Exit The Rat Race

What's Your Excuse!

2011-03-22T21:22:00.005-07:00

Just when you start feeling sorry for yourself that you don't have the resources that others have to succeed save this video to your desktop or bookmark this page so you can come back and remind yourself that YOU Have No Excuses!

Or when you start playing the If Only... game:
- If only I was thinner
- If only I was taller
- If only I had more money
- If only I had been born into a better family

Watch This - and then Look At Yourself in the Mirror!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE&feature=player_embedded#at=165

G.R.E.A.T.

2011-03-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

No matter what your line of work is one thing to remember is that whenever you are out there you are always on stage. Whether you are at the supermarket or at a hockey game you never know who might be pointing to you and speaking of you with admiration. Don’t let them down by being off guard.

So to help you out a bit I have put together a few points that some of you might not find foreign at all. This is what it takes to be G.R.E.A.T.

1- G is for Grooming! You are a successful, respected, well-liked businessperson. Do you always look the part?
a- Take it from someone who knows the fashion business: You don’t need to spend a million bucks to look like a million bucks.
b- If you need any ideas just pick up any business magazine and see how business people dress.
c- When you are out and about you don’t need to wear a suit to the supermarket but maybe a raggedy sweat suit is not fitting either. Relax in your sweat pants at home if you have to.

2- R is for Respect and Responsibility!

3- E is for Edification! Edification is the process of building up or uplifting someone.

4- A is for Action which as you know speaks louder than words!
a- Do what you say you are going to do
b- More importantly DO what you are telling others to DO.
c- And DO IT like you want them to do it.

5- T is for Teaching! Teach what you know through your example and what you do. When you tell people what to do that is called Preaching. People rarely learn from Preachers but more often than not they learn from Teachers.

That is how G.R.E.A.T is lived and greatness begets more greatness, which in turn begets more wealth and fame and all that you desire!

Learn these things while you are still following or leading a few so that soon you may lead many.

Pearls Of Wisdom

2011-03-01T21:30:00.000-07:00

Your days are your life in miniature. As you live your hours so you create your years. Small choices lead to giant consequences over time.

The best among us are not more gifted than the rest. They just take little steps each day as they march toward their biggest life. And the days slip into weeks, the weeks into months and before they know it, they arrive at a place called Extraordinary.

"The Greatness Guide" - Robin Sharma

L.U.C.K.Y. you!

2011-02-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

Did you know that every minute of every day you are creating your future?
I am not referring to some esoteric, fluffy, new age philosophy.
Rather, there is real science behind that statement.

The choices you make today, every single thing you do today, in fact you reading this post right now or choosing not to, is determining the results you get tomorrow.

Depending on how much knowledge you acquired yesterday and how much of that knowledge you acted upon yesterday, that’s how your today will look.

Then people might just call you lucky – not knowing what you learned and what you did yesterday.

And when they call you lucky you can tell them darn right I’m lucky and this is what lucky means and you can be lucky too.

Laboured (You Acted)
Under
Correct
Knowledge
Yesterday

So look at every minute of your day and you will get a picture of the future you are creating right now.

What are you reading right now?
Are you reading something just to kill time or as an escape from your reality?
Or are you reading something that can help you make a fortune?

Are you working for a living with one job or two? Or are you working on your fortune with a spare-time business?

Depending on what you are doing right now will determine how prepared you are to strike while the iron is hot when a huge new opportunity comes along.

Be Prepared!
Get Ready!
Your Time is Almost Here!

Pearls of Wisdom

2011-01-01T11:11:00.000-07:00

There are some things you don't have to know how it works - only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit.

It just depends on which end of this you want to get in on.
Jim Rohn

Are Your Prayers Being Answered?

2010-12-24T22:27:00.000-07:00

We often pray that God will just give us a chance.
And yet when we get a chance we fail to act on it.

You might have heard this wonderful story but maybe you need to read it again.

It is the story of the man who lived in a house all by himself.
One day there was a great flood and the main floor was full of water.
So he went to the Second Floor and stood by the window and prayed.

Some people came by in a Canoe and said "Come on old man, let's get you out of here."
"Oh no - Go ahead," he said, "God will take care of me."

