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Morrisville Entrepreneur Pursues Passion with Book, Blog, Podcasts

Bucks County meditation and intuition teacher uses print-on-demand book as ‘business card’ for new clients

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MORRISVILLE, Pa. – At first glance, Yanni Maniates looks like a typical businessman, with close-cropped hair and wire-framed glasses. Yet a turn of his head reveals a thick rope of a ponytail cascading from his nape. The two sides of the Bucks County author and teacher represent his approach to business: grounded in the present, yet reaching back to the mystical past.

Maniates left the corporate world in 1990 to pursue his passion of teaching meditation, intuitive development, healing, and spirituality. “I had an insane job,” he recalls. “Seventeen years ago I was running a book publishing company in New York City. It was burning me out. My wife and I just decided to do what we wanted to do, so we moved [to Bucks County] to get away, where we didn’t know anyone, but close enough to family where we could access them.”  

Until now, Maniates relied on word-of-mouth to attract students to his business. But the Morrisville, Pa., resident is ready to reach out to a wider audience with his first book, “Magical Keys to Self-Mastery: Creating Miracles in Your Life.” Written in a bright, accessible style, the book gives you easy-to-apply tips to get to know yourself from the “inside out,” such as simple meditation techniques and methods to become better at listening to yourself and others.

“This book is my business card. It’s to open doors, not to get rich,” Maniates explains. Based on what he learned in publishing, “One-third of the books make money, one-third break even, and one-third fail. I know that from being right in the middle of it.”

Therefore, Maniates chose the print-on-demand option to publish his book. To further introduce himself to potential readers, Maniates put up a companion website, www.lifemasteryblog.com, where he posts blogs twice a week and podcasts once a week.

“I set that up so that I can send a person to something that’s not going to cost them anything and yet they still can get to know me and my work,” Maniates says. “It’s also to show people that I have a history, as I’ve been blogging and podcasting now for nearly a year and a half. Then, if they like what they read and hear, they can sample my products ranging from the paperback, to CDs, audio meditations, teleseminars, classes, and more. It’s all part of creating an image and showing there’s some substance.” 

That substance, as described in “Magical Keys,” includes practical advice to reduce stress, which can lead to greater success in your personal and business life. The book also includes a chapter on “The Art or HeArt of Listening,” with valuable tips on how to truly connect with others. “Often what someone is saying out loud has nothing to do with what is really going on inside them,” Maniates writes.

Maniates, who is currently co-writing a second book, has also published articles, book reviews, certification programs, and audio products for meditation and hypnotherapy. He’s also a contributor along with Zig Ziglar and Brian Tracy to “101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life.”

As well, he is working on a couple of other avenues to create a major presence for himself online. He just weeks ago was chosen, along with only fifteen other people,  to be a part of a major internet marketing outreach initiative.  Please see: http://www.projectmessengers.com

“Magical Keys to Self-Mastery: Creating Miracles in Your Life” (©2007, Mentor with the Masters Press) is available for $16.95 through Amazon.com and the author’s website, www.magicalkeystoselfmastery.com or www.magicalkeystoselfmastery.com/booksellers.htm

Maniates lives in Morrisville, Pa., with his wife and soul-mate of 25 years, Jaime, and son Sean. To learn more, visit www.learnmastery.com or contact the author at yanni.maniates@verizon.net.

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The Seven Core Principles of Self-Mastery

·   Peace of Mind is a Breath Away or a Thought Away

·   “Listen” to your Higher Self constantly

·   “You” are your most “significant other”

·   Regularly choose who you want “to be” rather than what you want “to do.”

·   Be “True to your Self,” truly “Know Thy Self” and really “Listen” to your  Self

·   Connect with the eternal “Embrace” that is waiting to hold you in its tender arms

·   Quiet Your Mind and Open Your Heart

-   From “Magical Keys to Self-Mastery: Creating Miracles in Your Life”

By Yanni Maniates

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Mentor with the Masters^® Press

520 Stevens Road

Morrisville, PA 19067

215.295.5444

Email: yanni.maniates@verizon.net