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11 March 2008, 15:00
It’s hard being here, isn’t it? by Bill Harris
Is it really possible to get 6 months of growth in just 5 days?
Everyone wants to improve his or her life in some way. You wouldn’t be reading this blog, or be involved with Centerpointe in other ways (Holosync, my online courses, and so forth), if you didn’t want to improve your life–and if you didn’t think that what I offer might help.
I have one very potent resource that I don’t talk about very much. From a business standpoint it isn’t a big money-maker, and it occupies just 10 days of my time each year. This resource gives you, though, the greatest amount of personal contact with me, and–based on the feedback we get from those who take advantage of it–the fastest, deepest, and greatest amount of change.
So let me ask…if you really could get 6 months of growth in just 5 days, would that interest you? What if you could pack so much insight and so many personal ah-ha’s into a few days that you experienced a huge breakthrough? And, as a result of these insights and ah-ha’s, you really did experience a significant positive change in your life?
This is exactly what happens at Centerpointe retreats. In fact, quite a few people, at the end, tell us that they experienced not six months of growth, but six YEARS. So, because a number of people have asked me lately about Centerpointe retreats and what happens at them, I thought I’d tell you about them.
Besides all the other benefits people get, these retreats are a great way for me to meet you in person (and, for you to meet me–and a pretty amazing staff of internationally known teachers I’ve assembled), so I can work with you in person. And, you also get to meet a lot of other people who are using Holosync and deeply interested in their own growth, and you’re very likely to become life-long friends with several of these people.
At any rate, our next retreat is April 8-14, at the gorgeous Glen Ivy Hotsprings and Spa. Usually by a couple of months before the retreat we have it filled, often with a waiting list, or at worst have only one or two spots left. This time, however, we have several spots open because (I now realize) a lot of people decided to attend a retreat based on what I wrote about them in our now-defunct newsletter, Mind Chatter.
So if you’d like to experience a real breakthrough about yourself, how you create your life, who you really are, what it’s all about, and a lot more, or finally resolve an ongoing problem or challenge–or just want to take your life to the next level–this next retreat might just be the place where it can happen for you.
One thing that contributes to the huge shifts people have at these retreats is how safe people feel. Most people, on the first evening, look around at all the other “strangers” and feel their normal protective walls and insecurities. But within another 24 hours they begin to feel something many of us have never experienced: a feeling of complete emotional safety, and a real connection with the other people, a feeling of deep rapport. “These people are, in many ways, just like me, and I can trust them.”
As a result, people open up and show others who they really are. No one has to do this if they don’t want to, but I’ve discovered that almost everyone secretly wishes they could. When you get in a situation where you really can, it’s a huge relief. Until you get in a situation where you really can be yourself, you don’t realize how much energy you spend hiding the real you from others, presenting yourself in a certain way, and being concerned with what others see and think. The stress of doing this is enormous, but we’re so used to doing it we don’t notice how much effort we put into it. No wonder a lot of people feel exhausted a great deal of the time.
At a Centerpointe retreat, you can be yourself, and I can’t tell you how good it feels to do this, AND be completely accepted for it. It’s an experience few people have had, and somehow we’ve figured out a way to help you have that experience. And, this business about showing who you really are is contageous. Once one person does a little bit of it, someone else feels safer doing it, and pretty soon there’s this collective sigh of relief and everyone is saying, “Wow. I can just be ME–and, everyone accepts that real me.”
So that’s one reason to come. If that was all that happened it would be a great reason for coming to a retreat, but there is a lot more.
Of course we listen to a lot of very powerful Holosync at the retreats–several hours a day. Becauase you’re in a group setting, we can get away with listening to some pretty potent stuff (special soundtracks I’ve created just for the retreats). If you listened to the same Holosync by yourself at home for three hours a day and it would be too much, but in the group environment, it’s possible. This ability to go really deep in your meditation is another reason why people have huge breakthroughs at these retreats, and many people come mostly because of the Holosync.
Then there’s all the information I share with you. Every morning I talk to you, sharing what I think will help you see yourself and your situation in a new way, one that will help you more effectively navigate your life. Based on the evaluations people give us, most people find this information very entertaining, practical, and insightful, and a lot of ah-ha’s happen. Plus, there’s a lot of room for you to ask questions, and some of the best learning comes from the questions I’m asked.
And, since I’m also into something new, the retreats are one of the main places I share the new ideas rattling around in my head. You’ve probably heard CDs of some of my talks at past retreats, but each retreat is different, and I never know exactly what I’ll share until I open my mouth and start talking. It depends on you. And, there’s something different about being there in person.
