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So... What had happened was.. It's been an odd week. So much so that unfortunately I wasn't able to get anything prepared on time for this week's blog. But, fear not! Next week Wednesday, February 24th, I will have a new Ask A Hustler podcast for you. I'll be answering the question, "What is a Boss Player?" It's an interesting subject really because I see a lot of misconceptions about what it actually means. So until next week... Keep it moving out there! Don't forget next month on Saturday March 12th, I'll be giving a live lecture on the power of blogging and how to Brand yourself and/or your business. For more info email me at wjamesdennis@gmail.com or check out last week's blog post which you can catch [HERE]. So you have a small business and you’ve considered blogging as a way to get both your business out there and your name. I can tell you this with no hesitation – Blogging works! Just simply by the fact you’re reading this now.
I have personally gone from a website with ZERO visitors to over 43,000 page views and over 11,700 unique visitors from around the Globe. That’s an average of over 3,580 page views with around 975 unique visitors to the website per month! And all that in less than 2 years. That’s complete growth – 1000% growth. And all of that expansion came with almost no advertising! Proper advertising would almost triple these numbers but I haven’t done it. Why? Because I wanted to run an experiment – how much could I grow my Brand Awareness with very little money? And the facts speak for themselves. So where did the majority of this growth come from? Blogging. Plain and simple. My blog reaches around the globe, literally. From Africa, Australia, to the UK, to China and even Italy. Yes blogging is still effective, and yes blogging can help tremendously in increasing your Brand Awareness. Now, I’m passing what I learned onto you. Next month on Saturday March 12th, 2016, just outside of the Atlanta Metro Area, I will be teaching about how to use the powerful methods of blogging to increase your business Brand Awareness. And not only that, I will be explaining in great detail how branding really works, and how to properly brand yourself. No solid brand equals an unfocused blog. And an unfocused blog will not reach the people you want it to reach! Here is just SOME of what I’ll be covering:
So whether you have a business up and running and want to extend your reach to potential customers or clients - or you’re just about to get started - this information will help you reach your goals. I’ll be running my basic training along with the questions and answers format so you can leave with clear ideas, concepts, strategies and tactics you can implement immediately! Check the graphic above for date, time and location. Hope to see you there. Tickets on sale now! Click the link [HERE] For more info email me at: wjamesdennis@gmail.com And even if you don't plan to attend, just hit that like button - it definitely helps. Thank you! P.S. Uncommon Sense Adviser Subscribers, check your email to jump on a special invite directly from me. I’m going to introduce you to some Advanced Game in this post. This concept comes from a very old school of thought. And since the Game itself is older than people give it credit for, I figured it was my job to introduce this to my readers. Some of you will already be familiar with this general idea. But this is the Game’s Perspective so stick with me. This is post is a little longer than usual, so settle in. You’re going to learn something – trust me. Before we get started, just a reminder, it’s on again tomorrow! If you’re in the Atlanta area, come out to a FREE live lecture by yours truly. The details are in the graphic below. I’m going to be covering some Advanced Game during this lecture and delve deep into the Principle of Rhythm for the first time to the general public. You can read the introduction I posted about it [HERE]. I’ll be passing this information on to the subscribers of the Uncommon Sense Adviser (my newsletter) soon. So if you can’t attend I recommend signing up because when you truly understand what Rhythm is, how it works and what it’s capable of… let’s just say it will literally change the way you look at every single part of your life! Back on point… In the movie, The Matrix, Morpheus gave Neo a choice. Red pill or blue pill. The red pill was in Morpheus’ right hand and the blue pill in his left. Red is symbolic of fire, while blue is symbolic of water. From my research, this symbolism traces itself back to Ancient Egypt. Fire and water are 2 opposing elements because if you have enough fire, you can transform water (making steam). On the opposite side of the coin, if you have enough water, you can put out a fire (making smoke). Steam and smoke are symbolic of ethereal forms; or, that which can be seen by the eyes but not held by the physical hands. Like a dream or a fantasy - seen in the mind's eye but unable to be touched in physical reality. Why was the red pill in Morpheus’ right hand? Because the right-hand is a “path” through life. Imagine a long road. So long that you can’t see the end of it; it stretches on for countless miles. Fire in itself can be both beneficial and destructive. Such as cooking food or burning down a home