Money, and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks

Some words from Brian:

Shortage of time is not your problem. Shortage of money is not your problem. Shortage of Connection to the Energy that creates worlds is at the heart of all sensations of shortage that you are experiencing.”

Wow. Well, that puts it in perspective, eh? Are you feeling a shortage in your life right now? Know, as Abraham-Hicks so beautifully says, it’s your Shortage of Connection to the Energy that creates worlds (!!!) that’s at the root of your problem.

Think about that. “The Energy that creates worlds.” It’s the same force that beats your heart and grows your hair and digests your food (AND gives you flashes of inspiration of your ideal life!) that also continues to create stars and galaxies and who knows what else at the edges of our universe.

Now, I personally don’t like to argue or fight with that force. It wins every time.

So, the real issue at the heart of any fear/suffering/lack you may be experiencing has NOTHING to do with a bad economy or a bad childhood or a bad hair day. It ALL has to do with you. And, specifically, with your connection to your Highest Self/Source/God/Whatever-You-Want-To-Call-It.

And, this great book is basically all about helping us align with Source and become a magnet for all things good.

In this PhilosophersNote, we’ll take a quick look at some of their great Big Ideas on how we can become that magnet and attract all the money and goodness into our lives!!

“If you are a student of Deliberate Creation, if you want to consciously create your own reality, if you desire control of your own life experience, if you want to fulfill your reason for being, then your understanding of these prevalent topics—money and the Law of Attraction—will serve you enormously well.

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And as always, what’s your BIGGEST Aha! moment from this Note and how are you going to implement the wisdom from today into your life? Drop a comment and let the discussions roll!And twitter users, don’t forget the #50days

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Two years ago, in May 2008 MindValley was bleeding money. Mike and I were losing $20,000 a month trying to keep our business afloat. The stress and anxiety of being in that situation was overwhelming.

One year later, in May 2009 everything changes. We were making very good money and had grown the business by 500% almost overnight. In fact, in the month of May 2009, I had spent only 6 days in the office and had spent 21 days hanging out on paradise islands and beaches around the world, Necker Island, Fiji and Cabo. Yet during that time, we had our record sales month in the company’s 7-year history and our record sales day. Those moments of being in the red were distant memories. Yet only 12 months had passed by.

What helped with that rapid transformation? It was a change in Mindset that happened to us.

It involved T. Harv Eker, a crazy big shift in how I saw money and business building, and 3 days of intense learning at the Millionaire Mind Intensive. In essence, my wealth consciousness was transformed.

At Eker’s seminar, I learned that I was operating on several “rules” or mental models of wealth that were hijacking my success. For example, I believed that money equaled hard work. I felt that wealth came slowly. I believed I was too young to have a million dollars worth of assets. It all seems stupid now — but I was living on wealth mindsets implanted into my by family, teachers, an education system and broke friends.

At that event I had much of this wealth dogma scrubbed from my head. And a funny thing happened. Business soared. I had the same focus on marketing and strategy and business fundamentals — but the results were so much more powerful. It’s amazing how mindset can influence your success in any game you play — be it sports or the acquisition of wealth.

So if you really want to know how I grew my company by 500% in less than a year, check out this video.

We recently had the head Trainer of Millionaire Mind Intensive drop by our office to give a speech at the Hall of Awesomeness in our office. And I asked him to record a quick video to the FinerMinds audience inviting them to his event.

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And it wasn’t just my wealth mindset that was transformed. The employees and culture at MindValley also experienced phenomenal growth and wealth happiness! It’s one of the reasons why we have our Code of Awesomeness and our Awesomeness Reports, which are being replicated by other companies already. (Our penchant for using the word “Awesome” within our company came from the seminar and the little games Harv made participants play)

So don’t wait around for that one “lucky break” because only you can change your life. T. Harv Eker and Kieron Sweeney are holding Millionaire Mind Intensive seminars all over North American in the next little while so I recommend you check it out as soon as possible. If you don’t want to wait for success to come to you, do yourself a favor and go now.

