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Authors: Eldon Taylor
report a positive result and pledge to incorporate their new tools
and learnings into their lives upon returning home. However,
when following up with these people a month later, we discover
that indeed most have not applied what they learned. There are
always reasons (excuses) for this failure. Some may say something
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like, “Well, I thought about it, and it’s just not right for my personality.” Others claim that they simply have not had the time.
Some say they tried, but it just didn’t work. For the most part, it’s all excuses. The fact is, just as I have suggested, if your inner mind (subconscious) does not believe it, you won’t do it. Remember the
“million dollar” characterization and Mr. Bill Gates? no amount
of flashing lights, brilliant mirrors, loud music, and rah-rah alone can persuade the subconscious to let go of its adaptations and
mechanisms. In other words, if you stand in front of the mirror
and say to yourself, meaningfully and deliberately, statements that the subconscious disagrees with, it is only a matter of time before the inner talk (self-talk) begins to undermine those statements.
Then in some automatic, servo-loop way, the old behaviors just
reassert themselves and that’s the end, at least for the moment, of the desired change.
With the InnerTalk technology, all we need to do is listen, and
we can play it in the background while we watch television or even
sleep. One hour a day for 30 days, and somehow something just
magically seems to change. The change can seem dramatic and
often happens even faster than expected, as you saw in the last
chapter in the comments sent to me by users of InnerTalk. The
reason for this seeming magic, and it’s not magic at all, is that the subliminal beliefs in the subconscious mind have been massaged
sufficiently to allow the stream of consciousness or self-talk to
reflect the affirmations contained on the InnerTalk program, and
voilà, change is easy. And now you can try this for yourself, for
included with this book is my InnerTalk program entitled
Unlim-
ited Personal Power.
Simply play this program in the background as you go about your day, and see for yourself the benefits of changing your self-talk. (The affirmations for this program have been
included in Appendix d).
For the record, I have often been asked why we have more than
400 titles. Are we attempting to create perfect people? I believe you and everyone else is already perfect, albeit many may be asleep or
have not fully awakened to their divine potential. no, the reason
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came from prison systems. Inmates wanted bodybuilding, weight
lifting, and so forth. Fine, I reasoned, and we’ll include the forgiveness set and esteem/responsibility elements in all. We did. In other words, the essential elements to taking responsibility, forgiving,
appreciating, and otherwise beginning the process of awakening
is on every single program we make, regardless of title. In fact, let me share a personal story with you, as it may shed additional light on my personal perspective.
the Buddha, edgar Cayce, and Jesus
Some years ago I was asked to speak at a prestigious gathering
of hypnotherapists, hypnotists, and psychotherapists. Every year
for several years I had spoken at this event, so of course I accepted.
The night before I arrived was the typical welcoming banquet for
all participants. After the meal an older woman, who was a staff
member of the school sponsoring the event and seated at the
head table, lit a cigarette. A man in the audience promptly stood,
walked to her table, jerked the cigarette from the woman’s hand,
scolded her loudly while suffocating the cigarette in her ashtray,
and returned to his seat wagging his finger at her all the way. She broke into tears and ran from the hall.
To protect this gentle lady’s anonymity, I’ll just call her Penny.
She was a lovely person who went the extra mile helping students
at the school, and many in the audience were either students or
graduates. She was well known by all, and in my book, she is a
wonderful woman with a golden heart who loved helping others.
I was told of this event before speaking, and I changed my
entire presentation there and then. I began with “I want you all
to imagine that the word is out, the news has traveled around the
world, and all know that the best of the best in health-care professionals are gathered here today to share and sharpen their skills.
The professionals at this august gathering are noted as the best
because their interest is genuinely in helping others. They are sensitive, caring professionals, and they know the power of their words
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oldest woman on the planet lived well into her hundreds and died
only when her doctors told her to stop smoking or die.
“Because this meeting was of such very high caliber, three
special people were on their way to attend the gathering. let’s just imagine these three people, say, Buddha, Edgar Cayce, and, if you
will, even Jesus. now, our Buddha is the Buddha of Indian origin,
not the Buddha of Chinese history, who is often portrayed as thin.
So our Buddha is plump. Cayce, the well-known mystic healer who
made literally thousands of readings while in a trance, healing
as many people, is a chain smoker. Jesus’ well-known statement,
paraphrased, says it all: ‘It’s not what you put in your mouth, but what comes out of it, that will be your undoing.’”
I continued, “So here are our three visitors. They have influ-
enced and healed the lives of more people than anyone can count,
and here is what is going to happen. One-third of you will run to
Buddha and tell him you can help him lose weight. One-third will
run to Cayce and inform him that you can help him stop smok-
ing, and, by the way, you’ll tell them both that if they do not do
something about it, it will kill them. The remaining third will no
doubt offer to assist in keeping Jesus kosher, for everyone knows
the story wherein Jesus is caught eating the wrong bread on the
Sabbath—and he was, after all, a rabbi.”
