Beyond Marketing by Dr. Joe Vitale

Thoughts, news, riffs and reviews by Dr. Joe Vitale ("Mr. Fire!") about marketing, publicity, selling, hypnosis, copywriting, books, fitness, metaphysics, "The Secret" and anything else he cares to comment on, including healing, humor, the Internet and yes, maybe even sex.

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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Principles of Change

A dear friend who knew me over thirty years ago, when I was in poverty and struggling, is baffled by my level of success today.

She's still struggling.

I'm not.

So she asked me an interesting question:

"How'd you do it?"

Sheesh. This is a question I get a lot.

I've tried to answer it here on this blog, on my main site, and in my various books.

I'll try to answer it yet again.

I think my change came from the following principles of conscious creation:

1. Constant belief clearing.

I feel we live in a belief created universe. Most of us, myself included, are living our lives based on programming we aren't even aware of. Those unconscious beliefs are causing us to see the world the way we do, and to take the actions (or not take them) that we do. To get different results, you have to change the programming. I keep working on myself with books and audios and seminars. But I also know sometimes you need what I've coined a Miracles Coach. This is clearly the number one thing I've done and continue to do to keep improving myself. The only limitations are my own. The way to change them is inside me. If I can't see the beliefs operating in me, I may need an outside trusted party to help me find them and release them. This is the most important key to permanent change. Everyone who finds their limiting beliefs and changes them will get new results. Everyone. And "everyone" includes you. This is the Missing Secret to dramatic change.

2. Constant action.

I rarely sit around waiting for things to happen. I've tried many things that failed, and many that succeeded. Recently Suzanne, my chief assistant, compiled a bibliography of my work. It's forty-three pages long. How in the world did I create 43 pages worth of products? From constant action. Most people don't take any action because they talk themselves out of it. They are afraid of failure, or success. This is why step one (belief clearing) is so important. Take care of the doubts and you naturally take actions. I'm the guy in the movie The Secret that urges you to take inspired action, so it should come as no surprise to you that I still believe action is one of the essential keys to change. Action is a great way to install and transcend The Secret.

3. Constant ruthless honesty.

Most people lie to themselves about what they really want. They say things that are socially acceptable or safe in some other way, instead of opening their heart and speaking the truth about their desires. Being ruthlessly honest with yourself helps you discover your passion, and passion is the fuel that brings you new levels of success. Passion is my secret to success. Passion is your guidance system that leads you to change. Passion adds fire to the Law of Attraction. Passion is one of the key principles of change.

Again, there are numerous principles of change, self-empowerment and deliberate creation. I've written about them in my books, The Attractor Factor and in Life's Missing Instruction Manual, and in forthcoming books, such as Zero Limits, and The Key. But if you want a quick answer to a big question, the above three points are it.

Having shared them here with you, which one are you going to passionately act on right now?

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - As you may already know, I also created several DVDs based on the Law of Attraction and Deliberate Creation to help you easily change. See www.subliminalmanifestation.com/ and www.missingsecret.info/ and www.installthesecret.com And of course there's always www.miraclescoaching.com/ You can change and experience self-empowerment, but you have to do something to begin that change. Choose. Act. Now. GO!



NOTE: Some books that can help you awaken and begin to change are ones by Steve Chandler, who I am reading lately. See his gems at www.stevechandler.com/books.htm Great stuff.


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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Wonder Woman Says "I Love You"


Actress Cathy Lee Crosby (Wonder Woman, That's Incredible, etc), author of Let the Magic Begin, read the manuscript to my forthcoming book, The Key, and said this --

"Joe Vitale's energy and enthusiasm for life jumps off every page of his new book, The Key. He leaves no stone unturned in explaining exactly how to attract everything you want in your life. The words 'I love you' have taken on a whole new meaning. Bravo!"

Just had to share...

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - The Key will come out in October. Zero Limits comes out later next month. You can pre-order either or both at Amazon right now. Cathy Lee's book is also worth getting, and Amazon has it, as well.


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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Melinda's One-Finger Manicure

While escorting my sister around San Antonio's famed river walk last Saturday, a young, tiny woman at a kiosk quietly stopped me with the question, "Want to see something amazing?"

