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HELLO AND WELCOMETO THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF THE MINDSET HACKS ELITEMAGAZINE. I’M EXCITED AND HUMBLED THAT YOU’VE DECIDEDTO JOIN ME ON THIS THRILLING JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY.YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON IN I love that story because it illustrates so well what we’re trying toYOUR LIFE THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE. YOU HAVE accomplish here.A VISION AND A DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE.WE ALL DO. Of course new strategies and tools are essential to creating mind- sets & habits that improve our life.So how do you get there? But the real shifts happen when we look at what’s holding us back.And more importantly, why aren’t you there already? We can then gain some perspective on the thoughts, beliefs andWhat’s holding you back? perceptions and let go of those that do not serve us.These questions are super important. Essentially we are getting to know and see ourselves for who we truly are at our core.The quality of your life is proportional to the quality of the ques-tions you ask yourself. Past all the negative thoughts, destructive behaviours and limit- ing perspectives.Let me illustrate this for you... Under all of that is a whole, beautiful and powerful human beingThere was once a fisherman who hopped in his rowing boat in with limitless potential.the harbour to set off out to see to catch some fish. My purpose with Mindset Hacks Elite is to share just enoughBut there was one problem. content with you to get you asking yourself some deep questions that will help offer clarity around your life.No matter how hard and fast he tried to row his boat just wasn’tmoving. I’ll then equip you with some powerful tools to assist in shifting your vibration, creating new habits and catching old behaviours“How could this be?” he exclaimed. so you can become the best version of yourself.He went and go some bigger oars with the hope they would offer All areas of your life are inter-connected. So by doing the innermore propulsion. work that’s required you’ll be able to break free of any limits in your health, relationships, business or spirituality.Instead they just tired him out. So sit back and get comfy as you start or continue your journeySo as he sat there bewildered, he has a stroke of insight to turn inwards through the tutorials and tools in this magazine.around. Enjoy,He saw that he was still tied to the dock!All he needed to do was untie his boat. Tom Crawshaw The Adventure-preneurAfterwards he didn’t even need to row as hard because the cur- Founder of Mindset Hacks Eliterent would take him where he wanted to go.

ISSUE 2 DEEP DIVE How Break Free From The Shackles Of Your Past and Create The Epic Life You Deserve 3 Are YOU Playing Out a Story? Life You Deserve 4 How Were These Stories Written? Life You Deserve 6 Your Reality Filter 7 How To Detect and Shift Your Stories Using The 4 A’s 8 How To Get Started 10 SUPPLEMENT STACK This Magic Green Powder Will Supercharge Your Energy and Focus All Day Long 13 BRAIN BOX How Your Perception Of Taste Can Change Instantly 14 TECH HACKS How To Train Your Brain 15 What’s Been My Experience? 16 Training History - Details 116 HowmuchdoesthiscostandhowcanIgetstarted? 17 THINK & GROW RICH - NAPOLEON HILL 17 The First Step Toward Riches – DESIRE 17 Second Step Towards Riches – FAITH 18 Third Step Toward Riches – AUTO-SUGGESTION 18 Fourth Steps Towards Riches – SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE 19 Fifth Steps Towards Riches – IMAGINATION 19 Sixth Steps Towards Riches – ORGANIZED PLANNING 19 Seventh Step toward riches – DECISION 20 Eighth Step toward riches – PERSISTENCE 20 Ninth Step toward riches – POWER OF THE MASTER MIND 21 Tenth Step toward riches – SEX TRANSMUTATION 21 Eleventh Step toward riches – THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND POWER 22 Twelve Step toward riches – THE BRAIN 22 Thirteen Step toward riches – THE SIXTH SENSE 23 COMMITTMENT CREATION Developing Your Awareness

DEEP DIVE HOW BREAK FREE FROM THE SHACKLES OF YOUR PAST AND CREATE THE EPIC LIFE YOU DESERVER ight then, let’s get stuck into the first ever DEEP DIVE session. Before we start I want to share with you a high level overview of what we’re going to dive into today. So to gain a deeper sense of ourselves it’s critical that we have a clear understanding of HOW our perceptions were formed. We’ll be covering this in-detail including some of the basic neuroscience that glues it all together. You’ll discover more about the 4 A’s model that will show you a path to shifting and letting go of the beliefs and perceptions that don’t serve you. And finally you’ll have an assignment to complete for our next group coaching call. In this, I’m going to share with you some pow- erful questions that I want you to answer truthfully and honestly. The questions will give you deep insight into yourself, your uncon- scious behaviours, the motivations behind them and the experi- ences that created them, so you can then gain an awareness of WHEN they show up in your life and how to manage them. So buckle up because we’re about to dive DEEP!2

ARE YOU PLAYING OUT ASTORY?W e can refer to our beliefs and perceptions as stories. We create stories around everyaspect of our life which are made up of beliefs, judgements, perceptions, expectations and more.These stories either liberate us or restrict us.SO IF YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED:• Frustration and stress around making money and attracting wealth into your life• Procrastination on the activities you know you should be doing to grow your business• Resistance and hesitation on sales calls• Not charging what you’re worth or afraid to ask for money• Struggling to connect deeply with your partner• Not having enough time and money to life the lifestyle you want with your family• Self-doubt when starting a new project or expressing who you are• The overwhelm of information unable to take actionI can tell you right now that you are buying into a story. 3

HOW WERE THESE STORIESWRITTEN?S o let now get clear on the nature of your reality Whereas Andrew had fallen into the depths of crime and addic- tion. Following in his parents footsteps he played the role of theand HOW your stories were formed. victim. Claiming that it was his parents fault that he went off the rails. He was angry, bitter and resentful of them, using hisEverything that you experience in life is picked up by your senses upbringing as an excuse for his destructive lifestyle.and filtered through your beliefs and stories. Can you see here how both Charlie and Andrew were bothYou could have two people sitting in a room together but both brought up in the same environment but Charlie had a complete-could be experiencing something completely different. ly different perspective to that of Andrew.There’s an interesting story about 2 kids named Charlie and So let’s look deeper into HOW our stories and perspectives areAndrew. formed.They both had heroin addicts for parents. As we grow up ALL of our stories and beliefs are formed from the time we are born (even while in the womb) to around aged 6 or 7.Not great role models for anyone, but they loved their parentsdearly. The influences on our life during this time are responsible for creating our perceptions, beliefs and stories.As they grew up they lived a very basic life, with just enough mon-ey coming in from state benefits to buy enough food to survive. In fact kids are literally wandering around in a state of hypno- sis - their brains is functioning in the theta state which usuallyAs Charlie was going through school he tried hard. associated with deep relaxation or REM sleep!He wanted to make friends, get good grades and be the beststudent he could be.He knew that he never wanted to turn into his parents because Dr Bruce Lipton states:he saw what life was life for his friends at school and the things “For the first six years of a child’s life, the conscious part of the brainthey’d do with their parents. is not primarily functioning. The brain is functioning at a very low EEG level, called theta. A child is observing the environment just likeOn the other hand, Andrew blamed his parents for their terrible a television camera, recording everything, bypassing consciousness—upbringing. which isn’t working yet—and going straight into the subconscious. The child uses its parents as the teachers to fill in the data in theHe criticized them for being addicts and caused trouble at school, subconscious mind.”knowing his parents were powerless over him.Fast forward 10 years….Charlie had succeeded in creating apersonal training business so he could help others create a bodythey love and a life they enjoy.He took total responsibility for his life and used his painfulupbringing as fuel and motivation to become the best he couldbe. 4

