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		<title>Create Your Own Law Of Attraction Manifestation Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How To Make Your Own Personalized Brain Entrainment Audio Tracks For Faster And More Accurate Manifesting  If you have studied the Law of Attraction then you will understand the power of mediation and visualization as a way to influence your subconscious mind and connect with infinite intelligence Since 2007 I have been using specific audio technology to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><strong>How To Make Your Own Personalized Brain Entrainment Audio Tracks For Faster And More Accurate Manifesting </strong></p>
<p>If you have studied the Law of Attraction then you will understand the power of mediation and visualization as a way to influence your subconscious mind and connect with infinite intelligence</p>
<p>Since 2007 I have been using specific audio technology to help boost my manifestation power and assist in re-programming my subconsciousness beliefs to align with my definiteness of purpose, with great success.</p>
<p>I thought I would share with you how you can create your very own personalize brain entrainment audio tracks to help you attract what you want faster.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 1:</strong></p>
<p>The first thing you will need to create is a script, this could be a list of affirmations, a clear list of your goals and desires, a concise description of your ideal day starting from the time you get up in the morning to the time you retire at night.</p>
<p>It can be anything you want. Before I give you an outline what one I have used I want to give you some guide lines when creating your script.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Guideline 1:</span> Make then positive, state what you want, not what you don’t want.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Guideline 2:</span> State everything in the present tense, state everything as if you have it now. Using words like “I am”</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Guideline 3:</span>  take the time to get clear and define your definiteness of purpose. Read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612930298/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1612930298&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=automalifes02-20">Think and Grow Rich</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1612930298" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1454900679/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1454900679&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=automalifes02-20">Outwitting the Devil</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1454900679" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> (both book are by Napoleon Hill)</p>
<p>Here is an example of what I have used, you are welcome to use it as a template if you like.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://samstoneinc.com/Law-Of-Attraction-Tools-Script.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for the template script<br />
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<p>Many teachers suggest that it is beneficial to end your script with something like this.</p>
<p><em>I accept this of something better. I am ready, receptive and grateful and so it is.</em></p>
<p>Another word words and intentions I like to plant in the Ho&#8217;oponopono mantra written about in Joe Vitale’s book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470402563/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0470402563&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=automalifes02-20">Zero Limits</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0470402563" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></p>
<blockquote><p><em>I Love You, I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Thank You.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Of course these are just suggestions and not required the most important thing is that whatever is in your script is something that feels ‘right’ and comfortable for you.</p>
<p><strong>Step 2:</strong></p>
<p>Once you have written your script you the need to record it. You don’t need anything fancy. I simply record mine using my computer mic and free software most computers come with. (For Windows it is called Sound Recorder)</p>
<p>You could easily record it on your SmartPhone and then transfer it to your computer.</p>
<p>I personally like to print it out and read it over a couple of times before I record it however you read your script straight from your computer.</p>
<p><strong>Step 3:</strong></p>
<p>Now you should have your script recorded and stored on your computer.</p>
<p>The next step is to download the Brain Entrainmnet Audio, do that now.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://samstoneinc.com/audio/ManifestationAudio.mp3" target="_blank">Click Here To Download Brain Entrainment Audio</a><br />
Right click and &#8216;Save As&#8217; to save audio to your computer</p></blockquote>
<p>This audio is from the world’s pioneer of brain entrainment Morry Zelcovitch you can check out more about his <a href="http://samstoneinc.com/MMMatrix" target="_blank">famous subliminal brain entrainment technology here</a>.</p>
<p>Now we need to layer these tracks together, if you have never down this before, don’t worry I have created a video for you to follow that will talk you though the whole process.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x_j9Jx22E4" target="_blank">Click here to watch video </a></p>
<p>[Side Note] Most video editing software like Camtasia can layer 2 audio tracks together.</p>
<p>You will have to cut the first 5 minutes and 30 seconds off where Morry Zelcovitch is explaining how the technology works which I highly recommend you listen to.</p>
