People Get Ready

People get ready, there's a train a'comin'
Pickin' up passengers from coast to coast.

- Curtis Mayfield (1964)

The tragedy in Blacksburg recently has brought
a soberness to most of us. Sports lost it's
significance at Virginia Tech for awhile as it
should, but now we should recognize it can also
be part of the healing process.

What we know to be darkness can always lead
us to a deeper appreciation of the light. In fact,
it's almost impossible to know success without
tasting adversity, and often failure, first. I think
that's what Coach John Wooden had in mind
when he said the following:

'Webster indicates that success is the accumulation
of material possessions. I don't think so. I think
success is a peace of mind which can only be
attained through self-satisfaction...knowing you've
made the effort to do the best of which you're
capable.

We have no control over an opponent, but we
should have control over ourselves. All we can
do is live up to our potential.

It takes hard work and enthusiasm. You need to
be conditioned and know what you're doing. You
need good skills. You must have consideration for
others and lastly, You need a competitive spirit.

You can't be afraid of a tough situation.

You must enjoy it.

And realize the most difficult tasks bring the most
satisfaction.'

Maybe the Rolling Stones 'Can't Get No Satisfaction',
but you CAN, if you learn how to handle adversity.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I met a new friend last week in Vick Sfera. Vick
says he doesn't like my Gators, but you can tell he
does respect them :)

If you want a wealth of information about basketball,
leadership, character, and the game of life become a
reader of Vick's 'Triple Threat Basketball' blog. Vick
is a real giver, and you will always be able to find
something that will help you grow as a shooter and a
person at:

http://triplethreatbball.blogspot.com

P.S.S. In training and conditioning you put your
body and mind through adversity on purpose so
you can get stronger, quicker, faster, more
explosive, and better able to endure the rigors of
competition and come out a winner.

As the old commercial about changing your oil
used to say, 'Pay me now or pay me later'. Train
now, and your body won't give out on you later.

But to get the most out of your training you need
to know how to do it right. Too much, too little, or
the wrong kind of training will put your progress
in reverse.

Coach Tony Alfonso had all that in mind when he
created 'The Complete Basketball Strength and
Speed Program'.

If you want to be sure you're getting the most
out of your conditioning grab up Tony's revealing
ebook today at:

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

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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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Metamechanics For Dummies

Oh wait. Did I just call you a dummy?

Jokingly sure, but we're all dummies in certain
areas till we learn about them. There's no
shame in not knowing something. The shame
is in being too proud to learn when you have the
means, the opportunity, and it will benefit you.

I just doubt if you know what metamechanics
means because as far as I know, I made the
word up a couple of minutes ago.

We all understand what I mean by the
mechanics of something. The nuts and bolts.
The fundamentals. The way you do a certain
job right. Such as in the mechanics of your
profession.

In our case we talk about the mechanics of
shooting, of the jumpshot, of the freethrow,
etc. We're talking about the physical actions
that make for the most reliable, consistent
shooting. Those are readily available, and
they can be developed through repetition in
practice.

Meta is a Greek prefix used in words like
metaphysics. It means beyond, above, or
underlying. Metamechanics is what underlies
or goes beyond the mechanics of something.

One of my mentors, Matt Furey said it this
way recently:

'...you can only succeed when you understand
that knowing the mechanics of something is
not enough. You must also know the mechanics
of your own mind.'

You and I both know people who know their
fields inside and out, but in many ways have
just never hit the level of success they want.
Something inside of them may not let it
happen. Maybe they don't feel they deserve
it. Maybe they have limiting beliefs, etc.

I've been there myself more than once, and I'm
now learning how to consistently grow out of it.

That's why I'm so fascinated by the mental
aspects of shooting. Because the same thing is
involved in any success you have in anything.
If, for instance, you know a business inside
and out, that's not enough. You also have to do
things like expand your self-image to see
yourself being a success.

That can happen one step at time by paying
attention to the little successes you have and
building on them while also forgiving yourself
and learning from your failures.

It can also happen by learning to use your
ultra-powerful imagination positively. Too
many of us are better at using our imaginations
to create worry, criticism, frustration, and fear,
but there is good news. We know how to use the
mechanism. We just have to work at pointing
it in the right direction.

Shooting For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The metamechanics of shooting is exactly
what Coach Stan Kellner teaches in his
revolutionary new 'How To Be A Prime-Time
Shooting Machine' DVD.

See how basketball cybernetics can release the
champion shooter locked in your mind today at:

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

P.P.S. You can learn tons about fitness, health,
and success from best-selling author, entrepreneur,
and national/world-champion martial artist Matt
Furey at http://www.mattfurey.com/ and
http://www.psycho-cybernetics.com/. I would
recommend everyone who wants to win get on both
Matt's daily email lists ASAP.

