Review - Abraham Hicks - The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent

This is the 2nd book in the Abraham Hicks collection. You really need to read the first book, Ask and It Is Given. Otherwise I think this book makes little to no sense on its own.

The book is filled with negative belief examples and many positive alternatives. The beliefs themselves are on a gradient scale. Since when you're thinking negatively, you can't just look in a mirror and totally believe the complete opposite. More often that not, it is a granular process to move from your current thinking and position to where you want to be.

I must be honest and say going over all the pages and pages of beliefs, was rather tiresome. Perhaps this is because in most areas of my life I have what I want. It is just in a few areas I want my situation to improve and I know it will over time.

Similarly to the first book, there are plenty of exercises, that will help you maintain positive feelings and intents for longer, until they become your natural vibration or feeling.

I particularly liked the Wouldn't it be nice if and the wallet games. There is lots of talk about your emotional guidance system and scale. This is better explained in the first book.

Towards the end of the book. I thought they could have combined several of the chapters together to bring to book to an end sooner. As ever, there is a transcript of a workshop that they gave together. This I found quite revealing. As it takes the 'theory' and is used or spoken about in a live situation and with real people. For me, this was the real meat of the book it self.

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Review - Wendi Friesen - Ultimate Confidence

Where as Ross Jeffries product is about using some of the patterns of NLP to generate unstoppable confidence within yourself. Wendi's Ultimate Confidence on the other hand is using various hypnotic inductions.

Firstly, a big yahoo to Wendi and her team for customer service. I received this as a free extra, with my 1st purchase from wendi.com. Customer service is so easy to do right and wrong. I didn't order it, it just turned up in my package.

It is 2 CD set, with several tracks on each.

Track1 is Parallel World. With this track, you're meant to meet your best self ever. So far, it really hasn't done much for me. Yet, all future pacing must be a good thing.

Deep Trance - This track teaches you to enter into a state of deep trance. I've used this on trains, buses and planes, even when I wake up at some ridiculous hour and know I really should get some more sleep. This track and technique are part of my long-haul flying strategy. It starts as an Elman induction and goes from there.

The third track is based on the Circle of Exercise. I know this from my NLP trainings. Thus I know how powerful this can be.

The final track in magnatism. I've yet, to go I wish I had more magnatism. Nobody has yet to come up to me and say I was drawn to you.

I've seen more direct results with Ross Jeffries Confidence set, yet Wendi is much easier to listen to and no exercises are required on your part. You just sit or lie back and listen...magic.

My confidence isn't something I rate on a scale of 1-10. I just know I feel confident and want to do something or I don't. If I a fear or lack of confidence, I've learnt to as much as possible face it, why?

I grow and nothing bad actually happens. Maybe I need to find a situation or area in my life where I know I'm not feeling as confident as I want to be and think about this area as I begin to listen to the CDs.

Having said that the Deep Trance training track has proved invaluable.

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Review - Ross Jeffries - Unstoppable Confidence

Forget the application or potential results market of these techniques and product. Although if you're wanting to be an NLPer/Hypnotherapist full time. You'll eventually have to find your own niche to apply your trade.

Everyone is not your market. NLP and Hypnosis aren't market areas. They are topics or areas of interest. Who do you want to help with your tools? That is your market.

The unstoppable confidence tapes are very short collection of audios. Each audio is a little piece of fluff and an exercise.They are pretty old in terms of quality. They came out when cassettes were still the norm.

The techniques that are presented are what you might know as basic NLP techniques. Yet, there in lie there simplicity. I first heard the tape set some 4/5 years, certainly one technique with pretty spectacular and with very public results.

I recently discovered them again as I cleaned up my backup hard drive. I gave them another whirl.

The first 'technique' is a collection of affirmations - all pretty simple. You just read them over the next week or so and combine them with the other exercises and notice the results.

The 2nd exercise is building a 40ft tall, powerful and confident you. With so many people suffering from low self-esteem, this type of exercise should be taught in schools. Each time I hear a technique like this, my 40ft me, becomes even more powerful, creative, down right strong and all it takes is a few seconds. As a side note Richard Bandler, does a great one with black panther! This 40ft tall confident you is used through out all the other exercises.

