Recording of last night’s webinar – there’s a TON of life changing information in there so be sure to watch it before we take it down (I might decide to use it as a bonus for future products.) I run through the process with a view live! Listen in as we create a life altering shift in her beliefs right then and there.

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-Rishan

Hi, Rishan here.

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read through
and digest my last email…I talked about a
realization that led to a big shift in my
thinking…and why I believe this is the next
evolution in the conscious creation of success
and happiness.

You can find a copy of that email posted here
on my blog:
http://alltoosimple.com/322/happy-holidays-and-a-very-important-announcement-our-focus-has-evolved-big-time/

In this email I’m going to investigate a study
that was done on obese middle aged women
entering a weight loss program…and the
rather unexpected discovery that came with it.

We all know and accept, that belief in
your ability to succeed, is probably the best
indicator of how much success you will actually
achieve.

That has been proven to be true in many high
quality experiments over and over again.

However, there’s a rather big twist in the tale.

In this study of obese women, the researcher
asked these women how likely they felt they were
to reach their weight reduction goals.

She found that those women who were confident
that they would succeed lost twenty-six pounds
more than those who doubted themselves…that’s
pretty much what we expect right?

Here’s the interesting part…

The researcher also asked these women whether
they expected it to be easy or challenging to
achieve their weight loss target.

…and here’s what she found…

The women who believed they would succeed easily,
lost 24 pounds LESS than those who thought
their weight-loss journey would be difficult.

That’s an amazing finding…and it’s been
replicated over and over again.

Similar studies with minor tweaks have also been
conducted and all the results tell us this:

“Focussing on and acknowledging challenges and
obstacles and then actively preparing for them,
significantly increases your chances of success.”

Expecting the journey to be difficult makes it
MORE likely that you’ll actually succeed.

Now you may be thinking that you already kind of
knew that, right? But…

This advice completely opposite to what 99% of
Law of Attraction “experts” will tell you…

Instead they’ll tell you to AVOID focussing on
the possible challenges or you’ll attract more
of them into your life.

But…thanks to modern research we know that they
are flat out wrong.

In the light of the evidence, it’s fairly safe to
conclude that, their strategy is closer to a
receipe for failure.

Now that science has illuminated the truth, you
can feel 100% confident to go with your gut feeling
of what you always knew was true:

“Anticipate and prepare for obstacles and
challenges.”

And I’ll be blantantly honest…I too bought in
to the idea of not focussing on the negatives…

…but thanks to the desire to constantly refine
my methodologies and techniques, I was able
to learn better, admit I was wrong and change
the way I do things.

By the way, this concept is called
“Realistic Optimism”…

…and it’s just one of a handful of enlightening
discoveries science has made about success.

Look out for next mail on Monday where I’ll reveal
another.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Rishan

Hi,

A HUGE Happy Holidays to everyone from me

I hope you are all having an amazing holiday.

Even though I’ve been living everywhere
except in my home country for the last 5
years…I’ve managed to artfully dodge the
northern hemisphere winter Christmas…

…until now!

It’s my first white Christmas ever – well,
there’s no snow in Holland yet, but I hear
it’s on the way.

I want to kick off this email by admitting
that this was one of the toughest emails I’ve
ever had to write.

Over the last 6 months my thinking has
evolved significantly and I’m going to invite
you to join me in this leap forward.

I believe most of you will absolutely love
this evolution and…see it as the next generation
of personal development work.

However some may be resistant to change, and
that’s O.K. … I’m hoping the next few emails
will really hit home and explain why this change
is so important.

It all started when I stumbled onto some
research about exactly how and why placebos
worked.

It fascinated me and so I went on to
investigate other similar “errors of
judgement” that we as humans make.

It turns out there are a LOT of these habitual
errors…for example…

…we have pretty much proven
beyond a shadow of a doubt that we’re
generally good at accessing how we feel,
however…

…we are very, very, often wrong when we try
to figure out WHY we feel that way.

