Law of Attraction Meets Internet Marketing

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I’ve been promoting the concept of “Attraction-based-marketing” for years. I teach it in my Enlightened Entrepreneurs Course, and practice it in my own business.

So I’m thrilled to see that Frank Kern, one of my Internet Marketing role models, has interviewed Ryan Higgins, the creator of the Mind Movies video vision board software.

If you’ve never watched one of Frank Kern’s videos they’re a hoot. And in this one, you’ll get to hear about his personal experience with the Mind Movies system.

Check out the Mind Movies / Frank Kern Video here.


Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Intentions, Internet Marketing, Law of Attraction, Personal Growth 

8 Steps To Finding (And Answering) The Right Personal Growth Questions

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I’m a big fan of questions. All my life I’ve asked questions and looked for the answers.

Sometimes I’ve found them, and sometimes not. What I now realize, after many years of asking, is that the questions are more important than the answers.

And believe me, coming from a die-hard, answer seeking, recovering know-it-all, that is quite a realization!
In almost any situation where I am stuck, or need to make a decision, I have discovered that taking the time to find the right question almost always leads to the answer I was seeking. And I have also discovered that the first question I ask is almost NEVER the right question!

Yesterday, it was 98 degrees here – very unusual – and as I sat sweating in my sauna, I mean my home-office-in-the-attic, I also found myself in a bit of a stuck place – alright, actually a whopper of a stuck place! So I decided to take a drive out to the coast and cool off both literally and figuratively.

As I sat on the warm sand, struggling with the question that was on my mind, watching the waves crash over the rocks, I was guided to let go of that question and find the right question! So I used a question-seeking process that I’ve developed over the past few years.

Here is the process that I use to discover the right personal growth question. (You can use this process to find that right question in any situation).

1. Set your intention:

Start your process by asking “What is the right question to ask right now?” By asking that question you are setting a clear intention to discover the right question. And so, you probably will! The first thing I did was write, in big, bold, letters, at the top of my journal page, “What is the right question to ask?”

2. Ask first, answer later:

If you’re like me, unanswered questions are like unopened presents. The urge to open them – or answer them – is difficult to resist. However, at this point in the question-finding process, you don’t want to get seduced into answering. Just list any questions you can think of that may or may not be connected to the issue you are exploring.

3. Set an Asking Time:

It’s a good idea to set a time period for asking. Especially when you begin using this process, you will be tempted to stop asking after coming up with the first five or six questions. In my experience there are a LOT more. So set a time limit of between fifteen and thirty minutes to just ask. Yes, there may be large chunks of that time when you’ll be just sitting, listening for the questions, but that’s ok! Don’t stop until that time period is over. Often THE question comes right at the bell!

4. Ask outside the box:

You’ve heard of thinking outside the box. Well asking outside the box is much the same. When you’ve exhausted all of the obviously related questions, begin writing down questions that seem unrelated. Let your mind go blank – stop thinking about the problem or issue – and just open up to whatever questions want to come in. And when they do, write them down.

5. Feel the questions:

Once your asking time is over, read through the list of questions. But it’s very important that you feel the questions as you read. As much as possible, get out of your head. Don’t analyze which question is right, feel which one is right. Stay open to subtle – and not-so-subtle – changes in your body: goose-bumps, tightness in the throat, a catch in your solar plexus, tingling at the back of your neck, shortness of breath, fast heart beat. Your body is often – usually – better at finding the right question than your analytical mind. So pay attention to what feels right.

6. Don’t answer the question:

All of the analytical types who’ve been waiting for their payoff, just clicked away after reading that one! I know, this is a tough one for me too. I mean, after all that work coming up with the right question, you’d think there would be the payoff of getting to answer it. But, not quite yet! Once you have the right question, give your unconscious mind some time to work on it. Ask the question a few times, say it out loud, think it, ask it different ways, and play with it. But don’t consciously, actively answer it yet. Give the question time to ripen.

7. Set a specific ripening time:

Your unconscious mind loves time-limits. So, just as you did with the asking period, set a clear and specific ripening period. This can be anywhere from 30-minutes to a week. Whatever time you come up with, put the question aside for that time. Put it out of your conscious mind and let your unconscious mind go to work on it.

8. Open your answer:

When your ripening period is over, it’s time – yes, finally! – to open your answer. And if you’ve gone through this entire process, it really will be just like opening those presents on Christmas morning. Your unconscious mind has done all the work for you. All you have to do is sit down with your journal, write the right question at the top of the page, and start writing. Be aware that the information that comes out after this process can be quite amazing and quite surprising.

So there you have my patented process from finding (and answering) the right personal growth question. Give it a spin and then come on back and leave a comment letting me know what you think. And if you have other tips for finding the right question, leave a comment below with that.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Personal Growth 

Michael Phelps Did It Now It’s Your Turn

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Well, he did it. 8 gold medals in 8 races for Michael Phelps. A truly amazing accomplishment.

And the beautiful thing is that all of us benefit from his performance. Every time Michael stood up on that gold medal platform, he reminded us that anything is possible.

But the interesting thing is that a lot of people will talk about Michael’s accomplishment and miss the true value of it. They’ll say how great Michael is and how amazing his performance was.