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You Need To Go Three For Three

It is a good thing to have dreams and visions, but
you've got to do more than visualize, wish, hope,
or dream if you expect to receive on the basketball
court or anywhere in life.

Positive thinking is good, but it doesn't work in and
of itself. You've got to go beyond just the positive
thinking or even visualizations. You have to
generate:

Positive thoughts
Positive feelings and
Positive actions.

Positive thoughts you know about.

Creating positive feelings means you generate and
live in the emotions you will have when you get
what you are seeking. If you wanted to score 20
points per game when you did you might feel joy,
excitement, appreciation, satisfaction, etc. It also
includes emotions like hope, expectation, and
gratitude along the way.

When you do your visualizations let yourself
experience the feelings too. That gives power to
your thoughts, and it boosts your current energy
too.

What are positive actions though? If you are
driven to action it may well be out of fear, shame,
stress, embarrassment, jealousy, striving, worry,
rote or desperation. Those actions may give you
some of the results you want, but you will pay a
big price.

Positive actions flow out of your positive thoughts,
visualizations, feelings, and beliefs. They are laden
with intuition and inspiration. They come with ease
and with joy. They flow. They are in the zone.

The key is your thoughts, feelings, and actions all
have to match up. If they're not, something is off,
and the sledding will always be hard. If you look at
someone who is not getting what they deserve in
life - or what they want - it's because one or more
of those key components are missing.

You've got to go three-for-three. When you do that,
you'll find you can create whatever you want without
undue effort.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Patrick Chylinski knows what it takes to be a
big-time scorer on the basketball court. Believe me
he is a positive guy in everything he does, and he
imparts that in his private coaching.

If you're in the Southern California area track him
down at www.basketballsuccess.com but if you're
not, he's put a wealth of information into his e-book
on "How To Average 20 Points A Game Or More.
Don't waste your time. Find out what really works
when you're on offence today at:

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

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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

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Make Every Shot Count

I'd Give My Right Arm For...

My friend Clayton Haslop who is a world-class
violinist told me this little story the other day.

Fritz Kreisler was a legendary Austrian violinist
and composer, one of the most famous of his day
(1965-1962). At the height of his popularity a
woman came backstage after one of his concerts
and enthusiastically gushed at him.

'Sir, I'd give my life to play like that.'

Kreisler responded simply, 'Madam, I did.'

It's true. There's no way around it. If you want to
be one of the greatest of all time at anything, you
WILL devote your life to it. Not forever, but as
long as you want to stay at the top and your body
and soul cooperate. Ask Michael Jordan. Ask
Picasso. Ask Jerry Rice. Ask Wayne Gretsky. Ask
Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith. Ask Larry Bird.

If you want to be among the best shooters on the
planet it's going to take single-minded dedication.

If, however, you want to derive personal pleasure,
a feeling of accomplishment, and personal growth
from playing basketball and especially shooting,
you can give less. And don't feel guilty about that.
Those are all worthy pursuits, and your training
will put you in great stead in any other field you
enter.

Learning to shoot is learning to hit targets.
Learning to hit targets is a learning to hit goals.
And training like that goes to the core of who we
are. It is priceless.

Dr. Maxwell Maltz pointed this out in 'Psycho-
Cybernetics' his classical book on the workings the
mind, success, achievement, and happiness.
When we learn how to work with the internal
tools we've been given by the Creator life WORKS,
and it's not a struggle. In fact, one of the key themes
running through Dr. Maltz' stuff is how what was
once hard can be made easy.

If you want to learn how to find the 'Easy'
button in your life you would do well to study any
of Dr. Maltz' works. There is a new version of the
original book out which I really like. It's updated
and edited by noted direct marketing ace, speaker,
and business coach Dan Kennedy, and it's called,
'The New Psycho-Cybernetics'.

But if you are really serious about wanting to get
the most out of your life there is a 12 week course
in a massive workbook and CD format which gives
you the most comprehensive exposure to what Dr.
Maltz has put in print or the spoken word.

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In the 60's Coach Stan Kellner read Psycho-
Cybernetics, and ever since he's been putting it's
powerful ideas in play on the basketball court.
If you want the easy way to take your shooting
to the next level there's nothing else out there
like Stan's "Prime-Time Shooting Machine" DVD.

Give it a spin today unless you don't mind getting
left in somebody else's dust.

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

And You Thought You Were Busy

Today is the busiest day of the year according to
the post office. Over 900 million items mailed.
Mostly cards and gifts I would imagine.

I feel like I've already gotten a big Christmas gift
with the Florida Gators getting to play for the
National Championship in college football. The
Gators have the rare opportunity of winning a
national title in both basketball and football in
the same season. I don't think it's ever been
done before.

