Getting the Most Out of MindPT

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MindPT Mind Power Technology Copyright 2015, Kim Serafini, Jarmila Gorman & Daniel Behrman

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Getting the Most Out of MindPT

Hints and Tips for Spectacular Results!

By Kim Serafini and Jarmila Gorman


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Table of Contents

Getting Started 3

Watching a MindPT Session 3

Tips for Success 4

Think BIG! 4

Allow Yourself the Time 6

Take a Few Deep Breaths 7

Relax 8

Focus 10

Think About What You Are Seeing 11

Let Yourself Feel That This is Already True for You 12

Allow 14

Put Yourself in the Picture! 16

Engage the Senses! 18

Writing Affirmations That Work 20

Use Your Body 27

Stick With It! 28

Believe 31

Conclusion 32


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Getting Started

Think of MindPT as personal training for the mind. When you want to improve, its best to

work with a coach so that your time is spent most efficiently and effectively for the

greatest results. This little E-book is your personal MindPT coach!

If youre on the go and quickly want to customize your MindPT Session, check out our Top Tips

on Getting the Most Out of MindPTfor a quick tutorial.

This E-book contains all of that information, and explores important concepts that go more in-

depth for anyone interested in optimizing their ability to create meaningful positive change in

any area of life. 70% of all personal change efforts FAIL because they do not effectively

address the real cause of a persons circumstances: their self-talk and their underlying beliefs.

MindPT changes that approach by easily and effortlessly creating new automatic thought habitsthat literally automate your success in any area of life. It may just be the only personal

development book youll every need !

Use this handy guide to create your own MindPT practice. Refer to it anytime you need a

refresher on how to best customize any MindPT Session for your unique needs. Your needs will

evolve, so refer to this guide anytime you need to upgrade affirmations or add new images.

Watching a MindPT Session

Once you customize your MindPT Session, watching is as easy as pressing PLAY on your

desktop or mobile device.

As your Personal Power Video or Expert Session plays, you will notice a few things at the very

beginning: your name, and a few words urging you to take a few deep breaths, relax, focus,

think about what you are seeing, let yourself feel that this is already true for you, allow, and

enjoy.

Every MindPT Session will have these statements at the beginning. They are important,because to get the most out of MindPT, you want to be in the right frame of mind. Your mind is

very open to new ideas when youre relaxed. When youre tense and stressed, your mind is

hyper-focused on the immediate problem, and is highly resistant to any new information,

especially information that might go against your conditioned beliefs. This E-book explains why

these statements are important and how you can use them to create massive success.


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Tips for Success

Now, lets move on to how you can get the most out of each and every MindPT Session for

even faster and better results.

Tip #1

Think BIG

Youre here because you want to achieve something either a state of being, or a situation, or a

physical thing. Whether youre looking for greater mental powers, self-confidence, help in

achieving a goal or just wanting to de-stress, you desire something different than what is.

The first step to achieving what you want is to be super clear on what you want. And then you

have to ask for it, through mental imagery, desire and the spoken word.

Being clear means putting together a compelling mental image (complete with feelings) that

describe your desire as though it were already accomplished. In large part, MindPT does that

for you with a compilation of images that inspire you, spark creativity and make you feel great

about your desires.


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Your desires can be as big as your imagination!

Theres no need to be conservative about your desires. Use the checklist to tick off all the boxes

that make up your ideal life as if there were no limitations, no lack of money, talent or time, and

no constraints. Choose the most delightful, delicious, rich, amazing, awe-inspiring images in all

areas of life - health, fitness, wealth, relationships, friendships, family, fun, career, purpose,wellness, romance, holidays, travel, vacations, business, professional, bucket list!

If you are feeling any resistance to this, thinking that you cant possibly achieve everything you

want, we challenge you to ask yourself, why not?

Think of it this way: anything that is created must first exist in the imagination. When you accept

your idea as normal and possible through the creation of new neural connections, you will feel

good about the idea, and youll act on the information that your heightened awareness presents

to you. In this way, you can achieve anything you set your mind to!

You can create as many targeted MindPT Sessions as you like, for specific areas of life: for

example, athletic performance, financial prosperity or relationships and love.

Or, you can lump all of your great desires into one grand Session that represents your ideal life.

Both approaches work! Targeted sessions get your brain to quickly form neural connections

based on that idea; the grand "Life Sessions" merge all of your desires, which allows success in

one area to positively impact success in another area.

Important: be sure to watch your Session(s) every day to create those strong new neural

connections. If your time is limited, just a few minutes spent on each Session you've created willkeep the momentum rolling.

