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		<title>Manifest Mastermind Step 3 : Blocks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Step 3 of the Manifest Mastermind Series: 7 Steps To
Manifesting Your Dreams. These Steps are:
1.    Defining Your Dreams and Desires
2.    Gratitude
3.    Blocks
4.    Mastermind
5.    Relationships
6.    Wealth/ Finances
7.    Health
Step 3: Blockages To Manifesting Your Dreams and How To Dismiss Them.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Welcome to Step 3 of the Manifest Mastermind Series: 7 Steps To<br />
Manifesting Your Dreams. These Steps are:</p>
<p>1.    Defining Your Dreams and Desires<br />
2.    Gratitude<br />
3.    Blocks<br />
4.    Mastermind<br />
5.    Relationships<br />
6.    Wealth/ Finances<br />
7.    Health</p>
<p><strong>Step 3: Blockages To Manifesting Your Dreams and How To Dismiss Them.</strong></p>
<p>All of us have an emotional response to everything we experience.<br />
There are no exceptions to this. The type of emotional response<br />
determines the frequency of vibration we transmit.</p>
<p>The highest frequency is love and lowest is fear. Those are the<br />
emotional opposites. Both are intense and both provide the perfect<br />
examples of manifesting exactly what we are passionate about.<br />
Positively passionate &#8211; Negatively passionate.</p>
<p>For any of us to manifest anything on our dreams list we must be<br />
feeling the energy state that is in alignment with the same energy<br />
state of what we want.</p>
<p>For example, if you want to take a trip to a special place, you can<br />
begin by seeing and imaging in your mind, what you will see, feel,<br />
hear and touch when you are there.</p>
<p>When you can imagine you are already there and feel that you are,<br />
the feelings will be nearly identical to how you will feel when you<br />
are physically there.</p>
<p>If you only want to go to a place because you are unhappy where you<br />
are now &#8211; then what you are actually doing is increasing the<br />
passion for what you don&#8217;t want vs. what you do want.</p>
<p>The Law of Attraction tells us we get what we focus on. If we focus<br />
on what we don&#8217;t want we actually attract more of the same &#8211; which<br />
is unhappiness and dissatisfaction for what or where we are now.</p>
<p>This seeming paradox is explored in depth in Guidance Process 3<br />
delivered to our members. But the key point no matter how deeply<br />
this topic is examined is as follows:</p>
<p>A state of negative emotion blocks the energy that is intended to<br />
manifest our dreams. Fear, anger, hate, resentment, negative<br />
opinions, feelings of wanting to be doing something more with our<br />
lives all are blockages to the positive energy of creation.</p>
<p>Once we are in an negative emotional pattern it will require our<br />
complete focus and attention to move past that state and into one<br />
where are in alignment with what we want.</p>
<p>The Exact Steps For Moving Into A Positive State That Is In<br />
Alignment With Our Dreams List:</p>
<p>When we know we want to be in a state of love, we may be challenged<br />
on how to get there if we are focused on experiences that may<br />
include financial challenges, relationship issues, memories of<br />
wonderful experiences that are now just memories and more. However,<br />
recognizing those emotions &#8211; results from how we choose to process<br />
this information.</p>
<p>When we feel it is impossible to move into a state of peace and<br />
happiness it is usually because we are focused on reprocessing past<br />
events that we don&#8217;t &#8220;prefer&#8221; or we are fearful of future events.</p>
<p>The process for dismissing the resulting negative emotions is<br />
detailed in the guidance for Manifest Mastermind members. In<br />
summary, dismissing negative emotions involves moving into a state<br />
of gratitude for all experiences.</p>
<p>You may remember we discussed gratitude in the Step 2 of this series.</p>
<p>Neal Donald Walsh explains this in his book &#8220;Happier Than God&#8221; that<br />
the emotions we don&#8217;t &#8220;prefer&#8221; to experience like:</p>
<p>-    Anger<br />
-    Resentment<br />
-    Fear<br />
-    Hate</p>
<p>And so on result from judgment.</p>
<p>Think about it. Anytime we are in a less that positive emotional<br />
state we are judging some condition as awful, distasteful, painful,<br />
etc.</p>
<p>We are intended to experience many situations here on the physical<br />
plane. That is the only way for us to be able to gain appreciation.<br />
For example how could we ever know what we define as pleasure if we<br />
didn&#8217;t experience pain?</p>
<p>Life is about experiencing many things. Where we run into<br />
challenges is when we negatively judge certain situations. Neale<br />
writes that God advises that if we want to be in a state of peace,<br />
happiness and joy &#8220;Move From Judgment Into Gratitude&#8221;</p>
<p>Remember  &#8220;Nothing Ever Happens Until Something Moves.&#8221;           <br />
   - Einstein</p>
<p>At this point in this series you have accomplished the following:</p>
<p>-    You completed your list of dreams and desires and know your<br />
intended feelings associated with the items on this list.</p>
<p>-    Completing your daily list of seven things you are grateful for.</p>
<p>We encourage you to make this process a high priority in your daily<br />
routine.</p>
<p>If this means getting up a half hour early or skipping some other<br />
activity you normally do throughout the day, then do it. If you are<br />
concerned about making this commitment to 30 minutes or so each day<br />
- then ask yourself:</p>
<p>&#8220;How important it is it to you to manifest what you have on your<br />
list of dreams and desires?&#8221;</p>
<p>If you have been completing the action steps, you now have devoted<br />
energy two days in a row to the detailed exercises. Today is Day 3.<br />
Everyone who commits to doing the Action Steps already is feeling a<br />
positive difference as a result.</p>
<p>Are You?</p>
<p>All of us benefit from the encouragement of like minded people.<br />
Members of Manifest Mastermind receive this in our Mastermind<br />
Community.</p>
<p>Action Step 3: Dismissing Negative Emotions</p>
