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		<title>Apology from my heart to yours&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi there,
This feels important for me to share with you&#8230;
This weekend, I had a powerful realization about something that has probably effected both of us.
&#8230; It&#8217;s about being OUT-OF-ALIGNMENT, and what that does to your focus.

What are your thoughts? Please share&#8230;I would love to hear from you.
Much love,
Max
P.S. Here is the LINK to the event [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there,</p>
<p>This feels important for me to share with you&#8230;</p>
<p>This weekend, I had a powerful realization about something that has probably effected both of us.</p>
<p>&#8230; It&#8217;s about being <strong>OUT-OF-ALIGNMENT</strong>, and what that does to your focus.</p>
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<p>What are your thoughts? Please share&#8230;I would love to hear from you.</p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Max</p>
<p>P.S. Here is the <a href="http://embodytantra.com/" target="_blank">LINK</a> to the event from this weekend. She&#8217;s amazing!!</p>
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		<title>Life is such a wild ride&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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&#8220;I have a funny story to tell you that&#8217;s a mix of divine comedy and paradoxical satire.&#8221; 
Earlier this week, I said goodbye to my Los Angeles home and packed up to head down South to a little town called Carmel Valley. It&#8217;s a special place that&#8217;s right on the perimeter of a city called [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://getselfcentered.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/suburbia.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-713" title="suburbia" src="http://getselfcentered.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/suburbia-300x200.jpg" alt="suburbia 300x200 Life is such a wild ride..." width="215" height="143" /></a></p>
<p><em><strong>&#8220;I have a funny story to tell you that&#8217;s a mix of divine comedy and paradoxical satire.&#8221; </strong></em></p>
<p>Earlier this week, I said goodbye to my Los Angeles home and packed up to head down South to a little town called Carmel Valley. It&#8217;s a special place that&#8217;s right on the perimeter of a city called Del Mar, which is about a mile and half away from my dad&#8217;s home (and my family)&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; and if you were to ask me a nice way to describe the new neighborhood, I would say &#8220;<em>suburbia</em>&#8220;.</p>
<p>Which <em><strong>makes me laugh</strong></em>, because I went from living in one of the hippest and most happening areas in Los Angeles (Santa Monica) to almost overnight, being in track-home central surrounded by family parks and screaming kids.</p>
<p>&#8230; But I&#8217;m close to my dad&#8230;and that&#8217;s really all that matters right now.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">So laugh with me&#8230;</span></h3>
<p>&#8230; Because that&#8217;s really the best way to handle a situation like this&#8230;.with comedy.</p>
<p><em><strong>Seriously, can you see how hilarious and interesting life is!?!? </strong></em>If my so-called &#8220;plans&#8221; unfolded the way my consciousness was intending, I would currently be living on the tropical island of Maui (Hawaii) on a large plot of land surrounded by fruit trees and waterfalls&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; And instead, I am here, right now, in San Diego, in a big house, with a nice yard, and new carpet. What a trip&#8230;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">So what&#8217;s the point?</span></h3>
<p>&#8230; You may be thinking to yourself (because that&#8217;s what I would be doing if I was reading this&#8230;.haha).</p>
<p><strong>The point is that life is mysterious, magical, and un-known</strong>. No matter how much you attempt to predict and control your circumstances, it is absolutely inevitable that, at some point, something will happen that will dramatically and drastically shift you from your course.</p>
<p>And guess what&#8230;.there is nothing you can do about it.</p>
<p>So the question is not: &#8220;<em>how do you prevent these types of things from happening?</em>&#8221; but rather &#8220;<em>how are you going to handle them when they do?</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8230; Are you going to <em><strong>dwell in your story</strong></em>, and take every opportunity to attract sympathy and remorse from others (because they will give it to you)?</p>
<p>&#8230; Or are you going to experience the circumstance fully, learn every lesson that you can, and take every opportunity to <em><strong>transmute this energy into something good and useful</strong></em>?</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Because&#8230;</span></h3>
<p>What I have learned over the years is that life is nothing more than a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">perspective</span>&#8230; A vantage point&#8230; A string of decisions.</p>
<p>&#8230; And how enjoyable, rich, happy, loving, and grateful you are comes down to one thing&#8230; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>what perspective you take</strong></span>..</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>So here&#8217;s my question to you? </strong></span></h3>
<p><em><strong>How are you going to handle your current reality?</strong></em></p>
<p>&#8230; Are you going to see your circumstances as a barrier to the fulfillment of your desires?</p>
<p>Or are you going to find a way turn them into something positive, something useful, that lights a fire under you to really help people in a way that you never have before&#8230;with courage and passion.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Because I&#8217;ll be honest with you&#8230;</span></h3>
