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Add comment August 26th, 2009
Over 60 million Americans** share the genetic “addictive personality” trait. If you’ve got it too, I’ll show you not only how to overcome your bad habits, but also how your addictive personality can be the key to your success …
Addictive and compulsive behavior causes Americans to waste approximately 50,000 hours a day* – that’s 5,700 years worth of human innovation and productivity squandered each and every day by addictive, compulsive and habitual behavior.
The worst part is that these very hours, which are most likely to be abdicated to habitual behavior – like over-eating, over-drinking, over shopping, over-working, over-sexing, over web-surfing, compulsive gambling, too much drama, too much TV, too much video-gaming, too much chasing the almighty dollar – these hours wasted are the very moments when we are called to be our most creative and most potentially inspired.
We Americans are wasting 136,800 years of human life a day in self-defeating behavior – that’s 50 million years of human progress we can achieve every year if we can simply redirect that human attention towards useful aims. What miracles could be done if all of those millions of years of human life were given instead to the service of love?
In my forthcoming book “Miracle Impulse” – due out this year – you will see how the very hours squandered by addiction and habitual behavior are potentially the very most productive moments of a person’s life. I will show you how to work with your genetically predisposed “addictive personality” to overcome habitual behavior and start creating instead of consuming by harnessing your “miracle impulse”.
* It is estimated that 64 Million Americans have the addictive personality**. To be conservative we estimate only 78% of those regularly wrestle with some form of addiction, compulsion, bad habit or affliction that costs them losing an hour a day or more to their “bad habit(s)”. That translates to 50 Million hours a day lost in America alone.
“Over 23 Million Americans struggle with addiction” according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). And that number is based on the clinical “disease” definition of addiction, while many many more carry on seemingly functional lives while quietly hooked on compulsive afflictions from shopaholism to Internet porn. Search engine data reveals the vast majority of Internet searches are for sex related material – more than all other topics combined.
** According to studies 21% of Americans report having the NP personality type which has been shown to have little impulse control and is prone to addiction. ALSO according to the human genome project about 50% of the U.S. population.
Add comment June 1st, 2009
Don’t give up your true will!
Discover how to unleash the power of your will to accomplish your heart’s desires.
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112 comments August 15th, 2008
Discover how your ADD or ADHD can become the secret to your success! Listen to Charles Adler and Garret LoPorto discuss, on national radio, a revolutionary approach to the ADD & ADHD dilema. Expect some surprising solutions!
24 comments April 22nd, 2006
Garret,
I have just recently bought your book and am a few chapters in. It’s great, I find it very inspiring and motivating. It’s nice to know that this fire I feel inside can be put to good use. I know this internal energy I have always had will be of good use to the world. It’s just trying to find that outlet to let yourself shine. I guess I haven’t found my niche just yet but I’m sure it will come (I’m only 34). Believe me though my life so far has been great, yes ups and downs, but all in all great. My energy is being used for my gorgeous three children who are all very active. I realize one of my purposes was for me to have the children I have but I also think there’s more. Anyways enough about me. I just was going to compliment you on a great book (so far) and a brilliant web movie. It’s seriously amazing and inspiring.
Sincerely, Reese
Thank you, Reese.
You are doing AWESOME if you already have three gorgeous children by age 34. Celebrate that accomplishment, for that is a mighty one indeed!
I know what it’s like to feel that pull between your devotion to your children and your need to express yourself out in the world. The key here is balance and patience. Your children are your greatest teachers right now. They are helping you learn what it is you’ll need for your next purpose. Enjoy your children and relish in their beauty, because their beauty will inspire you to discover all your greatest outlets. It is the love you have for your babies that really makes you shine. And then when you are ready, you will have all that brilliant light and love, that your children are showing you right now, to pour into your next calling.
Enjoy those little teachers of yours,
Garret
7 comments April 22nd, 2006
Hello Garret!!! My name is Sam and I live in San Juan, PR. I write because I need some guidence. For the past year and a half I have been studying for a bachelor in teaching. Scince I was little, I honestly believed, and use to say to my parents that I was ment to do a great thing in this world and that I was going to make a difference, “you’ll see” I used to say. I also used to say that I was going to be a famous singer, for I love music and it makes my soul happy (as it does many other peolple in the world). Singing makes me complete, I realy feel i am doing something.
When I got into college I began my studies in music, but that went no where. I stoped believing in my self. So, I decided to become a techer. I thought to my self “what better way to make a difference?” and I believed it, still do. But I do not want to fight for it.
Now I have the chance to do music, it always comes back to me. Just when I stop, it always comes back looking for me. People believe in me, and they work with me, they look for me and I even don’t know why. Some how this opportunity come knocking in my life again and again.
