Monthly Mind Power Questions & Answers

A The longest time that I spent in the woods without seeing another person was probably two or three weeks. When I tell people that I spent three years in the woods, many people assume that I never saw another human being for three years, which is not true at all. My cabin was about a twenty-minute walk in from a dead-end road, and at the end of the road I had a car, so on average I would probably go into the nearest town once or twice a week. But sometimes there would be weeks where I never saw another person.

Those three years in the woods were the most enlightening, nourishing time of my life, and it is during this time that I put together the principles that I teach in my Mind Power seminars and in my book Mind Power Into the 21st Century. Also in my new book, The Practice of Happiness, I have a number of stories about the time I spent in the woods, so those of you who are interested in that time, and have not yet seen The Practice of Happiness, I suggest that you obtain this book for yourself.

A There are two questions that you are asking me, so I will answer both of them. A person can work on more than one goal at a time. You are not limited to only one goal. However, you should not try to accomplish twenty or thirty things at a time, as this just disperses your energy.

Also, if you're new at working with Mind Powers, it is a good idea to pick only one or two goals to work on at one time, because as the old saying goes, you crawl before you walk, you walk before you run. So in choosing goals for yourself, be aware of how familiar you are with the Mind Power techniques, how dexterous you are at working with them. And then I suggest you work, at a maximum, at four or five things at a time.

Also, regarding the 60 to 90 days to change a mind set, your subconscious begins to work on the material that you feed it immediately. So you will see results well before the 60 to 90 days. Sometimes you can see results literally within two or three days of working the techniques. What I do say about the 60 to 90 days is that it has been my experience, in working with Mind Powers, that to change a belief within oneself and to take on new beliefs, 60 to 90 days seems to be the magical amount of time that is needed in order to permanently change a belief, a concept or a particular mind set within yourself. But that does not mean that things will not be working prior to that.

A Congratulations for using Mind Powers successfully. This will give you wonderful confidence in using it in all areas of your life. Recognize that in life there are many experiences, some joyful, some unpleasant, and that life is always reflecting to us the energy and vibration of who and what we are. If you find that people are getting on your nerves a lot, then look within yourself to find out why this is. Are you being too harsh with people? Maybe you need more compassion. Maybe you need to relax more. There are many possibilities, but use this as an opportunity to look within yourself and see why it is that you are feeling like this. Once again, congratulations on your success. And all the best.

A The Mind Power book will give you new information every time you read it. There is an old Chinese saying, "If you read a book a thousand times, you're bound to understand it." While a slight exaggeration, the point is that one reading is rarely sufficient for a book with so much information.

Regarding tapes (and as of next year, CD's), they are not available in any retail outlet - only on the web. We have an excellent selection and will be adding new titles next year as well.

A Thanks for your e-mail. It is so reassuring to know that answers are always there for us when we take the time to ask and listen.

A Our dreams are incredibly informative and when they speak to us and we interpret them correctly we do get a great sense of well-being and security. Thank you very much for sharing this with our Web site and I wish you all the success.

A In my courses I like to share with people that there are 157 excellent good reasons why not to do the mind power work. That's the great trickster, our own mind, talking (our mind is our best friend and worst enemy). Our mind can find all kinds of reasons to keep us from doing the work. You mention that you seem to procrastinate a lot. This is very common. And what you need to do is relax. Perhaps your mind is using this as a reason why not to do the work.

Concentration and the ability to work with mind powers come with practice. Really, it comes down to you asking the question, "Do I want to see results or don't I?" Mind Powers is not a philosophy. It is not positive thinking. It does not happen magically. It happens because you take the time and effort to spend five, ten, fifteen minutes a day programming your mind for what it is that you want to manifest. So start affirming to yourself that you do your exercises every day. Start visualizing yourself as being productive, getting things done, doing your exercises, being the type of person that rises above the procrastination. When you can start to imprint your mind in this way, I think you'll find that mind powers a, s work very well for you.

A There is an affirmation that works well for all physical ailments. "Every day in every way I'm getting better and better." This affirmation was originally created by Emile Cou, a French physician who founded healing clinics all over Europe and North America around the turn of the 20th century. He found that this affirmation used along with regular medical treatment, helped cure many people.

Interestingly enough, almost 100 hundred years later John Lennon, who obviously was familiar with his material, taught this to his son Sean in the song, "Beautiful Boy". His lyrics are "Before you go to sleep, say a little prayer. Every day, in every way it's getting better and better."

I like this affirmation because it is gentle and easy to say and believe.

A Often when visualizing, especially in the beginning, you don't always get pictures. Sometimes you just sort of see images or get feelings or think about the thing that you want. That is fine, just lose yourself in those feelings and images and allow your thoughts to focus on whatever it is that you want to achieve. Quite often what will happen is images come after you have done visualization regularly and consistently for a number of days or weeks. So don't concern yourself at all that there are no images when you begin to visualize. Just think and vibrate with the energy of having what it is that you want.

A This is one of the exciting aspects of mind power and it happens all the time. You work on one area of your life and others improve. the reason for this is that you are changing your energy and vibration and this spills over into all areas of your life. Congratulations on your success. Keep working with it and watch what happens.

A Congratulations on making the move. Billionaire Rupert Murdock, founder of News Corp, has a saying, "Fortune favors the bold." It's a bold decision to give up something safe for something that promises more, but has more risks. Making the move shows you have courage. Don't be afraid; you have nothing to fear when you use your Mind Power. You mention you are trying to be positive - don't try to be positive, be positive. Begin a program of Mind Power. See yourself being tremendously successful; tell yourself you are a super salesperson.
Have an acknowledging list. I suggest obtaining my tape, "Incredible Sales Success." It was specifically designed to help sales people harness the powers of the mind. Spend 10-15 minutes doing Mind Powers and you will achieve your $2 million sales goal with ease. In fact, you could double it if you wanted to.

Once again, congratulations on your confidence in making this move. In regards to seminars in Vancouver, I will be doing a series of Mind Power talks in September or October of 1998. It will be posted on the website two months in advance.

A Well said. The journey of even a 1,000 miles begins with one step. One step then leads to many. Be creative with your growth and self-improvement. Thanks for sharing something that is working well for you. Anyone else got any good ideas that you are using and are working for you? Send them in and maybe we'll post them.

A I'm a great believer in having your cake and eating it too, but your question opens up an interesting dilemma. It seems in many ways that what is needed to be a stay-at-home mom and what is needed to become a multimillionaire are pulling you in different directions. I'm not surprised you're not seeing results. It's like setting off on a trip with two totally different destinations. You must make a decision on which one will be the primary destination and then you can map out a route and design strategies. It sounds like you've made that decision. Manifest the first to where you're happy and content with what is happening in your life, and then you can move on to the second if, when the times comes, you still want it.

A I'm pleased you've read Mind Power Into the 21st Century. It is by far my most successful book, having sold over one million copies, and it contains life-changing information. However, I've written five books and each of them is equally powerful in their own way and message. I mentioned in my previous answer that The Practice of Happiness contains many valuable keys, especially to change and following your call.

To answer your question, you begin to follow your call by following your passion. You might not know what your call is, but you do know what gives you pleasure and what you love to do. Pursue these things and honour what "feels right" to you, and your call will be revealed.