<p>List your fears, worries, complaints and the areas of your life<br />
where you are most judgmental.</p>
<p>With a highlighter or just your pens mark the top three that bother<br />
you the most.</p>
<p>We find for most people fears and worries fall into one or more of<br />
the following categories:</p>
<p>-    Financial<br />
-    Relationships<br />
-    Health</p>
<p>Negative judgments often are in the categories of:</p>
<p>-    Religion<br />
-    Politics<br />
-    Cultural Differences<br />
-    Socio-economic Status<br />
-    Social Behavior</p>
<p>It is important for you is to recognize what situations in your<br />
life seem to result in you having a negative emotion. Again, start<br />
with the big ones. Often addressing the big ones results in most<br />
being dismissed.</p>
<p>The process of identifying fears, worries and negative judgments<br />
begins to dismiss them if that is your intent.</p>
<p>As you move forward take one or two as a start and daily intend<br />
(focus) to dismiss the cause of the negative emotion.</p>
<p>How do you dismiss the cause?</p>
<p>The technique we have found most effective is forgiveness. A number<br />
of specific techniques we teach members include ho&#8217;oponopono and<br />
EFT. Again you do not need to be a member to learn these.</p>
<p>All forgiveness techniques and how to adopt them in your life can<br />
be found using research on line and in libraries.</p>
<p>We offer the membership to accelerate and provide support for your<br />
intention to manifest your dreams and desires.</p>
<p>Membership offers you a combination of resources and processes that<br />
you will not find anywhere.</p>
<p>The program has been developed, recognizing the information on &#8220;how<br />
to manifest our dreams and desires&#8221;  actually, dates back to<br />
ancient times.</p>
<p>Yet as a race, our struggles continue.</p>
<p>Why is that?</p>
<p>We feel most people including ourselves, benefit from being guided<br />
and supported through the process. Even expensive training and<br />
seminars are generally resources that start and end in a brief<br />
period of time.</p>
<p>Most of us have habits that started when we were born and many of<br />
these habits do not serve us.</p>
<p>Manifest Mastermind membership will assist you in moving along the<br />
path from where you are now to the life of your dreams to making<br />
those dreams a reality to you.</p>
<p>Notice we carefully use the word assist.  It is your responsibility<br />
to be involved and take action. No one can do it for you, but a lot<br />
of people will help you if you want that help.</p>
<p>Ready Now?  Join Manifest Mastermind Here</p>
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<p>Remember: If You Continue Doing The Same Things Each Day, Then Your<br />
Life Is Very Predictable Including The Way You Feel!  To Manifest<br />
Your Dreams, You Will Need To Change How You Think and Act</p>
<p>We know you will be amazed at the experience you have with Manifest<br />
Mastermind and the difference it will make in your life and those<br />
particularly close to you. </p>
<p>Summary of The Amazing Experience You Will Have As  A Member of<br />
Manifest Mastermind:</p>
<p>-    Weekly flow of Manifest Mastermind Guidance Processes, Audio<br />
Mastermind Call Recordings, special unannounced reports,<br />
recordings, video guidance and Manifest Mastermind Professional<br />
Guidance.</p>
<p>-    Exceptional written content is delivered to guide your<br />
understanding and belief of the principles for manifesting your<br />
dreams.</p>
<p>-    Each Manifest Mastermind Guidance Process, and audio recording is<br />
accompanied by a Manifest Mastermind Action Step Program. In fact<br />
all material you receive as a Manifest Mastermind Member will<br />
always have an accompanying Manifest Mastermind Action Step Program.</p>
<p>-    Access to the Mastermind Private Community: imagine forming a<br />
mastermind alliance with people who have the same dreams and<br />
desires as you. Can you begin to appreciate the power that is<br />
generated and focused on delivering whatever dream is important to<br />
you?</p>
<p>In our next message we deliver more valuable Manifest Mastermind<br />
Guidance on How To Develop A Powerful Mastermind. Accelerate your<br />
results as an active member                     </p>
<p>Begin Your Manifest Mastermind Membership Journey</p>
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<p>Manifest Mastermind Is A Unique Process And Resource Package With<br />
The Specific Intent of Guiding You To Manifesting Your Dreams!</p>
<p>We Are Dedicated To Transforming Your Life!</p>
<p>-    Receive all the guidance needed for manifesting your dreams and<br />
desires including action steps that bond your intellectual<br />
understanding with who you are.</p>
<p>-    This bonding is the number one key success factor to manifesting.</p>
<p>-    Connect with like minded people who understand the &#8220;what goes<br />
around comes around&#8221; principle.</p>
<p>-    Develop specific area of interest mastermind groups.</p>
<p>-    Receive valuable mastermind recordings on the exact topics you<br />
are now mastering which further accelerates your process even faster.</p>
<p>-    Be part of a private community where you share the success of<br />
each member and the entire community.</p>
<p>-    Access Manifest Mastermind Professional Guides for group and<br />
private guidance.</p>
<p>And&#8230;&#8230;this is just the beginning for you!</p>
<p>Sharing with you the energy of peace, happiness, prosperity.</p>
<p>Brian Campbell, Steve Pohlit<br />
Co-Founders<br />
Manifest Mastermind</p>
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		<title>Manifest Mastermind Step 2: Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Step 2 of the Manifest Mastermind Series: 7 Steps To
Manifesting Your Dreams. These Steps are:
1.    Defining Your Dreams and Desires
2.    Gratitude
3.    Blocks
4.    Mastermind
5.    Relationships
6.    Wealth/ Finances
7.    Health
Step 2: Develop An &#8220;Attitude of Gratitude&#8221;
You are reading this message which means: You have started the
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Welcome to Step 2 of the Manifest Mastermind Series: 7 Steps To<br />