Exercise 3, is building a 'film strip' or movie of how you want things to go. This is a take on a new behaviour generator. This, like all the techniqes presented could be applied to any field or endevour in your life.

Basically you are imaging a time when you want success. You build together several still slides of an event. You'll associate to several (step into the slide and see things through your own eyes).

This one for me the last time I was using it consistently was really, really powerful. With your film strip, you fill in enough details on the map so you know where you are going, yet you don't fill out everything. That way you have room and flexibility in your behaviour and responses as events unfold. There are always many different routes that can get you to your final destination.

Whenever anybody new comes into our group, after a few cheeky beverages, some of the older lads love regailing this story about me, one snakebit black fueled night a few years ago.

What they all don't know is that it all happened because of my film strip at the time. I programmed it all to happen. In fact it was even better than my film strip that I had imagined!

Thanks unconscious mind.

Exericse 4. This is all about using the fast phobia cure for replaying times when things didn't go your way. You'll also discover your time line direction too and build a successful past so that your future naturally becomes a lot brighter.

The end is Ross, telling you what to do when you're stuck in given situations. He gives a good use for the swish pattern. Then some internal voice exercises. Then there is a bonus manifestation track and guided imagery track.

Whilst you may not like the fact that these are positioned to help men, seduce women.

Women also have a choice in these things. The techniques and simple explanations are still powerful. Try it, you might like it and surprise yourself in many areas of your life with the results.


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Review - James Allen - As A Man Thinketh

I've previously heard a shockingly bad audio version of this, yet again recently it was recommened to me, so I thought I'd read the book and see what was what.

This is regarded by many as a classic in the field of self-development. For nearly the whole book, I was trying to figure out why.

I think it is because it was published in 1902. It was written by an Englishman. It is very short. There are no exercises to follow. Nothing "how-to" about it. It was most likely the first book of its kind. Or at least it gave hope to those in the working class. Although to a modern audience it isn't anything new. Each chapter is basically summed up as follows

AS YOU THINK, SO YOU ARE OR WILL BECOME

I guess back in 1902, this idea and way of thinking was quiet revolutionary. In some parts of the world today it would be too. There were some religious overtones, yet I'd expect that from something written in 1902.

Thankfully in the chapter titled Visions and Ideals. I totally got it. Thanks to one sentance. This one sentance would have made the book a classic

YOUR VISION IS THE PROMISE OF WHAT YOU SHALL ONE DAY BE

Back in the day of real working class, child labour and abject poverty. This must have been a line that many people held onto for dear life. All previous chapters relate to this one line.

Even in 2009. This line is brilliant. So many people will want to trample on your vision or ideas of greatness, possibility and potential. Yet, if you hold onto your vision, notice what will happen.

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Review - Ayn Rand - The Virtue of Selfishness

This is another book that was recommended to me by Randy Gage. This is for me the second book by Ayn that I've read.

It is a collection of essays and comments on the objectivism point of view, ethics and philosophy.

It was very much like reading an old 'reader' book from my days at university. It is written for people who are beginning to want to delve deeper into Objectivism. It is written very much I felt for an academic audience. The arguments for me are quite compelling for Objectivism.

She argues the pro and cons of both sides of the fence. Soon, we in the UK should be having a general election. The essay on Racism and collectivism is really good and thought provoking because because it goes beyond skin colour. I'm looking forward to my once in 4 year visit by my local politician. This could be great conversation to be had.

I'm glad I'd already read Atlas Shrugged, (review). Its central characters and their monologues are quoted quite often. This repetition is well worth it. I think you should read Atlas Shrugged first as it is an easy introduction to Ayn's thoughts and ideas, told in a story format.

