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The Mercedes Benz 138-Year Daily Goal

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Phil Richard responded to yesterday’s email on How to Write a Goal. 

Matt,
Yep, the founder of Mercedes Benz did the goal setting as you wrote about in an email.

Thank you, Matt

Phil

Now, I’m going to assume that you want to know what the Mercedes Benz founder’s goal
was. Well, it wasn’t a long-term 3 P’s goal. It IS an on-going type of daily goal, a 
quest, if you will.

The goal was only four words long and was posted on the walls at the factory, for all 
employees to see. And that goal was…

The Best or Nothing

Now that goal is quite the driver, eh? And it proves that el Furecat, my alter-ego, 
truly did figure this thing out quite some time ago. 

Note, the goal was NOT “I AM THE BEST.”

It was NOT a goal that stated you were already there, that you had already been
there and done it. It was a goal that DROVE the founder, and the employees,
to stay in pursuit, to keep working toward it, year after year after year. 

Personally, I don’t focus on being the BEST quite so much. I focus on daily
goals… primarily, because I know that if I put together 365 consecutive days
of WINNING, I am going to keep getting better and better.

A daily goal is much more manageable, and with a long-string of daily wins,
I have MOMENTUM. This momentum then leads to me being able to tackle
long-term goals with far greater ease, if I so choose.

What’s my daily goal?

It is to get a few select people to enroll in my Theatre of the Mind Newsletter
coaching program. 

Nothing ostentatious. Nothing gigantic. Just a simple daily goal – which leads
me to the action steps of sending out a daily email (another goal) – which then
leads to me cranking out THE BEST newsletter I can possibly write on a
monthly basis.

A newsletter that is riveting, incredibly insightful and immediately useful;
one that helps take the blinders off and removes the emotional blocks; one
that gets people to where they want to go, doing what they want to do,
creating what they want to create, with whomever they want, whenever
they want.

That’s my goal.

It is NOT to be the “best version” of myself. It is to see myself at my best,
to get the job done on a daily basis, to the best of my ability, with or without
mistakes.

To bank off what I wrote yesterday, I can write the number ‘3’ on a
card and know exactly what it means. I can picture it. I can FEEL it.

Will you be one of the ‘3’ who enroll in my Theatre of the Mind Newsletter
coaching program today?

If you are, more power to you.

We are going to create greatness together.

Matt Furey

How to Write Your Goals – Super Simplified

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Most people are taught to write their goals out as if they were already an accomplished fact.

For example, if your goal is to become a millionheir or millionheiress, you are told to put this in writing with words such as: “I am now a millionaire, (and doggone it, people love me).”

According to legend, or fable, this is what ALL the most successful people in the world do. Yet, the truth is, this is most certainly not true… not at all.

Many moons and sleeps ago, I learned to write my goals on a card, and get this, in a single word, if possible.

The first time I gave this method a whirl was back in college. I wanted to be the number one guy, the varsity wrestler, on the team. So I wrote the word “Varsity” on a card.

Did I accomplish this goal?

I sure did.

After I accomplished this I wrote the words “National Champion” on a card.

How’d that work out for me?

Very well.

I did the same years later with the words, “World Champion.” And so on.

What’s my point in this little post? My point is that your mind thinks in pictures – so all you need to put in writing are the words that create the mental picture of what you want – and nothing more.

The words “I AM” aren’t going to get your hand raised in victory when the battle is done. In fact, using “I AM” can derail you and keep you from getting where you want to go.

You might think that you must state your goals with the three P’s, telling yourself that you have already accomplished your goal, when you obviously haven’t, but I haven’t found that way to be useful or workable because you’re fighting your subconscious mind.

Yes, your subconscious mind DOES KNOW the difference between a goal that has been accomplished and one that you are still working on. And there is absolutely NO HARM in acknowledging this reality. In fact, knowing the difference is the key to Creating What You Want.

If you don’t believe me, that’s fine. But test it out before you condemn me. I think you’ll find that I knows what I’m talkings abouts.

Start with something you want to accomplish TODAY – not 58.5 years from now.

Doodle a word or three on a card, look at it and form a mental picture of yourself accomplishing that result. Then get to work.

Let me know how it goes. I’m betting you’re going to knock one out of the park today.

