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The Invisible Path to Success: Seven Steps to Understanding and Managing the Unseen Forces Shaping Your Life

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Is the universe planned and ordered or is it random and directionless? Is there a Force in charge or do we create our own reality--or is it both? It seems to me that a lot of people are confused about these questions. I certainly was. I've believed in a Plan for my life since I was quite young. Later in life I began to explore my role in the process. I became interested in doing visualizations and affirmations (in additions to prayers) to bring about the goals I set. Sometimes they worked. Sometimes they didn't. Sometimes I got a yes answer to prayer. Sometimes a no.

Robert (Bob) Scheinfeld has written a book that reflects many of the conclusions I've reached in my own journey. What I like most about the book is that it's written simply and clearly.

Bob presents seven steps for us to take to navigate the "path to success" anywhere we really want to go. I was especially glad to find an author who agrees with me that a lot of what's being said about "creating your own reality" doesn't work. He says that much of it doesn't even make sense. "People say what you focus on you create. But take a close look again. Think about all the things you focus on every day--the things you want, the things you don't want, the things you're afraid of, the things you expect. Do they all show up in your life? Again, if you're like me and most of the people I've worked with, you'll see that only a small percentage of what you focus on actually shows up in your life."

He questions why sometimes we do reach our goals and not others; why techniques work sometimes and not other times and for some people and not other people; and why some of our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings show up and others don't.

Bob says he knows that there may be a conflict between what we have believed all our lives and what he is talking about. It's true that his viewpoint is different from much of what's being written out there, but in the very first paragraph of Chapter One he says, "Let go of opinions and use what works for you." What he means by "works for you" is that it produces the results you want.

You won't find the kind of spiritual language in this book that you do in many other self help books. It is implied, but, again, you are free to substitute whatever language works for you. The concepts transcend any tradition.

The most affirming part of the book for me is his view of why certain things happen to us that feel "bad" at the time they're happening. We need to back off and look at the larger picture. If life is random, then we're always a victim.

Bob reached his conclusions after struggling for years with unresolved emotional issues, and he frankly shares personal situations in which he operated from old anger, old beliefs, old pain, and old confusion. The examples he gives are similar to a number of like circumstances in my own life so I could easily relate.

Bob is clearly bucking the tide with this first book in a series that he has planned, but his arguments are compelling, and for me, more convincing than a great deal of other books on the subject. "It's time to remember who you really are--beneath all the layers of programming and conditioning--beneath all the layers of what other people told you about who you should be, how you should act, and what you should feel and do."--Amen to that, Bob.

Okay, so that was a corny title, but I thought it would be fun to continue with the "your life as a movie" theme from the book. I definitely enjoyed this book, and I devoured it in a day. The best thing is that the concepts are SO EASY to apply to your life! And Scheinfeld does a great job of teaching you the important points so that you remember them.

Okay, you say, so it's easy to apply and you can remember the important points....but does it work? The answer is YES! I've put a number of "ads into the network" and so far, almost everything that I've asked for has manifested in my life. The book also left me with a sense of peace, happiness and more control as far as what happens in the next scenes of my "total immersion movie"--my life. I'm looking forward to the next volume in the Invisible Path Series!

I read this book several years ago and recently bought another copy to read again (lost my first one). I have to say, since reading this book three years ago, I have used its principles to change my life completely. My life has changed from a life I had always lead, to the life I had always dreamed was possible, but was out of reach. I have told others of the principles in this book and many of them have changed their lives as well. As hard as it is to believe, considering the philosophies in this book are (as I see it) simply an anology, my story is simply true. This book probably doesn't say anything that you haven't already heard in some form, it simply gives you a methodology and way of looking at those things that allows you to use the knowledge that others make so difficult to implement. Those who say that it contradicts religeous beliefs are truly missing the meaning of the book. The views expressed in the book - if taken in context - actually support any and all religeons - I am a Christian. I am now a VERY wealthy person, I have an idyllic life with a wonderful family and I feel real happiness every day. The discovery of this book was the turning point that allowed me to begin a process that has taken me further in the past 3 years than I had come in the previous 36. Thank you Robert Sheinfeld - I wish I could thank you in person ... maybe someday our paths will cross.

