DAY 46: My Life is a Cartoon Today
March 31, 2011
9:20 am
Lots of work to be done today. I’m busy, scattered and have a million things to do! (Just the way I like it!)
I had a dream last night: I dreamed that during my national tour I was able to bring the reality television experience to underprivileged kids to help them achieve anything they wanted in 60 Days or less. I would love to have this dream come true. Maybe the time will come where I can discuss this with non-profit partners in the future.
This week I’ve had to fully embrace my weaknesses. Let me blunt: this is a first draft of a book - and it sucks! I know this. I know full well that I’m all over the place, make up grammatical rules as I go, and write these blog entries at a hurried pace!
But I keep creating! I can always go back and revise this later. It comforts me now to know that I will have help with the editing process. My girlfriend, a very talent artist and art therapist, helped me design my one-sheet for my “big secret event” coming up at the end of this 60 Day Quest! It always has bee a challenge for me to ask and accept the help of others. However, I’m seeing some wonderful results now working with my friends and partners. My ego wanted to do this all by itself. Thank God my ego has been overruled!
Anyway, since I’m in the full swing of making things happen (I.e. designing a website, tweaking the one-sheet and making my new video) I will go right to my fifth question today.
Hmmm, who should be on my Question Council today?
I recruited the services from the characters of Harry Potter, Star Wars and the Wizard of Oz. Let’s do cartoon characters today…
MIKE: My question today is: How do I communicate the power in what I do without having a huge budget to work with?
FIRST LAYER/FIRST QUESTION:
MICKEY MOUSE: (Letting out a high-pitched chuckle.) Well, Michael. It’s not that you don’t have a “huge” budget - let’s face it, you have NO budget. The answer is that YOU provide the power through your passion, Michael. Others will experience through the power of the story you lead them through. Sell yourself first and let your heart speak for you. Remember, you represent a path that will allow others to speak their passion. If you stand in the middle of the room, saying you’re producing a reality television story, the sheer balls (huh-huh, excuse my language) that takes will inspire the right people.
(First Layer Question.) The relevant question now is: How can YOU believe the power in what you do to continue to build support?
SECOND LAYER/SECOND QUESTION:
BUGS BUNNY: Nyah…What’s up, D… Ah, you already know the catch phrase. Mike believes it by sticking to what he knows. That is, he knows how to get a performance out of people, he knows how to speak passionately, and he knows how to lead others through a story. That’s all he’s promising. Just because he sees something that no one else can see at the present moment make what he does any less powerful! The point is - SOMEBODY has to start it for it to become reality! Even if it is just Mike with his simple Handycam and editing software. The important thing is Mike knows how to put a story together and now he knows how to complete a story. I think that’s what people need most help with - COMPLETING what they started.
(Second Layer Question.) What is the one-minute pitch Mike is planning on using? How does Mike quickly communicate how to get a listener to immediately commit to their own story?
THIRD LAYER/THIRD QUESTION:
SPIDERMAN: Your friendly neighborhood Web-Head here to perform a one-man soliloquy! Written by my buddy, Mike Shoeman. (Clears his throat.) “What if you could accomplish anything that would surprise and astonish you in 60 Days or less? What would you want that outcome to be?” (The listener says, “to marry a millionaire.”) “Then I have the power to put you in a reality show TODAY where, if you become one of the cast members, you will marry a millionaire by the season finale.” (The listener asks, “How can you promise this?”) Mike responds, “I’ve spent my adult life helping others emotionally commit to fictional stories and creating characters who never existed. Now I use the same skills of reality television, story telling and acting techniques to help you emotionally commit to a non-fictional story to create a character who WILL exist - you being married to a millionaire!”
(Third Layer Question.) Does Mike believe in the power of this one-minute speech?
FOURTH LAYER/FOURTH QUESTION:
SUPERMAN: Most definitely! The power is in the immediacy he can provide to the listener. He can begin with the opening, “I have a very bold question to ask you. Are you brave enough to answer this question honestly?” Now Mike can also use a tag line, “Why should the reality television experience be wasted on the rich and spoiled?” All are very power statements, make bold promises that he can deliver on, and leads the listener to the next question, “How do I find out more?”
(Fourth Layer Question.) What can Mike do today, right now, to solidify his confidence in this message?
FIFTH LAYER/FIFTH QUESTION
OLIVE OYL: Oh! He’s already doing that! By designing his one-sheet around this idea it gets communicated very effectively! It works out very nicely that all of his seven questions dovetails nicely, doesn’t it? So, yes, my answer is add this message into the one-sheet and it’s already in the video! I didn’t need any of Popeye’s help answering this question so I think I’ll ask another female character to answer the next question!
(Fifth Layer Question.) Hey, Wonder Woman! Are there any more questions really necessary on this topic?
SIXTH LAYER/SIXTH QUESTION
WONDER WOMAN: No, Olive Oyl. There are no more questions required for Mike to feel whole and satisfied on the topic matter.
(Sixth Layer Question.) Do you have anything to ask before closing out this Question Council, Mike?
SEVENTH LAYER/SEVENTH QUESTION
MIKE: My answer to that would be “no”. So I’ll go back to my original question and answer it.
How do I communicate the power in what I do without having a huge budget to work with?
The answer is that I don’t need a budged at this particular time, phase and place. “I” am the goods and I’m a living example in how to become a conscious participant in a real life story. The one minute speech serves me in that there’s a lot of power behind the words. I do have the power to put someone in a story should they accept it. I’m not promising a full budget television experience but I am providing the experience of living a story that is televised. Again, the power of story will compensate for my lack of budget.
All for now. Time to bring my Quest to its successful completion.
Michael Shoeman
Guilty of Consorting with Super Heroes and Cartoon Characters
LifeACT International
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
DAY 45: This Quest Could Technically Be Over/The Yellow Brick Road
DAY 45: This Quest Could Technically Be Over/The Yellow Brick Road
March 30, 2011
8:25 am
It’s a technicality, but if I really wanted to spin this the right way, my Quest is over and I could conceivably be declared the winner! Yesterday I has given an in-kind service worth almost 20% of my goal. When I look at the unexpected investment which was cashed, the in-kind services and the committed income I know I’ll be making through one of my programs I realized when added all up the amount has exceeded the annual income that I’ve ever made in a fiscal year. It’s a debatable win, but it gives me a psychological edge going into the last 15 days of the Quest. My Quest was to have a “committed” income of a certain amount which represented an annual income (but in reality this figure was significantly more than any annual income I’ve ever made in the past.)
Now that I can allow myself to accept that I’ve won this game, I’d like to make this an indisputable win!
Today I’m working on building my website, designing a one-sheet for a big event which will happen on DAY 60, and feverishly producing the video I intend to release next week.
I shall continue the “Question Council” activity by addressing my fourth question:
MIKE: “What will I do to release my book and audio programs by June 15, 2011?”
Let’s see…let’s make today’s council characters from the Wizard of Oz story.
FIRST LAYER/FIRST QUESTION:
DOROTHY: You will need to revise your book one final time before releasing it as an eBook through your website. Call your friend and see if you can secure an editor. If you aren’t able to secure an editor, release it anyway with a disclosure statement that the book is still a “work in progress” but at least it can be circulated.
Not bad advice for a little girl from Kansas, huh?
Your audios will be completed on scheduled, simply continue to commit to one recording a day. To release them by June 15, you should commit to editing and launching one volume per week between April 15 and June 15.
(1st Layer Question.) How will you keep your sanity through all of this and continue to be productive with all this work ahead of you?
(Mike continues with Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road.)
SECOND LAYER/SECOND QUESTION:
SCARECROW: You’ve already set aside two hours everyday to write this book and make your audio recordings. Now that you’ve trained yourself to do this, take the time you normally use to write this blog for editing the final draft. Take the time you would typically use to make your audios to edit and launch the audios. You’ve developed a lifestyle now based on productive habits, Mike, you’re merely replacing one activity for another.
(2nd Layer Question.) How does this line of questioning work in with all the other lines of questioning from the Wizanagamot and the Jedi Council?
THIRD LAYER/THIRD QUESTION:
TIN MAN: All of these questions come back to completing the Quest in the most time efficient manner possible. By the time Mike is finished with the books and the audios, we will have a website from which to market them. My heart tells me that all the questions deepen Mike’s commitment to the Quest and gives him the psychological edge this phase of the journey promises. Mike feels that all of this week’s questions are not diverting him, but rather intensifying his focus and increasing his confidence!
(3rd Layer Question.) How does Mike now become psychologically centered in the COMPETION of this book?