THE INFLUENCES THAT WE SOAKEDIN AS A KID CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTOTHE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: •Cultural or Geographic •Social •Environmental - verbal and non-verbalI’m not going to bang on forever about these influences but just know this.We observe different traditions and different beliefs in cultures around the world that affects the behaviour of that culture. This ishow cultural and geographic influences work at influencing our beliefs. Pretty self-explanatory, right?Social influences pertain to the events and “norms” that have shaped our parents (and even their parents) reality.Environmental influences are responsible for creating most of our perceptions, beliefs and stories.You may have heard your parents and others around you say, “money doesn’t grow on trees” or “it’s bad to have lots of money” or“you’ll never be good at that”.These phrases and the experiences associated with them will all be stored in your sub-conscious.Depending on how much “charge” or emotion each event has will determine how important that experience will be ranked and howmuch influence it will have on your life.So if you have been told in the early years of your life that “you have to always do well in school to get a good job” then theseenviron-mental influences will create an internal perception that “you’ve got to get good grades, and if you don’t you won’t be good enough”.These perceptions are a breathing story of who you are and who you are not, of what your opportunity and capacity is and is not, ofthe world around you and of your place and potential in the world.So essentially the influences we incur create the perceptions we carry that form the beliefs we accept and mold the expectations wehold. 5

YOUR REALITY FILTERS o now we’ve created allthese perceptions and beliefs uncon-sciously as a kid, how do we experiencereality?Well imagine the water filter in a swimmingpool for a moment.The size of the mesh will determine what comesthrough and what gets caught.The stuff that get’s through is released back into thewater and the stuff that get’s caught never makes it.So your beliefs are like the filter.There is a part of your brain called the reticularactivating system or RAS for short.Because we have an incredible amountof information bombarding all oursenses, all of the time and can onlyprocess a small amount of it, weneed a way to identify what’smost important and rele-vant to us. So the RAS takes in all the information coming into all our senses that include: •Sight •Smell •Hearing •Taste •Touch •Temperature •Pain •Balance •Kinesthetic senseInternal stimuli (such as detectors for blood glucose)Then it filters according to our belief about what’s mostimportant in that moment.This is essentially what generates our awareness of ourphysical reality.Our experience is filtered and warped based on our beliefsand perceptions.This is why one person can be terrified of cats and anothercan love them dearly.it’s all based on what beliefs that have created around cats intheir early childhood. 6

HOW TO DETECT AND SHIFTYOUR STORIES USING THE 4 A’SL et me share with you a simple but profound I will detail some specific tools and techniques you can use to build up a picture of your unconscious patterns in the commit-process for identifying and shifting your perceptions, beliefs and ment creation section of this month’s issue.stories. ACCOUNTABILITYIt’s a process called the 4 A’s that I learnt from one of my dearestmentors Brian Grasso. I spoke about the choice you now have as a result of your new awareness. ACCEPTANCE AWARENESS Accountability simply means holding yourself accountable to ACCOUNTABILITY making that new choice consistently. ADAPTATIONSo let’s break those down.ACCEPTANCE This is the key to your transformation.Here we learn to accept that everything is just story and we have Once you condition yourself to automatically shift your state,the power to re-write it at any time. behaviour or thought when your old story shows up you then reclaim your power back to create your life with ease and flow.This is one of the most critical steps. Because if you don’t wakeup to the truth that your reality is malleable and that your life ADAPTATIONCAN shift if you let go of the stories that don’t serve you then youwill continue to unconsciously buy into them until you do. So what’s really cool about this step is that it happens automati- cally. Passive adaptation happens when you use whatever toolsPart of the reason for sharing with you how beliefs are formed is or techniques you have access to to shift your story and percep-to create the belief for you that it’s totally possible to shift them tion from heavy, negative and lacking (which you don’t want) toand create the epic life that you deserve. one of joy, flow, abundance and happiness.AWARENESS Whenever you make that choice in the moment to shift to your new story and reality that’s when change happens. This is whyThis is a life-long process for us all. Becoming aware of the consistency is super important.unconscious patterns and behaviours that have been running ourlives is THE most powerful thing you can do to change your life SO TO SUMMARIZE….and get to know who you really are. We all have a bunch rogue perceptions based on incorrect inter-This process enables us to shine our light onto the darkness that’s pretations of experiences in our younger years.inside each and every one of us, so we see what’s really going onin our life and can become present and aware when an undesired We now how the maturity and perspective to be able to questionbehaviour take a hold. them and their validity.Once we have an awareness that we are buying into a story and We know that our RAS filters all the information coming in frombehaviour pattern that doesn’t serve us, we are then presented our senses through our complex network of beliefs and stories.with a choice.Are you going to choose something different or are you going to This then gives us our own unique perspective.fall back into your conditioned behaviour that is generating theresult you don’t want? We can now use the 4 A’s to breakdown our perceptions and stories in order to release ourselves from the clutches of ourThis presents us with a clear choice. It may be difficult at first unconscious programming.to choose something different but over time as you will start toconsciously choose your thoughts, emotions and behaviours and The best place to get started is by answering the powerful ques-rein in your unruly unconscious. tions I’m about to share with you. 7