Robert Scheinfeld says the intention of his book, The Invisible Path to Success, is "to open a doorway to you--a doorway that connects the visible with the invisible, the seen with the unseen, the known with the mysterious." He has developed seven steps by which everyone can achieve success, regardless of how they define success.
The first half of the book explains each of the steps in detail. Scheinfeld uses lots of examples to illustrate how to follow the steps and what can be achieved by applying them to your life. The underlying purpose is to determine what it is that you want and to understand your motivations.
The second half of the book explains how to apply that knowledge to getting whatever it is that you want. Scheinfeld teaches readers how to understand and manage the unseen forces and fears in their lives. A chapter titled "How to Ask for What You Want" explains how to make specific and clear requests, and how to avoid internal sabotage when you desire something.
Scheinfeld says "so much of what creates your daily life, what shapes your thoughts and feelings, and what happens to you is invisible--behind the scenes." The purpose behind The Invisible Path to Success is to "map out enough streets, roads, and highways . . . to navigate where we really want to go." Readers will find the path mapped by Scheinfeld a useful tool in achieving the success they desire.

I would rate The Invisible Path as one of the more sensible and intriguing self help books available.The author clearly conveys why he believes some people get what they want sometimes and not others. He then defines how to better understand what you really want and how to ask for what you want in your life in the correct, logical manner. You can tell that he genuinely wants to help people and is not just trying to sell people more products or literature, although tapes and other items are available. He has lived through trying times and discovered a great way to turn his life around. I'm in the process of applying them now. I believe they will work.If you are looking to improve your life this is well worth a look.

I was expecting a motivational style book, but found that Scheinfeld delivers more than expected; A unique philosophy on how and why we accomplish what we do. If you are willing to accept his strange and beautiful concept of how we succeed, and are willing to follow him on the path of directing your own life story, he offers a way to write the script as you live it. His vision of what life actually is, and why things are the way they are, has given me a new perspective on "what it's all about". Like any great idea, it is fascinating and discomforting and irresistable.

I think the concepts in this book are fascinating! To think a Higher Power, Creator, or Director is actually giving me the experience I have asked for, and more importantly will give me the positive changes I request to make my life better is incredible! I can now see why I set myself up to be the victom and what the pay-off was as such! The attention, sympathy, the being cared for and fixed by those who care. It was amazing! Yeah, I believe we all get exactly what we ask for! I also believe I was in denial for so long and willing to blame something outside of myself for my terrible experiences! It has all changed, as moving a muscle can change a thought, so can a positive concept of a power greater than myself governing all that exists. Very spiritual in it's nature, this book is for agnostics and believers alike. Tony Robbins says "act as if" when he defines adjusting our states. "Believe and achieve", and thousands of other self help books are all missing one critical piece! That's why I was afraid to look beyond them until I found Robert's work. This book contains the missing piece to the master puzzle!

The Invisible Path to Success makes the creative process of manifestation easy to understand and implement by using the metaphors of life movies and the Director choosing what to include or exclude from the movie.
Most of us are so trapped in the details of our life experiences that we often blame others for experiences we do not like.Scheinfeld gently guides us to the realisation that we are creating our own experiences. This is a 'truth' that lots of great teachers tell us. Many will find this truth more palatable if they realise that consciously or unconsciously we are choosing what we want to happen in our lives.
The next step is to practise consciously choosing the experiences we want.
A lot of people will be persuaded to try to create their own life movie through this book.
If our 'movie' is lousy,then the answer is to re-do it editing out what we don't want. Sounds easy and it is but we are hampered with our ego. It prevents us often from stepping out of the minutae of our life and seeing that we can consciously create.
This book has helped me to make a better life movie for myself. I am constantly refining my movie.

If you are willing to look into the larger Way of how Things Work, this book will serve you well. I know it did me. I was just struggling through life on all levels, when this book was recommended by a new friend. What a life changer! Since I now understand How It Works, I am infinitely more peaceful, more centered, and more successful in all ways in my life. I am eternally grateful for having the tools and understanding this book offers and I would recommend it to anyone seeking clarity, vision, and support on their path.

Basic concepts of the book are among old teachings such as Jung, Budda and Zao-zhu etc. I wonder why every great teacher repeatedly teach a same teaching in concept.
Perhaps, there is One Truth in the universe.