PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

LEYLAND STANFORD

Stanford University

A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment in to the Harvard University President’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard and probably didn’t even deserve to be in Cambridge.

‘We’d like to see the president,’ the man said softly.  ’He’ll be busy all day,’ the secretary snapped. ‘We’ll wait,’ the lady replied.

Stanford University

For hours the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didn’t, and the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president, even though it was a chore she always regretted. ‘Maybe if you see them for a few minutes, they’ll leave,’ she said to him!  He sighed in exasperation and nodded.

Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them, and he detested Gingham dresses and Homespun suits cluttering up his outer office.

The president, stern faced and with dignity, strutted to ward the couple. The lady told him, ‘We had a son who attended Harvard for one year. He love Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to erect a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.’ The president wasn’t touched. He was shocked. ‘Madam,’ he said, gruffly, ‘we can’t put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery.’

Stanford University

‘Oh, no,’ the lady explained quickly. ‘We don’t want to erect a statue. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard.’ The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, then exclaimed, ‘A building! Do you have any earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.’

Mr & Mrs Leyland Stanford

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. Maybe he could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly, ‘Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?’

Her husband nodded. The president’s face wilted in confusion and bewilderment.

Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford got up and walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they established the university that bears their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about. You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them.

THIS IS A TRUE STORY By Malcolm Forbes about the founders of the now world renowned STANFORD UNIVERSITY!!

PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

A TRIBUTE TO JIM ROHN

The Passing of a Legend

“There are a lot of speakers who have similarities to other speakers, and many times people can get them mixed up. But not Jim. There is nobody like him in the world. There is – and always will be – one Jim Rohn.” 
~Brian Tracy

With great sadness we share that Jim Rohn, our mentor and friend, left us December 5, 2009 for a better place.

Over the past 18 months, in his battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, Jim assured us with a smile that all is good, that he would fight until the last breath, yet he had no fear as to what would be next. Jim’s faith was as much a part of his life as his desire to inspire and challenge us all to be the best we could be and to live our dreams.

Jim’s courage in his final months and days were a testament to his message that we should all fight the good fight. He never gave up and never gave in.

Jim Rohn touched millions of lives over the past 46 years through his seminars, books, articles and CDs. He always stayed long after an event to shake hands, take pictures and sign autographs. He loved making a difference in people’s lives, that was his passion and inspiration. Yet he was also a private man who kept a small, loyal and caring inner circle. He was a tremendous friend to those who knew him.

Harold Dyke, long time close friend of Jim’s for over 55 years said it best, “As Jim is ending one life he is simultaneously being birthed into a new life. One that he has talked about over the years and anticipated with great joy in his last remaining days.”

Kyle Wilson, long time colleague and friend of Jim had this to say about his mentor, “Jim Rohn was a great human being. Jim had the rare ability to take any concept or idea and then frame it in such a way that the rest of us could see it more clearly. His wisdom and insights positively affected everyone he touched on some level and to so many of us it was in an extraordinary way. But even more impressive was Jim Rohn the man. He possessed style and charisma, yet was humble, kind and understated to all who knew him. I find myself every day reflecting, benefiting and passing on the wisdom and ideas that are rooted in Jim’s message and wisdom. Jim is irreplaceable on every level. I will miss him beyond words, but am comforted as I know he was, that his message and legacy will live on and positively change millions of lives over the years to come!”

Someone once said “when you are born you enter the world crying while everyone else is rejoicing and when you die hopefully you have lived such a life that everyone will be crying while you are rejoicing”. Jim Rohn lived such a life.

Jim’s family asked us to thank all of you for your concern, prayers and love toward their father and grandfather, which has been so evident during the past 18 months.

Darren Hardy, dedicated student and Jim Rohn protégé for more than 15 years, said of Jim, “He was the most influential man in my life, second only to my father. Jim cemented my philosophical foundation and nourished my mind with ideas and ambitions never before imagined. He chiseled my character seminar by seminar, tape by tape, book by book, then CD by CD, hour by hour. Jim emboldened my belief, in me and in my most daring dreams. When I fell and was bloodied, he was there with encouraging words to help me get back up. When I didn’t think I could go on, Jim convinced me I was stronger than I imagined. When I wanted a shortcut, he reminded me there aren’t any. Even when I got too caught up in trying to achieve and succeed, Jim compelled me to leave room to live, to laugh and to love.”

Stuart Johnson, business associate and long-time admirer, said, “I was first introduced to the philosophies and teachings of Jim Rohn almost 25 years ago. And he made an immediate impression on me. I was amazed by how this modest and unassuming man could communicate such an extraordinarily powerful message in simple and straightforward terms. In person, one-on-one, he was as humble and down-to-earth as he was in front of an audience of thousands. I will treasure my personal memories of Jim and know that I will forever benefit from the wisdom of this remarkable man.”

Jim Rohn was laid to rest Saturday, December 12 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. The private service was attended by family and close friends. Plans are being arranged for a Public Memorial Service to be held in the Los Angeles area in the coming weeks. Details will be announced here upon final completion.

We know Mr. Rohn is looking down on us at this very moment with a smile saying I did it, I gave it my all, I went for it, now it’s your turn. Go for it. Make your life a life worth living well!

Jim fondly closed his programs with the following sentiments: “I go with you in all the experience that we’ve had. But I promise you this as we leave here: I will not leave you behind. I’ll take you with me in my thoughts and in my heart.”

View a special tribute to Jim below produced earlier this year and debuted at the March 2009 SUCCESS Symposium.

Please click Tribute to Jim Rohn to view video

Tony Robbins’ New Year message

Hi Success Warriors,

Here is a New Year message from the world’s greatest coach plus a tribute to Jim Rohn, who is one of the greatest personal development teachers in history and Tony’s Mentor.

Please click on tony’s name below to view this 10 mins video.

TONY ROBBINS

PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

W CLEMENT STONE

One of my favorite success role models is W. Clement. He started a Life Insurance company with $100 and built it into a multibillion dollar business. He passed away at 100.

He was responsible for talking the great Napoleon Hill out of retirement. They wrote and worked together until Hill’s death. Hill did his best work upon coming out of retirement.

W. Clement Stone

W. Clement Stone started out with nothing and built an insurance empire.

He founded a multibillion-dollar insurance empire with $100 and sought to buck up the world with the idea that anyone might do the same-all they need is “positive mental attitude.”

“All I want to do is change the world,“ he said.

The founder of Combined Insurance Co., who through his private foundation passed along $275 million-especially for education and childhood development-since 1958, died Tuesday September 4, 2002 of pneumonia at Evanston Hospital. He was a resident of the North Shore suburb.

He celebrated his 100th birthday in May with a gift of $100,000 to the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Famous for his pencil-thin black mustache, his polka-dot bow ties and a solid fix on motivation as the engine of success, Mr. Stone identified so strongly with PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) that it was the ticker symbol for his holding company, Combined International Corp., when shareholders formed it in 1980.

Combined Insurance merged in 1982 with Ryan Insurance, and in 1987 the name changed to Aon Corp. Last year, it reported total revenue of more than $2.035 billion.

Mr. Stone’s notion was that any man can become wealthy ‘no matter how poor his start in life.’

He wrote books-most famously, with Napoleon Hill, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude, published in 1960.

His own rags-to-riches tale started May 4, 1902, in Chicago, where he was born to Louis and Anna Gunn Stone. His father, Louis, a clothing manufacturer, died when he was 3. His mother found work as a dressmaker, while the boy, at 6, was on the streets, hawking the Examiner newspaper to help pay the rent.

At 13, he had his own newsstand at 31st and Cottage Grove.

At the age of 16, he joined his mother in Detroit, where she ran an insurance agency.

By 20, he had his own agency in Chicago and by 1930 had rounded up 1,000 agents.

As a teen, Mr. Stone dropped out of Senn High, but eventually completed a diploma at YMCA night classes.

Before leaving Senn, he met Jessie Verna Tarson. They married in 1923 when he was 21 and went on to rear three children. He always said she was part of his secret.

He contended that he lived so long “because I was married to the most beautiful girl in the world, and dancing every chance I could,” friends remember him saying.

W Clement Stone & Napoleon Hill

Even the Depression didn’t get Mr. Stone down. He was quoted in the New York Times saying it forced good work habits.

He read and then embodied the Horatio Alger books, many of which were shelved at Combined’s office at 5050 N. Broadway.

He called his books “inspirational self-help action books” but it was the Bible, he said, that was “the world’s greatest self-help book.”

W Clement Stone & Napoleon Hill

A generous backer of Republicans, he contributed to Richard M. Nixon-with whom he bonded because of interest in the Boys Clubs-and was named a trustee of the Nixon Foundation. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his philosophy and his philanthropy, including the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Norman, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

W Clement Stone Estate

STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

The BDM WARRIORS

I have never met a man who could not teach me something.

– Dev

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits!

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Many people I have met along my journey of life, with their wisdom have changed the direction of flow of my life for the betterment, forever. Alas, there are so many of them that I fail to remember them all.

Every once awhile, I have an encounter with what I term a BRAIN DEAD MORN (BDM)! For some strange but true reason, I remember them forever.

In this episode of STRANGE ENCOUNTERS, I would like to share some of the Moronic Ideologies of these BDMs.

Brace yourself!

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A close encounter with a SUSAH WARRIOR!

BDM @ The SUSAH WARRIOR

This morning I had a call from one of my participants. He is part of a group with whom I am running a year long training program.

His long-winded ramblings were rather ‘moronic’ to say the least. At times I thought he was going to pass out because he did not pause to breath in or out. It is then that I realized that he had had much practice at this trick, even though I was wondering where one had to go to learn to speak without commas, full stops or any other manner of punctuation marks?

And upon the successful completion of the download of his verbal dhyrea, I excitedly opened up an existing file folder in my mind labeled ‘BDM’, into which I store data of such nature. Most times I delete the data, but ahhh, here was a real gem. Must press the ‘save’ button!

He told me in no uncertain terms that his Up-line Leader (in the business) was an $#$^&, &%$#$# and of course a *^%%@ too. So in order to ‘punish’ him, he had decided not to do anything to move his business so that his Up-line could not make any more income from him.

“That will teach him a lesson!” he said with such glee, that I could almost see his full 32 teeth in my mind’s eye.

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.  – Galileo Galile

I paused a long time and then said, “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits! And you Sir, have taken it to the next level.”

“Sir, what do you mean?” he wanted to know.

“I am going to tell you a story of another specimen, just like you, that I had the great fortune to meet.” I replied.

He quickly snapped back, “Sir, why do you have to tell me a story of someone else because the issue is about my Up line, not with this other person in your story.”

“Ahh, but you will find yourself in this story, my dear friend,” was my clever reply.

There was a momentary silence, and I assumed that he was preparing himself to listen to my story.

“Many years ago, while I was a consultant to one of the major Insurance companies in Malaysia, I one day followed one of the agents to help her collect a monthly premium from one of her clients because he had not paid the last several months. He was a close friend of her family and was a part time musician. He did not make much income and so she did not want his policy to lapse. That would mean if anything happened to him, he would have no recourse. And if nothing happened but his policy lapsed then he might be unable to recover most of what he had already paid,” I begin telling him the story.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

In that I may learn of him. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

He could not help but interrupt me. “But Sir, I am not selling Life Insurance and I am not complaining about making collections. I just want to kill my bloody &%## Up-Line, so he will know who I am.”

I just ignored his remark as I carried on. “She took me along to see if I could talk some sense into him so that he would not allow his policy to lapse.”

“As soon as he was introduced to me, he started telling me how hard and tough life was for him as a part time musician playing 3 night a week and paid only RM1000 per month. It was not enough for him to make ends meet. When I asked him what he did full time, I was surprised to learn that this was his only job. That’s why he called it a part time job.”

“The rest of the 4 days he simply stayed at home and did nothing.”

DONT ASK!

“I, at that time managed a band, and knew many of the hotel lounge managers who arranged part time bands to perform at the hotels.

Within the next few days I made some calls and arranged for him to meet with an agent who had contacts with most of the major hotels, pubs and event management companies looking for musicians and performers.

My musician friend did meet with the agent and called me almost immediately.

For some strange reason, my musician friend started speaking in a peculiar manner seldom heard of (almost like the guy who called me this morning), no commas or full stops, just one long sentence. The agent had heard of my musician friend as he was rather talented and was given a deal right there on the spot.

He was told that instead of being an in-house musician playing 3 nights a week at one pub (where he was then performing) for a mere RM1000, the agent offered him to perform at two different places. Performing at one hotel 3 nights a week with a starting fee of RM3000 and two night at a pub for RM2500. That meant he could now work 5 days a week and earn RM5500 instead of 3 days a week for a miserable RM1000.

Then he dropped the bombshell, that he did not take the deal. When I asked him why, he said that the Agent was very unethical because he was going to live off his hard earned money. He was going to take a 10% off his earnings as his agent.

I could not believe that this BDM rejected the deal and went back to playing for 3 days a week for a pathetic RM1000.  He refused to part with 10 % but he was willing to lose a potential income of RM4950, which was above what he was then earning. He had nothing to do but sit at home on the other 4 days anyway.”

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show killing people is wrong?

“So, back to you my friend,” I said to this BDM at the other end of my line this morning.

Before I could say the next word, he bounced back, “Sir, what an idiot the musician is. By denying the agent his fee of RM550 he is killing himself by denying himself the RM4950 which could be his.”

“Precisely my point. Why do you think I am telling you his story? Now, how different are you from him?”

There was a long pause, and then his words came over the line in a rush, “OK Sir, I got to go now.” And he hug up without waiting for my response.

With no one at the other end of the line, I said, “I now proclaim thee The SUSAH WARRIOR with the title BDM!”

To these BDMs and other species of their like I dedicate this (and more to come) articles…need I say more???

Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.

- Tony Robbins

Note

***‘SUSAH’ means… difficult / hard / trouble/ problem/ challenge… in Malay, the national language of Malaysia

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed

MAHATHIR S/O ISKANDAR KUTTY @ MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMED

35 facts about Dr M that you need to know

1.   Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamed’s real name is Mahathir s/o Iskandar Kutty. He was born Mahathir s/o Iskandar Kutty and named Mahathir s/o Iskandar Kutty @Mahathir Mohamed.

2.   Dr Mahathir was born on December 20, 1925, in Alor Star, the capital of the northern state of Kedah.

3.   Dr Mahathir started life NOT as a Malay but a Malayali – (Mamak) the people of Kerala in south INDIA, where his father (Iskandar Kutty) came from.

Kerala, India Homeland of Dr. Mahathir's fore-fathers

4.   His father (Iskandar Kutty) was a school teacher of Indian origin, specifically Malayalee (Mamak) (people who speak Malayalam, not to be confused with Malay)

5.   His father (Iskandar Kutty) (a Mamak) migrated from the southern state of Kerala, India, while his mother (Wan Tampawan) a Kedah-born, was a Malay.

6.   Despite being only half Malay and having acknowledged his Indian heritage, Dr Mahathir generally considers himself to be Malay, and is known for the use of fiery rhetoric designed to invoke feelings of Malay nationalism, i.e. the term Ketuanan Melayu, or “Malay Supremacy/Lordship.

7.   At university in Singapore, Dr Mahathir was listed as an INDIAN.

8.   Dr Mahathir had kept hidden his little secret – that he is an Indian Muslim (Mamak).

9.   Dr Mahathir has been quick to promote himself as the embodiment of “Asian” identity and values, with diatribes against the west, usually couched in racial terms. Yet, despite his trumpeting of Asian identity, Dr Mahathir appears ASHAMED to admit his Indian heritage.

10.    ‘In his new book, A New Deal for Asia, he writes about his father in such a way as to imply that he was a Malay dedicated to the improvement of his fellow Malays rather than the hard-working Indian immigrant and government servant that he was. No mention of Dr Mahathir’s Indian Muslim background ever appears in the media. The subject is taboo.’ -Philip Bowring

11.  Dr Mahathir is the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, which he held for 22 years. From 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003

12.  Dr Mahathir is Malaysia and Asia’s longest serving Prime Minister.

13.  Dr Mahathir’s political involvement is filled with events and significance where he started being active in 1945. He joined the Umno in 1946.

14.  Dr Mahathir was first elected into the Parliament in the 1964 general elections via the Kota Setar Selatan seat with more than 60% majority votes. The following elections (1969) saw him losing the seat by 989 votes after declaring that he did not need to win through Chinese votes.

15.  Following the race riots of 13 May 1969, Dr Mahathir wrote a letter, (which was widely distributed) to the then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, criticizing the manner in which Tunku Abdul Rahman had handled the country’s administration favoring the ethnic Chinese. For doing that, he was expelled from Umno.

