy.is.not.scattered ..It’s.not.like.a.spray.nozzle.on.a.

garden.hose ..It’s.more.like.a.straight.stream ..The.power.is.flowing.into.your.consciousness,.

and.it’s.going.out.in.one.direction.toward.your.goal ..It.becomes.very,.very.powerful ..

. Emerson.said,.“The.only.thing.that.can.grow.is.the.thing.you’re.giving.energy.to .”.

Concentration.increases.amplitude.of.vibration ..You’re.giving.more.power.to.your.goal ..The.

average.person.couldn’t.concentrate.for.more.than.a.couple.of.seconds?.Ten.seconds.would.

probably.shatter.a.family.record ..You.can.develop.this.ability ..I.worked.at.developing.it.for.a.

long.time .

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. When.I.first.began.to.study.these.ideas,.close.to.50.years.ago,.I.was.a.loser ..I.couldn’t.earn.any.

money ..I.didn’t.have.any.friends ..I.had.never.done.anything.well.in.my.whole.life ..As.I.started.to.

study.this,.I.realized.that.winning.had.to.do.with.specializing ..Specializing.had.to.do.with.focus,.

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and.what.we.want.to.do.is.pick.a.niche ..Pick.what.we’d.love.to.do,.and.then.focus.on.it ..All.my.

attention.is.focused.on.the.work.I’m.involved.in ..I.absolutely.love.it,.and.I.know.I.get.better.at.it.

all.the.time ...

. I.recently.spoke.at.a.meeting.at.the.Napoleon.Hill.Foundation ..It.was.an.anniversary.meeting,.

and.there.were.people.there.that.hadn’t.heard.me.speak.for.a.number.of.years,.and.they.came.

up,.and.they.said,.“You.know,.you.just.keep.getting.better .”.Well,.I.know.I.keep.getting.better,.

and.I.don’t.mean.this.as.an.egotistical.statement ..I.mean.it.as.stating.that.I’m.aware.I’m.getting.

better,.and.I.should.get.better.because.I.work.at.getting.better ..I.focus ..I.concentrate.on.what.

I’m.doing ..That’s.what.we.want.to.recommend.you.do ..

. Get.the.candle ..Get.the.dot.on.the.wall ..Get.the.understanding.that.comes.as.a.result.of.

studying.each.one.of.these.messages.because.your.mental.power.is.beyond.description ..The.

most.erudite.scientist.alive.cannot.even.guess.at.what.you’re.capable.of.doing ..Listen.to.what.

Mary.has.to.say.about.this .

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Mary. In.the.East,.they.call.the.mind.the.jumping.monkey.and.they.say.that.every.one.of.us.must.learn.

to.tether.that.if.we.want.real.power.to.flow.through.us ..Bob.has.given.us.a.very.clear.

description.about.how.we.can.do.this.and.how.we.can.exercise.our.capacity.to.tether.the.

jumping.monkey ..In.other.words,.to.really.sharpen.the.frequency.with.which.the.thought.moves.

through.us.toward.a.desired.goal ..

. In.the.room.you’re.in.right.now,.whether.you.have.an.electric.light.on,.or.if.there.is.sunlight.in.

your.room,.the.light.waves.where.you.are.just.go.everywhere ..They.fill.the.room.with.light ..The.

only.difference.between.the.light.in.the.room.where.you.are.right.now.and.laser.light.is.one.

thing ..Now,.laser.will.cut.through.steel ..The.room.where.you.are.right.now.is.not.going.to.cut.

through.steel ..It.would.require.something.for.the.same.light.waves.to.cut.through.steel,.and.

that.one.thing.is.focus ..When.you.learn.to.focus.your.mind.on.a.desired.goal—see.it,.feel.it,.

stay.focused.on,.become.one.with.it—that.focus.is.called.your.will ..No.matter.what.the.

conditions.are.in.your.life,.all.sorts.of.things.begin.to.happen ..

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. So,.you’re.sitting.there,.you’re.looking.at.the.candle ..You’re.looking.at.the.dot.on.the.wall,.and.

your.mind.wanders,.and.then.you’ll.start.thinking.about,.I’ve.got.to.remember.to.get.the.car.

lubed,.or.oh,.I’ve.got.to.remember.to.do.this,.or.I.should’ve.checked.my.email ..The.mind.is.full.

of.distraction,.so.you’re.learning.to.dispel.the.distraction.and.come.back.to.the.one.point ..Not.

because.the.candle.is.so.important.and.not.because.the.dot.on.the.wall.is.important,.but.your.

ability.to.focus.is.very.important ..It’s.your.capacity ..Then.take.that.same.power.and.move.it.

towards.your.desired.end .

. Lincoln.was.facing.a.big.issue ..The.issue.was.whether.or.not.he.should.write.a.proclamation.

that.would.completely.change.the.way.our.country.operated ..It.was.during.the.Civil.War,.and.it.

was.during.a.particularly.difficult.time.for.him,.and.he.was.struggling.with.this.aspect.of.

leadership ..So.he.sent.for.a.friend.of.his.who.was.a.fellow.lawyer.who.lived.in.Springfield,.

Illinois,.and.he.asked.for.the.friend.to.come.to.Washington,.D .C ..to.a.meeting ..His.friend’s.

name.was.Leonard.Swett,.and.Swett.traveled.all.the.way.across.the.country ..

. They.got.together,.and.Swett.would.later.write.that.he.sat.in.the.Oval.Office.with.President.

Lincoln,.and.Lincoln.began.to.describe.to.him.the.struggle.he.was.facing,.about.whether.or.not.

he.should.write.a.proclamation.abolishing.slavery ..Lincoln.listed.all.the.pros ..He.listed.all.the.

cons ..He.listed.what.everybody.was.saying,.what.some.people.would.say,.what.other.people.

were.saying,.back.and.forth,.back.and.forth,.and.Swett.said.that.Lincoln.spoke.about.this.for.

hours ..Lincoln.talked.and.talked.and.talked.about.the.many.different.ideas.that.he.had,.the.

thoughts.that.he.had,.what.other.people.were.saying,.what.would.happen.if.he.did.this,.what.

would.happen.if.he.did.that,.what.was.right.for.the.country,.on.and.on.and.on ..Swett.would.say.

that.seven.hours.later,.Lincoln.stood.up,.looked.at.him,.and.said,.“Thank.you.for.coming ..I.have.

my.answer.now .”.He.never.once.asked.Swett’s.opinion ..He.just.asked.him.to.sit.there.so.that.he.

could.help.hold.the.space,.so.that.Lincoln.could.concentrate,.so.he.could.go.through.his.mind.

and.look.at.this.situation.from.every.possible.angle.until.he.came.to.absolute.clarity.about.what.

he.wanted.to.do ..

. Now,.there.are.many.different.ways.to.concentrate,.but.this.is.one ..You.sit.across.from.a.

candle ..You.learn.to.harness.your.mind ..You.sit.across.from.a.dot.on.the.wall ..You.learn.to.

harness.your.mind ..You.learn.to.tether.the.monkey,.the.power ..

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. When.Bob.said.until.you.become.one.with.it,.and.when.you.become.one.with.it,.there.is.a.

moment.when.you.are.no.longer.the.person.sitting.looking.at.the.candle ..You.are.no.longer.the.

person.sitting.looking.at.the.dot ..You.and.the.candle.are.one ..You.and.the.dot.are.one,.and.that.

is.an.experience.to.be.had ..When.you.learn.to.do.this,.you.will.find.that.you.have.an.access.

point,.a.portal.to.the.power.of.the.mind.of.the.infinite,.and.that.portal.power.is.right.where.you.

are .

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Bob. I.want.you.to.imagine.you’re.in.a.good-sized.room.in.your.own.home ..Let’s.suppose.you.have.a.

candle.beside.the.chair.where.you’re.sitting,.and.you.see.something.on.the.opposite.side.of.the.

room,.but.you.would.have.a.very.difficult.time.determining.exactly.what.it.is.because.the.

candle-power.does.not.stretch.that.far ..It’s.scattered.all.over.the.place,.but.with.a.flashlight,.

take.the.same.candle-power,.and.you.could.illuminate.the.other.side.of.the.room ..None.of.the.

other.light.would.be.wasted ..It’s.all.directed.where.you.want.it.to.go ..

. Then,.Mary.took.and.referred.this.to.a.laser.beam ..The.laser.is.a.very,.very.powerful.force,.but.

it.is.puny.relative.to.your.thoughts?.Thought.energy.is.the.most.potent.form.of.energy.in.the.

universe?.Thought.energy.is.cosmic.energy ..It.penetrates.all.time.and.all.space,.and.as.you.

begin.to.concentrate,.you.make.a.connection.with.the.universe.that.you.are.one.with ..

. Listen.to.what.Ken.Wilber.had.to.say ..“Let.a.radical.realization.shine.from.our.faces.and.roar.

from.our.hearts.and.thunder.from.our.brains.-.this.simple.fact:..that.you.in.the.very.

immediateness.of.your.present.awareness.is,.in.fact,.connected.to.the.entire.world.in.all.its.

frost.and.fever,.in.all.its.glories.and.grace,.in.all.its.triumph.and.its.tears ..You.do.not.see.the.

sun,.you.are.the.sun ..You.do.not.hear.the.rain,.you.are.the.rain ..You.do.not.feel.the.earth,.you.

are.the.earth ..And.in.that.simple,.clear,.unmistakable.regard,.you.have.transformed.into.the.very.

heart.of.the.cosmos.itself,.and.there,.right.there,.very.simply,.very.quietly,.all.separation.is.

undone .”..And.you.have.become.one.with.an.infinite.power,.and.through.the.proper.use.of.the.

will,.you’ve.connected.to.it,.and.you’ve.directed.the.whole.universe.toward.the.good.that.you.

desire ..

. Oh,.I.know ..If.you’re.a.new.student.in.this.particular.train.of.thought,.that.may.sound.

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preposterous,.but.anyone.that.has.even.studied.a.little.bit.sees.the.truth.in.this,.and.there’s.

something.in.you.that.knows.that.what.I’m.saying.is.true ..There.is.something.in.you.that.knows.

what.Mary’s.explaining.is.true ..When.you.hear.the.truth,.you.will.know.it ..

. Now,.let.me.explain.that.to.you ..

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. There’s.music.in.the.room.where.you.stand ..If.you’re.standing.outside,.there’s.music.there ..You.

may.not.hear.it,.but.it’s.there ..It’s.being.broadcast.on.a.certain.frequency ..Because.your.ears.are.

not.tuned.in.to.that.frequency,.you.don’t.hear.the.music ..There.are.movie.pictures.going.on,.

great.classics ..There.is.television.going.on.right.where.you.are ..You.don’t.see.it.because.your.

eyes.don’t.operate.on.that.frequency,.but.if.you.were.to.turn.on.a.radio,.instantly.and.

automatically,.that.music.would.be.picked.up.by.a.receiver,.and.it.would.be.sent.out.by.a.

broadcaster.on.a.frequency.that.your.ears.can.tune.in.to,.and.you’d.hear.it ..If.you.turned.on.

your.television,.the.television.would.pick.up.through.the.receiver,.and.send.it.back.out.on.a.

frequency.that.your.eyes.are.operating.on,.and.you.would.see.the.movie ..It’s.always.been.there ..

It.took.a.change.of.vibration.for.you.to.see.it .

. When.you.hear.the.truth,.the.truth.resonates.with.the.essence.of.who.you.are ..The.essence.of.

who.you.are.is.perfect ..You.may.have.difficulty.accepting.that,.but.you.are.perfect ..You’re.a.

perfect.expression.of.an.infinite.power ..You’re.the.offspring.of.a.deathless.soul ..Your.spiritual.

DNA.is.perfect ..The.very.center.of.your.consciousness.is.where.perfection.lies,.and.your.

objective.in.this.life.is.to.attempt.to.express.as.much.of.that.as.you.can ..The.more.aware.of.it.

you.become,.the.more.it.manifests.in.your.life ..

. When.you.hear.the.truth,.the.truth.resonates.with.the.essence.of.who.you.are,.and.then.it.sets.

up.another.vibration.on.your.conscious.level.called.knowing ..You.may.not.understand.it,.but.

you.know.it’s.right ..You.may.not.understand.everything.you’re.hearing.here,.but.you.know.it’s.

good,.and.you.know.it’s.right,.and.if.you.keep.studying.this,.you’re.going.to.understand.it ..

When.you.understand.it,.it.will.begin.to.manifest.in.your.life,.and.that’s.when.your.results.

change ..That’s.why.Solomon.said,.“In.all.you’re.getting,.get.understanding .”

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. Understanding.is.the.flipside.of.the.coin.of.worry.and.doubt ..I.don’t.think.you.want.to.entertain.

worry.and.doubt ..Well.then,.you.have.to.understand ..The.only.way.to.develop.understanding.is.

through.study ..There.is.no.other.way ..You’ve.got.to.study,.and.when.you.have.understanding,.

when.you.understand.how.your.will.functions,.how.you.can.use.it.for.the.manifestation.of.the.

good.that.you.desire,.when.you.understand.how.your.creative.faculty—the.imagination—.truly.

works,.how.your.intuition.truly.works,.it.is.going.to.cause.you.to.jump.hurdles.that.you.never.

thought.you.could.ever.go.over ..

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. . .

Mary. The.power.that.you.and.I.wield.with.our.thinking.is.immense—way.beyond.anything.that.we.

understand—so.learning.to.use.the.will.gives.us.access.to.the.power.we.have.within.ourselves.

to.notice.what.we’re.noticing,.and.as.we.notice.what.we.notice,.which.is.noticing.the.candle,.

and.then.you.notice.when.you’re.not.noticing.the.candle,.then.you.come.back.to.noticing.the.

candle,.that.increases.your.muscle.power.in.staying.focused.on.what.you.want.to.stay.focused.

on,.but.before.that,.until.you.decided.to.learn.that,.your.mind.would.just.wander.all.over.the.

place ..Emerson.said,.“Stand.guard.at.the.portal.of.your.mind,”.to.stand.guard.at.the.place.

where.you.choose.what.thought.you.will.think.about ..

. Collier.says.what.Bob’s.talking.about.a.little.bit.differently ..He.says,.“The.evidence.of.this.is.all.

about.you ..Take.up.some.violent.form.of.exercise—rowing,.tennis,.swimming,.riding ..In.the.

beginning,.your.muscles.are.weak.and.easily.tired,.but.keep.on.for.a.few.days,.and.the.life.

principle.promptly.strengthens.them,.toughens.them.to.meet.their.new.deed .”.Do.rough.manual.

labor.and.what.happens?.The.skin.of.your.hands.becomes.tender,.or.hurts,.perhaps.even.

blisters,.but.keep.it.up ..Does.the.skin.all.wear.off?.On.the.contrary,.the.life.principle.provides.

extra.thickness,.extra.toughness,.calluses—we.call.them—to.meet.the.need ..

. All.through.your.daily.life,.you.will.find.that.this.power.is.with.you.and.is.steadily.at.work ..

Embrace.it,.work.with.it,.take.it.into.yourself ..There.is.nothing.you.cannot.do,.but.you.must.

develop.the.power.that.you.have.within.you.to.meet.the.need.that.is.the.answer.to.the.question.

you.have,.or.the.life.you’d.like.to.bring ..The.mere.fact.that.you.have.obstacles.to.overcome.is.in.

your.favor,.for.when.there.is.nothing.to.be.done,.when.things.are.running.along.too.smoothly,.

this.life.principle.seems.to.sleep ..It’s.when.you.need.it,.when.you.call.upon.it.urgently,.that.it.is.

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most.on.the.job ..Now,.we.have.that.power.in.us,.and.we.learn.to.call.upon.it,.harness.it,.and.

shape.it.in.the.direction.of.our.desired.good.through.the.amplified.power.of.our.will .

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Bob. Think.of.when.you.were.a.little.child ..You.would.take.a.magnifying.glass,.and.you’d.go.outside ..

The.sun.would.be.beating.down.on.you ..It.would.be.warm,.but.not.hot ..You’d.take.the.

magnifying.glass,.and.you’d.marshal.that.great.power,.and.you.would.bring.it.to.a.white.hot.

bead.with.the.magnifying.glass,.and.you’d.burn.leaves ..You’d.burn.yourself ..You’d.start.a.fire.

because.you.took.that.energy,.and.it.was.focused ..That’s.what.a.magnifying.glass.does ..That’s.

what.your.will.does .

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Mary. In.addition.to.the.candle.exercise,.there.is.an.exercise.that.I’ll.give.you.now.that.will.help.you.to.

be.in.touch.with.the.part.of.you.that.is.greater.than.any.circumstance.you’re.facing,.the.part.of.

you.that.can.actually.choose.the.life.that.you.want.to.live,.the.part.of.you.that.is.not.bound.or.

held.back.or.constricted.no.matter.what.has.happened.in.your.life.or.no.matter.what.you’re.

facing.right.now ..Just.take.a.deep.breath,.and.if.you’re.in.a.place.you.can.and.it’s.comfortable,.

go.ahead.and.let.your.eyes.close,.and.just.for.a.moment,.notice.your.body ..Notice.the.feeling.of.

your.shoes.on.your.feet.or.the.feeling.of.your.feet.on.the.floor ..Notice.your.body ..Notice.your.

knees,.your.shoulders,.your.wrists,.your.fingertips,.your.nose,.your.ears ..Notice.your.body ..

