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You Don’t Need to Change Your Beliefs

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There’s a belief inside the minds of many in the self-help industry that all you need to do is believe in something and everything will work out for you.

This idea has some validity – even though it’s a fallacy.

Yes, if you believe the doctor will make you well again, it can and may help in your recovery. But then again, what if the doctor’s ways worked for you even though you had your doubts?

That would be better, wouldn’t it?

Why?

Because most people don’t believe anything 100 percent, with good reason.

If I have a visualization technique, such as Theatre of the Mind, and I say it works for me and millions of others, I don’t expect you to believe me just because I said so.

I want you to experiment with the technique, to work on it and observe what happens.

That’s how I got started.

Back in 1981, I first learned to use mental imagery to enhance my skills as a collegiate wrestler on a powerhouse team.

I was incredibly skeptical.

I wondered to myself, how can picturing something in my mind’s eye do anything?

This makes no sense. I’m a man of action. I need to do. I don’t need to sit around picturing myself doing.

But I was curious as well as skeptical, at the same time, so I gave the system a whirl.

I listened to the audio tape that was made for me.

I listened every day before practice and to my surprise, I started to make rapid improvements.

I still didn’t believe, so I tested further.

Over the decades (yes, it’s been awhile), I’ve tested mental imagery on everything from sports, to fitness to starting a business, learning a foreign language, writing a book, giving speeches, traveling the world, getting a new home, making a fortune, and so on.

I have not succeeded 100 percent of the time – but let me tell you, my winning percentage is waaaaaaay off the charts.

In Psycho-Cybernetics, Dr. Maltz understood the reality that people will be skeptical. That’s why he recommends a  minimum of 21 days before you decide for or against the program.

He doesn’t ask you to change your beliefs, although he does write about the power of belief.

What he does do is give you a procedure, a prescription, to change your life. He gives it to you incrementally so that your beliefs change in and of themselves – not by force.

Your beliefs change because you KNOW the process works – not because you programmed yourself to believe.

Here endeth the lesson.

Matt Furey

There is No…

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We live in a world wherein many self-development authors teach that everything comes down to your beliefs.

The theory goes that in order to change your results, you must first change your beliefs, especially the negative ones you hold about yourself.

Yet, is this really true?

And if it is true, is it true ALL the time – most of the time – some of the time – or none of the time?

Or ALL of the ABOVE?

What say you?

Matt Furey

How to Turn Losers into Winners

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Suppose you were a fan of the worst team in football history. And suppose you were disappointed year after year after year.

What to do?

Give up and become a fan of another team?

Perhaps.

Or you could realize that your team is in two places simultaneously.

First, they are in the lowest and deepest canyon ever seen. Second, they are also in the perfect position to climb the world’s
largest mountain.

The same holds true for you when you make mistakes, fail, or have setbacks.

You can view these situations as “the worst” – or you can view them as perfect positioning for a rebound.

Over the past year, a good friend, while working to increase prosperity in his life, got stuck with a nasty divorce. Things looked worse than ever before.

At his all-time low, I told him things could be a whole lot worse.

He began looking for the good in the bad and within a month he was in a new home with a new job that will bring him an easy six figures per year.

He climbed out of the canyon. He turned the pits of hell into peaceful prosperity.

This is how nature balances things out. Nothing is ever 100 percent good or 100 percent bad.

There is always a speck or sparkle of good in the seemingly hopeless – and once you discover it, you can amplify it.

Back to football….

Take a look at the records of the worst teams in the game today.

The Tampa Bay Buccanneers rank near the top.

So do the Cleveland Browns.

But will it ALWAYS be that way?

Not a chance.

The same is true in each and every human being’s life.

The trick is realizing that you’re playing a game, too. It’s called the Game of Life.

Things can always get better. You can always play better. Even if you go undefeated – there were games you won in spite of not being at your best.

What would happen if you approached life from the standpoint of the climber. No matter how low you sink or how far you ascend…

keep climbing.

Look for the good – look for the mountain,
and be on your way.

Matt Furey

P.S. Looking for more prosperity in your life or business? Consider putting your writing talents to good use for the good of others.

Most Motivating Statement Ever Made

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The year was 1988.

I was sitting in a Tom Hopkins seminar for salespeople in San Jose, California.

And then, the story…

The star of the show told about how he dropped out of college after only three months.

He went home and told his father.

“Son, I will always love you, even though you’ll never amount to anything.”

Long pause.

“That was my first motivational speech,” Hopkins quipped.

Everyone laughed.

I didn’t.

Instead I searched my mind for the deeper meaning. How was this motivational?

Wasn’t this the worst thing a father could tell his son?

The answer is: It depends.

For many people, being told you will NEVER do something is the key that unlocks your deepest ability.

It activates the, “Oh yeah? I’ll show you.” switch in your brain.

It causes you to ramp up your DESIRE.

And last time I checked, desire is that seemingly all-powerful word that makes such a huge difference in peoples’ lives.

That’s why I devote so much time to it in my Theatre of the Mind program.

Do yourself a favor and latch onto it NOW. And if you already own the program, listen to it again.

And remember…

See it. Feel it. Become it.