You’ll also learn from some very innovative experiential processes led by some of the other superstars on my staff. If you’ve been reading this blog for long, you know that I see the growth process of one in which you are immersed in something–some way of seeing yourself, some way of thinking, some way of making sense of things.
Sometimes this way of seeing yourself and the world gets to a point where it doesn’t work very well anymore, usually because your environment and your ways of dealing with it don’t mesh any more. Something changes, but you keep dealing with things in the same way. Sometimes this old way is left over from childhood, and hasn’t worked for years, but you are so immersed in it, so unconscious about it, that you don’t see how you’re messing yourself up.
The processes we’ve created are designed to put you in fun little situations where you see these things in a new way or notice things about yourself you’d never noticed before. These insights allow you to move from being immersed, from being unconscious about whatever it is, to suddenly seeing what you’re doing–and how it’s leading to certain outcomes (including how you feel from moment to moment) that you don’t like and don’t want.
You move from being it (whatever it is) to having it, which means that you finally have control over it. It becomes a choice. Believe me, this creates huge shifts.
And, these dumb little games and processes are FUN. Though they stretch you a bit, you’ll enjoy them.
One of the people who leads these games and processes is Dr. Beverlee Marks Taub. Dr. Bev has been my friend and colleague for over 20 years, and was involved in the creation of the original Holosync technology back in the 1980s. She helped me create the first support material, much of which we still use. She is one of the most amazing transformational therapists and coaches anywhere, with clients all over the world.
I’ve seen Dr. Bev create huges shifts in a person in one therapeutic session, even with issues that had defied treatment by other therapists and counsellors. If you need a breakthrough, she’ll be available to help you get it. And, her “games’ are one of the highlights of each retreat.
Another retreat staff “star” is Doris Laesser Stillwater. Doris is one of Europes premier transformational psychotherapists and leads retreats and workshops all over the world. She is, quite frankly, one of the most highly evolved people I know (and I know a few). When she get ahold of you, huge changes happen. You will probably fall in love with her, in the most cosmic sense of the word, as so many people have at retreats. You can sense Doris’s deep. loving compassion for you, and believe me, this has quite an effect.
Then there’s singer/songwriter/performer/comedian Michael Stillwater, a winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Michael is simply amazing. His music is a kind of delightful glue that holds the retreat together, and he is SO SO SO talented you’ll wonder why he isn’t on television or more famous in some way (he will be). I’ve never seen anyone use music so skillfully to create euphoria, tears, happiness, transcendental awareness, laughter, gratitude, and love.
Michael is able to compose songs, in the moment, that sound as if he’s been writing them for months. What’s more, he’s one of the funniest people I know. He spoofs me and Centerpointe in a way that has people rolling in the aisles. Michael has a way of helping people tap into the deepest parts of themselves with his music and his presence, and I know you’ll find him to be one of the most amazing experiences of your life (and I really mean that).
I’ll also take you through Genpo Roshi’s mind-blowing (literally!) Big Mind process, where you actually experience the transcendent state of awareness usually spoken of as enlightenment. I’m not saying you’ll be enlightened just from this process alone, but you will experience a transcending of the separate self, which is a huge achievement (and an incredible experience). It usually takes decades of meditation to have this experience, but Zen master Genpo Roshi has created this amazing shortcut, and it really works.
Not only that, in this process you also have many other insights about yourself and gain a whole new clarity about who you are and why some parts of your life have been difficult–and how to allow them to work, finally. We will visit some parts of you in the process that typically create huge shifts, where it’s possible to let go of lifetimes of shadow material.
And, there are several other truly amazing things we do at the retreats, but I don’t want this to get too long, and I have to save something as a surprise. I’ll just say that you will go home a new person.
The retreats are great for me because, first of all, I learn a lot from you and the other people. And, I get to meet you face to face and find out more about what you need and how I can better serve you (which is very useful information to me). I am always amazed at the incredible quality of the people who use Holosync, and I always feel very grateful for the people I meet at these reteats.
On the last evening we have a big celebration and concert (with Michael Stillwater as the main star), and one of the funniest “talent shows” you’ll ever see (I’m sorry you missed the singing of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy in Korean a few years ago–which actually turned out to be AMAZING). This celebration brings everything to a climax. By the end, everyone is so high, and feels so connected to everyone else that no one wants to go home.
I promise that you’ll leave a Centerpointe retreat renewed and changed. If there’s something that has been difficult for you to resolve in your life, or if you know it’s time to move to a new level in your growth, this retreat could be the turning point, as it has been for thousands of others.
