This is the latest post from my friend Steve and I thought it was a must share.

Peace and love,

Elle

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Today's Topic - QUOTE: Optical Delusion 
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.) 

"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us 
'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. 

He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings 
as something separated from the rest - a kind of 
optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion 
is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our 
personal desires and to affection for a few persons 
nearest to us. 

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison 
by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all 
living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. 
Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the 
striving for such achievement is in itself a part of 
the liberation and a foundation for inner security." 

Albert Einstein 

Coaching Point: Optical delusion? Separated? Compassion? Inner 
security? Oh, Albert, what have you made us think about now? 

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First thing first, how is your theme manifesting this year?  I’d love to hear about it.

My  theme,”It’s Happening!“, has been manifesting in a few, sometimes surprising, ways and I’m sure there are a few more ways that I haven’t even noticed yet only because they’re happening right now.  So have faith that your theme is manifesting itself in the most glorious of ways and at the end of the year we can look back together  and be grateful for all the wonderful things that have come our way.  :)

But there is one thing that I do want to tell you about.  I had one of my best “It’s Happening!”‘s  just a few days ago!  (It was a HUGE step for me!)

As you may already know, I’ve been working on a short film project for the past 2 years.  This is something that is very close to my heart and I’ve been working very hard at developing the script and getting the story just right.

BOY is about an 8 year old boy who, in spite of having to struggle through war and the wrath of a heartless soldier, gains the insight to lead the world to peace.  It’s a story that could potentially touch millions of people and perhaps inspire us to take that monumental step towards peace.  So that’s why it’s taken me so long to get the story just right?

But just right it is and this project is ready for the next step (that huge “It’s Happening!” step that I just took a few days ago).

You see, the story of BOY is now ready for production.  Production is a very complex machine that involves a lot of talent, equipment and materials.  This is something I definitely can’t do alone.  I need a lot of help.

… But more importantly I need your help.

The HUGE step that I took a few days ago is I began my campaign to raise the funds to produce Boy.  As you can imagine, it requires a lot of resources to get production machine going and to take care and of all of the talented people.

So you might be thinking that my request is a financial one. Well, you’re partially right and here’s why I say that.  I know what it’s like to be asked for money.  I also know what it’s like to not be in a position to give money.  So, my request for help is not just financial.

If you want to help out financially, please visit the fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo (http://www.indiegogo.com/boy).

Alternatively, you can help me spread the word by doing the following:

1. ‘LIKE’ the BOY page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/BOY/117480124999261).
2. Invite your friends to “Like” BOY as well.
3. Pass this email on to friends you think would like to make a difference.

There is a lot of interesting up to date information about the project on both the IndieGoGo website and the Facebook Page.  So, regardless of your involvement, please visit these pages.

BOY is definitely a story that we could all relate to.  We’ve all experienced unbelievable pain in our lives and this story will show us that no matter what you experience in life, there is always a way to find peace.

If you’ve ever wanted to make a difference now’s your chance.  All you have to do is make a pledge by clicking a few buttons and/or telling a few friends and you will be making a HUGE difference.  Together we’ll make BOY the little movie that made a big difference.

Thank you very much for your help.

Peace and love,

Elle de Champagne

p.s.   If you have any fundraising ideas, I would love to hear from you.

Visit http://www.boy-themovie.com for more information.

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Today's Topic - PRINCIPLE: Allow 
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, 
cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) 

(3rd in a series of 5) 

You might think allowing is easy. There is plenty of 
evidence to the contrary. 

Allowing is about getting you out of the way. 

It's so easy to think that you, and you alone, cause 
all of your outcomes to occur. "If it is to be, it's up 
to me" was a popular saying a few years ago. Well it is 
up to you...to ask and then release it. To allow, not 
to make happen. This is a big deal. Allowing is about 
not doing, and we so want to do! 

Allowing is about trusting. And about abundance. 
And about desire. 

Allowing follows asking. After you ask, allowing is 
opening the door to allow what you have asked for 
to come in. But you may have barriers to allowing. 

Some common barriers are, "I must earn what comes 
to me." "I don't really deserve what I've asked for." 
"I asked for more than I believe is possible." "If all of 
what I asked for really does come, I'll be overwhelmed." 

You will want to discover and resolve all your barriers 
to allowing. There, that will give you plenty to do! 


Coaching Point: Are you really throwing the door 
wide open to allow what you ask for to come in? 




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Actually, I’m going to take a step back because the story behind me getting this book is so interesting and I love to tell it.

A few years back, I was taking some courses through Peak Potentials Training.  I highly recommend their courses.  One of the courses in particular is called The Enlightened Warrior Training Camp.  It’s a course on how to “tap into your higher self and unleash your full capacity for success and happiness”.  I highly recommend.

The sister camp to Warrior is called The Wizard Training Camp which is all about manifesting.  I really wanted to take the course along with my fellow Warriors with whom I had become very close.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to at the time.  However, during any course that you take with Peak Potentials, they provide a sheet of affirmations that I love reading out loud every morning.  It keeps you in the groove.  So I asked my fellow warriors if they would provide me with the list when they got back.  The thing is, we are sworn during these camps not to divulge any information to others in order for the new people taking the camps to have a full experience when they do take the camp.

I knew this but was not satisfied with this answer.  I wanted to become a Wizard without delay.  So the next morning I woke up absolutely determined to become a Wizard, with or without the affirmations or the courses, and I stated it out loud.

That evening I came home to a FedEx box that was delivered to my front door.  It was from my friend Anneloes in Holland.  Inside the box was a copy of Ask and It Is Given!  No word of a lie and also my friend had no idea about my desire.  She just sent me the book because she thought I would like it and I just happen to get it on the same day that I stated I would become a Wizard no matter what!  It was my most amazing experience of manifesting so far!