16.    Some of the more controversial happenings under Dr Mahathir‘s leadership include removing of the veto power and the Royal immunity from prosecution. Before he took on this action, passing of any bill of law required royal consent but with what he took on, royal assent is considered legal after a 30 days period.

17.    Dr Mahathir was also known to be responsible for the removal of Tun Salleh Abas, the Lord President of the Supreme Court together with 3 other Supreme Court Justices prior to the investigation of misconduct hearing of Umno, the party that he is also the president.

18.    Dr Mahathir announced his resignation from UMNO on 19 May 2008.

19.    For his efforts to promote the economic development of the country, Dr Mahathir has been granted the soubriquet of Bapa Pemodenan (Father of Modernization)

20.    Dr Mahathir ’s official residence, Sri Perdana, where he resided from 23 August 1983 to 18 October 1999, was turned into a museum (Galeria Sri Perdana).

21.    During his administration, Dr Mahathir was considered to be one of Asia’s most influential leaders. He is also noted in the Western world as an outspoken critic of Western-style

22.    Mahathirism is a pejorative term used by Malaysians to describe the policies and methods used by Dr Mahathir to maintain his political power. Mahathirism has been critically defined as a “Machiavellian ploy to exploit race and religion for financial gain and power.”

23.    During this period, Dr Mahathir embarked on various large scale national projects, such as:

i.               The North-South Highway, which has cut transport times in half on the west coast of Malaysia;

ii.             The Multimedia Super Corridor, a flagship project based on Silicon Valley designed to enable Malaysia’s foray into Information Technology (it includes Malaysia’s new administrative capital Putrajaya,

iii.            Port of Tanjung Pelepas

iv.           The glittering Kuala Lumpur Internatinal Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, and an adjacent Formula One circuit;

v.            The Bakun Dam, meant to supply all of the electricity needs of the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak and which has enough capacity to enable exportation of power to Brunei. The project has since run into various difficulties and controversies, leading to at first, its cancellation and then its revival as a greatly scaled down project.

vi.           Olympic-class stadium in Bukit Jalil; and

vii.         The Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest twin towers in the world, and the world’s tallest building from 1997 to 2003, that have become symbolic of modern Malaysia.

24.    In May 2008, Dr Mahathir started a blog under his old pseudonym ‘Che Det’, which reached a million visitors within the span of one month, and nearing 20 million hits just a bit over a year after his first posting.

25.    Dr Mahathir has also ventured into a bakery business with a Japanese partner. Together they established a Japanese-style bakery and bistro outlet called “The Loaf“. As of October 2007, there are two outlets in Malaysia, one in Langkawi and one in Kuala Lumpur.

26.    In 1997, the Chairman of the King Faisal International Prize Committee Prince Khaled Al-Faisal presented the King Faisal International Prize for service to Islam was awarded to Dr. Mahathir for his distinguished services to Muslims all over the world as well as in his own country.

27.    In 2007, Banda Aceh – Syiah Kuala (Unsyiah) University awarded an honorary doctorate to Dr. Mahathir for his leadership and economic development concept.

28.    In 1998, the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) awarded the ASOCIO IT Award 1998 to Dr. Mahathir, marking the first time this award was bestowed upon a Prime Minister of any country. Dr. Mahathir was given the award in recognition of his “significant contribution” to the development of the IT industry in Malaysia as well as through the Multimedia Super Corridor initiative.

29.    The International Medical University (IMU) bestowed an on Dr Mahathir on 19 August 2009 at the university’s campus in Bukit Jalil. This award was given in recognition of his enormous and invaluable contribution to the country.

30.    Dr Mahathir was awarded the inaugural BrandLaureate Hall of Fame Award 2008 for his efforts in putting the country on the world map.

31.    Dr Mahathir was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Humanity by Lim Kok Wing University in 2009.

32.    In 2003, President Vladimir Putin of Russia bestowed the “Orden Drusby” (Order of Friendship), the highest state award of Russia, on Dr Mahathir for his effort in strengthening bilateral relations.

33.    Dr Mahathir’s book Selected Letters to World Leaders was voted the most popular book under the non-fiction category in the Popular-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards

34.    Dr Mahathir was conferred “Tokoh Takaful Award” at the Malaysian Takaful Association inaugural Dinner and Awards Nite 2009 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the takaful industry

35. Books by Tun Dr Mahathir

i.         The Malay Dilemma (1970)

ii.        The Challenge, (1986)

iii.      Regionalism, Globalism, and Spheres of Influence: ASEAN and the Challenge of Change into the 21st Century (1989

iv.           The Pacific Rim in the 21st century, (1995)

v.            The Challenges of Turmoil, (1998)

vi.           The Way Forward, (1998)

vii.         A New Deal for Asia, (1999)

viii.        Islam & The Muslim Ummah, (2001)

ix.           Globalisation and the New Realities (2002)

x.             Reflections on Asia, (2002

xi.           The Malaysian Currency Crisis: How and why it Happened,(2003)

xii.          Achieving True Globalization, (2004)

xiii.        Islam, Knowledge, and Other Affairs, (2006)

xiv.       Principles of Public Administration: An Introduction, (2007)

xv.         Chedet.com Blog Merentasi Halangan (Bilingual), (2008)

Note:

“MAMAK” a term (derived from a TAMIL word meaning UNCLE) used in Malaysia to describe the Tamil Muslim community (Wikipedia)

PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

In this post on the THE PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD I want to pay a small tribute to one of my all time favorite people – BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

His Autobiography was one of the first biographies that I read way back in 1982. In the revised version (second edition) of my first book MAN THE HUMAN, I acknowledged him in my Preface.

I would like to share with you what I wrote of him then.

An acknowledgement to BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

He was the youngest son of a youngest son of a youngest son of a youngest son.

He was the Masonic Grand Master of Pennsylvania.

He was a Colonel in Militia.

He was the ‘first civilized American’.

He was the first American philosopher.

He was the first Political Cartoonist.

He was the first American Ambassador.

He was the first American wise-cracker and epigrammatist.

He was the first man to understand the Nature of a Cold.

He was the first to use illustrations in advertising.

He was the first reformer of English Spelling.

He was the first to discover that exhaled air is poisonous.

He started the first Insurance Company.

He first charted the course of the Northeast Storms.

He gave the first explanation of the Aurora Borealis.

He originated the first Street-Cleaning Department.

He originated the first system of Ventilation.

He was the first Postmaster.

He started the first Police Department.

He was the first to introduce Prayer in Congress.

He invented the Harmonica.

He invented the Rocking Chair.

He invented the Lightning Conductor.

He invented the Street Lamp.

He invented Commercial Advertising.

He was the inventor of Double Spectacles (bifocal lens).

He invented the Franklin Stove.

He invented the white duck clothing used in tropical climates

He was the inventor of Plaster of Paris for fertilizing.

He was 4 times President of Pennsylvania.

He started the society to Abolish Slavery.

He was a pioneer of the modern Voting System for Congress.

He is the father of modern Dentistry.

He organized the first Fire Department.

He was the founder of the Democratic Party.

He established the modern Post Office System.

He was the author of the Abbreviated English Prayer Book.

He discovered the identity of Lightning and Electricity.

He originated the first Circulatory Library.

He discovered the Gulf Stream.

He is the originator of Daylight Saving Time.

He introduced newspaper carrying by mail.

He was the best swimmer of his time.

He introduced the Yellow Willow and Broom Corn into America.

He was a noted colonial printer and was called the ‘Patron Saint of Printing’.

Dear Reader, I hope you are as impressed as I was when I first discovered this man of limitless talents, abilities and wisdom.

Mind you, these are just his ‘firsts’, and he never went to school, much less had any formal education.

It made me ask myself, what legacy would I go on to leave behind me that would be worthy of mention long after I was gone!

Benjamin Franklin’s life often reminds me of my favorite Edison quote:

“If we did all the things we are capable of,

we would literally astound ourselves.”

PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

The most influential painter of the 20th century

Spanish painter PABLO PICASSO was the son of an art teacher. He studied and worked in Barcelona and Madrid before moving to Paris in 1901. There he became part of a circle of writers and artists.

LES DEMOISELLES D’AVIGNON

His romantic, melancholy ‘Blue Period’ (1901-1904) was followed by the lighter, poignant ‘Rose Period’ (1904-1906). Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) was a startling, iconoclastic piece, influenced by primitive art.

From 1909-1914 Picasso collaborated with George Braque, exploring cubism, in a series of pieces in which collage, wire, newspaper and string were used alongside paint.

Three Dancers

From 1917-1924 he worked on designs from the Diaghilev ballets and moved into his ‘neoclassical period’. By 1925 he had developed a relationship with the Surrealists, which manifested itself in his use of distorted bodies, as in Three Dancers (1925).

A supporter of the Spanish Republic, from 1936- 1939 he was director of the Prado in Madrid. Guernica (1937), which many consider to be his masterpiece, was painted in protest against the bombing of a Basque village in the Civil War.

Guernica

Moving to Antibes in the south of France in 1946, he began to paint murals and ceramics. He became active in peace congresses and was, for a time, a rather unconvincing Communist.

Without doubt the influential figure in modern art, he worked in many different media and styles and produced an enormous body of very varied work.

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

LIFE MASTERY RETREAT

Hi Dev,

I have a question. What is the purpose of life on earth? After doing our job, then what? So, why are we here?

How do I find my Purpose? How can you help me find my Purpose?

Farida Mohd, Penang

The Purpose of Life is to Live a Life of Purpose

~ Richard Leider ~

Hi Farida,

Over the last many years we have often been asked as to how one could get in touch with their Life Purpose so that they can have clarity as to why they are here on earth.

In spite of the many successes that they might have, they still feel that their lives seem so empty, hollow and meaningless without any true purpose.

To help all these people find an answer, in 2003 we created a special program to help them discover their purpose and why they are here on earth.

The program is called LIFE MASTERY RETREAT (LMR). It is a 4-days 3-night retreat at a beautiful resort that reconnects you back to nature. Here you are taught to DETECT, CONNECT and LIVE your life on Purpose. It is a very emotional and experiential experience.

The up coming LMR is on the 16-19 January 2010. It would be wonderful to spend 4 days with you and on the 4th day you would be a totally different person. You would be a person with absolute clarity as to your purpose and direction in life. And life would seem so much more meaningful then.

Join us as we together Detect our Life Purpose, Connect with our Life Purpose and begin to Live our lives on Purpose.

For further information, please see

http://www.lifemasteryretreat.com/

You can also read more about LMR at the Blog

http://lifemasteryretreat.blogspot.com

IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

COMPUTER

In the strictest sense of the word, computers have existed for centuries. That is, machine that could calculate of their own accord, using gears and wheels and abacuses and such. For that is what a computer is, essentially – a sophisticated calculator.

There were three generations of the computer’s development: first, around 1918, scientists invented the electronic calculator (much like the little hand-held ones we all use nowadays, only much larger).

Second, they took advantage of the invention of the transistor (very popular with radios) in 1948 (the first step was the hardest, and so took the longest) to allow computers to be built on a much smaller scale, and also paved the way for advanced “memory” – you may have heard of the UNIVAC computer developed by the Rand corporation. This was the model government computers used.

Finally, the microchip allowed circuits to integrate – or, if you will, to talk to each other, much like we talk to ourselves from one side of our brain to the other. That’s what created the consumer and industrial computer boom in the ‘70s, which has continued to this day.

It is important to note the division of the schools of thought which began with the advent of Apple computers in the early ‘70s. Apple was started by two maverick Standard University students, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, with the idea that they would therefore appeal to the general public more than would the stodgy IBM-produced models. With their breakthrough Macintosh computer in 1984, and subsequent improvements, they indeed created a second computer movement.

So for the last twenty years the two companies (IBM licenses their technology to smaller companies so that their version is more widespread) have been intense rivals, and their vastly different technologies were incompatible.

That seems to be changing now. The newest innovations actually merged the two systems, so that they can indeed use the same software and communicate with each other.

MIND POWER

MIND POWER TOOLS

Every Thought you Think, attracts things into your life. – Dev

Some of the greatest books of all time have spoken about the need to Think in a Certain Way.

In 1905, James Allen wrote probably one of the greatest 20 pages in human history, ‘AS A MAN THINKETH’. He said, “The vision that I glorify in my mind, the ideal that I enthrone in my heart, this I will build my life by and this I will become.”

He spoke about thinking, how thinking can influence results in our life and manifest things in our reality.

In 1910, Wallace Wattles wrote probably the definitive book on financial wealth, ‘THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH’, and he said there are two parts to the secret – you have to THINK in a certain way and you have to ACT in a certain way. And of course, this formula is called the CERTAIN WAY.

He said, ‘THINK in a certain way, and ACT in a certain way.’ Now, you can’t Act in a certain way if you don’t first begin to Think in a certain way.

In 1937, Napoleon Hill wrote the greatest book ever written in human history on personal development and success and he quite simply said, ‘THINK AND GROW RICH’.

In Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hill said, ‘Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.’ Again he spoke about thinking – THINK, and grow rich.

And now we have the phenomenally successful DVD, ‘THE SECRET’. And ‘The Secret’ talks about The Law of Attraction.

What do all these four authorities- ‘As a Man Thinketh’, ‘The Science of Getting Rich’, ‘Think and Grow Rich’ and ‘The Secret’, have in common?

The answer:

THINKING IN A CERTAIN WAY!

James Allen said ‘As a Man Thinketh’. Napoleon Hill said ‘Think and Grow Rich’. Wattles said ‘Think in a Certain Way’.

What they all said about thinking, they did not mean thinking with your left-brain, they did not mean thinking from the Conscious Mind; they meant thinking from the deepest recesses of your Unconscious Mind.

THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

There is no such thing as Reality.

Reality exists in the mind of the beholder!

- Dev

This brings us to the latest phenomenon, The Secret.

Before The Law of Attraction can happen, it must be first be preceded by another law called ‘The Law of Vibration’, because it is a twin law. The complete law is called The Law of Vibration and Attraction.

So, before any Attraction can happen, Vibration must happen FIRST.

However, before Vibration can happen, you must first THINK that thought. This is because Thinking causes the Vibration, which in turn causes the Attraction. So yet again, it begins with Thinking.

All these authors had one thing in common, Thinking in a Certain Way, that is thinking at the Unconscious Mind. Thinking with the Unconscious part of the mind creates our ultimate reality because that part of the mind has no limit.

It has been said that he Unconscious Mind is the God like part of us, where there are no limitations.

Thinking is the most potent

form of Energy in the Universe.

So, in my up coming blogs we are going to explore in great depth the power of the Unconscious Mind and how we can use the power of this Unconscious Mind to De-Program and Re-Program the mind for Success. I would like to give you simple Mind Power Tools which anyone can apply in their daily living to Transform their Personal and Professional Life.

In truth, we are ALREADY running on a program, and chances are, on a Failure program. And of course, a Failure program can only result in failure.

If you are not as Happy, as Healthy, as Wealthy and as Successful as you would like to be, chances are you have been running on Failure programs, and you were not even aware of it!

I am certain you want to change these programs, so that you can begin to run on Success programs because a Success program MUST result in Success.

In my up coming Blogs I would like to share some cutting edge, state of the art Mind Power Tools to help you install and run on Success Programs and over-ride the current Failure programs that you have been running on for so many frustrating years of your life.

In short, Change you Programs and Change your Life!

Till I meet you face-to-face in my next blog,

I am THE MIND MAN!

Remember:

YOU CAN PROGRAM YOUR OWN SUCCESS

UPW

ANTHONY ROBBINS

World Number 1 Success Coach

Tony Robbins Knows so Much About Success, He Can Charge $10,000 a Ticket for His Seminars and they Sell Out!

Tony Robbins has made one million dollars engaging in one-on-one coaching!

Over 10 million people have listened to Tony Robbins Live or through his audios!

Tony Robbins is the #1 success coach in the world!

Tony Robbins has it all. Money. Power. Looks. Houses. Cars. Beautiful women. Private jet, his own private island, a closet jam-packed with hundreds of custom-made $5,000 suits!

Even the President of the United States, Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa have consulted Tony Robbins!

Tony Robbins is one of the “Top-10 Most Outstanding People of the World”!

Tony Robbins sometimes works 23 hours a day and most days sleeps on 3 hours!

Tony Robbins to ok to become a millionaire within one year!

Tony Robbins is the #1 success coach in the world, which immediately makes him own 60 percent of the motivational business market!

Tony Robbins earned a salary of $30 million last year!

Tony Robbins has trained over 3 million people from 40 countries over the last 30 years!

