by Barry Goss
During my conversation with Joe Vitale, I brought up the research about a Doctor at the University of California who drew attention to a strange fact about the human mind.

This Doctor has verifiable research evidence that there is no fixed self inside a person. Meaning, contrary to what it seems, there’s really no permanent sense of YOU that is in charge of thoughts, emotions and actions.

A lot of people (possibly you too?) go thru life deciding to respond to things as if there was a fixed identity inside them calling the shots.

The thing is, while it’s hard for me to articulate it completely here, just know that if you’re willing to go DEEP enough into your own development and growth as a person, you’ll eventually have a NEW perspective on what your life is really all about and that YOU - the person you call ____ [your name] - are not totally in charge of the thoughts you have everyday.

In response to what I said about the research of the Doctor at the University found about the human mind, Joe Vitale responded with…

Joe Vitale - That’s fascinating. I’m glad you brought that up, too, because it gives me a chance to at least mention that we are not our bodies and we are not our emotions and we are not our thoughts. Identifying with any of that, which is what the average person in the world does, is an incredible limitation. That’s when we start to think that there is this fixed I within us. And there isn’t. What there really is a type of … how the Eastern folks call a … witness. But I’ll say it’s spirit.

What there is behind everything, behind what we think Barry is and behind who we think I am, is this spirit. And that can make choices. And this is where what the real power in manifestation comes in because we realize we can make a choice. Now this sometimes scares people. I have gotten feedback from… my book’s been a number one bestseller a couple times and sold out really quick, so a lot of people have the book in their hands. And they’ve been writing to me and a lot of people have been creating their miracles and attracting new things in their lives. But I’m also hearing from people who are terrified of their new power. It’s like we never realized we had the power to create our lives before and now that we do, it’s scary.

And this goes back to me… of course there’s a lot of beliefs that are coming up here and all those beliefs have to be looked at because none of this has to be scary. This is joyful. This is something to celebrate. But what there is the idea that you can make choices and it’s all about making choices. It’s a choice to listen to the thoughts that kind of fly by. Our brain’s just kind of spitting out thoughts. It’s up to us, meaning the spirit within, to act on any of the thoughts coming through. Emotions are coming and going all the time. And our body… geez… the scientists say our body’s changing… what? Completely every seven years. And I’m a guy who lost 70-some pounds in the last eight months. So my body is dramatically changed. (chuckles)

Barry - Congratulations.

Joe - In the last years or so… and thank you for that. So to me, it’s all coming down to what choices do you want to make? Because the choices are stemming from whatever you want to desire, whatever you want to manifest. And it’s all up to you. That, to me, is a celebration, not a scare.

Barry - That is an interesting statement you made about there’s actually people out there that are afraid to be in 100 percent control of their reality. And like you say, maybe it is because we’re so conditioned that there’s a world outside of us kind of maybe pulling the puppet strings. But that’s such a false belief, isn’t it?

Joe - Yes, it is a false belief. And most people find that it’s easier to point the finger out. That way we’ve got somebody to blame. It’s so much easier to blame than to take responsibility. I mean isn’t it? Instead of saying that I’m responsible for how much I weight, it’s a result of the world. It’s a result of the TV commercials. It’s a result of my genes. It’s a result of the economy. It’s a result of my not handling stress. It’s so much easier to point the finger out than to look within and say okay, wait a minute. I created everything. Everything!

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Barry Goss is the author of The Manifesting Mindset - Strategies for Deliberate Attraction and Conscious Living. He is also the creator of the world’s largest, benefit-rich, and ever-expanding Online Manifestation Portal. He is also known as the Fox Mulder of Manifestation, where with his partner, Heather Vale (the Dana Scully of Success), he uncovers the secrets of top manifestation mentors. Their discoveries are available at www.MastersofTheSecret.com