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hisbattleagainstnegativethinking.Johnhaddefinitelyendedour
visitonaverypositivenote.AphonecallfromJohnthreeweeksafterhisvisitinformedme
thathewasdoingmuchbetteringeneralandseemedsomehowtobeahappierperson.Hewasquicktopointout,however,thathehadnot
hadanynewopportunitiestosetuphisownplumbingbusinessbuthe
trulybelievedtheopportunitywouldpresentitself.Afteronemonth
ofsilenceIheardfromJohnagain.John'svoicebubbledfrommyendofthetelephonewithsuch
vitalitythatIwastemptedtoholdthereceiverwithboth hands.Itdidn'ttakeESPtoknowthatsomethingreallygoodhadhappenedto
John.'ididit.Ididittoday.IsignedallthepapersandIamnowthe
ownerofmyownplumbingbusiness.Thelocationisperfect,the
leaseisperfect,andeverythingelse includingtheprice isjustas
perfect.Idon'tdoubtonelittlebitthatthisbusinessisgoingtobea
winneralltheway."
John'svoicedidn'tloseonebitofenthusiasmashefilledmeinonthedetails.Hesoundedlikeanentirelydifferentpersonfromthe
manwhohadvisitedmealmosttwomonthsago.Hewasenthusias-
tic,self-assured, andfilledwith thecertaintythateverythingwas
goingtoturnout 100 percentokay.(^44) Youknow,tobetruthfulwithyouIthoughtyouwerejusta
littlebitoffwhenyoutoldmethatthewayapersonthinkshasthat
much effect on his life. Well, I owe you an apology. You areabsolutelycorrect. Formeand my family negativethinkingis a
poisonwe don't useand thewhole familyuses thetechniqueof
energizedmindto makesure negative thinking staysout ofour
lives."JohnandGladysA.visitedmeseveralmonthslatertotellme
thattheywereopeninganadditionalbusinesslocationandthatthings
weregoingjustgreat.Withtwolocationsandsixplumbersworking
forhimJohnwasalreadylookingforwardtotheopeningofathird
locationintheverynearfuture.Thismanhasdiscoveredanunbeata-bleforcewithinhimself—thepowerofenergizedmindwhichallows
himtoremainintouchwiththenaturalbornwinnerhetrulyis.
ThesevenmiraclestepsofenergizedmindwhichJohnA.and
thousandsofothershaveusedtocurenegativethinkingandbreakthe
losercyclearepresentedforyoulaterinthischapter.Thereisnoway
thismiracletechniquecanfailtoassureyouofa 100 percentsuccess