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As A Man Thinketh
FREE Audio recording of the book “As A Man Thinketh” by James Allen.
This book, written in 1902, is pretty much responsible for the creation of the entire personal development industry. It’s based on the biblical verse from the Book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he”.
Most personal development books out there today are at least in part based on this classic, but little known work. It’s all about the power of our thinking to shape our lives. The concept that thoughts are things and we become what we think about.
I recorded an audio version of this book (it’s in the public domain) to make it more accessible to more people. You can listen to it right now by clicking on the playbar below or download it by clicking the link on the left. Enjoy!
I’m giving this away so as many people as possible can benefit from it so go ahead and post a link to this page wherever you want online. And make sure you check out all the other free personal development and business improvement resources at joshuaseth.com/free
College Hypnosis Show Review Continued
Last week I posted a link to a review of my college hypnosis show that the Buffalo newspaper ran after my event at Niagara University. If you missed it here’s the link to that article.
Anyway, they’ve published a followup piece where the reporter interviewed me about hypnosis, life on the road, and “the future”. I ended up revealing quite a bit and think the piece came out great. Thanks to Mike Kamo for an excellent interview.
Here’s an excerpt from the article where I discuss the difference between hypnosis and mentalism:
“Q: Could you explain the difference between the mentalist and hypnosis portions of your show?
A: With the mentalism, everyone is awake. I’m applying the same principles [body language, influence, persuasion] and thought projection, while picking up on people’s emotional states using intuition- a variety of techniques that are all basically rooted in psychology and listening on a deep level- in order to tell people and get them to think of the things that I am projecting. That’s the mentalism- everyone’s awake, but I’m using sort of hypnotic procedures in their awake state in order to get that effect. I’m influencing them to make certain decisions and perceive certain things.
When the hypnosis portion of the show takes place, I’m obviously taking volunteers from the audience and actually putting them under trance, which is also called “theta state,” which is a brain wave state that basically means you’re in a heightened state of sensitivity to suggestion. So when I suggest something in that state, you respond to though it’s real- your body believes it’s real. You’re hallucinating that it’s real, and that’s what hypnosis is.”
Here’s a link to the full article.
And here’s a link to my college hypnosis show site.
College Hypnotist Show Review
Thanks to Niagara University for having The Joshua Seth Comedy Hypnosis Show for a 4th year in a row. We had an awesome turnout (despite the cold) and it was an amazing show.
Here’s a quote from an excellent article “My Buffalo” ran called
College Hypnotist Casts Spell On Campus:
“One participant was so far gone in dreamland, that when Seth walked up behind him and whispered “sleep now” into his ear (his phrase for getting his hypnotized victims to fall back asleep), the poor guy fell to the ground in a lifeless heap. Seth guided him down safely, of course, but the act was so sudden and convincing that one could not help but believe what they were witnessing.”
Nice 
Here’s a link to the full article.
And here’s a link to my college hypnotist show site.
College Mentalist Show Video
College mind reading show video by hypnotist and mentalist Joshua Seth.
Warning: this may freak you out!
“Minds Will Be Read… Thoughts Pulled From Your Head”™
Joshua Seth’s “Beyond Belief: An Intimate Evening of Psychological Illusion” combines thought reading, magic, and some good old fashioned showmanship to create an atmosphere of mystery and laughter that will absolutely astonish you. Minds are read, predictions come true, and your imagination is challenged beyond belief. Generates a tremendous turnout and huge audience response. Must be seen to be believed.
Joshua Seth has performed his award winning mystery entertainment at over 2,000 events in over 30 countries. It’s the show American Entertainment Magazine calls “Amazingly Captivating”. Minds are read, predictions come true, and your imagination is challenged Beyond Belief.
College Hypnotist Joshua Seth’s Comedy Hypnosis Show
Here’s some video from a recent college hypnosis show. College hypnotist Joshua Seth performs at over 80 colleges and universities a year.
Comedy Hypnosis Shows
“Take A Trip To Another State of Mind”
Joshua has been called “The Rock Star of Hypnosis” by Campus Activities Magazine and his show features a high energy blend of hip-hop, house, and trance music that will have your students pumped up from start to finish.
His hugely popular Comedy Hypnosis shows weave insanely funny interactive-comedy with the mysteries of the human mind. Imagine hundreds of students packed wall-to-wall in your best attended event of the season.
Joshua Performs At Over 80 Colleges and Universities Per Year!
“Best Event We’ve Had on Campus!” – Stanford University
“Laughed so hard it made me cry” – US Naval Academy
“This show was phenomenal… captivating” – Brookdale College
“Excellent! Great performer, great attendance” – Towson University
“Joshua Rocked!” – Misericordia University
“That Was An Awesome Show!” – Florida Gulf Coast University
“By far the best show we’ve had this year” – Rochester Institute of Technology
“A great time” – University of Southern California
“Great Show. Awesome turnout. Best so far!” – Univ. of Southern Maine
“Joshua had the entire audience engaged” – Pace University
“5 Star Performer” – Saint Anselm College
“5th year here + can’t wait to book him again. Always a great event. One of our largest events every year. Great to work with and tons of fun every time.” – Albany College of Pharmacy
College Hypnosis Show
Here’s some video from a recent college hypnotist show. Hundreds of hyped-up screaming students and amazing energy. I’m surprised the building’s still standing!