What To Do When Youre Not Watching MindPT

Practice gratitude, and include your goals. When you think about what youre grateful for every

day, include your goal. Your brain cant tell whether youre grateful for something that you

already have, or something youre wishing for! Lump your goals in there with the everyday

things, relationships, situations and experiences you are already comfortable with; things you

know are yours.


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Tip #2

Allow Yourself the Time

Time is your most important resource. Real, lasting, and monumental change takes commitmentand consistency because it takes around a month for neural connections to strengthen into

automatic thought habits. The more positive and proactive thought habits you create (that are

aligned with your goals) the faster you will achieve what you desire.

The key is consistency.

Create your unique MindPT Personal Power Session, or choose a video from our extensive

Expert Sessions library, and watch it at least once every single day, if only for a few moments.

Consistency is essential. The term practice makes perfect is so very true, because you need

consistent repetition to create and strengthen neural connections!

You don't have to watch your MindPT Session(s) all in one sitting. Rather, you can schedule

some relaxation time, or watch on the fly for a few minutes; whatever your schedule allows,

watch your MindPT Session(s) in a way that is meaningful and enjoyable for you. Watch

anytime that is convenient. Even if it's in 2-minute clips! Breaking up the viewing into small

chunks will keep your goals "top of mind," giving your emerging neural connections the

repetition and reinforcement they need to become fast and efficient.

It is often more effective to watch MindPT Sessions in several short bursts, because our time

and attention spans are limited. To avoid feeling stressed, rushed, or to prevent any intrusive

negative or self-limiting thoughts, think of a MindPT Session as a mental break instead of achore.

BONUS: the MindPT app lets you watch any video in your library, at your convenience:

during your lunch hour, while waiting for an appointment, during TV commercials, riding

on the bus, before you drift off to sleep!

Watching MindPT should not be a chore. Because it's fun and it feels good, and you can watch

anytime for as long or as little as you want, you will want to chill out for a while to this gorgeous

feast for the eyes and mind!

PRO TIP: Consistency is more important than duration.Whether you watch for an hour or

for one minute, daily watchingwill give you fast results.


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As you go about your day, youll have opportunities to think about your goals. Even for just a

moment, take the time to think about a goal and allow yourself to feel good about it - feeling

good just thinking about it, is enough!

If you have moments where you start to feel doubt or fear about your goal, acknowledge that

fear as a valuable self-preservation mechanism, but recognize that the fear is due to your

imagination focusing on what might go wrong. Thats the only reason youre feeling fear about

your goals! Watching MindPT Sessions retrains you to imagine what might go right - which is a

much nicer way to feel, and that feeling opens you up to being bold and innovative as you work

on your goals.

Tip #3

Take a Few Deep Breaths

For best results while watching for an extended period of time, treat MindPT as you would

meditation:

Get some exercise before you watch, if youre feeling energetic and need to release

some physical or emotional energy

Dont be too hungry or too full and take care of physical needs so that youre not

distracted

Get comfortable!

Just before you start, take a few deep breaths to relax your mind and ease any tension

you may be holding in your body.

PRO TIP: There are different ways to use MindPT!You can watch a MindPT Session when

youre stressed as a form of stress management. However, for best results in changing your

automatic thought habits, its best to watch when youre relaxed and calm.


When you think about your goal, breathe deeply. This will help relax your body (especially if

some doubt or uncertainty start to creep in).


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PRO TIP: Let MindPT do the work! Personal change doesnt have to involve hard work and

loads of time! You can do some amazingly fast and effective work just by watching a MindPT

Session, because the work is being done at the core level of your beliefs!

Relaxation and a happy mindset help you engage in the presentation and create the positive

emotions necessary to experience fast results.

PRO TIP: Work it out!If youre feeling especially stressed or upset, try exercising before you

watch to release any pent-up tension. It doesnt have to be much a brisk 15-minute walk will

clear your head and energize you. Put a big smile on your face while you walk, and then settle

down to watch MindPT in a better frame of mind.


Train yourself to notice what you want to experience. Train yourself to see possibilities whereothers see problems. Notice empowering moments where others point out weaknesses. Actively

seek evidence of happiness and success, where others see misery and failure. Its all too easy

for the eye to be captivated by whats wrong, but that only serves to create dis-empowering and

self-limiting beliefs about what can go wrong, what might hurt, how people are bad, etc.


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Do you want to experience greater wealth? Notice people around you who appear wealthy.