HOW TO GET STARTEDTHIS MONTHS ASSIGNMENT So before I bombard you with a bunch of different tools to help shift yourmindset, it’s important to note how important the awareness stage is.This is the foundation of all the inner work you’ll ever do.It’s a process that you’ll get better at as your awareness increases, and it’s somethingyou’ll want to keep doing for the rest of your life.So I’m going to leave you with an assignment to complete before the next group call wehave together. What I recommend is to start this assignment NOW and post yours inthe mastermind group.STEP 1: Grab a pen and paper and go STEP 2: Sit with your eyes closed and STEP 3: Pick an area of your life from:find a quiet place you can spend at least take 10 deep breaths to center yourself. financial, health, spiritual, relationship,30 minutes uninterrupted. Ideally you’ll Count for 5 seconds on your ‘in’ breath social.have a journal or notebook that feels and 5 seconds on your ‘out’ breath.“good” to write in and not just somescrap of paper that you couldn’t care lessabout.Then answer the following questions without thinking too much about each one.Just write down whatever comes up for you and remember everything is valid. Avoid judging your answers, no one will have to seethem if you don’t want.1. THINK ABOUT EACH AREA OF YOUR LIFE (FINANCIAL, HEALTH, SPIRITUAL, RELATIONSHIP, SOCIAL).NOW, TAKING EACH AREA ONE AT A TIME, ASK YOURSELF THE QUALITY QUESTIONS BELOW.Some may or may not apply to the area, but asking the right in this area? Why?questions will allow your mind to seek out and discover thehidden treasures, allowing for more self clarity. List the thoughts How value-able, worthy, or deserving, do I believe I am in thisor beliefs that come up in your mind right away attached to this area? Why?area of life. How do I believe I have to behave to be accepted and loved in thisWhy did you have those thoughts? What experience or event are area? Why?they attached to? What do I believe this area of life is supposed to look like? Why?What were the negative messages you heard as a child? What ideas, thoughts, or beliefs am I holding onto that are keep-What has been my experience in this area of life? ing me in my comfort zone?What expectations do I have, and why? Where do they come What excuses keep coming up that keep me from having andfrom? living the life I would love to live?What do I believe is the perception or judgments others have What same excuses or beliefs continue to show up in my life inabout me in this area, or do I have about them? Why? different forms or experiences?What do I believe I can or cannot do in this area of life? Why? What am I always trying to “Prove Right” in this area and how?Do I wear a mask and hide what I really want, or who I really am, 8

3. GO THROUGH EACH SECTION OF 2. LIST ANY MEMORIES THAT COME TOWORDS BELOW, AND LIST THE THOUGHTS, BELIEFS, MIND IN EACH AREA? OR DECISIONS THAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THESE THEN APPLY THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: WORDS. what were the negative messages you heard from parents, sib- lings, teachers, friends, coaches, church leaders, family, or lover? What was said to you? What were the phrases you remember? What was the message you ultimately heard? What might be the beliefs you took on or decisions you made regarding this area of life from the memories you have?WHAT ARE THE BELIEFS / DECISIONS I MADE WHAT ARE THE BELIEFS / DECISIONS I MADE•ABOUT THIS AREA OF LIFE? ABOUT THESE AREA’S OF LIFE? LIST THE THOUGHTS, BELIEFS, OR DECISIONS THAT YOU AS-•Myself SOCIATE WITH THESE WORDS:•My Body / Appearance:•Sickness •Success•Health •Failure •The WorldWHAT ARE THE BELIEFS / DECISIONS I MADE •Money•ABOUT THESE AREA’S OF LIFE? •Balance •Pleasure•Love •Pain•Intimate Relationships •Expectations•Physical Intimacy •Job / Work / Business •PerfectWHAT ARE THE BELIEFS / DECISIONS I MADE •Home•ABOUT THESE AREA’S OF LIFE? •Kids •Spouse•People in General •Trust•Family •Education / Schooling•Parents•Men 9•Women•Work RelationshipsWHAT ARE THE BELIEFS / DECISIONS I MADEABOUT THESE AREA’S OF LIFE?•God•Religion•Spirituality

SUPPLEMENTSTACKTHIS MAGIC GREEN POWDER WILLSUPERCHARGE YOUR ENERGY ANDFOCUS ALL DAY LONG As much as we’d all love to Now if you’re thinking, “yea right Tom, green tea is nothing special”, then I wantget our hands on some NZT-48 popular- you to think again because this stuff isized in film Limitless, it may be awhile wildly different.before scientists actually come up withanything quite as powerful. Instead of brewing a tea bag, Matcha comes as a powder.But today I’m not even going to sharewith you any kind of synthetic compound It’s been a long standing tradition ofor box of pills to assist with feeling EPIC Japanese culture and is the highest qualityeveryday. powdered green tea available.I think especially as there’s more and Made from the nutrient-rich young leavesmore supplements coming onto the picked from the tips of shade-grownmarket today, we get to be very selective Camellia sinensis plants, the tea is thenwhen it comes to putting foreign com- steamed, stemmed, and de-vined beforepounds into our body on a daily basis that being stone-ground into very fine powder.can drastically change our brain and bodychemistry. The powder is then stored away from light and oxygen in order to preserve its bril-So what I want to share with you today is liant green color and antioxidant proper-something that is completely natural and ties. This miracle elixir has been consumedincredibly potent. for over a millennium in the Far East, and is now considered to be one of the mostYou may have even heard of it before, it’s powerful superfoods on the market today.called Matcha Green Tea. 10

AMONGST ITS MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, MATCHA… are the chemical compounds that prevent aging and chronic diseases. Put simply,•Is packed with antioxidants including the powerful EGCg the more you have, the better equipped•Boosts metabolism and burns calories your body is in the fight against infections•Detoxifies effectively and naturally and disease.•Calms the mind and relaxes the body•Is rich in fiber, chlorophyll and vitamins GREEN TEA CATECHINS -•Enhances mood and aids in concentration THE MIRACLE WORKERS•Provides vitamin C, selenium, chromium, zinc and magnesium•Prevents disease Matcha tea contains a unique, potent•Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar class of antioxidant known as catechins not found in other foods. In particular, theWhen you drink matcha you ingest the entire leaf and receive 100% of the nutrients catechin EGCg (epigallocatechin gallate)and has 137 times more antioxidants than regularly brewed green tea. provides potent cancer-fighting proper- ties.One cup of matcha =10 cups of regularly brewed green tea in terms of nutritional Most importantly, EGCg and othercontent. catechins counteract the effects of freeWHY IS MATCHA BETTER THAN ORAC radicals from the likes of pollution, UVLOOSE LEAF TEA? (ANTIOXIDANT) rays, radiation, and chemicals, which can ANALYSIS OF lead to cell and DNA damage. Since overEvery day, countless people throw away MATCHA GREEN TEA 60% of the catechins in matcha are actual-valuable antioxidants and minerals. While ly EGCg, a daily matcha regimen can helpseemingly unimaginable, that’s exactly restore and preserve the body’s integralwhat happens when you brew a cup of well-being and balance.green tea because water can only extract 1573a fraction of green teas benefits. Themajority actually remains unused, trapped 1500in the tea leaves.In reality, the only way to truly takeadvantage of green teas full potential isto consume the entire leaf. But doesn’tthat mean you need to start munching tealeaves?Well you can if you want, but this is why 1000I’m introducing you to Matcha today. Youcan throw the powder in a protein shakeor brew it like a normal tea and you’regood to go.WHY IS MATCHA TEACONSIDERED AN ANTI-OXIDANTPOWERHOUSE?Antioxidants are naturally occurring 500chemical compounds that prevent agingand chronic diseases. Nowadays, a variety 253of fruits and vegetables are lauded for 93 105their antioxidant properties, leading to a 60host of products with all kinds of claims. 12.6 31Matcha tops the chart because it’s packedwith exponentially more antioxidantsaccording to the latest innovation in anti-oxidant research.Using the testing method known as ORAC source: Brunswick Labs(oxygen radical absorbance capacity),experts at Tufts University discovered that SPINACHmatcha possesses an incredible twenty BROCCOLItimes more so than pomegranates orblueberries. Matchas ORAC rating is a MATCHAmighty 1573 units per gram, compared ACAIBERRIESto pomegranates 105 units per gram or POMEGRANADEblueberries 93 units. GOJIBERRIESThis is awesome news because antioxi-dants are the body’s defense agents. They MATCHA 11

