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My "Secret" Experiment: Watch (First 20 Minutes) Of "The Secret" Here!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:19:02 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Post 20

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

I have 10 more posts before my "secret" experiment is finalized. I figured now is as good a time as any to share with the Active Rain community the first 20 minutes of the movie, The Secret, as is available on YouTube.

At this point, after nearly two months of constant exposure via audio cd, book, and movie, I feel I have soaked up just about as much as I can from the message that The Secret gives.

As wonderful of a movie as it is, there is definitely a limit to the depth of understanding - or reasoning of why the law of attraction works.

Matter of factly, just by watching the movie and believing what it says (or not believing it), will not get you everything you want in life. While it can help you make your goals a reality, just "believing" it is going to happen and sitting on your couch will not result in much of anything - common sense tells us this.

But if it tips something off in your psyche and has some truth to it - I encourage you to commit yourself to understanding it further. It has not only achieved the goals I set forth at the start of my experiment, but much, much more.

There is no limit to what this law can do for you; dare to believe in your own ideal; think of the ideal as an already accomplished fact.
~Charles Hannel

Secrets Behind The Secret?

For the final posts I will be addressing some issues that I had in trying to understand the movie and the application of the secret in my life. I thought I'd start with this great interview with Michael Beckwith on CBS's "Eye to Eye".

In it he simplifies the process of how we go about shaping our own destiny. By changing our outlook upon our own life we directly change how we experience it - it's all in how we perceive our own reality.

My life has done a complete 180 in it's fulfilling potential, limitless possibilities, and overall happiness. I know I am on the path to achieving my full potential in all aspects of my life and can't wait to share my achievements with the rest of the community here to encourage others to do the same!

I am literally starting from nothing here, with little under 7 months of real estate experience under my belt - so the story is going to be - quite literally, from the bottom up!

My "Secret" Experiment: A Truly Inspirational Video

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:33:12 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 19

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

The video depicts the pictures taken from the Hubble Telescope, aptly named The Hubble Deep Field. Astronomers were able to take a snap shot unveiling the deepest portrait of the visible universe taken by man. The shot also goes back in time, showing the developing universe "within a stone's throw of the big bang" - the picture shows about 10,000 galaxies.

This may be one of my most important posts thus far in my "secret" experiment. If you are reading this, I believe it is for a reason. Life in itself, especially for real estate agents, is filled with appointments, meetings, and everything else in between.

When, where, and why should we find the time to improve upon ourselves? I'm not talking about your moral compass or increasing your faith in your religion. Grasp your purpose - what truly can you do to live to your fullest potential as a human?

By achieving our fullest potential we don't singularly benefit our well-being - it will transpire in to our work, our families, and our social networking. As a new agent, I see the difference between a successful full time realtor and a part time some time agent. Why not increase our capacities to work harder, love more, and enjoy all that life has to offer?

So ... The Universe Is Pretty Big Huh?

Back to the video. If you can understand what the images depicted in the video represent I believe it will, if but momentarily, allow you to realize the expansiveness of it all.

Of the billions of galaxies in our universe, we exist as humans here. Of the billions of years it took to form life, you are here - connected to a world wide web of information, reading a blog from a realtor in Guam for that matter! Of the billions of particles that have simply existed since the beginning of time, the same elements that comprise distant galaxies, comprise us.

After seeing the video I was simply in awe. Look up in to the sky tonight, and understand it goes on forever! There is such a grand design not just our environment, but the universe itself, that it's almost too much to take in all at once.

Don't Miss Out

This realization has further enhanced my understanding of the connectedness of it all. The design of life and the natural laws that serve to make sure life functions properly are now, and always will be. The law of attraction goes beyond helping us lead more fulfilling, purpose driven lives. It is why atoms bond together to form molecules - it's why stars formed and it's why grass doesn't strain to grow.

The simple fact that we can be aware of our thoughts and feelings, that we can cognitively understand and are beginning to comprehend our existence and the creation of that, is mind blowing. It further goes to prove, in my opinion, that we are the creators of our own life. That we are magnificence, perfection, strength, power, love, harmony, and happiness.

Life is about so much more than the regular daily grind - and coming to appreciate that improves our quality of life. Be grateful for everything you have done - pat yourself on the back for being a motivated real estate agent, thank everyone around you that means anything to you - better yet do something completely unexpected and generous for a complete stranger - it could be as simple as smiling genuinely and saying hello to brighten their day, see how it makes you feel. We're all connected!

Status of Goals

Nothing official contractually, only 11 posts left but I'm sure it will happen! I have officially succeded on my other two goals, and the three listings could be considered pocket listings at this time, but will be official as exclusive agency listings.

My "Secret" Experiment: Can Money Buy Happiness?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:01:50 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 18

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

After another brief hiatus I am posting my 18th entry of my “secret” experiment. To be open I have been a bit lackadaisical and too satisfied with the way my life has been going so far.

I say too satisfied to reiterate that life is great at the moment, but also that I can’t possibly be content with what I have now when boundless opportunities await my not so distant future! Yet another flaw in my personality, and one that will be (or already is in my mind), correctable.

The experiment so far has taken me places that a month ago I never would have imagined. The contacts I have made, the exposure that awaits, and opportunities for big time deals are waiting for me to take action upon physically and mentally. I’m visualizing deals going through, my first six figure commission, that everything I touch turns to gold (another secret affirmation).

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

The age old sentiment couldn’t be further from the truth. Everybody knows it, but do you really believe it? Society is quick to think that a lot of their problems in life would be solved if they just had the money.

The antithesis of this is shown when these same people win the lottery and end up worse off than they were before (I think I saw a special documentary on discovery about it). No matter how much money you desire, how much power you want to accumulate, and how influential of a person you become – none of these things will give you the most important aspect of life – simple, pure, unadulterated, HAPPINESS.

So while much of my motivation is making money, and loosing myself from the bondage of students loans and bill payments, I’m fully aware, much in thanks to this experiment and introduction to the movie, that my joy doesn’t necessarily come from having a lot of money – it’s more so the vision that one day, I won’t have to worry about money. I won’t have a single worry about how I’m going to pay off a mortgage, my future kid’s college tuition, and anything else that may be considered a significant expense.

The Daily Creation Process

I came across a great little e-book called It Works. You can request a copy at www.thesecretvisionbooks.com (no affiliation to the secret, at least I don’t think so). Or feel free to email me and I’ll forward the pdf to you. In the less than 10 page e-book it hones in on some key issues involving being the creator of your life on a daily basis, and not in auto-pilot.

How to purposefully intend to enjoy your day, to expect good things, and reach your full potential. One particular subject that will remain with me forever is that you can use this process of awareness and the law of attraction to not only strive towards the big goals, but minute ones as well.

What do you want this minute?

Think about it! In exactly one minute, what is it you would really like to be doing? Now obviously you have to be realistic – you’re not going to teleport to Waikiki because you’d rather be there instead of at work , but think, what would make me happy in this minute of my life? For me? It was lunch with my mom this afternoon. Would I have thought of calling her if I didn’t ask myself what I wanted to attract for this minute in my life? I don’t think so.

Status of Goals

Still waiting for official contract signings!

My "Secret" Experiment: Hold Off On The Sun Screen To Reduce Cancer?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:13:07 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 17

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

According to a Fox Report, a daily dose of vitamin D (15 minutes exposure in the sun) decreases cancer risk by 77%!Is it not amazing to think about just how in tune our bodies are with the intricacies of our environment? It is suggested you don't put sunscreen on for 10 to 15 minutes (a bit longer the darker your skin gets), because a sunscreen as small as spf 8 reduces your skins ability to produce vitamin D by 95%! That's not to say you shouldn't overdue the exposure either.

