Author: Matthew Ferry
Matthew Ferry is a spiritual teacher, master coach, and best-selling author. Since 1993, he has helped thousands of high-performing professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives transcend fear, quiet their minds, and create what he calls Enlightened Prosperity™—success without stress. His signature methodology, The Rapid Enlightenment Process™, has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal for Advanced Social Sciences. He is the author of Quiet Mind Epic Life, creator of the Mental Journey To Millions, a 2x TEDx speaker and best-selling author.
People are liars. Why do I say that? Simple. In general, people will NOT tell you what they really think. Let me give you an example. One of my sons tends to be negative by nature. His default style of communication implies things are bad or wrong. It’s so ingrained in him that he naturally starts many of his sentences with “The problem is…” or “No, it’s…” Even the most benign issues are subject to his criticism and judgment. Which is fine except Kristen and I find ourselves reacting his negativity all the time. For example. Kristen will say “Hey…
As a student and teacher of influential language patterns for over two decades, I love setting intentions. The other day a gentleman named Ed emailed me one of his intentions: To believe in my ability to consistently produce the results needed for success, regardless of the Market or my circumstances. Very powerful stuff. I really like how Ed is accountable for his success, no matter what. This is a trait of a high producer. And, yet something in his intention caught my attention… The word “consistently.” Check out the perspective I shared with Ed about the concept of “consistency.” Hey…
About a week ago I sent you an email titled Yes, you are that powerful. (If you missed it, click here to read it on my blog.) After reading it Ash Stevens had a major ah-ha moment. And, she agreed to let me share it. Before you read her email below, I want you to think about an area of your life where you are stuck… or tolerating… or just not satisfied with how it’s going. For Ash, it was with her husband. As you are about to witness, she took my words to heart, took responsibility for the way…
My son is forgetful. For example, he has developed a nasty habit of forgetting things at home that he needs at school. Which in itself, isn’t really an issue… except he has an accomplice making sure this habit stays intact: his mom. Every time he forgets something, she saves the day. She brings him whatever it is that he needs – whenever he needs it. So, he has learned that he has the luxury of being forgetful. Meaning, he doesn’t have to be responsible. And what I am noticing is that it’s really screwing him up. He’s figured out that…