This book is so amazing.  It spoke to me like no other book had done before.  It answered some questions that I had been asking for a long time.

It also has some great exercises that teach you about manifesting, because it’s all a state of mind.  One of these exercises is the $1000/day exercise.  What you do is, on paper, you deposit $1000 into your account.  Then you have to spend that $1000 in the same day, on whatever you want.  The only thing you shouldn’t use this money for is paying bills because what you focus on is what you get.  Then, every day after you increase the amount that you have to spend by $1000.  So that means the next day you spend $2000 and the day after $3000 and so on.  When you get to a year, you have to spend $365,000 in a day!

Now you might think that this is easy.  Well at least that is what I thought at first.  And to tell you the truth, at first it was easy.  But then I got to about $16,000 and it started getting hard.  It got a little easier at the low 20′s because I started buying cars but then you run out of cars that you want.

I’ve been doing this for a year and a half and tomorrow is the day that I reach $500,000!

Obviously, I love this exercise and I recommend you give it a try.  You might not last as long as I have but it will open your eyes to possibilities!

Enjoy!

Peace and love,

Elle

I met Steve at a Peak Potentials seminar called The Worlds Greatest Marketing Seminar.  On a side note, I recommend any Peak Potentials seminar.

Steve is a delightful man and very wise.  I receive his 3-minute coaching and get a piece of wisdom about once a week.  I really enjoy reading what he has to say but today’s principle is especially great and rather than paraphrasing, I’m going to copy it here.  I strongly urge you to subscribe to his newsletter.  Enjoy and thanks Steve.  Peace and love, Elle.

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Today’s Topic – PRINCIPLE: Getting What You Want
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied,
cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)

An old saying is, “Don’t get mad, get even!”

Well, that’s old technology. Why not just “get what
you want?”

Instead of seeing the world as a place of limited
resources, instead of feeling you have to take
personally what others do, instead of making up
stories about “them” and about what happened,
how about simply getting clear about what you
want and go for that? All energy you direct toward
getting mad or getting even is energy diverted
from your purpose, your path in life.

True, due to our conditioning, this is easier to say
than to do, at least initially. But when you try it,
you will discover that outcomes which are pleasing
to you show up much more frequently and easily.

Side note: If you are someone who is wired to be
competitive, you can still redirect your energy to
getting what you want. Just use your “competitors”
to measure your progress rather than making the
comparison be about them.

Coaching Point: Is it okay for you to be “Self-ish”
enough to go for what you want?

[Thanks to Paul Williams for suggesting this S3MC.]

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Nothing comes easy.

You have to work hard to get what you want.

We’ve all heard it.  Hard work pays off.  The problem with this statement is judgment.  What I mean is that I grew up believing that if I didn’t work hard I didn’t deserve it.  The problem with that way of thinking is that I don’t believe I deserve anything that I get easily and the consequence of thinking that way is that I create of life of hard work and no rewards because I never think that I work hard enough. I’m one of the hardest working people I know.  In fact, I would categorize myself as a workaholic.  I don’t feel like I’m a worthy person unless I’m working every single hour that I’m awake.  And then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I finally realized that I’m creating a life of doom and misery.  I work so hard on my films but I don’t seem to be making progress.  It’s like the quote by Alfred A. Montapert: Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.

So I’ve decided to implement “easy” into my life.  I put a new line in my Mind Movie:  “Everything is so easy”.

OMG

Since then, it’s been magic.  Yesterday I was called into the office where I work as an agency temp and they told me that they were going to hire me as a term employee.  That means that I’m going to get more money and benefits.  I didn’t even do anything.  It’s was easy.  In fact, my first thoughts were that I didn’t deserve it then I remembered the line in my mind movie and I thanked the universe because I know that the more grateful I am for things coming easily, the more things will come easily to me.

So I’m here to say that things should be easy.  I know I will be accomplishing so much more now that I seek easy.  I believe my work will be more effective and that I will start seeing great results.  In fact, it’s already started.

I’ve recently written a short film.  I’ve sent it out at various times to people and I’ve been having a very difficult time with getting the response I want from it.  I’ve gone back to the drawing board numerous times for re-writes and still haven’t been getting a good response.  The great thing is that I know I have something great on my hands so at least I haven’t given up.  But then, just today I got new feedback on the latest draft and I finally got amazing response.  I mean it’s so incredible.

So start believing that life is easy and start looking for the response from the universe.  It will start delivering immediately I guarantee it, but you have to look for it because you’re so used to it being hard.

Peace and love,

Elle

Being in the flow is equivalent to swimming in the ocean.  The ocean being the realm of all possibilities.  But if you try to control it, if you try to grab some water with your hand, your hand will come out empty.

Swim in the ocean my friends.

Peace and love,
Elle

I was watching the end of Canada’s Next Top Model and I felt like I was the model who had just won and I was amazingly confident.

The next night I watched a movie and again I felt the confidence of the characters who had won.

This is amazing because I can use this to my advantage to get everything that I want.  For example, to feel confident, I just have to watch a movie where the character feels confident, and I know just the right movie for that – Iron Man!  I love and can feel the confidence that Tony Stark has as he makes the suit for the second time in his own lab.  Isn’t it cool!  I love it!

I hope this can help you.  If it does, PLEASE let me know.

Peace and love ~ Elle

That’s what you call manifesting!

P.S. I’m going to upload some posts from the temp blog I was keeping at blogger so you might see some posts before this one.  Just in case you’re wondering.