Instead of judging them or feeling bad about yourself (through negative comparisons), learn

from them. Notice something that they are doing that youre not. Perhaps they take extra care in

how they dress (first impressions count!); perhaps their handshake is firm, their gaze is steady

and even if they dont feel confident, they smile and make eye contact. Perhaps they stay a little

longer, work a little harder, and do one percent more than you currently do. Perhaps they go theextra mile in making someone feel appreciated. Perhaps they are generous with compliments,

attention, time or wisdom! and if you see a wealthy person who is embodying negative

behavior, take that as a lesson too. It is not because they are wealthy that they behave this way,

it is because of their own inner pain. Their wealth has nothing to do with the way they treat

others. Money has a tendency to amplify ones automatic attitudes and behaviors, but it is not

the cause. Thank successful people for modeling the mindset and behavior that has

gotten them positive results.

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Focus

Watching a MindPT Session is like meditation you are fully in the present, you are engaged in

the presentation and your thoughts arent wandering. There just isnt time for the mind to start

wandering or judging what youre seeing.

You can prime yourself for success and faster results by reminding yourself periodically to

rememberevery power statement you see your mind is taking everything in a lightning speed,whether you are able to read every power statement in full or not. You can remind yourself to

remember the messages in the power statements later when youre not watching.

PRO TIP: Dont get frustrated! You will not be able to savor each image, and there will be

some affirmations that you wont be able to read. Thats okay. You are consciously aware of

only a tiny fraction of the information coming at you during your waking hours (which is why

police often have difficulty getting witnesses to remember what really happened!). However,

unconsciously, youre taking it all in. Just relax, have a good time and let the presentation flash

by. Your amazing mind is absorbing all of it.


Try to remember a few of the images and power statements that you saw in your last session.

Its a gentle reminder, and a prompt to keep your goals top of mind. Thinking about your goals

often prioritizes them in your mind and makes the creation of automatic thought habits easier.


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Think about your goals often, from a curious and playful state of mind where your logical mind

or conditioned beliefs dont intrude. Have fun thinking about your goals! Imagination and

pretending are not just for kids. They are important ways to mentally rehearse a positive

outcome and a positive experience, without the constraints of what is possible. Be playful andhappy, and dont allow yourself to worry about how or even if this goal can be achieved.

Once you create automatic positive thoughts around a goal, your brain will naturally SEEK and

SEE the ways and means to make it happen for you!

Tip #7

Let Yourself Feel That This is Already True for You

Think about your goals as already real, right now.

Avoid thinking about them in the future, because that is a direct command to your brain to keep

them in the future. Thinking about I will lose weight means you get to procrastinate on taking

any action. Thinking about I am at my ideal weight feels good and naturally stimulates you to

take action on the idea.


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Just relax into the focused visualization and imagine this being true for you right now.

Whether youre thinking about a personal or professional goal, never put it off to the future. It will

take time for things to come together anyway. Use that time wisely gathering knowledge and

skills, laying the foundation and mentally preparing yourself for the day you achieve your goal.


When you think about your goal, think about it as if its already achieved. Mentally rehearse the

point of achievement! Think about how great it feels, how proud you are of your achievement.

Think about peoples reactions; think about the prize, recognition, whatever is important to you.

Think about the underlying reasons for wanting to achieve a particular goal. Your why keeps

you motivated on the way to achieving your goal. They also make the whole process feel good

so become aware of, and comfortable with, your why.

PRO TIP: Remember! As you think about your goal, remember what it was like as you were

working toward it. Remember using your imagination, any details of the process, no matter

how far youve come (even if you havent done anything yet): remember the very first steps

you took; remember moving past frustrations and obstacles; remember how you motivated

yourself to persevere!this is reverse-engineering your goal and giving yourself two things: a)

the feeling that you can do this; and b) the feeling that even if you dont know every step, you

can always improvise until you receive some guidance! This helps you feel confident, and

sparks creative problem solving.


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Tip #8

Allow

Many people struggle with the concept of allowing, because it sounds like they relinquish controland let things happen to them!or spend their time visualizing and waiting for their dreams to

drop into their lap...

Its not like that at all.

Allowing doesnt mean giving up your personal power and control. Its about relaxing into the

flow of the process. Its about allowing yourself to enjoy the images in a MindPT Session and

stimulating your imagination without expectingthat you have to come up with how of bringing

your goals to life.

You dont have to figure out the strategies, actions or steps right now! Its your brains job to

alert you to the right people and resources in your environment, and it will. Just give those new

neural connections a chance to form.

Your job is tolaunch the desire and suspend doubt or disbeliefthat you can experience all

of what you're watching.

Think of it this way: when you think about a goal, you feel good, right? Even if you have no

earthly clue how you will achieve it, just thinking about it feels great. Its okay to feel good

without having all the answers. Allowing means you relax into the joy of just thinking about the

goal. In this subtle but powerful way, the idea of what you want becomes very firmly embeddedin your psyche. It becomes a part of you.

