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Story about the Process of Mindset Apprentice- John Assaraf, Part 2 & 3
This article tells you a story of how an ordinary, everyday voracious learner took huge inspired action to become the Apprentice of one of the teachers from the hit movie: “The Secret”. It will inspire you about risk & faith.
When I joined the Having it All Challenge at the end of August 2007, I was temporarily living with my parents before heading back for my final year of college education in Washington. In their minds I would be leaving around the middle of September (I hadn’t told them about the Challenge or that my intention was to not go back to school!)
Even after joining the challenge, I didn’t tell them for another two weeks about my decision because I feared their reaction. Once I did tell them, my unease proved to be right: I was invited to leave home and given one week to find a new place to live.
It was an extremely difficult time for me to be so passionate about this journey I had chosen to take, but to find my parents so unsupportive. At the time I felt angry, hurt, and sad. I reminded myself of times when I had heard my parents say how sad it is when a child chooses a specific route in life, and the parents don’t support the decision…Or a child converts to a different religion than their family, and the parents excommunicate the child.
‘Well, dang…that’s pretty much what they just did to me,’ I felt.
“You’re not going back to school? You’ve got one week to leave.”
While it hurt, my commitment to my new journey was unwavering. Nothing would stop me from moving forward in the direction of my dreams.
I learned later from John that…
‘There are those who are interested, and those who are committed. Those who are interested in something will do what’s convenient, while those who are committed will do whatever it takes!’
Apparently I was applying this principle before I even knew it consciously.
So what was my goal and outcome in joining the Having it All Challenge?
As I mentioned in Part 1, I had the intention of being mentored by one of the great personal growth teachers.
In the personal profile questions for the Having it All Challenge I was asked, “Where do you see yourself 6-12 months from now?” Still not knowing how in the world I would achieve it, I reaffirmed what I put on my vision board, and wrote, “The Apprentice of John Assaraf…”
Little did I know that my goal would not take 6-12 months, but merely 1 1/2…
P.S. As a side note about my parents: We now have an incredible relationship. The feelings I expressed were how I felt in 2007. Now I fully understand they were only doing what they felt was the right thing to do. I absolutely love my parents, and so should you!
For more mindset transforming tips and ideas for creating an extraordinary life, I’m inviting you to visit http://www.TheMindsetApprenticeNow.com
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A Positive Story About Reconstructive Surgery
If you’re not familiar with the story, in 2004, Ms. Culp’s husband, Thomas G. Culp, tried to kill his wife by shooting her in the face with a shotgun. She survived (as did he, unfortunately, and is now serving a seven-year prison sentence for aggravated attempted murder).
But while Ms. Culp survived, her face was horribly disfigured. Do a search online for Connie Culp and you can get photos of her before the shooting and after. The shotgun shattered her cheeks, nose, one eye and the roof of her mouth. Ms. Culp has reported that it was terribly uncomfortable for her to go out in public because of the stares she would get.
Enter Dr. Risal Djohan. While not a plastic surgeon by normal practice, Dr. Djohan combined plastic surgery methods with transplant procedures to perform what is being hailed as the first human face transplant. A donor had left permission to use the biggest portion of the organs and constructions that comprised her face to be used later for this procedure.
Dr. Djohan and associates have performed six major reconstructions and 30 total operations before the face transplant itself,and then the actual transplant. He says the patient can expect two or three more operations to improve the look of the face, including removing excess skin tissue. Most of these two or three procedures will be almost entirely plastic-surgery-related.
According to what I read in The Associated Press, Ms. Culp can now smile and eat and drink. Her face remains a bit bloated and squarish, and there are skin droops. However, this bloatedness and these folds should be improved with the operations yet to come, as the doctors pare away some of the excess skin. Eventually, they say, her face will begin to look like something of a combination of Ms. Culp’s own face and the donor’s.
This, I believe, is a tribute to what modern medicine can be and should be. Remember every time you read about the quacks and the whackos in the plastic surgery field and the tragedies that taken place, there are ten more stories of instances in which plastic surgery has genuinely saved a person’s way of life and way of looking at themselves. This story of Ms. Culp and Dr. Djohan is a story of heroes. But there are lots of other unsung heroes in the world of plastic surgery.
Dr. Helen Colen is a board certified plastic surgeon in Manhattan. Visit her blog for more information about vaginoplasty and labiaplasty
[GO] 09: Having A Positive Attitude in Life – A Personal Story
Things may not always go the way we want them to.While we cannot control everything, we can choose how to react to these situations. Adapting a positive mindset generates a positive outcome to these situations.
If you think the idea is too good to be true, watch this short video that tells of my wonderful personal experience and how it can become yours, too!
Transform your life by transforming your daily thoughts!
Do you want to read the transcript of this video podcast? Read it here: http://bit.ly/1voS8v7
