Hi friends,
I wrote this last night, but I didn’t have a chance to post it to my blog until this afternoon. Please enjoy it and join me tonight on a special call on overcoming whatever is holding you back from greatness. Register now.
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It’s 3 a.m. in Lagos, Nigeria and I wanted to share with you interesting stuff while I am in Nigeria giving lectures and consulting business owners.
The people here are starving for knowledge and have incredible opportunity here right now. 15 million in Lagos, 140 million in the country. In 99% of the land they lack the very basics we take for granted. Things like clean water, sewage (only 1% have proper sewage abilities) and shelter. I am in a 5 star hotel and just down the streets are shacks, like you see in movies and tv shows asking for money. The rich are very rich, the poor “dirt poor”.
However, people here want an end to corruption and have true chance of success — and are prepared to work for it. The business owners I had dinner with were constantly on their cell phones, some had two going at the same time! It’s great to see the sincere hunger and willingness to learn and grow that they are displaying. They asked me 100 questions like a rapid fire machine gun. The want knowledge, direction and leadership so they can carve for themselves a piece of their of the “American dream”.
On Friday I will be speaking for 50,000 people. Last night they brought in a tailor to the hotel to take my measurements so I can speak in their native garb! He came to the hotel at 9 p.m., and was instructed by my host to have my custom-made outfit by the next day no matter what. He obliged, took my measurements and smiled with joy as he left with an order that he would have to work on ALL night. THAT is a willingness to do whatever it takes! This will be a first and a way for me to connect with these individuals and their culture. After all, my father is from North Africa, Morocco.
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Ok, I’m gonna try and get some rest as its 3:51 a.m. right now. More to come! In the meantime, be very grateful for what we take for granted. All my best.
John
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Your brain – that three-pound hunk of matter located between your ears – is the most sophisticated, complex, and miraculous piece of equipment ever known to humankind. It controls everything you see, say, feel, and do. With such a powerful tool at your disposal, isn’t it your responsibility to understand how it works and how to make it work optimally?
Here are some fundamentals.
First, it’s important to understand that you are nothing but energy. If you took a high-powered microscope and looked at the smallest, most fundamental pieces of matter – not atoms, protons, and electrons, but the minuscule neutrons, gluons, quarks, and mesons that these subatomic particles are made of – you would see nothing but little bits of electromagnetic vibrating waves of light. Those bits are what you’re made of, and your brain controls the vibration of every one of them.
Second, it’s important to know that your brain can grow new brain cells (or neurons) in a process called neurogenesis. Not so long ago, scientists believed that people were hardwired or born with genetic predispositions and makeup. But now when someone says, “That’s just the way I am, this is the way I was born,” we know they’re only half right. While genetic predisposition accounts for about half of your internal programming, the other fifty percent comes from behaviors, perceptions, beliefs, and habits you may have learned as far back as childhood and conditioned into your brain.
Here’s the good news: by understanding how your brain works, you can change your old conditioning and tap into your brain’s inherent genius to achieve your goals and dreams.
If you would like to discover how to overcome the beliefs that are hindering your success, then learn about how you can be personally mentored by me for the rest of 2009. Click here to learn more and to watch a video about how to Have It All!
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Look at this incredible statistic:
According to Dr. Edward Miller, Dean of John’s Hopkins’s University,
Nine out of ten people who have gone thru heart bypass surgery do not change their behaviors or lifestyles after surgery knowing they face death as a result of not changing!
It’s sad but true. There is also a way to stop this.
- Is there something in your life you are trying to change or stop?
- Do you want to make more money but don’t?
- Do you want to have better health but can’t change your eating and excerise habits?
- Do you want to eliminate low self-image?
- Get your employees or yourself to adopt new behaviors, but you can’t?
Read on to find out why this happens.
For over 20 years I have been studying why some people are able to achieve the success they want in life while others struggle daily as if fighting for the air they breathe.
The research that keeps coming back over and over again points to the human brain.
You are currently wired to experience and achieve exactly what your current results are showing you. Please don’t get me wrong, you are capable of much more, and that is why you are frustrated.
The way we are raised and taught when we are young will determine our results as an adult. If you are not happy with certain results in your life right now, you must change from the inside out.
Using will power and persistence is a temporary act that fizzles out very quickly, as you already know.
Your brain controls all your perceptions and behaviors. Unfortunately, its responsibility is to keep you at whatever current result you are getting. Nothing less and nothing more.
Sure, you can trick it to losing weight or making more money, but it will almost always bring you back to your current level of non-conscious expectations and true beliefs. That is its job.
The “Hard-Wiring” in your brain is your current level of programming or conditioning. You may not like it, but it’s the truth.
You can never achieve more in your life without adding new and “better programming”.
It’s like upgrading software on your computer. If you want better performance from your computer, you do something to the inside, not the outside.
