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		<title>Why A Garden Is Like The Law of Attraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy working in my garden.  It never feels like work to me. In the early spring I plant the seeds, knowing full well that later in the year I will be able to eat wonderful foods that came from my efforts. So today, I was working in my garden, and I realized that the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://johnderrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/vegetablegarden.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-686" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 5px 15px;" title="Garden" src="http://johnderrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/vegetablegarden-294x300.jpg" alt="" width="294" height="300" /></a>I enjoy working in my garden.  It never feels like work to me.</p>
<p>In the early spring I plant the seeds, knowing full well that later in the year I will be able to eat wonderful foods that came from my efforts.</p>
<p>So today, I was working in my garden, and I realized that the law of attraction is a lot like gardening.</p>
<p>When you want to have food in the garden, it all begins with a seed.  You then nourish and water the seed and it grows and grows until one day you find yourself with the fruits of your labor.</p>
<p>The seeds are like the seed of thought, and all things in life begin with thought.  Without the correct mindset&#8230;  without nourishing positive thoughts, you can not expect positive outcome.</p>
<p>Now, most people live life under the false assumption that things are random.  They have no idea what will appear in their life (or in their garden) and they hope that something good happens to grow.</p>
<p>They live on what ever they find, all the while not realizing that they are in charge of what grows.</p>
<p>Other people would walk into the garden and demand food in the spring.  &#8220;Where is the food?&#8221; they would ask.   They want things immediately and are disappointed when the food is not there before the seeds are planted.</p>
<p>These people don&#8217;t have time for seeds.  They are too busy.  So they go from garden to garden always hoping to find fruits and wanting to live on the seeds and fruits of others.</p>
<p>Someone who understand the law of attraction is like a master gardener.   They realize that the soil must be fertile  (the mind) and that they must plant the seeds of what they desire (specific positive thoughts) and then they nourish the seeds until they grow into what the gardener desired when he planted them (Manifesting).</p>
<p>The law of attraction is much like a garden.  The results do not happen over night.  Everything in your life was planted long ago.  Events are not random&#8230;  you have more control of things than you ever imagined.</p>
<p>So if things are happening in your life that you do not want, the master gardener would say you must pull your weeds.</p>
<p>Pull your weeds&#8230;  stop attracting what you do not desire.</p>
<p>You see, if you have a garden full of weeds, it is still your garden.  You allowed them to grow by not pulling them.</p>
<p>If you have a life full of things you do not desire, make changes today.  Pull your weeds and plant the seeds of what you truly desire.  Then nourish your seeds and watch them grow into your desires.</p>
<p>When I wrote the <a href="http://johnderrick.com/YourSecretCourse" style="" target="_blank"  onmouseover="self.status='Check Out The Secret Course Now!';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">Secret Course</a> I was not thinking of gardening, but Book I: (<em>Harness The Power of The Law of Attraction</em>) of the <a href="http://johnderrick.com/YourSecretCourse" style="" target="_blank"  onmouseover="self.status='Check Out The Secret Course Now!';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">Secret course</a> prepares your soil for planting.  It removes your weeds  and gets the soil ready for your new seeds. This is the base for the new garden that is to come.</p>
<p>Book II <em>(The Manifesting Cards Method) </em>is the instruction manual of sowing seeds.  It tells you how many seeds to sow, gives you the right seeds and the instructions to make sure your seeds grow up healthy and strong and as quickly as possible.  This is the growing book.</p>
<p>With both of these books, it is my belief that anyone can have a strong healthy life without weeds.</p>
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		<title>The Cure for The One Thing That Stops You From Mastering The Law of Attraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what you have been waiting for! I have worked with hundreds of people one-on-one and with thousands of people who have used the Secret Course, Manifesting Cards, Subliminal Videos and the Quantum Cookbook law of attraction courses. I also have helped countless others on this very site and through my free weekly newsletter. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This is what you have been waiting for!</strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 254px"><a href="http://www.stopwantingandstarthaving.com/"><img title="Stop Wanting And Start Having" src="http://stopwantingandstarthaving.com/StopWantingStartHaving350.jpg" alt="" width="244" height="266" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Stop Wanting And Start Having</p></div>