Those athletes have worked their butts off and
have overcome a lot of adversity (and made their
luck sometimes) to get to this point. I know they
deserve it, but you can make a good case for the
Michigan Wolverines too. The two were just
separated by one-thousandth of a point in the
convoluted BCS system.

It's time for a playoff. There will always be some
controversy on who gets into a playoff, but I'd
rather the controversy be with the 7th and 8th
ranked teams than with the 2nd and 3rd.

I feel a little bad for my buddy John Wood who
played some ferocious defensive end for Michigan
a couple of years ago, but I know John's not
whining about it. He's is a winner in every sense of
the word, and he knows grumbling and complaining
have no place in the life of a champion.

If you want to be a champion shooter you should
study the lives of great shooters, but also successful
people in all walks of life. You can learn from all of
them. Success is success wherever you find it, and
success leaves clues.

Another friend of mine J.P. Maroney who is a joint
venture broker and business coach says two major
stumbling blocks that keep people from getting
what they want are:

1. Pouting about the past
2. Doubting the future

And the two are interconnected. If you can't let go
of the junk from your past you'll drag it into the
present, and it will almost always cloud your future.

Think about it.

Coach Stan Kellner is a master at training you to
rebound from bad shots. As great as that is you'll
also be learning how to bounce back from your
other failures and missteps. And that's just one of
dozens of powerful mental breakthroughs you can
experience listening to Stan.

You'll never be the same again when you get a
taste of what's possible with just you, a basketball
and a hoop today at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In honor of the proud, valiant Michigan football
team let me remind you how you can have the hands,
wrists, and forearms of a true champion by making
use of John Wood's battle-tested know-how and gear.
Get started now with the Cadillac of all hand grippers
at:

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

P.S.S. Notice how these grippers make perfect
stocking stuffers for the athletes in your life, and
really who doesn't want to sport a King Kong grip
when they're shaking hands.

And you can now even get in-between sizes for
every strength level. Start using these puppies, and
you'll never worry about getting balls stripped out of
your hands again.

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Why Men Don't Ask For Directions

There's a video floating around 'You Tube' or
somewhere entitled "Why Men Don't Ask For
Directions?".

In it, what looks like a student is approaching a
young lady at a bus stop and starting to ask her for
directions. Before he gets five words out the
woman is spraying enough mace in his face to
drive him to the ground in agony. Then while
he's trying to recover she whips out a Taser and
proceeds to shock him silly. Funny stuff.

The joke about men not asking for directions has
been a comedian's staple for years. The joke has
been told hundreds of ways, and it still gets laughs.
That's because there's much truth to it.

It's not just directions guys won't ask for though.
We don't like to ask for help, period. That's totally
stupid though. Successful people are smart enough
to glean from the experiences of those who have
gone before them.

In his book 'Living A Dream' Dick Vitale talks about
how he advised Matt Dougherty who had been let
go by North Carolina to call Bobby Knight to find
out how he had dealt with being let go by Indiana.

Dickie V. could give that kind of advice because he
himself had asked for help more than a few times,
and because he knew for a fact Coach Knight had
sought advice from Florida's athletic director
Jeremy Foley on what it would take for a
university to hire him. If a Hall of Famer is big
enough to ask for help, don't you think you could
too?

When I used to play in the rock band we needed to
get from an early afternoon gig in Owensboro, KY to
an evening show in Central City, Ky - hometown of
the Everly Brothers. We used a map till we found
the bridge was washed out and we had to stop and
ask for directions. Step 1, O.K. We were being
smart.

Before the afternoon was out though we'd stopped
for directions three times and apparently gotten
three wild guesses. We ended up seeing a lot of the
countryside and were over an hour late for our job.

So remember it's not just important to ask for help,
you have to know the right people to ask. If you
want to find out who I go to for advice on shooting
and mental focus you can find it all in one place
today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan Kellner just got back from doing
camps in Denmark. For those of you who have
been waiting I now have the products that were
backordered. They'll go out tomorrow.

For those of you not on the waiting list it's not
too late to see what you're missing today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Gimme 3 Steps, Gimme 3 Steps Baby

'Gimme three steps, gimme three steps baby...

Lynyrd Skynyrd

You are just 3 steps away from becoming a blazing
success at shooting, business, relationships, spiritual
growth or whatever you want to accomplish.

According to Napoleon Hill who interviewed 100's
of successful people from all walks of life to write
'Think And Grow Rich' in the 30's all
accomplishment starts with 'desire', burning desire.

