A belief is formed when your subconscious mind and an event – collide and mix together.

When a random event takes place , your subconscious mind, based upon your personality and character, creates an association (rule) to explain what that event means to you. That’s how, for example,  a pessimistic person and an optimistic person can see the exact same incidents and interpret the meaning of those events very differently.

For example, maybe you tried making an offer to purchase a property without any training (the incident), and when it didn’t go right, as a pessimist, you decided “this investing doesn’t work and you’ll never be successful.

Now imagine the same incident, but instead, due to your optimistic view point, you decided that investing, like most thing, isn’t hard, it just requires training and practice to be successful and eventually you’ll “get it.”

In reality, neither belief is “true” however they will create very different investing behaviors.

When a belief is first formed, it starts out relatively weak. However weak it may be, realize  these beliefs act as a lens through which future events are viewed. (You know, like when you buy a new car, you start seeing that car everywhere.) The belief filters out evidence (facts) that don’t support the belief and emphasizes evidence (facts) support it. This filtering process causes the belief to get stronger until, in your mind, the belief appears to be entirely “true.”

That’s why we say, “what you believe is true for you” and “you’ll find what you’re looking for”. This filtering process let’s you be “right”!

We’ll explore why “being right” isn’t always a “good” thing next time..

7 Lies About Hypnosis & The Facts

As a professional in the field of helping human beings create change, I’m often asked questions about hypnosis. By training and experience as a professional Clinical Hypnotherapist, I’ve learned that when someone asks a question, or makes what appears to be a statement of truth about hypnosis, it’s best to ask them “how did you learn that and from whom”.

Quite often most people that are “against” it know what they know from TV and Hollywood fantasy, or heard about it from “someone that knows.” Those of us that are “for it” understand what it is because we’ve been witness to the often miraculous changes that have occurred for the people that choose use it.

SO JUST WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?

Have you ever “become really absorbed” while watching TV? Or driven to work on “auto pilot?” Then you know what hypnosis is like. Hypnosis is a very normal and natural state of consciousness, one we all experience from time to time in which the mind remains clear, alert and focused. In this state of focused concentration, it’s possible to learn new, desirable habits, and more importantly, unlearn old, undesirable habits. Another way to think about it is that it’s “the ability given to you by your higher power to convince yourself of anything”

Here are some of the lies and misinformation often repeated about hypnosis.

LIE #1 – ONLY WEAK MINDED PEOPLE CAN BE HYPNOTIZED

Actually, anyone with an open mind, reasonable intelligence, that is able to concentrate and that wants to can be hypnotized.

LIE #2 – HYPNOSIS IS DANGEROUS

There has never been a documented case of harm coming to anyone from the therapeutic use of hypnotism.

LIE #3 – PEOPLE GET STUCK IN HYPNOSIS

A person may choose to stay in hypnosis after an experienced hypnotist asks them to come out of it. The reason being, it is such a relaxed feeling of enjoyment, they prefer to stay hypnotized awhile longer. The person then may go  to sleep, and awakes as usual. In self-hypnosis you have complete control, and set your own time limit. There has never been a documented case of someone unable to come out of hypnosis.

LIE #4 – HYPNOSIS WEAKENS THE WILL

No. Self-hypnosis strengthens it. Hypnosis works with the will, not against it.

LIE #5 – A PERSON CAN BE HYPNOTIZED AGAINST THEIR WILL

No one is hypnotized against his or her will. The hypnotist merely assists the subject, who hypnotizes them-self.

LIE #6 – HYPNOSIS IS MIND CONTROL

This is actually true, just not in the way the liars want you to believe. What they want you to believe is that another person, ie the hypnotist, can take over your mind and “make” you do their bidding. The truth is YOU control your mind and your free will allows you to take action or not take action as a result of any suggestion given you either by yourself or someone else.

LIE #7 – HYPNOSIS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH RELIGION

If  this is a concern for you, understand this: whatever your religious background, if the “Enemy” wanted to keep you away from your religious path or destiny, what better way than to cause fear and doubt, especially regarding things that  assist you to more fully realize your potential. Question the motives of anyone suggesting anything different.

WHAT IS SELF-HYPNOSIS?

Techniques exist by which one can attain a state of self-hypnosis and gain complete relaxation under the most stressful conditions. In this state the subconscious mind is open to therapeutic suggestions.

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE HYPNOTIZED?

Hypnosis is a very pleasant feeling of complete physical and mental relaxation. It is similar to that moment between knowing you are awake and going into the sleep state.

Some misconceptions about hypnosis are that it’s a frightening or eerie state, or that it feels very weird, but it’s actually very normal and very pleasant. Some people ask if they’ve really been hypnotized, just because it feels like such a normal state and they were expecting something very strange. The zombie-type states you see depicted in movies and on TV are pure fantasies.

WHAT IS THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND?

The conscious mind, the mind you are conscious of, is your “ME”. It is the critical part of your mind. The subconscious mind is the one that directs your conduct through the habits and emotional desires acquired from the influences of your environment, before you were old enough to reject harmful ideas and concepts.

