Your Prosperity Future

One of our colleagues was saying how the anti-business climate along with the challenges of running a business was harder than she anticipated and often had regrets about having her own business. She has been in the field for 8 years so this is an important time.

As far as the anti-business climate, I understand the challenge as we are up against it with all the government regulation of schools. The state and federal governments are very anti-business. They seem to forget that tax revenue comes from successful businesses that create jobs. Their focus is on two things: How to regulate everything and how to collect money from anyone who has it. That being said, the more important issue is this: How can you make your business succeed?

Nancy and I have been through huge financial challenges with the school in the past. A lot of people would have thrown in the towel but our mission to bring this work into the world kept us focused and strong. Recently we reached a place where things are more solid but we are still making less personally than we did as practitioners who were offering a weekend workshop in Polarity. We also have less personal time. However, both of these are conditions that we have chosen as we continue to reinvest everything back into teaching people to have successful careers that they love.

One thing that we have learned over the past 30 years is how much our business followed a similar sequence of changes that children go through. For instance, in the beginning, it is an infant that demands constant attention to do anything. As it gets to 2 or 3 years old it starts to be able to communicate more and gets stronger but is also more accident prone. Around 7 years it starts to have a life of its own and then come the teenage years. Oh boy those can be challenging times as it attempts to go it’s own direction without you. Then it becomes progressively more independent of you as it moves into it’s 20′s and 30′s. At this point it reaches a more stable and mature process. I would guess the next challenge comes when it reaches mid-life crisis but we have a few years to find out about that.

Franchises or businesses that have very accelerated business plans will have a different trajectory but the sequence of stages still remain relatively the same.

Why is this important? Two reasons: It’s important to understand that whatever phase you’re in, it will pass and just like a child, you have to stick with it. It’s important to never give up. Do not let your business die just because it’s going through a difficult stage. And also don’t lose your focus when it becomes more independent. Just like a teenager, you have to watch it very closely to make sure it’s making good decisions.

Remember, you are doing something amazing that a very small percentage of people know how to do. You’re not only creating something that’s good for the community you are also creating something that is good for you. But the question is, what do you do during the difficult times. How do you get through?

The challenge is that the problems in the business are often your primary focus. As you focus on the problems it can keep you from seeing the opportunities. To break out of it you have to face a very important fact. There are massage, salon and spa businesses that do make money and succeed. If some can succeed then that means it’s possible for your business to succeed.

This is a powerful and important lesson. It’s important to draw the correct conclusion: Not that you have failed but that you are still learning how to make it work. The challenge is to stay with it until you figure it out. Tenacity is the key to success. You have to keep educating yourself in business, marketing and communications and eventually things will happen the way you want. It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when.

This blog is full of ideas to help you succeed but it is only a small portion of what you need. I also recommend studying successful companies (including outside the industry like Disney, Olive Garden, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks and others) to see what they are doing. You may not do it the same but there are lessons to be learned everywhere you go. When we would go to Disney with our daughter we were like sponges taking in everything we could. When we would get a call to go to a time share presentation we would go just for the value of seeing what they did right and what they did wrong. We went to the Inc Magazine conference and were surrounded by 1000 business people whose stories were all pretty much the same, no matter the size of their company.

Make sure you join your Chamber of Commerce and go to meetings so you get to be around other business owners. Join a business networking group (again to be around other business owners and professionals) and take some vacations to be around people who have succeeded. Make a personal board of directors that meets 2 or 4 times a year to ask you about your business and keep you focused. Work with a professional organizer to reduce the friction in your business and make it more efficient.

One of the most difficult and important things to do is to stay focused on what you want to create. It’s easy to focus on the work and the difficulties, particularly the bills, because they demand attention. It’s much harder to stay focused on the good you are bringing to your community, the jobs and opportunities you are creating and the fact that you have the freedom to have a business. This is an opportunity that many people do not have.

As my friend from India used to say, when he worked for another one of my friends who would complain about the problems in his business, “I will gratefully take your business and problems and opportunities.” He now has several of his own businesses. Some work out and others don’t. But he never gives up and he never complains. One day he is going to be very successful.

So remember, you are doing something amazing that most people don’t understand and never will. And when you figure out how to make it work for you as well as everyone else, people will tell you, “You sure were lucky.” Just smile and stay focused on your good fortune. It’s a gift.

Well-being and prosperity are one in the same. The flow of energy that creates well-being comes from a prosperous focus. Please check out the additional topics to help you succeed.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Kris Stecker

Spa Tech Institute

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Some will cheer and some will jeer. The Occupy Wall Street, T.E.A Party, Arab Spring and other movements are flashpoints that deserve consideration rather than reflexive reactions. Understanding what is happening is the path to your prosperity in whatever form you desire.

Key to all movements is this: It is an organic process. All organisms, whether they are animals, civilizations, economic or political systems, societies, corporations or religions are subject to certain organic patterns. They are in a constant state of flux and change. Change is the norm because everything is energy and energy is always in motion. And at the heart of all manifestation is the flow of energy.

This is a key point to be understood: The more energy moves the more prosperity there is because the more manifestation there is. For instance, a battery holds potential energy but it’s not until that energy is set in motion that you can create heat, light or movement. A seed is full of energy but until the seed is activated it is just a seed. Once the energy is set in motion something grows and can produce thousands or millions of seeds. So energy in motion is vital to manifesting prosperity.

