Hey mate,

I’ll be in Austin Texas this weekend. Care to come see me?

My mate Craig Perrine shot me an invite to a conference…. so I blew past my excuses, took action by booking the trip (with Carol’s help) and I’m off to Texas, Thursday morning.

I could have made a dozen excuses. Actually I did.

Then I noticed them, thanks to my caribiner!

I then thought about what I really want in my life, and decided to commit and go!

What will you do this weekend?

Make excuses, and let them run your life without you even noticing?

Or will you step up and take the challenge?

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

2020@zeropointdynamics.com

PS: I have ONE slot for a 3 hour private consultation or training Monday Morning. And maybe room for a quick meal or two in the evenings. Action or excuses, it’s up to you!

Hey mate,

Today is my birthday! Come celebrate with me!

It’s been an awesome 42 years. Adventure, excitement, ups, downs, challenges and celebrations.

What I remember most are the miracles.

I was born April Fools day, 42 years ago. Talk about a miracle.

The perfect date for me! It was the only day I DIDN’T get beat up in grade school at St. John the Baptist. Back then kids gave each other birthday punches. Since I told them my birthday was April Fools day, I got of scott free!

What a blast!

But here is the kicker! Even though I didn’t get beat up on my birthday, 42 years ago TODAY… I weighed in for the fight of my life at just over 2 pounds.

TWO POUNDS and FOUR ounces to be exact. I showed up 3 months early. Surprise!

It’s amazing I am still here. Making wishes, and experiencing miracles.

Want to help me fulfill my birthday wish today?

Want to help someone out there experience a miracle? Help make my birthday wishes come true?

Are you sure?

Today I want you to give at least three people a chance, a hope, set the stage for a miracle.

First, I birthday wish you to visit Operation Yes. It’s a site run by my mate Joe Vitale designed to change the world, by changing…. well go check it out at Operation Yes - Click Here.

Second, I birthday wish you would help get The Secret into the prison systems with me. There are hundreds of thousands of men and women in prison that need a tiny glimmer of hope. Men and women who need the secret. Just go to The Secret Behind Bars to find out how you can easily help.

Third, give YOU a chance. Make a written list of what you are thankful for. Make the list the same size as your age in years. My list today will be 42 items long. It will include the names of those who inspire me, what I eat today, my cats and my family, and maybe even you.

I’ll put you on the list, just let me know this message inspired you.

Email me at 2020@zeropointdynamics.com

Blessings,

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

From the Mailbag:

Hi Richard,

For what it’s worth, what motivates other people mostly I don’t give a poop about.

Shoot over to my http://www.exhostage.com site, maybe that will make sense.

So… what to do with your problem.

Simple.

We as humans have three levels of existence.

The first is we make up Excuses…. and believe they are real.

The problem, excuses don’t pay the bills.

So sooner or later we evolve, grow, get the freak out of that stage.

We get tired of being pathetic and poor.

Then we become Goal Driven - Stage 2.

We learn how to live live and move towards something that rocks us everyday. That could be a hummer, it could be a million bucks. It really is about feeling good… but we’ll get to that in a moment.

So being Goal Driven, step 2 is kool…. however…. at some point you realize that just getting to your goals is not making you happy.

So at either of these stages, drug addiction or becoming an arse is very possible.

In The First Stage, Excuse Driven, you see yourself as relatively powerless, so drugs are a great “out”. At the Goal Driven stage, you discover you still aren’t happy because…. you have stuff but something is still missing. So drugs, booze and parties become a great idea. Look at the celebrity problem with addiction.

Want what’s missing? Stage 3: SERVICE. Becoming a VISIONARY!

If you take the next step, which is “HOW DOES MY LIFE IMPACT THE WORLD?” and…

“HOW CAN I CHANGE THE WORLD with my daily life, my decisions, my way of thinking, my way of living…. “

Now juice shows up.

Personally….

I’m stomping out 1 Million excuses in 2008. Get me on your local TALK RADIO!

Get me on Oprah, Imus, Larry King!

Let’s bring the power home!

Why? Because excuses put the power outside of YOU.

This leads to Drug Addiction, and people believing that addiction is a disease….

