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A Big Fat Confession
If you’ve been reading my books or this blog, you know I lost 80 pounds in 8 months.
I’ve done it primarily with the help of the most remarkable training I’ve ever seen.
I’m talking about The Mental Toughness Institute.
The people there have helped me to raise my consciousness, expose delusional thinking, and finally — finally! — reach my fitness goals.
Whether you have 10 pounds or 100 pounds to lose, this program can help you, too.
I’ve gone through their 12-week program three times, and I will enter it a fourth and final time this Monday.
Why four times?
It’s simply my choice. You can take the course once and get what you need. I lost 40 pounds in the first 12 weeks.
Also, after I had emergency surgery, I gained twenty pounds. I couldn’t work-out for several months. I want the support I get from the training to help me easily melt that weight off again.
Because I love the program, and want additional support as I pursue my fitness goals, I am entering the program again.
I’m writing to invite you to join me in their next class, which begins on Monday.
Yes, I’ll be on the calls right there with you.
The training is done with CD’s (which are brilliant), reading (which is eye-opening), homework (which takes a few minutes daily), and coaching-by-phone (which is priceless).
It’s a very psychological, as well as spiritual approach.
And it influences every area of your life. You learn how to think like a world-class champion.
Even my income went up as I did the trainings.
Believe me, when I first heard about their program, I was skeptical. But I was sick and tired of being overweight, and I had decided I was doing something about it once and for all.
And since the price for the training is so low, I just took the jump.
And I am forever grateful I did.
I’m a new man.
The training is conducted by the same people who published the book I think is a masterpiece (which they just recorded on 12 CD’s) called, “177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class.”
Again, I invite you to take the next training with me. This program can help you get to where you want to be. It worked for me, and I had struggled with obesity for almost 50 years.
Obviously, it can work for you, too.
It’s all explained at www.thefatlosers.com
The folks at the institute were not going to do another training for a long time, as they are also busy speakers, but I persuaded them to offer another class because *I* wanted it again.
They agreed, as long as I agreed to tell some people about it. That’s what I’m doing with this note to you.
The program begins Monday night.
Sign up at www.thefatlosers.com
See you on the calls.
Ao Akua,
Joe
www.mrfire.com
PS — If you don’t need to lose weight, but are still interested in Mental Toughness Training, visit www.mentaltoughnesscollege.com
Singing Love
You can hear (but not see) a group of loving people singing Happy Birthday to me at www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ZWRCT_ntQ or by clicking the below image. Enjoy.
The Top 3 Audios of 2007
Now that Nightingale-Conant has released my second audioprogram with them, called The Missing Secret (about the practical use of the law of attraction), and it’s shooting up their bestseller list at NASA rocket speed, people are asking me what my favorite audioprograms are.
When I’m not listening to Michelle Malone‘s music, I listen to audios on special topics such as hypnosis, accelerated learning, copywriting, metaphysics, sales, marketing, fitness, bodybuilding, weight loss, and spirituality.
That’s too many to cover in depth, of course, so here are the top three that stood out for me this past year:
The Discovery by David Hawkins is about discovering your connection to the Divine in each moment. Hawkins is a brilliant scientist and psychiatrist mapping the steps to enlightenment.
The Wealth Magnet is a terrific program about your beliefs and money. Dolf De Roos is successful and perceptive. Listening to this program can awaken you to your own inner limitations to receiving wealth so you can then release them. I really love this one.
Byron Katie offers a simple questioning process called ‘The Work’ in this freeing program, Your Inner Awakening. I’ve become a big fan of hers. I believe Bryon is one of only a handful of people on the planet who may be enlightened.
You can find these programs, and many more (by such greats as Tony Robbins, Wayner Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Bob Proctor, Earl Nightingale, Jack Canfield, Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Brian Tracy, etc), by poking around at www.nightingale.com/homepage.aspx?linktype=o4&org=ia28500106
Listening while you drive is a terrific way to transform empty time into educational and inspiring time.
Happy Listening!
Ao Akua,
Joe
www.mrfire.com
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A Story of Fame
Bruce Collie owns Cedar Grove Steakhouse in Wimberley, Texas, walking distance from my home.
Bruce is a gentle giant of a man. He’s probably 6’6″ and around 275 pounds.
He’s a former pro football player (for the San Fransisco 49ers and the Eagles), a former speaker on the Champions for Life circuit (inspiring people in prisons to live better lives), and today the proud father of twelve children.