NUTRIENT PER 1g MATCHA MATCHATOTAL CATECHINS 105mg ENERGY BOOSTEGCg 61mg CALORIE BURNERTOTAL AMIDNO ACIDE 34mg DETOX DELUXEL- THEANINE 14.26mgCAFFEINE 35mgFIBER 318mgCARBS 447mgVITAMINE C 1.75mgVITAMINE A 291unitsPOTASSIUM 26.6mgCALORIES 3MATCHA CAN HELP YOUR BURN promotes concentration and clarity of But by consuming matcha with hot waterCALORIES TOO! mind without any of the nervous energy you’re body is not going to be able to found in coffee. absorb all of the antioxidants available. SoIt boosts metabolism and burns fat. One instead what I love to do is throw 1 tsp in arecent study even suggested that matcha One of the most unexpected health shake, usually with some coconut milk andmay help burn calories by four times with- benefits of matcha tea, is that drinkers greens powder. It’s pretty tasty and the fatout putting any stress on the body. experience a boost of energy throughout from the coconut milk (or any milk for that the day. In one study, researchers had matter) is going to help emulsify the cate-A study featured in the American Journal thought that this was from the caffeine in chins and increase the rate of absorption.of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming matcha, but they found that it was actuallymatcha green tea can increase thermo- the combination of matcha’s natural prop- FINAL WORDSgenesis (the body’s own rate of burning erties. Another recent study found thatcalories) from a normal 8%-10% of daily matcha even improved physical endurance If you’re used to bashing down a cupenergy expenditure, to between 35% and by 24%. of coffee or more every morning then43% of daily energy expenditure. I strongly feel that you’re be pleasantly surprised with the effects and power ofSUPERHUMAN FOCUS, CONCEN- THE GOOD IN THE GREEN matcha as a replacement.TRATION AND ENERGY Green is truly the color of health. Matcha You’ll still get the same buzz, focus andOver a thousand years ago, matcha came helps to safely cleanse and purge the body energy that you get from your coffee butto Japan as an aid to meditation practice. of harmful elements. Chlorophyll, the without the jitters and inevitable crash.During long hours of sitting, monks would element that gives green tea and other Plus there’s a bunch of proven health ben-drink matcha to remain calm yet alert. plants their signature verdant color, is also efits that I hope have been made obvious a powerful detoxifier helping to eliminate to you in the article.Modern science has now confirmed these both chemicals and heavy metals fromkinds of effects. Matcha is rich in L-Thea- the body. And because matcha is carefully So go purchase a bag online. I’m goingnine, a rare amino acid that actually pro- shade-grown, it is substantially richer in to recommend you go for the Kiss Memotes a state of relaxation and well-being chlorophyll than other green teas, making Organics Matcha Green Tea which you canby acting upon the brain’s functioning. it a superior daily detox. purchase atWhile stress can induce beta waves, an www.mindsethacks.com/matchaexcited, more agitated state, L-Theanine HOW TO SERVE AND TRIPLEcreates alpha waves, which lead to a state YOUR ANTIOXIDANT ABSORPTION It’s Certified USDA Organic, non GMO, &of relaxed alertness. RATE Vegan which can only be a good thing. Let me know how you get on inside theAlthough L-Theanine is common in all tea, Matcha is typically served using a bowl and Mastermind group.matcha may contain up to five times more whisk. Reason being is because it’s a fineof this amino acid than common black powder and often needs whisking to keepand green teas. the particles suspended in the water.As an additional benefit, L-Theanine may Here’s a little recipe you can try:help memory and learning and ability all Whisk 1/2 tsp Matcha Powder to largethe while inhibiting any possible side-ef- mug, add in 1 tsp of lemon juice, 2 tspfects from caffeine, a natural component honey.of green tea. Therefore, a bowl of matcha If you’re feeling especially tired and you’re not sensitive to caffeine then you can try 1 tsp of matcha. 12

BRAIN BOXHOW YOUR PERCEPTIONOF TASTE CAN CHANGE INSTANTLYI ’ve spoken alot in this maga- sorts of berries and grapes and tannins they could detect in the red wine just as ifzine about how our perceptions and be- it really was red. Every single one, all 54,liefs literally mold how we behave in and could not tell it was white. In the secondexperience reality. The following study experiment, the one with the switcheddemonstrates the fascinating capacity of labels, the subjects went on and on aboutour brain to deceive us based on expecta- the cheap wine in the expensive bottle.tions. They called it complex and rounded. They called the same wine in the cheap bottleApparently wine tasting students can’t weak and flat.tell the difference between two identicalwhite wines, with one of them dyed red. Another experiment at Cal-Tech pitted five stance might be amazing, but Brochet’sIn fact, they taste different flavors in the bottles of wine against each other. They manipulations of the environment misleadwine….pretty crazy eh! ranged in price from $5 to $90. Similarly, his subjects enough to dampen their the experimenters put cheap wine in the acumen. An expert’s own expectation canIn 2001, Frederic Brochet conducted two expensive bottles — but this time they act like Kryptonite on their superpowers.experiments at the University of Bor- put the tasters in a brain scanner. While Expectation, as it turns out, is just as im-deaux. tasting the wine, the same parts of the portant as raw sensation. The build up toIn one experiment, he got 54 penology brain would light up in the machine every an experience can completely change how(the study of wine tasting and wine mak- time, but with the wine the tasters thought you interpret the information reachinging) undergraduates together and had was expensive, one particular region of the your brain from your otherwise objectivethem taste one glass of red wine and one brain became more active. Another study senses. In psychology, true objectivity isglass of white wine. had tasters rate cheese eaten with two dif- pretty much ferent wines. One they were told was fromHe had them describe each wine in as California, the other from North Dakota.much detail as their expertise would The same wine was in both bottles. Theallow. What he didn’t tell them was both tasters rated the cheese they ate with thewere the same wine. He just dyed the California wine as being better quality, andwhite one red. In the other experiment, they ate more of it.he asked the experts to rate two differ-ent bottles of red wine. One was very So is the fancy world of wine tasting allexpensive, the other was cheap. Again, pretentious bunk? Not exactly. The winehe tricked them. This time he had put the tasters in the experiments above werecheap wine in both bottles. So what were being influenced by the nasty beast ofthe results? expectation. A wine expert’s objectivity andThe tasters in the first experiment, the powers of taste under normal circum-one with the dyed wine, described th 13

