The 21st Century Network MarketerA Network Marketing Newsletter April 2008 Issue 5 CONTENTS: 1. BOOK REVIEW The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann Reviewed by Liz Monte Have you ever wondered if there is some hidden secret to success? Have you ever wished you could find it? 2. EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT Cleaning Out Emotional Sludge By Liz Monte 3. GUEST ARTICLE Seven Ways to Attract More Money By Dr. Joe Vitale You've probably noticed that this issue is about personal growth. I didn't plan it that way, but when I started writing, that's what came out. When I went looking for a Guest Article, this one popped off the screen at me. I think it's a perfect match. BOOK REVIEW The Go-GiverByBob Burg and John David MannReviewed by Liz Monte Would you like to know the Secret to Stratospheric Success? So does a young man named Joe. Joe is the fictitious main character in the book, The Go-Giver, "a little story about a powerful business idea." Joe is young and ambitious. He's the real go-getter in his company, although in spite of working his tail off, he never quite seems to reach his goals. As the book opens, he's facing the end-of-the-quarter quota scramble, and one sale after another seems to be slipping through his fingers. In desperation, he seeks advice from a guy named Pindar, a mysterious consultant known to his many devoted followers as "The Chairman." Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of surprisingly successful business people who have one thing in common – they're all go-givers. Each one teaches Joe a different "Law of Stratospheric Success": The Law of Value – Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment. The Law of Compensation – Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them. The Law of Influence – Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first. The Law of Authenticity – The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself. The Law of Receptivity – The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving. Joe spends the week in skepticism and confusion, trying to put into practice what Pindar and his cohorts have been teaching him. Ultimately, he learns that putting his focus on giving – adding value to the lives of others – rather than getting can lead to some very pleasant unexpected results. I've been hearing about this book for months and finally got a copy. I'm very glad I did. As you know, I'm a devotee of the principles of Attraction Marketing, and The Go-Giver has brought the whole thing into focus for me. I'd be interested to hear what you think. The book is only 129 pages – so you can read the whole thing in an evening. But clear your schedule! Written in parable-style, similar to such classics as The Greatest Networker in the World by John Milton Fogg, it was really hard to put down. Share it with your downline (and upline) and anyone else whose success you care about. EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT Cleaning Out Emotional Sludgeby Liz Monte I'm a big fan of the Law of Attraction, which basically says that if you keep your emotions in the happy range, the Universe will give you whatever you want. Not that money, for example, will literally fall out of the sky onto your head, but that very cool opportunities will present themselves if you stay in alignment with positive energy. If you're lined up, you'll be able to recognize those precious nuggets of good fortune and accept them more easily. So I strive to stay optimistic, and I'm betting you do, too. After all, we're network marketers and positive thinking is a requirement for folks in our industry. (Can you name one successful person in this business who'll admit to seeing the glass as half empty? I didn't think so.) There's a difference, however, between thinking positive thoughts and feeling positive emotions at a deep level. I notice this sometimes when I let my guard down and stop the above-mentioned striving. It's so easy to fall into doubts, worries, frustration, and discouragement, especially when you're tired. At those times, it can feel as though your subconscious mind has just been biding its time, waiting for the chance to kick you. That half-buried, humiliating recollection of the day everyone laughed at you in the third grade sneaks up and pulls the rug out from under your self-confidence. Or your memory of all the times your older brother called you stupid whispers in your ear, trying to convince you it's true. Here's another way of looking at it. We all know about thermostats. They keep the temperature in the house from getting too high or too low. We have personal thermostats for other areas of our lives, too – money, relationships, and health, among others. They all operate on our core feelings. How does this work? Let's use money as an example. If your money thermostat is set on "just scraping by," then every time you start to see some extra cash flowing into your bank account, every time you start to get a little breathing room, your subconscious mind will find some way of sabotaging you and sending you back to your state of near-poverty. (I'm sure you've heard stories of people who won millions of dollars in a lottery and who were flat broke again within a couple of years.) You may think you desperately want to see more abundance in your life, but it'll never happen until you elevate your financial thermostat