Amazing?

Of course.

I was curious.

I said yes.

She then asked me to put my hands in a bowl. Then she poured a small amount of dead sea something or other on my hands and asked me to wash them. I did.

"When was the last time you washed your hands?" she asked.

Though it was Saturday, I said, "Last Monday."

She laughed, and then pointed out how dirty my hands were. Apparently the dead sea stuff was getting dead dirt off my hands.

The little lady then asked me if she could do my fingernail. I agreed

She began to scrub my index finger's nail with some dead sea block of something or other. As she did, she asked, "When was the last time you had a manicure?"

"A manicure? Probably in a past life. I've never had one."

The girl went on with her sales pitch. I was going along with the demo, thinking all along I would just buy this stuff for Nerissa.

But I have to admit I was enjoying the interaction and becoming interested in the products. It was hypnotic selling at work.

Though the girl seemed a little awkward in her presentation, she was doing fine in engaging me.

But the punch line was yet to come.

At the end of her spiel, I bought just under one hundred dollars of her goods.

She then announced, "My name is Melinda and you were my first customer."

I was stunned.

Almost speechless.

"You've never done this before?" I asked.

"Today's my first day," she replied. "You're my first customer."

Her boss was standing behind the kiosk and came out to confirm that yes, indeed, Melinda just made her first sale.

Goes to show you that you can never determine what people are thinking, what their skills or experience level might be, or much else, until you put them on the stage.

And even then you won't know for sure.

This is true for you, as well.

So go out there and try something new today.

Ao Akua,

Joe

PS -- "I love you" is now actress Cathy Lee Crosby's mantra. Stay tuned to learn why.




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Monday, May 28, 2007

Turning Corners, Playing Gigs


You never know what's around the next corner.

While showing my sister around the area where we live, we went into Hill Country Guitars, a cool place to buy vintage and collectible guitars.

My sister isn't at all interested in guitars, but I am. Since I was her tour guide, we went where I wanted to go.

Anyway, in the store Nerissa saw an unusual stool in the center of the room. When I asked the owner, Kevin Drew Davis, he said there's a story behind the guitar stool.

Appears a guitar player by the name of Pete Petre made the stool for himself, to make his gig playing more comfortable.

There are adjustable legs to rest your feet, a place to put your beverage, slots to stick your guitar picks, a place to lean your guitar, and so on.

The thing is, whenever Pete played, people were more interested in his handmade guitar stools than in his music.

But being a smart entrepreneur, he went with the demand. He now makes guitar stools. His site at www.guitarstools.com/ is so busy with orders, he just took it offline until he could keep up with the demand.

I bought one of his guitar stools, too. That's it in the picture. (The guitar in the picture was given to me by Pat O'Bryan.)

The lesson here is to be open. You might want to do one thing, but the public may be more interested in a tangent to it. You can still do what you want, but don't overlook what the buyers want.

After all, they are the ones with the money.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - In an upcoming episode of this blog, I'll be telling you the amazing (but true!) story of my one-finger manicure. Stay tuned.


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Saturday, May 26, 2007

How to Get My Attention - Part Two

I'm in San Antonio showing my sister around. But before I could leave to get here I had to sign for packages from Fed-x and Express Mail.

People are sending me DVD players and cell phones, all trying to get my attention.

There's a lot to say here about sending me things but since I'm typing on my Blackberry, I'll just say this: the first time someone sends me a DVD player and/or a phone, it's unique. But by the next ten times it wears thin.

Anyone who reads this blog should know how easy it is to get my attention. Just be the person to send me the largest ever Amazon gift certificate. (The largest I ever received so far was five hundred dollars.)

But what you *really* should be doing is developing an idea worth my (or anyone's) attention. Then and only then should you get creative about turning my head.

After all, I'm not looking for new projects, so your idea has to be more stunning then the approach you use to get my attention.

Ao Akua

Joe

www.mrfire.com

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

A Coffee with Joe Vitale


Apparently the word is out that I control the universe, or at least parts of it, and on good days.

See the entire story, which appeared on the front page of the lifestyle section of today's Austin Statesman newspaper, online at --

www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/other/05/24/0524coffee.html

I guess this counts as three minutes of my 15 minutes of fame.

