"What's that?" you ask.

A feeling.  People aren't motivated by thoughts per se, but by the feelings those thoughts evoke.  Books like "Think and Grow Rich" or "The Power of Positive Thinking" have been around long enough that we should all be very successful, indeed, by now.  The truth is millions of those books and others like them have been sold. The trouble is people read them and then don't DO anything.  It's the feeings - excitement, passion, etc. - that make us get up out of the chair and DO something different with our lives.  All your mind is gonna do is say "Wow, that's an intriguing idea",  and that'll be the end of it...if there's no intense feeling triggered.  And, let's face it, it can take some pretty darn intense emotion to get most people to move out of their comfort zone and attempt something that's a little bit scary.

Think about what you just read.  Any good advertising copywriter will confirm it.  People buy products and services because they want a certain feeling.  A man doesn't buy a car with a 5 liter engine because of the horsepower.  He buys it for the feeling of supremacy and power he feels it will give him.  Kids don't want a 1000 mHz computer to get their homework done faster.  They want it to play the latest games and have fun, feel as "cool" as their friends, feel successful and masterful.

Here are a few excerpts from master copywriter Joe Vitale's "Unspoken Marketing Secrets":

• People only do things for the good feelings they get
• People buy for emotional reasons and justify their decisions with whatever logic they can find or create, no matter how ridiculous
• People will follow commands that make them feel superior
• People will spend their last dime to be entertained
• People will pay any amount of money to have their inner states changed

[hmmm...maybe I should charge you something before I reveal the rest of this... :-)  ] 

Still not convinced that this is "the key" to getting more sales or finding a better relationship or whatever you would like to change about your life? ...that your inner emotional state is what determines how successful you become?

This isn't merely my persoanl opinion.  Here's some hard science to support it.  Research at the Institute of HeartMath® has shown that 

"... electromagnetic fields generated by the heart ... permeate every cell and may act as a synchronizing signal for the body in a manner analogous to information carried by radio waves. Particular emphasis will be devoted to evidence demonstrating that this energy is not only transmitted internally to the brain but is also detectable by others within its range of communication. The heart generates the largest electromagnetic field in the body. The electrical field as measured in an electrocardiogram (ECG) is about 60 times greater in amplitude than the brain waves recorded in an electroencephalogram (EEG). The magnetic component of the heart's field, which is around 5000 times stronger than that produced by the brain, is not impeded by tissues and can be measured several feet away from the body with Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID)-based magnetometers (1). We have also found that the clear rhythmic patterns in beat-to-beat heart rate variability are distinctly altered when different emotions are experienced. These changes in electromagnetic, sound pressure, and blood pressure waves produced by cardiac rhythmic activity are "felt" by every cell in the body, further supporting the heart's role as a global internal synchronizing signal."  (emphasis added)

Let's say, for example, one of the things you might like to succeed at is working from home, creating an online business, financial freedom, or something along those lines.  That's a fairly universal desire these days.

Now, let me relate to you the story of an intriguing event that took place in the summer of 2001, just over a year ago, that should provide you with some pretty convincing evidence.

We began this section with a quote from John Harricharan, whom I view as a true visionary. One thing John has said is "The next trend will be spiritual. We went through the information age. The information age is over. We're now going into the spiritual age."  So, that summer, John put together a conference on "How to use spiritual principles for success in business and in life." 

Now, for a long time, there's been a big taboo about mentioning those two words in the same breath.  In fact, you can still find plenty of articles of the web telling you that you never, never want to mention anything spiritual on a business website. That's one of the "ten cardinal sins".  Well...guess what? I think you'll find the list of speakers and attendees at John's conference very interesting.

They included:

Jonathan Mizel, Declan Dunn, Joe Vitale, Rick Beneteau,  Yanik Silver, Butch James, Bob Scheinfeld, Charles Burke and many others.

The following description of Joe Vitale's and Joe Sugarman's meeting at another conference last year sums it up rather nicely:

Joe Sugarman, the genius behind the world-wide success of BluBlocker sunglasses and the author of several masterpieces on marketing, walked up to me and congratulated me on my "Spiritual Marketing" book.

"I didn't know you were so spiritual," he said. "That was a real surprise to learn. That's what I've been doing for years." 
(full article here)

So the real secrets that no one's been talking about are finally coming out.  Now you can benefit by learning the truth about the steps that really lead to success.

Give yourself a few moments to truly grasp the significance of all this.

Then, when you're ready, let's move on to the first, and probably the most important, step toward creating your success at whatever you pursue.
 

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