Manifesting Your Dreams. These Steps are:</p>
<p>1.    Defining Your Dreams and Desires<br />
2.    Gratitude<br />
3.    Blocks<br />
4.    Mastermind<br />
5.    Relationships<br />
6.    Wealth/ Finances<br />
7.    Health</p>
<p>Step 2: Develop An &#8220;Attitude of Gratitude&#8221;</p>
<p>You are reading this message which means: You have started the<br />
process of getting anything you want in life &#8211; Congratulations we<br />
are so proud for you!</p>
<p>For a moment, close your eyes, take a deep breath and with sincere<br />
feeling say &#8220;Thank You!&#8221; This is not a thank you to us &#8211; but a<br />
thank you to yourself.</p>
<p>No matter what is going on with us or around us, there are many,<br />
many things to be thankful for.  Most of us take for granted things<br />
like: electricity, phones, music, running water, food at a grocery<br />
store, ability to smell and tons of other things.</p>
<p>Action Step: develop the habit of being grateful and we mean<br />
seriously grateful!</p>
<p>Think about it&#8230;how can you expect the Universe to deliver what is<br />
on your dreams list if you are not grateful for what you have?  If<br />
you are experiencing significant challenges in one or more areas of<br />
your life, be grateful for the lessons and the opportunity to<br />
manifest the opposite of those situations.</p>
<p>More Guidance For Step 2</p>
<p>Manifest Mastermind always delivers more value than promised. While<br />
this is the abbreviated version of Manifest Mastermind Guidance<br />
Process 2 that all members receive, we want you to begin right now<br />
manifesting your dreams and desires!</p>
<p>What follows is part of the daily process that guides our members<br />
to manifesting their dreams. We have developed a proprietary tool<br />
we call the Manifest Mastermind Treasure Chest as it holds the keys<br />
to unlocking the doorway to manifesting your dreams. You are<br />
receiving parts of this now and this will continue with each of the<br />
next five parts to this course.</p>
<p>In Step 1 (that you received earlier) we discussed making your<br />
dreams and desires list. Now we are encouraging you to begin making<br />
a gratitude list.</p>
<p>This is really important and your gratitude list should be written<br />
down each day.</p>
<p>One of our professional Mentors who is available to Manifest<br />
Mastermind members, is an expert at guiding people through a<br />
gratitude process. We are grateful for her and teaching this process.</p>
<p>She suggests writing at least seven new things each day for twenty<br />
one days that you are grateful for. Please remember, you are not<br />
supposed to repeat anything already written.</p>
<p>You may recall from Step 1 that we said you will quickly learn the<br />
Universal Laws that govern how each of us create our reality. This<br />
means you can create the life of your dreams as soon as you know how!</p>
<p>What is really fantastic is that Manifest Mastermind members will<br />
learn all the tools you needed to co-create your ideal life in 37<br />
days! You have probably already realized that &#8220;gratitude&#8221; is one of<br />
the Universal Laws.</p>
<p>Summary of Action Steps For Steps 1 and 2 of Manifest Mastermind:<br />
The 7 Steps To Manifesting Your Dreams</p>
<p>1.    Develop and write your dreams and desires list without focusing<br />
on how they will be become real. In other words use no limit<br />
thinking when preparing this list. It should be your dreams and<br />
desires and not based on what you think someone expects of you. It<br />
is important to associate the reason &#8220;why&#8221; what you have listed is<br />
important to you.</p>
<p>2.    Prepare a daily listing of at least seven things and people you<br />
are grateful for. For the first 21 days do not duplicate anything<br />
that has been previously listed.  When listing what you are<br />
grateful for, we suggest pausing, closing you eyes and saying<br />
silently or out loud &#8220;thank you&#8221; Your thank you can be to God, The<br />
Universe, Source&#8230;whatever you are in alignment with.</p>
<p>Next Step Coming Soon Directly To You!</p>
<p>Watch your email for Step3 from Manifest Mastermind where we begin<br />
looking at why what you intend to manifest is not always delivered<br />
to you and what to do about that.</p>
<p>For Manifest Mastermind Members the Added Benefits are:</p>
<p>-    Exclusive PDF&#8217;s with our core Guidance Process training.</p>
<p>-    Audios of mastermind sessions on that week&#8217;s training topic by<br />
highly skilled professionals and mentors.</p>
<p>-    Instructional and motivational videos.</p>
<p>-    Access to our valuable resource library.<br />
 <br />
-    Interactive blog.</p>
<p>-    Private Member Community where you will be able to form<br />
mastermind groups with people having similar dreams lists and have<br />
many others help you manifest your dreams.</p>
<p>-    Join group guidance sessions led by our highly skilled<br />
professional mentors &#8211; to help you accelerate the process of you<br />
manifesting your dreams!</p>
<p>Ready Now: Join Manifest Mastermind Members at<br />
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Remember&#8230;..</p>
<p>If You Continue Doing The Same Things Each Day, Then Your Life Is<br />
Very Predictable Including The Way You Feel!</p>
<p>To Manifest Your Dreams, You Will Need To Change How You Think and<br />
Act  We give you all the fundamentals in this 7 Part Course&#8230;.FREE!</p>
<p>In our next message we deliver more valuable Manifest Mastermind<br />
Guidance on the what can block you from realizing your dreams and<br />
what to do about it .</p>
<p>Begin Your Manifest Mastermind Membership Journey</p>
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<p>We look forward to sharing with you the wisdom of the next message<br />
Sharing with you the energy of peace, happiness, prosperity.</p>
<p>Brian Campbell, Steve Pohlit<br />
Co-Creators<br />
Manifest Mastermind</p>
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Manifest Mastermind Step 1 To Manifesting Your Dreams
Congratulations 
You have taken the first step to manifesting (co-creating) your
dreams. This confirms you understand the importance of directed
action.