I'm beginning to break free of the altruistic point of view that is so heavily portrayed in our society. I'm moving towards Ayn's view of Objectivism. This for me I believe is good. I'd love to see it in mainstream politics, yet currently the moochers (politicians) and victims (most of society) wouldn't let this happen because they believe that they are owed something by someone. This was clearly demonstrated in the recent US election and by one man who lost out. People would rather be provided for, than do something to create their own future.

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Review - Dr.Dolf de Roos - Wealth Magnet

Most of you like me will have heard of Dolf through the Rich Dad books. He is a softly spoken New Zealander, who doesn't need to come across with all the US glitz, glamour and loud noise to make a point.

Here, Dolf through his program Wealth Magnet begins to discuss the psychology of the wealthy and rich. Nothing new there then.

In the introduction some very large claims are made about the program. i.e. By listening to this you will learn A,B and C. Do they marry up? I can't honestly remember. I was shocked at the bold claims or sheer list of them.

When listening to Dolf it felt very much like he was having a dicussion with just me. Only a few exercises are outlined. Coming from a very sicentic background, he has tested these exercises throughly. Yet, most people will not even complete these and apartently, most people will not listen to the entire CD series?? Why??

He quotes quite heavily from The Millionaire Mind Next Door by Thomas Stanley. Yet, since this is perhaps the seminal work on the 'millionaire'. I'm not surprised.

The exercises are deceptively simple, there in lies there beauty. Like most of these programs you need to do them for a month. I'm still in that month. Thus I'm still reading my new beliefs that I want to take on. He realises that these are beliefs that you may not believe as true at the moment, yet you want to. That is quite refreshing. Saying your wanted beliefs out loud to somebody is quite uncomfortable. Especially if they don't hold and want the same for you. I'm carrying around currently £500 in crisp £50 notes. Not the £1000. I didn't have it as I started. Ordering the money from the bank is great. You get some 16 year old kid look at you. Then you walk out the bank with large, red notes. Carrying them around is quite easy and becomes very comfortable after a while. Roll on the £1000.

The whole point is to just hold the money on you and not do anything with it. As Dolf puts it. You want to be a millionaire, yet you're uncomfortable carrying around a paltry £1000. I'm upping to £1000 this week. There is naturally a section on goal setting. I seem to be an old hat at this. There must be a belief somewhere holding me back. This is all that prevents me from getting my goals quicker...belief change here we come.

It did use one of my £50, in exchange for 5 £10 notes. I felt guilty dipping into my £50s. I couldn't wait to get to the bank and exchange them all for another £50. The reaction of people when I said yes I've got a £50 was quite interesting. I think people just didn't expect anybody, certainly me to be carrying £50s. IT was wonderful being able to do that.

He mentions that the wealthy read the Economist more than other sections of the social strata. I'm having issues reconciling with this since, I'm becoming a fan of a media black out. When I tell others this I'm quite strong in my view/opinion. Point me at a newspaper and I'll show you the non news, uneducated opinion that is flogged as news. (off soap box). Thankfully the Economist has an audio version. I use to read it many, moons ago. It took me ages to complete it.

This is worth a listen if you want something other than US razzmatazz. The exercises are deceptively simple. Yet most of you will not implement them. This goes very well with Randy Gage's Prosperity CDs.



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Review - Subliminal Power - Reprogram Your Mind Whilst Your Work and Surf

Today's review is a piece of software that quite simple I adore. I've had it running on several of my machines since June 2008. It is called Subliminal Power.

Its purpose is simply to flash positive messages quicker than your eyes can see normally, yet your unconscious mind picks them up through your eyes, since your unconscious mind works much quicker than you do using your conscious mind.

Let me put it another way. Your 'mind' can see things that your eyes don't. i.e. how do you pull back from a bus when you attempt to cross a road? Yet you could swear blind it wasn't there when you just looked down the street, just a moment ago. Your conscious mind didn't see it, yet your unconscious mind did. I hope that makes it easier to understand.

This is the perfect piece of software to have running constantly in the background on your PC or laptop, if you want to change your habits and beliefs or attract something or someone into your life.

How Does It Work?

