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Nerissa filmed me in Chicago answering questions at a book signing. You can see them below:

Joe Vitale explains Best Clearing Method
http://www.revver.com/video/1329073

Why Does Joe Vitale Wear Beads?
http://www.revver.com/video/1329095

Joe Vitale is asked about power of Gratitude
http://www.revver.com/video/1329128

How to change kids with Law of Attraction
http://www.revver.com/video/1329048

Joe Vitale Reveals How to find Patience
http://www.revver.com/video/1326653

Are More Details better when using the Law of Attraction?
http://www.revver.com/video/1329161

Can You Change Other People Using the Law of Attraction?
http://www.revver.com/video/1326643

Joe Vitale Contrasts The Missing Secret with The Awakening Course
http://www.revver.com/video/1329026

Am I doing LOA Wrong if I Take a Job just to pay my bills?
http://www.revver.com/video/1326663

When can a person Stop Cleaning?
http://revver.com/video/1330639

Joe Vitale is asked about his Car Consumption
http://revver.com/video/1330666
 

 Wayyyyy back in 1996 or so I wrote a fiery article about trying to buy a particular guitar. I was frustrated and maybe angry at the time. I wrote the article to rant, and to reveal a few marketing lessons.

But apparently I also planted a seed that today, thirteen years later, grew fruit.

In short, back in 1996 or so I saw an egnaging ad for the Tacoma Chief guitar. I wanted it.

But the ad lacked a phone, fax, email, or even an Internet website. There was no contact info at all.

And when I tried to find the guitar in music stores, there weren’t any Tacoma Chiefs in sight. When I called the Tacoma company, they shooed me off.

It was a great lesson in how not to do advertising or marketing.

I wrote up that lesson and posted it on my website.* It was also printed in a few business magazines. It became a great teaching tale. If you Google “Tacoma Chief guitar” right now my article is usually one of the first five search returns.

Over the years people would sometimes thank me for the article, and sometimes complain about it.

One time the new president of the Tacoma guitar company called me. This was probably five years after my article came out. He said my writing was unfair to the company.

I was surpirsed.

I explained that the article was a marketing lesson for him. I did it for free. I usually charge to teach people how to market their business. I suggested he thank me by sending me a guitar.

He declined.

I forgave him, though.

I forgot all about the Tacoma Chief guitar, as well as my article, until a sweet lady wrote me a week ago.

As I wrote in my early book on Internet marketing, CyberWriting (long out of print), you can sense the nature of people right from their email.

I liked this lady. She had a cool sense of humor. She said she had an original Tacoma Chief from arond 1997 and wanted to know if I wanted to buy it.

I have more than enough guitars. But I felt I had attracted this woman and her offer because of my article thirteen years ago. It seemed having it would bring closure to a wound of long ago.

I asked the lady to make an offer. She did. It was fair. I didn’t negotiate or squabble. I bought it.

It arrived today.

I wonder what you may have unfinished in your past, too.

Let go, forgive, and one day you, too, may receive a Tacoma Chief guitar — or something even better.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

* You can see the 1996 article that caused all this at www.mrfire.com/article-archives/ancient-articles/tacoma-chief.html 

Note: Top photo by master photographer Rodney Bursiel. Bottom two by my Blackberry Curve. Last one is of Pat O’Bryan playing the Tacoma Chief. He made it sing.

 You can make a “word cloud” from your blog or website by going to http://wordle.net/create and following the directions. The above image is a word cloud of this blog. Seems like a cool way to make a right-brain “essence image” of a blog or site.  (Thanks to Nerissa for this tip.)

Mindy Audlin is one of my favorite people.

She’s charming, smart, upbeat, and a remarkable speaker and teacher. We held an event together two years ago where I first learned about her What If Up game.

It was life changing.

The best way to understand how it works is to realize the favorite question of the mind is “What if?”

But for most of us that question is asked in a negative, or down, way.

We ask “What if this doesn’t work out?” or “What if I lose my job?” or “What if I’m wrong?”

Obviously, that negative seeking question doesn’t feel good, and leads to attracting the fears it focuses on.

But Mindy asks you to do a what if UP.

You might ask, “What if this works out beautifully?” or “What if there was never a problem in the first place?” or “What if I get a raise?” or “What if my idea makes me a millionaire?”

This single adjustment in how you ask a question transforms you, your energy, and the very answers you get.

The idea is to look for new possibilities by letting your mind be free. When you do this, you feel fantastic. You also send this new energy into the Universe as an order or request.

I recently attended one of Mindy’s local (Wimberley, Texas) What If Up parties. That’s where people break into groups of five or so and take turns What If Up-ing each other. It’s very juicy and even addictive (in a positive way).

For example, when it was my turn, I said I want the infomercial coming out this week for The Awakening Course to be a top seller in the self-help market.

When you state your goal or problem, you’re not allowed to explain it or tell your story around it. It’s not needed. You simply state your desire and let the magic begin.

So I stated mine about wanting my infomercial to be a hit.

Someone instantly said, “What if it is the number one bestseller in all categories?”

Someone else said, “What if it is the number one bestseller of this century?”

Another said, “What if it is the number one bestselling infomercial in all of history!?”

At this point I was feeling electricity pumping through my veins.

Mindy explains that the exercise isn’t to create a to-do list. You don’t make notes or how-tos or to-dos.

The point is to raise your energy, get into the feeling of what you want, and let that experience attract the end result to you.

You still take action, of course, but it’s inspired action. 

It comes from that place within you that feels great and naturally unfolds. You don’t have to make yourself do it; you want to do it.

A beautiful side benefit of doing the what if up exercise a few times is it changes your thinking.

Suddenly you start asking what if up questions in your head rather than what if down questions.

Check this out at www.whatifup.com You’ll find more information there, including how to host your own What If Up dinner party.

What if the site is the coolest thing you saw today?

What if it changed your life for the better instantly?

What if?

Ao Akua,

Joe

PS — The seminar Mindy and I conducted was called The Secret of Money. See www.mindyaudlin.com/secretofmoney.htm 

Note: This Tuesday will be the release of the all new edition of The Attractor Factor. What if it becomes the book of the year for you? For Oprah? For the world? What if???

You’ve been hearing about my new audioprogram The Awakening Course for a month or more. And you’ve been hearing that I have an infomercial for it, which begins testing on television in select markets this weekend. Well, you can see the infomercial right now, by going to http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7709418618355520198
or by clicking on the below image. It’s 29 minutes. It’s high energy and informative. It may change your life forever. Enjoy.