I feel like I am waisting my time in college, that the only reason I am doing this is to have a second plan, because my dad wants me to have a bachelors and to have someting secure for my future. But I’m going to be unhappy. This is not what I wish to do.
I have been struggeling to believe in my self. I start anything and anything around and I leave it. I never finish what I start, BECAUSE I stop believing in me, in my ideas, in what I have. I don’t even believe in those who believe in me.
Garret, I don’t want to waste my life. I don’t want to continue in school. I need to release my fear, Garret. I need to stop thinking big and start thinking in the small steps to take … then the big reward will come. Right?.
You see I know all this. Somehow I do (sometimes I know things that I did not even know I know). Help!
Thanks. Greetings from the Caribbean and all the best of succes with your ideas.
Sam
Follow your heart, and realize you will be tested on your devotion. You know you want to be a singer. You know you can be a teacher. If you were the hero of a movie, what would you want to see you do? What would you tell you (the hero) to do?
If you choose what your heart wants you embark on your persoanl “Hero’s Journey.” Things may become very difficult for you on this journey, but deep down you will feel the joy and elation of trusting your soul’s joy. If you choose what you have been told all your life is the “responsible” choice, then you will feel comfortably numb. How do you want to spend your life, comfortable and numb or challenged and alive?
Right now, it sounds like you do not have any children or difficult responsibilities. That means you are completely liberated to do whatever you want to do with no guilt.
Have you read my book? In it there is a speech in my book by Steve Jobs that speaks to your exact situation. He chose the road less traveled. He dropped out of school and did “irresponsible” things that lead him to becoming one of the most successful people in the world.
You have also stumbled across the power of ‘journaling’. That is, when you write and write about what is troubling you; while you write the answers appear. Keep up with that process if you want to gain more and more clarity.
Rock on,
Garret
3 comments April 22nd, 2006
Can you source the stat saying that 10% of people have the DaVinci personality?
Thanks,
Stacy
The 10% of people have the DaVinci personality is a conservative estimate based on the entire world population. This estimate is much higher in the U.S., probably closer to 25%.
In a recent Mayo Clinic study, the lowest and most conservative estimate was that ADHD had an occurrence rate of 7.5%. There is a well established connection between the gene DRD4 7R and ADHD. The DRD4 7R has a global occurrence rate of about 20%. We presume this gene is not active in all of its carriers and thus put forth a conservative estimate that 10% of the world population has an activated DRD4 R7 gene which leads to an impulsive (creative), risk-taking, sensation seeking (distractible), disposition. We call this disposition the “DaVinci” temperament.
What is also interesting to note is that the U.S. population has been shown to have a much higher rate of the genetic DRD4 7R occurrence at 48.3%! That means that in America, 25% of the population is likely to have some form of the DaVinci temperament trait. Meanwhile there can be places in the U.S. with abnormally high concentrations of this DaVinci trait. USA Today reported a certain school district in Virginias had 63% of its students diagnosed ADHD.
Source: Mayo Clinic
Posted: March 20, 2002
A 2002 Mayo Clinic study found that the lowest and most conservative estimate of AD/HD occurrence among the study subjects was 7.5 percent by age 19, based on research criteria for AD/HD.
“Association of the 7-repeat allele of the D4 dopamine receptor (DRD4) exon 3 polymorphism with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is well-established.” Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2005 Sep;7(3):125-31.
“DRD4 [is] significantly associated to ADHD according to the present meta-analysis, confirming previous ones.”
Encephale. 2005 Jul-Aug;31(4 Pt 1):437-47.
Meta-analysis of candidate genes in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
CHU Robert-Debre (AP-HP, Paris VII), 75019 Paris.
The gene DRD4 7R allele has been shown to lead to impulsiveness, sensation seeking (distractibility), and risk-taking behavior. This gene’s frequency has been said to “differ considerably among … different populations.” The 7-repeat allele had a global mean = 20.6%, appearing quite frequently in the Americas (mean frequency = 48.3%) but only occasionally in East and South Asia (mean frequency = 1.9%).
1996 Jul;98(1):91-101. Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8005, USA
9 comments April 18th, 2006
Garret talks about some mistaken principles of 'The Secret'/the law of attraction, and how better understanding the true principles of your God given power can greatly enrich your life. 10:44 minutes in length.
14 comments March 11th, 2006
A lot of people have asked me how we did it …
A couple weeks ago U2 had a locked-down high-security invitation-only “club” show in a small theatre near Boston. The demand to get into this show was insane. Boston is probably their biggest fan-base, selling out over 100,000 tickets every time they tour here – yet only 100 Boston fans were given tickets.
