Skeptics Welcome Here

I know some people are skeptical about all this
inner-game, mind power, cybernetics stuff. Even
though it has worked over and over in situations
from golfing to going to the moon, these people
haven't seen anything unexpected happening in
their lives.

Unless you can hit them over the head with the
mental equivalent of a 2 x 4, whatever you say,
their first response is to doubt.

"How do you know that's true?" is their mantra.

Maybe they all have some connection to Missouri,
the "Show Me" state.

I understand that mindset. I was trained in the
sciences and have a Master's Degree in Electronic
Engineering with a Digital Design emphasis from
the University of Missouri at Rolla. That's the way
we were taught to think. I've since found out
though it's just part of the big picture.

And that's not bad. It drives the scientific method,
and it protects us from scams. It's just limited.

To be consistent and intellectually honest though
shouldn't the skeptic eventually come to doubt his
own doubts. What if his assumptions are wrong?
What if the universe is not just an external,
objective, material reality.

What if it is subjective, fluid, and we are meant to
be co-creators of our own reality and future. If it
is even partially affected by our thoughts, beliefs,
feelings, and decisions then approaching it from a
position of doubt means you're guaranteed to cut
off a huge chunk of your potential. And in my
experience it would be the best part.

Tomorrow I'll show you how a skeptic can change
his stripes, but for those of you who are ready for
the big-time already Coach Stan Kellner wants to
show you how to use your mind to drive a well-
oiled shooting machine. Pickup your keys today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. And if you want to go beyond shooting and
create the future of your dreams now's the time to
explore the in-depth, life-changing "Zero
Resistance Living" course from the Psycho-
Cybernetics Foundation.

But only if you are ready. Find out today at:

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Make Every Shot Count

How Imagination Trumps Terrorism

There's a new show on TV this fall called "Jericho".
It's about the people in a small town in Kansas who
see a mushroom cloud over Denver to the west and
find themselves cut off from the outside world not
knowing for sure the breadth of what is going on.
Nuclear terrorism is the implication, and you can
imagine the fear and panic that might arise in the
townspeople.

After they all make it through one crisis in the pilot
but are turning on one another the mayor of the
town needs to maintain order and rally the citizenry.
And the keynote of his message is this:

"Are we going to use our imaginations to solve
problems, or to cause them."

I'm not sure the writers of that show have any idea
how profound a statement that is, but in my mind
and experience it is radically true. You can use your
thoughts and imagination to make situations better,
or to make them worse. Every time. Believe it or
not, you have that kind of power.

When Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote "Psycho-
Cybernetics" fifty years ago athletes were among
the first to to prove it's ideas true in scientific
studies and on the field of battle, and that is
happening more and more everyday.

As a shooter you have much evidence of the power
of your imagination. You're probably aware one of
the first documented studies of imagination practice
involved freethrow shooting. The group which only
practiced in their imagination had virtually the same
gains as the group which practiced shooting
mechanically everyday.

So I'm probably preaching to the choir on this one,
but if you're not hitting baskets in perfect form in
your mind on a daily basis you have left one of your
most powerful training weapons on the rack.

And that's just a beginning. Let Coach Stan Kellner
show you the vast array of mental tools at your
disposal in his new, "How To Become A Prime-Time
Shooting Machine" DVD. It's available today at:

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Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Shooting hoops is tremendous training in how
to hit targets and goals of all kinds, be they spiritual,
mental, emotional, social, career, economic, health-
related, or physical. If you have the time maybe you
could eventually figure it for yourself and create a
wonderful life.

To help make a life-changing process like that easier
the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation has recently
issued the ultimate, in-depth, home-study course on
all-around success called, "Zero Resistance Living".

Find out how to make the most of your life today at:

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Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Use It Or Lose It

A number of years ago in a business I got to know
two brothers from South Florida. To maintain their
privacy I'll call them Chip and Dale.

A friend and I ended up training the 2 brothers so
we spent quite a bit of time with both of them, their
wives, and their children. Over time we heard their
life stories, and Chip and Dale were as different as
any two siblings could be.

Chip was ambitious, smart, respectful, fatherly,
generous, positive, prosperous, and loyal.

Dale was broke, working at a menial job, childless,
disrespected his wife, was usually negative, and
drank too much.

They had both had it rough growing up. An
abusive father, a mother who died, in foster homes
together, etc. I noticed one thing from hanging
around them so much though.