<p>That is exactly what I feel like is happening to me these days.</p>
<p>As time feels more and more precious, and as I am faced with even more challenging, crazy, unexpected circumstances&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; <strong>I feel an even deeper sense of duty, purpose, and responsibility </strong>to share these profound life-lessons with you, in a way that you really get, in the hopes that they will help you experience more happiness, joy, fulfillment in your life immediately&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; because this brings me great joy.</p>
<p>Which, if you can see, is pretty amazing  because for so long, business has been such a source of pain and suffering for so many people. Yet today, it can be the very thing that brings you an exceptional amount of joy and comfort&#8230;even in times of intense pain and transformation.</p>
<p>&#8230; Which is why I am so passionate and committed to teaching you everything I can so you can create a business that gives you this same freedom and opportunity.</p>
<p>Because I&#8217;ll say this: Between being able to share these stories with you, and having an absolute kick-ass awesome team that continues to drive our business forward in remarkably powerful ways&#8230;</p>
<p>I am grateful. Truly. Deeply. Authentically <img src='http://getselfcentered.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' title="Life is such a wild ride..." /> </p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Share your thoughts&#8230;</span></h3>
<p>If this personal letter inspired you, angered you, excited you, comforted you, or made you feel funny (no, not the sliding down the rope in gym class kinda funny)&#8230;</p>
<p>Please leave a comment below.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t tell you how much I enjoy reading your expressions.</p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Max</p>
<p>P.S. As of this morning, we had 12 spots left for <a href="http://getcenteredfast.com/"><em><strong>Get Centered Fast</strong></em></a>&#8230;.so I imagine they will be gone by the end of the weekend. If you need support in shaping a life perspective that serves you, <a href="http://getcenteredfast.com/" target="_self">CLICK HERE</a> to watch the short video&#8230;</p>
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		<title>How to get centered in the midst of chaos&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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With my father&#8217;s recent life-threatening situation, many people have asked about how I can stay so remarkably centered and focused in the midst of such an ultra challenging and uncertain time.
And that answer to that question is something that is more close and dear to my heart than just about anything I teach or talk [...]]]></description>
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<p>With my father&#8217;s recent <a href="http://getselfcentered.com/blog/please-watch-special-private-video-from-max/" target="_blank">life-threatening situation</a>, many people have asked about how I can stay so remarkably centered and focused in the midst of such an ultra challenging and uncertain time.</p>
<p>And that answer to that question is something that is <em><strong>more close and dear to my heart</strong></em> than just about anything I teach or talk about.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Let me tell you a story&#8230;</span></h2>
<p>I was born in 1982, which makes me 27 as of today. For some of you, that might come as a shock that someone so young could build a 7-figure business so quickly (there&#8217;s <strong>a clear reason</strong> for this&#8230;which I will explain later in this story).</p>
<p>You see&#8230;</p>
<p>Growing up, my parents practiced things that seemed totally <strong>BIZARRE</strong> and <strong>FOREIGN</strong> to the western world. They would eat vegetarian meals, chant Sanskrit mantras, talk about the expansion of consciousness&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">meditate</span> for hours every day.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">And boy, did people think it was weird. </span></h2>
<p>Yet there was something funny that people just couldn&#8217;t put their finger on. Even though my parents did these strange and unorthodox things, they were so kind and supportive&#8230;they would embrace you, they would comfort you, and they would take care of you.</p>
<p><strong>And it didn&#8217;t stop there! </strong></p>
<p>They stood for these practices and this way of life. My father<a href="http://www.chopra.com/aboutus" target="_blank"> joined forces with Deepak Chopra</a>, authored 12 books, and became one of the world&#8217;s leading experts for integrating mind-body medicine into our western paradigm.</p>
<p>My mom devoted her life to being an influential part of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement, and taught every person she could about how to find inner connection and peace.</p>
<p>&#8230; Not to mention that she was an exceptional mother who focused her energy on raising me with these tools and practices as a daily part of my life.</p>
<p>You see, they were both so utterly focused on bringing these tools to the world in an <strong>easy-to-embrace</strong>, <strong>easy-to-digest </strong>way.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">And mind you&#8230; </span></h2>
<p>This was <span style="text-decoration: underline;">WAY BEFORE</span> any of this was even close to being accepted. It&#8217;s a little difficult to comprehend, but really get that there were no yoga studios in every town, magazines weren&#8217;t talking about the life-changing benefits of meditation, and being a vegetarian was almost like a rebellion.</p>
