Apart from all the breakthroughs that we’ve been working on and beginning to share on the Transformation events, one of our biggest leaps forward has been the Fourth Screen.

We now use it in all our programming.  It exists further to the left of the Future Screen where we create and revisit our Future Histories.

It came about through helping members speed up their results through acknowledging the benefits that come to others when you and I succeed with our programming.  It also blends in with the current and more recent excitement around the laws of attraction and gratitude that have been made more popular again.  Although, as you might expect by their very definition, they have been around since the very beginning.  When I started, it wouldn’t have worked to use the term “law of attraction” so I explained it then and have done since in the more understandable form which is Desire, Belief and Expectation.

To release the momentum of the Fourth Screen or the Consequences Screen as we also call it, add the following to your programming:

o  Once you have set up a Future History on the Future Screen, move further to the left and create a new screen.  In other words “the future of the future” and on it project the consequences for others when you succeed.

o  Through purposefully thinking of the positive impact your success will have on others, and more importantly the benefits that will come to them as a result, you will lift your vibrational imprint.

o All our more profound belief systems on the planet suggest that you and I are not here to take, but to give.  However there is abundance on the planet too.  You can and will attract the people, places and opportunities you need faster when you resonate with a commitment to the best for all concerned.

Remember we should constantly “go back to the future” now with an additional screen until our goals are achieved.

Keep smiling,

Jack

Assuming you “get it” that is, you know in your heart that you must be on your guard for negativity, and that you purposefully do all you can to adopt a positive, optimistic viewpoint, then your greatest strength is your ability to programme and create the future you desire.

In MindStore we access the Alpha/Foundation State. We do this through our breathing techniques and our stress busting head to toe relaxation. We then having visited a place we associate with relaxation, bring our attention and focus to our mental screens.

You’d consider your goal or desired outcome then bring up your present situation on the Central Screen. Then move your eyes to the right to view the Past Screen and bring to your memory positive experiences and highlights that support the journey towards your goal.

For example:

If your goal is a new home, you’d remind yourself of the highlights and enjoyable experiences from previous homes on the past screen to the right.

o Having visited the Past Screen you make it go blank and bring your attention to the Present Screen.

o Accept your present situation from a place of gratitude, let it go blank then move your eyes to the left and your Future Screen.

o Decide on your goal or desired outcome. See, hear and feel yourself experience your goal achieved. At a minimum you’d want to fall asleep reviewing your Future History.

o Remember you must never, ever revisit the present or past screens once you have selected and programmed the Future History.

In addition you can add much more power to the programme by utilising the Fourth Screen, and as you’d expect that’s for another time….

Keep smiling,

Jack

Inevitably with MindStore we do this at the Alpha Level, “Foundation”, “Alpha State” and you know how to reach it.

We also want to use both brains, unlike anyone else who will only really use the left.  In MindStore we add the right, bringing intuition.  Some folks would claim that this also allows us to access “a higher power” or “universal consciousness” and certainly at a minimum we’re much more chilled and relaxed.

There are 4 steps:

1. Admit and accept

2. Analyse

3. Look for Alternatives

4. Focus on your preferred solution

With MindStore, of course we use the screens.  On the Central Screen we bring up the present where we acknowledge the “problem” and accept that it’s ours and that we can solve it.  Next we move our eyes to the right and on the Past Screen we do our analysis,  whose involved, where does it happen, when does it happen etc.  Having made a good study, we come back to the Central Screen then, we purposefully fade it to a blank screen.  We then move our eyes over to the left and on the Future Screen explore all the alternatives.  At the Alpha level, ideas, creativity and intuition will bring your awareness to a preferred outcome or solution.  Finally programme on the Future Screen the solution achieved.

We would then go about taking action to bring about the desired outcome.  Of course in addition, and in order to give real power we would use the Fourth Screen.  But hey, that’s for another time…

Keep smiling,

Jack

Your moment to moment attitude determines how far, how high, how happy, how fulfilled, how peaceful and how authentic you live and enjoy your life.

We live in a culture where negativity is so easy to indulge in and often without a realisation. Remember to be truly present; to be truly alive is to be truly aware. Step back and observe your thinking, your language, even your day dreams and without any sense of self criticism if you find negativity present then purposefully “delete that programme”.

I met a very successful businessman in London yesterday, a real rags to riches story; a guy who got this basic message 20 years ago while in a despairing situation and immediately committed to being the eternal “positive optimist”, his words.
“Delete that programme”, our catchphrase, commands that we immediately replace the negative thought, words or deeds with positive alternatives. Day to day, moment to moment, naturally being on guard for any infiltrating negativity and using “delete that programme” ensures you rise above it and go on to succeed.

Remember too the bottle of water being thrown around the stage. Every negative moment drains your energy. Life is too precious to live in with diminished energy.