Notice.the.feeling.of.your.clothing.as.it.touches.your.skin ..Notice.your.body ..Notice.the.feeling.

of.the.air.gently.caressing.your.exposed.skin ..Notice.your.body ..

. Now,.for.a.moment,.notice.your.thoughts,.what.you’ve.been.thinking ..You.may.have.been.

thinking.about.the.content.of.this.message.you’re.listening.to,.Bob’s.voice,.my.voice,.our.

stories,.our.information ..You.may.have.been.thinking.about.what.you.need.to.do.next.week ..But.

without.judgment,.just.notice.what.you’ve.been.thinking ..Notice.your.thoughts ..

. Now,.for.a.moment,.notice.what.you’ve.been.feeling,.whether.you’ve.been.feeling.excited.or.

scared.or.happy.or.sad.or.worried.or.interested,.or.even.bored ..Whatever.you’ve.been.feeling,.

just.notice.what.you’ve.been.feeling,.and.now.ask.yourself.this.question:.Who.is.it.that.can.

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notice.my.body,.but.is.not.my.body?.Who.is.it.in.me.that,.should.I.lose.my.hand,.I.don’t.say.I.

lost.me ..I.say.I.lost.my.hand ..Who.is.it.that.can.notice.my.body,.but.is.not.my.body?.Who.is.it.

that.can.notice.my.thoughts,.but.is.never.controlled.or.constricted.by.any.one.thought.or.

defined.by.a.thought?.Who.is.in.me.that.can.actually.say.yes.or.no.to.thoughts.as.they.begin.to.

come.to.my.mind?.Who.is.it.that.can.notice.what.I.am.feeling,.but.is.never.controlled,.

constricted.by.any.one.emotion?.Who.can.actually.say,.I.don’t.want.to.feel.that,.I.choose.a.

different.feeling,.a.different.thought?.Who.is.that?.

. That.is.the.authentic.you ..It.is.your.real.self ..You.are.Spirit.having.a.human.experience,.and.as.

Spirit,.you.have.all.the.capacities.of.Spirit,.so.you.have.dimensions.of.yourself.that.we’re.

leading.you.into.and.instructing.you.in.and.helping.you.understand.now.with.these.different.

gifts.of.Spirit,.you.use.the.mind.of.the.infinite.with.which.to.think ..It.is.an.infinite.mind ..There.is.

not.one.thing.you.could.think.of.for.which.there.is.not.an.answer ..There.is.not.one.problem.you.

could.ever.have.for.which.there.isn’t.a.solution ..There.is.not.one.difficulty.you.could.ever.have.

for.which.there.isn’t.the.power.that.is.right.with.you.for.the.overcoming,.and.it’s.right.here ..

. When.I.found.this.out,.when.Bob.found.this.out,.when.we.began.to.practice.developing.these.

gifts.so.that.they.were.in.our.conscious.awareness,.it.was.like.walking.out.of.an.attic.to.the.

front.door.where.there.was.a.Technicolor.world.of.opportunity.right.there.where.I.was ..Before,.

all.I.could.see.was.the.darkness,.and.all.the.while,.there.was.a.doorway,.and.the.door.handle.on.

that.doorway.is.your.will ..As.you.learn.to.focus.your.will,.you.learn.how.to.open.that.door.and.

find.this.new.world ..

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Bob. The.will.comes.forward.and.directs.the.imagination.to.form.the.necessary.spiritual.prototype,.

and.the.imagination.thus.centered.on.a.particular.object.creates.the.spiritual.nucleus.which,.in.

turn,.acts.as.a.center.around.which.the.forces.of.attraction.begin.to.work.and.continue.to.

operate.until,.by.the.law.of.growth,.the.concrete.result.becomes.perceptible.to.our.external.

senses ..Remember,.we.said.you.build.the.image,.and.the.image.must.move.into.form;.that’s.

governed.by.a.law:.the.perpetual.transmutation.of.energy ..We.can.literally.take—through.the.

use.of.the.will.and.our.imagination—and.build.the.world.we.choose .

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Mary. Recognize.that.you.have.been.given.the.power.to.choose.to.think.about.whatever.you.want,.so.choose,.and.then.focus ..You’re.now.in.touch.with.the.power.that.creates.worlds,.and.that.power.is.within.you .

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. The.true.power.of.the.gift.of.will.lies.not.in.its.ability.to.affect,.but.in.its.ability.to.attract ..Using.the.insights.and.strategies.Bob.and.Mary.have.shared.in.this.session,.you.will.be.able.to.use.your.will.to.draw.into.your.life.all.the.things.you.desire.as.easily.and.surely.as.a.magnet .

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Action Step #1

As.Mary.and.Bob.pointed.out,.when.using.the.word.in.its.wisest.sense,.the.imagination.is.the.creative.function.and.the.will is.the.centralizing.principle.whose.function.is.to.keep.the.imagination.centered.in.the.right.direction ..Focused.concentration .

Create a vision board to keep you focused on the life you imagine ...Use.pictures.from.your.favorite.magazines,.take.a.picture.of.yourself.in.the.car.of.your.dreams.….whatever.you..need.to.do.to.make.your.vision.board.personal ..Create.a.collage.of.your.bigger.and.better.life.and.place.it.in.a.prominent.position.so.you.can.refer.to.it.often .

Some resources to assist you in creating your vision board:

Online Tools: ....www .lifesuccessvisionboard .com..(PC.only)

....www .oprah .com/spirit/O-Dream-Board-Envision-Your-Best-Life..(Mac.&.PC)

. Books: The Vision Board–The Secret To An Extraordinary Life.by.Joyce.Schwarz..(Amazon .com.or.Overstock .com)

Action Step #2

Condense and rewrite your “imagined life” on a small 3X5 card. Review.it.frequently.throughout.the.day.

Action Step #3

In your own voice, make a recording of your “imagined life.” Listen.to.it.whenever.you.have.time.….in.the.car,.in.the.morning.before.you.start.your.day,.just.before.you.fall.asleep.at.night .

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Create a “trigger” for yourself as a reminder to visualize the life you imagine. A.trigger.is.something.that.causes.you.to.stop.and.focus.on.your.goal ..Some.examples:

. •. Every.time.you.place.the.key.in.the.car’s.ignition.–.you.take.a.moment.to.be.still.and

. . visualize.your.goal .

. •. For.guys.–.when.you.shave.in.the.morning .

. •. Goal.Card.–.a.small.card.in.a.plastic.sleeve.with.your.goal.written.down.on.it ...Place.it

. . in.your.purse.or.pocket.and.every.time.you.touch.it.or.see.it,.you.read.it.and.focus.on

. . your.goal .

. •. A.particular.photo.or.picture.in.your.office ...Every.time.you.look.at.it,.you’re.reminded

. . of.your.goal .

. •. Place.3X5.cards.of.your.goal.in.a.few.locations.in.your.house:..on.your.bathroom

. . mirror,.on.your.computer.screen,.on.the.refrigerator.….and.every.time.you.see.the

. . card,.allow.yourself.a.few.minutes.to.be.still.and.focus.on.your.goal .

My “trigger” is:.________________________________________________________________

Action Step #5 – My Commitment

Make a written commitment that you will use the “candle” or “dot on the wall” exercise Bob suggested.

I, __________________________________ (your name), make an irrevocable and binding

commitment to spend ___________ minutes each day strengthening my will with the use of the

candle or “dot on the wall” exercise. I commit to this exercise for the next 30 days or longer as

necessary.

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“Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day.”

— A n n A M A r y r o b e r t s o n - M o s e s

“It’s a pretty poor memory that only works in one direction.”

— t H e Q u e e n in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass

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Memory[CD04 INTRO] CD 04 Track 01

. Chances.are.you.think.about.this.next.gift.quite.a.bit ..You.may.even.worry.that.it.will.

one.day.disappear ..This.next.session.will.cause.you.to.think.about.this.gift.in.a.totally.

different.and.far.more.confident,.empowered.way ..You.will.be.amazed.to.learn.just.how.

much.control.you.have.over.a.gift.that.you.may.now.think.is.beyond.your.control.

entirely ..And.you.will.certainly.be.surprised.to.discover.all.the.different.and.dynamic.

ways.this.particular.gift.can.impact.your.experiences.and.results—and.those.of.the.

people.around.you ..

CD 04 Track 02

Bob. How.many.times.have.you.said.I.forget,.or.how.many.times.have.you.heard.somebody.

say.I.forgot.that?.The.truth.is.they.didn’t.forget.it ..They.never.remembered.it.in.the.first.

place ..The.average.individual.is.raised.with.the.idea.that.they’ve.got.a.poor.memory ..Do.

you.know.there’s.no.such.thing.as.a.poor.memory?.Everyone.has.a.perfect.memory,.

and.there’s.no.such.thing.as.a.photographic.memory,.not.the.way.we.look.at.it,.anyway ..

See,.we.grow.up.with.the.idea.that.some.people.have.good.memories,.some.people.

don’t ..Some.have.photographic.memories,.some.don’t ..Everyone.has.a.perfect.memory ..

. In.a.seminar.I’ll.often.take.a.flip.chart,.and.I’ll.write.maybe.100.numbers.on.it,.just.one.

after.the.other,.and.then.I’ll.turn.around,.and.I’ll.repeat.the.numbers.in.the.order.that.I’ve.

written.them.on.the.flip.chart,.and.the.audience.is.sitting.there.rather.stunned ..I’d.say,.“I.

can.teach.anybody.how.to.do.that.in.about.one.minute,”.and.say,.“Who.would.like.to.

learn?”.So.hands.go.up,.and.I.pick.somebody,.and.I’ll.pull.them.up.to.the.front.of.the.

room,.and.I’ll.say,.“Now.here’s.what.I.want.you.to.do ..I.want.you.to.think.of.about.six.

people ..I.want.you.to.put.them.in.specific.order,.could.be.your.mother,.your.brother,.

your.next.door.neighbor,.but.people.in.order.that.are.very.close.to.you ..Now,.I.want.you.

to.think.of.their.phone.numbers,.and.then.I.want.you.to.write.their.phone.number.down.

just.as.numbers ..Don’t.write.it.down.in.sequence.with.dots.and.dashes.and.all.that ..It’s.

just.one.number.after.another,.one.number.after.another,.until.you’ve.run.through.their.

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phone.numbers .”.The.person.comes.up,.and.they.write.all.these.numbers.down ..They.

turn.around,.and.they.repeat.them.to.the.audience.exactly.the.way.they’re.written.with.

their.back.to.the.numbers,.and.the.audience.is.shocked,.and.then.I.tell.them,.“See,.

you’re.fascinated ..You.know.why.you’re.fascinated?.You’re.watching.somebody.do.

something.well.that.you.don’t.know.how.to.do ..That’s.the.only.thing.that’ll.ever.fascinate.

anyone .”.

. I.watch.figure.skaters ..I’m.talking.about.the.pros ..I.become.fascinated.because.I.don’t.

know.what.they’re.doing ..If.you.watch.a.professional.at.anything,.it’s.fascinating ..When.

you.watch.the.person.do.this,.you.become.fascinated,.even.more.so.than.when.I.did.it.

just.one.turn.before.them.because.they.sort.of.expect.me.to.do.things.like.that.on.the.

platform ..But.this.is.somebody.right.out.of.the.audience,.and.I.took.all.of.about.a.

minute.or.two,.and.I.explained.what.to.do ..They.turned.around.on.a.clean.sheet,.and.

they.did.the.same.thing,.and.then.I.told.them.what.they.did,.and.I.said,.“You.all.

remember.all.kinds.of.phone.numbers .”.

. I.remember.talking.to.Harry.Lorayne.one.time ..I.was.working.with.Harry,.and.he’s.

probably.got.the.best-trained.memory.in.the.world ..I.said,.“Harry,.how.long.do.you.

remember.something?”.Harry.said,.“Until.I.want.to.forget.it .”.I.thought,.what.an.

interesting.answer ...

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. How.would.you.like.to.remember.100.things,.100.in.any.order.you.want.to.call.them.

out?.Well,.I’m.going.to.teach.you.to.do.that.right.now ..I.want.you.to.get.a.pen.and.a.

piece.of.paper ..Now,.I.want.you.to.write.one.number.under.another ..Go.right.down.from.

one.down.to.ten,.one,.two,.three,.down.to.ten,.all.right?.

. Beside.number.one,.I.want.you.to.write.the.word.run,.r-u-n ..Beside.number.two,.I.want.

you.to.write.the.word.zoo,.and.as.you.write.z-o-o.down,.I.want.you.to.see.an.image.of.a.

monkey’s.cage ..I.want.you.and.I.to.be.walking.through.a.zoo,.and.you.say,.“Look,.Bob,.

over.here,”.and.you.point.to.a.monkey’s.cage,.so.every.time.you.say.zoo,.that’s.what.

you’ll.see ..Number.three:.write.down.tree ..Pick.a.specific.tree ..It.could.be.one.in.your.

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yard.or.one.in.a.relative’s.yard,.but.a.specific.tree ..Number.four.is.door ..Now,.this.is.your.own.

front.door ..Number.five.is.hive ..I.want.you.to.visualize.a.beehive,.a.great.big.beehive.sitting.

there.in.front.of.you ..Number.six.is.sticks ..As.you.write.sticks.down,.I.want.you.to.visualize.

yourself.holding.a.pair.of.chopsticks ..Number.seven.is.heaven ..Get.the.child’s.conception.of.

heaven,.blue.sky,.white.clouds ..Number.eight.is.gate ..As.you.write.gate.down,.I.want.you.to.

visualize.a.white.picket.gate.swinging.in.the.breeze,.g-a-t-e ..Number.nine.is.wine,.w-i-n-e ..Hold.

a.bottle.of.red.wine ..Take.the.cap.off.it ..Don’t.drink.it,.but.just.hold.it,.and.you.write.wine.beside.

number.nine ..Number.ten.is.den ..I.want.you.to.visualize.a.den.in.a.home ..There.is.a.door.on.

this.den ..If.you.haven’t.got.one,.visualize.one ..Build.a.picture.of.a.den ..

. All.right,.here’s.what.we.want.to.remember ..Memory.is.developed.through.association,.not.just.

association,.but.ridiculous.association ..Sometimes.people.have.difficulty.with.this.because.

they’re.raised.to.not.be.silly ..I’m.going.to.give.you.special.dispensation ..You.can.become.silly,.

all.right,.ridiculous.association ..The.mind.is.a.powerful.force,.but.it.cannot.be.forced ..Force.

negates,.so.the.key.word.in.remembering.is.let ..Write.let.on.a.piece.of.paper.in.big.letters:..

L-E-T,.LET ..You’re.going.to.let.yourself.remember,.all.right?.

. Beside.number.one,.you.wrote.run ..I.want.you.to.put.your.hand.on.your.chest,.and.I.want.you.

to.feel.the.vibration.as.you.repeat.these ..Go:.one.run,.repeat,.come.on.now,.repeat.them.after.

me—one.run,.two.zoo,.three.tree,.four.door,.five.hive,.six.sticks,.seven.heaven,.eight.gate,.nine.

wine,.ten.den ..Come.on,.let’s.do.it.again.a.little.faster ..One.run,.two.zoo,.three.tree,.four.door,.

five.hive,.six.sticks,.seven.heaven,.eight.gate,.nine.wine,.ten.den ..

. Now,.do.you.feel.the.vibration.in.your.chest?.You.see,.the.spoken.word.sets.up.a.vibration ..

Your.body.changes.its.vibration.when.you.speak ..Make.sure.you’re.putting.your.body.into.a.

positive.vibration.when.you’re.speaking ..Let’s.do.it.again ..One.run,.two.zoo,.three.tree,.four.

door,.five.hive,.six.sticks,.seven.heaven,.eight.gate,.nine.wine,.ten.den ..I.often.teach.this.in.a.

seminar ..I.tell.the.people.when.you.go.home.and.your.spouse.or.your.kids.or.somebody.asks.

you.what.did.you.learn,.just.go:.one.run,.two.zoo,.three.tree,.and.they’ll.think.you’ve.fallen.out.

of.a.tree ..

. Now,.beside.number.one,.I.want.you.to.write.the.word.pen,.p-e-n,.pen ..Beside.number.two,.

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write.the.word.book ..Book.is.beside.number.two ..Beside.number.three,.write.watch,.a.watch,.a.

stopwatch.beside.number.three ..Beside.number.four,.write.the.word.calculator,.calculator,.all.

right?.Calculator,.okay ..Now,.make.sure.you.have.it.right ..Beside.number.one,.you.write.pen ..

The.pen.is.number.one ..Number.two.is.the.book ..Number.three.is.the.watch,.the.watch ..

Number.four.is.the.calculator ..Number.five.is.microphone,.microphone ..Number.five.is.

microphone ..Number.six.is.sticks,.and.beside.sticks,.write.Styrofoam.cup,.Styrofoam.cup.

beside.number.six ..Number.seven.put.nuts ..Nuts,.cashews ..Make.cashew.nuts ..We’ll.be.

specific.beside.number.seven ..Beside.gate,.write.bottle.of.water ..Bottle.of.water.beside.gate ..