<p>Yet what my parents did exceptionally well, <strong>and trained me to do even better</strong>, was to take foreign, new, seemingly hard to understand and embrace concepts and tools, and translate them in a way that people could easily digest and absorb.</p>
<p>&#8230; to take things that most thought they could (or would) never do, and show them how easy it could be to integrate them into life and experience profound mental and physical breakthroughs.</p>
<p><strong>So this became my focus.</strong></p>
<p>I would learn new tools, sit with different masters, and have new experiences&#8230; and then I would FOCUS on discovering the most powerful and precise way to make this wisdom more easily accessible to the people around me.</p>
<p>In a strange way, I&#8217;ve always known that this was my purpose in life&#8230;To make it <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>easier</strong></span> for people to assimilate great knowledge and wisdom.</p>
<p>So when I became the YOUNGEST instructor in the history of The Chopra Center while building their products division into a multi-million dollar business, I was known as &#8220;the mini David Simon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Funny&#8230;that used to bug me&#8230;.but now it seems like the greatest honor of all times.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">And this is where I trained thousands&#8230;</span></h2>
<p>Through my time as the lead educator at the Chopra Center, I helped people from all around the world to learn the tools and techniques that would change their lives forever&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; I taught people how to <strong>quiet their endless mind chatter</strong> and experience new levels of clarity and focus.</p>
<p>&#8230; I showed people how to connect to a space inside that was <strong>free from limitations</strong> and old stories.</p>
<p>&#8230; I gave people direct access to their field of pure potential, where they could <strong>easily</strong> <strong>manifest their deepest intentions and desires.</strong></p>
<p>&#8230; I helped people to <strong>feel comfortable and satisfied in their body</strong>, in ways they had never been before.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">And I was no exception&#8230;</span></h2>
<p>Every day, I would use these very same tools, without fail, no matter what&#8230;</p>
<p>And when it came time for me to leave my nice comfortable job at the Chopra Center to start my own business and take the leap into total uncertainty, <strong>I used these tools to keep me calm</strong>.</p>
<p>As I struggled, and struggled, and struggled in my first years of my business and watched as my life savings drained down to nothing because of poor choices and a lack of knowledge about how to be successful as an entrepreneur, <strong>I used these tools to keep me in a space of trust and moving forward</strong>.</p>
<p>And as I finally locked into my unique genius, my life purpose, and my business started accelerating at such a pace that quite frankly scared me because of how fast things were moving, <strong>I used these tools to remain open and focused, taking one step forward at a time</strong>.</p>
<p>Now I don&#8217;t talk about it very much, but I believe without a question of a doubt that the tools are the FUNDAMENTAL ingredient for my success as an entrepreneur.</p>
<p>Because they give me the power to move forward, even when everything feels intensely uncertain. Because they give me the clarity to make right decisions, quickly. Because they give me a sense of calm and peace, even though the world around me is seeming to reflect a different perspective.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">I&#8217;m sharing this with you because&#8230;</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Later on this week, for the first time ever, I am going to sharing these tools with you in a new program I created called &#8220;<span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Get Centered Fast</strong></span>.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In my eyes, this is a truly one-of-a-kind body of knowledge that has drawn from my years of experience as a teacher at The Chopra Center and my experience of becoming a successful entrepreneur.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>It is the perfect tool </strong>for the busy mind, who never has enough time, and is always looking to accomplish more.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230; and the best news is that I am making it truly accessible to EVERYONE, regardless of your current financial state. This knowledge is too important to hold back&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The complete details will show up in your inbox soon, assuming you are an inside member of this tribe (<em>you can sign up at the very top of this page if you are not</em>).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I believe this is something that will benefit you in the deepest and most profound ways&#8230;and I look forward to seeing you thrive with this support.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">This program is now available for you. <a href="http://getcenteredfast.com/">Click here</a> to check it out&#8230;</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Much love,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Max</p>
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		<title>Comment below now. Then I&#8217;ll move at LIGHT SPEED for you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based upon all the beautiful responses from the last video, it&#8217;s clear that you want a step-by-step &#8220;Launch Blueprint&#8221;. So if you answer a few simple questions (below), I will put my heart and soul into getting this done for you fast. Now is the time, and this feels more important to me than ever.

