I’m at a real estate seminar this week — it is a 5 day intensive course about buying, rehabbing and selling real estate.

My partner, Carol, and I attended this class 2 ½ years ago…. We are back because if you are into real estate — I think this is the best course out there. It is lead by Robyn Thompson — she gives good solid information — she doesn’t hold back on her info. When I attended this 2 ½ years ago — I felt her vibes and I liked what I felt….

Having said all of that — Coming here this week — I also knew there would be topics that I don’t agree with — Hmmm maybe it isn’t the topics I don’t agree with — it is the way it is presented that I don’t agree with………

Today - from 11AM - 1PM — a guest speaker came in — His topic was on Protecting your Assets. He presents in a fear basis — He just outright tells the class — that down the road you will be sued and you need to protect yourself from that! He really tries to get everyone agreeing with him…

Truthfully he is a good speaker — he is vibrant - he is animated - he makes you laugh - he works to get the audience participating — But not me — I’m not playing…

I sat for a little while — and then knew it was time for me to go — so quietly I left and came back to my room….

I personally don’t want to be scared into anything — I really don’t want the “I’m scared” vibration running around in me! I’m not saying I disagree with many of the things he says to do — I believe if you have a business it makes sense to have a business entity — I believe in using land trusts for real estate… I believe in structuring your taxes….

That all just makes sense to me — but I don’t want to do things because “I’m scared” and I don’t want to sit in a audience that is now vibrating — fear / doubt / untrust (I know - I made that word up)

I don’t care if you tell me 99.99% of the people in that room will be sued — I will tell you I am the .01% — and I really believe that!

So he is here and he is giving out some information — but he is also here to sell his product…. And he is using “Fear Based Marketing”

I prefer if he would just tell me — Here is the best way to set up a business — here is the best way to set up your real estate deals and here is the best way to set up business for your taxes. That is the info he is here to talk about — just give me the facts - don’t try to scare me. I believe - if you build rapport with the audience — give the advantages of using your product — You will sell your product to the people who are interested…..

Why does he use Fear Based Marketing? It Works! It does sell information.

Why does it work? Because many people to some degree live a fear-based life!

Isn’t that the way we have been brought up? Our society on a whole — teaches us we need to protect ourselves - we need to be wary of the other people — we need to use our heads! I know I was raised to follow my head — not my heart!

There are about 170 people at this seminar. I’ve been watching, interacting and listening to folks the last 3 days… It has been interesting……..

I’ve observed that when a low vibration comment is made — lots of people jump on the Bandwagon.

What do I mean by a low vibration comment?? Well tell me how these comments make you feel?

• You better know what you are doing or you will get screwed
• You have to protect yourself and not trust everyone
• You will be sued so you better be ready for it

I know I’m not getting any warm fuzzies from those statements — Are you? Those statements make you feel like you could be vulnerable — those statements are basically saying that - other people can take your power away.

Now even though those statements don’t feel good - I see, quite often, the majority of people jump on that Bandwagon. All of a sudden people are telling their stories — This is what happened to them — or their brother in law… Or how it could happen to them - or their brother in law…. Drama - Trauma

Let’s go back to what we know about Law of Attraction – — What I am thinking / believing / feeling — is the energy I am vibrating — which means — If I am vibrating vulnerable — fear — I am attracting things that put me in the place of vulnerable — fear. (we talked about our vibrations in this article -> fine-tune-vibrations)

I know - I know — That sounds too simple to you — Aren’t there people who do unscrupulous things?

Yes! Absolutely - without a doubt there are people who do crappy things!

So then don’t I need to protect myself from them??

NO!

Wait — I’ll refine that — Yes you do need to protect yourself if you believe that you are vulnerable - if you are in the vibration of fear and vulnerable — BUT — If you are living life from your gut / heart / soul / inner voice / source — I don’t care what you call it — if you are living life from within who you are — You are not focusing on fear and being vulnerable — then you are not sending out those vibrations — and the law says - it will never touch you!

When I truly grasped Law of Attraction — I knew, without a doubt — I was never a victim in my life… And Yes - I had things that went on where I certainly looked like the victim and felt like the victim. But I finally understood — nothing could happen to me if I didn’t some how match it.

No - I never intentionally meant to match anything crappy! None of us do… We certainly don’t get up in the morning and plan to have a difficult day. BUT — Do you get up in the morning and intend to have a Fabulous Day? Do you decide - that today no matter what goes on — I’m going to find a way to find something good about it — or — if it really gets to me — then I will find a way to look at and think of something that does feel good. Do you do that?

After Gale transitioned — every morning when I opened my eyes - first I saw Kuva, my 100lb chocolate lab staring right at me — and I announced out loud — “I’m Back!” and then I proceeded to say - “the most important thing is that I feel good today”

It worked! Oh not every minute of everyday — I would go back to that horrid despair and then lighten up my thinking — turn it up just a little bit at a time — little by little. Everyday got a tiny bit easier….

That experience has taught me many, many lessons - and one in particular it has taught me is - if you are getting on the Bandwagon — make sure it is the Bandwagon of Happy Days / Hope / Joy / Belief — That Bandwagon is usually not crowded but it is full of laughter and joy!