By the way, there’s a lot MORE where this huge tip came from. ’tis why I have various levels of coaching. My illustrious Theatre of the Mind Newsletter is the first level of coaching that I encourage you to get involved in, if you can swing it.

It’s not cheap, but you’ll definitely learn how the cat catches the mouse… and how you can catch what you’re after.

Matt Furey

Fatigue

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Sometimes we feel tired because we need a rest. We’re overworked and stressed out.

Then there are times when we’re tired because we aren’t doing anything, but when we get enough movement in, we tend to me more energized, not less.

But what about the occasions when we feel fatigued, when our rumps are dragging because… we’re not living up to our capabilities, we’re not creating anything new, we’re not living life with gusto and enthusiasm?

If it’s the latter, you may have mental blocks that need to be removed. And once they are, LOOK OUT. A whole new YOU emerges from the shadows.

Life takes on an entirely different hue, a much deeper and stronger vibration. You have boundless energy that begins to express itself effortlessly.

It’s a great way to live.

If the first two reasons for fatigue are troubling you, I’ve told you what to do.

If it’s the third reason… I have something that may just do the trick for you.

And it might just help you do as Dr. Maltz advised, when he wrote that Psycho-Cybernetics will help you “get more living out of life.”

More here.

Matt Furey

7 Ideas that are NOT in Psycho-Cybernetics

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This email is going to shake some people up because…

So many people who have read Psycho-Cybernetics, and raved about it due to their huge results, began reading a bunch of other books in the  self-development arena, books with very different philosophies.

Before long, these same readers had everything intermingled and confused. As a result, they ended up lost.

And so, even though what I have listed below may stun and surprise you, it shouldn’t, because it’s just the facts. Anyway, here is the list of

7 Ideas that Aren’t in Psycho-Cybernetics

#1. You are not taught “I AM” affirmations, in fact…

#2. There is no talk about how an affirmation must be in the “present tense,” as though the goal was already a done deal. And then…

#3. There’s nothing on how you must THINK BIG. And…

#4. There’s no rapping about setting goals that scare you. Definitely not a good idea.

#5. There’s nothing on “taking massive action.”

#6. Nothing on “getting out of your comfort zone.”

#7. And nothing about having a love affair with yourself.

One reader asked, “So, you’re telling me that I don’t need to take massive action? How else do you expect me to get anywhere?”

I responded: “Same way we have always gotten anywhere. One step at a time. When we humans can take 10 steps at a time, check back in and let me know.”

Another person says, “I don’t agree. People need to be forced out of their comfort zones, otherwise they won’t do anything.”

I replied: “A person convinced against his will is of the same opinion still,” a spin off of the Kipling line. I continued, “The way of the comfort zone is not sitting on the couch all day. It is finding your groove where you are catapulted toward success with momentum on your side, instead of thrown into the lion’s den.”

And then there was this one: “But if I don’t recite my affirmations in the present tense, personal and positive tenses, I won’t achieve my goals.”

“Oh, boy,” I sighed. “Is that how you get something to eat each day? By telling yourself you already did?”

Anyway, what you’ve just read is of tremendous value, and if you’re open to the truth, it will get you going.

But the above only scratches the surface of what I am revealing in the Theatre of the Mind Masters coaching newsletter I put out each month. 

The July issue went out a couple days ago, but there is still a bit of time to get this incredible issue, and then the doors will close. 

I also have a free gift to send you if you enroll today, that will teach you how to eliminate the distractions in your life. The information in this special bonus alone is priceless. And when combined with the July edition of Theatre of the Mind Masters, you are great to go. 

All for now. 

Matt Furey

11 Days Later

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It’s been 11 days since my last post.

I was going to give regular updates on my travels through Montana and Wyoming, but I felt as though I was in some other dimension, one where I lost track of the typical time-space reality.

This lost-in-time feeling has happened many times while traveling abroad, especially in Asia. But when it happens in the U.S., it is always a surprise.

Looking up at the mountains, driving or walking in their midst, takes you out of future-think and puts you where you belong, the present moment. This doesn’t mean there is no value in the past or the future. There most certainly is. But NOW is where everything exists, including thoughts about the future and memories from the past.

Reliving your past triumphs and successes is one of the most advantageous practices you can engage in. Recalling the good and especially the great directs your mind to experience more of the same.