for example. The blue pill was in Morpheus’ left hand. The left-hand is also a “path”. Water is soothing, cooling and nurturing. It can also be both beneficial and destructive. Water, in any of its 3 main forms – liquid, solid (ice) and gas (steam), can help maintain the physical body but it can also burn or freeze the body to death, for example. The right-hand path represents a person’s journey toward reality. This is a difficult journey because you will be tried and tested by your life experiences. And these experiences are literally like going through a blazing fire. They purge you of weaknesses until you reach a more refined state. Just like fire can purify base metals. It’s a painful path because of the harshness reality can bring. And the further you go down this path, the more you let go of illusions because they’re no longer of any benefit to you. The left-hand path represents a person’s journey of remaining in illusion. This is also a difficult journey because you give up discovering “yourself” in attempts to “serve” others. The experiences from this path are not as harsh but it can be argued that staying in a state of blissful ignorance is limiting and to a certain extent, self-destructive. The Game itself is a choice of going down the right-hand path. It’s rough, thankless and can be lonely. Very few people will understand you because they live in opposition to you. You’re seeking reality and they accept the illusions they’ve been fed all their life. Not to confuse you, but both the right-hand and left-hand paths have more paths within them. Not everyone on your “path” is moving exactly like you. 2 people can both be on the right-hand path but be on different “sub-paths”. Hope that makes sense. Let’s look briefly at the composition of the human body. What side of the body does the heart reside on? The left side, correct? Get it? Left side of the body, left-hand path? The heart is symbolic of a person’s emotional center. The right-hand path is a path of emotional control while the left-hand path relishes in emotional experiences. In some schools of psychology this is referred to as being, “in your adult” – having emotional control. Or being, “in your child” – having a lack of emotional control. In the Game you want to be mentally strong enough so that no-one can emotionally “move” you. Meaning, you always operate, “in your adult” and never, “in your child”. As I’ve said before, at the highest levels of the Game, it’s all about being a Gentleman or a Lady. Or coming from the religious school of thought, a quote from the Holy Bible – 1 Corinthians 13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” (King James Version) The human brain operates is 2 hemispheres. The left and the right. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body. While the right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body. Each hemisphere of the brain is also responsible for different forms of expression. The left hemisphere is more creative (emotional), while the right is more deductive (logical). Again, the heart resides more on the left side of the body under the left hemisphere of the brain which is responsible for our more creative and emotional forms of expression. All forms of expression are important. One is no better than the others. But being over emotional “short-circuits” logic and reasoning and can lead to irrational and sometime destructive decisions. When the right hemisphere is continually over-ridden by emotions (the left hemisphere), this puts strain on the heart itself which is maintained by the right hemisphere of the brain. When this happens, the right hemisphere does not function to its fullest capacity and therefore affects the blood-flow because the heart is under stress. This of course can lead to mild heart problems. I teach this as logic and reasoning (Perspective) are king; while emotion is queen. The king should always be in control. Although the queen has plenty of power, she should be in agreement with the king. If the king and queen are in opposition, the kingdom (a person’s life) is in jeopardy of falling apart. Refer to, Revealing the Secrets of the Game. To understand the right-hand path is to begin to understand what it means to be a Player. You seek reality and pull yourself away from illusions. This journey starts when you begin to have Game. And you begin to have Game when you look at causes instead of effects. The World reacts to effects. When something happens, it catches people’s attention. Ever been in traffic that was moving at a snail’s pace? As you keep riding, you pass by the scene of a car accident. And even though the accident has been cleared up, people still slow down as they pass-by. Then, as soon as you pass the scene of the accident, traffic is moving normally. Some people call this just being nosey, but it goes to show how easily the mind can be distracted and become reactive. The journey of a Player is about being pro-active and not reactive; looking beneath the surface of everything. We take nothing on face value. We seek out the cause to understand it, rather than react to the effects. Think about that for a moment. For those attending my lecture tomorrow, I’ll see you then. For everyone else, until next time… Curious about the Game? Subscribe to the Uncommon Sense Adviser – Higher level Game to help take YOUR Game to the next level. Also receive news, discounts on future books and products along with early access. Join now by clicking [HERE]. I spent a little time this past Saturday evening sharing the basics of written storytelling with a handful of young adults. Just casual, nothing formal. I know at their age writing isn't the “cool” thing to be doing so I had to break it down in the most interactive way possible. It was amazing to see those light-bulbs turn on in their minds when they realized what I was giving them was a frame-work to put together a story out of almost anything. Anyway let me get to the point…. Speaking to these young adults reminded me of when I was their age. I first starting writing when I was in 5th Grade. I was around 11 years old and writing was a great outlet for me because I had an extremely active imagination. I started writing fiction and stopped after a couple of years because my interests changed. What never changed however was my love of words and communicating in general; putting words together to express yourself. Doing this informal workshop also reminded me about the power of possibilities. When I was younger I had many things that I wanted to do and become. I think on a certain level we’re all like that. But as we get older and the responsibilities of the “real world” kick in, possibilities slowly fall off one-by-one until we’re left with just surviving day-to-day. One thing that always fascinated me about the Game (and I've never said this on my blog) is that it re-opens possibilities to you. It challenges you to break out of your comfort zone and away from self-limiting beliefs. Things that you may have once believed weren't possible, become possible. I've written this before, but a Player should always think of themselves as they want to be. They should see greatness in themselves; thinking and pushing themselves beyond average. And they must be willing to do what the next person won’t do, so they can have what the next person won’t have. Question: When did we stop contemplating on possibilities?
When did some of us forget these things? People are taught to think outside of the box. But isn't it better to actually live outside of the box? Quick story then I’ll let you get back to your day. It was nighttime in the spring, I think…. I was much younger then. A good friend of mine (and still a friend to this day) and I were headed to the Marta train station. Marta is the main public transportation system here in Atlanta. As we approached one of the Marta stations to catch the train and make our way home, I caught myself looking up at the sky and the moon that just seemed to hang there in its solitary peacefulness. At this time in my life I was really just coming to terms with the sheer power of Giving and Receiving. I refer to this Principle as Reciprocation in my writing. It falls in line with what some people call Karma or, “What goes around, comes around.” Reciprocation is the next level. Why? Because once you know that if you put something out and you’re getting it back… then you should realize that if you know exactly what to put out, you can get back exactly what you want. If you know exactly what to Give to life, you will Receive exactly what you want from life; if you’re willing to “pay the price” for it. Easy, right? (There are some finer details here, but not enough room to get into them). It was that night when that realization hit me. And what did this single thought do for me? It opened the door to almost unlimited possibilities. Even before I got deep into the Game, I came to this conclusion (ironically the Game teaches this exact same thing). Many of us have stopped looking at the good, strong and beneficial possibilities in our lives. And instead trap ourselves in self-limiting fear, doubt and beliefs. Why do we do this when we don’t have to? And this is message I wanted to give in this post. Your self-limiting beliefs are a, “don’t have to”. You don’t have to wage these inner battles within yourself – knowing that you should do something but deciding not to do it. Sometimes all it takes is to look at the abundance of possibilities instead of the abundance of your self-imposed limitations. If you believe something isn't possible for you, then it isn't! Even if you've never attempted it before. It’s not possible because that’s what you accept. But again, you “don’t have to” think that way. Instead, find out what you must Give so you can Receive what you want. It’s all contained in the possibilities laid out before each of us, like a dinner buffet. Get in that line and make your plate. ~ A huge thank you to L.E.A.D Ambassador, Lady Sukoya G., for setting this workshop up and allowing me to teach about one of my strongest passions. And to the group of young adults I had the honor to speak with, "I hope you discover your passions and never limit yourself in living them." ~ Until next time… Curious about the Game? Subscribe to the Uncommon Sense Adviser – Higher level Game to help take YOUR Game to the next level. Also receive news, discounts on future books and products along with early access. Join now by clicking [HERE]. Catch me live next week in Atlanta, Georgia! This is a FREE event. Details below... |
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