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"All that man achieves, and all that he fails to achieve is a direct result of his own thoughts." -James Allen

John Lennon, at the height of his popularity, had his heart captured by one simple word: yes. He was rich, talented, desired and loved by people all over the world and had the option of nearly any woman he wanted. And 'yes' was what did it for him.

He attended an exhibit in England and Yoko Ono was one of the artists. The piece in question was a ladder which led to a tiny sign and a magnifying glass. In order to see what was written on this tiny sign, one had to climb the ladder and look through this magnifying glass. It said, 'Yes'.

One of the most famous couples in popular culture started with 'yes'. Years later John Lennon said that he loved the positive message of the piece and said that if it had been something negative, he wouldn't hav. e been interested in Yoko or her work

It's simple. We say it every day. Many of us shorten it to slang by saying, 'yeah' or 'uh huh' maybe decreasing its decisiveness a little, but still giving a positive response.

Saying yes is an affirmation more than just an agreement. It indicates an openness and welcoming. It is an attitude.

Persuaders love to hear 'yes'.

Self awareness and attitude go hand in hand with persuasion. This requires that you "check in" with yourself and pay special attention to all the signs and feelings we experience.

Walk around all day muttering to yourself, 'People suck. I'll never get what I want. Why can't I ever find a parking space? I can't afford it. I'm too fat. I'm always so tired. . . ,' well, basically you're doomed.

By changing our loops, our negative tapes, for positive ones, and you'll be rewarded immeasurably. It takes a lot of conscious work and can sometimes be uncomfortable.

There have been days when I let negative moods get the better of me. Sometimes it happens without you even knowing it. I'm not normally a complainer. I take action when action is warranted, but I had a bad day not too long ago where I was irritated by absolutely everything. I noticed the ugly paint job on the house down the street, I noticed the horrible driver in traffic. And then something happened that interrupted my (temporary) pattern of negativity. Someone just said, 'Are you okay?' It made me realize that, yeah, I had really been complaining a lot, it had been a bad day. I took a deep cleansing breath, checked in with myself, and intentionally readjusted my attitude. Presto! That ugly paint job was inconsequential.

We are all bound to have 'one of those days'. What is important to remember is that you have a choice in how to respond. Your emotions are all choices. This might be difficult to accept at first, but it's absolutely true. We are in charge of how we respond to external (and internal) events.

Charles Hannel, author of 'The Master Key System', (an incredible study in self-improvement and higher consciousness) said of attitude, "The predominant thought or the mental attitude is the magnet, and the law is that like attracts like, consequently, the mental attitude will invariably attract such conditions as correspond to its nature."

When you reorient yourself to 'yes', you get more 'yes' in return.

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Kenrick Cleveland teaches strategies to earn the business of wealthy prospects using persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in persuasion strategies.

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