Desire …
One of the city’s biggest radio jocks said this was the “toughest ticket” he’s ever seen. His cell phone wouldn’t stopped ringing with calls from the heads of two Boston pro sports teams, a “singer in a major rock band” and “every client we have or would like to have.” “I can’t get anyone … in, so stop calling!” he begged.
Security was intense for this event. 50 cops surrounded the theatre with crowd barricades in anticipation of the tens of thousands of U2 fans, who wouldn’t be getting in, filling the streets around the theatre. Everyone wanted to get into this show and no one could. They were even having the lucky ticket holders bused in from a secret location so there wouldn’t be any confusion in front of the theatre about who the legitimate ticket holders were.
Mission Impossible …
I’m a huge U2 fan. I’m also a fan of spur of the moment adventures. So last minute, my wife and I set out to pull off the “impossible” – sneak into the U2 show.
We did no planning. We had no insider help. We just wanted to see if we could walk right off the street into the most coveted show of the decade – with nothing but our impulses and our faith to guide us.
“But what about the ethics?” one might ask. We weren’t stealing, because nobody paid for tickets to get into this show. U2 gave these tickets away. This was on the same ethical level as crashing a party – a very very well guarded party. The tickets were just given out to radio contests and music insiders. Nobody was making money on this show – except for the Theatre owner who made his money by selling beer – and yes we would buy his beer.
A Sort Of Homecoming …
We arrive just an hour before the show, walk out of the subway terminal and head straight for the theatre. The police are everywhere. Crowd barricades are up and a large crowd has formed behind them across the street from the theatre. Instead of joining the crowd we head straight for the theatre doors. I know U2 is already in there and I just want to see how close we can get. Surprisingly we get pretty close before the cops start barking at us to back off.
The police start clearing the street and the sidewalk so I instinctively pull my wife, Heather, into the “press line” that has formed right next to the theatre. I say “hi” to a well known radio personality who flew all the way from Seattle just because he was wait-listed and just “maybe” has the chance to get in. Even for him it didn’t look good. But I figure standing in this line gives us at least a one-in-a-million chance – which is all that we need.
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight …
Suddenly the buses arrive filled with all the music insiders and contest winners who somehow got tickets. As I’m watching the ticket holders get off the bus, I can feel something is about to happen because my heart starts pounding hard inside my chest. My heart usually starts racing right before I do something crazy – even if I don’t know what that crazy thing is yet. It’s my body’s way of saying, “Get ready…”
The ticket holders start getting off the buses and being corralled right past us in the press line and there’s only a small crowd barricade between us and this procession of ticket holders. I nudge Heather to stay close. I suddenly get a strong inner impulse to join the procession of ticket holders, so I hop around the crowd barricade into the stream of ticket holders and start cheering like I’m one of those lucky fuckers getting into the U2 show. Heather, having been through enough of these kinds of situations with me, instinctively jumps in with me.
My heart is racing as we walk with the procession of ticket holders. I can hardly breathe so I scream just to get all that extra energy out of the way. “Yeah! U2!” I can’t believe we aren’t getting busted! I can’t believe no one’s noticed us!
The TV news cameras are in our faces. “How does it feel to have tickets to U2 tonight?” I instinctively back off and push a real ticket holder in front of us. I don’t want to get busted by the media if they ask too many questions about our tickets.
Out comes security and says “Okay everybody, remember what we told you. You’re to hold up both of your hands in the air. Hold up your right arm showing the wristband we gave you and hold up left hand with your ticket in hand.”
Bad …
We’ve beat the wristband thing before when we were kids too young to get into clubs. Just hold up your sleeve and pretend like the wristband is buried underneath it. But the ticket thing is a whole new dilemma. How can we beat this?!
I look to Heather, “We’re so fucked. There’s no way we’re getting past this.” Heather, in her sweet way, reminds me of our mantra “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”
Whenever we’re doing something really crazy, that’s what she says right as it’s dawning on me that there’s no going back after the next step. The first time she ever said this to me was 10 years ago in Jamaica when my answer had to be, “We’ll end up in a Jamaican prison!!!”
Tonight’s answer was, “We’ll get arrested and have to beg our babysitter to stay with the kids until we can get out of jail.” Not nearly as bad as a Jamaican prison … We’re going for it.
Moment Of Surrender …
I figure our best shot – as lame as it sounds – is to dig though my wallet for ticket-like things. I give Heather the best I can find – a subway ticket. For myself, all I’ve got left is my buddy’s business card who’s a cop. I figure maybe if the swarm of police officers at the door see the police emblem, maybe they’ll think I’m a cop too and cut me a break.
