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On I packed my mini-van with as much stuff as I could carry and I left my job, my 6 year old daughter; my new wife, and my two young stepsons. Never will I forget the feeling of pure terror of leaving my entire life behind me as I drove away to a place I had never been, in a different country! Nor shall I ever forget the expression on my new wife's face as I backed my van out of the driveway while she watched from the front door; her eyes filled with tears and her hand over her mouth. There are no words to describe the level of fear, panic and uncertainty that I felt at that moment. I drove away carrying the faces of my wife and 6-year-old daughter in my mind. You may be wondering why I would do this...well, in the next 5 minutes, if you keep reading; you will know the whole story! I At the time, I was earning $50,000 per year as a computer
skills instructor. Now, here's the thing; $50,000 sounds like a good healthy
income, right? Do you know what kind of a lifestyle a family of 5 can enjoy
on $50,000 per year in We were not completely broke, but our kids did wear the cheapest clothes we could find, we bought the discount foods, drove old and unreliable vehicles, had more debt than income and we were going another $300 to $500 MORE in debt every single month! We were only about 3 months from bankruptcy. One day at 5 in the afternoon as I was pulling into my driveway, all of the children in the neighborhood witnessed a gang fight in the middle of our street where 5 teenagers beat the life out of this one other teenager with beer bottles, clubs and knives and left him beaten, bloody and dying on the lawn...I didn't want to live there any more, but there was nothing I could do! Half of my annual $50K salary went to the government and the other half went to food and debts! So, I left!
So, why would
I leave my entire life behind?? Now, it's not what you're thinking...I left because after 2 years of studying, exams, 18-hour workdays and a whole year of relentless marketing, phone calls and interviews I FINALLY got my first consulting job. On THAT day I went from making $50,000 per year as an over-worked and under-paid computer skills instructor to $187,000 per year as a consultant. THAT'S a QUANTUM LEAP! The contract was in Jackson Michigan, which is about an
11-hour drive south west of our home in Within the next six months I moved my family to a
large executive level home in one of the most prestigious parts of town. We drove
two brand new vehicles, our kids had the best of everything in life and I
enjoyed 3 separate trips to Now, here's the thing...as a consultant, I traded hours for money. I got paid for every hour that I worked, which meant that I DIDN'T get paid for any hour that I DIDN'T work. I also had no company sponsored pension plan, no medical or dental coverage, no vacation pay, and no workers compensation or unemployment benefits. A whole new set of fears set in! What happens if I get sick and can't work? What happens if my contract ends suddenly? What happens when I don't WANT to work anymore? Like most people, my wife and I are not good money savers...we have been very successful at adjusting our spending requirements to accommodate the available funds, which means that we, once again, were living one step above our means. In addition, while I was away that first year my wife became ill. In fact, she was ill for quite a while before that, but while I was away; that was when it really took hold of her in a devastating way. She suffered from several mental and emotional illnesses that ultimately resulted in wiping out our financial life and almost resulted in her death. It's an AMAZING story! Sharon's illnesses were so devastating, not only to her own health, but to our family and to my heath as well. I ended up with ulcers, sleeping problems, chest pains and several other health and emotional problems. My doctor told me that I was headed for a heart attack and/or a nervous breakdown, so I had to find a way to deal with the mountain of stress that was being caused by Sharon's illnesses. After reaching the brink of divorce, Sharon and I embarked on a new mission to fix things...we had to find a way to not only make her healthy again, but to regain everything that her illnesses had taken from us both. Sharon has since found a way to control her illnesses and I have been able to regain my health and happiness by researching, studying and understanding depression, the laws of the universe, the human brain and how they all work together. We have since developed several programs to help other families who struggle with depression and anxiety. We understand the devastation that can result, and we continue to work on new programs to help them. Feel free to go to take a look at our website at www.aPathtoHealing.com Anyway, back to the story...debt started to rack up again, I got behind in my taxes...WAY behind! So, I had to start working more hours, take less time off, cancel vacations, spend less on food, buy cheaper cloths...see where this is going?? Something had to change; and I realized that working harder to make more money was NOT the answer. I could make more money by working even more hours, but then I would be right back where I started...a slave to my job.