College hypnotist Joshua Seth performs at over 80 colleges and universities a year. For more info check out our college hypnotist show page here.
The Weight Loss Hypnosis Solution (Book)
Discover How To Lose Weight Without Diets Or Willpower!
"The Weight Loss Hypnosis Solution" by Joshua Seth, CHt
• Are you sick of yo-yo dieting?
• Tired of losing energy half way through the day?
• Have you tried to lose weight in the past and failed?
Are you ready to change your life from the inside out and become the person you were meant to be?
If so, the Joshua Seth’s Weight Loss Hypnosis Solution is the answer you’ve been looking for. It’s not a diet, a pill, or a shake. There are no meetings to attend or special foods to weigh. It is simply a proven system of psychological suggestions that will help you control your cravings, eliminate overeating, and enjoy exercise so you can finally be happy with the way you look and feel.
“I feel better and have lost 13 pounds in seven weeks.
This program really works!” – Stacey Gordon
Here Are Just A Few Of The Secrets Revealed In This Book
• The 10 Simple Steps to Permanent Weight Loss
• Why You Should Never Diet Again!
• How The Diet Industry Is Making You Fatter
• How Stress Can Lead to Weight Gain and What to Do About It
• How to Use Mind To Change Your Body
• What You Must Focus On to Lose Weight (it’s NOT the Pounds)
• How to Overcome Cravings and Stop “Emotional Eating”
• Why Willpower Won’t Work When it Comes to Weight Loss
• The Secret to Permanent Weight Loss with Hypnosis
• The Natural Weight Loss Elixer that Will Curb Your Appitite
• The Fun and Easy Way to “Exercise” (for less than $10 total!)
• And much, much more
Click Here To Order Your Copy Now
WARNING: This Is Not A Diet
Many overweight people simply have the wrong mindset for losing weight.
Most want immediate results and focus on the sacrifice of giving up foods.
They make this process harder than it has to be and end up failing to lose weight
and keep it off time and time again.
With “The Weight Loss Hypnosis Solution” you are not giving up or sacrificing anything – you are gaining EVERYTHING!
This is not a diet. Diets focus on the external, such as food and keeping yourself from it. For most people diets don’t work. “The Weight Loss Hypnosis Solution” focuses on what counts – your internal emotional relationship to food, your mindset, and your motivation.
Instead of a diet, you will learn the 7 steps to permanent weight loss. Simple but powerfully effective actions you can take every day to lose weight without even thinking about it.
Instead of trying to use willpower, you will learn how to use self hypnosis to program your mind on a subconscious level so that willpower is not needed.
Joshua developed his groundbreaking methods over a two year period and has successfully demonstrated them for tens of thousands of people just like you. Get ready to discover what the diet industry doesn’t want you to know – that losing weight can be simple, easy, and fun.
“It has been 25 days and I’ve already lost 14 pounds!
I feel great. Thanks, Joshua!”
Sue Chantry
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What To Do With Your Tax Rebate Check
Did you get a letter in the mail a little while ago stating that you’ll soon be getting a few hundred dollars of your own money back from Uncle Sam? Have you been thinking about what to do with it? If so, you’re like millions of Americans right now, eagerly awaiting their “free money”.
Of course, nothing is really free. I’ve read that somewhere around 40 million dollars were spent just sending out those notification statements. Of course, they could’ve just notified us at the time we received the check but that would’ve been far too efficient.
And who knows how much interest we’ll all have to pay on this “stimulus package” over time. Oh yes, we’ll have to pay interest on our debt and it will eventually come in the form of higher taxes. Our government has financed it’s activities through the creation of debt ever since Nixon took us off the gold standard back in 1971. That debt will continue to drag down the value of the dollar. The lower the value of the dollar becomes the higher the relative cost of imports (like oil). This introduces inflation into our economy and eventually higher taxes will be levied in order to pare down debt and restore value to the currency. Either that or someday it’ll take a wheelbarrow full of cash to buy a loaf of bead.
What does this mean for you?
While it’s fun to think about buying toys and TVs with that nice juicy check, perhaps a better plan would be gird yourself against a further economic downturn by playing defense.
Think about it, we’re borrowing the money to finance the “stimulus package” from overseas lenders so we can spend it on imported goods that will primarily stimulate economies other than our own. Is that going to lift us out of a recession? Turn around the housing market? Create jobs or reeducate our workforce for the changing demands of this new world economy? Didn’t think so.
Here are four ways to reinvest your tax rebate in your own household and help insure that your personal financial picture doesn’t reflect that of our nation as a whole.
Idea Number One: Pay Down Credit Card Debt
If you carry credit card debt, pay that down first. The interest you pay on revolving credit card debt is typically not tax deductible and it is not an asset that appreciates over time, therefore it is what is known as “bad debt”. Get rid of it. Our government can’t at this point but you can. You are not truly free when you live in debt.