Tony Robbins is at the top of his game, earning ONE MILLION dollars for personal coaching,

and that doesn’t include the 50 million dollars a year with the Anthony Robbins Companies’ sales. His fees are the highest in the business

Anthony Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavorick at North Hollywood, California, United States of America on 29th of February

Tony is the most famous Self Help Guru and Peak Performance Coach in the world today.

Tony is the inventor and proponent of what he refers to as Neuro Associative Conditioning or NAC which is based on Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).

Tony has authored a number of best-selling books, including Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within.

Tony’s Live seminar include Life Mastery, Date With Destiny, Wealth Mastery and Leadership Academy Seminar.

His best known tape program is Personal Power II. Other programs include Get the Edge and Lessons in Mastery.

He also conducts large scale LIVE seminars, most famously UPW (Unleash The Power Within) where the participants walk over hot coals on bare feet by employing the psychological techniques Robbins promotes.

Among the techniques that Anthony Robbins teaches are the following:

i. Altering the body’s physiology to achieve a change of emotional state

ii. Asking specific questions to direct one’s attention to aspects of human experience that create a more favorable psychology.

iii. Getting leverage to create change by associating a person’s old behavior with massive pain and the desired new behavior with massive pleasure.

iv. Interrupting one’s limiting pattern by doing something totally unexpected.

v. Conditioning behavior by visualizing it over and over again.

vi. Goal-setting

vii. Creating a “Compelling future”, vividly imagining one’s end result to generate enthusiasm and power to work towards one’s goals.

viii. Robbins also promotes a vegetarian lifestyle and endorses the views of Dr. Robert Young regarding the need for an alkaline diet.

Participants swear that Tony Robbins’ self help books, audio programs and motivational seminars have given hope to thousands of people and there are many testimonials to the changes brought about by applying the methods he expounds.

FREE TONY ROBBINS PREVIEW BY MASTER COACH DEV

Date:              19 Aug 2009

Time:              7.30PM – 9.30PM

Venue:           JW MARRIOT, KL

Official Tony Robbins blog

http://tonyrobbinstraining.com/

Tony Robbins official website

http://www.tonyrobbins.com/Home/Home.aspx

LESSONS FROM TONY ROBBINS

WHAT TONY ROBBINS TAUGHT ME

I have often said to my audiences, “If Tony can’t help you, then no one can!” To me, it simply means that you are just NOT ready for change. You are STILL too busy getting caught up in the THICK OF THIN THINGS!

How does this show up in your life? You are still not ready to change and improve the quality of your life. It means you will continue to have the same painful results in your Personal and Professional life – the same old issues in all your relationships, your health, your finances, your career, your happiness and every other area of your life that is significant and important to you.

Allow me to offer some insights that Anthony Robbins, the world’s number 1 Coach has taught me.

“Tony’s incredible understanding of the world, people and human nature makes him the ultimate life coach. He knows what it takes to make people excel… and win!”

- André Agassi, U.S. Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon men’s tennis champion

1. CONCENTRATION OF POWER

If we concentrated all our focus on just one area of life long enough, it MUST by law improve. Tony calls this Controlled Focus or Concentration Of Power.

My Question to you is: Which area of your life TRULY needs attention? Spend the next 90 days focusing on this ONE area of life and be willing to do WHATEVER IT TAKES. I promise you that you will begin to see changes like never before.

“Anthony Robbins is the Michael Jordan of Personal Success Coaches.”

Jeff Arch – Screenwriter, Sleepless in Seattle

2. THE POWER OF ACTIONS

Once you decide to focus on a single area of your life for the next 90 days, you need to next be willing to take MASSIVE ACTIONS on a daily basis.

Why?

The most powerful way to shape our lives is to get ourselves to TAKE ACTIONS.

Different ACTIONS produce different Results.

Why?

Simply because ‘Any action is a cause set in motion and its effect builds on past effects that moves us in a definitive direction, and of course, every direction leads us to an alternate destination or destiny.’

“Tony Robbins knows the rhythm of success. He is an incredible source of inspiration and his methods have improved the quality of my life. I only work with the best… and Tony is the best!”

- Quincy Jones – Musical Producer – Producer of the Academy Awards

3. THE POWER OF PERSISTENCE

All Success is one step at a time, so is all failure. If you take, but one baby step at a time, you WILL one day arrive at Success or Failure, depending on the direction of your step.

Every single day, you either move in the direction of Failure or Success, one baby step at a time.

It is not what you do once in your life that shapes your life, but what you do CONSISTENTLY.

I often say, ‘BE CONSITENTLY PERSISTENT AND PERSISTENTLY CONSISTENT!’

“Tony Robbins provides an amazing vehicle for looking at your life, mapping out a mission, and determining what’s holding you back and what you need to move forward. My mission in life is to access God’s gift of creativity to inspire, to touch people’s minds, bodies and spirits with love and compassion to make a difference in this world. Tony tapped into my soul and helped me see my life’s work more clearly.”

–Donna Karan, Legendary Fashion Designer

4. THE POWER OF DECISION

Most people lack the power to Act, leave alone the power to continue to take the same action on a daily basis.

Allow me to assist you here. Just ask your self, “What precedes our Actions?”

The answer is simple: DECISIONS!

One of my favorite Tony quote is, ‘IT IS IN OUR MOMENTS OF DECSIONS THAT OUR DESTINY IS SHAPED.’ To me, that says it all!

“No matter how successful you are, no matter how much great things are going on in your life, there’s always something that you can improve upon in your life. And Tony Robbins can help you do that. He gives you the tools you need. When you apply those tools then you’ll see results.

- Brett Ratner,

- Action Film Director, X-Men, Rush Hour

5. THE 3 LIFE TRANSFORMING DECISIONS

If you have indeed decided to focus on one area of your life for the next 90 days, and are willing to take massive actions on a daily basis and have now made a decision to take these actions, all you need to know now are the 3 decisions that could shape your destiny forever.

If you are ready, this are the 3 decisions that control every moment of your life and creates focus.

I. YOUR DECISION ABOUT WHAT TO FOCUS ON EACH MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE?

II. WHAT THINGS MEAN TO YOU IN EVERY EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFE?

III. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WITH EACH EXPERIENCE IN YOUR LIFE?

The answers to these 3 questions will continue to shape your life, one experience at a time, one day at a time, till you finally arrive at Success or Failure, depending on the quality of your answers.

I hope What I Learned From Tony has been of as much help to you as it has been to all my participants that I have been blessed to help the last 17 years.

To learn more of such life transforming strategies, join us in Singapore from the 4-7 September 2009 LIVE WITH TONY ROBBINS! I will be there (yet again) because I am COMMITED to improving the quality of my life.

What about you? Are you going to continue to put off making a life changing decision and continue to experience the same pain filled quality of life for you and your family? For how long more, my friend are you going to continue to suffer like this? How long can you put up with your mediocre existence? Is it not time for you to reclaim your birthright to be HAPPY, HELATHY, WEALTHY and SUCCESSFUL? The choice is YOURS. It is only a DECSION away!

FREE TONY ROBBINS PREVIEW                                               by Master Coach Dev

Date      19 Aug 09

Venue   JW Marriot, KL

Time     7.30-9.30PM

CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION

SCIENCE EXPLORES MEDITATION’S                      EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN

July 26, 2005

People who meditate say it induces well-being and emotional balance. In recent years, a group of neuroscientists has begun investigating the practice, dubbed “mindfulness.” As NPR’s Allison Aubrey reports, they are exploring the hypothesis that meditation can actually change the way the brain works.

Mindfulness for the Masses

By Katie Unger

Scientists are taking advantage of new technologies to see exactly what goes on inside the brains of Buddhist monks and other so-called “Olympian” meditators — individuals who meditate intensively and regularly. The neuroscientists hypothesize that regular meditation actually alters the way the brain is wired, and that these changes could be at the heart of claims that meditation can improve health and well-being.

But the rigors of the scientific method might never have been applied to studying the practice of meditation if it weren’t for a vocal population of scientist-meditators. For decades, several of these individuals have been spreading the word about the beneficial effects of this traditional Eastern practice to the Western world.

In 1998, Dr. James Austin, a neurologist, wrote the book Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness. Several mindfulness researchers cite his book as a reason they became interested in the field. In it, Austin examines consciousness by intertwining his personal experiences with Zen meditation with explanations backed up by hard science. When he describes how meditation can ”sculpt” the brain, he means it literally and figuratively.

Before Austin, others had aimed to teach meditation to individuals without experience and without interest in spirituality, people who hoped to reap mental and physical health benefits. In 1975, Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass., where they continue to practice and teach meditation. Salzberg has written several books, including Faith and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Kornfield holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India. He’s written an introduction to the field, called Meditation for Beginners.

Jon Kabat-Zinn brought mindfulness into the mainstream by developing a standardized teaching method that has introduced multitudes of beginners to the practice of meditation. In 1979, he founded the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He is professor emeritus of the university’s medical school. Kabat-Zinn has written several books that show readers how to incorporate meditation into their daily lives.

One center with which Kabat-Zinn has had a long-standing association — the Mind and Life Institute — took a particular interest in partnering “modern science and Buddhism — the world’s two most powerful traditions for understanding the nature of reality and investigating the mind.” The institute sponsors scientific conferences for meditation researchers. At the most recent one, scientists discussed how meditation might change activity levels in the brain.

Some 150 centers around the country are shaped in the mold of Kabat-Zinn’s Stress Reduction Clinic, and about 150 more teach meditation with slightly different philosophies.

More than 1,000 peer-reviewed scientific articles have been published on the subject of meditation. Until recently, most of them simply observed correlations between meditating and improved mood or decreased disease symptoms. But with so many scientists — and thousands of consumers — becoming “believers” in meditation, researchers seek to move beyond simply showing that meditation can influence the brain, to knowing exactly how that influence is accomplished.

If you are curious, keen or interested in MEDITATION and as to how to use the power of the Unconscious Mind, please reach us at dev@selfmastery.com.my and ask us about our Transformational CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION, where Ancient Wisdom meets Modern Science. The CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION is a revolutionary NON-RELIGIOUS Meditation that can be used to enhance Personal Relationships, Health, Goals Manifestation, Healing the World, Happiness, Career, Success and of course for Spirituality (if that is your Goal).

ONE BREATH AT A TIME!

UPW PREVIEW SUMMARIES Part 1

It is almost 1AM 20 Aug 2009 now. I just got back from the JW Marriot Hotel in Kuala Lumpur after running a Preview for the upcoming Tony Robbins UNLEASH THE POWER WITHIN Live Seminar in Singapore from 4-7 September 2009.

I was pleasantly surprised to find me waiting an SMS from one of my regular seminar participant. It read, ‘Master Dev, Im a little confused. Do U work 4Success Resources or with Anthony Robbins? I jus found out U did a preview 2day 4Tony’s UPW. Im sorry I was able 2make it cos U did not tell me about it. I missed your message. What did U teach?…Danny’

I decided to respond to my friend Danny here on Devology, so that my other participants, friends and fans can also have a brief summary of what I shared this evening at my Preview.

But before I share some of the information I presented, allow me to reply to the sms I received.

Danny my friend, allow me to remove your confusion. I still run my own organization SELF MASTERY LEARNING CENTRE, as I have done since 2003. I do not work FOR Success Resources (SR), but I feel honored to work WITH SR on this UPW project. As a matter of fact, I volunteered to run this (and, any other) preview for UPW simply because I truly believe that Tony Robbins can change lives. I simply wanted to do my part to reach out to as many people as possible so they can have the opportunity to experience Tony Robbins in his element, as well.

I have attended most major programs by SR since I was first introduced to them over 10 years ago. I have greatly benefited from SR’s work in my personal and professional life.

I am grateful to SR for bringing in some of the top personal development speakers from around the world right to my door. I would otherwise have never had the opportunity to see them live.

I expect no financial reward from SR for my part in UPW. My greatest reward would be to help touch the lives of more people through Tony’s work. That in its self would be payment enough for me.

As for my association with Tony Robbins, Tony has no idea what so ever of my existence or my running previews for him. I am not expecting any form of gratitude from him either. The best reward Tony can bestow upon me would be to make a difference in the lives of those that I manage to convince to attend his Live program this September.

I hope this clarifies your doubts and will allow you to breathe a sigh of relief that I have not ‘jumped the boat’ or ‘abandoned’ all of you!

Due to request by a number of you (my participants) who could not make it for my preview due to prior engagements, allow me to furnish a brief summary of my UPW session. (please see UPW Preview Summaries Part 2)…

UPW PREVIEW SUMMARIES Part 2

TONY LIVE at UPW

1. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

If your life is not going in the direction that you would want, you need to seriously ask yourself

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

If the answer is ‘I don’t know’, then at the very best your life is going to be EXACTLY the same as it has been in the past. Chances are, you may not be so lucky, and therefore your future is going to be worst then it was in the past.

Abraham Maslow said, ‘You either move forward into growth, or backward in decay and death because nothing stands still.’

You may want to start by asking yourself, WHAT ONE SUCCESS ARE YOU EXPECTING THIS YEAR?’ If the answer is ‘nothing’, then I promise you are going to have no success of any nature this year.

2. WHAT TONY ROBBINS TAUGHT ME

If you could decide to focus on any one area of your life (lets say, your Financial Life) for one year, it then creates what is called a Concentration of Power. That means for one whole year you focus all your time, energy, effort, money every waking hour on your Financial Life. It becomes like a laser beam and there is no reason why you would not achieve success in that area of life.

Tony did it all within one year. He got himself a castle, a stretch limo, got married, owned his own business, and made a million dollars.

My question to you is WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE this year?

3. WHY TONY IS THE ULITMATE LIFE COACH

When Tony was only 24 years old, on Live Television he cured a lady in JUST 15 minutes of a long held phobia of snakes. She had been visiting all sorts of psychologists and hypnotherapists for over 7 years!

Even the Presidents of the United States Bill Clinton, Ronald Regan, Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Lady Diana, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Hopkins, Quincy Jones, Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, Donna Karan, Michael Jackson, Mother Teresa, Sylvester Stallone have consulted Tony Robbins!

It would presuppose that HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING THAT YOU AND I DON’T!

4. WHY TONY CHANGES LIVES

I often see Tony in the same light that I view Dr. House (award winning role of Hugh Laurie). Tony would DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to get his Desired Outcome. He is willing to pay whatever the price might be. And he is WILLING TO DO IT ON A DAILY BASIS!

Yet again my question to you is

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

Remember, you can PAY NOW and PLAY LATER or you can PLAY NOW and PAY LATER. You can do the math yourself to know which pays the dividends with a heft bonus!

5. WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?

I suppose the first step towards success would be to ask yourself WHAT IS IT THAT YOU REALLY WANT out of life?

If you don’t even know what you want, how can you even begin to start working towards it manifesting in your life?

I suggest that even before you decide what it is that you seek in life you have to first define what SUCCESS means.

Tony defines Success as…’DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WHEN YOU WANT, WITH WHOM YOU WANT, AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.’

Success, in my humble opinion would mean to have total Freedom. To have the Freedom to BE whoever you want to be, the Freedom to DO whatever you want to do and the Freedom to HAVE whatever you desire!

Success is not success if it is not holistic, in every area of your life. A Holistic Success would mean that you are Spiritually Strong, Intellectually Sound, Emotionally Stable and Physically Fit.

6. WHAT TONY ROBBIN CAN TEACH YOU.

Tony employs the Science of Neuro Associative  Conditiining (NAC) which does in its core essence differ from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

NAC is a system that describes the process of change in human beings and is based upon the premise that there are two determining reasons for human behavior:

i. the need to avoid pain and/or

ii. the desire to gain pleasure.

In order for the brain to efficiently evaluate how to rapidly accomplish these two tasks, you must create neuro-associations (associations within the nervous system) that are used to instantly determine the meaning (pain/pleasure) of situations, people, things, sounds, emotions, etc. These neuro-associations are the directing force of all human behavior.

NAC is also a science of success conditioning, so that a person can be conditioned to feel and behave in ways that support their goals, create success and lead them away from behaviors that create limitations or pain.

By changing these neuro-associations, we change the way people evaluate, the way they feel and, therefore, the way people behave.

The implementation of NAC is a 6 step process for change (as listed below)

THE N.A.C. 6 STEPS OF CHANGE

1. Know What You Want

2. Know What is Preventing You From Getting What You Want

3. Interrupt that Pattern or Break the Old Behavior, Remove the Obstacles

4. Choose and Install the New Behavior or Pattern You Want

5. Condition Yourself for the New Behavior or Pattern

6. Do an Ecology  Test for the New Behavior to See If You Have Successfully Installed and Conditioned It To Be Your New Automatic Response

7. 4 LIFE TRANSFORMING QUESTIONS

i. The BOOKS that you read

What are the Books that you read? They can dramatically change your life.

ii. The PEOPLE that you hang out with

The people that you spend time with can help shape and mould your life forever.

iii. The CHOICES that you make

What are the choices that you make every moment of your life?

