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A Hypnosis Session in Song

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One of the best Hypnosis Sessions I’ve ever Sung!

You may have landed here searching for hypnosis for any number of personal reasons. And I need to let you know up front that I’m not your average “hypnotist”. I HAD to learn Hypnosis and NLP in order to get out of my own way and get the personal empowerment tools that I lacked as a young man. Everything I’ve learned and all the clients and students I’ve helped over the years with my NLP and Hypnosis practice basically benefitted from ME being REALLY screwed up and doing everything possible to heal and empower myself.

This concert was a key “test” of my own personal progress. The song, “Rain” is a deeply hypnotic tune with a powerful message that you just might want to “install” deeply into your Rostromedial PreFrontal Cortex for the rest of the day. :o) (That’s the place where songs get “stuck” in your head and it’s actually really good self hypnosis if you choose the right song…)

I hope you’ll take a moment from your busy, action packed day to check it out.

I want to thank the video crew who schlepped all the way up to Albany from Brooklyn NY to turn the “Last Concert” into something that truly commemorates how far I’ve managed to progress over 40 years of clearing stage fright, self doubt, self sabotage, and all the other “cant’s” and excuses that “forced” me to work on transforming and healing Myself…

A lot of folks don’t seem to “get” what a big deal it was for me to

  • a. invite all those amazing musicians to support my songs, many of whom drove several hours to get there… and
  • b. persistently and continually promote the gig for 3 full months in order to “Sell Out” the concert.
  • c. have the energy and endurance to organize, set up, rehearse, do a sound check and then perform for over 2 hours with 8 other people…
  • d. And as a MASSIVE introvert who has performed solo for 30 years just hanging out with that many other musicians was a milestone as well.

One of the keys in personal mastery and self healing is to be able to “measure” or “gauge” your progress. A lot of folks, including myself, often fail to notice and appreciate their improvements or progress.

I hope you don’t need to be as miserable as I was in order to start working on your “stuff”. We’ve all got some. And THAT in a nutshell is why I HAD to learn NLP, Hypnosis, Energy healing etc.

Does that make sense?

I would also like to publicly acknowledge my son Andrew who dove deep into editing this first video over the past several weeks. He reads these emails and APPLIES the (almost) Daily Mind Mastery Methods each day… and as a result he is CRUSHING it in his world. I am BEYOND proud of him. He reports that editing this video caused the words of the song to sink deeper and deeper into his unconscious mind to the point where it’s literally pushing him forward on HIS path with heart, which is making a name for himself and his crew in the TV and Video realms…

Go Andrew Shepard!!!! I’m so, so, so Proud of you son!!!!

Now. Let’s talk about YOU!
YOUR assignment for TODAY… (should you choose to accept it)… is to get THIS song stuck in your head… after all it IS HYPNOSIS! Honest Hypnosis that puts YOU in charge of your change… And share the hell out of it on Facebook or Twitter or to the dude or dudette in the next cubicle at work… Please? Thanks!

NOW!

Have an awesome day!

– Mark

p.s. Have I told YOU lately how PROUD I am of YOU? Well I am. Keep those emails coming! Contact Me

p.p.s. I was in the recording studio YESTERDAY with Joe Mennonna and I got some really good video of my recording process… with really good sound coming soon…

Thanks again for all your support!

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What’s The Point?

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What is the POINT?

SERIOUSLY. Why are we here?

Our parents had sex and we were conceived and born… that’s a fact. But it doesn’t answer the age old human question of

“Why am I here?”

Closely followed by…

“Now that I AM here, What’s the point of being here?”

Were we just the result of some random genetic matching and meeting on the cellular level?

Are we here to simply pass our genetic code on to another hapless generation of “accidental tourists?”

Or are we here for a purpose…

  • Are we here to experience the full pleasure attainable through our five senses?
  • Touch and sexual ecstasy?
  • The sound of a soft rain falling through spring leaves? The sound of the ocean, the sound of a symphony, a rave, a lullaby? Birdsong? The wind in the pines?
  • Are we here to see? To drink in the visual wonder all around us? The sight of snow capped mountains rising majestically above a pristine alpine lake? The sight of millions of brightly colored tulips in full bloom on a perfect May morning? Sunlight bouncing blindingly off of newly fallen snow?
  • The sight, sound and scent of flaming autumn leaves falling around us and crunching underfoot?
  • The taste of a perfectly ripe piece of fruit in season?