Then the floodwaters rose to the second level and he had to go to the third level.
A Motorboat came by while he was praying on the 3rd floor balcony and again he told them to go ahead because God was going to save him.

Soon the floodwaters forced him onto the roof and a helicopter spotted him and tried to pluck him to safety but he steadfastly refused to go.

And then he drowned and next thing he knew he was there standing in front of God.

"God what happened to you?" he asked, "I believed with all my heart and soul you would come and save me."

The lord smiled at the man and said, "I tried, my son. Who do you think sent the canoe and the motor boat and the helicopter?"

I hope that little story puts a smile on your face and an inspiration in your heart.

Have you been praying for something to happen in your life?

Whether you are praying for love, money, happiness or peace just pay attention to the messages around you.

Maybe your canoe or boat or helicopter is sitting right there in front of you and you just refuse to see it.

Pearls of Wisdom

2010-11-11T09:24:00.001-07:00

Each one of us is called to greatness. Each one of us has an exquisite power within us. Each one of us can have a significant impact on the world around us – if we so choose.

But for this power that resides internally to grow, we need to use it.

“The Greatness Guide” – Robin Sharma

The Game – Second Half

2010-10-10T10:10:00.000-07:00

In my last post I wrote about 3 types of people In The Game and before I get into more detail on these people here is why it is important. If you focus on communicating with the right people you will have better results and not get frustrated.

Those Who Get In The Game are people that don’t mess around. They play hard and think big! They play to win but are not afraid to lose. They would rather be IN the game, getting knocked down and bruised, than be in the stands watching. These people are tough to find because they are in high demand and are already playing somebody else’s game. So stay in touch with them, build a relationship and someday they just may play your game.

Those Who Watch are also referred to as the audience or the fans and they are a boisterous lot. They love to tell people who are playing the game how they could play better even though they do not want to get in the game. These arm-chair coaches and quarterbacks can be extremely critical and love to give advice that they rarely live by. They are very fearful of playing the game. The good thing about this group is that some of them, sometimes, get into the game, when they overcome their fear.

Those Who Don’t Come To The Game are content doing whatever they do. They don’t care about the game and sometime will watch from afar. Don’t waste your time with these people not because they are not winners but just because they really don’t care. The good thing about this group is that sometimes they become Those Who Watch. That usually happens when they hear that the game is getting real good and they jump on the band wagon. A couple of years ago when our team was in the finals of hockey a whole bunch of these people jumped on the bandwagon. The problem is they are also the first ones to jump off.

That is why I suggested that you focus your energy on the first two. Your life will be less frustrating and you will be more prosperous. Because YOU are probably In The Game!

Pearls Of Wisdom

2010-09-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

While some people need to know every detail about how exactly the electricity gets from the switch to the light bulb before they can create light, I simply walk up to the switch and turn it on and presto – there is light!

The Game

2010-03-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

For those of you who are in business of any kind you are always looking for people to recruit or for new customers. In fact whether you are a large corporation, a sports team or if you are a Network Marketer you definitely should be recruiting all the time.

That off course can be a very frustrating experience unless you understand The Game.

There are only 3 types of people:
1- Those who Get In The Game
2- Those who watch
3- And those who don’t even come to the Game

If you want to be successful, focus on the first two. And if you want to know more look out for my next post. Or even better sign up on this blog for automatic updates to be sent to you when this blog is updated which as you can see is not all that often.

Start A Financial Freedom Fund (FFF)

2009-10-28T22:22:00.000-07:00

Every year when a farmer harvests his crop he leaves some of the seed in the barn to plant next spring. Every pay check that you earn you should be taking some of that seed and putting it in the “Barn” (Your Financial Freedom Fund) so that you can grow more money. When I first started my FFF I thought it would take me forever to make it big enough so that I could do anything with it. After all, at first I could only put very small amounts of money into my FFF. But as it grew so did my obsession with making it even bigger. I had my Money Magnet Jar at home and I threw in anything I could Every Single Day. Meanwhile I studied and studied.

There is a saying that “Success happens when Knowledge Meets Opportunity”. I had acquired much knowledge over the years but everytime opportunity knocked I had no money or very little money. As a result I was afraid to risk what little money I had.