TECH HACKSHOW TO TRAIN YOUR BRAINE very month I’m going to be sharing aspecific piece of technology that I’ve personally tested toassist with leveling up your life.I’m basically looking for and testing anything that canhelp give me an edge with my performance, productivity,focus, creativity, energy, meditation, memory, fitness andjust about anything else you can imagine.So today I want to share with you a super cool web andmobile app that has been engineered by neuroscientistsand cognitive researchers to help improve many differentday-to-day functions of your brain.It’s called Luminosity.Before I share what my experience has been I’d first liketo offer you some insight into the team behind Lumosityand how it’s all come together.This is an excerpt from their site:“Lumosity’s in-house researchershave a combined total of over50 years of experience inthe field of human cogni-tion. Their developmentof new cognitive trainingtasks and assessments,administration ofcontrolled studies,and investigations intoLumosity gameplayinformation continueto uncover insights thathelp enrich the trainingexperience.”So it’s safe to say these guys know what they’re doing.They are continuously looking at the data to figure outhow to improve the efficacy of their games to help giveyou an edge in every-day tasks. 14

WHAT’S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE?I first signed up for Lumosi- which indicates your combined score as that brain to keep those gains! it relates to your current performance.ty way back in 2013 when I was motivated What was even more frustrating for meto improve my brain performance. The So after you play all 5 games each day was that for the first few weeks my scoregames I tested out were fun and chal- you will add or subtract points from your wasn’t improving no matter how manylenging and felt like it was worth further LPI score depending on your perfor- times I played. My performance waslong-term investigation. mance. Obviously the goal is to improve inconsistent from day to day and week your LPI consistently in all areas. to week. I thought I was supposed to getTo give you an insight into how the train- better over time, not just hover arounding works is pretty simple. Back in 2013 I used Lumosity from Jan- the same score. uary to July and increased my LPI fromYou take a baseline test to figure out how 1294 to 1507. I did notice I was quicker This prompted me to try a different ap-you perform in the areas of: Speed, Mem- with memory recall and my attention im- proach. How would meditating BEFOREory, Attention, Flexibility (ability to switch proved. But for one reason or another I my training affect my results.between tasks) and Problem Solving. decided to stop my training. So I switched things around in my morn-Then according to what areas need the I started up again in September 2015 ing routine and I saw an almost immedi-most improvement Lumosity will suggest and included Lumosity as part of ate increase in my LPI. I soon overtook5 games to play every day to assist with my morning routine so I would stay my old high score and I’m now currentlylevelling up those specific areas. consistent with my training. My LPI had at 1588. Below you can the graph of my dropped to 1441 which was a little sur- LPI, and on the 7th October I startedYou get given a score called your Lumos- prising. I guess you gotta keep working meditating before my brain training.ity Performance Index or LPI for short1,4601,4501,4401,430 20. Sep 22. Sep 24. Sep 26. Sep 28. Sep 30. Sep 2. Oct 4. Oct 6. Oct 8. Oct 10. Oct 12. Oct 14. OctThis demonstrates that bringing my mind and body into balance in the morning has ameasurable impact on my cognitive functioning and has served not only as a powerfulobservation but as my motivation to ensure I complete this process every morning.Below is a fancy graphic of my current LPI score in all areas. 15

LPI TRAINING HISTORY - DETAILSSPEEDMEMORYATTENTIONFLEXIBILITYPROBLEM SOLVING1,5001,2501,000750 Jul 13 Jan 14 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jan 15 Jul 16300200 Jan 13100 0 So you’re probably wondering if I’ve noticed the effects of the brain training in my day-to-day life?Well honestly it’s a tricky thing to measure. I certainly feel like it helps me focus for the day. It gets my brain firing on all cylindersbefore I get to work on my business. So that benefit alone makes the training worth it.So if you want to improve your memory, speed, attention, flexibility (being able to switch between tasks) and problems solving then I’dcertainly give this a go.SO HOW CAN YOU GET THE MOST OF OUR How much does this cost and how can I get started?LUMOSITY? So you can get started for free here with a limited number ofLike with anything, it’s super important to be consistent with games >>your training. The most optimal time for your training is in the http://mindsethackselite.com/lumositymorning, ideally after at least a 10 minute meditation. That is the affiliate link from my account that I would encour- age you to signup from.Scientists have proven that our brains are more creative whenwe wake up and you’ve been hearing about all the awesome Basically I’ll get some kind of reward if you sign up through mybenefits of meditation. link and it won’t cost you anything.Here’s an opportunity for you to combine these things togeth- I paid for a yearly subscription which was £59.95 or $85 for youer and set your brain on fire to kickstart your day. yanks.The training itself will take around 10-15 minutes depending There is an option to pay monthly which starts at aroundon which games you choose to play. £9/month depending on how long you decide to commit to them for.I would strong recommend you play Lumosity every day,including weekends. I did try Monday - Friday with weekends Definitely a worthwhile investment for me. I think if you’reoff but I found that the 2 days I took off negatively affected my going to spend cash on the gym or whatever activities thatprogress. keep you active then there is no reason for you to not train your brain as well.I was able to accelerate my performance when I train my brainevery day of the week so I didn’t need to get back up to speed They also have a mobile app too so if you’re on the move orafter taking the weekend off. don’t have access to your laptop then you can still get your daily brain training in. 16

