Creating Abundance - Video (Blog)

[sushanth]

Feels fantastic Steve... I think video is a great medium for your message, and a much better fit than text or audio. I kept wondering why you weren't exploring it, but now its great to know you've started out so well. Really looking forward to additions on the youtube channel. Thanks again for being what you are and doing what you do. Cheers

[Johnny Skosnik]

Originally Posted by seeker5

What's a good and free way to convert a youtube video into an audio or video file so I can load up the video into my ipod to listen while I drive?

Actually your browser already stores YouTube videos, in the cache. The location depends on your OS (typically Windows) and browser. If you're comfortable pawing through your hard drive then Internet search "(your browser) flash cache stored" for details.

[Daffy Duck]

Originally Posted by Johnny Skosnik

Actually your browser already stores YouTube videos, in the cache. The location depends on your OS (typically Windows) and browser. If you're comfortable pawing through your hard drive then Internet search "(your browser) flash cache stored" for details.

Yeah, but that file isn't iPod compatible. It needs to be converted to MP3 or some other iPod audio format.

[jasonkostempski]

These were great! 2 things I would suggest are:

1. Find a way to post longer videos as 1 video, chopped up feels so old school, I don't see any other popular video blogs doing that anymore so there's a way.

2. Loose the Leon Phelps background or get a glass of Courvoisier to complete the atmosphere.

[firefly]

I downloaded the video with the Firefox add-on 1-Click YouTube Video Download (it adds download buttons right on the YouTube pages and you can download in several file formats). Then I converted to mp3 using WinFF as dshaw002 suggested. That worked just fine. I've already loaded it on my mp3 player to listen to it again at the gym this afternoon.

Steve, as others have said I'm really liking the video blogging. I still prefer text for more informative, detail-oriented material, but for subjects like this that are primarily emotional, video wins hands down.

[Michelle]

Wow, Steve. You have loosened up so much in front of the camera. It is a pleasure watching you now. The fire in the background is also lovely.

Your teachings resonate with me so deeply. It is so beautiful to hear and watch someone so much in alignment with all-that-is. Very powerful stuff indeed.

I actually share many of the feelings you expressed in the third video concerning intimacy abundance and marriage and hope to make some headway in this area over the next couple months and perhaps during the workshop. I want the "field of loving relationships around me", too

Thank you for the videos!

[Jack Christopher]

Originally Posted by seeker5

Looks cool! But...the website is in spanish? It redirects me to Descargar aTube Catcher

Is it possible to get it in English? I checked and didn't see.

Have FireFox? Use DownloadHelper. I swear you can download and convert anything with that program. And it stays out of the way too.

[freddy]

Thanks Steve for the video. I found it funny how what you said about getting a large amount of money or a different job promotion cause you to freak out a little bit, and how you need to fight through that state of mind. I've been experience this all this week. Great stuff. Keep it flowing.

[Aremonus]

When watching the Video, I couldn't help feeling that Steve actually knows he does the right thing by seperating, yet also still feels some kind of guilty / uncomfortable somewhere back in his mind. He always seemed to be kinda nervous when mentioning this topic.
I guess that's showing us that even the most conscious decisions are always difficult, even for people who are used to it. Leving the comfort-zone is, of course, uncomfortable

But how do you turn something uncomfortable into somthing comfortable, how do you prevent yourself from giving up and how long does it take until it feels comfortable (I'm aware that certain things take longer than others to change)? Can we influence that speed? Can we increase our ability to stand an uncomfortable situation?

[bright]

FYI steve, you can make a playlist of videos on Youtube, and then someone only needs to click on the playlist and youtube will automatically redirect them from part 1 to part 2, and so on.

Another thing many people do is make part 2 a video response of part 1, part 3 a video response of part 3, etc.

I'm not sure if you've done these since i just downloaded the audio of the movies using Convert Myspace Video and Youtube to Mp3! Only at VidtoMP3.com. My dial up is insanely slow when viewing youtube videos.