The intensity of your desire governs how big of an
obstacle you can overcome. If you have a desire of
40 out of 100, for instance and you come up against
a blockage that's a 55 things won't go well with you.
If you have a desire that's a 100 though, look out
world because you'll probably be unstoppable.

From Al Diaz author of 'The Only Option' I get your
2nd step which is for you 'require'. Require what you
desire.

That means you lay claim to it, take ownership, take
responsibility, and demand that it happen. And that's
a mental & emotional demand.

The first 2 steps are internal. They involve mind, will,
emotions, attitude, expectations, and faith. The third
step though is all about action, and the word to
remember is 'acquire'. That's where you make plans,
and put them into effect.

So remember Desire, Require, and Acquire.

And don't forget you can always prime the pump and
get things started. You can build desire by allowing
yourself to dream.

That's what Coach Tom Nordland did about 10 years
ago. He had a dream of helping young and old become
masters of shooting hoops, and using himself as a
guinea pig he figured out the key ingredients to
shooting and published that as the Swish Method
seven years ago.

He continued to teach, put more stuff together, and
refine his methods over the years though till last
year he felt he had doubled his knowledge and
needed to come out with Swish 2.

It's twice as long, filled with twice as much
information, has twice as many drills and exercises,
and it will probably propel you to shooting greatness
twice as fast.

See for yourself by finding out more today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Red Auerbach has been the consumate Coach,
General Manager, or President of the Boston
Celtics for most of my lifetime. He and his teams
and his players have inspired my life in hundreds
of ways.

From the biographies I've read, Red was that rare
blend of toughness and compassion. He loved
basketball and he loved people. He might have
been the game's greatest ambassador. We've lost a
great one, but I believe we'll see him again.

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006
Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Thinking Outside The Box

Are you afraid are you of what people think?

Does a fear of criticism paralyze you sometimes?

And you thought peer pressure was just part of high school.

If you study highly successful people in any field
you're going to find many of them do things others
would consider weird, strange, or 'out there'.

I don't remember the details, but I've heard of a
highly successful writer who, like Joshua marching
around Jericho, marches around his desk with
great fanfare seven times before sitting down to
write. Why? So when he finally sits in his favorite
chair he can write with all the confidence of a
conquering hero.

Strange? Maybe, but it works.

And who would have thought Albert Einstein would
place more value on imagination and fantasy than
on rational thought? But that's exactly what he said.
In his own words:

"When I examine myself and my methods of thought,
I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has
meant more to me than any talent for abstract,
positive thinking."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

I think what these rituals, routines, and practices
do is help achievers access more of their internal
mind power. That in turn gives them a creative
and competitive edge over others in their field.

I believe the more you can do to develop your
power of concentration, self-confidence, and
positive expectations the better shooter you will
become.

It is beyond question that your mind and emotions
affect your body, and there's also no doubt your
body and movement affect your mind and
emotions.

That's why I'm not afraid to recommend to you an
expert on movement and breathing like Karen Van
Ness.

See what Karen can do to turn your body and your
mind into an automatic shooting machine today by
flowing over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you read the previous email about the Q-Link
resonance generator and don't believe it can raise
your mental game to a new level you owe it to
yourself to find out more.

That is unless you can afford to do without benefits
like:

- being more productive
- learning faster with fewer mistakes
- reducing anxiety and stress
- relieving depression
- getting better sleep
- having improved memory

Let technology fine tune your focus today at:

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

Dickie V's Four Keys

The first thing Steve Spurrier did when he came to
the University of Florida in the early 90's was to
work on changing the mindset of his team from
losers to winners. Or at least from those hoping to
win to those expecting to win. He got much of what
he taught from John Wooden, the legendary UCLA
basketball coach.

What does it take to be a winner?

A great place to start finding out is at your local
bookstore or public library. Skim the stories about
the lives of the famous. Look at those successful in
your field and out. You'll find they didn't become
successful because they sat around. Or because
they were just lucky.

Whether you like Dick Vitale's enthusiastic
mannerisms or not, you have to admit he's an
inspiring story. From 6th grade teacher to NBA
head coach in 8 years, only to get fired and go into
broadcasting till another coaching job opened up.
Never happened, but he's been living his dream
now for 28 years.

He said Thursday night he'll sit there sometimes
and feels like he's stealing. He get's paid huge
sums for doing what he loves.

Here's Dickey V's success formula from Thursday
night in one sentence:

Dream It, Feel It, Believe It, and Do It.

You can do that can't you?

It's no shame to need help along the way though.
Don't be too proud to let NBA shooting coach Hal
Wissel give you his expertise on his two "Shoot It
Better" DVD's.

Hal says not to think of him as a shot doctor, even
though he has a Ph.D, because that means the
players shot is sick. It's not. It just needs some
tweaking. One of the players on the Memphis
Grizzlies calls him a shot nutritionist.