Please [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Based upon all the beautiful responses from the <a href="http://getselfcentered.com/blog/please-watch-special-private-video-from-max/" target="_blank">last video</a>, it&#8217;s clear that you want a step-by-step &#8220;Launch Blueprint&#8221;. So if you answer a few simple questions (below), I will put my heart and soul into getting this <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>done for you fast</strong></span>. Now is the time, and this feels more important to me than ever.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Please answer these questions with the most amount of detail possible. The more specific you are, the more I can give you EXACTLY what you need to be successful.</p>
<h3><em>1. What do you want to know <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">MOST</span> </strong>about creating a mega-successful launch?</em></h3>
<h3><em>2. What kind of results would make you <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">really happy</span></strong>?</em></h3>
<h3><em>3. Is there anything that worries you or might make it difficult for you to do your launch?</em></h3>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Please answer these questions now.</span></strong> When you do, I will move at LIGHT SPEED to create the content and programs to help you. Comment below&#8230;</p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Max</p>
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		<title>PLEASE WATCH &#8211; Special Private Video From Max</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Please leave a comment below&#8230;it&#8217;s very important.</p>
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		<title>Are you stuck (and you don&#8217;t even know it)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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After what was arguably the most intense business growth period of my life, I arrived in Maui yesterday for a 10-day personal retreat.
And while I&#8217;ve got some great story&#8217;s to share with you about this (later), there&#8217;s a much greater purpose behind this post&#8230;.
&#8230;About why you might be stuck at a certain success plateau and [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">After what was arguably the most intense business growth period of my life, I arrived in Maui yesterday for a 10-day personal retreat.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And while I&#8217;ve got some great story&#8217;s to share with you about this (later), there&#8217;s a much greater purpose behind this post&#8230;.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230;About <strong>why you might be stuck at a certain success plateau</strong> and not even know it.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>To prove it, let me tell you a personal story.</strong></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Currently, I reside in Los Angeles, CA&#8230; and to be honest, it&#8217;s not really where I want to live anymore (and I&#8217;ve felt this way for at least 9 months).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So with this level of clarity, you might ask yourself: <em>&#8220;So why the heck have you stayed there for so long Max (you idiot)</em>?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And I&#8217;ll tell you why&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Because despite the fact that it has been uncomfortable, I&#8217;m already there! Meaning, even though it&#8217;s not the best case scenario, I&#8217;m already familiar with it so there is a certain level of comfort and dependability staying put.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Which if you go to a deeper level, really means that I have a <strong>fear of change</strong>&#8230;<strong>of the unknown</strong>&#8230;.<strong>of being in uncertainty</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230; which is why taking a leap into something new can feel more intimidating and scary than dealing with your current reality.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Can you relate?</strong></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">So here&#8217;s what I have done to START to shift my reality&#8230;</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>I&#8217;ve put my notice in to leave Santa Monica <strong>without a clue </strong>about where I&#8217;m going to call home next&#8230;</li>
<li>I&#8217;ve asked my assistant to sell or give away pretty much everything I own (gotta love detachment)&#8230;</li>
<li>I&#8217;ve returned to Maui to lock into a creative, visionary space and figure out what I really want&#8230;</li>
<li>I&#8217;m doing a WHOLE LOT of meditation and yoga to stay centered and clear (this is necessary)&#8230;</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Why am I sharing this with you?</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Because if you&#8217;re reading this right now, I imagine <strong>you&#8217;re a lot like me</strong>. You see yourself as a visionary. You have a big bold desire to make a difference in the world. You prize freedom as your highest value&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230; And, <em><strong>you have become pretty comfortable in your discomfort</strong></em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So while you know that it&#8217;s possible for you to have more success, more wealth, more freedom, and more impact&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8230; The steps necessary for you to get there seems more challenging and intense than actually staying exactly where you are.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And in case you didn&#8217;t get this message loud and clear as you read this, understand that this pesky little resistance to change is also the EXACT reason for why you have not created the wealth, freedom, and impact you desire.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Because if you want these things, and you don&#8217;t have them right now, that&#8217;s definitely a sign that it&#8217;s time for a major shift&#8230;</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Right?</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">If your asking &#8220;<em>OK Max, what do I do from there then</em>?&#8221; And here&#8217;s my response:</p>
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li><strong>Allow yourself to suffer.</strong> I know that sounds intense, but one of the things I say ALL THE TIME is &#8220;<em>You won&#8217;t change until you suffer enough</em>.&#8221; Because until you really FEEL the discomfort, you won&#8217;t have the URGENCY to do things differently. So start by allowing yourself to really feel the frustration of your circumstance. It will be excellent motivation to change&#8230;</li>
<li><strong>Get out of your environment. </strong>The reason I take SO MANY little trips away is because it always helps me get a bigger perspective&#8230;and fast. If you&#8217;re feeling stuck, plan a mini-weekend retreat. Just get away. Go some place quiet. Some place with nature. Just GO! You&#8217;ll see how STUCK you really are by your resistance to leaving quickly&#8230;.even if it&#8217;s just for a few days.</li>
<li><strong>Immerse yourself in learning. </strong>Whenever I don&#8217;t know what to do, I become an excellent STUDENT again. Go to courses, listen to audio programs, read books, etc. People create these things in their moments of sheer brilliance. When you&#8217;re not feeling that way, utilize their amazing resources as your guidance tools.As a total side note, <a href="http://www.SuccessManifestors.com/Simon/invite " target="_blank">this</a> is an AWESOME opportunity for you to learn from some &#8220;ordinary&#8221; people who are doing extraordinary things&#8230;</li>
<li><strong>Surround yourself with Enlightened Entrepreneurs. </strong>I&#8217;ll say it once and I&#8217;ll say it again. Most people think you are crazy for taking the risks you do, standing in your truth the way you do, and driving your business forward the way you do. We don&#8217;t. We appreciate it, support it, and encourage it. So when you say you need space, to clarify, to re-charge, to get-away&#8230;.we get it&#8230;.and that gives you permission to go with it.</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I could go on and on about this&#8230;.but I&#8217;m going to remove myself from my addiction to create content for you and go swim in the ocean instead. In a funny way, that feels more scary and challenging to me than continuing to create stuff like this for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So if you enjoyed this and got something of value, please share your thoughts below.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Much love,</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Max</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">P.S. Got any great people for me to connect with while I&#8217;m here in Maui?</p>
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		<title>What I learned from the most successful event of my life&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That was, without a question of a doubt, the most powerful, TRANSFORMATIONAL, fun, and successful event of my entire life!
