How Michael Jackson Changed My Life

Hi

I was going through my email archives and came across this email.  It is very powerful and I wanted to share it with you this Christmas season.  I hope that it impacts you as much as it did me.
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How Michael Jackson Changed My Life


Hi Fran

Without a doubt, there are few people in history that affect others like Michael Jackson did and still does. While there are people who idolize him, there are others who are sickened by the sight of him or the mention of his name.

His passing probably only strengthens how each camp already sees him. That is the challenge when talking about Michael Jackson.

So I'm going to ask now that, if you don't like him, set that aside for a few moments, however difficult that may be. It will be worth it to you. Cool? Alright. Let's go.

Because, what you must accept, embrace and keep in mind for the rest of your life is that every single person you meet, see, hear or read about can teach you important lessons... lessons on what to do or say, what not to, how to improve and become more successful or happy in life.

And Michael Jackson, for all of his problems, like everyone else, he can teach us all lessons about success in
any area of life. Those lessons can change you for the better... forever.

Now, unlike the hero-worshipper types, I personally was just fascinated by how effortlessly he moved, how he danced as if floating above the ground, and how he could sing practically any style of music.

Until the mid 1980s, when I didn't yet understand what it took to be successful at anything, I'd see talent like that and, like many other people, assumed that it was all God-given and that all came so easy to those like Michael Jackson and other accomplished, successful people. I never looked beyond the performance and asked, "How did he gain those skills?"

But a few years after "Thriller" (the best selling album of all time) came out, I saw a news story about him. In
interviews with him and those who knew him well, I learned that he had been dancing and singing and entertaining since he was a very young child, for some 18 or so years before "Thriller" was released.

He told of the years of constant practice it took to be able to move and dance and sing the way he did.  Yars and years of daily practice.

Oh sure, he obviously had natural talent, like all of the most successful people in any field do. But talent alone is never enough. It cannot take you very far. All of have something that we could be great at. But sadly, few ever develop their talents to any degree. So talent alone won't take you anywhere unless you are ready, willing, and able to put the time and effort in to develop it.

So I started watching closely the most successful people in every field. It became an obsession. I read about
them, listened to them, and pondered their thought processes concerning the areas of life where they were most skilled.

Business, entertainment, sports, fitness, social skills, politics, academia... it didn't matter. Successful people share a few definite traits that make them successful.
They work at it.

And more, they love it...

Love what they do so much, they're willing to invest their time.

And like anyone whose ever studied success like I did, it became clear to me that I could change my life 180 degrees if I could just commit myself to excellence and went about learning and working toward some meaningful, worthwhile goals.

I thought, "If I could get myself to learn and study and practice the profession of sales, I could become successful at anything. I came to believe that if I could learn to motivate myself, to ignore temptation, to ignore people who wanted to keep me down, to keep my eyes on my objectives, then I could literally be anything I wanted to be.

That is what I convinced myself of.

And like Michael Jackson, I practiced with purpose for many hours each day, becoming among the best in the world in that one skillset.

And it all started with watching someone who seemed to float over the ground, as if he wasn't even touching it.

You see, with practice, we can all accomplish amazing things.

The key is to be able to gain a high level of control over your mind.

Do that and I don't care what your disability, or what excuses you've ever had for your failings or your emotional breakdowns... when you can gain control over your thoughts and emotions, you are in the driver's seat of your life.

The event that first grabbed me was seeing Michael Jackson float on air. After that, there were many other people who kept me convinced that with a powerful mind and trained skills comes success.

Now, no one will ever gain complete mastery over their minds. But the good news is, you don't have to.
You just need to control it enough to keep yourself, confident, motivated, facing in the right direction and to
never quit. That is all successful people do.

Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare?

The hare had the most God-given talent, but he didn't stay focused. The tortoise was slow, but he stayed focused on his goal and didn't quit. So he, not the hare won the race.

That is so simple to understand...

But how many people do meaningful work they love, master it and develop their talents like they expect others to do?

Not many.  If most people did, the world would be a much different place.

That is what inspired me to develop and perfect what have become the most advanced thought and behavior modification programs in existence.

Each program delivers you into the minds of the most skilled people and, through a technology called Suggestopedia, installs into you the same kind of moment-by-moment thought processes and belief systems that they have pertaining to the area of life that they are extraordinary at.

Since being good at, say, making money doesn't necessarily mean that you're a healthy person... and since being a good student doesn't mean that you'll be a likable person, each skill set needed to be separated into individual programs.

That is why we don't have a generic "positive thinking" program. Because you could be a "positive thinker" with your diet, eating the healthiest foods, but at the same time "hate" exercising, and so you never reach the level of health that you want, for example.

This is why Michael Jackson could become one of the world's best dancers, singers and entertainers, but at the same time was a failure in other important parts of his life, unable to manage any degree of normality.

Make sense?

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Then ask yourself again, "If that would happen, what would THAT mean to me?

I think you'll conclude that if you could control your mind related to these skill sets, and you were comfortable with the change (that is the #1 key to keeping the change), you would be able to become whatever you want to become, have what you want to have and do what you want to do.

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Successfully yours,


Mike Brescia



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Mike has made it his life's mission to help others develop success habits in all areas of life through conditioning their minds with the thoughts, beliefs and attitudes of the most successful people in the world.

*The contents of this email are not to be considered medical advice.*
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Have a Very Merry Christmas and a blessed and peace filled New Year

Fran

Blessings - Winter Solstice

Blessings




The darkest day of the year, Winter Solstice, arrives on December 21st for those in the northern hemisphere. Filled with magic, the light's renewal causes me to rejoice.

How about you?

Solstice feels like the energy of the full moon, but multiplied by many big numbers. This powerful energy is part of why people are a bit nuts this time of year. If you align with the energy and celebrate it, it can renew you and restore you.

What do you feel and what do you notice?

The light in the dark forms a most life affirming notion. Yes?

Get some candles and send some blessings to people on this day. Or you can choose the time of the great world traditions of this season instead.

The idea remains the same.

Bless

Bless everyone and everything.

Bless parts of yourself you like and bless parts of yourself you don't like as much.

Bless people you like and bless people you don't like.

Bless your leaders and your politicians, the ones you like and the ones you don't like.

Gifting

This season makes for a great time to donate to good causes.

Three Recommendations -

Open Doorways Reading Room. A fellow reader of this newsletter founded it. Read more page HERE.
=> http://goo.gl/gNcbw

Heifer Project - You can help feed deserving folks, help them to be prosperous so they can educate their children, and make them wonderful independent contributing citizens. Read my article - The Perfect Gift.
=> http://goo.gl/WtCWZ

Trust for Public Land - Conserves land for people - parks gardens, wild spots. Some of my favorite places have been saved by these guys. Maybe some of your favorite places too. They work with the grass roots to  make things happen.  For every $1 donated TPL conserves nearly $5 worth of land.
=> http://www.tpl.org/

Walk in beauty,

William

P.S. Consider giving a membership to Body & Soul Mentor to someone you love. Maybe even to yourself.

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