Modern Jedi Mind Mastery

Master Your Mind For A Change!
Defeat The "Dark Side" in your Personal and Professional Life

 

Home | Newsletter Archives | Volume1, Issue 7,  January 17th, 2008

 

Thought Of The Week:

"Some years ago Russian scientists conducted an experiment in which petri dishes containing yeast were placed in front of one group of people whose eyes were open and another group whose eyes were closed.  The yeast grew significantly more when it was being looked at. The scientists concluded that 'the eyes of the observer emit a force field that can influence what the eyes are looking at'"

- Lolette Kuby, "Faith and the Placebo Effect: An Argument For Self Healing", Origin Press, Novato, CA 2001
 

Ah! My Wonderful Modern Jedi Mind Masters,

Your mind is a powerful thing isn't it?

If the act of observing yeast in a Petri dish can affect the rate of growth as the Russian scientists mentioned above discovered, what does it mean to you and me?

I also want to add to the mix that numerous experiments in Quantum Physics have demonstrated similar results. For example, if scientists are observing light, it shows up as a wave or as a particle depending on what the experimenters expect to see.

I also read recently about an experiment by American scientists who were able to measure the affect of prayer on the growth of cancer cells.

So if our thoughts can have such an effect on experiments, what effect can our thoughts have on...us?

Let's find out. Would you be willing to do an experiment with me?

Step One:
Take a day, any day. Spend the whole day beating up on yourself and telling yourself how lousy you are. Ask yourself negative and self limiting questions like "Why am I such a loser?..." Expect the worse. See pointlessness and hopelessness everywhere you look. And then no matter what happens (even if something good happens) interpret it as a sign that more bad stuff is coming. Keep meticulous notes. And by the end of the day notice how you feel.

Step Two:
Take another day. Spend the whole day being kind to yourself and telling yourself how awesome you are. Thanking your body for all the amazing, little things it does. Celebrate the fact that you can breathe and even use the bathroom! Ask empowering why and how questions like "Why does it work out better than I can possibly imagine?" Expect the best. See hope and purpose everywhere you look. And then, no matter what happens (even if something not so good happens) interpret it as a sign that more good stuff is on the way. Keep meticulous notes. And by the end of the day notice how you feel.

By the way, feel free to skip Step One. In fact I insist you skip step one. Why? Because...

a. If you're like most of us you're already doing step one to some extent.

b. because thoughts are things, and because of this known law, it's too damn dangerous.

So just do step two and send me the results.

Putting my money where my mouth is, here's a sample of me doing step two right now:

"Wow, I wrote a pretty good newsletter this morning in an amazingly short time! Hey, this is cool, I ate breakfast this morning and my body right now is perfectly digesting my food! Hey I have a warm place to live! Hey, I have a cool thing called a laptop computer to write this on. Wow! I just took a breath and it felt good! Oh! I just looked out the window. Isn't having eyesight a cool thing? Isn't having windows a cool thing? Why DOES it work out better than I can possibly imagine? Ooops! I better finish this up because I have a client coming and I'm still in my pajamas! Wow I have clients! Wow, I get to do some of my "work" from home in my pajamas! Cool! Oh and even better, I have a shower to wash my body in and it's inside my house! Even better, it has this amazing feature called HOT WATER!..."

Why do you have the most amazing week you can imagine?!?!

With love and wonder,

Mark

p.s. Next month's Free TeleSeminar is
Wednesday, February 6th at 7:00 ET
Lean how to discover "Your Deep Love Strategy" so you can get and give Love more easily and effortlessly. 
Register Now for Feb Call to Reserve Your Place

P.P.S. San Francisco:
I will be in San Francisco the last two weeks in March. If any of you West Coast folks are interested in working with me 1:1 or in a small group setting, please let me know as I am making arrangements now.

 
A Life In Song - 30 Years of Original Music:

What's new this week?

  • Working on two new songs... Can't tell you what they're about yet...
     
  • I'm still working on uploading songs from 1976! There should be some more up on the website in the next few days. If you haven't had a chance to check out last week's up loads check out "Formica Bartop Blues" and "Welcome To Where You Are"  I was 16 years old...full of teenage angst (and hormones)...

To explore my music site and the progress of "A Life In Song: 30 Years of Original Music" then you can go direct to the members home page at www.markshepard.com/members.htm

You can play the songs right at the site or download them to your computer and mp3 players...

Reactions/Reviews Needed!
I'm also collecting reviews and stories of how these songs have impacted your life. If you'd like to contribute to the site let me know okay? Drop me an e-mail at: mark@markshepard.com

 
Modern Jedi Mind Mastery - NLP In Action

Check out:

www.Modern-Jedi.com/members.htm in the next few weeks as I will be adding a ton of new content. (oops! now I have to don't I :o)

www.ClearFear.com - How To Stop Anxiety in 10 Minutes or Less

I'm still tweaking my www.ClearFear.com  website. I created step by step instructions and short concise videos that walk you through the Time Line Therapy "Anxiety Clearing Technique." This is one of my best tools for helping people (and myself) to clear anxiety and keep it cleared

I'm offering this technique for FREE at:

http://www.clearfear.com/10minuteanxietyrelief.htm

If you haven't already, I'd really appreciate it if you would check it out and let me know what you think. I need real feedback from real people who have used the technique so that I can share it with more folks.

 

Interns Wanted!

If you or someone you know would like to gain experience  in the world of online music and information marketing please call or e-mail.  I'm taking applications right now.

 

 
  • Save The Date: Wednesday, February 6th, 7:00 pm

    Free TeleSeminar: How to Discover Your Own (or Someone Else's) Deep Love Strategy.
    Did you know that how we "fall in love" (or "out of love")is an actual "program" in our neurology?   Register Now for Feb Call to Reserve Your Place and learn more before Valentine's day!
     
  • Save The Date:  July 12-20, 2008
    Modern Jedi Mind Mastery NLP Certification Training

Learn More: http://modern-jedi.com/nlppractitioner.htm

 
Any questions? Any comments? Please feel free to e-mail me at mark@markshepard.com

I'll be back next week with new songs, videos, articles and thoughts to help you "defeat the dark side in your personal and professional life."

Trust the "Force,"

-Mark 

p.s. Why does it work out better than you can possibly imagine?

Mark Shepard, NLPT
Songwriter, Modern Jedi, Courage Coach...
Certified Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy™, EFT

New Haven, CT | San Francisco, CA
203-495-8808 | 1-800-378-4971