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Your tribe consists of the people you are closest to. They are the very people you come in contact with every single day. They are your family members, your lover, your colleagues, your neighbors...

Your tribe has powerful influence on you. They provide the type of environment that determines how your future self would be.

Now, is your  current tribe supporting you the way you need to feel supported especially when it comes to the improvements you want in your life?

If they are, then you are fortunate to experience the good tribal effect of positive encouragements, optimism, support and great advice. This type of tribe will allow you to grow, inspire you, push you to achieve your fullest potential because they believe in you and be there for you whenever you need the extra support.

Unfortunately, many people are stuck in the negative tribal effect. This happens when their spouse or closest friends are not supportive or interested in the changes that are going on in their lives. Are you one of them? Are you stuck in a tribe that holds you back, unconsciously?

Are you one of those who once wanted to make a change or embrace a new habit like being healthier, starting meditation, or joining a spiritual course, only to be shot down by the people in your tribe?

Try this test on your tribe: Bring up the subject of meditation or spiritual enlightenment to your closest friends. Watch that they say.

Do they encourage you? Do they feign interest in the subject? Or do they tell you outright that you are wasting your time?

Share your results with us. Or share with us the struggles you have experienced with your current tribe.

Laura

PS: If you want to experience a GREAT tribe effect, one that will help you master life, won't ever shoot you down, and want only the best for you, join the Silva Tribe.

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Often, we make up excuses for our shortcomings and we blame it on our upbringing. But there is a better reason than finger pointing - it's our ego talking.

Jeffrey Hull, author of the book, Shift: Let Go of Fear and Get Your Life in Gear, explains how and why our egos fight with our need for improvement.

Any thoughts? Please leave a comment...

Better and better,

Laura

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Are We Hard-Wired To Suffer?

by Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D.

Yesterday I had one of those classic moments with a client that never fail to bring the conversation to a stand still. He was sharing with me his tendency to, as he put it, "always feel anxious and worried about everything." At one point, with a shrug, he simply declared, "I'm just hard-wired to be anxious. I've always been this way."

Really? Hard-wired to be anxious, worried and stressed-out? Not.

Have you looked at a baby lately? Or hung out with small children who are living in a secure home with at least one loving parent? In general, well-fed kids (poverty is another thing entirely) are relaxed, spontaneous, playful and full of life a good deal of the time. Since when did it become in vogue to blame our adult anxieties on so-called "hard-wiring?" What does "hard-wiring" mean anyway?

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Have you ever referred to "successful" or "famous" people as 'them'? and consider yourself 'us'? Are you separating yourself from the Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey's and Mother Theresa's of this world because you think they have some sort of "super talent" you don't?

Possibly its not just talent, but maybe they have some sort of luck, were in the right place at the right time, or maybe they belong to the 'chosen few'? People can't help which family trust fund they were born into.

But here's where it gets confusing.

Oprah has the same amount of time in a day you do, Bill has the exact same amount of brain matter you do, and your heart is just as big as Mother Theresa's.

Putting Bill, Oprah and Theresa aside, what about those everyday people who just seem to make things happen - magically? The people who can eat whatever they want and never gain weight?  What about your neighbor Ted, who makes your annual income in 4 months without any sort of college education? Your sister-in-law's children who seem to grow happier, healthier and smarter everyday - all while being extremely well behaved? What are their secrets?

Maybe there is a  big misconception about 'Superheros' and 'super powers', and I'm talking about powers like cunning wit, flowing charisma, or innate creativity as opposed to flying or invisibility.

Were only a select people were blessed with these powers at birth - just like we read in comics and see in the movies? Or is there something else at play here?

We've decided to investigate the Superhero Phenomenon,  we've uncovered whats really going on here in this Silva exclusive expose below:

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Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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Hi Silva Community!

Every week we give you the inside scoop on the going on's here at Silva International, the latest news on the Silva method and the personal development community.

Now we want to hear from you!

To serve you better, just fill out this quick survey (it takes 2 minutes!) and we will be able to find out more about YOU and your needs.

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Thanks in advance!

Better and Better,

Laura

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An amazing start or end to any day! Sit back and relax as this choir takes you through a rainstorm - made from completely their own hands!

Enjoy!

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Sometimes, when I am stuck with a certain problem and I need a solution, I always wonder about the great people in my life and what they would do.