[Steve Pavlina]

Originally Posted by Aremonus

When watching the Video, I couldn't help feeling that Steve actually knows he does the right thing by seperating, yet also still feels some kind of guilty / uncomfortable somewhere back in his mind. He always seemed to be kinda nervous when mentioning this topic.
I guess that's showing us that even the most conscious decisions are always difficult, even for people who are used to it. Leving the comfort-zone is, of course, uncomfortable

But how do you turn something uncomfortable into somthing comfortable, how do you prevent yourself from giving up and how long does it take until it feels comfortable (I'm aware that certain things take longer than others to change)? Can we influence that speed? Can we increase our ability to stand an uncomfortable situation?

It wasn't that. The tricky part was that I had to mentally sort through what info to share publicly and what to keep private. I wasn't nervous about it at all. I was just trying to think of the best way to explain things w/o going deep into the details, so I was choosing my words carefully at times.

[2ko]

-This is the best thing you have put out all year (except probably your seminar). Your blogs always have an impact on my thinking and emotions but every once in a while you create something that I feel like is written just for me and I feel like I'm so inspired I feel like I will literally explode with excitement. Using videos regularly will seriously improve the impact of waking people up to their highest potential.

- video shows your personality so much better.

-advice seems clearer and more effective even if you said the same thing word for word in a blog.

thanks for all you do

[toasterwater]

I think it was a bit long winded. I know you like to articulate, and use metaphors and stuff... but it felt like you could have made the same point, probably more effectively and more powerfully in a lot less time.

The best writing class I ever took focused on efficient writing. Basically, when you cut out anything that is unnecessary, you make your content more powerful.

Good job on your first video, congrats!

[Marko500]

Great as always, thanks for sharing.

Your video is excellent.

[seeker5]

Thank you so much Matiasfx! I downloaded it, installed it and now I've run a test with downloading youtube videos! So awesome, I'm grateful for your suggestion.

Thanks to everyone else's suggestion too. I appreciate them, though I do prefer Matiasfx's solution

[ouyang]

Seeker,

I noticed a few replies but I don't think anyone has suggested the program: Free Youtube to MP3 Converter 3.2.1.63. You can copy the link from the Youtube vid and badda boom badda bing it creates an MP3 file for you of great quality. Have a look for that program on Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com.

John

[ouyang]

Really enjoyed the video and the feedback.

I'm left with the question of how one actually envisions abundance for 20 minutes. I've tried for a few minutes before and that has been quite difficult. I simply don't know what to think about for that long. For example to be abundant financially. Any suggestions on how to create a state of lengthened emotional visions?

I often envision my dreams for a minute or so every night before bed - I can see places and people. I feel the feelings associated with those wonderful times. But usually it only lasts a matter of seconds. Should I create an entire movie in my head? How does one go about making the plot?

What works for you guys? Have you had any major breakthroughs because of these daily envisionments?

Thanks so much in advance!

John

[Matiasfx]

Originally Posted by seeker5

Thank you so much Matiasfx! I downloaded it, installed it and now I've run a test with downloading youtube videos! So awesome, I'm grateful for your suggestion.

Thanks to everyone else's suggestion too. I appreciate them, though I do prefer Matiasfx's solution

You are welcome Seeker!!

I really like that software too... simple and it works great. I use it a lot

Nice weekend to all.

Cheers

Mat

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by ouyang

Really enjoyed the video and the feedback.

I'm left with the question of how one actually envisions abundance for 20 minutes. I've tried for a few minutes before and that has been quite difficult. I simply don't know what to think about for that long. For example to be abundant financially. Any suggestions on how to create a state of lengthened emotional visions?

I often envision my dreams for a minute or so every night before bed - I can see places and people. I feel the feelings associated with those wonderful times. But usually it only lasts a matter of seconds. Should I create an entire movie in my head? How does one go about making the plot?

What works for you guys? Have you had any major breakthroughs because of these daily envisionments?

Thanks so much in advance!

John

As far as envisioning abundance for 20 minutes, how about starting with the moment you receive the money, let yourself see all the 20's and 50's and 100 dollar bills in there, and throw them up in the air and jump around in them! Then envision yourself taking all your money on a shopping spree. Imagine where you will go to spend all that money, and all the items you will buy. Or, if you're not materialistic, imagine all the charities you could donate it to. Or all the cool houses you could afford to build for people.