<p>If your personal track is not long enough just keep looping it (or repeating it) until it stretches the length of the brain entrainment audio.</p>
<p><strong>Step 4:</strong></p>
<p>Congratulations you have just created your very own personalized brain entrainment audio.</p>
<p><strong>The Most Important Part: Use It!</strong></p>
<p>One suggestion is to put it on repeat, and listen to it while lying in bed as I go to sleep for the next 30 – 90 days.</p>
<p>While you listen to it imagine and get the feelings of what it is like to already live your ideal day, your number one desire.</p>
<p>Use your imagination and go and play.</p>
<blockquote><p>Thoughts + Emotion = Attraction</p></blockquote>
<p>If you need help or have any questions leave them in the comments below or connect with my on Facebook.</p>
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		<title>Kylegle &#8211; The Greatest Brain Exercise Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kylegle. What is it? Well I didn&#8217;t come up with the idea and the only way I can explain it is to say it is the greatest brain exercise ever. In the video Kyle Cease the originate of the greatest brain exercise ever better known as Kylegle explains in depth not just what Kylegle is but how you can use [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Kylegle. What is it? Well I didn&#8217;t come up with the idea and the only way I can explain it is to say it is the greatest brain exercise ever.</p>
<p>In the video Kyle Cease the originate of the greatest brain exercise ever better known as Kylegle explains in depth not just what Kylegle is but how you can use it in your life too.</p>
<p>Enjoy ;)</p>
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<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uHNdfin-Gzk" frameborder="0" width="510" height="315"></iframe></center>I recommend you check out more videos by Kyle Cease on YouTube or check out this website at kylecease.com. He is one of those people you can learn a lot from.</p>
<p>Also if you liked that video I think you may find this of value, it a book I ma reading called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FFPM0S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005FFPM0S&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=automalifes02-20">A Happy Pocket Full of Money</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B005FFPM0S" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></p>
<p>Let me know what your thoughts are about the greatest brain exercise ever and any experience you may have with it.</p>
<p>Sam Stone</p>
<p><strong>P.S</strong> Get all that you need so you can start earn money from multiple streams of income online. Watch <strong><a href="http://ezmoneyformula.com/cp1.php?user=smile&amp;tag=ssincpost" target="_blank">this free video now</a></strong>.</p>
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		<title>Growth Mindset and Fulfilling Your Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s the number one key to achieving your goals and success? Many people say it is hard work, persistence or focus. Research has shown these are just by products of the real key behind the main ingredient that’s drives success. In this video Eduardo Bricerio demonstrates real life examples and research from social science that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>What’s the number one key to achieving your goals and success?</p>
<p>Many people say it is hard work, persistence or focus.</p>
<p>Research has shown these are just by products of the real key behind the main ingredient that’s drives success.</p>
<p>In this video <a href="http://www.mindsetworks.com/" target="_blank">Eduardo Bricerio</a> demonstrates real life examples and research from social science that articulates how mindset affects performance and more importantly how you can change your mindset to be more growth orientated verse a fixed mindset where most people avoid challenges and lose interest when things get hard.</p>
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<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pN34FNbOKXc" frameborder="0" width="520" height="315"></iframe></center>Having a growth mindset is the key to achieving anything you want and we can all learn how to improve and change our mindset to be more growth related.</p>
<p>Remember whatever you think you can’t do, you just can’t do it – <em>yet!</em></p>
<blockquote><p>“Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it’s who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfilment.” ~ Anthony Robbins</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>P.S</strong> If you would like to work with me directly in building a location independent business to free up your time and automate your income <strong><a href="http://samstoneinc.com/join" target="_blank">click here</a></strong></p>
<h3> <span style="font-size: 1.17em;">The Power Of Belief</span></h3>
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		<title>Discover Your Life’s True Passion, Purpose and Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you like to go on a unique journey exploring the vast world in which you live, to connect meaningfully with those closest to you, and to discover your life’s true passion, purpose, and vision. Yesterday 23 of February 2013 I made an intention and it has never felt so right. The intention I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>How would you like to go on a unique journey exploring the vast world in which you live, to connect meaningfully with those closest to you, and to discover your life’s true passion, purpose, and vision.</p>