You are about to discover an amazing process that will allow you to
manifest your dreams. You will learn this is not a &#8220;Bewitched&#8221;,
&#8220;Disney World&#8221;,  &#8221; Star Wars&#8221; , &#8220;David Copperfield&#8221; or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougbaker.wordpress.com&blog=5601226&post=21&subd=dougbaker&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">Manifest Mastermind Step 1 To <strong>Manifesting Your Dreams</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">Congratulations </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">You have taken the first step to manifesting (co-creating) your<br />
dreams. This confirms you understand the importance of directed<br />
action.</span></div>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">You are about to discover an amazing process that will allow you to<br />
manifest your dreams. You will learn this is not a &#8220;Bewitched&#8221;,<br />
&#8220;Disney World&#8221;,  &#8221; Star Wars&#8221; , &#8220;David Copperfield&#8221; or some other<br />
fantasy land program. </p>
<p>This is a process that will give you the intellectual foundation<br />
for co-creating the life you desire and an environment for you to<br />
form mastermind alliances to assist you in accelerating your<br />
progress. Please understand this very important foundation<br />
guidance: what you are about to discover works perfectly all the<br />
time without exception. It is up to you to do the Action Steps. You<br />
must follow this guidance for anything you really want.  Let&#8217;s get<br />
started.</p>
<p>Manifest Mastermind: 7 Steps To Manifesting Your Dreams</p>
<p>The Following Are The 7 Steps You Will Receive Over 7 Days Starting<br />
Now:</p>
<p>1.    Defining Your Dreams and Desires<br />
2.    Gratitude<br />
3.    Blocks<br />
4.    Mastermind<br />
5.    Relationships<br />
6.    Wealth/ Finances<br />
7.    Health</p>
<p>Step 1: What Are Your Dreams and Desires?</p>
<p>In order to create the life of your dreams there must be a clear<br />
definition of what that means to you. Caution: all of us have<br />
expansion energy. This means we never stop imagining what else we<br />
might experience. So the opportunity is to recognize the process of<br />
having new dreams and desires never stops while we are here on the<br />
physical plane.</p>
<p>Recognizing the process never stops, is very important to happiness<br />
now. Many of us are often in the state of mind where we are<br />
thinking &#8220;when I have ____ I will be happy, or when I fix ______ I<br />
will be happy, or I need _____&#8221; &#8230;.then I will be happy.</p>
<p>Guess what, life is about an ever expanding list of new things we<br />
want  to experience.  Please recognize this and make a commitment<br />
right now to enjoy the journey. Our lives are not intended to be a<br />
long road of frustration.</p>
<p>By having a clear definition of what we dream and desire, knowing<br />
how to create that reality and being grateful for all that we have<br />
right now, we are in a state of peace and happiness.</p>
<p>So, the first step is to have a clear definition of what it is that<br />
you want and most importantly understanding the feelings you<br />
associate with that list.</p>
<p>This is our highest guidance at this point. In developing your list<br />
of dreams and desires, focus on the feelings that you want to<br />
experience as the items on list become real for you.</p>
<p>The stronger and more consistently you are able to feel the emotion<br />
of having what you want as if it is already here, the faster it<br />
will come to you. Push your doubts aside for it is only when you<br />
feel the feeling of having what you want &#8211; will you actually get it.</p>
<p>Helping you get to and stay in the state of mind and energy where<br />
you know that what you want is already manifest and is in the<br />
process of showing up is the single minded purpose goal of Manifest<br />
Mastermind for you.</p>
<p>More Guidance On Step 1</p>
<p>Manifest Mastermind always delivers more value than promised. While<br />
this is the abbreviated version of Manifest Mastermind Guidance<br />
Process 1 that all members receive, we will explain a number of<br />
other very important components so you understand how to begin<br />
manifesting the life of your dreams right now. Yes begin right now<br />
and enhance this process with each of the next six parts to this<br />
course that you will be receiving during the next week. </p>
<p>&#8220;Nothing Ever Happens Until Something Moves.&#8221;  (Einstein) Complete<br />
You Dreams List and Form Your Mastermind Alliance Now!</p>
<p>We would also like you to understand that every physical event<br />
starts with a thought.  Here is an example: you decide you want an<br />
apple and assuming you have purchased or picked an apple which is<br />
stored in your refrigerator, you get it and have your apple. It all<br />
started with the thought &#8220;I would like an apple.&#8221;</p>
<p>What does this all have to do with Manifest Mastermind?  Being able<br />
to do something as seemingly simple as wanting and getting an apple<br />
is actually no different from you wanting and manifesting a new<br />
home, relationship, financial freedom or anything else for that<br />
matter. You will soon learn the Universal Laws that govern how each<br />
of us create our reality. This means you can create the life of<br />
your dreams as soon as you know how.</p>
<p>In this seven part series we promise to deliver what you need to<br />
start manifesting right now all your dreams and desires.</p>
<p>You receive it for FREE in this series.</p>
<p>Members have the additional support for transforming how they think<br />
and feel with in depth training materials and professional<br />
resources. These include: exclusive PDF&#8217;s with the detailed<br />
Manifest Mastermind Guidance Process, audio&#8217;s of mastermind<br />
meetings held by highly skilled professionals on the current week&#8217;s<br />
guidance topic, instructional and motivational videos, access to a<br />
valuable resource library, an interactive blog and more. </p>
<p>It gets better! We recognize from our own experiences that forming<br />
an alliance with one or more like minded individuals with a common<br />
purpose accelerates the creation of the desired outcome.</p>
