Beyond Success-Baker Style The Book. Now Available.

Hello all.
After months of working on my book, I am happy to announce my book is now out published and ready for purchase. I just want to thank all the people that made this blog happen. The support of my readers have ultimately helped launch the completion of the book. A lot of the wisdom expressed here on Beyond Success-Baker Blog, are ideas expressed in the book, but more organized and concise. It’s a book that I honestly didn’t write myself, but it was a book that my “higher-self” wrote. So the words are coming from a much higher place than “myself.” As you read through the book you will feel the authenticity and honesty of the words. There is wisdom and knowledge here presented on this book that will guide you to be, do, and have what you want during these current times. I am big reader of several self-help and personal development books, and a lot of the ideas I express here were tools that I’ve come to understand and that have worked for me personally.

Please purchase your own copy of the book here:

http://www.wordclay.com/BookStore/BookStoreBookDetails.aspx?bookid=51415

Thank you all for all the positive energy and amazing support.
I look forward to hearing what you all of you think about the book!

With Gratitude,

+Baker

“Whatever The Mind of a Man Can Conceive and Believe He Can Achieve”
-Napoleon Hill

How the Current Economy Presents Tremendous Opportunity for You: The Spiritual Revolution

“The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can’t be organized or regulated. It isn’t true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth.”
- Ram Dass

Hello all.
We are in the midst of a great collapse of the U.S economy. This is an exciting time to be living. The reason it is exciting, because if you see the opportunities that are present during these current times, and seize them you will be a very accomplished individual 5 years from now.

The opportunities that are presented are becoming more visible to those that are living consciously. Those that are seeing what is missing in the world today will reap great rewards in the future. The amazing thing about this all is that we are headed towards the very basics again.
The idea of unity, peace, and compassion for ourselves and others is making a major comeback. What I see that is happening now, is that old systems are failing. The old ideas of corporate ladder climbing is crumbling. The government is starting to
fail because the original intent came from a dark place. This may have been through greed, pride, and other selfish motives. The industrial age thinking is starting to really collapse because a new era is emerging. This goes beyond the Information age era. What we are entering as collective human beings is a spiritual revolution.

The Spiritual Revolution

The spritual revolution is being felt by many people that are tuned into their intuition. You can see it in the eyes of children, they know what is happening, but most don’t have the ability to communicate it effectively.
The tables are turning, those that live consciously and work from their soul will be the new leaders of this nation. Those fixated on their ego desires will slowly diminish.

The current economy will allow you to really take a look inside yourself and see what the world is in need of. The answers are going to be felt and inspire you to move in the right direction. The tremendous opportunities are already here, you just need to be open to them and accept the changing world that you are currently in.

These are the times to follow your heart, and watch in amazement at how this simple habitual act will take you to places beyond your wildest dreams. The current economy presents tremendous opportunity for you because the spiritual revolution is here.
+Baker

Following The Synchronized Chain of Events

“Life is all about timing… the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable… attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It’s all about timing.” -Stacey Charter

Hello all.
Have you ever seen that movie Serendipity? I know this sounds weird, but a lot of my life ever since I started Baker The Brand has been like that.
Minus the love story aspect of it, and exchange that into business.

I just started this Baker The Brand project honestly for fun. I felt it was something creative and if I inspired some people along the way to live a better lifestyle, that would be good enough for me. But honestly, what transpired from a simple blog has synchronisticaly fell into place as a strong and amazing creative place for me to write and inspire others along the way. For example, the right people would come in and offer me great suggestions at the perfect time. A natural flow began to emerge, as the right people and experiences began to be of service. The book that I’ve been working on is actually a result of several synchronized events leading up to it’s completion.

The synchronized chain of events that happened earlier in my life, I didn’t fully understand. But through experience, what I’ve found is that when there are synchronized chain of events that are happening in my own life, I can trust that is the universes way of telling me that I’m going along the right path. It’s almost like a reassurance. An example of a synchronized event would be if let’s say, I’m thinking of a specific “word” in my head while driving in my car and the exact moment I think of the “word,” someone says that exact word on the radio. Later on that same day I attend a personal development teleconference and hear that very same “word” from a keynote speaker and they single out and say the exact “word” with so much passion and enthusiasm that I can’t help but notice, that I have been engaged in a synchronized chain of events! This is a small example of a synchronized event.

