Connect The Dots

30 years ago Dr. Joe Vitale, Jr. was broke, desperate,
and living on the streets of Houston, Texas. Through
a series of fortuitous events though he found his inner
calling and has gone on to become one of the world's
best and most prolific marketing specialists, authors,
and speakers.

The man is so hot his nickname is, "Mr. Fire."

Along the way he has earned two doctorates, written
a number of bestsellers, spoken all over the world,
lost 80 lbs and become a physical specimen, became
an ordained minister, pioneered copywriting that is
virtually hypnotic, and helped countless people reach
greater success for themselves.

Joe detailed the following on his blog the other day
and gave permission for all to share.

At a staff lunch recently he handed out his latest
bibliography -- 45 pages of books, e-books, audios,
videos, teleconferences, software, fitness formulas,
and more -- an entire listing of everything he's
created.

He also stood up and put a dot on the whiteboard
on the wall and circled it.

"You are here," he said.

"Where do you want to go from here?" he asked.

The consensus was, "UP". More sales, more success,
more victories, more people helped, etc. so he put
another dot way up at the top, and circled it.

"That represents where you want to go," he said.

"I'm going to tell you what I think is the greatest
secret to manifesting whatever you want."

They were quiet, not sure where he was going till
he pointed at the "You are here" dot and said:

"The secret to getting what you want is to totally
appreciate this moment. When you are grateful
for this moment, then whatever is next for you
will bubble up out of this moment. You'll be
inspired to take action of some sort. That will lead
you up. But the only way to get to the upper dot
is to live in this dot with gratitude."

Isn't that what I've been saying? It's so fun to
watch the law of attraction at work when you
set your mind on a particular intention.
Resources, and people, and articles and
opportunities seem to pop up in front of your
face.

To be happy you must enjoy the moment being
satisfied and grateful, but you can still want
more. You want to accomplish more, you want
to win more, you want to shoot better, whatever.
That's part of being made in the likeness of God.
But you don't need more. You don't have to do
more to feel worthwhile. You're not driven by
insecurity and neediness. You just want to do
more.

The key to success and motivation according to
Joe is wanting more without needing more.

Most people aren't happy where they are,
thinking they will be when they get to the upper
dot. But if that's your attitude when you get there
you still won't be happy. You'll always be looking
for another dot on the map. If you use
unhappiness to whip yourself forward you'll
always be unhappy. The thing is, it doesn't have
to be that way.

Just be happy now. Out of that will come the great
things you seek.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. And you can only shoot a basketball in the
now too. You can study, prepare, and build
good mechanics through repetition, but to put
the ball in the hole consistently you want to
play in a state of relaxed awareness.

Coach Tom Nordland does a superb job of
teaching how to live in the shooting moment
and put the ball up with confidence every time.
His methods are not complex, but they are
powerful.

See for yourself at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

P.P.S. You can also find out more about Joe Vitale at:

http://www.mrfire.com/