Soon I had $800 in my FFF and I had studied enough that I had decided to spend $300 of it on all I had learned about Foreign Currency Trading. I promptly lost almost a third of it as I realized that trading real money was not the same as trading in a practice account. However, I still had $500 left so I dipped in to it to replenish the trading account because I felt I had learned some valuable lessons. In the next few months I had great success until I got cocky and lost my focus. I still made a lot of money and that helped me pad my FFF. The more money I made the more I put into my FFF. The more seed my FFF had the more I could plant and diversify. I bought stocks, invested in businesses and I quickly learned the secret of how the rich get richer.

“They Don’t Spend EVERYTHING They Earn.” They keep some of it for seed!

What is a Philanthro-Capitalist?

2009-06-06T18:08:00.002-07:00

Back in late 2007 when I coined the term Philanthro-Capitalist™ I remember searching Google, Yahoo and MSN for the term and could find nothing. Today I ran a search and there are pages and pages of results for the same term.

The other thing that I did was I put a trademark symbol besides the term Philanthro-Capitalist™ but I knew it meant nothing. In fact I still chuckle when I think about doing it that first time.

While I am tickled that this term is getting all the play that it is receiving I still think that my meaning of the term is very different than what I see out there. So what does it mean to be a Philanthro-Capitalist™?

A Philanthro-Capitalist is a business person who is engaged in giving while creating a profit which in turn allows for more giving or philanthropy while creating even more profit. With this model there is ascending growth so that more and more people are impacted.

On the hand charities operate on a self-liquidation model. They receive money, give it all away and then come back asking for more. Charities also spend a huge amount of time and money raising money. As Philanthro-Capitalists™ become more successful, charities will be the beneficiaries of the funds generated from their businesses.

I write this explanation here to answer once and for all the many people that often approach me and say “Allan Marston – Philanthro-Capitalist – what the heck does that mean? I hope this explanation suffices.

An Instant Noodle Society

2009-03-31T00:54:00.002-07:00

We are living in tough times but history has shown that it is during times like these that new businesses get started and succeed.

So as you start to look for business ideas beware of the scam artists and those that would just have you buy information on how to get rich. There are people who know they can prey on the unsuspecting people who have just been laid off and are looking for something new.

In this post and in upcoming ones as well I am going to give you a few clues on what to look for when you make a decision on whether what you are looking at is Too Good To Be True or Too Good To Pass Up.

1- There is no such thing as a Free Ride. If no investment is required – RUN! An opportunity without an investment is called A Job.

2- It is possible to find something that requires very little work and still make money. The cost is usually high for such opportunities. If it requires No Work at all, that is called An Investment. My rule of thumb is that either you use your money to make money or you use your efforts to make money. By being in business you can also leverage other people’s efforts (and expertise) to make money and you can leverage other people’s money to make money. That is why I like business so much.

3- The biggest of these 3 points is this one. If someone tells you they can make you rich in 3 months or some ridiculous time frame – RUN! Especially if the investment is low and the amount of work required is low. The bigger and the more dramatic the story, the more people fall for it.

We live in an Instant Noodle society where most people want to make money now, without working for it and they are willing to pay for it. Knowing this about the current human psychology, con artists gain your confidence with elaborate setups revolving around that theme of do nothing, invest with them and they will make you rich.

When ALL You Have Is Hope

2009-02-16T00:26:00.001-07:00

In this post I wanted to start talking about business ideas but I think there is one more topic we need to cover before we go there. And that is the topic of whether YOU think you can actually be in business and whether you think you are actually capable of putting together an effective team.

The title of this post is actually the title of a book I am currently reading about a man named Frank O’Dea. He came from a rich family, got raped 4 times from when he was a young boy until he was a young man. His rapists included an Adult he trusted, a Police Officer and two Priests whom he also trusted.

He became an alcoholic at a very young age and eventually a young homeless man who was continuously beaten by young people looking for thrills and police looking to keep him out of places where well to do people would not be disturbed by his begging for food or money or the look and smell of his vomit and blood stained clothes.

Two days before Christmas, early in the morning while standing on a street corner he said to himself, “If I don’t change, I will die like this!” He did not want to die on the streets, freezing to death or being beaten to death. Die or Change was the only way he saw it. If he died, few would know he was gone and even fewer he figured would care.