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<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GJakR_1teuM" frameborder="0" width="520" height="315"></iframe></center>Yesterday 23 of February 2013 I made an intention and it has never felt so right. The intention I set is to go on the next <a href="http://www.jairekrobbins.com/EuropeCruise/" target="_blank">Rapid Results Retreat Voyage of Discovery</a> with <a href="http://www.jairekrobbins.com/" target="_blank">Jairek Robbins</a> on April 26 – May 11 2013 visiting 6 countries over 15 days.</p>
<p>I have never put am intention like this out there for everyone to see and to be honest it scares me, it’s a big leap of faith but then again life would not be worth living if you don’t push yourself and your own limitations.</p>
<p>There are 2 main reasons why I am putting this out there, first I really want to go on this voyage of discovery as I know it will change my life, I want to hold myself accountable and if I tell the world what I intend on doing I will feel like a fool if I don’t give it all I have and miss out and if I do miss out I know it won’t be from a lack of giving it 100% of what I have and secondly I need your help, let me explain in the video below.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Life is meant be lived and playing small doesn&#8217;t serve anyone.</h2>
<p>I have no idea how I am going to pull this off as the cruise is in April which is only 2 months away which doesn’t leave much time for people to organise their time, etc.</p>
<p>This journey will be a life changing experience which is one of the main reasons why I want to go, the people, the workshops, the travel, the laughs, the moments – It will be magical!</p>
<p>I love travelling and I have never travelled to Europe before, I have always wanted to go just never had the opportunity.</p>
<p>I am not sure if is would be possible but i would love to visit my Dad who moved to England in 2010 and i have seen him since, except for the occasional skype call and I figure if I am going all the way to Europe maybe I could spend a few extra days and go to England.</p>
<p>I don’t have visa’s or anything like that and have no idea how long it will take to get one, as you can tell I haven’t really thought this thought that well, like I said I only set this intention about 40 minutes ago now. :)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jairekrobbins.com/EuropeCruise/"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-260" title="RAPID RESULTS RETREAT" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/RAPID-RESULTS-RETREAT.png" alt="" width="567" height="287" /></a></p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> 25/2/2013 &#8211; I just went to the local travel agent to find out about visa&#8217;s and they told me that i don&#8217;t need one as long as I have a return ticket. In fact they will let me travel around Europe for 90 days without a visa as long as I ahve a return ticket. Woohoo!!! Now I just need to get 3 other people who want to go to :)</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What gift are you going to share with the world? Listen to the podcast I refer to in video]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.londonreal.tv/episodes/ayahuasca-my-heart-of-darkness/" target="_blank">Listen to the podcast I refer to in video</a></p>
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		<title>Lessons From Running</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, I am not much of a runner I prefer to practice martial arts for fitness and exercise; however I can’t find any decent school nearby my home here so I started running late last year. Even though running has never been appealing to me as exercise it has been a great experience and not just [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>You know, I am not much of a runner I prefer to practice martial arts for fitness and exercise; however I can’t find any decent school nearby my home here so I started running late last year.</p>
<p>Even though running has never been appealing to me as exercise it has been a great experience and not just for the fitness aspect, running has been a great metaphor for life and business.</p>
<div id="attachment_241" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 445px"><img class=" wp-image-241    " title="Shaolin temple" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/China-Photo-Shaolin-temple.jpg" alt="Shaolin temple kung fu" width="435" height="307" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Training at the Shaolin Temple in 2002 (I&#39;m holding the banner on the left)</p></div>
<p>Here are some lessons running has been teaching me.</p>
<p><strong>Focus</strong> – When I run I usually stair at the ground about a meter or so in front of me and focus on my breathing, the rhythm of the my body and the music in my ipod. This kind of puts me into a trace or meditative state where I feel like I can run further without tiring as quickly.</p>
<p>If I try to consciously look around and see what is happening my focus is shifted and sort of jumps around a lot more which makes me focus on the fact that I am running and exhaustion kicks in quicker.</p>
<p>When building a business or striving to achieve any goal it is easy to get distracted and your focus diminishes from the ultimate goal. When this happens your performance is poor just like it is when I try to focus on too many things while running.</p>
<p>To achieve anything you need to give it attention and focus every day, running has been a good reminder of this and more importantly have been given the experience of it not just knowing it which can soon become ineffective.</p>
<p>If you don’t consistently practise something even a mind state like focus the ‘muscle’ becomes weak. Don’t use it you lose it.</p>
<p><strong>Push The Boundaries</strong> – When I started running I could only run a short distance yet over time I pushed myself to run a little be further and that became my new marker or ‘finish line’ and then a few days later I would push a bit further again.</p>