In Secret Recipe #4, Mandy Bass has a similar concept help turn your emotions or problems around INSTANTLY. I like her secret recipe so I'm going to try it out next time!

Let me know if this works for you too!

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The Secret Visitor technique, for changing your mood INSTANTLY.

By: Mandy Bass

This technique was actually invented by the daughter of a Silva instructor.

She was having nightmares, and was crying out loud after she’d woken up.  Her mother went into the room to see her, and the daughter was sitting on the bed and smiling. She explained to her mother that she had a nightmare, and was scared, so she closed her eyes and imagined taking the scared brain out of her head, and replacing it with a happy brain.

Her mother remembered this process some time later when she was having a very sad day.  So she invited into her laboratory the HAPPIEST person on earth.

When the elevator door in her lab opened, there was a happy-looking guy standing there. (The happiest person on the planet!) So she invited him into her lab, imagined putting on his head over hers and noticed how THIS ALONE made a big shift in her awareness and her mood.

So how can YOU use this?

If you want to be happier, then you could do the above.  If you wanted to better understand something, you could also invite to your lab the person on earth who KNOWS the most about a particular subject, and then put on THAT person’s head.

If you wanted to attract more clients, you could invite someone who is the world’s leading expert at attracting clients easily, and put on THAT person’s head.

If you wanted to make better decisions about money, you could invite the BEST money decision-maker in the world and put on THAT person’s head.

Two applications…
For any INFORMATION or INSIGHT you want, there is someone on earth whose genius will help. Invite them to your lab and step into their shoes so you can see things THEIR way.

For any MOOD you would like to have, or any emotion you would like to feel, there is someone on earth who is a master of generating that feeling. Invite them to your lab and step into their shoes so you can FEEL things THEIR way.

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Here's another secret recipe from Mandy Bass for all you folks out there. This helps you manifest change in the quickest way possible.

It's a simple mind trick that works wonders!

All it requires is a lot of imagination and a lil' magic...

Read on and let me know how it works out for you! I'd really like to know. Thanks again to Mandy for generously sharing all of her wonderful insights.

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Recipe #3: The Secret Potion technique, a supremely effective way to make changes.

By: Mandy Bass

Here’s how it works…

Pick a goal that you want.  Let’s say that you want to reduce the weight around your hips, or you want to stop eating after 7 pm, or you want to feel comfortable speaking in front of groups.

Go to level, 3-1, 10-1, and then visit your laboratory.

In your laboratory, see that there is a shelf with special bottles on it. They are single serving bottles of VERY special potions.

Labeled clearly on the bottles are remedies for whatever goal you have in mind.

You pick up the bottle with the remedy you want, read the label, and you say, “Drinking this will create the change I want, in happy ways for the joyful good of all concerned.”

Then, while at level, drink the potion.  The whole thing.  (Remember, these come in single serving containers.)  Really imagine and feel at level that you are drinking this magic potion.  Imagine the feel of the potion on your tongue, and the sensation and taste as you swallow the entire serving.

Two things about this…
1. You can use this on anything imaginable. A potion for burning fat, a potion for feeling/being more photogenic, for being more confident in a sales setting, for getting free from allergies. ANYTHING you can imagine is do-able with this process.

2. The shelf of potions is never-ending.  In fact, the more you use the potions in your lab, the more available they are.

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Creativity is not all about art or scripting or creating something from nothing, creativity is in fact used in many parts of our daily lives in romance, at work, while your talking, while you're cooking....

We are ALL creative by nature. Well...some more so than others. But creativity needs to be nurtured.

All great creative heads have their own little habits that works for them. Leo Babauta narrows down two contrasting habits can could help spark those juices.

Do you have a creative habit you'd like to share? Comment below.

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The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People

by Leo Babauta from ZenHabits

Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity?

I’ve reflected on my own creative habits, but decided I’d look at the habits that others consider important to their creativity. I picked a handful of creatives, almost at random — there are so many that picking the best would be impossible, so I just picked some that I admire, who came to mind when I thought of the word “creative”.

This was going to be a list of their creative habits … but in reviewing their lists, and my own habits, I found one that stood out. And it stands out if you review the habits and quotes from great creative people in history.

It’s the Most Important Habit when it comes to creativity.

Find out about creative habits here...

