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/

Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations

I'm going to put on my scientist hat today and
explain WHY I say gratitude is the key to
attracting good things into your life.

Those could be higher shooting percentages,
coaches who help your game, teachers who help
you grow and learn, team chemistry, better
relationships in general, a deeper spiritual life,
etc. It could be anything that makes your life
better.

The answer is in what the hippies of the 60's and
70's used to call vibes, but now there's a scientific
basis for it all.

Maybe you're one of those geeks who understands
ten-dimensional compacted string theory. Or
perhaps you've just heard about quantum physics
with it's energy packets vibrating at stable levels.
Not that you really have to understand it. Nobody
really does, but many scientists now believe
vibrating energy is what make the universe go
round.

And quantum physicists have also shown energy
reacts to being observed and that affects how it
arranges itself into matter. It's as if the material
world were designed for us to interact with it.
How cool is that?

And it's through what some call "Universal Law".
Others "Energetic Law", "Spiritual Law", the
"Law of Faith", and "The Law of Attraction". And
just like physical laws such as gravity always work,
the higher laws are constantly at work too.

One way I believe it works is through a process
called resonance. Resonance is the tendency of a
vibrating system to increase it's energy and power
when excited by the right frequencies.

Resonance produces lasers for example. And
resonance is what makes two objects vibrating at
sympathetic frequencies attract each other. Think
tuning forks.

Don't foget in the words of the Bible we are created
in the image of God. We are co-creators, and our
thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and actions all carry a
vibrational quality that interacts with the energy
field of the universe and makes things happen.
Both positive and negative.

That's how when you are in a state of gratitude you
give off a vibration which resonates with and
attracts more good things you can be grateful for.
You will have to work to build the habit of
thankfulness, but when you do look out. It will
keep on reaping untold rewards.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I am really, really, really thankful the Florida
Gators are the new national champions in football.
And the first university to ever hold national titles
in basketball and football at the same time. It's
a good time to be a Florida Gator.

One thing quarterback Chris Leak did leading up
to the title game was borrow a National
Championship ring from one of the members of
Florida's 1996 championship team who now works
in UF's athletic department.

Chris used that ring to visualize his own
championship ring in the weeks since Florida won
the right to play in the title game. You tell me
if visualization works or not.

Coach Stan Kellner has made a career of helping
players use visualization and other mind power
techniques to make the most of their basketball
skills. If you don't have his "Prime-Time Shooting
DVD" you're not getting the most out of your
shooting.

But maybe you're good enough already. If you
don't think so you need to hustle over to:

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

And take advantage of Stan's expertise.

Make Every Shot Count

Are You A Have Or A Have Not

O.K. now you have an inkling how to turn down the
volume on the negative in your life. Through
releasing, letting go, and forgiving you can fade out
the power of the things you don't want in your life.

I forgot to mention that includes being critical,
cynical and judgemental too. I'm too well
acquainted with that minefield myself. I've found
out though you can't release much of anything
when you are going around binding things up all
the time, in others or in yourself.

Next what you need is a reliable way to make the
good in your life multiply and prosper. If you can
shoot 67% at the freethrow line today, you want
to know how to shoot 77%. If you love someone,
you want to know how to make that love stronger.
If you are in school youwant to know how to get
better grades. If youhave a good business you
want it to grow. It's just natural.

You will have to believe what I tell you today, but
in the coming days I'll explain more about why I
think this all works. The key here is in first
recognizing the good you already have. Awareness
and paying attention are king. Then growth and
multiplication lie in a simple formula anyone can
practice. You might know it as gratitude,
thanksgiving, appreciation, or honoring.

When you appreciate the good in your life, you
prime the pump to receive more. If you take the
good for granted though it will diminish. Like how
you lose muscle tone when you don't exercise.

And if you ungratefully focus on what you lack or
need you will even multiply the lack in your life.
Sorry, not my rules. That's the way the universe
works.

So to be a success at anything you need to let go
of what you don't want, and be grateful for and
appreciate what you do. It's as simple as that.

Not easy to do. It takes awareness, practice, and
repetition. But it is simple.

Tomorrow I'll give you a scientific basis for how
this works if you're still a doubting Thomas. It
has to do with a little thing called resonance.

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In case you're wondering where the straight
basketball talk is you don't get much straighter
talk than what Patrick Chylinski gives you in
his new ebook:

"Average 20 Points A Game: How To Become A
Big-Time Scorer."

You can order it right away and be working on
the secrets he teaches in his private coaching in
minutes at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

P.P.S. As always you have my permission to share
this info and any other emails or blog entries as
long as you share each message intact with
copyright and contact info, and you do not spam
anyone with it.

Make Every Shot Count

Do Thanksgiving Right

Have you read any of the Richard Marcinko Rogue
Warrior books? Marcinko is a tough-as-nails retired
Navy Seal team leader who writes semi-fictional
accounts of missions he and his teams could have
been involved in. I have no idea what is fiction and
what is real, but it sure makes an exciting read.

I was reading last night the Rogue Warrior's Ten
Commandments of Special Ops. And number six
goes like this:

"Thou hast not to like it - thou hast just to do it".

Happy Thanksgiving to those who live in the USA.
But everybody else doesn't have to get left out.
You too can be as happy as you want to be. All
you have to do is give thanks. You don't even
have to like it. You just have to do it, and if you
do you will find yourself growing more thankful
and even feeling more thankful.

I'm convinced happiness and thanksgiving are so
closely joined they can't be separated. Show me
an unhappy person, and I'll show you someone
who is also ungrateful. Someone who does not
count their blessings. Someone who doesn't
appreciate what they have.

Whether you're shooting hoops, building a
business, parenting a family, going to school or
even trying out for American Idol you are doing
it all because you believe it will make you happy.

Am I right?

Nothing wrong with that, but believe me when I
tell you - cultivating an attitude of thankfullness
and gratitude is the quickest way I've ever seen
to make yourself happy.

Today is a good day to start putting that into
practice. You could keep a gratitude journal and
write in it every night before going to sleep. Then
in the morning mentally run through a list of what
you are am grateful for.

Try it. You'll find a happy shooter is a better
shooter.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One of the things I'm most grateful for in
this life is the opportunity to touch your lives
through this e-letter and deandelker.com.

I hope you will find much to be thankful for as
you spend this day with your family and
friends.

Oh, by the way. Another gift I find myself
continually being thankful for is music. If
you've been the least bit curious about
classical music and the benefits it can have on
your body and soul my friend Tania Gabrielle
French wants to teach you and help you
experience a calming, uplifting musical
cleansing. It's good for what ails you, and it's
available today (and tomorrow after you've
recovered from your holiday) at:

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

And a big thanks to all of youl.

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