Tony says: IT IS IN YOUR MOMENTS OF DECISIONS THAT YOUR DESTINY IS SHAPED!

iv. The ACTIONS that you take

About 15% of the people are willing to make the decisions that would alter or improve the quality of their lives. However only 5% of these people who make the choices will take the action on the choices they make.

Tony says: You must be willing to take MASSIVE action on a daily basis even if it looks like nothing is happening!

And this brings me back to where we started:

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

REALITY

‘THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REALITY.

REALITY IS ONLY A PERCEPTION’

Whatever you perceive to be true, becomes true for YOU. It may not be true for others, but it sure as hell becomes true FOR YOU!

Whatever you perceive to be true (for you) becomes YOUR Reality.

Reality is a composite of images that can be directly controlled by our Consciousness.

The Choices and Decisions that we make on a daily basis dictate the Thoughts we think and entertain.

These thoughts constitute our Level of Consciousness.

These Consciousness in turn determines which images we can or cannot conjure – creating a reciprocate Reality!

This is how we all CREATE OUR OWN REALITY!

BOOK OF DEVOLOGY 2

Most of us have had such negative and destructive programmings happen to us while we were growing up that there is no way we can reinstall the programs in our minds.

We can’t even reformat our mental hard disk. The old programs are so corrupted and our hard disk practically destroyed. We need a totally new hard disk.

This is why it is so difficult for most people to succeed, no matter what they now try or do in their adult life!

- Master Coach Dev

Book Of Devology 3

CONSCIOUSNESS AWARENESS

WHAT YOU THINK IS THE REALITY, IS THE ILLUSION.

WHAT YOU THINK IS THE ILLUSION, IS THE REALITY.

SCARCITY is an illusion knowingly manufactured by those who manipulate this world. Their objective is to dominate and control all earths’ resources. Since 95% of humanity falls for this scarcity tactic every single time, and has done so for the last 6000 of recorded history, it is a time-tested modus operandi to control humans. And it works!

FROM ABUNDANCE HE TOOK ABUNDANCE

AND ABUNDANCE REMAINED!

ABUNDANCE is the true reality. Awareness is the only way to remove the power of falsehood that is being sold to everyone, everyday and in everyway. Only Awareness and Understanding can remove these illusions that they manufacture.

Only when this Veil of illusion and deceit is fully removed will we fully embrace our true nature – Abundance, which is our birth right.

THE TRUTH

All that has already been taken, a lot more than this still exists!

THE LAW OF ACCELERATING ACCELERATION

Two bodies at rest will begin to move faster and faster towards each other as they begin to get closer and closer to each other due to the pull of gravity.

We are in a in a critical moment in time because the planet is in a state of accelerated awakening. This acceleration will continue to speed up exponentially as we come closer and closer.

MY QUESTION TO YOU

AWARENES IS LIFE. IGNORANCE IS DEATH.

What is the one thing that you are going to do NEW & DIFFERENT as of today so that the truth may be revealed to you, so that you are no longer blinded by these manufactured lies sold to you due to your own IGNORANCE?

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3 SIMPLE STEPS TO INSTANT CALM

Master Coach Dev, periodically, I find myself feeling nervous for no apparent reason, or sometimes for a reason, at which point my mind will create stories to instill fear and worry into my being. My stomach would tighten up and when observed closely, I could feel myself breathing shallowly. It is so easy for me to fall into that state once it starts.

I know if I can just learn how to relax and be calm, I will be OK. How can I be calm in an instant, so that I can kill off this feeling before it gets too strong for me to control it?                - MJK, KL

MJK, your mind is very powerful. It is so easy to be unconscious. But if you can be consciously aware that you are in control and that you can switch out of that state in an instant: the instant you decide to feel joy and refuse to believe in your mind created story, which is no longer serving you.

Three powerful questions to ask your self at any point are

Am I breathing slow and deep?

Am I feeling calm, peaceful, tranquil, serene and relaxed?

Am I moving slowly with elegance and grace?

This is a beautifully simple yet very effective technique that works wonders.

The beauty of this technique is that, we can only consciously and fully focus on one thing at a time, and so when you have 3 things to focus on, you will be thinking less of your problems, your worries, your stories and all those non-existent fears!

Since your mind can only focus on one thing at a time, it can only either focus on your prevalent situation or on your breathing, your feelings or on your physical movements.

If you get your mind off those emotions that you do not want, then your mind must, by law, be kept busy focused on that you do want.

It only takes an instant to shift that focus, and onto a brand new sense of being.

May you be at peace with yourself.

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SERVING

‘Service is the rent we pay to occupy this place on earth!’

Hi Master Coach,

I really love your concept about ‘serving’ and that the Purpose of Life is to SERVE! I am so taken in by this concept. I have been thinking of it ever since I first heard it from you.

I have this great desire to help others and to serve humanity, but I can’t seem to decide which cause would be the most meaningful that I could serve and truly make a significant difference in the world.

Please give me some advise so that I may have some clarity on ‘my’ chosen calling to serve.

- Jane

Hi Jane,

You have to find your own calling. No one can tell you what it might be. Each to their own.

Allow me to help you with your search.

1. DETECTING A CAUSE

Are there any particular issues, people, situations, circumstances, conditions, animals, plants, parts of the world, environmental or otherwise that have a soft spot in your heart? Is there any particular issue that moves you emotionally? Is there any issue that you might have personally experienced in your life that you are sensitive about now?

2. GETTING STARTED

Pick any NGO / NPO etc. that supports the cause that you feel emotional or personal about. Find out as much as you can about the organization. Check if a branch exists in your town or country. Start getting involved and become a member. Start volunteering yourself and start getting involved. After a certain period of time, decide how it makes you feel to be involved. Ask yourself if it feels like you are contributing and how that feels like.

3. THE HUNGERLESS PROJECT

If I may be allowed to state my opinion. My grandma used to say that the greatest form of service one can render is to fill an empty stomach. She used to say, once you fill an empty stomach, to them, you are God! I truly agree with her, because no one can remember God on an empty stomach.

4. FACTS ON HUNGER

Below are some rather painful facts. See if this could be something that might interest you, if you are still searching. I believe that this cause would truly make a difference. I can hear you say that you are just one individual, how could you make a difference. But my dear Jane, for the stomach that gets filled by your effort; ask that person if it made a difference to that child?

Hunger Facts

An estimated 963 million people in the world go hungry.

Each year, 3 million under-five children die because they are undernourished.

Far more children live with under nutrition than die from it. For infants and young children, the effects of chronic malnutrition in the early years of life are largely irreversible.

In the United States, 11.7 million children live in households where people have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet. That means one in ten households in the U.S. are living with hunger or are at risk of hunger.

But we CAN end hunger

We have the means. The financial costs to end hunger are relatively slight. The United Nations Development Program estimates that the basic health and nutrition needs of the world’s poorest people could be met for an additional $13 billion a year. Animal lovers in the United States and Europe spend more than that on pet food each year.

THE QUESTION IS:

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

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Hi Master Coach,

How was your trip to Singapore? Can you share any new WOW learning that you had OUTSIDE of UPW? You always teach that the best place to learn is OUTSIDE the classroom.

Luv. Penny

Hi Penny,

Great to hear from you. As always, the world is our best learning ground. A great man once said, ‘I have never met anyone in my life from whom I did not learn something.’

I met some old and some new friends, and lets see if I did indeed learn something from each one of them.

a meeting with the future President of Singapore

The handsome outstanding guy with the bright red turban is Harminderpal Singh (Pal). I met him more than a decade ago while he was still a student at Nanyang University of Singapore.

He was a participant at my infamous EAGLE CAMP in Cameron Highlands (Malaysia). I remember asking each participant what their Dream of the future was. One by one, great glorious Dreams were shared, some inspiring, some extended our Comfort Zones. Then came Pal’s turn. I remember so clearly as if it was yesterday when he, nonchalantly stated, My Dream is to be the President of Singapore’

Pal's Presidential Portrait

There was pin drop silence for about 10 seconds, then the entire hall of over 150 participants roared in uncontrollable laughter. Pal just stood ever so congruently holding his ground. Very soon it dawned on everyone present that he actually meant it. Suddenly it was not so funny anymore.

It is what he said next, that won me over for life. He next proceeded to say that he had a 25 years Plan Of Action towards that end. He ended by saying that he had already achieved phase 1 of his plan. He was a student in Nanyang University where 99% of the students are of Chinese ethnicity, and he (a Punjabi Sikh) was the President of the Student body!

So it was a joyous experience catching up with Pal, as I have not met him in a number of years. And the name card that he gave me went on and on and on with the incredible academic credentials and economic successes that he has secured under his belt.

He taught me a long time ago, ‘DARE TO HAVE AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO AFTER IT’

I am overjoyed that Pal is going to be working together with Self Mastery Learning Centre as one of our certified Life Coach in Malaysia and in Singapore.

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Good Morning Master,

How are you? The 2nd section (Module 2) of Success Warrior was great I learn a lot from the training…..

As always, negative thoughts block my mind & drag me to think about the bad thoughts again, again and again. What can I do to divert my thoughts so that they can bring me more wealth, health and more peace. What type of meditation can I do to always keep my mind aware of what I want.

Thank you very much Master. Take care.

-A H

Hi A H,

Thank you for reaching out to me.

It is normal to fall back into the pool of negative thoughts from time to time. We have entertained these negative thoughts for so many years, that they have become habitual in our life. It takes certain Mind based strategies to be rid of them and to replace them with positive, constructive and meaningful thoughts.

Will Power is good for a short-term goal or target. After awhile it tires and wears out. Will Power is an excellent way to start moving, however once you are on the go, you need to condition that new behavior into your Unconscious Mind so that it now becomes your new and habitual way of operating.

Here are a few suggestions to jump start you

1. Attend all Success Warrior Modules

The Success Warrior is a complete Mind Power 10 Module program that covers the entire success process. Only by attending every Module would you get the complete formula.

Attending each Module will also keep you connected with the philosophy of success and you will be exposed to the Success Mindset on an on going basis, which is essential for it to become a part of your own life’s philosophy.

2. Keep focused on a Success Mindset

Each and everyday, ask your self these 3 Life Transforming Questions

Q1: What am I focusing on right now?

Q2: What does this mean to me?

Q3: What should I do with this experience?

3. Success Community

It is paramount that you hang out with people who have similar Goals and Dreams as you, those who want to be a success as you do. Those who talk and do those things that lead to success.

My teacher Bob Proctor used to say, “Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are!”

4. Daily Activity

i.      Fix your goal for the week / month.

ii.    Determine your EXACT daily activity.

iii.   Do exactly what needs to be done on a daily basis even though it may look like nothing is happening.

5. Meditation

As you know we teach CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION, which is a non-religious, scientific based meditation, I suggest you attend it the next time we run it. It is a 4 days program, run over 2 weekends. We just completed the last one for the year last 2 weekends ago. Please check with my office for the up coming session.

Meanwhile, I will give you an exercise that might help you.

i.               Sit in a quite undisturbed place for 15 minutes. You may set a time for indication.

ii.             Focus on your breath and begin to breathe with a 4-4-4-4 count. That means you inhale at a count of 4, you then hold your breath for a count of 4, exhale at a count of 4 and then hold at a count of 4. Keep repeating this routine for 15 minutes.

iii.            Do this exercise at least twice a day (3 times if you can). Repeat this for the next 30 days.

iv.           When you are outside and are unable to sit undisturbed, just go about your daily activity and just do a 4-4 breath count (inhale at a count of 4 and exhale at a count of 4). On each inhalation, say the words: CALM, PEACEFUL, TRANQUIL, SERENE. (hence, you are using these 4 words to do your 4 count instead of using numbers to count). You will begin to see amazing results in just 3 weeks. Your power of Focus will be excellent.

I hope these pointers will be helpful in your coming weeks as you install within you a new model of success. Please practice them daily. I know there will be a struggle at the start, but keep with it.

I know you WILL reach your Goals and Dreams. We have seen thousands of our participants go beyond their expectations by persistently following these principles.

Till we meet again.

My name is Dev, and I am a SUCCESS WARRIOR!

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Hi Master Coach Dev

I feel really sad that I could not make it for your CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION (CBM) class last month. I had a personal life crisis that I had to handle. Please let me know when is your next session.

Lately I feel my sexual energy is low, and it affects my physical, emotional and mental energy. I know, once I learn the simple, step-by-step CBM techniques, I will be able to completely heal.

Master can you give me an intermediate technique that I might use until I attend your full CBM session.

I look forward to your reply, so I may not have to continue suffering the way I have the last several months.

My love and prayers to you and your sacred mission.

Prya.

Hi PRYA,

Thank you for your painful mail. As you have correctly stated, you will need to attend the full 4 days session of CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION (CBM) to learn the complete set of exercises to align your Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical Energies to create the balance essential for optimum functioning of the self.

However, as per your request, I will offer an intermediate exercise you could practice until I meet you face to face in the next CBM session. Please note that this is an advance CBM technique with its essence in Tantric Yoga. However since CBM is not part of Tantric Yoga, the exercise I offer is only a variation of what one might learn in Tantric Yoga to raise sexual energy.

Creative Breath Meditation to Raise Sexual Energy

In Chapter 10 of THINK AND GROW RICH, the author; Napoleon Hill speaks of the Transmutation of Sexual Energy. He states that since Energy is the basic core of the Universe, hence, the human being is nothing but Energy. As we all know Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can change its form.

The most basic form of Energy in human is Sexual Energy. When we meditate, align our charkas, balance our energies; there is a surge in the rise of Sexual Energy. The first energy that the body generates is Sexual Energy. Since survival is the basic instinct in humans, for the survival of the species Sexual Energy is the first Energy the body generates. However, as Hill states, Energy can be transmuted into other forms. As such, by first generating Sexual Energy, it can then be transmuted into other forms, i.e. creativity, problem solving, artistry, music, business, persistence, will power, emotional stability, physical ability, spirituality, intellectual capacity etc.

We now know that sexual energy is the most concentrated form of biochemical energy in the human body.  It is a form of energy that can be used for physical wellbeing by aligning the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical Energy of the body, as well as for the evolution of consciousness.  The primary purpose of this CMB exercise is to raise the vibration of this profound multi-purpose transmutable energy to help you with your Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical growth.

A variation of this exercise is a core technique used in Kundalini Tantra, which is designed specifically for raising the vibration of sexual energy and stimulating kundalini directly.

This is a very powerful exercise for the transmutation of sexual energy and the stimulation of kundalini shakti (energy).  Although we are not going to be doing a Tantric exercise, it still combines several key aspects of Kundalini Tantra to bestow its numerous benefits.

Allow me to give you an understanding of how this terrific technique works.

1. This exercise directly stimulates the kundalini (potential energy stored at the base of the spine) and aligns all the 7 Chakras and balances the Ying and Yang (male and female energies).

2. We shall be using the 4-4-4-4 breath count. You will inhale at a count of 4, hold your breath at a count of 4, exhale at a count of 4 and hold your breath at a count of 4 again. You will keep repeating this breath count through out the entire exercise. Do this in the morning just as you arise and the last thing you do at night before going to bed. I suggest you start with a 15 minutes session each time, until which time you can prolong your sessions.

2. The vibrations of the 4-4-4-4 breath count will activate the sleeping energy at the base of the spine and ignite the energies of the 7 Chakras until they are all in complete balance each with the other.

3. The physical posture and movements of this exercise will increase the strength of your sexual energy. The various movements will also direct the sexual energy upwards so that it can be used by your higher centers and to channel the sexual energy upwards to be used for spiritual, mental, emotional and physical equilibrium.

Benefits of this exercise:

1. Raise Sexual Energy
2. Improves the entire sexual system and increases the vibrations of sexual energy.  Channels sex energy upwards to be used for higher functions.
3. Cures deep seated fears, sexual or otherwise, and makes you courageous.
4. Massages the internal organs to promote health and wellbeing.
5. Helps the elimination system.
6. Cures sexual dysfunctions.
7. Balances and harmonizes the personality with the higher self.

Raising Sexual Energy exercise poses

FRONTAL VIEW (Fig 1)

SIDE POSE (Fig 2)

HAND POSTURE (Fig 3)

Guided Exercise to Raise Sexual Energy

1. Sit in rock pose. Rock pose means to sit back on your heels with your back straight. (Fig 1 & Fig 2)

2. Stretch your arms straight up such that the upper arms are hugging your ears.  The elbows should be straight.  Clasp your hands together, such that all your fingers are interlaced, except for the index finger of each hand.  The index fingers are pointed straight up and pressed together (Fig 3)

3. Elongate your spine upwards, lengthen your neck and subtly bring your chin back and in, like a soldier at attention.  This will align the spine with the back of your head.