Being able to trust these synchronized events as something that is coming from the universe, has been a major discovery for me. The key though really to get into witnessing more synchronized events, is just to do things that you really enjoy and have a passion for. When you are engaged in doing stuff you really enjoy and are in the present moment these synchronized events happen naturally, and in large quantities. This keeps you in the position to allow the events to naturally come to you v.s actively trying hard to seek it out.

I don’t suggest trying to look for things to synchronisticly connect, I would focus more on doing stuff you really enjoy and have fun with people who share the same interest as you. Use the synchronized chain of events in your life as an exciting experience that allows you the opportunity to piece the puzzle together and start to creatively work from a place of trust, joy, and fun. You will be amazed at the great creations that emerge when come from a place of trust, joy, and fun.
When your projects begin to form synchronized chain of events, you are on the right track. Also remember to share your synchronized chain of events with others.

+Baker

My Book Will Be Available Soon.

“The Baker is so excited for his book to come out!”
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Hello all.
My personal development book will be available soon. My book entitled, Beyond Success-Baker Style: A Guide To Be, Do, and Have What You Want In These Current Times. This book has the potential to take your life to the next level of excellence and inspire you into a higher level of conscious awareness. Although the actual writing took me only 10 months to complete, a great deal of the material presented on this book encompasses over 5 years of intensively studying and researching high achievers in their respective fields, along with teachings from ancient spiritual teachers.

The material presented in my book will also include the real reason why now more than ever you can literally be, do, and have what you want in these current times.
The book will discuss what you will need to focus on in order to take full advantage of the new energy that is coming into this planet.

This new energy has been predicted by the ancient Mayans for many centuries. This new energy or spiritual revolution as I call it, is tied directly to what is now happening with the current collapse of the U.S economy. With this connection between the spiritual ideas and economical realities we face today, and for the near future, I believe that this is a perfect time to start living your dreams, into a life that is beyond success.

Gratitude,
+Baker

Where Amazing Really Happens

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Hello all.
Amazing really happens wherever you are at. You don’t really need to search outside of yourself to find amazing. Amazing is in everything you do and the value you provide for many people. Amazing happens as soon as you get up in the morning ready to create and provide value to people that are eagerly waiting to hear from you.

“Where Amazing Happens”
-National Basketball Association Playoffs Slogan

You may have those times in life where things aren’t moving along and you feel stuck, these are times when you are not recognizing the amazing inside of you. The moment you begin to recognize the amazing in you, acknowledge it and continue forward on your life’s mission. Although I can’t tell you exactly what your life’s mission is, I know that this amazing quality that is inside of you is what will push you forward to be, do, and have what you want in life.

Begin now to develop a service oriented approach to life, focus on providing positive value to others in whatever way you can. We live in a society that believes in high achievement and success. Generally speaking, this society conditions people to find amazing outside of themselves. However, I believe that in order to reach what I call Beyond Success, you must find the amazing inside of you first. When you are highly creative, and moving along at your pace and making moves in this world, you are acknowledging the Amazing in your spirit, and sharing it with others.

Amazing really happens with you.

+Baker

Letting Go of Fear

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Hello all.
Fear is something that stops people from attaining their life’s purpose. A lot of times we say we want certain things in life, but most people let fear stop them. This fear comes from the feeling that these people have to hold on to things that don’t serve them any longer. I can honestly say that the reason people have fear in following their life’s purpose is because they lack belief. The more fearful someone is when following their life purpose, the less belief they have in what is possible.

“It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.”
-Abraham Lincoln

I can remember in 2004 I attended a Personal Development-Wealth seminar at the Los Angeles Convention Center, one of the guest speakers was C.E.O of Def Jam-Entrepreneur, Russel Simmons. One of the things I remember very vividly was when Russel said, “When starting out on any goal, you have to have a belief in the unseen.” I remember thinking to myself at that time having no idea how I was going to ever reach my goals, but I did at that moment develop a belief of the unseen. There was this inner feeling inside that knew what I wanted to become.

At that time, I didn’t necessarily see what I wanted to become, but there was a feeling that can be described as an inner fire that was lit in the pit of my stomach. The feeling was not like any other feeling I’ve had experienced at that point. This feeling has propelled everything I’ve created thus far with Baker The Brand. This feeling is what continues to push me beyond my limitations and helps let go of any fears I may have.

Many people lack belief that if they change now, they will lose what they think they already have. Letting go of your old ways of doing things and thought patterns is a major step. What if you let go of your old ways and you are alone, trying to figure it all out?
You are never really alone. The best decision you can possibly make in your life is to let go of old fears. These fears that hold you back are just an illusion anyway.
One of my favorite acronyms for the word fear is: F.E.A.R=False Evidence Appearing Real.

