What is Flow State?

"to believe in something so unmistakably that all you are left with is spirit pure spirit"

When I first saw this photo on Pinterest, I was mesmerized by it. Not because I thought the lady was beautiful or anything. To me, she just has strong features. But, I was awestruck because she let someone draw on her face and take a picture of it. I assume this is art. I assume this is photography. But, I may be wrong. The lady may have drawn on her own face and taken a picture to share a message of what she is about:

"to believe in something so unmistakably that all you are left with is spirit, pure spirit..."

To me this sounds like the recipe for reaching flow state. I've been studying peak flow state or peak performance for some time.

So, what is flow state?

From my experience, it is the point when spirit or "the subconscious" takes over and completes a task. People train themselves for flow state by repeating a task over and over. 

And, people also just program their minds while they sleep and practice visualizing perfection of tasks as well to achieve it. That's the long and short of it.

The "I Will Sell" poem by Lis Carpenter

I Will Sell - by Lis Carpenter

 
So, this is me action on inspiration. That's something that I learned from "God's Marketing Man," Kris Darty. 

I Will Sell 
I will sell because my parents don't approve, and I don't want to be like them.
I will sell because I'm an artist and I can create marketing pieces.
I will sell because it is the highest paying industry in the world.
I will sell because I worked for St. Giles Junior Summer Camps for about two weeks, and it was a living hell. I will sell because there are a lot of scammers out there, and it's better for you to find me before them.
I will sell because I can help more people by focusing on profits instead of earnings. I think I'll write more in a blog post.

I'm feeling so good about this 90 Day Challenge I just started because I am not stuck in the paralysis of analysis thing.  I actually got this video shot, edited and on this blog in about an hour. Ask me if I could do that a year ago.

I was just musing about this stuff as I was listening to David Wood share about "creating magic" from the last Empower Hour call. I really started thinking about what I want. I can't justify the work that I do because it's just not what I want, and it forces me to be profession, which goes totally against every fiber in my being!

• I decided that it's about time for me to decide that my family's future will not be determined by the job market or nation's economy.

• I decided that I have infinite worth. I know that I am more valuable than any wage 'the man' can pay me.

• I decided that I will not live in hope of some pension (drop in income) supporting me when I retire. 

• I decided that I to live without the fear of being downsized.

• I decided that I will never give one of my friends the "I can't afford it excuse again." 

That is my fuel today. I have a few simple things that I can do everyday to get to the other side of this poor cashflow existence. And, by God, I am going to do them with all my might!

VidCon Signing Madness: The power of introverts

I don't imagine Charlie will ever see this, but I guess it doesn't really matter too much. But, after watching about an hour of Charlie, I realized that not only am I a weird Internet nerd. But, I most definitely prefer introverted behaviors to extroverted.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCgj2Gor25g] 

AND

... I have spent much of my adult life trying to "fix" that.
But, Charlie in the previous video and this one (VidCon Signing Madness):

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LV5O_rCV6Q]

Sort made me okay with the introverted behaviors. I mean...I'm artist. I see the world through an artistic lense. And, I suppose that I could continue to work on reinventing myself, but change will occur on its own accord.

right then, where was I going with this... 

Oh yes, I had watched this powerful TED Talk Video earlier in the year, but because the creator of the Ted Talk was not "cool" enough, unlike charlieissocoollike, who is a constant source of verseperation (a reason to write songs and whatnot), I sort of forgot the message that introverts are needed to create cool stuff for the extroverts to play with.  

Here's that vid:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4]

...and I think I'm done here.

Thank you Charlie, if you ever get to read this. I'm going to make more videos and blogs and songs and poems and paintings and crafts and cards and care packages and pointless trips and ... whatever inspires me.

The Single Life: Perceptions

By =[ haixy ]= right here

I want to write about this new online teaching job I am beginning. Mainly, I think I was going to complain that I have to dress professionally. I actually got rid of all of my professional clothes a while ago because I had decided to never work in a setting again where they were required. That doesn't matter much. I just need to be disciplined in my study of online advertising, and this job will mean more disposable income to put into advertising.

It's funny, I looked for a photo representation of the single life, and this photo of a slipper floating on the waves came up. The picture looks like it's of a pristine beach. And, after some thought, I can see some correlations. We perceive ourselves as single or not single. It is more a state of the heart and mind; are we separate from others, or are we all a part of the ocean of humanity? 

When we think of ourselves as solid and separate, we are. When we think of ourselves as a part of everyone's lives, we are. Of course, I'm going beyond just talking about being hitched. I'm talking about that feeling of separation that gives place to loneliness and self pity. "Am I not good enough for someone to love and cherish for life?" These things are illusory, yet they create sadness in the heart of the single person because they do not understand.

One can be lonely in a marriage. One can be lonely in a crowd of friends. And, one can be full and connected like Mother Teresa, believing that all of humanity was her family. Changing our perceptions about who we are is the only way to change our lives. 

So, I'm starting this online teaching job with this company based in Asia. And, they require good lighting and professional attire, and at first I was sorely offended. I actually threw a fit (privately) the first day I heard about it. Then, I got over it after I estimated the time it would take me to pay of my debts with this additional income. I have been lagging on my training because I am not altogether enthused about the position, but I feel it is a blessing.

Was it Infatuation, a Crush, a Spell?

