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I f t h e Secr e t ' s So Gr e a t . . .

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s t a r t m a k i n g a g r ea t l i v i n g d oi n g w h a t y o u l o v e

Did you know ...?Most people who get involved in personal development NEVER get even a

FRACTION of the results they desire!

W h y i s t h i s ?

The majority of people spend their lives running on a hidden hamster wheel

that keeps them chasing after dreams, goals & solutions that NEVER arrive.

The hidden hamster wheel is a false belief a belief that gets taught to us as

children & gets reinforced throughout our lives, without our even realising it!

Hundreds of years ago, the belief that the earth was flat stopped people

exploring new lands for fear of falling off the edge. In the same way the

hidden hamster wheel stops most people from:

Making a great living doing work they love Creating the lifestyle & experiences they desire Creating fulfilling relationships with people who matter to them Having good feelings, & a vibrant experience of living Generating wealth, abundance & financial freedom Achieving their most inspiring goals & dreams Living a life that's rich with meaning, purpose & contribution


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The hidden hamster wheel is a trap a trap that's probably been sprung on

you without you even realising it, which raises a CRUCIAL QUESTION...

QUESTION : If you're caught in a trap, what's the one thing you HAVE TO

DO before you can escape?

ANSWER: You have to REALISE that you've been caught in a trap.

Until you realise you've been caught in a trap, you're VERY unlikely to get out

of it.

But once you know about the trap, & you can see how it works, then escape

can be pretty straightforward. Especially if other people have escaped from the

same trap, & can show you how YOU CAN DO IT TOO!

Here are five MASTER KEYS to help you escape from the stress, struggle &

frustration of the hidden hamster wheel & start creating a life you really love.

MASTER KEY N UMBER 1:

Understand the trap you've been caught inUntil you understand the trap you've been caught in, it's virtually IMPOSSIBLE

to free yourself from it. Here's how it works: The self-improvement & success

industry shares some uncomfortable similarities with the diet industry: the

promised results are often slow to materialise (if ever) and can be very short-

lived (& even make the problem WORSE!) This is due to a trick of the mind,

the deferred happiness factor embodied by the belief Ill be happy [secure /

fulfilled / peaceful / successful etc] when I get X / Y / Z. Here are some

common examples:


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Ill feel secure when I save up enough money / pay off my mortgage / get

the job

Ill feel good about myself when I lose the weight / quit smoking / get out of

debt

Ill be OK when I change my thinking / practice my affirmations / meditate I'll be happy when I'm doing work I love / find a partner / get rich

While Ill be happy when seems like common sense, a quick look at the

miserable lives of countless celebrities, Olympic gold-medalists & lottery

winners will demonstrate that its just not true. Its an illusion that keeps

people chasing after a carrot they never quite reach.

M a t e r i a l su c ce ss i s f i n e - j u s t d o n ' t m o r t g a g e y o u r

p e a ce o f m i n d , w e l l b ei n g & i n n e r s ec u r i t y t o g e t i t !

There's nothing wrong with material success it's perfectly fine, as long as you

build it on your sense of inner wellbeing & security instead of mortgaging your

wellbeing with deferred happiness.

When I first introduce people to the idea of the Hidden Hamster Wheel, they

often say something like But if I didnt have that belief, I wouldnt be

motivated to do anything!

Thats just not true. You werent born believing this, and you were motivated

to learn to walk & to talk. You were motivated to use your hands, & to play &

to explore. You were motivated to love & connect with other people.

We are all born with a natural sense of wonder & curiousity, a desire to explore

the world around us & to create whatever we feel passionate about.

When they say But if I didnt have that, I wouldnt be motivated to do

anything! , heres what they really mean:

If I didnt believe Ill be happy when, then I wouldnt be motivated to do all

the crap I dont want to do but have been HYPNOTISED into thinking I NEED to


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do in order to be happy / secure / fulfilled / OK.

A ct i o n s t e p : What are some of the more obvious ways youve been deferring

happiness until now? What are your I'll be happy when... goals?

Please be clear there's nothing wrong with wanting the things you want.

That's fine! But if you think you NEED them in order to be happy, it does two,

really damaging things:

1. It separates you from the natural source of peace, wellbeing & security

that's already RIGHT THERE INSIDE YOU.

2. It dulls your awareness of what you REALLY want, your authentic desires.

As you're about to discover, your authentic desires are essential elements

when it comes to doing what you love (& creating an amazing life in the

process).


Replace your toxic goals w ith authentic desires

Most people's goals are TOXIC.

