My favorite personal power book

Believe it or not, haven't read it....

But, my take on Anthony is that he's one high-caliber, highly-aware, big-picture thinking hombre who, while mainly speaking to people about surface-level motivation and ambition-talk ( i.e., stuff that, in my opinion, is already ingrained at the DNA-level of Super-achievers ), STILL has a way of providing impact and inspiring his students to move up the prosperity ladder.

Simply stated, John, the fact that you believe that, indicates that you strive for that (hence-forth your need for social proof and acceptance of that belief - otherwise you wouldn't be here trying to promote that ideal), and the fact that you strive for that validates my above points - i.e., that the "ascension" model of living ( the one where folks spend TOO much time, way too much time, hoping, desiring, wishing, and expecting to achieve something that requires way too much self-analysis and prevents actual relaxed living ) is the equivalent of spending too much time in your head.

We spoke to this idea via a recent email titled:

Fearless Living...or... Renegade Coaching
( see the email BELOW the video )


And, Barry ( as in me ), who is somebody the average Joe and Jane can converse with, relate to, and understand on a practical real-world level, said:

Make me one with myself.

You see, the greatest moments in our life often occur when we are "lost" in the activities of life.

As Blair Warren would say, when we lose ourselves in books, movies, sports, sex, helping frustrated customers, etc., we literally have no self-awareness. Our focus becomes so intense, so narrow that we become "attached" to the situation. Without this attachment, that is, without our "unenlightened moments," these experiences would be impossible.

Yes, I'm down with the fact that if we're gonna maintain access to the most joyous moments of our lives, we must ALSO risk experiencing the darkest ones as well.

Yep, true of every man and woman, even the apparent enlightened ones (er, the ones that so many naval-gazing students of hard-core spirituality strive to be like ).

I adore the masters of life who affect change by letting the outside world SEE the experiences of their life that show they're just like everybody else on the same path to personal freedom and happiness.

Conquests come with challenges. Achievements come with sacrifice. Growth, personal or business, comes with fear, doubt, and anxiety...

A lot of the teachers we know and are friends with, the same ones who know how Heather and I operate and interview, are the very same ones who get denigrated for doing things differently. If it's not being overbearing on stage to make a point (James Ray) it's a degreed doctor talking about how positive thinking made him bi-polar (Dr. John Demartini).

Or it's somebody who truly feels good and tells this fact to the world, about spending $7,000 on a pair of shoes, buying a new Viper every year, and riding in first class every time he takes a plane trip (Randy Gage).

Now I'm not saying that these three examples are for EVERYBODY to strive for and bow down to; because it's certainly not the case.

At the same time, because they say things differently and are not always in the mode of having to let go and eminate love and light from their body, that doesn't mean they're any lesser of a being.

A lot of people won't see them on the higher vibratory pedestal, but the RESULTS that they bring for themselves, their students and their followers say otherwise.

Yes, you truly can be perceived and labeled as "unspiritual" and still be an amazing manifestor (and by that I mean truly manifesting what we WANT, not the kind of manifestation -- often misaligned with our desires -- that we ALL naturally do every day).

I've always felt, for a long time, and I've seen this in action from many many people that I would consider super achievers, one simple fact:

They step beyond boundaries of what's considered normal; they lash out at cherished ideals; they even put their reputation at risk sometimes (what they feel people will perceive them as by doing a certain thing).

They engage life with massive energy, surround themselves with enigmatic people, and never use enlightenment as a crutch for NOT living large in this physical world now.

To me, LIFE isn't so much about striving to perfect our ego, or continually evolve into this beaming light sort of always-happy being, as much as it is being in a state to appreciate little amazing moments and be awake enough to to SEE the magical things that are already happening in our life.

I've always seen enlightenment simply as an "experience," not a permanent way of life. I don't feel somebody "gets" enlightened like they get a tattoo, get a college degree or get married. Instead, it's just an experience. It begins, it ends, and another one takes its place.