Jack had dreams of becoming a very successful businessman. He really liked his job as a copy editor with a publishing company.

The problem was that Jack had received messages throughout his childhood from his family that he was bad; that he didn’t deserve to have what he wanted; that he was clumsy, stupid and dumb; that he couldn’t do anything right, and that he would never amount to anything.

Because he had internalized all those negative messages he got as a child, there was a deeper, inner, unconscious part of him that now believed them to be true for him.

Therefore, every time he would strive for advancement, raise in pay, or promotion, he would unconsciously do something to sabotage himself from moving ahead in his job.

Some of the things he would do was to make a lot of "stupid" mistakes; sometimes he would complain about working conditions without offering possible solutions, and he really didn’t get along very well with some of his coworkers.

Jack, because of getting some "BLOCK BUSTING" life coaching/holistic counseling done with me is now word-crafting his first book. He has already gotten an advance on it and is now in love with life–his life.

He has also evolved into being a much sought after employee at his publishing company job, which he hopes to eventually replace with full-time writing.

A STUMBLING BLOCK is something that obstructs; an obstacle. In the case of moving forward in one’s life, a STUMBLING BLOCK is an emotional obstruction usually resulting in a LIMITING BELIEF or LIMITING DECISION that hinders or prevents one from achieving a consciously desired outcome such as a positive accomplishment.

BLOCKS and LIMITING BELIEFS operate largely at the unconscious or subconscious level. That is why they cannot be simply released with conscious will.

The structure of a STUMBLING BLOCK is made up of negative emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, pain, and/or guilt. Fear tends to be a predominating force or BLOCK for most people who want to get on with their lives. I believe that all emotions are positive at the time of need, however.

Imagine, for a moment, that you are walking across the street at an intersection when suddenly a big truck comes careening around the corner. Now, if you don’t get scared and jump out of the way, you will be run over. Getting scared is positive—it can save your life!

Now imagine that the fear does not go away after that event. In fact, it turns into something so negative that, from that time on, every time you see a truck, it causes you to startle and jump. Maybe you cannot even drive on freeways because of all the big trucks out there!

Where this condition now becomes a serious obstacle is if, for example, you have always loved vacationing by car, or your job requires a lot of driving—only now, you are no longer able to enjoy traveling by car because of your nightmarish and irrational fear of trucks.

How do you know if you have any STUMBLING BLOCKS? Some symptoms of having BLOCKS are a tendency toward procrastination and feeling conflicted.

If you chronically put off doing some task, or you’ve tried everything to change an unwanted behavior, and nothing has worked, then you are STUCK or BLOCKED. Fears and beliefs that you can’t do/have/accomplish or get over something are emotional BLOCKS!

Having an overwhelming fear of public speaking; believing that you just can’t get organized/do math/have unbelievable prosperity/balance your checkbook/have an adventure/experience a fulfilling relationship/start a business/meditate, and so on, are all evidence of STUMBLING BLOCKS.

There may be some things that you simply have no interest in doing such as planting and tending a garden. You may rather be spending your time in spiritual pursuits/study/crafts or world travel.

STUMBLING BLOCKS are what get in the way when you want to accomplish something and you find yourself not able to reach your desired outcomes.

The result produces a conflict. Part of you wants to take some action toward a goal; another part of you gets in the way.

Another illustration of being BLOCKED with fear is that of Joan. She wanted. more than anything, to become a better partner to her live-in lover but her jealous rages created an ever-widening gulf between them. She also wanted to further her career as a musician.

Joan had tried everything. She had tried seeing a psychiatrist—, which didn’t seem to really help much at all. She had read tons of self-help books and listened to many self-help cassette tapes and CDs; she had tried counting to 10 before angrily expressing her paralyzing fear and misery to her lover; she even tried using will power to make herself stop being so jealous.

As long as she was so emotionally immobilized with BLOCKS, her relationship was in jeopardy, and she was unable to move forward with her life plan. She had a STUMBLING BLOCK as big as a house, and knew it!

Using my system, she quickly and easily identified the cause of the BLOCK. In this case, she was modeling her mother’s behavior toward her father who did have a tendency to wander.

 She was then able to re-design and re-define her response to her lover—who was faithful. This was through a simple process of releasing the unwanted actions, and reprogramming her unconscious mind for a permanent and positive change.

This included using some newly developed techniques involving the simple application of quantum physics combined with elements from ancient shamanic mysteries.

Through a sophisticated form of guided imagery and performing some quick action energy releases, she was able to achieve freedom of choice rather than being a victim of her unconscious reactions.

Today, Joan is an acclaimed musician. She also feels incredible inner security. She now enjoys a mutually rewarding and exciting relationship with her significant other.

Another client of mine was Evelyn, a robust 40-something-year-old who had been yo-yo dieting for years. She was discouraged and miserable. Her health was beginning to suffer which was affecting her work as a massage therapist. Her self-image was very poor.

She wanted so much to regain the slenderness she had enjoyed as a younger woman, but nothing seemed to work, or if it did, it didn’t last. She really didn’t have a clinical eating disorder. She simply ate too much sometimes including pastries.

We approached her conflict as containing many different STUMBLING BLOCKS. We were able to identify them easily through a comprehensive and thorough questionnaire and intense interviewing. This was followed by easily releasing each STUMBLING BLOCK and turning them into BUILDING BLOCKS through energy work and mental reprogramming.

 Evelyn is now nearing her goal of becoming slim and healthy. This was all accomplished without dieting, using will power, counting calories, taking pills or other supplements, making big changes in what she ate, or joining an exercise program.

The weight came off slowly (as it should for lasting results)—a pound at a time—without any big changes in her lifestyle other than the positive benefits she so thoroughly enjoys now such as shopping for new and smaller size clothes.

She continues to maintain her ongoing weight reduction easily. She has the self-use energy release power tools I taught her. This way, she can deal with anything that might later surface that could potentially undermine or interfere with her desired goal.