Beside.nine.where.you.have.wine,.put.documents ..Documents,.and.beside.number.ten,.put.

paperclips ..

. Now,.close.your.eyes.and.visualize.this ..Number.one.is.run ..I.want.you.to.see.a.pen.running.

around.the.room ..See.it.running.all.around.the.room ..Number.two.is.book ..I.want.you.to.

visualize.you.and.I.walking.through.the.zoo,.and.you.say,.“Oh,.look,.Bob,.over.there.is.a.book .”.

It’s.my.book ..Can.you.see.my.book?.It’s.in.the.monkey’s.cage ..It’s.a.big.book ..The.monkey’s.

holding.it,.a.great.big.book ..Number.three.is.tree ..We.see.watches,.gold.pocket.watches,.

stopwatches,.hanging.on.the.tree ..There.are.no.leaves ..This.tree.grows.watches ..Number.four.

is.door,.all.right,.door ..Visualize.a.calculator.crashing.right.through.your.front.door ..Visualize.

yourself.standing.just.inside.your.front.door,.and.a.calculator.crashed.right.through ..It.just.

missed.you ..Number.five.is.hive ..I.want.you.to.visualize.people.coming.along.and.sticking.

microphones.into.that.beehive.that’s.in.front.of.you,.and.you.look.and.you.see.a.beehive.full.of.

microphones,.all.right?.Six.is.sticks ..I.want.you.to.visualize.yourself.eating.a.Styrofoam.cup.

with.chopsticks ..Seven.is.heaven ..I.want.you.to.visualize.cashew.nuts.as.angels ..They’ve.got.

wings.on.them,.and.they’re.flying.past.the.white.cloud ..Can.you.see.the.cashew.nuts.flying.past.

the.white.cloud?.I.know.you.find.it.hard.to.believe.you’re.doing.this,.but.do.it.anyway,.all.right?.

Cashews.in.heaven ..Number.eight.is.gate ..You.see.this.gate.swinging,.and.on.top.of.each.picket.

is.a.bottle.of.water,.and.they’re.not.falling.off.it,.and.you.think,.how.do.those.bottles.of.water.

stay.on.there?.That’s.amazing ..Number.nine.is.wine ..I.want.you.to.visualize.yourself.with.all.

kinds.of.legal.documents,.and.you’re.pouring.red.wine.all.over.the.legal.documents ..You.can.

put.them.on.a.lawyer’s.desk ..That’ll.drive.the.lawyer.out.of.her.mind ..Number.ten.is.den,.den ..

You.open.the.door.to.the.den,.and.there.are.paperclips ..There.are.a.thousand,.and.they’re.flying.

at.you ..You.close.the.door.so.they.don’t.hit.you ..

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. Let’s.go.through.this ..Don’t.look.at.what.you’ve.got.written.down ..One.is.run ..What’s.running?.

You.see.the.pen.running ..Two.is.zoo ..What’s.in.the.monkey’s.cage?.The.book ..Three.is.tree ..

What’s.growing.on.the.tree?.The.watch ..Four.is.door ..What’s.crashing.through.the.door?.The.

calculator ..Five.is.hive ..What’s.sticking.out.of.the.hive?.The.microphone ..Six.is.sticks ..What’re.

you.eating.with.the.sticks?.The.Styrofoam.cup ..Seven.is.heaven ..What’s.flying.through.heaven?.

Those.cashew.angels ..Eight.is.gate ..What’s.on.the.gate?.A.bottle.of.water,.all.kinds.of.bottles ..

Nine.is.wine ..Where’d.you.pour.the.wine?.On.the.documents ..Ten.is.den ..What’s.in.the.den?.

Paperclips .

. Now,.you.just.practice.that.a.little.bit,.and.you.could.knock.off.ten.things.standing.on.your.

head ..I.said.100 ..How.do.you.get.to.100?.Well,.if.you.wrote.out.a.list.from.one.to.ten,.you.

could.remember.it,.so.you.hook.up.all.the.ones—1,.11,.21,.31,.41 ..Hook.all.the.twos.up—2,.

12,.22,.32 ..Now,.let’s.say.number.one.is.running ..What’s.running?.The.pen,.and.what’s.tied.to.

it?.A.dollar.bill,.there’s.a.dollar.bill,.and.it’s.blowing.in.the.breeze ..The.pen’s.running,.and.a.

dollar.bill’s.tied.to.it ..Number.two.is.zoo ..What’s.in.the.monkey’s.cage?.A.book,.and.you.know.

what’s.piled.on.top.of.the.book?.Your.favorite.coffee.mug ..Can.you.see.that?.Now,.you.just.

keep.adding.these.things ..

. If.you.can.remember.11.things,.you.can.remember.100.things ..It’s.understanding.the.process ..

Now,.if.you.play.with.this.a.little.bit,.you’re.going.to.find.it.will.work ..I.have.a.son.Raymond.

who’s.grown.up.now,.but.when.he.was.just.a.little.kid,.I.taught.this.to.him ..He.went.to.school,.

and.he.had.them.write.100.things.on.the.board,.and.he.memorized.it ..He.told.them.all.what.it.

was,.but.he.wouldn’t.tell.them.how.to.do.it ..He.had.kids.phoning.him,.“Raymond,.how.do.you.

do.it?”.He’d.say,.“You.just.do.it ..That’s.all .”.

. Now,.I.remember.very.clearly.learning.this ..Grant.Sylvester.and.his.wife.and.myself.and.my.

wife.were.out.having.dinner,.and.over.dinner,.Grant.taught.this.to.me ..I.couldn’t.stop.laughing ..

It.was.so.simple ..I.was.amazed.at.how.well.I.just.did.it.there.over.dinner,.no.effort ...

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. You.really.do.have.a.perfect.memory ..Can.you.remember.names?.Absolutely,.ridiculous.

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association ..There’s.a.great.book.called.The Memory Book ..It’s.an.old.book,.but.it’s.a.good.one,.

The Memory Book. by.Harry.Lorayne.and.Jerry.Lucas ..Jerry.Lucas.was.the.pro.basketball.

player ..Jerry.Lucas.was.teaching.people.how.to.memorize.the.Bible.at.one.time ..See,.if.you.

memorize.the.Bible,.you.can.do.anything ..

.

. Your.memory.is.perfect ..You.see,.you.are.perfect ..There’s.perfection.in.every.molecule.of.your.

being ..The.trick.is.to.bring.that.perfection.to.the.surface ..How.do.we.do.that?.We.do.it.by.

learning ..We.do.it.through.study ..We.do.it.by.developing.a.greater.understanding ..You.see,.

when.you.hear.people.say,.I.have.a.bad.memory,.they’re.advertising.their.ignorance ..They.don’t.

really.know.they’ve.got.a.perfect.memory,.but.they.never.learned.it.in.school ..They.never.

learned.it.at.home,.and.most.people.go.to.the.grave.with.the.music.still.in.them .

.

. You’ve.got.a.perfect.memory ..You.have.perfect.intuition ..You.have.a.perfect.will ..You.have.

perfect.imagination ..You.know.something?.You’re.perfect,.and.what.you.want.to.do.is.develop.

a.conscious.awareness.of.your.own.perfection ..Every.time.you.become.more.aware.of.your.

own.perfection,.do.you.know.where.it.manifests?.In.your.results,.your.results.just.keeping.

getting.better.and.better.and.better ..

. In.working.with.Mary.Morrissey,.she.sprung.a.new.one.on.me ..She.said,.“You.know.what.

people.want.to.do.is.develop.future.memory .”.I.said,.“What.is.future.memory?”.You.see,.I’m.

still.learning,.too,.friend ..Mary,.tell.us.about.it .

Mary. Thank.you,.Bob ..I.just.had.them.do.the.exercise.that.you.just.had.us.do,.and.that.is.amazing ..

I’ve.never.done.it.in.a.string.like.that ..I’m.going.to.practice.this ..I.had.a.couple.of.women.who.

would.come.to.my.seminars,.and.they.were.sisters,.and.one’s.name.was.Hope.and.the.other’s.

name.was.Chloe,.and.the.second.time.they.came,.I.realized.that.I.didn’t.know.who.was.who ..I.

stumbled.over.their.names,.and.it.was.embarrassing.because.they.had.come.now.a.second.

time.to.one.of.my.seminars,.and.I.thought,.I.have.got.to.learn.their.names,.and.so.without.even.

knowing.this.process,.one.of.them.had.completely.white.hair,.and.her.name.was.Chloe,.so.in.

my.mind,.I.just.thought.snowy-Chloe,.so.thank.you.for.that ..

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. One.of.the.things.I.have.explored.over.the.years—the.idea.first.came.to.me.when.I.was.reading.

Through the Looking Glass .by.Lewis.Carroll,.which.is.a.great.allegory.about.how.the.mind.

works ..Down.through.the.looking.glass.Alice.goes,.and.she.meets.the.queen,.and.the.queen.

says.to.her,.“Tell.me.what.you.did.tomorrow .”.Alice.laughs.and.says,.“Well,.I.can’t.tell.you.what.

I.did.tomorrow ..Tomorrow.hasn’t.happened.yet,”.and.the.queen.rather.pityingly.looks.at.Alice.

and.says,.“Well,.I.just.daresay ..It’s.a.pretty.poor.memory.that.only.works.in.one.direction .”.

. I.love.that,.and.so.I.began.to.explore.that.idea.that.if.our.memory.really.could.work.in.both.

directions—meaning.that.we.could.send.our.memory,.which.is.of.course.a.recall,.into.the.

future—then.what.would.that.be.like?.As.a.person.who.was.focused.over.the.last.30-plus.years.

in.helping.people.build.their.dreams,.take.ideas.and.bring.them.into.form.through.an.

understanding.and.a.growing.developed.understanding.and.practice.of.applying.the.laws.of.the.

universe.to.the.construct.of.their.own.personal.lives,.I.realized.that.we.know.more.than.we.

allow.ourselves.to.know ..

. We.have.an.intelligence.system.that’s.at.work.in.us,.and.we’re.unpacking.that.together.now.as.

we.all.take.a.look.at,.study,.and.explore.these.gifts.that.are.given.to.us.by.our.nature ..One.of.

those.is.our.memory;.that.we.can.actually.download.not.only.what.it.feels.like.and.is.like.to.

step.inside.the.dream.we’re.having ..We.actually.become.the.person.who.is.living.that.life.for.a.

moment.in.time,.we.step—in.other.words—it’s.like.a.game.called.Back.to.the.Future ..

. So.I.would.like.you.to.imaginally.play.this.game.with.me.now,.and.I.would.like.you.to.bring.to.

mind.your.dream ..You.wrote.it.down.during.the.session.we.did.on.imagination,.and.bring.to.

mind.now.your.life.as.you’re.imagining.it,.and.you.see.yourself.in.your.current.day.reality,.

imagining.forward.into.your.future,.but.now,.for.a.moment,.play.something.different ..Stand.up.

wherever.you.are.if.you.can.and.take.five.steps.counterclockwise ..Now,.before.you.do.this.when.

you.take.five.steps.counterclockwise,.when.you.get.to.the.fifth.step,.Bob.and.I.are.going.to.be.

standing.there,.and.you’re.going.to.say.to.us,.“Oh,.my.gosh ..Bob.and.Mary,.I.haven’t.seen.you.

since.that.seminar.on.CD.with.you.guys.that.I.listened.to.two.years.ago .”.Three.years.ago,.five.

years ..You.can.make.it.whenever.it.is ..Let’s.say.it’s.three.years.away ..You’re.going.to.put.

yourself.three.years.in.the.future ..Only.three.years.from.now,.everything.that.you.dreamed,.is.

happening ..Everything.you.imagined.is.your.current.life ..Everything.that.you.wanted.so.much.

three.years.ago,.now.it’s.already.done ..

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. So.let’s.go ..Five.steps.counterclockwise;.one,.two,.three,.four,.five,.and.you.say,.“Oh,.my.gosh,.

Bob.and.Mary,.I.haven’t.seen.you.since.we.shared.that.seminar,”.and.then.you.begin.to.tell.us.

exactly.what.your.life.is,.and.you.start.by.saying,.“Ah,.my.life ..I.am.so.happy.and.grateful,”.and.

then.you.begin.to.describe.your.life ..I’m.going.to.invite.you.to.write.that.down.from.the.state.of.

future.memory.that.it.is.already.happening,.and.you.write.it.down.in.detail ..You.say.everything.I.

was.dreaming.about.has.happened,.and.we.say.to.you,.“Well,.tell.us.about.it .”.My.life,.my.

health,.my.home,.my.kids,.where.I.work,.what.I.do ..Describe.it.as.if.it’s.already.happening ..

What.will.happen.is.in.your.future.self,.yourself.will.inform.you.of.information.that.your.current.

self.needs ..Your.future.self.will.give.you.some.helpful.ideas.that.your.current.self.can.use,.

because.it’s.already.done.in.the.mind.of.the.infinite ..You’re.just.tapping.into.the.wavelength.of.

the.already.doneness ..

. When.you.plant.an.idea.in.mind,.when.you.tap.into.that,.the.universe.has.already.got.it.

accomplished ..We’re.now.downloading.that.into.our.current.reality,.so.as.you.turn.

counterclockwise.five.steps,.you.step.into.the.future.self ..You.put.it.on ..You.live.it ..You.

experience.it .

. And.then.Bob.and.Mary.ask.you.a.question,.and.the.question.we.ask.is.this:.“What.do.you.

know.now—that.you.wish.you.had.known.back.then—that.would’ve.made.it.way.easier.for.you.

to.get.where.you.have.now.gotten?”.You.put.yourself.in.that.future.state,.ask.that.question,.and.

you.will.be.amazed.at.the.information.you.get ..You’ll.hear.things.like,.it.was.way.easier.than.I.

thought.it.was.going.to.be;.that.everything.showed.up.at.the.moment.I.needed.it;.that.it.

happened.so.much.faster.than.I.thought.it.was.going.to;.whatever.you.tap.into,.but.you’ll.be.

given.some.support,.some.ideas,.and.when.you.get.that,.treat.it.like.gold ..That.future.self.has.

information.for.you.to.use.right.now ..It.collapses.time ..It.opens.doors ..It.makes.things.easier ..It.

literally.is.gold.from.another.realm,.and.it.makes.it.yours.today .

. .

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Bob. Do.you.know,.Mary,.I.remember.one.time.I.walked.into.a.restaurant.in.Toronto,.and.this.man.

came.over,.and.he.said,.“Mr ..Proctor,.how.are.you?”.And.I.said,.“I’m.fine,”.and.I.looked.at.him ..

I.didn’t.know.who.he.was ..He.says,.“I.haven’t.seen.you.for.a.good.five.years,”.and.he.said,.

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“You.came.and.spoke.at.HOBY .”.HOBY.was.Hugh.O’Brian.Youth ..

. Hugh.O’Brian.played.Wyatt.Earp.on.television ..He.had.the.number.one.show.on.television,.and.

when.he.was.right.at.his.peak,.he.went.to.Lambaréné.in.Africa.to.see.Albert.Schweitzer ..He.was.

fascinated.by.Schweitzer’s.work,.and.when.he.was.leaving,.Schweitzer.looked.at.him,.and.he.

said,.“Go.create.your.own.Lambaréné .”.In.other.words,.go.do.what.I’m.doing ..

. And.so.he.got.thinking.about.it.on.his.way.back,.and.he.thought.about.what.could.he.do,.and.

he.thought,.I.want.to.do.something.with.kids ..And.he.said,.you.know,.there.are.all.kinds.of.

people.doing.things.for.bad.kids ..I’m.going.to.do.something.for.good.kids ..He.took.one.student.

out.of.each.school,.a.sophomore.that.showed.the.greatest.leadership ..They.didn’t.have.to.be.

the.top.of.their.class.academically,.but.they.had.to.show.leadership .

. Then.they.were.brought.together—there.would.be.a.few.hundred.of.them—into.a.weekend.

seminar,.and.at.that.weekend.seminar,.the.organizers.would.bring.in.different.leaders ..I.came.in.

for.my.field ..They.would.bring.a.lawyer.in.from.a.major.legal.organization ..Then.they.might.

bring.another.lawyer.who.was.an.entrepreneurial.lawyer ..They’d.bring.accountants ..They’d.bring.

in.a.president.of.a.manufacturing.company,.all.kinds.of.different.people.from.different.fields ..

The.year.I.was.there—there.were.two.people.who.invented.the.game.Trivial.Pursuit—one.of.

them.was.there ..One.of.the.things.they.did.was.they.would.only.work.with.the.students.for.five.

or.ten.minutes,.and.then.you.would.answer.questions ..The.kids.could.ask.you.any.question.

they.wanted,.and.this.was.how.they.learned ..