THINK & GROW RICHNAPOLEON HILLI’ve included below an in-depth summary of THE book on gettingwhat you want “Think and Grow Rich” – The laws of successby Napoleon Hill. If this book has been on your reading list forany length of time or if you’ve read it before, this summary willdeliver the key concepts from each chapter for you to absorb andapply in your life….and it’s only going to take you 10-15 minutesto read through.I’d highly recommend taking your own notes on this summa-ry. Highlight the bits that resonate with you the most and getcreative on how you can remind yourself of these principles andimplement them into your everyday life. IF YOU CANNOT DO GREAT THINGS, DO SMALL THINGS IN A GREAT WAY. Napoleon Hill#1THE FIRST STEP TOWARD RICHES – DESIRE #2SECOND STEP TOWARDS RICHES – FAITH1 Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state 1 Faith is a state of mind which may be induced, or created, byof mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways affirmation or repeated instructions to the subconscious mind,and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with per- through the principle of auto-suggestion.sistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches. 2 Repetition of affirmation of orders to your subconscious2 If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will mind is the only known method of voluntary development of thenever see them in your bank balance. If the thing you wish to do emotion of faith.is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it! 3 The subconscious mind will transmute into its physical equiv-3 Awake, arise, and assert yourself. Your star is now in the alent, by the most direct and practical media available, any orderascendency. The world is filled with an abundance of opportunity which is given to it in a state of belief, or faith that the order willwhich the dreamers of the past never knew. be carried out.4 You have been disappointed, you have undergone defeat 4 Perfection will come through practice. It cannot come byduring the Depression, you have felt great heart within you merely instructions.crushed until it bled. Take courage, for these experiences havetempered the spiritual metal of which you are made – They are 5 A mind dominated by positive emotions becomes a favour-assets of incomparable value. able adobe for the state of mind known as faith. Have faith in5 There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being yourself; faith in the infinite, faith in your goal and faith in what you are doing. Remember, faith is more important than the facts.ready to receive it. No one is ready for a thing until he believes hecan acquire it. The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope 6 The subconscious mind makes no distinction between con-or wish. structive and destructive thought impulses. It works with the6 Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to material we feed it, through our thought impulses.demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept 7 The subconscious mind will translate what you feel into reality.misery and poverty. A thought driven by fear are as readily as it will translate into7 All achievement, not matter what may be its nature, or its reality by a thought that are driven by courage, or faith.purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for some- 8 There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowl-thing definite. edge. Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought. 17

#3THIRD STEP TOWARD “DO IT NOW!” CAN AFFECT EVERY PHASE OF YOUR LIFE. IT CAN HELP YOU DO THE THINGS YOU SHOULD DO BUT DON’TRICHES – AUTO-SUGGESTION FEEL LIKE DOING. IT CAN KEEP YOU FROM PROCRASTINATING WHEN AN UNPLEASANT DUTY FACES YOU. BUT IT CAN ALSO1 Auto-suggestion is the agency of HELP YOU DO THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO. IT HELPS YOU SEIZE THOSE PRECISION MOMENTS THAT, IF LOST, MANYcontrol through which an individual may NEVER BE RETRIEVED.voluntarily feed his subconscious mindon thoughts of a creative nature, or, by Napoleon Hillneglect, permit thoughts of a destructivenature to find their way into this rich #4FOURTH STEPS TO-garden of the mind. WARDS RICHES – SPECIALIZED2 Remember, when reading aloud the KNOWLEDGEstatement of your desire, that the mere 5 Do not wait for a definite plan, 1 Knowledge will not attract money,reading of the words is of no conse-quence – unless you mix emotion, or feel- through which you intend to exchange unless it is organized, and intelligently di-ing, with your words. Your subconscious services or merchandise in return for rected, through practical plans of action,mind recognizes and acts upon only the money you are visualizing, but begin to the definite and of accumulation ofthoughts which have been well-mixed at once to see yourself in possession of money.with emotion or feeling. the money, demanding and expecting meanwhile that your subconscious mind 2 Knowledge is only potential power. It3 The method of attracting money de- will hand over the plan, or plans, you need. Be on the alert for these plans, becomes power only when, and if, it isscribed in “Think and Grow Rich” does not and when they appear, put them into organized into definite plans of actiondepend upon the law of averages. More- action immediately. and directed to a definite end.over, the method plays no favourites. Itwill work for one person as effectively as 6 When the plans appear, they will 3 Successful men, in all callings, neverit will for another. probably “flash” into your mind through stop acquiring specialized knowledge4 Your ability to use the principle of the sixth sense, in the form of an “inspi- related to their major purpose, busi- ration.” This inspiration may be consid- ness, or profession. Those who are notauto-suggestion will depend, very largely, ered a direct “telegram,” or message successful usually are the mistake ofupon your capacity to concentrate upon from infinite intelligence. Treat it with believing that the knowledge acquiringa given desire until that desire becomes a respect, and act upon it as soon as you period ends when one finishes school.burning obsession. receive it. Failure to do this will be fatal to your success. 4 There is one weakness in people for TO BE A STAR YOU MUSTSHINE YOUR OWN LIGHT, FOLLOW 7 Man may become the master of him- which there is no remedy. It is the uni-YOUR OWN PATH, AND DON’T versal weakness of lack of ambition!WORRY ABOUT THE DARKNESS self, and of his environment, becauseFOR THAT IS WHEN THE STARS he has the power to influence his own 5 The person who stops studyingSHINE BRIGHTEST. subconscious mind, and through it, gain the cooperation of Infinite Intelligence merely because he has finished school isNapoleon Hill (Universe). forever hopelessly, doomed to mediocri- ty no matter what may be his calling. The Your destiny is in your hand, by the time way of success is the way of continuous you finish reading the first part, take pursuit of knowledge. some time to reflect and reevaluate your goal and situation based on these first 6) Doing a thing well never is a trouble. 3 steps towards riches above. Take the Discipline is all about doing what you ideas; find new and more potent ways of need to do, whenever you need to do, applying them to your lives. whether you feel like it or not. 7) Keep in mind that both success and failure are largely the results of habit! 18

