A Healthy Relationship With The Present Moment February 26, 2009

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Hello all.
When I was a senior in High school, my quote below my yearbook read: “The past is history, the future is a mystery, and the present is a gift.” The present moment is all that really exist. If you sit and think of it, we have memories of the past which we learn and grow from, but in reality, aren’t here right now. We also have expectations and visions for the future, yet the future in reality is still uncertain, and isn’t here yet. Real life is right at this very moment. This is the only thing that is real right now. Beyond successful individuals understand that all power resides in the now. Beyond succesful individuals focus on the here and now, and develop a healthy relationship with where they are at currently. There is really no here or there, just what is now.

“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”
-Ghandi

When you begin to focus your energy on being present you will begin to awaken to how amazing each moment really is. Each moment is a gift that you can use to open up your awareness to life. I am totally in the present moment as I type these words, and this is why I am fully aware and experiencing joy at this very moment. There are no disruptions from anyone or anything. This is my comfortable space of creating. I enjoy it and am grateful to be here. This is the best gift of life, to be aware of the here and now.

What kind of relationship are you having now with the present moment? Is it healthy or unhealthy? Do you want to be somewhere else right now? Begin now to have a healthy relationship with this place you are now in. Remember the law of attraction is always at work. You need to focus on choosing how you intend to relate to what is going on right now in your life. What you focus on expands. So if you focus on enjoying this exact moment you open up to awareness and the goodness of life, and attract more of this goodness towards you. The amazing thing about this is idea is that you can literally choose at this very moment how you want to feel. You can choose at this moment to truly be happy right now, or choose to be miserable. You don’t need any external reason to be happy. You can be happy for no reason at all. The fact that you are where you are and being where you are is bringing you happiness, is really all there is to it. Remember everything else is supposed to happen the way it must. Your goal is to have a healthy relationship with what is going on in the present moment. I am convinced that present moment awareness is the key to achieving a beyond succesful lifestyle.

+Baker

Providing Positive Value February 25, 2009

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“The most effective way to achieve right relations with any living thing is to look for the best in it, and then help that best into the fullest expression.”
-Anonymous

Hello all.
Providing positve value to people is where the juice in life is. When you focus on service and assisting others, you take yourself outside of the box, and into a world of endless possibilities. The best way to reach your own desires and goals, is by first asking yourself, how can I Provide positive value to people? Providing positive value has a very special reward for many individuals. One of the best rewards by providing positive value to people is the inner sense of accomplishment you will receive. When I write these posts, a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment becomes present in me. There are many ways to provide positive value to people. The best way is to focus on your own talents. What are you naturally good at?
When you pick what you are naturally good at, for example writing, counseling, photography, music or anything of that nature, share this unique talent and focus on the positive value that you are sending out.
Sending out positive value is essential to getting the ball rolling in life. As you stay in-tune with your talents, and focus on providing positive value, soon enough it becomes really easy for you to do so. It becomes very natural to do what you do and share this amazing gift with other people.
The fulfillment in creating positive value alone is one of the best feelings in the world.

Many people get stuck endlessly working hard for something that barley keeps them surviving. This is the old way of doing things, and is not the only way to make a living. When your total focus is to provide positive value to the world, for doing something whether it be at a job, or your own business, you are making a bold statement. You are trusting that you believe in what you have to offer the world and are living a more meaningful life, versus just going with the motions. To be a person of service and have that value reach many people I think is way more valuable than trying to survive. Providing positive value to others can come in many different forms. The best part is that you get to decide how to create this reality. As long as you are following your highest joy and working on your talents, with the intent of providing positive value to people, I believe that the world is yours.

Focus first on what you can provide to others, and the rest will flow naturally to you. You will be amazed at the great positive changes in your life that begin to emerge as a result of providing positive value to other people.

+Baker

Why We Need Peace February 22, 2009

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Hello all.
The activists in the world that send messages of peace, are the ones that have seen the suffering, and negative energy at it’s worst. When you have seen the worst of what can happen, and admit that it causes you and other’s further suffering, you will begin to see why you need peace. Peace is easily misunderstood. What a lot of people do is look for peace outside themselves first. When in reality the way to peace, is to find it within yourself first. When you are at peace with what you are doing, and what you are becoming, it is much easier for you to be a peaceful person to others. When your life is filled with hate and dissatisfaction, you will always be seeking that out in others, when all you have to really do is look within.