<p>I  have worked with hundreds of people one-on-one and  with thousands of people who have used the<a href="http://yoursecretcourse.com/" target="_blank"> Secret Course</a>, <a href="http://manifestingcards.com/thecards.html">Manifesting Cards</a>,  <a href="http://subliminalvideos.info/" target="_blank">Subliminal  Videos</a> and the <a href="http://www.thequantumcookbook.com/" target="_blank">Quantum Cookbook</a> law of attraction courses.</p>
<p>I also have helped countless others on  this very site and through my <a href="../join-john-derricks-newsletter/" target="_blank">free weekly newsletter</a>.</p>
<p>Working with this many people has given  me  a unique insight into the lives of the people who were not achieving  success with the law of attraction.</p>
<p>They followed the course(s) and the  teachings, yet many were not getting the big results that others were  getting.</p>
<p>This insight into their lives led me to  an Amazing discovery!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>I found the problem&#8230;<br />
THEN I found the cure!</strong></p>
<p>I finally found what it was that  stopped  people from achieving  fast and easy success with the law of  attraction.</p>
<p><strong>They all had fallen into the same trap!</strong></p>
<p>YES, the courses I mentioned above are  all VERY GOOD.  Extremely good in fact&#8230;.</p>
<p>They give good information on the law of  attraction, and provide special tools to help you turbo charge your  manifesting.</p>
<p>BUT&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://johnderrick.com/part2" target="_blank">TO READ THE REST OF THIS POST &#8211; CLICK HERE</a></strong></p>
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		<title>38th Birthday Huge Sale is Now CLOSED FOREVER</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to get an update on here to let everyone know that the 24 hour, huge sale to celebrate my 38th birthday is now CLOSED. It was a HUGE success&#8230;   Thank You to everyone involved. The sale may be closed, but Things are STILL absolutely CRAZY around here. I have answered 624 support tickets [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Just wanted to get an update on here to let everyone know that the 24 hour, huge sale to celebrate my 38th birthday is now CLOSED.</span></p>
<p>It was a HUGE success&#8230;   Thank You to everyone involved.</p>
<p>The sale may be closed, but<strong> Things are STILL absolutely CRAZY around here.</strong></p>
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have answered 624 support tickets (not done yet either) and countless hundreds of emails. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We still have orders stacked up waist high here in my home office ready to be shipped. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My two Kids have been pitching in after school trying to help us catch up with all the orders.  They have been a super big help, (THANKS BOYS!) </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I HOPE to have nearly every single order in the mail by Tuesday,  Feb 2nd.    YES, I will be working on these over the weekend.<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<div>All of my products (except<a href="http://yoursecretcourse.com/" target="_blank"> The Printed Version of The Secret Course</a>) are digital, and can be downloaded immediately after ordering, so shipping this many products is something completely new to me.</div>
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<div>I am happy so many people took me up on this offer, but I honestly had no idea it would be this big of a hit.</div>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<div>The looks the neighbors have been giving me when I load my kids into a car that is filled nearly to the roof with packages&#8230;..    <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-618" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="surprised" src="http://johnderrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/surprised.jpg" alt="surprised" width="73" height="91" /></div>
<div><strong>Let&#8217;s just say it has be interesting!</strong></div>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<div>It was also a strange sort of fun going into the Local Staples, and buying all their CD sized shipping packages the week before the sale, and then going back in and buying out everything once again, which they say they just got back in stock.</div>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<div>In fact, we had to hit Office Depot too, just to have enough mailing materials.</div>
<div>So now I know.  Next time, I will be ready.</div>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<div>Even the web server took a beating.  At one point over 2,000 people were trying to access the big sale at exactly the same time.  I had to contact my hosting company and do some &#8220;load balancing&#8221;&#8230;   but before I hold a huge event like this again I plan to upgrade my server so it can handle everyone.</div>
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></div>
<div><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thank you to everyone who helped put this huge celebration together.</span></strong></div>
