Jim Carrey and the Power of Affirmations

Did you know that Jim Carrey used the power of affirmations and visualization to achieve his acting goals?

This is pretty interesting…

I’ve always believed in magic. When I wasn’t doing anything in this town, I’d go up every night, sit on Mulholland Drive, look out at the city, stretch out my arms, and say, “Everyone wants to work with me. I’m a really good actor. I have all kinds of great movie offers.”

I’d just repeat these things over and over, literally convincing myself that I had a couple of movies lined up. I’d drive down that hill, ready to take the world on, going, “Movie offers are out there for me, I just don’t hear them yet.”

It was like total affirmations, antidotes to the stuff that stems from my family background.”

-Jim Carrey, Actor/Comedian

And if that wasn’t enough, here’s something else Jim invoked to attract his success.

(This excerpt was taken from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles”)

“Around 1990, when Jim Carrey was a struggling young Canadian comic trying to make his way in Los Angeles, he drove his old Toyota up to Mulholland Drive. While sitting there looking at the city below and dreaming of his future, he wrote himself a check for $10 million, dated it Thanksgiving 1995, added the notation “for acting services rendered,” and carried it in his wallet from that day forth.

The rest, as they say, is history. Carrey’s optimism and tenacity eventually paid off, and by 1995, after the huge box office success of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb & Dumber, his asking price had risen to $20 million per picture.

When Carrey’s father died in 1994, he placed the $10 million check into his father’s coffin as a tribute to the man who had both started and nurtured his dreams of being a star.”

Just gives you something to think about regarding the power of visualization, affirmations, and having clearly defined goals, doesn’t it?

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Dabbie & Dave

Inner Peace

Rick Redford, VP of Global Sales

April 21, 2008

I had a very unique experience this past Saturday. Many of you know that I have been active in sports and working out for most of my life. I was a competitive swimmer and water polo player through high school, and have participated in many competitive sports leagues. I continue to train at this time for triathlons and will be participating in my first event at the end of May. I have always enjoyed working out but have never taken the opportunity to take a Yoga class. I attended my first on Saturday.

The class began with a warm up that consisted of becoming more aware of our inner peace and self. It was interesting in the sense that I had been thinking about all the noise that surrounds us in our lives. There is such a loud din around us at all times. It is unbelievable at times how loud the noise is around us. Can you relate to this? It was such a pleasure to just relax, close my eyes, and place myself in a place of presence and awareness. The person leading the class read from a book titled “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle. I will include a small excerpt from the author’s website:

“We believe that awakening is not a single event. In our experience, it is a continuous unfolding and expansion. Many people need on-going spiritual support to stay grounded and connected to who they truly are as Presence, Consciousness, Awareness, Spirit…. “

I definitely had an awakening through this experience and totally enjoyed this experience. There was no doctrine taught, it was just experiential and in a very personal way. I plan on doing this each Saturday together with my wife and some friends.

Back to the idea of noise. I am convinced that truly successful people are able to stay focused and optimistic, despite the loud noise that surrounds them. What distracts us the most from achieving our goals is the negative and loud noise that we hear around us or--even worse--that our subconscious tells us. We have continuous negative self-talk that drowns out the positive reinforcement that is also surrounding us. It is just a matter of clearing our minds once in a while and allowing the positive sounds to be heard.

There are many beautiful sounds around us. Listen to the early morning sounds of spring; birds chirping, waves rolling--if you are fortunate enough to live near a beach, the breeze through the trees, children playing, etc. You don’t have to go far to hear the beautiful sounds that are usually drowned out by the “drift” and the “drift influenced” sounds.

Winston Churchill said, “For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else”

This week, I invite each of us to practice every morning, as well as throughout the day, to replace the negative sounds and noise that surrounds us with positive sounds and reinforcement. I recommend sitting in a quiet place and meditating, praying, or whatever is consistent with your belief system to place yourself in a present, aware state. Consider the noise that surrounds you. Focus on the positive sounds that uplift and direct you on a course to success and peace. Practice this daily and I am confident that your week will bring you more success, more peace and better direction.


Make it a great day you deserve it,
Debbie
www.teamlawofattraction.com

Attraction

Have you ever spent time wondering why many good people continually attract negative situations into their lives while others seem to attract nothing but beautiful situations into theirs. This concept contains power, possibility, and promise if you will use it.

You are God's highest form of creation. You are a living breathing creative magnet. You have the ability to control what you attract into your life. There have always been small select groups of individuals who are aware of how to work in harmony with this natural law of the universe: The Law of Attraction.

This law clearly states you can only attract to you that which is in harmony with you. Everything in the universe vibrates. That is based on the Law of Vibration. That includes your mind and body. Look at your body through a microscope, it is a mass of energy that is moving and vibrating. Your mind controls the vibration you are in at any given moment. You control your mind by the thoughts you choose. No one can cause you to think something you do not want to think. This is where freedom comes in, this is also where the problem begins with most people. They permit what is happening around them to determine how they think. They have become the play-thing for outside forces.