It is a very small piece of software that runs in the background on your PC screen. The install is quick and easy. Once installed and configured, there is an icon on your task bar, from there you have access to its main functions and settings.

You may wonder if it is actually working all the time, yes it is. If your machine slows down, which it will at some point. You'll actually see the messages very faintly begin to appear on your screen.

It has a plethora of configuration options.

1.Pre-Created Messages
2.Create Your Own Message Set
3.Select where you want you messages to appear on your screen
4.Contrast - how obvious do yo want the messages to appear on your screen?
5.Message Display frequency and length
6.Play with music - pre-created or your own track - variety of formats
7.Start automatically with Windows









Does it Work?

If you're wanting to attract something new into your life, yet are getting stuck. This could easily be the answer to your prayers. Since this program flashes constantly on your screen, you begin the process of retraining your mind towards the things that you want. Maybe you want a new car, or to take on a belief that you've read, that you know will serve you well.

Many people talk about how running this piece of software in the background they have increased their wealth exponentially. I have too. Yet the real clincher for me that this piece of software works was the following:

When I had was younger, I had the opportunity to learn the piano, yet I never took that chance. As I've gotten older I've seen that the piano is a great social instrument. If you can play it you can always get people to join in and have a dam good time. Especially at weddings!

Well, soon after attending another wedding, I begin thinking about taking up the piano. The problem being I didn't have a piano.

With this piece of software you can create your own messages to begin flashing and begin training you and your mind to attract what you really want.

I simple wrote out a new set of things I want to attract and change in my life. One being

I now own my own piano. It was as simple as that. I had been thinking about a stand-up piano. The ones I'd looked at in shops or in other people's houses had been stand up-right pianos. I actually manifested a baby-grand piano!!.

What did it cost me? It cost me the price of transporting the baby grand from the owner's house to mine. That is it!

The secret to getting the most from the software

For me it has been:

1. Write your own messages
2. Write out want you want, not what you don't want
3. Have the software running constantly
4. Only have a few messages repeating. 5-10 max I think. Not 100 at a time.

How long will it take before I see results?

This I think is always a tricky question to answer. I believe that if you have the software running in the background, you will get what you want. I'd also answer it with another question or two. How long have you not had what you wanted? Do you believe you can get what you want?

If you think that you can get what you want, you will. If you don't, the software must 1st bring you around to the idea that you can get what you want. That is why fewer messages flashing is better, since you'll be retraining yourself, much quicker on those things that REALLY matter.

It is available as an instant download or it can be mailed to you on a CD. The manufacture's support services are excellent too. They always get back to my queries quickly and with a proper answer, not just a thanks for contacting us email.

So, if you want to begin retraining yourself, by no more than sitting in front of your PC or laptop, do yourself the favour and get Subliminal Power, today. Click here. After all, what else do you do in your office and on your PC?


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Review - Wendi Friesen - Financial Abundance

Today I'm starting to review some products that I have that form part of the Wendi.com Hypnosis Empire.

I'll start with a topic that everybody is thinking about at the moment Money . or better said Financial Abundance.

I'll say this, I have listened to this the past few years. Each time I do, I end up attracting, finding, manifesting, call it what you will.. more money. Be it a raise, interest from my bank accounts or cheques in the post. For me there is a direct correlation between listening to this CD set and attracting more money, each and every time.

I'm about to listen to it again, for this years refresher. I'm wondering how far can I truly go this year?

I've the CD set and work book, yet there is also a DVD too of the equivalent seminar. I've not seen this yet. I'm sure I will, since I like to view this sort of information and material in as many formats as possible.

So what do you get?

With the CD set you'll get 4 CDs and a small 28 page booklet. The CD sound quality is pretty good. The packaging is certainly one of the more professional, that I've seen from an Internet seller. In addition, you'll get a heap of paper mailing detailing her other products.

It is worth signing up for her mailing list, if nothing else for the sales she has throughout the year. As a side note she was the only seller I know of that used the Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2008 to her advantage and as a sales pitch...you would think the other 'Internet sellers', would use any special day, it appears not!

