Inspired Living 2014

by Cynthia Occelli
Copyright 2014 - All Rights Reserved
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www.CynthiaOccelli.com
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1. Inspired Living .........................................................................................................................4

2. The Power of an Inspired Mind ............................................................................................5
3. Rebooting Inspiration .............................................................................................................6
4. A Caveat .....................................................................................................................................7
5. The Principle of Correspondence .........................................................................................8
6. The Uninspired Life.................................................................................................................9
7. The Inspired Life ......................................................................................................................12
8. Interrupting Negative Momentum ......................................................................................15
9. How To Use This Book............................................................................................................16
10. Get Some Altitude....................................................................................................................17
11. Life's Guarantee .......................................................................................................................18
12. Get Present ................................................................................................................................19
13. Let Go .........................................................................................................................................20
14. Anything is Possible ................................................................................................................21
15. Failure, Perseverance & Success ...........................................................................................22
16. Words of Wisdom.....................................................................................................................24
17. Your Intention Statement .......................................................................................................27
18. Your Greatest Achievements or Memories .........................................................................30
19. Gratitude ....................................................................................................................................35
20. Body to Mind ............................................................................................................................37
21. Reassurance ...............................................................................................................................40
22. Creating and Reinforcing What You Believe .....................................................................42
23. Give .............................................................................................................................................47
24. In Conclusion ............................................................................................................................49
25. An Invitation .............................................................................................................................50
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his book is our co-creation. Ive provided the foundation and direction necessary to produce a
rescue kit capable of changing the trajectory of your entire life. Your job is to contribute your
insights and dreams. Together, we are a formidable force capable of overcoming any challenge.
The wisdom contained in this book is meant to be carried with you wherever you go. I encourage you
to keep a completed copy at home, at work and anywhere you frequently visit. It will become your go-to
resource whenever youre facing a challenge, losing motivation, drive or inspiration.
My mission here is to equip you with fail-proof techniques and strategies to transform unproductive,
success-blocking mindsets into powerfully inspired states that immediately improve your present
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experience while setting you firmly on the path to your greatest desires. I wrote this book for you.
The Power of an Inspired Mind
our thoughts create your life. This isnt magic. Think about it. Your thoughts dictate your actions,
reactions, decisions, and feelings; they are the catalyst for all you do. What you do, or fail to do,
shapes your life. Thus, the state of your life today is the result of your predominant thoughts.
To create the life you deserve (yes, happiness is your birthright)

and desire, you must become mentally aligned with what you
seek and take consistent, intelligent, action toward attaining it.
When passionate focus meets continuous action, an irresistible
force is ignited and desired outcomes are drawn to you, often in
unexpected and unlikely ways.
"A man is but the

product of his
thoughts.
What he thinks,
he becomes."
Mahatma
Gandhi
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An inspired, peace-filled mind recognizes opportunities, makes

empowered choices and capitalizes on innovation. The
uninspired mind laments its plight, focuses on impending doom
and lacks imagination. The difference between the two is the
difference between a life of personal fulfillment and one of
strained mediocrity.
Rebooting Inspiration
ve yet to meet a person who doesnt have down days. Even the most positive people feel frustrated,
uninspired or blue, sometimes. From this low energy place, life suffers. We make poor decisions, fail
to recognize opportunities and backslide away from our goals. Making matters worse, feelings, both
positive and negative, are contagious and, in our low state, we spread our moods to others.
The instant you become aware of ongoing negative thoughts or feelings,
your number one priority is to shift to an empowered, peaceful and
inspired state of mind, immediately so that you can get back to the
business of living on purpose.
The challenge for most of us is that while immersed in low, slow, negative
states, it is extraordinarily difficult to lighten our mood. Even if you
possess an immense reserve of life enhancing wisdom and knowledge, it
may not come to mind when needed most.
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The road to positivity