Yes, twelve children.
He and his beautiful wife, Holly, a former QVC model who worked with Joan Rivers, are writing a manual on parenting based on their experiences raising a dozen happy kids.
But that’s not all they’re doing.
I went to their steakhouse with friends one day last week. Bruce came over and told us about his “BC Steak.”
It’s not on the menu, he said.
He described it as the best steak in the entire world.
He’s been all over the globe and as a huge football player probably ate a lot of steak in his time. So he should know good steak.
The “BC” (named after him, of course) is an eighteen ounce filet mignon, or fillet.
I’ve never heard of a filet mignon larger than siz or maybe eight ounces.
Bruce said they cut the steak themselves and proudly declared it would be so tender I could cut it with a fork, or he would pay for my meal.
That was pretty hypnotic.
So my friends and I returned to the restaurant and ordered the BC, which is a fifty dollar steak.
It was truly astonishing.
Tender. Juicy. Filling.
I’ve never had a better steak anywhere.
And yes, I could cut it with my fork.
I doubt people with small hands or weak wrists could cut it with a fork, which is probably why it’s not a guarantee Bruce makes to just anybody, but I and my muscular buddies could easily do it.
But that’s not the really good part of this story.
I told Bruce I was so taken with his original steak that I thought he should change the name to “JV,” naming it after me.
I was kidding, of course.
But the other day he told me they renamed the steak “The Vitale” and they were actually putting it on the menu.
I couldn’t believe it.
Nerissa, me, and two friends went back to the restaurant the other night. The waiter handed me a slip of paper with a note that all the servers were now getting. It read, in part:
“Introducing: The Vitale Bacon Wrapped Filet: An 18 oz, 31 day aged, corn fed, premium filet wrapped in apple-wood smoked bacon. Named after bestselling author Joe Vitale (pronounced Vi tel lee) who not only enjoyed the monster filet and a couple of sides, but it was said, ate dessert as well!”
No, I didn’t eat dessert, or a couple of sides, but I sure enjoyed the formerly named “BC”.
Pat O’Bryan of www.patobryan.com ordered it and said, “Finally, a steak great enough to be called ‘The Vitale.’ There are now two Vitale’s in Wimberley, Texas. One has great taste. The other tastes great.”
Bill Hibbler of www.ecommerceconfidential.com/Blog/ said, “They say that you know you’ve ‘made it’ when they name a sandwich after you. Joe, you skipped the sandwich and went right for the steak. Well done.” 😉
Nerissa of www.thevideoqueen.com (who couldn’t eat all of her steak) said, “If my life was represented by this prepared dinner, then my life was never tough, always delightful, and very fulfilling.”
If you ever get to the Austin-San Antonio area, drive over to Cedar Grove Steakhouse in Wimberley and order “The Vitale.”
All you need is an empty stomach — and fifty bucks.
Ao Akua,
Joe
www.mrfire.com
PS – The JV steak is perfect if you’re on the Paleo or Atkins diet, but if you’re a vegetarian, Bruce has veggie items on his menu, too, so don’t complain about his steak when you can have his fish. 🙂
My Trainer Wants Your Body
With the New Year rapidly approaching, you may be thinking what is the best way to get in shape?
I’m going to let you in on a little secret.
My trainer, Scott York, wants your body.
Scott has the ability to train you “online” using a state of the art training system.
It’s affordable; it’s convenient.
You’ll get more energy, build muscle, lose fat and become more productive in your business.
Don’t have equipment?
No problem.
Scott can design fat-burning programs for you to do at home, or even while you travel, with little to no equipment.
For over a year I have been using Scott’s program. Every evening he emails my workout to me.
It’s easy to follow because a little figure in the email comes to life and demonstrates exactly how to do the exercise.
All I do next is get up in the morning and just do it.
And if I have any questions, I simply send an email to Scott. He replies by email and I’m all set to keep rocking and rolling toward my fitness goals.
I still meet with Scott once a week in my gym, but because I travel so much, often weeks go by with me doing nothing but the workouts he sends me by email.
So this is truly coaching-by-email.
Scott can only accept a handful of clients into this program, because of the personal service he gives.
Email Scott at [email protected] for more info and to see a free demo of this state of the art online training program.
Go for it!
Ao Akua,
Joe
www.mrfire.com
PS — Scott has become my dear friend as well as my personal trainer. I totally endorse him and his training. You can see him talking to you online at www.hypnoticmarketing.com