You embody the idea/goal/dream, without forcing it or stressing yourself out about how youre

going to achieve it.

Allowing also means letting go of expectations. When you set a goal, you naturally expect it to

happen. You also have expectations about the process it might be scary, it might be hard, or it

might be uncomfortable. Its these negative expectations that cause you to falter in your resolve

to persevere until youve achieved our goals.

The fact is, it might notbe scary, hard or uncomfortable. You might have the time of your

life on your way to achieving this goal! This is the happy, positive and proactive mindset that is

being created in every MindPT Session.


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Allowing also means letting go of expectations. You dont know howthings will evolve and you

dont know when you will achieve a goal, so let go of the need to control the process. This

mindset helps you be more adaptable and resilient.

Once your idea (goal) is a part of who you are its easy and natural to notice resources, boldly

take action, persevere, achieve and enjoy every step of the way!

If you feel the need to do something right now while those new neural connections are forming

and strengthening, say some affirmations. Use the ones that you create for your MindPT

sessions. You can never repeat affirmations too much. Be sure that your emotions are positive

when youre saying affirmations, as this helps the ideas imprint on your other-than-conscious

mind.

In particular, think about feeling worthy of your goals and desires. Youre allowed to want what

you want. Youre allowed to believe in a brighter future. Youre allowed to know that the past

doesnt equal the future. Youre allowed to start fresh, right now, on a new path of your

choosing.

Imagine yourself in each of the images you see.

Dont judge or label what you see. No good/bad or right/wrong or possible/impossible. Want

without demanding. Desire without needing. Do for the experience of doing.

Simply enjoy the images and messages for the sake of enjoying them, without

expectations of when or how, knowing that beneath the surface, a lot is happening.

When you are ready when new neural connections have been created and strengthened tothe point of being automatic thought habits, your goals have become real in your imagination

and its time to bring them to life. At this point you will be ready to SEE what you need to see

and empowered to ACT on it. Then, by taking action, you will start seeing big results.

PRO TIP: Escape! Its perfectly okay to use MindPT to escape from the stresses of everyday

life! As enjoyable as MindPT is, its not escapism. Each Session helps you influence your mind

to create positive goal-oriented automatic thoughts and trains it to actively seek the resources

and ways to make your goals happen! This is why MindPT takes the work out of self-work. It

does the work of creating new neural connections in a way that requires no effort whatsoever.


Instead of worrying about how you will achieve a goal, allow yourself to just think about it

positively without feeling like you need to take action now. Allow the mental rehearsal to take

place before you dive in with physical action.


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Mentally rehearse the pinnacle moment of success. Mentally rehearse the positive feelings you

will have as you achieve milestones. Mentally rehearse a few steps as you imagine them to be

(even if you have no idea what those steps are, set your imagination free to come up with a

positive and empowering action step).

For example, if you want your business to achieve massive success, mentally step out of yourcomfort zone and imagine yourself doing something, with mastery, that moves your business

forward. Many entrepreneurs are great at coming up with a compelling vision, but theyre

intimidated by the idea of marketing their talents, goods and services because of fear of

rejection or fear of failure. But if they mentally rehearse doing something proactive like creating

an affiliate program, or launching a product at a trade show, it will spark creativity and make it

feel less frightening to step outside their comfort zone. Mental rehearsal builds confidence and

makes it easier to try something innovative.

PRO TIP: Mentally rehearse stepping out of your comfort zone, before you take any action on

your goals. Pre-learning makes action easier.

Tip #9

Put Yourself in the Picture

The best way to increase the power of MindPT videos is to add images of yourself and

statements that you write. This creates a very strong emotional affinitywith the presentation.

You see yourself in the picture, squarely in the very situation you wish to create in your life.

This helps prevent some of the resistance you would naturally feel to something new. Since

your brain cant see, there is no difference between information that is real (you standing in a

meadow with your prize-winning horse) and information that is imagined (a mental image of

you standing in a meadow with your prize-winning horse).

The more visual evidence you have, both in your imagination, MindPT and in the physical world,

the faster that image will seem normal and acceptable to your mind. Scenarios you previously

thought were impossible for you become commonplace quickly when they are continually

reinforced through MindPT and your own daily positive musings about your goals.

Embedding your identity in the MindPT Session will speed up the process of creating the

new neural connections that upgrade your beliefs, self-talk and behaviors.

MindPT Sessions are effective even without being personalized, but you will greatly accelerate

the process by adding self-images and statements that you write about yourself and your goals.


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Tips for adding photos:

Choose pictures of yourself where youre smiling, happy, and if possible, doing

something you love to do that relates to your current goal. Dont worry if its a great shot

of you or not! If a picture evokes a positive feeling, use it!