The security MC pipes up again and says, “Alright everybody – form two lines – Men on one side, women on the other.”
As we approach the door and Heather gets farther away from me in her line I’m praying for a miracle. I’m doing my best to believe we belong here. I’m clearing the space in my mind for the possibility of a miracle.
Mysterious Ways …
I see Heather get up to the police and security guards. They check her over and she gets through. “Unbelievable!”
Now it’s my turn. I step up to the three police officers and a few security guys. I’m holding up my sleeve in one hand and in the other hand is my buddy’s business card held up like a ticket for all to see. They proceed to frisk the hell out of me. I must have looked nervous … or dangerous … or both …
Then they push me forward. I am stunned. The Chief of Police looks me in the eye and says “Smile already! You got in!”
Something about what that Chief said feels like a blessing.
I grab Heather and we face the next hurdle together …
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For …
In front of us, blocking the entrance from the lobby into the main theatre, there is a line of security guards in front of a wall of decorated police officers. The security guards are methodically grabbing each and every person’s wristband and holding up a black-light to them, then they’re laser-scanning the person’s ticket that they’re supposed to hold in their left hand.
I look to Heather and say, “There’s NO WAY we’re getting passed THAT!”
Now I know there’s been a lot of talk about “the power of positive thinking” but from my experience the talk’s not quite right. Realism is important too. I was having frequent realizations of the impossibility of what we were trying to do and I think these “negative thoughts” may have grounded and protected us a bit. If we had just been unrealistically “positive thinkers” we would have walked right up to that line and gotten busted.
No Line On The Horizon …
Overwhelmed by the impossibility of the situation, I realize I’m not going to outsmart this thing. We’re going to need another miracle.
When you see movie heists like the ones in “Oceans 11,” it makes you think the way to pull off the impossible is to outsmart the system with practically omniscient planning, impeccable preparation and flawless execution. I’m starting to wonder if that’s ever true.
My experience tells me that pulling off the impossible is all about coming to peace with the worst case scenario, throwing yourself into the ring anyway, and being willing to trust your impulses, and having the faith to let Divine Providence throw you some much needed miracles.
Vertigo …
Now when I say, “follow your impulses,” I’m not talking about superficial impulses – I’m talking about those impulses from the depths of your being – from your soul – that prompt you to “jump!” or “go for it!” even when you’re scared. I’m talking about those impulses that lead you so far outside of your comfort zone that you get vertigo, you feel light-headed, disoriented – like you’re outside your own body.
These terrifying impulses are what I call “miracle impulses” because they seem to stem from something so deep that you are not in control of them – something much bigger takes you over – you have no idea what you’re getting into, but it feels dangerous and alive; and you know you’re about to do something crazy.
If God Will Send His Angels …
So I’m looking for a sign. My impulse is to just wait by the left most side of the line of security and cops. I keep Heather with me. We just stand there watching the spectacle of intense security … and then suddenly my heart starts racing again. I grab for Heather …
Someone bumps into my left shoulder as they pass me from behind. I feel the impulse to follow him closely as he walks into the jaws of the wall of security and police. It’s all or nothing now…
I Will Follow …
It’s “go” time! We immediately start tailing that guy who bumped into me. All of the sudden we’re surrounded by a flock of 5 guys with U2 badges hurrying through the security line – security steps aside like the parting of the red sea – and we’re whisked right through with the U2 badge holders straight into the theatre. We’ve literally just walked right past security without being stopped!
We can see the stage! “Holy Smokes!”
We JUST… WALKED… IN…
… to the most exclusive U2 show ever!
In God’s Country …
I’m astounded by how many lines of security we penetrated without so much as a ticket in hand.
Even inside we had to beat yet another four more security details checking for wristbands and tickets, just to stay in for the show. Each time I trusted my impulses and we managed to duck into just the right place at the right time. Before we knew it we found ourselves standing in front of two empty seats and the show began.
We could never have never done this without miracle upon miracle upon miracle helping us through each and every passage – and it was trusting a certain kind of impulse that allowed us to be open to those miracles. Your miracle impulses are an amazingly powerful force that can guide you to be able do just about anything. They impel you to do just the right thing at just the right time. All you need to do is develop the sensitivity to notice your miracle impulses and the faith and courage to follow them, then you become a force of nature. You are unstoppable.
How do you tap into your own miracle impulses? Discover more here: MiracleImpulse.com
By the way … it was a great show.
And Yes, this really happened (also covered by The Boston Globe).
Beautiful Day.
Tickets for U2’s next U.S. tour go on sale today! – Go here for more details.
36 comments March 9th, 2006