. Well,.I.taught.them.memory ..This.young.guy,.he.got.a.hold.of.Harry.Lorayne’s.book,.and.he.

kept.studying.it,.and.as.he.said,.“I.mastered.it .”.And.he.said,.“When.I.was.in.University,.I.got.a.

job.at.a.bank,”.and.he.said,.“I.remembered.everybody’s.name.and.their.bank.account.number,.

and.when.they.came.in,.I.would.say,.‘Oh,.hello,.Mr ..Proctor ..It’s.H2656395 .’”.And.he.said,.“The.

people.were.blown.away ..Everybody.in.the.bank.called.him.the.human.calculator .”.“But,”.he.

said,.“It.was.a.simple.thing.to.do .”.And.he.said,.“It.really.impacted.my.life.in.a.number.of.

different.areas .”.Well,.it.would.have,.of.course,.because.when.you.master.something,.your.

confidence.goes.way.up ..

. This.is.a.great.opportunity.for.you.to.stand.out.in.your.particular.field ..Memory.is.something.

that’s.invaluable ..Remembering.people’s.names.is.just.really.a.beautiful.thing,.and.you.

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remember.names.through.ridiculous.association ..Now,.if.you.get.Harry.Lorayne.and.Jerry.

Lucas’s.book,.you’re.going.to.find.there.is.a.section.for.numbers,.another.for.names,.another.

for.places ..Decide.what.you.want.to.learn ..If.you.want.to.learn.names,.just.read.the.preamble.to.

it.and.understand.the.basics.of.developing.memory ..Then.take.just.the.section.on.names,.and.

you.might.photocopy.that.section.and.carry.it.around.with.you.and.practice.it ..You.don’t.even.

have.to.practice.it.for.very.long,.and.you’ll.become.very.good.at.it .

. And.do.you.know.something?.When.you’ve.got.a.good.memory,.you’re.going.to.like.yourself ..

I’ve.got.a.great.memory ..I.remember.quotes.from.authors ..I.remember.books ..I.remember.

where.to.find.them ..Why?.Because.that’s.what.I.love,.so.that’s.what.I.really.study,.and.I’ve.got.a.

zillion.quotes.in.my.head ..I’ve.got.the.name.of.many,.many.good.books,.all.kinds.of.beautiful.

information.because.I.know.I’ve.got.a.perfect.memory ..Do.you.want.to.know.something?.You.

do.too ..Get.the.book.by.Harry.Lorayne.and.Jerry.Lucas ..It’s.an.old.book ..I.think.this.is.one.of.

the.best ..The Memory Book,.that’s.the.name.of.it ..Try.and.remember.that,.by.Harry.Lorayne.and.

Jerry.Lucas ..

. When.you.get.the.book,.then.you’re.going.to.have.to.act.on.it,.so.this.might.have.to.do.with.

your.future.memory ..You.see.yourself.with.a.great.memory ..That’s.something.you.see ..That’ll.

motivate.you.to.read.the.book.after.you.get.it,.and.develop.a.routine.and.become.persistent.

with.that.routine ..

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. You.know,.Napoleon.Hill.said,.“There.may.be.no.heroic.connotation.to.the.word.persistence,.

but,”.he.said,.“the.quality.is.to.the.character.of.the.human.like.what.carbon.is.to.steel .”.I.have.

formed.the.habit.of.studying,.and.what.I.want.you.to.do.is.to.start.studying,.and.to.develop.the.

habit.of.studying.by.working.on.your.memory ..You’re.studying.this.program ..You’re.developing.

mental.muscles ..You’re.developing.the.higher.side.of.your.personality .

. Now,.I.want.to.suggest.you.lock.into.a.pattern.of.developing.your.memory.in.one.of.these.

areas ..I.have.a.pattern.that.I.follow ..When.I.get.out.of.bed.in.the.morning,.I.go.into.my.office,.

and.I.just.take.a.book.off.the.shelf.at.random ..If.you.were.to.come.into.my.office.at.any.

particular.time.of.day.or.the.week.or.the.month,.you’ll.probably.find.two.or.three.books.lying.on.

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my.desk ..I.read.one.of.them,.and.then.I’ll.pick.it.up.the.next.day ..I.may.read.another.one ..

Sometimes.I.put.them.back.on.the.shelf ..Sometimes.I.leave.them.on.the.desk ..I’ve.got.one.

sitting.right.in.front.of.me ..I.brought.it.with.me,.and.I.put.it.out.here.in.front.of.me ..It’s.The

Master-Key to Riches.by.Napoleon.Hill ..You.see,.I.study.these.things,.but.that’s.a.habit ..

. I.want.you.to.make.up.your.mind.that.you’re.going.to.take.this.one.mental.gift.that.you’ve.been.

given ..It’s.one.of.the.most.beautiful.tools.that.you’ve.got ..People.will.remember.that.you.do.

have.a.memory,.believe.me,.because.most.people.don’t ..Make.up.your.mind.that.you’re.going.

to.have.a.routine.just.like.I.have.a.routine,.and.you.may.lock.into.it.first.thing.in.the.morning ..I.

am.going.to.take.and.read.this.paragraph,.and.I’m.going.to.study.it,.and.I’m.going.to.do.it.at.a.

particular.time.every.morning ..

. Now,.I.get.up.early ..I.get.up.5:00,.and.5:30.I’m.always.in.my.office ..You.might.do.a.similar.

thing,.and.you’re.going.to.find.as.you.develop.your.memory.you’re.going.to.develop.a.desire.to.

work.on.all.these.higher.faculties.that.Mary.and.I.are.sharing.with.you ..I.have.been.working,.

developing.them.all.since.1961,.so.naturally,.some.of.them.are.becoming.pretty.strong,.and.

you.know.something?.I.enjoy.more.life.because.they.are.becoming.strong ..And.then.share.this.

information.with.others ..You.know,.you.can’t.put.something.out.without.it.coming.back ..

Action–reaction.are.equal.and.opposite ..Make.a.decision.right.here,.right.now ..Don’t.ask.

anybody ..Don’t.put.it.off.until.tomorrow ..Say,.“I.will.do.this .”.Go.to.your.computer,.order.the.

memory.book ..And.then.when.it.comes.do.you.want.to.remember.numbers.or.do.you.want.to.

remember.names?.I.would.suggest.it’s.probably.names ..Then.make.up.your.mind.you’re.going.

to.remember.names,.and.the.next.time.you.see.me.come.and.shake.my.hand.and.tell.me,.say.

you.know,.that.idea.that.you.put.on.that.program,.that.has.changed.my.whole.life;.I.remember.

names.better.than.anybody.I.know ..You.can.do.it .

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Mary. The.power.of.memory.is.just.exactly.what.Bob.said,.that.it.gives.you.access.to.a.greater.

understanding.of.yourself.and.your.relationship.with.all.others ..

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. One.of.the.things.I.will.say.about.Bob.Proctor.that.I.know.to.be.true ..Long.before.we.were.friends,.he.remembered.what.mattered.to.me ..He.would.ask.me.about.things.that.he.knew.I.thought.were.important,.and.when.I.would.speak.to.him.he.would.say.how’s.this.going.or.how’s.that.going.and.pull.from.his.memory.the.things.that.I.had.shared.with.him.in.the.past ..

. Now.how.did.he.do.that?.Exactly.the.way.he’s.telling.us.today,.through.ridiculous.association ..But.mainly.because.he.was.interested,.he.was.interested.in.showing.that.he.cared.about.things.that.mattered.to.me ..He.had.access.to.all.of.that—so.do.you ..And.you.have.access.to.a.future.self.that.already.knows.how.to.do.everything.you.are.wanting.to.bring.forth.in.your.life.right.now .

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. The.gift.of.memory.is.one.that.we.often.take.for.granted.or.fear.is.beyond.our.ability.to.control ..Yet.as.Bob.and.Mary.have.demonstrated.in.this.session,.not.only.can.you.strengthen.and.expand.your.memory,.but.in.doing.so,.you.can.enable.even.more.gifts.to.flow.to.and.through.you,.enriching.your.life.in.remarkable.ways ..

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Teach the memory exercise that Bob shared with you to your family or a friend...Make.a.game.of.it ...See.how.many.things.you.can.remember .

Action Step #2

Purchase Harry Lorayne’s The Memory Book...(www .amazon .com)

Choose.a.specific.area.of.study.that.you.will.focus.on.until.you.master.it .

Action Step #3

List two people below whom you have recently met and make a conscious effort to remember something important about them. Every.time.to.speak.with.them,.talk.to.them.about.that.special.thing.they’ve.shared.with.you.….maybe.it’s.remembering.their.children’s.names.or.the.name.of.their.dog.or.cat.or.the.fact.that.they.love.reading .

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Put yourself back into the last exercise, and hear Bob and Mary ask, “What do you know now – that you wish you had known back then – that would have made it easier for you to get to where you have now gotten?”

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“Intuition isn’t the enemy, but the ally, of reason”


“Reason is the Glory of human Nature, and one of the chief eminencies whereby we

are lifted above our fellow-creatures in the world.”

— i s A A c W A t t s

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Reason[CD05 INTRO] CD 5 Track 01

Mary.Morrissey.describes.the.fifth.gift.as.your.constant.companion ..Bob.Proctor.calls.it.the.greatest.tool.you’ve.got ..It.is.indeed.a.gift.of.astounding.power.and.potential ..But,.like.all.these.gifts,.whether.that.power.produces.a.positive.or.a.negative.outcome.depends.on.you ..On.how.well.you.understand.it,.and.how.committed.you.are.to.focusing.it.toward.your.highest.goals.and.purposes ..Let’s.listen.to.what.Bob.and.Mary.have.to.say.about.this.truly.miraculous.gift .

CD 5 Track 02

Bob. Do.you.believe.that.you.could.do.a.whole.lot.better.if.you.just.tried.a.little.bit.harder?.I.have.spoken.at.many,.many.conventions.over.the.past.40.years ..Frequently.I’ll.stand.up.in.front.of.a.few.hundred.or.a.few.thousand.people.and.I’ll.say,.“Let.me.ask.you.a.question ..How.many.of.you.believe.if.you.just.tried.a.little.bit.harder.you.could.do.a.whole.lot.better?”.And.then.I’ll.raise.my.arm ..Well.of.course.almost.everybody.raises.their.arm.indicating.yes,.they.think.they.could ..And.then.I.read.them.this.story .

. “I’m.sitting.in.a.quiet.room.at.the.Millcroft.Inn,.a.peaceful.little.place.hidden.back.among.the.pine.trees.about.one.hour.out.of.Toronto ..It’s.just.past.noon.in.late.July,.and.I’m.listening.to.the.desperate.sounds.of.a.life.or.death.struggle.going.on.just.a.few.feet.away .”.Now.this.is.heading.up.a.true.story,.and.it.was.written.by.a.man.named.Price.Pritchett ...

. So.he.says,.“There’s a small fly burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a futile attempt to fly through the glass of the windowpane. The whining wings tell the poignant story of the fly’s strategy—try harder. But it’s not working. The frenzied effort offers no hope for survival.

Ironically the struggle is part of the trap. It’s impossible for the fly to try hard enough to succeed at breaking through the glass. Nevertheless, this little insect has staked its life on reaching its goal through raw effort and determination. The fly is doomed; it will die there on the windowsill.

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Now across the room, just ten steps away, the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time

and this small creature could reach the outside world it seeks. With only a fraction of

the effort now being wasted it could be free of its self-imposed trap. The breakthrough

possibility is there; it would be so easy.

Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, something dramatically different? How did it

get so locked in on the idea that this particular route and determined effort offer the

most promise for success? What logic is there in continuing until death to seek a

breakthrough with more of the same? No doubt this approach makes sense to the fly.

Regrettably it’s an idea that will kill.

Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution to achieving more. It may not offer any real

promise for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it’s a big part of the

program. If you stake your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you

may kill your chances for success.”

. When.all.those.people.were.holding.up.their.hands.they.were.demonstrating.two.things ..

Either.they.weren’t.thinking.or.they.were.involved.in.wrong.reason ...

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. This.particular.lesson.is.about.reason,.but.we.want.to.get.you.involved.in.right reason ..

We.want.you.to.begin.to.think,.because.it’s.with.your.inductive.reasoning.factor.that.you.

think ..That.is.the.highest.function.that.you’re.capable.of ..It’s.the.greatest.tool.that.you’ve.

got ..Every.great.leader.that.has.ever.lived.has.been.in.complete.and.unanimous.

agreement.that.we.become.what.we.think.about ..Play.with.that.for.a.little.while ..They.

have.disagreed.on.virtually.everything.else ..

. It’s.just.sort.of.an.accepted.idea—if.I.try.harder.I’ll.do.better ..Trying.harder.isn’t.going.to.

make.it.better;.most.of.the.time.it.makes.it.worse ..We’ve.got.to.take.a.look.at.what.we’re.

doing,.we.have.to.ask.our.selves.what.we’re.doing,.we.have.to.ask.our.selves.where.

we’re.going ..We’ve.really.got.to.be.thinking .

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. I.was.recently.interviewed.for.the.magazine,.Personal Growth ..They.put.an.article.in.the.

magazine,.and.at.the.end.of.the.article.they.include.a.bio.spread.on.the.person.that’s.writing.the.

article,.and.they.put.a.picture.of.me.and.then.they.put.some.questions.that.they.asked.me ..And.

one.question.was,.what.are.the.three.best.books.I’ve.read ..

. Now,.I’ve.got.a.few.thousand.books.on.my.shelves.in.my.library.at.home ..The.three.books.I.

chose.were.Think and Grow Rich.by.Napoleon.Hill,.and.I.said.earlier,.that.book.made.me.think ..

As a Man Thinketh.was.the.second.one,.by.James.Allen ..It.was.written.around.the.turn.of.the.

last.century,.1903,.or.something.like.that ..That.book.causes.me.to.monitor.what.I.do.think,.to.

pay.attention.to.what.I’m.thinking ..Then.the.little.book.that.I’m.just.reading.from.by.Price.

Pritchett,.You2 [A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum

Leaps.]..

. I.want.you.to.write.down.the.Web.site.where.you.can.go.and.order.this,.because.I.think.it’s.

important.enough.that.everybody.get.it ..You.can.go.to.pritchettnet .com,.pritchettnet .com,.and.

the.book.is.You2,.that’s.You,.with.a.little.two ..It’s.like.squaring.the.number.four ..Well,.this.is.

squaring.your.potential ..I’m.going.to.come.back.with.another.part.of.this.book.that.has.a.lot.to.

do.with.thinking.before.the.end.of.this.message .

. But.right.now,.Mary,.I.would.like.you.to.share.with.the.audience.something.you.shared.with.me.

earlier.about.reason .

Mary. Absolutely ..

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. This.came.again.out.of.Collier’s.work,.and.he.says,.“If.the.principle.that.is.life.is.so.strong.in.its.

lowest.forms,.its.lowest.forms.of.animal.life—then.it.can.develop.a.shell.or.a.poison.to.meet.a.

need,.if.it.can.teach.the.bird.to.circle.and.dart,.to.balance.and.fly,.if.it.can.actually.grow.a.new.

limb.on.a.spider.to.replace.the.lost.one—how.much.more.can.it.do.for.you,.a.reasoning.

rational.being.with.a.mind.able.to.work.with.life.principle,.with.an.energy,.and.an.initiative.to.

urge.it.on .”

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. Now.your.initiative.is.your.dream,.and.when.you.learn.to.work.in.harmony.and.in.concert.with.

the.laws.of.the.universe,.you.don’t.have.to.try.harder;.you.actually.need.to.allow,.you.make.

welcome ..You.don’t.have.to.force.and.push,.you.allow,.you.make.welcome ..Just.as.if.you’re.

watching.television.and.you.watch.one.channel,.you.get.tired.of.that.channel,.get.tired.of.that.

life;.you’re.tired.of.a.news.program.that’s.constantly.negative.news ..You.want.to.go.to.

Discovery,.you.want.to.go.to.Travel ..You.don’t.force.that.frequency.to.become.something.else,.

you.simply.tune.to.a.new.frequency ..You.set.your.tuner.at.the.new.vibration,.and.you.make.

welcome.the.new.program .

. I.think.it.was.Stephen.Covey.once.who.told.a.great.story.about.a.man—a.salesman—who.was.

trying.to.meet.his.third.quarter.goals ..He.had.a.big.sales.opportunity.in.Chicago ..He.flew.to.

Chicago,.he.got.off.the.plane;.the.plane.was.late.and.he.was.so.worried.he.was.going.to.be.late.

for.his.appointment.he.rushed.to.the.rental.car.agency,.signed.the.contract,.grabbed.the.keys,.

and.said,.“Oh,.I.need.a.map,”.grabbed.a.map,.and.rushed.off ..Tried.to.get.on.the.freeway,.tried.

to.find.his.way,.he.was.struggling ..He’d.get.off.the.freeway.and.take.a.look.at.the.map ..And.he.

was.getting.more.and.more.flustered.knowing.that.if.he.missed.this.appointment.his.whole.

third.quarter,.maybe.his.job,.was.going.to.fall.through.the.cracks.at.this.miss ..

. He.was.getting.more.and.more.upset.about.it,.and.he.said.okay,.I.have.to.take.a.deep.breath.

here.and.I.have.to.get.more.focused ..I’ve.got.to.try.harder—I.need.to.think.more.positively ..