Keep smiling,

Jack

Remember if you will, when you experienced whatever MindStore course you attended, and many of you have done every single one of them! (The original MindStore for Business, MindStore for Life, The Goal Setting Workshop, The Next Step, The Island, New MindStore for Business, The Best of MindStore, MindStore Masters, MindStore Transformation and The Line in the Sand Retreat…never mind all of the in-house varieties) 

In each and every one of them, we use the three fingers technique and the tip of the tongue trigger.  By using them during each Alpha Level/Alpha Sate/Foundation Exercise, you build up an association or “an anchor” with them and the alpha brain wave frequency.  This means we can use them at any time (and I do regularly, each and every day) to enhance clarity, awareness and performance.  For example, before an important meeting or interview, in fact any important event in your daily life. 

Once you’ve gone into the alpha state, and programmed your desired outcome you can move into the situation using the technique thereby keeping more of the Alpha Rhythm around and inevitably enhancing your performance. To not use them means that only part of your intelligence is present.  Personally, I genuinely don’t understand why folks who have these tools would not want to use them to be at their very best.

While out walking, driving your car, sitting on a train or plane, watching TV, at the movies, in the theatre, even shopping, playing golf, indeed almost everything that you can think of.  You can be much more relaxed, more in flow, more aware and more present while using the three fingers technique and the tip of the tongue trigger with intention.
MindStore Works, indeed “it only works!” 

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Make it work for you this this summer!

I know that many of you “get the time” to revisit our material and start to practice again while lounging in the sun, particularly on holiday. I know I do with the more advanced stuff, and it’s a great time for experimenting. I trust this will be helpful and will inspire you to “think” about things from a better perspective.

“The Real Secret”, The Core of MindStore

While we have all kinds of wonderful techniques, and even quite amazing advanced stuff, the real magic to all of it is the Alpha State.  Think for a moment just how cool it is to be able to access it.  First to get there, you have to go through a process that dissipates your stress both physically and mentally. Second it gives you access to your right brain so immediately you have the benefit of being able to utilise your imagination, and controlled imagine in alpha is in fact intuition. This means better problem solving abilities, since you can really use both your left and right brain. Creativity is ripe there too, and of course the wonder of programming not to mention enhanced mental rehearsal and time shifting “back to the future” capabilities.

Whether you step onto the Right Bank and into your House with the Red Roof, or kick your feet in the sand at your beach on The Island, or pick up a Balloon from the quantum field, your ability to claim ownership of your life’s direction is yours to have and to expand.

So, find a comfortable position, place your feet on the ground, about shoulder width apart, knees over ankles, shoulders over hips, ears over shoulders, hands resting on your lap and thumb and first two fingers of both hands coming together.

Place the tip of the tongue behind your front two teeth and touch the roof of your mouth or on the curve of the palette.

Now take a big deep breath and as you exhale relax, take another deep breath and again relax, and take one more deep breath and as you exhale relax even more… (Alternatively use the 3×8 breathing cycle method) then breathe normally, lock onto peripheral sound and relax from head to toes or enjoy the “inner smile”.

Head off to a place you associate with relaxation, (I tend to use a beach that I know on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean).  After 30 seconds or so, focus your mind on whatever needs your attention.

“It only works”

 Here’s a wee tip:

Take a moment while doing anything (sitting at your desk, watching telly, standing in a queue, even driving your car) bring your three fingers together and the tip of your tongue trigger. Become aware of your breathing then scan your body from head to toe for any tension or discomfort. If you find tension anywhere, imagine breathing into that area of your body and you will find that you will relax deeper.

Practise this regularly and in a matter of moments you will find yourself in a far more relaxed place. Conserving your energy and able to focus better on what you are doing.

Keep smiling and enjoy the sunshine,

Jack

These words were written nearly 100 years ago by arguably the daddy of all personal development programmes available around the world today.

Their meanings were relevant then, and even more so today. We live and work at a much faster pace than 100 years ago and while technology makes life easier it also makes the pace faster. The rate of change and the increased intensity of competition mean that our state of mind is the most critical element each of us brings to our endeavours.

Living as we do up here in the north west of Europe we have to put up with a fairly negative culture.  Generally speaking, there is a great deal of low self esteem and lots of self doubt. The moment we step out to take a hold of our careers and push on to do better and achieve more, we’re already a step ahead of most other people.

We gain a huge advantage by developing mental toughness through working on being positive and choosing to see our glass half full all the time.

At the end of the day, the person who wins in any walk of life is the one who thinks they can. Each of us has a constant inner dialogue. At the surface level, it is our moment to moment thinking and self talk. At a deeper level it is finding peace and calm to be able to communicate with the quiet inner voice and know what is true. To be frank most people never take the time to find the inner voice through the din of the ever present surface chatter.

For too many their awareness is dominated by negativity and self doubt. Even eventual winners may face moments of self doubt but they do have the inner strength, or indeed hear the inner voice, and they pick themselves up and stride forward. The truth is that most people just think they “can’t”, so the minority who do the inner work to ensure they remain positive and only engage in supportive self talk find their way to the top.