My booklet is so well used and turned that it has tea and coffee stains on it. You work through the CDs and booklet over two weeks or longer. Wendi details a plan for you to follow. No listening is over 30 minutes.

The booklet itself is quite basic. It is filled with quotes and thought provoking questions and a goal setting section. There is some pre work you must do before you listen to certain tracks. Don't worry, it doesn't take that long.

The CDs and hypnosis sessions are the real meat.

There are several sessions , including parts therapy, which if you've never done it before can be really powerful. After all if you don't have what you want, a 'part' of you is holding you back. You'll get to do some time lining, meet a wise sage, change your beliefs and be taken through a process to bring things towards you from your future. The wall induction is normally quite powerful for me.

The success of these sessions depends on you as the listener. How thoroughly and truthfully do you answer the questions and how relaxed are you? Are you analytically by nature or can you just lie there and go with the flow?

Most of the techniques are quite normal and pretty average, not much 'double induction'. Yet, Wendi has a great voice and tonality. that you can quite easily move along with. I'd recommend you go over some of the sessions several times, to get the fullest effect. There is background noise, music and sounds on the tracks. This itself acts as an anchor. i.e. you'll be drawn into a relaxed state just by listening to the music. Certainly if over time you listen to much of Wendi's material as I have, you can't help but relax and go further into a trance state.

If you want something slightly different and with less structure or just a good yarn, check out Lloyd Glauberman review.

Even with that said, it is a powerful set to follow and complete. I continually have success with it. If you're new to hypnosis, this type of program and structure will suit you very well and set you on your way to Financial Abundance. It is what I think you would expect from a hypnosis session.

A big well done and thanks must be given to WendiSupport, they seems to be able to answer most questions or find somebody who can pretty quickly. A great product and 'personality' can be let down by a shabby support team.

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Review - Joe Vitale - The Advanced Clearing Audio

It has been a month since I began listening to The Advanced Clearing Audio by Joe Vitale.

The 1st thing I noticed was there was many more tracks with this recording than the pre-listened to and reviewed The Clearing Audio. The tracks are generally shorter in length, about 10 minutes each give or take. Secondly there are tracks with Joe speaking, a woman speaking and then both speaking together. You hear Joe in one ear and the woman in your other ear. If you have never heard this double induction type of recording before it can be quite off putting.

Quickly you get use to it and you jump from one ear to the other or just listen in the middle of each voice, picking out what is pertinent to you at that particular moment. I did find the woman's voice very soothing when she was doing the speaking by herself. On the double induction recordings, the same phrases were spoken, yet it was interesting to notice what Joe emphasised and when the woman did. Yet, they were the same phrases. I did like her single voice track.

There are also tracks where each person speaks and the messages are subliminally delivered.

Similarly, to the Clearing Audio, there is a music only track. I don't both listening to this much at all.

All tracks have background music playing too. I caught myself many times on the train, or typing on my laptop, either tapping or humming to the tunes. This can only help you absorb the spoken messages.

I'm glad that I'd listened to the Clearing Audio first. The Advanced Clearing Audio is "advanced", I think because the phrases are much more about your identity. Many of the phrases are I am X, I am X .

I think if I had not listened to The Clearing Audio first, I would have struggled to accept these identity phrases as easily as I did. The first time I heard them I did go, yeah right! Then subsequent listenings I accepted the phrases with much greater ease until I began using the phrases in my very daily speech, which can only be a good thing.

I did miss however the four key phrases from The Clearing Audio and Zero Limits. I didn't hear them as a 'collective'. These phrases are so much a part of my daily self talk now. I missed them.

On the whole I think this is worth listening to on a regular basis. I just don't bother listening to the music only tracks. I now have The Advanced Clearing Audio and the Clearing Audio playing daily as background noise. I've certainly had times when I'd wait to listen to the tracks and noticed on the days that I'd wake up not on top form, it was only after I'd listened to these tracks that I felt better. Sometimes I'd wait to listen to them. I'd some how get or be angry, upset, frustrated. I'd sometimes put off listening to the tracks. Again, it was only afterwards did I notice my mood shift.