Finally,.after.30.minutes.of.not.being.able.to.find.his.way,.he.happened.to.glance.at.the.map.he.

was.using,.and.he.recognized.that.the.map.was.not.for.Chicago ..The.map.was.for.Detroit ..In.his.

anxiety.and.his.rushing.the.clerk.at.the.counter,.and.saying.“I.gotta.have.a.map,”.the.clerk.had.

grabbed.the.wrong.map ..

. So.here.he.was,.trying.to.find.his.way.in.Chicago.with.a.map.of.Detroit ..No.matter.how.positive,.

no.matter.how.focused,.no.matter.how.hard.he.tried,.he.was.not.going.to.find.his.way.with.the.

wrong.map .

. When.you.and.I.are.trying.to.bring.about.our.dream,.we’re.seeking.to.make.it.welcome,.we’re.

opening.to.it ..We.want.to.use.our.reasoning.faculty.to.remember.a.couple.of.things,.one.of.

which.is.the.information.from.our.five.senses.is.a.representative.of.current.state.reality,.and.

current.state.reality.is.a.reflected.reality ..It.is.reflected.from.the.states.of.mind.that.we.have.

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been.thinking ..So.what.is.in.your.bank.account,.what.other.people.think.about.you,.what.your.

history.is,.what.you.did.or.didn’t.do,.all.of.that.has.a.fact. to.it,.but.your.destiny.is.not.

determined.by.your.history.without your permission .

. Yes,.you.have.a.reasoning.faculty.that.can.apply.the.current.state,.but.you.also.want.to.use.

your.reason.to.remember.that.you.have.intuition.and.you.have.imagination.and.you.have.a.

perfect.memory.that.goes.not.only.backwards,.but.also.forward ..And.you.can.use.your.reason.

to.take.a.look.at.the.circumstances.and.recognize.that.you.have.more.here.than.you’re.

recognizing,.that.you’re.hooked.up.to.the.Internet.of.the.universe’s.mind,.that.there.is.an.

answer.for.any.question.you’ve.got ..There’s.a.solution.for.any.problem.that.you.are.facing,.and.

the.answers.will.be.right.here.according.to.your.willingness.to.make.them.welcome.by.tuning.

into.the.vibration.that.makes.them.welcome .

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. I.recently.had.a.problem.with.my.computer ..I.tried.to.download.a.new.program.and.I.couldn’t.

seem.to.make.it.work,.so.late.one.night.I.went.to.the.computer.store ..There.was.a.young.

woman.working.there,.and.as.she.was.helping.me.we.began.to.have.a.conversation ..She.was.

the.same.age.as.one.of.my.kids;.she.was.31.years.old ..Somehow.the.conversation.came.

around.and.she.says,.she.kind.of.whispers,.and.she.says.to.me,.“Guess.what,.I.just.started.a.

new.business,.six.months.ago ..I’m.working.here.part.time.now .”.I.said.to.her,.“Really?.So.what.

did.you.do?”..

. And.she.says,.“Well.I.had.a.lot.of.people.who.told.me.that.for.certain.kinds.of.business.you.

have.to.have.at.least.$25,000.to.start.a.business ..I.had.$250,.and.I.decided.that.I.was.going.to.

start.the.business.with.what.I.had,.and.go.to.work.on.it .”.And.she.then.went.on.and.she.

whispered.to.me,.“In.the.last.six.months.I’ve.made.$50,000;.twice.as.much.as.I.made.in.the.six.

months.before.that .”

. She.went.to.work.with.what.she.had ..She.called.on.the.faculties ..She.didn’t.know.she.was.

doing.this.as.well;.she.just.intuitively,.energetically,.began.to.tap.into.that.part.of.her.that.had.

access.to.a.mind.that.would.tell.her.what.to.do.in.the.instant.she.needed.it ..

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. You.have.that.same.kind.of.mind ..Reason.is.to.make.sure.that.you’re.working.from.the.right.

map,.that.the.map.you’re.using.is.the.map.of.“I.am.an.infinite.being,”.the.map.is.“I’m.an.eternal.

soul,”.the.map.is.“I’m.a.spiritual.being.having.a.human.experience,”.the.map.is.“no.matter.

what.I.need.the.universe.has.got.it.and.the.universe.is.right.where.I.am .”

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Bob. Dr ..Ken.McFarland,.the.great.educator.from.down.in.Kentucky,.years.ago.said.that.2.percent.of.

the.people.think,.3.percent.think.they.think,.and.95.percent.would.actually.rather.die.than.think ..

Henry.Ford.said.thinking.is.the.hardest.work.there.is,.which.is.the.very.reason.why.so.few.

people.engage.in.it ..I.remember.Earl.Nightingale,.my.mentor.and.boss,.he.used.to.say.if.most.

people.said.what.they.were.thinking.they.would.be.speechless .

. Do.you.know.that.when.you.first.hear.that.you.probably.think,.well.come.on,.everybody.thinks ..

No,.they.really.don’t.think ..Most.people.are.the.plaything.for.what’s.going.on.around.them,.and.

it’s.true ..They.are.living.through.their.senses ...

. What.we.have.to.understand,.and.understand.very.clearly,.is.that.thinking.and.mental.activity.

are.two.completely.different.things ..Napoleon.Hill’s.Think and Grow Rich.made.me.think ..James.

Allen’s.book,.As a Man Thinketh,.caused.me.to.monitor.what.I.think ..You 2.caused.me.to.think.

right.outside.of.the.box,.to.think.in.new.dimensions,.to.start.and.look.at.things.from.a.totally.

different.perspective .

. I’m.going.to.read.you.something.from.Price.Pritchett’s.book,.You 2,.because.this.is.something.

we.should.think.about ..Most.people.operate.with.a.mindset ..That.doesn’t.mean.thinking,.that.

means.a.fixed.way.of.looking.at.things ..Most.people.operate.with.a.mindset ..We.should.almost.

hyphenate.that.the.same.as.we.do.with.dis-ease ..They.operate.with.a.mindset.that.assumes.

success.comes.one.step.at.a.time ..The.unspoken.but.popular.notion.is.that.we.must.move.

systematically.from.our.present.level.of.achievement.to.the.next,.then.the.thinking.goes.from.

that.stage,.and.we.can.begin.working.towards.graduating.to.still.the.next.higher.level.in.the.

sequence ..Gradual.progress .

. He.said,.“This.is.an.unfortunate.misconception,.and.it’s.clearly.reflected.in.the.way.people.

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function ..They.go.about.day-to-day,.striving.to.make.incremental.gains.in.their.performance .”.

Now,.he.said,.“that’s.pretty.routine ..That’s.the.pathway.of.conventional.growth .”

. I.choose.to.believe.that’s.not.thinking?.Where.he.said.the.thinking.then.goes,.well.it.isn’t.the.

thinking,.it’s.the.paradigm.being.expressed ..It’s.the.fixed.mindset,.it’s.what.we’re.doing ...

. He’s.suggesting.that.you.square.your.potential ..I.don’t.even.know.what.that.means ..If.your.

potential.is.infinite.to.square.something.you.multiply.it.by.whatever.it.is,.like.you’d.multiply.four.

by.four.if.you.wanted.to.square.four.and.you’d.come.up.with.sixteen ..Well.what.do.you.do.

when.you.want.to.square.your.own.potential?.The.concept.itself.illustrates.or.encourages.or.

suggests.that.we’re.shooting.far.below.what.we.should.be.doing .

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. I’m.going.to.share.something.else.he.said.here,.and.I.want.you.to.really.think.about.this—this.

will.require.thinking ..Now.don’t.reject.it.right.away,.because.that.is.an.activity.of.the.conscious.

mind,.the.same.way.that.thinking.is .

. Pritchett.says.You 2.implies.an.explosive.jump.in.your.personal.performance.that.puts.you.far.

beyond.the.next.logical.step ..He.said.it’s.a.formula.for.stunning.advances.in.achievement.and.

the.realization.of.your.dreams ..The.concept.is.one.of.exponential.gains.rather.than.incremental.

progress ..You.might.compare.it.to.multiplying.instead.of.adding ..It.means.a.geometric.

progression.in.your.effectiveness .

. He.points.out.that.it’s.exciting.as.well.as.provocative,.but.it.gets.even.better ..He.said.remember,.

quantum.leaps.can.come.without.apparent.effort ..These.are.high.velocity.moves.that.carry.you.

to.dramatically.higher.levels.of.performance.without.time-consuming.struggle ..

. You.see,.you’ve.got.to.start.thinking.of.where.would.you.be.if.you.took.an.explosive.jump ..Are.

you.using.your.future.memory,.are.you.using.your.imagination?.That’s.what.he’s.suggesting:.

really.begin.to.think ..This.is.called.big.thinking .

. Now.he.says.quantum.leaps.seems.to.violate.common.sense.utterly ..The.idea.of.moving.to.a.

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higher.orbit,.and.skipping.several.rungs.on.the.achievement.ladder.in.the.process,.strikes.most.

people.as.far-fetched,.maybe.even.outrageous ..What.these.people.are.doing.is.rejecting.an.idea.

without.thinking.about.it ..

. I.remember.the.first.television.set.I.saw.when.I.was.a.little.boy ..It.was.at.the.corner.of.our.

street,.and.it.was.in.the.window.of.Napman’s.Radio ..Mr ..Napman.fixed.radios ..He.put.a.

television.set.in.the.window.of.his.store,.and.then.he.had.the.speakers.outside .

. There.was.always.a.crowd.of.people.around.that.window,.and.we.were.watching.the.television ..

There.was.hardly.ever.anything.on.it;.it.was.just.all.snow.and.shhhh—you.know.that.sound.that.

you.get ..But.every.now.and.then.something.would.start.to.appear,.and.you’d.hear.somebody.in.

the.crowd.say.here.comes.somebody,.here.comes.somebody ..Of.course.the.image.would.come.

on.the.screen,.and.then.it.would.fade.away.again ..

. If.someone.had.suggested.that.in.our.lifetime.you.would.be.able.to.strap.one.of.these.to.your.

wrist,.it.will.just.be.the.size.of.an.ordinary-sized.watch,.it.will.be.in.living.color,.and.you’ll.be.

able.to.watch.a.football.game.going.on—maybe.in.Korea.if.you’re.in.Kentucky—and.you.can.

watch.it.simultaneous.with.them.shooting.it;.and.they.fire.the.picture.off.a.satellite.out.in.space.

and.it.bounces.off.the.satellite.right.into.the.receiver.in.the.television.set.that’s.strapped.around.

your.wrist;.most.people.would.have.said.those.people.were.out.of.their.mind ..But.you.see,.

thinking.people.knew.that.if.you.could.see.it,.you.can.do.it.and.you.can.think .

. Now.listen.to.this ..The.idea.of.moving.to.a.higher.level.and.skipping.several.rungs.on.the.

achievement.ladder.in.the.process.strikes.people.as.far-fetched,.maybe.even.outrageous ..

However,.after.the.fact.quantum.leaps.seem.to.be.viewed.as.practical,.sensible,.even.obvious.

moves,.but.they.typically.do.not.come.to.you.as.the.obvious.moves.at.the.moment ..Usually.it’s.

in.retrospect.that.you.perceive.their.hidden.logic.and.elegance ..Invariably.quantum.leaps.are.

not.complex.or.intricate.maneuvers;.they.tend.to.be.simple,.energy.efficient,.and.time.saving ...

. In.reading.this.and.studying.this,.and.then.mixing.with.people.like.Mary.Morrissey,.you.are.

provoked.into.thinking.because.you.will.quit.settling.for.things.as.they.are ..I.have,.in.Life.

Success,.consultants.scattered.all.around.the.world.that.teach.our.material ..Mary.has.

consultants.in.her.company ..We.have.two.separate.companies,.but.she.has.consultants ..

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. Now.I.want.you.to.think,.really.think:.If.you’re.not.happy.at.what.you’re.doing,.you.think.you.

would.like.to.do.something.like.this?..Then,.contact.us,.because.this.is.the.greatest.industry.in.

the.world ..It.provokes.you.to.think,.and.you.must.begin.to.think ..Most.people.do.not.think;.they.

really.don’t ..They.live.quiet.lives.of.desperation ..What.a.terrible.way.to.go.through.life .

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. Do.you.know.that.when.you.think,.you.tap.into.an.infinite.power.that’s.flowing.into.your.

consciousness ..Your.reasoning.factor.gives.you.the.ability.to.take.that.power.and.formulate.it.

into.a.little.picture.we.call.a.thought ..Then.you.think.another.thought,.and.then.another,.and.

then.another,.and.then.you.start.to.bring.them.together,.and.that’s.what’s.called.an.idea ..An.idea.

is.nothing.but.a.thought.or.a.collection.of.thoughts.directed.towards.a.purpose .

. Now,.what.I.want.to.suggest.you.do.is.sit.down.and.put.a.big.circle.on.the.center.of.a.piece.of.

paper ..Inside.the.circle,.write.the.words.“my.big.idea .”.Realize.that.all.around.that.big.idea.are.

little.thoughts.that.will.form.that.big.idea ..What.is.your.big.idea?.Start.thinking ..Start.where.you.

are,.and.start.building.little.pictures,.then.put.them.with.other.pictures ..What.are.you.capable.of.

doing?.

. Do.you.know.that.when.Andrew.Carnegie.suggested.to.Napoleon.Hill.that.he.could.achieve.

greater.results.than.he.had.been,.Hill.thought.he.was.crazy?.At.the.time,.Andrew.Carnegie.was.

the.wealthiest.man.in.the.world ..Napoleon.Hill.was.just.a.broke.journalist ..Carnegie.

commissioned.him.to.go.out.and.study.for.20.years ..He.said,.you.won’t.receive.any.money.

from.me,.but.I’ll.introduce.you.to.the.most.powerful.people.in.the.world,.and.I.want.you.to.

write.the.laws.of.achievement .

. Carnegie.also.told.Hill.to.keep.in.mind.that.he.[Carnegie].was.the.wealthiest.man.in.the.world.at.

the.time ..Hill.was.in.his.early.20s.and.this.is.what.Carnegie.said.to.him,.“I.want.you.to.write.

this.out,.I.want.you.to.write.it.very.clear:.‘Andrew.Carnegie.I’m.not.only.going.to.match.your.

achievements,.I’m.going.to.surpass.them ..I’m.going.to.challenge.you.at.the.post.and.I’m.going.

to.pass.you.at.the.grandstand .’”.

. Hill.looked.at.Carnegie.and.he.said,.“Mr ..Carnegie,.you.know.that’s.crazy,.you.know.darn.well.I.

can’t.do.that .”.

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. Carnegie.responded.and.said,.“Yes,.Napoleon,.I.know.you.can’t.unless.and.until.you.believe.it,”.

and.then.he.said.“and.when.you.believe.it,.then.you’ll.do.it .”.

. He.got.Hill.to.commit.to.repeating.that.statement.to.himself.every.day.for.30.days.while.looking.

in.the.mirror ..Now.Hill.thought.he.was.crazy.when.he.first.started.to.do.it ..He.said.by.the.end.of.

30.days.he.knew.he.would.do.it;.and.of.course.he.has ..Where.Carnegie.only.made.about.30.or.

40.millionaires.Napoleon.Hill.has.made.thousands.of.millionaires ..

. We’ve.got.to.begin.to.think.of.what.we’re.capable.of.doing ..You’ve.got.to.stretch.your.mind;.

you’ve.got.to.really.begin.to.think ..

. Mary .

Mary. Well.I’m.inspired.by.that ..

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. Every.one.of.us.has.this.thing.that.we.travel.everywhere.with,.and.it.is.our.thinking ..What.is.

your.constant.companion?.What.is.the.answer.to.this.question,.who.am.I?.I.am.your.constant.

companion ..I.am.your.greatest.helper.or.your.heaviest.burden ..I’ll.push.you.onward.or.drag.

you.down.to.failure ..I.am.completely.at.your.command ..Half.the.things.you.do.you.might.just.

as.well.turn.over.to.me.and.I’ll.be.able.to.do.them.quickly.and.correctly ..I’m.easily.managed,.

but.you.must.be.firm.with.me ..Show.me.exactly.what.you.want,.and.after.a.few.lessons.I.will.

do.it.automatically ..I.am.the.servant.of.all.great.men.and.women,.but.alas.I.have.made.failures.

of.all.those.who.are.failures.as.well ..Those.who.are.great,.I’ve.made.great;.those.who.are.

failures,.I’ve.made.failures ..I’m.not.a.machine,.though.I.work.with.all.the.precision.of.the.finest.

machine.you.know.and.all.the.intelligence.of.the.smartest.person.you’ve.ever.met ..You.may.run.

me.for.profit.or.run.me.for.ruin;.it.makes.no.difference.to.me ..Take.me,.train.me,.be.firm.with.

me,.and.I’ll.place.the.world.at.your.feet ..Be.easy.with.me.and.I.will.destroy.every.dream.you.

have ..

. Who.am.I?.I.am.your.thinking .

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. In.this.lesson.we.have.recognized.that.the.power.of.our.thinking.is.that.we.can.tap.into.these.infinite.gifts.we.have,.and.what.was.unreasonable.at.one.time.becomes.perfectly.reasonable.to.us.right.now .

