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08-31-06, 10:57 PM

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Money Matters

Many times people work in the wrong direction, or need direction in order to achieve success when it comes to making money. I am starting this thread for members to share positive articles, quotes, experiences, inspirational stories, or any other information which could help others in achieving wealth. This does not necessarily have to relate to HYIPs, or any online money making opp but rather, relate to anything you do to earn money, prosperity and attain a positive mindset for financial success as it applies to your life.
This is NOT a thread for posting program information so please don't spam this thread with your programs.

Here is an article I found concerning the Myths of Creating Wealth

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Creating Wealth

The 8 Myths About Creating Wealth

You have probably read or heard about various myths (these are the truths that are valid only for certain cases, but not in general) surrounding wealth and wealthy people, all of which hinder your quest for financial independence. Here are the most common and most destructive: Myth No. 1: How much you earn depends on how hard you work

If this were true, then the physical, blue-collar workers, who have been working hard for years, would have been the wealthiest people on earth. Of course, this isn't true. They form most of the workforce and the vast majority of the middle-class.

If you witnessed your parents coming home tired from a long day's work in your youth, you probably learned that money wasn't a sufficient reward for all that effort. People who work "just" for the money often have debts because they comfort themselves with whatever they can buy, beautiful things they lack when working.

Myth No. 2: Being paid for something you enjoy isn't work and you shouldn't ask for money for doing something that is enjoyable.

Check this with millionaires. They all have so much money that they don't need to work anymore. Nevertheless, they work for other reasons, challenge, satisfaction, fullness of life, activity, fun ... and all are connected to a love for their work. If there was no joy in doing a certain task, they would do something else that would make them much happier and that enables them to realize their dreams.

In fact, if you don't enjoy your work, you will never become wealthy doing it! However, just because you enjoy your work doesn't mean you shouldn't get paid for it - in fact, that is the ultimate goal, to get paid for what you already enjoy so it never feels like you are at work!

Myth No. 3: You need to be in the right line of business to amass wealth

Do you think so? This must mean that all the people who are involved in the same business are millionaires. Of course, this isn't true. In each business there are winners and losers; winners abound, even in businesses that consist of distasteful (to most) or "impossible" work like sweeping the streets, collecting the trash, working in a factory, pumping gas, selling newspapers, etc. On the other hand, there are just as many "losers" in businesses like selling real estate, management or being a stockbroker.

Myth No. 4: You need the right education to make a fortune

Are the most educated people really the wealthiest? Not at all! In this case, university professors would be the wealthiest people on earth. Ask them about their salaries, if you get the opportunity. The truth is vastly different - the wealthiest people are those who can convert their knowledge (or education) into money, in the best possible way. They can be highly educated people (like inventors, scientists, etc.) or almost ignorant.

Being formally uneducated does not equate to poor performance on the job or the inability to form a strong enough vision to carry a person to success - they can easily be experts without having a formal education.

Myth No. 5: It used to be easier

Statistics show an increase in the number of millionaires in the world every year. Talking about the "good old times" only offers comfort and a convenient excuse. If you look around, you'll see there are people who behaved the same way in the "good old times" as they do now, yet their success has been recent. With technology and progress come new ideas, desires and needs and there are more business opportunities appearing daily to serve them.

Myth No. 6: I'm too old (young)

If you research the life stories of some of the most successful people, you'll see that this isn't true at all. Some became wealthy early in their lives (perhaps from the stock market), while others found their fortune in their old age. Ray Kroc, was more than fifty years old when he bought and made the first McDonald's.

Myth No. 7: I don't have enough money to start. You have to spend money to make money.

This is no different from any other excuse or "myth." Like the others, it's obvious this one isn't true either. Many have made their fortunes starting from scratch, living in an apartment or working out of their garage and yet, they developed business empires that are worth billions of dollars today. The other elements of success are far more important than having seed money to start a business.

But yes, often money helps and it certainly doesn't hurt. Like everything else discussed in other myths: it probably helps, but it is not always necessary.