Here’s the good news:
Using the latest in brain research and physics we now have brand new ways to get “inside” your head to help you make the mental shifts you must make first, in order to see the changes in your life on the outside.
People have been using the wrong tools for making change and that is why it is so frustrating. With the advancements we’ve made in science, many more people will be able to make more money and finally live the lives they dream of, in total health and balance.
It takes about 15 minutes a day to rewire the neural circuits of the brain and the results are amazing. Read below to see what Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Louis Cady has to say:
(I have hundreds of testimonials just like this)
“It was like I had been driving around in a Pinto and John gave me a Lamborghini. After more than a decade in private practice, this workshop finally provided the ‘missing link’ for me to effect much faster change in my patients—and myself!”
Louis B. Cady, MD – Child and Adult Forensic Psychiatrist, speaker, writer and consultant
If you are serious about creating abundance in your life and business and truly are prepared to invest yourself to do finally do it right, I highly recommend that you work with me over the rest of 2009 to help make the changes from the inside out. To learn more, visit http://www.JohnAssaraf.com/challenge.
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I want to share another video with you about insightful thoughts from one of the greatest thinkers of our time, and how we can apply these thoughts to our own lives to achieve everything we want. If you would like to understand how to make your dreams a reality, you must see this video right now!
John
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Have you ever thought about what it really takes to Have It All in your life? Watch the video below to find out how you can learn the process of achieving outstanding results in every area of your life, regardless of the challenges you may be facing right now.
John
Congratulations; I feel you are very happy, because you are giving to the world things that their need.
Congratulations; I feel you are very happy, because you are giving to the world things that their need.
Our paths will emerge soon according to the discipline of my life’s choice. May you always live in the spirit of truth, happiness and humility.
It was a time to reflect on wot one has been doing in biz that is not right
It was a time to reflect on wot one has been doing in biz that is not right
hi john, thanks for coming when others are scared to..also thank you for reawakening in me things i knew and never put in practice..platform was a wake- up call for me..and i am now more determined not to rest on my oars…thank you again and hope you would come back and visit Nigeria soon
hi john, thanks for coming when others are scared to..also thank you for reawakening in me things i knew and never put in practice..platform was a wake- up call for me..and i am now more determined not to rest on my oars…thank you again and hope you would come back and visit Nigeria soon
Sure! true to expectations, John was great at the event in Lagos, Nigeria. I was standing all through his period because he was releasing “revelational insight” into our lives. We are grateful as Nigerians for you coming and somehow, a great revival is starting in Nigeria already. Les Brown came around in April and now you and other greats. I promise you for one that the words ain’t falling to the ground and sure the results will soonest be evident for all the world. So how is Paris? Keep up the great work.
Sure! true to expectations, John was great at the event in Lagos, Nigeria. I was standing all through his period because he was releasing “revelational insight” into our lives. We are grateful as Nigerians for you coming and somehow, a great revival is starting in Nigeria already. Les Brown came around in April and now you and other greats. I promise you for one that the words ain’t falling to the ground and sure the results will soonest be evident for all the world. So how is Paris? Keep up the great work.
It was great to have you in Nigeria the past few days. You gave a compelling message. I am committed to MORE in every way. Kudos!
It was great to have you in Nigeria the past few days. You gave a compelling message. I am committed to MORE in every way. Kudos!
Hi John, I believe that is one idea in your vision board.I want to thank you for your wisdom which is awesome.
Hi John, I believe that is one idea in your vision board.I want to thank you for your wisdom which is awesome.
Hi John, Glad to hear you made it safe. I can only imagine how inspired the people of Nigeria are feeling. You are such a blessing and have a special gift! All the best to you and the people of Nigeria!
Hi John, Glad to hear you made it safe. I can only imagine how inspired the people of Nigeria are feeling. You are such a blessing and have a special gift! All the best to you and the people of Nigeria!
hello john, it was nice listening to you during your seesion, you sparked up something in me, sincerely i did not want to come for the programme cos i was very depressed, but i am glad i came. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Nigeria
hello john, it was nice listening to you during your seesion, you sparked up something in me, sincerely i did not want to come for the programme cos i was very depressed, but i am glad i came. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Nigeria
I got chills reading this! I don’t know what else to say, John! I’ve been to S.Africa just 4 years ago and know what you are talking about in regards to the disparity between rich and poor. Anyway, god bless you!
P.S. I’ve enjoyed your Having It All program!
I got chills reading this! I don’t know what else to say, John! I’ve been to S.Africa just 4 years ago and know what you are talking about in regards to the disparity between rich and poor. Anyway, god bless you!
P.S. I’ve enjoyed your Having It All program!
Hi John, wish u everyday great achievements
Hi John, wish u everyday great achievements
Hi, John. I’m a new reader. What were these Nigerian business people doing to help the poor in their country? Was that something addressed as well? Do you see them having a desire to bring others out of poverty and show them a better life?