. One.more.quote.from.Alice in Wonderland ..There’s.a.moment.where.the.queen.says.something.to.Alice,.and.Alice.says,.“Oh.one.can’t.believe.that ..One.simply.can’t.believe.impossible.things .”.

.

. The.queen.looks.at.her.and.says,.“Well.I.just.say.you.have.not.had.much.practice ..Why.when.I.was.your.age.I.used.to.practice.believing.five.impossible.things.before.breakfast .”

. Have.fun.with.your.reason .

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. The.gift.of.reason,.correctly.applied,.is.what.will.enable.you.to.begin.seeing—really.seeing—the.amazing.opportunities.all.around.you,.and.to.begin.seizing.those.opportunities,.so.that.you.can.create.the.extraordinary.life.you.dream.of ..In.this.session,.Bob.and.Mary.made.the.critical.distinction.between.reason.and.right reason,.and.they.shared.proven.strategies.for.stretching.and.strengthening.your.remarkable.reasoning.powers ..

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Mary.shared.a.story.about.a.gentleman.trying.to.find.his.way.in.Chicago.with.a.map.of.Detroit ...Regardless.of.how.hard.he.tried,.he.was.never.going.to.find.his.way.with.the.wrong.map .

Is there a situation you can identify currently where you find yourself trying harder but possibly working with the wrong map?

Record.your.story.below:.

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Now, using your higher faculty of reason to think through the situation thoroughly, what changes will you make that will provide a more positive outcome for you?

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Mary.spoke.about.reason.giving.us.the.ability.to.work.from.the.right.map,.the.map.of.“I’m.an.infinite.being”.and.that.“no.matter.what.I.need,.the.Universe.has.got.it.and.the.Universe.is.right.where.I.am .”.

Is there one thing you have been putting off starting … because …? What is that one thing? List it in the space below. Then, write down a start date for yourself.

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Realize.that.you.are.making.a.commitment.to.yourself.and.you.will.need.to.honor.your.commitment.and.hold.yourself.accountable .

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“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”

— W i l l i A M b l A k e The Marriage of Heaven and Earth

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Perception[CD06 INTRO] CD 6 Track 01

In.every.moment.of.every.day,.you.are.actively.using.the.sixth.gift ..The.secret.to.unlocking.its.true.power.involves.a.shift.in.the.way.you.use.it.that.is.deceptively.subtle.and.simple ..Once.you.discover.how.to.make.this.shift,.prepare.to.be.amazed ..You.will.feel.as.if.you.just.stepped.into.a.completely.different.world ..In.the.most.important.ways,.that.is.exactly.what.you.will.have.done ..It.won’t.look.different ..But.suddenly,.challenges.that.seemed.overwhelming.will.simply.be.gone,.and.you.will.find.yourself.surrounded.on.all.sides.by.opportunities.and.possibilities.you.never.saw.before—though.they.were.always.there,.just.waiting.for.you.to.grab.them ...

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Bob. On.October.21,.1961.a.man.by.the.name.of.Raymond.Stanford.sat.down.with.me ..On.a.sheet.of.paper.he.wrote.an.R,.then.put.two.Hs,.and.a.W.beside.it ..He.said.to.me,.“Bob,.let.this.R.represent.results ..The.two.Hs.represent.happiness.and.health,.and.the.W.represents.wealth .”.

. Then.he.asked.me.if.I.thought.he.was.a.happy.person ..I.had.to.admit.that.I.thought.he.was ..He.said,.“Have.you.ever.seen.me.sick?”.I.had.to.admit.I.hadn’t ..Then.he.asked.me.if.I.had.ever.seen.him.when.he.didn’t.have.any.money,.when.he.was.broke ..I.had.to.admit.I.hadn’t ..

. He.proceeded.to.tell.me.he.thought.I.was.one.of.the.most.miserable.people.that.he.had.ever.met ..He.said,.“You’re.never.healthy,.you’ve.always.got.a.cold,.or.a.backache,.or.something,”.and.he.said,.“You’re.always.broke .”.Now.actually.he.was.being.rather.kind;.I.was.earning.$4,000.a.year.and.I.owed.$6,000 ..

. And.he.said,.“Why.don’t.you.change.this?”.I.really.didn’t.believe.I.could ..He.said,.“You.

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know.you.can.have.anything.you.want,.but.you’re.going.have.to.change.the.way.you’re.

looking.at.your.life .”.I.said,.“What.do.you.mean?”.

. “Well,”.he.said,.“you’re.figuring.out.why.you.can’t.change .”.He.said,.“You’re.looking.at.

the.fact.you.never.went.to.school,.you.don’t.have.any.business.experience,.you’re.

putting.yourself.down ..If.you.would.change.your.point.of.view.of.you,.if.you.would.look.

at.yourself.a.different.way,.your.whole.world.would.begin.to.change .”.He.said,.“Your.

problem.isn’t.a.lack.of.education;.your.problem.isn’t.lack.of.experience.or.money .”.He.

said,.“You’ve.got.a.perception.problem ..You’re.looking.at.yourself.the.wrong.way .”.And.

he.said,.“If.you.change.your.point.of.view,.your.whole.life.will.change .”

. Today.the.company.that.I.own.does.millions.of.dollars.in.business ..We.operate.in.47.

different.countries ..The.company.is.growing.every.day ..All.I.really.did.was.change.my.

point.of.view .

Mary. That.is.so.powerful ..That.completely.changed.my.life.when.I.began.to.touch.the.hem.of.

the.garment.of.this.faculty:.perception ..

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. I.was.21-years.old.when.I.went.to.this.one.lecture ..In.the.lecture.I.heard.the.man.say,.

“Nothing.is.bad.unless.you.think.it’s.bad .”.Internally.I.was.just.arguing;.I.railed.against.

that.idea ..I.thought.well.that’s.not.true,.there’s.bad.stuff.in.this.world ..Car.wrecks.are.

bad,.murder.is.bad,.war.is.bad .

. He.said,.“The.next.time.something.happens.that.you.are.tempted.to.immediately.say.

‘this.is.bad,’.to.instead.push.your.internal.pause.button.and.then.wait.three.days ..During.

that.time.practice.looking.for.any.possible.good.that.might.be.in.what.you.immediately.

thought.was.bad .”.Then.he.said.“In.the.Universe,. .. .. .”.and.when.he.described.it.as.a.

Universe.I.heard.that.uni stand.out.like.there’s.the.one. life,.one.presence,.one.Spirit,.

one. mind ..In.this.universe.there.is.no.opposite ..There’s.one.power.within.which.there.is.

apparent.good.and.apparent.bad,.and.it’s.based.on.your.programming ..

. So.he.said.“I’ll.unlock.this.for.you.very.simply:.the.next.time.something.happens.that.

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you.think.is.bad,.pause.and.wait.three.days,.during.which.time.get.really.curious.about.what.

possible.good.there.might.be.in.this.circumstance .”

. Well.two.days.later.my.kids’.dad.lost.his.job ..He.came.home,.and.there.had.been.a.massive.

layoff ..He.was.one.of.those.who.got.laid.off ..I.was.getting.my.undergraduate.degree.at.the.time,.

and.I.immediately.started.to.feel.panicked.about.it,.and.thought,.“Oh.my.gosh.he.doesn’t.have.a.

job,.we’re.not.going.to.have.any.money .”.I.began.to.run.the.response.pattern.that.I.had.been.

programmed.with,.which.was.if.you.get.fired.or.lose.a.job.or.get.laid.off,.that.it’s.bad ...

. I.immediately.began.to.feel.the.feeling.tones.of.all.those.thoughts.when.I.remembered.the.

lecturer,.and.I.said.out.loud,.“Well.that.guy.on.Sunday.said.nothing.is.bad.unless.we.think.it’s.

bad ..This.just.seems.so.bad .”.And.then.I.said,.“Okay,.let’s.try.this.out ..Let’s.wait.three.days,.

and.if.we.can’t.find.some.good.in.it.by.Friday.then.we’ll.panic .”..

. It.was.the.first.time.I.ever.recognized.that.I.could.actually.schedule.my.own.panic ..Up.until.that.

moment,.unconsciously,.I.was.just.a.panel.of.buttons.with.responses.programmed.in.and.when.

anything.triggered.that.button.that.had.been.programmed.into.me.I.gave.the.response.that.I.

had.programmed .

. So.did.I.try.to.panic.during.the.next.three.days?.Of.course ..There.were.many.times.when.my.

mind.wanted.to.run.over.and.pick.up.that.panic ..But.every.time.it.did.I.said,.“No,.I’ll.pick.you.

up.on.Friday .”.I.began.to.gain.some.internal.recognition.that.I.actually.could.choose.to.think.

differently ..I.didn’t.have.to.suffer.in.the.same.way.I’d.always.suffered ..I.didn’t.immediately.find.

any.good.in.it ..What.I.was.finding,.though,.was.that.I.could.choose.how.I.was.going.to.feel,.

even.in.the.presence.of.a.circumstance.that.wasn’t.my.first.choice;.it.wasn’t.what.I.preferred,.it.

wasn’t.what.I.wanted .

. What.happened.for.us.was.that.within.three.days.he.had.a.better.paying.job,.closer.to.home,.

where.he.would.make.more.money,.and.work.shorter.hours ..He.could.actually.ride.his.bike.to.

work—which.he.loved.to.do ..I.realized.that.I.hadn’t.suffered.waiting.for.a.circumstance.to.

change.before.I.could.feel.better ..

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. That.access.point.is.what.Victor.Frankl.discovered.in.the.concentration.camp ..I.would.not.find.

his.book—Man’s Search for Meaning—for.several.years.after.this.moment.in.my.life,.but.when.

I.found.that.book.I.realized.that.when.he.touched.that.same.place.inside.himself,.and.I.told.you.

earlier.in.the.program.that.when.I.touched.that.place.inside.myself,.I.felt.like.I.had.found.my.

way.from.a.dark.attic.to.a.doorway.and.a.whole.world.of.choice.was.now.mine ..

. Well,.Victor.Frankel.was.a.physician.who.was.taken.to.a.concentration.camp,.along.with.his.

whole.family ..Taken,.one.by.one,.every.member.of.his.family.had.been.killed ..Then.the.guards.

found.a.manuscript.that.was.his.life’s.work ..He.had.hidden.it.inside.the.mattress,.and.when.

they.found.it.they.took.him.in.front.of.the.tribunal.They.stripped.him.naked,.and.they’re.burning.

the.manuscript.in.front.of.him ..By.this.point,.his.wife.has.now.been.taken.from.him;.she’s.gone.

to.the.showers ..Everything.that.mattered.in.his.life,.except.for.the.manuscript,.was.gone ..

. As.they’re.burning.the.manuscript,.one.of.the.guards.in.the.tribunal.notices.that.he.has.a.gold.

wedding.band.on.his.left.hand,.and.they.demand.his.gold.wedding.ring ..They.demand.the.last.

vestige.of.the.life.he.had.known ..And.when.he.wrote.about.that.moment,.he.said.as.he.went.to.

remove.the.last.vestige,.the.last.part.of.any.semblance.of.the.life.he.had.known.and.loved,.he.

touched.a.part.of.himself.that.he.called.every.one.of.our.own.last.and.eternal.freedoms,.and.

that.is.the.choice.that.we.have.to.decide.how.we.will.respond.to.any.circumstance.or.situation ..

That.we.get.to.shape.the.meaning.of.it.any.way.we.want ..

. Now.before.we.know.that.we.have.the.power.to.choose.a.perception.in.the.midst.of.an.

experience,.all.we.have.access.to.is.our.programming:.somebody.told.us.this.was.good,.

somebody.told.us.that.was.bad,.somebody.told.us.we.should.want.this,.somebody.told.us.we.

shouldn’t.want.that ..

. Throughout.this.program.what.you’re.discovering.is.that.there.is.a.You.to.get.to.know,.there.is.

a.You.that.has.freedom,.there.is.a.You.that.can.choose.and.create.and.has.the.authority.to.have.

dominion.over.materiality;.to.call.forth.from.the.invisible.realm.and.shape.in.your.mind.an.idea.

that.actually.is.a.thought.form ..It.becomes.like.the.ability.for.this.Infinite.thought.substance.to.

pour.itself.into.the.patterns.that.you.choose ..

. Imagine.a.cement.truck.coming.down.the.street ..If.you.don’t.put.a.form.there.and.it.pours.out.

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the.cement.it.just,.bloop,.it.just.goes.everywhere ..But.you.can.make.that.same.mess.into.a.

sidewalk.or.a.driveway.or.a.porch.or.a.patio ..You.can.make.it.into.anything.you.want ..This.

invisible.spirit,.thought.substance.is.everywhere.present ..You.call.upon.it,.shape.it.with.your.

thinking;.you.get.to.choose.your.perception .

. So.I.want.to.invite.you.to.recognize.that.you.have.an.internal.pause.button ..When.something.

happens.and.you.find.yourself.instantly.wanting.to.react.to.it,.pause ..That.internal.place.is.right.

inside.of.you ..It.gives.you.access.to.a.stream.of.information,.ideas,.and.insight.that’s.just.there.

for.you.to.shape.into.the.possibility.of.your.life .

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Bob. I.want.to.suggest.you.take.any.challenge.you.happen.to.be.facing.at.the.present.time,.and.I’m.

going.to.ask.you.to.write.it.out.in.as.much.detail.as.you.can.on.a.sheet.of.paper ..Then.I’m.

going.to.ask.you.to.put.the.sheet.of.paper.in.the.center.of.a.table,.a.kitchen.table,.a.dining.room.

table,.or.your.desk.if.you.want,.and.then.sit.and.look.at.it ..

. Now.from.that.point.of.view.ask.yourself.what.can.I.do.about.this,.how.can.I.solve.this.

problem ..And.if.no.answer.comes,.get.up.and.physically.move.to.another.place.around.the.

table—go.to.the.other.end.of.the.table.and.look.at.it.again ..The.physical.moving.from.one.place.

to.another.is.going.to.cause.something.inside.you.to.begin.to.shift ..

. The.answer.to.any.challenge.that.comes.to.us.is.already.here;.it’s.our.perception.that.tells.us.

we.cannot.solve.the.problem ..Perceptions.are.our.reality ..Our.perception.creates.our.reality ..It’s.

how.we.see.the.situation ..

. What.we.have.to.understand.is.that.our.perceptions.are.formed.by.our.paradigm ..Our.paradigm.

is.nothing.but.a.multitude.of.ideas.that.are.fixed.in.our.subconscious.mind,.and.it’s.the.

paradigm.that.causes.us.to.look.at.things.the.way.we’re.looking.at.them ..

. You.may.take.your.income.and.ask.yourself.how.could.I.multiply.it ..How.could.I.turn.my.annual.

income.to.a.monthly.income?.Now,.from.your.point.of.view,.from.where.you.are.right.now,.you.

may.instantly.say,.“I’d.never.be.able.to.do.that,”.and.you’re.right,.from your point of view...But.

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if.you.had.somebody.else’s.point.of.view,.somebody.that.was.earning.that.much.money,.they.

could.probably.sit.down.and.they.might.say,.“Well.I.could.show.you.a.number.of.different.ways.

to.do.this,”.and.that’s.because.they’re.looking.at.it.from.another.place .

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. I.remember.one.time.I.was.writing.a.radio.show ..I.was.flying.over.Kentucky.somewhere,.and.I.

looked.down.and.I.saw.the.houses ..They.looked.so.small,.and.the.property.that.they.were.on,.it.

didn’t.even.look.as.big.as.the.property.on.a.Monopoly.board ..It.seemed.so.insignificant.from.up.

there ..

. I.thought.of.a.poem.that.Don.Blanding.wrote—he.wrote.it.from.a.plane—and.it.was.called.

“Gods-Eye.View .”.I.thought.this.must.be.like.a.Gods’.eye.view ..

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. Now,.at.the.same.time.that.flashed.on.my.mind,.another.idea—a.Persian.proverb—flashed.on.

my.mind ..It.was.a.story.of.a.bug.in.a.rug,.and.the.little.bug.is.pushing,.pushing,.pushing,.trying.

to.get.past.a.big.tuft.of.wool ..What.he’s.really.looking.for.is.a.crumb.that.somebody.dropped.so.

he.could.have.something.to.eat ..As.he.gets.past.one.tuft.of.wool,.bang,.he.gets.hit.with.another.

one ..And.he’s.looking.up.at.these.tufts.of.wool;.they.are.his.challenges ..They’re.huge,.they’re.

mountains ..If.the.bug.could.get.up.above.the.rug.and.look.down.on.it,.if.the.bug.could.have.a.

God’s.eye.view,.the.bug.could.see.that.they.weren’t.problems.at.all;.they.were.actually.part.of.a.

beautiful.pattern ...

. You.know.sometimes.we.go.through.life.with.a.bug’s.eye.view.when.what.we.should.be.doing.

is.having.a.God’s.eye.view ..You.see.where.the.bug.is.not.able.to.lift.himself.up.above.the.carpet.

and.look.at.it,.you.and.I.can ..We.can.raise.our.selves.above.our.problems;.we.can.look.at.them.

from.a.different.point.of.view ..

