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part-time commitment truly does deliver part-time results
,” stated the
billionaire as he turned to catch a fly with his fist.
“Could you please go deeper into 
The 4 Interior Empires
?” the
entrepreneur asked. “This piece you’re teaching us will really help me
become a lot stronger in my fight with those investors and get even more of
my hope, happiness and confidence back. I haven’t told you this, but over
these past days since I met you, I’ve been applying so much of what you’ve
been so generous to share with us. As I’m sure you saw, at first I resisted a lot
of The Spellbinder’s philosophies. I really didn’t want to go to his seminar,
you know. But at least I was open to his—and your—teachings. Desperately
open. I love life, you know. And I now plan to live a long time.”
“Good,” the artist said as he picked up a heart-shaped seashell and placed
it tenderly into a palm of the entrepreneur. He closed her fingers around it.
And pressed her hand to his chest.
“I’m already noticing some significant improvements,” the entrepreneur
went on. “By rising at five, I feel more focused, less stressed, more secure and
way more energetic. I have a larger sense of perspective over all the aspects
of my life. I’m becoming more grateful for all the positive in my world, a lot
less concerned with the attack on my company and a lot more excited about
my future. Look, those investors are bad guys. And I’m not ready to handle
them yet. I will, though. But the fear I felt around the whole thing, and the
dark sense of hopelessness about it all, well, that’s faded.”
“Neato,” said the billionaire using the vintage slang of hipsters of a
bygone era. He then changed his t-shirt on the beach. The SUV had returned,
and the driver was parked directly in front of the seafood restaurant.
“And you’re wise,” the billionaire added. “All this information is
priceless. But—as you’re finding—it’s the ceaseless practice and daily
application of it that will make you a heroic human being and an inspirational
leader in business and a worldwide uplifter of many. And I congratulate you

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for letting go of your past. No one’s suggesting you act irresponsibly and not
deal with the issue you’re facing at your firm. 
But your past is a place to be
learned from, not a home to be lived in
.”
The three friends climbed into the waiting vehicle and it pushed ahead to
return to the estate of the eclectic host.
“So, let’s talk more about this learning model, because it is so crucial to
your success and happiness,” the billionaire commented as the SUV sailed
along. “Many gurus speak of mindset. They teach the importance of installing
the psychology of possibility, to use Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer’s
phrase. They coach you to think optimistic thoughts every day. These teachers
tell you that your thinking forms your reality and that, by improving your
mind, you’ll improve your life. For sure, calibrating your mindset is an
essential move to make toward the personal mastery that will then lead to a
legendary outer reality.
“Yet,” the billionaire continued, “and it’s 
incredibly
important that you
two understand this because most people don’t: The Spellbinder taught me
that elevating your Mindset—the first of the four interior empires—is only
25% of the personal mastery equation.”
“Seriously?” the artist asked. “I always thought that our thinking
determines everything. That there wasn’t much more to it than that. The
whole ‘change your thinking and you’ll change your life’ and your ‘attitude
determines your altitude’ kind of thing.”
“Look,” said the billionaire. “It’s definitely true that your deepest beliefs
drive your daily behavior. You know I believe that. And you know I also
agree that the way you perceive the world drives the way you perform in it.
Yet, a superbly developed Mindset without a magnificently purified Heartset
is a hollow triumph. Just working on your Mindset will never deliver the
fullness of your sovereignty and fully express your resident genius,” the
industrialist said with great clarity.
“I think I’m getting you,” noted the artist with a grin the size of Mount
Kilimanjaro. “Charles Bukowski said, ‘Stop insisting on clearing your
head . . . Clear your heart instead.’”
“He was right,” agreed the billionaire as he relaxed deeper into his rich
leather seat in the SUV.
“So, help me understand exactly what ‘Heartset’ is?” asked the
entrepreneur. She was watching a group of school kids running in a
playground with unsparing exhilaration. Her thoughts drifted to her
childhood.

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“Heartset is your emotional life. Even with battleproofed beliefs and the
distinguished thinking of a world-class Mindset, you won’t win if your heart
is full of anger, sadness, disappointment, resentment and fear. Just think about
it: How can you produce amazing work and realize astonishing results if toxic
feelings are weighing you down? It seems like everyone’s talking about
building a healthy and undefeatable Mindset these days. You hear it
everywhere. But no one’s speaking of Heartset—or Healthset and Soulset.