4. Now begin your 4-4-4-4 breath counts. Inhale at a count of 4, hold your breath at a count of 4, exhale at a count of 4 and hold your breath at a count of 4 again. Repeat this breath count through out the entire duration of this exercise.

5. Do this first thing in the morning and the last thing before going to bed at night. I suggest you start with a 15 minutes session each time, until which time you can prolong your sessions to a maximum of 90 minutes. It will get easier after awhile when you find your rhythm.

6. To end, inhale deeply at a count of 8 and apply root lock, diaphragm lock and neck lock with your breath held in.  (Root lock is the contraction of the rectum, sex organ and lower navel. Diaphragm lock is pulling up and in of the diaphragm. The Neck lock is to pull the neck muscles back while tucking the chin in and back slightly.) As you apply all three locks, visualize energy being propelled up the spine and into your brain.  You may repeat the application of triple lock as above 2 more times if you like.

7. After completing this exercise you must rest (preferably on your back in a Star Position) for a time equal to that spent doing this technique

If you are interested in more CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION exercises, please get in touch with SELF MASTERY LERANING CENTRE by calling Jaq 016 – 221 6708 or via email to Jaq@selfmastery.com.my

Note

PRYA, for an optional exercise (if you are into Yoga), please look up Sat Kriya for a variation of this exercise. As you will discover, this is a very powerful Kundalini Tantra Yoga, Tantric Techique to Raise Sexual Energy.

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Master Coach Dev,

I want to thank you for making such an impact in my Personal and Professional life through your teachings.

I was sharing with my friend about your teachings. He told me that what you teach is very similar to what Dr. Wayne Dyer teaches.

I am not familiar with his work. Could you please give me some information about him so that I may go seek his works.

Thank you Master.

Nina, KL

Hi NINA

Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D. is a recognized leader in the field of self-development. He is a popular lecturer, psychotherapist and best-selling author.

An award-winning speaker, he was elected to the International Speakers Hall of Fame and awarded the prestigious Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International.

Dr. Wayne Dyer is one of my all time favorite speaker, author and role model. He is one of the most remarkable person that I know of. I often say that if he were in India, he would have been proclaimed a ‘sadhu’, a modern day yogi, sage, guru or even a saint!

I want to introduce you to the World of Wayne Dyer through his work. As such, I am asking you to meditate on a quote a day by Wayne Dyer for the next 30 days. You might then begin to see in him what I see in him.

DAY 1

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won’t succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.

DAY 2

People you want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

DAY 3

We are divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.

DAY 4

Everything is perfect in the universe – even your desire to improve it.

DAY 5

Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you.

DAY 6

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient. So am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I am not deficient.

DAY 7

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

DAY 8

There’s no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

DAY 9

Transformation literally means going beyond your form

DAY 10

If I could define enlightenment briefly, I would say it is ‘the quiet acceptance of what is’

DAY 11

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours

DAY 12

When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out – because that’s what’s inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is what is inside.

DAY 13

When you judge another you do not define them, you define yourself

DAY 14

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into

DAY 15

Successful people make money. It’s not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.

DAY 16

You can never get enough of what you don’t want

DAY 17

Anything that has been accomplished by any other human being in the physical realm is within the field of possibility.

DAY 18

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice

DAY 19

Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.

DAY 20

Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made

DAY 21

Relationships based on obligation lack dignity

DAY 22

It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

DAY 23

Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy

DAY 24

It’s never crowded along the extra mile

DAY 25

‘Heaven on Earth’ is a choice you must make, not a place we must find

DAY 26

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re along with

DAY 27

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yester day and avoiding today

DAY 28

Present moment living, getting in touch with your ‘now’, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. One thing is certain: you cannot live it until it does appear

DAY 29

Did you ever notice how difficult it is to argue with someone who is not obsessed with being right?

DAY 30

You are not a human being having a spiritual experience, you are a spiritual being having a human experience.

WHO IS WAYNE DYER

Wayne Dyer is a best-selling author, motivational speaker, therapist and self-help guru. Dyer’s early life was spent in foster homes and orphanages, where he had to learn to be self-reliant. This troubled upbringing influenced Dyer’s choices later in life. As a young man, he joined the Navy and served for four years. After leaving the Navy, he went to study at Wayne State University, Detroit, at the age of 22. Dyer then began his career as an educator and taught students from the high school level to medical college. Dyer went on to receive his Doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. Dr. Wayne Dyer has 8 children. He has transformed millions of lives through his writings and speeches.

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Hi Master Dev,

My son is a Harvard graduate (with a PhD) and has a successful career. Somehow he does not seem happy, in fact he has told me that he is rather disappointed and bitter about life.

He also sometimes behaves like an uneducated person. I am baffled as he is so well educated from the finest education system that this world has to offer.

I have been in your Mind courses and you come across as someone who is very well versed in the workings of the mind. I look to you to shed some light on this issue. It would help me cope with his condition better and also allow me to help him in some way.

Michael KSK, Penang.

Hi Michael,

Your son maybe ‘educated’ in the normal accepted sense of the world. So the first thing that you need to understand is the definition of education itself. And you may wonder, if your son is truly, so called ‘educated’?

DEFINTION OF EDUCATION.

John Ruskins said, ‘EDUCATION DOES NOT mean TEACHING PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO NOT KNOW. EDUCATION MEANS TEACHING PEOPLE TO BEHAVE AS THEY DO NOT BEHAVE ’.

In other words, Education means teaching people to THINK, FEEL and ACT as they do not THINK, FEEL and ACT.

Michael, there are 3 tests to determine if one is truly educated. You know your son, I suggest you run these 3 test against him sincerely, honestly and truthfully to see what they reveal.

Please see below the 3 tests and I have added some questions under each test for your evaluation. Feel free to add further questions under each test to give yourself an even greater clarity.

Michael, I suggest after you run these tests to evaluate your son, I suggest you do the same for yourself. You might be aptly amazed what they might reveal about you.

THE 3 TESTS OF AN EDUCATED PERSON

i.               Can I Entertain a New Idea?

ii.             Can I Entertain Another Person?

iii.            Can I Entertain Myself?

CAN I ENTERTAIN A NEW IDEA

Q1: Can I Entertain a New Idea?

Q2: Can I entertain an idea different from what I have believed all my life?

Q3: Am I willing to put MY idea aside if I am           presented with one that is better than mine?

Q4: Am I willing to accept this idea, as it conflicts with my beliefs?

Q5: Will I reject a (any) new idea tossed my way simply because it is new and different?

Q6: Will I rationalize, intellectualize, analyze, synthesize, dissect, operate, use logic or reason, abuse any and every excuse; then dismiss every new idea thrown my way?

Q7: Am I willing to put aside judgment, intolerance, superstition, prejudices and knowledge to give this idea a chance; with an open mind?

Q8: Am I always only evaluating the other person to see how much they knows, so I can judge and find fault with them?

Q9: Am I here only a gatherer of information so I can teach others ? (this stuff is not for me)

Q10: Ahhh! I know it all – I don’t need this! (It’s the same old stuff)

Or…….

Q11: Will this idea help me to get to where I want to be?

CAN I ENTERTAIN ANOTHER PERSON

Q1: Do I reach out first to another person?

Q2:  Am I comfortable to reach out to strangers?

Q3: Do I reach out to someone even though they look different from me, have different views from me, are of a different sex, of a different race, color, creed, religion or nationality?

Q4: Am I able to tolerate people holding a differing political, religious and social view from me?

CAN I ENTERTAIN MYSELF

Q1: Do I spend time alone to reflect on my life?

Q2: Do I take time at periodic intervals to ask, reflect, evaluate and identify issues that are important in my life?

Q3: Do I have a plan that I evaluate from time to time and update with regards to improving the quality of my life?

Q4: Do I live a balanced Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical Life?

Q5: Do I pay equal emphasis on my Financial, Family, Career and Social / Community Life?

Q6: Do I have a short term, mid term and long term plan of action for all areas of my life to have a balanced and fulfilling life?

Michael, some people have told me that the honest answering of these questions scared the hell out of them. Others have told that they found out more about their true nature from this one test than what they had dared admit about themselves all their life long.

Please let me know how it turns out with your son. But more interestingly, let me know how it turned out for YOU? Maybe the problem was never with your son. Maybe it was with you all along!!!

If you are interested to know more about the workings of your Unconscious Mind, or how you can work with Mind Power, please get in touch with SELF MASTERY LERANING CENTRE by calling Jaq 016 – 221 6708 or via email to Jaq@selfmastery.com.my

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THE TWIN PILLARS OF SUCCESS (Part 1)

Master Coach Dev,

This is Jennie. You may not know me, but I seem to know you very well from one of my work colleagues who never stops talking about how your SUCCESS WARRIOR INTENSIVE seminar that she attended some time back changed her life.

She often shares with me the mind power principles that you taught her. Some of the techniques and ideas seem too unbelievable to be true at first, but the fact remains that they work.

I have seen such tremendous change in both her Personal and Professional Life. I will surely be attending your next Success Warrior Intensive seminar.

I have a question to ask you. Why do I sometimes get success and sometimes I don’t? Why can’t I be successful all the time in everything that I do? Most importantly, I want to know why at times I give up or quit when the going gets tough?

Thank you and I look forward to meeting you face to face in your next Success Warrior Intensive seminar.

Jennie

Hi Jennie,

Thank you for your interesting question. As a matter of fact I often get questions of a similar nature with minor variations, but they always mean to ask the same basic question: why cannot all people be successful at times in all things?

Jennie, there are a number of reasons. Let me give you what I think are the two major reasons. I call them THE TWIN PILLARS OF SUCCESS.

THE TWIN PILLARS OF SUCCESS

PILLAR 1: REASONS

Once you know WHAT it is that you truly want, you need to be absolutely clear as to WHY you want whatever it is that you want.

Instead, most people focus on the HOW. They start by asking themselves, HOW can I achieve this? And if they don’t know the how, they quit. Most won’t even bother attempting.

The irony is, if you did know the HOW, you would already have achieved whatever it is that you seek. So it is obvious that you don’t know the HOW to get whatever it is that you seek.

The truth is, you don’t need to know the HOW. You just need to be crystal clear as to WHAT you want and have a very powerful WHY you must have it.

In Think and Grow Rich, he author Napoleon Hill said;  “You only need to know the WHAT and the WHY. The HOW will be given to you by a power greater than you!”

Yes that’s absolutely right. In the SUCCESS WARRIOR INTENSIVE (SWI) we teach that you make the Decision and the power will make the Provision because we are co-creators. In other words, your Conscious Mind makes the Decision and your Unconscious Mind makes the Provision.

So really, you don’t need to know the HOW. If you work with the Laws of the Universe, you will be working with a Lawful Process. And that means, the HOW is in the domain of the Universe. It’s not for you to know. Your reward lays in your believe in the Universe to deliver you the HOW.

The likelihood of achieving any goal or dream lays in the strength of your WHY. The stronger and more intense your WHY, the higher your rate of success.

There are 3 types of Reasons

i. VERY EMOTIONAL REASONS

Let your reasons be very emotional and personal. The more emotional they are, the more emotional intensity and power they will have.

ii. VERY BIG REASONS

If you don’t have very emotional reasons, then I suggest you have very big reasons. Sometimes all one needs is one very big reason to give it enough power.

iii. A LOT OF REASONS

Now, if you say, “I don’t have very emotional or very big reasons.” Then I say to you; “Just have a lot of small reasons.” That should do the trick just as well.

I must add one more pointer to help you with the reasons. I suggest you have a combination of all 3 reasons. Let some of your reasons be very emotional, some very big, and a number of small ones. Combined, that should give you a strong enough WHY to go for any goal or dream, large or small.

In a nutshell, here is your Lawful Process

Step 1: State the Goal or Dream

Step 2: State the dateline when you must have it

Step 3: Write down your WHYs

Step 4: Each time you feel like quitting, read your WHYs list. If that does not move you emotionally, review and edit your WHYs list because it lacks the power to move you across whatever obstacle you are facing.

Step 5: If it still does not work, then you probably need a Life Coach to help you through the process. (You may call my office so we can put you in touch with a competent certified Life Coach)

We run The BLUEPRINT FOR LIFE, which is a complete Goal Setting and Goal Manifestation process covering all 8 areas of life for a balanced life. Please get in touch with my office if you would like to participate in this program.

***NOTE

In my next Blog posting I shall talk about THE SECOND PILLAR OF SUCCESS. Stay posted.

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

THE TWIN PILLARS OF SUCCESS (Part 2)

Master Coach Dev,

This is Jennie. You may not know me, but I seem to know you very well from one of my work colleague who never stops talking about how your SUCCESS WARRIOR INTENSIVE seminar that she attended some time back changed her life.

She often shares with me the mind power principles that you taught her. Some of the techniques and ideas seem too unbelievable to be true at first, but the fact remains that they work.

I have seen such tremendous change in both her Personal and Professional Life. I will surely be attending your next Success Warrior Intensive seminar.

I have a question to ask you. Why do I sometimes get success and sometimes I don’t? Why can’t I be successful all the time in everything that I do? Most importantly, I want to know why at times I give up or quit when the going gets tough?

Thank you and I look forward to meeting you face to face in your next Success Warrior Intensive seminar.

Jennie

THE TWIN PILLARS OF SUCCESS

PILLAR 2: BURNING YOUR BRIDGES

Jennie,

The second Pillar Of Success is being WILLING TO BURN ALL YOUR BRIDGES.

Most people never succeed or are never able to sustain any level of success for any significant period of time because they have an alternate option, they have an ever ready Escape Hatch (plan B), if whatever it is that they are going for does not work.

OBSTACLES, RISKS AND DEMANDS

If the mind is given an option, it always takes the easier option. As you move towards your Goals and Dreams, you will surely meet with Obstacles. There will be a lot of Risks involved. There will be a lot of Demands on you. No matter how much Will Power you employ, you will ultimately come face to face with what is termed as the Fear Barrier or the Terror Barrier.

When you are hit by these Risks and Demands, and are confronted by the Fear / Terror Barrier, your mind will begin to offer you (easier) Options.  80% of all people going for success will succumb to the Fear / Terror Barrier and will be tempted to take the Escape Hatch. The Mind will always take the route of least resistance. The mind when offered with an easier way out, will always take you back to your Safety Zone, your Comfort Zone, your Mental Prison.

Only 20% of the people will break through the Fear / Terror Barrier and achieve their Goal or Dream.

I have seen this consistently over the last 17 years working with people from all walks of life.

Jennie, you had asked me why this happens to you. Well, this happens to all the people at one time another.

THE BIGGER THE GOAL, THE BIGGER THE OBSTACLES

You asked me why does this happen. It happens simply because:

i.      When the going gets tough and there seems to be an easier option out, the mind will ALWAYS take the easier option, back into the Safety Zone, the Comfort Zone; your Mental Prison.

ii.    So long as there are other bridges (options) available, the mind will always find one.

iii.   You have to burn ALL your bridges, so that you have no other option, so this becomes your do or die.

iv.  If you focus and see only your Goal, you will not see the Obstacle, even though there are bound to be obstacles.

v.   So long as the Obstacle looks bigger than your Goal, you will only see the Obstacle and not the Goal

vi.  The bigger the Goal, the bigger the Obstacles are going to be. The question is, what are you focusing on – your Goal or the Obstacle?

I want to tell an event that took place in my life in August 2003 to illustrate this point. I never ever forgot the lesson that I learned from that event.

As many of my close friends know, I am a very big Wrestling fan! (YES I KNOW IT IS NOT REAL!!!). I live in Melawati, and there is no television reception and I do not subscribe to Astro (there, now you all know my secret). I only get TV3, and all the other TV channels are a blur. So, technically I only watch 1 hour of TV a week. Yes, Thursdays from 11.000pm to 12 midnight. And yes again, its WWE time. And let me tell you another secret, please do not bother calling me during WWE time, my phone goes on silent mode!!! Hahahaha!!!

Now that you get my drift, on with the power pack learning that I got on that fateful August day.

It was August 15^th, 2003. I was running the BORN RICH seminar in Singapore. I usually sleep around 9pm during class days and awaken anytime from 2am to 4am. But on this day, I remember so clearly it was WWE with RAW Pay-Per-View, WWE Unforgiven (I know this sounds like meaningless garbage to you non WWE fans).

I could not let this opportunity pass. I had to watch it as I know I could never see this is at home in Melawati.

The pay-per-view started around midnight Singapore time, and it usually lasts about 2 to 3 hours of pure WWE orgasmic entertainment! This meant that it would end around 2 or 3AM (which is the time I should be getting up, not going to bed). I was in a dilemma, but how could I let this once in a life-time opportunity pass? How could I call myself a WWE fan if I was not willing to sacrifice for this? How would I ever be able to live with such betrayal?

Sometimes, a man has to do what he has to do. The decision was made. I was going to sit through the whole thing even if it meant falling asleep in class right in front of everybody tomorrow.

And of course, the main bout would have to be the last fight. This happened to be a classic fight between Bil Goldberg and the then WWE champion Triple H (if you have no idea who these people are, for God’s sake go GOOGLE them). And this fight only came on around 2AM.

The organizer of the seminar came to the TV room every half hour to get me to go to sleep. The organizer would be answerable to the participants if I feel asleep right in the middle of class.

But I insisted that I would only sleep after the final fight. The organizer wanted to know what was there any sane person could ever hope to learn from watching WWE.

Well, what I learned that night is what I want to share with you, because that changed something for me forever. No one had ever been able to put the point that I learned that night to me in any clearer terms.

Allow me to tell you now what I learned, which I wish will become your major learning point too.

After competing in the hellacious ‘Elimination Chamber’ match at WWE SummerSlam, Bil Goldberg challenged the then World Heavyweight Champion Triple H to a title match at the next RAW Pay-Per-View, WWE Unforgiven (the event I was watching that night).

Triple H was the current World Heavyweight Champion. Goldberg challenged him to a title match, meaning, if Goldberg won he would become the new World Heavyweight Champion and would get the World Heavyweight Championship belt.

There was no reason for Triple H to fight Goldberg because he had already beaten Goldberg 3 times in a row in the months leading up to this event. Triple H had nothing to prove. Triple H had nothing to gain, but everything to lose should he lose the fight.

So Triple H threw Goldberg a challenge to have Goldberg risk something as well. Triple H said he would put his World Heavyweight Championship belt on the line if Goldberg would be willing to put his career on the line for this opportunity. This meant that if Triple H lost, he would give up his belt to Goldberg. But if Goldberg lost, he would have to retire from WWE.

Without a hesitation, Goldberg accepted the offer of the stipulation laid out by Triple H.

And this is the fight that I anxiously waited to watch.

WOW, I though to myself, what kind of man would be willing to put his career on the line to have an opportunity to win the belt? He was going for bust. All or nothing!

In life only those who are willing to take the Risks and face the Demands, overcome the Fear Barrier.

So Jennie, if you want to succeed every single time

i. YOU MUST BE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES!

ii. You must burn ALL your bridges.

iii. You must leave no other option for yourself. As they say, failure is not an option!

And if you are wondering what was to be the fate of Goldberg that evening. Well, since he was willing to give everything to get what he wanted, he did reign triumph that day and with the belt held high amongst the 55,000 crowd, he was declared the World Heavyweight Champion!

That night he went from nothing to everything simply because he was willing to do whatever it took!

And as for the poor organizer who lost sleep wondering if I would make it to class the next day and complaining over and over again how wrestling could ever teach anyone anything productive, I had a surprise in store.

I had one of my best starts to a class that morning. I stared the class by telling the story of how Bil Goldberg became the World Heavyweight Champion because he was willing to BURN ALL HIS BRIDGES!

I thought you can’t learn anything from wrestling?

Need I say more?

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

LIVING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

Hi Master Coach Dev,

I just went through an emotional personal experience that brought me face to face with reality.

It made me sit up and ask myself what life is really all about.

In retrospection, all I see is me going though pointless stages in my life as if dictated by some unseen force.

As I came out of this deep introspection, I seem to have connected with a Higher Purpose. I wish to dedicate the remainder of my life to helping others and to help make this world a better place. There are so many people out there who need help and I feel it deep in my heart that I am ready for this mission.

I have no special skills and I don’t even know what is the first thing I need to do to move towards this direction.

Please advise.

Peter White

Gold Coast, Australia

Hi Peter,

WHAT YOU THINK IS THE REALITY IS THE ILLUSION.

WHAT YOU THINK IS THE ILLUSION IS THE REALITY!

I must congratulate you for becoming the select 5% of the population of earth who have awakened from the dream like state of going through the motions, tip-toeing through life, hoping to make it safely to death!

As you very aptly stated, there must be; and there indeed is a Higher Purpose to life than just going through the stages of life. A wise man once said, ‘WHAT YOU THINK IS THE REALITY IS THE ILLUSION, AND WHAT YOU THINK IS THE ILLUSION IS THE REALITY!’

Yes indeed, you are like the many people I have met along my journey of Coaching and Training. I have had the fortunate to meet many like you who suddenly wake up from the dream and decide to dedicate your life to serving mankind but have no idea what or how to go about it.

Most of them awoke due to a tragedy or a crisis in their life or that of a loved one. Very few however came to that realization due to Self Awareness. Nevertheless, it still puts you in a very small bracket of humanity who is finally ready for what you were sent here on earth – TO SERVE!

SERVICE IS THE RENT YOU PAY

TO OCCUPY THIS SPACE ON EARTH!

There are many ways that you could serve. You could serve by volunteering your time, your expertise or specialty, your energy or physical self, your money, your emotional, political or spiritual support, or even the sacrifice of your life for your cause.

You could do this as an individual or as a team. You could start your own one man or neighborhood organization or join an existing national or even international Non Profit Organization or a Non Governmental Organization.

However, the one thing I must ask you to consider is this: you could serve one person at a time or you could teach others to contribute towards your cause so through them your course could have more far more reaching consequences than you could as an individual.

Such a course would be one of EDUCATION or RE-EDUCATION of the masses. The idea is to educate others so that they can over time do the same, passing that track on forward. Thus, reaching hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people!

Since you asked me for my advice. Allow me to suggest a starting point for you (since you claim you have no special skills or direction to start with).

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO SERVE

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

Let us first look at the PURPOSE OF LIFE. My friend, life is about SERVING. Life is about making this world a little better for you and I, and for all our future generations to come, who will never know you and whom you will never know. But through your serving, you would have touched them. Life is about Touching the Future. Life is about Touching Lives. Life is about leaving this world a little better than when we found it. Life is about Healing the World! Life is about leaving a legacy through serving!

THE PURPOSE TOOL

LIFE COACHING is the second fastest growing business on earth. And Life Coaching is probably one of the most significant instruments for serving and to live out your Life Purpose.

Could it then be true that there is a mass awakening of humanity to serve?

It can be done at your own free time and does not take you away from your work, family and social routine. You could do it for a fee or as your contribution.

WHY LIFE COACHING AS A TOOL TO SERVE

You can begin TOUCHING LIVES & Live your Life on PURPOSE by becoming a Success LIFE COACH or a certified Trainer.

– Do YOU have an Intense Desire to EMPOWER People?

– Do you want to live your LIFE PURPOSE to SERVE?

– Do you want to feel the deep sense of fulfillment for being a part of someone’s Success?

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THE SECRET

100 QUOTES FROM THE SECRET

I often talk about THE SECRET in my training sessions, partly because we have been teaching the 7 Universal Laws over the last 17 years. Since these Laws are referred to in THE SECRET, I often ask my participants to view THE SECRET DVD or read the book for a better understanding of the working of these Laws.

I also very proudly point out that the main teacher in THE SECRET is my Teacher Bob Proctor, with whom I have had the great privilege and honor to work with over the last 17 years.

Over the last 3 years a number of my participants from my training sessions have been asking me to give them a summary of THE SECRET.

Below is a brief about THE SECRET and I have attached with this Blog posting 100 QUOTES FROM THE SECRET.

I Hope you find them helpful in getting a grasp of the key concepts in THE SECRET.

THE SECRET: AN OVERVIEW

The Secret is a best-selling 2006 self-help and spirituality book written by Rhonda Byrne. A film based on the book was released before the book in DVD format. The tenet of the book is that an individual’s focused thoughts can result in life-changing results such as increased wealth, health, happiness and more. The book was featured in two episodes of Oprah.  It reached the top of the New York Times bestseller list and the film based on the book reached #1 on the sales charts on Amazon.com.

The film is largely influenced by Wallace D. Wattles’ 1910 book The Science of Getting Rich.

The Secret is a book that presents what is claimed to be a centuries-old idea, the Law of Attraction, which in essence is the power of an individual’s thoughts to change and influence outcomes in their lives.

The book claims that by using the “Laws of Attraction”, an individual can become Wealthier, Healthier, and Happier. The “Laws of Attraction” are the “secret” that the title of the book suggests to the reader. The book claims that the secrets outlined in the book have been known by famous and influential people for centuries, but that they have conspired to keep these secrets hidden from the general public for their own benefit.

The Secret is described as a self-help book, with the basis of the claims of the “Laws of Attraction” originate through understanding the cosmos and how an individual can influence it for their own personal gain and benefit.

100 QUOTES FROM THE SECRET

1. We all work with one infinite power.

2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction (LOA).

3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.

4. We are like magnets – like attract like. You become AND attract what you think.

5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy.

6. People think about what they don’t want and attract more of the same.

7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation.

8. You attract your dominant thoughts.

9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it.

10. It’s not “wishful” thinking.

11. You can’t have a universe without the mind entering into it.

12. Choose your thoughts carefully … you are a masterpiece of your life.

13. It’s OK that thoughts don’t manifest into reality immediately (if we saw a picture of an elephant and it instantly appeared, that would be too soon).

14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted … accept that fact … it’s true.

15. Your thoughts cause your feelings.

16. We don’t need to complicate all the “reasons” behind our emotions. It’s much simpler than that. Two categories … good feelings, bad feelings.

17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right track. Thoughts that bring about bad feelings means you are not on the right track.

18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming.

19. You get exactly what you are FEELING.

20. Happy feelings will attract more happy circumstances.

21. You can begin feeling whatever you want (even if it’s not there)… the universe will correspond to the nature of your song.

22. What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience.

23. What you think and what you feel and what actually manifests is ALWAYS a match – no exception.

24. Shift your awareness.

25. “You create your own universe as you go along” Winston Churchill.

26. It’s important to feel good ( ( ( (((good))) ) ) ).

27. You can change your emotion immediately … by thinking of something joyful, or singing a song, or remembering a happy experience.

28. When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator.

29. Life can and should be phenomenal … and it will be when you consciously apply the Law of Attraction.

30. Universe will re-arrange itself accordingly.

31. Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: “I’m so happy and grateful now that…. “

32. You don’t need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself.

33. LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the positive feelings of having it NOW.

34. You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster.

35. The universe likes SPEED. Don’t delay, don’t second-guess, don’t doubt.

36. When the opportunity or impulse is there … ACT.

37. You will attract everything you require – money, people, connections… PAY ATTENTION to what’s being set in front of you.

38. You can start with nothing … and out of nothing or no way – a WAY will be provided.

39. HOW LONG??? No rules on time … the more aligned you are with positive feelings the quicker things happen.

40. Size is nothing to the universe (unlimited abundance if that’s what you wish). We make the rules on size and time.

41. No rules according to the universe … you provide the feelings of having it now and the universe will respond.

42. Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing (bills in the mail, being late, having bad luck).

43. You have to find a different approach to what is through a different vantage point.

44. “All that we are is a result of what we have thought” – Buddha.

45. What can you do right now to turn your life around?? Gratitude.

46. Gratitude will bring more into our lives immediately.

47. What we think about and THANK about is what we bring about.

48. What are the things you are grateful for?? Feel the gratitude… focus on what you have right now that you are grateful for.

49. Play the picture in your mind – focus on the end result.

50. VISUALIZE!!! Rehearse your future.

51. VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it! This is where action begins.

52. Feel the joy … feel the happiness).

53. An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one.

54. “What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists.” Alexander Graham Bell.

55. Our job is not to worry about the “How”. The “How” will show up out of the commitment and belief in the “what.”

56. The Hows are the domain of the universe. It always knows the quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream.

57. If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered … this is where magic and miracles happen.

58. Turn it over to the universe daily… but it should never be a chore.

59. Feel exhilarated by the whole process … high, happy, in tune.

60. The only difference between people who are really living this way is they have habituated ways of being.

61. They remember to do it all the time.

62. Create a Vision Board … pictures of what you want to attract … every day look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these wants.

63. “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein.

64. Decide what you want … believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it’s possible for you.

65. Close your eyes and visualize having what you already want – and the feeling of having it already.

66. Focus on being grateful for what you have already … enjoy it!! Then release into the universe. The universe will manifest it.

67. “Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve” Napoleon Hill

68. Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.

69. When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.

70. How can you become more prosperous?? INTEND IT!!

71. ‘Checks are coming in the mail regularly’… or change your bank statement to whatever balance you want in there… and get behind the feeling of having it.

72. Life is meant to be abundant in ALL areas…

73. Go for the sense of inner joy and peace then all outside things appear.

74. We are the creators of our universe.

75. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others … love yourself and you will be loved.

76. Healthy respect for yourself.

77. For those you work with or interact with regularly … get a notebook and write down positive aspects of each of those people.

78. Write down the things you like most about them (don’t expect change from them). Law of attraction will not put you in the same space together if you frequencies don’t match.

79. When you realize your potential to feel good, you will ask no one to be different in order for you to feel good.

80. You will free yourself from the cumbersome impossibilities of needing to control the world, your friends, your mate, your children….

81. You are the only one that creates your reality.

82. No one else can think or feel for you … its YOU … ONLY YOU.

83. Health: thank the universe for your own healing. Laugh, stress free happiness will keep you healthy.

84. Immune system will heal itself.

85. Parts of our bodies are replace every day, every week…etc… Within a few years we have a brand new body.

86. See yourself living in a new body. Hopeful = recovery. Happy = happier biochemistry. Stress degrades the body.

87. Remove stress from the body and the body regenerates itself. You can heal yourself.

88. Learn to become still … and take your attention away from what you don’t want, and place your attention on what you wish to experience.

89. When the voice and vision on the inside become more profound and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have mastered your life.

90. You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it. You are here to create the world around you that you choose.

91. And allow the world as others choose to see it, exist as well.

92. People think that if everyone knows the power of the LOA there won’t be enough to go around … This is a lie that’s been ingrained in us and makes so many greedy.

93. The truth is there is more than enough love, creative ideas, power, joy, happiness to go around.

94. All of this abundance begins to shine through a mind that is aware of it’s own infinite nature. There’s enough for everyone. See it. Believe it. It will show up for you.

95. So let the variety of your reality thrill you as you choose all the things you want… get behind the good feelings of all your wants.

96. Write your script. When you see things you don’t want, don’t think about them, write about them, talk about them, push against them, or join groups that focus on the don’t wants… remove your attention from don’t wants… and place them on do wants.

97. We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING.

98. Don’t define yourself by your body … it’s the infinite being that’s connected to everything in the universe.

99. One energy field. Our bodies have distracted us from our energy. We are the infinite field of unfolding possibilities. The creative force.

100. Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not – NOW is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.

THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS

There is nothing you can DO to be HAPPY. There is nowhere you can GO to be HAPPY. There is nothing you can HAVE to be HAPPY.

All these are but fleeting moments of temporary joy. But do not mistake them for permanent HAPPINESS.

So what does it take to be TRULY HAPPY?

Nothing! Yes, NOTHING at all!

Why? Because HAPPINESS IS ONLY A DECISION!

Yes, let me say that again, HAPPINESS IS ONLY A DECISION!

All you need to do to be HAPPY is to just DECIDE!

But of course you are going to ask, “If HAPINESS IS ONLY A DECSION, how is it that I am not happy or why is it that most people are not happy?”

My response to that is, “When was the last time you DECIDED that you were going to be happy no matter what happened in the day?”

So decide as you awake each morning to be HAPPY. Do this by saying to yourself, ’I HAVE DECIDED TO BE HAPPY TODAY, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DAY!’

But of course, this decision to be HAPPY will not last very long. For as soon as you decide to be HAPPY, you will just as soon step right back into your ‘world of problems’. And so the HAPPINESS must leave.  You will then have to make the same decision all over again.

At the start you might have to make this decision every few minutes. You might have to make this decision hundreds of times in a day.

But as you begin to do this daily, the feeling of HAPPINESS will last a little longer. It might extend to 5 minutes before you have to make that decision again. Then it might last 10 minutes… 30 minutes… 1 hour…. 3 hours… 6 hours… 12 hours… 24 hours… a week… 3 weeks… a month… 3 months… 6 months… a year… 3 years…10 years… eternally …no matter what happens in the day!

So, JUST DECIDE AND BE HAPPY.

HAPPINESS is nothing but a state of BEING!