Understanding that organizations are energy and change is energy in motion is the starting point for understanding why it’s important to pay attention to movements that show change. What has to be in place are several components for a movement to exist. There has to be an organism with systems that attempt to maintain balance, something that is leading to imbalance and a mechanism for self correction of the organism. This is the same process that takes place in a healthy body. When something is out of balance, the body creates an infection to attempt to bring the system back into balance.  An infection can produce heat, discharge and discomfort and consume energy from the body. Sometimes the imbalance can be so severe that the infection consumes the organism and leads to death. There are counter measures that can be used to manage the infection so it doesn’t kill the organism in most cases. Does any of this sound like what’s happening in the world today?

At the core of most infections is discomfort. It’s how the organism becomes focused on the infection to find the cause and the remedy. That is what we may experience in our response to different movements that come up in the society. It’s our opportunity to examine what is the cause and the possible solution. How we react is the most important part. How we react determines the value of the outcome. We have many options: Learn, ignore, deny, stifle, experience or experiment. Depending on the path we choose leads us to the outcome we experience.

So how can we use Occupy Wall Street, T.E.A. Party or other movements to increase our prosperity? It starts by watching your initial reaction and learning about yourself. What does your reaction to a movement tell you about what your assumed positions are on the issue that is presented. What can you learn about the way you perceive and move in the world? What is your relationship to change and evolution? How do you manifest your being and mission in the world? These are all extremely important starting points for understanding what your opportunities are to grow and manifest more of what you want in your life.

One consistent theme of most movements is that a group of people are moving from victimization to actualization. This is a powerful and exciting prospect for us as a civilization. Victimization is a form of slavery. Whether it’s from a government, society, economic system, religion or belief, no civilization can prosper while people are enslaved. It may give the appearance of thriving for a period of time but every resource that is enslaved is not able to bring their full creativity to the benefit of the civilization. The civilization with the highest creative participation will always be the most successful civilization.

And herein is the basis of prosperity. Prosperity is the natural offshoot of creative effort. And creative effort comes when people believe they are the source of their abundance.

Often there appears to be statements that people feel they are entitled to have more. It’s expressed in many different ways but at the core seems to be the feeling that something that they think they should have is not there. It manifests as statements that the government is taking too much of what they produce or the wealthy are not giving enough back, but underlying the message is that, “We are entitled to more than what we are getting.”

I completely agree with the underlying message and have a very different view of what it means.

My view is that what people are really upset about is that people have become separated from their most basic entitlement or birth right: The ability to be connected with source. This is a deeply spiritual and fundamental core entitlement that we are born knowing and have lost in this materialistic culture. Our education, economic systems and cosmology have created a focus on a material and sensual experience that is enslaving the majority of the civilization. The debt that we are experiencing is a debt of connection to source. Source is the Alpha and Omega. It’s the well spring of creative and generative energy. It’s the thing that makes us whole and healthy. Without it we are simply living a life where we feel enslaved to paying bills and getting stuff.

The challenge is that our addiction to the material world is the hardest kind of slavery to escape. It’s deeply ingrained and our survival (on the physical plane) appears to depend on the very thing that enslaves us. That’s what’s exciting about it. That’s what makes this such a worthwhile challenge to overcome.

The problem isn’t really Wall Street, Capitalism or the wealthiest 1%. They are just the symbols of the problem. The problem is our self enslavement to not knowing how to manifest what we want in the world. We haven’t acquired the tools or understanding to learn how to connect with our source creativity and create what we want. If it was really about the 99% against the 1%, Steve Jobs would be the poster child of the movement. But he isn’t and I believe it’s because people see that he was connected with his creative source and was able to create what they want.

In fact, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates and others could never have created all the cool things people love without capitalism and the flow of money (energy) within the economy. So it’s important to get beyond the symbols that stand for what people are protesting against and are not really the issue.

So how do you gain your true freedom and connect with your source so you can learn to manifest yourself fully? That’s what the rest of http://blog.prsoperity.spatech.edu is all about.

I hope you are able to get fully connected and manifest all of your creativity and abundance. We all need to manifest together to create a better world. Keep up the good work.

Sincerely.

Kris

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This was the headline of an article on the CNBC site on 9/16/11.

“Consumer Hope for Future Hits Lowest Level Since 1980″

It’s great news and here’s why.

In 1980 people were hopeless because:

• National Debt:  $0.914 Trillion. We are at $14.731 Trillion as of 9/16/11 but it’s climbing fast. Check the National Debt Clock for updates.
• The Iran Hostage Situation and President Jimmy Carter were in the news daily
• The economy was melting down with 13.5% inflation and 7.1% unemployment (which peaked at 9.7% in 1982)
• The Middle East was in turmoil and OPEC and the Oil Embargo was causing $1.25 per gallon gas

Notice the similarities? But how is this great news?

Even though the “traditional” economy appeared to be a mess, we were actually on the threshold of a huge change in the economy from a resource/manufacturing based economy that was 80% materialistic to an information based economy that could scale quickly. The IBM PC was being developed, Microsoft was in the early stages of development and Apple was gaining traction.There was also a paradigm shift giving birth to a new spiritual awakening: The integration of the western, eastern and shamanistic traditions.

It didn’t change with a bang but it did go though a lot of labor pains. The tension between people who were resisting the change and those who wanted the change created disharmony or dissonance in all areas. Disharmony and dissonance are a highly energized state that creates a drive for resolution.This abundant energy was a key driver of what followed.

It was also a major step forward in the paradigm shift in wellness. If you look at the medical and pharmaceutical culture at the time the mantra was that modern medicine was the only legitimate form of healing. The very few alternative practitioners (massage therapists, herbalists and others) operated under the radar and served a small but loyal group of early adopters.