I mean WOW! Double WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!!!
Not only was it our BIGGEST and most PROFITABLE event to date, but it was also filled with the most love, gratitude, and connection from the people in attendance [...]]]></description>
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<p>That was, without a question of a doubt, the most <strong>powerful</strong>, <strong>TRANSFORMATIONAL</strong>, <strong>fun</strong>, and <strong>successful</strong> event of my entire life!</p>
<p>I mean WOW! Double WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!!!</p>
<p>Not only was it our BIGGEST and most PROFITABLE event to date, but it was also filled with the most love, gratitude, and connection from the people in attendance (the tribe). In fact, watch this short video from some of the people who were there to get a feeling of what really took place&#8230;</p>
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<p>WOW! You see what I mean?</p>
<p>And because you probably weren&#8217;t one of the lucky few to be there in person, let me share with you some of the most valuable and juicy lessons I learned from this last Sold-Out Seminar Secrets event that will DEFINITELY support your business growth:</p>
<p>1) <strong>The fastest way to become a recognized global leader</strong> (and a successful entrepreneur) is to stand for something that you truly believe in, and be 1000% willing shout out your truth to all those who will listen. You see, most people are really passionate about what they do, yet they are so afraid to take a stand for what they believe in because they want to be liked by all (and thus, don&#8217;t want to turn anyone off).</p>
<p>Throughout the weekend, I watched as people became more and more confident about what they were doing and who they were here to serve until their presence, energy, and voice was so captivating, so powerful, and so attractive that it was  EASY to see why they would be successful from this point forward&#8230;.at least to the people who were excited (and ready) to listen.</p>
<p>2)<strong> If you have a huge heart but you&#8217;ve been holding back</strong> because you&#8217;re afraid that business and love don&#8217;t mix&#8230;.get over it. That holding back energy is what is preventing you from making the biggest difference. This was a big theme at the event, because so many people were told to hide themselves in business. They were told nonsense lies like: <em>&#8220;You can&#8217;t have a big heart and make money. You have to be tough.&#8221; </em></p>
<p><strong>I call B*LLSH*T!! </strong></p>
<p>Once again, we saw people that had been trained to use certain tactics and follow certain guidelines to grow their business that weren&#8217;t in alignment with their core truth&#8230;.and in the process, they lost their connection to their heart and soul. Yet when we gave them permission (and the right tools) to bring their loving &amp; passionate energy back into their business, we watched these people LIGHT UP and become magnets to the people they serve.</p>
<p>In fact, one woman just sent me a note this morning that she has already generated $10,000 in new business IN JUST TWO DAYS from what she learned at our event&#8230;.and to make that even sweeter, she&#8217;s never even had a $10,000 month!</p>
<p>3)<strong> You can&#8217;t build a business by being concerned about what other people will think of you. </strong>When you focus your energy and attention on what you&#8217;re afraid of, all you see are the opportunities to reinforce those fears.</p>
<p>Instead, become determined and focused on your vision to serve a specific tribe and move forward regardless of what some people might say. You are in business to serve your people, not impress your peers or satisfy your family. Sometimes you will get it right, sometimes you will get it wrong. That&#8217;s not the point.</p>
<p>The point is to create and follow your own vision. If you don&#8217;t, you will waste way too much time and energy worrying about what others think&#8230;.and that&#8217;s no way to live your life or grow your business.</p>
<p>Lastly, <strong>it&#8217;s critically important to surround yourself with Enlightened Entrepreneurs</strong>, at all times. Most people think you&#8217;re crazy for doing what you do, for taking risks, for stepping into your power. We don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>When you are around people who inspire you, motivate you, teach you, and support you&#8230;you have permission to play a bigger game. You get courage. You get gusto. And that is EXACTLY what you need to make a difference in this world.</p>
<p><strong>In fact, it&#8217;s absolutely imperative. </strong></p>
<p>So&#8230;.if you were at the event, please leave a comment to share your experience with the rest of the tribe. I&#8217;m sure everyone would love to hear your take-away.</p>
<p>If you didn&#8217;t make this round, please share your thoughts about this post&#8230;</p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Max</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s been a quick minute since I wrote my last blog for you&#8230;
&#8230; and it pains me to admit that, because writing these personal letters to you is one of the absolute favorite parts of my life.