And then thoughts such as: “Yeah, but he’s special,” or, “I could never do that,” or “Some people are just born talented,” will prevent them from receiving the massive potential benefits of Michael’s work. They’ll miss out on the core message of the Olympic Games and the opportunity to apply it to their own life.

What’s that message?

That anything is truly possible.

s Michael Phelps special? Absolutely.

But guess what… So are you!

If these Olympic Games have awakened you to your greatness they have served their purpose. If the accomplishments of these amazing athletes - and they ALL are amazing athletes! - have inspired you to “go for it,” whatever that “it” might be, then these games have been successful.

Contrary to what NBC might have you believe, the purpose of these games is not to have you sitting around spending more time on your butt in front of the TV!

The purpose is to get you inspired to go out and reach for YOUR dreams!

The worst thing that can come out of these games is this: “Well I’ll never compete at the Olympics so why should I even bother trying?”

How many of you have heard or thought something like that before?

For most of us, the point of our lives is not about competing at the Olympics. Our purpose is not to break Michael‘s record.

The point of your life is to do something that moves you in the direction of a dream. Whatever YOUR dream might be.

If your dream is to swim competitively, go out and join a Masters Swim program. If your dream is to perform in musical theater, go out and audition for a local community theater performance. If your dream is to write a novel, start writing!

Michael Phelps didn’t achieve his dream by just dreaming about it! And he certainly didn’t get to the Olympics by sitting on his butt all day!

He went out and did something.

Now it’s your turn!

What is your dream?

And what are you going to do about it?

Remember the words of Henry David Thoreau:

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.”

It’s time to put away the tired excuses: “I’m too old.” “I’m too young.” “I don’t have time.” “I don’t know how.” “I can’t!”

Put those lame excuses away. Excuses don’t get you to your dreams!

Look, you may never stand on the gold medal platform at the Olympic Games. But that’s not the point!

You’ve got a personal gold medal platform waiting for you. And only you can decide what the requirements are to stand on that platform!

Rediscover your dream and then go out and move confidently in the direction of that dream.

You’ll know when you’ve gotten that gold medal. You’ll feel it. And while there may not be millions of people watching you get that gold medal placed on around your neck, YOU”LL know that you did it!

And that knowledge will move you even more confidently towards your next dream!

So let’s congratulate Michael Phelps! And let’s thank him, and all the Olympians, for inspiring us to go for OUR gold!

And if you’re interested in jump-starting your journey towards that gold - your gold - the Olympic Games special for the Awakening to Greatness retreat at Lake Tahoe, October 10th – 12th ends with the Olympic closing ceremony on August 24th. Use the coupon code OLYMPIC when you registered to save $200!

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Inspiration, Personal Growth, Upcoming Events, Workshops 

Open the Gate I’m Ready to Race

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All right, I’m sure you’ve all moved at some point. Let me ask you this. Do you know that place you get to when you’ve got all the big, important stuff packed up and there’s a bunch of stuff that you have no idea what to do with so you just start throwing it all into any empty container you can find?

I know you know what I’m talking about?

It’s like you’ve done all the heavy lifting and you are WAY past ready to move, but you’ve still got all that stuff lying around that you have to something with.

Energetics-of-Attraction EbookWell I’ve discovered that there’s a similar place you reach during the pre-launch of a new product. I’m just a few days away from launching the Energetics of Attraction Digital Learning Course. Most of the pieces are in place. I’m waiting on some graphics from a couple of different designers. I’ve got someone proofreading the first few modules of the workbook while I finish up the last few modules. But most of it is done.

And I’m finding myself in that “what now” space.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s still quite a bit to do before I launch. But it’s all little stuff. And yes, I know, the little things mean a lot!

This product has been a long time coming and I am totally excited about launching it. I wish I could pull the trigger today and launch it out. But with all of these little things to do I have to resist that temptation even though I’d rather just throw them all into an empty box and deal with them later.

That’s not going to happen!

So, here’s what I’m doing instead:

  • Until the launch, I’m dedicating my Simpleology Daily Target Praxes to the launch. Every little, last minute, task that needs to get accomplished for this launch goes into my DTP.
  • Anything launch related that comes up after I do my daily target praxis gets added to the Dream Catcher.
  • Any tasks unrelated to the launch are going on a written to-do list until after the launch.

In this way I hope to avoid any last minute “Woops” and make sure that I’m staying focused on the details as I move into the launch.

So keep your eyes open next week for the official launch!

Now I really do know what those thoroughbreds feel like when they’re waiting for the gate to open!

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Personal Growth 

Life Coach Suggests People Be More Like Psychotic Murdering Clown…

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Batman and the Joker from the Dark KnightLast week, David Templeton, a local film critic, took me to see the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. After the film we sat down and chatted for a while so that he could write up an article for his Talking Pictures column in Marin County’s Pacific Sun Newspaper.

You can imagine my surprise this morning when I read David’s headline:

Life Coach Suggests People Be More Like Psychotic Murdering Clown…

Now the crazy thing is… I did suggest that!

To find out more you’ll have to read the full story here!

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Personal Growth