A few years ago I had a very troubling experience with one of my readers, (it was insane, actually – as you’ll soon find out) and through it, I learned a powerful life lesson on “how to receive”. With the “spirit of giving” in mind, I’d like to talk to you about the piece that sometimes gets overlooked: your ability to receive what you ask for.
So, I’d like to GIVE you an audio that teaches you how to RECEIVE, as a thank you for all of the tremendous love and support I’ve felt from my readers since 2002.
Download your GIFT copy HERE: a powerful excerpt from the Family Time & Money Freedom (FTMF) Program.
NOTE: You will be taken to our ThoughtsAlive Shopping Cart where the file will be listed as FREE. No need for credit card info, just tell us who you are and you’ll be taken to the download page.
Enjoy!
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Best regards and wishes for a Merry Christmas
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Dear Leslie,
Many, many thanks for your Christmas gift of the story from Lesson 10 on How To Receive. I, too, was beginning to feel exasperated, truly unsympathetic, with “Penny” after the fifth request and it wasn’t even me she was asking for help! What a lesson! My mind went back to my Jackrabbit Factor, and I’m re-auditing it to see what I failed to internalize the last (fisrt) time I listened to it. I usually have to read a book at least twice when I get it, anyway, but I plowed on, excited by my anticipation of change in my life. So now I’m directed back, for a firmer foundation for my ability to change.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jan
Lambert
Hi Lee, it’s delivered through my regular shopping cart checkout system, but the price is FREE, so it won’t even ask you for credit card information. I suggest you try it again in a different browser. (If you’re using Internet Explorer, try Firefox, or vise-versa). We’ve had a flood of people successfully access it, so I know the system is working. Hopefully this adjustment will help.
Warm regards,
Leslie
would love to have read your gift – but all I kept on getting was your shopping cart!! Sadly, I’ve given up.
Merry Christmas! Lou.
Hi Lou,
In light of what the audio is about, your comment is a bit ironic.
After you click on the link, true, you DO end up in the shopping cart. But if you’ll look closely you’ll notice that the cost of the download is FREE, and it never asks you for any payment nor payment info. Simply fill in the form and the download link will show up on the next page. Because it is an excerpt from the FTMF program, the file is delivered through our secure delivery system which is triggered only when someone “checks out”. Oh, and the link will also come to you in an email in case that final page doesn’t show up.
I hope this helps!
Leslie
Hi George,
What “details” are you waiting for?
Leslie
Leslie – Thank you for your generosity and have a very Merry Christmas!
Leslie, thank you for the reminder of how prayers are answered and what my role is in the relationship. I hadn’t thought to link life coaching with how God “coaches” me through my life.
Yikes! I just remembered that I downloaded a copy of the Jack Rabbit Factor and haven’t got around to reading it yet. It’s now top of my reading list for the new year.
Leslie, Thanks so much for being so willing to share abundantly what you have learned and showing us how to do the same by example.
Sherrie
Leslie,
I listened to the MP3 file yesterday, it was eye-opening. Great “stuff” (one of my favorite words). Did not pick up on the “irony” of the three comments referred to in your email if the comments are those listed above on this page. Gymbeaux
Leslie it really gave me an insight towards receiving and not mere asking all the time without give that space for reception. I will look forward to wait in bliss to receive what I have asked for earnestly in the highest good of all without any violations of the laws. I need to reassess my gratitude statement and read the jackrabbit factor again to delve into the depths of my heart and find out what i really want with a sincere intent. Many Thanks
Regards
Sharath
Hi Leslie,
Thank you for the great gift yesterday. I was having a really bad day & it was much needed. After listening to the story that related to me at every turn, I was able to think more clearly and could see some adjustments I need to make.
Thanks Again, Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hi, Leslie
I really appreciated this audio–and process–for a few reasons.
1. Everything I’ve received from you is Valuable Information. I have a free weekly newsletter where I include resources for readers (I’ve included links to your offerings in previous issues). Naturally, I wanted to listen to this one. It’s Christmas Eve. I’ve got many things I “choose” to get done before 5 p.m., when my celebrations kick into gear. I clicked on the link twice then closed it, each time thinking, “I’d rather a simple link.” But, an inner nudge of “I provide items of value and benefit to assist readers” kept nudging. Third time’s a charm. I went through the process and was glad I did. Not only is your link included in my issue that goes live tomorrow (Friday), but I included (again) the link for The Jackrabbit Factor (which I read twice in two days when I downloaded it–and posted it on all of my social sites).