Here are some examples of toxic goals:

1. A goal that you pursue because you think you should

2. A goal that you pursue because you're doing an I'll be happy when...

A goal that you settle for because you think it's unrealistic to go for what

you really want

3. A goal you want to achieve so other people will approve of or validate you


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And what's the opposite of a toxic goal? An AUTHENTIC DESIRE.

When you were first born, you didnt know you had arms & legs. You were

happy, joyful & full of wonder (except when you werent). One day you realised

you had arms & legs, & you started on a learning curve. As far as I can tell,

you were still just as happy, joyful & full of wonder as you learned to use your

arms & legs.

You didn't learn to walk & talk because you thought you should. You didnt need to defer your happiness to motivate yourself to walk & talk. You didn't settle for crawling & gurgling. You didn't learn to walk & talk in order to get someone's approval.

You did it because you WANTED to. And why did you want to? Im guessing it

was because you liked the idea! It was an authentic desire.

Stop for a moment, & think of all the things youve done, just because you

liked the idea We all have natural desire & motivation placed within our

hearts, but it can sometimes be temporarily obscured by the list of things we

think we should be doing, or need to force ourselves to do.

But heres the thing: if youre doing something because you think you should

(usually obeying someone elses rules) or because you think you need to in

order to be happy / fulfilled / secure / OK, youre in danger of deferring

happiness.


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A ct i o n s t e p : Here's the GOOD news: Your desires are your guide to whats

possible for you. You really CAN have what you want. So here are some

questions to help you get clear on what that is:

What do you want? What would you love to create?

How will you know youve got it? What will you see, hear & feel?

What would you want if you knew you couldnt fail?

What would you want if you knew it was OK to fail?

What would you want if you were guaranteed to get it?

Here's one of my favourites, the miracle question. It's great if you've been

telling yourself that you don't know what you want...

If there were a miracle tonight, & when you woke up tomorrow, everything

was exactly as you want it to be, how would you know a miracle had

occurred? What would you see, what would you hear, what would you feel,

what would you believe, what would you experience that would let you

know a miracle had taken place?

Take some time to dream, to imagine how you'd love things to be. How would

you love to spend your time? Where would you like to spend it, & with whom?

Here's one more question to help you create your happy, successful life:

What w ould you do if you knew you w ere going to be happy, secure,

successful & loved, no matter whether you got it or not?


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Evolve your peer groupYou become like who you hang around with. Period. Peer group is one of the

most powerful factors affecting everything, including:

Your lifestyle Your mood & attitude Your health & fitness Your financial situation Your relationships Your goals & achievements Your developing skills & competencies

As my friend Dan Bradbury says, Surround yourself with sad, lonely, fat,

broke people, and you'll wind up sad, lonely, fat and broke! Surround yourself

with happy, fun, fit and wealthy people, and you'll be happy, fun, fit and

wealthy!

There are three reasons why it's like this:

1. Unconscious Modelling Human beings have the amazing ability to

unconsciously adopt the attitudes, beliefs & behaviours of the people around

them. This is a big part of how you learned to walk & talk, & it still plays a

big part in your life.

2. Approval & Acceptance In days gone by, the people we spent our time

with represented our safety & security being cut off from the tribe meant

certain death. All of us have a desire to be approved & accepted by those

around us to conform & fit in (no matter how non-conformist we might

think of ourselves as).


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3. Social P roof We look at the people around us to find out what's

considered appropriate, acceptable & normal in our neighbourhood. Without

even thinking about it, we often allow others to set OUR standards for us.

A ct i o n s t e p : Even if you do nothing else, take action to spend time with

people who are either ON THE PATH to living the kind of life you want, or

already living it.


Take inspired actionPeople who create BIG results are masters of taking action, but what do I

mean by INSPIRED action? Inspired action is action that's aligned with your

authentic desire - what you truly want to create. As Joseph Campbell famously

said:

Follow your bliss, & don't be afraid, & the universe will open doors

where there were only walls - Joseph Campbell

Your authentic desire gives you clues to your life's purpose, & is an excellent

compass for living a happy, successful life. People who make a great living

doing what they love are inevitably people who take inspired action. Here are afew reasons why...

W hen you take action, you affect your world

If you are thinking about something but not taking action, you can imagine

what you THINK the results will be, but it's only when you actually do

something that you get a response from reality. That response from reality

gives you valuable information about the action you've taken - information you

can use to decide what to do next.


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W hen you take action, you activate your unconscious resources

The more committed you are in taking action, the more your unconscious

resources get activated. For instance, when you decide you're going to do

whatever it takes to accomplish something, then take action, you'll be amazed

at the amazing results that start showing up (in my experience, this can

include bizarre & incredibly valuable coincidences.)