<p>That is the idea of a mastermind.  Simply stated you need to form a<br />
mastermind. It is not necessary to become a member of Manifest<br />
Mastermind to do this. Find a like minded person or a group of<br />
people who are interested in moving forward with their life like<br />
you are and do this exciting life changing course with them! You<br />
will be amazed at how this helps.</p>
<p>You may find them at a club you belong to, a friend, a classmate, a<br />
person who attends the same service as you. Members have access to<br />
large numbers of like minded people with similar dreams and<br />
desires. However, we again say you do not need to be a member to<br />
find a manifest mastermind partner.</p>
<p>If You Continue Doing The Same Things Each Day, Then Your Life Is<br />
Very Predictable Including The Way You Feel!  To Manifest Your<br />
Dreams, You Will Need To Change How You Think and Act!</p>
<p>If you continue thinking and doing the same things each day, the<br />
course of your life including the way you feel is actually no<br />
surprise. To manifest your dreams and desires involves changing<br />
some things. We give you all the fundamentals in this 7 Part<br />
Course&#8230;.FREE! That being the truth, consider these:</p>
<p>-    There is an intended purpose for your life.<br />
 <br />
-    You are intended to live the life of your dreams.</p>
<p>-    Manifest Mastermind is structured to guide you in transforming<br />
your life which is the requirement for you to manifest your dreams<br />
and desires. Manifest Mastermind was created because many people<br />
are challenged to achieve their dreams on their own.</p>
<p>-    Your participation in Manifest Mastermind will align you with<br />
like minded people with varying degrees of experience pursuing<br />
their own purpose.</p>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    Your degree of active involvement with the guidance and resources<br />
you receive is the basis for how fast you move from where you are<br />
now in your life to where you want to be.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    You will connect with marvelous people who share a wide variety<br />
of life experiences including some who are experiencing phenomenal<br />
results personally and professionally. All members are on purpose<br />
to help others achieve their pure potentiality regardless of what<br />
their position in life is now.</span></div>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    You will soon know there are no limits to your intended reality.</p>
<p>We know you will be amazed at the experience you have with Manifest<br />
Mastermind and the difference it will make in your life and those<br />
particularly close to you. </p>
<p>Summary of What You Will Experience As<br />
A Member with Manifest Mastermind:</p>
<p>Weekly flow of Manifest Mastermind Guidance Processes, Audio<br />
Mastermind Call Recordings and Manifest Mastermind Professional<br />
Guidance.</p>
<p>Exceptional written content is delivered to guide your<br />
understanding and belief of the principles for manifesting your<br />
dreams. Each Manifest Mastermind Guidance Process is accompanied by<br />
a Manifest Mastermind Action Step Program. In fact, all material<br />
you receive as a Manifest Mastermind Member will always have an</p>
<p>accompanying Manifest Mastermind Action Step Program.</p>
<p>In our next message we deliver more valuable Manifest Mastermind<br />
Guidance on the importance of gratitude. Accelerate your results as<br />
an active member<br />
                   <br />
Visit Here To Begin Your  Manifest Mastermind Membership Journey</p>
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<p>Manifest Mastermind Guidance Process Explained:</p>
<p>-    Each Guidance Process has a specific theme with detailed written<br />
guidance based on Universal Laws found in countless resource<br />
materials. This material has been carefully condensed without any<br />
compromise in quality so you are able to quickly begin to realize<br />
the intended benefits of Manifest Mastermind.</p>
<p>-    Each theme is delivered to you in a sequence that is optimal<br />
timing so you are able to begin manifesting the life of your dreams<br />
as soon as possible.</p>
<p>-    You will always have Action Steps with the material you receive.<br />
Our Action Steps and support system make Manifest Mastermind unique<br />
from any other program of its kind anywhere.</p>
<p>-    You will receive all the detailed foundation tools and support<br />
you need to manifest your dream list in the first 37 days of your<br />
membership. Note: most people will need more time and guidance<br />
because we are replacing a lifetime of thought and behavior habits<br />
that have been limiting.</p>
<p>Our Manifest Mastermind Professional Guides have prepared a<br />
Manifest Mastermind Audio Guidance support each written Guidance<br />
Process you receive.</p>
<p>-    You will have assigned action steps following each recording to<br />
assist you in mastering this information.</p>
<p>-    You will receive a &#8220;follow me&#8221;  outline in advance to help you<br />
follow the recorded call and for you to make your notes.</p>
<p>Manifest Mastermind Has Co-Created A Resource That Opens The Door<br />
For Each Member To Form A Mastermind With Specific Purpose<br />
Like-Minded People. </p>
<p>-    This Resource is the mastermind part of Manifest Mastermind</p>
<p>-    This Resource has been co-created as a direct result of applying<br />
the Manifest Mastermind principles and processes you will learn as<br />
a member of Manifest Mastermind.</p>
<p>-    This process is included in your membership.</p>
<p>-    The value of this Resource alone easily is more than 10 times<br />
your membership fee.</p>
<p>-    You may already know that when two or more people come together<br />
and focus on a single minded purpose, the synergy created is much<br />
greater than the mathematical sum of those people. Now imagine<br />
forming a mastermind alliance with people who have the same dreams<br />
and desires as you. Can you begin to appreciate the power that is<br />
generated and focused on delivering whatever dream is important to<br />
you?</p>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    Receive all the guidance needed for manifesting your dreams and<br />
desires including action steps that bond your intellectual<br />