2. At the start of the audio, you say it’s “brief.” I didn’t time it, but it’s a little “longer” than I expected “brief” to be (and was I glad of it). This caught my attention to the fact I was rushing–rushing myself instead of flowing and enjoying. I’m doing things I love–why would I rush? Thanks for the reminder!
Thank you for opening your mind and heart as you did years back. Thank you for sharing your light.
When you first mentioned it I remember the story you were talking about. I had no problem downloading the file. I did what you said. It works great.
Leslie, when I first heard your story (I’m doing the FTMF course) I laughed out loud when the tale of woe just carried on & on, snowballing. And yes, I was grinning broadly when I read the responses above. I did check out the link, and the price in the shopping cart is indeed zero.
But hey, I have often done a similar thing, partly from past frustration at not being able to access things (like teleseminars) from South Africa. I expect to have a problem and – surprise? – problem appears! Or appears to appear.
Thanks for being a brilliant teacher. A blessed Christmas to you and your family.
Hi Leslie,
I listened to your audio yesterday and it is all I have thought about since. I keep thinking about how God wants something for us/me and I/we keep asking for that thing and expect him to give it to me/us a certain way. BUT he may be giving it to me in a way I don’t expect, or that is a better alternative. How many times do we ask god for something and he is giving us what we need but we don’t recognize it? Just as well he is so powerful because he would probably be driven insane – we could all be Pennys. I am certainly looking at things in a different way, and like Jan I am going back over the book.
Merry Christmas and thank you for your gift.
Kind Regards from Christine
Hi Leslie,
Thanks for the free download. I listened to it twice yesterday and decided to re-read The JackRabbit Factor today as a Christmas gift to myself. I’m about half way through now and the spiritual aspects of the book and it’s teachings are becoming more apparant this time around.
Thanks again and a Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Reagrds,
John
Aloha Leslie!
Yeah your experience with ‘Penny’ was unreal! And your lesson was eye-opening! The thing I appreciated most was your admission of GOD, and your vision of Him rejoicing in your asking for right blessings, and His happiness to Give! I love that!
Aloha,
SPC II
hi leslie,
how many times do we focus on the bugs on the windscreen instead of our destination causing use to crash and burn
thxs happy new year
Yes all three were “ironic”.
Then you also have the extremes of giving to much and are always being broke. Most of it is done because of a lack of self-esteem and feelings of inferiority. They are always trying to buy friends, which is the other side of the coin. Still the same problem.
Merry Christmas all.
My wish is that you all “THRIVE” in the new year.
Thanks, Leslie!
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I listened to your download this morning! I see myself as someone on BOTH sides of your tale. At different times I have been both the Penny and the Leslie – and feeling like beating my head against the wall in both instances! I have a sibling who always seems to have the Midas Touch in reverse gear – he always manages to snatch failure out of the jaws of success. I have the same tendencies, and while I do identify with the Penny in your tale, I find it critical that I remember to look around for what the Lord is trying to get ME to see!
Yes, the messages from Lee, George, and Lou are very ironic – emphasizing the fact that it’s SO easy to look to someone else to solve our problems for us when the answers are often right before our faces, if we can but open our eyes – and hearts and minds – to see the answer the Lord is so ready, willing, and anxious to give us … just as soon as we are ready to receive and BENEFIT from the information.
A lesson learned many years ago in a college class helps put it in perspective: The professor asked if there were any of us who did not believe that being the sudden recipient of a ton of gold would be a blessing. After giving us a few moments to ponder the question, we were asked how it would be if we were in a rowboat out in the ocean when we received that ton of gold! We quickly realized that we have to be in the right “place” to receive any blessing, or it could well be a curse!
So, here’s to you and yours, our wish for a very blessed Christmas! May we be ready to receive the bounteous blessings the Lord is anxious to bestow upon us!
God bless us, everyone!
Linda
Leslie,
Your free dowload could not have come at a better time. It reminds me of your analogy of a child asking a parent for a sandwich. I realize that this is the answer to my recent prayers. I’ve been continually praying for blessings expecting them to come a certain way. Its time for me to truly open my mind and see what other ways Heavenly Father may be providing. Have a joyous, peaceful Christmas!
Aloha Leslie ~
What an inspiring download and a wonderful gift. Thank you so very much. I understand the irony of the comments, I also understand the message in your gift.
If I can be so bold as to share a story . . . while grocery shopping yesterday, I happened upon a woman who was quite loud with every ‘friend’ she met in the store – guess we were all there doing our Christmas dinner shopping! The biggest influence I received from her (and I don’t know her at all) was her negativity and victim status: her goal yesterday must have been to let the world know how burdened she was at having to create this big dinner for her family and, well the whole “whoa is me” scenario.