So, if any of this sounds good to you, we have a few spots left in the April 8-14 retreat. If you’re interested, you’ll find all the particulars at www.centerpointe.com/retreats. I’m going to send something out by email to all Centerpointe people very soon, but I wanted to give those of you who read this blog a shot at these remaining spots first, as a way of thanking you for reading the blog. So if you want a spot, go get one right now, before I open this up to everyone and they all get snapped up.
And, very soon I’ll post my answers to various questions you’ve asked in your comments to past posts. Then, I’ll finish my series on developmental levels by discussing the highest developmental levels.
One more unrelated extra before I let you go, especially for anyone who has a business, or wants to have one. One of my good friends, Marshall Thurber, has agreed to make a very special offer to Centerpointe people, and I want to briefly tell you what it is. This would apply to anyone who wants some truly inside, cutting edge secrets about how to create a truly extraordinary 21st century business.
Marshall is a true genius, and has a huge list of accomplishments–way to many to list here. He was a friend and protege of one of the greatest geniuses of the 20th century, Buckminster Fuller. A lot of people consider Marshall to be Bucky’s successor. He was also a student and protege of the great W. Edwards Deming, best known as the architect of the “Japanese Industrial Miracle” and the main proponent of Total Quality Management. Deming was one of the top business gurus of the 20th century, and in many ways Marshall has carried on his work.
Partly from his association with these two, and in many other ways, Marshall has become one of the top business visionaries in the world. Robert Kiyosaki, of Rich Dad, Poor Dad fame, was one of Marshall’s students, and many people think that Marshall is the “Rich Dad” in the famous story. Kiyosaki taught a very famous seminar Marshall create (”Money and You”) for many years before he wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
Tony Robbins was also one of Marshall’s students. I’m one of Marshall’s students. Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream was one of Marshall’s students. So are Harv Eker (Millionaire Mind) and Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul)–and many other well-known and very successful people (I met Stephen M.R. Covey at one of Marshall’s seminars).
I’m sure you get my point: Marshall is a super-teacher and a legend who has taught many other well-known and very successful people.
At any rate, Marshall teaches a two and a half-day seminar called Success Secrets of the 21st Century. I’ve been to this seminar (three or four times, as a matter of fact), and I thought it was so powerful that as a result Marshall and I became business partners for a while and I helped him get thousands of people into this seminar. Success Secrets of the 21st Century contains some of the newest, more creative, most cutting-edge ideas about how to run a business today–whether it’s big or small–that I’ve ever seen.
Plus, Marshall is world-famous for the way he teaches and presents, too. He creates an experience you will never forget, I promise, using games and stunts and cutting-edge “superlearning” methods, and several other innovative and interesting methods you may have never seen, but will love. These methods are designed to allow you to walk away will ALL the information Marshall shares with you, so you can go out and use it right away.
This seminar is regularly $1500.00 (and worth a lot more), but right now, for this one seminar on February 7-9, you can go for half price–just $750. Considering what you’ll get, and how much Marshall will change the way you look at business, this is a huge bargain. For more information, and to register, go to www.positivedeviantnetwork.com/ss21_website
And, don’t forget about the Centerpointe retreat! Come! I want to meet you!
ENJOY!
For your success
Margarita Nomeikiene
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09 March 2008, 17:20
Becoming F-r-e-e
A Reminder of the Principles of Life
1: Life does not work through indecision. Indecision promotes
blocks, confusion and stress. Make a decision and allow life to
find movement through you. Trust yourself.
2: The 3 C's of life are Courage, Capacity and Commitment. It
takes Courage and a commitment to make many of life's decisions,
and capacity to follow them through. The 3 C's of a successful
relationship are Caring, Consideration and Communication.
Communication opens the door between us, consideration allows us
to pass through it and our ability to care for each other unites
us.
3: Truth is not truth out of timing- yet it remains truth. We are
the timing to recognize truth.
4: The mind recoils from the unknown, so we seek to make
everything known, and, thus sage. Imagination is the key to the
unknown- positive, uplifting imagination.
5: For as long as we search for Our God Self, we deny that we are
it. Loving your self reveals your truth.
6: Becoming free is not changing yourself into someone you think
you should be. Becoming free is falling in love with who you are-
right now.
7: Imagine a room of pitch dark and a room of bright light
connected by a door. When you open the door what happens? Light
floods into the dark room, illuminating it. Live accordingly,
think thoughts of light.
8: F.E.A.R- False Evidence Appearing Real
9: Anything of the past that is unresolved is unresolved now.
Living NOW resolves the past.
10: Life flows from the inside out, never the reverse. Understand
this and you cease to be a victim.