#7SEVENTH STEP TO- WARD RICHES – DECISION#5FIFTH STEPS TOWARDS #6SIXTH STEPS TO- 1 Accurate analysis of over 25,000RICHES – IMAGINATION WARDS RICHES – ORGANIZED men and women who had experienced PLANNING failure disclosed the fact that lack of decision was near the head of the list1 Ideas are the beginning points of 1 If the first plan which you adopt does of the thirty major cause of failure. This is no mere statement of a theory – It isall fortunes, Ideas are products of the not work successfully, replace it with a a fact.imagination. The imagination is literally new plan; if this new plan fails to work,the workshop wherein are fashioned all replace it in turn with still another, and 2 Procrastination, the opposite ofplans created by man. It has been said so on, until you find a plan which doesthat man can create anything which he work. Right here is the point at which decision, is a common enemy whichcan imagine. the majority of men meet with failure, practically every man must conquer. because of their lack of persistence in2 The imaginative faculty functions in creating new plans to take the place of 3 Analysis of several hundred people those which fail.two forms. One is known as “Synthetic who had accumulated fortunes well be-imagination.” And the other as “creative 2 The most intelligent man living yond the million-dollar mark disclosedimagination.” the fact that every one of them had the cannot succeed in accumulating money habit of reaching decisions promptly,3 Synthetic imagination: Through this – Nor in any other undertaking – Without and of changing these decisions slowly plans which are practical and workable, if, and when they were changed. Peoplefaculty, one may arranges old concepts, just keep this fact in mind, and remem- who fail to accumulate money, withoutideas, or plans into new combinations. ber when your plans fail that temporary exception, have the habit of reachingThis faculty creates nothing. It merely defeat is not permanent failure. It may decisions, if at all, very slowly, and ofworks with the material of experience, only mean that your plans have not changing these decisions quickly andeducation, and observation with which it been sound. Build other plans. Start all often.is fed. over again. 4 The majority of people who fail to4 Creative imagination: Through the 3 A quitter never wins – and a winner accumulate money sufficient for theirfaculty of creative imagination, the finite never quits. needs, are generally, easily influencedmind of man has direct communication by the “opinions” of others. They permitwith Infinite Intelligence. It is the faculty 4 Most great leaders begin in the the newspapers and the “gossiping”through which “hunches” and “inspira- neighbours to do their “thinking” fortions” are received. capacity of followers. They became great them” Opinions” are the cheapest com- leaders because they were intelligent modities on earth.5 The great leaders of business, indus- followers. With few exceptions, the man who cannot follow a leader intelligently 5 Keep your ears wide open – and yourtry, and finance, and the great artists, cannot become an efficient leader.musicians, poets, and writers, became mouth closed – if you wish to acquiregreat because they developed the faculty 5 What is your QQS rating? QQS means the habit of prompt decision.of creative imagination. that quality, plus quantity, plus the prop- 6 Remember that every time you open6 While the synthetic imagination is the er spirit of cooperation, equals perfect salesmanship of serve. Remember the your mouth in the presence of a personone which will be used most frequently in “QQS” formula, and do more – apply it who has an abundance of knowledge,the process of transforming the impulse as a habit! you display to that person your exactof desire into money, you must keep in stock of knowledge, or your lack of it!mind the fact that you may face circum- 6 The day of the “go-getter” has passed. Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuousstance and situations which demand use through modesty and silence.of the creative imagination as well. He has been supplanted by the “go-giv- er”. 7 In your search for the secret of the7 Success requires no explanation. Fail- 7 It is one thing to want money – every- method for riches, do not look for aure permits no alibis. miracle, because you will not find it. You one wants more – But it is something will find only the eternal laws of Nature. entirely different to be worth more! These laws are available to every person Many people mistake their wants for who has the faith and the courage to their just dues. use them. 19

#9NINTH STEP TOWARDRICHES – POWER OF THE MAS-TER MIND1 Power is essential for success in the accumulation of mon- #8EIGHTH STEP TOWARD RICHES – PER-ey. Power, as the term is here used, refer to organized effort, SISTENCEsufficient to enable an individual to transmute desire into itsmonetary equivalent. Organized effort is produced through the 1 The basis of persistence is the power of will. Willpower andcoordination of effort of two or more people, who work towarda definite end, in a spirit of harmony. desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair. The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes2 If power is “organized knowledge,” let us examine the sourc- overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or mis- fortune. A few carry on despite all opposition, until, they attaines of knowledge: their goal.a)Infinite intelligence,b) Accumulated experience, 2 Lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majorityc) Experiment and research of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome by effort.3 The “Master Mind” may be defined as “Coordination of The ease with which lack of persistence may be conquered will depend entirely upon the intensity of one’s desire.knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two ormore people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.” 3 Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of4 Economic advantages may be created by any person who fire make a small amount of heat. If you find yourself lacking in persistence, the weakness may be remedied by building asurrounds himself with the advice, counsel, and personal stronger fire under your desires.cooperation of a group of men who are willing to lend himwholehearted aid, in a spirit of perfect harmony. This form of 4 Poverty is attracted to the one whose mind is favourable tocooperative alliance has been the basis of nearly every greatfortune. Your understanding of this great truth may definitely it, as money is attained to him whose mind has been delib-determine your financial status. erately prepared to attract it, and through the same laws. Poverty consciousness will voluntarily seize the mind which is5 A group of brains coordinated (Or connected) in a spirit of occupied with the money consciousness.harmony will provide more thought energy than a single brain, 5 Without persistence, you will be defeated, even before youjust as a group of electric batteries will provide more energythan a single battery. start, with persistence you will win. Persistence is a state of mind – Therefore it can be cultivated.6 When a group of individual brains are coordinated and func- 6 Most ideas are stillborn, and need the breath of life injectedtion in harmony, the increased energy created through that alli-ance becomes available to every individual brain in the group. into them through definite plans of immediate actions, Tie time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth. Every minute it7 When riches take the place of poverty, the change is usually lives gives it a better chance of surviving.brought about through well-conceived and carefully executed 7 Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent advan-PLANS. Poverty needs no plan. It needs no one to aid it, becauseit is bold and ruthless. Riches are shy and timid. They have to be tage.“attracted”. OPPORTUNITY….OFTEN IT COMES DISGUISED IN THE FORM OF MISFORTUNE OR TEMPORARY DEFEAT. Napoleon Hill 20

#10TENTH STEP TO- #11ELEVENTH STEP TOWARD RICHES – THE SUBCONSCIOUSWARD RICHES – SEX TRANSMU- MIND POWERTATION1 The meaning of the word “Transmute” 1 The subconscious mind power consists of a field of consciousness, in which everyis, in simple language, “the changing or impulse of thought that reaches the objective mind through any of the five senses istransferring of one element or form of classified and recorded, and from which thoughts may be recalled or withdrawn asenergy into another.” letters may be taken from a filing cabinet.2 The majority of men never learn that 2 You may voluntarily plant in your subconscious mind any plan, thought, or purposethe urge of sex has other possibilities, which you desire to translate into its physical or monetary equivalent. The subconsciouswhich far transcend in importance that acts first on the dominating desires which have been mixed with emotional feeling,of mere physical expression. such as faith.3 The great artists, writers, musicians, 3 You cannot entirely control your subconscious mind, but you can voluntarily handand poets became great, because they over to it any plan, desire, purpose which you wish transformed into concrete form.acquired the habit of relying upon the“still small voice” which speaks from 4 There is plenty of evidence to support the belief that the subconscious mind is thewithin, through the faculty of creativeimagination. It is a fact well-known to connecting link between the finite mind of man and infinite intelligence.people who have “keen” imaginationsthat their best ideas come through so- 5 The 13 principles of “Think and Grow Rich” are the stimuli with which you acquirecalled “hunches.” the ability to reach, and to influence, your subconscious mind. Do not become discour-4 The reasoning faculty is often faulty, aged if you cannot do this upon the first attempt. Remember that the subconscious mind may be voluntarily directed only through habit. Be patient. Be persistent.because it is largely guided by one’saccumulated experience. Not all knowl- 6 Remember, your subconscious mind functions voluntarily, whether you make anyedge, which one accumulates through“experience,” is accurate. Ideas received effort to influence it or not. The subconscious mind will not remain idle! If you fail tothrough the creative faculty are much plan desires in your subconscious mind, it will feed upon the thoughts which reach it asmore reliable, for the reason that they the results of your neglect.come from sources more reliable thanany which are available to the reason 7 Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. One orfaculty of the mind. the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions5 People are influenced in their actions, constitute the dominating influence of your mind.not by reason so much as by “feelings.”The creative faculty of the mind is setinto action entirely by emotions, and notby cold reason.6 No man can avail himself of the forcesof his creative imagination, while dissi-pating them.7 Love, romance, and sex are all emo-tions capable of driving men to heightsof super achievement. Love is the emo-tion which serves as a safety valve, andensures balance, poise, and constructiveeffort. When combined, these threeemotions may lift one to an altitude of agenius.8 When any negative emotion presentsitself in one’s mind, it can be transmutedinto a positive, or constructive, emotion,by the simple procedure of changingone’s thoughts. There is no other road togenius than through voluntary self-ef-fort! 21