Yet there&#8217;s a reason (like there always is in our distorted mind&#8217;s) as to why I have been so [...]]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s been a quick minute since I wrote my last blog for you&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; and <strong>it pains me</strong> to admit that, because writing these personal letters to you is one of the absolute favorite parts of my life.</p>
<p>Yet there&#8217;s a reason <em>(like there always is in our distorted mind&#8217;s)</em> as to why I have been so distracted from the very thing I love the most (which is sharing with you in this intimate way)&#8230;</p>
<p>Because in the last 30 days, we have:</p>
<ul>
<li>Experienced our first six-figure internet launch, <strong>generating over $110,500 in 8 days</strong> (wow&#8230;even I&#8217;m a little amazed by that one).</li>
<li>Come home from <a href="http://getselfcentered.com/blog/is-it-really-possible-to-live-the-dream-life-the-paradise-experiment/" target="_blank">our month long adventure in Maui</a> to re-integrate into the chaos that is Los Angeles.</li>
<li>Hire two new members into our amazing team (and begin to train them) while shifting around everyone else&#8217;s role to ensure each person is playing at their highest.</li>
<li>Been BOMBARDED by speaking requests, partnership proposals, and coaching inquires to play with other high-level leaders (more to come on this later).</li>
<li>Created ALL of the content for the <a href="http://soldoutseminarsecrets.com/closed/" target="_blank">Sold-Out Seminar Secrets</a> coaching program as well as the $5,000 live event happening June 3-5 in San Diego (this is going to be mind-blowing!!).</li>
<li>Led our own private Mastermind retreat for the powerful and amazing members of our Enlightened Entrepreneurs Club.</li>
<li>And a whole lot more&#8230;</li>
</ul>
<p>Geez&#8230;I get a little overwhelmed just writing all of this (haha).</p>
<p><em><strong>So, what does this mean to you?</strong></em></p>
<p>Well, there&#8217;s a SUPER IMPORTANT lesson in this experience that we can both learn from&#8230;and if it&#8217;s OK with you, I&#8217;m going to be totally transparent with you right now to unveil it.</p>
<p>Ok&#8230;..ready?</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH STUFF TO HANDLE IN ONE MONTH!!!!</strong></h3>
<p>Like seriously&#8230;.<em>what was I thinking?</em></p>
<p>Every good opportunity that came up, we said YES to. Every time we were making a big decision, we went for gold. Every choice we made, we decided to play full out. You could say that we have been kicking a$$ and taking names (oh ya!).</p>
<p>Now I can hear you saying to yourself: &#8220;But wait a minute, that all sounds good. What&#8217;s the problem Max?&#8221;</p>
<p>On one hand, you&#8217;re right&#8230;this is all really good stuff. Yet I have a philosophy that I picked up from my very first coach (James Malinchak) that goes like this: <em>&#8220;<strong>Design your business around your life, not your life around your business.</strong>&#8221; </em></p>
<p>And let me just tell you my friend that over the last month, my life has been 100% designed around my business (yuck!)&#8230;.which means that I haven&#8217;t had time to do any of the things I love.</p>
<p>My meditation practice has been cut short. My yoga practice has suffered. I haven&#8217;t seen my friends. Heck, I barely had enough time to talk with my mom (sorry mom).</p>
<p>And truth be told&#8230;.I&#8217;m exhausted (which is just strange for me to say because I haven&#8217;t allowed myself to get into this place&#8230;.well&#8230;..ever).</p>
<p>You see, you can always experience more success. There will always be more opportunities. You can always take your business to the next level.</p>
<p><strong>Yet you can NEVER get back your time. </strong>Ever.</p>
<p>So while I am EXTREMELY PROUD about what we accomplished over the last little period, I never want to let my business take over my life again&#8230;.because it&#8217;s just not worth it.</p>