I have noticed that when my inner world is not at peace, then my outer world reflects that same thing back to me, and vis-versa. Why do we need peace? Because we have seen suffering for too long.
I believe those that don’t find peace within themselves, haven’t push the limit to the suffereing that they experience and give off to others. When you reach that tipping point of suffering, you spring back into your inner state of peace. When your inner world is peaceful, your outer world is at peace.
The biggest war is not in Iraq, or in any other country. The biggest war is in our mind.

We need peace, because suffering is hurting people beyond comprehension. This suffereing is what gives the ego a slight rush of excitement, because the ego thrives on being right and thrives on separation. Inner peace is egoless. It is so real that if you first felt it that you might be in awe of your own being. Imagine being in awe of yourself because you are so much at peace. You need peace to raise your own awareness of life, and ultimately to have a clearer understanding of why you are here on earth.

+Baker

You Don’t Need Permission To Soar February 21, 2009

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Hello all.
Many times in life we look for others to give us permission to soar above and beyond our goals. You need to stop thinking that there is one absolute answer to everything. When choosing to follow your dreams or do what everyone else is doing is to realize that you don’t need permission to soar. You have been socially conditioned to believe that there are limits to what you can accomplish. In reality there aren’t any limits to what you can be, do, or have. You set the limits and you create what you want to experience.
When you are met with challenges in pursuit of your dreams, realize that these are just small tests along the way to see if you are certain on your course of action.
The only real permission that matters is the permission you give yourself. Take some time out of your day to reflect on what you really want out of life. Write down the action steps you believe will get you to where you want to go. Seek advice from those that actually have gone the same route you intend to experience.

This post has nothing to do with what other people want you to become, and everything to do with what you want to become. When you live your life in other people’s eyes, there will always be something in the back of your mind that says, “What if?”

What if I decided to follow my dreams?
What if I did decide to follow my heart? etc.

Living your life through what others want from you makes you a victim. If you constantly do what others want from you, then you are subject to blame those same people in the future, if later you find yourself unhappy with the outcome.

You would rather fail at something you feel is right and be content with the decision, then succeed at something that someone else feels was right for you, and be unhappy.

What I’ve come to learn is that there is no one person at the end that says: “Yes you can.” There really is no such thing as a hero. You are the hero. This is your story. If you choose to be.

Give yourself the permission to soar.

+Baker

How To Enjoy Your Day. February 16, 2009

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Hello all.
Enjoying your day is easy once you realize that you can create it to be enjoyable. First, you must acknowledge and accept the fact that you can have an enjoyable day. When you recognize that you deserve an enjoyable day, the next steps become a lot more smoother. When you intend on enjoying your day, you will begin to look for things and events that allow your day to be enjoyable. There are many people living on default. This means that many people become robots to what they do on a regular basis. Many people feel that life just happens to them, and go through the motions. This can change with practice.

If you wake up in the morning and literally intend to enjoy your day, and focus on enjoyment, there is a great chance that things that come up during the day will be enjoyable. This is because you are seeking it out. Even when something really bad happens during the day, the way you deal with that circumstance might even be better this time around because your intentions were to see the good in the situation.

Enjoying your day needs to be concluded with a nice reward for yourself. When you have completed the day, by focusing on enjoying your day, do something really good for yourself such as buying a small scoop of your favorite ice cream or something you consider rewarding. When you reward yourself for enjoying your day, you will be training your mind to continue to have more enjoyable days ahead. Enjoy the process of enjoying your day and habitually practice rewarding yourself. This is positive reinforcement at it’s finest.

I suggest to look for the enjoyment in the small things. When you start to notice the little things in life that you may find enjoyable, these are generally the best things to focus on. Regardless if people find what you do boring or strange, continue to do it, if it is what you want, and is enjoyable for you.
For example, I really like going to the bookstore and reading books. I may or may not purchase a book. However, this is very enjoyable for me. Some people don’t like reading books. But I do it because it brings me joy. It’s a small thing, that I know makes a big difference in my life.