Frank O’Dea made a decision that day to change that not only saved his life but saved and improved the lives of millions of people all over the world. Within 10 years he was a millionaire having co-founded The Second Cup, Canada’s equivalent to Starbuck’s in high-end coffee products. However, The Second Cup was way ahead of its time and even Starbuck’s had not come on to the scene when they started up.

When Frank O’Dea dies there will be many who will cry. Who will cry when YOU die? What difference have you made in the corner where you are?

This book is by far one of the most inspiring I have read in a very long time. I keep asking myself every time I put that book down the same question.

“If this guy who was severely abused, an alcoholic and a downtrodden homeless person and could then become one of Canada’s most successful businessmen and philanthropists can do it then why can’t you and I do it.”
Do human beings have to hit rock bottom to be able to Make A Decision to change their lives?

I hope not! If that is the case we would all need to go live on the streets and get beaten up a few times before we are capable of making that decision that will change our lives forever.

Can you make a decision, right now, right where you are at this moment in your life, to change? I really think you can! Maybe your change does not need to be that drastic. Maybe you just need to go from living pay check to pay check to living a life of financial abundance or at least a carefree financial lifestyle.

Frank O’Dea made that decision and then worked hard to stay off the alcohol. He worked hard at menial jobs where he made connections that led to him teaming up with people that led to business opportunities that he jumped on and worked hard at.

The story of Frank O’Dea if summarized in one paragraph might say that he made a decision, worked hard, had a great desire to be a success and looked for opportunity around every corner. He never tried to take the easy road! He didn’t hit the jackpot. His message is simple: Hope – Vision – Action!

Can you do it? Yes You Can!

Businesses Create Millionaires & Billionaires

2009-02-01T23:35:00.000-07:00

So how are you making out? Have you got your team together? Have you figured out your game plan? Have you started taking Action? Or are you having some trouble getting started?

The critical thing right now is to get into business. You cannot depend on anyone else and especially not the government. I have news for you if you haven’t figured this out already. The stimulus package of any country does not apply to you unless you are a CEO of a major corporation or are a bank or somebody really important.

If your house is in foreclosure or if you have just lost your job or if you are in any other financial trouble please don’t sit there watching CNN and cursing the government for not doing anything for you.

Get off the couch, kick yourself in the butt and get to work doing something. I gave you some ideas in my last post and if that did not work for you then I have some other ideas in my next post.

The bottom line is this! Either you create a business or you join a business. Either you create a team or you join a team. YOU are the one responsible for making things happen for YOU.

So be prepared to make something happen and come back to read my next post. In fact do yourself a favour and subscribe to these posts. Especially if you find them helpful. In fact tell your friends about this blog as well and maybe Together Everyone (all your loved ones) will Achieve Miracles. I am sure you will not find the kind of stuff I write about here in the regular news media. They thrive off your misery and despair. I don’t! When you do well your friends and neighbours do well. And when they do well your community does well and your city, state or province does well. And the Country soon digs itself out of where it is and I do well.

Just remember that Misery and Despair are optional!

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

2009-01-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

Right now what the world needs is for people to come together and work as a Team. I think it is Mark Victor Hansen, the co-author of Chicken Soup For The Soul Series, who said that T.E.A.M. stands for Together Everyone Achieves Miracles. And Miracles are what we need today with one of the worst economic downturns the world has ever seen, upon us.

Take a deep breath in and out!

Relax into an almost meditative state!

Think about the people around you. Your friends, your co-workers, your neighbours and others you might volunteer with or belong to a club with. What can you do together? Can 4 or 5 of you come together to start a business or join a business or find a way to make some money. Here are 3 things you can do right now to get started:

1- Choose A Team – Make sure each member has a particular strength and most importantly is strong where you or the others are weak. The last thing you want on a team is for everyone to be detail oriented for example. If that is the case everyone will get caught up in the weeds of details. Yet it wouldn’t be very smart to have no detail people on the team. They say that the devil is in the details and it will catch up with you if you don’t pay attention to it.

