Harnessing the Power of Thought

I read a statement from the late Wallace D. Wattles that was so profound that I had to share it with you.  He said in his book, THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH,  “To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think; this is the first step toward getting rich.  To think what you want to think is to think TRUTH, regardless of appearances.  Every man has the natural and inherent power to think what he wants to think, but it requires far more effort to do so than it does to think the thoughts which are suggested by appearances.  To think according to appearances is easy; to think truth regardless of appearances is laborious, and requires the expenditure of more power than any other work man is called upon to perform.”

If you want to get rich and achieve success the first thing you need to do is acquire the ability to think the way you WANT to think.  Most of us have minds that are like sails in the wind being blown wherever the wind wishes to take them.  We don’t think the way we WANT to think, we think according to the appearances presented to us day after day.    It’s official, according to the news; we are in a recession.  That thought will sent many into a tailspin.  They will begin to worry, doubt, and fear based on the appearance of a recession.

I heard a quote from someone a while back, I don’t remember who said it, but during a major recession he made a decision “not to participate in it.”  He CHOSE not to let the appearance of a recession deter him from achieving his dreams.  He decided not to accept the illusion of the recession and managed to do quite well. To him, the so-called recession did not exist.

Why is it some people look at a pile of horse dung and see a mess and someone else will wonder where the horse is?  Why will some see “apparent” failure as the end of a dream when another will see “failure” as just one way that didn’t work and then proceed to find a way that does (Thomas Edison is one of many with such control of thought)?

The world outside will present us with many appearances to impress our mind with.  However YOU have the power to chose WHAT you WANT to think!  You have the power WITHIN to set your mind on the things “above” and not on the illusion of the defeat that appears in your daily life.

The truth is you can have or be anything you desire.  If you want to be a millionaire, you can.  However, you will have to think like one NOW.  You will have to act like one NOW and as you discipline your wayward mind to focus on your desires and, in time, you will achieve those desires.  Notice that I said, “In time.”  Don’t give up at the first, second third or tenth appearance of failure.  Never give up!  It takes time to undo what years of wrong thinking have done to you.

You mind is like a wild horse that needs to be broken and forced to focus on the truth and not on appearances.  You can let appearances form your thoughts or you can let your dreams form them.  It is up to YOU.  No one can do it for you.

There are great ways to harness the power of you mind.  Affirmations are helpful.  Positive books like the BIBLE, THINK AND GROW RICH, THE GO-GIVER, THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH, BEACH MONEY, THE SLIEGHT EDGE, THE WINNERS MANUAL, and many others can aid in proper focus.  Also, CD programs and other forms of self-help trainings can be of tremendous value.  I have found that story- boards and especially Mind Movies are of great benefit.  You can learn more about Mind Movies in the resource portion of my blog (www.mlmsuccesscoaching.com)

Mr. Wattles said that harnessing the power of thought is “laborious and requires the expenditure of more power than any other work man is called upon to perform.”  Are you up to the challenge?  If you are, then start today and practice EVERYDAY.  It took you many years to get where you are today.  It will take time to see the change that you desire, but I can assure you; if you stick to you guns, practice and work at it, you will see stratospheric changes in your life.

Don’t let circumstances control the way you think.  Take responsibility for your thoughts.  Believe me, it is worth it!

The Law of Receptivity

This is the fifth and final article based on the book, THE GO-GIVER by Bob Burg and John David Mann.

The Law of Receptivity states that the key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.

Do you have a problem receiving?  Is it hard for you to receive a gift without FEELING the need to pay someone back?  If it is, you need to see, experience, and accept the final law to stratospheric success: Receptivity.

Wonderful things have been happening to me since deciding to freely receive:  I have been getting MORE!  I have a habit of gifting books to people (giving), with no problem.  I think books are some of the greatest gifts one can give.  If they are good books, they can change a person’s life.  As I have been giving, all of a sudden I have been receiving books from others.  Now these are not just books, they are GREAT books. 

When I first started getting these books in the mail, I FELT a need to do something in return.  However, since I learned the Law of Receptivity, I have received the gifts with a big “Thank You.”  I dismiss all thoughts of needing to “pay the giver back.”  That attitude robs THEM of blessing.

Here is how the whole thing works.  You give and the result of your giving gives you a good FEELING.  Not only that, but your giving starts a flow of receiving.  If you don’t receive you end up stopping that flow and shut off the blessing to the giver. 

