Harmonic Wealth

Case Study: Marta Reis

"Within a relatively short time, I lost 40 pounds! I also quit smoking without needing to use nicotine patches and without any symptoms of withdrawal!"

-- Marta Reis, Artist

For the first time in my life, I am making money doing something that is truly creative and fulfilling.

"My heart and art shape my actions and my future." This idea or empowering belief came to fruition at the Harmonic Wealth® Weekend. Three months later, I had a functioning business, a bank account, a website, marketing materials, an advertising campaign and much more. Eight months later, I had attracted over 75 potential clients and Visionality (my company) went from an idea to a reality. For the first time in my life, I am making money doing something that is truly creative and fulfilling.

I have also been much more relaxed and self-assured since the beginning of the Journey. I grew up in a traditional, large, Portuguese family where the first-born children were considered Gods in comparison to the other children. As the younger child, I was constantly compared to my older sibling and cousins, always made to feel second best. The insecurities accrued from these interactions greatly impacted my life and my responses. I would often fly off the handle at the smallest comments, always defending myself even when it wasn't necessary. Now I look at everything much more objectively, and from a position of power. Instead of letting anger or frustrations take over, I have learned how to identify with the appropriate emotional response, and to deal with it rationally.

Two years ago, I was a cigarette smoker and fifty pounds overweight. Having tried all of the fad diets without avail, and having had surgery on my lower back when I was 17, I had convinced myself that my body was flawed. At Harmonic Wealth Weekend, James taught me that the only way I was going to overcome this physical challenge and the mental constraints I had placed on my capabilities, was to choose a type of exercise that would bring me complete joy. I bought some bikes with my husband, created some rough boundaries for myself, and within a relatively short time, I lost 40 pounds! I also quit smoking without needing to use nicotine patches and without any symptoms of withdrawal!

In The Science of Success Learning System, James says, "nothing can be created or destroyed. It can only be transformed." This idea, that life is like silly-putty, has created a freedom for me that I never knew existed. As I continue to make my way through the James Ray curriculum, I look forward to a future without boundaries, and to creating a life in which anything is possible!

Sincerely,
Marta Reis
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania