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Editorial

Greetings my friend,

Over the years I've had many guides and mentors who helped me discover new truths and new possibilities I didn't realize existed. 

Some of these guides were authors who wrote books which gave me helpful information, others were local folks who demonstrated the relative effectiveness of doing things in different ways.  By keeping my mind open, I have been able to learn from just about anyone, even if the only thing I learn from them is how NOT to do something.

What has always fascinated me was the connection between actions and results.  Maybe it's because I tend to be a bit scientific in my thinking.  Or maybe it's because I'm fundamentally lazy and don't want to spend any time doing something that won't produce a satisfying result.  Whatever it is, I've always paid close attention to the results (or lack of results) that come from what people do.

Most of my subscribers know that I recently opened up 100 spots in a new "test group" to participate in the development of a new Entrainment Package for the PowerKeys Publishing website.  (By the way, new members for this test group will be accepted until this coming Sunday only.  After that, no new test group members will be accepted.) 

The initial batch of recordings for this new package were created from material used in previous recordings, repackaged into new formats.  From a logical standpoint, the results from these new recordings should be AT LEAST as good as those from previous recordings, unless something is fundamentally wrong with the new format.  While it's too early to collect data on results, we're already getting some interesting feedback.

Personally, I see our test group as a 2-way coaching/mentoring relationship.  I'm sharing what I've learned over the years, packaged into recordings and user guides, and each test group member is sharing their experience with me, especially as it relates to the recordings being tested.  In a very real sense, we have entered into a "MasterMind" relationship where the focus is on producing significant results quickly for each member in the test group.

An interesting discussion has come up in all this around what is the "best" way to phrase affirmations and other belief-tranforming statements.  To provide the most in-depth explanation of what I know on this topic, I wrote a short report (or long article, depending on how you see it) to cover the major points.  It has been posted to the Pragmatic Solutions Now! website in this week's issue.

The major point anyone needs to understand whenever working with their belief system to produce real change in their lives, is that there must be an emotional connection with the tools used, or else there will be little, if any, results.  When the tool includes words, phrases, and other language-based communication, those words and phrases need to be as "natural" and "realistic" as possible.  If they sound artificial, as if produced in a sterile lab somewhere, they won't work nearly as well.

The same is true when working with a coach or mentor.  There must be an emotional connection between coach and client.  A professional connection, to be sure, but an emotional connection nonetheless.  In many cases, this emotional connection may be described as mutual respect and caring.  If the coach/mentor doesn't care about his/her client, they won't do their best.  And if the client doesn't respect the coach/mentor, they probably won't act on the advice given, and therefore won't get the results they want.

Anyone who looks for a good coach or mentor will find that there are MANY choices available.  Sometimes it seems I know more people who offer life coaching services than I know folks who hire life coaches.  While this is a service I make available to those who request it, it's not something I actively promote, mostly because I prefer to create products that can help a greater number of folks.

Although I'd love to be able to recommend a good life coach, the truth is that it's a very personal decision, and one you have to make for yourself.  Some of the people I trust most are folks who don't promote themselves as life coaches.  Charles Burke, for instance.  He's one of our contributing authors here at Pragmatic Solutions Now!.  At one time, he offered himself as a "small business" coach, but I'm not sure if he does that any more.

Let's see -- is there a "pragmatic solution" in all this?

Ah yes.  Whenever you want to produce significant changes in your life, be open to all possibilities, try new things (especially those which engage you on an emotional level), and pay close attention to the results you get.  If you keep an open mind, (but not so open your brains fall out), you'll eventually realize the success you've been dreaming of your whole life.

Current Events

After the flurry of public activity last month, it may appear that things are slowing down.  Don't be fooled, though, because our "test group" is just getting started.  Everyone is invited to participate, but you must join before noon (Eastern Daylight-savings Time) this Sunday, May 16th. 

For complete information, go to:
http://www.powerkeyspub.com/entrainment-test-group-invitation

This Week's Articles

This week, we have articles from contributing authors Charles Burke, Adam Eason, Alan Densky, and Mike Robbins.  And for the first time in several weeks, I've written and posted a new article myself.  I think you'll enjoy all of them.  Let me know if I'm right or not by clicking the 10-point star rating at the end of each article you read.  You can give an article 1 star, 2 stars, 7 stars, 10 .... whatever you feel it deserves.

And feel free to post a comment and share your thoughts with other readers.

Until next week!

- Alan Tutt

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