is strewn with the
abandoned vehicles
of the
faint-hearted.
Peter McWilliams
A Caveat
his book is not intended for people enduring deep crises, grief or grappling with major emotional
challenges (i.e. death, tragedy, grave loss). In these situations, intense personal help is warranted.
There are a plethora support groups, religious/spiritual advisors and professionals with expertise in
helping to heal life traumas. This book would serve only as a band aid, instead of the vital life support
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you need and deserve. Take the courageous step of getting support. You deserve it.
The Principle of Correspondence
hatever you focus your thoughts on expands and multiplies, regardless of whether the thoughts
are positive or negative. Have you ever become aware of something and all of the sudden began
to see it everywhere? Perhaps you bought a new car or discovered that youre expecting a child and
then noticed that the world is full of that precise car and the pregnant population seems to have
quadrupled over night? These are small examples of the Principle of Correspondence.
On a larger scale, your day to day focus dictates the direction, quality and content of your life while
heightening your awareness of key opportunities. When mastered, your predominant thoughts work to
magnetize unending good and propel you toward your most treasured goals. Left to operate by default,
"Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold and
these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which
harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts."
Napoleon Hill
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life reflects whatever happens to be going through your mind the most.
The Uninspired Life
Tired
Lonely
Incapable
Powerless
Insecure
Lacking
Not good enough
Bound
Failing
Overwhelmed
"Life consists in what a person is thinking of all day."

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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n an uninspired life, a person vacillates between the following emotional states:
Living an uninspired life, one views life as:
Unfair
Arduous
Difficult
Full of Scarcity
Limited
Cruel
Adverse
Scary
Tenuous
Hopeless
An uninspired life is exhausting, frustrating and thankless. Instead of moving toward our goals and
dreams, we spend our time endeavoring to get away from the things we dont like. Although we think
are focused on. We must run toward what we desire instead of away from from what is undesired.
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this will make life better, the principle of correspondence continues to provide us with more of what we
The more we battle and resist circumstances, the more they appear in our lives. As time passes,
momentum builds and the types of problems were experiencing grow in significance. Our
relationships, finances, health and/or career may suffer dramatically.
This worsening of conditions, despite our constant efforts to stop the negativity, leads us to believe that
we arent worthy or were unlucky, and we begin to believe that our lives cant be good and we dont
deserve better. It feels true, but its completely false.
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Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
Lao-Tzu
The Inspired Life
Filled with unlimited potential
Empowered
Capable
Competent
Blessed (or Lucky)
Creative
Strong
Prosperous
A match for every challenge we encounter
Successful
Attractive
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n a predominant state of inspiration we view ourselves as:
Laden with opportunity
Supportive
Fun
Constantly improving
Abundant
Friendly
Safe
Pleasant
Generous
Beautiful
"The point of power is always in the present."

Keith Cunningham
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Living from a predominant state of inspiration, we view life as:
Living an inspired life is an exhilarating, fulfilling and wondrous experience. The inspired person
spends their energy running toward good, instead of away from perceived bad. The Principle of
Correspondence works to reinforce positive focus by creating and multiplying ideal situations,
opportunities and outcomes that unite us with our dreams.
Though challenges arise, because they are an inherent part of life, the inspired person feels confident in
their ability to meet and overcome every obstacle. They feel no need to fret about tomorrow because
they know that life, in its essence, is a collection of moments and all experiences happen only in the now.
A happy life is created when the present moments and expectations feel good. Life is lived now, not in
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the past and only in the future to the extent that it acts as a target. There is no other happiness to seek.
Interrupting Negative Momentum
houghts parallel Newtons law of motion. A thought in motion tends to stay in motion until a new
thought interrupts it. It is vital to take action immediately and interrupt negative momentum the
instant one becomes aware of it. This is the challenge. This book will help you to master it.
Life is filled with ups and downs. We may not be able to control outside events, but we can control our
response to them. Consciously tipping lifes scales in favor of higher more intense ups, while reducing
and diminishing the downs, builds positive momentum. The more committed you are to interrupting
negative patterns the faster youll change the trajectory of your entire life. You will become happier,
more confident, and able to capitalize on previously unrecognized opportunities. Most importantly,
youll feel the power of inspiration and be able to use it to achieve your greatest goals.
The remainder of this book is filled with highly effective tools and proven strategies that, when applied,
an inspired state.
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will gradually slow your uninspired thinking, render it still and then powerfully launch your mind into
How To Use This Book