One of them had had gotten bitter, the other had
gotten better, much better. I'm sure you've heard
similar stories. They abound, and they all point out
a very important lesson.

You can use your past to make excuses and fail, or
use it to to motivate yourself and rise to success.

It's all up to you.

Shoot for the Stars

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Chip sought out help dealing with his past.
You can too. "Zero Resistance Living" is a unique
life mastery course that teaches you in detail how
to reprogram your subconscious internal
computer and change your life.

Don't let anything from your past stop you from
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P.P.S. You will be a better shooter if your mind isn't
burdened by nagging issues of inferiority, failure, etc.
Let Coach Stan Kelner show you how to believe you
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A Change Is Gonna Come

We've got a dog named Merlin. We got him from an
animal shelter a couple of years ago, and he's a
middle-aged Lhasa Apso. Looks like a small
sheepdog. Very smart. They were originally bred
by monks and noblemen in Tibet and for 2000
years were watchdogs for the monasteries.

When we first got him Merlin liked to run out any
open door. One day we couldn't find him in the
house, but we did find the door to the garage
cracked open. Somebody hadn't shut it all the way
and wily Merlin had taken advantage.

I went looking in the neighborhood and as I
rounded one block I heard dogs fighting and
started running. Poor Merlin was cornered by
a huge mastif in a neighbor's yard, and a small
frail woman was holding on to the big dog's leash
like her life depended on it. And it looked to me
like it did.

We got the dogs untangled, and Merlin's little
heart was beating 90 miles an hour. I took him
home, and you know what? Since that day he's
been a different dog. No longer will he bolt out
of any open door.

There are two ways change happens. One you're
familiar with. It involves consistency and
repetition, and since personal change involves
discomfort much of the time, it's hard to change
that way. That's why habits are hard to break
and hard to establish.

But Merlin didn't have to use a bit of
willpower to change his behavior, did he?. Fear
took care of that in an instant.

I smoked cigarettes when I was in high school
and college. I'm not proud of it, but in Kentucky
those days almost everybody did. It wasn't even
that expensive. I know I smoked two packs a
day.

I had a girlfriend in college later though who I
really loved, and we were always together.
One day she looked at me with those tender,
gentle eyes and said, "If you care for me like
I know you do, why would you want to shorten
our life together?" Not spoken judgementally.
That wasn't her way, but believe me, I was
pierced to the core.

Do you know what happened next?

I quit cold turkey right then and there, and
had no cravings, no withdrawal, no temptation
to smoke at all. I haven't smoked once since,
and that's been 36 years.

Again too, notice. Not an ounce of willpower
involved. Instant change.

The key in both cases to effortless change was
the very same thing - a HIGHLY emotional
event.

Fear, maybe even terror, in Merlin's case, and
love in mine.

If you are trying to be a better shooter, better
coach, or better anything, you probably have
changes you want to make. But maybe you
don't happen to have a high-intensity emotional
event handy.

Not to fear. You do have your imagination, and
you can create motivating events. If you've tried
using your imagination to effect change before,
and gotten lackluster results it's probably because
you didn't understand the the emotional factor.

Remember the stronger emotion you let yourself
feel in your visualizations the more powerful result
you can achieve.

Now, if you'll excuse me I need to go play with
Merlin.

Shoot for The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The ultimate guide to generating high-voltage,
emotionally-charged, life-changing images is the
"Zero Resistance Living" course put out by the
Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation.

You can do it the hard way, or the easy way.
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It's Your Life - Make Every Shot Count.

The Evolution of a Champion

Udonis Haslem, the undersized blue-collar NBA
power forward was in Gainesville yesterday. It
had been a couple of years since the last time he'd
come home to his alma mater. This time he was
walking taller than usual though. After all he was
a world-champion now.

Those who've known him since Miami Senior High
days though will tell you he's always had a
champion's heart.

He came to the University of Florida as an
unheralded recruit and led the Gators to four
straight NCAA tournament appearances. As a
chunky back-to-the basket center he even
propelled his team to the National Championship
game as a sophmore.

When the NBA passed on him out of college he chose
to play in Europe and used the time to lose 40 lbs,
develop a mid-range game, and become a beast as a
rebounder and defender.

By now you know Pat Riley and the Miami Heat
have taken a chance on this overachiever and have
been rewarded with one of the league's primo
warriors. He's a player who contributes in every
way as his 17 points, 10 rebounds, and defensive
job on Dirk Nowitzki in this year's championship
game attest.