How to NOT be
a slave to your job I did some soul searching; revisiting different stages of my life. Over the years I had done many things; I was with the Dale Carnegie organization for several years as a professional speaker and I did some training as well, I had been a professional entertainer for most of my life, I had been in and out of network marketing for 20 years; had some great successes and some miserable failures with that. As I reflected, I was not quite sure what I was looking for but then I started to see a pattern to my life. Several things started to make sense:
All of this boiled down to one major revelation that would ultimately help me to not be a slave to my job any longer; I had to change my THINKING in order to break the self-destructive patterns of always ending up in debt. I was to soon learn that it was my belief systems that were holding me back and it was Sharon's belief systems that were prohibiting her from overcoming her depression.
The Law of
Attraction at Work In the summer of 2004, a friend of mine whom I had met through some business projects introduced me to one of his mentors, and Sharon and I were privileged enough to spend a weekend with his mentor in Montreal. My friend's mentor as none other than John Assaraf; one of the world's most successful businessmen and top success coaches. You may have seen him on Larry King Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Anderson Cooper or in the world wide phenomenon movie "The Secret". John's focus is on how to train the subconscious mind to develop a new and PERMANENT belief system by leveraging 7 universal laws. One of John's businesses earns in excess of $4 BILLION per year! I mean this guy is WAY up there, and now he is a personal friend of mine... Who would have thought?? Do you see what has happened here? Are you getting this? Remember what I needed to do most? I needed to change my thinking patterns and now I am spending time with one of the world's top authorities on that very subject This is a Law of Attraction at work. I have since learned that we attract the things that come to us, good or bad, through one of the universal laws; the law of attraction. To find out more about this and other universal laws which directly affect our lives, sign up for my news letter; “The Quantum Leap” at the top left of this page! In my newsletter, I will share with you examples of how the universal laws can be leveraged to change your life. I share tips and techniques that I now use to build a healthy, empowering belief system, control stress and worry and maintain a happy lifestyle. ok...back to the story...Because we have such a passion for personal development, Sharon and began researching in depth all of the information that we had studied with John during that weekend in Montreal. We began putting the concepts into practice in order to help both Sharon and I get past the devastating effects of her illnesses and to regain our health and financial life. This is where things started to change direction for me. After losing so much money and invested so much time and energy into finding something that would actually help Sharon heal from her illnesses, we were both finally starting see some results by understanding and applying the concepts that our research was uncovering. People began noticing the changes and began asking me for advice on how to deal with their loved one's illnesses, how to change their limiting belief systems, how to develop more self confidence and a stronger self image, how to manage stress and a whole host of other things. So, I wrote and recorded an audio program entitled "Victory for the Silent Victim". It's a survival guide for those with loved ones who suffer with depression, anxiety and other emotional distress. I began selling that program on line and I began receiving requests for a live seminar. So, Sharon and I created a live seminar and we began offering that to help people get through the seriously tough times that go along with depression. We also offer live web-based seminars now as well at www.lowellworkshops.com Here is a short endorsement that John Assaraf was nice enough to provide for us...
In addition, I have drawn on my 30 plus years of experience as a speaker, entertainer and trainer and I have developed a course to help people develop a stronger self image through fearless public speaking and personal interaction skills. The course is called Creating Confidence and it is designed to help people learn now to speak confidently in public and how to meet and carry on meaningful conversations with others. So, through the past decade, I have learned more lessons about life than I had learned in all of my life previously, and my purpose now is to share those lessons with whomever wants to listen. If you can relate to any parts of my story and if you have similar issues that are heavy on your heart, feel free to contact me and I will do whatever I can to point you into a direction the will be of most value to you. Do take a look at all of the websites that I link to from this site and I hope you find what you're looking for. If not, maybe I can help you find it! Warmest Regards, Steve Professional Speaking | Learning Systems Consulting | Creating Confidence Course | Personal Development Seminars | Victory for the Silent Victim Audio Program | Contact Steve |
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