Create name slides of your first name, your first and last name, and any nickname you

like. Seeing your name as part of the presentation further reinforces your emotional

affinity to it. Your MindPT Sessions should feel good. It feels good to see your face and

your name in the grand picture of what you want!

Add pictures of yourself alone, and also with friends and family members and people you

admire. This makes the presentation seem as everyday as your current life, creating a

no-resistance approach to creating the life you want (or achieving any goal you want).

Add images captured in deep and profound moments of gratitude and happiness, where

you feel that all is right with the world; for example, images of your favorite life

experiences (even if they have nothing to do with your current goals).

Dont worry if you dont have many images to start with. You can always add them at any

point!


Keep mentally rehearsing both the process and the point of achievement, for all of your goals.

Makes sure YOU are prominent in your mental rehearsal. For example, imagine yourself

withdrawing a large sum of money from the bank; imagine yourself standing at the top of

Everest; imagine yourself accepting a major promotion. This is a great exercise to do when


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youre doing something that doesnt require a lot of attention, such as walking, folding laundry or

doing other household chores.

PRO TIP: Use multiple perspectives. Try to see yourself both from your perspective and as an

outside observer watching yourself.

Keep your goals top of mind by thinking about them often always in a playful, happy mood

and without the worry of how or am I worthy? Actively stimulate those neural connections.

The more you do this, the more youll become attuned to the means of achieving those goals.

Tip #10

Engage the Senses

Visually, MindPT Sessions are stunning. You

can increase their potency by engaging your

other senses, too.

Music: one option is to create a playlist of your

favorite feel-good tunes. You can mute the

music that is embedded in the MindPT Session

and use your own music as the soundtrack to

your magnificent new life!

When you are simultaneously listening to

something and watching something, there is a

lot of information coming in and it's hard to

concentrate (if youve ever driven around a new

city looking for a particular address, you will

probably ask that people stop talking, and youll

turn down the radio so you can concentrate).

PRO TIP: Let go. Because of the amount of

information coming at you in a MindPT

Session, its easier to just let go. Stop trying to

make logical (conscious) sense of it all. There

is no time to analyze, label or judge any of the

incoming information. This relaxed attitude

helps imprint positive ideas quickly in a

resistance-free way.


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Imagine touching something you see in a slide; or smelling the aromas; or tasting a flavor. The

more you engage your senses, even in a flash microsecond, the faster youll create a very rich

inner vision of what you want.

PRO TIP: Keep your MindPT practice evolving!You can change your Personal Power video

or personalize any Expert Session video at any time, as your needs and desires change. You

can also create up-to-date soundtracks if theres a new song that motivates you or makes you

feel good.

For an additional sensory treat, use scented candles or incense to create an even richer

atmosphere and you can control whether that atmosphere is soothing or energizing.

PRO TIP: Use your knowledge of yourself.Use the carrots that motivate and energize you if

you are using MindPT to achieve a goal.

BONUS: the mobile app lets you watch your MindPT videos in private. So no worrying

about what others may think or say about your dreams and goals!


Further engage your senses by training yourself to notice evidence of success, happiness and

wellbeing all around you. If youre achieving a goal, notice people who are successful (in any

area). If youre working toward better health, notice healthy people. Imagine yourself as thesepeople - what are they doing? What do you imagine they are feeling? Thinking?

What are the scents/sounds/smells/textures/temperatures/tastes that you associate with

happiness? Actively seek them out in your environment. This further trains your brain to seek

them out. Happiness increases your repertoire of actions (making it easier and easier to achieve

any goal).


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Tip #11

Writing Affirmations That Work

MindPT Sessions are full of positive, empowering statements that work in conjunction with theimages to help create positive automatic thought habits. These power statements, or

affirmations, have been carefully written for maximum impact.

The following is the guidance you will need to create your own maximum impact affirmations to

customize your Personal Power Videos or Expert Sessions. Read through it carefully before you

create any of your own affirmations, and refer to this section anytime you need an extra boost in

confidence.

Remember, how you talk to yourself influences how you feel and therefore how you act. MindPT

is all about changing or upgrading the way you talk to yourself. Step one is through images,

and step two is through affirmations.

There is a real art to writing affirmations that work. Many people believe that affirmations are

just feel-good platitudes with no real impact. However, they are tremendously powerful.

We all talk to ourselves, all day long. Whether our self-talk is positive and empowering or

negative and dis-empowering is another story! You may not be aware that MOST of your

automatic thought patterns are negative. This is not because you are a negative person. Its

actually due to our brains being hyper-focused on survival (the brains #1 job is to keep you

alive). Anything new may be considered a threat, and to be avoided.