To make this book work, you must strengthen its power by contributing your wisdom, thoughts and
dreams. The exercises are short, clear, easy to follow and, most importantly, they work. Once complete,
you will possess an arsenal of strategies and tools, tailored to you, which will quickly shift you to a
powerfully productive, inspired state.
I encourage you to keep your customized copy private so that your contributions are free from outside
influence. This is a gift for you. Feel free to pass a blank copy on to anyone who may benefit.
I recommend reading and completing this book when youre feeling good. If you are able to do this
youll have an easier time assembling the material required to jumpstart inspiration. However, if youre
in need of a fix right now, focus on the sections that require no input from you (Get Present, Get Some
Altitude, Body to Mind, Perseverance, Give, Anything is Possible, Let Go, Lifes Guarantee).
contained in this book, whether you feel like it or not, no excuses. If you do, you will absolutely
succeed in transforming your present moments and life into wellsprings of joy, abundance and peace.
"If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it."
Peter McWilliams
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When you find yourself struggling with negative feelings, your responsibility is to apply the strategies
Get Some Altitude

Many upsetting situations are far less significant than we think. Sometimes our faces are pressed so
firmly into the tree trunk before us that we don't realize we're in a beautiful forest. Stepping back and
unemotionally analyzing the facts of our situation can often bring us greater clarity and perspective.
Often, the source of our upset is minor. It's easy to fall into states of frustration, irritation or anger over
inconsequential events. In our minds, we make them much larger problems than they really are.
Imagine looking at your life through a close up camera lens, pull back to the point that the past and
future are included in the view. Withdraw your emotions and attachments. Examine whether the thing
bothering you will be important to you in six months, or a year. Will it materially affect the quality of
your life? If yes, then it's time to take intelligent action steps toward ensuring the most positive outcome
possible (read Let Go, Anything is Possible & Reassurance).
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Rude clerks, lost items, flat tires, missed appointments, traffic jams, leaky pipes, damaged items and an
endless list of snafus, all have the potential to set us on edge. Step back and get clear. These events,
though not fun, have little to no impact on the quality of your life until YOU give them that power. The
slope of negative thinking, experiences and futures is slippery and dangerous. Don't let the small things
send you careening down it, where real problems arise.
Life's Guarantee
The one thing you can count on 100% of the time is change. All
things change. Whatever is happening will pass. This is not license
to sit idly by and wait for something to change your life. Instead, it
is an assurance that no matter how desperate a situation is, it will
end. How it ends is largely up to you. You may be able to change
the outcome by action. If you cannot, you can absolutely change
your response.
Another aspect of this guarantee relates to feelings. All feelings
change, too. I offer my personal attestation to the truth of this
statement. Years ago, my entire life imploded in a single instant.
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I swore I'd never smile again. Blessedly, I was wrong.
Get Present
Where in time is the source of your angst? Often the thing upsetting us is buried in
the past or projected into the future. Return to now. There is no other time you can
ever actually experience.
Chances are right now, you can handle whatever is happening in this moment. That
is all youll ever need to do. That is all you can ever do.
In contrast to the Get Some Altitude strategy, this technique asks you to focus all of
your energy on the present. Using this approach, zoom the lens of your lifes camera
in tight, only looking at this moment, hour or day, and commit to do your very best,
here and now.
If you arent sure which approach to apply, choose the one that causes the greatest
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interruption in your negative thinking.
Let Go
Most upset is derived from our unwillingness to accept or release something.
Like holding water, the tighter we grasp the less we have.
Often the intense energy we expend clinging to something is the single greatest
obstacle to our good. We greatly improve our lives and results by letting go.
Letting go does not mean giving up. It means that we do our very best to
achieve our desires, take our frenetic, chaotic energy out of the picture and
release our attachment to the outcome.
If you believe in a force greater than you (God, Spirit, Universal Energy etc.),
letting go is an act of surrender to the power responsible for beating hearts and
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suspending the planets in the sky, surely it can handle your concerns.
Anything is Possible
The act of opening up to possibility opens up the floodgates of life. We tend to fall into
habitual thinking patterns, assume we know all there is to know about a situation
and are able to predict every outcome. In truth, there are countless perspectives to
view a situation from and we never know all there is to know. Believing otherwise is
nave and arrogant.
Surrendering to possibility is an admission that we do not know everything and cannot
see the future. It is also an invitation for newer, higher, yet unknown solutions, opportunities
and synchronicities to emerge.
When you think you're in an impossible situation, take a moment to acknowledge that
although you do not consciously know how to solve the problem, you know a solution
Don't underestimate the power of this simple process. I credit it with the resolution of
two separate six figure solutions!
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exists and you're open to receiving it.
Failure, Perseverance & Success