<p>And there&#8217;s such a fine line between playing full out and sacrificing yourself. And now that I&#8217;m just about on the other end of this bumpy road, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve learned about how to better manage situations like this in the future:</p>
<p>1) Before making decisions about new opportunities, <strong>step back and ask yourself </strong>the question: &#8220;Do I really have space to do this well without compromising the other parts of my life that are important?&#8221; Understand that pretty much everything you do (especially if it&#8217;s the first time) will take up to 50% longer than you expected.</p>
<p>2) Do you have the support and infrastructure in place to properly handle this NEW opportunity without making everyone crazy? If you don&#8217;t have enough help right up front,<strong> bring new people on-board before you begin </strong>instead of in the middle of the project. It&#8217;s a whole lot harder to get help once your train has already left the station.</p>
<p>3) <strong>Say NO.</strong> Being available to everyone else without taking care of yourself is a BAD move, because you can&#8217;t serve anyone if you don&#8217;t have the energy, space, or attention to do it with 100% presence and focus.</p>
<p>4) <strong>Discern between your fear of doing something new and your clarity that it&#8217;s too much</strong>. It&#8217;s OK to say no if you simply can&#8217;t handle the extra work, and it&#8217;s OK to say YES if you&#8217;re just afraid about stepping up.</p>
<p>So&#8230;.after all this, I finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our SOLD-OUT event is next weekend, the content is about 90% complete, and our new team members have really hit the ground running (yay team awesome).</p>
<p>And once we&#8217;re officially on the other side of this crazy ride, I&#8217;m really excited to dive back into creating a plethora of great content and videos for you. I have learned SO MUCH about what it really takes to make BIG money by helping other people in the last few months&#8230;so I&#8217;m eager to share it with you.</p>
<p>Cool?</p>
<p><strong>Cool&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Now it&#8217;s your turn to share.</p>
<p><strong>If you&#8217;ve ever experienced a time in your life where you really had to stretch, and came out of it with some great stories, please share them below. I would love to hear your crazy tales&#8230;<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Max</p>
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		<title>Is your BUT getting in the way?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can tell by my tone in this video, Hawaii is pretty sweet.
&#8230; and it&#8217;s really exciting to see what we&#8217;re creating in this tropical paradise as we hold the intention to get stuff done fast and go on as many amazing adventures as we can.
If you&#8217;ve ever had the desire to do something [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you can tell by my tone in this video, Hawaii is pretty sweet.</p>
<p>&#8230; and it&#8217;s really exciting to see what we&#8217;re creating in this tropical paradise as we hold the intention to get stuff done fast and go on as many amazing adventures as we can.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve ever had the desire to do something like this, meaning to travel around the world and still make a powerful impact, I think you&#8217;ll really get a lot out of this video.</p>
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<p>Leave a comment below with YOUR story&#8230;</p>
<p>AND, get ready for<strong> Sold-Out Seminar Secrets</strong>&#8230;.coming to you LIVE  at the end of this week!!</p>
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		<title>We Are Looking for the Greatest, Detail-Oriented Supporter of All Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Simon</dc:creator>
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I have a few questions for you:
Do you love business, and watching ideas turn into a living breathing reality?
Are you a student of spirituality, personal development, and consciousness?
How would you feel if you were surrounded by the world’s greatest conscious entrepreneurs, all the time?