Always being future-oriented is a mistake as it stifles momentum. When you take time to remember and reflect upon the best, momentum is activated and you are catapulted to greatness much more quickly than you are if you ignore your precious past.

The present moment is precious. So is the past. Same goes for the future. Putting all three together in the NOW is empowering beyond belief.

One of my grandest memories on this voyage was being guided by a Crow Nation elder, who took me to sacred places, explained the true history of the people and the land, and explained how he makes direct contact with the Creator. So simple and powerful that only a buffoon could walk away thinking that there is no greater force than oneself.

Yes, you are more powerful than you realize, but you’re hardly the end all and be all.

We were put upon this earth by the Creator and were given the ability to create through the combination of imagination and action. And we are happiest when we are creating. That’s yet another example of how and when we leave the typical time-space realm of reality

Another is when we dream, and boy oh boy, did I have some big dreams during this trip.

If you’re someone who hasn’t traveled much, make a plan to do so, and begin as soon as you can. You don’t need to go far to experience the benefits. They are monumental momentum builders.

Matt Furey

Social Media Addiction Worse than Tobacco

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I was driving home last night after enjoying a sweat in the sauna and a plunge in the pool.

Had the AM radio on, listening to the post-game analysis of the Los Angeles Lakers getting swept by the Denver Nuggets. My cauliflower ears were taking it all in.

Then the sportscasters gave way to a commercial. And guess what this commercial was all about?

It was none other than an out-of-state law firm urging parents to call their offices if their son or daughter has been harmed by social media, in particular, Instagrunts and Flakeybook.

What kind of harm?

Anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression and suicide.

This lawsuit must be BIG LEAGUE if they’re advertising on late night radio.

Social media has its upside, but the downside is terrifying, especially for children who are addicted en masse, and are suffering major psychological damage.

I use social media very sparingly with an “on and gone” policy. I get on to make a point or post and leave as quickly as I came on.

I do NOT scroll through everyone’s feed, ad nauseam. I rarely reply to anyone’s postings, but not because they don’t have value or I don’t care.

It is because of the deleterious effect the social media apps can and do have on the brain, and how they were deliberately created to be ultra-addictive.

Are these APPS more addictive than smoking, drinking and drugs? I believe so, but don’t take my word for it. Do your own research.

Better yet, see if you can remove yourself from these APPS for a day and take note of how your nervous system reacts. If you cannot live without them for one day, much less a couple of hours, is that proof of addiction? Well, you tell me.

It’s amazing to see all the lamebrain parents who use their young children, even their infants and babies in videos on social media to get attention. How desperate and dumb can these people be?

One of the keys to living a great life is the ability to clear your mind. This, my friend, cannot be done if you’re responding to every prompt and bleep on social media. Your brain and nervous system need a rest – and they need a rest EVERYDAY.

When your brain and nervous system gets a rest, a wonderful thing happens: You recharge and rejuvenate your body-mind. 

You might think that this recharging can be done with any type of physical exercise, but the truth is that almost all exercise programs deplete your energy and bang up your body.

When I go to the gym to use the sauna and pool, it is amazing how many “fit people” are limping and gimping around. And they continue to do the same exercises that are contributing to their demise.

There are a few ways you can exercise to restore and reignite your energy, to rid your body of aches and pains.

And the very best way, the ultimate way, the way that gives you back your power, is my Power Postures course, which continues to escalate in price and value because the benefits are MASSIVE and MAJOR.

Armed with the exercises I teach in Power Postures, you energize yourself physically and mentally, increasing your strength, stamina and flexibility. This is a far better idea than being a scrolling slave on social media.

The current fee for this program will be going up again soon. Make sure you jump on this NOW.

Matt Furey

 

Healing the Body-MInd

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Holy sheet.

I’m currently traveling around Montana and parts of Why-OM-ing, filming

This morning I was at Lake Elmo State Park in Billings. Nice and serene. Yesterday I took the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway through to get a look at Bear Tooth Mountain. Absolutely gorgeous.

Along the way I stopped to shoot clips of myself exercising in front of snow-capped mountains. ‘Twas a grand idea, until I heard the wind whipping me to and fro – as well as the BEAR AWARE signs.