Idea Number Two: Start An Emergency Fund
Do you have one? If not this is an easy way to fund it. Stash something aside for a rainy day. People used to have savings accounts but those days have long passed. This is the next best thing. 2005 marked the first time since the Great Depression that American’s had a negative rate of savings (more debt than assets). You can turn that trend around in your own household by using this check to start an account that you can build up until it’ll cover six months worth of bills.
Idea Number Three: Pre-Pay Your Taxes
Simply put that check toward the prepayment of your estimated tax bill. That way, as the cost of living continues to rise and the value of the dollar continues to go down, at least you’ll have a bit of a buffer against it. You know that big bill is coming anyway, this will take some of the sting out of it without cutting into your monthly budget.
Idea Number Four: Invest In Yourself
The more you educate and improve yourself, the better positioned you are to deal with whatever life throws at you. It’s always more productive to take responsibility for improving our own lives than it is to blame or complain. Pick an area of your life that you would like to improve and invest that money in educating yourself.
History Repeats: Different Times, Different Places, Same Stories
Remember your history. More money can be made in down markets than up and many fortunes have been made in the troughs of economic downturns, but only if you play smart until those opportunities present themselves.
This isn’t government largess you’re getting, it’s a pacifier stuck in your mouth so you won’t ask too many questions about why gas is $4 a gallon.
I wonder what they’ll give us when it’s at $5?
NOTE: Comments are now closed. Here is what was posted…
Natalie
great advice… i thought of travelling with that check, but now i will pay off the credit card. too bad things are changing fast to worse.
Barbara
Excellent advice.
Extremely well written.
The “gift” of money can be intoxicating. And no one can make a wise decision when intoxicated.
Thanks for the sobering guidance!
How To Make More Money This Year
What is your income goal for this year?
Don’t know? Then how will you achieve it?
If you don’t target a specific goal then how will you ever be able to hit it?
Take a minute right now and figure it out. What do you want to earn this year? And here’s a little secret… that number is almost entirely based on your self-esteem. It’s not the economy. It’s not the industry you’re in. It’s you. The higher your self-esteem the more you’ll think you deserve to make and the higher goals you’ll set. As soon as you decide to accept total and complete responsibility for everything in your life you will be well on your way to success.
Whenever you define a goal and write it down you program it into your subconscious mind. You start a process that will set you on your way to the acquisition of that goal. As soon as you stop making excuses for not having, being, or doing everything you want in this life you will break right out of the prevailing zeitgeist of self-limiting beliefs and low expectations and you will create all the success you want. All that you feel you deserve.
Write Down Your Goal
The first step is to write down a number, a realistic income goal that you believe you can hit this year. There’s no point in writing down “a million dollars” if you don’t really believe that you can make that much this year. Write down a realistic income goal right now.
Do The Math
Good. Now divide that number by 12 and write that down underneath the larger number. That’s what you’ll need to make each and every month in order to hit your yearly income goal.
Now take that first, larger number and divide it by 50. Put that number last on your list. That’s what you’ll need to earn each and every week this year in order to make your stated income goal. So if you put down $100,000 and divided it by 50 you ended up with just $2,000 staring you in the face.
Kick It Up A Notch
Seem realistic? Doable right now? Good. Then add 10% to that number. Just 10%. Now write it down.
See a lot of people set themselves up for failure by trying to hit goals that their mind hasn’t grown into yet. They look around for that million dollar idea that will double or triple their income and end up chasing one pipe dream after another. This is a real shame when there are much easier ways to boost your income incrementally which will result in the same objective.
Imagine This…
What if, instead of seeking to double or triple your income this year you just resolved to increase your closing ratio by 10%. Just sold 10% more of the people you came into contact with. And what if you sold them 10% more of what they intended to buy? That’s just one more small step that’s actually pretty easy once you understand a few psychological techniques that will help you do that consistently.
Oh, and what if the total value of each sale rose by just 10% and you started asking for and getting just 10% more referrals than you do right now? Are you starting to see how all these small improvements act as multipliers that can easily result in doubling or tripling your income without seeming unrealistic or overwhelming?
Now, take a look at your income goal that you wrote down a few moments ago. Would you like to increase it? Then cross it out. Just draw a big, bold like right through that number and write down your new accelerated income goal for the year. Circle it with a flourish and take it in.
Project Yourself Into The Future
Now take a moment and imagine that it’s now the end of the year and see yourself having hit that goal with confidence and ease. How does it feel? What does that scene look like in your mind? WHo to you tell and how do they respond to your good news?
Guess what…
You’ve already done far more than most people with their vague, unspecified resolutions to “make more money this year”. You’ve identified a realistic goal and visualized multiple ways of actually achieving it. You’ve written it down, emotionally committed to it, and made it real. Now go one step further and post your new elevated income goal somewhere you can see it each and every morning so you can keep your eye on the prize as you progress toward achieving it.
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- Gloria Carmichael on January 21st, 2009 9:44 pm (Edit) Joshua, You are the best!
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