15 minutes later I was at the meat display counter at the same time she was. I must say, I have never heard such a barrage of ugliness and verbal abuse aimed at any one person before in my life, at least not in public. When I looked to see to whom she was speaking, I found her husband standing there, not saying a word, just taking it! How hurt and sorry I felt for him! And because I didn’t want to be around such negativity, I turned and went down the closest isle I could, to get away from it.
But then the thoughts came: what could I have said to her to make her day, what kind of smile would it take to brighten her soul, what could I have said to help her change her perspective? The biggest thing? How blessed she was to have the best Christmas gift in the world – her husband and her family! You see, I lost my husband 6 years ago, and my children are scattered around the country.
But I didn’t say a word and ran in the opposite direction to get away from the mean words! And I kicked myself all the way home – it was a long 45 mile drive.
Then I listened to your download and wondered: what valuable lesson could God possibly be giving me in this? Heaven forbid that there could possibly be a lesson for me when this woman was certainly the one who needed the lesson!
Well there was one for me. Aren’t we told that sometimes the negatives we see in others is a reflection of the negatives in our own selves? Immediately I thought – never in a million years would I ever act like this woman did – to anyone. But I do, I do it to myself all the time, in my internal language! It is a continuous bombardment of negativity throughout the day, everyday! And I wonder why I have no self-confidence, no self-esteem??!! An amazing thing is the discovery of ones faults, but an even more amazing discovery is the awareness of those things and the choice we have to change them.
I can’t tell you how many times (at least 12 that I am aware of) I have stopped myself and redirected my thoughts since listening to the download yesterday evening and discovering this simple life lesson.
So to you I am very grateful. For the lesson, for your free gift, for the JackRabbit Factor, which I immediately re-read and for a chance to relate a story of discovery.
Happy Holidays ~
Diane
LESLIE:
I ONLY RARELY LEAVE COMMENTS ON BLOGS. YOUR PRESENTATION IS SO GOOD THAT I AM INSPIRED TO DO SO. YOU ARE DELIGHTFUL. EACH “MIS-STEP” OR STUTTER, OR EACH TIME YOU RAISE YOUR EYES SKYWARD AS IF ASKING, “OK, WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO NEXT”?, ONLY LENDS YOU MORE CREDIBILITY & MAKES IT MORE PALATABLE CAUSE YOUR GENUINENESS SHINES THROUGH. THAT’S YOUR POWER; TO MAKE IT EASY TO STAY WITH YOU. REGARDING ALL THE MONEY & EFFORT IT TOOK TO GET WHERE YOU ARE, I FEEL YOU, BUT IT TAKES WHATEVER IT TAKES, DOESN’T IT? THERE IS NO REVISING IT CAUSE WE ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT BARRIER WE WILL EVER FACE. I HAD A GREAT LAUGH WITH THE PACKING TAPE STORY AS I SAW MYSELF IN IT. I USED TO CURSE, BEAT MYSELF UP & THROW THINGS WHEN I WOULD “HIDE” THINGS FROM MYSELF THAT WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE, AN ABSURD COMEDY. IT TOOK A NUMBER OF DECADES TO DUMP THAT TENDENCY & REPLACE THE OVER REACTION & FRUSTRATION WITH THE THOUGHT, “I KNOW WHERE THIS IS” WHICH USUALLY WORKS QUITE WELL. HOWEVER, I STILL STUMBLE & FALL PERIODICALLY, LIKE YESTERDAY, & GET A GOOD LAUGH WATCHING MYSELF TAKING A STEP BACKWARD WHEN I KNOW BETTER. IN CLOSING; I KNOW ALL THIS INFORMATION ALREADY AS MANY OF US DO BUT WHAT I GET WITH YOU IS AN ACCELERATION OF THE INTEGRATION & APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES. I LOVE YOUR WORK & LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE BUSINESS WITH YOU AS I AM ABLE. YOU ARE A HONEY, GOD BLESS YOU, TREVAN & THE KIDS. TOM.
Leslie, Yeah, it was ironic! I submitted my order for your generous Chritmas gift and I had ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM getting the download and downloading it. Guess those 3 don’t know how to do this kind of stuff!!!
I love it, how ironic that they are unable to find a way to Receive a free gift on the subject of Receiving!