The pride of accomplishment? Creating or doing something that has yet to be created or done?

Are we here to gather to ourselves honor among others?

Are we here to rise to the “top” of our field, or the top of our local government or sport or academic or professional discipline or national or international leadership?

Are we here to make money? Lots and lots of money?

Are we here to make history?

Are we here to be the best parents, lovers, partners, caretakers, teachers that we can be?

SERIOUSLY!  I WANT TO KNOW!!! What the hell is the point of being here NOW?

We are here for such a short moment in the vastness of Eternity. IS THERE A POINT? OR IS IT ALL A COSMIC ROLL OF THE DICE?

And while we ask these questions we also have to ask, what’s the big deal about MONEY?

They say Money can’t buy love or happiness? But it is universally coveted. Why are we all so enamored of money? Why is money such a big deal? And why do we get pretty much ZERO training about how to create and manage wealth in our educational system?

Because ultimately money allows us to fulfill our potential… and it can serve as a self perpetuating positive reinforcement loop. And if EVERYBODY knew about money and how to create and sustain it, it might not allow the powers that run this world to have such a free rein…

Personally, I get a little bit screwed up around all of this because money doesn’t really motivate me. What motivates me is what I can do with money and what value I can contribute to other people… The challenge is that one of the things I do best, write and perform songs has an extremely nebulous “value”. What does a song really do? What’s a song actually worth? For that matter how do you come up with a value or price for Hypnosis or NLP?

How do you exchange the value in a song or in a process of transformation with the value that someone else with a different set of skills and value added abilities has?

And what’s the point of writing songs that no one hears? For me the point HAS to be more than “entertainment”.  The music HAS to be able to do more than distract a person for a few moments from their problems. I want to write songs that cause people to measurably improve their lives as a result of listening to them… but theres more to it even than that…

I keep coming back to the idea that I was born to touch the lives of millions of people with my music, my message and my methods.

But is that what I really want? Or is that what I think I’m supposed to want just because my music seems to be good enough to be paid attention to??

Here are my thoughts about this for me. What your mission and/or purpose is, is up to you. Please use my story for one example then apply this to your life ok?

My MISSION: To positively influence the lives of millions of men and women with my music, message and methods of personal transformation that allow them to improve their lives… and everything in their lives: their minds, bodies, careers, bank accounts, relationships etc.,  into something that they recognize as improvement and to facilitate an exchange of value around all of that… in a win/win/win way.

Is my mission then, my purpose? Or is my purpose something greater than that?

My purpose is to live up to my potential in every area of my life.

My purpose is to do life as well as I can possibly do life. Because it is a rare gift. Awareness is a gift. Perception is a gift. This is what has been bestowed upon us all.

This gift of awareness and perception and the ability to make choices and take action.

Whatever we get is whatever we are willing to go for.

All the old cliches pour in:

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t make.”
“Success leaves behind clues.”
“There’s room at the top.”
“Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.”

But are the shots you’re taking the ones you want to be making?
Are you on the path that will ultimately serve your greatest good and the greatest good of others?

No one can answer those questions for us.

What we CAN do is imagine our last days on this planet and reflecting back on all the things we didn’t actually give ourselves permission to totally and completely “go for”.

What is that for you?

And somewhere in there you might find your life’s purpose. And it may simply be watching your children grow up, start families of their own and seeing your grand children thrive and grow in turn…

It might be expanding some area of scientific endeavor that forever changes the world.

It might be contributing in some small or large way in solving one of the many challenges facing the human race.

It could be as simple as growing a beautiful garden.

Knitting a sweater.

Writing a poem.

Exploring the world.

Building a business.

Building a house, a sustainable farm, making the best raw milk cheddar cheese on the planet…

Whatever it is that YOU desire to have, do or be is fine. My job, perhaps my purpose, my mission, whatever, is to support YOU in your quest for YOUR purpose with my music, my message and my methods. So that you can experience what you desire, faster, easier and better, than if you didn’t have my assistance.