WHAT IS AUTO SUGGESTION?

Through proper use of autosuggestion you reprogram the subconscious mind to make decisions favorable to your welfare. The new suggestions help in overcoming unwanted habits, a lack of concentration and any other unhealthy attitudes that doom you to failure.

WHAT CAN SELF-HYPNOSIS DO FOR ME?

Anything you want it to! Instant learning and photographic memory systems are based on self-hypnosis. Champions in various sports use it to improve their game concentration. You can now learn to overcome undesirable habits, such as smoking, over-eating or drinking with self-hypnosis. You regain self-confidence. You now know that success is within easy reach, and erasing harmful emotions leads to a happier and healthier life.

HOW DOES SELF-HYPNOSIS DIFFER FROM HYPNOTISM BY A HYPNOTIST?

In self-hypnosis YOU choose your own time limits, realizing that you have a choice and can now choose your area for self-improvement. Using a hypnotist at the beginning of your awareness training is of great benefit. It speeds up the retraining process.

Doug Ottersberg is dedicated to helping people like you worldwide to IDENTIFY what you want from life along with any limiting beliefs you may have blocking your ability to achieve your goals, to MODIFY those limiting beliefs for your benefit, and to AMPLIFY your natural talents to assist you to take action and SATISFY your needs, want and desires and live a life of freedom instead of maintenance: enjoying more money, vibrant health and satisfying relationships. You can find out more information at www.Switch4Success.com

Several years ago when we moved into our new home, I purchased a water filter for our sink and for the refrigerator.  I had chosen a 5 year filter for the refrigerator, and though it’s only been about four years, since the line broke when I was moving it,  it was a good time to put in a new filter while fixing the line.

As I removed the old filter I noticed how much heavier it was than the new one, and not because it was full of water. My uncle happened to be at the house and since he’s a plumbing, heating, air conditioning expert I asked him about it. He told me it’s not unusual for those filters to get that heavy as they remove the “stuff” in your water that you can do without.  YUCK!

Eye opening to say the least.  What’s in your water?? If you’re not filtering you might want to look into it.

To your health,

DougO

I’ll be doing an all day seminar in the Baltimore / DC area – you owe it to yourself to check it out

Did you realize that the beliefs you have about investing, money, yourself and other people that drive your behaviors are the keys to becoming successful? Whatever results you are getting now, when you decide to change your beliefs, you’ll end up changing your behaviors and will thereby get different results.

Many people aren’t aware of what they believe and thereby just slide through life reacting to other people and situations in an automatic, robotic way. Even if they are, most people have no idea how to change a belief.

Truth is, facts just are ; they’re immutable. Beliefs however, are not. Example: the current economic environment is a fact. How you feel about that fact and what it means to you personally is a belief. One person might believe that a “bad” economy means it’s going to be tough to find great deals, while someone else might believe that a “bad” economy means it’s time to clean up while everyone else is selling out and running scared.

How can two people interpret the exact same fact so differently? The answer is in their beliefs.

We’ll go over more in the next installment…till then be awesome!!!

Greetings!!!

I just spent 7 days with 50 of the most incredible people on the planet, among them noted Economist Harry Dent.   I’ll be sharing an interview I did with him in a few days.

Based on Harry’s research and other signals we are seeing, if we have an additional financial crisis and the odds are that we will, you may want to consider putting your money in a small regional banks that have good ratings.

There is a move to send the big banks a message by moving money from the large, problem prone banks to smaller ones.

Here’s a link that you  can use to find a bank near where you live and have your business.

http://moveyourmoney.info/

Are you willing to accept the challenge, and start the day in a new way?

I want to share this with you all, it’s a fantastic explanation why you need to BREATHE and stretch!!!

My friend and Mentor Roger Salam started doing this exercise regimen when his Doctor told him he needed to be on medication for cholesterol. After he started getting wonderful results in his life, he shared this video with people he cares about. Sorta like I’m doing with you!! Feel free to share it with folks YOU care about!

You see when Roger went back to the Dr. for a retest after he’d been implementing this exercise into his daily routine, the Dr. thought there had been a mistake because the results were normal. Hmm. Just from breathing, exercising and of course proper diet.

Although I can’t tell you what to do with your body, I can certainly tell you what my friends, my wife and I have been doing with ours.

Watch this entire video a few times all the way through, and participate in the exercises as best you can.

When you are ready, you can use the shorter version below.

Here’s to your extended life and feeling better!!!

Doug

Note: If the video has any playback problem, try right clicking on it with your mouse and see if there is an option to change the quality from high to low and see if that helps. If you do experience any challenge, let me know about it by posting a comment below. Thanks!

Here’s the shorter version of just the exercises for those of you that just want to get to it

Imagine…a long 2 days of seminar, it’s late, you’re tired.

You have an hour drive ahead of you…

Ana and I got in to the airport at 11:00 pm last night coming back from an awesome weekend in Cali with the amazing Mr. Joel Bauer, and we found a surprise waiting for us, though we didn’t like it much…how would you have reacted?

Have an awesome day!!