Find out what a shot nutritionist can do for your
stroke today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Did you hear Billy Donovan dropped the
Siemen's National Championship trophy at
Florida's Midnight Madness last night. I'm
surprised there weren't any heart attacks in
the bleachers.

It's a big crystal globe. (See a picture of me
almost holding it at www.deandelker.com.) It
shattered all over the O'Connell Center floor.
Fortunately though it was just a Hollywood
prop. The Gator boys were pulling a prank on
the crowd.

Don't drop the ball when your opportunity to
shine suddenly pops up. They say the best way
to learn something is to have to teach it to
someone else.

That's the philosophy Coach Tom Nordland took
in his new Swish 2 DVD, subtitled "Learning and
Coaching the Swish Method".

To learn shooting so well you can coach it sprint
on over to:

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

And when you win your championships please don't
drop the trophy. Your fans might not have the heart
for it.

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Life Is An Erector Set

I'm sure you remember some of the toys of your
youth. Some of my favorites were the "Erector"
sets. I had the 1958 "Amusement Park Set" with
hundreds of metal wheels, levers, channels, nuts,
bolts, spacers, etc. I think it even had a couple of
motors. I just looked it up and if I'd saved mine
intact it would be worth $1500 today.

I also had old-fashioned "Alphabet Blocks" when I
was younger, and "Lincoln Logs" later. Since then
the world has given us "Legos", "Geomax", "K'Nex"
and dozens more.

And girls have their dollhouses, Barbies, outfits,
paperdolls, tea sets, etc. They are more into
building people, relationships, and lives, but let's
face it. We all like to build. It's part of our makeup.

"To learn how to make every thought and action
constructive is to master the secret of all
attainment."

Wallace D. Wattles (1860 - 1911)

Wally Wattles was one of the pioneering success
writers in America and while he never played
basketball I think he can still help us all become
better shooters.

Any achievement you ever have will start with a
thought, be nourished by enpowered ideas, feelings,
beliefs, and actions. The key is to learn how to focus
your mental and physical faculties so they both can
contribute toward goals and dreams you have.

If a thought, or feeling, or belief, or action doesn't
help build toward what you're trying to accomplish
though common sense says you should ditch it at
the first opportunity.

As a shooter you should seek to rid yourself of any
thoughts and actions that don't contribute to great
shooting. Start paying attention and soon you will
notice distractive, destructive, hateful, critical,
judgemental, negative thoughts even while you are
practicing and playing. Try letting go of those next
time, and see what a big difference a clear, positive
mind makes.

And you can let Coach Stan Kellner show you how to
build a whole new vocabulary of shooting success.
Learn dozens of powerful thoughts that when
nourished will make you a superstar shooter.

It's time to start building your shooting future today
at:

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Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Go Gators

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Never Feel Like A Flunkie Again

When I was a young'un back in Kentucky I was
painfully shy. That's probably why I went into
computers. Frustrating as they could be, I always
knew where I stood with those digital chips.

I was especially shy around girls. It's funny how
that works. When I played in the "Lavender Hill
Mob" rock band from 65 - 70 I was never afraid
to to get up in front of as many as 15,000 people,
but you put me one-on-one with a lovely female
I was intimidated and tongue- tied.

I found ways to get through that, but if somebody
back then had told me to visualize myself being
successful and popular with the ladies, I don't
think I could have pulled it off. Not even in my
imagination. It was too big of a jump from my
reality. There was just too much resistance.

Maybe you feel the same way about shooting.
You're stuck. You need more confidence to be a
better shooter, but you need more success as a
shooter before your confidence will soar.

If I recommend you visualize yourself as a
shooting star hitting bucket after bucket from
every conceivable spot on the court, it's might
be too big of a leap of faith for you, so you don't
even try it.

That's O.K. I've got an idea.

Instead of swinging for the fences with an all or
nothing attitude, don't even worry about seeing
yourself as a superstar. Just see yourself feeling
more confident than you do today. How much
more, is up to you. 10% more? Whatever you
can believe. Just as long as it's an improvement.

Then when you have manifested that increased
confidence - and you will - be excited, be grateful
and raise the bar to the next level in your
imagination. See yourself even more confident.

If you are consistent in practicing this I promise
your confidence will grow and grow, and you will
be better at shooting, better with the ladies, better
with money, better at writing - whatever it is you
want to do.

Coach Stan Kellner teaches a technique called
"Filling Your Confidence Bucket" on his "Prime-
Time Shooting Machine" DVD. Do that and you'll
soon be hitting 2 and 3 pointers from all over the
court.