<p>This is not easy at times, it requires you to follow that inner voice within that always speaks the truth and tells you that you have more in you than you are giving at the moment and that you must keep pushing on.</p>
<p>I notice if I don’t consciously continue to push the ‘finish line’ further every few days I begin to get comfortable at that distance and don’t want to push further.</p>
<p>Life and business is the same, it can be easy to fall into comfort zones and even though you are doing work, getting results you can always be doing better. You need to be <a href="http://samstoneinc.com/the-zone/" target="_blank">continually pushing your comfort zone</a>.</p>
<p>Running has made me look deeper into other areas of my life where I am playing it safe and not stepping out of the comfort zone, its where life begins.</p>
<p><em>To the degree we&#8217;re not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves. ~ Peter McWilliams</em></p>
<p>Laters</p>
<p>Sam Stone</p>
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		<title>Bending Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Last weekend I received an email promoting a new book that had just been released; <a href="http://samstoneinc.com/books2012/" target="_blank">I love books</a> so when I suddenly got the urge to buy this one it wasn&#8217;t unexpected.</p>
<p>Maybe it was some clever marketing tactics, or maybe it was because Amazon makes it so damn easy to buy stuff with their one click purchasing system.</p>
<p>Whatever it was the urge inside me to buy this book was strong. I received an Amazon gift card for Christmas so money wasn&#8217;t an issue.</p>
<p>I liked to think that intuition was playing a role, either way moments later I was reading it.</p>
<p>The thing is&#8230;</p>
<p>I really didn&#8217;t need another book.</p>
<p>I am already reading a couple at the moment and have about 4 in my Kindle Library that I still haven’t read yet.</p>
<p>The book is called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1614483027/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1614483027">Madly Chasing Peace</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1614483027" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> which is a story about a girl named Dina who completely transforms her life from suicidal alcoholic to peaceful, happy and passionate.</p>
<p>The technique Dina used in the book has been shared for hundreds of years and is mentioned in almost every personal development, sales, business and new age book written.</p>
<p>Yet it is rarely used in modern western culture.</p>
<p>The universal principle I’m referring to is that we are what we think about and using the power of your imagination to tap into an universal field of intelligence and influence your reality.</p>
<p>I know that might sound a bit crazy to some people however this is how it has always been.</p>
<p>The simple practice of sitting quiet every day using your imagination to visualize what you want is one of the most reliable ways people have utilized to influence and craft their desires into reality for hundreds of years.</p>
<p>Even though techniques for tapping into this universal field of intelligence have been known for many years they are rarely practiced in modern Western culture, although I would like to believe this is changing with younger generations.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one&#8217;s family, to bring peace to all one must first discipline and control one&#8217;s own mind if a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. ~ Buddha</em></p></blockquote>
<p><center><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J-S3c1U4FPA" frameborder="0" width="380" height="215"></iframe></center>Science tells us that everything in the universe is energy and the same energy that makes up your body is the same that makes up the bark on a tree, the scent from a rose flower, the screen you are reading this on and every star and planet in the known universe.</p>
<p>It is just in different forms and shapes or different vibrations and frequencies.</p>
<p>Although everything is energy what makes you and I and everyone else so special is that we are conscience creating beings and have the ability to influence other energies.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.  &#8211; Buddha </em></p></blockquote>
<p>One way to see how our thoughts and intentions influence the environment and energies around us all you have to do is look at the work done by <a href="http://www.masaru-emoto.net/" target="_blank">Masaru Emoto</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class=" wp-image-198 aligncenter" title="emotowater" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/emotowater.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="269" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAvzsjcBtx8" target="_blank">Watch a video with more images of Masaru Emoto&#8217;s work</a></p>
<p>If you think about it, if our thoughts and intentions do that to water, imagine what they do to our food, our nervous system, the environment around us and our own bodies.</p>
<p>Or study the famous Double Slit Experiment and see how reality almost collapses in on itself depending what the observer, you and I focus our attention on.</p>
<p><center><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tu57B1v0SzI" frameborder="0" width="390" height="215"></iframe></center>Or check out the experiments done by Lynne McTaggart and the <a href="http://theintentionexperiment.com/the-experiments" target="_blank">Intention Experiment</a></p>
<p>Have you seen the movie The Matrix?</p>
<p>If you have, you know the part when Neo learns Kung Fu?</p>