2- Create A Plan – Most people will tell you to begin with what you like to do and that is true. However you also have to make sure that you are solving someone else’s pain. If there is no pain for someone else there will be no gain for you. If you cannot come up with anything there are two things you could do:
a. You probably need a real creative person added to your team. An idea person is critical for every team. You just need to make sure they are not the leader. Visionaries rarely make good executioners.
b. Go look through Home Business Magazines or books that give you ideas on what businesses you can start. Or search to see what people are doing online but be very careful. Everyone online is trying to sell you something and they appeal to that common thread that runs through most people. They want to be rich – They don’t want to work for it – They don’t want to Pay for it! If you buy into one of those projects you just bought into a scam.

3- Take Action – Over the past couple of years with the popularity of The Secret there are many who figured they just had to think their way into prosperity. The law of attraction is powerful but look at the last 6 letters. Yes that’s right it spells ACTION. Persistent Thought on a Particular Area Plus Persistent and Consistent Action is the True Secret of The Law of Attraction. Every team needs a leader and the number one thing that kills all teams is EGO. A mentor of mine used to say that EGO stood for Edging God Out! I like to say that EGO stands for Edging Good Out! If there are 5 of you and you are trying to dig yourself out of a hole, then stay focused on that. It shouldn’t be important as to who the leader is and who gets center stage. I have often told people with big egos around me “You take the Fame, just give me the fortune”.

Good Teams Make Great Dreams Come True!

Good Times Never Last

2009-01-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

It has been more than 2 years since I updated this blog. I guess I felt that it wasn’t needed. People who had great jobs didn’t feel like they were in the Rat Race. And if they were, they figured it wasn’t so bad. The pay was good, they were able to buy a home and jobs were so plentiful that if their boss didn’t treat them right they just had to walk across the street into a higher paying job.

It was an employee’s market for sure!

And it seems to me that when human beings are doing well they think that things will always be so good. They don’t think about digging their well before they need it. They don’t think they will ever be thirsty which is why Americans have the lowest savings of any major country on the planet. China has the highest!

Now people are thirsty and now they are scrambling to dig their wells. But it is very difficult to dig a well under those parched conditions.

So I decided I would come back and help in any way that I can. I have a few secrets that might help you. And for those of you who subscribed to this blog a long time ago I hope you will take some time to review the material here and share it with friends. You will find out why you should share it with friends in the next post. The content is even more valid today than it was in 2006 when things were so good.

I look forward to helping you if you need it!

The Science Of Getting Rich

2006-11-24T23:53:00.000-07:00

Hopefully you have already read this book. If you haven’t you can email me and I will send you the eBook at no charge. Email me at ajmarston@shaw.ca but please do me a favour and tell others about this Blog or forward them the link.

The other thing you should do is watch The Secret. Most, if not all of the wealthiest and most successful people in the world have been practicing the secret and some of them aren’t even aware that they are.

What’s worse is that most people don’t even know about the secret and therefore continue to live a life of struggle and poverty.

Another great movie to watch is What The Bleep Do We Know?

We have explored the earth, oceans and even space and now its time to explore the mind, thoughts and the power that each of us have as human beings.

The Science of Action

2006-07-01T21:33:00.000-07:00

Nothing happens unless you finally Act upon it.

You can conceive, believe and attract all kinds of opportunities into your life but if you never act on any of these it is meaningless.

I know so many people who go to seminars, get coached, take courses and continue to study some more. They’re still broke simply because they don’t Act on what they have learned.

It is said that you will earn when you learn but that only applies if you Live what you’ve learned. That is what the L stands for in LEARN. Separate the L from LEARN and this is what you get – EARN.

Here is an example:

A carpenter goes to school to learn to be a carpenter.

He then has a Thought – an Idea – that he wants to build a wooden bridge in his backyard. He envisions it and takes his first action. He draws up a blueprint.

Then he takes another actions and makes up a list of all the supplies he needs.

He goes and buys the supplies.

And finally he begins to build the bridge.

From Thought to Reality – Action!

So what have you been wanting to do?
What is holding you back?
Is it Fear?
Is it a lack of confidence?

Here is the key to the Science of Action:

Take little steps in the direction you wish to go.
Even if you don’t know what step # 10 will be, take step # 1.

There is a saying by Goethe that says:

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

Go ahead and give yourself a chance.