Polarity Therapy was in it’s formative stages and a lot of other therapies were being developed by pioneers in the field.  Anyone with public exposure and success was soon attacked by the American Medical Association (AMA) and drug companies as quacks. Some had to move to South America or Europe to practice. The process forced people to dig deeper and do even better to bring it into the world.But what very few people knew about back then is common knowledge and household words today.

Because the AMA and the medical/pharmaceutical/government relationship was so rigid it pushed people to break out of the traditional thinking and create something new. The birth of alternative medicine, education and spirituality all have strong roots to these times. (On a side note, that was the year that Nancy Risley started the Polarity Realization Institute which is now Spa Tech Institute.)

Great News! The Time for Change is Here!

Crisis is the catalyst for change. When people are losing hope it means that we are turning the corner.  It breaks the pattern of doing things the same way over and over again and expecting the same outcome (which is also one of the definitions of insanity). It strips away what isn’t working. Whereas most people feel defeated or lose hope, it also creates the perfect environment for the futurists and optimists to launch their creations.

I predict that the people who are launching new ventures during this time are creating the next wave of powerful and exciting technologies and enterprises. So look around and see who is getting started now to find the people who can see beyond the illusion of hardship or problems. These are the people who see the possibilities and opportunities where others see obstacles. These are the people who, without knowing it, are creating the future opportunities for others as well. It may start with them learning a new skill and starting a private or group practice. Or maybe they are developing a new product line or technique. It may take several years or a decade or two, but in time, what they are starting will grow. Do you know why?

It’s simple: They knew how to connect with a source energy that is more powerful than the illusion of what is happening in the economy. They understand in their core that by connecting with this source and being the conduit for this energy, they can create something that was true and good. It isn’t that they have a big plan, although some may have a very well developed plan. It’s that they found a path with heart. It’s a frequency that they resonate with and that amplifies something in their frequency. It comes from a place of alignment that is unique to them. And they have the courage to follow it because it’s the only thing that feels right to them.

Of course there are a lot of good existing companies that have this same understanding as part of their DNA who will also thrive and grow during these times. They do best when the environment supports innovation and out of the box thinking. They will thrive along with the other ventures that are starting at this time.

It’s not about “Build It and They Will Come” kind of thinking. That’s bubble economy thinking. It’s about finding your true mission and finding the courage, energy and support to follow that mission. It is a powerful and compelling force that drives creative energy and attracts others to help. It’s the spirit that built this country in the beginning and it’s the spirit that will rebuild this country or any country that has it.

How Do You Do It?

Start by choosing to be around people who are moving forward. Say goodbye to those who are stuck in their fear and focus on the people who are transforming themselves. Hang out with people who have a vision and a mission.

If you already know what it is you want to do but don’t seem to be able to do it, there are many things you can do right now to get started. Write it down. Write about what you want to create and what’s holding you back. Read some of the other entries on this blog about manifestation. Get a polarity or RYSE session to help you get clear and help you manifest. Keep a journal for what you want to create.

If you know you want to do something but you don’t know what, start writing about not knowing what you want to do. Make lists of what you have done in the past and see if there is a consistent theme. What’s behind the theme. Don’t get stuck thinking about what “jobs” you can get that apply to the theme. Focus on the feeling of what it would be like to be living a mission directed life. You don’t need to know what you are doing for work yet. Just focus on the feeling of doing something that is truly exciting for you and that you feel passionate about. Use the Treasure Mapping techniques. And of course, get polarity sessions and do the RYSE exercises. The clearer you get, the more clearly you will know what you need.

If you just want things to stay the same and not change, all I can do is wish you luck and surround you in light. I really don’t know how to deal with that position. It’s never been in my DNA. Sorry.

I look forward to watching your creations manifest into this exciting new wave of energy and transformation. I can hardly wait to see what you are going to do. Thank you all for being part of this adventure.

Sincerely.

Kris Stecker

p.s. If you have questions or additional insights you would like to share, please add your comments. This is a new age of collaboration. Working together is to create a better future is the gift that we have received. I look forward to your comments.

p.p.s. Please share this with others so we can get as much creative energy mobilized as possible. Thank you.

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This may push a few buttons but here is an interesting thread from Facebook:

SO,LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT…If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 yrs. hard labor. If you cross the Afghanistan border illegally, you get shot. Two Americans just got eight years for crossing the Iranian border. If you cross the U.S. border illegally you get a job, a drivers license, food stamps, a place to live, health care, housing & child benefits, education, & a tax free business for 7 yrs.

Me: Ironic?

Linda: we wonder what is wrong in this Country…

Me: Just for clarity, I’m pretty sure that many of the people who come here illegally are good people who are simply doing whatever it takes to take care of their families. They are risking their lives to make things work. I suspect we are cut from the same clothe.

Elle: Ireland, England, Greek, Italian and a full blooded MicMac through the borders of Canada allow my daughter to live in this beautiful free country. My only fear is that our generousity may humble us. Everything in moderation

Laurene:  My grandparents came here from Italy. Nothing was given to them for free. They paid their way in and worked their tails off to survive. If you ask me…I wish they stayed in Italy.

Kris: One thing that made this country prosperous is the ability to move about freely to follow opportunity. I wonder what would happen to world wide prosperity if there were no borders?