Myth No. 8: I'll begin when I know everything

Do you believe that you will know everything someday? Or even that you'll know enough to ever be "really prepared now?" The more you learn, the more you see what you still need to learn. Success and obtaining wealth is a dynamic process. Even if you "could" come out of the gate knowing everything there is to know, some of those elements will change immediately and many will change rapidly. If you don't decide now, nothing will happen. Live and learn.

Some millionaires have even allowed themselves to go bankrupt and then (even faster) recreated their wealth, sometimes even greater than before. Money itself isn't the obstacle that is keeping you from being wealthy. If you're really good in your business, don't worry, because someone that will offer you money (a bank or business partner) will appear who will appreciate your talent knowing you are a very good investment opportunity. But you can't sit around waiting for this - make it happen.

Exercise "taking action" as much as you can. Make your workplace better or more efficient. After all, even if someone else signs your paycheck, you really work for you. Even if you are an employee in a large corporation - it isn't your corporation - but it is the only corporation through which you can prove what you are capable of right now.

All of us have what it takes to become a millionaire! Born winners, yet few of us know how to take advantage of and cultivate the possibilities hidden inside our own mind!

No one can ever grant you greater potential than your heart already holds…you need only discover its contents to find the one true path to your success in life. Born with the seeds to our success, the greatest decisions must always come from the inside! You will discover a new, deep well of fortune – yourself!

Authors Details: Nikola Grubisa -http://www.themillionairemind.net/

Please note- I am not endorsing any product or services offered by the author's website.

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08-31-06, 11:01 PM

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9 Steps To An Abundant Life

Find out how to live an abundant life...

Many of us are bowed down by life – stressed, short of time, tired, on a treadmill, knowing that this isn’t the way to live, but not knowing how to free ourselves up to live more fully, to live an abundant life. There are simple things we can do – they don’t take time or money – they take a change of attitude.

9 Steps To An Abundant Life:

1. Being totally financially honest – if you are not, this implies that there is not enough for you to have everything you need without dishonesty.

2. Creating a vacuum so that more good things can flow into it – don’t fill your life up with things you don’t really want. Ask yourself if you want each thing before you buy it. Don’t have abundant rubbish, live an abundant life by seeking out the things and experiences that work for you in your core being.

3. Tithing is often associated with religion, but it is also possible to tithe in a non-religious context. This seems a really important aspect of living abundantly – every time you freely give money away, you are implying that you are confident that more will come – this is a BIG positive affirmation with a lot of power behind it. The traditional amount is 10% of your income. I’ve recommended this to lots of people, and they’ve told me that when they do this – magically - they seem to have more. I started with 10% but now I’ve increased it, because I’ve seen that the more I give away the more I get back, and the happier and more abundantly I live.

4. Being grateful for what you already have – focusing on the good that is already in your life. It’s easy to think about what you don’t have, but spend some time each day thinking about what you do have. Start each day by thinking of 5 things that you are grateful for – and express this out loud.

5. Resentment, jealousy, envy and self-pity interfere with the free-flow of abundance. If you are jealous or envious of someone, it implies that what they have is not available for you to have also. If you find it difficult to let go of these feelings, Bach flower remedies may help. Try the remedy ‘willow’ to counteract resentment and self-pity, or try ‘holly’ for envy, jealousy and greed.

6. Forgiving those that have wronged you is part of living an abundant life. Holding on to your anger, however justifiable it may seem, keeps you stuck in the past, rather than going forward into a better future. If it’s difficult to let go of your negative feelings, try writing a letter expressing all your anger, hurt or envy. Write until you can write no more, and then burn it.

7. Being able to receive from other people. Being able to receive is healthy, but many people find it difficult. You may need to practice receiving. Think of the pleasure you get in giving. By not receiving generously you are denying other people the pleasure of giving.

8. Realize that in general ‘good luck’ plays a very small part in people’s life. (If you put your faith in good luck, then you have to accept the possibility of bad luck, too.) People who put their faith in ‘good luck’ often spend their lives waiting for things to happen. People who don’t believe in luck go out and make things happen.