As the Kelly Clarkson song says:

Take A Risk, Take A Chance, Make A Change and Break Away.

The Science of Attraction

2006-03-04T00:02:00.000-07:00

Thoughts play a major role in the Science of Attraction.

In fact anything I write hear would pale in comparison with a book I am just reading by Joe Vitale called “The Attractor Factor”.

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The Science of Thought

2006-02-21T21:51:00.000-07:00

As human beings we are now used to the many waves around us. Radio Waves and Micro Waves to name a couple are also used on many different frequencies.

Science has long known that our brains also emit waves. These waves are known as Alpha, Beta and Theta Waves.

Scientists still don’t know a lot about the brain and so there are many questions left unanswered like:
- How far do the waves we know about travel?
- How fast do these waves travel?
- Does the brain emit other waves that we do not have the technology to detect?
- Just as the brain sends out these waves does it have the capacity to also receive wave signals?

There are many learned people who believe that these waves carry thoughts far and wide and telekinetic tests have confirmed this. A test subject in New York thinking something without being hooked up to the other test subject in London, England have accurately confirmed what the other person was transmitting.

So do like thoughts attract? Is that why when you are having a bad day it only gets worse?

Or when you are having a great day it seems like nothing can go wrong?

We know for a fact that certain waves travel in certain patterns and at certain frequencies.
- A TV receiver cannot pick up a Radio Wave.
- An AM radio cannot pick up an FM radio wave
- A radio cannot pick up a microwave signal.
- And so on.

Therefore it stands to reason that we need to learn how to effectively receive and send Thought Waves.

A husband and wife often do this – communicate with each other without saying a word and even without being in the same room or even the same vicinity.

We often call it “being in the zone’.

Twin siblings also tend to communicate sometimes over long distances just by exchanging thoughts over a seemingly rapid thought wave frequency.

Furthermore when you think about it you can ask where do ideas come from?

Is an idea nothing more than someone else’s thought travelling on a certain frequency that you were tuned into at the time?

Is that where inspiration comes from?

Do all thoughts being emitted from our brains just float around on high frequency thought waves or do they sit in some vast super conscious database from which we draw upon if only we knew how or were properly programmed to receive?

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The Science Of Belief

2006-01-24T22:44:00.000-07:00

According to Deepak Chopra our cells are constantly eavesdropping on our mind.

And as they eavesdrop they learn and change and evolve. In his book Biology of Belief author Dr. Bruce Lipton talks about how cells have a membrane that he calls Mem-Brain. These cells learn from other cells and transmit information to each other. As cells die and new cells are born only the new information is transferred. About once or so every year all the cells in our body are reborn or transformed and their data comes from what we believe.

Dr. Shad Helmstetter, author of the Best Selling book What To Say When You Talk To Yourself says that our beliefs come from what we take in through our 5 senses. Mostly what we hear! And the person we hear most is ourselves.

So what are you saying when you talk to yourself or when you talk about yourself to others? Are you prone to saying such things as “Oh that was so stupid of me” or “Man, am I dumb or what?” or “Sometimes, I can’t believe how stupid I am” or “I can’t afford that – I’m broke”?

Your cells are taking in these types of statements and comments objectively. The more times you say it and the more passionately you say it the stronger the belief becomes within your cells. They say to each other “Maybe this guy is stupid” and then the next time you say it they say to each other “See – he just said it again so that confirms that he is stupid”.

Then when a new cell is born the old cells just transfer the data to the new cell. “Our guy here, he is real nice and stuff but boy is he stupid”. Before you know it your life is in the gutter because you just can’t seem to do anything right. And you just seem to continually attract crap into your life. To find out how all this Stinking Thinking and Freaking Speaking turns you into a Crap Magnet read my next post.

For now please just watch your mouth! If you can’t say something nice about yourself just don’t say anything at all. After all you are awesome and that’s what you should tell yourself every single day.

Ever heard of affirmations? Or as Dr. Helmstetter calls it Self-Talk! Make up a list of things that you would like to become. Maybe you want to have more Self Confidence. Then here is an affirmation for you:

“I have a completely relaxed Self Assurance. I am sure of myself in all situations and with all people.”