<p>It seems like that they just download it to his brain and then he has it, well you have this same power. It may not come instantly like it does in the movie but that is a good thing. When you use the power of meditation and imagination you too can ‘download’ new instructions to your RAS (a part in your mind, keep reading I&#8217;ll explain in a moment) and witness  universal field of intelligence make magic happen</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Imagination is more important than knowledge. &#8211; Albert Einstein</em></p></blockquote>
<p>During the 1980s and 1990s the America Olympic team hired Denise Waitley PhD to implemented a technique used by NASA called Visual Motor Rehearsal</p>
<p>According to Waitley, “The interesting thing about the mind is… we took Olympic athletes, and then hooked them up to sophisticated biofeedback equipment, and had them run their event only in their mind.”</p>
<p>Result? “Incredibly, the same muscles fired in the same sequence, when they were running the race in their mind… as when they were running on the track.”</p>
<p>How could this happen? Simple. Says Waitley, “The mind cannot distinguish whether you’re doing it, or whether it’s just a practice [session]. So, if you’ve been there in the mind, you go there in the body too.”</p>
<blockquote><p><em>All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.—Carl Jung</em></p></blockquote>
<p>To summarize so far, we know that everything is energy and that we have the ability to influence other energies. We have also learned that your subconscious mind doesn&#8217;t know the difference between what is real and what is imagined.</p>
<p>These tiny examples are just small demonstrations of how powerful you and your intentions are and the ability you have to influence the unseen world around you to create the reality you desire.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve &#8211; Napoleon Hill</em></p></blockquote>
<h2><strong>Crafting Reality</strong></h2>
<p>For me, one of the best things I have done in my life is instill the habit of spending time everyday to meditate and sit in silence, even if it is for only 10 minutes.</p>
<p>I think everyone should meditate every day. Simply getting in the practice of sitting in silence to get into the gap between your thoughts, even if it&#8217;s just for 10 minutes every day is very beneficial. All you have to do to look at the countless studies about meditation helping promote wellness.</p>
<p>Simply doing this will make you more aware and present witnessing the connection of things around you.</p>
<p>To keep it moving&#8230;</p>
<p>It’s said that the conscience mind can only handle about 40 bytes of information a second while our subconscious  mind is taking in millions of bytes of information a second, for example keeping your heart pumping right now and handling all your body functions.</p>
<p>There is a part of your brain called the Reticular Activation System (RAS) which is responsible for filtering of the information and choosing which 40 bytes of information make it to your conscience awareness, or to put it another way, it is deleting most of the reality around you.</p>
<p>In the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671700758/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0671700758">Psycho-Cybernetics</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0671700758" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Maltz" target="_blank">Dr Maxwell Maltz</a> talks about the Reticular Activation System as an automatic goal seeking &#8216;servo-mechanism&#8217; and as long as you give it the right instructions by vividly imagining your ideal outcome in your mind, it will work towards manifesting it to you.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination. &#8211; Napoleon Hill</em></p></blockquote>
<p>I remember when I was half way through my career selling timeshare I almost got fired, my mind state was a mess.</p>
<p>The year before I had just won top sales consultant of the year and I just moved to a new office on the other side of the country where everyone had heard of my previous performance and was expecting big things from me.</p>
<p>But I just couldn&#8217;t sell.</p>
<p>‘See that door over there, go practice closing it because you can&#8217;t close a sale’ my sale manager half jokingly says to me.</p>
<p>One afternoon my boss dragged me into his office and said “regrettably I have to put you on numbers” this meant they would give me 10 leads or opportunities to make a sale, if I didn&#8217;t perform I needed to look for another job.</p>
<p>I got down to my last 2 leads and them stumbled upon a sale, I had brought myself another day of employment.</p>
<p>“Even a blind squirrel can trip over a nut, now do it again” said my sales manager</p>
<p>At this point i had been creatively using visualization twice a day for about 2 weeks, my mind was becoming right again and I sold the next four clients I presented to.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t just save my job, I went straight back to top sales consultant in the office in just a few months, and won the end of year all expenses paid trip to South Africa.</p>
<div id="attachment_199" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PB270173.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-199   " title="South Africa" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PB270173-300x225.jpg" alt="South Africa Patting a cheetah" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Me patting a Cheetah</p></div>
<p>One of the major factor I contribute to achieving this was spending time everyday meditating and using my imagination to focus on the outcome I wanted. I then went to work every day taking action, performing sales presentations with couples.</p>
<p>The more I relaxed in the moment while taking the action the more the path of lest resistance would appear leading me directly to what I had imagined &#8211; More sales.</p>