That is, IF you want it. If not that’s fair and fine as well. Not everybody even thinks about this stuff. But for me, personally, as well as for the clients and NLP students I’ve taught since 2003, thinking about this stuff is EXHILERATING. And YOU are who I’m writing for today. People like YOU who are willing to ask these big questions and willing to do the work to actually put these ideas into practice in your life.

My message today is this: Whatever you think your purpose for being here on this planet is, you are right. Because your purpose is what YOU DECIDE it is. No one else can dictate that for you. And your purpose can be developed over time. And it can change. And you can have more than one. But the bottom line is that with a clear purpose you can make daily decisions that take you closer to the place where you are increasingly and then consistently living “ON PURPOSE”.

Why? Because it FEELS really, really good. And we get what we focus on. So have a little faith my eager Padawans… You ARE here for a reason…

Your assignment today, should you choose to accept it, is to DECIDE what that reason is. It doesn’t have to be a final decision. But just give this a try for today.

Live the entire rest of your day AS IF, you are “on purpose.”
Live today as if you were born for something special.
Live this entire day as if all of your thoughts, intentions and actions were for something worth the investment of your time, energy and attention.

And see how it feels. Let me know ok?

What if you were truly born for a purpose greater than taking up space and watching certain TV shows?

What if you were here for a reason and you get to decide the reason?

The cool thing is no one gets to tell you otherwise. This is YOUR ride. You decide what it means and where it’s headed.

My “Method” today is to suggest to you that you take a few moments to breathe, ground yourself and imagine today unfolding magically in ways that confirm your purpose. Create a vivid mental movie of what it is that you most desire to have, do or be. Then go all IMAX with it! Make it huge and compelling. Turn up the volume! Tune up the colors! Sharpen up the focus! Play with slow motion and fast motion. Play with your imaginary ZOOM lenses… pull back the camera so you can see the big picture, zoom in to see the inspiring details… pull back the camera so you can see yourself in the picture… then step back in and look through your own eyes… make if vivid and compelling. Repeat as necessary.

If doubt creeps in simply shrink the doubt pics down and move them off your mental movie screen and pull up the DESIRED image/movie again and again and again… all day. Just keep holding your vision in your mind’s eye. Turn down the volume of the “doubt voices” and the internalized “dream thieves”.

And to support you musically,

Here’s a transformation tune (the final encore, and the last raw live recording from the “Last Concert of Mark Shepard and the Rogue Mystics” on November 19th.

Enjoy!

Peace and groovyness!

– Mark

p.s. Tomorrow? I just may have the first video from the Concert… I just got to see a rough edit and I literally got chills as the Rogue Mystics filled all the nooks and crannies around my vocal and guitar with stunning musical brilliance… and my son Andrew, who is doing the editing reports that the song is causing some very positive, inspirational things to happen inside HIM as he’s gotten it deeply embedded in his psyche…

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What’s The Point of Personal Mastery?

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Night RoadIn Richard Bach’s classic book “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” we are introduced to a “rogue mystic” young seagull named Jonathan who is obsessed with exploring and pushing the edges of what it is to be a master of flight.

Where the rest of the “flock” is content to fly well enough to get to the next garbage dump to find food, Jonathan is constantly pushing the limits of what is possible.

Eventually he gets kicked out of the “flock” and ends up living in solitude where he can continue to push his limits and expand his comfort zone…

Eventually other Seagulls begin to seek him out…

And the questions that always comes up are these:

  • What are we here for?
  • What’s the purpose of my life?
  • How can I find a way to support myself doing what my heart yearns for?
  • How can I create the kind of health I want?
  • How can I create the kind of lifestyle that supports my greater vision?
  • What about my longing for deep intimacy and connection?

And ultimately it comes down to purpose. What’s the point of being here? What’s the purpose of you showing up here in the space vehicle of your body?

And BTW this is one of the key reframes I find helpful with pretty much all my one on one clients whether they want to work on weight loss or habit control, clearing fears and phobias for full out going for their big dream, going for the Olympic Gold or the equivalent in their own lives…

Your body is really a space ship. It’s a vehicle, filled with sensors, diagnostics, and a full array of “on board” default programming which is basically designed to keep you alive long enough for you to figure out how to function in this material “plane”….

