| * below is a sample of the "The Daily Awakening", which you will receive in your email inbox every weekday. Eliminating Unhealthy Fears Forever Dear Scholar, The written lesson for the Alchemy and Mastermind Council members last month was on the subject of mind manipulation. I discussed the deceptive techniques some motivational speakers use to program their audience, and the brainwashing strategies that political leaders and governments practice on the population. There are quite a few influence techniques, and some of them are quite powerful. As I told the Alchemists, after attending a few sessions with master manipulators, I began a more in-depth study of the techniques they use. As an example, one speaker was doing what he calls “anchoring a state.” He would ask a question, then he would have everyone standing, screaming “yes” at the top of his or her lungs. It’s a great technique, because your metabolism is very high, your emotions are strong, and it carries a powerful charge that can have a residual effect in your subconscious mind. So he began a series of questions. I don’t remember them exactly, but something like: “Are you fired up?” “YES!” Now he was holding up one of his tape albums while he was doing all this. Then on the last question, he was pointing directly to it. While most of the crowd started responding ‘yes’ out of reflex, he smiled and said he was joking. But of course the effect on many people was already in place. They had anchored their elation and emotional charge with his tape album. When they walked out of the seminar and saw the album on the back table, they were much more likely to buy it. They would equate the album with the warm and powerful emotions that they had experienced earlier, and want to maintain. Speakers are certainly not the only ones practicing these kinds of techniques on you. Real estate agent, insurance salespeople, and many other marketers use them on you every day. You may be reading this lesson on a computer you bought, or in clothes you’re wearing, because someone used some of these influence and programming techniques on you. The point of the written lesson was to show you how to notice and counteract these techniques when they are used on you. But there is another side... These techniques and some new related developments with them can be quite helpful in enabling you to overcome unhealthy fears and limiting beliefs. I told you yesterday that Mastermind Council member Peter Pearson PH. D. has been conducting research in this arena. He is working with energy psychology techniques and using “power words” to anchor positive states and access unseen powers you possess. When you have a positive thing happen and you anchor that state with a trigger word or other device, you can then use that trigger to access that same state again. (I use this kind of thing when I play softball. Just before I go to bat, I hit my trigger, to ensure I am at a peak state to hit.) Peter has done quite a bit of work using these "power word" triggers to anchor positive states, and override negative ones. The potential for making mental changes, which means immediate behavior changes is extraordinary. Fears you may have such as being afraid to make prospecting calls, speak in public or other things can be eliminated in a matter of minutes. Just as importantly, you can neutralize the emotional reactions to painful events that happened earlier in your life. The beauty of neutralizing these reactions is that it allows you to create and sustain more success choices in your life today. I’ve asked Peter to share some insight on these new techniques at the Multi-Millionaire Mindset weekend in June. If you haven’t registered yet, there are a few spaces left, but we’ll be closing it soon. And here’s the other possibility... Peter is looking for a few volunteers who would like to get a head start on the weekend with some private coaching sessions via email and phone. There is no cost for this; it will be included in your registration for the weekend. We would like some case studies that find success with these techniques, and can report back their results at the June weekend, and Peter would like some new testimonials. In this private coaching, you will learn to use all regions of your brain to create and accelerate the kinds of rewards that come with greater success. For example, you could harmonize the conflicting voices in your head that squabble over making more presentations for your business vs. spending more time with your family. You can identify fears that hold you back, and then eliminate them right away. If you are interested, please email Lornette at Lornette@RandyGage.com and she will put you on the waiting list. Please remember, you must be registered for the Mastermind Mindset weekend to participate. Mental Aerobics... Well last week was a good one, stumping a lot of you, and keeping many others working long and hard. Let’s see if I can duplicate that this week. Let’s use your skills of logic and deduction. Here’s your challenge: You sign up for a marathon, and begin a training program. You decide to start your morning run at an average speed of 6 miles an hour. Unfortunately, you discover that you are not in as good shape as you thought, and you are running uphill. You find that you complete a half of the run, all uphill, at an average speed of only three miles per hour. How fast must you run to make the return trip—all downhill—at an average speed for the entire round trip of 6 miles per hour? Hit me with your best shot on the Forum. And have a better than dynamic weekend! -RG ©
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