For the past couple of weeks U.D. has been working
with shooting coach David Thorpe on extending his
shooting range.

'I have to do it because Shaq sucks up all the paint.'
Haslem jokes.

And Florida Gator coach Billy Donovan had this to
say about his former player:

'He's one of the guys who gets it. One thing I've
always respected about him is it's all about winning
with Undonis. He has found ways to evolve himself
and he's found a way to affect winning at the next
level. He's a warrior, mentally.'

One of the keys to long term success in anything is
being able to read the prevailing winds and adapting.
Like course corrections with a guided missle we all
have to zig zag ourselves to our eventual goals.

'Cybernetics' is the term author and plastic surgeon
Dr. Maxwell Maltz' coined for that kind of goal seeking
activity in the 60's. In fact, it comes from the Greek
word for steering a boat.

Psycho-Cybernetics then is how to use your thoughts,
imagination, and feelings to steer your life to desirable
goals.

For all you'll ever need to know about this process you
want to check out Dr. Maltz' lifetime work, the 'Zero
Resistance Living' course. It's available only at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. For all you'll ever need to know about how to use
your mind on the basketball court you want the books,
CD's, and DVD's of Coach Stan Kellner. There is a world
of powerful information there on how to be the player
and shooter you dream of being. Today is your day to
start evolving at:

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What's Holding You Back

Do you know what is holding you back from living
the no-limit lifestyle we talked about yesterday?

If you don't practice shooting as much as you want
to, for example, why not? Don't be discouraged if
you're mystified. It is a question for the ages.

In the 1st century AD a man they call Paul the
apostle described himself in a similar situation in
the world's bestselling book.

"I don't understand what I'm doing. What I want
to do, I don't, but what I hate, that's what I end
up doing."

Paul was describing a universal human experience,
and he said it was due to the pressure of "the law".
I call it human nature. As they say, "To err is
human."

The obvious question then is - How do I become
super-human?

Step one is to know what you are worth because
you will only achieve what you think you deserve.

If you don't believe you deserve success you will
either languish where you are in life, or you will
make headway only to sabotage yourself back to
where you feel comfortable. It works like a
setpoint.

I personally believe you are of infinite worth
because of my faith, but you have to come to
your conclusion on your own. Feel free to
email me at dean@deandelker.com if you
want to know more what I believe and why.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I highly recommend the ZeroResistance
Living course to help you figure out what you
are worth and what you can do about it.

Find out today at:

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

Livin' The No-Limit Life

Is poker as big where you are as it is in Florida?

Even in the retirement belt I think it is now more
popular than bingo. Churches who used to make
fun of Catholics for their favorite fundraising game
are now sponsoring charity poker tournaments of
their own.

A local businessman I know even runs an
organization called "Poker For A Purpose" which runs
monthly tournaments for a set of rotating charities.

Hundreds participate every month. Your entry fee is a
donation, and you can win prizes donated by local
merchants. My wife Joan and I have made a few final
tables ourselves. It's still close but no cigars for me, but
she came in third and won a nice IPOD in June.

It's also really big with the college crowd. Cash games
are illegal in Florida, but I saw recently where two
popular watering holes are offering nightly games with
free buy-in where you can accumulate points good for
food and beverages.

And the game of choice is the one that's been
popularized on ESPN's World Series of Poker -
No-Limit Texas Hold'Em.

Since poker's been with us a long time I've got a
suspicion it's the 'No-Limit' part that fascinates
us so much. There is something exhilarating about
being able to go 'all in' and win big at any time.

Wouldn't it be great if we could live our lives in no-
limit mode more often too? There are many times
where if we did, especially on the basketball court
we would come out winners.

Everybody I know lives with limiting beliefs though.
Well not everybody. A few adults and most of the
kids I know don't, but it's hard to grow up and not
get socialized and saddled with other people's well-
intentioned limitations.

Not wanting you to get hurt they try to build a
protective bubble around you. Or maybe they just
project their scarcity mentality, worries, and fears
on you because they know of no other way.
Perhaps too, many of your limitations are self-
imposed.

The late Dr. Maxwell Maltz dealt with limitations
from all angles in his classic 'Psycho-Cybernetics'
success book. It has sold over 30 million copies
since it debuted in the 60's.