But have you ever been in a vehicle that came with a full array of YEARNING? You are living in your body but you are NOT your body. Your body is designed to move away from pain and towards pleasure. “Yearning” is the “moving towards” piece. “Settling” for a small life because it’s “safe” is the moving away from piece.

  • What is it that you are yearning for?
  • What is is that you are yearning to have?
  • What is it that you are yearning to do?
  • Who are you ultimately YEARNING to BE?

I’ve got GREAT news for you. If you think all you came here to do, have and be is to fill up your little cubicle at work with your body so that you can pay your cable TV bill on time you just might want to think a wee bit BIGGER. And you can start thinking bigger right now.

You are gifted with perception and awareness. And both of those things are EXPANDABLE.

In my not so humble opinion, we are here to learn, grow and stretch ourselves beyond what we have been told is possible by “the media”, by our schools, by our friends and relatives.

We are here to expand beyond the limited thinking patterns of the general population. We are here to discover and fulfill our “special purpose”. Not because it’s “spiritual” or “good” or whatever, but because it’s a hell of a lot of fun!

It’s always been that way. Every generation is marked by people who dared to dream and who dared to go for their dreams. The only thing is that now with the support of the internet and all this communication technology we can actually make a serious RIPPLE in the world in any way that suits our spirits and serves people, projects, and “the world out there.”

To get back to Jonathan Livingston Seagull, it’s one of the truest analogies of what it’s like to long for personal mastery and a higher purpose. Going against the tide of “conventional wisdom” and the cultural overlay by yourself is harder than it needs to be. Hopefully you are getting that being here in this “tribe” is  all about YOU getting connected to YOUR higher self, your higher purpose and other people who are working on themselves right alongside YOU.

Speaking of working on YOU…

Your Mind Mastery Assignment today (should you choose to accept it), is to either re-read Jonathan Livingston Seagull or remember it in detail and apply it to yourself. If you haven’t read it yet, fear not! It only takes about 10 minutes. (the link above goes to Amazon.com and is NOT an affiliate link. I just include it to make your life a little easier :o)

  • How are you always looking for improvements in your life?
  • How are you always looking to step up your “game” in your relationships and career?
  • How are you willing to do whatever it takes to invest in yourself so that you actually can notice and measure your progress?

And if you are actually reading this and my other daily mind mastery messages regularly and listening to my transformation tunes, have you started to notice a difference in your life? Are you “getting” that I’m out here walking my talk? Are you seeing how much fun I’m having? I simply want this for you as well. It’s a blast.

Are you paying attention? Are you keeping track of your progress?

Cuz I’m ready to support you in YOUR mission whether it’s to finally get a handle on your health and fitness, or to get started in the right direction towards work that fulfills you and supports your truest, deepest dreams… or to step it up in your relating, dating and communicating with the people you love…

or maybe like me you have some kind of “song” that you want to sing out loud before you die.

It’s not for everybody. And that’s cool. Feel free to just listen to the daily Transformation Tune which I usually have right at the top of every email. Or feel free to unsubscribe and stay the way you are (no hard feelings). It’s all perfect.

But MY purpose is to use my music, my message and my Modern Jedi Mind Mastery Methods to support people who are serious about transforming their lives into sparkling, magical, heart, mind and body aligned ADVENTURES.

And the adventure of YOUR life requires no passport, no plane tickets, no special equipment other than curiosity and a willingness to put into practice what you learn. The adventure of your life requires the ability to envision a future that is compelling, hopeful and big enough to inspire you even when it’s not totally easy and going exactly the way you think it should go…

January 2nd begins my next 90 day personal mastery challenge. This practice has totally supercharged my life and the lives of my “inner circle”.  This time I would like to SERIOUSLY invite you to join me.

  • Some of you may want to work 1 on 1 with me. If so, I only have a few available spots so use the contact link at the bottom of this page to reach out and let me know ASAP if you would like to know what the investment is and that you would like to be considered.
  • Some of you may want to be a part of a coaching group or “master mind” of other Transformation Nation Members in good standing. There’s still room in this group for about 15 people but I’m going to keep it small so that I can give as much personal attention as possible.
  • And some of you are fine just watching from the sidelines of this “Daily Mind Mastery Message and Transformation Tune”. Feel free to continue to take in whatever works for you.

