I was born in Boston, educated in Catholic school and an avid reader. I was fascinated with medicine, psychology, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the abilities of the mind. I graduated as a nurse, moved to Miami and studied psychology, business and theology in a Catholic University. I worked for an international airline as a purser and as a supervisor in Nursing. I soon became certified in Mental Health Nursing and worked in a variety of venues, such as pediatric intensive care, child and adolescent psychiatry, juvenile and maximum security prisons and soon thereafter as a Director of Nursing in a child/adolescent psychiatric hospital.

At one point I was an Associate Vice President in a 550 bed hospital, and also faced the challenge of working as an executive management consultant in hospitals across the USA, helping restructure hospitals, and advise on strategic planning and organizational changes to increase quality and productivity.

I believe I was successful because I was able to motivate people and show them that they had the ability within them to win in their current career. I had studied various information that would likely only be an undergraduate version compared to the masters level version that is presented in your book, The Mind Accelerator. I know I would’ve enhanced my knowledge considerably and been even more successful if I had this book available to me then. But regardless, no matter what tools I had during this time of my life, I would never have been fully prepared for what happened next.

You see, in 1999, I lost my lifestyle. I had a stroke and as I was recovering from this first strike against my quality of life, I was told I had a fatal disease called multiple sclerosis. In 2001, I suffered another stroke, only this time one much more severe. After nearly meeting death and slipping into a deep coma I was put on a ventilator for life support... my husband John was told I would not live and if I did I would only exist in a vegetative state.

Thank god he refused to listen, and in pursuit of recovery he took care of me night and day. Using his physical therapy skills and bringing in positive music, affirmations and prayer, he spoke to me, worked with me, and continually explained everything that was going on with the intrusive medical procedures they were performing. He single handedly weaned me off the ventilator, and I slowly began to breathe on my own again.

As much of the damage I suffered was in my cerebellum, it was extremely difficult to sit, stand, walk or even use a spoon to eat. I could not use my arms or legs. I could not feed myself.

I stopped doing all the lessons that I had learned to become successful and depression began to grip my mental state. This is when I was introduced to The Mind Accelerator: reading your book and living your program gave me a bolus of hope…

When I read The Mind Accelerator I immediately started doing positive affirmations and stopped destructive self talk, as shown in Phase 1. I learned how to “catch myself” when being negative and train myself to become positive. I would read the quotes in the book and re-teach myself how to think—as the quote from VTH says “your external self is a manifestation of your internal self”. We manifest our thoughts and even if I did not fully believe the positive affirmations at first, I suspended disbelief and made my mind work for me. At night before bed I did my favorite affirmations and pictured healing to take place while I was asleep. When I woke up I started the day with "everyday in every way I am getting better and better and better".

Taking simple steps such as this caused things to start happening quickly— As soon as I began following the exercises of The Mind Accelerator, I started to see striking personal growth occur. I was not stagnant any longer. I walked onto the scale at the doctors office to find I had lost 15 pounds, and after a closer examination he was astonished by the gains in strength I had experienced. I began a physical therapy program and continued toning and strengthening at a renewed pace. I am now 40 pounds lighter than post stroke and I am continuing to lose weight… I feel so much better about myself.

I have fully awakened from my depressed state, I am actually doing low impact aerobics now and am functioning the best that I can… although I must admit that I have re-defined what “best” means, and hope that I can continue to break into new ground.

You have written a textbook of very condensed information complete with quotes from philosophers and successful intellectuals. It is structured in Phases to layer the knowledge and it’s very well written, accurate and effective! It is of such a compelling and informative nature, that I will re-read many parts again and again over the course of my lifetime.

I have found the Infinity Mind System found in Phase 2 to be a way to improve your life and thinking in groundbreaking ways… I know those IQ gains that are promised are occurring, because I can feel myself getting smarter. I have begun learning the Infinity Reading System, and am starting down the road to iReading at 25,000 wpm.

Most people in our society are unaware of the power inside of them, and that they are capable of programming themselves like a computer to accomplish their goals. Most people are unaware of the importance of setting long term goals, short term goals and objectives (steps to that goal). Using meditation, visualization, affirmations and precise strategy to work out the mind, just as we do our bodies for physical changes, with the guidance of Phase 4 I have done what most people haven’t.

I have charted a new course for myself and I cannot thank the author and the team at Volition Thought House enough.

Sincerely,

Sue Ann Koop, BSc, Multiple Sclerosis and Stroke Survivor