understanding with who you are. This bonding is the number one key<br />
success factor to manifesting.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    Connect with like minded people who understand the &#8220;what goes<br />
around comes around&#8221; principle.</span></div>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    Develop specific area of interest mastermind groups -<br />
relationships, wealth, health are just a few.</p>
<p>-    Receive valuable mastermind recordings on the exact topics you<br />
are now mastering which further accelerates your process.</p>
<p>-    Be part of a private community where you share the success of<br />
each member and the entire community.</p>
<p>-    Access Manifest Mastermind Professional Guides for group and<br />
private one-to-one guidance.</p>
<p>And&#8230;&#8230;this is just the beginning!!</p>
<p>Sharing with you the energy of peace, happiness, prosperity.</p>
<p>Brian Campbell, Steve Pohlit<br />
Co-Founders<br />
Manifest Mastermind<br />
Click on the link below on how to learn more</p>
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<p></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">Manifest Mastermind Is A Unique Process And Resource Package With<br />
The Specific Intent of Guiding You To Manifesting Your Dreams. You<br />
Will Not Find A Resource Dedicated To Transforming Your Live With<br />
Any Other Program At Any Price!!</span></p>
<p></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial;">-    You will find you are a guide to some and a follower of others.</span></p>
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		<title>How to Successfully Navigate Your Business through an Economic Downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An economic downturn is a phase of the business cycle in which the economy as a whole is in decline.This phase basically marks the end of the period of growth in the business cycle. Economic downturns are characterized by decreased levels of consumer purchases (especially of durable goods) and, subsequently, reduced levels of production by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougbaker.wordpress.com&blog=5601226&post=16&subd=dougbaker&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>An economic downturn is a phase of the business cycle in which the economy as a whole is in decline.This phase basically marks the end of the period of growth in the business cycle. Economic downturns are characterized by decreased levels of consumer purchases (especially of durable goods) and, subsequently, reduced levels of production by businesses.</p>
<p>While economic downturns are admittedly difficult, and are formidable obstacles to small businesses that are trying to survive and grow, an economic downturn can open up opportunities. A well-managed company can realize the opportunity to gain market share by taking customers away from their competitors. Resourceful entrepreneurs capture the available opportunities, from an economic downturn, by developing alternate methods of doing business that were never implemented during a prior growth period.</p>
<p>The challenge of successfully navigating your business through an economic downturn lies in the realignment of your business with current economic realities. Specifically, you, as the business owner, need to renew a focus on your core clients/customers, reduce your operating expenses, conserve cash, and manage more proactively, rather than reactively, is paramount.</p>
<p>Here are best practices that will help you to successfully navigate your business through an economic downturn:</p>
<p>Goals:</p>
<p>The primary goal of any business owner is to survive the current economic downturn and to develop a leaner, more cost-effective and more efficient operation. The secondary goal is to grow the business even during this current economic downturn.</p>
<p>Objectives:</p>
<p>• Conserve cash.</p>
<p>• Protect assets.</p>
<p>• Reduce costs.</p>
<p>• Improve efficiencies.</p>
<p>• Grow customer base.</p>
<p>Required Action:</p>
<p>• Do not panic… History shows that economic downturns do not last forever. Remain calm and act in a rational manner as you refocus your attention on resizing your company to the current economic conditions.</p>
<p>• Focus on what YOU can control… Don’t let the media&#8217;s rhetoric concerning recessions and economic slowdown deter you from achieving business success. It´s a trap! Why? Because the condition of the economy is beyond your control. Surviving economic downturns requires a focus on what you can control, i.e. your relevant business activities.</p>
<p>• Communicate, communicate, and communicate! Beware of the pitfall of trying to do too much on your own. It is a difficult task indeed to survive and to grow your business solely with your own efforts. Solicit ideas and seek the help of other people (your employees, suppliers, lenders, customers, and advisors). Communicate honestly and consistently. Effective two-way communication is the key.</p>
<p>• Negotiate, negotiate, and negotiate! The value of a strong negotiation skill set cannot be overstated. Negotiating better deals and contracts is an absolute must for realigning and resizing your company to the current economic conditions. The key to success is not only knowing how to develop a win-win approach in negotiations with all parties, but also keeping in mind the fact that you want a favorable outcome for yourself too.</p>
<p>Recommended Best Practice Activities:</p>
<p>The Nuts and Bolts… The following list of recommended best practice activities is critical for your business&#8217; survival and for its growth during an economic downturn. The actual financial health of your particular business, at the outset of the economic downturn, will dictate the priority and urgency of the implementation of the following best practice activities.</p>
<p>1. Diligently monitor your cash flow: Forecast your cash flow monthly to ensure that expenses and planned expenditures are in line with accounts receivable. Include cash flow statements into your monthly financial reporting. Project cash requirements three-to- six months in advance. The key is to know how to monitor, protect, control, and put cash to work.</p>