W hen you take action, you learn

When you take action, your unconscious mind learns automatically from the

experiences you're engaged in. People who get out there & try things out

develop a high level of skill far more quickly than the people who try & do

everything as a theoretical exercise. Experience is a great teacher. Action gives

birth to experience. If you want to learn REALLY fast, take inspired action.

W hen you take action, you send yourself messages

Here are just a few of the messages you send yourself when you take inspired

action:

"You're willing to try new things" "You're developing greater confidence "You're OK with taking managed risks" "Developing new skills is more important than playing it safe" "You deserve good things" You can have what you want, your authentic desires

W hen you take inspired action, you extend your comfort zone

This is another important one. As human beings, we're designed to value

familiarity, at least to some degree. This is truly valuable - our survival

depends on our ability to respond appropriately to situations that are new to

our experience. When you take action & move with awareness into a new

situation, you continue extending your comfort zone. This opens up your

domain of possible experiences more & more every time you do it.


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Of course, times will come when you know what the right thing to do is, but

you feel anxious or afraid, but that's OK. Use COURAGE & take inspired action.

All the courage you use will be instantly transformed into confidence.

A ct i o n s t e p : Make a list of some of the things you know are the right thing to

do, but you've been hesitating about. Use courage, take action & watch with

amazement as your confidence grows by leaps & bounds!


Make freedom your number 1 priorityOnce you realise you've been caught in the hidden hamster wheel trap, &

discovered how it works, the next step is simple. Make FREEDOM your number

1 priority. Freedom comes in a number of flavours:

1. Freedom from the hidden hamster wheel trap

This trap is the cause of all kinds of struggle, frustration & disappointment. The

sooner you become free of it, the more quickly you'll start creating the results

you really want, with a HUGE reduction in worry & stress, which leads to...

2. Emotional freed om

Worry, anxiety & unhealthy stress are ALL the result of thinking patterns, & a

lack of understanding of your psychological immune system. As you develop

your understanding of the nature of thought, you'll begin to experience more

PEACE OF MIND, wellbeing & an inner sense of security that can't be knocked

by external events, which brings us to...


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3. Financial freedom

Many people say they can't do what they love because they need to do an

uninspiring job to pay the bills. When I ask what would happen if they didn't,

they typically say one of two things:

1) I'd starve

2) I'd end up on the streets

This is just plain untrue! While there are sadly many homeless people living on

the streets, they're typically suffering from mental illness, running away from

horrendous family lives or trapped in the cycle of addiction. They are RARELY

people who left a job to do work they love, took a wrong turn & ended up living

in a cardboard box. The first step towards financial freedom is working for

yourself. Step two is developing passive income streams which gives you...

4. Time freedom

When you can make money without selling your time, you have time freedom,

& can spend your time as you please. Of course, the process may require a

greater degree of...

5. Mental freedo m

As you get more in tune with your psychological immune system, you're able

to let go of unhelpful beliefs & get more deeply in tune with your innate

wisdom. This allows you to take inspired action to a whole new level as you

discover that who you really are (unlimited & powerful beyond measure) is

capable of a lot more than who you thought you were. This gives you more &

more space to enjoy...


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6. Social freedo m

Social freedom is about embracing your authenticity, being true to yourself, &

feeling comfortable in your own skin. It's about owning your power & showing

up fully in the world, & it's the source of the kind of genuine charisma that

can't be faked.

A ct i o n s t e p : On a scale of 1-10, where one is No freedom & 10 is Total

freedom, rate where you are currently in relation to these six freedoms, &

where you'd like to be.

Type of Freedom Current Level Desired Level

Free from the HHW trap

Emotional freedom

Financial freedom

Time freedom

Mental freedom

Social freedom

If your want to increase your level of freedom in any of these areas, the

answer is simple:

Make FREEDOM your number 1 priority. Commit to it, then take inspiredaction. For lots of useful information about HOW to do it, visit the blog at:

http://secretferrari.wordpress.com/

To your enlightened success!

Jamie
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About Your AuthorJamie Smart is one of the world's finest Neuro-Linguistic

Programming trainers, and CEO of Salad. Salad is a leading

source of products for developing your NLP skills & creating

an amazing life you love. Jamie is passionate about helping

people discover that they're capable of more than they think

they are, because they ARE more than they think they are.

His mission in life is to create a tribe of happy, organically

successful people living authentic, fulfilling lives, making a great living doing

what they love.

You can find the full range of Salad products at www.saladltd.co.uk

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& insights for helping you make a great living doing what you love.

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