I don’t want to tell you too much just yet about this new product. But I will tell you this: It will be the next level for my current grand slam, Power Postures.

As for those of you who’ve already jumped in the pool and taken advantage of the Power Postures course, I am truly grateful. Thank you so much.

Now I’m left wondering if I should grant those who have not yet ordered another brief opportunity at the current amount – before it SURGES.

And the answer is a redounding… YES.

The amount to get involved has already gone up three times – and it will again, but there’s still time to take advantage of this HUGE offering.

Jump on this NOW, my friend.

Go to Power Postures and begin RECHARGING your mind-body.

Heal your aches and pains FAST with this energetic medicine.

Matt Furey

If You Want it All NOW, Read This…

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In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Veruca Salt exclaims, “Hey Daddy, I want an oompah loompah. I want you to get me an oompah loompah right away.”

“Alright, alright Ruca,” replied Mr. Salt. “I’ll get you one before the day is out.”

This was too much for the Verucabrat, who immediately demanded, “I want an oompah loompah noooow.”

“Can it you nit,” popped Violent Beauregard, who was no prize herself in regard to patience..

The notion that good things take time is lost to so many.

It’s a pity because the feeling of being unable to get what you want immediately after beginning, especially with fitness, usually leads to frustration, bad decisions as well as injuries.

A few years back I was working on a strength feat, wherein I was taught to make gradual progress. Everything was going according to plan, until a friend, who had already accomplished the feat, prodded me to make it happen much, much faster.

Why bother with the slower and steadier approach? Let’s do it today, preferably within minutes.

Even though I knew better, even though I knew the dangers, I caved into the temptation to get it ALL NOW.

The result: a dumb thumb injury that took almost one year to completely heal.

If I had stayed on the correct course, I would have accomplished the feat in three to six months. Instead, six months after “getting out of my comfort zone,” I was still nursing the injury.

When I advise people on various exercises and methods of training, I usually say, “Let’s look at this as a minimum six-month project, but it may take longer.” If the person thinks that six-to-twelve months is too long, then there’s no point in getting started. This doesn’t mean you won’t get ANY results for six months. You WILL get incredible results and quickly – but the biggest bang for your bucks, the biggest return on investment, comes cumulatively. Your routine gathers momentum that blasts through all barriers, just not within the hour.

A few months ago, a man contacted me to get my help reaching his goal of 500-straight Hindu squats. This is a common request, but many people just don’t want to hear that it takes time to reach the 500-level.

They want to be at 500 now.

Back in 20002, I went abroad to teach a few seminars. While there I met a man who got my book and DVDs on Combat Conditioning.

After he read the instructions for Hindu squats, he started doing them with the intention of doing 500 reps in a single workout.

It took him an hour, but he did do it, albeit incorrectly. He was sore for DAYS afterward.

[Note: When you can truly do 500-straight Hindu squats the proper way, you will finish in 15 minutes, or less.]

After the man told me of his accomplishment, I asked him how often he does the exercise now. He told me he hasn’t done Hindu squats since the day he did 500.

You want to know why?

It’s because he did what so many people wrongfully suggest. He pushed himself “out of his comfort zone,” and afterward he couldn’t get himself to go there again.

So I switched him to the “get into your comfort zone” approach, which I learned from my study of Psycho-Cybernetics, as well as my practice of martial arts.

[Note: Incidentally, you will NOT find a single instance in Psycho-Cybernetics, where Dr. Maltz tells you to “get out of your comfort zone.”
In fact, I will emphatically state that the entire book teaches you to get INTO your comfort zone and allow it to expand organically.]

Anyway, after starting him out with the “comfort-zone approach,” he reached 500 reps in a row within six months, and kept doing them afterward, with ease.

One approach fried the man’s nervous system; the other gave him new life. One approach led to frustration and agony; the other to a feeling of personal mastery.

Which road will you choose to travel?

Here endeth the lesson!

Matt Furey

Start small and you can have it all

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There’s a saying, “Beginning is half-done.” Yes, getting started is often half the battle, if not more.

Yet, we tend to ignore the power of getting started.

We often overlook the fact that walking through the door, or showing up, is of monumental value.

Instead of being taught to win the small battles first, we are admonished to “get out of your comfort zone,” to tackle the big goal. This is clearly bad advice as most people who say they “believe” you must get out of your comfort zone, seldom do so.

