No more effort or energy is required in order to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. The difference between the two lies in your level of awareness.

The information I’m about to share with you is extremely powerful and, in many cases, could set you free from the constraints that keep you from realizing your full potential and release you into the freedom and all of the good you desire. Yet you cannot be free until you know exactly what it is that governs, shapes, and directs your behavior and ultimately, your results. If you’re not careful, your thinking and results can be controlled by your paradigms.

Everything I teach is based on the premise that thoughts are things. Your thoughts create your life. And, for many people, paradigms can be the foundation upon which your thoughts are created.

Paradigms are your mindsets. Your ideas, the little habits that your brain has developed over the years. The “operating system” on which your mental processes run. Your paradigms create the prism through which most people view and make sense of the world around them. Information is presented to your mind in one-way or another. Your mind runs through all of the things it already knows about that piece of information and figures out where it fits in with the bigger picture. Then your mind makes a determination whether the information is good or bad, desirable or undesirable, possible or not — all of which can be influenced by your existing paradigms.

Like most things, paradigms in and of themselves are neutral. If your paradigms are positive, you will have a happy, growth-oriented life, a healthy self-image, and the ability to adapt successfully to changes, upsets, and unforeseen events. Conversely, negative paradigms can keep you stuck in old ways of thinking that can be very limiting. Negative paradigms keep you as imprisoned as does a cell and a set of iron bars. Maybe even more so, since it imprisons you in the place where all true freedom resides: the mind.

It follows, then, that if you want to create change in your life and start getting new and different results–you’ve got to change your paradigms. How do you go about that?

Step One: Write down one thing – that goal, that dream, that challenge that you have not yet resolved in your life. The subconscious mind thrives on detail so describe it to  yourself as vividly as you can.

Step Two: Write down every association that you connect to this thing; everything you think about it, good and bad, everything that the thought of it brings to your mind.

One approach I have found extremely effective is to “map” it in much the same way that writers come up with plot concepts.

Draw a circle around the words or sentence you came up with in Step One. Then, in the space around that circle, write down your associations as they come to you, encircling each one and connecting it with a line to the original encircled goal. When you feel like you’ve come up with a substantial number of associations, take a good look at what your mind has shown you. You’re looking at your paradigms.

Step Three: It’s time to address your paradigms and ask “why?” I suggest that you zero in on a few of the most powerful paradigms, the ones that have the biggest negative impact.

Ask yourself, “Why do I think this? Where does it come from? Where did I get such an idea?” Keep on digging until you’ve exhausted every possible scenario.

And finally, now that you know what your paradigm is on any given topic, create an affirmation that will assist you in re-programming your mind, something that is the
opposite of your paradigm.

For example, if your paradigm is you’ll never earn a lot of money, your affirmation might be:

I am so happy and grateful now that money comes to me on a continual basis through multiple sources of income. I am a magnet to money; I now have all that I want.

Write your affirmation on a 3X5 card and repeat it daily, as many times as possible. In time, you’ll begin to notice yourself thinking and acting in a different way. And, just when you think you’ve got it, it will be time to work on another paradigm!or

Abraham Lincoln had learned that lesson one hundred years earlier.  Lincoln was no ordinary person.  He had moved himself from a very ordinary station in life to a position where big decisions are made.  President Lincoln also learned that a position of responsibility not only brought with it big decisions, it also attracted numerous critics who would attack at every opportunity.  Those opportunities arose whenever he made a decision with which his critics did not agree.

It is recorded that a close friend of President Lincoln’s once asked him if all of these attacks bothered him.  Lincoln’s answer was a classic, one you should keep in mind the next time you make a tough decision and you are openly criticized.

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any further business.  I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end.  If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won’t amount to anything.  If the end brings me out wrong, ten thousand angels swearing I was right would make no difference.  What a great attitude.  It is also great advice to follow the next time you make a tough decision and are attacked by your critics.

From Bob Proctor

Rowboat salespeople need to be pushed or shoved along.  They generally start too late and quit too early.  Because they are attempting to move ahead in the most strenuous manner, they take frequent breaks from their work and never seem to get very far.  In their minds, because they seem to be working hard and investing a considerable amount of energy, they believe they are doing a good job.  The rowboat salespeople are almost always puzzled by their small paycheques.

The sailboat salespeople only move in the direction of their desired goal when a favourable wind is blowing.  They leave their success entirely in the hands of circumstance or some other outside source.  When the winds of the surface are blowing in their direction, this group are all smiles and honestly believe they deserve the credit for their good fortune.  Unfortunately, this misguided group generally ends up on some rocky shore blaming nature for their failure.  These sailboat salespeople are equally puzzled by their sparse compensation.