<p>It is hard to describe but the more I used the technique I&#8217;ll share with you in a moment  the easier the sales came, the right words would just flow at the exact right time they needed to come out. It felt like I was manufacturing the the feeling of being on a roll or being &#8216;in the zone&#8217;</p>
<p>The technique I used was simply focusing on the end result of what i need to do that would provide me what I wanted. I asked myself questions like, what happens <em>only</em> when I get my desired outcome?</p>
<p>To give you some examples. I knew I wanted more sales, getting more sales was the path I was using to get more money and all expenses paid holidays. So I focused on my desired outcome – Getting sales!</p>
<p>When we made a sale in the office someone would bring over some cheese and crackers with some apple cider in Champaign flutes – that’s class right there :)</p>
<p>We didn&#8217;t have a liquor license and couldn&#8217;t serve alcohol so this was the next best thing.</p>
<p>This was the image I would focus on in my meditations, because you would only get cheese and crackers if you made a sale.</p>
<p>The other one was, the managers kept a running sheet on of all the clients and presentations for the day, if someone made a sale they would use a pink highlighter and mark it.</p>
<p>I would also focus on this image in my meditations. Again this event or image would only happen if you had made a sale.</p>
<p>The next one was seeing the couple walk out the front door with a members pack. If you didn&#8217;t get a sale you would lead your couple out the back door, if you got a sale they would go through the front, I know it is doorscrimination isn’t it lol (lame joke, I apologize for that one)</p>
<p>Again the scene of me leading a couple out the front door with a members pack would only happen if you got a sale.</p>
<p>Aim to find three image or events that happen right after you achieve you outcome or what would only happen once you have achieved your desired outcome?</p>
<p>Another question you might like to ask is what would be the first thing you would notice different when you woke up in the morning if you knew you were experiencing you r ideal outcome?</p>
<p>Once you spend 10 minutes every day imagining your ideal outcome you must take lots of action. A key element when going about your work is to relax and go about your work with positive expectations</p>
<blockquote><p>Intention, Attention, No Tension – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0733622666/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0733622666">The Passion Test</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0733622666" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></p></blockquote>
<p>Laters</p>
<p>Sam Stone</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my goals in 2012 was to increase the number of books I read which I managed to doubled it from approx 12 books in 2011 to approx 25 in 2012. The main change I made that helped me read more this year was simply downloading the Kindle App on my iPod touch, I [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of my goals in 2012 was to increase the number of books I read which I managed to doubled it from approx 12 books in 2011 to approx 25 in 2012.</p>
<p>The main change I made that helped me read more this year was simply downloading the Kindle App on my iPod touch, I am just about to buy a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OZNUCE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B007OZNUCE">Kindle Paperwhite</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B007OZNUCE" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> in the next couple of days so I can read on a proper screen.</p>
<p>I thought I would share with you the 3 books that really stood out for me this year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401923127/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1401923127">The Biology of Belief</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1401923127" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> by Dr Bruce Lipton – I first heard about Dr Lipton and his work back in 2005 but it wasn’t until he appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that made me pick up his book and I am so glad I did.</p>
<p>Dr Bruce Lipton’s work has been described as the bridge between science and spirit. Dr Lipton was a stem cell biologist and the book reveals some pretty stunning research about the interaction between your mind and your body and the processes by which cells receive information. Dr Lipton also demonstrates that DNA and genes do not control your biology and what really does, and he dives into the new science of Epigenetics which is about understanding the link between mind and matter and the effects it has your life and others. I also read his next book Spontaneous Evolution which I highly recommend too.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312330340/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0312330340">Marching Powder</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0312330340" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> by Rusty Young – I am so glad my friend recommended this book to me, I normally read personal development, marketing, science type books but he assured me I would like it and as soon as I started that was it, I was in and I couldn’t put it down.</p>