Susan: this is true…..I am proud to be in a country that respects life, and cares for people regardless if they were born here or not. The system I agree is not perfect but we are showing other countries the way. what needs to happen is to reduce the greed of our leaders and focus on reducing excessive spending in the wrong direction. I also feel we as a people need to be more creative and take charge of our own lives. I see many very talented people doing nothing with their gifts……..Think big and creative. Find a need and fill that need. You can’t change everything in life but you can change YOU and how you see things and react to your surroundings. Be the one to make the differance. Who said you can’t suceed in life just because all the rules have changed!!!!!! I plan on making a differance by staying positive, not negative………………

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Interestingly, these comments were made by job creators. Every single person has created at least one job (their own) in the past 3 years and some have created many more. This is powerful. Notice the way job creators think. Pay particular attention to Susan’s thinking. She is a very strong job creator.

What’s the Answer? What’s the Question?

The issue often gets focused on the wrong thing. The problem is not immigration. The problem is the welfare state or an entitlement mentality. We should have a way for hard working people to come into this country. Making it hard for them to get in is a Darwinian bargain that insures that the hardest working and biggest risk takers are entering the country. These are exactly the people we want to attract. These are the people who will be the most successful and the most likely to create additional jobs in this country.

But the safety net is what’s draining the country of life force. It’s too easy for people to take advantage of it. When interviewing people for positions over the past 3 years, it was clear that a surprisingly large percentage preferred to stay unemployed for as long as possible. They were taking an extended vacation from working that was being paid for by the government (i.e. tax revenues from businesses and 40% borrowed money to be paid back by us, our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren). They were playing the system and more worried about if an extension of benefits would be approved rather than getting creative and motivated to make something happen. The people that were doing this were not the legal or illegal immigrants. It was mostly the third and fourth generation Americans that have developed the entitlement mentality.

Entitlement Mentality Trap

On the one hand there are people who really do need support. But there are a lot of people who are making decisions based on the support landscape. Take a look around and who do you see opening and running small businesses like childcare, landscaping, small retail stores, salons and restaurants? And for each one of these small businesses that opens, how many of these people also employ 2, 3 or more additional people? If you think about it, at 10% unemployment, theoretically all it would take is 1 in 10 employed people to create at least 1 new job and we should be at 0% unemployment.

Ultimately, many of these people have lower rates of pay but because they are willing (and thankful) to be able to work more hours, they end up making money. And they invest that money. Categorically, they don’t go out and spend it on fancy clothes, cars or big houses. They invest it in other businesses that family members start, thereby creating even more jobs.

But somehow the American Dream got hijacked to being about imposing hire minimum wages, more benefits, more taxes on anyone who has worked hard to build wealth and an entitlement state that cannot support all the promises that have been made. Until the entitlement mentality trap is disengaged, the country cannot prosper.

Why Prosperity of Illegal Immigration?

Oddly enough, who do you think is going to be a stronger, more creative, more successful worker? Someone who grew up in a wealthy family that could afford to pay off the right people so their children can escape their country of origin or someone who is willing to risk everything, survive a dangerous desert crossing and if they gain entry, do whatever they can to become successful. Who is going to be better at identifying and using opportunity: Someone who has grown up in the lap of luxury and had everything given to them or someone who has had to scramble to make ends meet. While one is thinking about their inheritance the other is looking for opportunities. Who will create more jobs and more prosperity?

It would be amazing to think of a world without borders. After all, that is a major source of prosperity (both economic, genetic and cultural). The US thrives because of the openness of commerce within the country. There would be an adjustment period but eventually the world would also be more prosperous when energy is going into solving the need for water, energy, healthcare and food instead of going into defending borders.

Distrust is very expensive.

So isn’t it time that we stop vilifying the motivated and innovative people who are trying to work here and address the real issue which is all the people who are unwilling to pull their own weight?

Be well and prosperous.

Kris

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I was raised on Doctor Seuss. One of the first books I remember was “Happy Birthday to You” which is truly amazing. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it. You deserve it.

But what does this have to do with prosperity? A lot!

Your birthday is the first day of your life in the world outside your mother. It is the most important day of your life. Everything that happened sets the tone for everything that will follow. The first minutes are the most important and with every passing moment, the importance drops exponentially. How you enter the world sets the direction of your life.

Oh great, you say. You were born in a hospital, possibly under the influence of drugs, were pulled out in bright lights, something caustic was dumped in your eyes and someone held you up by your feet and slapped your ass. How is this a good thing?

Of course, depending on your parents, you could have a very different experience, either better or worse. But no matter what your experience, it has been a subtle underlying determinant of what has followed. How you were treated in those first moments can never be changed but they can be mitigated. That’s the value of celebrating your birthday.

What happens is your energy system is transformed by the birth process from what you experienced in utero into how you will manifest your life. Birth trauma can alter the energy field to be weaker or have various patterns (like if the umbilical cord is around your neck) that can effect how you interact with the world. A long birth process with complications can introdue a variety of opportunities for growth later in life. Or one that created separation and distance or coldness can also follow you throughout your life.

It can also make you stronger if you acquire the love, attention and support you need during the birth process. If you were in a nurturing, positive, love filled and conscious process where you were connected with your parents and community in an act of supreme love, adoration and celebration that focused positive energy on your birth and integration into the world, well, you get the idea.

So once a year you are reminded of how you came into the world. You may not realize it but your body does. Based on the season, the time of day, year, smells, the angle of the sun, seasonal sounds and many other subtle cues, your body remembers the experience.

The week before and after your birth day are often difficult times because your body flashes back and remembers what it went through. The week before can feel claustrophobic and like there isn’t enough space for you. You may be antsy and feeling like you need a change. You may find that you are disagreeable and tend to get more stressed out than usual. And you have no idea why. Well now you do. It’s the memory of that time when you had outgrown the space you were in and you needed to get out and stretch.