The steamboat salespeople are in great demand and are well compensated.  They move in the direction of their chosen destination continuously, through calm or storm.  They are usually masters of themselves, their surroundings, and their fate.

Whenever they are slowed down or stopped from moving ahead, they are aware the problem lies in the engine within.  They immediately begin their necessary repairs.  The steamboat salespeople know that neither the winds of the surface nor their physical strength is retarding their progress … it’s inside.  They solve the problem and move forward to fame and fortune.  Are you in sales?  Start your engine and win!!!

Nearly thirty years ago I invested $750 in a personal development course.  A lot of money then.  People laughed, they thought I had lost my mind.  The beautiful truth was, it helped me discover and develop my mind.  In the course, Paul J. Meyer the author and Chairman of Success Motivation Institute shared an easy to under stand, five-point program on how to become a millionaire.  Listen carefully.

1.    Crystallize Your Thinking

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve.  Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.

2.    Develop a Plan for Achieving Your Goal, and a Deadline for Its Attainment

Plan your progress carefully:  hour by hour, day by day, month by month.  Organized activity and maintained enthusiasm are the well-springs of your power.

3.    Develop a Sincere Desire for the Things You Want in Life

A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action.  The desire for success implants “success consciousness”, which, in turn, creates a vigorous and every-increasing “habit of success”.

4.    Develop Supreme Confidence in Yourself and Your Own Abilities

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat.  Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses … on your powers, instead of your problems.

5.    Develop a Dogged Determination to Follow Through on Your Plan,
Regardless of Obstacles, Criticism or Circumstances or What Other People Say, Think or Do

Construct your Determination with Sustained Effort, Controlled Attention, and Concentrated Energy.

Opportunities never come to those who wait … they are captured by those who dare to ATTACK.

First you must become Aware of the primary cause of the results you are getting.  The truth is not always in the appearance of things.  Your results are never caused by something outside of yourself; results are always an inside job.  Your results are a physical or outward expression of the inner conditioning in your sub-conscious mind.  Your behaviour is causing your results … and your conditioning is causing your behaviour.

The second A is Acceptance.  You must accept responsibility for your results. When you accept full responsibility for your own results, you will make the necessary decisions to alter them.  Acceptance of this truth is always the preamble to a magnificent future.

When you accept your sub-conscious conditioning as the cause of your results, you will be ready for the third A
- Alteration.  You will decide to alter the conditioning in your sub-conscious mind, conditioning which is both genetic and environmental.  You and your results are actually the product of someone else’s habitual way of thinking.  To make the necessary alterations in this area not only takes time, it takes a respectable amount of study and discipline, but it’s worth it.  It is well worth every penny and every speck of energy you invest in learning how to alter your old conditioning.  This simple process will permit you to Achieve whatever goal you set.

Let’s review it.  Become aware of the cause of your results.  Accept responsibility for your results.  Alter your conditioned sub-conscious mind.  Achieve any goal you set.  Straight A’s.

Today I have four simple rules for winning – at anything. I’m saying they are simple because you won’t have to write them down. They are simple to remember. Yet only 5% of the population use them, so it would appear they must be difficult to execute. However, you can judge that for yourself.

These four rules came from the late H.L. Hunt, the billionaire from Texas. When you consider their source, you will probably agree they must have some validity. Here they are.

Number One: Decide what you want.

Number Two: Decide what you are prepared to give up to get it.

Number Three: Set your mind to it.

Number Four: Get on with the work.

Sounds simple enough doesn’t it? Virtually everyone should be able to grasp these rules. According to the late Mr. Hunt, success is not dependant on IQ, age, sex, race or religion. In fact, sufficient proof of what Hunt said is demonstrated by the diversity of winners found in every industry or field of endeavour.

If you have been having trouble winning, there is a strong possibility that you have not kept your success system simple. You might want to sit down over a fresh cup of coffee or glass of mineral water and review these four rules. However, when you begin to put them to work you should keep in mind that 95% of the people around you will be moving in the opposite direction. Therefore, if you want company, you might share this simple formula with a close friend!

Start today! It worked for H.L. Hunt and I know it will work for you. There’s nothing complicated about it! Just get to it! You’ll be amazed at how simple it really is.

I HAVE BEEN A BIG FAN OF BOB PROCTOR FOR SOME TIME BUT I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO IMPLEMENT HIS WORK. I DISCOVERED SIX MINUTES TO SUCCESS AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND.

There are plenty of programs out there that promise to help you in some way or another. Every now and then I join one only to drop off 2-3 months later. You know how it goes. You get all excited, sign up and just let it sit around for a while. You may get motivated to do the occasional exercise. Ultimately, you have just wasted your money. This is where Six Minutes to Success is different.

