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Main Article:
"Riding
The Waves To Success"
- By Bob Scheinfeld
B.
Featured
Resources
C.
Special Announcement
D.
My Latest Projects
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A.
"Riding
The Waves To Success"
-
By Bob Scheinfeld
Last
week I was confused and frustrated about a few
things related to one of my businesses, and
a bit upset with myself and "The Universe."
As a result, I went into a deep meditation to
get some clarity and help.
In
response to my questions and requests for help,
my Director/Inner CEO asked to me make a shift
in the way I was looking at my business affairs
(although as you'll see, the advice I got applies
to personal life too). He suggested that I start
looking at the ebb and flow of opportunities
in my businesses like it was surfing. He then
gave me a really great metaphor and some powerful
insights I'd like to share with you now.
What
do you do when you surf? First, you've got to
have the primary tool for surfing - a surfboard.
Next, you've got to master the core surfing
skills or you won't have any fun and you may
get hurt.
Then
what do you do? You wait for a day when the
surf is up and the waves will be great for riding.
When that day comes, you go to the beach, get
in the water, swim out, watch and wait for great
waves. When you see what looks like a great
wave coming, you start paddling at just the
right time to catch the wave perfectly. Then,
one of the four things happens:
-
You
catch the wave
-
You
miss the wave
-
The
wave does something unexpected (or you do)
and you "wipe out" during your ride
back to shore
-
You
ride the wave all the way back into shore
and have a great experience and adrenalin
rush (which is the whole point of surfing
in the first place)
Continuing
with the surfing metaphor, "catching the
wave" means taking advantage of the opportunities
that come your way, "missing the wave"
means letting opportunities fall through your
grasp, "wiping out" means you don't
get the reward you intended when you took the
opportunity and started running with it, and
"riding the wave back to shore" means
you get the reward you sought by taking advantage
of the opportunity.
It's
interesting to note that there are three keys
to successful surfing:
-
Being
prepared -- having the tools and skills
-
Waiting
for great surf days and waves; and
-
Taking
action only under the right conditions and
at the right times
My
Director/Inner CEO said the same is true for
business and life. My Director/Inner CEO also
said this to me:
"With
your business affairs, you're prepared. You
have the tools. You have the core skills and
ability to ride waves all the way to shore,
so to speak, no matter how big or powerful they
may be. Sometimes, however, you're so anxious
to go surfing that you try to force it - you
go out on days when the surf isn't really up,
or you start paddling when there isn't really
a great wave coming, or you start paddling too
soon or too late, and then you get frustrated
or confused when you don't have the ride you
want."
He
went on to explain that even the best surfers
in the world have all four of the experiences
listed above - they catch waves, they miss waves,
they wipe out, and they have great rides all
the way into shore. He explained that it's the
same thing for me no matter how successful I've
been or how skilled I may be at certain things.
He
said:
"Sometimes
you don't end up riding all the way back to
shore. That's just the way it is. While there
can be, there isn't always any major significance
or a lesson to be learned from the experience.
Just paddle back and wait for the next wave."
I
did 3 things as a result of that meditation
(continuing the use of the surfing metaphor):
-
I
made a decision to be more observant when
watching for days when the "surf is really
up."
-
I
reminded myself that I need to gear back my
"take action now" efforts a bit
and gear up my "wait for the right wave"
and then take action efforts. I used to be
really good at that but I realized I'd slipped
back a few notches.
-
I
resolved to improve the requests for help
I write using The Invisible Path/11th Element
Systems by asking for additional guidance
for recognizing the days when the surf is
really up, and knowing what waves to take,
what waves to avoid, and when to start paddling
to catch the waves at the right time for an
awesome ride.
So
here are my questions for you today:
-
Are
you like I've been lately -- you tend to "force
things" a bit too much?
-
Are
you being as observant as you could be in
seeing when the surf is really up?
-
Are
you patiently watching and waiting for the
"great waves"?
-
Are you starting to paddle at the right time?
-
Do
you sit on your board in the water and let
all the waves pass, never starting to paddle
to catch any of them?
-
Do
you have a System for getting help with one
or more of the above?
If
you answered "No" to one or more of
the above questions, you need a System for riding
your waves to success - whether it's mine or
someone else's. The waves are rolling. The opportunities
are flowing. What are you going to do with them?
Think
about it and take action to find a wave riding
System ASAP.
Until
next time ...
B. Featured Resources
1.