This intensifies up to your birthday. Do you love your birthday? Are you excited? Or maybe if you look closer you find that you are actually really distressed on your birthday. You may overindulge to the point of feeling out of control or sick and you wind up with a less than positive day. Or maybe you have a perfect day. Whatever the result, at the very least it’s important information to pay attention to if you want to grow and change.

Then the week following your birthday is an adjustment period until you feel like yourself again. Every day you feel a little more secure and less shaky. You gain strength and clarity and you are relieved to have your birthday behind you for another year.

Does any of this sound familiar? That’s because it’s what happens. And this is actually good news because it gives you an opportunity. You can use this time to re-map your birth experience through conscious and energetic means.  You can rebirth yourself the way you wish you had been born and set your life on a stronger course.

My recommendation is to start by understanding how your life started. Then define the perfect start for you and design a celebration that reinforces the new start to your life. Use your birthday to rebirth yourself, every year. It’s a powerful time for your body and spirit. If you use it correctly every year, you will find amazing changes will integrate into your life.

Here are some ideas of ways you can get the most out of the re-birthing process.

• Get massage or bodywork to help your body feel good during this time and release old trauma.
• Get energy work to reprogram your energy system. It’s particularly open to change at this time so if you can change it while it’s open it will hold much better for the rest of the year. I recommend Polarity and RYSE but anything will help.
• Do breath work. There is some great work around re-birthing.
• Find out when your actual birth time was (adjust for time zones if you have moved) and carefully create a celebration to coincide with your actual birth time. Go from a time of meditation, maybe in a hot bath or isolation tank and emerge at the appropriate time into the care and support of the people who hold your highest potential. 
• Orchestrate what your rebirth community will do when you are reborn. Pick a nurturing, beautiful setting that’s perfect for you to come into the world and be gently and warmly celebrated and supported. Choose the music, food and activities carefully to create the perfect start to your new life.
• Give thanks for the opportunity to have life and to be a creative and productive being in the physical realm. (You may want to include http://blog.prosperity.spatech.edu/2009/06/18/treasure-mapping-allowing-your-desires-to-take-shape/ as part of the process. It creates powerful results.)
• Repeat the process every year to refine the ceremony. There is no end to the changes it can create in your life.

So, Happy Birthday. May this be the beginning of a great new life full of prosperity and abundance of everything you desire and deserve.

Sincerely.
Kris

p.s. Please share your experiences of how this has worked for you or any ideas on how to make this work even better. Together we can all refine this process and live fuller, happier and more successful lives. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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Have you heard of the Flight or Fight response that is programmed into our subconscious? There is a third reflexive response that is often ignored, is the one that happens most often and is the most influential in your life.

It’s the Freeze response or avoidance reflex.   

If you are like a lot of people who find change uncomfortable, or if someone in your life is afraid of having you make a change, the tendency is to freeze up or do nothing. This is not bad, it just is. It has it’s place but if it prevents you from moving forward then it is no longer useful. 

If you watch small animals its obvious why Freezing is such a primary response. If you are a rabbit and a dog is chasing you the reflex is to run. However, if a dog is simply walking around an area that is near you, you are much better off  freezing until the dog goes away. If you run, it will see you and you may be lunch.

But how does this apply to success and prosperity? Simple, to gain prosperity and success you must continue to grow. No one attains success by staying the same and not taking risks. The only way to succeed is to grow, try new things and stretch beyond your capabilities. Whether you’re an artist, musician, business person or healer, you have to take risks in order to succeed.

How you respond to taking risks is the critical factor in your actual ability to succeed.

In the education industry we often see people who know they need to make a change and will initiate the process. However, part way into the process they run up against an issue that causes them to freeze or go into avoidance patterns. They stop communicating with us because they are frozen or avoiding taking the next step.

We know that the reflexive response is to not call back or respond because they feel uncertain about what will happen. We also know that by simply calling or emailing us they are taking a very important step in changing their life. 

Every time they face their fear and take a positive action, it changes the pattern and makes it easier to move forward when they encounter their next block. Changing this pattern may be the most important step of their life.  

It starts by asking yourself: What’s the worst that can happen? The answer is: Nothing! There is no downside to this. Just make the call and watch how it changes your life for the better. 

We have helped a lot of people get beyond their resistance and go on to have a successful career that changed their life for the better. Sometimes it takes a few weeks and for other people it may take years. The people who have struggled with it for 5 or 10 years before they make a change always say the same thing: I wish I didn’t wait. 

We all sympathize with this. In fact, I think almost everyone has had the same experience at least once in their life. The important part is: You are not alone.

There are always people who are willing to help. In our schools we have people that their whole job is to help people overcome their reflexive response to freezing. They persistently follow up with people because they know that breaking the pattern is the first step to improving the person’s life.

How to apply this to your life

Each time you see that you are freezing up and take the step to take an action anyway, no matter what it is, it reinforces a new pattern of moving forward. The more you repeat the new pattern the more reflexive it becomes. Once the new pattern is in place you will be amazed at how much better your life becomes.

I personally applaud your courage to face the fact that there is something you want to improve in your life. Taking steps to change your life is always significant. And I also know that everyone has their own process: Some people know what they want and just go for it and others struggle to be clear or to overcome obstacles to accomplishing their goals. 

A lot of people hit blocks along the way and that’s why we are here. That is normal and I believe it’s actually desirable. What that tells me is that they are really thinking it through and that they want to be sure they will succeed before they begin. They are going to be a good student and they are going to be ready and committed to succeeding as long as they can overcome their reflexive Freeze or Avoidance pattern. 

And that’s why we are persistent about reaching them. We like what we see and we want to be part of their success. This is why you also need to be persistent, both with yourself as well as with others you are trying to help make changes in their lives.