I went on following this introduction to point out how wrong
it was for Penny to have been humiliated and treated in such an
undignified manner the night before. I pointed out that judging
people, and even possibly suggesting sickness on them, in this
way was irresponsible. I received quite nice applause but was never invited back to speak.
Waking Up
The bottom line for me is not about the usual concerns regard-
ing body image and so forth. no, as a matter of fact one is much
more likely to experience dis-ease as a result of a psychological pre-disposition, including how we handle stress and so on, than from
enjoying chocolate. For me, it’s all about waking up and claiming
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your true divine potential. Sometimes this happens one small
step at a time, as with the longest journey of lao-tzu. One success, whether it’s winning at basketball or losing weight, can lead to
building more confidence and empowering individuals to believe
in themselves. That’s why at InnerTalk the motto is, “When believ-
ing in yourself matters.” This builds quality of life, and quality of life is, after all, what we all ultimately define as a successful life.
InnerTalk . . . when believing in yourself matters.™
now, whether or not you ever use an InnerTalk program, I
challenge you to take positive steps as soon as you put this book
down. It might be easy for you to just sort of wait until tomorrow to begin to practice the simple fundamentals suggested here. Tomorrow never comes. Begin right now to take steps to actively practice forgiving and forgetting. Begin now to seek out opportunities to
do at least two good turns every day. Get some paper or buy a diary and begin to write down those little “helps” that you give to others.
Write down your feelings. When you go to bed each evening, think
about the day and record your good deeds. Take those thoughts to
bed with you. I promise that you’ll be surprised by what happens
to your sleep, dreams, health, and happiness.
Memory Landmarks
You may even discover memory landmarks that bring back
warm, fuzzy feelings. I experienced one recently with a big smile
on my face, and my wife asked what the smile was for. I told her of a clerk who had gone out of his way to help me, despite my error.
You see, the last time I had seen him was months before. On that
day he was down. His body language, facial expression, and gen-
eral demeanor spoke for him. When I stepped up to the counter, I
simply said, “Joe, what are you doing? You look younger!”
At first he looked puzzled.
“no, I’m serious, Joe. You look like you’ve taken ten years off.”
(Joe is approximately sixty.) “Even your complexion looks younger
and healthier. What are you doing?” I continued.
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Joe replied, “You really think so, doc?”
“Yes, Joe. I mean, look at yourself, you’re even standing
straighter, and that smile on your face must be telling your brain to turn up all those good neurochemicals,” I responded as I watched
Joe follow the suggestion and stand straighter with a smile.
“Well, doc, you’ve made my day,” he said. “You need to come
back more often,” he added with a rich smile and gleam in his eyes.
My lovely wife added, “So this is another of your ‘fake it till
you make it’ strategies, and Joe made it.”
Indeed, that’s where we all begin. We make the choice to smile,
engage the world with joy and awe, do our good turns, and other-
wise share the love with which we fill our hearts to overflowing.
In the beginning, we may need to fake it. Sooner or later, though,
because the brain actually does turn on positive, healthy neuro-
chemicals as a mechanical reaction to smiling, our faking takes
hold and we become what we pretend to be.
I know you get the picture, so please begin to act now. life is
a miracle and living a joy! You are a miracle and a gift, and you
repay the gift by being all that you were created to be. Soar, my
Eagle Friend.
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possible when you comprehend fully the power of your mind. It is
also important, however, to understand and appreciate the lengths
that certain groups will go to in order to turn this mind power
against you, so that your mind is in their control.
There are those who choose to focus on the positive, believing
that they already understand the dangers of marketers, and they
have already turned off their televisions. They feel comfortable,
believing they have already taken all necessary steps in choosing
to just focus on the positive. However, that really is not the smart-est approach. Yes, marketers are great mind manipulators, but so
are many other groups, such as politicians, reporters, entertainers, and movies. With more and more marketing being embedded in
movies themselves, soon advertisements could well become a thing
of the past.
And then, on top of all of this is the very fact that we humans
are herd animals. Although you may be careful of what goes into
your mind, you will have many friends and family members who
are not. These people will talk to you, and all that has happened is that the mind programming has just come via another step. The
recluse is actually very rare, but it is only by being a total recluse that you can avoid mind manipulation. not that I am advocating
a reclusive lifestyle—far from it. What I am really saying is that
it is impossible to avoid the manipulations of others, and so it is only by understanding your own mind and psychology and being
constantly vigilant that you can even begin to become your own
person. It is only by paying close attention to your own life experiences that you can begin to answer the big questions, such as Who
am I? Why am I here? and What is my purpose in life?
I have now presented you with the big picture, which includes
the following aspects:
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• Showing you how your choices may not be your own;
• demonstrating how pervasive mind manipulation
has become;
• Exposing the fact that there are many areas where
“they” have already won the battle for your mind;
• Revealing a much larger picture of the power of your