Matt Furey

P.S. Believe it – Tom Hopkins recommended Psycho-Cybernetics at the seminar I attended – and does so in all his books.

Hmmmm. Wonder why.

#1 Reason People Don’t Achieve Their Goals

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Of all the reasons why people don’t achieve their goals, there is one that is often overlooked.

Here tis:

People forget what their goals are.

Yes, it’s true. What you fail to review and by way of review….

REMEMBER, tends to be forgotten.

It doesn’t matter if your goals are in writing or not.

What matters is they are remembered.

The more often you picture a result you want, the greater the chance you’ll hit the bullseye.

Think of your goals as a checklist you bring to the grocery store. To be absolutely certain nothing is left out you carry a list and you refer to it.

Same with goals.

Take time to picture every day, and you activate your success mechanism to move toward the target – and the target toward you.

Matt Furey

P.S. Got Theatre of the Mind? It’s the key to remembering what your goals are.

The Greatest Port in the World

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What is the greatest goal a person can achieve?

It is the goal you will probably never think of setting.

And if you did set it as a goal, you would probably never achieve it because it runs away from the person who seeks it.

The very seeking of it is no different than the dog chasing its tail.

What am I referring to?

Riches, wealth, abundance, money, fame, health, friendships, and so on?

None of the above.

It’s an elusive quality that Dr. Maltz wrote and spoke about. He called it “the greatest port in the world.”

What is it then?

It is ….

Peace of Mind

“With it – you have everything,” Maltz wrote.

But peace of mind cannot be attained by turning it into a goal. You attain it by the doing and the not-doing of certain things.

You attain it by training your mind – and as a result, you feel connected and whole. You feel a sense of not needing anything because you already have it all.

That’s peace of mind.

You attain it by being so deeply connected to the present moment, the now, that everything appears to disappear – even though it is still there.

If the above is confusing, I understand.

How can you describe the indescribable?

One thing I can tell you is there is no
permanent peace of mind on this earth.

You can find peace of mind each and every day, and live it, but if you stop doing what you were doing when it happened, or engage in what you weren’t doing when it happened, it’ll be gone again.

When your mind is clear and silence permeates your being, then peace of mind will arrive – and so will you.

Matt Furey

P.S. For more information on Theatre of the Mind, and other products, go here.

Q: How do you act without trying?

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The question of the day:

Student: How do you act without trying?

Matt: The word ‘try” or “trying” is usually accompanied by excess tension or goal-resistance.

Most people do not see themselves doing better when the word “try” is added.

Instead, they see themselves trying (usually unsuccessfully) to do a thing.

Let’s go back to the baby again, shall we?

Does a baby “try” to learn how to speak? Or to roll over, crawl, stand up or walk?

There’s no trying involved in the baby’s actions. The baby simply follows what is natural.

Trying implies an unnaturalness to the equation.

“I’ll try to make it to the party tonight,” means the person is NOT going.

“I’ll see you there,” means you intend to go.

“I’m going to try to make more money,” means you don’t truly see yourself doing so..

“I’m going to” … or “I will…” – well, you can take those words to the bank.

Every time you catch yourself using the word “try” – or “trying” – stop yourself momentarily and remove the ‘t’ word from
your self-talk.

In so doing, you’ll be taking note of how things flow much more smoothly for you.

Matt Furey

P.S. ‪If you’re interested in discovering how to write emails such as the one you’re reading here, for your own business or for others – then go here.

 

She Was Using the ‘R’ Word

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Yesterday I started a visiting client on an exercise regimen that takes only four minutes.

That’s it.

Four minutes and you’re D-O-N-E.

Today is a totally new day – and despite how much this client enjoyed the workout – the same feeling wasn’t playing on her internal radio this morning.

She was in ‘R’ mode.

She was using the ‘R’ word without saying a word – coming up with excuses to delay the workout.

Now let me ask: Is resistance a physical or a mental block?

If you answered “mental” – you are correct.

Unless there’s an injury or illness, there’s nothing preventing you from exercising for four minutes.

So what do you do to overcome the resistance?

Instead of trying to overcome the resistance with positive thoughts – you begin to break it up with deep breathing.

You start by inhaling deeply and letting it go. From there you can move on to inhaling vital energy and exhaling laziness, lethargy and fatigue.

With a total of nine deep breaths, your inner psychology begins to change without you even trying to change it.

No attempted adjustments of thought or belief.

Just change the way you breathe and you’ll change who you are.

This doesn’t mean you never adjust your thoughts or beliefs. You simply recognize the pecking order; the top priority.

You can overcome challenges most easily when you incorporate the breath first and mental imagery second.

Get rid of the cruddy thinking without thinking – then begin to picture your goal.

Upon doing this, the resistance retreats and you’re “doing without doing.”

You’re taking action, not with dogged, determined effort, but by following the movie playing in your mind.

When you follow the movie in your mind and it harmonizes with what you say you want, you eliminate resistance and become the person you have been admiring from within.

This is what I taught my client this morning. We started with deep breathing, as we did yesterday.

The resistance faded almost immediately and knocking out the 4-minute routine was a cinch.