However, no one can do it for them. Ultimately they (or you) have to take the next step. As with all things, there are windows of opportunity. Time waits for no one and when an opportunity passes, it may never come around again.

I hope this is helpful for everyone as you continue your journey to greater prosperity.  The  journey has no end since there are always more ways to make the world a better place. Thank you for the part you are playing in making this happen. 

Sincerely,
Kris Stecker, President

Spa Tech Institute 

p.s. Time is of the essence. Success usually breeds more success so the sooner you get started, the more opportunities you will have.

As always, your comments or stories about how you overcame resistance and moved forward are helpful for everyone. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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“Actions are more important than words. But energy is more important than actions.”

Ananda, Age 4

She meant every word of it. She is building her understanding of her world. It was unsolicited advice during a walk on the beach. How wise. And yet, aren’t we born knowing everything and we lose our connection with the truth of life as we learn more information and facts?

This seems to be the pattern. We are connected with our source at birth and as we use language to categorize our world and develop personality from the influence of others around us, we lose our connection with source. We lose the most precious thing we have. It’s where the ability to manifest what we want comes from.

But why do we do this? It appears to be the human condition. We work to simplify our understanding of the world by naming and categorizing everything in it. And yet every time we name something, we limit it. And this process continues throughout our education and socialization process. It’s all part of a bigger push to make us all fit together in a social fabric. And the irony is that the more we attempt to simplify our understanding of the world, the more complex and convoluted it becomes.

Understanding this is at the start of recovering your prosperous nature again. The path requires letting go of the naming and categorization so you can make your mind clear and open again. It’s in the open and clear state that you can receive the creativity, inspiration and knowledge that you need to manifest your full potential.

Listen: Listen to the sun rise and set, listen to the stars at night and listen to the breathe moving in and out of your body. Be still and listen and suddenly your inner messages become easier to hear. Listen for the simple truth that resides within you. That is your strength. The sound of your soul. It can be trusted beyond all other voices.

The first voice you will hear is your mind. It will be trying desperately to stay in control of your life. Listen but do not be fooled. Keep listening until it gets tired and fades away. Get a Polarity session. Take a very long walk. Keep listening all the time. Eventually you will start to hear your true inner voice that comes from your source. It’s very different. It’s not urgent or frenetic. There’s no fear or confusion. It’s calm, clear and the most beautiful sound you will ever hear.

This is the sound of your energy. Align with this sound. You were born to be prosperous. There is unlimited energy available to you when the channels are open. This is the precursor to all action. Action will evolve harmoniously from your connection with energy. Staying connected with the energy while you act is vitally important. One creates the other. The results flow from the harmonious manifestation of source energy into action.

As we approach the final opening of the expansive cycle (June 21st) we are moving into the manifestation (harvest) part of the cycle. Harness this peak energy moment over the next 2 weeks and you can move farther and faster on your path than at any time before. Focus on connecting with source energy now and see how it transforms your life.

This is the essence of your prosperity. Enjoy it. Live it. Make it a full-time part of you. This is the gift.

Sincerely,
Kris

p.s. Your comments are greatly appreciated and a source of future posts. Thank you.

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The greatest irony is that the people who need to read this the most are the ones who are least likely to read this blog. However, if you are creating a better life, please share this with those who you want to help.

These are truly amazing times. During the past month of meeting people at Spa Tech Open Houses and finishing off with the final ARYSE of the year, we are seeing a level of fear, creativity and manifestation, that goes far beyond anything we can remember. The causes, reactions and opportunities are extremely high. What does this mean for you and your prosperity? Everything.

To begin with, start by understanding the sources of the fear. We are overexposed to every bad thing that happens. Access to news (usually bad news because that’s what drives the industry) and the pure saturation and gory details has permeated all aspects of our lives. Most people listen to radio, watch television and get their news online, both by looking for it and having it pushed through ads and emails. The simple fear of being cut off from the news is horrifying to most people. 

What is unprecedented is the range of things to be afraid of. Between the economy, terrorism, and crime, all drivers of political agendas, we are exposed on a global level to things that we would never have known about in the past. But the scope has expanded to other political issues like health, food supply and the environment. And of course, our most basic fears of inadaquacy have seen a new level of commercial exploit with emails, stories and constant advertisements that we need better bodies or body parts, have more hair, drive better cars, and have better sex, just to name a few.

With H1N1 we are afraid of going out in the world, being close to other people or of letting our children or ourselves do anything. We are taught to fear the sun, going out at night, traveling, buying food that can kill us, being laid off from our jobs and losing everything, taking out loans to make our lives better and having our identities stolen. In fact, is there any aspect of our life that is not dominated by fear? FDR said, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”  But it seems like fear is the predominant theme that most people live by.  It’s a powerful motivator and everyone from the politicians to the marketing departments know that fear is the best tool they have to control people.

Okay, so we are in a high fear environment. What does it do to us and how can we get beyond it so we are living our lives instead of the lives that others want us to live?

Fear causes multiple reactions. The ones that most people focus on are fight or flight. People become irritable, confrontational or they run away from what they are afraid of. Either reaction can be self limiting by missing opportunities, burning bridges or blowing up what’s already working. But the bigger problem is that it’s very different to fight for or run towards what you want instead of only fighting against or running away from something you are afraid of. One is based on love and creativity and the other is based on fear and avoidance. Only one leads you to connecting with your source where you manifest what you desire and need.

