Testimonials

Testimonials

Business successes

"I had practiced visualization on my own with moderately good results but it wasn't enough to save me from bankruptcy and a home foreclosure. Within 60 days of completing the Silva Method, I had repurchased my home with 100 percent financing from the very bank that had foreclosed at three percent below the current rates at that time. I also got through the bankruptcy in a record four months." --Brian Macdonald, Real Estate Agent, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Chapter 8, page 171

"Thank you, Jose Silva, that class helped me so much." Kitt Curtis, California, who is said to be the only woman to own her own coffee roasting plant, Chapter 1, page 18

"Jose Silva gave us the key. He told us, 'You work so hard to do all the things that you do. Why don't you use more form your neck up instead of down?' The results? We have completely circled the world three different times in three different routes. Our trips always pay for themselves and more, because of the way we program it." --Ken and Elone Hoobler, owners of artificial stone business, San Antonio, Texas, Chapter 1, page 17

"Within two years, I got an award as Most Cooperative Realtor of the Year. They had not issued the award in 10 years. It stated that it was granted to someone who showed professionalism, fairness...all my dreams were coming true, strictly from visualization. The award listed all the things I had programmed that I would be, two years before. I use the Silva Method techniques to make money, to make friends, and to gather knowledge. It's been amazing that all of the dreams that I had as a little girl, the Silva Method was the vehicle of getting there." Linda Almaraz, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Chapter 3, page 74

Personal development successes

"I programmed to overcome the fear of what people think of what I say and do. I programmed myself to say the right thing, and to do the right thing. Two days later, a lady told me, 'You're very powerful.' This showed me that the programming worked." --Joan McGillicuddy, Psychotherapist and Silva Method instructor, Casa Grande, Arizona, Chapter 14, page 270

"The Silva Method has given me the confidence I lacked as a child. I no longer have the fear of speaking in front of audiences. I have been able to deal with people on a one-to-one basis, rather than in a subordinate position. It has also helped me to relax where I was tense and had severe headaches before." --Furman DeMaris, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Chapter 5, page 101

Stories from the Sales Power book:

"Within 90 days after completing the Silva Method my sales increased 200 percent." --Dave Bellizzi, insurance salesman, financial planner, Fort Lee, New Jersey, Chapter 1, Page 15

"To overcome my call reluctance I imagined approaching people and I imagined them thanking me for calling on them because they needed the help I was offering. Since we are able to function with conscious awareness at the level that used to be subconscious, we can change whatever fear is there. Now you can do what I did." --Dave Bellizzi, insurance salesman, financial planner, Fort Lee, New Jersey, Chapter 8, page 170

"There is no way to estimate the value of the Silva Method principles in the conduct of a business. The use of this meditation/visualization skill through the years has been a priceless asset for growth and a vital factor in the success of our business. We have found the Silva Method of Mind Development to be the most grounded, practical, accessible, and easy method of all the self-improvement programs we have attended." --John and Rita Donohue, San Diego, California, owners of Magic Wind, Chapter 1, page 18

"Thank you, Jose Silva, that class helped me so much." Kitt Curtis, California, who is said to be the only woman to own her own coffee roasting plant, Chapter 1, page 18

"I was skeptical about selling anything, because I had not been a sales oriented person. I improved myself to a point where I received the award as the highest first year sales rep for the insurance agency." Ray Tobias, Chicago, Illinois, talking about his first job selling insurance, Chapter 2, page 31

"Last summer we were just about broke. Our photography business wasn't going well, we weren't making enough profit, and I thought we might go under. My wife Debbie enrolled in the next Silva course, and the rest is history. A year later, our company was named 'Franchise of the Year' by the home office." Chuck Warnock, North Carolina, Chapter 2, page 36

"As I see it, we were just tapping into things that God already put there. We just didn't know how to use it yet, didn't have an instruction manual on it." Debbie Warnock, North Carolina, Chapter 2, page 38

"My business income rose dramatically soon after taking the course. I had become a full-time investment broker with A.G. Edwards & Sons and was still maintaining my insurance business. The Silva course makes your 'strong points' stronger and can turn any weakness into a strength. It helps to unlock your mind and set it free to seek out the knowledge it needs to grow and perform efficiently for you." --Art Thomas, Michigan, Chapter 4, page 89

"You have to be careful what it is that you decide you want. I can verify that more than likely you will get it." --Marge Liddy, former owner of Host Realty, Satellite Beach, Florida, Chapter 8, page 151

"Because of this one technique, I earned an additional $7,662 over the previous year." --Steve Redpath, University Heights, who sells publications to attorneys, on using a technique he read about in Jose Silva's book You the Healer. Chapter 8, page 156

"That high a percentage, achieving that progress in that time, had never happened before." --Ginger Grancagnolo, Silva Method instructor in Belleville, New Jersey, referring to the fact that 9 of the 11 Mary Kay sales reps who took the Silva Method became directors in a matter of months. Chapter 8, page 157

"Since I became a collector seven months ago (with no previous experience) I have been the top collector in the office every month." --Paulette Temple, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Chapter 8, page 161

"I had practiced visualization on my own with moderately good results but it wasn't enough to save me from bankruptcy and a home foreclosure. Within 60 days of completing the Silva Method, I had repurchased my home with 100 percent financing from the very bank that had foreclosed at three percent below the current rates at that time. I also got through the bankruptcy in a record four months." --Brian Macdonald, Real Estate Agent, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Chapter 8, page 171

"I was driving a cab in Manhattan. Two girls got in. They were attending the Silva Method training. They said, 'Oh, this is the greatest thing, you've got to take it.' I did. Then a friend got me into real estate sales. I started visualizing million-dollar sales. I told everybody I was selling million-dollar properties. Eventually I sold many million-dollar properties." --Sheilah Schwartz, New Jersey, Chapter 9, page 192

"In seven weeks, we sold 77 sets of encyclopedias. We helped 77 families." --Ana Maria Mendez, Laredo, Texas, Chapter 14, page 259

"Selling is no different than other fields where people are able to anticipate other people's reactions in advance. By doing this, eventually you will develop an intuition to read your prospects like a book!" --Robert L. Shook, author of more than 30 books including Ten Greatest Salespersons and The Perfect Sales Presentation, Chapter 14, page 263

"Without the Silva Method techniques, we would be out of business by now." --Garry Kann, New Jersey, investment banker, Chapter 14, page 264

"I pre-program myself before a counseling session, to say the right things. I do the same when we are going into negotiations." --Antonio Estrada, Psychotherapist and Silva Method instructor, Casa Grande, Arizona, Chapter 14, page 270

"We find that we always get what we program for. Sometimes it takes longer than other times, but we always get it." --Antonio Estrada and Joan McGillicuddy, Psychotherapists and Silva Method instructors, Casa Grande, Arizona, Chapter 14, page 271