[freddy]

Is it suggested, to replay the same movie in your mind, every day? Or do you mix it up with different abundance movies in your mind. Like ouyang said. I can only keep the movie running a few minutes in my mind. I tend to run the movie to some point and it becomes an overload of things to do with that project. For example, buying a property I want. I would like to install a pond. I get to the details of how to do this. But some thoughts filter in about like, how are you going to run pipes to do this. Or how deep is the pond. Are you going to filter the pond? I would describe it as micro managing my thoughts to some point. I tend to get bogged down by the details. It becomes a stumbling block because it's a thought that I can't wrap my hands around yet, because I don't have this property yet. So back to my original question. Is it suggested, to replay the same movie in your mind every day?

[Alex Wu]

"Until next time... live consciously..." Classic Pavlina... love it!

[Steve Pavlina]

Did you ever see the TV show Sliders?

In that show a group of 4 people would "slide" through a portal between dimensions, spending each episode in an alternate version of earth. For example, they might enter a reality where the Nazis won WWII. Or in another reality one of them might be famous.

Don't just visualize money coming to you -- that's weak. Visualize the entire alternate reality you wish to enter, in as much detail as possible.

Imagine you're a Slider, and you just slid through a portal into that new reality -- into that new YOU as well. You're already there living it.

You aren't going to play with your cash most likely. If you were already living it, that would be silly and immature. That's the sort of thing someone would do only if they weren't already living it.

Put yourself in the shoes of that new person. Witness through his/her eyes how s/he goes through a typical day.

What time do you get up in the morning? Who's sleeping next to you? Where are you? How do you feel? What do you eat for breakfast? What do you do in the morning, afternoon, and evening?

You must imagine yourself as already being there. You want to reach the point where it feels natural and normal to be there -- after all, this is your reality, isn't it? So of course it will feel normal in a way.

I spent a lot of time visualizing my life in a disgustingly happy way. It took a while to reach the point where feeling extremely blissful all day long began to seem normal to me, like I just expected to feel that way all the time, and it wasn't such a big deal anymore. When I reached that point, shifts began to happen really, really fast -- sometimes so fast that I actually had to back off and say to the universe, "Whoa! Let's slow down a bit" to give myself time to catch my breath.

A good movie to watch is Being John Malkovich. That will give you more insight into how to slip into an alternate reality and imagine life through the lens of your new character.

Ideally, visualizing your future should be very much the same as remembering your past. Just as you would recall and mentally review what you did yesterday, that's how you want to imagine your new reality. What are the highlights of your typical day, and how do you feel about them?

Notice that emotional memories are much stronger than routine events. Such memories can draw the past back into your present, but they can also draw a powerful future into your present if you create powerful new memories of the future.

Hope this helps...

[carenkh]

Originally Posted by ouyang

I'm left with the question of how one actually envisions abundance for 20 minutes. I've tried for a few minutes before and that has been quite difficult. I simply don't know what to think about for that long.

I started with writing out a perfect day in my new reality... from the time I wake up. What room am I in? What does it look like? Where is it? Is anyone with me? Who? What do I see when I open my eyes? Are there any smells? Sounds? What does my bed feel like? I get up, and go to the window. What do I see?

Etc., etc. Writing out who I spend time with, what I do with my time, where it all takes place, using as many of my senses as possible. What do I eat?

It was necessary to know what I will do when I'm living my perfect life, and I got there by asking, "If I had unlimited money, time and energy, what would I do with my time?" And dreamed from there.

Once I wrote it out, visualizing was super-easy, and I could spend as much time in my new reality as I wanted!

I had an experience while I was out of town earlier this week. I was half asleep one morning, and I saw myself, heading up a path, up kind of a steep hill, to this lush corn field. I realized that the field was symbolic of abundance... that, at any time I choose, I can move to the field of abundance. This felt SO REAL to me - that, abundance is a *choice*, at every moment. In my vision, I saw myself standing there, kind of halfway between "levels", so I chose to see myself walking up that hill into the field. I kinda had to push myself!

I started calling it "Prosperity Field" - I grew up on Prosperity Church Road when I was a kid. So, I'm asking myself, "Am I in Prosperity Field? As I make this choice, am I choosing to be there?" It's the field of abundance, the field of "and" instead of "or", the field of "yes, and" instead of "no, but".