The combination of intending to enjoy your day at the start of the day, and rewarding yourself with something you like for accomplishing enjoying your day actually creates more enjoyable days for you in the future, and makes life a lot more fun. This is what it means to live an abundant lifestyle. There is so much good to go around for you once you realize that you can train yourself to accept it.
Once you get in a nice flow of intending, accepting, and rewarding yourself for creating enjoyable days for yourself, more enjoyable days are certain to come to you.

I hope you enjoyed this post.

+Baker

Baker Predictions for the Year 2020 February 13, 2009

Hello all.
There is a major shift in consiousness that is taking place at this moment. This means that at this moment there are many people on this planet that are awakening to new ideas of being and living. People are beginning to reject the old ways of structured conditioning thinking that keeps them and others suffering. The ideas of working hard for systems or corporations that they don’t believe in and feel are right, are beginning to break down, and loose face. These individuals are slowly starting to realize that working for what they don’t like is not the only option, and there are creative ways to do what they love and witness life as a walking dream of goodness and joy in abundance. These individuals are starting to create from their hearts and moving closer to unity with one another, in joy and community. This will continue to happen and will really be present by the year 2020. By the year 2020 there will be a new age in human consiousness. This means that many people by this year will be fully present and enjoy life more in unity with each other.

This will happen because of the 2nd Great depression that will take place in the United States. There will be major tragic events financially that will cause people to awaken to this new age in human consiousness. The old ways and systems of capitalism will unveil their truth, and crumble to the ground, as quickly as it rose. The ideas of the ego mind will be a thing of the past, and will be looked at with utter disgust, and many will wonder ” I can’t believe I used to think like that!” The 2nd Great Depression will lead to the the New Age in Human Consciousness.

The new age of human consiousness is taking place, some people are feeling it and some are fighting hard with their ego minds to resist it. Those that resist it will drown in the destruction they created for themselves, and the karmic forces that are supposed to happen to them will take place.
Those that are at the leading edge of this human consciousness are the ones that will allow this new found energy to manifest within themselves, and will prosper financially, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. From someone looking at the bigger scope, the events that take place prior to this shift in consiousness truly being in effect, will appear sad and devastating. The loss of jobs at historical rates, and people loosing homes at staggering all time highs, people loosing money, will actually be what is necessary for this new age in human consciousness to take place properly. People don’t know what they have until it is gone. They will humble themselves with the idea that relationship with self and others is all that mattered. When you loose everything you ever owned what is left? Your soul must be in the right place in order to receive the goodness that life has always offered. The idea of surrendering must take place for the new age in human consciousness to manifest itself naturally.

The new age in human consciousnesses will be where the lightworkers that people have labeled as crazy, misunderstood, odd, will shine and prosper if they choose to use talents for greater good for all. These are the lightworkers know what time it is, they will be the leaders and “way-showers” in this new age in human consiousness. There are many intuitive types in the world that understand and acknowledge this shift in consiousness, but have not had the powerful influence over people to effectively communicate this vision to be taken seriously. I am the pioneer in this movement, because I was given the gift of vision and also the gift to articulate and effectively communicate what they and I see as the new age in human consciousness.

Baker Prediction for the year 2020
1. The U.S dollar will be worthless. Silver and Gold will be the new currency.
2. The “middle class” in America won’t exist there will only be a Rich and Poor Class.
3. Corporate America will slowly diminish and eventually cease to exist.
3. People who worked hard for Corporate America will be jobless, and have the choice to either be apart of the new age of human consiousness or struggle immensely in search of things that won’t matter at this point.
4. Creators, entrepreneurs, builders, artists, musicians, writers, designers, channelers, painters, and poets that create from their heart and operate from light and truth will shine and have their work appreciated and respected more so in 2020 more than anytime in history.
5. The idea of “positive energy” will be mainstream and easily understood and felt by the majority.
6. Competition among individuals will be lessened, and cooperation heightened.

+Baker

Baker The Brand Updates. February 11, 2009

Hello all.
Baker The Brand is currently going through some highly creative and exciting changes. I have 2 other major blogs that I’m working on along with this one. Baker Blog-Beyond Success will be the mother site, and the other two blogs the son and daughter, of Baker Blog-Beyond Success.

2009 has been such a great year so far creatively, and I look forward to continue to post great blogs here that offer positive value to my readers. Support my other blogs as well as they come along, and emerge as inspirational blogs that will make a positive impact on the world.