And by the way — it’s practically free. Get a copy of Harv’s book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” and you get a free pass to the event so you only pay a small registration fee.

To find out more about reprogramming your mindset for success, click here »

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

OMFG I love this book! I read it in 2003 while I was building up MindValley and working from home in my pajama on our early websites. My copy of this book is yellow highlighted, dog-eared and underlined on every few pages. Brilliant stuff.

On to the Note!

Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

“When you begin to think and grow rich, you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with little or no hard work. You, and every other person, ought to be interested in knowing how to acquire that state of mind which will attract riches… Observe very closely, as soon as you master the principles of this philosophy, and begin to follow the instructions for applying those principles, your financial status will begin to improve, and everything you touch will begin to transmute itself into an asset for your benefit. Impossible? Not at all!”

I attended the seminar (you get 2 free passes when you buy the book) in May 2008. It was massive, 5000 people in a room and Harv Eker and Rob Riopel rocked the stage. I read the book AFTER the seminar. Both had a huge influence on Mike and I and the 8 people I dragged in to attend the seminar.

First Mike and I, (although slightly resistant at the start of the event) saw our income double in the subsequent one year. Is wealth a mindset? I certainly think so now. I think attending the event and reading the book caused me to overcome some major limitations in my thinking.

Next, of the 8 people we brought with us, 3 ended up starting their own businesses within a year. 4 ended up with a significant salary increase. All of them are Harv Eker fans and have recommended the book and seminar to countless others. Which again leads me to ask “Is wealth a mindset?”

Here’s what I believe now — the single biggest limitation on your income, has nothing to do with the economy, or your intelligence, or looks, or capacity to work hard, or ingenuity. It’s got to do primarily with ONE THING. And that’s the Millionaire Mindset. Read this book.

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker

“It all comes down to this: if your subconscious “financial blueprint” is not ‘set’ for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.”

We had put up the wrong link that required you to pay for shipping and handling amongst other things.

But I spoke to Mike and he’s apologized for the mistake. He’s put up an exclusive link for just FinerMinds readers: http://www.mikelitman.com/finerminds/

From there you’ll get an instant download. No shipping and handling, no monthly offer, nothing.

Michael had someone immediately put up that link specifically for our blog yesterday morning in New York.

Thanks for being so understanding!

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Richard Branson and me

I recently experienced one of the highlights of my life.

If any of you know me at all, then you’ll know that meeting Richard Branson has been one of my biggest dreams. He’s been a true source of inspiration to me and it’s all because of how he defines business and entrepreneurship.

It used to be that the only things that defined success were money and the number of people working under you. Well, with Branson, that’s not it at all. For him the definition of business means being ethical in all that you do, treating your employees right, and mostly — having fun. Lots of it.

So how did I end up on his private island?

Alright, so back to my dream of meeting Richard Branson. I honestly thought it would take me 5 or even 10 years to do this. You know, to build up credibility and success as an entrepreneur, the typical way to meet anybody famous and wildly successful.

But things were about to go into high speed (little did I know). A while ago, I was at an event for speakers and authors in Vegas and fellow internet entrepreneur, Joe Polish, announced he was organizing a trip to Branson’s private island, Necker Island for 20 entrepreneurs to meet and hang out with Branson. The purpose of the trip was to raise money for Branson’s charity, Virgin Unite. To attend we had to make a substantial donation to Virgin Unite. I had already set aside a sum of money to donate to charity via my foundation, the MindValley Foundation, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I would donate to a good cause AND get to hang out with Branson and several other brilliant entrepreneurs on Necker Island.

So, I shot an email to my business partner Mike and asked him what he thought of the idea. He replied using the title of

Branson’s most famous book. Mike’s one-line email simply said, “Screw it, let’s do it!”

Richard Branson with my business partner, Mike Reining and me

And so in May, we found ourselves on Necker Island hanging out and partying with Richard Branson. Out of the total 4.5 days on the island, we spent 2 and half days with him from early morning breakfasts to late night celebrations.