The counterintuitive reality is that we are at our best when we begin from within our comfort zone and effortlessly, organically allow ourselves to expand beyond all expectations.

Years ago I figured this out when I kept procrastinating on tidying up and reorganizing my office. Realizing that this was going to take quite a while, I put the chore off. For weeks.

Then one evening I set a ridiculously small goal. Instead of focusing on the job being completed, I put my attention on getting started. I gave myself a simple action goal to “clean my office for five minutes.”

It was a ludicrous goal in comparison to the many hours that were required. But something surreal took place when I set this tiny goal.

First, I had zero resistance to getting started. I began immediately.

Second, once I engaged, five minutes turned into a quick 30.

Third, once I got to 30 minutes, I had so much momentum that I kept going for several hours. I began at 7 PM and continued until 3 AM.

Oddly enough, I had no fatigue. Despite the late hour I wanted to continue. I was waaaay beyond my so-called “comfort zone,” and was totally comfortable being there. I didn’t have a shread of fight, flight or freeze

I stopped myself, though, and went to sleep.

The next evening i employed the same gambit. I set another five-minute goal to see if the same thing would happen. And sure as the sheets of paper I was shredding, five minutes became 30, and 30 minutes turned into hours. Once again, I called it a day at 3 AM.

Incredible, I thought.

On the third day I could smell the finish. I was within range to taste victory. Even so, I began with another tiny goal, and the same thing happened again. The only difference was that instead of retiring at 3 AM, the job was completed by midnight.

There was no dread as I worked. I was in the ZONE, living in the NOW for a grand total of 21 hours. If you had told me I would enjoy spending 21 hours organizing my office, I would have scoffed. There’s no way that could happen, yet it did.

If, on the other hand, I pushed myself to get out of my comfort zone, there is no way I would have had the same zero resistance experience. No way at all..

This story illustrates why I teach people to begin with small daily goals that you can spontaneously upgrade on the fly. You might think the big, hairy goal is better, but nothing favorably compares to eating the elephant one morsel at a time.

Matt Furey

By the way, I have much more to reveal to you on this subject in Zero Resistance Living and Theatre of the Mind. Both products are available at psycho-cybernetics.com

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Almost 60

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There’s this idea that you only live once. YOLO for short.

Then there’s the notion that we have lived many lifetimes; that we pass away and come back, ad infinitum.

But what about having multiple lifetimes in one lifetime? As I ponder this dream-reality existence I am living, it makes sense. Maybe not a ton of sense, but a fair amount, especially as a creator.

Why limit yourself to one idea over another? Why not be both simultaneously?

You live multiple times in one lifetime. Yet, you can look back and learn from your experiences, if you’ll take the time to remember.

Back in 2012, while staying in a hotel in Los Angeles, I saw a vertical banner outside a conference room. The banner showcased a man who was having a seminar. I looked at the guy on the banner and thought to myself, “I used to do that, too.”

The reality was that I still did seminars, occasionally, yet in my mind, I didn’t do them anymore.

‘Twas a strange insight for el Furecat.

The question that arose from this interlude was not, “Who am I?”

It was, “Who the hell was I?”

Then there are the mode changes throughout the course of a single day. In one moment, I am practicing martial arts, in another I am reading a book, in yet another I am writing. Who am I in each of these whirlds? The same person?

Yesterday, I was reading the words of Henry Miller. To paraphrase, he wrote that he gave up the idea of enjoying his life, opting instead to focus on expressing himself. A novel idea that only a novelist could put into words.

To enjoy your life or to express yourself? Now that is a million-dollar question.

Last week, a friend asked me how I overcome feelings of burnout or fatigue. In response I told him, “If you’re feeling fatigued, you aren’t creating anything new. But as soon as you begin creating something new, you instantly feel energized with new life.”

“That’s pure gold,” he exclaimed. “I am writing that one down.”

“Maybe I will cover that in my next seminar,” I quipped. “Come to think of it, I am contemplating the idea of having a belated birthday bash seminar later this year.”

As soon as I got the idea of holding another seminar, guess what happened? New life flowed into my veins.

What a novel idea.

Another potential lifetime inside of this one.

You only live once?

No way. At least not in this lifetime.

Matt Furey

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