FOURTH LAYER/FOURTH QUESTION:
LION: It takes courage, to be sure. The ending of things are always scary. Mike now has to realize the ending of his first book is the beginning of this second book which he’s composing right now. It’s time to let it go and realize he wrote the book to get a message out - not for it to become the “perfect work of literature”. If he stays centered on this fact, the criticisms and even his own errors will haunt him less. Those who have ears will hear and appreciate the message in the spirit from which the first book was written.
(4th Layer Question.) What does Mike need to understand to have the courage to call his editor friend?
FIFTH LAYER/FIFTH QUESTION:
WIZARD: Acknowledging this question was the greatest start. That’s really all it took. Right before Mike finished writing my words he already called and left a message. Many times unpremeditated action is the best course of action.
(5th Layer Question.) Are there really any more questions necessary since Mike took action and got the ball rolling?
SIXTH LAYER/SIXTH QUESTION:
GLINDA: There are not more questions except for the fact that consulting with this council is fun for Mike. So he will continue to the seventh layer as planned but advise others that when they feel compete and would like to stop, that is always their cherished option.
(6th Layer Question.) What is the question burning most in your heart right now, Mike?
SEVENTH LAYER/SEVENTH QUESTION:
MIKE: How do I communicate to people that I’m not looking to be perfect? How do I communicate that I know my writing is inferior and hurried and less than Pulitzer Prize winning but there’s a message burning within me? Part of that message is STOP TRYING TO BE PERFECT and just do the thing!
Hmm. I think I just did that.
Back to my original question: What will I do to release my book and audio programs by June 15, 2011?
The Answer: I’ve already contacted my editor friend. I will continue what I’m doing throughout this 60 Day
Quest and replace editing duties with writing duties upon the Quest’s conclusion.
Michael Shoeman
Ready to Come Back to Kansas
March 30, 2011
8:25 am
It’s a technicality, but if I really wanted to spin this the right way, my Quest is over and I could conceivably be declared the winner! Yesterday I has given an in-kind service worth almost 20% of my goal. When I look at the unexpected investment which was cashed, the in-kind services and the committed income I know I’ll be making through one of my programs I realized when added all up the amount has exceeded the annual income that I’ve ever made in a fiscal year. It’s a debatable win, but it gives me a psychological edge going into the last 15 days of the Quest. My Quest was to have a “committed” income of a certain amount which represented an annual income (but in reality this figure was significantly more than any annual income I’ve ever made in the past.)
Now that I can allow myself to accept that I’ve won this game, I’d like to make this an indisputable win!
Today I’m working on building my website, designing a one-sheet for a big event which will happen on DAY 60, and feverishly producing the video I intend to release next week.
I shall continue the “Question Council” activity by addressing my fourth question:
MIKE: “What will I do to release my book and audio programs by June 15, 2011?”
Let’s see…let’s make today’s council characters from the Wizard of Oz story.
FIRST LAYER/FIRST QUESTION:
DOROTHY: You will need to revise your book one final time before releasing it as an eBook through your website. Call your friend and see if you can secure an editor. If you aren’t able to secure an editor, release it anyway with a disclosure statement that the book is still a “work in progress” but at least it can be circulated.
Not bad advice for a little girl from Kansas, huh?
Your audios will be completed on scheduled, simply continue to commit to one recording a day. To release them by June 15, you should commit to editing and launching one volume per week between April 15 and June 15.
(1st Layer Question.) How will you keep your sanity through all of this and continue to be productive with all this work ahead of you?
(Mike continues with Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road.)
SECOND LAYER/SECOND QUESTION:
SCARECROW: You’ve already set aside two hours everyday to write this book and make your audio recordings. Now that you’ve trained yourself to do this, take the time you normally use to write this blog for editing the final draft. Take the time you would typically use to make your audios to edit and launch the audios. You’ve developed a lifestyle now based on productive habits, Mike, you’re merely replacing one activity for another.
(2nd Layer Question.) How does this line of questioning work in with all the other lines of questioning from the Wizanagamot and the Jedi Council?
THIRD LAYER/THIRD QUESTION:
TIN MAN: All of these questions come back to completing the Quest in the most time efficient manner possible. By the time Mike is finished with the books and the audios, we will have a website from which to market them. My heart tells me that all the questions deepen Mike’s commitment to the Quest and gives him the psychological edge this phase of the journey promises. Mike feels that all of this week’s questions are not diverting him, but rather intensifying his focus and increasing his confidence!
(3rd Layer Question.) How does Mike now become psychologically centered in the COMPETION of this book?
FOURTH LAYER/FOURTH QUESTION:
LION: It takes courage, to be sure. The ending of things are always scary. Mike now has to realize the ending of his first book is the beginning of this second book which he’s composing right now. It’s time to let it go and realize he wrote the book to get a message out - not for it to become the “perfect work of literature”. If he stays centered on this fact, the criticisms and even his own errors will haunt him less. Those who have ears will hear and appreciate the message in the spirit from which the first book was written.
(4th Layer Question.) What does Mike need to understand to have the courage to call his editor friend?
FIFTH LAYER/FIFTH QUESTION:
WIZARD: Acknowledging this question was the greatest start. That’s really all it took. Right before Mike finished writing my words he already called and left a message. Many times unpremeditated action is the best course of action.
(5th Layer Question.) Are there really any more questions necessary since Mike took action and got the ball rolling?
SIXTH LAYER/SIXTH QUESTION:
GLINDA: There are not more questions except for the fact that consulting with this council is fun for Mike. So he will continue to the seventh layer as planned but advise others that when they feel compete and would like to stop, that is always their cherished option.
(6th Layer Question.) What is the question burning most in your heart right now, Mike?
SEVENTH LAYER/SEVENTH QUESTION:
MIKE: How do I communicate to people that I’m not looking to be perfect? How do I communicate that I know my writing is inferior and hurried and less than Pulitzer Prize winning but there’s a message burning within me? Part of that message is STOP TRYING TO BE PERFECT and just do the thing!
Hmm. I think I just did that.
Back to my original question: What will I do to release my book and audio programs by June 15, 2011?
The Answer: I’ve already contacted my editor friend. I will continue what I’m doing throughout this 60 Day
Quest and replace editing duties with writing duties upon the Quest’s conclusion.
Michael Shoeman
Ready to Come Back to Kansas
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
DAY 44: My Meeting with the Jedi Council
DAY 44: My Meeting with the Jedi Council
March 29, 2011
8:51 am
I’m supposed to relax today. This is so difficult for me to do. Phase 7/Sacrimentors is supposed to be a period of rest, rejuvenation and preparation for the return. Like it or not, all of my efforts are temporarily going to be in vain. It is essential that I find a way to relax and allow guidance to come.
As expected, I’ve been able to recall my dreams once again. I dreamed I was a traveling minister. Now I’ve really been resisting an organized religious path for a long time, though I’m passionately in love with the idea of spirituality. The “spirit” is being asked to become included in my work. So although I’m not a leader of an organized religion, I do represent a path of “faith”. In this time of surrender I’ve asked God/Source/The Universe - “What do YOU want my life to be?” The answer I received was to represent faith and commitment. Even if that commitment is only for 60 days, it represents a commitment which does have a beginning, middle and an end.
I’ve also dreamed about being able to see and do everything I’ve ever wanted. But it comes at a price. The price is that I have to reveal my vulnerability. I know my blog is riddled with errors, inconsistencies and confusing ideas. That’s the price I pay for walking this path; to express myself knowing I’m so very far from perfect. I dreamed that the people I love were ashamed of me for giving up. Although I’ve changed so much over the years, had temporary “Time Outs” and have gotten very frustrated and desponded at times - I feel I’ve never given up on my highest intention. My highest intention is to make a lucrative living incorporating drama, television production and teaching for uplifting mankind. I’ve been and will continue to be dedicated to that purpose for my entire life.
In motion are events set from my previous “Question Council” sessions. I’ve incorporated yesterday’s advice from the “Wizanagamot” into the rough cuts of my new video. I’m building my site as per the advice from two days ago. In keeping with the theme of drawing inspiration from my favorite stories, I will address my third question using Star Wars characters as my “Question Council”.
My Third Question was:
What will be the “formula” that I can duplicate to demonstrate to others that an annual income within 60 Days is possible? (As per my new identity of being the one who can help you raise an annual income in 60 days.)
FIRST LAYER, FIRST QUESTION
OBI-WAN: The formula will be the same as anyone trying to leverage the internet for money. You will be paid for the services, not for your time. You already have the strategy - one-third of your income will come from television production programs. The other two-thirds will come from one-day and weekend workshops, your 10 volume audio programs, book sales and personal coaching clients.
(1st Layer Question.) This answer was already given previously. How do you continue to make these “Question Councils” intensify your efforts rather than scatter your energy?