1. Baker’s Wealth- This blog will talk about the future state of the U.S economy and why now, more than anytime in history is where wealth will begin to build for those prepared to do so. I have studied under some of the greatest wealth gurus in the form of books, seminars, and audio Cd’s these gurus include: Robert Kiyosaki, Peter Schiff, Napoleon Hill, Donald Trump, and the list continues. This blog will focus on the current global economy, investing, and the proper mindset to attracting long term wealth. Baker’s Wealth Blog will be geared towards the opportunity seekers that are interested in growing their wealth during these difficult financial times. Baker’s Wealth Blog will be the brother blog. Baker’s Wealth Blogs found here:
http://bakerswealth.blogspot.com/

2. Baker’s Wisdom- This blog will be more of an empowering and inspiring blog that urges people to following their dreams. The concept of this blog was founded and created on the belief that you can be, do, and have what you want in life. I will also express my vision for the future of the new age in human consiousness, that is currently taking place, and will be in place steadily, by the year 2013. Baker’s Wisdom Blog will be the Sister blog. Baker’s Wisdom Blogs Found Here:
http://bakerthebrand.blogspot.com

3. Baker’s Blog-Beyond Success- This blog is where it all started. This will be the blog where I post the same great inspiration and also updates and exciting things to come for Baker The Brand.

Also Please check out my Youtube videos. Baker The Brand is moving towards a more mature yet fun, inspirational personal development style of doing videos.

Rest assured Baker has many fun, inspiring and highly exciting things coming along.

http://youtube.com/user/bakeryofideas

I appreciate each person coming through to the bakery! Blessings in Abundance.

+Baker

Attracting V.S Chasing Desires. February 9, 2009

Hello all.
Do you attract or chase after what you want? Either way, if you do both the correct way you will get what you desire. I personally don’t chase after my desires. I consider myself a very determined and ambitious individual, but I attract rather than chase. You put yourself at the mercy of what you are trying to get when you are chasing. However when you are attracting things you are dominate to your desires, you place yourself in a better position to receive your desire. When you are attracting you have a detached quality to how you go about things. When you are in alignment with the right kind of detachment you have the attitude that if you get what you desire then great, if you don’t, that’s fine too. It’s a passive quality that puts you at the dominate position that allows things to come instead of you having to try and chase it. Attracting things to you is more natural and allows you to “be” instead of “do.” When you are truly being you, you tend to attract your desires instead of chasing your desires. Sure, there are things you will go after with a gusto, but the majority of good things and experiences are what you draw towards you sometimes effortlessly.
It’s really a matter of belief. When your belief is at a high level, it is much easier to attract than chase. So I recommend this for people that are operating at this high level of energy.
You will feel the difference between chasing and attracting, when you step into this awareness.

+Baker

What Would Happen if the Majority of the People in the World Didn’t Do What They Loved? February 9, 2009

Hello all.
Imagine a world where the majority of people didn’t do what they loved. What a minute, that is real in some parts of the U.S. Hmm. Okay, you don’t have to imagine it, it is already happening. Why are people worried about things that they can’t control anyway? Why is there still hate and bickering among people? Why is it when I speak of positive thinking, people still are skeptical about it, and allow their negative thoughts to talk them out of the good positive things in life? The reasons for these circumstances occurring is many fold. But the one reason that I want to point out is that, many people fall victim to these negative behaviors because they aren’t in alignment with who they really are. They slipped and allowed media and or government to control their way of life, and way of being. We live in a free society, but I wonder if the rules of this society cater to someone at the top to make all the money? When people wake up to the idea that they treat one another harshly because they are conditioned to do so, then we begin to wake up to the reality that we create our own future with our thoughts and actions. When you do what you don’t like repeatedly, you will live in a world that bounces back that same dissatisfaction into your life. What will happen is that you create more suffering for yourself and the other people around you. If enough people do this, you will begin to see a very twisted and hateful world.

When you do the opposite and do what you love, a world opens up to you that is more clearer, fulfilling, welcoming, and loving. So look around you, are a majority of people doing what they really are supposed to in this life? If they aren’t doing so, then do you think that has an effect on the people closest to them ?

