Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 -
Bad habits of a lifetime cured in seconds
How reader Kevin finally stopped biting his nails at the age of 58
How my daughter is conquering her sleep problems
And how YOU too can start benefiting from the 31 ‘Switchwords’ below
Dear Reader,
Some weeks ago I received an email from a reader called Kevin who told me that up until the age of 58 he had always bitten his nails. Then, one amazing day, he discovered something called ‘Switchwords’ which succeeded in helping him stop where everything he’d tried previously had failed.
All he had to do was repeat the Switchword ‘OFF’ and - in his own words: “I have stopped biting my nails and 15 months later have not bitten them since.”
So what are these Switchwords and what can they do for the rest of us?
Slip in between the crack and plant powerful seeds of change
According to James T. Mangan, author of The Secret of Perfect Living, Sitchwords are all about bringing your conscious and subconscious selves together through a single word affirmation.
Words, says Mangan, can be filled with a huge amount of power and meaning - especially at this level.
If you find a word that works for you and repeat it to yourself it can impact on the whole of your life and being. For James Mangan himself, the most powerful word - or what he calls the ‘master Switchword’ is “together”.
”The magical, heaven-sent word that came to me that day brought with it the perfect formula for living a life, the revelation of the first and immediate aim in the life of every man. The word was the familiar, supremely obvious word: TOGETHER… “Every time I said the word to myself, a remarkable reaction took place. The word would touch off a deep, prolonged sigh of a quality I had not known for years.”
Discovering the power of the word ‘Together’
TOGETHER can be about being having your life together in general… holding things perfectly together in a specific situation… your whole self being in harmony together (spirit, mind, heart and body)… your conscious and subconscious working in balance together… and being in harmony together with your life… and with the people around you.
You can use this world generally to feel more relaxed and contented or more confident and sure.
You can also try it out in specific situations such as in an interview or meeting… while socialising or exercising… while working or relaxing… or just as you buy a loaf of bread from the bakery or walk down the street.
Say the word outloud or silently in your mind. Affirm it. Declare it. Let your attention absorb and relish in the word.
Getting everything a human being wants out of life from one single word?! Then try one of these 30…
What people want from life says James is freedom, love, security, survival, health, money, art, wisdom, pleasure, happiness, action, self-improvement, service to humanity and some form of religion, spirituality or enlightenment. And what the word TOGETHER brings us he says is… them all!
It is likely, however, that if you are a mere mortal like me - with a whole array of different trials and tribulations to battle your way through every week - that you will also be in need of a few more specific helpers along the way.
Thankfully, James Mangan saw this need too and went on after his discovery of ‘together’ to spend the next ten years developing and experimenting with dozens of different Switchwords.
The list of words he has developed have already helped hundreds of people and I am very happy to be able to share this discovering with you today.
These are very new to me too but my 9-year old daughter is already completely enamored by them and has used ‘OFF’ very successfully to help her fall asleep more easily at night and ‘CANCEL’ to help her with her nerves during a recent test.
Here’s a short list of some of the most useful Switchwords that she and I have picked out for you:
Your own personal First Aid Kit of Switchwords!
To stay young: LEARN
To wipe out a negative thought or stop a worry: CANCEL
To turn on your personality: CHUCKLE
To create beauty: CURVE
To make yourself beautiful or handsome: PRAISE
To build a fortune: FIND
To stop a bad habit: OFF or OUT
To be more at peace with yourself: BE
To sell: GIVE
To sleep: OUT or OFF
To create new ideas: ON
To stop feeling so frightened or nervous: BLUFF
To get a lift in energy: MOVE
To get rid of a discomfort or pain: CHANGE
To acquire a skill: WATCH
To improve your relationships: SWEET and WITH
To keep healthy: BE
To chase away the blues: UP
To meet a deadline or keep to a resolution: DONE
To stop regrets: THANKS
To stop procrastination: DO
To avoid poverty or debt: CANCEL
To handle anything unpleasant: ADJUST
To get rid of inertia: MOVE
To work miracles: DIVINE
To find the answer to a problem: OBTAIN
To create new ideas: WALK
To make money: COUNT
To do anything: TOGETHER
To be aware: SLOWLY
To be courteous and polite: SMALL
To remember: OBTAIN
A few suggestions for how to work with Switchwords:
My daughter suggests making a list of say 5 or 6 of the situations or words that you feel are most relevant to you. Print them on a sheet of paper and stick them up somewhere where you’ll see them at times when you will most need them.
Some people will prefer to just keep repeating the word to themselves in their head throughout the day or at times when they need them. Others may prefer to set by 5 to 10 minutes each day to concentrate on their word. You could also use self-hypnosis or meditation techniques to deepen the experience.
If you have previously used affirmations or mantra before then use them in the same way.
Don’t worry if you’re feeling skeptical: Switchwords even work if you don’t believe they will. If you do believe they will work, however, it will probably make them work better and faster.
PLEASE WRITE IN
I would love to hear of your own experiences with working with Switchwords. Please write in and let me know.
Best wishes
