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NoahBonusBooklet2 Questions
NoahBonusBooklet2 Questions
NoahBonusBooklet2 Questions
John presents:
AFFORMATIONS®
Bonus Booklet #2
The Power of
Empowering Questions
we’d rather ignore, go away, or simply not have in the first place!
have any more problems” or “If only I could find the right person to
people or celebrities on TV, and say, "Boy, I bet THEY don't have any
problems…"
The fact is, however, that no matter how much money we have,
who we’re with, what job we do, how famous we are, or even how
happy we are, there are always problem problems in our lives. In fact,
of problems.”
Think about it. Let's say you're broke. That means your problems
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Let's say you solve those problems and you're making some
increased taxes? What kind of car should I get? How can I make
more money?"
And let's say you manage to solve these problems. What might
Which stock should I invest in? How can I make more money?" (Yes,
that last question seems to stay with us no matter how much we're
making!)
Do you see what I mean? All of life really comes down to solving
problems. But, if you think that the only way you're going to be happy
is if you don't have any problems, that means you've set up your life
Does this mean we should just accept all of life’s problems and
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set of problems.
because once you realize this basic truth, you can use the method
below to solve any problem you’ll ever face for the rest of your life.
This step could also be called, “Invite your problem over for
tea.” Most people try to run from, hide from, or ignore their problems
problems? I don’t have to tell you that the answer is a thudding “No.”
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Razor” principle of science – the principle that says that the simplest
bed and lie down (yet). Your problem will still be running around in
your head until and unless you go through these steps in order.
and understand that you are going to do one of the most courageous
things a human being can do: face your own problems. (Why do you
think people love to give advice and try to solve everyone else’s
By the way, this first step is BY FAR the hardest one of the four.
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Put the date and time at the top of the page. Now, ask yourself
every single question you can think of that relates to the problem.
That’s because that’s all any problem ever can be. For instance,
look at the problems I gave you in the examples above. Every one of
humanity – people who are broke, in debt, and out of work. The
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court?
Now, notice what I DID NOT say. I DID NOT say that you have
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I want you to know that you are not supposed to know the answer to
questions are, you’d better write them all down, if you’d like to be free
what you think about your questions or your problems. You can think
they’re “stupid” and “silly” all you want, but that doesn’t help you
By the way, the reason we write the date and time on our paper
you can refer back to this list and go, “I was worried about that?
laugh at yourself.
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Get the picture? After you have “purged” your mind of every one
Let me ask you a question. Do you think that people who are
currently 100 times more successful than you, work 100 times harder
Do you think they work 100 times longer than you? Again, not
possible.
Are they 100 times smarter than you? Not humanly possible.
What about having 100 times the amount of money when they
successful men and women have conclusively proven that the vast
majority of them started out from humble and often very modest
No, the only difference between you and someone who’s 100 or
1,000 times more successful than you, is one thing and one thing
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And why are they doing different things than you are currently
do. All that means is they see things differently than you do now.
Notice that I didn’t say that they are smarter, better, faster,
with equal talent, intelligence, and ability does not, is that the
and I’m assuming you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this —
that we should just forget about what everyone has told us about
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successful because they think in one word. They use one word, eleven
letters long, that produces their success. You might call this word the
“mantra” of success.
OPPORTUNITY
succeed, take every one of the questions that you wrote in Step Two
in the process.
Are.
Will this help you answer the questions? Yes. How do I know?
Well, you can answer that for yourself. Did you know, before a few
minutes ago, that every problem you’ll ever face is simply a question?
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have the idea lively in your mind, so that you will not only solve your
for healing, and yes, for profit, in each and every one of them.
So, what does all of this have to do with taking a nap? Simple.
mind, which holds the answer to every question you could possibly
ask it. It may not know the answer right at the moment you ask the
doesn’t feel like doing what you asked it to do. Well, your
Once you have asked the questions — which is why you wrote
driving your car is the perfect way to unleash the creative ability of
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can’t not do: forming solutions to your problems without you even
being aware of it. Which brings us to the fourth and final step to
Notice what I did NOT say: “Force yourself to come up with the
answer.” No. That’s exactly what you’ve been trying to do! Has it
And it won’t. This is not your fault: it is the fault of the strategy
you and I and everyone else was taught: that we have to “work hard”
wouldn’t we? Most people “work hard.” So that can’t be the answer.
The true answer lies in the fact that your subconscious mind holds the
answers to every question you ask it. Your job is to simply get very,
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before! – all of a sudden, just as you’re about to fall asleep or put the
cake in the oven, the answer will “pop” into your head! All you have to
Oh, and one more thing (it’s very important): please remember
constant affection and praise. I know that may sound silly or childish,
but just because it’s a part of you doesn’t mean you should take it for
Step Two: Write down every question associated with the problem
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Step Four: Let the answer come to you (and then thank your
thought of before).
and see how many I have answered within 12, 24, and 48 hours. The
very first time I did this exercise, I started at 9:00 a.m. and wrote 18
This technique will amaze and astonish you. But let me caution
you. It will not work unless you follow the steps exactly and in the
correct order. Just thinking about your problems is not good enough.
If you doubt this, just ask yourself if that strategy has worked so far.
fool you. This method is “simple on the far side of complexity.” That’s
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author, and creator of The Inner Game of Success and The Inner
CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, NPR, PARADE, Woman’s Day, Los
Washington Post.
growth. Since 1997, he’s helped his clients add over $75 million
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www.AfformationNation.com
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