Ao Akua

joe
www.mrfire.com



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Monday, May 21, 2007

"Sasuske"

I don't watch sports at all.

No football.

Basketball.

Baseball.

Wrestling.

Not even boxing, though I thought I was going to be world heavyweight boxing champion back in the early 1970s. (For real.)

Today I couldn't tell you the name of the current heavyweight champion.

But all this non-sports watching changed a few weeks ago when I discovered the most exciting athletic competition ever seen on television.

I'm talking about Ninja Warrior.

I stumbled across this wild game show one night while flipping through channels, waiting for Jon Stewart's The Daily Show to come on.

As soon as I saw these Japanese athletes run through the most bizarre and demanding obstacle course ever created by madmen (or madwomen), with a clock ticking away and an audience cheering them on, I was hooked.

Even Nerissa - another non-sports watcher - got caught up with the Ninja Warriors.

At times I found myself holding my breath, wondering if a competitor would make it across a trippy obstacle. (Most don't.)

At other times I actually spoke to the TV, urging the people in Japan to make it across the mind-boggling obstacles.

You've GOT to see this show to believe it.

I find it inspiring. This morning after I worked-out, I looked at my 15 ft climbing rope and said, "If a Ninja Warrior can do the incredible feats they do, I can go up a frickin rope!"

I then went up higher than EVER before.

Check out Ninja Warrior at www.g4tv.com/ninjawarrior/index.html

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - Ninja Warrior is called "Sasuske" in Japan. Talk about stretching limits and doing the impossible. What will they try next?


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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Install The Secret



Go see http://installthesecret.com

This DVD helps you install and then transcend The Secret.

It is quickly becoming my #1 bestselling DVD.

Ao Akua

joe

www.mrfire.com


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Thursday, May 17, 2007

When is something bad?

As I begin this post I'm still without my computer and wireless in the house. I only got online with my laptop a few minutes ago.

As you know from my last post, lightning hit a tree here and knocked out almost everything. Even my hot tub was hit. Now that was bad.

Or was it?

I started wondering when something we attract gets labelled as "bad."

The power going out isn't preferred but is it bad?

The Internet going down, the wireless router burning up, and the cable modem being fried aren't desired either, but is it all bad?

The computer dying on me isn't on my wish list either, but is it bad?

I've often said that most of marketing is perception. Well, so is most of life.

What if I looked at the lightning strike and the resulting power problems as actually good?

What if I asked myself, "What's the positive reason for this experience?"

For example, I'm supposed to be on vacation this week, anyway. What do I need my computer or Internet for? We cancelled the actual trip to Las Vegas due to Brownie's death, but I can still read and relax at home. The lightning strike could be seen as a statement from the Universe to STOP WORKING.

I didn't understand why the hot tub would have a problem though. I use that to relax. But then I realized only half the hot tub doesn't work. I can still get in it and still use it. So even that isn't really bad.

I've been reading some good books while on this enforced vacation. I'm becoming a fan of Steve Chandler. His book The Story of You is inspiring.

It's about learning to choose a new story - or to give new meaning - to whatever happens.

When you do that, you have control of your life experience.

So - What's bad?

Maybe nothing at all.

Maybe all it needs is a new story. A new interpretation.

Thank goodness for that lightning strike.

Without it I may never have written this post or paused to read a really good book.

Not bad, eh?

Ao Akua,

joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - I don't know Steve but his books are excellent. See www.stevechandler.com or of course shop for him at Amazon.


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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Hit by Lightning

Last night a fierce Texas sized thunderstorm hit over the house. Lightning just missed my BMW Z3. It hit a tree and knocked out power, the Internet, and my computer. We still don't have net access and my computer remains unconscious. A word to the wise: keep flashlights, water, and your Blackberry handy. And backup everything.
Ao Akua
Joe
www.mrfire.com

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Hitting #1 on YouTube

Yesterday Pat O'Bryan put a 9-minute video excerpt from one of my talks on YouTube.

By the same evening it was ranked #1.

It was the #1 most popular clip in the how-to category.

If you missed it, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay86J3ZH1fU

This is amazing. People went and watched the clip and then voted on it. Neither Pat or I did anything more than invite our lists to watch it. The rest was viral and unexpected.