11: Love responds- fear reacts. Love connects- fear separates.
Love uplifts- fear deflates. Love creates- fear destroys.
12: There is no such thing as a mistake- only experience. There
is no such thing as failure- only people's condemnation. There is
no such thing as success- only people's approval. Let life live
through you.
13: Do not get caught up in modifying your life, allow life to
change YOU. Modification is a superficial exterior veneer, change
is an inner shift in consciousness.
14: Pain is a measure of your resistance to change.
15: Decide whether you want to be an onlooker of life or a
participant. This is the birthplace of choice.
16: You hear with your ears- but you listen with your mind. You
look with your eyes- but you see from the heart.
17: Consciousness is not contained in your body- you are the
consciousness that contains the body. Consciousness draws to
itself form through which to express
18: Your mind cannot exist in the moment. You cannot think your
way into the moment, you can only think your way out of it. This
indicates that your mind/intellect cannot set you free. Only your
consciousness is aware of NOW. True freedom is a state of
consciousness.
19: We each live in our own universe, a universe of our making.
It is designed to support our beliefs and our focus. Our thoughts
are our focus, so observe your thoughts, focus on your blessings,
and trust. This is how you become a participant.
20: Practise seeing all life around you as an aspect of yourself.
In this way you shatter the illusion of separation.
21: Your mind does now know the difference between what you do
want or what you don't want, it only knows what you focus on.
Many people focus on what they don't have, what they are
incapable of doing and their sicknesses.
22: If you focus on what you do have, it increases. If you focus
on what you don't have, you will have even less. If you focus on
your capabilities, they grow, if you focus on your health, it
improves.
23: Your mind does not know the difference between a powerfully
imagined reality and a physical happening reality. Why? Because
there is no difference.
24: You only have a problem if you believe you have a problem.
25: Live these principles and you will be practising reality.
Practise reality until you overcome the illusion. It is only an
illusion that you are not free, now!
- Author Unknown
Enjoy!
To your success
Margarita Nomeikiene
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08 March 2008, 01:51
Nurture Your Creativity
Dear.......
We hear a lot of things about ways to
improve your firms sales. Decrease costs, use smarter
sales methods, network with suppliers, build better
web pages. The list goes on and on.
Often you try one tip, then another, then a few more,
only to see your business holding steady or slipping
backward. Unfortunately, only the most savvy
entrepreneurs see the real problem that his holding
them back.
You can't be successful until your true, inner
creativity is free. While this may sound a bit new wave,
it is really common sense. In this age of hyper- competitive
business, everyone is working longer hours under vastly
greater demands. Tired, frustrated, uninspired people make
mistakes, miss opportunities, and turn out flawed or dull
work. People who can feel fresh and excited about their
work succeed magnificently against any odds.
Here are three ways you can make sure your creativity
is constantly running at peak efficiency.
1. Change tasks several times during the day. If you
do a lot of accounting, switch over to designing a
web page several times during the day. Psychologists
tells us different parts of our brains handle logic and
creativity. By switching from one kind of task to another
you give your creativity just the boost it needs.
2. Take time off. We get in the mind set of feeling if
we aren't working every possible minute of every day
we won't reach our potential. That is probably true for
a computer, but you aren't a machine. Your body, made
of water, carbon, and chemicals, was never designed
to run like a computer. Some cultures only work every
other day. Others take frequent holidays. Yet, somehow,
their productivity is high enough to give them a successful
and satisfying life.
3. Improve your surroundings. We spend a lot of time
making sure our computer has the right motherboard
and RAM running at top speed. We should be just as
concerned with putting a plant near our desk, getting
an inspiring painting for the wall, having a view to the
outside, and a comfortable chair.
Make sure your work environment connects you with
nature and the outdoors in some way. For millions of years
humans have looked to nature for inspiration. In our
indoor age, we can give our creativity and productivity
a big boost by keeping in constant touch with our
natural side.
Here's a unique way that you can create for yourself and
others a haven for complete inspiration:
STARSCAPES® Stargazing Rooms
STARSCAPES® Stargazing Ceilings, and
STARSCAPES® Stargazing Skylites
These allow you to de-stress yourself and enhance your creativity.
Let me explain. Imagine... relaxing in a high, peaceful, mountain
meadow, under the most romantic and beautiful starry sky
you've ever seen. Just a flip of a switch anytime you desire,
and your office or bedroom is magically transformed to this
serene outdoor setting. You can find out more at STARSCAPES.COM.
ENJOY!
sincerely,
from Joe L. Petrashek Margarita Nomeikiene
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