If it wasn’t so sad I’d be ROFLMHO
Hi Leslie,
I salute you! Your patience is more than remarkable. If I were in your place I would give up after the 3rd or 4th time. There are some people who are feeling so sorry for themselves and focusing only on how bad they have it, and they just want to share their suffering with the world – not really expecting any help. I really feel for them but until they are willing to receive (an advice, a book, some compassion, whatever), they will not receive anything, no matter how many people are trying to help.
I really admire you for your positive approach and endless patience. May God bless you and thank you for the audio.
I wish you a very happy holiday and a wonderful year of 2010.
I understand why “Lee” and “Lou” responded they way they did. I have been through the same experience myself. A few days ago, another website which teaches people how to apply the Law of Atrraction in their daily life sent out an email message telling us to go to that website to download a series of free stuff as a gift for us. I did so and fill in the order form and click “check out”. But then it directed me to another page to pay a membership fee before I could download the stuff for free. A very high charge, too. The membership fee was NEVER mentioned in the email or on the page introducing the free download at all!. My jaw dropped onto the floor when I saw that.
I believe those two readers were just being careful to avoid being “cheated” or disappointed by tricky websites like the one I subscribed to (sorry, I might have gone too far having used the word “cheated”. Forgive me if I have offended you, Leslie). All they did was to protect themselves from unnecessary loss of money. I can imagine a lot of the people visiting Leslie’s website are those who might be poverty-stricken already and cannot afford to lose more. They might be new to the website and do not know how good and helpful a person Leslie actually is.
I am learning to use the Law of Atrraction myself, too. I am grateful to the many sources of free-of-charge information available to me so readily on the Net (Leslie, yours is wonderful, too!)
For me, I DO have clear and defined goals but the past few years of horrible struggle has programmed me to feel “numb” about anything I do. My first task to to ignite the passion to go on again.
Yes Leslie, truly ironic.
And Mermaid illustrates how an individual can program his consciousness to expect negative experiences, causing the truly great experiences to be overlooked or ignored due to creeping and toxic cynicism. If one convinces himself that he will be cheated or tricked at the touch of a button (when, in truth, the cheat can only happen if we release certain information to the person committing fraud) then that same individual can easily miss out on some profoundly beneficial and rich experiences.
Your link never even raised a question in my mind about whether you were trying to cheat me into paying you for a gift that you claimed was free. So, the irony stands. Part of learning to receive involves assuming innocence and benevolence, until one has definite and direct evidence of a fraud or malevolence being committed.
We must assume innocence. My belief in that principle is held very deeply. And, if Mermaid is correct, and if these individuals suspected that you were being a “cheat”, then they have allowed themselves to be crippled by their own cynical mindset. Who would dare to shoot for a star, if it were written that one must suffer the battering of a billion meteors along the way?
Regards,
Lara
Then, any clue to why Leslie has attracted all these “ironic” people, four in a row? Law of Attraction?
I’d like to think so! How wonderful it’s been to have the opportunity to engage in a conversation like this!
Hi Leslie,
For the past few weeks a very prominent lesson has been coming through in my life. It is funny that even in writing this I am ashamed or embarassed to say what I mean. What I mean is that I am learning from a loving god/source on the topic of love and receiving. I did not understand the receiving part until your story. Thank you!! I have been realizing that I needed to feel/focus/notice/help/pay attention to what others needed in my life. A sort of “How can I be of service?” thing. I never saw how wrapped up in myself I was. How I would push the thoughts of what others needed right out of my mind. Over Christmas I was trying to hear and I am amazed at what I am hearing. The lesson on receiving for me is God is listening!! If he is showing me how to be less about me and more about giving to my loved ones and others, how great is his interest and desire for me???? When you learn to love others you see a fraction of the love flowing to us. It’s not only about money but everything. Thank you Leslie for allowing yourself to be an instrument for god to play music through. Beautiful!
Mandy
I can hardly believe it. I was on your call a few weeks ago and was hoping for an answer to my question. I can feel the resistance to recieving as I am writing this. I gave up after an hour or so feeling that you chose not to answer it. Oh the things I thought and felt. Now just after my previous post I listened to that call. Fast forwarded through it. You answered my question LAST!!! You answered it! I did not receive it. I am feeling so JOYOUS.. I am bubbling with laughter. Did someone say HEALING? How many times have i thought I was not heard or forgotten or some other insane irrational belief. Oh yes it is a new day for me. Thanks again and again and again and again.
Mandy
There are two separate links shown after the download checkout, they’re both the same thing, right? Thank you very much, by the way!