The problem is that when you want to achieve a goal thats new to you, you will have to take

new actions and think in new ways. The brain considers that a threat, and so it creates what is

called cognitive dissonance the discomfort of a clash or discord between your beliefs and

your goals).

A lot of cognitive dissonance occurs from insisting that something is true when it clearly isnt.

Saying, I am a millionaire when you cant pay the rent this month means you are lying to

yourself and creating a massive struggle between what you say and the actual situation. Yet this

is how most people use affirmations. Its no wonder they rarely work!

Here are the steps to take to create the kinds of positive automatic thought habits that will

automateyour success in any area of life:


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1. Focus your self-talk ONLY on what you want and not on the current situation

Focusing on what is commands your brain to find resources to make that command reality.

Thats why the same situations keep perpetuating themselves. Instead, shift your focus entirely

to what you wish to accomplish.

WRONG: I want to lose weight / I dont want to be broke anymore!

RIGHT: I enjoy being at my ideal weight / It feels great to be financially abundant

PRO TIP: It helps to focus on the bigger picture, or what your goal will actually achieve in the

long run. Personal goals are important, but to avoid the Im not worthy feelings that may

accompany a goal (or guilty feelings about wanting some item of luxury), think about how your

goal can impact the world in a positive way. ALL (healthy) goals can be used for this greater

purpose of making the world a better place. If you desire wealth, think about the ways your

wealth can spread outward from you and enrich others. After all, youll be using your money, not

hoarding it. If you desire health, think about the ways you can share your energy in doing

something that helps the environment or a cause you believe in. If you desire a happy

relationship, think about how your happiness can positively impact the people in your life. If you

desire to lose weight, think of the people whose lives you will enrich as you buy a new wardrobe

to fit your slim, sexy new self! If you desire to be successful in business, think about how your

passion will fire up your team, providing the impetus for them to reach higher and createsomething truly awesome! Every positive thing that you create emotionally, mentally and

physically has the potential to improve life on this planet in some way. Think beyond yourself.


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When you talk to yourself, or to other people, become aware of how you talk. Notice negative

statements. Notice any tendency to blame, criticize, judge, complain, put down, negate or

diminish.

Consciously work on improving the way you talk:

Talk about solutions, not problems

Talk about possibility, not limitations

Talk about hope, not despair

Talk about achievement, not failure

2. Use the present tense.

Dont put your dreams off until whenever! Your dream already exists, in its full glory, in yourimagination. Its just a matter of getting that inner reality to come into the physical reality! If you

create an inner reality of this is how things are now, your brain will work a lot harder and faster

in matching your outer reality to that wonderful new inner reality because that inner reality is

now your focus and a command.

WRONG: I will be fabulously wealthy / I will run an artists workshop

RIGHT: I enjoy fabulous wealth / I love the freedom of running an artists workshop


Even if you havent taken a single step toward a goal, start taking the talk to yourself. If

someone asks you about a goal, say, I am achieving (the goal). Think and speak positively

and proactively.

3. Use feelings as carriers for ideas.

I am affirmations are powerful, but they are easily, and often, misused. Even though your goal

already exists in your imagination, its hard to argue with the logical mind and conditioned

beliefs (not to mention current reality), so avoid using I am affirmations on their own. Instead,

change I am affirmation slightly to focus on feelings and use plenty of colorful adjectives.

WRONG: I am healthy / I am confident / I am wealthy

RIGHT: I feel healthy / I feel confident / I feel wealthy


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There is no cognitive dissonance to feeling something. If you struggle with poor health, you can

still feel healthy for a moment here and there. If youre shy, you can still enjoy moments of

confidence. If youre broke, you can feel wealthy if you find some money in a coat pocket!

Attach feelings to the act of thinking about or imagining your goal:

I feel good when I think about being in perfect health

It feels great to think about making a million dollars

I love to imagine helping people with my work

Use emotive expressions that you normally say in your everyday speech. For example, if you

use the word awesome a lot, be sure to use it in your affirmations. But if its not a word that

you like to use, dont use it. You want your affirmations to be authentic to YOU. Examples of

emotive words:

awesome / great / now / love / happy / grateful / appreciate / free

power(ful) / strong / wow / yes / respected / recognized / amazing

enjoy / exciting / best / wonderful / magnificent / glorious / fabulous

fulfilling / purposeful / passion(ate) / exquisite / marvelous / peace(ful)

joy(ful) / abundance / prosperity / wealthy / rich / health(y) / harmony

harmonious / like / enjoy / quality / adventure / comfort(able) / easy


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Start sprinkling positive words into your speech. Avoid dont, cant, wont and start saying is,

can and will more.