Ninety percent of the population wish positive but think negative. Their negative thoughts puts them in a negative vibration which by law determines what is attracted into their lives. As a creative individual you will continually attract good things into your life by thinking positive thoughts and expecting the best life has to offer. You deserve it.

George Carlins's View on Aging

HOW TO STAY YOUNG



1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
Whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is
with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether its family, pets,
Keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next County;
to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.





AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments, that takes our breath away.

I believe there are three types of people:

1) Those that make things happen.
2) Those that wait and watch things happen.
3) Those who look back and wonder what happened.

We have spoken many times about having the power to create anything that we want to create. The most successful DVD over the past two years was The Secret. The Secret focuses on the power of intention in our lives. I believe that any success in life requires more than mere intention. Although intention is the first step, my opinion is that intention without action is the difference between dreams fulfilled and a lifetime of unachieved wishes.
I have always believed that our road in life is an uphill road. If we are not pushing forward, we are moving back. I don’t believe that this is a negative thought process. It keeps me driving ahead and making forward progress.

Many people fall into number two from the list above: Those who wait and watch it happen. They are in a constant state of waiting. Waiting for a better time, waiting to have more money or time, waiting to find the energy and so on. I often think, if we had waited to have children until a time when we could afford them, I would still be waiting. I would have missed out on all the joys and experiences that children have provided in my life.

In summary, there is never a better time than now to achieve your dreams. What are you waiting for? You ALL have the divine potential for greatness. If you have forgotten this, it is time to reach down and remember that you are an amazing, beautiful person.

Now is the time. This is the place. It is up to you. Make it happen!

The Law of Attraction Explained in Movie

http://sunrise-production.org/LOA_Movie.html

Here are 10 things that authentic leaders do on a regular basis:

1. They speak their truth. In business today, we frequently 'swallow our truth'. We say things to please others and to look good in front of The Crowd. Authentic leaders are different. They consistently talk truth. They would never betray themselves by using words that are not aligned with who they are. This does not give anyone a license to say things that are hurtful to people. Speaking truth is simply about being clear, being honest and being authentic.

2. They lead from the heart. Business is about people. Leadership is about people. The best leaders wear their hearts on their sleeves and are not afraid to show their vulnerability. They genuinely care about other people and spend their days developing the people around them. They are like the sun: the sun gives away all it has to the plants and the trees. But in return, the plants and the trees always grow toward the sun.

3. They have rich moral fiber. Who you are speaks far more loudly than anything you could ever say. Strength of character is true power - and people can feel it a mile away. Authentic leaders work on their character.

They walk their talk and are aligned with their core values. They are noble and good. And in doing so, people trust, respect and listen to them.

4. They are courageous. It takes a lot of courage to go against the crowd. It takes a lot of courage to be a visionary. It takes a lot of inner strength to do what you think is right even though it may not be easy. We live in a world where so many people walk the path of least resistance. Authentic leadership is all about taking the road less traveled and doing not what is easy, but what is right.

5. They build teams and create communities. One of the primary things that people are looking for in their work experience is a sense of community. In the old days, we got our community from where we lived. We would have block parties and street picnics. In the new age of work, employees seek their sense of community and connection from the workplace. Authentic leaders create workplaces that foster human linkages and lasting friendships.

6. They deepen themselves. The job of the leader is to go deep. Authentic leaders know themselves intimately. They nurture a strong self-relationship. They know their weaknesses and play to their strengths.

And they always spend a lot of time transcending their fears.

7. They are dreamers. Einstein said that “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” It is from our imaginations that great things are born.

Authentic leaders dare to dream impossible dreams. They see what everyone else sees and then dream up new possibilities. They spend a lot of time with their eyes closed creating blueprints and fantasies that lead to better products, better services, better workplaces and deeper value. How often do you close your eyes and dream?

8. They care for themselves. Taking care of your physical dimension is a sign of self-respect. You can’t do great things at work if you don’t feel good. Authentic leaders eat well, exercise and care for the temples that are their bodies. They spend time in nature, drink plenty of water and get regular massages so that, physically, they are operating at planet-class levels of performance.

9. They commit to excellence rather than perfection. No human being is perfect. Every single one of us is a work in progress. Authentic leaders commit themselves to excellence in everything that they do. They are constantly pushing the envelope and raising their standards. They do not seek perfection and have the wisdom to know the difference. What would your life look like if you raised your standards well beyond what anyone could ever imagine of you?

10. They leave a legacy. To live in the hearts of the people around you is to never die. Success is wonderful but significance is even better. You were made to contribute and to leave a mark on the people around you. In failing to live from this frame of reference, you betray yourself.

Authentic leaders are constantly building their legacies by adding deep value to everyone that they deal with and leaving the world a better place in the process.

Debbie
www.teamlawofattraction.com