9. Believing that there is enough money, food, love, etc. in the world to meet everyone’s needs to live abundantly. I left this one till last, because it can be very hard to believe when faced with war and starvation in the newspapers and on the TV, but a lot of this anger and need is caused because people who have do not believe they have enough, because they substitute money and food for all the other abundance of life. Do your bit to correct that imbalance and start living a life that recognizes there are inequalities and shortages, but recognizes that we can correct that so we all have what we need.

Authors Details:9 Steps To An Abundant Life - Jane Thurnell- http://www.healthandgoodness.com

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09-03-06, 08:48 PM

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09-04-06, 04:54 PM

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Time

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It is certainly not money as many people have been falsely led to believe. Instead, time is life. Time is opportunity. At birth, everyone is granted a lifetime of time. Circumstances often demand so much of that time that little is left over for each individual. And yet, when time ends, there is no chance to get it back.

Each second of time is precious. The more you are aware of that, the more likely you'll be never to waste your time. Unlike other resources, it is non-renewable, available in limited quantities, and substitutes are not possible.

A key to maximizing your time in this life, on this planet is planning. Free time all by itself is hardly a blessing unless you know what you'll do with it. And when you do know, you soon comprehend that time is far more valuable than money, so much so that it's a disservice to time -- and to yourself -- to equate it with money.

Time allows you to partake of the lush benefits of the other best things in life. Without it, you are deprived of what they bestow upon you. With it, you can revel in their abundance.

Jay Levinson and Amy Levinson - Guerrilla Marketing Guru

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09-05-06, 07:27 PM

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Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.

-Arthur Somers Roche

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09-13-06, 12:59 AM

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The San Francisco Money Show

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Free Admission to The Money Show in San Francisco
Broaden your investment perspective by attending The Money Show, October 16-18, 2006, at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, California. Your FREE registration will provide you with access to 200+ workshops, panel discussions, and general sessions, along with 200+ of the nation's top financial product and service providers in the exhibit hall.

For complete details or to register for free admission, call 800/970-4355 (be sure to mention priority code #006750), or visit -http://www.sanfranciscomoneyshow.com/ms/sanfran/

There will be many BIG NAMES there!

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09-13-06, 11:38 PM

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We have 20 tickets (worth Â£1,497 each) to give away to our clients for Dr. Topher Morrison's 2-day "Mental Game of Money" seminar
in London on the 16th & 17th of September.
The tag line for this event: "Discover Proven Hypnosis and NLP Techniques Guaranteed to Unleash Your Financial Potential, Create Unlimited Wealth, & Skyrocket Your Earnings!"

Simply visit www.inspiredseminars.com/mentalgameofmoney2 to find out more and to claim YOUR FREE TICKET.

Discover Proven Hypnosis and NLP Techniques Guaranteed to Unleash Your Financial Potential, Create Unlimited Wealth, & Skyrocket Your Earnings!

By attending you will discover...

- The 5 Rules to the Mental Game of Money

- The 2 pillars of comprehension (this one lesson alone will allow you to take all of the information you have ever learned at other seminars, and finally start to apply it!

- 3 psychological techniques you can use to transform from pay cheque-to-pay cheque mentality into the billionaire brain-wave!

- How to control your emotional state when financial stress sneaks up on you!

- How to transform desperation into motivation!

- Why some people have more ups and downs in their finances than a rollercoaster, and how to stop it once and for all!

- How to communicate directly with your unconscious mind to program your brain for success!

- How the words that you use can actually determine whether you attract or repel wealth!

- 4 Strategies of learning you can apply in any seminar to get maximum results!

- How smart rats and delusional kings can help you to become a money magnet!

- How to create an 'internal compass' so your unconscious mind can guide and direct your behaviours into wealth!

- The 3 most important beliefs abundant people hold in their daily thoughts!

- What standards are necessary in order to feel abundant instantly!

- 6 Unconscious traits that you are using whether you know it or not to repel or attract money!

- The little-understood key to prosperous thinking!

- How the 4 parts of your past determine the 2 directions of your future!

- The power of 'nothing'... and how it can be the key to everything...

- 5 Criteria for goal-setting to increase chances for success!

- The 6 Steps necessary to manifest your goals into reality!

- How to create a 'memory' in your future so your goals feel as real now as your past does!

- The power of projection -- what is the vibe you are sending out?

- The power of negative emotions and why you want them...

- The power of negative emotions and why you DO NOT want them!

- And most importantly... how to let those negative emotions go!

- How forgiveness can open the floodgates of wealth!

- How to free yourself from negative patterns and create new patterns of success!

- How giving it up can bring it in! (don't worry, its not nearly as provocative as it sounds!)

- The 6 Surprises you can expect after you leave the seminar...!!

- How to feel energized and inspired when you look at your bills! (Yep, it is true!)

- The 3 natural laws of the human psyche and how they will determine the level of energy you have toward wealth!

Simply visit now www.inspiredseminars.com/mentalgameofmoney2

By the way, attendees also get over Â£1,000 in free bonuses including a 1-on-1 coaching session with a New Insights Master Coach!"

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We might see you over in the UK then eh golddust?

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Well, no. The seminar in SF appeals to me more. But perhaps those in the UK would have an interest?

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Some quotes for thought:

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First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.

-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher

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He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire
because diamonds are not found in polished stones.
They are made.

-- Henry B. Wilson

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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need

. --Khalil Gibran

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)

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Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your
smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

~ Sri Swami Sivananda

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3 Rules for Turning Stress into Success

THREE RULES FOR TURNING STRESS INTO SUCCESS
by Denis Waitley

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1. Accept the Unchangeable - Everything that has happened in your life to this minute is unchangeable. It's history. The greatest waste of energy is in looking back at missed opportunities, lamenting past events, grudge collecting, getting even, harboring ill will, and any vengeful thinking. Success is the only acceptable form of revenge. By forgiving your trespassers, you become free to concentrate on going forward with your life and succeeding in spite of your detractors. You will live a rewarding and fulfilling life.

Your enemies, on the other hand, will forever wonder how you went on to become so successful without them and in the shadow of their doubts.

2. Change the Changeable - What you can change is your reaction to what others say and do. And you can control your own thoughts and actions by dwelling on desired results instead of the penalties of failure. The only real control you have in life is that of your immediate thought and action. Since most of what we do is a reflex, subconscious habit, it is wise not to act on emotional impulse. In personal relations, it is better to wait a moment until reason has the opportunity to compete with your emotions.

3. Avoid the Unacceptable - Go out of your way to get out of the way of potentially dangerous behaviors and environments. When people tailgate you on the freeway, change lanes. If they follow you at night, drive to a well-lighted public place.

When there are loud, obnoxious people next to you at a restaurant or club, change tables, or locations. Also, be cautious of personal relationships developed via the Internet. With the massive number of individuals surfing the net, the number of predators increases in like proportion. Always be on the alert for potentially dangerous situations involving your health, personal safety, financial speculation and emotional relationships.

With over 10 million audio programs sold in 14 languages, Denis Waitley's CD album, The Psychology of Winning, is still the all-time best selling program on self-mastery.

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How to Attract Abundance

How to Attract Abundance -Ten steps to feeling successful in your life.
By Wayne Dyer
Reprinted with permission from "The Power of Intention" by Wayne Dyer, published by Hay House.

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Step 1: See the world as an abundant, providing, friendly place. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. When you see the world as abundant and friendly, your intentions are genuine possibilities. They will, in fact, become a certainty, because your world will be experienced from the higher frequencies. In this first step, you're receptive to a world that provides rather than restricts. You'll see a world that wants you to be successful and abundant, rather than one that conspires against you.

Step 2: Affirm: I attract success and abundance into my life because that is who I am. This puts you into vibratory harmony with your Source. Your goal is to eliminate any distance between what you desire and that from which you pull it into your life. Abundance and success aren't out there waiting to show up for you. You are already it, and the Source can only provide you with what it is, and, consequently, what you are already.