One common trait shared among the world's most successful people is perseverance in the
face of seeming defeat. The only difference between a winner and a loser is quitting.
Read over the following hyper shortened list of people and the failures that preceded their success.
Whatever your situation, personal greatness is as achievable for you as it was for these people.
When the show Seinfeld debuted audiences, focus groups and critics hated it.
Robin Williams was voted most humorous and least likely to succeed in high school.
J.K. Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers before the 13th gave her a measly $3,000 advance and agreed to
publish Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
James Redfield couldn't get The Celestine Prophecy published by publishers (so he did it himself).
It has sold 20 million copies worldwide.
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At 5'11 and 165 lbs, Wayne Gretzsky was deemed too small and slow for professional hockey.
In 1970, Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, was $1.5 million in debt to more than 150 lawsuit
threatening creditors.
Jack London received more than 600 rejection letters.
A young Barbara Walters was advised by a CBS executive to, "Stay out of television."
Eddie Arcaro (Secretariat jockey) lost 250 races before winning.
Stephen Spielberg was rejected by UCLA's & USC's film schools.
Write down a time you succeeded when you felt like giving up:
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Words of Wisdom
hen teetering on the abyss of negativity, words of inspiration can give us strength and the
motivation to . The following quotes have generated an extraordinary amount of enlivened
action and positive feedback from my readers. Focus only on the ones that move and inspire you.
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

George Eliot
"All great changes are preceded by chaos."
Deepak Chopra
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"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.
You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president.
You realize that you control your own destiny."
Albert Ellis
"Time is limited dont waste it living someone elses life.

Dont be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other peoples thinking.
Dont let the noise of others opinion drown your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition,
they somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Everything else is secondary."
Steve Jobs
"People often say that motivation doesn't last.

Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
Zig Ziglar
you were to success when you gave up."

Anonymous
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"Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close
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Your Intention Statement
n intention statement is a short description of the life you intend to create and the person you are in
that life. It serves as a reminder of your goals and redirects your mind to focus on whats really
important to you.
To be effective, an Intention Statement should make you feel something good (excitement, drive, joy,
uplifted). A well constructed statement will catapult you out of lower states. If your statement does not
give you a positive sense of connection to your goals, rework it until it does. Be strong, clear and bold.
You are as worthy as anyone whos ever had a dream, own it.
Here are some examples:
I am a successful, working actor who stirs the thoughts and emotions of people across the country by delivering
that there is no such thing as failure. There are only experiences that bring me closer to my goals.
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outstanding performances. I am kind, confident and fun to work with. I am committed to my success and I know
I am a loving husband and father who teaches my children kindness, humility and compassion through my
behavior. I take excellent care of myself and I am constantly learning new things. I know that the love I pour into
my children will flow out the world and back to me.
My company is growing and thriving. I am constantly thinking of ways to improve the experience of my
employees and clients. I am the kind of boss people like to work with, I challenge people to be their best and I give
them the freedom to achieve their greatest potential. I am constantly innovating and staying connected. I know
that empowered employees, happy clients and the continuous resolution of their concerns results in our
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extraordinary business success.
Construct Your Intention Statement