Doug

As we start yet another week on this spinning ball of dirt,
I wanted to share with you something I read today that I
believe you will like:

Eight Requirements for Contented Living

1. Health enough to make work a pleasure.

2. Wealth enough to support your needs.

3. Strength enough to battle with difficulties and overcome them.

4. Grace enough to confess your sins and put them behind you.

5. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.

6. Faith enough to make real things of God.

7. Hope enough to remove all anxious fear about the future.

8. Charity enough to see some good in everyone.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Just this past Saturday I was saying something similar to
several young men here in Santa Fe on a different but
related subject.  You’ll note that the last three requirements
Goethe lists for contented living are faith, hope and charity.

I reminded these young men that “The greatest of these is charity,
for our faith may be lost in sight, hope ends in fruition, but charity
extends beyond the grave, through the boundless realms of eternity.”

And now, I remind you.

Enjoy your week!

Doug Ottersberg

P.S. Look at him now! One of my clients, Danny Welsh is really,
really happy about the results he’s been experiencing in his life
since I was privileged to work with him. He’s doing some big
things in the real estate world. In the spirit of today’s theme,
Danny wants to give back and to do that he’s allocated 7 free
tickets to my best clients for his upcoming seminar. It’s coming
up very quick so you’ll want to check this out NOW.

The ‘Real Deal’2 day Orlando Commercial Real Estate Bootcamp
looks sweet! You can buy it retail or if you’re one of 7 reading this
right now…You can claim your ticket at the website below, for
F-REE, as my guest. Danny says that I’ve been pretty valuable as
a friend and mentor to him for quite some time and this is another
way he wanted to ‘square things’ with me.

Once you click the button to REGISTER NOW you can input promo
code between the arrows —-> Hypno-Man  <——- and the $2,900
price to attend will magically drop to zero for you alone.

Grab your seat while it is available at the link below!

–> https://rewa.infusionsoft.com/go/RDOrlando/TGREG97/

(“Real Deal Orlando Commercial Real Estate 2-Day Bootcamp”
– 7 F-ree tickets available)

You’ll LOVE where Danny is having the training. Talk about ‘Real Deal’!

Hello there!!!!

The fact that I help people “flip the switch” and get amazing
results in their lives and businesses sometimes prompts some
of my happiest and most successful students to bend over
backwards to tell me how much they appreciate it.

Look at him now! One of my clients who has given me a glowing
testimonial is doing some really big things in the real estate world.

Listen to his testimonial:

He just me offered the chance for 7 friends and clients to go to the
‘Real Deal’ Orlando 2-Day Commercial Real Estate Bootcamp that’s
coming up. My happy client and personal development student and
his partners are selling the tickets for almost 3000 bucks AND..

Your can go for -free-! Check it out here:

–> https://rewa.infusionsoft.com/go/RDOrlando/TGREG406/

Yeah, it’s pretty good to know your buddy Doug here!

My friend and client Danny, and his partners are are doing
it not in a hotel but in the 133,000 s.f. 16 story office bldg.
they have under contract right now for $16,000,000. I
think it’s a pretty sweet concept and encourage anyone
interested to rearrange their schedule so you can go and
take advantage of the training and networking with a
team of investors that have completed over $500,000,000
in deals over 75+ years.

Meantime, what of those 7 tickets? Well, they gave me
a promo code for me to invite a few GUESTS, (see the
P.S. in this email)

Let me ask you an exciting question…

What if it really were as EASY to do 7-figure commercial
real estate deals— with little to NO money, NO credit,
and NO previous experience— as it is to do ‘run of the mill’
residential wholesale or short sale deals that make a few
thousand to 20 grand?

And pickup 5 figure and 6 figure residual monthly income
checks from tenants like banks? (Yeah, in commercial real
estate you can have the privilege of collecting rent from a BANK).

Well…Clear your schedule for the next few minutes and go and
watch the video to get the whole story at the link below…

–> https://rewa.infusionsoft.com/go/RDOrlando/TGREG406/

if you’re not completely blown away with what my client
and friend Danny and his partners are doing (and showing
you how to do), you flat-out ain’t ambitious enough. ; )

Watch The ‘Real Deal’ video and secure your ticket here:

–> https://rewa.infusionsoft.com/go/RDOrlando/TGREG406/

with Love and Light,

Doug Ottersberg

P.S. You can listen to Danny’s testimonial about how my
self-programming exercises helped him to ‘flip the switch’
and pursue ever greater levels of success here:

P.P.S.Oh yeah, almost forgot to tell you. Don’t get sticker
shock when you click the REGISTER NOW button. Danny
and his partners are selling the 2 day seminar for $2,900
but they had their web guys set up a special promo code
that will work for me and up to 7 people I invite (after that
it won’t sorry).

So you can bypass the registration fee on me if you’re one
of the next 7 to make your plans today. Promo code I asked
them to set up for you (just enter it on the site to drop price
to zero) is:

—> Hypno-Man <—

Here’s that link to get in:

–> https://rewa.infusionsoft.com/go/RDOrlando/TGREG406/