Hi Steve,
I’m not sure why you’re seeing two separate links… If you happened to add it to the cart twice, it might have generated two unique links, but yes, they should give you the same thing. Let me know if I’m wrong…
Hi Leslie,
I downloaded the other link and it was the same; I only followed through with what was originally added to the cart so I’m not sure what happened. I’ll send a screen shot(if I can) of what I got to your support contact strictly as a FYI. No big deal either way on my end, obviously, as it was a very nice mini-lesson that was much appreciated!
Leslie,
What a nice gesture on your part. I hope you have a very Happy New Year’s Day with family.
Namaste’
Gary
Leslie, you make a very good point here about attracting the responses that would allow you to teach yet another valuable lesson! And I have found that teaching what one learns, allows the knowledge to move to the level of WISDOM.
I need to remember this especially right now in my life as there are people that I was thinking of pushing AWAY from me due to what I supposed could be a toxic (and viral) sort of mindset. Perhaps part of MY lesson is to engage with those people and offer a bit of light. If I can be an example of happiness achieved during a remarkably difficult time, then perhaps those people will gain a bit of confidence and belief that it is possible. Hmmmmm.
PS Mermaid, your “numbness” is a familiar state to me, and a difficult one to overcome. But, it is very important that you do. The state of “numbness” is your body disconnecting from your values. When you disconnect your mind from your body, you will shut down your will to move forward.
Remember, Leslie indentifies the need to imagine how you will FEEL about having your values. It is not enough to just write down what you want. You must imagine how having the value will make you feel. This excercise will annihilate the wall of numbness that is disconnecting your mind from your body. Emotions are a very important and powerful experience.
I think of Leslie’s advice kind of like tasting the ingredients and licking a finger full of cake batter BEFORE the cake is in the oven. The little tastes and licks give the cook a bit of an emotional experience as a kind of “thank you” for the effort of baking the cake. If your clearly defined goals are only experienced by you as a sort of recipe on an index card, you may never really get to the baking of the cake. But a little taste of ingredients or lick of batter along the way can act as a catalyst to move forward again towards your goal. The taste makes your realize emotionally how wonderful you will feel when the cake is done baking.
Hi Leslie,
Indeed I found it ironic because it was a Christmas gift and a gift is obviously for free. I know that shopping might have blown them out because it usually connotes money to pay. I was pretty sure that it was free because its a gift. So I guess Lou, Lee and George might have taken it otherwise or may be they overlooked the 0$ print. These are my interpretations..
Have a lovely Day Ahead
Sharath
THANK YOU SO MUCH! You have no idea how much I needed to listen to this audio. I was rereading my thoughtsalive materials for some motivation and uplifting today (I’m going through a not-so-great time right now). I have most of the ebooks except the FTMF course so I reread everything hoping to get some new insight. I was thinking that it would be nice to get the course and some guidance but I can’t afford it. I was hoping for some kind of a trial just to see what’s inside because I really need some tips. I even visit the forum often to see what people are talking about, but I never joined. Anyway, I took a break from reading Jackrabbit and decided to check my email and there’s an email from you offering the trial. I almost couldn’t believe it, but I have manifested before with the LOA. I’m just currently stuck in a cycle and I’m not sure what to do or what’s the next step to take. So, I’ve been searching for answers and then your email comes along. So, I just want to say thank you again because I know this is what I need and I can get my questions answered. Thank you and God bless you and your family!!
Thank You Leslie,
I know that I am not to ask why..but Thank You.
I am in a place where I recognize the signs, and the “gut” feelings.
I am positive, I beleive. I have trouble spearating asking for what I want without thinking of “how” it will come. I know I will get through it. The process of how to do it will come. It’s just the hardest part for me. I am having a hard time beleiving I will have what I want if I cant see the way… I know its not for me to see…I know it will come. I ahve been suprised so many times when the phone has rang with money on the other end, that I never saw coming. I just never saw it beforehand. I am coming along, just slowly I guess.
THANK YOU AGAIN for being the light at the end of my tunnel.
God Bless
Awe! I am so proud of you Leslie that you stuck with her. Even if it was a bit frustrating to you. You still gave your best and shared your heart with her. I know what that feels like and I wish I had someone to help me through it. My God was there all along with me and healed and in an instant as I was once aware of what was wrong with me. So many lesson’s in life to learn. But it is always for our benefit no matter how bad it appears.
God Bless Everyone and always Live in Abundance
Leslie,
It is ironic! It just shows you, People are who they are. You can only help those who want to be helped. Lol… Definately Ironic.