AND… If you are serious about taking yourself to the next level, If you’re willing and ready to go “all in”, use the contact link below and let me know briefly what is it that you most want to change, improve or transform in your life.

We will be working on 4 basic areas or themes,

  1. Health, Fitness, Body
  2. Money, Career, Work
  3. Relating, Relationships, Dating, Communicating with self and significant “others”.
  4. Your song. Your Art. Your Passion. Your Purpose. Your overall Joy and Big Dream”. The things you want health, wealth and connection to serve. The things you want to do before your time here on this planet is up.

Got it? Cool.

Transformation Tune for Today:
To support this message, I would like to share with you the next “Raw Mix” from my Last Concert With The Rogue Mystics… (which BTW was one of my main goals from THIS current 90 day challenge. We should have some video to show you soon.).

Peace, love and groovyness!

– Mark

p.s. Seriously! Are you in? Click this Link: Contact Mark Shepard and let me know what you want to work on. There is no obligation and no weird, high pressure sales shenanigans. I will get back to you ASAP with answers to your questions.

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Dealing with Change

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water earth 1Are You Ready For A Change?

Cuz things are DEFINITELY gonna change.

Today’s post is about using NLP & self hypnosis to deal with change. Start surfing change instead of being pounded by it…more about that in a moment… but first this last minute announcement:

This is for those of you who live in Connecticut or Northern Westchester County in NY.
I’ve been invited to join some pretty awesome Singer/Songwriters tomorrow night, Saturday, November 26 in Woodbury CT for  the “New Morning Songwriter’s Series” hosted by my old friend Mitch Katz.

I’ll be sharing the stage with another old chum, Sloan Wainwright (who is probably tired of being pegged as Rufus Wainwright’s aunt! In case you’re not up on this stuff, Rufus Wainwright is the guy who sang Leonard Bernstein’s “Hallelujah” in the movie “Shrek” and took it to a whole new level of intensity)…

Sloan Wainwright has a deep, powerful alto voice that just sends chills up and down my spine… in the most delicious way…

Here’s more info just in case you’re local enough to get there without too much wear and tear on your car :o)
The New Morning Songwriter’s Series

Und Now back to today’s Mind Mastery Message and Transformation Tune…

There are three main constants in ALL of our lives.

Death. Taxes. And CHANGE.

“Ewwwww! Do we HAVE to tawk about this today Mark?”

Yup. We gots tah my little Jedi Mind Masters in training…

We are now living at a time in human history where change is a constant and never ending challenge to our neurologies…

Some of us just got used to the fact that our smartphones can now do about 100 times more stuff than the mainframe computers that put men on the moon…

Some of us just figured out how to use Facebook.

And google…

and email…

and now our new cars don’t even have CD players in them… Sheesh!

Now instead of calling a taxi and waiting 20 minutes we can call an Uber on our smartphone and literally TWO MINUTES later our ride arrives…

Stuff is changing FAST.

And it looks like that’s the way it’s going to be. Each innovation and new level of technological sophistication leads to an exponential expansion in multiple areas of our lives…

My idea is that by embracing our own process of adaptation and transformation YOU AND I can drive our OWN change and take charge of our own change so that we are no longer victims of change.

We need to learn how to SURF change. To use it for our own well being and benefit.

And that starts with how you use your mind.

My world this Thanksgiving weekend is very, very, very different from the way it was LAST thanksgiving…

We are also coming up on the New Year and our next 90 day challenge… So Today, this weekend, the next 30 days or so is a good time to start reflecting and directing ourselves towards more of what we desire for ourselves, our lives, our health, our wealth, our relating, our well being and this thing we are calling “the path with heart”.

Your Mind Mastery Mission today, (should you choose to accept it) is to take a few moments to sit quietly with a pen and paper or a smart phone or laptop and jot down some of the differences in your life between last Thanksgiving weekend and THIS thanksgiving… And pay particular attention to what has IMPROVED.