. We.want.to.make.sure.that.our.conditioning.is.not.freezing.our.perception.of.the.situation ..Let’s.

make.up.our.mind.that.we’re.going.to.rise.above.it,.we’re.going.to.look.down.at.it,.we’re.going.

to.keep.shifting.our.perception,.shifting.our.point.of.view.until.we.see.it.from.a.totally.different.

point.of.view ..

. We.might.ask.our.selves,.“How.would.the.wealthiest.person.in.the.world.look.at.this.challenge?.

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How.would.the.most.productive.person.in.the.world.look.at.this.challenge?”.You.know.we’re.going.to.shift.our.point.of.view,.and.when.we.do.that.our.life.starts.to.change .

. So.we.each.want.to.ask.our.selves,.“Is.my.perception.a.bug’s.eye.point.of.view.or.am.I.exercising.my.creative—my.God-like—ability.and.exercising.the.God’s.eye.point.of.view?”.Well.let’s.get.above.things;.let’s.look.at.them.a.little.bit.different ..Let’s.not.let.the.challenge.beat.us;.let’s.make.up.our.mind.we’re.going.to.beat.the.challenge .

. What.Ray.Stanford.caused.me.to.do.was.he.caused.me.to.change.my.perception.of.my.situation ..He.caused.me.to.look.at.my.situation.and.realize.it.was.neither.bad.nor.good—it.just.was.what.it.was ..You’re.going.to.make.it.what.is.it ..For.a.few.years.I.had.made.it.bad ..I.had.made.it.in.control ..I.had.made.it.the.master.and.I.was.the.slave ...

. And.that’s.exactly.what.James.Allen.said,.he.said,.“Uncrown.the.circumstance.and.let.it.fill.its.servant’s.place .”.So.that’s.what.I.did,.and.my.whole.world.began.to.change.when.all.I.really.changed.was.my.perception.of.my.situation .

Mary. Oh,.that’s.beautiful ..Uncrown.the.circumstance .

. There’s.a.story.about.Teddy.Roosevelt.doing.exactly.that ..His.secretary.of.state.once.said.that.they’d.been.facing.what.seemed.like.a.very.big.problem,.and.they’d.gone.around.and.around.about.it.and.finally.Roosevelt.said.okay,.and.he.went.outside ..The.secretary.of.state.follows.him.out.on.the.porch.outside.the.Oval.Office ..

. It’s.late.at.night,.and.he.looks.up.in.the.sky.and.he.says,.“Look,.there’s.the.Big.Dipper,.there’s.Andromeda,.there’s.Orion’s.Belt ..We.are.one.tiny.speck.in.a.huge.Milky.Way .”.He.stood.there.for.a.long.time.and.then.he.said,.“There,.now.I.think.my.problems.are.small.enough .”.Then.he.went.back.in.and.immediately.an.answer.came.to.him,.which.solved.the.problem.they’d.been.facing .

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. So.how.do.we.get.that.God’s-eye.point.of.view?.There.was.a.time.when.I.was.climbing.Mt ..Shasta.with.a.friend ..It’s.a.beautiful.mountain.in.Northern.California ..We.were.hiking.up.to.have.

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our.lunch,.and.he.was.about.ten.or.twelve.steps.ahead.of.me ..We.were.coming.around.a.corner.

on.the.trail,.and.all.of.a.sudden.he.goes,.“Oh.my.gosh,.just.look.at.Lake.Shasta .”.And.I.went,.

“What.Lake.Shasta?”.He.said,.“It’s.a.beautiful.lake,.can’t.you.see.it?”.I.said.“No,.I.can’t.see.it .”.

Then.he.said,.“Well.come.up.here .”.

. Just.ten.or.twelve.steps.further.up.the.mountain.a.whole.vista.opened.up,.and.there.was.a.lake,.

which.was.there.all.along ..Just.twelve.steps.back.I.couldn’t.see.the.lake ..

. At.times.when.I.feel.like.I.can’t.see.an.answer,.I.can’t.see.what.I’m.trying.to.find,.or.I.seem.to.

have.crowned.the.circumstance.as.if.it’s.important,.then.I.figure.okay,.I.have.to.get.up.the.

ladder.a.little.bit.here ..I.have.to.get.up.the.path.to.have.a.different.viewpoint ..I’ll.put.on.a.CD—

like.the.one.you’re.listening.to—I’ll.pick.up.a.book—one.of.the.books.Bob.has.recommended.

or.some.of.the.things.we’re.talking.about.in.this.program ..I.take.myself.a.few.steps.up.the.

ladder.or.up.the.path.so.that.I.can.see.more,.because.the.frequency.of.the.problem.is.not.

where.the.answer.lies ..

. When.Einstein.said.the.significant.problems.we.face.can.not.be.solved.at.the.level.of.thinking—

or.the.frequency—with.which.the.problem.is.created,.it’s.up.to.you.or.I,.then,.to.figure.out.how.

we.can.put.ourselves.up.the.ladder.to.a.higher.frequency .

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. I.moved.to.Southern.California.in.2006 ..I.lived.in.Oregon.most.of.my.life,.and.in.Oregon.we.

don’t.have.that.many.fires,.but.in.Southern.California,.particularly.in.the.late.summer.and.early.

fall,.there.are.a.lot.of.fires ..The.first.year.or.two.after.I.moved,.there.happened.to.be.a.fire.that.

was.coming.over.the.ridge.into.the.valley.where.I.lived ..So,.I.turned.on.the.television.during.the.

day.to.see.what.the.prediction.was.about.that.fire;.were.they.getting.it.contained,.or.was.the.

wind.dying.down,.and.what.was.going.on?.I.could.see.through.our.valley.that.helicopters.were.

flying.through.with.water.buckets.and.they’re.trying.to.put.the.fire.out,.and.it.was.showing.that.

they.were.getting.that.fire.contained .

. But.there.had.been.another.fire.three.days.before,.north.of.us,.a.place.called.Montecito—a.

beautiful.neighborhood.of.multi-million.dollar.homes—had.completely.burned.to.the.ground ..In.

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between.showing.what.was.happening.in.the.Porter.Ranch.fire—the.one.near.us—and.the.fire.

that.had.happened.a.few.days.before.up.in.Montecito,.they.were.taking.camera.crews.through.

that.burned-down.neighborhood ..The.camera.crews.came.upon.a.couple.standing.in.front.of.a.

pile.of.ashes.with.smoke.still.coming.out.of.it,.and.everything.just.reduced.to.rubble ..

. The.camera.crew.comes.up.and.puts.the.microphone.in.their.face.and.they.ask.“So,.was.this.

your.home .”.The.couple.is.just.sobbing,.saying.they.lost.everything ..My.heart.just.went,.“Oh.

my.gosh!”.

. Then.it.showed.more.of.the.Simi.Valley.and.the.Porter.Ranch.fire,.then.it.went.back.to.that.

same.neighborhood,.and.they’re.showing.how.it’s.completely.destroyed ..Then.they.came.upon.

another.couple,.and.in.front.of.them.is.a.home.reduced.to.rubble,.just.ashes.with.smoke.

coming.out.of.it ..The.camera.crew.approach.the.couple.and.they.say,.“Was.this.your.home?”.

The.couple.turned,.and.they.looked.at.the.camera.and.they.said,.“Yes,.this.was.our.stuff ..The.

important.things.to.us:.each.other,.our.kids,.we’re.all.right ..This.was.just.stuff;.we’ll.get.more.

stuff .”.

. It.was.so.stark.for.me ..Two.couples.looking.at.exactly.the.same.thing,.but.having.a.polar.

opposite.experience.of.the.very.same.circumstances ..What.was.the.difference?.Perception ..One.

couple.holding.each.other.saying,.“We.lost.everything .”.The.other.couple.holding.each.other.

saying,.“We.have.everything .”.What.is.the.difference?.It’s.the.point.of.view.we.bring.to.the.

circumstance .

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. There’s.an.old.teaching.story.that.I’ll.end.my.part.of.this.section.with,.and.that.is.about.a.

baseball.game ..This.is.a.championship.game:.The.World.Series ..It’s.down.to.the.bottom.of.the.

ninth.inning,.the.bases.are.loaded,.the.score.is.tied,.there.are.two.outs,.and.they’re.either.going.

to.go.into.extra.innings.or.the.game.is.going.to.be.lost,.because.if.they.walk.this.player.or.the.

player.gets.a.hit.they’re.going.to.have.a.run ..It’s.a.championship.game,.so.everything.is.on.the.

line:.There.are.two.outs,.the.bases.are.loaded,.the.count.is.three.and.two,.and.the.pitcher.winds.

up.and.he.throws.the.ball,.and.the.catcher.catches.it ..

. Half.the.crowd.screams.“It’s.a.ball,.it’s.a.ball,”.while.the.other.half.shouts,.“It’s.a.strike,.it’s.a.

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strike .”.The.umpire.steps.out.and.he.says,.“It.ain’t.nothing.’til.I.call.it .”.That’s.exactly.how.your.

circumstances.are:.They.ain’t.nothing.until.you.call.’em .

Bob. You.were.talking.about.the.people.who.both.lost.houses,.and.their.different.points.of.view ..

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. When.your.paradigm.has.you.fixed.on.one.point.of.view,.you.can’t.see.anything.else ..But.as.

you.grow,.as.you.expand.your.level.of.recognition,.as.you.expand.your.level.of.awareness,.

you’re.going.to.find.that.there’s.a.reciprocal.expansion—insofar.as.the.universe.is.concerned—

and.it.sends.it.back.to.you ..Your.consciousness.expands.and.you’re.going.to.get.to.a.point.

where.you.have.an.intimate.companionship.between.yourself.and.your.source.of.supply ..It’s.a.

beautiful.thing ..

. We.have.the.ability.to.shift.our.perception,.and.when.we.do,.the.entire.universe.shifts ..You.may.

think.that.sounds.strange,.but.that’s.exactly.the.way.it.works ..As.you.get.it.straight,.your.world.

starts.to.change .

. You.could.stand.on.the.shore.of.the.Pacific.Ocean.and.you.could.pick.up.a.pebble.and.throw.it.

in.the.ocean ..Do.you.know.the.entire.shoreline.moves?.You.may.never.be.able.to.measure.it,.

you.may.not.be.able.to.see.it,.but.reason.tells.you.it.moves ..You.cannot.perceive.it,.but.it’s.still.

there ..

. Your.perception.plays.a.big.role.in.your.life;.don’t.let.it.trick.you ..If.you’re.looking.into.a.tunnel.

and.you.see.a.light.you.may.think.it’s.a.train.coming ..It.might.not.be;.it.might.just.be.a.light ..

Then.again,.if.you.look.down.a.railroad.track.it.looks.as.if.the.tracks.join.and.become.one.at.a.

certain.point,.but.the.other.side.of.your.personality.tells.you,.“Nno,.that.doesn’t.happen .”.If.you.

watch.a.ship.sail.off.into.the.distance,.it.looks.like.it’s.falling.off.the.edge,.it.looks.like.it’s.going.

over.the.edge.at.some.point ...

. That’s.our.perception;.that’s.our.mind.playing.tricks.on.us ..We’ve.got.to.start.to.exercise.our.

thinking,.we’ve.got.to.expand.our.mind,.we’ve.got.to.develop.our.intuitive.factor,.we’ve.got.to.

start.to.look.at.the.world.from.a.totally.different.point.of.view ..We’ve.got.these.magnificent.

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powers.and.we’ve.got.to.begin.utilizing.them ..Don’t.let.your.perception.keep.you.locked.in.to.a.

world.that.you.no.longer.want.to.be.a.part.of .

. That.happened.to.me.in.1961 ..It.was.such.a.dramatic.shift.that.took.place.just.by.changing.my.

point.of.view,.by.changing.my.perception,.that.I’ve.never.forgotten.it ..Here.I.am—50.years.

later—still.talking.about.it,.because.it.impacted.my.life ..

. As.you.shift.your.perception.you’re.going.to.find.your.life.will.be.shifted.and.understand.that.

your.conditioning.causes.you.to.look.at.things.the.way.you’re.looking.at.them ..Take.a.look.at.

your.income ..Start.to.play.a.little.game.with.yourself ..Start.to.look.at.it.from.as.many.points.of.

view.as.you.can.and.say.to.yourself,.“How.could.I.turn.my.annual.income.into.a.monthly.

income?”.because.many.people.are.doing.it.and.some.of.them.are.nowhere.near.as.bright.as.

you.are ..This.has.nothing.to.do.with.your.level.of.intelligence,.this.has.nothing.to.do.with.

experience,.it.has.to.do.with.accepting.a.simple.idea ..

. Turn.around.in.the.room.you’re.in.and.the.room.will.look.totally.different ..What.you.see.has.to.

do.with.the.way.you’re.pointed.in.life ..You.change.the.direction.in.which.you.are.pointed,.and.I.

guarantee.you,.your.life.will.look.totally.different ..Perception.is.a.phenomenal.tool .

. Do.you.know.that.we.are.the.only.creatures.on.the.planet.that.have.the.ability.to.change.our.

perception.of.a.situation?.I.like.the.way.Wayne.Dyer.puts.it:.“When.you.change.the.way.you.

look.at.something,.the.thing.you.look.at.changes .”.And.he’s.right .

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. Mary,.you.shared.something.with.me.that.can.really.cause.a.person.to.think ..Some.of.us.know.

this.happens.and.some.of.us.have.a.difficult.time.grasping.it .

Mary. Edward.Lorenz.started.it.about.four.decades.ago.as.a.research.meteorologist.at.MIT ..He.created.

a.computer.program.that.was.designed.to.model.the.weather ..Lorenz.had.reduced.weather.into.

a.series.of.formulas.that.behaved.in.recognizable.weather.patterns ..

. In.his.book,.Chaos,.James.Gleick.recounts.a.winter.day.in.1961.when.Lorenz.wanted.to.

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shortcut.a.weather.printout.by.starting.midway.through,.so—to.give.the.machine.the.initial.

conditions—he.typed.the.numbers.straight.from.the.earlier.printout,.and.then.something.

unexpected.happened ..What.he.noticed.was.his.simulated.new.weather.pattern.had.diverged.

dramatically.from.the.previous.printout ..

. At.first.he.thought.his.computer.had.malfunctioned ..Then.it.suddenly.hit.him. .. .. ..there.was.no.

computer.malfunction;.the.answer.was.in.the.numbers.he.had.put.into.the.computer ..In.the.

original.programming.he.had.used.six.decimals.places,. .506127,.and.in.the.second.run.he.just.

simply.rounded.off.to.three.numbers,. .506 ..He.assumed.that.the.difference,.one.part.of.a.

thousand,.would.have.no.real.impact ...

. He.was.wrong ..That.slight.change.made.a.huge.difference ..This.tiny.change.in.input.had.

created.a.dramatically.and.overwhelmingly.different.output ..The.formal.name.of.this.

phenomenon.is.sensitive dependence on initial conditions ..Sensitive.dependence.on.initial.

conditions ..It’s.informal—and.more.popular.name—is.The.Butterfly.Effect ..It.simply.means.that.

tiny.changes.brought.about.by.a.butterfly.moving.its.wings.in.San.Francisco,.have.the.power.to.

transform.the.weather.conditions.in.Shanghai ..And.this.is.real;.it’s.scientifically.proven ..

. So.when.Edward.Deming.came.up.with.a.very.similar.conclusion—Deming.is.the.American.

statistician.who.started.the.TQM,.or.Total.Quality.Movement,.first.in.Japan.and.then.in.the.rest.

of.the.world ..His.contribution.is.historically.so.important.that.U.S. News and World Report

called.him.one.of.the.nine.hidden.turning.points.in.history:.that.little.changes.can.make.huge.

differences .

. So.after.50.years.of.statistical.study,.Deming.pointed.out.that.in.every.process.there.is.a.

beginning.and.an.end,.and.when.you.focus.on.the.first.15.percent.of.that.process—which.is.

what.we’re.doing.here.in.this.program;.you’re.recognizing.that.you.are.at.a.starting.point.right.

now,.that.sensitive.dependence.on.initial.conditions,.what.you.decide.right.now.to.do.with.our.

perception,.whether.you.decide.to.put.that.problem.down.and.go.on.the.other.side.of.the.room,.

whether.you.decide.to.study.this.more.and.listen.to.it.more.often.and.raise.yourself.up.a.few.

rungs.on.the.ladder.of.awareness.so.that.as.you.move.up.the.slope.of.thought.you.really.can.

see.more ..You.know.you.have.more.choices,.you.know.that.you’re.not.going.to.crown.a.

circumstance.as.if.it’s.the.king.of.your.life.or.the.power.to.keep.you.from.moving.forward,.so.

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when.you.focus.on.the.first.15.percent,.and.get.that.correct—its.initial.conditions—you.ensure.at.least.85.percent.of.your.desired.outcome ..By.focusing.on.the.first.15.percent.of.anything,.the.remaining.85.percent.will.effortlessly.follow .

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Bob. I’m.going.to.ask.you.to.quiet.your.mind.for.a.moment.and.think ..We’re.talking.about.you.shifting.your.perception.of.your.life,.and.you’re.going.to.find.your.whole.life.will.change ..We.often.wonder.why.people.reject.these.ideas ..Plato.described.why.people.reject.the.ideas.in.his.analogy.of.prisoners.in.an.underground.cave ..

