“How important has Neothink been to me personally”?

To Whom This May Concern:

Recently I was asked, "How important has Neothink been to me personally?"

Frankly, when I was asked this question, I could not fathom where exactly to start. It took me a few days just to absorb the depth of the question, because Neothink has literally encouraged and improved every facet of my life thus far.

So, what I will do is tell you in the order in which it changed my life.

First, I was sent an invitation, one of many I receive weekly. Normally, I read a paragraph or two to discover what it is about, then toss it in the trash. However, in this case, I could not put it down. It then sat on my desk and in my mind for a few weeks. Upon reading the letter again, I immediately accepted the invitation with a touch of the normal skepticism.

When I got the first book, I thought, "I'll never get through this," as I had not read but maybe 10 books in my 35 years of life at that point. But I had the perfect opportunity to read it the next week on a cross-country flight. Once I "trapped myself" on the plane, I dug in. Just in the first 100 pages or so, I was having light bulbs going off right and left. The passengers in my row must have thought I was nuts. I was nodding, laughing, taking notes, and saying, "Oh, that's how you do that!" during the entire flight. By the time I landed, I had my entire week upon my return scheduled out. I knew exactly what I had to do, how to organize it, and the steps to accomplishing my goals.

Once I arrived home, I was implementing what I'd learned and saw my business production escalate many times over that year. The newest division of my real estate company went from a modest $2,000 gross monthly income in the first quarter to over $96,000 gross income that December.

During that year, the books kept coming, faster than I could read them, but I kept right on reading. When I read the books, I read things that sometimes seemed repetitive, sometimes made absolutely no sense to me, and the things I was learning seemed to not at all be related in any way, but I kept reading. The entire time, I was doing my best to teach different principles to my staff and inner circle of friends. This proved to be difficult, as it appeared to be thrust upon them, an unwilling audience, so I stopped. But I kept reading.

During that first year, my eyes became wide open. In other words, I began to see things for what they were. I could suddenly see things that were right in front of me the whole time, like that ketchup bottle you can't find in the fridge door and someone else reaches right in for it. I could now reach right in and grasp it. It was not a ketchup bottle though; it was those answers to life's questions we all ask, questions I had asked myself, my priest, my teachers, my friends, my parents, and anyone else who would listen, none of which could answer them to any satisfaction. Eureka! Those things I had been reading all year, the ones that made no sense to me at the time, suddenly snapped together. I now have the answers I had been asking for all my life.

During that first year, I also learned what true love really looks like. This seems even now so odd to say; however, how many of us have really seen true love? Since you have less than a 50% chance of a successful marriage these days, I'm willing to bet most of you have not seen it, as I had not yet seen it at the time. Once I could see what true romantic love is, I could then identify that I was not in a healthy relationship for me. Not only was I able to end it, but I also learned how to do it peacefully, without degrading my now-ex's personality, pride, or significance in my life for nearly 15 years. I am now freed of that burden I knew existed in my life. I am now free to seek the true love of my life.

This love that I had discovered, I had not only seen how it should be in a romantic relationship, but also in a true friendship. This became apparent immediately upon connecting with other Neothink members. No more were we associated with people based on how they could advance us in one way or another, or by what we wanted others to think of us by associating with those people. We are united in common goals: the common goals of working with honesty and love for our fellow man, in the careers of our choosing, and having fun doing it. This bond is stronger than any bond, with the exception of my mother, that I had ever witnessed. When meeting fellow Neothinkers we greet each other with the most sincere handshakes, hugs, and laughter. That bond is solid, like that of the families I had envied in years past.

This new functional family has been there for me: advised me, listened to my frustrations, mentored me, and encouraged me with no judgment like no other family I have ever seen. The most rewarding part is that I have been able to return the favor to so many, and we are all growing from it.

My amazing Neothink family comprises many. My Neothink family comes from different cultures, races, religions, sexual orientations, socioeconomic levels, and educational backgrounds. My Neothink family is comprised of everyone from construction workers, business owners, self-made millionaires, billionaires, celebrities, scientists, doctors, and military personnel to social security recipients. The one thing we have in common is that we contribute more value to society than we take from it. We are going into a world full of people telling us we can't do it, when in reality we not only can, we do, and we will.

So, for all those out there trying to bash a group of loving, honest, self-made success stories: remember, when you point one finger at someone else in hate, there are three more fingers pointing right back at you. Without love for one's self you cannot truly love another.

Most sincerely,

Steven H.
Ohio