I love the Internet.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS -- I have a new DVD out as of this morning. No one knows about it yet. Check it out at www.installthesecret.com Thank you.


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Monday, May 14, 2007

Nine Minutes on The Mindset of Success

Here's nine minutes of a presentation I gave last year on the Mindset of Success for Pat O'Bryan:



Ao Akua

Joe
www.mrfire.com


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Beware TV and C-Scans

On last night's episode of Desperate Housewives, actress Felicity Huffman, playing Lynette Scavo on the TV show, hits her head and ends up in ER.

She goes through a c-scan and a solemn medical doctor tells her and her husband they found swollen lymph nodes in her skull.

She immediately asks if it is cancer.

The doctor says it could be.

The moment is now tense, dark, and gloomy.

This is exactly what I went through.

I yelled out to Felicity/Lynette, "You need to read my blog!"

TV shows, like medical authorities, can send shivers up your spine -- if you let them.

Ao Akua,

Joe
http://www.mrfire.com/

PS -- If you missed my blog post about my own cancer scare, it's at http://mrfire.blogspot.com/2007/05/getting-something-off-my-chest.html Thank you.


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Understanding Zero


Most people who hear about the beautiful ho'oponopono Hawaiian clearing method I write about in my book, Zero Limits, feel the urge to teach it to others.

The thing is, no one else needs to know it.

Only you.

It's not uncommon for someone to hear of a friend having a problem and then telling the friend, "You need to clean on that."

That's not how the method works, though.

The message of Zero Limits is that you are 100% responsible for your life. No exceptions. No loopholes.

If anyone tells you of their problem, it's your problem, too.

You have to clean it, not them.

I admit it would be nice to simply throw the problem back to the person stating it, but then it would be shirking responsibility, not owning it.

If the problem is in your awareness -- no matter how it got there -- then it's your problem.

As soon as you are aware of it, start cleaning.

Ao Akua,

joe

PS - To understand this concept better, see www.zerolimits.info Thank you.


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Sunday, May 13, 2007

What Jessica Biel Thinks of "The Key"


Actress and philanthropist Jessica Biel just read the manuscript to my latest book, The Key: The Missing Secret for Attracting Whatever You Want, and said this:

"For those of us who loved The Attractor Factor and The Secret, Joe has done it again. The Key is the how-to book that makes the 'law of attraction' come alive!"

Just had to share...

Ao Akua,

Joe

PS -- The Key will come out in October. You can pre-order it, as well as Zero Limits, over at Amazon.


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Friday, May 11, 2007

About Brownie

That's Brownie in the picture.

He passed away earlier today.

I had him for twenty years. He was born feral, but quickly learned to like being petted and being held.

He had a stroke Thursday morning, and another the same afternoon. He's been in ER until today.

Nerissa and I are in a state of shock right now. I know this is for the best, and I know Brownie is at peace, but it's still a challenge to let go.

I wish I had something wise to say here. I realize death is part of the life experience, but right now it feels like the part that sucks.

I'm focusing on the joy Brownie gave me for twenty years -- first with my late ex-wife Marian and then with Nerissa over the last few years -- and I am grateful this loving Maine Coon came into our lives.

Thank you for all your loving thoughts.

Ao Akua,

Joe

www.mrfire.com


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Thursday, May 10, 2007

What do these have in common?

What do these have in common?

- Britney Spears

- Harry Potter

- Elvis Mermaid

- Great Lotto Hoax

- P.T. Barnum

- Singing Canines

Give up?

All of the above were used as Step One in my Hypnotic Marketing Formula to grab national attention for something I wanted to promote.

Britney Spears, for example, unknowingly helped me move a half million dollars worth of product -- in three days.

Harry Potter helped me make one of my books a number one bestseller -- twice.

The Elvis Mermaid helped drive a stampede of traffic to my mrfire website -- in three minutes.

The first step in my Hypnotic Marketing formula is about getting publicity -- which *anybody* can do and virtually for free.

My three-step proprietary strategy has already been proven to work for any on or off-line business. Step One leads to step two and that leads to an ongoing online business that makes you smile.