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<div><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thank you to everyone who made my birthday such a special day this year.  I love all the emails and cards I received.</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> <strong>It is truly my great privilege to spend another year with all of you great people.   Thank you for reading this site.  Thank you for reading my weekly newsletter&#8230;  and thank you all for being my friends!</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love you all,</span></div>
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		<title>How To Harness The Power of Belief</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Power of Belief Where did you get your beliefs from?  Did you pick them up along the beaten path of life, or were they given to you by your parents when you were still a child? No matter where your beliefs are from, I challenge you to take a long hard honest look at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Power of Belief</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-309" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 5px 10px;" title="subconscious-mind1" src="http://johnderrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/subconscious-mind1.gif" alt="subconscious-mind1" width="204" height="200" />Where did you get your beliefs from?  Did you pick them up along the beaten path of life, or were they given to you by your parents when you were still a child?</p>
<p>No matter where your beliefs are from, I challenge you to take a long hard honest look at them and see if they are serving you.</p>
<p>Since your beliefs are creating your personal world, it would seem wise to only hang on to beliefs that serve you.</p>
<p>For example, if you believe that life is tough, you will be creating a very tough life for yourself.  You might believe that to be true because your parents had a tough life and you have had a tough life too.</p>
<p>So what?</p>
<p>Who cares what your life has been like before today.   The past is simply the result of previous thinking.</p>
<p>If you do not like having a tough life I suggest you replace that belief!</p>
<p>I believe that things in life go easily and smoothly.  I also believe that I can have anything I put my mind to.</p>
<p>So when I want something, I simply pull out a <a href="http://www.manifestingcards.com/" target="_blank">Manifesting Card</a>, and I focus on the end result of already possessing it.</p>
<p>Then I sit back and watch the universe re-align things in a way to make my wish come true.</p>
<p>How easy is that?</p>
<p>Yes, I sometimes have to take action, and when I see the events align in a way that leads me to believe that I need to take a small easy action I jump at the opportunity because the universe loves speed.</p>
<p>I USED to believe that life was tough.   I replaced that belief and now life is easy.</p>
<p>I USED to believe that &#8220;money was hard to come by&#8221;, and now money comes in steady and when I need more something suddenly happens to give me the more of what I need.</p>
<p>I USED to feel guilty when I went out spending money, but now I get home and usually find that I earned more than normal that day and like magic the &#8220;extra&#8221; money I spent is already replaced.</p>
<p>I USED to be unhealthy, and now (<a href="http://johnderrick.com/law-of-attraction/using-the-law-of-attraction-for-health-can-have-surprising-results/" target="_blank">You Wont Believe This &#8211; Click Here For Details</a>) my health is better than anytime in life, even though I am the oldest I have ever been.  (Of course, so are you at this very moment.)</p>
<p>I highly recommend you change your beliefs if they are working against you.  You can do this with the power of <a href="http://subliminalvideos.info/" target="_blank">SUBLIMINAL VIDEOS</a>, or <a href="http://johnderrick.com/SubliminalStudios" target="_blank">SUBLIMINAL AUDIOS</a>, or Daily Affirmations, but if you need someone to walk guide you every step of the way,  you will want to check out the <a href="http://www.yoursecretcourse.com/" target="_blank">SECRET COURSE</a>.</p>
<p>Best wishes to you in all your future successes.</p>
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		<title>What made you think you could do that?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What made you think you could do that?&#8221; I have heard that question more than once in my life.  I heard it when I decided to write my first book.  I heard it when I decided to quit my job and work from home&#8230;.  and now I am hearing it because I have decided to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8220;What made you think you could do that?&#8221;</em></p>
<p>I have heard that question more than once in my life.  I heard it when I decided to write my first book.  I heard it when I decided to quit my job and work from home&#8230;.  and now I am hearing it because I have decided to build a 10 foot tall building.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;What in the world has made you think you could build a 10 foot high work shop?&#8221;</em></p>