A typical day would include breakfast with Branson and 20 other entrepreneurs on the veranda overlooking the sea. This would be followed by a brainstorming session or Q&A with Branson on a variety of topics from entrepreneurship to philanthropy. Lunches were held on the beach. And then it was time for speedboat racing, water sports or snorkeling. Dinners would revolve around a theme, pirate night, 70s party, Casino Night and would end in a wonderful party by the sea.

Hanging out with Branson blew our minds. While most people have their 3–5 year goals, Branson was thinking bigger. I’m talking about space travel and world peace. He’s already working with Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Muhammad Yunus and other world leaders on a project called “the Elders” to help guide countries and societies towards peaceful resolution of their differences.

Playing pirates with Richard Branson

Now the Elders is an independent group of highly influential global leaders. It came about with the leadership of Nelson Mandela and together the Elders offer their influence and experience to support peace building and diminish human suffering.

And as for space travel? Why not take a comfy seat aboard Virgin Galactic. It’s the first of its kind, providing non-astronauts with the ability to go into space. Now that’s a huge goal. But what’s even better is that with Branson’s vision, this may be affordable to everyone in the future so that people like us can get a chance to experience the Universe from a different perspective.

But beyond his ambition and vision what really struck me about Richard Branson was his attitude towards people. We tend to assume that the rich and successful have a certain sense of arrogance or distance to them. Not so with Branson. He’s the kind of guy that talks to everyone, makes the effort to make you feel welcome and treats you almost like family. It was actually quite amazing to watch him. He was almost saintly in his approach to life and people. The way he treated his staff, the children on the island, and the visiting guest entrepreneurs, was with the utmost kindness and grace. The biggest thing I noticed about Branson was his generosity and humility.

The trip was unquestionably one of the most amazing things to have happened to me. It was literally a dream come true. After having hung out with Branson, I’m absolutely going to reevaluate my goals and make them just a little bigger. If Branson can bring about world peace and affordable space travel, I’m pretty sure we can all reach for the moon too.

In a future post I’ll share more on what I learned from my experience on Necker Island.

In the meanwhile, here’s a video I put together of the trip from the footage on my Flipcam.

And some photo highlights.

Sunrise from my room balcony. At 5:30 am in the morning.

Morning breakfast at the long table.

Brainstorming with Branson and other entrepreneurs

With the money we raised for Virgin Unite

View of Necker Island

Playing Pirates with Richard Branson

Cheers,

Vishen Lakhiani

P.S. What if you could meet Richard Branson? Can you imagine what he would say to you or better yet, what would you say to him? Drop a comment. I’d love to hear your thoughts on one of my role models.

P.P.S. The thought of meeting Richard Branson isn’t completely loony. Stay tuned and I’ll let you know what I mean.

a healthy abundance mindset.

I can personally attest to this. When I started FinerMinds’ parent company, MindValley, business was slow. I hate to admit it but that’s the truth. No matter what I did, how many articles or books I read on running a business, nothing was happening. Until I had a shift in my abundance mindset. From that moment on, FinerMinds skyrocketed and so did my personal growth.

So until your mind is geared towards abundance, nothing will happen for you. It’s time for you to remove those mental blocks and let the Universe and you come together to welcome wealth and success.

So back to your super hero council, I mentioned earlier. Remember when you were young and you thought how awesome it would be to have Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman at your side, guiding you and of course helping you fight crime? Now picture this:

Having over 12 of the most brilliant minds in the fields of abundance and success in your room, just hanging out with you, brainstorming never-before-thought-of ideas, and telling you the secrets to achieving every financial, spiritual, and emotional goal you’ve ever dreamed of.

Sounds a little too good to be true doesn’t it. Well, pinch yourself, it’s real…What’s going down is the Virtual Abundance Expo.

It’s coming up this July 27th to July 30th and it’s exactly as the name suggests. It’s over 40 hours of phone and web access with top minds like Jack Canfield, Richard Branson, Bob Proctor, and even yours truly. There’s even going to be 4 mystery guests!

