Wisdom Strategy Research Institute

Hello and Welcome Back!

I took a bit of a hiatus from writing these newsletters over the past year or so.

You probably noticed that you haven't seen or heard much from me over the past many months.

Did you miss me? =)

Over that time I've learned a lot, and I'm excited to share some of it with you here.

So, what shall we talk about and explore today?

Let's take a shower.

Huh?

For many years now I've done affirmations in the shower.

I like to say them outloud, for most, or all of the time I'm in there.

I started doing this back in 1989 after listening
to one of Tony Robbins "Personal Power" tapes on
"Unleashing the Financial Genius Within"
or some such humble title.

In it, Tony says that he regularly uses this affirmation:

"God's Wealth is cirulating in my life.
His Wealth flows to me in avalanches of abundance.
All of my needs, desires, and goals are met instantaneously
for I am one with God, and God is everything."

So, ever the good student I went around for a few days
nearly constantly chanting those words
either outloud or to myself.

After a few days of this I started to experience synchronicity
happening in my life like hotcakes.

I offer you the same opportunity.

Synchronicity of opportunity was my regular,
nearly constant experience for a few days,
so much so that it SCARED ME!

Then I mostly stopped doing the practice of that
particular affirmation at that level of
intensity and repitition.

However, I was rather inspired by my experience,
and wanted to keep it going to some extent.

Over time repeating the "God's Wealth Affirmation"
became a fixed part of my shower routine.

About 6 months into showering with God's Wealth I
realized that I liked a slightly modified version
quite a bit better.

That version is:

"God's Wealth is cirulating in my life.
DIVINE Wealth flows to me in avalanches of abundance.
All of my needs, desires, and goals are met instantaneously
for I am one with God, and God is everything."

I've also used and like "UNIVERSAL WEALTH" instead of "HIS Wealth".

Several years later I happened to read a book by
Catherine Ponder called "Prosperity Secrets of the Ages."

There is a simple affirmation in that book which
I really like that goes, "Everything and everyone
prospers me now, and I prosper everything and
everyone now."

Two Distinctions.

1) Stacking Affirmations

I usually like to combine a series of short affirmations.
That's what the God's Wealth affirmation is -
a series of short affirmations put together into 1 affirmation.

For a couple of weeks in 1987 I sold 30 day gym /
health-club memberships at a price of something
like $12.95.

It was an interesting job that I didn't put much enthusiasm into,
and in return didn't get many commissions back.

The part of the job that I liked the best was the
morning sales meeting.

Those of you who know me personally will probably
instantly recognize that of course I would love that -
afterall it was a free seminar!!!

"Hi, My name is Robert and I'm a seminar addict."

The sales managers would go over various selling distinctions,
tell us some motivating anecdotes or inspiring quotes to pump us
up a bit.

Then came the GRAND FINALE!

The sales manager would stand in the front of the
room of 30 or so sales people and scream
"HOW DO YOU FEEL!!?"

In reply the entire room would shout back rapidly
and at the top of our lungs:

"FANTASTIC! TERRIFIC! GREAT!
OH YEAH STRONG!
JUICE! BABY! POWER!
I FEEL WONDERFUL!
RIGHT ON! RIGHT ON! RIGHT ON!
JUICE, JUICE, JUICE, JUICE, JUICE!!"

We would repeat this about 10 or 15 times, then with everyone
feeling really pumped-up they would send us out the door to
sell.

Did you notice the affirmation stack?

That is my "Get out of the shower affirmation" It's a wonderful 90 second boost.

Ask yourself "How do I feel?"

Then, outloud with all the enthusiasm, speed and volume you
can muster repeat scream
"I FEEL FANTASTIC! TERRIFIC! GREAT!
OH YEAH STRONG!
JUICE! BABY! POWER!
I FEEL WONDERFUL!
RIGHT ON! RIGHT ON! RIGHT ON!
JUICE, JUICE, JUICE, JUICE, JUICE!!"

Repeat that 3 times or more.

2) The Rule of Three

Even the best affirmation stack is typically
not very effective if you only say it once.

In my experience the very minimum number of times to
repeat an affirmation in order to
feel a positive state shift from it is at least
three times.

The more you repeat affirmations, the more you will likely
notice how your state is shifting toward having more energy,
more cheerfulness, and more empowerment,
or other effects consistent with that affirmation.

It generally takes at the very least 3 repititions of an
affirmation for it to have a noticeable effect on your state.

Sometimes it takes many more reps, like 50 or 100.
But always plan to say your affirmations at least 3 times,
remembering that more is better.

Sometimes I've heard people say that affirmations don't work for them.

2 of the reasons why they don't work, when they don't work are:

1) Not stacking or chaining several affirmations together.
What this means is only one aspect of the issue the affirmation
addresses is handled by the affirmation,
while other aspects of the issue are not handled by the affirmation.

2) Not repeating the affirmations enough times.

So stack your affirmations, and repeat them at least 3 times.

Next time we'll explore some additional distinctions for maximizing your affirmation stack.

Till then, trust your wisdom.

Much Love and Respect,

Robert