SECOND LAYER, SECOND QUESTON
LUKE: A formidable and relevant question, Master Obi-Wan, as I sense Mike’s essence has been scattered after experiencing his own personal Plot Twist and Dark Night. The correct answers are genuinely the simple ones. Mike, your efforts are intensifying whether you’re aware of them or not. Your Quest is to show others a clear path in how to generate an annual income in 60 Days doing what you love. Everything, even these Question Councils, filter through that stated intention. You intensify your efforts simply by staying with the Quest.
(2nd Layer Question.) How does simply staying with the Quest intensify efforts and focus energy?
THIRD LAYER, THIRD QUESTION
YODA: Clever, your question is, my young padawan. The path has two aspects, it does. First, the emotional path of the 60 day Quest caters to one’s emotions and sense of direction. The second path is the logical, more practical one. Multiple streams of income are created by staying on the path of the Quest.
Take these examples:
Journaling everyday creates a new book.
Keeping an audio journal everyday creates 9-10 volumes of an audio program.
Learning about the Destiny 5 Quest gives you a structure to teach anything!
(3rd Layer Question.) How do you communicate these two paths to make sense to someone who wants to make an annual income in 60 days? Ponder this question, you must.
FOURTH LAYER, FOURTH QUESTION
LEIA: The answer is simple really: to generate an annual income in 60 Days you have to see both sides of the path - the emotional and the logical. The 60 Day Quest keeps the emotions engaged and keeps you committed. The logical side gives you the tools to generate the annual income quickly. By combining these two aspects of the path you are able to clearly articulate the benefits of both the emotional and logical.
(4th Layer Question.) Now that I explained that, I’m a little confused. Mom, please help clarify what I just said so that it’s simpler to understand. Would you be able to provide clarity for me, please?
FIFTH LAYER, FIFTH QUESTION:
PADME: Of course, my daughter. When you take Quest you naturally create the tools to generate the annual income. Mike’s story, for instance, demonstrates how his commitment to the Quest has created each step of the path in creating an annual income.
(5th Layer Question.) Ani, dear, can you outline every step of Mike’s path and how it will create the annual income for both himself and the readers of this new book?
SIXTH LAYER, SIXTH QUESTION:
ANNIKIN: Mike’s Quest will allow others to experience his program at different commitment levels.
1st Commitment: By the time the summer is over, Mike will have released 144 clips of the Destiny 5 Experience Reality Television series. That will increase his visibility, audience and give a clear visual of what this work is all about. (The Origin/Shadow)
2nd Commitment: Mike’s website will outline all of the services he provides at different commitment levels. From FREE/No Commitment to a fully committed path. There will be a free audio and this free book included through this website. (Helping Hands)
3rd Commitment: Mike will offer minimally priced works such as selling audio programs by the volume or his Destiny 5 Experience Book though the website. The abundance of information just in these works will be priceless. (Desert)
4th Commitment: Now members can either be a part of a one-day event, listen to all 10 audio programs or become a part of the reality television experience. All of these are relatively low commitments to a 60 Day Quest. (Plot Twist/Dark Night)
5th Commitment: Finally, “high commitment” products and services will either include a “Vacation Quest” or investing in a 60 Day Quest Coaching Program. This will be a high commitment program. (Sacrimentor/Climax)
6th Commitment: The final “high commitment” portion is having a client learn this Quest process. Here they become an equal partner and also will earn income for him/herself and this program. (Destiny)
I’ll ask my “Dark Side Counterpart”, how does the Quest and making the 6 Commitments tie into each other?
SEVENTH LAYER, SEVENTH QUESTION:
DARTH VADER: If Mike plans on making a program in making a program out of making an annual income in 60 Days he must tie these “6 Commitments” in to each phase of the Quest. He must ask participants of this specific program to make the commitment at each phase.
(Unconsciously Incompetent at Generating an Annual Income…)
After Shadows: Will you make the commitment to watch a 5 minute video clip?
After Helping Hands: Would you make the commitment to listen to a free audio or skim over a free book?
(Consciously Incompetent…)
After Deserts: Would you invest $30 to get into the experience more?
After Dark Night: Would you invest anywhere from $150-$450 to fully immerse yourself in this process?
(Consciously Competent…)
After Climax: Would invest anywhere from $997-$10,000 to master the art of generating an annual income in 60 Days or less?
After Destiny: Would you be willing to teach this process to others?
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION:
MIKE: What will be the “formula” that I can duplicate to demonstrate to others that an annual income within 60 Days is possible? (As per my new identity of being the one who can help you raise an annual income in 60 days.)
The Answer: Anyone who comes to me SPECIFICALLY seeking to generate an annual income in 60 Days or Less will be willing to make a commitment. However, they don’t make this commitment blindly. There is a service for an investment. There is a service in exchange for a commitment. I know now that the Quest provides a clear treasure map toward asking others for an investment and in exchange earning an income doing what you truly love.
The formula is now in the Quest process. They have combined and become one.
Michael Shoeman
Receiving the Answers
(Funny, after finishing this entry I received a telephone call with one of the biggest opportunities of my life! This event will take place on DAY 60. Hmmm, it seems there is something serendipitous truly at work here.)
March 29, 2011
8:51 am
I’m supposed to relax today. This is so difficult for me to do. Phase 7/Sacrimentors is supposed to be a period of rest, rejuvenation and preparation for the return. Like it or not, all of my efforts are temporarily going to be in vain. It is essential that I find a way to relax and allow guidance to come.
As expected, I’ve been able to recall my dreams once again. I dreamed I was a traveling minister. Now I’ve really been resisting an organized religious path for a long time, though I’m passionately in love with the idea of spirituality. The “spirit” is being asked to become included in my work. So although I’m not a leader of an organized religion, I do represent a path of “faith”. In this time of surrender I’ve asked God/Source/The Universe - “What do YOU want my life to be?” The answer I received was to represent faith and commitment. Even if that commitment is only for 60 days, it represents a commitment which does have a beginning, middle and an end.
I’ve also dreamed about being able to see and do everything I’ve ever wanted. But it comes at a price. The price is that I have to reveal my vulnerability. I know my blog is riddled with errors, inconsistencies and confusing ideas. That’s the price I pay for walking this path; to express myself knowing I’m so very far from perfect. I dreamed that the people I love were ashamed of me for giving up. Although I’ve changed so much over the years, had temporary “Time Outs” and have gotten very frustrated and desponded at times - I feel I’ve never given up on my highest intention. My highest intention is to make a lucrative living incorporating drama, television production and teaching for uplifting mankind. I’ve been and will continue to be dedicated to that purpose for my entire life.
In motion are events set from my previous “Question Council” sessions. I’ve incorporated yesterday’s advice from the “Wizanagamot” into the rough cuts of my new video. I’m building my site as per the advice from two days ago. In keeping with the theme of drawing inspiration from my favorite stories, I will address my third question using Star Wars characters as my “Question Council”.
My Third Question was:
What will be the “formula” that I can duplicate to demonstrate to others that an annual income within 60 Days is possible? (As per my new identity of being the one who can help you raise an annual income in 60 days.)
FIRST LAYER, FIRST QUESTION
OBI-WAN: The formula will be the same as anyone trying to leverage the internet for money. You will be paid for the services, not for your time. You already have the strategy - one-third of your income will come from television production programs. The other two-thirds will come from one-day and weekend workshops, your 10 volume audio programs, book sales and personal coaching clients.
(1st Layer Question.) This answer was already given previously. How do you continue to make these “Question Councils” intensify your efforts rather than scatter your energy?
SECOND LAYER, SECOND QUESTON
LUKE: A formidable and relevant question, Master Obi-Wan, as I sense Mike’s essence has been scattered after experiencing his own personal Plot Twist and Dark Night. The correct answers are genuinely the simple ones. Mike, your efforts are intensifying whether you’re aware of them or not. Your Quest is to show others a clear path in how to generate an annual income in 60 Days doing what you love. Everything, even these Question Councils, filter through that stated intention. You intensify your efforts simply by staying with the Quest.
(2nd Layer Question.) How does simply staying with the Quest intensify efforts and focus energy?
THIRD LAYER, THIRD QUESTION
YODA: Clever, your question is, my young padawan. The path has two aspects, it does. First, the emotional path of the 60 day Quest caters to one’s emotions and sense of direction. The second path is the logical, more practical one. Multiple streams of income are created by staying on the path of the Quest.
Take these examples:
Journaling everyday creates a new book.
Keeping an audio journal everyday creates 9-10 volumes of an audio program.
Learning about the Destiny 5 Quest gives you a structure to teach anything!
(3rd Layer Question.) How do you communicate these two paths to make sense to someone who wants to make an annual income in 60 days? Ponder this question, you must.