Apply this to any situation wherein you encounter the ‘R’ word – and you’ll move through it with ease.

Matt Furey

P.S. If you already own a copy of Psycho-Cybernetics, you may want to know what to get next:

I suggest the following three courses:

1. Theatre of the Mind – this is the 10- hour audio program published by Nightingale-Conant. People who have this program tell me they have it playing non-stop in their cars.

2. Advanced Psycho-Cybernetics Private Coaching Facebook Group – in this group you can watch 17-hours worth of video that were part of an 8-week coaching program I conducted recently. You can also ask questions that I and others in the group will answer. Email me for more information on this extraordinary life-changer.

3. Zero Resistance Living – a massive home study course with two big manuals and 12 hours worth of audio.

 

Step 1 – How to Become You

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Today I’m going to begin covering a list of steps you can follow to become YOU, to transform yourself into the person you want
to be – and were born to. be.

Not a version of yourself, but you, yourself and…

“you are.”

It doesn’t take much to begin changing into who you really are, either, and you’ll clearly begin to see and experience this shift as you follow the steps I give you.

Step 1. Do NOT Get Out of  Bed When You Wake Up

When you wake up in the morning, sit on the edge of your bed and breathe before you get out of bed.

Yes, you read the above correctly.

Do NOT get out of bed when you wake up in the morning.

Instead, roll over to the side of the bed and assume a sitting position.

In this position you will place your feet firmly on the floor and begin to lengthen your spine in both directions, but not by doing it.

You simply imagine and feel that your spine is stretching up and down simultaneously. That’s all.

There’s no “trying” to do it. There’s no “just do it.” You only imagine it happening and feel it happening – and you observe as it…

happens.

This is the true power of intention.

Now, once your feet are flat and your spine is stretched in both directions, you begin to pay attention to your breathing.

You lightly inhale and exhale through your nose.

And as you do this, you begin to imagine that your body is a big pile of sand – and most of it is above your head – instead of in your body where it belongs.

So you begin at the top of your head and you allow the sand to melt down the hourglass (your body).

You allow the sand to descend through your head, neck, torso, waist, hips, thighs, calves, ankles …’

then into and through your feet.

That’s it.

You’re done.

Now you get up and begin taking your first step on your lifetime journey through the day.

Instead of feeling tired and sluggish, you feel renewed and rejuvenated.

You are refreshed.

You are YOU. You’re at peace with yourself. And it feels good.

Give this a whirl today and let me know your thoughts.

Matt Furey

P.S. If you already have Psycho-Cybernetics, Theatre of the Mind and Zero Resistance Living – then perhaps you’re interested in the 8 Week Coaching I did LIVE in a private Facebook Group.

This summer I cut back on the number of people I am privately coaching – but there’s good news.

I can open the private Facebook Group to others who wish to partake in it.

If you’re interested in following the entire eight weeks of coaching along with the group who already took it – a good 17 hours worth of video instruction – then drop me an email and we’ll be in touch.

The “Science” of Deep Breathing

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Wouldn’t you know it?

Some people won’t even take a deep breath to see if it makes them feel better or perform better ….

UNLESS you can provide scientific proof for the process.

11 years ago I wrote an article for a website about Dan Gable’s LBA Success Formula.

LBA stands for:

Listen, Believe, Apply.

The editor of the website rejected the article, the first time this group had ever done so, because “it wasn’t scientific.”

I actually did fall out of my chair when I read her reply. I also spit out my coffee and ran to the toilet.

I thought to myself:

Let me get this straight. An Olympic and World champion who coached for 21 years at the collegiate level and won 15 team national championships in that time frame – and you want “science?”

How about you listen to what this coach is saying? Maybe he’s got something there for you.

What’s the fear? What’s the hangup?

After all, part of the reason you “apply” what you listen to and believe is to determine whether or not the action works.

If you find out, after listening and believing that the action doesn’t work – then move on to something else.

Let’s say you golf or play tennis. Take a deep breath before each shot and see what happens.

Take a series of deep breaths when you feel nervous or anxious.

And see what happens.

If you’re a surgeon or an artist or a musician, incorporate deep breathing into your routine, and then you’ll have your own science – which will be classified as anecdotal – but who cares?

By the way, there is scientific evidence to support the Chicago Cubs using deep breathing on their way to breaking the 108-years long curse of the Billy Goat.

You can do a search for studies on deep breathing – or you can just start doing it.

I teach a number of powerful ways to breathe deeply in Theatre of the Mind.

I don’t want to spoil the movie for you – or in this case, the audio program, BUT, you can even inhale all the way to your heels.

It’s not scientific. We don’t have lungs in our feet.

But you can actually imagine you’re doing this and when you do so, you may feel SOMETHING uncanny taking place.

In Chinese martial arts, this is called “the yi moves the qi and the qi moves the blood.”

Said differently: “Your intention mixed with imagination, moves the vital energy and the vital energy moves the blood.”

This is an example you can FEEL if you listen, believe and apply.

Matt Furey

P.S. Theatre of the Mind is a product I created with Nightingale-Conant – the top self-development company in the world. It’s over 10 hours and contains a number of visualization CDs that will guide you to your fondest dreams and goals.

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