setting by changing your core FEELINGS surrounding money. How did we get stuck with our current settings? Most likely they were programmed into us at an early age. They're composites of everything we heard people around us talking about and millions of everyday experiences. They may be so embedded in our psyches that we don't even realize they're there. For example, if you're in "just scraping by" mode, all you may be consciously aware of is that "everyone in my family works like a dog, but never gets anywhere – that's just the way we are." Or something along those lines. Is there any hope? I'm happy to report that I recently found a way to clean out that old emotional sludge and change those subconscious thermostat settings. It's called EFT, or Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is an emotional version of acupuncture but without the needles. Instead, you stimulate specific energy meridian points on your face, chest, and hands by tapping on them with your fingertips. As simple as this sounds, it can create powerful changes in your life, if you do it right. EFTers believe that "the cause of all negative emotion is a disruption in the body's energy system." And as we all know, our emotions can have a profound effect on our physical health,as well as our mental health. So Gary Craig, the main developer of EFT, says, "Try it on everything." I was impressed by the stories I read on the main EFT website – http://www.emofree.com– and decided to try it myself. After downloading and reading the free instruction manual, it took me about five minutes to learn the basic techniques. First, I played around with clearing out some emotional residue from a few unpleasant grade school memories, and it seemed to work pretty well. But what really got my attention a few days later was what it did for my knee. Over the previous two or three weeks, my knee had become increasingly painful. I had no memory of injuring it, and I had no idea why it hurt, but it was getting worse and worse. When it reached the point where I had to go up and down the stairs one step at a time, it occurred to me to try EFT on it. I did the techniques, and five minutes later (no exaggeration), the pain was gone. I was walking up and down stairs without even a twinge. So I'm a convert now. I use it any time I notice negative feelings pop up, and some of the results have been astounding. If you would really like to clear out the old emotional baggage that's blocking you from making progress toward your goals, I recommend giving this a try. As I said, the basic manual is free. The site also sells several DVDs that demonstrate more advanced applications, but everything you need to know to get started is in the free ebook. Along with the ebook, you get a free subscription to Gary Craig's newsletter which comes out several times a week. Each issue contains several fascinating case reports that readers have sent in, and sometimes useful tips for sharpening your EFT skills. Bottom Line -- It's simple. It's fast. It works. You can learn to do it in five minutes. And you can download the basic instruction manual for free. That pretty much covers it. ===================================== Liz Monte is the publisher and editor of "The 21st Century Network Marketer." GUEST ARTICLE This month's guest writer is Dr. Joe Vitale, one of my favorite teachers on the hit DVD, The Secret. When I went looking for an article to complement this month's issue, this one jumped off the screen. Seven Ways to Attract More Moneyby Dr. Joe Vitale http://www.MrFire.com Want to attract more money? Wondering why you haven't attracted it when you've done everything you thought you needed to do? What really works when it comes to attracting more money, anyway? I've been studying the Law of Attraction for more than three decades. I've written several books about it, including The Attractor Factor and The Key. That's why I ended up in the movie The Secret, and then on Larry King and Donny Deutsch's televison shows, among others. I know how the Law of Attraction works, and I know why so many people don't clearly understand it. When it comes to the Law of Attraction, most people want to learn how to use it to attract more money first. After that, they'll wonder how to attract romance, cars, homes, happiness, and everything else. But money is the starting place for most people. So, how do you attract more money? When it comes to attracting anything -- and money in particular -- there are seven ways to do it right. Here they are:
It sounds counter-intuitive but the more you give, the more you will receive (unless you block the receiving, which ties into the next step). Give openly and freely to wherever you received spiritual nourishment. Give on a regular basis, too. The rule of thumb is to give 10% of whatever you receive, but it's also smart to give more when you feel inspired to doso. Remember,give to the person, place, or group that haskept your spirit alive. Just ask "Where was I most inspired this past week?" and give to that source. And ask the question daily or weekly as the source will often change. Here's an inside tip: When most people give money, they do it with a tight fist. They don't give much. Why not? Because they're afraid. They're holding on. Well, the energy of fear will attract more things to fear. Instead, give money with an open heart and an expectation of return. Give in love.