So we can accurately report on our feelings,
but we are completely inaccurate when trying to
explain why we feel that way.

I hope that scares you as much as it scared did me…

Confronted with a ton of water-tight evidence
about how often these “errors of judgement”
cloud us, I had to admit the undeniable
truth:

“In order to prove a technique or method CAUSES
a specific result we need a well designed,
double blind, randomized controlled study
(which is also the gold standard of proof in
the scientific community.)”

That was a BIG realization.

Now I want to stop for a second and say that
I am not discounting personal experience or
testimonial…it’s just that I’ve come to
realize and accept that as humans, our reporting
mechanisms make a LOT of mistakes…and in order
to find true causality, we need a controlled
experiment to control for those errors.

It took some time for me to accept this hard
truth, but I did eventually, and…

…armed with my nerdy academic background of
being an actuary…I tackled EVERY piece of
scientific literature, every journal paper I
could find that had anything to do with
success and happiness.

The reason I looked to those scientific pieces
of literature is of course because they are
very strict about only discussing results from
controlled studies…which, as we just learned,
is the only way to establish causality for sure.

Here’s what I found through all that research:

- Most of what we believe about success and
happiness is approximately correct BUT;

- there are a handful of absolutely crucial
concepts, strategies and tactics which are
completely missing from traditional personal
development or self help knowledge…yet we’ve
proven they have a ridiculously powerful
effect on our success and happiness;

- Also, thanks to these controlled studies we are
able to say with great certainty, what the most
important focal points are i.e. what 20% of
concepts, strategies and tactics produce 80% of
the results.

I’m going to cut this email right here, it’s
probably too long already…but I realy wanted to
drive home why this change is so badly needed.

In the next few emails I’m going to share with
you the specific concepts, strategies and
tactics that I uncovered through all that research…

…and how you can use it to create more success
and happiness in your life.

Till then, best wishes,
Rishan

Yesterday I sent out a crucial email detailing
the theory behind my new "Belief Buster Shortcut"
method.

In short, its the culmination of a massive amount
of evidence based research and experimentation
I've been embarking on...and the results my
personal coaching clients have been getting are
*awesome*

Today I'm going to show you how to apply the
shortcut to the following limiting belief:

"I don't know what to do in order to become
a millionaire."

Now, firstly...while this *may* or may not be
true...it's still a limiting belief.

If you don't know what to do, then having this
belief will prevent you from gaining the skills
and knowledge required in order to know what to
do.

If you do know what to do, then having this
belief could just be blocking it from your
conscious vision or maybe you know what it is
but won't take action.

So in either case, whether it's true or not, it's
still a limiting belief!

Now, let's apply those theoretical steps.

1) Activate affective system via compassion

First up, realize that having this belief is
completely natural. Most people believe they
don't know what do to in order to become a
millionaire.

It's not your direct fault. You've been influenced
by your upbringing, your environment and a whole
host of other factors.

So forgive yourself, it's out of your conscious
control and you're O.K.

2) EFT "-" Emotional Glue

Now scan yourself for any emotion relating to
this belief.

Perhaps you're angry at yourself for having it.

Perhaps you feel deflated and helpless when you
read it out to yourself.

Whatever the case, start tapping on those
emotions using EFT. Take care of them all.

3) Mindful Rational Investigation

Now that you've cleared some space around the
belief, lets look at it closely.

"I don't know what to do in order to become
a millionaire."

Is it that true? If so, what resources do you
have at your disposal to educate yourself?

The internet? The library? A successful friend
or family member?

Do you know anyone who has gone from rags to
riches...what did they do?

Those are all viable resources. More than enough
to get you started.

Realize that this belief is pretty darn
irrational, with a little bit of action, you
could easily educate yourself.

4) Empowering Choice

From step 3 we can see that even if you truly
don't know what to do, you do have resources
that you can call on in order to acquire this
knowledge.

Therefore, realize that you do have what it takes
to figure out what you need to do. Make the
choice to realize this.