4. Use the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person I am statementstogether, along with your name.

You may experience a bit of resistance to I am affirmations. I am is an incredibly powerful

creation command. However, you may feel like an I am statement isnt true, given your current

circumstances.

The solution is to bundle the affirmation. We tend to believe what other people say about us

more than we believe self-statements. Bundle your I am affirmations with 2nd- and 3rd-person

affirmations.

In the first person, you are making a declaration.

In the second person, imagine that your very best friend, most important mentor or

greatest influence is talking to you.

In the third person affirmations, imagine your closest supporters and biggest fans are

talking about you.

Be sure to say 1st, 2nd and 3rd person affirmations together as a group, and USE YOUR NAME

in these affirmations. Remember to add emotion and positive adjectives. Embellish your

affirmations!:

I feel great thinking about being a successful photographer

Kim, you are such a successful photographer, Im so proud of you!

Wow, Kim is a really successful photographer, she is living her dream!


Accept compliments gracefully. Never diminish them by saying, Oh, it was nothing or other

self-deprecating statements. A simple thank you is enough.

5. Use it is statements.

It is is an emphatic statement of fact. Its not a self-statement that you can argue with, its more

of a statement that this is just the way things are. Its another way to further reinforce the

messages youre imprinting into your other-than-conscious mind.


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PRO TIP: Use these words in your it is statements:

Possible:It is possible to become a world-famous architect

Easy:It is easy to run a sub-3 hour marathon

My:It is possible to achieve my goal of becoming a model!It is easy to use my talents

and make money doing what I love

Me:Success comes easily to me!It is possible for me to lead a large organization


Talk about your goal as though it is. Use the Pro Tip above and use the words possible, easy,

my and me in positive ways.


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6. Add YES and expressions of gratitude to your statements.

There is no word more positive than yes! Say it emphatically and enthusiastically.

Yes! I love to reach and exceed my goals!

Yes, it feels great to be a famous singer! Yes! Kim appreciates how good it feels to make $1 million every year!

Yes, Kim, you are a strong and confident leader!


Express gratitude often. Become more appreciative of the people in your life, the things you

own, the experiences youve had. Become thankful for mistakes (even the big ones) because

they are valuable teachers. Become grateful for adversity. Appreciate the stuff you take for

granted - and lump your desires and goals right in there with these things. Thinking about yourgoals as though you already have them, lumped in there with your socks and everything else

that is already yours, helps speed up the process of integrating the goal into your other-than-

conscious mind.

Say yes more often than you say no, except when it comes to spreading yourself too thin just to

please others! Say yes to challenges, opportunities, innovation, alternatives, new points of view,

adventure and change. Change is only hard and bad if you decide that it is!

7. Use details to enhance your mental image and feelings.

The richer the text, the richer the mental image that your brain uses to translate the words and

the more compelling your inner vision becomes! Fall in love with the vision - you are the

architect of your life!

OKAY: I make a lot of money

BETTER: I make $100,000 a year in my business

AWESOME: I make $100,000 a year as a life coach helping people create happier lives


Act out some of the scenes you just watched in your MindPT Session. If you observed people

being confident doing something you want to do, make it a point to talk confidently to yourself.


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PRO TIP: Choose happiness! Your happiness all depends on how you choose to interpret

something). If you observed people eating right, make a better dietary choice at your next meal.

If you observed people exercising, park at the furthest corner of the parking lot and walk a little

extra to the store. If you observed people smiling and laughing, make it a point to laugh and

smile more. Consciously mirror the positive emotions and behaviors you remember from a

MindPT Session.

Tip #12

Use Your Body

Your posture and body language speak volumes about what is going on in your mind. Your

mental and emotional state influences your body very powerfully; however, your body can also

influence the mind. You can lift your spirits and energize yourself using these two methods at

any time:


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SMILE:Try this right now: go stand in front of a mirror and smile at yourself. Even if you dont

feel like smiling, put a smile on your face and hold it. Keep holding it, looking into your eyes in

the reflection. This is a very powerful physiological signal to your brain that all is well - no

matter what your mood was like when you started, you will feel better and soon your fake smile

will become a genuine smile of pure happiness. Keep holding that smile, for at least 2 minutes.

Chances are really good youll start laughing before the time is up! Use this anytime to boostyour mood!

POWER POSE:Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width. Raise your arms out to

the sides and bring them up until they are at about a 45 degree angle - reaching up and out,

ready to embrace the whole world. Stand tall, with your stomach in and chest out. Raise your

chin and your eyes so that you are looking ahead or slightly up, not down. Hold this pose for at

least 2 minutes. Again, a wonderful physiological phenomenon will occur. Your testosterone

levels will increase just enough to give you a boost in energy, strength and confidence! Use this

anytime you feel weak, insecure, scared, unsure or unworthy.