Good lesson. Being open to receive is just as important as asking, but I tend to forget
that. I think I am worthy to ask, but when it is time for receiving I have not the same strength, so to speak. I am asking myself now: What am I feeling afraid of that I am not open to receive? Everyone may have his own answers. Thank you, Leslie, very insightful.
Leslie,
This was actually difficult to listen to – it harkened back to some “not-quite-clear” experiences in my life when I simply know I was Penny, unable to receive – perhaps in direct proportion to the depth of my need(iness). I ached as I listened, both for you and Penny, and for me. I also chuckled because I currently have the same thing going on with someone who contacts our Spiritual Center where I am a Practitioner (I pray with people). She begs for help and then lashes out vehemently claiming she’s being ignored, but never leaves a phone number or address or anything other than a first name. I’ll do some soul searching for the gift of a lesson for me in this current experience, because I haven’t figured out how to be there for her – yet – and also have only the option of prayer. Thank God that’s enough!
Thank you for your work, your gifts and your being.
Blessings, Pamela K., RScP
Dear Leslie,
I did get the irony of the three comments. I also was a bit taken back when I ended up in the shopping cart but I really wanted the information. So I looked carefully, had a trusting heart and voila! I got the recording. I have listened to it and it is me somewhat. That was a bit disconcerting. I am working on it. I read the Jackrabbit Factor and didn’t get it. Oh the story is clear enough but it didn’t sink into me. So I talked it over with my daughter who has read your book. She said “mom read it again and this time take notes.” So I am doing that. If you have a hard time recieving then you have to keep taking responsibility and work it out. I am doing that and actually it feels good albeit a bit frightening at times. My daughter told me today to embrace what I have with gratitude and stop defending the past. Hmmmm. I do beleive it is all becoming a bit clearer. : )
Howdy Miss Leslie,
After listening to your “receiving” audio last week I am also amazed at the irony of the comments left by the three folks you mentioned in your email yesterday. I just had to laugh. It has been interesting for me to learn how our brains are programed and how that program effects our reality. Rewiring our neural networks is no small feat but I’m told is doable. Discovering how to do this is my desire and I believe that I have already been led to sources that will help make this possible. Some of these sources appeared after listening to your “receiving” audio. It seems that your message about following our gut feelings and to be open to receiving had an impact that helped me attract and allow. I am very grateful for your free information and appreciate being able to listen to the audios again and again. Please accept my heartfelt thanks. I look forward to becoming more involved in your programs. I can tell you really care about helping folks.
Adios,
>Paul< from Texas
I continue to be in awe of your generosity and of your truly giving nature. I know I would have given up on “Penny” after the second or third go-around — and that does say something about my own lack of persistence. And I don’t suppose this was the central point of the audio. So the4 learnings are indeed multi-dimensional.
Thank you!
Martha
Hi!! Leslie. It is really awesome. I’ve been enjoying everything you share with us, I’ve improved my life in some areas, since i started reading Tony Robbins books. I’m certain your style is unique and really good. I loved the video about the stickman as well, really good. I’m worried because I live in Bogotá, Colombia and I’d like to share all of this with my family and not all of them speak English. Please try to start in our language, that will help a lot of people here, I’m sure about that. Sincerely, Oscar.
Hi Leslie:
I read those comments from “Lou”, etc. I am one who did find the $0.00 FREE gift in the Shopping Cart. And I could really relate to your story and the lessons you got out of the whole process yourself.
HOWEVER, a couple yrs ago I may have been ‘LOU” and not have been “able to find the info.” (I have read Jack Rabbit and the Portal book.)
It is interesting how we start to see things differently— as we Vow to “BE PATIENT” and to ALLOW ourselves to actually “SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.”
Also I am getting more experience on how all websites are set up. It is language and technology unto it’s own. You need to be WILLING to LEARN it.
A lot of people don’t even know that they are “unwilling” to learn at certain stages. It just seems so overwhelming. (and I was one of them, too.) So I will pray for others— that they OPEN to their next step. And set aside TIME to learn….
Wendy
Hi Oscar,
I have good news for you… some of the information has been translated into Spanish. Not all of it, but at least The Jackrabbit Factor and I believe the tidbits, too. Direct your friends and family to http://jackrabbitfactor.com/ElFactorLiebre.php.
All the best,
Leslie
Leslie;
There are many people like Penny who are too fearful to even reach for the help they have asked for, and they can and will trip themselves up once they muster the courage to reach for that help.
That is the other side of the coin when it comes to being willing and ready to receive. So, just as she could have taken action to provide you with a postal mail address once she first had trouble with e-mail and/or downloading an e-version of the book, what prevented you from asking her early on: “Penny, where can I just mail you a printed copy of the book that I’ll even sign & personalize for you?”