<p>2. Carefully convert your inventories: Convert excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory items into cash. Consider returning excess and slow-moving items back to the suppliers. Close-out or inventory reduction sales work well to resize your inventory. Also, consider narrowing your product offerings. Well-timed order placement helps to reduce excess inventory levels and occasional material shortages. The key is to reduce the amount of your inventory without losing sales.</p>
<p>3. Timely collection of your accounts receivable: This asset should be converted to cash as quickly as possible. Offer prompt payment discounts to encourage timely payments. Make changes in the terms of sale for slow paying customers (i.e. changing net 30 day terms to COD). Invoicing is an important part of your cash flow management. The first rule of invoicing is to do it as soon as possible after products are shipped and/or after services are delivered. Place an emphasis on reducing billing errors. Most customers delay payments because an invoice had errors, and therefore, will not pay until they receive a corrected copy. Email or fax your invoices to save on mailing time. Post the payments that you have received and make deposits more frequently. The key is to develop an efficient collection system that generates timely payments and one that gives you advance warning of problems.</p>
<p>4. Re-focus your attention on your existing clients/customers: Make customer satisfaction your priority. A regular review of your customers&#8217; buying history and frequency of purchases can reveal some interesting facts about your customers&#8217; buying habits. Consider signing long-term contracts with your core clients/customers which will add to your security. Offer a discount for upfront cash payments. The key is to do what it takes to keep your current customers loyal.</p>
<p>5. Re-negotiate with your suppliers, lenders, and landlord:</p>
<p>i) Suppliers: Always keep your negotiations on the level of need, saying that your company has reviewed its cost structure and has determined that it needs to lower supplier costs. . Tell the supplier that you value the relationship you have developed, but that you need to receive a cost reduction immediately. Ask your supplier for a lower material price, a longer payment cycle, and the elimination of finance charges. Also, see if you can buy material from them on a consignment basis. In return for their price concessions, be willing to agree to a long-term contract. Explore the idea of bartering as a form of payment.</p>
<p>ii) Lenders: Everything in business finance is negotiable and your relationship with a bank is no exception. The first step to successful renegotiations is to convince your lenders that you can ultimately pay off the renegotiated loan. You must point out to your lenders why it would be in their best interest to agree to a new arrangement. Showing them your business plan and your action plan that includes your cost-savings initiatives, along with &#8220;the how&#8221; and &#8220;the when&#8221; of the implementation of your plan is the best way to achieve this goal. Explain to them that you will need their cooperation to insure that you can survive, as well as, grow your business during the economic downturn. Negotiated items include: the rate of interest, the required security to cover the loan, and the beginning date for repayment. A beginning date for repayment could be immediate, within several months or as long as a year. The key is to realize that your lender will work with you, but that frequent and continual communications with them is critical.</p>
<p>iii) Landlord: Meet with your landlord. Explain your need to have them extend the term of your lease at a reduced cost. Make sure you have a clause in the lease agreement that entitles you to have the right to sublet any or all of the leased space.</p>
<p>6. Re-evaluate your staffing requirements: This is a very critical area. Salaries/wages are a major expense of doing business. Therefore, any reduction in the hours worked through work schedule changes, short-term layoffs or permanent layoffs has an immediate cost saving benefit. Most companies ramped up hiring new employees in the good times, only to find that they are currently overstaffed due to slow sales during the economic downturn. In terms of down-sizing your staff, be very careful not to reduce your staff to a level that forces you to skimp on customer service and quality. Consider the use of part-timers or the current trend of outsourcing certain functions to independent contractors.</p>
<p>7. Shop for better insurances rates: Get quotations from other insurance agents for comparable coverage to determine whether or not your present insurance carrier is competitive. Also, consider revising your coverage to reduce premium costs. The key is to have the right balance-to be adequately insured, but not under or over insured.</p>
<p>8. Re-evaluate your advertising: Contrary to the other cost-cutting initiatives, evaluate the possibility of increasing your advertising expenditures. This tactic realizes the advantage of the reduced &#8220;noise&#8221; and congestion (fewer advertisers) in the marketplace. The downturn period a great opportunity to increase brand awareness and create additional demand for your product/service offerings.</p>
<p>9. Seek the help of outside advisors: The use of an advisory board comprised of your CPA, attorney, and business consultant offers you objectivity and provides you with professional advice and guidance. Their collective experience in working with similar situations in past economic downturns is invaluable.</p>
<p>10. Review your other expenses: Target an across-the-board cost-cutting initiative of 10-15%. Attempt to eliminate unnecessary expenses. Tightening your belt in order to weather the downturn makes practical, financial sense.</p>
<p>Proactively managing your business through an economic downturn is an enormous challenge and is critical for your survival. However, through well-planned initiatives, an economic downturn can create tremendous opportunity for your company to gain greater market share. In order to take advantage of this growth opportunity, you must act quickly to implement the above best business practices to continue realigning and resizing your company to the current economic conditions.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Forex Market has the largest number and variety of traders. Every day 3-4 trillion dollars are changing hands.