Step 3: Stay in an attitude of allowing. Resistance is disharmony between your desire for abundance and your beliefs about your ability or unworthiness. Allowing means a perfect alignment. An attitude of allowing means that you ignore efforts by others to dissuade you. It also means that you don't rely on your pervious ego-oriented beliefs about abundance being a part of or not a part of your life. In an attitude of allowing, all resistance in the form of thoughts of negativity or doubt are replaced with simply knowing that you and your Source are one and the same. Picture the abundance you desire freely flowing directly to you. Refuse to do anything or have any thought that compromises your alignment with Source.

Step 4: Use your present moments to activate thoughts that are in harmony with the seven faces of intention [creativity, kindness, love, beauty, expansion, abundance, and peaceful receptivity]. The key phrase here is present moments. Notice right now, in this moment, if you're thinking that it's hopeless at this stage of your life to change the thoughts that comprise your belief system. Do you defeat yourself with thoughts of having had such a long life practicing affirmations of scarcity and creating resistance to your success and abundance that you don't have enough time left to counterbalance the thoughts that comprise your belief system?

Make the choice to let go of that lifetime of beliefs, and begin activating thoughts rights now that allow you to feel good. Say I want to feel good whenever anyone tries to convince you that your desires are futile. Say I want to feel good when you're tempted to return to low energy thoughts of disharmony with intention. Eventually your present moments will activate thoughts that make you feel good, and this is an indicator that you're reconnecting to intention.

Step 5: Initiate actions that support your feelings of abundance and success. Here, the key word is actions. I've been calling this acting as if or thinking from the end and acting that way. Put your body into a gear that pushes you toward abundance and feeling successful. Act on those passionate emotions as if the abundance and success you seek is already here. Speak to strangers with passion in your voice. Answer the telephone in an inspired way. Do a job interview from the place of confidence and joy. Read the books that mysteriously show up, and pay close attention to conversation that seem to indicate you're being called to something new.

Step 6: Remember that your prosperity and success will benefit others, and that no one lacks abundance because you've opted for it. The supply is unlimited. The more you partake of the universal generosity, the more you'll have to share with others. In writing this book, wonderful abundance has flowed into my life in many ways. But even more significantly, book editors and graphic designers, the truck drivers who deliver the book, the auto workers who build the trucks, the farmers who feed the auto workers, and bookstore clerks… all receive abundance because I've followed my bliss and have written this book.

Step 7: Monitor your emotions as a guidance system for your connection to the universal mind of intention. Strong emotions such as passion and bliss are indications that you're connected to Spirit, or inspired, if you will. When you're inspired, you activate dormant forces, and the abundance you seek in any form comes streaming into your life. When you're experiencing low-energy emotions of rage, anger, hatred, anxiety, despair, and the like, that's a clue that while your desires may be strong, they're completely out of sync with the field of intention. Remind yourself in these moments that you want to feel good, and see if you can activate a thought that supports your feeling good.

Step 8: Become as generous to the world with your abundance as the field of intention is to you. Don't stop the flow of abundant energy by hoarding or owning what you receive. Keep it moving. Use your prosperity in the service of others, and for causes greater than your ego. The more you practice detachment, the more you'll stay in vibratory harmony with the all-giving Source of everything.

Step 9: Devote the necessary time to meditate on the Spirit within as the source of your success and abundance. There's no substitute for the practice of meditation. This is particularly relevant with abundance. You must have an understanding that your consciousness of the presence is your supply. By repeating the sound as a mantra, you're using a technique for manifesting as ancient as recorded history. I am particularly drawn to the form of meditation called Japa. I know it works.

Step 10: Develop an attitude of gratitude for all that manifests into your life. Be thankful and filled with awe and appreciation, even if what you desire hasn't arrived yet. Even the darkest days of your life are to be looked on with gratitude. Everything coming from Source is on purpose. Be thankful while empowering your reconnection to that form from which you and everything else originated.
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Are You a Leader or a Follower?

