Who would have thought that in a year alone I will be able to meet and share conversations with some of the world’s best, brightest and most inspiring minds? As a life-long learner, my list of “teachers” and “mentors” whom I would like to learn from never ends, and I’ve met 11 in 2010 – imagine! My cup just runs over and for these blessings I am truly grateful.

Take a few minutes to meditate on some of their most powerful quotes and I am sure you will be inspired as I am. And please do click on their names to check in to their websites or previous blog entries and interviews I had with them.

(In photo from top, left to right: The author with Dr. Wayne Dyer, Barbara de Angelis, Brian Tracy, Jack Canfield and John Calub, Jim Bunch and Inga Canfield, and Alex Mandossian)

1. Dr. Wayne Dyer - internationally renowned author and speaker who taught me how to harness the power of intention. http://waynedyer.com/

“A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.”

2. Brian Tracy - a renowned teacher on how to achieve our success goals faster.  http://www.briantracy.com

“All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.”

3. Barbara de Angelis – a great speaker on the field of personal relationships and personal growth. http://www.barbaradeangelis.com/

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

4. Liza Nichols – one of the mentors featured in The Secret, Lisa is truly a breakthrough specialist. http://www.lisa-nichols.com/

“Inside relationships, it’s important to first understand who’s coming into the relationship. And I don’t mean about your partner, I mean about you.”

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With confidence, I introduced myself and asked If I can interview him to share his wisdom. He instantly agreed and we did an impromptu interview during one of the breaks. He talked about creating our environment by design instead of by default. Here’s what he had to say:

According to him there are 9 different environments that we shoud understand and be consciously aware of 24/7. These are:

Apart from being aware, Jim shared that it is important for us to assess and craft these environments to our advantage. To do this:

1. Listen and be aware to each of the nine environments. Do they inspire or expire you?
2. Assess your current ratings in each – is it good or can it still be improved?
3. Establish or write down your “desired” action or changes you want to make.
4. Identify the negative aspects of the environments that you want to delete.
5. Identify what positive things or changes you want to add and act on them.

If we become more conscious of our environments, do the prescribed strategies above, and stick to our action plan, we can live an extraordinary and ultimate life.

Jim and I agreed on the fact that a lot of people go to seminars, get pumped up to transform, but go back to their same old life. In order to avoid self-help learnings from becoming shelf-help, Jim said that we need to consistently focus and act on three things, everyday:

• Towards happiness
• Towards health
• Towards wealth

Is it really possible for someone to be happy, healthy, wise? The big answer is  YES! If you put happiness first, your health, and wealth will follow. They key is the awareness and recognition of what makes you happy, what makes you healthy, and wealth creation will follow as a result.

“Live life by design and not by default. Craft your environment because the right environments pull you into a bigger game or a bigger you,” Jim said.

For more information please check Jim’s site http://www.ultimategameoflife.com Whew! I am glad I trusted my intuition. He is a man with a big heart, and I love his life philosophy!