I think you really must listen to the Clearing Audio first before you go for this one. This will be a stretch otherwise and you'll stop listening before the words and phrases have been able to take affect and sink completely into your unconscious mind and reappear as part of your daily life and success.

As ever, I like to test the support with the items I buy. This is where Joe is let down. I emailed him and 'web' twice to no avail. Yet, his sales team did call me about his coaching program. So maybe a half a point, or are the sales team on commission?

I look forward to watching the video version, The Clearing Video . Immediately, I wonder how does it compare to the video Subliminal Manifestation Vol. 4: Attracting Wealth: Magnetizing Your Unconscious Mind for Prosperity ? which I really like and watch repeatedly. This should be required watching instead of soaps!

Although I keep thinking about his The Money Clearing Audio too.

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Review - Randy Gage - The 7 Spiritual Laws of Prosperity

This is the last book in Randy's Prosperity Series. Within it are 7 basic laws of prosperity.

Most chapters have affirmations which you can begin to use to program your mind for more prosperity. some useful reframes of language are contained also. I particularly like how Randy now calls his bills, his blessings.

This is quite a short book. I don't think it is worth getting by its self. Get the whole prosperity series. If you like the ideas presented in this book and his whole series. It is worth checking out his Prosperity CD set, which I think compliments, the book series really well. In short the CD series, expands on the books.

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Review - Randy Gage - Prosperity Mindset

The 4th book in his Prosperity Series. For me this book further expands on the ideas presented in Randy's book Accept Your Abundance. Although it isn't directly a how to book. By reading it you can take each chapter and the ideas presented, if followed become the 'how to'.

Again it is a book written to challenge your current prosperity thinking. It is one that stands on its own, yet I feel should be read with Accept Your Abundance, as they compliment each other very well.

Some of the chapters are similar to Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. Yet, the chapters are brought up to date. For me this is a much easier to read than Napoleon's book.

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Review - Randy Gage - 37 Secrets About Prosperity

The 3rd in Randy's Prosperity Series. A short book by comparaision, yet the information inside it is actually gold. Randy details 37 secrets about prosperity, that I think you would be well advised to live your life by and through if you want true prosperity.

He details one principle or idea, then explains the idea in further detail. Some you may know, some you will not.

Randy says quite emphatically, he doesn't want to be your guru. Which is actually rather refreshing. Yet, if you want to learn true prosperity and how to manifest wealth and abundance he is certainly somebody I think worthy of further investigation.

Have you noticed how many people are jumping on the how to solve the credit crunch and create true wealth and abundance" band wagon,? Yet they are broke, they can't rub two pence together. I'm sorry for me somebody you really understands wealth, prosperity and abundance has lots of cash...period!!

In a recent emai I received from him he stated the following :

If you want to manifest real abundance in your life, you have to be comfortable spending $60,000 for a watch, $250,000 for a car, or ten grand on a nice pair of custom-made shoes. You have to be able to do that without any of the guilt bullshit that organized religion, the media, and the government want to burden you with to keep you broke. You have to be willing to be selfish. Then, and only then, can you write the big checks to charities, serve causes, and help the people that matter most to you in a meaningful way.

In addition he also says, if you don't have $10 million in cash you're poor! Now that will slap you right in the face I bet. Yet, I love that as a definintion. Isn't that something wonderful to work and play towards?

Randy doesn't need to hold back. He has been, there and done it. Boy has he really done it.

Randy's complete Prosperity Series is something I've read more than once. It is one of the very, very few things that I come back to as each year begins. I do that as a refresher, since I want more money, wealth, prosperity and abundance in my life.

The yearly read is for me a clear indication of how good, relevant and truthful the information is. If you're wanting more money, wealth and abundance in all its forms. It will be for you too.

If you dislike the phrase, yet you are beginning your journey to more prosperity. This will make sense. You'll soon learn why you'll hate that phrase!

Save yourself some money and buy the complete set..

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