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You will "Believe It" when you "See It" over and over!

Desire, in and of itself, means little and moves nothing.

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One of the greatest mysteries around success, happiness and peace of mind is revealed to each of us when we understand the following:

Desire, in and of itself, means little and moves nothing.

Humans have been wanting health, wealth and happiness since the beginning of time and in general, perhaps occasionally achieving it. This accidental bumping into success has led us all to believe that if we want something badly enough, even if we work hard for it, we are assured of getting it. Good intentions are not, however, enough for us to rally the forces of nature to provide its abundance for us. There are other laws with which we are less familiar and skilled at employing. These laws are so available and powerful that merely practicing them produces enormous and rapid abundance.

It’s not enough to want, wish and hope. It’s not enough to "goal set". We must affirm over and over and over in our mind’s eye and in our heart that what we want is inevitable. We must see it, hear it, taste it, feel it happening now. We must do this in spite of and regardless of any and all evidence to the contrary.

We must establish faith (belief without evidence) in our quest.

We must act as though, pray as though, and move through our world as though what we want… ALREADY IS!

We, as human beings, have the distinct advantage of having the extraordinary inability to distinguish between the real and the very well imagined. A crystal-clear vision well rehearsed over and over and over becomes real regardless of any evidence to the contrary.

Take charge of your future and believe. Direct its course. Be responsible for creating your life choice.

Start today and our world will amaze you with its generosity – not without its price. Yet if you choose a course dear to your heart, a price you will love to pay.

Richard Brooke made his first million before the age of 30, advancing to the top sales-leader position in a $60 million Network Marketing organization made up of more than 200,000 sales people. At age 31, he became the Executive Vice President of that company.

Through Richard's coaching, writings and seminars thousands of leaders have discovered new distinctions in listening, leadership, courage, relationships, team spirit and big-time fun. He is the author of Mailbox Money, Mach II Starring You and co-author of The New Entrepreneurs: Business Visionaries for the 21st Century.

Richard continues to play full out from his home on the lake in the resort community of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, and a horse ranch in the California foothills. He enjoys Harleys, golf, water sports, scuba-diving, skiing, snowmobiling, helicopter flying, a good game of poker and a real Cuban cigar.

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