ONE BITE AT A TIME

The concept of Six Minutes to Success is genius! Imagine being able to achieve your goals six minutes at a time! Can you spare six minutes? Every video is concise, simple and easy to implement. Just follow the steps Bob Proctor himself presents.

GUARANTEED RESULTS

While I can’t promise everyone that they will get results, I can confirm that this information works! If you do exactly as Bob asks every day, you build up small steps of momentum that definitely get results. Sometimes you may not see it at the start but a week or more in and subtle things around you begin to change.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH SIX MINUTES TO SUCCESS

This program is not for everyone. If you are not up for a daily commitment, this is not for you. If you don’t take feedback, it’s not for you. If you are uncomfortable being uncomfortable, it’s not for you. This program demands a strong will but it does get great results.

Also you have to be in front of the computer so see the lessons. I would also love to take this material on the road ie my iPod. (See the relaunch news below).

WHAT’S NEW IN THE RELAUNCH OF SIX MINUTES TO SUCCESS?

Firstly, I must mention the NEW Six Minutes to Success is not available. I got to preview the upcoming re-launch Premium version of the site. Here is what is new

• Massively expanded content, work books and features (mostly to make the program easier to use/implement)
• Downloadable iPod audio (May be available on Premium Version only)
• Monthly, detailed workbooks (Premium version only)

CONCLUSION

Frankly it’s the ONLY PERMANENT TAB I have open in my browser. I refer to constantly. Sometimes, I’m inspired to watch the video over and over again. If you want results, you need to seriously consider this program. It gives you step by step processes that are simple to do. Give it a go (there is a free trial) then decide but you probably will continue.

FREE videos of Bob Proctor (100% Content). Find out how Bob Proctor works and get the summary of his life work. Also find out more about Six Minutes to Success

ABOUT BOB PROCTOR

Bob Proctor is a world-renowned speaker and motivator with more than 40 years of experience. He is author of the international bestseller You Were Born Rich and was featured in the blockbuster hit, The Secret. Bob is one of the highest paid platform speakers in the world today.

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EVEN TODAY I HEARD STEVEN FRY, COMEDY GENIUS SAY “YOU KNOW THE FUNNIEST THING IS THAT EVERYONE CAN TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM AND HOW THEY COULD MAKE THINGS BETTER. YET NOBODY IS WILLINNG TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT”. READ ON AND YOU CAN DISCOVER THE STRANGEST SECRET

What is it about us that we go on day to day feeling unappreciated, underpaid, underutilized and undervalued? Life seems a stuggle. Yet we all want more. We don’t want to just “get by”. We even have grand plans of what we will do when the opportunity comes up. Its the strangest secret that we put up with what life gives us day after day. So has anyone found out the solution? I can say “YES”.

I discovered the Strangest Secret relatively recently (2004) and I have worked with it since then. Some days have been more successful than others but I have never forgotten it. In fact, it has transformed my life. I didn’t notice at the time but as I look back my life is SO differenet now, I wouldn’t recognise myself.

I discovered Earl Nightingale’s “Strangest Secret”. Now the changes in it didn’t happen over night. In fact, it is only now where I can really see its impact. It has become my favorite CD in the car. Yet it’s only about 20 minutes long. I searched for about a year to find it. As luck would have it I would be GIVEN TWO COPIES IN THE SAME WEEK. I took that as a sign I was ready. Now I want to share it with you. Check out the link and you will see what I mean. I don’t know who owns the website but it’s the only place I have seen it online. Discover the Strangest Secret for yourself

http://www.thestrangestsecretmovie.com

(I found this amazing article at http://www.lifepositive.com/Mind/personal-growth/personal-growth/heart-thinking.asp.)

Because it is ego-driven, head thinking can often be delusory. Heart thinking is focused on reality and therefore unlikely to go too wrong

When Carl Jung, the great psychoanalyst, went to Taos Peublo in New Mexico in 1925, he met the chief of the native people, Ochwiay Biano. Biano told Jung that according to his people, the Whites were ‘mad’-uneasy, restless, always wanting something.

Jung asked him why he thought they were mad, and the chief replied that it was because they thought with their heads, a sure sign of mental illness among his tribe. Jung asked him how he thought and he pointed to his heart. The response plunged Jung into a deep introspection that enabled him to see his race from outside himself and realise how much of the race’s character was within him.

Ever since I read this fascinating excerpt I have been pondering over the difference between heart thinking and head thinking. Most gurus and spiritual teachings exhort us to make this very transition-from head to heart. But what does it actually mean? For most head thinkers this appears to be an inferior state of mind.

They fear that they are being asked to surrender their reason and descend to some level of gibbering infantilism, where they are expected to accept anything told to them without a whimper. Naturally, they clutch at their minds with renewed determination.

