Do beliefs drive you?

I believe that we all have passions and talents, and that given the right circumstances we will thrive. I believe that the world has wealth for everyone, but we are kept from it by ignorance, complacency and conditioning. I also believe that we as a society have been deceived about money, and that there are forces at work to keep us from ever achieving our true potential and wealth.

I believe that we can overcome those obstacles by becoming educated in the ways of deception, by maintaining constant vigilance against it, and by taking action. I believe that when we personally take those steps, we will find our Utopia. I believe that in creating that perfection we will find others who are doing the same, and together we will influence and enrich the world.

Our values keep the vision alive.

Each of us has the ability to affect others in a positive way.

My personal passion is for making art which communicates positive energy, inner peace, and a sense of guiding spirituality.

I am successful in that regard. I know that the art objects I make are valued for those qualities, because people who buy them tell me their reactions to living with them. In two extreme examples, women have told me that they chose my paintings as focal points while giving birth.

These artworks and the lives of those they affect are my legacy to the world. They will continue to elevate the spirits of others long after I am gone.

Why should you care?

You, too have the ability to affect others in positive ways. You have talents (even if you‘re not sure what they are) which are ready to be perfected, magnified, and developed into passions which will enrich you and everyone around you.

Take a look at your ideal life. If you had time and money to do exactly as you please, what positive talent would you develop? It could be a subtle as the talent of nurturing and helping others, or the talent of gardening, companionship, perfecting a golf game, or anything else.

Now take a look at you life as it is. Do you have the luxury of developing and following your passion? Do you feel held back by circumstances, and can’t see a way out? Would you like to know how to change things, so you can have the freedom to realize your full potential?

I’m doing it. This is how.

Many years ago I graduated from college with a masters degree in art and was scrambling to find enough money to pay the rent. I spent so much time working low paying jobs that I had no time to make art. In a panic/depression, I realized that I would have to find some way to make enough money to be able to afford the “luxury” of making art (since no one was buying it and supporting me.)

It became obvious that my best option was to start my own business, work for myself, make my own hours and get out of the workday rut. It was the only avenue which could produce the money and time I so desperately wanted.

I started a long stream of entrepreneurial ventures — all with that same goal of becoming independently wealthy so I would never have to compromise my ideals of making art. Some gave me money, but they did not give me time. I was dissatisfied.

What I’m doing.

I’ve found a new venture which has everything I want. I am surrounded by other entrepreneurs who share the same positive Utopian vision that I believe in. It has given me insights to avoid several financial pitfalls and build wealth. Now I have the time and freedom I want. I am an Internet entrepreneur. You can join me in this quest to reach your ideals too.

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I‘m a full-time internet marketer, and a painter, too.  People talk to me about the paintings quite a bit.  They will say “Oh, you’re so blessed to have such talent,”  and “It must be wonderful to be able to paint.”

I’ll tell you, it is wonderful to have the time to paint.  And I’m grateful to network marketing for that.  Now I don’t have to worry if I’m selling my paintings to make a living.  The money is flowing with or without it, and I can afford to have the time to paint.  That’s really the magic of it all.

In terms of being talented, I have only a tiny bit of talent, but I work very hard at it!

Most of the full-time artists who I know will say that it’s not really a lot of fun painting, but that it is a lot of work.  And I have to agree with that.  To create my paintings requires work.  It entails a lot of complex strategy to make the paintings come out the way I want them to.

But something happens during the act of creation.  And this is something which internet marketers could take a lesson from.  There is a point where the craft of painting is left behind and the mind goes on “autopilot.”  That is where creativity comes in.  That is where the art really flows.  A lot of surprising things happen on the canvas because while I’m working on it, I work long enough so that the task “passes behind me” (that’s as good as I can describe it) and a higher consciousness takes over and everything becomes automatic as the colors are laid down on the canvas.  Little surprising things happen, which if I were consciously trying to craft the painting that way, it would not have happened exactly that way.

That experience is something that even Internet marketers have experienced, and some will admit to it.   If they have allowed themselves to learn the craft of marketing online, and worked at it hard, so they know what needs to be done, then all of a sudden they will find themselves in the position of having the creative answers pop into their minds, and they can take their entire marketing efforts to a new level.

I am an internet marketing trainer lately too, and I am mentioning this all because I want you to know that the magic isn’t just in knowing how to write the perfect ad. Here is a lot more to it, but it is not all that difficult once you learn it – once you apply yourself and learn the craft of marketing.

So if you are unwilling to go back and learn the craft of marketing, and to master it – If you are looking for the big red button to push to get profits, well, good luck!  I don’t know of any magic formulas out there!  But if you learn how to market online, it almost is as easy as pushing the red button and saying “Give me the profits!”

Once you have a proper background and overview of things, then profits will flow.  That’s the point of this article.  You do have to work a bit hard to master your craft and get the details nailed down, but after that things will start to flow for you.

It was great to get that call, since it had been years since I stopped making films and returned to painting. I started making films as a way to “paint with light,” and dove in with a passion which I was sure would change the art world forever. But after having about a hundred showings in colleges and museums in the US, Europe and Scandinavia, I discovered that there were only a handful of people in the (then) free world who had a clue what I was doing.

16mm film making was expensive, too, so I retreated and went back to experimenting with painting. After about ten years I developed a style of contemporary Impressionism which is still evolving.

Let me say here that one aspect of art making which I find extremely interesting is what I call a “trance effect.” Others call it “being in the zone” or operating from a “higher consciousness.” Either way, what it means is that when an artist has mastered his materials and craft, art can be created from deep within his being. This state of extreme concentration is exclusive to the moment, in that external stimulation is shut out. I also think of this effect as if it is a dream state from deep sleep.

There is a residual effect from all that art-making. So, when Patrick called in 2003 I was essentially deep asleep, immersed in waves of soft creativity. I knew that my films were out there in museum collections and a few coops, but it all seemed far away and long ago.

I woke up! In the ensuing weeks, Patrick opened my eyes to new digital media, and convinced me to make another film. I did. It was called “New Kisses”, and I created it on mini-DV, and edited on a mac with final cut. (I had to take lessons on how to edit.)

But like Rip Van Winkle, who woke up to find that not only had the world changed but that he had grown older and changed, too, I discovered that something in me had unexpectedly evolved. I wasn’t happy to start making new films the way I used to. I needed something else– I wanted to write a feature film and direct it. So I did! (The result is “Bruce Wood’s The Door” — find it on Amazon/ ask for it on Netflix)

Patrick had no idea what he had set in motion! So here it is, half way through 2009, and he wants to put together a retrospective show of several of my old films. It will be held in a few weeks, in a storefront theater in Chicago, which he promises has a killer projection system.

He wants me to be there for the show, but I’m in Boston taking care of my elderly father, and the obligation to be here is more important than the show. Patrick has the answer, though. I will talk to the audience via Skype! What a hoot! This will be fabulous!