<p>It is based on a true story of a convicted English drug trafficker named Thomas McFadden who get caught up in the corruption of Bolivia’s justice system and gets sent to the notorious San Pedro prison. Without saying much he has to buy his own prison cell and runs tours to earn money, I highly recommend it, it’s a wild ride.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0557306159/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0557306159">Book of est</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0557306159" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> by Luke Rhinehart – When I heard Joe Vitale call this one of the most influential books he has read even more so than Think And Grow Rich I had to read it. I will say the book is unlike anything I imagined it was going to be, it is written as if you were an attendee participating in an est event &#8211; a controversial 70’s self-help movement.</p>
<p>I had never heard of est, or Erhard Seminar Training before so I didn’t know what to expect however it will bring you to confront yourself, it is raw and in your face. I really enjoyed it; I can see why many people may not as it comes across a bit ‘cult’ like yet I found tremendous value in the concepts presented, check it out if you dare.</p>
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<p>Here are a few other books that were close to getting on the list<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/111848147X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=111848147X">Risky is the New Safe</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=111848147X" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> by Randy Gage<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1556437765/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=automalifes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1556437765">Superfoods</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=automalifes02-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1556437765" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> by David Wolfe</p>
<p>Laters</p>
<p>Sam</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>How would you like to create lasting change and improve any area of your life by 3778% in the next 365 days?</p>
<p>I know that&#8217;s a big promise however the strategy is very simple which is why it works so well, the first step is all about starting small and introducing one simple daily ritual.</p>
<p>Every successful person I have studied have a set of daily rituals &#8211; daily actions they are committed which have a compounding effect that construct the foundation to their success and this is where it begins.</p>
<div id="attachment_175" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 333px"><img class=" wp-image-175   " title="Gold Coast" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Gold-Coast.jpg" alt="Gold Coast" width="323" height="242" /><p class="wp-caption-text">View from my old apartment</p></div>
<p>We all have daily actions that we repeat everyday and you want to always be evaluating them as they are cause set in motion that will produce a certain effect or result and some aren’t always desirable.</p>
<p>For example most of us have be taught to brush our teeth everyday to help prevent tooth decay it is a small action and yet you always seem to make time for it, in fact you hardly even have to think about it any more it is just part of your routine, right? These seemingly small actions and routines or rituals have a big impact of your life.</p>
<p>You can predict anyone’s future by studying their habitual behavior.</p>
<p>To help lay a positive foundation the first and most important daily ritual we are going to practice is expressing gratefulness every day as soon as we wake up.</p>
<p>If you want to have radical positive change in your life so a year from now you can look back in awe at how far you have come then here is your first assignment.</p>
<p>Grab a note pad and pen this is going to be your new gratefulness journal, place it beside your bed and as soon as you wake up, while you are still lying in bed write down one thing you are grateful for that day, that’s it. I know it’s easy that’s why you should do it.</p>
<p>After a few days to a couple of weeks of doing this if you stay committed that is, you will start to wake up every morning thinking about what you are grateful for, you will be happier and more connected plus what a perfect way to start your day.</p>
<p>The next step is that you want to now build on this ritual and have the ripple effect. After a few weeks of waking up every day and writing down one thing you are grateful for and expressing that gratitude you will feel better about yourself, your self esteem will grow and its time to add something else.</p>
<p>What you choose to add or how you chose to expand on this is entirely up to you. Think about something you want in your life, what small action can you start to do today that will take you one step closer to your goal? And do that.</p>
<p>Maybe you want to improve your health you might want to start meditating for 10 minutes, or do 5 push ups. Whatever it is make sure it’s easy and something you can do every day and preferably can do straight after you write in your gratefulness journal.</p>
<p>The reason you want the next action to be easy is to make sure you stay committed to it every day, you main goal is to stay consistent and build up slow. For me it only takes a couple of minutes to do 5 push up, its easy for me but it better to do 5 for a few weeks and each time improve on those 5 and then do ten for the next few weeks and so on.</p>
<p>Each day just focus on improving 1% at a time, start by waking up every morning and writing down just one thing you are grateful for each day and build on that ritual and improve it by just 1% every day.</p>
<p>By improving by just 1%  everyday it will compound on its self and in 365 days you will have had an increase of 3778%.</p>
<p>That huge desire that seems so far away or so hard to accomplish is really just a new set of habits that you don&#8217;t have yet. By starting small with an easy daily commitment like writing down something you are grateful is a great way to start the momentum off.</p>
<p>Stay committed and keep building from there and focus on improving just 1% each day,</p>