But the biggest reaction, which is often overlooked, is to freeze. Just like a deer in the headlights, we freeze and are afraid to take action. We can’t make decisions which leads to inaction. Our vision or perception is shut down and we can’t see opportunities. Rather than perceiving opportunities to grow, change or move forward, we only see the thing we are afraid of. And next thing we know, our hopes and dreams are road kill on the highway of life.

The other reaction that is also overlooked is fear overload or denial. This is when we lose the ability to process any more fear and go into denial that there are dangers. This leads to high risk behavior that is also self defeating. Unprotected sex, drug abuse and binge anything are all related to this pattern. People stop paying attention and shift to a high stimuli experience that blocks out most information, including important guidance and opportunities.

Again, all four of these reactions lead to limiting opportunity and potential disaster. Crisis is the normal outcome and the danger that we have been afraid of has been validated as real. This is a useful learning mechanism in our educational process which keeps us alive, but often we don’t learn the correct thing. It reinforces doing the behavior that we are most comfortable rather than seeing how that behavior created the result. Fascinating.

The reason the Open Houses and ARYSE were so interesting now is that most of the people who are attending are the people who are not hooked into limiting patterns by fear. They are the ones who see opportunity to grow, change and move towards their dreams. It is an exceptional group of people who continue to focus on where they want to be instead of what the situation is forcing them to do. Whether it’s people who have been laid off and see it as a wonderful chance to do something that is meaningful and life affirming, or people who are already in the industry and helping people navigate this time of their lives, the ones who are actively growing are changing the world. They are the example of the successful person who manifests what they want. They are focused on a more perfect life full of the people and experiences they love.

But the other really exciting thing is to see how the extreme concentration of bad news is increasing the number of people who are waking up to new concepts and opportunities. It started with a lot of people voting for Hope and Change, much of which has been disappointing. But this has also forced them to become the change that they want to see.  They are realizing that the only change that they can truly believe in is the one that happens inside themselves. And they are discovering that the only thing that is real is their connection to source and energy, not the promises that are made by advertisements and politicians. We are at the dawn of a new awakening. And as energy workers, we are in the position to do more to help more people than ever before.

So how is it that some people are able to focus on their dreams while others cannot? 

First, and foremost, these people categorically have stronger and more aligned energy systems. Many of them have been focused on their energy practices for many years, whether through meditation, the work they do or how they take care of themselves with regular sessions. With ARYSE it was very clear how the people that are getting regular sessions are in the best shape energetically. Those getting Polarity sessions are stronger. But by far, the strongest group of all has been the people who are giving Polarity sessions. The focus on their mission and the energy flowing through them is amazing. Because they are radiating energy there is very limited opportunity for fear to get in. The more they are doing energy work, the stronger they are.

Second, they often have gone through a time of crisis and broken the pattern of letting fear run their lives. During whatever crisis they experienced, they had a divine moment when they decided to change what they had been doing in the past and move forward into trying a new response to adversity. In the process they discovered how to recognize their default reaction to fear and to take a more conscious path. It started with one great leap of faith that changed their lives forever. From there they were able to establish new patterns when faced with fear. They have been able to recognize the events that occur but they interpret them differently than the majority of the people. From their foundation of staying focused on their mission, they are able to follow the energy and it leads them opportunity.

The third is that they have put what they learned into practice. Whether it’s getting regular sessions or immersing themselves into doing the work, they have made it happen. They have moved fully into making it an integral part of their life. They don’t just talk about it, they actually are doing it.They have made and continue to make the commitment every day. And that makes all the difference.

So what have we learned? Basically this. The news and events are useful information. However, the fear generated by the reporting and propaganda are usually detrimental to your success. As others have shown, it is within your power to change this. By understanding how you react to fear, making the choice to succeed, defining what that means, and taking the leap of faith to move toward what you want instead of away from what you fear, you can change you life and fulfill your dreams. But to succeed you can’t just say you are going to do it. You have to commit to it every day. Only the act of focusing on your mission and actually doing what makes you clearer and more aligned can you achieve the shift to a better life.

Keep up the good work. It’s so exciting to see the great things that are happening.

Sincerely,
Kris Stecker

p.s. What’s your story that can help others?

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When times are tough, it’s more important than ever to use every tool you have to succeed. This has never been truer than now. Even though an economic meltdown has been averted, the hardest is yet to come.

We are in a global economy and the rest of the world is hungry to eat your lunch. This is the stark reality. The prosperity of the past two decades has been an illusion driven by a credit bubble. That’s over and now the gloobal playing field is more level. Therefore we are all faced with a new set of challenges in manifesting what we desire.  You have to bring your “A” game to be prosperous in this environment.

The challenges are many:

• With the exception of student federal aid, new government rules are making it harder to borrow money
• New jobs will not be created until businesses can borrow money
• Through taxes we will have to pay back the money the government borrowed: This will take a long time and reduce your personal income
• An increasing population will continue to increase demand for everything, making everything more expensive
• An expanding population increases the risk of disease and shortages in health-care
• The health-care system will become increasingly strained and therefore more expensive
• Every one’s stress will continue to rise making us more vulnerable to disease
• There is no easy way out

As an optimist, I hate to bring this news. However, that’s the reality we’re facing. But here’s another reality. There are people who are going to be thriving. They are the ones with the clarity to see the opportunities that are created by the chaos. But why will they thrive while most people will flounder?

Clarity, focus and health will be their advantage. These are all things that you have a high degree of control over if you choose them.

This is so simple it seems silly to repeat it, but I know without a doubt that only a few people are smart enough to do what I’m about to recommend. You see, the solution is simple but people have too many internal barriers to giving themselves what they really want. So instead they continue to justify their suffering by blaming external conditions instead of admitting that they aren’t really committed to success.