Another reason I felt compelled to write this morning was because I woke up, and I felt clarity and release from this person I had been waiting on to contact me. I should not say person. I should say guy that I thought to be everything I was looking for in a companion, minus work ethic. He is admittingly lazy. 

I did not care he was an artist, a sensitive musician, with childlike honesty. For weeks, he was all I could think about. He had indirectly asked for my number. I saw him just after his birthday in August, and then...he disappeared. Nothing! I hear absolutely no word from him or his family friends. I am around his family friends fairly often, and no one is speaking of him, and it is bothering me.

Up until this morning, it seemed like I was under some sort of spell that had me pining away all day, or even better 'trying not to think of him.' But, today, I woke up and it was all gone. I was clearly my old self again. I can't really explain it, but I'm thankful because I can focus on other things again like writing, marketing, editing, exercising, planning implausible publicity feats.

You have no idea how good this is! I can't remember the last time I completed some work in the morning that was for me:)    

Domain Names are 21st Century Real Estate

I love to write about stuff that is spiritual in nature. This morning I was praying with my cousin when I heard the word "domain." I did not hear it literally spoken or anything like that. It was sort of like impressed on my consciousness.

I asked my cousin if she knew of any scriptures with the word domain in them. All the ones that I had ever read contained the word dominion. My research brought me to the synonyms "first estate" and "principality."

Now, this was cool to me because I had heard about principalities or spirits that rule over different territories and such. So, I started thinking about domain names in a different way.

I mean, domain names really are like 21st Century real estate in that sense. When you look at how we, the consumers, pay a certain fee to use them. But, we can never own them completely. I think that the person or people that own these domain name registrars are the real kings in these times.

Anyway, I just wanted to talk about this affiliate program that I recently started promoting called Empower Network. I was just thinking of how the Daves, the kings of the empowernetwork.com domain, sort of have dominion over all the affiliates that sign up as members.

Since they added an administration fee, that is sort of like property tax. We are subjects in their kingdom and we pay dues to work the land. Is it interesting how the virtual world mirrors the natural world, or is it the other way around?

Anyway, I'm cool with the setup because the Daves are persons of integrity. They act ethically and do what they instruct members to do. It is really a willful subjection to the rules of their domain. What happens when you do not follow the ways for their kingdom? Well, you will, by default, elect another place to dwell...

The Daves are always promoting ways to build massive income streams quickly. They are always teaching about consistent action and staying in the game. It sort of made me think about the poverty mentality, as Dani Johnson puts it, that something will last forever or that one action will lead to striking gold.

It is also called the lottery mentality. The lottery is advertised everywhere. The masses are brainwashed for failure. This has been confirmed by nation-wide poles about retirement plans. The majority of peoples' retirement plans are winning the lottery.

David Sharpe was talking about how he had been accused of brainwashing members. I chuckled a little because I was well aware of the use of NLP and "hypnotic selling" in their live trainings and webinars. But, I also understood that the purpose was to sell a lot of merchandise for the benefits of members; members keep 100% of the commissions from sales; and, the purpose was to create a culture of continued selling.

The reality is that a company that stops advertising, internally or externally, eventually dies. And, the issue with people that do not make a lot of money, is they do not understand this concept or they just think it is for businesses.

I believe building several massive streams of residual income is a better retirement plan than winning the lottery. I have been working on my retirement plan for the last 9 years. I do not have much in Social Security, but studying marketing is just starting to pay off.

The leaders of Empower Network emphasize reinvesting 20% of gross revenues back into advertising. They teach members to advertise like real businesses instead of like some amateur affiliate marketers that eat all the seed money and limit, reduce or kill the chance of future harvests.

Knowing all of this, my attitude is 'What if it was going to require everything from me, whole-hearted commitment for 90 days, would I give it that to have a new life on the other side?'

Yes. I think that is it worth it to run with this caliber of people. Empower Network: there's life changing people inside. http://www.theempoweredway.com

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Change of Mind

Who Says Change Doesn't Happen in a Moment?

Yesterday the aunt that supported me all this time and encouraged me to do the things that she would not do embarrassed me in front of strangers when she asked what my goals was by the time I reach age 35. I told her my goal was to have a multinational corporation, and she scoffed. I thought that she off all people should understand my calling. And, then I felt like Joseph, betrayed of him brothers. My best friend is calling me a baby (childish). My other best friend is too involved in her vain desires to hear me, and then, one that I really truly believed in me...wow.

So, my decision after that moment was "I'll show her." But, I woke up this morning and it was strange. Suddenly, I had the strength to be despised for making strides instead of not making them.

My mother reminded me that I was not afraid to go bouldering without rope and a mat. She reminded me that I was not afraid to drive from Flagstaff to Los Angeles or to drive from Florida to New York City. She said to transfer that courage. But, it was not a matter of being brave in those situations. I did not have past hurts in dealing with driving or climbing to cause fear. But dealing with people, people have been unkind, betrayed me, and said all kinds to bring me down.

This is my greatest mountain to climb.

I say again. I will not keep a log of what I will do. I will keep a log of what I have done, and work from my strength: writing. I have it. If I can consider the many ways to communicate and encourage everyone to pick the one that best suits them, that will be a world of difference.

I have a big intention here. I want to fund the Call in Detroit on 11-11-11. I have not had such resolve for something before in my life.