<p>So&#8230; what are you grateful for today?</p>
<p>Laters</p>
<p>Sam Stone</p>
<p>I found this video the other day and thought you may like it</p>
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		<dc:creator>Sam Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 29th November I attended Facebook’s Small Business Bootcamp in Auckland, New Zealand it was quite interesting to attend a workshop actually put on by Facebook and hear them talk about how businesses can and should be using Facebook to grow their brand and increase sales, they also talked about some exciting new features [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>On Thursday 29<sup>th</sup> November I attended Facebook’s Small Business Bootcamp in Auckland, New Zealand it was quite interesting to attend a workshop actually put on by Facebook and hear them talk about how businesses can and should be using Facebook to grow their brand and increase sales, they also talked about some exciting new features about to hit the site in the coming months.</p>
<p>I thought I would share with you some of the takeaways I got from the event; a lot of it was about fundamentals such as how to set up Pages and the correct practises and how to use the various advertising methods Facebook offers however there was some interesting nuggets shared too.</p>
<p>Possibly the biggest take away from the event was the fact they gave out a toll free phone number and encouraged us to call them if we had any questions about Facebook Pages and for any help with managing our Facebook Ad campaigns.</p>
<div id="attachment_167" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 471px"><img class=" wp-image-167  " title="Facebook Small Business Bootcamp" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-11.jpg" alt="" width="461" height="346" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Facebook Small Business Bootcamp</p></div>
<p>This was very interesting as if you have ever tried to contact a large website like Facebook of Google by phone it can be near impossible. Here is Facebook’s phone number if you want to contact them 0800 443 861 (toll free New Zealand)</p>
<p>As part of giving out their phone number Facebook was offering to manage ad campaigns for 4 weeks for free, all you had to do is pay for the ads, a minimum of $50 per day. Here is the link for more information facebook.com/austarttosuccess I am not sure if this is only for Australian and New Zealand business owners but check it out.</p>
<p>Obviously one of Facebook’s main focus points at the moment is mobile as more and more of their users are accessing the site from mobile devices. The host of the event and Facebook employee Nick Bowditch mentioned that in some countries like Japan and Korea almost 80% of their users login from a mobile device and before they introduced Sponsored Posts Facebook made almost zero money from mobile users.</p>
<p>Another big announcement that is on its way that I didn&#8217;t know about is the soon to be released <a href="http://www.facebook.com/about/gifts" target="_blank">Facebook Gifts</a> feature which will look similar to <a href="http://pinterest.com/out2shine/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> layout which is no surprise there I guess, however it will allow you to buy or gift items to friends, if you friend accepts the gift it will be shipped to their address.</p>
<p>This is another way they are looking at monetizing their mobile traffic and complete with Pinterest among other things. However I think this could be very powerful for some clever marketers and business owners.</p>
<p>Some of the other things mentioned that I got out of the event was as a general rule, niche dependant of course but target your ads and marketing towards females as they make up the larger demographic on Facebook and according to their data usually make the buying decision.</p>
<p>Something good to keep in mind, they also went though many examples and explained how many of the successful big brands on Facebook make use of primary colours and a lot of whitespace in their images and ads to boost conversions and engagement.</p>
<p>Is EdgeRank a myth? Well according to the host Nick Bowditch it is, he went on a rant how it is just a myth that some bloggers made up, but then went on to explain how getting more engagement with likes, comments and shares will make your posts be seen by more people in the Newsfeed, but isn’t this EdgeRank? go figure, maybe they just don’t want to call it that.</p>
<div id="attachment_165" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 471px"><img class=" wp-image-165  " title="Facebook Small Business Bootcamp" src="http://samstoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo.jpg" alt="" width="461" height="346" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Facebook In Auckland New Zealand</p></div>
<p>Bowditch did hint strongly that the share feature will hold more weight in the future and encouraged us to try and get more of our posts shared, and with the latest updated to their mobile app you can now share posts.</p>
<p>The other metric Bowditch pointed out that you should be taking notice of is, if you have a Facebook Page try and keep the Likes Vs PTAT (People Talking About This) ratio as high as possible, again PTAT is getting more people to interact with your content, Likes, comments and shares.</p>
<p>They were the main takeaways I got from the event; it was good to hear it come straight from the horse’s mouth so to speak and I would encourage you to go if Facebook come to a town near you.</p>
<p>I also made a quick video about what I got from the event.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bHZbcuMEm1A" frameborder="0" width="520" height="420"></iframe></p>
<p>Laters</p>
<p>Sam Stone</p>
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