Cooper - The Aha! Factor

Thank you for reading!

Dear Reader,

I hope that you enjoyed The Aha! Factor. All the information in this book I have collected personally along my own path and refined through trial and error as well as by working with thousands of clients around the world.

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In gratitude,

Mariana

Mariana M. Cooper is an intuitive life strategist, visionary, mentor and the internationally acclaimed host and Executive Producer of the Aha! Moments Radio Show, which has over 100 episodes on iTunes, and the Aha! World Telesummits, which reach over 85 countries around the globe. Mariana is also the founder of Aha! Moments International, a community and lifestyle brand dedicated to inspiring and educating people in combining the full use of their intuitive energies with practical strategies to live a truly enlightened life.

Mariana has an MBA in Marketing and a BA in psychology and spent over 10 years in corporate America as an executive and consultant working with businesses of all shapes and sizes in the Fortune 100, entertainment and non-profit industries, as well as with a myriad of small businesses and start-ups. She specializes in helping entrepreneurs, marketing teams and executives recognize their intuitive abilities and apply them in practical ways for creative problem solving and dynamic consumer marketing.

In addition to her formal business training and education, Mariana went on a quest to become fluent in the language of her intuition and apply it to everyday life. She studied with Dr. Doreen Virtue and was certified as an Angel Therapy Practitioner as well as an Advanced Medium over 12 years ago. She is a certified Kabbalist and a former Teacher with the Modern Mystery School, as well as a Jikiden Reiki Master. She is also qualified in the Silva Mind Method.

Mariana has appeared on radio and TV, and has published many audio and video courses. She is the author of The Intuitive Living Oracle Cards.

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THE Aha! FACTOR

HOW TO USE YOUR INTUITION
TO GET WHAT YOU DESIRE
AND DESERVE

MARIANA M. COOPER

This edition first published in the UK and USA in 2016 by
Watkins, an imprint of Watkins Media Limited
19 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ

Design and typography copyright Watkins Media Limited 2016
Text and illustrations copyright Mariana M. Cooper 2016

The author has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from the Publishers.

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UK ISBN: 978-1-78028-936-6
US ISBN: 978-1-78028-892-5

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CONTENTS

GRATITUDE

I am not sure where to begin. One of my mottos is, It takes a village to get a book out to the world! And that has proven to be very true.

This book has really taken on a life of its own and has had so many champions along its journey.

First, thank you to my agent Jill Kramer for signing me and being willing to work with a new kid on the block. Also, I am so grateful to Watkins Publishing, including Jo Lal, John Tintera, the design, marketing, promotion and editorial teams and everyone who gave me the red-carpet treatment. Thank you especially for being so collaborative and keeping me involved in the creative process. That made this a wonderful experience. And thank you to the team at Penguin Random House for believing in this book and setting the stage for a great run.

Thank you to my producer, Sam Becker. You have been there for me on every show and you are truly my rock. Thank you for always making me laugh and keeping things going even when everything was blowing up around us!

Thanks to the Real Writers, including Laura Bear, Julie Foster Hedlund and Gregory L. Norris, who put up with me in a very snowy Vermont retreat and took hours to convince me that I could do this too! Your ongoing support, advice, wisdom and love have been invaluable.

I am so grateful to my dear friend and extraordinary photographer Nikki Incandela, for an amazing shoot and getting just the right image for the US cover. I look forward to many more shoots to come.

Thanks to the staff of Barnes & Noble in Clark, New Jersey, who became my family as I wrote this book there day in and day out. You guys were the best support. Thanks for the chai teas, and your encouragement and willingness to help me procrastinate when I really was stir crazy and needed a good laugh.

Thanks to my friends and family, Mom and Dad, who put up with all of the ups and downs, mood swings, shutdowns and triumphs that come along with the creative process. I am so grateful for your love and support.

Special thanks to all of my teachers along this journey, especially Sandra Anne Taylor, Lee Carroll, Dr. Doreen Virtue, Carol Look, Allison Hayes, the late Dr. Alicia Stanton, Kere T. Atlan and so many more for guiding me along my way and believing in me.

I also would especially like to thank Dr. Dain Heer. Your unconditional care and attention have been the wind beneath my wings and I have jumped huge hurdles with your tireless support. For that I am so grateful.

And, finally, I say thank you to every client and audience member I have had. Without you all I would not have written this book. Thanks for your love, enthusiasm and willingness to always reach for something more. I hope that this book will be a help to you for years to come.

INTRODUCTION

H ave you ever worked really hard to achieve something you truly desired and believed in, only to be met with self-doubt, constant obstacles, setbacks and confusion? Or felt like there was this quiet inner voice calling you forward but your logic and practical mindset swiped at it and killed the inspiration just as it was about to bubble over into action?

Perhaps you have flirted with the romantic notion of trusting your intuition and going for what you most want and even took action in that direction, but hit up against major detours or flat-out failure? Gun-shy became your middle name and mediocrity once again climbed into the wagon by your side.