If the time is right, you may even choose to take
action and begin your learning process.

Tap your empowering belief and choice in using
the EFT w/ Choices method.

5) Check

Do a quick check.

When you say to yourself that you do have the
resources to figure out what you need to do
in order to become a millionaire...does that feel
true to you? Does that feel right?

If not, then ask yourself why...and possibly
tackle that belief using the same process.

That's it.

Now, if this belief is a deep seated one, you
may need to repeat this process a few times if
it comes up in future.

Again that's completely normal. The myth of
instant belief change is...well...just a myth.

Most of the time, beliefs we've had for a while
take some undoing, and that's ok...it's worth
the effort  

Have fun playing with this process,
Rishan

p.s. If you enjoyed this email, check out my latest
program on manifesting absolutely anything you desire:
Manifest Absolutely Anything v2.0
http://manifestabsolutelyanything.net/manifest-absolutely-anything-v2-0

Hope everyone's been doing good. I've been having
a TON of fun pursuing a new found love for the
art of Muay Thai (or Thai Boxing)...and getting
into the best shape of my life has been a nice
"side effect"  

Today I want to share some of my very latest
breakthroughs in this skill and art of manifesting
success and happiness.

As you may have noticed from my last few videos,
I've started to make a strong move towards
"evidence based technologies"

...that's just a fancy way of saying "technology
that's been proven to work better than placebos
beyond a shadow of statistical doubt."

So today I'm going to share how this shift in my
thinking and research has led me to a very much
improved belief change model...which has been
working miracles with my private coaching clients.

Wihtout further ado, let me present the:
"Belief Buster Shortcut":

Activate affective system via compassion ->
EFT "-" Emotional Glue -> Mindful Rational
Investigation -> Empowering Choice ->
Check -> Immediate Reinforcing Action

Let's break that down into steps...
1) Activate affective system via compassion

Modern research on compassion has proved it's
pretty much miraculous effect on our well-being,
ability to change and willpower.

For a summary check out the videos on my blog:
http://alltoosimple.com/276/self-compassion-for-success/

To put it all very simply...by starting with
compassion...and relating to the unwanted belief
with compassion we immediately feel better and
exponentially increase our chances of actually
changing it!
2) EFT "-" Emotional Glue

Next up is to zap the negative emotions surrounding
the unwanted belief. 

Any emotions (even frustration at having it) help
keep it glued in there...so take care of them all.
3) Mindful Rational Investigation

All this point you'll be feeling a lot clearer and
have a ton more "space" around the belief.

Now is the perfect time to take a step back and
logically analyse the belief...and the various
assumptions that it's built on.

Rationally challenge the assumptions...pick holes
in them. Realize how the belief is possibly skewed
or just inaccurate.

To be mindful in this context means to see through
cognitive distortions that may have previously
clouded your thoughts and emotions.
4) Empowering Choice

Once you've rationally picked apart the distortions
and faulty assumptions unpinning the belief it's
time to install something positive and empowering.

Choose a more rationally sound belief or thought,
one that reflects reality better and hopefully
empowers you in the way you choose.

Also when making this choice, ensure that it creates
positive emotions within you.

Tap this choice in using the choices form of EFT.
5) Check

Check to see if the choice you made, and tapped in
is creating positive emotions and empowering you to
do what you want to do.

If not, treat it with compassion, EFT any lingering
negative emotions, apply mindful awareness and rational
thinking...and make a better choice.

Repeat until you have a belief that represents
reality and empowers you in the way you choose.
6) Immediate Reinforcing Action

Take immediate action that reinforces the new belief
or choice you just made...ideally this will be a very
small, easy step.

This maximizes your chance of following through
immediately which further cements the new belief within
your unconscious mind.

In my next mail, I'll be providing an example of
how to use this process. Look out for that tomorrow!