Think about what has to happen for your body to assimilate the vitamin D. Pure energy that a mediocre size star creates and sustains, for billions of years, reaches us. The skin absorbs the energy and it kick starts a chemical reaction that produces more Vitamin D than if we drank 10 glasses of orange juice and 10 glasses of milk. Energy is absorbed and transfers in to something else entirely within our body that helps to promote cellular reproduction regulation, a healthy immune system, calcium absorption, and stronger bones!

So get out there and walk your dog, read a book at a park, go for a swim, or if you can, swim at the beach! It's not only beneficial to your overall health but it will help you enjoy life just a little bit more. Anything that makes you happy! Even if you don't feel like it or are not an exercise person, I promise if you just go out and do it you will feel SO much better. (This speaking from my experience as a personal trainer).

"Experiment" Perseverance

It has not been an easy experiment so far by any means. While the benefits of a more fulfilling life can not be compared to anything less than just that, the true effort that it takes to fully and completely be aware is pretty intense. The solution comes in the form of using the times that you are focused and aware to accept your shortcomings and move on. A lot of my problems seemed to start rather insignificantly, then build almost exponentially as one negative thought compiled upon another until they manifested as negative emotions and (what I perceived) circumstances in my life.

Let go of any past resentments or disappointments you may be holding about you. -The Secret

Any chance we get to be aware of our state and intentionally change our frame of mind should be counted as a blessing! Instead of emphasizing our failures to ourselves get over it and move on with life - what good does it do to remind ourselves of past failures but to bring us down? This perseverance has been an up and down road, but one I'm convinced must be traveled to get to the place of unwavering faith in the power of simply being aware of my state of mind and emotional well being.

Status Of Goals

Still nothing official on the listing contracts, I'm having difficulty locating a valid exlusive agency listing contract. There are some out there but I'd like to find a local specific one, hopefully by the end of the day one of my contacts here will be able to assist me further. Feeling good, feeling great!

My "Secret" Experiment: Midway - How Far Has Positivity Taken Me?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:33:47 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 16

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

Thoughts produce feelings, feelings initiate action, and action precedes results. If there is anything I have learned from watching, listening, and reading The Secret during this experiment it's that just because I want something really bad doesn't mean it's going to appear before my eyes, as the movie often depicts in it's slightly too hollywoodesque dramaticisms (I totally just made up that word).

I understand that it is trying to get the point across that we can have anything we truly set our thoughts upon, but I feel it's missing a vital piece of the process in the action that is going to be necessary to take to get where we want to go. Nonetheless it has inspired millions to improve their well being, and at that, it has served the purpose intended.

The Difficulties

I am in a state of mind and being now where I am constantly conscious of my feelings -and it has become quite alarming. I don't know how different I am from everybody else, but the negative thoughts and emotions I have on a daily basis heavily outweigh the positive outlook I should be having.

I can declare all I want how positive I am but if I don't feel it as a feeling it really doesn't matter. This is usually followed by an internal dilemma about my belief that my life really is changing for the better, and I'm not making any progress in the matter.

Sounds depressing doesn't it! But it's not; it's progress, it's awareness, and it's hope that whatever I am doing is working because it is making me aware of my negative expectations of my day and reminding me that I don't have to live that life - I can create my own with the right thoughts; with gratitude towards everything I have, with the belief that my life is going to be everything and more that I could have imagined.

Sorry For The Tangent

I really didn't mean to go off on such a tangent, but as part of the experiment I think it's important I document the positive things that happen to me as well as the struggles. On a much more positive note, I launched GuamLand.biz, part of the Guam Real Estate Resource family.

I've also published, as the online portion of my land presentation to interested developers, a chance for a multi-million dollar potential land deal for a planned residential subdivision. I also completed a very, very basic website for a fellow realtor at TriniGuamProperties.com, which is the first of three that will be going up soon.

Whatever the mind can conceive, it can achieve

Status Of Goals

My income has officially doubled with my first real paycheck since I've been back in Guam. My mom found a few rocks that she thought might meet my requirements for my gratitude rock - and so far they are working as their purpose intended, but more about that tomorrow. The last thing needed to accomplish my goals is the official signing of my open listings for some main highway prime commercial space- talk about good exposure! Be looking for those website listings soon!

My "Secret" Experient: Why Pigs Don't Fly

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:11:59 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 15

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

A pigs' purpose, a pigs' passion, a pigs' joy!

Today has been a great day so far, with insight and clarity of my definitive purpose inspiring me to work harder, be more proficient, and improve myself every day. Looking back on my momentary lapse of inspiration I can see where I went off course - and everything (by everything I mean my emotional state of being) was trying to tell me, "Gabe, you're going in the wrong direction" - but for some reason it's almost as if I enjoy loathing in my own self pity.

Blaming outside circumstance is just so easy, isn't it? Rather than look within for the power to change our situations from within ourselves we remain content in the mud of negativity, however, as the pig to the left would say, to each their own brother!

Hope, Satisfaction, Love, Joy, Passion, Joyful Expectation, Happiness/Excitement, Gratitude. I'm making it a point to memorize the list of feelings associated with positivity to be able to dwell on any one of them at the moment that I become discouraged or feel depressed. Sometimes it's almost as simple as telling myself that feel those feelings, even if I don't, to make me feel better.

There is no reason why I should not be feeling one of these feelings at any point in my day - and even if an outside circumstance threatens to drag me down, there is no reason why I can't react to it in a positive way that allows me to consistently remain in a positive vibration.

Money Making Ideas

One particular part of my regular visualization movies I watch affirms that "I am receiving money making ideas everyday". This has definitely caused me to think outside the box more than I ever have before.

Ideas have been flowing in regards to real estate deals, potential, and strategies to become the successful real estate agent I see myself as. I'm not going to jot them down in my blog just yet until some of them become more of a reality - which reminds me I need to take action on a few of them. I also need to start consistently carrying around a notepad of sorts when the random inspirations hit!

Speaking of inspired action, next week I am going to start the Wealth Beyond Reason program by Bob Doyle, one of the teachers in The Secret. I will also be documenting my experience within his program. Any insights or valuable information will most definitely be posted for all to read.

Pigs Don't Fly

The Law of Attraction is not magic. Things don't happen just by thinking about them. I can't visualize myself breathing underwater, then try and go free dive 500 feet with unwavering faith that I will magically grow gills, like Kevin Costner in Underwater World. (But that would be awesome)

No, this universe works on scientific laws ... laws that dictate our existence and laws that assure everything is in balance ... gravity, Coulomb's law, Archimedes' Principle, Law of Thermodynamics, Boyle's Law, General Relativity ... this list goes on and on. The Law of Attraction, as I am coming to know it, works through these various laws to assist us in bringing in to our lives only that which we dwell upon most.

And it's not magic, it's simply because our we attract more of what we think about by the thoughts we are thinking; and we all know this innately ... when we think negatively more negative thoughts come. If you can say, I am happy, then there is no lack in your life. It's finding things that continually keep us happy, the inspired action that drives us to conquer our goals to feel that feeling of accomplishment and gratitude for everything we have.

Our "reality" today is nothing more than the result of how we have been flowing our energy up to this point by using our feelings ... YOU are the only one responsible for where your life is right now. - TodayIsthatDay.com

Status Of Goals

My main objective today is to complete 3 websites for fellow BHI Realty agents that I have needed to finish for quite a while. I'm picturing them completed and will be taking inspired action to do so very shortly! Hopefully my listings will finalize within the next week as well, yet again more inspired action I will need to take. Doesn't "inspired action" sound so much better than "work?", I know I've said that before but it really does!

My "Secret" Experiment: Back From The Dead!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:27:15 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 14

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

What was I doing wrong?