This leads to broken marriages where the happiness is OUTSIDE of the marriage…

This leads to so much bullshit thinking and…. POVERTY… because the next administration will turn the economy around…

Anyhoo….

Bring the power home!

1. Choose to live a life that is excuse free. (Do the Program! It’s simple, and all you need to do is get a carabiner!)
2. Learn how to become goal driven so you can accomplish and get! Become accomplished! Whoo yah!
3. Learn the power of vision so you can accomplish and GIVE. This is the level of REAL SATISFACTION!

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

http://www.excusefreeworld.org - Go ahead buckwheat, help me stomp out 1 million excuses.
http://www.nlplive.com - Challenge your thinking….. Whoo yah!

PS: I didn’t know this would be a driving force in my life until I started noticing how excuse driven and drug tolerant how many people are. I love people, and want them to live, and love completely, and have a life with passion and purpose. When I see old friends and family members just “getting by” and tolerating their excuses….. Living a “let me tell you what happened” kind of life….

From the Antique Mahogany Desk of
20/20 - Returning soon to Wimberley Texas

January 24, 2008

Hey mate,

Success ain’t rocket science. So let’s keep it simple while shooting for the stars today.

Ready for some shocking truth? Here goes!

“Your brain will do what it habitually does.”

So, if you want to become more successful, you have to change what your brain habitually does.

“If you habitually engage in excuse filled thinking, you will be thinking of reasons why it can’t be done… That kind of thinking does not pay the bills, it does not buy you a new car, it does not give you what you want - RESULTS.”

What if all you had to do first was put a stop in the excuse cycle? (You know, everytime you make an excuse, move that carabiner, and giggle.)

Then you would have the time, the focus, and the energy to start discovering new exciting things to do, and ways to do them.

This is huge. It’s so simple though, will you take action on it? Today?
(Order some caribiners, start using one and sharing the rest?)

The Three Magic Steps!

1. Remember, Excuses are Hypnotic. An excuse seems totally real when you are under it’s spell. And it’s easy to see how silly and unreal OTHER peoples excuses are, while we are totally hypnotized by our own. This is the mission of The Excuse Free World Program. Disrupt the excuse cycle, then you will have the time, energy, and focus to become goal oriented.

2. Learn how to Get results. To get results you have to become goal oriented. Do you realize that they didn’t EVER teach you a simple goal getting program in school? All those useless tidbits of trivia, but not one semester on simple, practical, goal getting. You have to learn very specific ways of using questions to get your brain to generate ACTIVITY in your life. (You don’t need answers, you don’t need to be like the masses and know the right thing to do, you need ACTIVITY. You need to be able to use questions that generate activity in your life.

(Subscribe to our newsletter above, and you’ll get weekly Insider Tips on how to get Excuse Free, Goal Oriented, and Vision Driven)

Once you are getting results, standing out from the crowd, then you can take the most important step.

3. Be a Visionary, Become a Giver. How you live your life is your most powerful legacy. How you live your life will inspire others. Think about it. If you choose to be a winner, your kids, your neighbors kids will have someone to look up to. And to want to be like.

So…. now it’s up to you!

Register for the weekly tips! Order some carabiners for you and your friends.

Take action today!

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

From the Antique Mahogony Desk
of 20/20 - John Wingert

January 1, 2008

Welcome to 2008. If you are like the average person you will officially give up on your new years resolutions within 23 days. That’s before the end of the month folks. Think about it. That’s depressing, that’s scary, that’s average.

The reason why most people give up on their resolutions is the same reason why most people never really experience lasting happiness, inner peace or financial prosperity. The reason why is average people focus too much on excuses. They focus on what we call, digging up roots.

Most people don’t realize how much the focus of digging up ROOTS - making excuses - is costing them. Let’s bring it to the real world. When you go to rent a bigger apartment or buy a new car, they don’t tell you the price in excuses. Wouldn’t this be weird, “Jim, your rent is 500 excuses a month, and your BMW Z4 payment is 427 excuses a month with 1500 excuses down.”

“The reason why is in the real world, EXCUSES don’t matter.”