What if the opposite happened? Would that just be too idealistic? Or is this something we can actually be hopeful for and make strides to becoming?
What would happen if the majority of the people in the world did what they loved?
I feel we are coming into awareness of a collective consiousness awakening to ideas that were once rejected and feared. The idea of positive energy and consious living will begin to be mainstream and widely accepted in the near future. These ideas are not idealistic, this is the reality that I live in. These ideas for a better society begins with you. Don’t just do what you love, but “BE” what you love.

+Baker

How Amazing Life Is. February 7, 2009

Hello all.

Life is amazing. You get to decide what you want to experience at every moment. When you begin to operate out of the “amazing lenses,” wonderful opportunities emerge. When you take on the lenses of the amazing, amazing is what you will touch, feel, taste, hear, and attract. There is nothing in this world that is less than amazing. When I wake up in the morning I jump out of my bed, because I want to experience the amazing joys that life has to offer.
Look at all the amazing things that have happened in your life thus far. Focus on operating at that energy level.
Even when you are going though challenges and obstacles, the amazing life is still there, just not recognized. It’s amazing that we get to breathe this amazing air, and be here to see just how amazing this life is.
Our thoughts carry an energy with it. What we focus on expands.

+Baker

For a great guide on how to See through these amazing lenses purchase my book here: http://beyondsuccess.wordpress.com/the-book/

Why Doing What You Love, doesn’t Pay You money Right Away. February 5, 2009

Hello all.
Doing what you love doesn’t pay you money right away. The reason that doing what you love doesn’t make money quickly is because you have to prove to the universe that you really love what you do.
When you do it for the love, instead of the money you begin to see that this is the natural process, in attaining your goal. Many people have worked on their crafts for long periods of time, only to see a big payday years later. When people give up on what they love because it doesn’t pay much, that’s a signal to the universe of a lack of commitment on your dreams. When you focus on your dreams and do what you love no matter what the obstacle, not only will the money begin to come, but you will understand the process was highly enjoyable. You have to prove that you would do nothing rather than follow your dreams, and when you are at the right time it will come. But the best part isn’t making the money, it was actually in the experience you’ve gone through. There is a lot of trust on your part that you will make it happen. That trust you have for yourself, will reflect in the way you handle your business.

A cup of Determination mixed with a scoop of patience are the key ingredients to this recipe of attaining money from doing what you love.

+Baker

10,000 Views For Baker Blog! February 2, 2009

Hey all!
Yay! I hit 10,000 hits today, two days ahead of schedule! Thank you all for stopping by here and reading my blogs and getting some kind of value from them. You guys are amazing and I think that the energy that is coming back on here is so spectacular. I have great joy in writing these blogs, and it’s amazing that I started out with this WordPress blog about 1 year ago and the first 6 months of blogging I can remember having a consistent zero hits a day. I just did it as a hobby and now it’s really transformed into something bigger and better than I really thought. It has really picked up since I first started, and I’m glad to be here. I’m having fun, and I hope you guys are too!
This blog is only as amazing as the people that allow me to give value.

With Gratitude,

+Baker

The Difference Between Being and Having February 1, 2009

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Hello all.
There is a difference between being and having. Being is a state of mind, while having are the effects of being. Being is something you are, it is your essence, having is just stuff you acquired because of who you were. For example a real salespersons job is to sell. That is who they are. They sell. If they are good at what they do, they are rewarded with money. Money is what they now have, but it isn’t what they are. They are a salesperson first, and the money comes second. That is why they say “man makes the money, but money never makes the man.”
When you focus on being, and who you are, the secondary things like money come along. I don’t understand why people work so hard for money, and forget about who they really are. When you work hard for the money and who you are being is lost, isn’t that the same thing as someone trying to find meaning in life?

Being is when you know that what you are doing is in alignment with who you really are. When it is out of alignment, then you are not “being” you. Your emotions will guide you in telling you if you are in alignment or not. For example, if something you are doing feels like a major struggle and your health is in jeopardy from what you are doing, there is a good chance you are not being you. If however you feel a strong good energetic feeling, aliveness, and goodness in your body there is a good chance you are being you and what you are doing is alignment with who you are. You have the capacity to be the real you, when you sit down and listen to the inner voice that is present in all of us. You will begin to be aware of amazing and awesome experiences when you tap into this energy of yourself. Opportunites, events, and the right people will manifest because you have focused on being.

Being is primary, having is secondary.

+Baker