I'm vulnerable, imperfect, and going to be completely honest with you. I must first apologize to anyone who had subscribed to the experiment for my sudden disapearance from the blog scene. A number of factors contributed to the sudden halt of my blog posts, mostly dealing with computer problems and a rut of negative thinking towards the experiment and the reality of the law of attraction. In utter and complete honesty, since my last post, I have been struggling mightily with the reality of The Secret and some of the aspects of the law that confused me.

Doubt, disbelief, anger, resentment and many other negative emotions were accounted for and at full force during this period of time. It wasn't a depressive bout that kept me from completing my daily tasks and taking care of basic work related responsibilities, but my intellectual mind was not satisfied the deeper that I enveloped myself within my experiment. I felt like nothing was manifesting, that this, like many other motivational techniques, would pass and not become a way of being.

I felt like I wasn't doing something right, that I didn't believe enough in it for it to work for me, and that maybe the law of attraction could even be against my Christian beliefs. Depression has been something I have battled throughout the years, if it's any more or any less than what any other regular person goes through I don't know for sure - but I know it affects me. Which is why, initially, The Secret was so transforming for me. So, if you've read this far, I'm sure your thinking - what do I think of it now?

Depression

A person who sets his or her mind on the dark side of life, who lives over and over the misfortunes and disappointments of the past, prays for similar misfortunes and disappointments in the future. If you will see nothing but ill luck in the future, you are praying for such ill luck and will surely get it. - Prentice Mulford

My life reverted back to the same, mundane, ordinary day to day struggle. I kept holding on to the notion of positive thinking, and made valiant attempts to keep listening to, watching, and reading The Secret. However none of it was registering, none of it was helping. All that I had built up to this point seemingly dissipated. What happened?

My dedication became my worst enemy. I began to over analyze my life and the concepts that I have been so diligently studying. I realized that for a few hours out of the day, mostly during my meditation sessions and blog entries, my entire attention was on good vibrations and positive thinking. But in reality, other than those few hours, was I convincing myself that my life was different or was it actually different?

Life Changing Realization

The struggle has ended with a mind-altering realization. My "experiment" up to this point has been a complete success! I'm going to have 4 new listings, one of which might bring me in a six-figure commission. My income has and will doubled by the end of the month. My relationships all improved and I've even gained a new confidant in my mother for discussion about the secret - she actually has asked me questions pertaining to it to help herself clarify the law of attraction. What was I so depressed about? I still don't know what made the switch turn off and why I couldn't, despite my best efforts, flip it the other way. My only answer is I thought about it to much, I gave all my attention to the negatives and - by the law of attraction - became those negatives. My life, for no reason, became dull.

I realized something that is going to change my life tonight.

This entire experiment, my whole purpose since I began my journey in to the law of attraction, has been to get to the point of reaching my full potential - when my full potential already is. What does this mean? It means my train of thought has been that, one day I will achieve and be the best possible Gabriel Lombard I can be ... one day, after I dive deep enough in to the law of attraction, I will become my ideal self.

Do you see my thought patterns? I was believing that I was working towards something ... that it wasn't realized now ... that I had so much work to do to get where I want to be in controlling my thoughts and emotions. It must be realized now. It must be a way of being now. It can't be a "goal" you will achieve. You must realize that your best self is yours to be now - otherwise I would be forever trying to get there! This doesn't mean there won't be work involved, or that 5 years from now I won't be light years ahead in my conceptualization of the law of attraction than where I am now - but it does mean I have to be fully and completely satisfied with myself now in order to keep improving myself in the future.

Status Of Goals

There is no more, I'm working towards, in my vocabulary. Everything is already visualized and realized in my life. Of course, I will continue to report on the facts of the experiment, but in my mind - everything is already achieved. The only goal that has not manifested since the beginning of the experiment is the gratitude rock I have been visualizing. I have come across rocks that have caught my eye, but I'm thinking of one in particular and won't be satisfied until that has manifested in my life. This will be the tell all to end all for me. And it is coming; I'm waiting in joyful expectation that by the end of this experiment it will be completed.

I've also decided to pick up where I left of, on day 14 of the experiment. I was contemplating simply starting where it should be, but in all reality the past week I have not been in the train of thought to successfully validate the experiment based upon my vibrations. So I will complete the experiment from day 14 to 30, confident, persistent, and with unwavering faith in my ability to change my life for the better.

My "Secret" Experiment: Vacation!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:49:16 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 11 & 12

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

I'm not sure how it actually came about, I think it was a combination of my fatigue, allergies, and possibly pushing myself a little too hard and not resting enough. My daily schedule runs from 4:30am to however early I can sleep; which is rarely before 11:00pm. Anyhow, I gave myself a 2 vacation days from everything. Granted, I took care of what I had to take care of for my real estate clients came first. But after that it was a lounge around the house, complete recharge and recover day. I even was able to get a lot of sleep last night, and feel much better today. For me at least, there is a fine line between being motivated to do something and almost being too compulsive about it - which probably results in my past failures of not being able to "keep up" that level of motivation and just quitting whatever it may be that I am trying to change.

Got Resonance?

My last post was about your "vibration" that results from your frequency of thought. I thought I'd go a little deeper today because the past few days my understanding of this has heightened. This law is not about faith, belief in the unknown, or "imaginary craziness" as they say in the movie. It is not about religion, "new age thinking", nor is it a cult. It is simply a law of the universe - just like gravity. It occurs whether we are aware of it or not.

All of this is only possible because of the creative force that put this in place - it is the utmost honoring of this force to be who we are and use what we've been given. -Bob Doyle

This is why it becomes so important to simply be aware of the present, of your feelings, so you know what you are attracting to you. A lot of times they quote like attracts like, but it's really what you are in resonance with - Bob Doyle likens resonance to a song, you have felt a song's emotional level before, as if it was written for you; that is nothing more than because you are receptive to the underlying resonance of the song - or the emotion that was put in to the creation of it. If you are not on that resonance level, you will not feel the song as you did before. I know I've experienced it similar to this. This is the same reason why people who accept this as a truth are receptive to it's teachings. If you choose not to believe or think it's balderdash (I've wanted to use that word since hearing it on The "Secret" audio cd!) then that is exactly what you will get, and you have every right to believe what you want.

Status Of Goals

The initial excitement felt when I first learned about the law and began this experiment has worn itself out at this point. I'm still more than determined to accomplish the tasks at hand, and need to plan on trying to get more sleep on a more organized and productive schedule so that more things can get done in less time to avoid any type of "burn out" that I experienced (I've always been an "all or nothing" personality type). The further along I get in this experiment the more I am consistently learning not so much about what it can do for me, that I already know - instead I am learning more about the science of the law, which I think may be leading me directly to Bob Doyle's Wealth Beyond Reason program - if anybody has a grasp on the validity of the law, and not exaggerating or over-emphasizing pieces of it, I believe it is him. I found a great website I would highly encourage any fan of The Secret to watch:

Bob Doyle's response to common questions and objections to The Secret.

No change of status on my goals, I'm still believing and receiving doubling my monthly income, a specific gratitude rock, and 3 new listings by the end of the 30 day experiment. Thank you to everyone who has sent me such encouraging emails, it is such a blessing and humbling at the same time to know people are actually reading this blog series and rooting for me along the way.

My "Secret" Experiment: [Day 10] Deeper Understanding

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:26:19 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 10

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

I am now officially one-third of the way through My "Secret" Experiment. Yesterday turned out great, with a little more unexpected income coming in - I love it! This blog series and the AR community has been such a blessing to me I can't even express it in words. My current reality is so much more fulfilling than how I used to go about my daily life that I can't imagine myself living without this powerful knowledge. When I started this blog series I had no idea what I would write, how I would come up with content, or even if I could devote enough time to the experiment. 10 days in to the experiment and I still don't know what I'm going to write before I write it; it's more or less whatever feels right - "pulling from the infinite", if you will. More or less, by the time I finish typing, I am satisfied with the post. I believe every post has a purpose for me to realize something, or to share something with someone else that they need to hear. While it is far from being related to real estate I am believing that by exercising my mind to reach my potential as a person, it must reciprocate in my business.