But even though there is huge profit potential, the 95% of traders fail. Even the best trader&#8217;s face weeks of losses and you will to, this doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t win but you MUST stay on course [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougbaker.wordpress.com&blog=5601226&post=10&subd=dougbaker&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><div class="article_text">The Forex Market has the largest number and variety of traders. Every day 3-4 trillion dollars are changing hands.</div>
<p>But even though there is huge profit potential, the 95% of traders fail. Even the best trader&#8217;s face weeks of losses and you will to, this doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t win but you MUST stay on course until you hot profits again. A trading software can give you all the free time you need to devote to analysis.</p>
<p>If you are new to forex trading, do you know which types of technical indicators are for what kinds of usage? And if you are already an experienced forex trader, are you using the correct combinations of technical indicators to help you profit consistently in the forex market? If you are still not sure, we&#8217;ll discuss the following 4 different types of forex technical indicators below:</p>
<p>1. Trend Indicators &#8211; Also known as Directional Indicators. I have always reminded my students, &#8216;Trend is your best friend and always trade in the direction of a trend&#8217;. A forex trend may be quite subjective to different traders as they may have different views on trendiness. So those trend indicators out there in the forex market can help traders detect the starting and ending of a trend. Some of the more popular trend following indicators includes MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence), MA (Moving Average), Parabolic SAR. Depending just on trend indicators is not enough, you may need Momentum Indicator(s) to enter and/or exit a trade.</p>
<p>2. Momentum indicator &#8211; Also known as Strength Indicators. It is described as the speed of a move in price over a period of time. They are oscillators which are able to indicate whether the forex market is in the overbought or oversold regions. If they have risen to the overbought zone, there is high possibility that the price will be going down, and if they have fallen to oversold zone, there is high possibility price will be going up. Some of the more popular oscillating indicators in forex trading include Stochastic, Momentum, RSI (Relative Strength Index), CCI (Commodity Channel Index).</p>
<p>3. Volatility indicators &#8211; Also known as Bands Indicators. Often, a change in volatility will lead to a change in price. Therefore, we can see how active the forex market is just by looking at the price ranges. You may want to trade when there is a dramatic change in price movements, which suggests that the market is actively trading forex. Some of the more popular Volatility Indicator includes BB (Bollinger Bands), ATR (Average True Range), Envelopes.</p>
<p>4. Volume indicator &#8211; They are used to show the volume of forex trading and are useful to confirm the direction of a trend, a reversal or a breakout. Price movements increase when the volume increases, low volume may warn of a reversal in a forex trade. If a currency pair trades from a narrow range and then breaks out on high volume, this is a strong signal and may suggest a breakout. Some of the more widely used Volume Indicator includes Demand Index, Chaikin Money Flow, Money Flow Index, Ease Of Movement, OBV (On Balance Volume).</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure that after the above discussions, you should have a better idea of the different types of forex technical indicators. While they can greatly help you in technical analysis and make trading decisions, I want to stress that NO forex indicators is holy grail. The indicators are just a confirmation of history and a guide for the future. Most importantly, you need to know the right combination of the forex technical indicators to get you profitable consistently in the long haul. You can find a forex trading system which has a very good combination of indicators in my forex ebook which I give for FREE. Good trading to all.</p>
<p>Find out I succeed in the Forex Market.</p>
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<p>thanks<br />
Doug</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Everyone can achieve wealth and happiness. You just have to understand and use the right principles.
First, You must do something you are deeply passionaiate about. Only then will you will be in proper vibration with the universe and you will manifest your dream or desire.


It is vital that you are happy and feeling good because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougbaker.wordpress.com&blog=5601226&post=5&subd=dougbaker&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p class="postmeta">Everyone can achieve wealth and happiness. You just have to understand and use the right principles.<br />
First, You must do something you are deeply passionaiate about. Only then will you will be in proper vibration with the universe and you will manifest your dream or desire.</p>
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<p>It is vital that you are happy and feeling good because any doubt or indecision will not make your dreams come true. It needs to be clear and specific. You must focus and maintain your true path to success.</p>
<p>Many people give up in hard times or when they do not see results right away but you must believe that what you want is important enough and that you want the universe to respond and give you whatever you desire.<br />
Never give up and believe that you deserve the best in life, wealth and happiness.</p>
<p>LIve life to the fullest and help others become the best they can be and share happiness all over the world.</p>
<p>Doug Baker<br />
<a href="mailto:dougmarketing@yahoo.com"><span style="color:#b52d1c;">dougmarketing@yahoo.com</span></a></p>
<p>Life coach, Entrepreneur and Sales and Marketing Business owner..</p></div>
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