That’s the first thing that came to my mind when you were first presented with what you label an “insane” dilemma over & over again when trying to sincerely help this person seeking a rescue.
Stated differently, you could have saved yourself all of your valuable time and effort on all that WebTV research, on the cut & paste of the e-book into a document attachment e-mail, and everything else done for her over all that time, simply by mailing her the book in an envelope.
Just as one must be ready and be open to receive and accept a blessing, I think another message for you was “to take measures to reasonably assure what you send out will be received.”
As for those 2 correspondents who were flummoxed by the checkout cart with a bill for zero dollars, we can see how people can be confused by what they do not expect to see. I think we all were looking for a download link, not an invoice.
I successfully downloaded the excerpt, but I really did not figure on having to fill in postal mail and telephone information all over again to retrieve an electronic download, either.
Fondly,
William
Leslie, All I have to say is wow! you are an angel!! And its beautiful to see your caring. Just to know that there are caring people like you, is a beautiful thing for me.
Hi William,
Actually, she emailed me again about three weeks ago (after having disappeared for nearly two years). She said, “I don’t know how you went from broke to fame in such little time. …I have no clue, no ideas, as to how to get out of this poverty filled life. You were lucky you had an idea, I don’t even have any idea how to change this depressing life.”
Do you see why I included the segment in JF about successful people being “lucky”?
Anyway, I did just what you think I should have done all along: I asked for her mailing address. I did it as an experiment because I know we would all like to know what might come of it. I asked for her mailing address, and I sent her the book. She expressed heartfelt gratitude once she found out it was on its way. I asked her to let me know when it arrived, but to date I have not seen an email come in from her. Perhaps she’s tried and I’m the one who hasn’t received. She signed for it, so at least I know she got it.
I can hope for the best, but it’s most likely that the effort she has put forth to obtain it will be commensurate with how much she gets out of it. It would surprise me to find out that she’s read it. A person who receives it as a gift will sometimes glean less from it than the person who chose to sacrifice their grocery money or some other priority to obtain it.
If you’ve read the Jackrabbit Factor and understood the meaning of the various encounters, then I believe you’d understand exactly why I didn’t send her the book in the first place.
Warm regards,
Leslie
Leslie,
I have been exposed to some powerful lessons with my mentor, Alice Hawke. She too has been very patient with me. I’m moving toward a deeper awareness and am grateful she introduced me to you and your generous wisdom/sharing. Practicing patience and forgiveness of myself is another key component for me!
Grateful for your connection with your own inner wisdom and not being afraid to use God as a source in your presentations/lessons is commendable!
Simply, thanks,
Suella
I think you did the right thing sending her the book through the mail. You could have saved alot of your time by doing that in the first place though. I do understand the reasoning behind it too. Everyone makes mistakes, and deserves the benefit of the doubt. She no doubtably is too emensed in her problems at the time to “see the forest for the trees”.Hopefully, she has read the book and gained some enlightment in the process.Thanks, Dana
Thanks a lot for your gift. Well received!
Thanks for the download! I did find the people you asked about. It is ironic. After reading the Jackrabbit Factor, small blessings I “didn’t” want to pay attention to before are all around me.Thank you for all you do and God bless you and your family.
Ironic, and sad.
Persistence is still a VIRTUE.
Lou, George, Lee, be careful what you ask for,the Lord might just hand it to you on a silver platter.
Go back, try again, this time you just might be successful. If the desired goal is worthy of a first effort, is it not, also, worthy of a second, or third, etc., effort. T. Edison did NOT invent the light bulb on the first shot Failure only exists when we refuse to try again. Unsuccessful efforts only that, nothing more, nothing less, just a learning experience. A mistake is never a loss if one learns from it. As is said, “Keep on truckin’.” Larry
Thank you so much for the gift. I have read 2 of your books, attended a home school seminar where you presented and your presentation and writings have assisted us in our climb out of the muck, I am finding that I can see how the last 40 years of my life have created unique talents and abilities in me, I am finding that I am still expecting the answer to come from outside me….like another person would be more qualified to receive that inspiration of how my life mission is to be accomplished. I am finding myself frustrated because I know the answer is available and I am just not tuned in (the radio receiver). I have been journaling for months,regularly study my core book and I receive answers to so many questions on my knees. Still, when I look inward specifically with the purpose of how to implement what I know my mission to be, I feel scattered and confused. I am working on my life vision and I find that I will confidently write down a section only to experience extreme doubt the next time I read it through. Is this just fear or is it a message? I will keep asking on my knees but I’m wondering if you’ve experienced this?
