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I am a Vampire, a Loyal Member of the Temple of the Vampire. Perhaps You have seen those words before. Perhaps those words stirred Something in You... Awakened Your sense of Something that was there all along, right under Your nose, and yet it eluded You. Would You like to know what that Something is? I sure did, so I ordered My authorized copy of the Vampire Bible, applied for Active Membership, and if given the opportunity to do it all over again, I would. No doubt about it. The Temple of the Vampire has given Me tools to achieve authentic Life mastery. The Temple of the Vampire has helped Me to better understand My Self, the world around Me, and offered a means to improve and sustain both in ways most only dream of. The beauty of the Temple is perhaps best explored in the Temple's clarion call, "Test Everything - Believe Nothing". In the spirit of those words, rather than tell You that Temple is the genuine article, I will let My results speak for themselves. * I taught Myself the Dvorak keyboard, and in the short time since then, I have improved My typing speed and accuracy dramatically. I am now teaching Myself the Dvorak Left-handed keyboard. Before long, I will be able to touch-type with one hand with speed and accuracy that rivals what I can achieve now using two hands. Then, I will teach Myself the Dvorak Right-handed keyboard. Perhaps You may want to do this, too. Perhaps You may want to learn to type at all. The Temple does not offer typing lessons. It does offer tools to develop Your Will to learn and do the things You want. It offers the perspective that obstacles are not obstacles at all, but opportunities. * I have reduced My refined sugar intake. No sodas or sweets for Me? Not quite, but these are now a rarity. I have reduced the amount of coffee I drink, often drinking tea with honey in its place. When I do drink coffee, I do not add sugar. I am now also generally picky about the foods I eat. I do not take it to extremes, but if I am going to eat a bag of potato chips, it is going to be a small bag, and the ingredients generally will not be much more than "potatoes, salt, and [vegetable] oil". I eat less red meat and more fruits and vegetables. I take a daily fish oil supplement. Maybe You would like to improve Your diet or other areas of Your health. The Temple does not sell shrink-wrapped, measured meals, delivered to Your door. The Temple does offer much information You can use to improve Your health and vitality. * I run no less than five miles every other day. Every other day I do not run, I endure grueling strength training with kettlebels, tractor tires, chains, water cans, etc., for no less than two hours. Some days I do both. Some days I do way more. I am always finding and going beyond new limitations of My body. Maybe You want to get off the couch and get into a healthier routine. Maybe You want to run a marathon or do the Ironman at Kona. The Temple does not sell fad fitness plans and devices. The Temple does offer You tools You can use to find or develop realistic fitness habits and the Will to see those through. * I have eliminated all My bad debt and improved My credit worthiness. I have cut up all but one of My credit cards. Each month, I pay rent to My landlord, a premium to My auto lien holder, insurance, utilites, and most importantly, Myself. I do not have a six-figure savings. I will not for some time to come, but I will. And I will do better than six figures. It only takes time, patience, and action with a sound plan. Maybe You want a million dollars. Perhaps You already have that, or more. The Temple does not offer magic bullet, get rich quick schemes. The Temple does offer a sound alternative to working for money. The Temple can show You how to make Your money work for You. * I am a Noncommissioned Officer in the United States military. I plan to compete for Warrant Officer Candidacy Selection soon. I am already working on many of the prerequisites, and I have already secured the support of others that can ensure success in this gratifying transition. This will not only be a mid-career switch, but a switch in occupational specialties to one I will find more rewarding and engaging. It will also be a jump in many pay grades, a boost of additional benefits, and greater privlege that comes with increased rank. This single move tranlates to more means now and later. Perhaps You are in a slump. Perhaps You have the job of Your dreams, or You no longer need to work. The Temple is not an online career finder or portal of fad work at home opportunities. The Temple does offer techniques You can use to get what You want from people in ways that are enriching and rewarding for You and them. * I keep a gun in My home. When I am out, I often carry a sidearm or knife. These are last resorts. When I leave My home, I already have My car key out and ready. I look inside My car before I get in it, and when in it, I lock the doors. I leave room between My car and the one in front of Me. Generally, I move about with a heightened awareness. When I get that feeling that a situation is somehow "wrong", I listen to it. I have a smoke detector in every room in My home but the bathroom. I keep the doors locked. You get the picture. Maybe there are some things You can do to improve Your chances of survival in this world. No... make that definitely. The Temple does not sell casino-grade security systems. It will not teach You to master Kung Fu in 20-minute video sessions. The Temple does offer sound measures You can take to make Your world a safer place, and ways You can stay alive when those measures are not enough alone. Hmmm... Touch typing, investments, career moves, smoke detectors, and concealed carry. Hardly evokes images of Vampires, right? I agree. Fortunately for You, there is far more to the Temple of the Vampire than can be summed in a few short paragraphs. It would take a veritable britannica to sum it all, and even that would fall short. The Temple of the Vampire requires a Lifetime of study and practice. Spending a Lifetime to master authentic Vampirism is not for everyone. Perhaps it is for You. Now, You have an opportunity before You. You can take a risk. The reward could be nothing at all, or the most precious thing in Your world. You can take no risk. You could lose nothing, or the most precious thing in Your world. You have to make a decision. I made Mine. I am a Vampire. Bow down before Me.
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