Hello my friends… I’m back after my ten day Vipassana meditation retreat. What an awesome experience it was!
Having been a competitive swimmer and triathlete as well as having done service in the Navy, I thought I had been through tough physical and and mental training in my time but this was certainly a challenge and very worthwhile experience.
I wanted to thank you all so much for your wonderful comments left at the end of my last post, I’m Giving it all up.
I only got to read these on my return and I was incredibly touched by your good wishes and support.
Of course I came back to mountains of email correspondence too so I have been playing catch up since getting back. I will get to answer all of your comments over the next few days.
When I came back yesterday I did a video but to be honest I was in such a daze that I had no idea what I had even said in the video till I watched it again a few minutes ago.
I’m including it here for you and I look forward to sharing more insights with you in the days ahead.
Be Happy!
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Hey Marcus,
I will come back to watch the video later.
Welcome back. Hope you were refreshed!
Tosin
…fear is the passion of slaves!
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Hi Tosin,
Just catching up with my comments and wanted to say thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.
~Marcus
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Hi Marcus,
Great post – I’ve been waiting to hear how it went. I am very much looking forward to reading what you have in the days and weeks to come.
Thanks for sharing!
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:16 am
Hi Debbie,
Great to have you visit again. It was an awesome time, well worth it. I am looking forward to sharing more insights with you in the days ahead.
~Marcus
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Marcus,
I am so happy for you. You look so comfortable and content with yourself. This is truly awesome. I look forward to hearing more about your experience! Cheers, David
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:20 am
Hey David!
At last I am getting to all these awesome comments!
Thanks so much for your support as usual David – means a lot to me.
~Marcus
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Marcus Im jelly soundz absolutely wonderful. The clarity that its bought to you
Iv been around the law of attraction and the secret and the 11 forgotten laws and gosh it certainly changes the way one thinks for the better. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Im so happy for you.
Maria Eves
MLMTrainingBase.org
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Hi Maria,
Great to have you visit again!
Yes it was a fantastic time and like you say when you truly understand and apply the law of attraction there is no going back!
~Marcus
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Good to have you back, looking forward to your posts
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:23 am
Thank you. It’s great to be back too.
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Hi Marcus,
Welcome back! Sounds like you had an incredible experience. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Ilka
P.S. Somebody REALLY wanted to talk to you. Great way to keep your composure and not let it distract you

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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:24 am
Hi Ilka,
Thanks for your welcome back and support. I appreciate it very much.
~Marcus
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HI Marcus,
Welcome home. I thought about you this weekend wondering how things were going on your retreat? Glad to hear it was a moving experience for you.
I could feel the passion pouring out of you in this video and I can’t wait to see it playing out for you in your life.
Congratulations on all the amazing possibilities that await you because of this experience.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:26 am
Hi Heather…
Just getting around to answering all my comments. Thanks so much for the feedback Heather and your continued support.
~Marcus
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Hi Marcus,
I can see that you’ve been transformed buddy. I can feel your shift and I must say, it is wonderful to watch someone who has had such a transformational experience.
I feel grateful that you’ve recounted your story for it’s motivated me to spend increasing time in silence.
Thanks for your inspiration!
Ryan
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:28 am
Hi Ryan,
Great to get your feedback Ryan. Like you say there is nothing like making those huge shifts… painful to get there but well well worth it!
I appreciate your ongoing support Ryan!
~Marcus
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Hey Marcus great to see you made it through the 10 days . I think it is a courageous thing to do so well done and I can see the benefit beaming through this video. And BTW Happy Birthday . Big Hug Frank
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:32 am
Hi Frank,
Great to have you visit my friend. It was courageous and very worthwhile.
Thank you too for the birthday wishes.
Time for us to catch up for a chat again.
~Marcus
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Hi Marcus, good to see you back, great video btw.
From the sounds of it you experienced CHI,mana,prana,energy,force or whatever name you want to use for it.
I have been studying martial arts for about 26 years. The past 16 years I have been training internal martial arts. Specifically TaiChi within the system itself is a training taken from chi gung (Qigong).
What I never realized and what I think most people don’t realize is how powerful a force that is inside of us. Within our marketing community we talk about personal development. A martial artist is always in pursuit of self improvement.
A balanced mind, body, and spirit is what is really required for a happy joyful life.
I believe people get involved with network marketing because of the money, this is also why I believe most people fail.
Living isn’t about money and the pursuit of money is empty at best. Live a good life and productive positive life and money will find you.
Thanks for sharing,
Larry
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:43 am
Hi Larry,
I appreciate your great comment and especially liked the line, “A balanced mind, body, and spirit is what is really required for a happy joyful life.” – This is so true.
I did TaiChi for a few years myself and I agree with you, most of us have no idea how powerful we really are. It’s only when we stop long enough to experience it that we do.
~Marcus
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Welcome back my friend!
I am amazed at the decipline required to get through the ten days.
The killer for me would be to get up at 4am every day
I am looking forward to your insights.
Peter
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the warm welcome back! The amazing thing is that the discipline actually helped the process so ironically I was grateful for it.
I am so not an early morning person Peter but somehow I found it easy to leap out of bed at 4am. Sadly this has not continued.
~Marcus
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Welcome back Marcus!
What an incredible experience. It sounds amazing and quite the challenge.
Thanks for the video. It gives a glimpse of the impact this had on your life. Awesome.
Susanna
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 16th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Hi Susanna,
Thank you, it’s great to be back with so many wonderful friends like yourself. It was a wonderful experience. Thanks for your support as usual Susanna.
~Marcus
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hey Marcus
wonderful to see that you have had such a major shift.
Well done my friend & I look forward to sharing your journey.
best wishes
Charlie Holles
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Marcus Baker Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Hi Charlie,
Thanks Charlie. I appreciate your support and friendship.
~Marcus
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