. I.want.you.to.build.an.image,.if.you.will,.of.prisoners.in.an.underground.cave ..They.are.chained.in.such.a.way.so.that.they.can.only.look.straight.ahead;.they’re.not.even.able.to.look.sideways ..They.have.been.there.since.birth ..

. As.they.look.straight.ahead.they’re.looking.at.the.wall.of.a.cave ..Now.there’s.a.light.shining.in,.all.along.to.the.end.of.the.cave,.so.the.shadows.of.things.are.being.cast.upon.the.wall.of.the.cave.that.the.prisoners.are.forced.to.stare.at ..Above.and.behind.the.prisoners.is.a.screen,.like.what.the.puppeteers.use.to.show.their.marionettes ..Beyond.the.screen.there’s.a.fire.burning ..Beyond.the.burning.fire,.there.are.people.walking,.and.they’re.carrying.vessels.and.statues.and.objects ..

. So.the.shadows.of.these.people,.the.shadows.of.the.vessels,.the.statutes,.and.the.objects,.the.shadows.of.the.flame,.and.the.shadows.of.the.prisoners.themselves.is.being.cast.upon.the.wall.of.the.cave.that.the.prisoners.have.been.forced.to.stare.at.since.birth ..The.sound.in.the.cave.echoes.in.such.a.way.that.it.would.seem.as.if.the.voices.of.these.people.walking.behind.the.prisoners,.are.coming.from.the.shadows.on.the.wall.of.the.cave ..

. Now.the.prisoners.have.been.forced.to.stare.at.that.since.birth,.that’s.all.they.know ..That.is.their.reality ..If.they.were.loosened.and.caused.to.turn.around,.wouldn’t.they.be.blinded.by.the.brightness.and.wouldn’t.they.prefer.to.turn.away.and.look.at.the.darkness?.Then,.if.they.were.told,.“This.is.real,.those.shadows.are.false,”.they’d.laugh.and.they’d.say,.“Oh.no,.the.shadows.are.real ..What.you.are.forcing.me.to.look.at.now.is.false .”..

. But,.if.one.of.the.prisoners.were.freed.and.then.forced.to.climb.a.steep.and.rugged.ascent.up.

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into.the.bright,.clear.light.of.day.wouldn’t.they.again.be.blinded.by.the.brightness?.And.when.

that.one.prisoner.could.see,.what.would.he.see?.Well.at.first.he’d.see.the.darker.objects,.then.

he’d.see.the.shadows.of.things,.and.then.he’d.see.the.reflection.of.things.in.the.water ..

Ultimately,.standing.in.the.sunlight.and.beholding.the.sun,.don’t.you.think.he’d.give.anything.to.

keep.from.returning.to.his.fellow.prisoners.back.inside.the.cave?..

. If.there.was.a.contest.taking.place.in.the.cave.where.they.were.giving.out.awards.to.the.

prisoner.who.could.most.quickly.and.accurately.describe.the.moving.shadows.on.the.wall.of.

the.cave,.do.you.think.that.the.prisoners.would.care.for.such.honors.any.longer?.The.freed.

prisoner.wouldn’t.be.interested.in.that.contest .

. That.is.how.Plato.described.why.people.reject.what.we’re.talking.to.you.about;.why.they.reject.

the.truth,.why.they.reject.the.idea.that.simply.shifting.your.point.of.view.can.change.your.whole.

life ..As.Plato.said,.our.duty.is.to.go.back.down.into.the.cave.and.educate.the.chained.prisoners ..

. That’s.what.we.want.to.do;.we.want.to.keep.talking.about.this,.we.want.to.keep.sharing.this.

information,.we.want.to.encourage.you.to.keep.studying.it,.we.want.to.encourage.you.to.share.

this.information.with.others ..Perception.is.one.of.your.higher.faculties ..It.is.one.of.the.most.

beautiful.gifts.that.you’ve.ever.been.given,.and.you.can.use.it.to.change.your.world,.you.can.

use.it.to.change.your.paradigm,.and.you.can.use.it.to.change.the.world.of.others .

. It.won’t.happen.by.accident ..Don’t.live.like.a.prisoner.in.an.underground.cave ..Quit.believing.in.

the.shadows ..The.reality.is.what.you.see.in.your.mind,.and.that’s.what.you.can.create.in.your.

life .

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Mary. Bob.and.I.have.described.for.you.that.we.felt.like.prisoners.let.out.of.a.dark.cave.when.we.

came.upon.this.information ..For.Bob.it.completely.shifted.his.life ..For.me.it.completely.healed.

and.saved.my.life ..We.know.that.for.you,.with.the.same.information—wherever.you.are.right.

now—you.can.change.your.perception.no.matter.what.it.seems.like ...

. When.your.mind.wants.to.pick.something.up.and.say,.“Wow,.this.is.awful,”.say.instead,.“What.

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if.it.isn’t.awful?.What.if.this.is.the.seed.of.a.greater.good.in.my.life.that.I.can’t.even.begin.to.

understand.right.now!”.You.really.do.have.the.power.to.climb.out.of.that.dark.cave,.stand.in.the.

light.of.your.own.awareness,.and.discover.really.who.you.are .

Bob. Mary,.I.don’t.know.about.you,.but.when.I.first.started.to.really.study.these.higher.faculties,.

these.gifts.as.you.so.properly.referred.to.them,.everything.in.my.life.started.to.change ..It’s.a.

strange.thing;.years.and.years.later.I’m.still.working.on.it.all.the.time,.because.where.I.changed.

my.perception.way.back.in.1961,.and.changed.my.life,.as.I.shift.my.perception.today.my.life.

continues.to.change ..

. We’re.talking.about.universal.truths.here.and.we’re.talking.about.the.greatest.gift.that.God.ever.

gave.anyone:.our.higher.faculties ..These.are.what.make.us.the.creative.beings.we.are ..

. We’ve.talked.about.imagination ..Somebody.says.it’s.the.greatest.nation.in.the.world,.and.I.

guess.it.is ..It’s.such.a.marvelous.tool ..

. Then.we.took.a.look.at.intuition ..I.love.the.idea.that.prayer.is.when.we.talk.to.God,.intuition.is.

when.God.talks.to.us ..Intuition.will.guide.you.in.your.life ..It.will.make.sure.you.go.down.the.

right.road.to.a.brilliant.future.every.time ..The.only.way.we.can.miss.is.if.we.don’t.listen ..We’ve.

got.to.start.listening ..We.must.begin.to.listen.to.that.quiet.voice.within .

. Then.we.took.a.look.at.the.will ..Such.a.marvelous.power,.and.you.just.let.it.work ..You.do.not.

force.it ..We.know.that.force.negates .

. Then.we.went.from.the.will.to.memory,.and.then.to.reason ..Memory.is.such.a.beautiful.tool ..

We.played.a.little.game,.and.it.was.a.fun.game,.and.it’s.a.game.that.everybody.should.learn.

because.once.you.do.it.just.one.time,.you.impress.yourself .

. And.we.got.into.reason ..That.is,.without.question,.what.separates.us.from.all.the.rest.of.the.

animal.kingdom ..Archibald.MacLeish.was.right:.The.only.thing.about.a.man.that.is.a.man.is.his.

mind;.everything.else.you’ll.find.in.a.pig.or.a.horse ..The.thing.that.really.causes.us.to.be.what.

we.are,.is.the.presence.of.these.factors ..

. We.leave.everyone.then,.on.the.tune.of.perception ..It’s.how.you.are.looking.at.these.tools ..Now,.

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you’ve.got.a.choice—you.can.listen.to.this.and.say.wow,.that’s.interesting.information,.now.

let’s.get.on.with.something.else ..Or.you.can.say,.“Now.wait.a.minute,.I’m.going.to.do.what.they.

suggested.about.memory.and.I’m.going.to.get.the.memory.book.and.I’m.going.to.study ..I’m.

going.to.start.listening.to.this.over.and.over.again .”.Repetition.is.the.first.law.of.learning,.as.we.

have.all.been.taught ..The.more.that.we.listen.to.this,.the.more.you.play.this.the.better.off.you’ll.

be,.and.you.should.share.it.with.your.friends .

. So,.Mary,.I’ve.really.enjoyed.working.with.you.on.this ..This.has.been.a.real.pleasure,.just.sitting.

here.and.recording.this.with.you ...It’s.been.a.wonderful.experience ..I.can’t.help.but.think.this.is.

going.to.help.millions.of.people.all.over.the.world ..It’s.a.rich.experience.for.us,.and.it’s.a.nice.

thing.to.know.that.this.will.keep.going.and.going.and.going,.even.if.we.don’t ..I.think.that’s.what.

you.want.to.do.and.that’s.what.I.want.to.do .

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Mary. We.created.this.program.with.you.in.mind ..We.imaginally.brought.you.into.the.room.to.sit.

down.with.us ..We.brought.you.to.the.kitchen.table,.and.we.said.let’s.sit.down.and.have.a.

conversation.with.a.person.who.is.interested.and.is.seeking.to.have.a.greater.life ...

. There.is.that.in.you.that.is.seeking.for.a.greater.life ..It.is.life.itself ..We.live.in.a.spiral.universe ..

Your.very.DNA.is.a.spiral ..There.is.an.ever-upward.pull.of.greater.becoming.everywhere.present.

in.the.entire.universe ..The.universe.is.seeking.greater,.freer,.fuller,.expanded.expression.by.

means.of.itself.everywhere ..What.this.means.is,.by.means.of.you,.a.greater.life.is.seeking.to.

express.itself ..You.call.that.your.dreams,.you.call.that.your.ideas.of.possibility ..

. The.Talmud.says.every.blade.of.glass.has.an.angel.that.leans.over.it.whispering.grow,.grow,.

grow ..Well.that.blade.of.glass.will.press.through.cement.seeking.the.light,.and.there.is.that.in.

you.that.is.seeking.the.greater,.freer,.fuller.expression ..Those.ideas.that.come.to.you.are.

precious ..As.unique.as.your.thumbprint.is.the.unique.you.seeking.expression.for.you.to.give.

your.gifts.into.the.world,.and.without.you,.we.are.not.complete ..

. Pay.attention.to.the.longings.in.your.heart,.to.the.dreams.in.your.mind,.and.then.practice.

knowing—as.you.study.these.principals—there.is.not.one.thing.that.is.beyond.your.capacity ..It.

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might.have.been.beyond.your.understanding.prior.to.this.study,.but.there.is.not.one.thing.you.could.imagine.that.is.beyond.your.capacity.to.create,.because.you.create.with.the.mind.that.creates.universes .

. Thoreau.said.this:.“The.universe.is.wider.than.our.views.of.it ..Direct.your.eye.right.inward,.and.you’ll.find.a.thousand.regions.in.your.mind.yet.undiscovered ..Travel.them.and.be.an.expert.in.home.cosmography .”

. Well.that.home.inside.you.takes.you.to.the.infinite;.there.is.nothing.you.can’t.create .

. Thank.you,.Bob.Proctor,.and.thank.you .

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. The.gift.of.perception.is.what.allows.you.to.be.the.architect.of.your.future,.rather.than.a.victim.of.circumstances ..You.have.the.choice.to.perceive.every.situation—no.matter.how.dire.it.may.seem—in.a.positive.and.empowering.light ..In.this.last.session,.Bob.and.Mary.have.offered.ideas.for.effectively.exercising.that.choice,.and.some.incredible.stories.of.the.amazing.things.that.can.happen.once.you.do ..

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What.we.see.has.to.do.with.the.way.we’re.pointed.in.life ...Change.the.direction.in.which.we’re.pointed.and.things.will.look.differently .

Pick a particular room in your home. Stand at one end of the room and record what you see:

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Now, turn around and walk to another side of the room. Record what you see:

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It’s.the.same.room.–.you’re.merely.looking.at.it.from.a.different.angle.or.point.of.view ...Note.the.

subtle.differences.in.what.you.wrote ...As.your.point.of.view.changes,.so.does.your.perception .

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As.Mary.shared,.we.can.choose.how.we’re.going.to.feel,.even.in.the.presence.of.a.circumstance.that.wasn’t.our.first.choice ...However,.before.we.were.aware.that.we.had.the.power.to.choose.a.perception.in.the.midst.of.an.experience,.all.we.had.access.to.was.our.programming:..Somebody.told.us.this.was.good,.somebody.told.us.that.was.bad,.etc .

In the following areas, share a paradigm or perception you have that may not be serving you:

Finances

Health/Body

Family/Relationships

My Perception My New Perception

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My Perception My New Perception

Business/Vocation

Spirituality/Your Faith

Action Step #3

In as much detail as possible, list a current challenge you may be having. (You.may.use.the.space.provided.or.a.separate.sheet.of.paper .)

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Current challenge you may be having (continued):

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Realize,.the.answer.to.every.challenge.already.exists ...Sometimes,.it’s.just.a.matter.of.perception.and.shifting.from.a.“bug’s.eye.view”.to.a.“God’s.eye.view” ...

Place your workbook or sheet of paper in the center of a table or surface where you can view it from different angles. Sit.at.one.end.of.the.table ...From.that.point.of.view,.what.can.you.do.to.solve.your.challenge?..If.no.answer.comes,.move.to.another.position.around.the.table.or.surface ...Your.physical.movement.will.cause.your.perception.to.shift ...If.nothing.comes.to.you,.leave.it.for.a.while.and.come.back.to.it .

What happened? Record your results.

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______________________________________________________________Even.the.slightest.change.in.perception.can.make.a.huge.difference.in.your.life ...Be.open.to.seeing.things.from.a.different.point.of.view.and.your.life.will.just.keep.getting.better.and.better .

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As.you’ve.no.doubt.realized.by.now,.the.gifts.revealed.to.you.in.this.program.are.not.distinct.entities ..They.are.all.interconnected,.each.one.impacting.and.impacted.by.the.others ..All.six.of.these.gifts.have.always.been.in.you.and.with.you ..The.difference.is,.you.now.have.the.knowledge.and.understanding.to.consciously.use.them.in.consistently.positive.and.effective.ways ..You.now.realize.how.much.positive.creative.power.you.really.have.over.your.own.outcomes ..The.next.part—using.that.power.to.change.your.life—is.up.to.you .

We.hope.you’ve.enjoyed.being.a.part.of.the.conversation.between.Bob.Proctor.and.Mary.Morrissey,.two.remarkable.individuals.who.share.one.extraordinary.mission:.to.empower.you.to.create.the.abundant,.prosperous,.joyous.life.you.were.designed.and.born.to.live ..

Bob.Proctor.and.Mary.Morrissey.stand.as.living.testimonies.to.the.power.of.ongoing,.lifelong.learning ...If.you’ve.enjoyed.and.benefitted.from.what.you’ve.heard.on.this.program,.don’t.let.the.journey.end.here ..Visit.www.BobProctor.com and/or www.MaryMorrissey.com.where.you’ll.discover.more.ways.to.expand.your.consciousness,.increase.your.personal.power,.and.live.the.life.you.want.to.be.living .

For.Bob.Proctor.and.Mary.Morrissey,.I’m.Sandy.Gallagher ..Thank.you .

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Bob Proctor is a direct link to the modern science of success and the Law of Attraction, stretching back to Andrew Carnegie, the great financier and philanthropist. Carnegie’s secrets inspired and enthused Napolean Hill, whose book, Think and Grow Rich, in turn inspired a whole genre of success philosophy books. Napolean Hill, in turn, passed the baton on to Earl Nightingale who has since placed it in Bob Proctor’s capable hands.

As Doug Wead, former Special Assistant to the President of the United States, so eloquently stated, “Zig Ziglar may be the master motivator, Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the master story tellers; Anthony Robbins may be the guru of personal development, but Bob Proctor is the master thinker. When it comes to systemizing life, no one can touch him.”

Proctor’s wide-ranging work with business and industries around the world extends far beyond the pep rally syndrome. Instead, it encompasses working with business entities and individuals at all levels to grow, improve and adapt to the ever-changing nature in today’s world. Featured in the blockbuster hit, The Secret, Proctor has worked in the area of mind potential for over 40 years. He is the best-selling author of You Were Born Rich, and has transformed the lives of millions through his books, seminars, courses and personal coaching.

Speaker, best-selling author, and consultant for over three decades, Mary Morrissey’s transformational talks and seminars have made her one of the elite teachers in the human potential movement. She is the president and founder of LifeSOULutions, an international company providing programs and products that transform dreams into reality. She is also the president and founder of the Life Mastery Institute, the premier training center for transformational coaching.

Mary is the Co-Founder and the first President of the Association for Global New Thought. Along with Dr. Michael Beckwith, she became the first New Thought minister to be appointed to the Executive Counsel of the Parliament of World Religions. She has served three times at the United Nations as the national Co-Chair for A Season of Non-Violence, and has received the honor of being inducted into the Martin Luther King Order of Preachers.

Mary has spoken at the United Nations, met with Nelson Mandela, co-convened meetings with the Dalai Lama, and authored two best-selling books, No Less Than Greatness and Building Your Field of Dreams.

As a highly sought after inspirational speaker, executive coach, and corporate consultant, Mary has over 30 years experience empowering individuals in achieving new heights of spiritual aliveness and authentic success.

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