You Are Here
Recently I drove into Austin and met with the staff who run my Attractor Factor Coaching program and my Hypnotic Marketing Coaching Program.
I had some exciting news to share with them, and some astonishing news arrived while I was there.
In the morning The Today Show called, wanting information on my forthcoming book, Zero Limits.
That’s pretty big, but not as big as the news that came later.
At lunch I handed out the recently completed bibliography of my life’s work so far — 45 pages of books, e-books, audios, videos, software, fitness formulas, and more — an entire listing of everything I’ve created up to now. The heft of the document alone impressed even me.
But that wasn’t the biggest news of the day, either.
At lunch with the staff, I stood up and told them something that I felt inspired to share.
I put a dot on the whiteboard on the wall and circled it.
“You are here,” I said.
I told them the whiteboard is like the map at the mall where all the stores are listed and a little box says “You are here” to give you your bearings.
“Where do you want to go from here?” I asked.
“Up,” someone said.
“Off the whiteboard itself,” someone else said.
“This is all good,” I went on. “You all want to move up. You want more sales, more results, more wealth. Right?”
They all agreed.
I then put another dot on the board, way up at the top of it, and circled it.
“That represents where you want to go,” I said.
I then asked the key question, “How do you go from where you are to where you want to be?”
They were quiet for a moment, but then began saying things like “Take a straight line,” and “Do one thing at a time,” and “Make more sales calls,” and so on.
“That’s all good,” I said. “Those are all practical answers. But I want you to think in terms of the movie The Secret and my book The Attractor Factor.”
I added, “I’m going to tell you what I think is the greatest secret to manifesting whatever you want.”
They were quiet, not sure where I was going with all this.
“Does anyone want to know what the secret is?” I asked.
They all burst out laughing. They definitely wanted to know.
I pointed at the little “You are here” dot and said, “The secret to getting what you want is to totally appreciate this moment. When you are grateful for this moment, then whatever is next for you will bubble up out of this moment. You’ll be inspired to take action of some sort. That will lead you up. But the only way to get to the upper dot is to live in this dot with gratitude.”
They’ve all heard this before, but I wanted them to truly get it.
I then told them about my Maui friend who says my favorite line these days: “I’m totally satisfied, I just want more.”
That’s the key to success, I explained.
It’s wanting more without needing more.
I went on and on about being grateful, and how it leads to that upward climb. Most of us aren’t happy right now, thinking we will be happy when we get to that other dot. But the great joke is that when you get to the other dot, you won’t be happy. You’ll be looking for another dot on the map. You’ll use unhappiness to whip yourself forward. The thing is, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Just be happy now.
Out of this now will come the miracles you seek.
The group got the message. They shook my hand. Smiled. Showed light in their eyes. Walked away with a spring in their step.
Now here’s the really juicy part.
I got a phone call right after that meeting. It was Suzanne, my assistant. She almost never calls me, and she knew I was in a meeting. So I knew this call had to be important.
I took the call and to my delight I learned that Oprah’s people wanted my media kit.
And they wanted it by midnight.
Oprah’s folks are considering me as a guest for a show.
Oprah!
Now get this: I was happy in the moment. As I’m happy, the next moment brings it’s own rewards. As I’m happy in that moment, it too gives birth to more joy.
You can do this, too. You may not have Oprah call you, but you will get what is right for you. I explain all of this in the book, Zero Limits. But the essence of the message is this:
All you have to do is embrace the dot that says “You are here” and do what it tells you to do.
And when the phone rings, answer it!
Ao Akua,
Joe
PS - If you want more information on either of my coaching programs, see http://www.attractorfactorcoaching.com/ and also http://www.hypnoticmarketingcoaching.com
Enjoy the dot.
Dr Joe,
You rock. Have always loved your stuff and enjoyed your post today.
Congrats on the Oprah buzz!
- Sean
W-O-W!!!!!! Major congratulations! OPRAH! I’m so excited for you - you GO JOE! Wow wow wow wow wow! Ha - I sound like a dog! That’s OK - you deserve every bit of success.
aloha -
Angela
Aloha Joe!
You Are Da Man! You definitely deserve to be on Oprah Show. Congrats!
Mahalo Iesu,
Rusty K.
Dear Joe,
Congratulation! I am so happy for you. You are my great inspiration.
Love
Lucia
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I love your blog posts, and today’s gave me chills! Enjoy the dot! What a profound message! Can’t wait to see you on the Today Show & on Oprah!
Hi Joe,
Thank you for the wonderful message.
I just finished the Zero Limits book and it has been, for me, one of them most inspiring and eye opening books I have ever read.
I can’t wait until I can attend a seminar with yourself and Dr. Len.
I have to say that the light you shed on taking responsibility for everything in our life was a sort of breakthrough for me.
I want to thank you for bringing the teachings of Dr. Len and Ho’Oponopono into my life!
Peace to all,
Mark
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I can just hear your voice with excitement when you were sharing this!
I am so happy!
Dear Joe !
Congratulations. Your Blog made me rally happy.
Hearing that you might be on Oprah immediately fueled a spark in me:
If Joe is contacted by Oprah, I’m so happy, that I get ready and allow for all the wonderful calls I will get. With 700 produced tracks of music and 10 cds out, chances are really great!!
So I’m happy for you, and I’m happy for me!!!!
Life is beautiful!
Take care;
Peter
Hello Joe,
This is truly a wonderful lesson. So much clearer than all the complexity promoted by most Internet Marketers.
Truly all the material benefits of the world are worthless unless we can appreciate them in every moment.
Warmly,
Stephen
That’s the trick, isn’t it?
Loving what is now and enjoying the wanting of more.
I remember one of the first chapters of The Attractor Factor, you say something like the fastest, best way to attract what you want is to be happy now. Maybe you need a whole book just on that aspect of living fully, abundantly.
Even with Zero Limits, there is a feeling that we are somehow always needing to work on ourselves. Clean, clean, clean. While I appreciate Ho’oponopono very much, there is this oppressive feeling that once again we have so much work to do. That we’re not okay as we are. That we can’t have unless we clean ourselves up.
But if we are fully loving and appreciating where we are now, truly, what is there to clean?
Hi Joe,
We just had our marketing mastermind meeting last night, and this was the topic of discussion- being happy right now. Coincidence… or is it?
Congrats on the Oprah call. That must feel really great. I’m happy for you. I look forward to Oprah one day blogging about her dogs on our site.
Thanks for a great post. Life is good.
Rita Wilhelm
Founder
PetBoogalo.com