Keeping My Vibration In Check

I have such a desire to make this a way of life that sometimes I'm almost apprehensive about trying too hard, or expecting too much out of it. Bob Proctor has a very inspiring "Secret Summary" in the special features section of the movie. In it he summarizes the major points that we should understand about the law of attraction. It gets pretty deep!

The vibrations of mental forces are the finest, and consequently the most powerful in existence. - C. Haanel

Everyone has a vibration that is a direct result of their current state of mind - this often makes me think of myself as a blur of moving energy - which, at the tiniest elements that comprise us - we are! Now, what kind of vibration are we emitting? Doesn't it make sense that whatever vibration we are sending out, only like vibrations would be attracted to it? Take this one step further, as Rev. Michael Beckwith stated in the movie - experiments have been tested and recorded to prove that a positive thought has a much stronger frequency (or vibration) that emanates from our mind as compared to a negative thought. So we control our vibration - and you can tell this by people that cross your path that are in good moods and bad moods ... by their good "vibes" or bad "vibes". I want my vibrations to be good, full of life, love, and energy - and when I focus on that that becomes how I feel - everytime. It's just a matter of keeping it more consistent instead of only when I realize that I'm not aware that I'm in a bad mood, or depressive, stressed out state. I become whatever it is that I am thinking about.

Status Of Goals

I've been getting so busy outside of my Guam real estate business that I've started feeling stressed out about it. There are definitely things I need to take care of in the coming week and a half, but what good is it doing for me to stress out about it? Changing your mind set is definitely not easy ... especially when you have habituated ways of being - but I will continue to believe in myself and in this experiment to get me to that place. What I use to remind myself often is that if I feel like I'm fighting myself and my train of thought, I'm not doing it right! I need to follow my bliss and shift my state of mind to something that will give me joy, and act upon that. I just did it right this second and I'm feeling much better about my day already. I am still believing for my specific gratitude rock and for my 3 new Guam real estate listings, not to mention doubling my monthly income. Life is good!

My "Secret" Experiment: [Day 9] Unexpected Income!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:15:06 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 9

Ed. Note:What is the "experiment" I am testing for? Find out here.

Unexpected income! For the first time I received, on two seperate occasions in the same day, cash that was completely unexpected. Sure, it wasn't a lot of money, but unexpected and more than welcome nonetheless! Either way, I'm marking it as one point for my "Secret" experiment!. The point could be argued that it would have happened whether or not I have been seeing myself living in abundance, meditating on the lifestyle that I want to have, and believing that "I am a money magnet" - but what I've been trying to emphasize is that whatever I choose to believe will be my reality. And I choose to believe that it is a direct result and just the beginning of what's to come from changing my way of thinking to that of prosperity and abundance in life. Life is good my friends!

Enjoying Life More And More

The most significant effect thus far in my experiment has been, simply, I am thoroughly enjoying life more and more each day. Even when negative circumstances occur that I have no control over, I am able to look at it in a different light. I know I've said that before and I don't want this experiment to be repetetive - but I can't stress enough that I have never gotten more out of simply being alive than I have since I was introduced to, and begun practicing attracting a positive life by thinking positive thoughts.

Radiate the feelings of happiness and joy within you, and transmit that into the Universe with all of your might, and you will experience true heaven on earth. -The Secret

One thing in particular that I have noticed more so, and that I do meditate on quite frequently as well, is that other people seem to enjoy being around me more than before. I think I am naturally slightly stand offish and may even seem arrogant (which of course I'm not!) to people that don't know me - but now I'm more confident, and as a direct result of that - more comfortable around people. I still have a ways to go to become who I truly envision myself being - but aren't we all working towards that every day?

Status Of Goals

As stated earlier, unexpected income was not a specific goal - but will contribute to my set goals. Nothing is set in stone yet, but it is safe to say that my monthly income goal will be met this month (trust me it wasn't much to start with!), and we aren't but a week in to my experiment. I have a Guam Real Estate seminar on 1031-Like Kind Exchanges this morning that I need to go get ready for. I'm still not entirely used to the whole real estate seminar environment - I think it's a sense of being so new to the industry that I almost feel like I shouldn't be there! Negative thinking anyone? I'll have to work on that - gotta love it when you're writing your blog and you realize something, huh? I can't wait for the rest of my day today, what great things does life have in store for me?

Life ... Exhilerated! What's Your Dream?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:15:13 -0500

Dad's Back Yard: © G. Lombard 2007

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 8

Like all the laws of nature, there is utter perfection in this law. You create your life ... Your thoughts are seeds, and the harvest you reap will depend on the seeds you plant. - [The Secret]

Ed. Note:What's this blog series about? Find out here.

Are you living your dream? Is everyday real estate life exhilerating to you? Do you know what you truly want out of your life? Some may desire for more, and others might be perfectly content with their life. And the crazy part is both people are right in their way of thinking. I want more out of my life, that's what this experiment is about. Besides thinking positively today I'm going to concentrate on being aware of my feelings even more so. I want to make sure that I'm completely in tune with my emotions to better gauge my development - because it's not just our thoughts that create our lives, but the associated feelings with those thoughts. There is an amazingly put together printable pdf about the spectrum of feelings at thesecret.tv. I printed it out on photo paper and want to frame it at home and at work to remind myself how grateful I am for being conscious and in control of my thoughts, feelings, and therefore - my life! Am I happy right now? Yes. And I want to keep it that way ... I think I'm going to ask myself that question every hour today!

Visualized Results

There is definitely a lot of work that needs to be done this week. I'm trying my best not to get caught up in the work of it all ... and trying to take what I was able to realize in yesterday's blog and apply it to my workdays at the office.

Action is a word that can imply "work" to some people, but inspired action will not feel like work at all. -The Secret

I have experienced this in bits and pieces working with clients but it has been so ingrained in my mind that work is not enjoyable that I need to make a much more conscientious effort to visualize the outcome, not the "how I'm going to get there". According to the teachings, how I will get there will take care of itself and be an enjoyable experience. Yes, it is still work ... but doesn't it sound much better being an ends to a means of achieving our ultimate desires in life? If I can maintain this mindset, it won't be a struggle and feelings of insecurity, procrastination, and the overwhelming sensation of simply having a lot to do will dissapear.

Status Of Goals

My reality is changing! I know this because I am appreciating things I have so easily looked over before. The beauty in nature, the generosity of my family, the roof over my head even! The Master Key System has offered an interesting meditation exercise this week ... look at a picture before you begin to meditate. Study it in detail. Then close your eyes and try to see every single detail of that picture in your mind. What is the purpose of this yet? I really don't know, but it brings variety into my meditation sessions and that's always welcome. I'm looking forward to the great day ahead of me and I'm still believing the following as already received in my life:

Double my monthly income
3 New Real Estate Listings (don't have 1 yet)
A specific "gratitude" rock I have been visualizing

The "Magic" Of Life

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:27:59 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 7

The only difference between people who live in this way, who live in the magic of life, and those who don't is that the people who live in the magic of life have habituated ways of being. They've made a habit of using the law of attraction, and magic happens with them wherever they go. -M. Shimoff [The Secret]

[Ed Note]:If you feel so inspired, find out what this experiment is truly about in my first post of the series. -G. Lombard

Life is great! I'm feeling healthier and more revitalized than ever. The blessing of recovering from any illness is you know how miserable your physical body felt, and to get through that and healthy again further reminds us how amazing it is to be in a full capacity of health. If I feel this way after a simple cold, I can't imagine what people who recover from serious illnesses feel like! I choose the quote from Marci to be my "mantra" this week. It is the very purpose of this experiment - to make this way of thinking a way of life. Not just a one time, feel good for the moment effect.