A GOOD LEADER INSPIRES FOLLOWERS
by Harvey Mackay

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Every election year we have a remarkable opportunity to make things better. And those of us who take the time to vote help make some serious decisions in this country. Now stick with me here, I know this isn't an election year, but with all of the political unrest in our country and the world, it gives you pause to stop and think. Right now the word we hear over and over again is leadership - who is better at it; who has the better plans; and who can assemble the masses and try to reach some agreement on how to progress.

Leadership is critical at every level of business as well as government. John Brock, who teaches leadership classes at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, shared a list of thirteen principles of leadership he adapted from the United States Military Academy, and I think he's dead on. Can you identify these traits in your management? Could your management team win a re-election if business was structured that way?

1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement.
2. Be technically and tactically proficient.
3. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
4. Make sound and timely decisions.
5. Set the example.
6. Know your employees and look out for their well-being.
7. Keep your employees well informed.
8. Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates.
9. Insure that the task is understood, supervised and accomplished.
10. Train your employees as a team.
11. Employ your team in accordance with its capabilities.
12. Set your priorities.
13. Take the initiative.

What I like most about this list is its simplicity. It cuts through the doubletalk that so often disguises incompetence. It leaves little room for misinterpretation. You are either following the rules or you're failing as a leader. Case closed. Brock maintains that all great leaders have four common characteristics: bedrock principles, a moral compass, vision and the ability to form a consensus. I couldn't agree more. The minute you compromise your principles, you lose respect. That goes hand-in-hand with the moral compass, I think. Knowing and doing what is correct even when it may be unpopular or perhaps unprofitable requires a strong character. Keep your moral compass pointed straight ahead and you will never have to apologize for your actions. General Robert E. Lee, widely respected for his military and personal leadership, summed it up: "You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience."

Vision is a little harder to acquire. I firmly believe it is an acquired skill. You can train yourself to see what's ahead and determine an appropriate response and plan of action. Consensus building used to be simpler, when competition wasn't as cutthroat and civility ruled. That's not the world we live in now, and the gauntlet has been thrown down. You need only look at the hostile political climate for a prime example of the difficulty in reaching agreement. But this trait, possibly more than the others, is what defines a leader. Dwight Eisenhower, who led our army and the country, advised, "You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership."

Through example and information, finding common ground is a very rewarding accomplishment - a win-win situation for all. Consider the story of Christopher Columbus. His crew became discouraged and threatened rebellion as they searched for the New World. They wanted to turn back, citing their voyage a "fool's errand." Columbus was undeterred, but attempted to reach a compromise: If they would be patient and faithful for just three more days, he would agree to abandon the search unless they had discovered land. From history, you know how that story ended. I'm adding one more trait that I find central to leadership, the ability to maintain your perspective. I remember hearing the story of how the Roman emperors handled Roman generals returning victorious from battles. The generals were welcomed in grand parades that featured their soldiers, all the wealth they acquired, and the prisoners they captured. Accompanying the generals in their golden chariots was a slave, who in the midst of the celebrations would whisper in the generals' ear, "Remember, you are a mortal man, all glory is fleeting."

Mackay's Moral: True leadership must exist for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the leaders.

This article is by Harvey Mackay. Harvey Mackay is an internationally recognized speaker and author.

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09-22-06, 07:33 PM

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Prosperity is the experience of having plenty of what we truly
need and want in life, material and otherwise.

-- Shakti Gawain

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The world is awash in money! Do you hear what that means? It is awash in money. It is flowing for everyone. It is like Niagara Falls. And most of you are showing up with your teaspoons.

-- Abraham-Hicks

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If, now, there is something you choose to experience in your life, do not 'want' it -- choose it.
Do you choose success in worldly terms? Do you choose more money? Good. Then choose it. Really. Fully. Not half-heartedly.

-- Conversations with God, Book 1

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A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.

-- Ralph Marston

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You are not powerless about anything. When you get a vision and then find alignment with it, you ARE powerful. And then amazing things begin to happen around you...

- Abraham-Hicks

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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push - a smile. A word of optimism and hope, a 'you can do it!' when things are tough.

-- Richard De Vos

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Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.