FOURTH LAYER, FOURTH QUESTION
LEIA: The answer is simple really: to generate an annual income in 60 Days you have to see both sides of the path - the emotional and the logical. The 60 Day Quest keeps the emotions engaged and keeps you committed. The logical side gives you the tools to generate the annual income quickly. By combining these two aspects of the path you are able to clearly articulate the benefits of both the emotional and logical.
(4th Layer Question.) Now that I explained that, I’m a little confused. Mom, please help clarify what I just said so that it’s simpler to understand. Would you be able to provide clarity for me, please?
FIFTH LAYER, FIFTH QUESTION:
PADME: Of course, my daughter. When you take Quest you naturally create the tools to generate the annual income. Mike’s story, for instance, demonstrates how his commitment to the Quest has created each step of the path in creating an annual income.
(5th Layer Question.) Ani, dear, can you outline every step of Mike’s path and how it will create the annual income for both himself and the readers of this new book?
SIXTH LAYER, SIXTH QUESTION:
ANNIKIN: Mike’s Quest will allow others to experience his program at different commitment levels.
1st Commitment: By the time the summer is over, Mike will have released 144 clips of the Destiny 5 Experience Reality Television series. That will increase his visibility, audience and give a clear visual of what this work is all about. (The Origin/Shadow)
2nd Commitment: Mike’s website will outline all of the services he provides at different commitment levels. From FREE/No Commitment to a fully committed path. There will be a free audio and this free book included through this website. (Helping Hands)
3rd Commitment: Mike will offer minimally priced works such as selling audio programs by the volume or his Destiny 5 Experience Book though the website. The abundance of information just in these works will be priceless. (Desert)
4th Commitment: Now members can either be a part of a one-day event, listen to all 10 audio programs or become a part of the reality television experience. All of these are relatively low commitments to a 60 Day Quest. (Plot Twist/Dark Night)
5th Commitment: Finally, “high commitment” products and services will either include a “Vacation Quest” or investing in a 60 Day Quest Coaching Program. This will be a high commitment program. (Sacrimentor/Climax)
6th Commitment: The final “high commitment” portion is having a client learn this Quest process. Here they become an equal partner and also will earn income for him/herself and this program. (Destiny)
I’ll ask my “Dark Side Counterpart”, how does the Quest and making the 6 Commitments tie into each other?
SEVENTH LAYER, SEVENTH QUESTION:
DARTH VADER: If Mike plans on making a program in making a program out of making an annual income in 60 Days he must tie these “6 Commitments” in to each phase of the Quest. He must ask participants of this specific program to make the commitment at each phase.
(Unconsciously Incompetent at Generating an Annual Income…)
After Shadows: Will you make the commitment to watch a 5 minute video clip?
After Helping Hands: Would you make the commitment to listen to a free audio or skim over a free book?
(Consciously Incompetent…)
After Deserts: Would you invest $30 to get into the experience more?
After Dark Night: Would you invest anywhere from $150-$450 to fully immerse yourself in this process?
(Consciously Competent…)
After Climax: Would invest anywhere from $997-$10,000 to master the art of generating an annual income in 60 Days or less?
After Destiny: Would you be willing to teach this process to others?
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION:
MIKE: What will be the “formula” that I can duplicate to demonstrate to others that an annual income within 60 Days is possible? (As per my new identity of being the one who can help you raise an annual income in 60 days.)
The Answer: Anyone who comes to me SPECIFICALLY seeking to generate an annual income in 60 Days or Less will be willing to make a commitment. However, they don’t make this commitment blindly. There is a service for an investment. There is a service in exchange for a commitment. I know now that the Quest provides a clear treasure map toward asking others for an investment and in exchange earning an income doing what you truly love.
The formula is now in the Quest process. They have combined and become one.
Michael Shoeman
Receiving the Answers
(Funny, after finishing this entry I received a telephone call with one of the biggest opportunities of my life! This event will take place on DAY 60. Hmmm, it seems there is something serendipitous truly at work here.)
Monday, March 28, 2011
DAY 43: Consulting With the Wizanagamot
DAY 43: Consulting With the Wizanagamot
March 28, 2011
8:48 pm
I’m shaking off the last remnants of Dark Night, shaking off feelings of fear and apathy, and continuing on my Quest.
Time to tackle my second question. I think I’ll go with a Harry Potter theme today…
MIKE: How can assure the turnout and success for the Destiny 5 reality show project in Philadelphia?
ONE LAYER DEEP
HARRY: Create your video as planned this weekend. Make a website as planned. Let each question you ask this week build upon the other. With seven questions, each going seven layers deep, you intensify your power. Most importantly, keep asking yourself what do people want and need?
1st Layer Question: What do people want and need?
TWO LAYERS DEEP
HERMINONE: I perceive that people want a useful distraction. Obviously, the public is going to spend billions of dollars on entertainment (movies, books, video games, music) and are in need of a fun diversion that is useful. This is what you’ve experienced, Mike, in the theater. How many times have actors used theater as an escape? What people want is an easy adventure…what people need is a Quest.
2nd Layer Question: How do you communicate these wants and needs in a way that immediately causes someone to join the new meetup site?
THREE LAYERS DEEP
RON: In the video you’ll need to provide the information that reaches out to the viewer. The viewer needs to understand that they are going to be a part of the story. This is a reality show where YOU --the viewer-- takes an active role in the characters, plot and outcome of the story. The only problem with your life is that you’re mesmerized by stories instead of actively taking part in YOUR story! You are going to be fully engaged in the process of your own life story and accomplish something in 60 days in your real life that will surprise you!
3rd Layer Question: How do you communicate this message effectively in a video?
FOUR LAYERS DEEP
DUMBLEDORE: Suffice to say, Michael, you already have compiled the images, the classical citations and story to present in the video you wish to present next week. My advice, or educated guess, would be to open your new video with questions that shoot straight to the heart of the issue: “Do you know there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing? Are you looking for deeper relationships, deeper experiences and a deeper emotional connection to life? Have you ever mused over what people would think if your life were on television? What if there was a reality show that you could take part in tomorrow that addresses the core meaning of your life personally? What if, after taking part in an entire season of this reality television experience, you accomplished something that defined your life?”
4th Layer Question: How can you easily incorporate this into your video making process?
FIVE LAYERS DEEP
SNAPE: Simply make the recording of these questions and find images that support said questions. This would be the most prudent course of action. I think the relevant question now is how do you build the campaign for this idea?
5th Layer Question: What will you do to spread the word about this endeavor?
SIX LAYERS DEEP
DOBBY: Dobby says you should write a press release. Send this press release including all the information you’ve received in this council. Keep it simple. If you wish to have 200 members on your meetup, send the press release 200 times. Be brave - when you send this to your network, include the PR, the video and a humble announcement. “I apologize if sending this is considered intrusive or bold, but I’m following my heart. Please watch this video…” and add whatever comes through your heart.
6th Layer Question: What is coming through your heart at this moment?
SEVEN LAYERS DEEP
MIKE: I believe what I’m dong is more than just following my own desire to make a career out of what I love. I truly believe this represents a movement. It’s not “my” movement but a movement to take authentic action in what every single human being wants and needs to do with their lives. It’s an opportunity to create a media with a common thread - to support each other in attaining our deepest desires. It’s the most powerful opportunity for Lovers, Providers, Artists, Teachers and the Every Day Men and Women can come together and amplify their efforts using the very powerful video medium.
What’s in my heart? I believe deep down we’re scared to declare our truest and highest aspiration of our
SELF. This reality television concept finally gives someone permission to openly declare what they want to be in life and actively pursue that with no excuses. My heart tells me that YES this is a fearful proposition, but not so fearful that others won’t go for it. To me, this represents the 21st century hero’s journey.
7th Layer and Original Question:
How can assure the turnout and success for the Destiny 5 reality show project in Philadelphia?
Step 1: Keep doing what I’m doing.
Step 2: Make a recording for the video asking the specific questions, ““Do you know there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing? Are you looking for deeper relationships, deeper experiences and a deeper emotional connection to life? Have you ever mused over what people would think if your life were on television? What if there was a reality show that you could take part in tomorrow that addresses the core meaning of your life personally? What if, after taking part in an entire season of this reality television experience, you accomplished something that defined your life?”
Step 3: Find images that support these questions.
Step 4: Write a press release to go out 200 times.
Step 5: Open the press release with a message that speaks from the heart.
March 28, 2011
8:48 pm
I’m shaking off the last remnants of Dark Night, shaking off feelings of fear and apathy, and continuing on my Quest.
Time to tackle my second question. I think I’ll go with a Harry Potter theme today…
MIKE: How can assure the turnout and success for the Destiny 5 reality show project in Philadelphia?