Remember? We get what we focus on. So focus on what’s getting better in your life. That’s it.

And here’s your soundtrack for the day, Together We Can Change The World recorded Live with The Rogue Mystics and the first time Rilee O’Neill and I have actually performed this song together that she first recorded back when she was 11 years old or so…

Transformation Tune for Friday, Nov. 25, 2016:

That’s it. I’ve got to head out to change the oil in my car.
and while I’m at it I just might change my socks. and a few other things…

Let me know how you’re doing ok? I’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions to these RAW LIVE recordings which is a change from the studio recordings I’ve been doing…

Peace and Groovyness!

– Mark

p.s. Experiencing or expecting a change in your relationship status?

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A little over a week ago I was at Kim Seltzer’s, Makeover Blueprint Relationship Retreat in Las Vegas and one theme running through the 3 day event was definitely the dramatic change in the way we “do” relationships. And everywhere we look when it comes to relating, dating, and romance, change is pretty damn evident.

In one of the exercises, I counted the number of committed monogamous relationships I’d been in over my lifetime… it came out to something like 23! Holy Guacamole.

Can you say, “Serial Monogamy”? That was not me being a “player” or  promiscuous sex addict engaging in countless “random hook ups” it was me attempting to experience authentic, connection and intimacy and having it “fail” time after time…

Learning how to master relationship change with Hypnosis and NLP mind mastery tools not only helped me to USE those “failures” to grow and improve myself and to learn how to end  relationships positively and amicably, but it oftentimes KEPT ME ALIVE.

This course is basically the distillation of all of my own hard lessons along with powerful rapid change tools to literally surf the emotions and realities of modern relating… designed to help YOU navigate these shark infested relationship waters and help YOU to learn how to SURF that stuff… instead of being pounded by it.

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You’ve got nothing to lose by taking some ACTION NOW… Of course if you get here too late it will cost moolah. But it will be totally worth it and covered by my ironclad money back guarantee so you NEVER have anything to lose with ANY of my courses. Check it out now… “How To Get Over A Break Up”

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Transformation Tuesday Begins!

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trans tues big2Hey Everybody!

Today IS Transformation Tuesday!

Yup. I just checked. In fact, it’s Transformation Tuesday all day long and into the night!

How cool is that?

COWABUNGAH!

In case you don’t “religiously” read every single email from me…

TONIGHT we kick off the first  weekly Transformation Tuesday.

What IS “Transformation Tuesday”?

Good question little grasshopper!

Think of it as a

“Music & Meditation Sanctuary for the Spiritual But Not Religious”

or think of it as a

“Personal Mastery and Motivation Meet-Up with Music”

Yes there WILL be Music! – My absolute FAVORITE Spiritual but Not Religious Singer/Songwriter will be there with the “Transformation Tunes” you’ve been clamoring for. Word has it on the “street” that people listen to these songs and literally “change their BRAINS” (in a good way) ;o)

Oh! here’s one of his FABULOUS “Transformation Tunes” now:

(Holy Guacamole he’s GOOOD! ;o)

YES! There will be a Personal Mastery Message to Motivate, Inspire and IGNITE the groovyness within you and support you in mastering your mind for a change.

YES! There will be meditation, aka guided visualization, aka, Ericksonian Conversational Hypnosis... (Be assured it’s totally safe, requires no special equipment and feels FABULOUS!)… to help us FOCUS and “master our minds for a change” in a powerfully positive way for the rest of the week….

YES! There will be gentle “tai chi” like movement that you won’t have to “remember” cuz we make it up on the spot! and it feels soooooooo good and is safe for everyone to try even if you are normally a couch potato!

And Yes! We will have some time to hang out a bit and “Meet UP!” as members of the “Transformation Nation”.

Where?  Unity Church, 21 King Ave, Albany NY
When? Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:30 pm Eastern Time
Cost? A suggested $20 donation
(I’m renting the space from Unity so your support is deeply appreciated to cover costs)

or
“Tune in” online for the live streaming version on Concert Window
(which hopefully will actually work, your patience is much appreciated since I’m about as “technical” as… as… as… a…  guy who can’t quite think of an appropriate analogy at the moment…)

Here’s the link for the online streaming:
https://www.concertwindow.com/markshepard

I hope to see you there tonight!