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Affirmations can be made when you speak to yourself. Some practice positive affirmation by shouting out loud!

Try shouting this out loud:

I WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL!

I WANT TO MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!

I WANT THIS...I WANT THAT...

Now try this again but whisper to yourself:

I want to be successful!

I want to meet the love of my life!

I want this...I want that...

It all works just the same as long as you say it out. No matter how loud or soft they are, when it comes out from your mouth, YOU listen. Mandy Bass returns with another insightful secret recipe that talks about whispers that are heard...

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Recipe #2: How to focus your attention on whatever you want while you are at level, so that your programming is more effective AND you make sure that you never "doze off" while going to level again.

By: Mandy Bass

This one is SO simple you will be startled, but here it is…

Speak out loud!

Don’t worry, you won’t have to shout or even speak in a normal voice tone (unless you want to!), just a whisper is enough to direct your attention.

Here’s why this works so well…
If I asked you think of something, your mind wanders from one thing to another, finding anything to think about.

If I asked you to think of something red, your brain narrows the focus to things that are red.

If I asked you to think of a red delicious apple just picked from a tree and ripe and delicious, your brain REALLY creates something specific.  You might even picture the apple vividly enough in your mind so that you salivate.

The WAY that your brain knew to create that image was because the language was a guide for the experience. Now here’s the exciting news. You can direct your own experience with YOUR own language spoken aloud.

So, for instance, if you were programming to have 5 new clients, you could literally sit down, and go to level, and start whispering (or speaking aloud, if you have privacy), “I now see myself receiving one call after another, and I see clients being so interested and impressed that they sign up and I see myself adding five new names to my list.  I see them so delighted with my work that they tell their friends how pleased they are, and this spreads positive effects to the community, the state, the country, the world.”

If you were programming to look great in a bathing suit, you could go to level and then literally say (whisper), “I see myself putting on my bathing suit, it fits perfectly and looks great on me, I see myself visiting the beach, and people are noticing how wonderful I look.”

When doing Mirror of the Mind, describe in detail the white-framed image and keep describing it.  The more you describe, the more your brain is going to find more details about that image, which makes the image come alive in your mind with vividness and clarity!

Let your OWN words direct the inner movies you see at level.   It’s easy and it works!

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Hi Friends,

I'd like to introduce a close friend of mine, Mandy Bass. Mandy is a Silva Method Instructor and the founder of  Priority Living Systems, a professional coaching and training firm.

Mandy has become the “go to” person for people who truly want it all. She works with people who want to raise their income ceilings, reduce their working hours and get more out of life. Hundreds of individuals participate in her program each year, taking their personal and professional lives to a new level of fulfillment. As an international speaker with scores of television and radio show appearances to her credit, Mandy is the inspirational force behind thousands of successful professionals.

Here's great news!

Mandy has decided to share some of her "Secret Recipes" that make Silva so successful for her. This week we're going to start with Recipe #1 on the Mirror Of The Mind technique. So read on and enjoy.

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How to Supercharge The Mirror of the Mind…

By: Mandy Bass

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you use Mirror of the Mind and you get great results, and then other times the results are lagging?  Usually if the results don’t happen as pictured you at least get some feedback that lets you know if you are on the right track or not. But then other times you have no feedback whatsoever.

Jose gave some advice about this a few years ago to Carolyn Deal, a Silva instructor in North Carolina.  He told her how to make Mirror of the Mind work better, especially when it’s a very important personal project.

What’s the secret?

Hold the white-framed image in mind for 12 minutes.

Now, 12 minutes might seem like a long time, and you might think that your attention will wander or could wander if you try to hold it on your goal image for that long. But do the best you can. The longer you picture the goal, the better.

The steps of Mirror of the Mind are…
1. Go to level with the 3-1, 10-1 method

2. See the problem situation in a blue-frame and make a good, careful study of the challenge. This is a mental picture of what you DON’T want.

3. Next to the blue frame image, see the SOLUTION image in a white frame and erase the blue framed image for good (and never ever picture that blue frame image again!)  The white-framed image is a picture of what you DO want. Whenever you think about the project, picture the white-framed solution image only.

4. If this is a really important project, and you want to energize your programming, do your best to keep your attention on that white-framed image for 12 minutes, or as long as you comfortably can.

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Let me know if this works for you. Leave a comment!

Better and better,

Laura Silva