You might want to add this: “I am not Shy or Afraid of anyone. I am Bold, Calm and Cheerful.”

Maybe you want more money: “Money continually flows into my life with ease and grace and enriches me and all around me.”

When you first begin to say these affirmations you might hear you cells screaming out in laughter. That’s okay! Remember you’ve been telling them how stupid you are until now. As you begin this exercise they might think you have finally gone bonkers. But continue and make sure you say it with Passion and Conviction – in other words like you believe it – strongly.

However, slowly these cells will come around. Soon they will say “This gal is very confident and bold and happy and she has a lot of money.” Remember these cells only know what you tell it. If you keep telling it that you are broke, that is what they know. And as you will see in my next post like attracts like.

2006-01-21T03:10:00.000-07:00

I've been away for a while doing some Thinking!

So watch out for some blockbuster thoughts, ideas and inspirations that will be coming your way shortly.

Thanks for your patience!

No Thought – Rent Free!

2005-11-06T01:02:00.000-07:00

We get bombarded each day with thousands of thoughts. Besides the thoughts that we have, our thoughts are also heavily influenced by the people we work with, family, friends, TV, Radio, Newspapers, books, magazines and the Internet to mention just a few.

Protecting your mind can be a full time activity and at the very least we should always be aware of what is infiltrating our most valuable asset.

I learned a long time ago that No Thought Lives In My Mind, Rent Free! Each and every thought either helps me grow or sets me back. In fact in the fast paced world we live in it is safe to say that if we are not moving forward we are moving backward.

So how do we control what thoughts enter this sacred domain we call the mind?
You Choose!

Yes you ‘can’ choose what TV program to watch if any or whether you should listen to the radio or music in your automobile or listen to an inspirational or motivational or educational CD.

You ‘can’ choose whether you should read the newspaper or read a great book. Even when choosing a book it is all up to you whether you choose an ‘escape’ type book like a Romance Novel or a Science Fiction thriller or do you read The Magic Of Thinking Big.

We can’t choose all our thoughts but there are many wise choices we can make to limit the amount of frivolous, harmful and purely useless thoughts that are sent our way each day. You can turn the channel! You can tune in or tune out!

You either pay attention and battle thought pollution or you pay the rent that each thought commands. The price of the useless and frivolous thoughts is usually unadulterated mediocrity. The price of harmful thoughts is poverty and unhappiness.

The choice is yours!

Choose Wisely!

LIfe Is...

2005-10-26T13:47:00.000-07:00

Life is like a long distance race where persistence and consistence win the race.
Run too fast and you end up last.

T >>> F >>> A = R

2005-10-22T10:04:00.000-07:00

Thoughts lead to Feelings
Feelings lead to Actions
Actions lead to Results!

SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

2005-08-08T08:05:00.000-07:00

Since the mind can only hold one thought at a time, what are you thinking about most of the time?
Is your mind “programmed to receive” as the song says or are you stuck in Poverty Mode? What do you talk about with your friends?
What do you get excited about?
What do you think about when nobody is looking?
What are you reading or listening to right now?

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THE POWER OF THOUGHTS

2005-08-04T00:24:00.000-07:00

I am sure you have heard many times about the power of thoughts. Recently however, it hit a little close to home. My 73-year-old mom had been saying for about the last year that she hoped she would die before my 76-year-old dad as she was really worried that she could not manage without him. They have been married 50 years this year. Over the last 6 months she had been saying this more and more, even praying for it. 3 weeks ago she had a stroke and if it was not for the quick thinking of my dad she might not be around.

Think we ought to really be careful what we focus our thoughts on?

Yesterday I was watching an episode of Fear Factor and one of the women on the show kept saying there was no way she could do this particular stunt. Think she did? No way!

What kinds of things do we say to ourselves everyday? Like “I’m broke” or “I can’t afford it” or “I’ve got a terrible memory” or how about “I’m just no good at managing money”?

Your self-talk is your self fulfilling prophecy. What do you say to yourself when no one is listening?

WHAT’S ALL THIS TALK ABOUT MONEY?

2005-08-01T12:05:00.000-07:00

Some people get really turned off when I talk about money. I’ll be honest with you, most of these people are dead broke. Maybe they don’t like me talking or writing about money because for them Money has always been a source of grief because they have not had enough of it.

