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Does National TV Turnoff week do anything to actually solve the real TV problem?
By Alicia Gregg, Director of Media Relations
Apr 20, 2004, 08:30

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MIAMI, FL--This week (April 19-25) is National TV Turnoff week. People are encouraged to turn off the tv for seven days to order to promote richer, healthier and more connected lives, and spend more time with their families and communities. The premise of this week is that we are supposed to realize how much we don't need to live in front of the TV, and never want to watch it again, or only in small doses. It sounds like a great idea. But does one week really save us from the real issue behind TV . . . the years of subconcious programming that have been foisted upon us?

The average person watches 6 hours of TV per day. That equals 42 hours a week of subconscious programming by the TV.

No one will probably argue that watching movies and tv programs filled with hate and bloody violence disturbs your psychology. And on the flip side, no one will probably argue that watching comedies and sitcoms make you feel happy inside. But has anyone ever questioned what subconscious programming from movies and TV does to your level of wealth and prosperity?

According to best-selling author Randy Gage, "Your thoughts create your circumstances. And those circumstances shape your life. And society has been programmed by the media that money is bad, rich people are evil, and it is spiritual to be poor.

"Did you grow up watching TV shows like ‘Gilligan’s Island’, ‘MASH’, and ‘The Beverly Hillbillies?’ All pretty silly, innocuous shows, right? Analyze them from a prosperity standpoint . . . Remember the millionaire on Gilligan’s show? He had a pretentious name, and was always portrayed as a goofy rich person. Think how the banker and people with money were portrayed in the ‘Hillbillies.’ The Hillbillies were always presented as sensible, down-to-earth people, who were amused and bemused by the crazy way rich people acted.

"Think about J.R. on ‘Dallas,’ all the conniving rich people on daytime soap operas and the way the media slants the stories about the ultra-rich people like Bill Gates, Ross Perot and Ted Turner. If you look at the popular movies, popular television shows, best-selling books, the popular whatever, you are going to see it is the stuff, the media stuff that panders to the masses own lack and limiting beliefs about wealth."

In Gage’s latest book, "Accept Your Abundance", he furthers his point with examples from popular shows, movies from the 70’s through present.

"Last year I made a prediction about a soon to be released book titled, "The Nanny Diaries." I guaranteed that it would be a monster hit. Which it was. How did I know it would be? Because I read an advance review in the USA Today, and it was obvious that the book pandered to the basest lack and limitation programming of the masses. The very first sentence of the review stated, ‘Quite simply there is nothing more delectable than evidence that being very rich and very thin does not mean that one is happy.’ That one sentence tells you everything you need to know about the role of the media in shaping your perception of success, happiness, and money."

In "Accept Your Abundance", Gage also talks about one of the recent top grossing films, Spiderman. ". . . it was such a success in big part, because it was filled with insidious lack and limitation messages. If this didn’t jump out at you from the screen while you watched it, you’ve got a ways to go in your consciousness in this area."

Randy Gage points out a few of the messages Spiderman foists on you:

"Poverty is noble. The poor relatives who bring up Peter, the poor orphan. (By the way, have you ever noticed how many orphans there are in popular literature?) There even is a part in the movie, where Peter’s uncle speaks the most lack-centered words that have ever been spoken. ‘We may be poor, but at least we are honest!’ Translation to your subconscious mind: Rich people are crooks.

"Which is subliminal message number two. The evil villain in the movie, is of course, the billionaire industrialist. He is wealth and ambition personified; the devil incarnate!

"These messages were repeated over and over . . . Is it any wonder that people grow up hating rich people and subconsciously not wanting to be like them? Once this is ingrained in you, the guilt starts. And it is that guilt that can stop you from accepting the abundance you are meant to have!"

"Accept Your Abundance," is part of a five-book series on prosperity by Randy Gage. In this book, Gage distills:

* How childhood programming could be affecting them from becoming wealthy as a grownup;

* The reason many organized religions and the government want to keep people broke;

* The blockbuster movie you loved, which subconsciously programmed you that money is bad, rich people are evil, and it is spiritual to be poor;

* The difference between how poor people think and how wealthy people do;

* Ways to identify and eliminate negative patterns that keep poor people poor; and,

* How they can actually program their own mind to attain great wealth, better health, and lasting happiness in life!

Randy Gage, a former dishwasher and high school dropout, is now a self-made multi-millionaire who travels around the world, speaking to millions of people on how to break out of lack-programming about wealth and self-limiting beliefs that derail success. For more than 15 years, Randy Gage has been studying the mindset necessary to achieve and maintain great wealth. He applies the connection between thought and circumstance, and the spiritual laws of prosperity to help people transform their lives to achieve their dreams of a life of abundance. He is a recognized expert in the arena of success, prosperity and mind-body development and has authored over 40 works, including the "Prosperity Mind" and "Accept Your Abundance" books, and the best selling audio albums "The Midas Mentality" and "Prosperity."

Gage is a former Chamber of Commerce president, civic leader, 10 year member of the National Speakers Association, and has been featured on talk shows, radio shows, and interviewed by many print publications including Success magazine.

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For a free copy of this book and to schedule an interview with Randy Gage for a feature story or interview that your readers, viewers, and listeners can benefit from, contact Alicia Gregg, Prime Concepts Group, 1-800-946-7804 or (316) 942-1111 or email at agregg@primeconcepts.com.

Alicia Gregg (agregg@primeconcepts.com)
Director of Media Relations
Prime Concepts Group
1807 S. Eisenhower
Wichita, KS 67209
Phone : 316-942-1111
Fax : 316-942-5313


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