Don’t worry so much what you will lose when you let go of your fear, but focus on what you will gain as a result of letting go of your fear. Is there anything stopping you? Fear can come in the form of keeping negative people around you, or not following up on a project because you think you will be heavily criticized. The longer you allow these fears stick around you, the longer it takes you to become the person you know you really are. Begin now to focus on what you do really want for yourself, and gradually let go of things that don’t serve you well. Let go of the fear that is stopping you, and develop a faith in the unseen.

+Baker

The Small Percentage

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Hello all.
I just want to take this time out to thank the small percentage of people that resonate with these blogs. What I have found interesting is that there continues to be a small percentage of people that truly receive real value with these blogs, and I am forever grateful for this small percentage. These are the people that help me continue to write, and this audience is such a great audience.

“To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.”
-Akhenaton

My writing skills have improved because as a writer, I am constantly trying new things and more effective ways to reach people. The small percentage that resonate with these blogs is why I continue to write.
Many times in life we are faced with the reality that people may or may not listen to what we have to say. I am grateful that there are individuals that are inspired by taking a glimpse into the world as I see it.

I think that the small percentage of people that read my blogs are truly connected to me, because in some way they have also experienced what I’ve experienced, only in a different form. So since our experiences somehow match up we are synchronistically guided towards one another. This makes what I do a truly remarkable and humbling experience. To be able to post these blogs knowing that people are being inspired and moved is what truly brings some sort of meaning to my everyday life.

This post is for the small percentage of guided individuals living a beyond successful lifestyle. The people that are being guided by light and truth. The people that have seen suffering and are making change in their daily life to make a difference in the world. This is for the people that are in constant search of truth, and find some relief in the words that I write and the position that I hold.

This message is for the small percentage of people that read books on topics that few ever really grasp, but intuitively feel are important for the world to understand. This is for the small men and women with big dreams, that will make their dreams a reality, not in some distant future, but in the hear and now.

This is for the people that are being tested everyday in this mad world, and come out realizing they are the chosen ones that bring truth and light into the world. In whatever way you chose to bring this light into the world, know that I too am shining my light. I too know these truths that you continue to be presented with in your daily lives. I too understand and can feel the paths you are walking. You are a light worker like me, let’s humbly emerge as the creative ones that make a big impact on the world, in our own unique style.

+Baker

The Optimistic View

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Hello all.
When someone recently asked me how I’m gaining much success through my blogs and my personal brand, I told them “I am gaining success because it looks different from up here.”

The reason it looks different up here is because way before I started my brand I began to approach my life project from the “optimistic view.”
The optimistic view is seeing the bigger picture. The bigger picture is like being on top of a mountain and seeing everything that is going on. Although the view may be a bit blurry, it still is a point of view that few ever see, because they are too rigid in the how and why of everything. The optimistic view gives you the opportunity to expand your horizons and grow consciously.

“For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else”
-Winston Churchill

I used to dwell on the little things in life, and fight battles on the ground. But when I started to think differently and developed the habit of being optimistic, my view of the world began to change. The reason it began to change is because it was like I put on a new set of lenses. These lenses became the optimistic view. When you have the optimistic view you attract positive experiences because that is what you expect to experience. Many people may doubt this, but taking positive action on this new way of seeing the world is the only real evidence you will need to see that it works, thus being highly effective.

By having an optimistic view you really don’t worry about how things get done, it already is seen as done, and works from that place. When you work from a place of what you seek to accomplish as already being completed, you will see that any worthwhile achievement really starts from within you not from without. This means that your vision of where you want to be is already a reality inside of you and the action steps emerge naturally because of this.

Many people try too hard to externalize their goals. They feel that they have to go out and grab something that will bring meaning to their lives. Having external goals is important, but not the end all be all. The truth is that there is nothing outside of you that you really need to feel fulfilled. The mind just likes to make up things that matter. When in reality the only things that matter are what you believe to matter.

Being fulfilled starts and ends with what’s inside of you. This is what I began to recognize with the optimistic view. The optimistic view doesn’t see lack, because ones soul is already filled with abundance. When you come from abundance you attract this. This may be hard for people to understand, but this is how it has worked, and continues to work for me.

I start from optimism and I end with optimism. This is something I don’t have to go out and reach for, it’s already inside me. The optimistic view is like putting on a new set of lenses, being on top of a mountain and allowing positive experiences to unfold for you.