Let’s face it folks, Money is Economic Oxygen and without it you are dying financially. With it you can look after your health better. You can go out for supper whenever you want and to whatever restaurant you want. What if you could take your wife or girlfriend to a movie every week? What if you could drive the vehicle of your dreams?
The wife of a good friend who is a millionaire recently said to me “the person who came up with the saying, Money can’t buy you happiness probably never went on a ten thousand dollar shopping spree.” She was joking but I thought she had a point. Like my friend who drives a BMW! Behind the wheel of that vehicle is when he truly happy. Or another friend who takes a huge meal down to the homeless shelter every month! I have never seen him happier when he is walking into that dining room and serving that meal.

Money makes the world go ‘round. And if you don’t think so prepare for a few more years of poverty. I hope for your sake you can change your thinking enough to understand what I have written here.

RIGHT PATH - WRONG TRAIN

2005-07-31T10:12:00.000-07:00

How do you know if you are on the right path?
I know that I am on the right path when things 'feel' right.
But sometimes you can be on the right path but on the wrong train.

For example, I know a speaker who has been with a particular speaking organization for a few years. He knew he was on the right path because he loved what he was doing and he could see how he was impacting people's lives. However, what he just recently found out was that he was on the wrong train. In other words, in this case he was with the wrong organization. He loved what he was doing but he was making very little money doing it.

His new organization gets him more speaking engagements AND he is making a lot of money. Now he is looking after himself and his family, donating a sizeable amount of money every month to a homeless foundation I work with and impacting people's lives.

I myself was in Network Marketing for 28 years and made very little money. Yet I loved the business. I thought it was a great concept and it is but always only for the company, not its people, where 95% of people don't make money. Everyone stays in based on hype and loyalty. However, I loved the feeling I had, being in that business even though it was contravening my Platinum Rule.

I finally realized I was on the 'Right Path' but on the 'Wrong Train'.

Then I found a business where 95% of people Make Money. In 4 months I quit a high-paying job. In that same 4 months I earned 4 times what I had earned in 28 years of Network Marketing.

What a difference it makes to be on the Right Path AND The Right Train.

THE FRUIT ON YOUR TREE

2005-07-31T01:34:00.000-07:00

So how do you know if what you are doing is working or not?

Most people work so hard at their jobs or businesses and never take time to figure out if they are on the right path.

Don't be like the gardener who is so busy pulling weeds and putting in new fertilizer and watering and feeding his plants and trees that he fails to check if he is getting any fruit on his trees.

I am a hard worker so I am always looking at my results.
I regularly step back and ask myself:
Am I getting the results I deserve for all the hard work I am putting in?
Or are my results at least in proportion to my work?

Take a step back and look at your tree.
How long have you been operating that store?
Are you just barely scraping by even though you have been hard at it for the last 5 years?

How long have you been working that moonlighting accounting and book keeping business?
Are the long hours you are putting in between your full time job and that moonlighting business just keeping your head above water?

What about that Network Marketing business of yours?
They sold you on a 2 to 5 year plan and here you are ten years later still no further than when you got started.
Are you caught up in the hype or do you not want to quit because it would disappoint your upline who you are so loyal to?

Be honest with yourself and if it is not working then have the courage to move on.
If you are in a hole and you are still digging, guess what?
The hole is only going to get deeper.

There is only one person you need to be loyal to and that is you.
If you still don't understand this go back and read my last post.

WHERE ARE YOU AT?

2005-07-31T01:15:00.000-07:00

That is the question I always pose to myself.
Where am I at?
Is what I am doing working for me?
Or am I all caught up in the hype of what I am working on?
Or am I so loyal to the people I am with that I have forgotten The Platinum Rule?

What is The Platinum Rule?
I must look after myself first before I can look after others.
That is why they tell you on airplanes that if the Oxygen mask falls, first put it on yourself then help your spouse or children or someone else. If you try to put it on them first and you faint, what good are you to them?

Are you looking after you?
Are you working on making all the money you can so you can help others?

I hope you are because that is where it all begins.
Follow the Platinum rule and abundance will start to flow into your life.