Start filling your bucket today at:

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Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If I'd known about changing my self-image
with Psycho-Cybernetics I never would have
had to be shy for so long.

You're life doesn't have to be a struggle. The new
"Zero Resistance Living" home-study course from
the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation will guide you
through the mine fields of life with ease and grace.
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Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Inside The Mind Of A Winner

Year 1 - Did not finish
Year 2 - Did not finish
Year 3 - 36th
Year 4 - Did not finish
Year 5 - Did not enter
Year 6 - Did not enter

If a NASCAR driver had a record in the Daytona
500 anything like this would you bet on him in
year 7? What if he'd taken the last 2 years off to
fight cancer?

Well that is exactly what happened to Lance
Armstrong in 1993 thru 1998. Not only that, but
he was also physically decimated by
chemotherapy in a sport that takes mountains of
endurance.

His situation was grim, but he did have a giant ace
in the hole. He had the mind of Lance Armstrong.
He had the mind of a winner. And that was enough
to win a record 7 Tour de France's in a row.

Do you think maybe Lance learned something about
winning while he was losing so much. He must have.
And do you think he learned how to use his mind at
the highest levels to overcome both cancer and build
his body back up to world class competitiveness.

How do you feel about losing? Does it eat away at you
and knock you off your game for an extended period
of time? Or can you let go of the pain and treat it like
the learning experience it is.

More relevant, as a shooter how do you react to
missing shots? I've said it before, but you really need
to learn how to miss before you'll ever become a great
shooter.

Coach Stan Kellner will teach you how to miss shots
and recover your confidence in moments on his new
"Prime-Time Shooter" DVD, and that's just one of the
ultra powerful mental techniques you can start
practicing in days if you order now at:

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Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In his camps Stan has kids hitting 100 shots
in a row and more when he teaches them 3 magic
words that cause them to lock in on their target.
Find out how to execute the shooter's internal
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Resistance Is Futile

The fourth and final factor the Gunslinger shared
with me about his shooting success was allowing
his mind and body to relax.

He started relaxing with the familiarity and routine
of his pre-game rituals. He continued relaxation
techniques before the mental rehearsal of his
upcoming match. Then he got deeper into
relaxation during his controlled, deep breathing
routine.

Only then was Dwight ready to release himself
upon the competition at hand. You can do
likewise.

The secret, Dwight said was in knowing relaxed
minds and muscles both move more quickly and
accurately than tense ones. That's just common
sense, but it's been proven over and over in the
arena of competition.

Look at the greatest performers in whatever field
you want to think of. They all look like they are
barely trying. They make it look so easy. They
are cruising.

Part of that is because they have repeated the
movements so many times it IS easy. It's easier
for their muscle memory to do it right than to
mess it up. There is little or no resistance to
getting the results they want. The neural
pathways and muscles are trained and
conditioned to where the movement is quick,
automatic, and literally easy.

One of my favorite guitar players has always been
Duane Allman, founder of the Allman Brothers
Band. Of course I recognize Jimi Hendrix' talent
too, but of all the musical cats who died young I
think Duane's passing affected me the most. I am
facinated by what he had to say to Tom Dowd his
producer just days before his fatal motorcycle
ride.

"Just a little more, and this instrument is gonna
be so connected with my brain that my fingers
aren't gonna have to play it."

That was Duane's way of saying his body was no
longer resisting what his mind wanted to do. The
connection was there.

Repetition and relaxation the keys to that kind
of mastery.

Rest in peace, Brother Duane. You were right.

You can reach that kind of mastery in your life by
employing the principles of Psycho-Cybernetics as
taught by Dr. Maxwell Maltz.

And now the Foundation named for his methods
has pulled out all the stops in publishing an in-depth
comprehensive home-study course called "Zero
Resistance Living".

Find out how you can eliminate all resistance to
your success today by hustling over to:

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Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another way to achieve peak performance is
by understanding the power of music. The
vibrations of good quality sounds that bring out
good feelings act like a pure water rinse, washing
away the junky, negative, constraining, stuck
emotions that keep you from doing your best.

You have the rare opportunity to learn from a
master teacher and performer in her own right
through the magic of the Internet. See what
Tania Gabrielle French can do to enhance your
performance today. Let her show you her magic
at:

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Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Breathe For Success

I'm still interviewing Dwight J., my IT co-worker
who regularly wins target shooting competitions
in Florida, and I asked him this question.

"Dwight, what is the most important factor in your
shooting success?"

He didn't answer right away, and in fact, asked me
a question in return.

"Dean, what is the body's most important nutrient?"

I thought a little while and was getting frustrated.
All nutrients work together. How can I single one
out? Finally to get it over with I said,

"Protein". Again he came back with a question.

"How long do you think you could live without
protein?"