-- Brian Tracy

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ON EXPERIENCE

"Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life." -- Sophia Loren

"If we could be twice young and twice old we could correct all our mistakes." -- Euripides

"Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater." -- William Hazlitt

"The grass may look greener on the other side of the fence, but it's just as hard to cut." --"Little Richard" Penniman, Entertainer

The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. --Robert H. Schuller

Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be. --Joseph Campbell

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
--Winston Churchill

ON CURIOUSITY

"Sharpen your interest in two major subjects: life and people. You will only gather information from a source if you are interested in it." -- Jim Rohn

"The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind." -- Felix Frankfurter

"Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind." -- Samuel Johnson

"People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live... [We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born."
-- Albert Einstein

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MIND OF AN ENTREPRENEUR 2006 is taking place on October 28th & 29th at the Olympia Conference Centre.

To register visit www.moae.co.uk

Over 20 entrepreneurs will be speaking at this unique event, sharing their experience and knowledge of the business world with you.

This is a golden opportunity to pick the brains of some of the UK's greatest business minds, each with unique insights into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur today.

REGISTER YOUR PLACE NOW AT www.moae.co.uk.

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It Is Up to You

IT IS UP TO YOU
by Jim Rohn

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One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, "if it is to be, it is up to me." That is, for you, the fact that your success and your course is up to you. This doesn't mean that you do it all alone. It simply means that you take responsibility for your life and your career.

Too many people today look at opportunity and figure it is up to someone else to make sure they get it. They look at financial security and hope that the government will make sure they live safely in retirement or in case of disability. They wait and wait, figuring that it is up to someone else. And then the wait is over, and it is too late to do anything. Their life is over and they are filled with regret.

This isn't true for you however. You know that you must take responsibility for your life. It is up to you.

The fact is that nobody else is going to do it for you. You must do it yourself.

Now, some people may say, "Jim, that's a lot of responsibility." Friends, that is the best news you can ever hear. You get to choose your life. Hundreds of millions of people all around this world would give anything to live in the situation you do just for the chance to have the opportunity to take control of their destiny. "It is up to you" is a great blessing!

Here's why:

1. You get to chart your own destiny. Maybe you want to start a small business and stay there. That's great because you can choose that. Maybe you want to create a small chain of stores. Maybe you want to have a net worth of $100 million. That's okay too. The idea is that you get to choose. You can do whatever you like. Different people have different dreams and they should live them accordingly.

2. You can reap what you sow. Sleep in and go to work late and reap the return. Or get up early and outwork the others and earn a greater return. Place your capital at risk and earn a return or place it at greater risk and perhaps reap a greater return. You decide what you will sow and thus what you will reap.

3. No one else can stop you from getting your dream. Yes, there will always be things that come up and people who may not like what you are doing, but you can just move on and chart your own course. There is great freedom in that.

4. You experience the joy of self-determination. There is no greater pride than knowing you set your mind on something and accomplished it. Those who live with a victim mentality never get to experience the joy of accomplishment because they are always waiting for someone else to come to the rescue. Those who take responsibility get to live the joy of seeing a job well done.

Let me ask you a question: Where will you be in 5 years? 10 years? Or 25 years? Do you know? Do you have an idea? Have you ever dreamed about it or set a goal for it? Are you willing to take responsibility and recognize that, "It is up to you?"

You will be wherever you decide to be in those timeframes. You decide. It is up to you.

And that is very exciting!

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

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The Power of Personality

The Power of Personality

by Debra Wood, RN

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What makes one person rush forward, eager to experience the world, while another holds back? Personality. Unraveling the mysteries of your behavior patterns can help you discover ways to enrich your life and relationships and work more effectively.

Great minds have pondered the complexities of personality, temperament, and health for centuries. As far back as Hippocrates in 400 BC, theories of personality have been of interest to people who study human behavior.

Forty years ago, doctors noted a link between personality and health, dubbing competitive, rushing, and angry types who often experienced heart problems as Type A personalities. Those with a more laidback style were designated Type B. A few years later, a California psychologist described typical behavior of cancer patients holding in negative feelings and anger and called people who exhibit these traits Type C personalities.