Most people push money away with their hidden limiting beliefs, such as "money is bad" or "rich people are evil." Those are beliefs, not facts. Get clear of them and money will come to you (as long as you also do the next step). Getting clear is truly "The Missing Secret" to making the Law of Attraction work for you all the time. After all, it isn't your conscious intentions that are being manifested in your life, it is your un-conscious counter-intentions. For example, when you set a goal on New Year's day to stop smoking or date more, what happened the next week? You gave up your conscious goal for your un-conscious belief that you couldn't do it. You weren't in alignment with your intention. You werent' "clear." Most likely in your unconscious mind you have limiting beliefs about money, such as - a.."Money is evil." If you have one or more of those limiting beliefs within you, do you really think you'll attract any money? In truth, you'll attract NOT having money. Why? Because your unconscious counter-intention ("Money is bad") will veto your conscious intention ("I now attract more money into my life"). Is it any wonder some people say the movie The Secret or the Law of Attraction doesn't work? Obviously, once you clear those hidden blocks/beliefs to your success, your success has nothing in the way of happening. The roadblocks are gone. I talk about ways to get clear in my new audioprogram, "The Missing Secret." One thing you can do right now is to simply question your beliefs. Become a belief detective and look for those limiting beliefs about money. When you release your inner blocks, you will attract more money.
Too many people sit and wait for money to materialize in front of them. I believe in magic and miracles, but I also believe that your role in the process of attracting money is to actually do something to bring it your way. Act on your ideas. Now. "Money likes speed" is my favorite mantra. If you don't act now, you'll see your idea manifested in a store some day and somebody else will be attracting money from it. What can you do right now, today, to move toward creating something that will attract more money? Whatever it is, do it. When you doubt and second-guess yourself instead of taking action, you are demonstrating that you aren't yet clear (see second tip above) about money and your right to attract it. Act now and get rich.
Most people push money away because they don't feel they deserve it. One way around this (while you still work on getting clear inside yourself) is to want money for a larger purpose. I created Operation YES to end homelessness. Raising hundreds of thousands of dollars (or more) for that cause will remove any remaining prosperity limitations within me. While I won't receive a dime from Operation YES, my working on its behalf will attract money to me in other ways, such as the contacts and goodwill I'll create. In short, want money for a larger reason than your own ego. This is a beautiful way to attract more money without wanting it only for yourself. Realize that when you are wealthy, you are better able to help family, friends, your community, and even the world. A good reason to attract more money is for all the good it can do for others, not just you. Ask yourself what cause would you support (or even create) once you attracted more money?
One of the wisest things you can do to achieve any goal is create or join a master mind group devoted to it. I co-authored Meet and Grow Rich with Bill Hibbler for this reason: to teach you how to create a support group. The idea is to be around people who can keep your energy and inspiration high. While you can make progress alone, it's so much easier when you have support. This support can also come in the way of audiotapes, books, and other learning tools. I've been buying audios from Nightingale-Conant for more than thirty years for just that reason: it helps me stay focused on constantly growing and improving. Even when I was struggling, I went to the library and borrowed books and tapes to keep me informed and inspired. Today I can afford to buy my own materials, but it's only because I invested in my education every step along the way. I created "The Missing Secret" audio set to help people understand the practical use of the Law of Attraction. Again, all of this is support in helping you attract more money.
This is huge. Be thankful for the money you have - which is probably considered true wealth by people starving in third worldcountries - and you'll begin to attract more money. Gratitude sends off a signal of appreciation, which brings to you more to be thankful for. Begin with whatever is in this moment that you can be sincerely grateful for. After I was homeless and while I was still experiencing poverty, I began this exercise by holding a pencil and being grateful for it. Once I truly experienced gratitude, it shifted my energy vibe so I could then experience more to be grateful for. Today I have much to be thankful for - from houses to cars to collectible guitars -- but it all began with a pencil. Look around and ask yourself what you are grateful for right now. Then get into that feeling.
There's no sense in working at something you hate. If you are currently at a job you don't like, find a way to enjoy it for the time you are there while working towards doing your passion. Following your passion is the greatest secret of all when it comes to attracting wealth. Everyone from Donny Deutsch to Donald Trump to Bill Gates to little ole me agree that passion (combined with the other steps above) is your ticket to financial freedom. Even when I worked for oil companies back in Ask yourself what you would do even if you were never paid. That's a clue to what you should be doing and of course finding a way to be paid for it. You can attract more money from love. Finally, expect success. The mindset of expectation - expecting that you are now attracting money and playfully looking around, asking "I wonder how big money will come to me today?" - will keep your brain turned on to seek and find opportunities. You of course then have to take fearless action when you see them. Go for it! Dr. Joe Vitale =================================================== Dr. Joe Vitale is the author of way too many books to list here. His latest title is "The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or anything else) From the Inside Out." Register for his monthly complimentary ezine at http://www.mrfire.com/ His Executive Mentoring Program is described at
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