– Mark

p.s. BTW the 1st 10 people to show up tonight in person will get something very special to commemorate your AWESOMENESS! And I’m working on some bonuses for you folks out there in cyber-land as well.

Got questions? Contact me!

The Master Mind Effect

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mark mccoy 700xI was away last week in Toronto for a very cool “Immersion Master Mind” for Thought leaders. It was MONUMENTAL.

Seriously. MONUMENTAL

I thought I would be able to keep posting my Mind Mastery Daily and Transformation Tunes for you while I was away… but IMMERSION is IMMERSION.

So I accepted that some “routines” were going to be “interrupted” and I embraced FOCUSING on soaking up some powerful and transformative ideas and strategies for doing what I do, BETTER.

And YOU will benefit from that in the days and weeks to come.
Now back to today.

mmmmmmmmmm MONDAY!
One of my absolute FAVORITE days of the week!

Here we go:

Monday’s Mind Mastery Message:
The Power of the Master Mind!
I’m kind of on the “M” kick today. As well as a MASTERY kick…

One of the great “take aways” from my learning adventure in Toronto last week was the absolute POWER of hanging out with people who are pursuing their passionate purpose in life.

Study after study has shown that people tend to match the income and achievement levels of the people they hang out with the most.

Napoleon Hill in his MASTERFUL book “Think and Grow Rich” mapped out the idea of the “master mind”.

And my favorite songwriter said, “Together we can change the world”…

And of course there was a dude back in “0” AD who said to his 12 buddies, “Where two or more are gathered amazing stuff can happen…”

So last week, not only did I get to experience the inspirational company of some amazing peak performers who like myself are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work on themselves, their lives, and bringing their talents and gifts to the task of making a positive difference in the world,

I got to rub elbows a bit with Olympic Gold Medalist, Mark McKoy.

Not only is he the only Canadian to bring home an Olympic Gold medal in the last 30 years, but he did it at age 30 in an event that considers a 25 year old… OLD.

For a 2 minute jolt of joy, inspiration and grooviness watch this video and see Mark McKoy WIN the Olypmic Gold Medal AGAINST ALL ODDS!

I LOVE the part where the STUNNED CBC broadcasters literally didn’t know what to say other than, “Unbelievable!” (Luckily HE believed in himself because THEY surely didn’t).

One of the key strategies he employed in his 16 year quest was to find and work with the best coaches in the world as well as to surround himself with the company of his BEST competitors.  The Master Mind Effect.

The guy who won Silver was his best friend who he lived and trained with. They pushed each other and caused each other to be better.

One of the greatest challenges with anyone who seeks to transform his or her life is to seek the company of other people who have the effect of PULLING YOU UP. Sometimes this requires letting go of some relationships that do not PULL YOU UP.

I found this to be incredibly true over the years as a hypnotherapist working with people who wanted to stop smoking (or other habits and addictions) if you quit smoking and then go hang out with a bunch of smokers, it’s going to be a lot harder than if you go hang out with a bunch of non smokers. Does that make sense?

Same deal with food issues. If you are attempting to transform your eating and exercise habits, it’s a lot more helpful to hang out with folks who are exercising and nourishing their bodies intelligently than your old gang of couch potato fast food fans.

Whatever you want to achieve in life, you might want to consider finding some other people who have done that or are deep in the process of doing it, and go hang out with them.

Make sense? Engage the master mind effect.

So your assignment today (should you choose to accept it) is to take a loving, compassionate look at the company you keep.
Is it supporting you becoming a better person? Or is it pulling you back to being someone you “used” to be? (And BTW my new weekly Music, Message, Meditation, Movement Meet-Up called “Transformation Tuesday” will be a place where you’ll be able to meet other people like yourself who are seeking the source of their own healing, success, strengths, talents and magnificence. ) The Master Mind Effect.

If you’re local to Albany NY I hope you’ll join us. If you are not, please watch this space for info on our live streaming broadcasts and replays.

And Now for Today’s Transformation Tune:
Song # 320 “Field of Dreams”

That’s it for now!

COWABUNGAH BABY!

Ahhhh Who Ahhh!

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

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