ONE LAYER DEEP
HARRY: Create your video as planned this weekend. Make a website as planned. Let each question you ask this week build upon the other. With seven questions, each going seven layers deep, you intensify your power. Most importantly, keep asking yourself what do people want and need?
1st Layer Question: What do people want and need?
TWO LAYERS DEEP
HERMINONE: I perceive that people want a useful distraction. Obviously, the public is going to spend billions of dollars on entertainment (movies, books, video games, music) and are in need of a fun diversion that is useful. This is what you’ve experienced, Mike, in the theater. How many times have actors used theater as an escape? What people want is an easy adventure…what people need is a Quest.
2nd Layer Question: How do you communicate these wants and needs in a way that immediately causes someone to join the new meetup site?
THREE LAYERS DEEP
RON: In the video you’ll need to provide the information that reaches out to the viewer. The viewer needs to understand that they are going to be a part of the story. This is a reality show where YOU --the viewer-- takes an active role in the characters, plot and outcome of the story. The only problem with your life is that you’re mesmerized by stories instead of actively taking part in YOUR story! You are going to be fully engaged in the process of your own life story and accomplish something in 60 days in your real life that will surprise you!
3rd Layer Question: How do you communicate this message effectively in a video?
FOUR LAYERS DEEP
DUMBLEDORE: Suffice to say, Michael, you already have compiled the images, the classical citations and story to present in the video you wish to present next week. My advice, or educated guess, would be to open your new video with questions that shoot straight to the heart of the issue: “Do you know there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing? Are you looking for deeper relationships, deeper experiences and a deeper emotional connection to life? Have you ever mused over what people would think if your life were on television? What if there was a reality show that you could take part in tomorrow that addresses the core meaning of your life personally? What if, after taking part in an entire season of this reality television experience, you accomplished something that defined your life?”
4th Layer Question: How can you easily incorporate this into your video making process?
FIVE LAYERS DEEP
SNAPE: Simply make the recording of these questions and find images that support said questions. This would be the most prudent course of action. I think the relevant question now is how do you build the campaign for this idea?
5th Layer Question: What will you do to spread the word about this endeavor?
SIX LAYERS DEEP
DOBBY: Dobby says you should write a press release. Send this press release including all the information you’ve received in this council. Keep it simple. If you wish to have 200 members on your meetup, send the press release 200 times. Be brave - when you send this to your network, include the PR, the video and a humble announcement. “I apologize if sending this is considered intrusive or bold, but I’m following my heart. Please watch this video…” and add whatever comes through your heart.
6th Layer Question: What is coming through your heart at this moment?
SEVEN LAYERS DEEP
MIKE: I believe what I’m dong is more than just following my own desire to make a career out of what I love. I truly believe this represents a movement. It’s not “my” movement but a movement to take authentic action in what every single human being wants and needs to do with their lives. It’s an opportunity to create a media with a common thread - to support each other in attaining our deepest desires. It’s the most powerful opportunity for Lovers, Providers, Artists, Teachers and the Every Day Men and Women can come together and amplify their efforts using the very powerful video medium.
What’s in my heart? I believe deep down we’re scared to declare our truest and highest aspiration of our
SELF. This reality television concept finally gives someone permission to openly declare what they want to be in life and actively pursue that with no excuses. My heart tells me that YES this is a fearful proposition, but not so fearful that others won’t go for it. To me, this represents the 21st century hero’s journey.
7th Layer and Original Question:
How can assure the turnout and success for the Destiny 5 reality show project in Philadelphia?
Step 1: Keep doing what I’m doing.
Step 2: Make a recording for the video asking the specific questions, ““Do you know there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing? Are you looking for deeper relationships, deeper experiences and a deeper emotional connection to life? Have you ever mused over what people would think if your life were on television? What if there was a reality show that you could take part in tomorrow that addresses the core meaning of your life personally? What if, after taking part in an entire season of this reality television experience, you accomplished something that defined your life?”
Step 3: Find images that support these questions.
Step 4: Write a press release to go out 200 times.
Step 5: Open the press release with a message that speaks from the heart.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
DAY 42: ACT III Conscious Competence
DAY 42: ACT III Conscious Competence
March 27, 2011
11:15 am
We are now crossing into the “Final Act” of the 60 Day Quest. The 7th Week covers what I call the “Sacrimentor” phase (a hybrid word between “sacrifice” and “mentor”.) In traditional mythology this is where the hero, after having a tumultuous brush with the Dark Night, has appeared to have died. There is a brief retreat where the hero usually finds some key information, a psychological center, to be able to return and partake in the Climax of the story.
This is also the moment when a teacher or a guide might sacrifice something to push you to your potential. An Obi-Wan, Gandalf, Aslan or Dumbledore will sacrifice his life to impart a deep understanding to you. Remember, it is after Luke sees Obi-Wan sacrifice his life that the latter understands how to use the Force. Obi-Wan’s voice has no become internal, a part of Luke - no longer represented by an exterior “body”. Luke has learned “conscious competence” (at least for that phase of his development) and knows he couldn’t have been given this power without having been through the journey up to that point.
Act III of the 60 Day Quest represents integrating all the powers from the emotional world and bringing them into manifestation into the material world. Interpreting this with Law of Attraction terminology this would be the “receiving” phase. (Act I representing “asking” in the mental world, Act II representing “believing” in the emotional world.) We’ve gone from Unconscious Incompetence in Act 1 to Conscious Incompetence in Act 2 and finally to Conscious Competence here in Act 3.
It is here where dreams can become heightened as well. Last night I dreamed half my “family” was superhero/god and the other half was mortal. It reminds me that the purpose of the Quest is to become master of two worlds - the material and spiritual. I dreamed both sides of my family where there for my birthday where I had half a birthday cake. This is symbolic to me that I’m halfway to becoming the person I’m creating through this Quest.
My conscious competence is starting to become apparent to me when I watch the new video I produced yesterday. Since I’ve been forced to wait a week to make the “real” video explaining the Destiny 5 Experience Reality Television Concept, I’ve been forced to script, storyboard and put together pieces of what I could accomplish over the weekend. The video features 3 segments that show the process of writing a script, making a sketch, putting animation to the sketch and then see the live outcome of the planning. This is the Destiny 5 concept: write your story, rehearse it and the “final take” doesn’t happen in a fictional story in front of a camera, no, the “final take” happens in your real life! My abilities as an amateur film maker are starting to come into full bloom and I can see now why I’ve been force to shelf my “masterpiece” for another week.
Though I’m no professional film maker by any stretch of the imagination, I’m proud of my emerging competence to be able to tell a story through this medium. There is definitely a feeling of conscious competence about this.
During this phase we also partake in an activity called the “Question Circle”. If you’re doing this in a group, you ask a question, the next person in the circle “makes up an answer” and forms a new question based on their answer. It goes all the way around the circle until it comes back to you. You then finish the circle and ask your original question again, this time answering it yourself.
Here’s an example. My first question to explore was: What will I do to bring in the annual income before DAY 60 and have it be immensely enjoyable?
Joe (Participant 2): (answers the question) Keep doing what you’re doing because you’re on the right track. (Joe reforms his statement into a new question.) In what ways is Mike on the right track?
TWO LAYERS DEEP
Sally (Participant 3): Mike already has five branches of where his annual income will be coming from: Television Production, One-Day/Weekend Workshops, Coaching Programs, 10 Volumes of Audio and Quest Vacation Retreats. He even has Single Units comprising of two books and these audio programs. All he needs to do now is finish what he started…
(Sally forms a new question based on her answer.) What will Mike do this week to finish what he started?
THREE LAYERS DEEP
Luke (Participant 4): Mike has to start a centralized website now that he has some money in which to play with. The video he is also planning on producing will be a big step in the right direction for where he wants to be with his Quest.
(New Question.) Why will a centralized website catapult Mike in the right direction?
FOUR LAYERS DEEP
Hermione (Participant 5): Mike’s book and audio programs are tremendously valuable only no one has been exposed to them yet. He can give away Volume 1 of his audio program and offer his second book as free and/or cheap incentives to understand the power of this Quest works.
(New Question.) What will Mike do today to assure this gets rolling before the 60 Day expiration date?
FIVE LAYERS DEEP
Obi-Wan (Participant 6): Mike will reserve his domain name and build his new website. He already has text, photos and videos ready to go so designing the new website will be relatively easy for him. As he moves forward with his audio programs he can start referring listeners to his new domain site.
(New Question.) How does Mike thoroughly enjoy the process of doing this work over the next week so that it’s thoroughly enjoyable?