The spiritual life of my family from the outside looks the same but we have all experienced profound deepening that has brought such joy. Our financial life is turning around, I feel in every cell of my body we are on the edge of an unbelievable change I just feel scattered when I am trying to envision the milestones. I’m not sure if that will make sense to anyone but me.
Your books have been read by every member of my family that can read and excerpts have been shared with everyone else.
We have passed our copies around to friends and family and recommended them to dozens of people.
I am so grateful for your family and the service you render to so many. I’m grateful for your influence on me and my family.
Susan
THANK you Leslie! I’m finishing Jack Rabbit Factor this weekend and LOVE what I’ve been reading! I’m using it to help a friend in the doldrums after his business went under. “Think Positively” has to be our “mantra”
You have more patience then I would have with the Pennys. I look forward to reading your Portal book next. 
Have a GREAT weekend!
Deric the Popcorn Guy
(www.UtahKernels.com)
Hi Leslie,
Thank you for the valuable free gift. It makes you stop and think what I may have been blocking from happening. I felt a bit reluctant to get taken to the shopping cart but your clarification that it is free and I don’t need to give you my credit card details for access put me at ease. I didn’t realize how easily I let a block stop me. Thanks again,
Lisa
Hi Leslie,
After hearing to the how to receive audio, it was quite clear to me that it is really true that “The teacher appear when the student is ready”, there are times when we desperately has for help, but do not listen to those who provide it.
Great lesson!!
Best regards and blessings
Just a quick note to let you know that I declined checking out your offer as I see no reason for you to get my postal address, etc. for a free download. In fact, you don’t need that for a paid download.
Unless you need that information to send me something that I’ve requested or bought from you, there is no need to capture it.
If you want to give something away for free, a shopping cart is the worst way to do it. There are 3 steps instead of 1 and you’re collecting too much information. A simple landing page with an email optin would be much more successful for you.
Hello Leslie,
Definitely comments from Lou, George and Lee are 100% ironic.
But remember as I said before; “The teacher appears only when the student is ready”, by reading the Jackrabbit Factor, both in English and Spanish (that your husband kindly sent me), I remember when Richard is standing at the middle of the way offering rabbits for free, or when he can see the paper bags nobody else see…this happens because we ask for help, but we haven’t yet decided what we want, and if we can’t decide what we exactly want, then; how could we receive the help we have been offered?
If we don’t stop for a while to read or listen around, or just take the time to look for the proper signals, how could we see the helping hand?
I just want to thank you and bless you for the help you’ve provided me with the book, the audio and te videos you posted, with this tools you just opened my eyes into something I knew was there but I did not know how to reach it, and believe me, I am now working for my first rabbit.
Best regards
Esteban
I think it’s great that there’s a “shopping cart” page directed from the link to the excerpt! Would be easier with a simple download page, but this holds two great Self Development lessons held in your story:
1: Our possiblities are simply endless, but humans easily see nothing but obstacles. We have all we need to create the best potensial lives we could possibly have. Mindset is key!
2: None is responsible for your quality of live other than yourself!
I actually think this story is really motivating, because it shows me how I DON’T want to live my life. It’s frightening, I feel. Thanks for sharing, keep up your great work
Thank you Leslie for the gift of the Jackrabbit Factor, the 19 principles and the audio you gave above. I resonated with both your side and Penny’s. I had a situation in my life about 25 years ago where I was a Penny. Only then it had to do with snail mail and as many times as I had requested a re-issue, I never received it. Even registered mail. I had asked the mail be registered as a suspicion that my mail was being intercepted but was unable to identify who was intercepting. After the third registered mail was intercepted, I went to the police. However, in the mean time, I was blaming the source for not complying with my wishes which turned out to be completely false after the steps I took on the advice of the police. It wasn’t pretty. In Penny’s case, she may well have been a victim in addition to her own contributions which would have made the matter worse. I see the point however, where some people cannot see the forest for the trees and no matter how hard one tries to point the way, until we are ready to see that which we really want to see in life, nothing changes. Irony? for sure!
Leslie: Thank you so much for sharing this excerpt with me. I have felt that frustration in my own life with our children. They want so much to have the good life that their father and I have but they don’t want to put forth the effort and use wisdom in there own lives. As I was listening to this I was amazed at the time and diligence you took with Penny to try to help her. I only hope to be as patient and loving with our own family. Thanks again.