<p>To which I reply, &#8220;What in the world made you think I could not?&#8221;</p>
<p>Just because you have never done something before, does not mean that you can&#8217;t!  There is a first time for EVERYTHING.</p>
<p>There is a big difference between knowing the law of attraction, and living the law of attraction.</p>
<p>Knowing the law of attraction to many people means trying to feel good and keep a positive attitude.  They may even focus on manifesting something once and a while.</p>
<p>LIVING a life in harmony with the law of attraction, began with the teachings in the <a href="http://www.mysecretcourse.com/" target="_blank">Secret Course</a>.   I used manifesting Cards until they became a such an ingrained thing&#8230; a way of life for me&#8230;  that this is now how I live.</p>
<p>You see, it is true that I have no idea how to build a workshop, but I envisioned myself using this workshop.  Each night I used <a href="http://manifestingcards.com/thecards.html" target="_blank">a manifesting card</a> and FELT grateful for my new workshop.</p>
<p>(Using a manifesting card you work backwards, and begin at the end.  The beginning is being thankful for already having something that you do not yet have.  Feeling yourself having it, attracts or creates it into your life, to complete the circle)</p>
<p>Sooo&#8230;..   I buy the wood, and I have the plans, and even though I have NO WAY of knowing HOW this building will be constucted, I DO KNOW THAT IT WILL BE.  That certainty has a calming effect.</p>
<p>You see, the old me would have panicked over the details.  The old me would say &#8220;I can never do that&#8221;&#8230;.  but I no longer allow such such limiting thoughts.</p>
<p>One way or another, it will be done.   It took me over a  week to build the floor and foundation.  Each time a negative thought entered my mind, I would release it and let it leave as easily as it had come in.</p>
<p>I had no idea that my good friend John was going to stop in from out of town.   It turns out that his wife was out of state with family and he was more than happy to help me erect the walls.</p>
<p>What perfect timing too, because I had just finished the raised floor, and spent a great deal of time getting it level.</p>
<p>Sunday, we were able to erect all four walls.  It was amazing.  My neighbors couldn&#8217;t believe how fast we put this thing up.  In fact, we even had time to build the gable roof raters.</p>
<p>What was even more amazing was how much fun we had doing it.  We kept laughing like school kids and having a great time telling stories and catching up.  It didn&#8217;t even feel like work.  It all flowed perfectly.</p>
<p>I enjoyed my visit with John, and getting the building up was a great bonus!</p>
<p>Monday I have finished all of the project except for sheeting the roof.</p>
<p>Now I have to admit that the roof seems nearly impossible to nail on, since it is 12 feet in the air and I don&#8217;t feel that the rafters are strong enough for me to stand on (I am, and always have been, a large man).</p>
<p>Yes, I could hire someone&#8230;.   I always could have hired someone, but I wanted the experience of doing it myself.  I am very happy having built the entire building, to hire someone just for the roof.</p>
<p>Here it is Tuesday, and I am set to hire someone when another friend of mine calls me up from down my street.  He offers to come over and help me with the roof today after he gets off work.</p>
<p>I had no idea how it was going to be built, only the certainty that it would.</p>
<p>When you manifest something, think of  it as destiny.  It is destined to be.  The universe will make it so, as long as you don&#8217;t hesitate (the universe loves speed) and as long as you are ready and willing to take some form of action.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that whenever you decide to do something new with your life, people will try to stop you.  They can&#8217;t see your new vision, and they will try to hold you back.  For various reasons, they like the old you and don&#8217;t like the idea of change.</p>
<p>When I decided to write my first book, my own mom said something along the lines of &#8220;Why would anyone read what you have to say?&#8221;.   She didn&#8217;t see me as a writer, and she wanted to keep me the way she saw me.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t let anyone stop you.  I didn&#8217;t even allow myself to get angry at my mother for such an insensitive remark, because that would have taken me further off course.  Instead, I kept my vision of helping people and kept writing what eventually became one of the<a href="http://www.yoursecretcourse.com/" target="_blank"> best selling Law of Attraction courses of all time</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, I did have friends who believed in me, and some who even encouraged me to write the book(s) because they saw how much my the law of attraction  had changed my life.</p>
<p>A good general rule, however, is NOT to tell others what you are manifesting until AFTER you have manifested it.  This way no one will be working against you .</p>
<p>You can do anything you wan to.<br />
You can be anyone you want to be.</p>
<p>Decide what you want, and go for it.  It&#8217;s already yours.</p>
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