Here are some prompts to help get you started.
Describe your ideal self. What do you do? How do you behave? How do you treat others? How does
the world receive you? How do you spend your free time? What qualities define you? What are you
most proud of? What do you stand for?
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Your Greatest Achievements or Memories
powerful tool for snapping out of negative states of mind is the recollection and embodiment of the
best moments of your life. The only place we experience anything is in our minds. A magnificent
feature of this truth is that we can relive the most wonderful events, whenever we want.
Successfully embodying great memories dramatically shifts the present by changing your outlook and
approach to life. The problem is that, if youre immersed in a heavy mood, it is difficult to remember the
good times. Take the time now to help your future self by putting this tremendous power at your
fingertips.
Describe a time when you had, did or felt something that made you feel incredibly good. Choose an
event that would be on your life's highlight reel. Be complete and detailed. Be sure there is nothing
unwanted or unhappy associated with any of your chosen memories. You may need more space. Use
additional paper, if needed.
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To be effective, this strategy requires: 1) recalling several positive and powerful memories (times when
you achieved or experienced something that really moved you); and 2) descriptions vivid enough to
bring the experience to life now.
To aid you in bringing these memories to life, answer the following questions:
Where are you? Are you alone? Describe your surroundings?
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What are you wearing? What do your clothes or skin feel like? How are you standing, sitting or
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How do you feel? What thoughts are you thinking?

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What is the best thing about this experience?

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Embody Your Greatest Achievements & Memories
If youre in need of inspiration and youve already answered the questions above, start here:
If possible, arrange to be alone in a quiet place for about 15 minutes. Take a deep breath and let it out
slowly. Spend a few moments evening out the length of your inhales and exhales. They should be long,
slow and equal in duration. Get comfortable in your body, whatever that means to you, sit, stand, walk
or do whatever it takes. Prime your mind by silently repeating,
I want to feel better and I'm willing to let that happen.
Now get serious about your assignment. Wholly, completely and with discipline commit to embodying
your best moments. Slowly read about the memories above. Put yourself in the moment. Embody it
with all of your senses. See it, touch it, feel it, smell it. When you feel a shift in energy inside, you've
done it correctly.
When you to return to the present, read the following page aloud.
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Remain in the space of your greatest moment for several minutes, but no more than ten. You want to
leave while the high is intense.
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I deserve and will have more moments that

feel as good as, or better, than this memory.
I am the most powerful person in my life and
I now choose to live from this knowing.
Only I can choose this for me.
I will use every situation for good and,
no matter what I encounter,
I am more than all I face.
My future is bright.
Gratitude
he daily practice of gratitude holds the power to transform your mind and life. Even if you don't
have a regular gratitude practice, spending 15 minutes getting connected to the reality of just how
blessed you are is a potent process and the path to increased abundance. Take this exercise seriously.
Start with anything you can appreciate, there are no requirements. Thank God or whatever you credit
with the creation of all that is. Imagine your life experience without the person or thing you're
expressing gratitude for, make it real.
What would your life experience be if you couldn't read or comprehend basic concepts? What if the
world ran out of air to breathe? What if you had to sleep on a street corner in the snow tonight?
To make it easy on yourself when you need to get connected, list some of the things that you are most
grateful for. Dont write what you should be grateful for. Write what matters to YOU.
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Give thanks for your sight, hearing, sense of touch, your legs, your best friend, your shoes, your sheets,
your iPod, whatever matters to you. Imagine life without them then appreciate your true wealth.
I am grateful for:
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Body to Mind
houghts, feelings and emotions dictate our body language. When were upset our body illustrates
the upset by contracting, hunching, tensing or hyper-extending. Our faces reflect our inner world,
too. If our predominant state is one of disharmony, the changes gradually become permanent. Most
people know that our minds can change our bodies. Stress, for example, is a leading cause of disease.
But did you know that the body can change the mind?
When youre feeling down, ignore your thoughts and focus on your physicality. Re-pattern your mood
by doing the following:
1. Stand barefoot, clench and tighten your entire body. Hunch your shoulders up to your ears.
Scrunch your face, ball your fists and contract your abs. Breathe forcefully and gather all the
tension in your body and mind together.
your body and disappearing.
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2. Now let it all go. Stretch your fingers out wide and imagine all the tension shooting out, leaving
3. Breathe evenly inhale for a slow count of 7 filling up your belly