#12TWELVE STEP TO-WARD RICHES – THE BRAIN1 Every human brain is both a broad- #13THIRTEEN STEP TOWARD RICHES – THE SIXTH SENSEcasting and receiving station for thevibration of thought. 1 The 13th Principle is known as the sixth sense, through which Infinite Intelligence2 Vibrations of an exceedingly high rate may, and will, communicate voluntarily, without any effort from, or demands by, the individual.are the only vibrations picked up andcarried, by the ether, from one brain to 2 Understanding of the sixth sense comes only by meditation through mind develop-another. Thought is energy travelling atan exceedingly high rate of vibration. ment from within.3 When the brain is vibrating at a rapid 3 The six sense probably is the medium of contact between the finite mind of manrate, it not only attracts thoughts and and Infinite Intelligence, and for this reason, it is a mixture of both the mental and theideas released by other brains through spiritual. It is believed to be the point at which the mind of man contacts the Universalthe medium of the ether, but it give to Mind.one’s own thoughts that “feeling” whichis essential before those thoughts will 4 The author is not a believer in, nor an advocate of “miracles,” for the reason thatbe picked up and acted upon by one’ssubconscious mind. he has the knowledge of Nature to understand that Nature never deviates from her established laws. Some of the laws are so incomprehensible that they produce what4 The subconscious mind is the “send- appears to be “miracles.” The sixth sense comes as near to being a miracle as anything I have ever experienced, and it appears so, only because I do not understand the methoding situation” of the brain, through which by which this principle is operated.vibrations of thought are broadcast. TheCreative Imagination is the “receiving 5 My experience has taught me that the next best thing to being truly great is to emu-set,” through which the vibrations ofthought are picked up from the ether. late the great, by feeling and action, as nearly as possible.5 Operation of your mental “broadcast- 6 Great leaders, such as Napoleon, Christ, Buddha, Confucius, Mohammed, under-ing” station is a comparatively simple stood, and probably made use of, the sixth sense almost continuously. The majorprocedure. You have put three principles portion of their greatness consisted of their knowledge of this principle.to bear in mind, and to apply, when youwish to use broadcasting station – The 7 The starting point of all achievement is desire. The finishing point is that brand ofsubconscious mind, creative imagina-tion, and auto-suggestion. knowledge which leads to understanding – understanding of self, understanding of oth- ers, understanding of the laws of Nature, recognition and understanding of happiness.6 We are now entering the mostmarvellous of all ages – an age whichwill teach us something of the intangibleforces of the world about us. Perhaps weshall learn, as we pass through this age,that the “other self” is more powerfulthan the physical self we see when welook into a mirror.7 Sometimes men speak lightly of theintangibles – The things which theycannot perceive through any of their fivesense, and when we hear them, it shouldremind us that all of us are controlled byforces which are unseen and intangible. I hope you enjoyed digesting this powerful Think And Grow Rich book summary. If you truly grasp and implement the concepts mentioned in this book you WILL see massive shifts and growth in your life. When combined with the tools and techniques I’m teach- ing you….well you’ll be unstoppable! 22

COMMITMENT CREATION DEVELOPING YOUR AWARENESSE ach month you get to implement a daily more ________ right now?commitment designed to improve your mindset, health and well- So for every alarm you set, attached a couple of those questionsbeing. Small actions performed daily generate momentum and to it as a reminder.your results will grow exponentially.Essentially you’re just trying on a new habit, something new that This may seem pretty basic but this commitment will activelyyou get to consciously focus on for the month. People talk about open up your awareness and you’ll start to check in with yourselfhabits taking anywhere from 4-6 weeks to embed fully into your more often without the help of your alarm. The more aware wemind so they become effortless, so 30 days will give you enough are of our state then more opportunity we have to shift to whattime to try it on and see how you enjoy it. It will also give you an we prefer to experience in that moment so we can raise ouropportunity to work through any resistance that may show up vibration and attract more abundance and joy into our lives.over the 30 days. Also as part of your commitment notice what resistance comesSo Instead of focusing on your goals for the month, I’d like you up. When you feel like you don’t want to check in with yourself,to focus on your daily habits, because ultimately the results you what excuses does the mind come up with? What thoughts getwant from your goals come from small daily actions anyway. in the way of you sticking to your commitment? Don’t judge the thoughts, just observe and shift to what you prefer.If you have big audacious goals they can often be seen as a longway off or a continual struggle to reach. We can often get so Anyhow, I’m excited for you on this journey to deepen yourattached to the end goal that our focus is constantly in the future awareness of your daily state and how powerful this fundamentaland not in the present. This can be a dangerous game to play daily commitment can be to your personal development.because one of the keys to manifesting what you want is to holda strong desire but to let go of any expectation that it will happen And remember, have fun with it!at all. So by creating a daily conscious commitment you will inev-itably get you to your goal and the process will actually get easierand easier as you continue to reap the rewards.So the daily commitment I want you to implement and stick toover the next 30 days is simple but not easy. It ties in with whatwe spoke about in the Deep Dive section. If you recall we spendsome time digging into the 4A’s. One of them was awareness.Your commitment this month is to set a reminder or alarm to ringon your phone at least 3 times per day….ideally every hour.When your alarm goes off I want you to check in with yourself,take 5 deep breaths and ask yourself any combination of thefollowing questions:How are am feeling? What are am feeling? Is it good, bad orndifferent? What is my vibration saying about what I am arechoosing to create? What do I want to experience right now?What am I grateful for? How can I experience more fun right now?How can I experience more love right now? How can I experience 23

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