If you said YES to the questions above, then you&#8217;re probably a [...]]]></description>
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<p>I have a few questions for you:</p>
<p><em><strong>Do you love business, and watching ideas turn into a living breathing reality?</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Are you a student of spirituality, personal development, and consciousness?</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>How would you feel if you were surrounded by the world’s greatest conscious entrepreneurs, all the time?</strong></em></p>
<p>If you said YES to the questions above, then <strong>you&#8217;re probably a good fit to join our team</strong> which is made up of the most good-hearted, visionary, inspiring, talented, hungry people in the world of business, event planning, and marketing today.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">But enough about us, let’s talk about YOU. </span></h3>
<p>If you want to be a part of our tribe, here’s who you need to be:</p>
<ul>
<li>You are deeply passionate about making a powerfully positive difference in the world (because that feels good to you).</li>
<li>You are hungry to learn the skills and strategies to create a business that makes great money and gives you freedom to travel and enjoy life.</li>
<li>You seek adventure, and want to create a business around your lifestyle (and not the other way around).</li>
<li>You are willing to challenge the status quo and do things differently than the norm (even if it means breaking the rules….gasp)</li>
<li>You are completely open (and excited) to learn new skills, get into challenging conversations, take risks, be bold, and explore new territories.</li>
<li>You can pull all the necessary and concrete details out of our fast moving, creative team and turn them into tangible steps and structure.</li>
</ul>
<p>Let&#8217;s check in&#8230;..<em><strong>You still with us?</strong></em></p>
<p>Cool.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Then let’s get into the mission at hand.</span></h3>
<p>We are the premier global authority for teaching entrepreneurs with a message, mission, or service how to grow their business and get their message out to the world. Last year, our company grew by 500%. This year, we’re on track to evolve by an additional 400%. As you can tell, we’re moving fast (and making a huge impact in the process).</p>
<p><strong>We need someone who can step in and be the glue of our business.</strong> Calling you an office assistant doesn’t really do you justice, because it&#8217;s much more fun, significant, and important than that.</p>
<p>Specifically, <strong>this means you would be:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Helping out each member of the team with different tasks and projects including database management or office supply runs.</li>
<li>Answering emails to customers, partners, and interested parties.</li>
<li>Setting up systems that make things run smoother.</li>
<li>Doing research and coming back with your clear recommendations.</li>
<li>Negotiating with vendors to get the best deals.</li>
<li>Helping with layouts and aesthetics of promotional materials, products, and presentations.</li>
<li>Finding holes in our business and coming up with creative solutions to solve them.</li>
<li>Taking great notes during meetings and presentations and organizing them into systems we can use.</li>
<li>Continuing to “show up”, no matter what, even when you don’t know what to do next or haven’t met one of your goals.</li>
<li>Asking more questions then necessary to get the all the details out onto paper.</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">Now let’s talk about what you need to have to rock this job</span></h3>
<p>- First off, you can live anywhere in the United States as long as you have a good solid internet connection, a clear phone line, and a willingness to participate in our meetings a few times a week.</p>
<p>- Some kind of project management experience (meaning, you have helped take a project from point A to point B). Essentially, you can manage the details of a task and see it through from start to finish.</p>
<p>- Some personal development / spirituality / yoga / meditation / consciousness background. We don’t have any time to waste on drama so you must have done some work on yourself to be able to work with us.</p>
<p>-         Some internet marketing experience. Now this can show up in a lot of different ways so it doesn’t have to be in the internet marketing industry. But if you don’t know the basics, like what a shopping cart or autoresponder is, you’re probably not right for us.</p>
<p>-         Ability to work independently and make decisions on your own (we have a super HANDS OFF culture and allow you to run with projects).</p>
<p>-         Knowing PowerPoint (or Keynote), Excel, and Word is A HUGE plus.</p>
<p>-         Some negotiation experience.  Meaning you have negotiated prices, terms, options, or something. We want to know that you can keep our best interest in mind and always ask for what              you want.</p>
<p>-         Are tech savvy  or at least willing to maneuver your way around our project management software, social media sites, and website.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">The specifics of your opportunity</span></h3>
<p>For the first 90 days, you would receive a $1,500 monthly salary for 20-25 hours of your time, per week. After 90 days, you would then be added to the team bonus pool, which is 10% of profits (and can often times be as big or bigger than your salary) and your time and salary would be re-evaluated based upon your performance and the needs of the company.</p>
<p>At any time, based upon your performance and our success, <strong>it&#8217;s VERY LIKELY you would move to full time and get a raise</strong>….that is, if you are a rockstar. Plus, we would also pay for you to attend our live events as a staff member, which includes travel and accommodations, and of course the space to participate in and enjoy these life-changing experiences.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">If you feel like this is a dream come true (because it is)&#8230; </span></h3>
<p>here’s what you need to do next (IN THIS ORDER….SERIOUSLY):</p>
<p><strong>1)   Create a video that tells us why you would be the perfect new member of our team</strong>, upload it to YouTube, and send a link to the email address in #2 with the subject line: <em>&#8220;I am your perfect supporter.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>2)<strong> Send the video and your resume</strong> to:  <a href="mailto:erika@getselfcentered.com" target="_blank">ERIKA@GETSELFCENTERED.COM</a></p>
<p>3)   Visit our website (<a href="http://www.getselfcentered.com" target="_blank">www.getselfcentered.com</a>) and <strong>give us one suggestion </strong>about what we could do to improve the site.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">First movers always get the prize</span></h3>
<p><strong>We will consider applications on a first-come, first-serve basis.</strong> So if you want to jump on this golden opportunity to join the most amazing team of conscious entrepreneurs on the planet today,</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;">DON’T WAIT</span></h3>
<p>Record your video, send us your resume, and follow up to make sure we got everything. If you really want this…..make it happen. Now.</p>
<p>We look forward to you joining our team!!</p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Max</p>
<p><strong>P.S. If you have a friend who is perfect for this, please pass the opportunity along. I promise they will thank you&#8230;</strong></p>
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