The thing is, the material that reveals my Hypnotic Marketing formula has been off the market for over 366 days.

The good news is that it is coming back tomorrow, Friday, May 11th.

Get details at www.HypnoticMarketing.com

You can also get a training on how to do Hypnotic Marketing -- all free -- by going to that link.

Ao Akua

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - "Hypnotic Marketing" began over 8 years ago. You can see the time-line at --www.HypnoticMarketing.com

PPS - Hypnotic Marketing is my all-time favorite product when it comes to marketing. I still use the formula today, which helps explain why so many of my products are successful. Check it out tomorrow.


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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Seed Money vs. Just Giving?

Suzanne tells me my office gets this question a lot --

"I recently got the Seed Money book download from your site. I have one or two questions for you around this. I'm sure you get plenty of questions everyday and don't have time to personally answer all of them. Even if you added this to an upcoming blog it would be helpful.

In the seed money book, it talks about using the principal of affirming getting a ten-fold return on your money. However, in your Greatest Money Making Secret book (which I really loved) you state that you should give with absolutely no expectation of any return. Just give straight from the heart.

Surely it is possible to do both - give from the heart and also affirm that what you give will return to you ten fold. I would love to hear your views on this.

Also in your Greatest money making secret book you state that you should only really give to those people/places that have truly uplifted/inspired you. I can see the merit in this. However, surely you can also affirm that whatever I give out (be it money, smiles, compliments, energy etc.) will return to me tenfold. In this case, even shopping at the local store or filling the car up with gas can be included in this affirmation.

Is this different from the seed money principle? In your experience does what I am suggesting not work? My own feeling is that any "transaction" that I have with the universe on any level can be returned to me tenfold. Surely the universal intelligence can't tell the difference between me giving to a needy charity and me giving when I shop at the store, so long as the emotion involved is the same.

I would love to hear from you. Best wishes. - Graham"

My answer is brief and to the point: you're talking about two different things.

Seed Money is giving ten percent as a "seed" to grow or attract more money. You can plant those seeds anywhere: stores, churches, people, gas stations, good causes. When you plant a seed, you expect it to grow. So when you give, you expect a return.

Tithing is paying the money you owe the universe for what you have already received. You do it wherever you have received spiritual nourishment: people, places, things. You don't expect a return because you already received the return. You give to pay back.

As for where to give and is the universe watching: my rule of thumb is only give where your heart directs. From there, you will receive more -- as long as you don't have any limiting beliefs about money which would stop or slow the flow.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - The Seed Money book is described at www.mrfire.com/article-archives/copywriting-samples/seed-money.html My book, The Greatest Money-Making Secret in History, is at Amazon.



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Question: Prosperity or Problem?


When it comes to money, most people are full of limiting beliefs they don't have a clue they have.

But not everyone is like that, of course.

This morning I spoke to an old world craftsman who makes high-end, unique, rare, collectible wooden cigar humidors.

The people he caters to don't care at all about price. They simply want what they want.

From a marketing standpoint, I admire the woods craftsman for serving a niche. That's always a smart move.

From a consumer's standpoint, I love to hear of people who have transcended their money worries.

Not enough people let go of their concerns about money. What they don't realize is that it's their concern that is causing their concern.

You don't have the problem first and then get concerned.

You get the problem because you were concerned to begin with.

When you worry about money, your focus is in the wrong place.

Your worry attracts something to worry about.

I'm not saying disregard your bank balance. I'm saying focus more on what you want -- on your passions and your love -- and keep an eye on money but not a concern about money.

I'm also saying that the more you get clear inside of your money issues, the less you have money issues.

If you want some help in this area, consider the audios Mindy Audlin and I just put online at http://aoakua.unity4u.hop.clickbank.net/

They're called "The Secret of Money."

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com/

PS - The picture above is of a large cigar humidor made out of hypnotic cocobolo wood by artisan Arlin Liss. Arlin knows the secret of money. And so do his clients.


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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Breaking the Hypnotic Silence after 366 days

This is a question I get almost every day --

"Why is Hypnotic Marketing and all of your other 18 hypnotic products no longer available?"

I admit. It's been hard to bite my tongue on what's been going on...

But finally -- after 366 days off the market (yes, I'm counting) -- I can finally reveal the answer.

