About T. Harv Eker
T. Harv Eker is the son of European immigrants who came to North America with only thirty dollars to their name. He grew up in Toronto, but spent most of his adult years in the United States.
Money was scarce throughout his childhood, so at thirteen, Eker began his work career. As a teen he delivered newspapers, scooped ice cream, sold novelties at fairs, and suntan lotions at the beach. After a year at York University, he decided to take time off to pursue his dream of becoming a millionaire.
During his early adult years, he lived in five different cities, including Lake Tahoe and Ft. Lauderdale. He had a variety of jobs and started more than a dozen different businesses, but regardless of what he did, or how hard he worked, he just couldn't achieve success.
Finally after many years of frustration, Eker hit the jackpot. He opened one of the first retail fitness stores in North America and grew the business to ten stores in only two and a half years. He then sold part of the company to a Fortune 500 corporation.
With the sale, Eker reached his dream. He was finally a millionaire; however, in less than two years, the money was gone. Through a combination of poor investments and unchecked spending, Eker was back at his original net worth … again.
It was at that point that Eker began developing his theories about people's mental and emotional relationship to money. He realized that his “inner-money thermostat” was set for a specific amount of financial success, and that everyone else had a financial set point too.
His most profound discovery was that this money blueprint could be changed. Using the principles and practices found in his book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, Eker reset his own blueprint to not only create success, but to keep it and grow it, and become a multi-millionaire.
During his years of struggle, Eker vowed that should he ever get rich, he would help others do the same. He has kept his promise. Today, he is the president of Peak Potentials Training, one of the largest and fastest-growing seminar companies in the world. He has already touched the lives of over 250,000 people, helping them move closer to their goal of true financial freedom.
Using the principles he teaches, T. Harv Eker went from zero to millionaire in only 2 1/2 years! He combines a unique brand of 'street-smarts with heart'. T. Harv Eker is the founder and president of Peak Potentials Training, the fastest growing personal development company in North America.
Eker's high-energy, 'cut-to-the-chase' style keeps his audience spellbound. T. Harv Eker's motto is "talk is cheap" and his unique ability is getting people to take "action" in the real world to produce real success.
Eker is the author of the best-selling books, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and SpeedWealth. He has also developed several highly-acclaimed courses such as The Millionaire Mind Intensive, Life Directions, Wizard Training and Train the Trainer. He is also the producer and trainer of the world-famous Enlightened Warrior Training.
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The Timeless Wealth Secrets #7
Act In Spite of Fear
By T. Harv Eker
The formula for manifestation in our physical universe is known to be "thoughts lead to feelings, which lead to actions, which lead to results." Most people have plenty of thoughts and feelings, but the breakdown for many seems to be ability to take "action". The culprit, of course, is fear. That is why to succeed in life you must cultivate the trait of courage.
Courage is "taking action is spite of fear". In fact, you can only experience courage in face of fear. Fear is our greatest obstacle to living happy, peaceful and powerful lives. The true definition of fear is "anticipation of pain." Since anticipation is based in the future and the future only exists in our imagination, fear does not exist in reality. It only lives in our head.
Therefore, it is our own protective mind that prevents us from taking the actions necessary to attain our dreams. As the cartoon character Pogo so appropriately states, "We have met the enemy and he is us".
The protective mind is like an over worried mother. It is constantly creating "doom and gloom" scenarios trying to scare the heck out of us, in the hopes that we won't try anything new. Its favorite words are "what if." "What if this happens? What if that happens?" Even though none of these things have actually happened, and chances are none of these things will ever happen, this "soap opera" script continues to blare loudly in our head.
Unfortunately we tend to take this mind frick as gospel and our wonderful ideas of growth and opportunity, become full of uncertainty and doubt. Recognize that our protective mind is not necessarily to be believed; that its agenda has nothing to do with making us happy or successful, but only to keep us in a place that is safe, secure and familiar.
Unfortunately many people wait for their fear to subside before taking action. Big mistake! It is not necessary to get rid of fear in order to act. It’s not necessary to “kill” the cobra! The more effective strategy is to learn to "tame" the cobra of fear by acknowledging the feelings and then taking action anyway. Fear itself holds no real power over you. You and you alone give fear its power. If you allow fear to stop you, it will. If you recognize it as the protective part of you, doing it's job (far to well), you can simply say to your mind, "thank you for sharing" and then proceed into action.
Realize that successful people have fear. Successful people have doubts and successful people worry. The only difference between those who succeed and those who don't is that successful people act in spite of their fear, doubt, and worry. So can you!
The darkness of fear begins to disappear in the light of action. Because your protective mind (where fear resides) lives only in past or future, fear cannot exist in the present moment. Actions, however, only exist in the present moment, meaning that in the midst of focused action, fear dissipates.
recognize that you are the one playing the tape and not the tape itself, you are free!
Ask yourself, "What would I do, if I absolutely knew I could not fail?" The answer will give you a good indication of what you would do and who you would become if you lived based in heart and spirit vs. fear!
Yes Harv, I Want a Millionaire MindBy T. Harv Eker
In just five minutes I can identify what is called your money and success "blueprint." Each of us has a personal money and success blueprint ingrained in our subconscious mind and it is this blueprint, more than anything else, that determines your financial destiny.
Your "money blueprint” is simply your preset program or way of being in relation to money. This consists of your thoughts, feelings, and actions related to money.
Your financial blueprint consists of the "programming" you received in the past, especially as a young child. For most people, this would include parents, siblings, friends, authority figures, teachers, religious leaders, media, and your culture, to name a few. If you've been traveling in the wrong direction, I'm going to reveal how to set your blueprint for success. It's simple once you know these secrets.
Your blueprint is like a thermostat. If the temperature in the room is 72°, chances are good that thermostat is set for 72°. Is it possible that because the window is open and it's cold outside, the temperature can drop to 65°? Of course, but what will eventually happen is that the thermostat will kick in and bring the temperature back to 72°.
The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the exact same way, the only way to change your level of financial success on a permanent basis is to reset your financial thermostat, otherwise known as your money blueprint.
In Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, I reveal exactly what you need to do to reset your financial thermostat and program yourself for automatic success. And that's just the beginning. I also help you identify the patterns of thinking that have been holding you back, and what you need to do to turn them around. But there’s one thing you need to understand first…
Yes Harv, I Want a Millionaire MindCan a simple change in thinking like this really make that kind of difference in your life? You bet it can! Just listen to what these folks have to say:
Life-Changing"The Millionaire Mind Seminar is life-changing. I urge every one of my students to attend this powerful course. It is incredible."
—Robert G. Allen, New York Times, number one best-selling author, Nothing Down Real Estate and Multiple Streams of Income, one of the best-selling financial authors in history
Your Financial Life May Depend on It"Study this book as if your life depended on it … financially, it may!"
—Anthony Robbins, the world's #1 peak performance coach
If you're fighting about money it's probably because your financial blueprints don't match. Read this book
and watch your relationships transform. —John Gray, author of Men Are From MarsAmazing Results
“Harv Eker is one of the most extraordinary trainers in the world today! Harv's experiential techniques are transformational, and he creates amazing results every time he speaks!”
—Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the number one New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, which sold over 70 million copies, and coauthor of the One Minute Millionaire
I have witnessed and admired T. Harv Eker’s work for years. I highly recommend this book for anyone seeking to increase their financial, mental, and emotional wealth.
—Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles and coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul ® Yes Harv, I Want a Millionaire Mind