I know people have fasted for over 40 days so I
answered,

"6 or 7 weeks" while Dwight slowly shook his
head.

"O.K. That's not it. You're probably talking about
water then because you can't go more than a
couple of days without that. Dehydration kills."

Dwight said, "That's true, but not what I was
looking for. Maybe you wouldn't consider this a
nutrient, but I'm talking about AIR, oxygen,
breathing. You can only live a few minutes
without that, right?"

Then he told me the most important factor in
being a good shooter is controlling your
breathing. He goes through a series of deep
breathing routines that both slow and relax his
mind and body right before he goes out to shoot.
He says that is the single most important step he
takes.

Deep breathing is one of the most powerful tools
you have as an athlete, but I'm not talking about
huffing and puffing. I'm talking about controlled
deliberate breathing. Breathing for success like
this is an art you must learn. Then when you
combine a burning desire and visualization with
it you are on the path to becoming super-human.

The best I've ever seen at helping you develop
peak performance on all levels is Matt Furey.
Matt is a world-class athlete, NCAA champion
wrestler, expert in old-school "Catch As Catch
Can" wrestling, mixed-martial arts world
champion, and he has the flexibility of a
teenage gymnast.

More important than that he has a passion for
helping you get the most out of your body,
mind and spirit.

And Matt has opened up his coaching to where
you can now join his "Inner Circle". If you know
what's good for you, you won't hesitate a second.
You'll go find out what Matt's all about now at:

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Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Every thing Matt teaches will make you
better at shooting hoops, or coaching because
you will have tools you didn't even know existed.
He even has it set up where you can try his Inner
Circle for free.

The only way you can miss on this deal, is to miss
out. Get thy buns in gear now and sprint on over
to:

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You'll thank me every day.

Make Every Shot Count.

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Why I Used To Hate Goals

For much of my life I've never really gotten into
goals. At least not the way achievers talked about
them. I've had vague directions I wanted to go in,
but I was more of a "play it by ear" kind of guy.
Goal setting to me seemed to take the spontaneity
out of living. It made me feel like I was a robot, or
something.

Because of that, I experienced a lot of the coasting
and drifting like I was talking about yesterday.
And yes, I've experienced the pain that comes
from living like that too.

Going with the flow eventually drowns your ambition
and your pleasure. I was living a black-and-white life.

One reason I was so resistant was I only saw goals
objectively. They were something sterile and
intellectual to me. I didn't realize how much joy you
could experience in setting and hitting goals. I just
saw them as mile markers on a hard road. No
wonder I resisted.

Not any more though. I've done a 180 and realize we
are all built-in goal seekers. And if we don't pursure
what we want we'll end up getting what we don't
want, by default.

I'm reading "The New Psycho-Cybernetics" which
is modernized, updated version of the 30 million
selling self-help classic. Dan Kennedy the multi-
millionaire speaker, business consultant, and direct
marketing wizard has done the updating because
the original book helped him overcome stuttering,
and develop the habit of success. I'm seeing things
in a new light, and recommend it highly.

One of the reasons I thought I wasn't goal-oriented
is much of it went on automatically in the
background. When I watch a 12 month old learning
to walk, and I see it clearly, but when I walk now I'm
not conscious of the goal behavior going on inside. It
is though.

As human beings we have the privilege of being able
to set meaningful, satisfying emotional goals - and
then to hit them.

Rick Rosser emailed me last night and was pumped
up about a new personal best in consecutive free
throws. I would be too, and I love hearing about
Rick's success and any of your successes.

He shot 1558 straight freethrows recently , and
now he's even more confident he can work up into
Guinness world-record territory. And as a truck
driver who travels around he's also hit more than
100 consecutive freethrows in 136 different
YMCA's across the land. That's probably a world
record already. You should check on that Rick.

Rick is excited about life, and you will be too
when you start setting some juicy goals that light
your fire.

Remember if you're not moving toward intentional
purposes, goals or dreams you're going to get the
leftovers and the hand-me-downs in life. Then
you're going to whine and complain which will
make it worse, and you're just not going to be
very happy at all.

Shoot For The Stars One Exciting Goal At A Time,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Dan Kennedy was also very instrumental in
compiling and bringing Psycho-Cybernetics to the
masses in a step-by-step workbook format that
anybody can follow and grow from. The course
called "Zero Resistance Living" turned my life
around, and I've I'm just beginning to scratch
the surface of it's possibilities.

Find out how you can live large today at:

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P.P.S Dr. Maltz was a friend of Salvador Dali who
was the antithesis of the "starving artist". Dali
understood how to live life to the hilt, how to
communicate that joy of living on canvas, and
how to get paid what he was worth.