Prepare to be very surprised this Friday.

To find out about the 8 year journey of Hypnotic Marketing, and to be on the alert list to see what happens on Friday, go see --

www.hypnoticmarketing.com/bignews

At that site you will get an insider's look into the wild ride Hypnotic Marketing has taken over the last eight years...

PLUS, you'll get your hands on a rare training where I break down the 3-Step Hypnotic Marketing Formula that has made me - and countless others - millions.

The year long wait is over - go get in on the re-birth of Hypnotic Marketing.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS - If you've been waiting for 366 days, like me, then you really need to get over to www.hypnoticmarketing.com/bignews Go see what's there.


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Sunday, May 06, 2007

Getting Something Off My Chest...


For the last three months I've lived with the idea that I have cancer.

I've kept this secret to myself and a small circle of close friends, as I didn't want to invite any negative energy to it.

But now it's time to tell you the whole story...

The Problem

When I had my emergency appendectomy last January, the doctors did a routine c-scan and discovered a strange growth inside my chest, between my lungs.

That wasn't news I expected.

The doctor delivered it to me like it was a death sentence.

I had to take another c-scan to learn the growth was potentially dangerous. While the radiologists and the doctors couldn't say for certain, they suspected it could be a deadly form of lymphoma.

The doctors sent me to a cancer specialist, who saw me the next day and wanted to do a biopsy the very next day after that.

Why were they moving so quickly?

Why did they want a biopsy done so soon?

They didn't bother to tell me the biopsy might in fact be more dangerous than the growth in my chest. A biopsy can break up the tumor and cause it to travel to new areas in the body. It's not always the best thing to do.

I decided to not do it, though it was not an easy decision to make.

What if I were wrong?
The Mental Stress

You can't imagine how the thought of having cancer can ruin your day. Even with mental discipline, being told you could have cancer is enough to make anyone shake.

I cancelled trips, such as one to Canada for a book signing and interviews. I couldn't handle the flights, the three days of work, the people, the traffic, the questions, all while still recovering from emergency surgery and now carrying the stress of cancer on my mind.

I found it hard to focus on work at home, too, though I did the best I could and still came out with new books, such as Buying Trances: A New Psychology of Sales and Marketing.

I went on Larry King live, for my five minutes of fame, but I was distracted by my concerns. I don't think I looked my best. I dragged into the studio and dragged out of it.

That's not all, of course.

Being in waiting rooms surrounded by people who definitely have cancer and are in various forms of decay is not pleasant or pretty, either.

And I was sitting among them.

I was possibly one of them.

How was I going to get out of this one?

The Pivoting Point

The first thing I did was feel my emotions.

I admit that being told by a cancer specialist that the growths in my chest are not natural, no matter what they are, was unsettling, to say the least.

I left there with tears in my eyes.

I drove home feeling depressed.

I felt very alone.

But along the drive home I got my second wind. I remembered my books, my talks, the movie The Secret, the power of the Law of Attraction -- and I took matters into my own hands.

I was not going to be a victim.

I was not going to mindlessly bow to authority.

So I stated an intention: I would heal whatever I had.

I didn't know how.

But I would figure it out along the way.

Taking Action

By the time I got home, I felt a renewed sense of power. I went online and shot off emails to people who I felt could help me.

Some people were close friends for emotional support.

Some people were resources who knew healers or alternative methods of healing.

I basically shook the trees to create an army of support to help me.

Obviously, I took a lot of action.

I didn't get overnight results, though.

I worked with one healer who thought I was healed after three phone sessions with him. He encouraged me to get another c-scan. He felt my tumors were gone.

I scheduled the c-scan -- which cost me two thousand dollars -- and submitted myself to the test again.

But the growth in my chest had not changed at all.

I was very disappointed.

I wasn't going to give up, though.

I re-stated my intention and moved forward.

Exploring the Cause

Joe Sugarman of BluBlocker sunglasses fame told me about a product that could potentially dissolve cancerous tumors. It's a protected form of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant. I immediately asked for it and began to take it.

I also asked myself what in me attracted the health challenge.

After all, if we attract everything, how did I attract this?