SIX LAYERS DEEP
Dumbledore (Participant 7): Mike has already taken the burden off his shoulders in that he knows regardless of the outcome he’s already won. Knowing that these steps will be easy will also make this enjoyable for Mike. I think what Mike needs to make it enjoyable is to know someone is listening and paying attention. A little support goes a long way.
(New Question.) How will Mike enlist this support?
SEVEN LAYERS DEEP/FINAL LAYER
Mike: Mike will send correspondences out asking his network in what new directions he can take his efforts. He will also share a brief two minute clip of the television project about to be released.
(Original Question.) What will I do to bring in the annual income before DAY 60 and have it be immensely
enjoyable?
I know now I need a website up offering my free products to generate relationships. My television show is a step in the right direction in that a whole new explosion of exposure and vivid detail of my work will be ready for review. I’m no longer worried about completing this in 60 Days because with all this momentum I will be generating the income I seek, even if it is down the road for another 3-6 months. But still, I’m having a blast doing this and I know launching a website will bring me closer to the successful conclusion of this 60 Day Quest. I’ll start launching it now.
Wow! Okay, this was a long entry. One final day of calibrations and I will put “the ladder” away from this blog. (Though I plan on continuing to use the tool in private.)
Consciously and Competently Yours,
Mike Shoeman
Clarity: I’m clear about my next step. I’m clear about the power in my thoughts and deeds right now. I’m clear about why the Dark Night was necessary. I’m clear about asking the right questions. I’m clear that I want to get started…
Love: I love to write and make videos. I love to create. I love to give people the space to express themselves. I love communication. I appreciate it when people take risks. I’m grateful for the opportunity to write my thoughts and feelings down. I love feeling grateful and appreciative. I appreciate the connection between words like “love”, “gratitude” and “appreciation”.
Joy: Joy is coming for me again! Joy is having all creativity unblocked. Joy is writing because I love to write, not because I’m looking for anyone’s praise or approval. Joy is embracing my imperfections. Joy is giving oneself permission. Joy is simple, free from complexities.
Peace: Peace is knowing, no matter the outcome, that we can always come back to these emotions. Peace is silence of the mind. Peace is the dream that never was. Peace is where all dreams lead. Peace is the silence between sounds. Peace is absent once you go looking for it.
Enlightenment: Wondering how much can be sustained in a human body.
March 27, 2011
11:15 am
We are now crossing into the “Final Act” of the 60 Day Quest. The 7th Week covers what I call the “Sacrimentor” phase (a hybrid word between “sacrifice” and “mentor”.) In traditional mythology this is where the hero, after having a tumultuous brush with the Dark Night, has appeared to have died. There is a brief retreat where the hero usually finds some key information, a psychological center, to be able to return and partake in the Climax of the story.
This is also the moment when a teacher or a guide might sacrifice something to push you to your potential. An Obi-Wan, Gandalf, Aslan or Dumbledore will sacrifice his life to impart a deep understanding to you. Remember, it is after Luke sees Obi-Wan sacrifice his life that the latter understands how to use the Force. Obi-Wan’s voice has no become internal, a part of Luke - no longer represented by an exterior “body”. Luke has learned “conscious competence” (at least for that phase of his development) and knows he couldn’t have been given this power without having been through the journey up to that point.
Act III of the 60 Day Quest represents integrating all the powers from the emotional world and bringing them into manifestation into the material world. Interpreting this with Law of Attraction terminology this would be the “receiving” phase. (Act I representing “asking” in the mental world, Act II representing “believing” in the emotional world.) We’ve gone from Unconscious Incompetence in Act 1 to Conscious Incompetence in Act 2 and finally to Conscious Competence here in Act 3.
It is here where dreams can become heightened as well. Last night I dreamed half my “family” was superhero/god and the other half was mortal. It reminds me that the purpose of the Quest is to become master of two worlds - the material and spiritual. I dreamed both sides of my family where there for my birthday where I had half a birthday cake. This is symbolic to me that I’m halfway to becoming the person I’m creating through this Quest.
My conscious competence is starting to become apparent to me when I watch the new video I produced yesterday. Since I’ve been forced to wait a week to make the “real” video explaining the Destiny 5 Experience Reality Television Concept, I’ve been forced to script, storyboard and put together pieces of what I could accomplish over the weekend. The video features 3 segments that show the process of writing a script, making a sketch, putting animation to the sketch and then see the live outcome of the planning. This is the Destiny 5 concept: write your story, rehearse it and the “final take” doesn’t happen in a fictional story in front of a camera, no, the “final take” happens in your real life! My abilities as an amateur film maker are starting to come into full bloom and I can see now why I’ve been force to shelf my “masterpiece” for another week.
Though I’m no professional film maker by any stretch of the imagination, I’m proud of my emerging competence to be able to tell a story through this medium. There is definitely a feeling of conscious competence about this.
During this phase we also partake in an activity called the “Question Circle”. If you’re doing this in a group, you ask a question, the next person in the circle “makes up an answer” and forms a new question based on their answer. It goes all the way around the circle until it comes back to you. You then finish the circle and ask your original question again, this time answering it yourself.
Here’s an example. My first question to explore was: What will I do to bring in the annual income before DAY 60 and have it be immensely enjoyable?
***
ONE LAYER DEEPJoe (Participant 2): (answers the question) Keep doing what you’re doing because you’re on the right track. (Joe reforms his statement into a new question.) In what ways is Mike on the right track?
TWO LAYERS DEEP
Sally (Participant 3): Mike already has five branches of where his annual income will be coming from: Television Production, One-Day/Weekend Workshops, Coaching Programs, 10 Volumes of Audio and Quest Vacation Retreats. He even has Single Units comprising of two books and these audio programs. All he needs to do now is finish what he started…
(Sally forms a new question based on her answer.) What will Mike do this week to finish what he started?
THREE LAYERS DEEP
Luke (Participant 4): Mike has to start a centralized website now that he has some money in which to play with. The video he is also planning on producing will be a big step in the right direction for where he wants to be with his Quest.
(New Question.) Why will a centralized website catapult Mike in the right direction?
FOUR LAYERS DEEP
Hermione (Participant 5): Mike’s book and audio programs are tremendously valuable only no one has been exposed to them yet. He can give away Volume 1 of his audio program and offer his second book as free and/or cheap incentives to understand the power of this Quest works.
(New Question.) What will Mike do today to assure this gets rolling before the 60 Day expiration date?
FIVE LAYERS DEEP
Obi-Wan (Participant 6): Mike will reserve his domain name and build his new website. He already has text, photos and videos ready to go so designing the new website will be relatively easy for him. As he moves forward with his audio programs he can start referring listeners to his new domain site.
(New Question.) How does Mike thoroughly enjoy the process of doing this work over the next week so that it’s thoroughly enjoyable?
SIX LAYERS DEEP
Dumbledore (Participant 7): Mike has already taken the burden off his shoulders in that he knows regardless of the outcome he’s already won. Knowing that these steps will be easy will also make this enjoyable for Mike. I think what Mike needs to make it enjoyable is to know someone is listening and paying attention. A little support goes a long way.
(New Question.) How will Mike enlist this support?
SEVEN LAYERS DEEP/FINAL LAYER
Mike: Mike will send correspondences out asking his network in what new directions he can take his efforts. He will also share a brief two minute clip of the television project about to be released.
(Original Question.) What will I do to bring in the annual income before DAY 60 and have it be immensely
enjoyable?
I know now I need a website up offering my free products to generate relationships. My television show is a step in the right direction in that a whole new explosion of exposure and vivid detail of my work will be ready for review. I’m no longer worried about completing this in 60 Days because with all this momentum I will be generating the income I seek, even if it is down the road for another 3-6 months. But still, I’m having a blast doing this and I know launching a website will bring me closer to the successful conclusion of this 60 Day Quest. I’ll start launching it now.
***
So you can see, you can play the “Question Circle” on your own by writing a script. You can even put together a “dream team” on your circle council like Obi-Wan and Hermione. I’ll also hope you’ll notice the quality of this game rests in the QUALITY OF THE QUESTIONS. That is a key skill to be mastered this week - the Art of the Powerful Question. I don’t believe the universe responds to commands but by using your wisdom to form the right questions. Wow! Okay, this was a long entry. One final day of calibrations and I will put “the ladder” away from this blog. (Though I plan on continuing to use the tool in private.)
Consciously and Competently Yours,
Mike Shoeman
Clarity: I’m clear about my next step. I’m clear about the power in my thoughts and deeds right now. I’m clear about why the Dark Night was necessary. I’m clear about asking the right questions. I’m clear that I want to get started…
Love: I love to write and make videos. I love to create. I love to give people the space to express themselves. I love communication. I appreciate it when people take risks. I’m grateful for the opportunity to write my thoughts and feelings down. I love feeling grateful and appreciative. I appreciate the connection between words like “love”, “gratitude” and “appreciation”.
