Reach for the Stars
Dr. Joe Vitale a Law of Attraction expert and featured personality in “The Secret”, is the president of Hypnotic Marketing, Inc. He has written several books including, “The Attractor Factor, 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) from the Inside Out”, “Life’s Missing Instruction Manual: The Guidebook You Should Have Been Given at Birth”, and “Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More”.
Equally successful as his books, Joe has also produced a number-one bestselling audio program, “The Power of Outrageous Marketing”. He is, in fact, the world’s first hypnotic marketer, so it’s no surprise he has made millions of dollars, and in the process made millionaires and improved the lives of people all over the world.
Joe Vitale has always wanted to be a writer. The drive hit him hardest in his teenage years when he was captivated by the series “The Twilight Zone”. He was confident that whoever was behind the stories must be some sort of god-like creature. He was a bit disappointed when he got the chance to meet Rod Serling in person, because he realized the phenomenon was written by a human. It inspired him, though. He knew he could write just as well as a fellow human.
People ask Joe Vitale quite often why he is so successful. His answer is always the same. It’s his drive and enthusiasm. No matter whether his interest at the time is a person, place, or thing, he’ll follow it to the end. He never knows where the end will land him, but he follows his heart anyway.
One of his pursuits was learning as much as possible about a man named Bruce Barton, founder of BBDO. Joe researched him for two years before writing his highly successful book, “The Seven Lost Secrets of Success”, which has been through approximately 20 printings. He didn’t know he’d write a book when he was following Barton. He only knew he was following his passion.
Rarely do people follow their passions and instantly make money doing it. Most people have to struggle. Most people have ups and downs. Joe Vitale is no exception. There were times when he was homeless. There were times when he had to get a meaningless job just to be able to feed his wife and himself, but he never gave up his dream of writing.
So you’ve dug yourself a hole. The key to getting out of it is to figure out exactly what’s holding you back. Joe realized his family was holding him back. None were writers or avid readers. None understood his drive. It took moving 2,000 miles away to finally overcome his self-worth issues and dig himself out of poverty.
Even if you’re making money, perhaps you’ve hit an income ceiling like Joe did. Again, you have to figure out why. There is something hidden in your subconscious that’s holding you back. For Joe, it was a struggle knowing he could make more money than his father and do it with a lot less effort than working on his father’s railroad job. Overcoming this obstacle was the turning point for Joe. Find yours!
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