Making excuses - Digging for roots is hard dirty work. On the other hand, being goal and vision driven, what we call Reaching for Fruits, is actually easier, and cleaner, and you get to eat something yummy.

“Before you can reach for the fruits, you have to STOP DIGGING roots. As long as you are digging, focused down you can’t see the fruit, much less reach for it.”

The Excuse Free Life Challenge will help you to do that, and you can start today.

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

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From the Antique Mahogony Desk located in
The Center of The Excuse Free World

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

On The 8th Day - God had an excuse.

Not really…

But it sure sounds good….

What we call the excuse mentality robs you of your life, passion, health and happiness. Of course you already know that, that’s why you are here. Read on mate!

In the Creation Story, just like your life, God spoke, and results are what happened. Results in your life are what matter.

“Think about it, everyday you get results. You might not want to look at them, unless you have taken the Excuse Free Life Challenge. Because if you still are making mountains out of molehills, manufacturing excuses to keep you from noticing a lack of satisfying results…”

Then….

It’s all in Genesis. Even if you aren’t into “that”, it’s a great story you can apply to your success today.

“Because most people are as successful as snakes. They have lots of reasons why, and tricky words, but a snake never built a garden, or a world, or anything worth writing about here.”

The Snake, He had tricky words….

Rationalizations about why that apple should be eaten….

“It’s not a big deal Eve.” “Let me tell you what happened Eve.”

We all know what happened….

And then a short time later… justifications were born….

“Hey God, you gave me this woman.” We didn’t know better.” “Why would you put it here if you didn’t want me to….”

“Today we are still trying to blame the snake, the apple, God, Eve, anybody. We want to blame anybody or anything, just so we don’t have to….”

Just so we don’t have to what? Just so we don’t have to live the live we have always dreamed about. Just so we don’t have to generate results, make a difference, and develop our vision.

What if Adam and Eve had our Excuse Free World Carabiners?

Think about that.

If you are ready for RESULTS…. ready to get rid of your Rationalizations, your excuses, your justifications, your complaints…

And take up the challenge! Do it!

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

Join me today, pick up an Official Excuse Free World Carabiner Pack! - Spread the word by ordering an Official Excuse Free World Family Pack! FIVE carabiners are just $15 bucks by clicking here!

From the Fine Antique Desk
Located in the Center of The Excuse Free World

Hey mate,

What would happen if you didn’t have to put up with excuses?

Listen in on this special message: The Secret Weapon.

The Secret Weapon is The Official Excuse Free World Carabiner.

Outside of The Excuse Free World, carabiner’s are commonly are used for two reasons.

They were originally developed to attach human beings to big heavy things called mountains. We are using them to help you playfully notice how you have attached yourself to big heavy things called excuses. Excuses weigh you down and sooner or later you have to climb out of their effect on your life.

Then there is “The Key!”

Carabiners are more commonly now used to attach your keys to your belt loop. You see them everywhere, because they help you keep track of your keys.

The hidden lesson, “You are the KEY! You have the POWER!”

We use carabiners as a physical tool to help you remember and discover two very important powers:

The Power of Commitment: Discovering what happens once you have committed to a life without excuses. You will be amazed at what you can accomplish once having an excuse is not an option!

The Power of Choice: Because every time you notice your excuses popping up, and choose to move the carabiner, you are reinforcing that YOU choose to take action, and take control of your destiny!

Taking action, no matter how small changes both your world, and the world at large.

Take Action!

Have a great day!

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

Join me today, pick up an Official Excuse Free World Carabiner Pack! - Spread the word by ordering an Official Excuse Free World Family Pack! FIVE carabiners are just $15 bucks by clicking here!

Hey mate,

You just might be an addict and not even know it.

Because addiction has nothing to do with drugs, booze or porn. Addiction is a way of life that involves a specific style of thinking, and this style of thinking that robs you of possibility, it’s a life style of powerlessness.

Are you ready to discover if you are an addict?

“After working professsionally with addiction for 5 years, I’ve noticed two things about addicts, the first one is they always have an excuse.”

For the addict, something outside of them is the cause of their problems. Something outside of their control has to change so they can be better, succeed, feel good or be happy.