I write about the method I used to clear myself in my forthcoming book, The Key.

In short, I focused on forgiving myself and others. I focused on letting go of resentment so I could release any stuck energy in my body and again be at a place of health; of peace.

I used the tumors as a spiritual awakening. They became a device for me to realize my power of choice. They became a gift.

And all of this continued until last Thursday morning.

The Tube

That's when I went in for an MRI, to see how I was doing.

I didn't like the MRI.

I was slid into a tube.

Might as well call it a coffin.

It's a tight fit, it's an enclosed space, I can't move or even fidget, and I had to wear headphones that delivered non-stop country music -- my least favorite music -- into my ears.

No fun.

I also had to be in that slim-jim tube for over thirty minutes, which is tough when you can't move at all and all you can hear is music you don't like.

I spent my time cleaning and clearing myself using the Zero Limits method.

I spent thirty minutes saying "I love you" to whatever was listening.

I left the MRI disoriented and weak.

I hadn't eaten.

I hadn't had coffee.

And I just went through a rough time with all that country music.

But later Thursday night I got the results.

The Results

You can't imagine my relief when I got the news.

Finally - after three months of waiting - it was clear that I do not have cancer.

The swollen nodes in my chest are still there but harmless; probably there because at one time in the last three years they fought off an infection in my body. They are heroes for helping me stay healthy. They in fact needed appreciated; even loved.

They are not cancerous and any sign of cancer is gone.

I'm free.

After three months of living with the idea that I had cancer, my intention and my work cleared up the inner problem.

What's left is health and well being.

What I learned from all this is that all is well.

The swollen nodes in my chest are still swollen and still the same size, which means there may never have been a problem in the first place, as they never enlarged.

But it could also mean everything I did -- from the healers I worked with to the inner work I did on myself to the new form of glutathione I took -- all helped me stop anything from getting worse.

Whatever the case, I'm well, and far more improved, awake, alive, and aware than I was before this adventure.

Lessons

My message to you is this:

don't be a victim, be a victor;

don't focus on what you don't want, focus on what you do want;


don't assume what you want to change is bad, it may actually be good for you;

don't sit and wait for things to happen, take action, any inspired action, to get things started;

and always maintain hope.

Expect Miracles.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS -- The new glutathione product Joe Sugarman told me about, which I still use and plan to always use, is described at
www.stemcellproductsllc.com/protected-glutathione.htm It's called Protectus 120™. I don't receive a dime for mentioning it to you. I'm not even sure they are selling it yet. But I wanted you to know the information, as I know somebody will be curious about it.

Note: If you'd like to see me expand this post into a Special Report about health and healing, going deeper into the principles revealed here, let me know. There are more layers to the story. More insights to share. More descriptions to relay. More resources to give. If you want the longer report, or have questions, leave a comment and let me know. If you'd just like to be notified when (if) I write such a Special Report, send a blank e-mail to missingsecret@aweber.com Thank you. I love you.

FYI: My book, The Key, pictured above, which I am completing this week, comes out in October. Zero Limits comes out in July. You can pre-order them from www.amazon.com/ Obviously, I've managed to stay prolific and productive despite my health challenges. You can, too.


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Saturday, May 05, 2007

How to Get My Attention


Most people who try to get my attention just send an email.

But if you really want to get my -- or anyone's -- attention you need to think bigger.

Fed-X just delivered (for Saturday morning) a huge box. I opened it and found what you see in the picture: a DVD player, a cell phone, and a note.

If I were working for the FBI, I might be worried about such a package.

Instead, I followed directions and watched the one minute presentation.

The presentation was simple: just someone holding up a flip chart and flipping pages with short messages on them, as music played. It ended directing me to push a button on the cell phone to hear a message.

That part didn't work, so I still have no idea what the person who went to all this trouble wants to sell, but they DID get my attention.

And now yours.

Ao Akua,

Joe

www.mrfire.com

PS - Be looking for tomorrow's post. It's long and personal, but I have to write it to get something off my chest. Stay tuned...


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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Coming Attractions





I have several books, CDs and DVDs coming out over the next few months. Here are cover shots of just three of them. You can pre-order any of them over at www.amazon.com Just search for the title of the product or for "Joe Vitale."







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