Joy: Joy is coming for me again! Joy is having all creativity unblocked. Joy is writing because I love to write, not because I’m looking for anyone’s praise or approval. Joy is embracing my imperfections. Joy is giving oneself permission. Joy is simple, free from complexities.
Peace: Peace is knowing, no matter the outcome, that we can always come back to these emotions. Peace is silence of the mind. Peace is the dream that never was. Peace is where all dreams lead. Peace is the silence between sounds. Peace is absent once you go looking for it.
Enlightenment: Wondering how much can be sustained in a human body.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
DAY 41: Every Night Has Its Dawn
DAY 41: Every Night Has Its Dawn
March 26, 2011
9:20 am
“When we succeed we tend to party. When we fail we tend to ponder.”
I’m pondering today and wanting to make new distinctions. I realize my Quest at the beginning of this 60 Days was to book workshops in 8 different cities. Then, at some point, the Quest changed definitively into raising an annual income in 60 Days or less. Based on the “old” intention for the Quest, I’ve booked 4 workshops through my joint venture partners. Now to raise a committed annual income in 60 Days will require a new perspective.
When we go into the Sacrimentors phase, it can be most effective to identify seven questions that, if answered, will bring the swift successful conclusion to the Quest. By the end of next week, you will have the answers to these seven questions which you will act on. In Phase 7 (Sacrimentors) you ask and answer the questions and in Phase 8 (Climax) you take action to make these answers happen.
Now I will choose my next 7 questions carefully:
1. What will I do to bring in the annual income before DAY 60 and have it be immensely enjoyable?
2. How can assure the turnout and success for the Destiny 5 reality show project in Philadelphia?
3. What will be the “formula” that I can duplicate to demonstrate to others that an annual income within 60 Days is possible? (as per my new identity of being the one who can help you raise an annual income in 60 days.)
4. What will I do to release my book and audio programs by June 15, 2011?
5. How do I communicate the power in what I do without having a huge budget to work with?
6. What can I reliably duplicate in each city to assure a successful turnout and outcome for all Destiny 5 reality television show projects in future cities?
7. How do I continue to have fun and experience enjoyment every day from here on out?
I notice I phrase some of my questions beginning with “What will I do…?” It puts a nice presupposition on the fact that I will take action during the Climax week of the Quest. Everything we’ve experienced throughout Origins, Shadows, Helping Hands, Deserts, Twists and Nights have prepared us for asking the appropriate questions to allow us the successful completion of our Quest.
Michael Shoeman
Enjoying My Quest Today
Willingness: I’m willing to end this Quest. I’m willing to find completion. I’m willing to ask the right questions. I’m willing reach out to my network when I’m finished this blog entry. I’m willing to take this week and make sure my next video will be the most powerful one. I’m willing to have faith in two things: one, that there will be new information to bring a swift, conclusive and successful end to my Quest; two, that I will continue to take action to bring about my desired outcome by DAY 60. I’m willing to finish this…
Acceptance/Forgiveness: I accept that I’m delving deeper into the truth of what the Quest represents. I forgive myself for wanting to understand the Quest process on the deepest of its layers. I accept that there are always going to be surprises along the way. I forgive the long process to learn these lessons because I suspect the payoff will be even more emotionally enriching. I accept that the answers to come this week are even deeper and more powerful. I forgive the moments where I feel alone on this path.
Clarity: I’m clear about having to be patient. I’m clear that I wish to be immersed deeper in this process with caring people. I’m clear that a commitment is required to stay on the 60 Day path. I’m clear that a deeper understanding is coming. I’m clear that if I keep writing, letting my fingers graze the keypad, answers come through this action. I’m clear that I’m ready to ask the right questions. I’m clear that the Quest process up until this point was necessary to ask the right questions…
Love: Love is the freedom to create without the interference of ego. Love is sharing. Love is encouraging others to share. Love is graciously receiving. Love is appreciation. In this exercise, I imagine love and appreciation to be synonymous. Love is gratitude. I love/appreciate/am grateful for the love of my friends and family. I love that I’m able to feel gratitude and appreciation for specific people in my life. I love that I can recall significant moments of love and gratitude in this moment. I love that my intention is to understand the deeper layers of myself.
Joy: Joy is when love becomes so intense that it expresses itself in a near explosion! Joy is intensifying by the day as I continue to do these calibrations. Joy is very really and not done justice by these words. Joy is letting go of deficits and fully embracing life’s assets. Joy makes it possible to know that even when you lose you win. Joy is the open space continuing to expand.
Peace: Peace is knowing all expansion has contraction and all contractions have expansions. Peace is closing the loop. Peace is knowing it is a loop. Peace is inside and outside the loop. Peace is the realization of Oneness. Peace is the orgasm built up to by Joy. Peace is stillness. Peace is the excitement of stillness. Peace is the moment.
Enlightenment: … Just be …
March 26, 2011
9:20 am
“When we succeed we tend to party. When we fail we tend to ponder.”
I’m pondering today and wanting to make new distinctions. I realize my Quest at the beginning of this 60 Days was to book workshops in 8 different cities. Then, at some point, the Quest changed definitively into raising an annual income in 60 Days or less. Based on the “old” intention for the Quest, I’ve booked 4 workshops through my joint venture partners. Now to raise a committed annual income in 60 Days will require a new perspective.
When we go into the Sacrimentors phase, it can be most effective to identify seven questions that, if answered, will bring the swift successful conclusion to the Quest. By the end of next week, you will have the answers to these seven questions which you will act on. In Phase 7 (Sacrimentors) you ask and answer the questions and in Phase 8 (Climax) you take action to make these answers happen.
Now I will choose my next 7 questions carefully:
1. What will I do to bring in the annual income before DAY 60 and have it be immensely enjoyable?
2. How can assure the turnout and success for the Destiny 5 reality show project in Philadelphia?
3. What will be the “formula” that I can duplicate to demonstrate to others that an annual income within 60 Days is possible? (as per my new identity of being the one who can help you raise an annual income in 60 days.)
4. What will I do to release my book and audio programs by June 15, 2011?
5. How do I communicate the power in what I do without having a huge budget to work with?
6. What can I reliably duplicate in each city to assure a successful turnout and outcome for all Destiny 5 reality television show projects in future cities?
7. How do I continue to have fun and experience enjoyment every day from here on out?
I notice I phrase some of my questions beginning with “What will I do…?” It puts a nice presupposition on the fact that I will take action during the Climax week of the Quest. Everything we’ve experienced throughout Origins, Shadows, Helping Hands, Deserts, Twists and Nights have prepared us for asking the appropriate questions to allow us the successful completion of our Quest.
Michael Shoeman
Enjoying My Quest Today
Willingness: I’m willing to end this Quest. I’m willing to find completion. I’m willing to ask the right questions. I’m willing reach out to my network when I’m finished this blog entry. I’m willing to take this week and make sure my next video will be the most powerful one. I’m willing to have faith in two things: one, that there will be new information to bring a swift, conclusive and successful end to my Quest; two, that I will continue to take action to bring about my desired outcome by DAY 60. I’m willing to finish this…
Acceptance/Forgiveness: I accept that I’m delving deeper into the truth of what the Quest represents. I forgive myself for wanting to understand the Quest process on the deepest of its layers. I accept that there are always going to be surprises along the way. I forgive the long process to learn these lessons because I suspect the payoff will be even more emotionally enriching. I accept that the answers to come this week are even deeper and more powerful. I forgive the moments where I feel alone on this path.
Clarity: I’m clear about having to be patient. I’m clear that I wish to be immersed deeper in this process with caring people. I’m clear that a commitment is required to stay on the 60 Day path. I’m clear that a deeper understanding is coming. I’m clear that if I keep writing, letting my fingers graze the keypad, answers come through this action. I’m clear that I’m ready to ask the right questions. I’m clear that the Quest process up until this point was necessary to ask the right questions…
Love: Love is the freedom to create without the interference of ego. Love is sharing. Love is encouraging others to share. Love is graciously receiving. Love is appreciation. In this exercise, I imagine love and appreciation to be synonymous. Love is gratitude. I love/appreciate/am grateful for the love of my friends and family. I love that I’m able to feel gratitude and appreciation for specific people in my life. I love that I can recall significant moments of love and gratitude in this moment. I love that my intention is to understand the deeper layers of myself.
Joy: Joy is when love becomes so intense that it expresses itself in a near explosion! Joy is intensifying by the day as I continue to do these calibrations. Joy is very really and not done justice by these words. Joy is letting go of deficits and fully embracing life’s assets. Joy makes it possible to know that even when you lose you win. Joy is the open space continuing to expand.