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

THE ART OF MASTERY:

The Spiritual pact between the Student and the Master

Master Dev, I am a professional Trainer and Consultant.

I attended several of your training modules. I am very impressed with your very wide knowledge base and at your ability to recall hard facts and figures, data and statistics, anecdotes, illustrations, stories, examples and metaphors at the drop of a pin. And I am amazed how they can flow effortlessly for an entire day without the aid of any reference material. I especially marvel at your endless recall and non-stop recitation of quotations.

You are truly a great Teacher.

How can I be like you, Master?

Jane, KL

Hi Jane,

Thank you for your appreciation of my many years of labor and hard work. I guess its finally showing.

1. COMMITTMENT AND DEDICATION

Jane, first and foremost; I am NOT a great Teacher. I am a great STUDENT. When I am at a learning session, at a seminar, listening to my teachers, I pay 100% attention. I am totally involved Mentally and Emotionally.

Before one can ever hope to be a great teacher, one must learn to first be a great student. A bad student can never hope to evolve into a great teacher. And don’t you ever forget that!

2. SERVE THE MASTER

You must ‘serve’ your master. Anyone can learn the knowledge and information by sitting with a Master over a period of time. The Master can give you all the knowledge and Information that a student needs.

But wisdom can only be earned by the student. It cannot be transferred from the Master to the student. It can only be earned, and received by the student from the Master by serving the Master.

The Intellectual essence can be acquired by the student through diligently studying with the Master. But the Spiritual essence can only transfer to the student by serving the Master.

This is an ancient eastern secret of an intimate spiritual relationship between the Master and a student. And don’t you ever forget that!

3. CAN I ENTERTAIN A NEW IDEA

Can you Entertain Ideas that conflict with what you have held to be true all your life?

Please do not REJECT any new idea. To be fair, I will ask you also not to ACCEPT any new idea. But please do not NEGLECT any new idea thrown your way.

Ask yourself, will this idea help me move from where I am to where I want to be, before accepting or rejecting it. And don’t you ever forget that!

4. THE ONUS OF THE DEPTH OF LEARNING DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT, NEVER ON THE MASTER.

It is never the responsibility of the Master to ensure the student learns. The onus always lies with the student.

The student must be willing to do whatever it takes to learn what the student needs to learn. The student must be willing to accommodate the whims and fancies, the moods and idiosyncrasies, the requirements, rules and codes of the Master.

Remember, you are at the Master’s feet to learn and you do want to learn.

You need the Master to learn. The Master does not need you to teach. And don’t you ever forget that!

5. NEVER BETRAY YOUR MASTER

No matter how your Master treats you, no matter what he/she does or say to you, never ever bad-mouth your Master. Never ever turn against your Master no matter what he/she does, says or does. The Master has that right. You as the student don’t. The Master earned that right, you never will.

Even after you have completed your learning with the Master, never ever turn your back on the Master. Never be disloyal to your Master, no matter what happens between the two.

The day you betray your Master, the Spiritual essence of your learning will be gone forever, even if you retain all your Intellectual learning.

No matter what happens between you, your Master will always be your Master and you will always be the student. And don’t you ever forget that!

6. THE STUDENT MUST TRANSCEND THE MASTER

The student must one day transcend the Master. If the student does not, then he/she must have violated some of the above laws and it is always the fault of the student. Never the fault of the Master.

All great Masters will ensure their student one day transcends them. That is the mark of a great Master.

Your role as the student is to transcend the Master. That is the greatest honor one can bestow upon the Master.

It is never the responsibility of the Master to make the student transcend him/her. It is entirely the responsibility of the student to learn and progress till one day the student transcends the Master.

Hence, the student must never stop the learning process till he/she transcends the Master. And don’t you ever forget that!

7. NEVER QUESTION YOUR MASTER

Never ever question your Master, his/her motives and never doubt your Master, even if all the evidence appears so.

Never judge your Master. Never interrupt your Master. Never correct your Master in Public. Never argue with your Master in public.

Interactive listening is shallow. Anything that gets in the way of a Master talking is a distraction. The student must be silent. Never talk in between. The objective is to allow the knowledge to enter into your heart like a laser beam.

When your ego gets in your way, the Master can talk a lifetime, yet the student could never understand a single word.

So, just be silent. And just listen. Unconditionally, non-judgmental and in absolute humility. If you listen in silence, when the Master is teaching you need not know!

The Master does not need the student for he/she is already a Master. The student needs the Master to one day become a Master. And don’t you ever forget that!

Note

Jane, if you are wiling to let these be your guiding principles, chances are you WILL become a Master yourself.

I call these The 7 Codes of a Master Student.

I must however state this: YOU MUST TOTALLY SURRENDER TO YOUR MASTER BLINDLY. BUT BEFORE YOU DO THAT, MAKE SURE YOR MASTER IS NOT BLIND!

Last but not least Jane, please do not be LIKE me. Please be BETTER than me. If your don’t, than the question that begs to be asked is, what sort of Master am I, who cannot have his student transcend him? In that I would have failed!

THE ART OF BULLSHITTING

Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich said, “If you tell yourself a lie often enough, you will begin to believe in the lie.”

I say to you, “If you BULLSHIT long enough, your BULLSHIT will become true.”

Just make sure that your BULLSHIT is quality BULLSHIT because “THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE QUALITY OF YOUR BULLSHIT!”

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 %

K N O W L E D G E

11 14 15 23 1 2 5 4 7 5 = 96 % Only

KNOWLEDGE only promises you a 96% success rate.

H A R D W O R K

8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11 = 98 % Only

HARDWORK only promises you a 98% success rate.

A T T I T U D E

1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100 %

Well, ATTITUDE gives you a 100% success.

B U L L S H I T

2 21 12 12 19 8 9 20 = 103%

But BULLSHIT over delivers….with a 103% success rate.

Need i say more????

May the BULLSHIT be with you!

My name is Dev & I am a Success Warrior

THE 7 UNIVERSAL LAWS

UNIVERSAL LAWS

There are 7 Laws that govern the working of the Universe. Quantum Physics is now beginning to verify and validate them from a scientific view point.

These 7 Universal Laws are often referred to as Laws of Quantum Physics, Laws of God, Natural Laws, Laws of the Universe and many other such names.

DEFINITION OF LAW

THE UNIFORM AND ORDELY METHOD OF THE OMNIPOTENT GOD

THE 7 UNIVERSAL LAWS

1. Transmutation of Natural Energy

2. Law of Polarity

3. Law of Rhythm

4. Law of Relativity

5. Law of Vibration and Attraction

6. Law of Gender

7. Law of Cause and Effect

1. LAW OF TRANSMUTATION OF NATURAL ENERGY

i. Energy Moves into the physical form

ii. The images you hold in your mind most often materialize in the results in your life

2. LAW OF POLARITY

i. Everything has an opposite: Hot – Cold. Up – Down. Good – Bad

ii. Constantly look for the good in people and situations. When you find it, tell the person

iii. People love compliments and the positive idea in your mind makes you feel good. Remember, good idea – good vibration

3. LAW OF RHYTHM

i. The tide goes out…night follows day good times – bad times. When you are on a down swing, do not feel bad.

ii. Know the swing will change and things will get better. There are good times coming – Think of them.

4. LAW OF RELATIVITY

i. Nothing is good or bad, big or small until you RELATE it to something

ii. Practice relating your situation to something much worse and yours will always look good

5. LAW OF VIBRATION AND ATTRACTION

i. Everything Vibrates, nothing rests

ii. Conscious awareness of vibration is called feeling. Your thoughts control your paradigms and your vibration

iii. When you are not feeling good, become aware of what you are thinking, then think of something pleasant

6. LAW OF GENDER

i. Every seed has a gestation or incubation period. Ideas are spiritual seeds and will move into form or physical results

ii. Your goals will manifest when the time is right. Know they will

7. LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT

i. Whatever you send into the Universe comes back.  Action – reaction are equal and opposite

ii. Say good things to everyone; treat everyone with total respect and it will all come back. Never worry about what you are going to get, just concentrate on what you can give

PLEASE FORWARD THIS CHAIN MAIL….

PLEASE FORWARD THIS CHAIN MAIL….

Hi Devology fan,

My Master Bob Proctor used to say, IF YOU DON’T FALL FOR SOMETHING, YOU WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING.”

Its amazing how intelligent grown up adults will fall for all the crappy chain e-mails.

For years and years I have been telling everyone that’s its all a con job, but no one would believe me, and they all told me of the negative consequences that would befall me for not forwarding these chain mails.

Well, I am still here, even though I never forwarded a single chain mail to anyone and deleted every single one of them. Every chain e-mail that made its way to my in-box ended up in my delete-box. All chains ended with me.

I never got struck by lightning, got run over by a trailer, died a horrible death, caught a deadly plague, became insane or any of the myriad conditions that are supposed to inflict me. I am so sorry to be such a disappointment.

The only good that came out of these looooooooooong traveling chain emails was that they helped me create a HUGE data-base from all the attached email addresses!

So allow me to free you of all these guilt laden emails.

Please visit

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to FINALLY be free of guilt e-mails

Now…please forward this message to at last 10 of your friends if you want to receive TQ messages in your email within 2 days!!!

Hugs

THE GOAL MANIFESTATION PROCESS Part 1

Hi Master Coach Dev,

My name is Daniel. My wife and I are in the sales profession. We are both goal setters and each year we set our goals with regards to our work.

But somehow we don’t seem to quite achieve the goals that we set. Lately we have began to realize that even if we achieve a certain goal, but we still feel our lives seem hollow and empty.

Please help us:

i.      Understand what we are doing wrong

ii.    How we can achieve the goals that we set

iii.   Why do we still feel unfulfilled even if we achieve certain goals

We attend seminars on a regular basis and have attended numerous goal setting seminars over the years but not a single seminar has shed any light on our predicament. We have spoken to seminar leaders and done what they have advised us, but somehow nothing much has changed for us.

One of our close friends attended one of your mind power seminars when you were here in Melbourne, and told us to write to you. From what she said, you came across as a very ‘different’ type of Coach. Somehow we feel it in our hearts that our answer lies with you.

We look forward to guidance from you. Please help!

With love,

Daniel & Tiana, Melbourne

THE GOAL MANIFESTATION PROCESS

Hi Daniel and Tiana,

Thank you for writing in. I will attempt to give you as short a response as possible. Since you are familiar with the Goals Process, I will keep my reply as practically applicable as I can.

Please check the Goals Process below with the one you have been employing to see if you have correctly employed all the steps in the process.

1. GOAL SETTING versus GOAL GETTING

The first Goal is to have a Goal

Goal Setting Vs Goal Getting

The very first thing that you need to understand is the difference between Goal Setting and Goal Getting.

Goal Setting is nothing more than an Intellectual Exercise. Just because you sit down and write some Goals down, is no guarantee whatsoever for the accomplishment of these Goals.

That is the reason why most people who set goals don’t actually achieve them, as in new year resolutions.

On the other hand, Goal Getting is a Lawful Process. This means that the process is governed by the Laws of the Universe. There are 7 Laws of the Universe (please see my earlier Blog THE 7 UNIVERSAL LAWS at http://devology.wordpress.com/ for further information).

Lawful Process

A Lawful Process dictates that if you follow certain laws and arrive at a certain outcome, it then presupposes that if you repeat the same process, you must by law get the same outcome. As a matter of fact, whether you are aware of the laws or not, you will still get the same outcome.

So long as you activate certain Universal Laws, the laws must work for you and give you the outcomes you seek. These Universal Laws are always consistent.

The Universe decrees that, ‘Whatever must happen, will happen for you to achieve your Goal.’

Therefore, if you employ a Lawful Goal Getting Process, then you must by law achieve the Goal(s) that you set.

Professional Goal Vs Personal Goal

The next thing you must know is that most people set Professional Goals. Most times a Professional Goal does not have much power because it is too much of an intellectual goal and there is not much emotion attached to it.

On the other hand a Personal Goal is very emotional and personal. There is a lot of pleasure attached to its achievement and a lot of pain that comes with its failure.

But most times, the vehicle to achieving the Personal Goal is the Professional Goal. Hence, if you link the Personal Goal to the Professional Goal, then both the Personal and Professional Goal gets achieved.

Lets say, as a salesperson, you have been assigned a certain target or level to hit by a certain time. This would be your Professional Goal. It may not be very motivating for you, as it may not be what you really want.

However, if you had promised your family a trip to Australia at the end of the year (your Personal Goal), and the only way for you to keep that promise would be by hitting the target set for you by your company (your Professional Goal).

In doing so, you would have linked the Personal Goal (the trip) to your Professional Goal (the sales target). So, even though you are only interested and emotional about your Personal Goal, but knowing that the only way to achieve your Personal Goal would be to achieve your Professional Goal, you would by default reach your Professional Goal.

So here, the Professional Goal (though not a very emotional goal) becomes the vehicle via which you achieve your Personal Goal (the trip, which is very emotional and personal to you).

Remember, only Personal Goals have the power to move you. The more personal and the more emotional the Personal Goal is, the more power it would have to move you and to make you do whatever needs to be done.

In the process you achieve both your Professional and Personal Goal. This is entirely a Win-Win situation for all parties concerned.

2. WHOLISTIC GOAL SETTTING

Success is only success if your life is in balance.

Goals must be set in all 8 areas of life for life to be a success. Success is when you have a Balanced and Harmonious Life.

The 8 areas of life are:

CORE AREAS OF LIFE

Spiritual Life

Intellectual / Mental Life

Emotional Life

Physical Life

MATERIAL GOALS

Career Life

Financial Life

Family Life

Community / Social Life

I would like you to draw 4 circles, each inside the other. At the core, or the inner most circle, please write Spiritual Life. In the next outer circle, write Intellectual / Mental Life. In the third outer circle, Emotional Life. The fourth outer circle, write Physical Life.

These core 4 areas (Spiritual, Intellectual, Emotional and Physical) form the foundation upon which all the other material goals are based. Without a firm foundation for these core 4 areas, the other 4 material goals cannot possibly manifest.

Divide the 5^th outer circle, into 4 equal parts and write Career Life, Financial Life, Family Life, Community / Social Life in each one the 4 parts.

The strange thing however is that although all the other 4 areas (i.e. Career Life, Financial Life, Family Life, Community / Social Life) are our obsession, they can only be achieved if we first secure a sound foundation based on the first 4 areas of life.

As a matter of fact, the level of achievement of the material goals very much depends upon the strength of the base built by the 4 core areas of life.

So, if you want to have a high degree of success with your material based goals, start first by building a very strong foundation of the 4 core areas of life first.

MENTAL HARD DISK

Most of us have had very negative and destructive programmings happen to us while we were growing up in our Little Life.

Now as grown ups there is no way we can delete these destructive programs and reinstall them with positive and constructive programs.

For some of us, we can’t even reformat our mental hard disk. The old programs are so corrupted and our hard disk practically destroyed. They need a totally new hard disk.

This is why it is so difficult for most people to succeed, no matter what they now try or do in their adult life!

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION TRANSFORMATIONAL EXERCISES FOR THE DAYS OF THE WEEK

Master Dev,

I would like to live a more meaningful, balanced and harmonious life every day of the week. My search for that formula over last 20 years has taken me through many wonderful experiences but I am yet to discover the definitive formula that would work 7 days a week.

Master Dev, I am now at a new phase in my life. Could you please shed some light so I can know where to begin my journey at this new phase of my discovery?

Thank you Master.

JAMES, Ipoh

CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION TRANSFORMATIONAL EXERCISES FOR THE DAYS OF THE WEEK

Hi James,

Thank you for your profound request. I feel honored that you should think I could contribute towards your search after your 20 years of learning, seeking and discovery.

Allow me to suggest a simplistic Mindset Transforming exercise that we teach during our 4 days CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION session.

You could start by (either) identifying one Mindset Transforming state for each day of the week or start with the ones suggested below.

Sunday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL THINKING

Monday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL DECISION

Tuesday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL WORD

Wednesday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL ACTION

Thursday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Friday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL CIRCLE

Saturday Task: TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH

You can use these simple, but deeply meaningful Mindset Transforming exercises as a basis for your daily meditation to install these mind states and keep focused on them throughout the day.

After a period of time, these mind states will become your permanent states of mind leading to greater clarity and awareness; helping you Detect, Connect and Live your life on Purpose.

SUNDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL THINKING

As I think, I become. As I continue to think, I remain. – Dev

Become consciously aware of the thoughts that you entertain today.

As your conscious awareness of these thoughts rises, you will by choice be able to separate your productive thoughts from your unproductive thoughts, your eternal thoughts from your transitory thoughts, and truth from mere opinion.