However, heart thinking is at a level higher than reason, not lower. And it is not opposed to reason. The difference is that it does not allow reason the star role it plays in head thinking. Heart thinking arrives at conclusions through faculties other than the mind, but it will use the mind to articulate these conclusions, and even validate them. So what are these faculties?

Most of us would call it intuition-a knowing that seems to come from the very depth of our being, from every cell in our body. Unlike the logic-driven processes of the mind, this knowledge seeps into our being and the certainty of knowing is utterly indisputable. The conclusions that the head arrives at can never give us that level of deep-rooted certainty, particularly in matters of ethics, values, decision-making and behavioral choices.

For instance, many of us who penetrate the spiritual dimension of life make dramatic job changes which make no sense from the point of view of the head. I just met a young man who left his lucrative software job in the US to work for a spiritual organization. I know of IIT graduates who have renounced plush mainstream jobs in order to devote themselves to the betterment of villages.

What about people who make decisions to become monks and renunciate against their familial and social pressure? What gives them the courage to throw everything to the wind? It is the courage that comes from following the dictates of heart. So what are the main differences between head and heart thinking?

One of the most fundamental differences, I believe, is that head thinking is fractured and separatist, while heart thinking is holistic. I have been doing some research for the forthcoming LP Plus issue on Gandhi and what is obvious is that Gandhian thinking can only be accessed by those who have moved from the head to the heart.

For head thinkers he comes across as an anti-progressive crank. Heart thinkers, on the other hand, worship him as a fount of wisdom, whose solutions to the country’s problems at the social, environmental, economic and political levels were pragmatic, down-to-earth and in the best interests of society and the environment.

The radical difference in the two perceptions arise from the fact that Gandhian thinking is holistic, which means that it emerges from one root and radiates in all directions, somewhat like the spokes of a wheel.

Gandhi’s advocacy of khadi, his focus on economic and political self-reliance for the village, his repudiation of western civilization, the political weapons of Satyagraha, his focus on ahimsa, his preference for frugality and simplicity, all have an internal consistency not accessible to those who try and understand it from the head.

Head thinking is fractured. It will look at one aspect of a situation at a time and draw conclusions based on that, while ignoring others. Modern civilization is a perfect example of head thinking, for all its systems are based on separatism.

Modern-day economics is a striking example of the limitations of separatist thinking. Capitalism, for instance, is motivated primarily by the profit factor, which means that many of its decisions can be and are unethical, unprincipled and even inhuman. In this scheme of things, the best way to improve the bottomline is to sack the employee.

But this decision does not take into consideration the psychological and emotional cost to the individual, nor of its larger repercussions on society. It follows that heart thinking is balanced while head thinking is not. Because the former keeps the whole in mind, its approach is measured and pragmatic, unlikely to damage any aspect of life.

Head thinking is given to drama, to extreme measures. Violent revolutions such as those that took place in France and later in Russia were dictated by head thinking and not heart thinking. Because heart thinking is holistic, it is also down-to-earth, here and now. It is not focused on abstract theories and formulas, it looks at each situation as it is and arrives at solutions. It is simple.

Head thinking, on the other hand, gives rise to endless complexities, for it is unable to see things as they are. Hence there will be contingency plans for everything, uniform rules and regulations for all situations no matter how dissimilar (such as, for instance, insisting that your 16-year-old returns home after a party at the same time as she did when she was 12) and extremely complicated procedures.

Try and make sense of any of our modern systems-political, economic or scientific-without being an expert. The mind simply boggles. Why? Because of head thinking. Can you imagine that at one time, life was actually comprehensible to the average man? Today, most us, if not all, find it impossible to understand modern life. This is the unnecessary complexity of head thinking.

At the head level, one arrives at truths through logic and reason, such as understanding that two and two makes four. But the truths of the heart, which are really the truths about life, are resonated to. When you encounter such a truth, your whole being reverberates in response. I remember participating in a psychoanalytical group for a while.

The facilitator was a brilliant man; we particularly admired the facile way he rounded up the discussions by pointing how one subject had led to another, and how it all added up to a particular picture. And yet, I never could figure how he arrived at the conclusions he did. Later, we were taught by a writer.

Everything she said seemed to me wise and true. I could resonate with everything that she said in contrast to the bafflement I felt in the case of our analyst. I then came to realize that the analyst was drawing pretty pictures in his head, without too much concern with whether they correlated to reality. Because it is ego-driven, head thinking can often be delusory.

Heart thinking is focused on reality and therefore unlikely to go too wrong. There are probably far more profound differences between heart and head thinking, for I feel I am still scratching at the surface. If you can think of any, write in. Let’s have a dialogue on the matter.

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