So make a commitment to steal 5 minutes twice a day, best times are around 10.30 in the morning and again 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Just take yourself somewhere quiet and private (this may even be the loo), sit up straight and focus on your breathing and just relax. Bring your mind to review the morning so far, acknowledging your progress and without beating yourself up just check on the quality of your inner self talk. Resolve to stay positive till lunchtime and beyond. Ideally, repeat this process at 3 o’clock.

Two things will happen. Firstly, by taking time out, you will experience the side effect of managing your stress. Secondly, by focusing on the positive, you enhance your expectation going forward.
I read that Wayne Rooney, said that during his recovery time from his injury in 2006 he never once thought to himself that he wouldn’t make it to the World Cup.

The best only think about what they want, so if you think you can, you will!

Our foundation has been rocked to the core.  Can you honestly believe what has happened to, of all things the banks?  So much of what we have been taking for granted, we can no longer rely on.  More and more, you and I have to fall back on our own resources.  

When we look around, its easy to see how much surplus of unnecessary stuff exists that we no longer need.  Perhaps, we really had too much, too much of everything.  And for our over consumption of the meaningless, we are all paying too much, and now when push must come to shove we really don’t need all that additional baggage.   

While we are willing to do whatever needs to be done, you have probably noticed something else.   We have far too much demand on our time, too many emails, too many projects and too many items on our to-do lists until we are almost overwhelmed by it all.  You probably need your staff or fellow team members to respond quicker, increasingly be more flexible, creative, willing to break down barriers and at all times be seen to collaborate, here there and everywhere. 

Of course, you want to thrive in what surely is the dawn of the upturn.  Yet in quiet moments, without anyone knowing, deep down you may just have a twinge of self doubt, even questioning your own abilities to deliver this time.  All of us have had a bit of our confidence eroded away while we have stood on shaky ground for so long.   And what if, old and no longer appropriate belief systems that drive behaviours and zap our energy supply are mismatched with what’s now required.  Many people have at the back of their mind, however controlled, honest fears about security.  Thoughts run like “Will my job be safe?” “How do I stay healthy and manage the stress of all this?” and “What about my family?”

So take heart, because it’s not only you, it’s also your colleagues, suppliers, customers…apparently everyone else around.

 Given half a chance, the media seems to be reinforcing a negative viewpoint.  And of course in the background there’s terrorism, wars, natural disasters, climate change and goodness knows what else.

Yet even with all of this, another part of you also knows that you can deliver.  You did before, and you have the talent, skills and most of all the willingness.  You know that you have great people around you too.  This duality of self is really apparent, particularly at this time and surely that doubting, fearful part can serve a positive function.  What if it can be leveraged to become an advantage?  If you, your colleagues, and everyone else contributing to the economy were able to do the same, well….

A big part of you wants to say “Stuff it, I’m going for it!” wants to breakout to take risks , to drive on and upwards, to overcome that other part that seems to want to hold you back and stifle your creativity and efforts.   

We all face internally and externally this duality of purpose.  We know that when we find a really creative right brained entrepreneur and we ensure there is a strong FD by his or her side then things will happen.  However, the entrepreneur needs to take the lead and initiate ideas and activity otherwise the accountant has nothing to count.  In other words, both are critical. 

So, what if the controlling risk averse and fearful side of our personalities actually serves a positive function?  What if it’s possible to leverage it so it becomes an asset, not only for you but for all those critical to you moving forward?  If we could have the wherewithal to realise all that is best in ourselves, to capitalise on our authentic selves and genuine strengths, to release our creativity and drive, then we can tackle anything as we begin to turn things around and rebuild that which will succeed and endure.

When we grasp this, and we’re actually able to apply tools and techniques, our mind opens up to thinking about new possibilities.  We rediscover our sense of curiosity.  We are more open to new ideas.  We once again get in touch with our creative and intuitive powers, the very essence of the extraordinary entrepreneur. 

The solutions and power to overcome this current economic climate lies within each of us, but only if we now finally accept that our life, our success, our wellbeing, wealth and security is our full and personal responsibility.   Far too many organisations are still not flexible and open enough to deal with the current global crisis.  So, those within organisations need to understand that the ownership of their career is their responsibility.  They also need to learn to be more flexible and develop their own creative and intuitive powers.

STAY POSITIVE: The last thing you should do, yet the first thing you will most likely do is be negative about other parties.

CONSIDER OTHERS: Don’t fall for any cheap tricks to undermine the other guy instead come from a place where you think about us – the people.  Think about what it is we need to hear and the best way to present it to us.

TEAMWORK: Work with your background “think tanks” to do the homework to really understand where the pulse of the people is and consistently address us positively to make us want to vote and of course for you.

BELIEVE:  Set out on the campaign believing you will win, present yourself as someone who deserves to win and go on to lead the people of this country for the next five years.