Be aware of your posture and body language. When youre feeling less than confident, upset or

fearful, make it a point to elevate yourself physically. Stand tall; make eye contact; smile; walk

briskly; shoulders back, stomach in, chest out; swing your arms when you walk. You can fool

your brain quite easily into thinking all is well with the world, just by actingas though it is. This is

more than just getting you to feel good. Once you feel good, youre more motivated, bold,

confident, proactive and energized. Just as importantly, others automatically perceive you as

more attractive, approachable, trustworthy, friendly, strong and capable!

Tip #13

Stick With It

Commit to 100 days of daily watching. Dont worry about fitting MindPT into your schedule.

Remember, you have a mobile app so you can take MindPT with you anywhere and watch

anytime thats convenient for you, and you don't have to watch for extended periods of time!

Its more important to be consistent. Just like increasing physical fitness, youll have much faster

and better results if you exercise daily rather than trying to fit all of your exercise into an intense

weekend session.


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1. Break the habit into its smallest component and initiate the behavior.

Most people start out enthusiastic about running and put a lot into it in the beginning. But when

the running starts to hurt or they dont see results as quickly as they expected, their enthusiasm

wanes and they quit. To prevent that, think about the smallest possible step you can take and

initiate the behavior. Put on your running shoes. And that is all. As silly as this may seem,commit to only putting on your running shoes every day for 3-4 weeks until you create the

mental habit of getting ready to go for a run. Youll know its time to actually start running, when

its an automatic thing to put on your running shoes! Then, the physical habit will be much easier

to implement.

2. Mentally rehearse the habit - pre-learn it and make it a normal part of your everyday

thinking.

Put on your running shoes and think about running. Mentally rehearse running, filling your mind

with positive images and feelings about running. For 3-4 weeks, dont run; just think about

running. Read running magazines. Watch people running, and mentally put yourself in the

scenes you observe, with lots of positive emotions. By the time you start running (when the

mental habit is created) the mental/emotional rehearsal will easily carry over to a physical habit!

3. Hook the emerging habit to a positive existing habit.

For example, if your morning routine consists of enjoying a hot cup of coffee, hook your new

habit to this. Turn on the coffee maker, put on your running shoes, and mentally rehearse

running. Lump all of these into a feel-good morning routine. Simply initiating the behavior will

make it easier to continue with the habit once you actually get out there and start running! How

long you run for when you start, doesnt matter. It could be 5 minutes, and thats a great start.The habit can evolve as you gain fitness!

Granted, these are small steps. But unless you have Ninja-like discipline, you will achieve much

better results if you create tiny habits and gradually build on them.

To sum up, think about a goal, and the smallest daily action you can take on it. Then focus only

on initiating that action. This applies to any goal: you could just set up an easel; turn on your

PC; open your document; take out your meditation cushion; pick up a piece of fruit; pour a glass

of water; open a textbook. Then mentally rehearse the actions that you want to become habits.

That is all you will be doing until it feels completely natural and you have a strong motivation to

continue building on that tiny action. This works for any goal!!


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Tip #14

Believe

A new goal can be intimidating. Using MindPT daily to create the mindset of success will help

you see the goal as possible and achievable. If you have trouble believing in yourself, give it

some time and a dedicated MindPT practice. In time, youll completely change the way you

think about yourself and your goals.



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One of the best ways to build belief is to mentally rehearse something. Another is to use positive

self-talk. One of the best statements you can use on a daily basis is, I can. Of course there are

things you cannot do right now and this is where people have trouble with this statement,

believing its a lie. However!

I can give it my best / I can increase my knowledge / I can ask / I can adapt

I can build skills / I can imagine / I can create / I can innovate / I can solve

I can persevere / I can motivate myself / I can enjoy the process / I can have fun

I can learn from mistakes / I can change my self-talk / I can evolve / I CAN DO THIS

Use these phrases to jump-start your self-belief. Avoid I cant, even if its true at the moment.

Conclusion

We hope you can see just how powerful MindPT is in helping you create personal change. Use

this book as your guide to creating the most meaningful MindPT Sessions for your unique

needs, and feel free to share this E-book with friends and family who are in need of a little

encouragement or help with achieving their goals!

If you havent already, now is the time to begin creating your personal MindPT Personal Power

video or customizing one of the Expert Sessions. Click hereand use the New Vision Wizard to

create your first MindPT experience!

Here's to you and creating your best life!

Kim Serafini, Creator & Founder, MindPT

And the MindPT Team: Jarmila Gorman and Daniel Behrman

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