If you offer me a nice pen, and I don’t receive it from you, I cut off the blessing to you and stop the flow of receiving to me.  However, if I thankfully receive your gift I bring the blessing of giving into your life, which will bring you more receiving.  This is a cycle that we must NEVER stop!  So, don’t be a dam in this cycle.  Let it flow!  Give and be WILLING to receive and you WILL received beyond what you have given; pressed down, shaken together and running over!  Try it; you’ll like it!

The Law of Value

Note:  This is the first in a series on the five laws to stratospheric success.  These five laws were taken from the awesome book, THE GO-GIVER, by Bob Burg and John David Mann. 

The Law of Value states that, your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.  The common view is to hopefully get more in money than you give in value or at best, break even.  However, to experience stratospheric success you must give more in value than you take in payment.

A good example is the book, THE GO-GIVER.  I paid under $15.00 for the book.  I don’t’ believe the paper it’s printed on is worth $15.00!  However, the information contained in the book is PRICELESS.  I believe that whoever buys the book and practices the five laws could conceivably become very wealthy over time.  Therefore I feel that Mr. Burg and Mann have practiced the first law of stratospheric success.

We live in a dog-eat-dog; claw your way to the top world.  It seems that everyone wants to be rich but many do it at the expense of others.  Such people feel that to get ahead, one must take from others.  After all, the pie is only so big and if one wants to get rich, they need more of the pie.  To get more of the pie they must take somebody else’s piece.  I have a news flash:  The only lack is the lack between the ears of such thinkers.  If you fall for what the media tells you are never going to succeed.  They point out lack and depravity of mankind.  But if you look around at creation you will see that lack is a myth.   Everywhere I look, I see abundance.  The abundance of air, water, light, and so forth.  The only lack is the lack of belief and understanding of the principles of creation.  More on this subject another time.

Look at the work place.  It’s filled with people who feel, “The company owes me!”  They do just enough work to get by and wonder why they can’t get ahead.  They don’t realize that there are laws in effect.  Do you want to get ahead?  Give more in value then you are being paid.  Eventually you will be noticed by management and given advancement and raises.  If not, someone in another company will notice you and give you a better opportunity; it is law!

In network marketing it’s the same.  If someone joins your team, do you take their money and run?  Do you make money at the expense of others?  Unfortunately this is all too common in network marketing.  Do you want lasting, outstanding success?  The key is to give more in value than you receive in payment.  Give more training.  Be there when your affiliates need you.  If you can’t help them, point them to someone who can.   Make your affiliates feel that they received much more in value than they paid in money.  Do this and watch your business GROW into the stratosphere.

Success Starts on the Inside

Most people have it all wrong. They try to copy what others do and expect to get the same results. That may work for a short time, but true success starts on the inside. I teach people that outward doings will not produce lasting results. The first thing we have to do to gain lasting success is change our way of thinking.

It is said that we become what we think about. Our thoughts need to change. When they do, our world will change with them. One of the most powerful ways to change is the stop allowing the negative influences from without penetrate our mind. If you are a news junkie, you are in big trouble. I seldom hear good news on TV or the radio. CNN should be call, "Constant Negative News."

I hate listening to news or reading anything negative. Though this "bad news" may be a reality for others, it does not have to be for you. If you allow the garbage of the world to get into your thoughts you will live out the same. The trash that gets into our minds will come out of our mouth. When that happens, creation takes place. As we speak negative things we create for ourselves a negative world and thus end up with a less then desirable life.

How do you achieve success? Keep yourself positive. Invest in YOU. Read positive books everyday...yes everyday! Develop a good and healthy self-talk. Have you ever listened to the way to talk to yourself? If not, take a few days and listen. You will be surprised. No wonder success escapes so many. They talk themselves down and speak things into being by their demeaning self-talk. Change your inward talk and you will change your life. One of the best ways to do this is, like I said, invest in YOU. Purchase good books and audio programs. Shut off the radio in your car. Skip the news; you don't need it. Lose the newspaper and steer clear of gossip.

Recently I joined the 30 Day Mental Cleanse by Mentoring for Free. What a life-changing experience. I recommend it to everyone who wants to see their dreams become a reality. To find out more, send me a private email and I will fill you in on how to get involved.I also recommend a few good books that will greatly help you in your quest for success:

• Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill
• Beach Money, Jordan Adler
• Mach II With Your Hair on Fire, Richard B. Brooke
• The Slight Edge, Jeff Olson
• The Go-Giver, Bob Berg & John David Mann

These are great books for network marketers and will help you clean up your inner you. Change your thoughts and your whole world will change.