Personality and temperament also affect how we perceive the world and get along with others. Therapists, leadership development gurus, and other professionals use type and temperament models to help people learn more about themselves, appreciate differences in others, and improve family and work relationships. One popular methodology is the Myers-Briggs classification.

Myers-Briggs

During the 1950s, Isabel Myers and Katheryn Briggs developed a method of personality identification based on Carl Jung's theory of psychological types. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator relies on a series of questions to determine which of 16 classifications best fits the respondent. The type patterns correlate with pairs of personality preferences:

Extroversion vs. introversion--Working with others energizes social extroverts, while solitude pleases introverts.
Intuiting vs. sensing--Intuiting types tend to anticipate the future and read between the lines, while reality and facts ground those with a preference toward sensing.
Thinking vs. feeling--Thinking types favor logical and impersonal decisions, while a preference toward personal or value-based judgments characterizes feeling types.
Judging vs. perceiving--Following through on deadlines and plans rather than keeping options open and letting things evolve are the characteristics that distinguish judging from perceiving types.

People don't fall neatly into categories, nor can they depend solely on a test to accurately determine personality type. A certified trainer can facilitate the evaluation, often using multiple models from different perspectives.

Self-discovery

"What's important is the self-discovery process," says author Linda V. Berens, PhD, director of the Temperament Research Institute, a professional training and organizational development company in Huntington Beach, California. "Most people find value in learning their [personality] type because it helps them acknowledge they are okay."

Many find that acceptance energizing. In addition, knowledge of predominant patterns gives people the ability to call on nondominant characteristics. Berens explains: "In my experience, it works out best to lead with your preferences and work out the others," she says. "You have to use them all, not just your preferences."

Myers-Briggs in Practice

"We've found that most effective leaders use all 16 personality types based on the needs of the situation," says Peter Hammerschmidt, PhD, a professor at Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. Once students understand the traits, he helps them learn to move in and out of all 16 types as needed.

"When we're not aware, we move toward what makes us comfortable, not necessarily effective," Hammerschmidt explains. "Stepping into another person's Myers-Briggs type is like traveling in a foreign culture. But when you do step in, things work out better. You communicate better and value what others bring to the team." For instance, the logical person who needs to become more approachable might schedule time walking around the office getting to know others.

Start Your Exploration

Investigate personality type methodologies and select a certified guide who has experience working with type in the context of your goals, whether career or personal. The organizations listed below can help you find a qualified teacher in your area. Then delve in and let the knowledge of personality type increase your insight, enhance your communication, and enrich your relationships.

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Eckerd College, Leadership Development Institute
http://www.eckerd.edu/ldi

Temperament Research Institute
http://www.tri-network.com

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10-19-06, 09:09 PM

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GETTING STARTED

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly." -- Robert Schuller

"Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person." -- Mother Theresa

"You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great." -- Les Brown

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." -- Napoleon Hill

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." -- George S. Patton

"Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them." --Marilyn French, Writer

"I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things....
I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against
the wind." -- Leo Buscaglia

THE FUTURE

"The future comes one day at a time." -- Dean Acheson

"At the center of the universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service." -- Fred Rogers

"Goals are a preview of future events and experiences in your life." -- Mark Victor Hansen

"When you focus on what might have been, it gets in the way of what can be." -- Patricia Fripp

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Join Elyse Hope Killoran, Max Wellspring and a group of like-minded folks from around the globe for a special energy session designed to activate & unleash the power of your inner prosperity.

Prosperity is truly our natural state and we all have the power to manifest it within us. Somewhere along the way, most of us have forgotten this. Our goal is to support you in awakening and activating your natural wisdom and abilities so you can more effectively utilize this power in your daily life.

This teleclass will be experiential in nature -- not merely an intellectual program. On this one call you will be introduced to a simple model for aligning with prosperity and you will experience the power of several transformational processes.

Join us for a personal experience of the power of our approach. If you are like our past participants, you will leave the class changed.

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