(04-03-2011, 04:01 PM)Shannon Wrote: AM works on making you emotionally healthy. That's the goal. But it does so by working on self esteem, self worth, self reliance, self respect, true pride (as opposed to false pride) and self control. It pushes you to do only those things that increase and improve those things. Guilt and shame are not directly dealt with, but it would seem that they are going to have to be destroyed by the program as a natural result of it dealing with the rest. These things are dealt with in all six stages, but are approached in different directions.

(04-04-2011, 08:22 PM)Shannon Wrote: The general overview is that Stage 1 is designed to level, balance and "normalize" you so the program has the same starting place from man to man, as much as that is possible. Stage 2 starts introducing alpha concepts and thinking; stage 3 is like a blast in the face with alpha programming from a 120MM tank gun; Stage 4 adds new alpha, and adjusts and balances Stage 3; Stage 5 starts polishing, and adds some new concepts while refreshing and strengthening old stuff; and stage 6 is the final polish and balancing.

• A post meltdown spurt of euphoria. I felt a glowing, an energy emanating from my chest and solar plexus. This occurred twice this week once in the evening just before bed, the other in the middle of the day. I agree with the others in that I wish I could bottle the feeling.
  
• A feeling of calm and peace. I'm OK, my future is OK, and the events around me ARE and will continue to be OK. This sense of well-being persisted throughout the week.
  
• Desire to read and learn the detailed technical material needed for my employment. Rarely have I desired to study this material outside of work. I'm enjoying learning this rather difficult material in my leisure time.
  
• Continual motivation to improve myself.
  
• Fulfillment of the following affirmation. "I now use my daydreams as visualization to make these suggestions my reality". I see my positive reality and focus my attention on it. Fantasy daydreams have almost vanished. What few daydreaming sessions remain are occupied with realistic attainable visions. When in this state, daydreaming is very enjoyable even though the subject is me overcoming tomorrow mornings obstacles. More and more my fantasy is replaced by reality, and reality is becoming my fantasy.
  
• Improvement in memory recall. Reduction in the effort required to learn and recall information.
  
• Increase in marital romance. (Shannon...you da man).
  

(04-08-2011, 03:04 PM)Shannon Wrote: Can you explain how you believe the increase in marital romance relates to your use of and results from the subs, and which ones you think are affecting you in that direction?

• Growing annoyance with others attitude. Sounds funny I'm annoyed by you being irritated. I'm recognizing this and working to catch myself from throwing attitude back at them.
  
• My Spiderman BS detection senses kicked in big time this week (maybe its my Batman Senses). Either way I'm detecting BS a mile away. I'm also detecting echo BS from those who gave me BS in the past. If you in the past tried to pull the wool over my eyes I see everything since from from you as BS. It appears that I need to confront this with that person in order to calibrate those Spider/Batman senses. ...Maybe its my Jr. Rescue Ranges senses.
  
• More and more I'm releasing on others and the results may not be what I wanted. After releasing they are now avoiding me. Which of course causes those Batman senses to kick into full gear resulting in a closed loop saturation of annoyance. hmmm......Its good that I'm growing a backbone, but I'm coming off as a cocky jerk. Does anyone on the forum no of a good support group for Jerks-are-us. Maybe I need to start a 12 step program for Jerks-aholic-anonymous. I can picture it now I can stand up like the others and say "Hi I'm mister AwesomeYoungDude and I'm a Jerk" and everyone would clap.
  
• Increase in the intensity of desire to improve myself physically, mentally, and financially. More and more these are followed up by actions. I'm being driven by my mind to improve myself, to push where I would have stopped before. Nice
  
• Stronger desire to workout with increased number of workout sessions.
  
• Found that there are no great and wonderful OZ in the world but men and women with good intension's hiding behind the curtain.
  
• Loss of appetite. I some times forget to eat a meal. I'm resuming the behavior developed during Achieve and Maintain Your Ideal Weight Prior to AM11.
  
• More and more finding that few read the middle of my list which allows me to announce that I am in fact the blacksheep of the forum.
  
• Started again to plan methods of becoming financially independent. Its not that I would quit my job, its that I would work because I want to and not need to work. This concept may be easy to think about, but I'm finding that few really understand what it is. I've worked with several who do not need to work but continue. The rewards of work for them is not financial. This state of consciousness is attainable without financial freedom, but only a select few have obtained it prior to financial independence. They work because they enjoy the rewards not for the money. I have the ability plan and skill to become financially independent within a short period of time. This is not a get rich-quick scam or a late night infomercial. But the development of a product which has broad appeal with a new market just emerging. Its a hobby/product I've worked on for years.
  
• A reiteration that I'm good at what I do. I generally arrive at a conclusion way before everyone else. Its hard not to say I told you so when everyone else finally arrives.
  
• A validation that I'm worthy of the leadership roles I play in life, society, and work. I'm always called on to be the leader.
  
• Found that long lists are long.
  
• I'm glad that I think for myself and don't just blindly follow directions.
  
• Strong desire to not just sit and let the sub do its job when confronted with resistance. I plan to identify the root cause address it and hit it as hard as I can right between the eyes.
  
• Increased concern with the unknown manifesting portion of AM11. I'm wondering if I should add Luck Magnifier to counter AM11's manifesting until its known.
  
• Learned how to spell wooo as in "waooing Ms AwesomeYoungDude with poetry".
  

(04-13-2011, 12:35 PM)Shannon Wrote: Cocky jerk isn't a bad thing, as long as it has a purpose, which in this case, it does. When one starts the alpha set, usually, the pendulum is all the way to the left side (so to speak) and being held in place. When the alpha set has it's initial impact, the pendulum is released and the result is an overbalance to the right side, and again a situation in which things are not as they should be. But this imbalance teaches you, along with your past experience of imbalance in the other direction, how to find balance. Jerk is not the goal, but the process needs the jerk to find the goal.

Patti, I would disagree with you slightly and say that confidence on the verge of cockiness is very attractive to women, in my experience. And cockiness is attractive to girls. The former is the confidence that comes from knowing without the shadow of a doubt that you know what's what and you can, period. Cockiness is a state of imbalance, which isn't healthy. So, in my experience, girls who have not learned to differentiate the two yet - and who have not come to appreciate the difference in the men who express confidence versus cockiness - seem to like cockiness. Women, who have had some time to become more mature, prefer men who take it to the edge of cockiness, but not over that line.

And yes, I read all of your post, AYD.

You have nothing to worry about with the manifestation portion of the AM2011 set. It was designed with married men in consideration.