first and then expanding your chest pause for 3 counts slowly
exhale for a count of 7 Do this 7 times.
4. With bent knees, bend over while grasping your elbows no
pushing, bouncing or forcing. Let your breath flow naturally, but
make the inhales/exhales even. Find a comfortable bend and
hold this position for 2 minutes, allowing oxygenated blood to
bathe your brain while your spine is briefly relieved of your
heads weight.
5. Let your hands drop toward the floor and with bent knees and a
curved spine slowly come up to standing with your head the last
thing to rise.
6. Reach your arms up to the sky, stretch and breathe. When you
acknowledge your heart as the bodys power center.
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feel ready, place your arms down at your side. Silently,
7. Now using same channel that the mind uses to communicate with the body, allow your body to
communicate with your mind. Stand erect, but comfortably. Point your chin forward not raised or
lowered. Draw your abdominal muscles in so that you feel even support between your lower back
and abs. Let your eyes gaze upward as you move through your day. Bring tension only to your
cheeks. Smile.
8. Be on the lookout for patterned body behavior. When you catch your brow in a furrow or your
shoulders rising toward your ears. Take a breath and exhale the tension.
9. Commit to remaining in your new body and witness your transformation.
10. Thank your body for being a devoted servant and agree to honor it with good food, fresh air
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and frequent movement.
Reassurance
hen life seems overwhelming and were uncertain about the future, our innermost insecurities
emerge. In these vulnerable moments, we can regain stability by giving ourselves reassuring
reminders of past times we made it through tough challenges.

Describe one or more past events where you felt uncertain, worried or anxious and things managed to
work out. Recognize that however daunted you were, you made it through. Note the gifts and lessons
the challenge blessed you with.
Youll make it through this time, too. The difference between now and then is that today you know you
have great personal power and, by using your mind and decision making abilities positively, you will
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weather this time better than before.
Challenges Ive overcome:

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Creating and Reinforcing What You Believe

"What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for.
You become what you believe."

Oprah Winfrey
"One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the
statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one's mind."
Robert Collier
The two quotes above, when taken together, highlight an immensely powerful principle:
Every thought is an affirmation. Consciously or unconsciously, we constantly affirm our beliefs. If we

do not choose our affirmations, they are created for us by other people, the media and what we see in
the world. Most people are affirming by default. Unless we are surrounded by peace, positivity and
love, our default affirmations are generally unhelpful. Societys dominant affirmations are centered
around scarcity and inadequacy. Our minds are incessantly filled with the message that there arent
enough resources and we arent thin, smart, rich, good, attractive, etc., enough.
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What you believe becomes true and you can change and create your beliefs.
As Robert Collier emphasizes, in his quote, what we believe

need not be true for us to create it, just repeated often.
Knowing this, can you spend another precious moment
believing someone elses ideas?
"All truly wise thoughts

Take control of yourself and life by choosing powerful
beliefs that serve you and better the world.
Guidelines:
1. Affirmations should be short enough to remember.
2. Every creation exists in mind first. By affirming a
belief or outcome that is yet un-manifested, you create
have been thoughts already

thousands of times;
but to make them truly
ours, we must
think them over again
honestly, till they take root
in our personal experience."
it and, if followed through with action, it will manifest.

