Here is a memorable quote from St. Augustine:

“The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only a page.”

I’m sure that’s a great marketing message for a travel agency but I’m wondering if it has a deeper implication.

When we cover the same route day after day, I’m not sure that’s traveling in the deepest sense. We are creatures of patterns and if we examine them closely, we find we only use a handful of them to move through our life. We don’t push past the tried and true. That’s not travelling; that’s treadmilling.

Our patterns get us to do the same things over and over again whether we consciously want to or not. This keeps us covering the same territory day after day, and we arrive at the conclusion that branching out is only for other people. That’s a mindset that will have you read the same page over and over again.

How do we travel past what is holding us in place?

Noticing!

Notice that you are the cause of your own inertia. Notice that you are no different than a rat running a maze to find the same old moldy cheese. The time to notice is when you are in the middle of the pattern you are about to execute for the zillionth time.

Noticing is an art and it’s also a science.

The art is picking the precise time to notice and the science is the measurable change that will take place.

Reminds me of one of my favorite stories . . .

I grew up in Philadelphia, PA and like many people around the country, Philadelphians have a unique pattern of speech. I was working in broadcasting at a radio station in St. Louis and my program director noticed I had an interesting way of saying the word “water.” People in Philadelphia say “wooder.” I had no idea I was saying it any different than he was. He took me into one of the recording studios and had both of us record the word. After a few playbacks of the tapes, I got it that I had a pattern of speech that was different than his and, in this case, not working for me.

I became aware of the pattern. That was not enough. I practiced saying “water” the way he said it over and over and it wasn’t getting me any results. When I got into my unguarded conversational mode, the pronunciation of “wooder” would come out. I was frustrated. I wanted to sound more professional but my strategy was not working. Then I accidentally discovered what, I learned many years later, is a method for outgrowing an old pattern.

The change began when I became aware of the pattern while it was happening. I remember saying something like “It’s a pretty hot day out there today. Make sure to drink plenty of “wood,” uh drink plenty of water.” I caught myself running the pattern and interrupted it in midstream. From that point forward, every time I started to say “wooder,” I would interrupt myself and say “water.” It didn’t take too long for the complete change to take place. The only time I ever say “wooder” is to tell this story.

When you notice that you’re running a pattern that’s keeping you in place, interrupt it in midstream. That’s the art. Continue to do it every time you notice the outdated pattern beginning to run. The science is working in the background. It seems like magic, but it’s science. You begin the process of updating an old pattern by interrupting it and allowing your mind to come up with a new pattern. In my case I knew what the desired new pattern was. It’s not necessary to know the new pattern. Trust that your mind will create a beneficial new one to take the old one’s place. That’s the science.

If you’re travelling in circles, it’s time to start noticing and interrupting. This strategy will help you turn the page.

All the best,

John

PS Below is a message I sent out to my John Morgan Seminars database this morning. It’s about a FREE offer for my CALM & COLLECTED recording and it’s an alert to tell them about my HALF PRICE Summer Sale. Please let your friends and family members know about this FREE offer and sale.

TWO GREAT THINGS TO TELL YOU ABOUT

1. We are now offering John Morgan’s CALM & COLLECTED Recording as a FREE Digital Download. (More on how to do that later in the letter)
2. Our HALF PRICE Summer Sale has begun . . . and we are offering FREE SHIPPING!

HALF PRICE SUMMER SALE

Every John Morgan life enhancing DVD, CD, and Digital Download is now available at HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING.

We are moving our base of operation from Lady Lake, FL to Plant City, FL which is a pain in the drain for us, but great news for you. Our shipping manager (The General) does not want to cart our current supplies to our new location. So we’re having a “Blow the Doors Off” Sale where every product is HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING.

The 50% discount will be taken at checkout at http://johnmorganseminars.com

Imagine being able to get all the life enhancing John Morgan Hypnosis CDs, DVDs and Digital Downloads at HALF PRICE and with NO SHIPPING CHARGES!

If you’re dreading the bathing suit season, purchase LOSE WEIGHT & KEEP IT OFF for HALF PRICE and finally get yourself in shape for Summer.

Maybe the only smoking you want to participate in is Bar-B-Que-ing in the back yard. Now’s the time to order STOP SMOKING FOREVER and put smoking in your past. Order now at http://johnmorganseminars.com and you’ll get STOP SMOKING FOREVER for HALF PRICE with FREE Shipping.

All of our DVDs, CDs and Digital Downloads make great gifts and now you don’t have to spend a lot of money to give a memorable and life enhancing gift.

Father’s Day is coming up. How about HYPNOSIS FOR GOLF MASTERY for Dad or your hubby? You can buy it now for HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING. All 50% discounts will be taken at checkout at http://johnmorganseminars.com

Maybe you want to IMPROVE YOUR SELF IMAGE for Summer. You can do it now for HALF PRICE and FREE SHIPPING! (IMPROVE YOUR SELF IMAGE is the biggest selling CD at all my seminars). Order now at http://johnmorganseminars.com

Is it finally time to SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT so you can enjoy the fabulous Summer Days? Order SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT right now for HALF PRICE and with FREE SHIPPING. (This is the CD I created to cure my own battle with insomnia).