Tania Gabrielle French carries that same torch in
the field of music today, and she can show you how
to use power-filled words and beautiful music to
rise to new personal heights.

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Pick Your Pain

Pain is a fact of life. You're gonna have some.

The only question is what kind of pain do you want?

Too many people are satisfied with the pain of
mediocrity with it's minimal satisfactions. In their
mind seeking their dreams would be more than
they could bear.

They are like people in a self-imposed prison who
have rationalized it's not so bad. Somebody feeds
you. You have a roof over your head, and you even
get free medical. Who can beat that?

It's not worth it to them to pay the price to seek
freedom. That would be uncomfortable. It could be
painful, and they decide to just coast and drift
where they are.

I've got good news and bad news.

This life is designed for you to move, and grow, and
learn, and use your muscles, and use your mind.
It's designed for you to excel and be victorious. It's
designed for you to pursue worthwhile goals and
dreams.

The bad news is if you try to coast or drift or stay
the same you won't preserve the "status quo" and
save yourself from pain like you think you will,
you'll go backwards. You'll drift downstream. And
then you'll experience real pain. You'll stay broke,
or your marriage will fall apart. You'll hate your job,
lose your friends, get fat and unhealthy, etc.

In fact, I believe God has designed it that way so
we'll get the message complacency totally sucks.

The good news is the pain of achievement is
always worth it. I have yet to meet a mother who
goes through the intense pain of childbirth, who
when she's holding her new bundle of joy close to
her heart doesn't say, "As hard as that was, it was
absolutely worth it to experience this."

The next time you are tempted to blow off shooting
practice, or your homework, or exercising, or
whatever is hard for you to do at the moment
remember the pain of not doing it and just drifting is
far greater.

Believe me. I've tried it both ways, and there's no
comparison.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I'm not saying you should slave away, or strive
and struggle to get ahead. There is a far better way.
By learning to use the higher laws of the universe
and your mind effectively you can make the way
smooth. Like Jesus said, "My yoke is easy and my
burden light"

Dr. Maxwell Maltz devoted his life to discovering
and teaching how to use your mind and emotions to
unlock those higher laws and reach your goals with
less resistance and pain. See what I'm talking about
right now at:

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

P.P.S. What Dr. Maltz has done for achievement in
general Coach Stan Kellner has done for playing
basketball, and especially for shooting. If you want to
shoot like a machine, effortlessly and confidently you
really have to have his new DVD.

See what "How To Become A Prime-Time Shooting
Machine With The Ultimate Shooting Method"
today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Confidence Is - As Confidence Does

How do you build confidence without success when
you need confidence to be a success?

The formula is tried and true. It has been working
for centuries and centuries. To become successful
you have to first act like a success.

Harvard-trained sports psychologist Dr. Stephen
Kraus explains it this way:

"Acting like a success begins to change how you think
about yourself ... You can use this process to enhance
your own success and motivation simply by choosing
an identity you want, and beginning to act accordingly.
Soon the expectations of others, and your own internal
need for consistency, will get cycles of confidence,
motivation, and action spinning in the right direction.

How do you take on the identity of a shooter?

Begin to act like a shooter. A shooter holds himself
like a shooter. His body language speaks volumes.
A shooter practices shooting every day. A shooter
has that knowing smile.

Dr. Hal Wissel spends a lot of time in his two
shooting DVD's emphasizing how you act like a
shooter in thought, speech, and action. Learn from
one of the best today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One of Stan Kellner's constant refrains in his
Prime-Time Shooting Machine DVD is,

"Who Are You?".

And his students shout back,

"I Am a Shooting Machine!".

See how you can have something to shout about
too at:

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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
experiencing the success you deserve. See what
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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
are a shooting machine today at:

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You Need Never Lose Again

Coach John Wooden says you are never defeated
till you start blaming someone else.

That's when you become a victim, and you'll never
even look for the creative ideas and actions that
would bring you victory.

So if you don't ever want to lose again start taking
responsibility for what happens in your life. There
is real magic in that.

Even if the scoreboard sometimes says your team
lost, you will still be a winner because you will learn
from that situation and always get better if you are
owning your experience.

I know that is short and simple, but I can't think of
any other way to say it.

Try putting this into practice though and let me know
how it goes. You'll never go back to whining,
complaining, and blaming.

Coach Tom Nordland teaches awareness and taking
responsibility for your shooting as well as any coach I
know. See what is possible with his new Swish II DVD
today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan Kellner's Ultimate Shooting Method
DVD will also give you the tools you need to take
ownership of your shooting. When that happens
you're well on your way to becoming a shooting
machine.

Who are you? I'm a shooting machine. Got it?

Now you can order this powerful success magnet
today at:

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