Johann Wolfgang Von
Goethe
will manifest. Leave that be.
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3. Do not concern yourself with how your affirmations
4. Affirmations must be powerful enough to resonate or register somewhere inside you. Some people
feel a tiny sensation in their solar plexus, others smile unintentionally and others feel more awake.
It doesnt matter how it registers in you, so long as it does.
5. Construct your affirmations on a separate sheet of paper. Write as many as you want. Go back
through them and choose the three that resonate with you the most.
6. Dont wait until you need inspiration to use them. Say them often, aloud in the mirror, in your car,
while you shower, when exercising. Silently repeat them while brushing your teeth, waiting in line
or sitting on hold. Replace the words of your favorite song with them.
7. When you recognize beliefs you unwanted thoughts, feelings or beliefs, inside you or coming from
others, silently repeat your affirmations.
8. When you feel doubt or disbelief, even about affirmations, release your body using the
Body to Mind strategy, read my affirmation experience on the following page,
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and repeat your affirmations.
Here are the affirmations I repeated when I was a single mom, living in a garage:
I am successful, wealthy and educated and living in my dream home in Los Angeles.
I am a loving mother who easily provides for my child and spends lots of time with my family.
Golden opportunities and solutions to every problem I face come to me effortlessly.
At the time I said these affirmations, the people in my life chastised me for being a dreamer. They said I
was unwilling to grasp reality and accept my lot in life. They were correct. Within five years, I was in
law school, had a thriving business, was able to send my child to private school and was drawing up
plans to build my dream home in Los Angeles. I never knew how my life would transform. I just
believed it would.
Write your top three affirmations here:
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Give
Right now do something to help someone.
Volunteer, listen to someone who needs an ear, send money to those in need, buy dinner for a shelter
resident. Give whatever you can. You can give physical labor, emotional support, money or items you
dont need anymore. The key is to bring your gift to life, right now.
No excuses, no delays. Send even just a few dollars to feed a child, bring fresh water to a drought
stricken place, rescue an animal or help heal a sick person.
Any cause that resonates with you works. Just find a way to help someone or something in need.
Do it in person. Do it online. Do it now.
When youve performed the service or given the gift, really think about your contribution.
Really see the benefit youve created.
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Visualize the recipient of your generosity. Imagine what it would be like to be that recipient.
Recognize that you are a blessing. Complete and read the following aloud:
Ex. Because of me a hungry child will have a meal and know that someone cares about them.
Because of me the world is a better place.
"Because of me ___________________________________________________________.
Because of me the world is a better place."
Really let that sink in. You are important and the world needs you. It is absolutely okay to feel good for
having done good. This is not the same thing as bragging, or giving to gain the admiration of others. It
is acknowledging that you are force responsible for increasing the good in our world.
Notes:
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In Conclusion
t is my hope that you will come to rely on this book. I live these strategies. I know their invaluable
worth. I offer you my experiences as evidence of their effectiveness. When you prove this power to
yourself, please offer it to another.

For now, I extend my hand to steady you as you climb whatever mountain youve named success. I
have no doubt of your potential or power. Dreams are never given without the means to attain them.
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The outcome, however, rests with you.
An Invitation
I understand, firsthand, how much you do and how hard you can be
on yourself. Ive been there, too.
Ive been a broke, single-mother. I know how it feels to fail, to lose
someone you love, to divorce, and to start over. I remember how
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1. Inspired Living .........................................................................................................................4

The Power of an Inspired Mind

To create the life you deserve (yes, happiness is your birthright)

"A man is but the

An inspired, peace-filled mind recognizes opportunities, makes

The road to positivity

The Principle of Correspondence

The Uninspired Life

Not good enough

"Life consists in what a person is thinking of all day."

n an uninspired life, a person vacillates between the following emotional states:

Living an uninspired life, one views life as:

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

The Inspired Life

Filled with unlimited potential

Blessed (or Lucky)

A match for every challenge we encounter

n a predominant state of inspiration we view ourselves as:

Laden with opportunity

"The point of power is always in the present."

Living from a predominant state of inspiration, we view life as:

Interrupting Negative Momentum

How To Use This Book

Get Some Altitude

I swore I'd never smile again. Blessedly, I was wrong.

interruption in your negative thinking.

exists and you're open to receiving it.

Failure, Perseverance & Success

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

"Time is limited dont waste it living someone elses life.

"People often say that motivation doesn't last.

you were to success when you gave up."

"Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close

Your Intention Statement

extraordinary business success.

Construct Your Intention Statement

Your Greatest Achievements or Memories

How do you feel? What thoughts are you thinking?

What is the best thing about this experience?

Embody Your Greatest Achievements & Memories

I deserve and will have more moments that

your body and disappearing.

3. Breathe evenly inhale for a slow count of 7 filling up your belly

feel ready, place your arms down at your side. Silently,

and frequent movement.

reminders of past times we made it through tough challenges.

weather this time better than before.

Challenges Ive overcome:

Creating and Reinforcing What You Believe

You become what you believe."

Every thought is an affirmation. Consciously or unconsciously, we constantly affirm our beliefs. If we

As Robert Collier emphasizes, in his quote, what we believe

"All truly wise thoughts

have been thoughts already

it and, if followed through with action, it will manifest.

will manifest. Leave that be.

3. Do not concern yourself with how your affirmations

and repeat your affirmations.

Golden opportunities and solutions to every problem I face come to me effortlessly.

yourself, please offer it to another.

The outcome, however, rests with you.

frustrating and painful it was to have seemingly impossible dreams.