Since you are here at the Excuse Free World site, it makes sense that I would mention this first. And I hope you have taken The Challenge and started putting an end to the habit of excuse making.

However, this next piece of news might shock you.

What you are about to learn could be a simple key to stamping out drug abuse, and addiction in all forms.

“I have never met an addict, and I have interviewed THOUSANDS of them, who can do the very simple assignment I am going to give to you in just a moment.”

This tiny little exercise will transform your thinking and totally transform your life, and it takes just 4 minutes a day on average.

And not one addict I know can do this tiny little exercise for more than 6 days in a row.

Do you think YOU can?

Ready for it?

Once you have done the Excuse Free Life Challenge, this assignment will be a piece of cake.

Intentional Imaging - The Power of 10

Take a sheet of paper, and write down 10 things you have done, in the next year.

Read that carefully. It requires that you think ahead, and write as if you have already done these 10 things already.

“My semi scientific findings show that when you commit to doing this tiny little exercise, along with The Excuse Free Life Challenge, in just 90 days you probably won’t recognize the face you see in the mirror.”

Because just a few minutes a day of building your power of intentional imaging changes your world.

The nice thing, if you think about it, is you don’t have any excuse not to do it.

Doing your daily Intentional Imaging write outs doesn’t cost you a dime,

It takes just a few short minutes.

“The Excuse Free Life Challenge and Intentional Imaging will transform your world. The Challenge will free your mind from the habit of excuse making, and Intentional Imaging requires you to THINK AHEAD, which most addicts can’t do, and what most people who live in a world of quiet desperation won’t do.”

Live your life with The Power of Decision.

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

Join me today, pick up an Official Excuse Free World Carabiner Pack! - Spread the word by ordering an Official Excuse Free World Family Pack! FIVE carabiners are just $15 bucks by clicking here!

Hey mate,

Once you have started putting an end to your habit of making excuses, you’ll have a bit of extra energy and time to devote to these classic teachings.

It is a treat to listen to and watch such a great man who took the time to change the lives of so many. A man who definitely knew the power the results from eliminating the habit of excuse making, and replacing it with deliberate focus.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce, my friend and mentor, Napoleon Hill.

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Hey mate,

As you know, excuses don’t pay the bills, they don’t make you happy or healthy, and they cost you far more than you can imagine.

Your life will either be results driven or full of empty excuses. You pick!

“The key to living an excuse free life is to simply notice how many excuses you make, and every time you notice yourself verbally making an excuse, move that caribiner.”

Since you have committed to improving your life, by moving that caribiner and noticing how many excuses you used to let slide, you will naturally start making less excuses.

As you naturally start feeling better about yourself, enjoying the results you are getting since you don’t have to manufacture excuses so many times a day…

So just yesterday, I received an email asking me about the kinds of people who make excuses. Since you asked, here is a great summary:

There are two major kinds of people who make excuses: Complainers and Explainers.

Which one are you?

COMMON PHRASES OF EXPLAINERS:

1. Do you ever hear yourself saying, “Let me tell you what happened?”

2. Is one of your favorite sayings, “If Jimmy Buck got elected, then I could…”

3. Does this sound familiar, “We got busy, so I didn’t get xyz done….”

Explainers have to give you an explanation, a reason why. Explainers have to give you a reason, because they were EXPECTED to have done something, or gotten a specific result.

THE COMPLAINER LIFESTYLE

Complainers on the other hand have a very different life strategy.

Complainers will often just talk about how bad it is, nonstop. They will tell you how their health sucks, or what the problem with the government is.

“Complainers just go through life, commenting about how bad it is, and often don’t even get asked to help or participate in a project. They don’t get approached or put in a position of responsiblity because you know BEFORE HAND that they will either complain or not perform.”

Most people who Take The Excuse Free Life Challenge can immediately identify with being more of an explainer, than a complainer, because complainers wouldn’t dream of taking action. They would be too busy commenting on the problems.

And while you are here, why not order up some caribiners and transform your world!

Keep your emails coming and thank you for making a difference!

Mr. Twenty Twenty
The Ex Hostage - Professional Visionary
Formerly known as John Wingert

2020@exhostage.com