Joe Vitale - Expect Miracles: The Missing Secret to Astounding Success

Copyright 2008 Expect Miracles

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Dedicated to the Divine

As with every book Ive ever written, many people supported and encouraged me in the process. Nerissa, my life partner and love, is always there for me and always feeding the critters so that I can keep writing. I thank Rhonda Byrne, creator of the movie The Secret, for putting me in her amazing film so new people would hear of my work and want a book like this one. Suzanne Burns, my key assistant, makes my daily life easier so I can focus on writing. Close friends gave me support and advice. They include Bill Hibbler, Pat OBryan, Craig Perrine, Peter Wink and Cindy Cashman. My dear friend and fellow crusader of the light, Mark Ryan, is always supportive of my projects. Victoria Schaefer is totally supportive of me and my work and is a priceless friend. I thank Dee Burks for her writing and editing skills. I, of course, thank Sanjay Burman for his belief in me and for publishing this book. Finally, Im grateful to the Divine for allowing me to do what I do. If Im forgetting anyone and I probably am, I apologize. I love you all.

All this, Dont worry, be happy junk is total nonsense. You only tell people they can change their lives to make a buck. Youre nothing but a salesman preying on innocent and delusional people.

While I dont hear comments like this one everyday, I do hear them. I dont live any sort of sheltered existence and Im very aware of people who look on the whole field of self-development as total crapola. One frequently asked question I get is, If this stuff is real, then why doesnt it work for me? The truth is, it does and its working right now, but because youre still being held back by your own limiting beliefs, you feel that it isnt working. I know you may think this is some kind of circular logic designed to provide no real answers; its anything but. The real answer is, its you and its always been you. You decide what youre worthy of, you decide how you choose to view life and you determine your own success or failure.

No matter how many seminars you attend or self help books you buy, youll only go as far as your limiting beliefs will allow you to. Have you ever set a goal to lose 40 pounds, but only lost twenty? Have you ever tried to make $100,000 and only made $25,000? Have you ever wanted a BMW, yet still drive a Pinto? Your limiting beliefs tell your mind what is probable, rather than possible. The idea of expecting miracles is to open your life to unlimited possibility and reach those goals that may have eluded you so far.

This isnt to imply that it will be easy. I know what its like to sleep in public restrooms because I had no where else to go. I know what its like to owe money to everyone and their dog. Ive sat in the front seat of the worst clunker car you can imagine and hoped against hope that it would start just one more time. If youd asked me at the time if I was responsible for these situations, I would have probably said, Absolutely not. After literally decades of wallowing in self pity, I realized that the problem was me; it was always me. Not only was I responsible for these situations, I had actually created them.

This may not have been what you expected to read on the first pages of a book called Expect Miracles, but its the truth. There are no techniques that will help you if you refuse to be helped. If youre not willing to look within yourself and get clear of your limiting beliefs, then youll never know the abundance of miracles waiting to happen in your life.

Theres no denying that miraculous events now happen to me every day. I attract them and expect them and they happen. Im frequently asked by people how to attract miracles to their own lives and I can honestly say that you already experience miracles; we all do. That call from a long lost friend that youve been thinking about, the contractor you run into at the grocery store the day after your fence blows down or the refund from your doctor for overpayment of services are all minor miracles. Small events that appear in your lives almost daily are attracted by you, if you but choose to notice them. Many people push these little happenings aside or chalk them up to coincidence. Call it what you will, they still happen and if you choose to allow it, even bigger miracles can be attracted into your life.

My life has been and continues to be a wonderful adventure full of miracles that move me swiftly along the path to success and continual learning. Over the last few years, many of the concepts that I have written about in my books, such as The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and The Missing Key have been used by many people with great success and they frequently email me their stories of miracles; many of which you will read in this book. But there are also occasionally emails from people who say they have tried my methods and nothing happened. They outline the intentions they set, the actions they took and even the events that then convinced them it wasnt working. They want to know why.

I decided to write this book because there is a key element that these people and many others are missing. It is common for people to say they want something; to be rich, to drive a hot sports car or they want to own the big house on the hill. However, locked within them are a whole slew of limiting beliefs that produce a constant stream of negative talk and may sound something like this:

I dont deserve to be rich.

Rich people are thieves.

A hot car would get me killed.

My wife will think Im having a mid life crisis.

If I buy a big house, everyone will want to borrow money from me.

Ill feel guilty if I have a lot and others dont.

This negative self talk reveals the limiting beliefs that exist within your mind. Though you may say that you want to be rich, your limiting beliefs prevent you from attracting wealth. They become what I call counter intentions. Though you may say you have an intention to improve an area of your life, these counter intentions constantly pull you back from reaching your goal. Thus, you only lose 20 lbs. instead of 40, earn $25,000 instead of $100,000 and feel humiliated every time your Pinto backfires.

Its important to realize that there may be some counter intentions that are more persistent than others. This is especially true if youve tried some other personal development programs and been disappointed with the results; indicating that your beliefs are deep rooted and may take more time and work to overcome. But it can be done.

As you move through the steps presented in this book, youll discover how to identify the limiting beliefs lurking in your mind and finally rid yourself of them. This opens the door to the miracles of wealth and abundance waiting to flow into your life.

I live in the beautiful hill country of Texas and one of my favorite activities is to relax in the hot tub outside in the evening and gaze up at the stars. Those are the same stars that witnessed my decline into homelessness decades ago, the same ones that watched me struggle and claw my way out of poverty and the same stars that saw my triumphs and fabulous success once I learned to expect miracles in my life. This truth exists as proof to me that the awesome spectacle of the universe doesnt change; it exists as it always has and is available for all who choose to partake of its bounty. I chose to change and my life has become and continues to become, more than I ever could have imagined or dreamed.