When speaking, consciously listen to your conversation. Focus on the words you are saying, your tonality, pitch, volume and speed. Before you speak each time, ask yourself if you really need to say it. If no, be silent. If yes, use as few words as possible.

MONDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL DECISION

Even great God in all His perfection does not judge man till judgment day, who then is man in all his imperfection to judge his fellow man everyday and in everyway? – Dev

Today decide on even the most insignificant issues only after full, well-founded deliberation and reflection. Abstain from doing anything that has no significant reason.

Once you make a decision, stick with it steadfastly. Do not question it, regret it or ponder over it any longer.

Make it and keep to it.

TUESDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL WORD

Sometimes it is necessary to be silent in order

to hear more important things from within. – Dev

Today, in your every conversational involvement, listen thoughtfully to every statement and answer. Do not speak unless you are spoken to. Do not speak without a reason. Do not speak if you have nothing to say. Do not speak if you do not have anything positive, constructive or uplifting to say.

If you do talk, talk as little as possible. Prefer silence. Listen quietly and process what you hear.

WEDNESDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL ACTION

I am responsible for all my actions and every result in my life.

Today, ensure all your actions do not inconvenience, disturb or be disruptive to others.

Every action you take has an effect on others and the environment, and influences the energy around you.

Before you take any action, ponder and carefully weight the consequences of the action you are about to take.

Before you act, weigh the consequences of your actions and ask yourself how best your actions could contribute towards the good of the whole, and the happiness of others.

THURSDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Life is what happens to you while you are busy

getting caught up in the thick of thin things. – Dev

In today, live your life in total harmony with nature and spirit. Feel connected. Feel yourself as an important component of the Universe.

Do not get buried in the never-ending ‘chores’ of everyday living. Stop, make the time and enjoy the simple joys of life.

Avoid all actions that bring restlessness, anxiety, stress, unhappiness, worry and haste to your life.

FRIDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL CIRCLE

May I have the courage to change the things that can be changed, the to serenity to accept those things that cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference between the two.

Today, be willing to do everything that is within your Circle of Control. It is your responsibility. You have the power to do it.

Do not do anything that is in your Circle of No Control. It will lead to frustration. It lies beyond your power.

SATURDAY: TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH

I have never ever met anyone from whom

I could not have learned something of value. -Dev

Today, be willing to learn as much as possible from as many sources as possible.

Everything that happens gives us the opportunity to gather information, knowledge and experiences that are useful for life.

Even if you do something incorrectly or incompletely, it becomes an opportunity to do it correctly or completely in future.

When you see others act, observe them with the same end in mind. Be attentive and be willing to learn as much from anyone and everyone.

For details of the CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION session please see below.

For details and further information, please get in touch with SELF MASTERY LERANING CENTRE by calling Jaq 016 – 221 6708 or via email to Jaq@selfmastery.com.my

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM ‘UNCONSCIOUS MIND’

Dev, could you please explain the term UNCONSCIOUS MIND as opposed to SUB CONSCIOUS MIND.

Thank You.

Jeyaraman,

SMLC Certified Life Coach (Train The Trainer)

Hi Jeya,

The first thing we need to clarify is that the Mind and the Brain are 2 very different things. The BRAIN is the physical organ that resides between our ears. The MIND is the activity of that organ. How does one know when the Mind is being activated? When we Think. Thinking is the process that signifies that the Mind is operating.

Fig 1

This Mind-Body model has its foundation in Concept Therapy, founded by the late Dr. George Thurman Fleet (see fig 1) of San Antonio, Texas in around 1934. He originated the STICKPERSON CONCEPT (see fig 2), which will be the underlying basis of my arguments as to how the Mind REALLY works.

The Stickperson is a visual representation as to how the ‘Mind’ looks like. This model of the Mind is essential in allowing us to understand how the Mind operates and processes information at both the Conscious and Unconscious levels of the Mind.

Fig 2

THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND

Very simply put, the Mind is divided into 2, the Conscious and the Unconscious. We don’t have 2 Minds. It’s just that the 2 divisions work very differently one from the other because they both serve very different functions in the human personality.

There are some 150 different names of the Unconscious Mind, i.e. Sub Conscious, Super Conscious, Meta Conscious, Higher Conscious, Higher self, Alter Ego, Id, God, Infinite Intelligence; the I AM, Yahweh, the All Knowing and a whole host of other terms and terminologies.

In certain Meditation schools, Metaphysics and the Occult there are 7 stages of the Mind upon 7 levels, making this part of the mind to be divided into 49 different distinct parts. My guess is that memorizing all these 49 parts is in no way going to change the quality of anyone’s life.

Dr. Fleet felt since we are dealing with a change in Results, this model of the Mind would serve better if it were more functional rather then intellectual. Hence, the 2 divisions of the Mind, namely: the Conscious and the Unconscious.

Now, the term ‘Unconscious’ is preferred over the term Sub Conscious simply because this part of the Mind is the Power Center, the God-like part of the human personality, the part that doeth the work, the Universal Intelligence, the Universal Consciousness. As such, it would be an understatement to refer to it as the SUB Conscious Mind; as in SUB Contractor, SUB Set, SUB let. SUB….being a smaller part of a whole! The use of the term Unconscious was first popularized by the brilliant Sigmund Freud (although he did not exactly invent it). However, psychologists and other layman prefer the term Sub Conscious.

In the 1960’s professional speakers began using the term Sub Conscious Mind as it was ground breaking information in the field of Self Image Psychology. The popularity of this term can in a sense be credited to 2 of the landmark books of the 1960’s, The Power of the Sub Conscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy and Psycho Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Martz.

However, the science of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), the school of Mind Science, Psychiatry, Parapsychology, Time Line, Hypnotherapy, Philosophers, Quantum Physicists, the Mind Science of Cybernetic Intelligence and many other schools of thought prefer the term Unconscious over Sub Conscious. They simply feel that it is a more accurate terminology for what the Unconscious can actually accomplish.

The ‘Unconscious’ here does not mean that one is in an unconscious state. It simply means that we are totally unconscious as to the extent of the Unconscious Mind. We don’t really know for sure as to what it can really do. We are unaware as to its limits.

Hence, the term ‘Unconscious’.

Below is a short read on the 2 earliest propagators of the working of the Unconscious Mind

SIGMUND FREUD

Freud didn’t exactly invent the idea of the Conscious versus Unconscious mind, but he certainly was responsible for making it popular. The Conscious Mind is what you are aware of at any particular moment, your present perceptions, memories, thoughts, fantasies, feelings, what have you. Working closely with the conscious mind is what Freud called the preconscious, what we might today call “available memory:” anything that can easily be made conscious, the memories you are not at the moment thinking about but can readily bring to mind. Now no one has a problem with these two layers of mind. But Freud suggested that these are the smallest parts!

The largest part by far is the Unconscious. It includes all the things that are not easily available to awareness, including many things that have their origins there, such as our drives or instincts, and things that are put there because we can’t bear to look at them, such as the memories and emotions associated with trauma.

According to Freud, the Unconscious is the source of our motivations, whether they be simple desires for food or sex, neurotic compulsions, or the motives of an artist or scientist. And yet, we are often driven to deny or resist becoming conscious of these motives, and they are often available to us only in disguised form.

CARL JUNG

Like Freud, Carl Jung had a theory of the Unconscious Mind – a vast portion of the mind that was virtually undetectable by the Conscious Mind. However, Carl Jung disagreed with Freud’s focus on repressed memories in the Unconscious. Freud believed that the Unconscious was a harmful thing to mental wellness, spawning hysteria and other psychological conditions. Carl Jung, on the other hand, saw the Unconscious as a creative potential.

However, Carl Jung also took the notion of the Unconscious a great step forward, developing the notion of the collective Unconscious. He believed that this collective Unconscious was a part of the mind shared between all mankind. His justification for this theory was based on the vast similarities between different religions: flood myths, female figures such as the virgin and the crone, and other distinct similarities. Carl Jung called these features of mythology “archetypes,” attesting that they were repeated in one form or another throughout all the world’s religions because they were basically pre-programmed into the collective Unconscious, a part of the mind that every human being shared – no exceptions.

ASK MASTER COACH DEV

A BRIEF GUIDE TO SELF RELAXATION

It is easy to relax if you know how

 

Master Coach Dev,

I often feel stressed due to the nature of my work. Lately it has begin to affect my personal life as well. I often feel fatigued, experience mood swings and at times go into a mild depression.

I have been advised to see a psychiatrist, take up meditation or learn self-hypnosis.  I don’t have the time to learn all these nor do I feel comfortable with these new options recommended to me.

Is there an easier option that I can practice by myself without the involvement of an outside party and I can proceed at my own rate?

Please help me as I am growing concerned about my state of mind.

Thank you Master Coach Dev.

Regards,

Lyn, KL

Total Relaxation

Hi Lyn,

I hope this simple and private  Self Relaxation process helps?

Hugs

A BRIEF GUIDE TO SELF RELAXATION

This guide to Self Relaxation has a wide variety of therapeutic applications. In particular it is very effective in the alleviation of stress and tension, and in helping with sleeping patterns.

Creating The Right Atmosphere

Find a quiet room where you will not be disturbed, preferably a bedroom with no telephone. Dim the lights or turn them off. You may choose to light a candle, or burn some aromatherapy oils, or play some relaxation music quietly in the background. Use anything which helps you to create a relaxing atmosphere. Then make yourself as comfortable as possible, either in a chair with a head rest or by laying down on a couch or bed.

Don't try to relax, just relax

Preparing Yourself

Tell yourself silently or out loud that you are going to do self relaxation. Then tell yourself silently or out loud how long you want to remain in this state. Fifteen to twenty minutes is fine to begin with however, after a few weeks practice you may decide to make it last longer.

The Breathing Technique

Close your eyes and begin to breathe very slowly and deeply, in through your nose and out through your mouth. At the top of your breath hold it for three seconds, then count to five on every out breath. As you breathe out imagine you are breathing away any nervous tension left in your body.

Also make sure you breathe diaphragmatically, so as you breathe in your stomach goes out, and as you breathe out your stomach goes in. You can also say the word Relax on every out breath if you wish. Continue this breathing pattern for 10 or more times, or as long as it takes for you to feel completely relaxed.

Ultimate Relaxation

Clearing Your Mind

Allow your mind to go completely blank. Don’t worry if you still get any unwanted thoughts in your mind, tell yourself not to fight them as they will soon drift away again. Imagine a large red stop sign every time you get an unwanted thought. As soon as you see the red stop sign imagine the thought disappearing and your mind becoming clear.

Another thought clearing method would be to imagine a large computer screen full of data and by hitting a keypad the screen becomes blank. Imagine you are pressing a key pad and your mind becomes blank. Use whatever method works for you.

Mental Relaxation

Deepening The Self Relaxation State

By now you will already be in a light relaxated state. A good technique to guide yourself deeper into self relaxation is to silently and mentally count down from 10 to 1, feeling every muscle in your body relax more and more with each descending number. Leave about 5 seconds in between each number or even count each number down on every 2nd or 3rd out breath. To enhance this you can also use visualization techniques. For example, imagine yourself going down 10 steps into a beautiful garden, count down with each step, going deeper with each number. Use whatever feels right for you.

Utilizing The Self Relaxation State

When you reach this stage you can either just relax and drift or better still you can give yourself some positive suggestions or affirmations. The wording of which must have been decided upon before you start. You can also use powerful imagery.

Physical Relaxation

Wording Your Affirmations Correctly

Work on one goal at a time, usually over a number of sessions. Don’t for example work on quitting smoking and building your confidence in the same session. Although you can use a number of affirmations in one session make sure they all relate to one chosen goal at this time. Then silently and mentally repeat them over and over, slowly and positively using as few words as possible.

Be very direct as though you are giving yourself commands. Sometimes you can create a rhythm with your breathing saying the affirmation on each out breath, almost like a chant or mantra.

When deciding on the suggestions beforehand always state them as if they are a reality and in the present. This is very important as your unconscious mind believes exactly what it is told.

For example:

Do not say……….‘’I want to be confident’’.

Do say……….‘’I am a very confident person’’.

You must make the suggestion completely unambiguous and always

Accentuate The Positive.

For example:

Do not say……….‘’I don’t want to be shy’’.

Do say……….‘’I am always confident and self assured when

in the company other people’.

Be in the NOW!

The Power Of Imagery

You can also use imagery as well as words when in the self relaxed state. For example, if you are due to go for an interview and you have been feeling nervous, you can visualize yourself going for the interview feeling composed and full of confidence and conducting yourself in a very positive way. You accept there will be a small degree of nerves but you are in control of the level of anxiety you feel, and you use that anxiety to keep you focused and on the ball. Run the images in your mind like a short film using as much detail as possible. See the shape and size of the room, notice the colors of the walls and carpet, feel your clothes against your skin, notice the fresh smell of the room, the softness as you sit in the chair. Make the whole picture bright and clear and use as many of your senses as you can, the more vivid your imagination the better. Most importantly, always see yourself in a completely positive light, expressing yourself clearly and confidently and feeling very calm and composed under any pressure.

You can use this powerful technique to prepare yourself for many things, such as an exam of any kind, a sporting event, public speaking, on business and social occasions, even on a romantic date.

Remember - your unconscious mind cannot differentiate between what is real and what is imagined, so the more you imagine a positive future situation or event the more you compound your inner belief that you are calm, confident and in control in these situations. I liken it to programming a computer with positive information.

In Alpha State

Bringing yourself back to full consciousness

When you feel its time to wake up from this deep state of self relaxation all you do is slowly and mentally count up from 1 to 10. When you reach the number 10 your eyes will open and you will be wide awake with a feeling of well being all over. However if you practice before going to sleep do not count up from 1 to 10, tell yourself beforehand that it will turn into a natural deep sleep from which you will wake up in the morning feeling positive and refreshed.

We teach this and a lot more at the CREATIVE BREATH MEDITATION session. If you are interested, please get in touch with SELF MASTERY LERANING CENTRE by calling Jaq 016 – 221 6708 or via email to Jaq@selfmastery.com.my

THE BOOK OF DEV

HISTORY TEACHES MAN THAT MAN                              NEVER LEARNS FROM HISTORY

Curiosity, Passion and Discovery are the tools of the Scientist.

Mass Brain Washing, Blind Faith and Fear are the ageless tools of the Religionist.

Money, Power and Materialism are the hallmark of the Capitalist.

Fear, Terror and Belief are the values of the Extremist.

Faith, Vision and Persistence are the virtues of the Successful.

Control, Confusion and Indoctrination are the agenda of the Politician.

Guilt, Fear and Intimidation are the attributes of Parents.

Ignorance, Subservience and Manipulation is the creed of Governments.

Family, Survival and Reproduction are the basic instincts of humanity.

Ignorance, Arrogance and Darkness are the handicaps of the Uneducated.

Over and over again, it is the same behavior with different objectives resulting in different Outcomes They are all junkies, addicts and extremists in their own right. They may get so passionate that they get trapped and become oblivious as to the bigger picture of life it self.

It is neither right nor wrong. It’s just that they have become blinded as to the true purpose of life.

It is their right and their responsibility, and so too must they face the consequences.

It has thus evolved into an arrogant belief that humans must be considered at the center of all creation and be above any other aspect of reality.

Believing that God granted Man dominion over Nature has lead humans to taking precedence over the rest of the ecosystem. Ultimately, this has lead humans to the dangerous viewpoint that making money is the single most important human activity on earth and that mountain tops exist just so wealthy folks may build their castles from which to gaze upon the abused and trampled upon humanity below.

Over and over history has recoded the catastrophic results of such egotistical and myopic thinking.

But have we even began to learn anything at all?

PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

JOHN LENNON (1940-1980)

British pop singer, guitarist, composer and lyricist. Lennon formed the Beatles with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in Liverpool in 1960.

By the mid 1960s the group had become the most successful in the history of pop music.

Lennon and McCartney were brilliant co-writers, producing hit after hit, ranging from early successes such as ‘Love Me Do’, to the more complex melodies and rhythms of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and ‘Penny Lane’ (both 1967).

Lennon is regarded as the most radical of the group (he returned the MBE, awarded in 1965, in protest against of the Vietnam War). He brought a degree of social consciousness to their lyrics. Their album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) is regarded as marking a new stage in the development of pop music.

Lennon’s marriage in 1969 to the Japanese artist Yoko Ono added the existing strains between the Beatles, and the group broke up, amid painful legal wrangling in 1970.

Lennon wrote and recorded with Yoko Ono in the US, bringing out an innovative album, Imagine in 1971.

He was on the point of resuming his recording career after a 5 year from 1975-80 when he was murdered outside his New York apartment building.