Peace: Peace is knowing all expansion has contraction and all contractions have expansions. Peace is closing the loop. Peace is knowing it is a loop. Peace is inside and outside the loop. Peace is the realization of Oneness. Peace is the orgasm built up to by Joy. Peace is stillness. Peace is the excitement of stillness. Peace is the moment.
Enlightenment: … Just be …
Friday, March 25, 2011
DAY 40: The Faith Factor
DAY 40: The Faith Factor
March 25, 2011
8:36 am
Two thirds of the way through the Quest!
I’m embracing the fact that my video will not be finished over the weekend - which was my original plan. Now I’m seeing that this waiting period serves me to really focus on the presentation and the story I will tell through this video. This next video will be the “trailer” for the Destiny 5 Experience reality television concept. My plan is to offer it over the summer of 2011 and then take it to other cities, one season at a time.
I’m about to go into Phase 7 of the Quest on Monday, a phase which I call “Sacrimentors”. It is a period of rest, rejuvenation and gaining psychological clarity before approaching the Climax of the Quest in Phase 8. I find little coincidence that this Phase 7 happens while I’ll be constructing the new video and releasing it during the 8th Phase. Is this entire Quest leading up to that moment?
Even though I see know feasible way that I’ll complete my Quest by DAY 60, I realize that I’m now getting to the core of what taking a Quest means. It’s easily conceivable that I can take the information generated on this Quest and make the annual income during the next Quest, but to me that’s not what I promised myself! It’s not what I promised my readers! I keep wrestling with this notion to “let go”. This is very hard for me to do! My ego wants to fully claim credit for any successes this Quest generates but now I know that there is an element of, dare I say it, Divine guidance. What is this doesn’t show up? What if all my theories about the Quest are bull? What will this mean for my life and career if the Quest fails?
These are all questions asked during the Dark Night phase. Yet the only thing I need do to demonstrate my faith is continue to completion; continue to write my blogs and keep my audio journal. Somehow something amazing always happens in this last “Act” of the Quest. It’s nice to know I can expect this within 20 days. At least it gives me the psychological center of expecting a time frame.
Michael Shoeman
An Expectant Life Artist
Pride: I’m proud that I’m looking for the answers. I’m proud that I’ve found contentment with being temporarily stopped. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished with the tools I have to work with. I’m proud of my persistence. I’m proud of myself no matter the outcome of this Quest.
Trust: I trust this moment is supposed to cause me to search my soul. I trust that there are forces working on my behalf. I trust in where I perceive to find my highest joy. I trust that I’m very close to a major happening. I trust now that my delay in this latest video project will make it better and more powerful. I trust everything is lining up perfectly for the successful conclusion of my quest.
Willingness: I’m willing to meet with my potential partners today. I’m willing to write this blog. I’m willing to understand why the Dark Night is necessary. I’m willing to be patient. I’m willing to understand human nature and the avoidance of commitment. I’m willing to take action that feels right. I’m willing to deepen my communications with others. I’m willing to deepen my focus on videos and emails.
Acceptance/Forgiveness: I accept that the Dark Night is necessary. I forgive my own thoughts of limitation and assumption. I accept that my progress is halted for a reason. I forgive my own impulsiveness to want to press on when circumstances are forcing me to stop. I accept my own limitations and will use them as the basis for stories. I forgive the Quest for giving me understandings that I couldn’t even conceive of before.
Clarity: I’m clear that my values are being called into question. I’m clear that I’m getting clearer on how I wish to make money doing this. I’m clear about my limitations and how my abilities are improving. I’m clear about what I want from this Quest and the future Quests it will provide for. I’m clear that the Quest brings with it a deeper understanding. I clear that I’ve never been more persistent in my life!
Love: I love that there’s no way I can fail at this. I love creating these video projects. I love knowing that I spend my days creating my ideal career. I love the quality of relationships developed through this effort. I love perceiving the way the quality of life will be enhanced through the Destiny 5 reality show project. I love that I can tell a story through the art of video making.
Joy: Joy is where this path leads. Joy is the written destiny of this adventure. Joy, experienced everyday like this, makes my life already abundantly successful. Joy is simple when you stop looking. Joy is the sudden acknowledgement of infinite freedom. Joy is expressing itself through my creations. Joy is. Joy is the pervasive energy right now and my body is merely the vehicle of this joy.
Peace: Peace is what goes missing the moment a thought enters your head. Peace is after the climax. Peace is the ending. Peace is outside of the closed loop. Peace is my stopping this calibration exercise…
Enlightenment is unconscious competence…
March 25, 2011
8:36 am
Two thirds of the way through the Quest!
I’m embracing the fact that my video will not be finished over the weekend - which was my original plan. Now I’m seeing that this waiting period serves me to really focus on the presentation and the story I will tell through this video. This next video will be the “trailer” for the Destiny 5 Experience reality television concept. My plan is to offer it over the summer of 2011 and then take it to other cities, one season at a time.
I’m about to go into Phase 7 of the Quest on Monday, a phase which I call “Sacrimentors”. It is a period of rest, rejuvenation and gaining psychological clarity before approaching the Climax of the Quest in Phase 8. I find little coincidence that this Phase 7 happens while I’ll be constructing the new video and releasing it during the 8th Phase. Is this entire Quest leading up to that moment?
Even though I see know feasible way that I’ll complete my Quest by DAY 60, I realize that I’m now getting to the core of what taking a Quest means. It’s easily conceivable that I can take the information generated on this Quest and make the annual income during the next Quest, but to me that’s not what I promised myself! It’s not what I promised my readers! I keep wrestling with this notion to “let go”. This is very hard for me to do! My ego wants to fully claim credit for any successes this Quest generates but now I know that there is an element of, dare I say it, Divine guidance. What is this doesn’t show up? What if all my theories about the Quest are bull? What will this mean for my life and career if the Quest fails?
These are all questions asked during the Dark Night phase. Yet the only thing I need do to demonstrate my faith is continue to completion; continue to write my blogs and keep my audio journal. Somehow something amazing always happens in this last “Act” of the Quest. It’s nice to know I can expect this within 20 days. At least it gives me the psychological center of expecting a time frame.
Michael Shoeman
An Expectant Life Artist
Pride: I’m proud that I’m looking for the answers. I’m proud that I’ve found contentment with being temporarily stopped. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished with the tools I have to work with. I’m proud of my persistence. I’m proud of myself no matter the outcome of this Quest.
Trust: I trust this moment is supposed to cause me to search my soul. I trust that there are forces working on my behalf. I trust in where I perceive to find my highest joy. I trust that I’m very close to a major happening. I trust now that my delay in this latest video project will make it better and more powerful. I trust everything is lining up perfectly for the successful conclusion of my quest.
Willingness: I’m willing to meet with my potential partners today. I’m willing to write this blog. I’m willing to understand why the Dark Night is necessary. I’m willing to be patient. I’m willing to understand human nature and the avoidance of commitment. I’m willing to take action that feels right. I’m willing to deepen my communications with others. I’m willing to deepen my focus on videos and emails.
Acceptance/Forgiveness: I accept that the Dark Night is necessary. I forgive my own thoughts of limitation and assumption. I accept that my progress is halted for a reason. I forgive my own impulsiveness to want to press on when circumstances are forcing me to stop. I accept my own limitations and will use them as the basis for stories. I forgive the Quest for giving me understandings that I couldn’t even conceive of before.
Clarity: I’m clear that my values are being called into question. I’m clear that I’m getting clearer on how I wish to make money doing this. I’m clear about my limitations and how my abilities are improving. I’m clear about what I want from this Quest and the future Quests it will provide for. I’m clear that the Quest brings with it a deeper understanding. I clear that I’ve never been more persistent in my life!
Love: I love that there’s no way I can fail at this. I love creating these video projects. I love knowing that I spend my days creating my ideal career. I love the quality of relationships developed through this effort. I love perceiving the way the quality of life will be enhanced through the Destiny 5 reality show project. I love that I can tell a story through the art of video making.
Joy: Joy is where this path leads. Joy is the written destiny of this adventure. Joy, experienced everyday like this, makes my life already abundantly successful. Joy is simple when you stop looking. Joy is the sudden acknowledgement of infinite freedom. Joy is expressing itself through my creations. Joy is. Joy is the pervasive energy right now and my body is merely the vehicle of this joy.
Peace: Peace is what goes missing the moment a thought enters your head. Peace is after the climax. Peace is the ending. Peace is outside of the closed loop. Peace is my stopping this calibration exercise…
Enlightenment is unconscious competence…
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