Seeing The Results

The past few days I found myself more and more being aware of the present instead of daydreaming about other things. It's still not a habituated way of being, but I'm believing that it is getting there. One very important rule of thumb I've been able to apply to my exercise of thought has been visualizing the result - not the process. If you have ever been on a treadmill getting some exercise you have probably experienced the time-slowing sensation - where you look at the time, or distance run, to see just how much closer you are to finishing your walk or run. This comes in to play even more when it is an extrenuating workout and you are really pushing yourself! Any athlete will tell you it is pushing through the feelings of wanting to stop that gets you to where you need to go. I've been able to take that one step further in my workout - rather than focusing on not wanting to stop I started visualizing how great I would feel at the end of the workout. How proud of myself I was for completing the run. By focusing on this I found it easier and easier to keep pushing forward on with my run - rather than it being a struggle to simply complete. Now I'm going to apply this further in my daily life - visualizing the work done instead of telling myself, "man I've got a lot of work to do". I'm excited about this breakthrough. And again, it's nothing new, it just has to be realized not just by knowing the strategy but feeling it work in your life.

Status Of Goals

Money has started to come in, not so much unexpectedly but through means of other sources besides Guam real estate. My laptop had to be reformatted and I need to reinstall all the neccessary software before my work week starts tomorrow. It's Labor Day in Guam today - no work or school for most of the island residents. Nothing further on my real estate ventures but I am plugging onward expecting for the best! One week down, 3 more great weeks to go!

My "Secret" Experiment: How Far Will Positivity Take Me?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:50:41 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 6

Once you begin to understand and truly master your thoughts and feelings, that's when you see how you create your own reality. That's where your freedom is, that's where all your power is. -M. Shimoff [The Secret]

[Ed Note]:If you feel so inspired, please click to read the first post of the blog series for further comprehension! -G. Lombard

I feel MUCH better today. Probably a direct result of no physiological stressors yesterday, plenty of agua, and a lot of sleep last night. I was able to gain insight in to a few things about battling illness and the use of the law of attraction. I found that even while I was sick, if I closed my eyes and imagined myself in perfect health, if I imagined my immune system's WBC's (that's white blood cells - hey I did learn something in biology!) eating away at whatever the disease was entering my body, then I would feel better physically. This would be, however, trumped at the attempt of simply getting up out of bed and feeling the physical sensations of fatigue and weariness. Nonetheless it was step in the right direction and the amazing natural healing system of our bodies is taking it's course in mine and I am believing for perfect health very soon!

The Mental Aspect Of Sickness

I think I was also able to realize why it becomes so easy for people that are ill to get in such a negative frame of mind. You just feel like crap! How are you supposed to remain positive when your physically feel so unhealthy? In this state of mind it becomes so easy to think of only yourself and your terrible circumstance. This will only draw to it more negative thoughts of how bad you feel - even while your body is healing you. I definitely could not be the spokesman for how you should think while sick as much of yesterday was filled with self-loathing and questioning, but at least for bits and pieces I was able to be aware of my thoughts and actions instead of going on auto-pilot in my sickened state. But fortunately today is a new day! Already this morning has gone well, minus some technical difficulties which will entail me having to back up my hard drive, reinstall windows vista, and the rest of the software as well - but at least it will help me get my computer more organized along the way!

Status Of Goals

Nothing new on goal status changes, I have a lot of great work to do to make up for the few days I was out of the mix. I'd like to extend a very warm thank you to Pamela Wilson for her encouragement and support thus far on my journey - I only wish you the best and hope that at the end of this all we will both be able to be so grateful for the opportunity! Thanks a bunch! More website work on version 3 of Guam Real Estate Resource is in front of me, as well as anything else that life has in store for me - all good things expected of course!

My "Secret" Experiment: How Far Will Positivity Take Me?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:18:05 -0500

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 5

[To know what this experiment is testing for, please check out the initial entry here.]

Unfortunately my progress, at least outwardly has come to a screaching halt today. While I was still able to wake up (5:00am at that) after sleeping since 8:00pm last night for a client this morning, and while I still have a few more clients later on this afternoon, I am pretty much confined to the bed other than that. So in my sickened state I'm trying to think ... what can I do to keep progressing in my state of positive thinking when my physical body is so weak? A few things jumped out at me reading today, one being to:

Remove all physiological stresses

I'm trying to do that by staying in bed other than when I must get out. And while in bed I'm trying to maintain a positive frame of mind despite how my body is feeling, maybe that'll help speed up the recovery process. Frustrating nonetheless as this bout of sickness could not have come at a worse time. But I guess at least it's during the beginning than well in to the experiment. All that means is that I'll be able to watch the movie repeatedly today, more secret for me! I can also attempt to finish a few more pages on version 3 of Guam Real Estate Resource in hopes of completing that soon. In the mean time I hope everyone else is feeling much better than myself at the moment! Till tomorrow, and I'm believing for a much better day of health!

My "Secret" Experiment: How Far Will Positivity Take Me?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:40:20 -0500

Pago Bay, My Home: Copyright G.Lombard 2007

My "Secret" Experiment: Day 4

"...growth follows knowledge, action follows inspiration, opportunity follows perception, always the spiritual first, then the transformation into the infinite and illimitable possibilities of achievement." -Master-Key System

Obstacles are abounding so far on day 4. What's difficult to rationalize is that if I admit to myself that they indeed are obstacles, does that cause a retroactive reaction to the process I am trying to fulfill? I'm not sure. But I do know that complete and utter honesty about my progress must be recorded in order for a "valid experiment". I've been feeling under the weather the past few days but have been trying to visualize health and healing as strong as ever. I have not admitted to myself I am "sick" and am trying my best to overcome the physical fatigue and sense of deprecation that comes with it. I still accomplished what I absolutely needed to this morning, including a difficult, but gratifying workout; which looking back on may or may not have been the best idea for my body. I'm struggling with the concept that if people are able to heal cancer through positive thinking, can not I rid a common flu in the same manner? I guess the cancer doesn't go away overnight, and I should be grateful it is just a cold and not more.

Embedded In My Cells

So today marks the fourth day of my "Secret" experiment. I have remained faithful in my listening to the audio cd in the car, play the movie anytime I am home, and decided today I would take time to read a chapter a day out of the book, in order, for the remaining 26 days. I have heard that in order to make or break a habit it can take up to 21 days. I want positive thinking and a greater understanding so that the joy I have uncovered in my life will become my life - embedded in my cells (as the movie depicts in one scene). It's not enough that I'm just now tapping the limitless of my mind's potential - I'm hungry for more. And by the law of attraction I am constantly attracting more and more passion for controlling my reality.

Plan of Action

I'm not entirely sure yet what my plans are for today. I'm still trying to sort out what my body is trying to tell me. I don't want to push things and not recover as fast as possible from these feelings of sickness - but I don't want the guilt and feelings of procrastination to force me to believe I am simply being lazy either. So far this blog has, at the very least, forced me to realize that while I might have the best intentions to ultimately realize my dreams and aspirations of who I want to become, the lifestyle I want to live in, and who I want to be around me, everything is a process. I guess that's why I'm committed to 30 days - it's about the process, the journey. Each day I am believing for more and more understanding, for less and less "auto-pilot" living, for constant reminders that I must be aware of the present as it is occurring - not be daydreaming of future hindrances or past failures. Of all things it seems we are able to control I wouldn't doubt that control of our thoughts must be the most difficult and take the most effort. But I am confident the results will be nothing short of miraculous for me. So I continue on.