Best wishes,
Rishan

p.s. If you enjoyed this email, check out my latest
program on manifesting absolutely anything you desire:
Manifest Absolutely Anything v2.0
http://manifestabsolutelyanything.net/manifest-absolutely-anything-v2-0

Hi there,

Hope all is well. It’s been a while since my last
mail. There’s a good reason for that.

I’m currently in Thailand (been here for 3 months
or so actually) and have been learning Muay Thai.

Anyways, I’ve been getting so passionate about
learning the art of Muay Thai that I decided to
take a bit of break…hope you guys didn’t miss
me tooo much

I recently send out a survey (and by the way, thank
you for helping out with that)…and in that survey
I learned that a lot of folks are interested in
releasing emotions…presumably the negative ones.

Luckily this is something I’ve personally spent
countless hours researching, experimenting, tweaking
and teaching others to do. So let me share what I’ve
learned…

1. Thoughts and emotions are “created” unconsciously
and “pop” into consciousness.

Ok, here’s what I mean by that statement: You didn’t
consciously choose to create that bad emotion, it
happened automatically.

You want proof? Check out the Libet experiments on
the neuroscience of free will.

Now that we accept premise 1, let’s put it to work.

So first off stop disapproving of yourself for having
that thought or feeling that emotion in the first
place. You didn’t choose to create it. It happened
outside of your sphere of control.

Second acknowledge that once that thought or emotion
pops up, you can’t take it back. It already happened.

Using the tools I’m going to share, and with
repitition over time, you’ll be able to change those
automatic thoughts and emotions…but for now…just
this time…it’s already done.

2. You do have complete conscious control of your
actions.

On the other hand…while you don’t choose which
thoughts and emotions are unconsciously created…
you do have control over your actions.

And in fact, science shows that by taking a specific
action…you train your thoughts and emotions to be
consistent with that action in the future.

Let’s put this into practice.

Suppose you’re craving a piece of chocolate cake…
but you’re on a diet. You’re wanting to release that
craving.

Ok, so acknowledge that the craving is automatic and
not your fault…it’s ok, it’s part of being human.

Now, use EFT to tap on the craving and using the
Choices Method, make the choice to take action against
eating the cake. Perhaps throw it away or give it to
the neighbour…either will do.

If you’re unfamiliar with EFT check out:

http://attractingabundancehq.com/how-to-do-eft-a-video-tutorial/

3. Re-program those unconscious thoughts and emotions
with consistent choices and actions.

Now, in order to make your life easier in the long run,
you’ll want to get rid of those cravings…

There’s been a lot said about this and that technique
for changing beliefs or negative thought patterns.

In my experience, all of those wonder techniques promise
more than they deliver.

I’m going to share with you my personal approach which
is based on modern neuroscience, my personal experience
and the experience of my clients.

Firstly acknowledge that changing an automatic pattern
will take time and consistent effort.

Next, whenever the undesired thought or emotion comes
up tap on it with EFT and make a choice to act in the
way that you deem to be in your best interest in the
long run.

The EFT session is there to release the emotion and
the choices segment is there to cement in the new
action.

Then take the chosen action.

By consistently applying these 3 steps you’re rewiring
your neurology to unconsciously create thoughts and
emotions that support this new action!

Have fun applying all this…
Rishan

Part 3

Part 4

Hi,

To make the information from our recent webinar more accessible, I went ahead and got it transcribed. I’d like you have it for free, here’s the link:
Transcript of Webinar Between Rishan B. and Christian Pankhurst

As mentioned in the previous post, in this webinar I talk “magical thinking”, how to avoid it AND how the Law of Attraction works in the real world.

I also share more details on my story, how I discovered this whole field of study and some of the results I’ve created in my own life.

Note: This is a transcript of a webinar which was done rather informally. As such the task of editing the direct transcription was a tough one. I spent over 4 hours fixing up the formatting and phrasing in order to help readability and ease of understanding. However the text (probably) still contains grammatical and other errors. Having said that, there are a bunch of gems in this webinar and studying the text will help you progress with any goal you’re working on.