By the way, did you know that the only time an adult secretes Growth Hormone is while sleeping deeply? Why is that important? Why do I need growth hormone as an adult? (Pssst . . . don’t tell anyone the secret. Growth hormone speeds up your metabolism and helps you lose weight faster). SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT will get you sleeping deeply. Order it now at http://johnmorganseminars.com

Know someone wound like a top? Get them a copy of RELAX IN 2 MINUTES and they can learn how to relax anytime, anywhere in 2 minutes or less. Buy a copy for yourself too at HALF PRICE and with FREE SHIPPING! (I came up with the idea for this CD after watching the tension filled people on the streets of New York City and I instantly knew there was a sure-fire way to help them relax quickly.) RELAX IN 2 MINUTES belongs on your portable music player. Order now for HALF PRICE at http://johnmorganseminars.com

Do you have friends the same age as you that never seem to age as quickly as you? Yes, a small part of it is genetics, but the major part of it comes from the youthful environment they set in their mind. FOREVER YOUNG is a recording that will help you create that environment in your mind. One woman calls it “Botox for the Brain” and a man in his mid 60s calls it “Virtual Viagra.”

FOREVER YOUNG will have you feel younger than your years, and don’t be too surprised about how you begin to look more youthful after listening to this recording. Get FOREVER YOUNG now for HALF PRICE and with FREE SHIPPING at http://johnmorganseminars.com

Every DVD and CD we sell before Midnight on July 6^th is one less we have to move from Lady Lake to Plant City, Florida. The sale will end soon, so take advantage now and buy all of our DVDs, CDs and Digital Downloads at HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING.

The HALF PRICE sale includes the two CD Set called I LOVE MY BODY. Many people have an ongoing fight with their body which gets in the way of getting the body shape they want. Learn to make peace with your body and learn the magic of Self Acceptance Psychology. The result is a body that’s willing to cooperate with your wishes. When you LOVE YOUR BODY, your body loves you back. Order I LOVE MY BODY now for HALF PRICE and with FREE SHIPPING at http://johnmorganseminars.com

If you enjoy getting massages, you will love VIRTUAL MASSAGE by Hali Chambers. This is your spa away from the spa. Hali’s enchanting voice will guide you through a full body massage that has you feel like you are on her massage table. My muscles melt every time I listen to VIRTUAL MASSAGE. It’s also HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING at http://johnmorganseminars.com

I have saved our latest recording for last. The worldwide response to HYPNOSIS FOR DOGS has been absolutely incredible. We’ve had tons of orders from every continent but Antarctica. (Maybe we should do “Hypnosis for Penguins”). HYPNOSIS FOR DOGS has been featured in many international dog magazines including America’s own DOG FANCY Magazine – the leader in the industry. You can now get your dog to “Relax and Calm Down” with HYPNOSIS FOR DOGS and at HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING! Order now at http://johnmorganseminars.com

FREE OFFER

CALM & COLLECTED is the recording that comes with all our seminars and I’m offering it to you for FREE for a limited time as a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY! The only catch is you have to go to another website to download it. Here is that website http://johnmorgandownloads.com

You will be asked for your name and email address and a code. Here is the code JMDL723 (The code is case sensitive).

CALM & COLLECTED can be used for any goal. There is a written exercise that you need to do before using CALM & COLLECTED and you can find that written exercise here: http://johnmorganseminars.com/CalmCollected.htm

After you take the 12 to 15 minutes to do the written exercise (which you only have to do once), start listening to the CALM & COLLECTED Digital Download for 21 days in a row and let us know about the amazing results.

NOTE: Sorry to make you jump through a couple of hoops to get this FREE recording for you or someone you care about deeply. The effort is worth it.

WARNING: if you order CALM & COLLECTED at http://johnmorganseminars.com, you will be charged $5. To get the Digital Download for FREE, go to http://johnmorgandownloads.com and follow the instructions.

RECAP

We are moving our base of operations and are having a HALF PRICE SALE with FREE SHIPPING on all our DVDs, CDs and Digital Downloads at http://johnmorganseminars.com

The sale will go through Midnight July 6, 2009.

I request that you act right now and order the life enhancing John Morgan DVDs, CDs and Digital Downloads that you’ve always wanted because you can now get them all for HALF PRICE and with FREE SHIPPING!

I will send you periodic reminders from time to time about our HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING Summer Sale.

All the best,

John Morgan

PS Forward this email to your friends and family members so they can take advantage of our HALF PRICE with FREE SHIPPING Summer Sale and get the FREE Digital Download of CALM & COLLECTED.

PPS Happy Summer!