Status of Goals

Nothing has changed today as far as the status of my goals go. I am picking up an old brochure about the huge tract of land I will be making a presentation on. I'm confident it will aid me in making my presentation flawless. I have never created a real estate presentation, so part of me wants to be insecure about the process, but instead I am going to be confident in my abilities to create and develop only the best! Why worry? I'm going to take it wherever I am inspired too, and I am also going to visualize the presentation as being one in which these developers will not be able to resist! I am also in the process still of gaining those listings for commercial space as well, and hope to report good news within the following weeks of my blog posting! Thanks to all who have gone on this journey with me so far, it inspires me daily to fulfill my committment to this "experiment".
Part of my daily exercises of the mind has included watching two visualization videos created by the the great people from The Secret. I start my day with a cup of coffee and these two videos, and will continue to do so until they stop reminding me that I am grateful to be alive, that more money is being printed for me right now, and that I am awake, alive, and energized (all quotes from the powerful visualization clips).

The Secret To Riches: A powerful visualization tool to aid in focusing our intentions upon living in abundance!
The Secret To You: Harnesses all the tools taught and just makes you feel good!

My "Secret" Experiment: [Day 3] How Far Will Positivity Take Me?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:31:52 -0500

The Rain Is Abundant: Copyright G.Lombard 2007

My Secret Experiment: Day 3

Day three of "My Secret Experiment" has begun. I'm trying to figure out when is the best time to post the blog and it came to me today that I should document my experiment in the morning, before my day unfolds. This way I will be able to use one of the techniques described in the secret: visualizing and going through your day before it even happens. Expect good things to happen, send out good vibes before you head in to work. Believe that the day is going to be amazing! I can attest that this has helped my outlook on the day become one of, "I can't wait to see what life has to offer me today", instead of, "Ugh, I have so much I have to do today, how am I going to ever finish anything?"

Expect Only Good!

In my church there often are "praise reports" that are testimonials to the goodness occurring in people's lives. I think much of this blog is going to end up being a day to day praise report as I believe for good things to happen. Now I realize that things are going to happen that are not the way I would like them to go, but rather than let those things get me down I am taking them in a different light. What can I learn from this circumstance? How can I turn this in to a positive experience? Using my imagination I have been able to twist just about any negative circumstance in my life towards a positive one - get creative! If I don't hear back, after I have tried to follow up on a potential listing, I used to dwell on it and think: what is wrong with me? Now? I move on, why am I going to dwell on a circumstance I can do nothing about? I get creative; I make a statement to myself that for every lost potential listing I am gaining two more people that want to sell their Guam Real Estate with me. I am the only solution for me; there is no blame on circumstance, on other people, or anything else. Only I can determine my ultimate realization and no one else is able to convince me otherwise. There is no more room for negativity in my life, and I'm only on day 3! Will I still have bouts of doubt, anxiety, depression, fear, insecurity - sure will - but now I am aware of these thoughts and am capable of switching my attention to the positive things in life.

New Opportunity: Chance or The Law Of Attraction?

To make ends meet as a new real estate agent I operate a personal training program at Paradise Fitness in Guam. Before I began affirming positive thoughts, I had no clients. Since I told myself I am going to get clients, within the past 3 weeks, I now have four. No longer am I going to have to stress out about where money is going to come from when no real estate deals are occurring. But that's not the jest of this blog, yesterday afternoon I received a call from the manager of a large, local marketing corporation to possibly begin a "campaign for fitness" in Guam that will tie in directly to my personal training services. The call came out of nowhere. I went from no clients to 4 with a prospective marketing campaign that I won't have to pay for. While this is not neccessarily in lieu of my Guam real estate career it will undoubtedly promote my name in a positive light advocating a healthy lifestyle and the benefits of this. If I pick up a few more clients along the way, that will just expand my network and spheres of influence to give me more opportunity for real estate leads.

Plan of Action

Today is going to be a productive day. There is much to do but I refuse to be overwhelmed anymore. I'm excited to complete these tasks as they are all taking me one step closer to my ideal life. I intend to begin planning my developer presentation, completing a few pages on my website, and publishing a website for one of the agents in my brokerage. My mantra today is to remind myself as I work that positvely or negatively:

"Energy goes, where attention flows." - Rev. Michael Beckwith

Enjoying what I am doing has become essential in this experiment. If I'm struggling or going against the flow it becomes evident to me I am not doing something right. Sit back, breathe, reflect on my state of mind and emotion, and find that bliss, joy, love, and abundance. More often than not I either pick up where I left off in a changed emotional state or completely change my "path" for the day and move on to something else.

Status of Goals

Each day I will include my goals and where I stand with them, whether it has changed or not. Each day I meditate upon these goals and try to think of them as often as possible as already realized.

3 New Listings: Found some potential listings but nothing is concrete yet
Double my income for the month: I've envisioning the amount in my bank account.
A Specific "Gratitude Rock": nothing yet but expecting it to come.

Day 3 of my experiment lies before me and I couldn't be more excited for my day to come. My brother referred to this inspiration as the juice of life, or something to that context. I look forward to my next entry to share what other great things are happening as a result of my comittment to improving myself. Thanks again for all the positive comments, and if anybody is interested here are a few links I visit daily for random inspiration.

Abraham Hicks: A great resource for daily quotes and deeper understanding of the law of attraction.
Rev. Michael Beckswith: Great audio samples and excerpts from this teacher in "The Secret"
SECRET ALERT: Just minutes away from posting this and I received a call from the seller of the large amount of land of which I am making the presentation for. He just found an old brochure from an old real estate agent that listed their property years ago. Talk about things getting easier and letting the universe figure out the "how" about things!

My "Secret Experiment" Day 2: How Far Will Positivity Take Me (Blog Series)

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:33:22 -0500

My Secret Experiment: Day 2

Today is day 2 of my venture in to the unknown world (to me at least) of tapping the power within. I had a great meditation session this morning. It's amazing where the mind can take you if you just let it go sometimes. It's an interesting paradox - where you are in a state of peace and full control of your thoughts and yet you allow your thoughts to go where they please - creation in form of thought. I often imagine myself flying over the island of Guam feeling the wind across my face, soaring in the blue skies above. One tip I use, among many, is that when visualizing to visualize movement as it is much easier for the mind to keep that image instead of a static one.

The Beauty All Around!

Before I get in to the details of my day so far I feel a need to include another disclaimer about this blog series. Anytime the law of attraction or The Secret is mentioned people are quick to judge the teachings therein. Often times it's either "It's not anything new" or "I don't need that I believe in God". This is not meant to prove one right way over the other - nor am I pretending that what I am attempting is something brand new in the school of thought. One of the reasons I've become so enthralled with the secret is because it simply is nothing new! Whether you believe or not - either way you are right - in your own reality. Each day I find more and more teachings within my faith, Christianity, that coincide with the concept of thoughts becoming things. I wake up each day more and more grateful to simply be alive. To not take anything for granted - and not just saying it but living it too. It really makes life much more enjoyable. As part of being a real estate agent in Guam it has been customary practice to carry around a camera for pictures of potential property to buy or list. Since appreciating everything around me that much more I've found myself snapping pictures of those "things" that remind me how blessed I am to be where I am. I took the sunset picture in the upper left corner yesterday evening and immediately was inspired to include it, among others I will be adding, in my blog to share with others. There's so much to be grateful for and it is TOO easy to take everything for granted - everything becomes background to our daily lives and before we know it we are going cruise control not appreciating things as simple as sunsets for their pure "amazement factor" as I like to call them.