I had that experience, and the next day, you posted the videos! Good on ya for the timing, Steve!!

[mattyblu]

Steve, you mentioned different kinds of abundance, such as financial abundance and social abundance. Do you find it more effective to create those different types of abundance simultaneously, or to focus on one at a time?

[Steve Pavlina]

Originally Posted by mattyblu

Steve, you mentioned different kinds of abundance, such as financial abundance and social abundance. Do you find it more effective to create those different types of abundance simultaneously, or to focus on one at a time?

I found it easier to focus on them one at a time. I started with financial abundance, then worked on social abundance, and then on intimacy abundance.

Initially it was too difficult for me to lock on to the emotional state that the whole package would provide because it was too far outside my experience -- and my comfort zone.

As strange as it sounds, it took me a while to get comfortable with the idea of feeling very happy and excited on a daily basis. There's still a part of me that gets a little freaked out by that, so it's not quite normal for me yet. I look at certain parts of my life and feel compelled to ask, How is it possible that I should have this in my life? Where did this even come from?

Lately I've been spending a lot of time outside my comfort zone. Separating from Erin was of course a huge leap outside that zone. But as a result, things are manifesting insanely fast. Since I'm already outside my comfort zone in a big way, it's not as hard to exercise courage in other areas as well. I've had to pause and ask the universe to slow down with the manifestations from time to time, so I can catch my breath for a day or two. Otherwise it's like being on a non-stop roller coaster.

[ArthurHung]

This is so awesome, Steve you are amazing. With tears of joy streaming down my face and the most abundant vibration the universe has ever had the privilege of witnessing, what I would do with X amount of gazillions of dollars would be to take 20 seconds out of my super-glorious day to give thanks to this manifestation of my very own, a video blog post from Mr. Steve Pavlina that I knew would come at the perfect time for the perfect people when they are ready to watch it (like me!).

Yup, simply love this, please do more

[Daffy Duck]

Isn't it interesting how it's not just about the message, but the delivery of the message.

Steve and others have discussed this same type of technique for a long time, but the video seems to make it "more real" in a sense. By being able to see you and hear your personal story from your mouth, I think it *clicks* better with a wider audience.

[Lanya]

I want to understand my life purpose. I'm reading through Brad Swift's "Life On Purpose" and doing the exercises and such (on the rough draft right now), and I'd like to know how I can apply manifestation to help me out a little more.

It seems difficult to imagine in detail what me, living my life purpose, would be like if I don't know what is I'm doing yet.

So do you have any suggestions or work-arounds to help with visualizing this?

[bluedragon]

After watching the video I realized I don't really behave like someone who is comfortable with abundance. Whenever I buy something, I think to myself that it is expensive, even if I have already decided it is worth it. Whenever I eat something expensive I feel that I need to take it slow and enjoy it well, because it costed a lot of money. When I take a shower, I am worried that the water costs too much. Even though I can afford everything I want at the moment, there is an underlying feeling of scarcity and the need to make economies.

You're right Steve - if I were to suddenly receive a large sum of money, I would not feel very comfortable - I would be worried, because I still wouldn't have a steady income or business (actually, I don't have any income but I'm still in college). Without that, I would be afraid that I could loose the money.

The peculiar thing is that I have no reason to worry, because I have many skills I can leverage. I'm fluent in 3 languages that I could tutor other students in, I am now pretty good at making websites and I think I will be a Tai Chi instructor by July next year. I am pretty sure I will soon be able to create a successful and unique blog in English. But none of these things gives me any certainty that I will ever be able to gain any money from it. Strange, cause I really trust my abilities. I just don't know if others will trust them as well.

[Steve Pavlina]

Originally Posted by Lanya

I want to understand my life purpose. I'm reading through Brad Swift's "Life On Purpose" and doing the exercises and such (on the rough draft right now), and I'd like to know how I can apply manifestation to help me out a little more.

It seems difficult to imagine in detail what me, living my life purpose, would be like if I don't know what is I'm doing yet.

So do you have any suggestions or work-arounds to help with visualizing this?

Visualize anything that feels better than what you're experiencing right now. Keep doing it every day, and your visualizations will get better and better.