Now his heirs and the folks at the Psycho-
Cybernetics Foundation have compiled all Dr.
Maltz lectures and writings (including handwritten
notes) into the ultimate lifestyle course they call
'Zero Resistance Living'.

ZRL is simple enough you can see positive results in
a matter of minutes, but as your experience grows it
is complete enough to use for the rest of your life.

Start your no-limit lifestyle today by pushing your
chips in at:

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Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Most likely you have settled for limits in your
basketball game too. Coach Stan Kellner has spent a
lifetime teaching players how to blast through those
limits and reach for the prize inside.

There is probably no physical reason you can't shoot
like the best in the game, for instance. If you can learn
to think like the pure shooter, you can shoot like he
does.

Don't be a 'know-it-all' and not ask for help. Let Stan
guide you and obliterate your limits today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The Hidden Benefits of Shooting Hoops

I wonder if you realize what you've gotten yourself
into wanting to be a great shooter? It's actually
possible to set yourself up for life.

When you visualize yourself putting the ball in the
hole you are expanding your self-image to new
levels. You are focusing on what you want, and
letting the inner image change. Then the doing
becomes easier.

When you see yourself as a shooter your life can
change.

You will have learned a ton about desire, belief,
confidence, your mind, goals, perserverance, and
I could go on and on. What you learn on the court
you can apply to most anything you do in life, and
come out a winner. That is priceless.

The processes you learn can also make you more
successful in love, relationships, money, career,
spirituality, education, research, business - every
good thing you want.

For instance I'm sure you've heard the phrase 'time
is money'. And that's true up to a point, but really
isn't it ideas that make money. Creativity is a mental
skill, and as you sharpen your mind on the court, and
apply those same skills to the money game you will
have a much brighter future.

The best, most comprehensive mental program I've
ever seen for basketball comes from Coach Stan
Kellner. I was raving about the book yesterday, and
there is a wealth of information there.

It may be the best buy I've ever seen. It sells for $15,
and there are hundreds of powerful ideas to act on.

The same holds for his 'How To Be a Prime-Time
Shooting Machine' DVD. There's nothing else like it
so I've made it easy for you to order it today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. My business and life coach Matt Furey has
the ultimate winners attitude, and he teaches it
through exercise, conditioning, and mental power
programs.

He's also the head honcho at the Psycho-Cybernetics
Foundation where he carries on Dr. Maxwell Maltz'
vision for self-image building. You would do well to
visit Matt's sites and absorb as much as possible from
him. His daily emails are an education in themselves.
Now is the time. Here are the places:

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

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

God Bless.

A Promise Kept

In one of my early emails I told you 'Hoosiers' was
my second favorite movie and promised one day
I'd talk about my all-time fave.

It happens to be another sports flick, and an
Academy Award winner. My favorite line from
it is:

'I believe God made me for a purpose, but I also
believe he made me fast, and when I run, I can feel
His pleasure.

The movie, of course, is 'Chariots of Fire'.

There is a very real sense of accomplishment and
pleasure when you are in that relaxed performance
state commonly called 'the zone'. Anything you do
will be better done if you are relaxed. And feel-
good brain chemicals are released too.

It's what the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation calls
'Zero Resistance', and one of your primary missions
as an athlete should be to learn how to get in that
state and stay there.

In his book 'Sacred Hoops' Phil Jackson talks about
how during time outs he gets his players to mentally
relax and concentrate on what he is saying by
leading them in a quickie visualization he calls 'safe
spot'.

While they are grabbing a drink and toweling off he
encourages them to take a short mental vacation
and visit that place in their imagination where they
feel most relaxed and secure.

Now some people think Phil is a bit of a kook, but
who can argue with his results. His 9 NBA title-
winning teams tie him with Red Auerbach for the
most ever.

Now you see why I think so highly of what Stan
Kellner teaches. If you want to understand how to
maximize your mind power to win games, his book
and basketball visualization CD are unbeatable.

And if you want to become automatic as a shooter
his Ultimate Shooting Method DVD is a must.

Order the whole package or the shooting DVD
today at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you want to live your whole life in 'the zone'
nothing beats the 'Zero Resistance Living' course
from Matt Furey and the Psycho-Cybernetics
Foundation. It's 556 pages and 12 CD's will show
you how to live a friction free lifestyle no matter
what challenges you face.

And it's available only at:

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

Copyright, Delker Enterprises, Inc. 2006