My Day Today

So it looks like I'm going to be creating a presentation for a potential multi-million dollar residential development plan. How did this come about? Long story short - monday I received a call out of nowhere from an old basketball coach of mine who happens to come from a family who deals heavily in the commercial market in Guam. They own a lot of land. He said, and I quote:

What the hell are you doing in real estate aren't you supposed to go to med school or something like that? Let's take a drive around so I can show you all our properties. We're not currently working with anybody right now, meet me at 10:00am.

This was last week monday, a few weeks after I had been diving in to the law of attraction and a few days after I had started stating the specific affirmation of "People want to work with me, I am going to get listings". Anyways, there just so happens to be a developer that is only working with our agency and one other who is looking for a huge piece of land for residential development. Whoever comes up with the best piece will get the deal. I'm already visualizing it done! Besides this presentation which must be completed in a few weeks, there is a strong potential for listings for some prime commercial vacancies. If I've learned anything in real estate thus far, it's that you can't celebrate until it's done - but I can taste my goal of 3 listings already!

Plan of Action

Interestingly enough I feel the need to recharge my body this afternoon. With my side business I am up before 5:00 AM monday through Friday. While I have a million other things I could be doing I'm going to go with the flow of my day. What does this mean? The Secret describes our day as one where we are either going with the flow or against it. And it's very simple to tell which way we are going - are you swimming against the current or with it? Are you able to find joy, even if it's routine work, because you know it's another step to your ultimate vision of satisfaction for your life? It teaches us to be aware of our emotions as often as we can - as this is our guidance to whether or not we are on track with our goals. So what am I going to do? Give myself a break! I know I know, sounds crazy - but don't write me off just yet! I almost resented myself for thinking it earlier, as I have just committed myself to this blog series and assumed it was simply laziness and procrastination creeping in my thoughts. Then I checked my emotion - and what would make me happy this afternoon is a peaceful, restful, recharge of my body. Not your usual "plan of action", especially so early on in this experiment, but I am believing for bigger things than I could imagine - so maybe I need to be fully rested to reach the full potential of what is to come.

Status of Goals

Each day I will include my goals and where I stand with them, whether it has changed or not. Each day I meditate upon these goals and try to think of them as often as possible as already realized.

3 New Listings: Found some potential listings but nothing is concrete yet
Double my income for the month: I've envisioning the amount in my bank account.
A Specific "Gratitude Rock": nothing yet but expecting it to come.

So with that being said, Day 2 of My "Secret Experiment" has come to a conclusion. Luckily I have no meetings scheduled this afternoon (not usual at all), so I'm going to take myself up on that rest and relaxation urge and emmanate positivity to the rest of the world as I do! Thank you to everyone who commented so encouragingly - it confirmed my inspiration to comitt myself to this series and they all are blessings to me.

My "Secret" Experiment: How Far Will Positivity Take Me?

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:34:12 -0500

My Secret Experiment: Day 1

I've decided to commit myself to a 30 day blogging experiment to see just how far "dedication to the self" can improve my overall well being. For these 30 days I am going to document my day to day activities in relation to the concept of the law of attraction evidenced by The Secret. I believe by stating my intentions publicly, whether viewed or not by an audience, I will be able to further increase my focus upon success in the Guam Real Estate (obligatory website plug) market. I'm truly not sure where this is going to take me, but as is taught it is not our job to figure out how, we must simply keep our eyes set on the prize.

Life In Guam As I Know It

After being introduced to The Secret in my real estate class a month ago (thanks, Walt) I immediately went to the internet to search for more information about this law of attraction. Disclaimer:Let me first state my faith first lies in God, and I do believe in His Son accordingly. Nonetheless, much of my pursuit in this life has been trying to find what makes me tick. What is it that inspires me? Shouldn't I be enjoying every second that I am blessed to be alive? While this train of thought has led me in to some not so safe circumstances, it has made me who I am. I'm far from perfect, but more than capable of anything I put my heart and soul in to - as evidenced to myself by my collegiate basketball career. I feel real estate will be my life long career that can offer the greatest fulfillment in return for the work that I put in. Not just monetarily, but the satisfaction of helping people! It is for this reason that I want to reach my full potential in every aspect of my life. Enough about that, back to the experiment at hand.

The Master Key System

The book that Rhonda Byrne was inspired by was the Master Key System(if anybody wants a copy contact me I have a pdf version, also downloadable at the secret.tv). In it you are introduced to the power of intentional thought.

...so that by the simple exercise of thought, a man changes not only himself, but his environment, circumstances and conditions.

This just makes sense. It's nothing new, and if you aren't familiar with the Law of Attraction you probably have no idea what I'm talking about - and that's ok too. Simply put, our thoughts create our reality. No one can ultimately decide your happiness for you. (See previous secret posts for more information/links)

Plan of Action

As part of the process of being in control of my thoughts I have begun meditating daily ... sometimes for as little as 5 minutes, other times for over 15. It has made a significant difference in my life in the appreciation of the beauty around me, all that I should be grateful for, and helped me focus my desires and turn them in to goals. According to the law of attraction like attracts like - so what I am thinking, and what I am focusing my energy upon, should become a reality. I already am an advocate of this positive thinking way of life, and seek to make it a habit by:

Watching The Secret (or parts of it) daily
Listening to the secret daily in the car
Reading the secret daily

So What Are My Goals?

This is where the fun begins! As a new real estate agent, I have boundless opportunity for just about anything and I'd consider it a success. But let's get specific. My intentions and my focus will be on the realization of the following:

3 New Listings (I'm yet to get my first)
Double my income up to this point (no figures I don't want to embarass myself!)
A Specific "Gratitude Rock" that I've been envisioning (if you have no idea what I'm talking about, it's in the movie, sorry!)

While I have many other goals that I am daily believing to come to fruition these will be my main 3. Of course, increase in character, poise, peace, and stability of my mental home must improve as I am expanding the capacity of my will power. What's goin to be the best part about this journey? I'm going to enjoy every minute of it! That's been the blessing thus far in my quest for personal and work related satisfaction and the law of attraction - like thoughts of positivity, appreciation, joy, love, and abundance ONLY attract more like thoughts! While negative thoughts still creep in and take hold I'm slowly but surely exercising my mind to dwell on all the amazing things life has to offer.

Details Of Today

Awaiting information for buyer's I represent to possibly make purchase offer on 4 acres of land
Meeting tomorrow in the A.M. to discuss raw land sale and preparation of a presentation for Japanese developers (seperate from previous land purchase).
Picked up 2 new clients in my side business (personal training) - I am a money magnet!
Completing websites for myself (verson 3 of Guam Real Estate Resource) and two other agents within my brokage.

Guam Real Estate Webpage Update

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:48:48 -0500

Increasing Numbers

While it hasn't been the quickest road, I'm steadily moving up the food chain of google for keywords Guam Real Estate. For one reason or another I've noticed an increase in numbers from visitors the past few days - not to account for much more than my high ranking for a mls guam, or guam mls search. I have not done much but try to optimize the site with the right keywords and provide content that people will want - it feels more like I'm willing my way there but it's happening!

Nowhere to be seen!

I know I submitted my site to MSN and Yahoo ... but am NOWHERE to be seen for any guam real estate keyword search. What's the deal here? Google apprently has no problem indexing my site, but for some reason I'm unknown to the rest of the search engine universe! I'll do some more research in to it and post another blog about optimizing for other search engines as well. I'm also contemplating whether or not to change my page names with the launch of my third version of GuamRealEstateResource.com to more search engine friendly hyphenated page names: i.e. guam-real-estate.html / guam-home-search.html etc. If there are any opinions on the matter it would be greatly appreciated! In the meantime I'm steadily trying to finish version 3 before the end of the month and will let you know when hits start becoming leads!`

GUAM: What You Didn't Know About This U.S. Territory!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:40:15 -0500

Guam Real Estate Market

I just came back from our monthly Guam Association of Realtors meeting, where, by the way, I was officially inducted as a new member. I even got a shiny pin and certificate, momentus in their own right! One of the big shots in our industry, Nick Captain gave a short report on the current trends of the market out here - of which were nothing short of astounding.