Even as you listen to the exclusive talks, you’ll feel your mindset start to change. Abundance will permeate every aspect of your life. From your health to your goals, you’ll be able to figure out your passions and follow them for success and cash money.

I’m so excited for this event, it’s gonna be out of this world and the first of its kind.

Here’s a video from my friend Alex Mandossian. I think it’s really important you listen to it to realize the need for an abundance mindset and just exactly what it is:

Click here to sign up for this revolutionary event that will revamp your mind for abundance in every aspect of your life»

Cheers,

Vishen

PS: There’s a cap on how many people are allowed to attend this event, so you better reserve your seat soon and the event starts in less than a week!

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I found this awesome article that breaks down the how-tos and whys of acquiring a healthy wealthy mindset.

One particular quote I really love and can be applied to all aspects of our lives is this one:

Believing you can accomplish something is the first step in actually doing it.

I wish this simple concept was instilled in our minds from birth and in our education system. But it’s never too late to start and now is better than anytime.

In this article you will learn:

• What a wealth and prosperity mindset is

• Why it’s essential to have one if you want success in your life

• How to expand your mindset for wealth and prosperity

Enjoy! And let me know if you have any tips on gaining a mindset for wealth and success.

Building a Wealth and Prosperity Mindset

From MetaphysicalTeachers.com

One sure way to boost your odds of becoming successful is to have a mindset geared toward wealth and prosperity. Why? Because the actions you take on a daily basis – right down to the amount of effort you put toward your goals – stem directly from your state of mind.

Believing you can accomplish something is the first step in actually doing it.

Unfortunately many of us pay little attention to our mindset, and end up creating a whole lot of struggle and difficulty for ourselves in the process! The good news is that creating a wealth and prosperity mindset can be achieved quickly and easily with a little know-how and some determination.

This report will share some helpful insights on:

• Exactly what a wealth and prosperity mindset is

• Why it’s vital to have one if you want to succeed

• How to develop your mindset for wealth and prosperity

What is a Wealth and Prosperity Mindset?

The common definition of “mindset” is: a mental attitude or inclination, or a fixed state of mind. So, a wealth and prosperity mindset would mean an attitude or inclination that causes us to focus on abundance.

It may surprise you to learn that most people focus on the opposite. They focus on wanting more prosperity, seeking greater wealth, and pursuing both at any cost.

In other words, they focus on the fact that they do not yet have wealth or prosperity, which means they actually have a scarcity or poverty mindset. They focus more on what they’re lacking, the things they can’t afford to buy, and even worse – feeling resentful toward people who are already wealthy.

Does this describe your general attitude, too? If so, don’t let it get you down! It’s actually very common to have this mindset, and you can turn it around starting right now.

All you need is the willingness to start thinking in a different way and the courage to take actions based on this new way of thinking. Don’t worry; you won’t have to take groundbreaking actions; just one step at a time will move you in the direction you want to go.

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David Wood with FinerMinds Co-Founder, Vishen Lakhiani

David Wood is back by popular demand. His video blog post entitled “Are You An Undercover Coach? Take The 1 Min Test” still holds the record for the #1 most commented blog post on FinerMinds with over 185 comments.

This time however, he’s not back with another video blog post.

He’s back with a teleseminar and given his popularity at FinerMinds, it’s sure to be a major hit.

If you took David’s quiz already, and scored at least 4 out of 7, click on the big link below immediately, and register for his upcoming teleseminar with Brian Wong of QuanLife.

This live broadcast will give you answers you’ll need to know to start your own coaching practice from scratch.

For those of you who didn’t take David’s fun and quick video quiz, do so now.

You might discover that you have some hidden coaching qualities that you could take advantage of to improve the lives of others and boost your own self-awareness.

Watch the video below, leave your quiz results and then register for the teleseminar if you scored 4 or higher.

Hope you scored at least 4 out of 7. If that’s the case, then see you at the teleseminar!

It will be held on Thursday June 25th, 9pm US Eastern Time. The lines fill up fast so register early!

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