So here is all you have to do: Find a good Polarity Therapist and get at least 2 sessions a month for the next year. That’s all. Can’t afford it? I find that is rarely true. People will spend $50 to $100 a week getting coffee, going out to dinner, getting drinks and many other things that may be fun and relaxing, but moves them no closer to prosperity. They will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a trip that gives them temporary relief and long term bills but they won’t invest in their health and prosperity. So again, it comes down to your choice.

Let me explain why Polarity Therapy will make you successful  and maybe that will give you sufficient resolve to get regular sessions.

First, clarity: Polarity sessions clear the energetic obstalces to listening to your intuition and information from your body. This is cumulative so the more sessions you get, the clearer the signals and messages become. This is a huge advantage over people who are walking in a haze and not noticing what is going on around them.

Second, focus: As your fears and other blockages are removed, your concentration is greatly improved and you are less distracted by the noise of your emotions and body. Your improved focus allows you to act on the information you receive from your improved clarity.

Third, health: You must have good health to have the energy to maintain your focus and accomplish your dreams. Some people are strong enough to overcome health issues and still succeed. But they do this by doing the most with what they have. Everyone needs to do the same. In this coming year with H1N1 and other diseases, it’s more important to do everything you can to stay healthy. Polarity Therapy is the best I know for doing this. Again, it starts with having the clarity to hear the signals from your body about what you need to stay healthy. A clear individual is more likely to eat right, get proper rest and exercise more.

By getting regular sessions your intuition and creativity will start working at a higher level and you will have the focus and health to put this information into action. You will also be better at avoiding problems and your success will multiply. It’s at the core of all success.

So it’s up to you. If you say you want to succeed it’s time to make the commitment. Don’t put it off. Contact Spa Tech Institute to help you find a great therapist.

There are no excuses. Only missed opportunities.

Wishing you a healthy and prosperous life,
Kris

p.s. If you would like to know more about how energy actually improves your ability to manifest on other levels, please submit your comments and I will be happy to share what I know.

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Hi. My Name is Kris and I used to work for large corporations.

But I’m in recovery.

This all came back the other day after interviewing a prospective student. Her story reconnected me with the deep feelings of insecurity and dependence that I associate with the large corporate environment.

Her story was compelling. She is an intelligent person with a lot to offer, but the management of the company was making her feel inferior and undermining her self-respect and self-esteem. She had been reduced to an obedient, and dis-empowered, employee who was more focused on keeping her job than in doing what she knew would help the company. The situation was draining her life force and creativity as she kept her head down, afraid to speak up or make suggestions that could lead to improvements in the company. The fear of negative reactions had stolen her strength.

As I was driving home it all came back. I remembered the managers who would take credit for other people’s contributions, blame the people who reported to them whenever something failed and played politics to make other people look bad. This behavior was more in some companies than others, but it highlights the basic dysfunction of the large corporate environment.

At the core is the shift to seeing the competition for promotion as other people in the company rather than following a mission to improve the world. Departments competed against other departments and employees and managers were always fighting to get to the top or prevent others from getting ahead of them. The large company setting created insulation between the work to be done and the results. Therefore most employees focused on “playing the game” instead of fulfilling the mission.

I didn’t function well in that environment. I pointed out ways we could improve and managers would take my ideas as their own and would prevent me from talking to people who could have made a difference. I was treated as a threat and my enthusiasm and self-esteem were ridiculed. It was painful and took me years to forget.

But I will always remember the day I left and felt like I could finally breathe again. It was like climbing out of a swamp. I was a mess from the experience but with every step I grew stronger. Eventually I was able to reconnect with my creativity. It took years of Polarity sessions to recover my confidence and self-esteem but over time it returned. And eventually the feelings of dread and fear were replaced by the daily feeling of waking up with great opportunities to grow every day.

However, I also still remember the feeling of leaving the illusion of the safety net of the large corporation. At first it was scary to not have the routine or the structure. But as I watched my friends get laid off I realized that the safety net was only an illusion. It became clear that the promises that were made and the benefits that were promoted were based on fear. The term “golden handcuffs” was very appropriate. Insecurity was fed and expanded to maintain the addiction.

The realization of the personal price paid for being addicted to the large company benefits and indoctrination is a hard to describe until you experience something different. But for those who are able to break free and experience themselves as the source of their creativity and security, freedom has a new meaning. It’s a soul freedom that is hard to imagine. But it is one of the most important freedoms we have.

And this freedom is at the core of true prosperity. Prosperity and being a slave do not go together. Prosperity thrives in a culture of freedom.

So what do you need to make the change?

• Support from the people around you. Your friends and family are the most important part of your prosperity. Cherish the people who support you and eliminate the ones who do not.
• Courage to change. Change can be scary. The imagination can create many negative scenarios that never come true. The maxim that most of what we worry about never happens is very true.
• Willingness to act. The only way to change is to act. You just have to do it. Just take it a step at a time.
• Personal responsibility is key to change. Being willing to say, “Yes, I did that,” is the first step.
• Support from agents of change accelerates the process. Polarity Therapy is the best support I know of but exercise and other therapies and support groups are also extremely valuable.

So that’s all there is to it. The question you have to ask is this: If I do nothing to change, how is my life going to change 5 years from now. If I do nothing, what will change. The answer is almost always, nothing changes. Your life is just more of the same. The only difference is that you are more tired, frustrated, beat down and discouraged with every year that passes.

I wish you great experiences and prosperity as you take control and change your life.

Sincerely,

Kris Stecker, President
Spa Tech Institute

p.s. I look forward to your questions and comments.

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