Double Digit Gaines

It is important to note Guam does not have much correlation at all with the mainland real estate market. Often times when our market is down, theirs is up. Similarily the past two years have shown 20%+ increases in total sales from their previous respective years. The projected 2007 sales numbers are upwards of $700 million, a far cry from the $150 million average that has been consistent up until 2005. The market is expected to keep increasing over the next few years with the amount of foreign investment that is coming in. I sit here typing this blog (as a first year agent) wondering, how can I make sure I capitalize on this growth?

I Don't Know How

I don't know how it's going to happen for me, being a newbie in the Guam Real Estate market. I'm still hoping to corner the online Guam Real Estate Market with the launch of my third, and final version of my website. As of now I am ranked #15 and submitted my website a little over a month ago. A third and final version will be launched shortly and extensive marketing of the website will ensue on island following that launch. There is a lack of quality individual agent websites (not to mention search engine optimized) and I need to grab a hold of a great ranking before everyone else jumps on the website train - especially with over 8,000 Marines being relocated from Okinawa! Public MLS searching, anyone? Besides that I will continue doing what I have been doing - establishing relationships, not being apprehensive, and going for the gusto. I can taste the opportunity I just want to make sure I am capable of grasping it before it is gone! Positive thinking, positive thinking, and more positive thinking have helped tremendously up to this point - not to mention visualization techniques - but that's a whole nother blog - thanks again The Secret!

My First 2 Months As A Realtor: Good, Bad, and The Ugly!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:15:48 -0500

Welcome to Guam Real Estate, Rookie!

It's Not Easy

It's probably safe to say that my first few months of being a real estate agent in Guam has covered the entire emotional spectrum. I deposited my FIRST comission on a rental unit today - and it felt great! What started as an exciting venture forth in to the unknown world of real estate and all its endless possibilities has resulted in ... well ... an exciting venture forth in to the unkown world of real estate and all its endless possibilities. What I have discovered so far is that nothing is concrete in this world! A deal you feel certain will close falls through - inexplicably as close as possible to closing without closing. Inevitably the thoughts run through my head: is it my fault? is there something more I should have done? maybe I'm just not meant for this? Then comes the out-of-the-blue floor call that turns from a lead to a close within a few days. All I can say is ... I love it! I get to help people find their ideal place of residence, investment property, or dream home EVERY DAY. I get to make my own schedule! I get paid on the basis of what I accomplish by my own efforts! Amazing.

What The Future Has In Store

It feels like there is always something more I should be doing. I want more than anything to succeed and thrive in this business. Guam is about to experience a real estate boom and I want to be there to take advantage of every opportunity I can! I need to know more, learn more, and do more on a daily basis. I want to become an expert on my island. I want to make money to invest in real estate. I am consumed! And still, the dissapointment and doubt is abundant - I guess it's a matter of moving past the negative and strictly focusing on the positive (thanks, The Secret). All I know is that I am where I am suppossed to be, and that this business has offered me the best of what life has to offer so far. I can't wait to see what the next 2 months has in store for me!

Free Virtual Tours!

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:52:42 -0500

Virtual Tours

If you have not implemented virtual tours in to your listings you are truly missing out! I have yet to get my elusive first listing but did some research in to virtual tours and found out some interesting information. Along with the capabilities of virtual tours coincides the ability to create a unique domain name for your listing. I have secured GuamHomes.biz, GuamLand.biz, and GuamApartments.biz for use in marketing my (future) listings at their own unique URL for 24/7 access availability for prospective buyers.

Pay for Play

Most virtual touring software and/or hosting companies are going to cost you a pretty penny. Some services offer per month payments, per tour payments, or you just buy the software and implement the tour in to your own server. After some super sleuthing I came across this gem: FlyInSide.com. While I have yet to use the service they seem to offer free virtual tours with an amazingly simple layout. Is there a catch? I certainly hope not! Please let me know if you have used this site before or find it useful as I will be implementing it into my own listings and as the webmaster of a few other Realtors websites. If you haven't seen the site before, I hope you find it useful!

Why You Should Target Your Niche ONLINE: SEO and SEM Basics

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:59:50 -0500

Itch Your Online Niche

Even as a wet behind the ears real estate agent, I am well aware of the importance of targeting a niche in order to be successful in this business. My principle broker believes your niche comes to you when you're first starting out - that is after a year or two, analyze where your success was, and never look back! As a wet behind the earsweb site developer I have quickly had to learn the ropes of the ever-changing and omnipresent importance of Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing.

SEO and SEM Your NICHE: Why You Need It!

So you have your website, are networking like pro, and have a target niche where you do most of your marketing. Why would you not optimize your website for your niche? Not only do you set yourself apart from every other real estate agent with a generic website advertising as [your state's] best real estate agent, but you OPTIMIZE your search engine ranking (that being how high your website comes up on keywords relevant to your business) for a niche that is yet to be filled!

Walk the walk, talk the talk

Keep in mind I am 2 months in to real estate and 1 month in to having an active real estate website and learn more and more each day from blogs on AR, my co-workers, and all the great resources available online and at the bookstore. I unknowingly optimized my site for the savvy niche of real estate consumers who know what the mls is. Type in Guam MLS on google and my site ranks fourth - and I've only been up a month!

Immediate Success

I unknowingly put Guam MLS on almost every page on my site, which I am assuming why google felt my site would serve those best that search Guam MLS. While I would ideally like to be in the top ten for Guam Homes for sale or, Guam Real estate etc. this feat alone is driving traffic (slowly albeit) to my site (which I know thanks to the AWESOME statistics provided by google analytics. So if you are a designer, make sure your keywords = your target niche! And if you pay someone to do it and you still are not in the top ten for your target niche tell them to include your keyword niche in to every possible niche (no pun intended) possible on your webpage. From the Title tag to Body content - repeat your niche in a relevant manner and you will be rewarded!

A real Article about this

I was inspired to write this after reading this article from brokeragentnews.com which touches in a much more professional, editorial type manner than I am capable of!

Real Estate Websites - SEO Optimization help

Gabriel Lombard :: Your First AR Guam REALTOR®! (BHI Realty) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:46:37 -0500

Thank You!

Thank you to Bobby Carroll, VP Dakno Marketing for the website evaluation! Quickly after becoming an AR noob I began searching for anything relevant to website and SEO (search engine optimization) assistance. I have a fair amount of webpage authoring skill and decided it would be most beneficial to create a website that has a look and feel that will draw and keep surfers there, as compared to other Guam realtor websites. So I posted a comment at their blog, that if they had "any free time", to let me know what they thought of my website. One week later, Bobby sends me an email with great insight in to ways to improve the existing structure and target audience. People here are great!

Guam Real Estate Resource

So came Guam Real Estate Resource, which I QUICKLY found to be more time consuming than I would have ever imagined. I still have MUCH work to do and am revamping the entire website, for the third time, until I am satisfied with the results. It's not quite perfect yet but hopefully soon.

Danko Marketing and SEO Help

Did I mention how awesome AR truly is? Along with sound real estate advice you can join the Blogging and SEO group, or better yet subscribe to Brad Carrols web design blog for great tips to get you on that search engine!

Coming soon: The SEO Blog Series --> Mission Top 5

I'm going to start a series of blogs that follows my quest to the tops of the search engine ranks for keywords: Guam Real Estate, once my new site is completed. From step 1, submission to search engines, to step 999,999, utilizing the amazing Google Analytics tool on each webpage. It gives you UNBELIEVABLE statistics, I highly reccomend anyone with a website without this to jump on the google train.