+Baker

Put Your Creativity Into Action

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Hello all.
Putting your creative work out is always a challenge. Especially when you are just starting out. A lot of the pressure comes from not knowing what the audience will think. This leads to a fear of criticism.
Have you ever tried something that you thought was really creative and people laughed and looked down on you for doing it? Or maybe you just had what you believed to be a truly creative idea and ambitious goal and people said “how can you do that?” or “You can’t do that!”
While constructive criticism is essential to any worthwhile success, when you let what people say negatively effect your action towards your goal, it can turn into a problem.

“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.”
-Tony Robbins

I use my personal blogs as an example a lot. I started out these blogs with no real concrete direction in mind. I just started out as a hobby, something to “kill time.” really knew was that I was going to use my personal life experiences as I was building my business and share ideas that have worked for me along the way. The first six months I received consistent 0 views on my blog. So I mean 17,000+ views later I think that’s not so bad.

“Do It Now Method”
The point here is this. If you have something creative to share, use the method that I use.
The method is called the “Do It Now” Method.
I say to myself, “Do it Now” every time I have a creative idea, and I write it down on a notebook, so I won’t forget it. Or I immediately start working on it at that moment.

This gets my creative juices moving into action immediately, so that there is not enough time to second guess my idea. You can use this method whenever you have a creative idea, and witness the great results of this simple yet highly effective method. I believe that we limit our creativity when we over think what we should do. Those hunches, or intuitive ideas that come to each one of us comes for a reason, and it is up to you to either hold on to it or share it with others.

If you begin using the “Do it Now Method” you will begin to see that great results take place, because you are putting immediate action on your hunches. It is also important to remember it’s perfectly fine if what you decide to work on doesn’t come out like you expected the first time. This takes practice, the more you develop this method the better the results over time.
The critics will be out there both positive and negative, but continue to create and deliver anyway.
Put your creativity into action.

+Baker

The Childlike Approach To Beyond Success

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Hello all.
Children have an amazing approach to life. This approach to life is most noted when they are playful. Children are very immersed in the present moment while playing. Using this childlike approach in your creative work as an adult is what will bring the most joy and will yield to beyond succesful results. The reason this is true, is simply that there is tremendous power in the present moment. When all the static noise is blocked out of view, and you are in state of presence, you will see how amazing this energy truly is.

“A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.”
-Thomas S. Szasz

When you combine the playful childlike approach to the present moment in your creative work, you will begin to see that this flow eventually will lead you to beyond succesful results. Although beyond succesful results are guaranteed, the real juice comes from the amount of fun that is involved during the actual act in the present moment.

Spend time with children and watch how they play. There is laughter, joy, and bliss. Notice also when the child is playing in the present moment, the child will block out external noise. They know intuitively know that if they listen to the outside noise, they will be disrupted in their play. This playful energy when used for yourself allows you to create and inspire others to dream big and manifest beyond success in the present moment.

+Baker

An Amazing Post

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Hello all.
One of my goals today was to write an amazing post. So here it is. This is an amazing post because I say so. These words that ooze out of here and to your face is pure amazing. Look I’m at 15,000+ hits. That’s amazing. These blogs are amazing.

“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”
-Bob Moawad

When you get in tune with your true purpose in life, you will notice that whatever you say it is, it really is. The problem that most people encounter in life is that they aren’t doing what brings them joy in life. If you aren’t doing what brings you joy, you can’t claim to speak that something is amazing, when deep down you know it’s not that amazing. Writing brings me joy.

Providing value brings me joy. Therefore since it brings me joy, I can claim that this is an amazing post, because I feel it to be so. The great thing about doing what brings you joy is that only YOU should really care if what you are doing is amazing or not. I don’t have to worry about some boss behind me saying that this stuff is not amazing material. I position myself wherein I don’t have someone directly telling me how to do what I do.

The main point of this post is that you can literally speak things into existence if you are doing what brings you joy. When you are doing what brings you joy, you can claim these things because you are operating from a place that is real and authentic.

Looking At Life Like It’s One Big Classroom

Hello all.
Life is one big classroom, filled with many lessons. When you look at life like a classroom, events and things that come along will make more sense to you. For example when something upsets you during the day, you can take it as a learning lesson. When you start looking at life like you are supposed to learn lessons, life actually becomes more exciting. The reason it becomes more exciting, is because you look at things with a healthy curiosity. Those that are curious, usually seek answers to questions they were never aware of. Those that are rigid with one way of doing things, never allow the curiosity to come out of them and don’t learn much.

“Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Ghandi

The great thing that I’ve personally taken on was to be enthusiastic about learning new things. The more enthusiastic I got by wanting to learn, the more exciting life became. The world is changing fast, the more enthusiastic you and I get about learning new things, allows us to experience life like it was one big classroom, filled with exciting lessons. Some lessons are harder to learn than others, but just the fact that you acknowledge the fact that you are learning, gives you the opportunity to live a more beyond successful life.

Many people that are stuck and confused in life, are generally people that say they know it all. There is no way to know it all, if we knew it all we wouldn’t be here (earth). If life is one big classroom, it would be a good idea to be enthusiastic about each new learning experience.
Everyday presents new lessons, just the idea of that excites me.

+Baker

How To Appreciate The Little Things in Life

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Hello all.

This post will show you how to appreciate the little things in life. First, look at something very simple. Look at the sky, or a tree.

Step 1
Look at it this with wonder and awe. Look at it and feel grateful for being able to witness the greatness of being alive and being able to see. Many people overlook the vast beauty in nature. The birds, trees, flowers, ocean water… These are wonderful things that we can appreciate and be in awe of if we pay attention to it enough.

Step 2
Second, Don’t over think the situation. Just be in the presence of awe and wonder as you look at this “thing” The more you witness and are in awe of the little things that nature is presenting, an inner stillness and amazing feeling rushes in your body. This little thing even if it’s for a few seconds of appreciation is special, because you are in tune with the goodness of life even for just a brief moment.

Step3
Third, Teach people how to do this when they are ready. Many people are not ready to appreciate the little things in life yet. But be patient soon they will see the amazing things in such simple things.

I appreciate my readers that have read this post.

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
– Robert Brault

+Baker

How To Win In Life: 3 Steps

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Hello all.
This is post is about How to win at life-Baker Style.

Step 1
First, you need to decide on what you want to be in life. Many people focus on what they want to have and what they want to do. But this is not how you win in life. You need to focus on your inner self. You would first need to know what you would like to be. What kind of story do you want to leave behind? What kind of value, or service did you want to offer? Being has everything to do with what you offer to others, because in essence we are all connected. Thus, what I give to another I am really giving to myself. What we send out we get back.

Step2
When you know what you want to be. Then you have to take the small action steps in the present moment to be the person you want. This does not mean changing drastically overnight. This is a process, a step by step day to day internal searching for yourself. Spend time alone and listen to the silence, it will speak to you. You will feel it is right, instead of thinking it is right. Continue on your path of least resistance, and take on action steps that bring you the most joy in life.

Step3
When you take small action steps that you really enjoy, you will begin to see enthusiasm around you. Remember that the enthusiasm around you is what you created. You create the life you desire, with every thought in action. When you are immersed in your being the doing will take care of the rest. Trust that the joy alone in being you is the act in of itself, to lead you to be a winner in life. Whatever brings you joy, you will find that your true self becomes evident, and when you operate from this level, you are winning in life.

“Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Power of Choice

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Hello all.
The wonderful things I have grown to love about life is the power of choice. When everything is broken down to it’s essence and a decision needs to be made, realize that your choice and freewill is one of the most amazing gifts you have as a human being. Being able to say yes or no to something is an amazing gift, because it keeps you from being a victim to circumstance, and rather a victor.

“Character is the sum and total of a person’s choices.”
-P. B. Fitzwater

The choice you made from reading this blog post today was a great choice, because these words are what I chose to inspire and empower countless people like yourself. When I made this conscious choice, I was filled with joy and amazing energy. This is why I know that as you read these words, you are getting the best wisdom that you will ever find in the world of personal development.

The choice of living a beyond successful life is ultimately yours. There are still people that point blame on others for not being able to reach their goals. There are millions of excuses why they can’t do something. But understand that these same people made a choice somewhere in the past to point blame, and become a victim of their circumstance rather than a victor. In order to be victorious and achieve beyond success, you have to be willing to make the choice and see the benefits of what living this type of lifestyle truly entails.

A beyond successful lifestyle is a “choice” because it is not something that everyone is living. If everyone was doing it, it would be easy. The choice to live a life that is beyond success is a full commitment to oneself. This is not something you look at one day and say, “Yes ideally that would be nice to go beyond success, but I can’t do that right now.” This is a commitment to say yes to what you want to be, do, and have in life, and saying NO to what you do not want to be, do, and have in life.
This is the power of choice.

+Baker