Wayne Dyer's "The Power Of Intention"
Wayne
Dyer has a new best-selling book out called
The Power of Intention. Wayne
has been a major player in what I call the "practical
spirituality" movement for many years and
he has grown, changed and evolved a lot through
the years. While my bias towards The Invisible
Path to Success and The 11th Element almost
always causes me to say "Yes but..."
to certain parts of the work of other people,
I really enjoyed and benefited a lot
from Wayne's Power of Intention
work..
Well,
my friends Scott Martineau and Steve Amos from
ConsciousOne have worked with Wayne to create
a multi-media online course that includes a
free copy of Wayne's book and also a set of
other very powerful tools and resources to help
you get the most out of Wayne's "Power
of Intention" material.
The
course is only $59, it includes a copy of the
book ($24.95 retail, $17.46 at Amazon), it's
100% guaranteed or your money back, and I strongly
recommend that you click over, read about this
new course, and sign up right now while it's
fresh on your mind. Here's the link:
http://www.invisiblepath.com/dyer.html
2.
"The System"
This
will be of interest to you if you have a business
that's looking for more customers and more sales.
The
Internet... it's been very good to me, but frankly
there aren't a lot of reliable places you can
go to learn how to use this remarkable medium
to its full potential.
One
source I can wholeheartedly recommend to you
is Ken McCarthy's System Seminar.
Ken
put on the very first seminar ever on the subject
of marketing on the Internet way back in 1994
with Marc Andreessen, the inventor of the web
browser and co- founder of Netscape. He's also
been direct marketing legend Dan Kennedy's Internet
advisor since 1996.
Two
years ago, Ken launched a new series of Internet
marketing trainings that have taken taken the
advertising world by storm.
I
spoke at one of his events last winter, a specialized
seminar on info marketing, and I was impressed
with how committed he is to presenting only
the very best, tested, cutting edge "how
to" info.
Dan
Kennedy, one of my mentors and advisors, is
known for his 'No BS' approach to marketing.
I'd definitely put Ken and the System seminar
in the same "straight shooter" category.
For
more information about this seminar as well
as a free online course you can register for
click here for more details:
http://www.ultimatelifestyleacademy.com/system
C.
Special Announcements
1.
New Communications System
As
you probably know, it's getting trickier and
trickier to communicate with people by email.
ISPs and spam filters block things they shouldn't.
People
change their email addresses so much it's hard
to keep up. Important e-mail messages disappear
under a mountain of other emails and spam. People
accuse me of spam even when I don't send spam
and then ISPs can block messages from me. Free
accounts bounce back emails because people are
over their quotas and that causes them to get
unsubscribed. On and on.
I
pride myself on only sending valuable content
and messages to the people in my orbit and I
want to make sure my messages get through. As
a result, I'm starting to use a new technology
that bypasses email and allows me to send messages
directly to you through another channel that
avoids all the problems just mentioned. It's
very cool and very easy to use for you and me.
I'd
like to invite you to switch your newsletter
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Join
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2.
Network Marketing
Are
you a network marketer or interested in network
marketing? If so, you'll be interested in the
following site. It was setup by my friend Randy
Gage and I'm a sponsor and contributor to the
site and newsletter there (to help spread the
word about The Invisible Path to Success and
The 11th Element). Visit the site, wander through
it, and subscribe to the newsletter if networking
is up your alley:
http://www.mlmtrainingcentral.com
D.
My Latest Projects
My
two "pet projects" at the moment are
"The 11th Element" and "The Ultimate
Lifestyle Academy." Here's a quick description
of both:
1)
The 11th Element is the name I've given to a
System I've used and am using now to start and
build businesses, grow my income and wealth,
and help others do the same.
There
are two options for discovering The 11th Element:
Consider
buying the book or course, and/or giving one
as a gift to someone you care about. What better
gift can you give someone than a system for
getting what they really want - in the quickest
and best way for them?
2)
I designed The Ultimate Lifestyle Academy to
help existing entrepreneurs build their businesses,
while dramatically improving their quality of
life -- and to help people start businesses,
become entrepreneurs, and use their businesses
as springboards to live their "Ultimate
Lifestyles." It really is possible to "have
it all" if you know how and The Ultimate
Lifestyle Academy shows you how.
For
details, visit here:
http://www.ultimatelifestyleacademy.com/lul
Well,
that's it for this issue. Until next issue,
keep smiling!.
Visit
us on the web at http://www.bobscheinfeld.com
to discover tested, proven and innovative tips,
tools and secrets you can use to climb to new
heights in your finances, relationships, spiritual
life, business, career, enjoyment of life and
more.
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