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Belief Systems

What are Beliefs?  They are generalizations about our past, based on our interpretations of painful and pleasurable experiences.  Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.  Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.  Some people have taken the pain of their past and said, "Because of this, I will help others.  Because I was raped, no one else will be harmed again. " Or, "Because I lost my son or daughter, I will make a difference in the world."  It's not something they wanted to believe, but rather, adopting this type of belief was a necessity for them to be able to pick up the pieces and move on to live empowering lives.  We all have the capacity to create meanings that empower us, but so many of never tap into it, or even recognize it. If we don't adopt the faith that there is a reason for the une...

Experiencing Fear

Why do people persist in an unsatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It's because they know changing will lead to the unknown,, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they're already experiencing. It's like the old proverbs say: "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." These core beliefs keep us from taking the actions that could change our lives. If we want to have an intimate relationship, then we have to overcome our fears of rejection and vulnerability.  If we're planning to go into business, we must be willing to overcome our fear of losing security to make that happen. In fact, most of the things that are valuable in our lives require us to go against the basic conditioning of our nervous systems. We must manage our fears by overriding this preconditioned set of responses and in m...

The value and power of tithing.

I can tell you that my financial world began to turn around the day I gave a little more than twenty dollars to someone when I really didn't have the twenty dollars to give. That day, I felt so good about myself that the feelings alone transformed my performance and my capacity to earn even more.  Most people say, "I'll tithe when I have more money".  But which do you think would be more difficult to do: to give a dime out of a dollar or to give $100,000 out of a million? The answer is obvious, isn't it?  I'm not suggesting that 10 percent is a figure that should be etched in stone, but do make a commitment to constantly  take a portion of what you earn and give it in a way that gives you joy.  The beauty of tithing is by giving away a portion of what you earn, you are teaching your brain that you have more than enough. You'll be beyond scarcity, and that belief system alone will change your life.  True wealth is an emotion: It's a...

Enjoy your Wealth

The fifth key is to enjoy your wealth.  So many people have gone through the first four stages. They've figured out how to earn wealth by adding real value. They've discovered how to maintain it by spending less than they were earning. They've mastered the art of investing and are experiencing the benefits of compounded interest. And they now know how to protect their assets, but they're still not happy; they feel empty.  The reason is that they have not yet realized  that money is not the end; it's only a means. You and I must make  sure that we find a way to share its positive impact with the people we care about, or the money will have no value. When you discover ways to contribute that are proportionate to your income, you will tap into one of the greatest joys in life.  I can tell you that unless you link a certain level of pleasure to create value and earning money, you'll never keep it long term.  Most people wait until they'...

Protect your wealth - Continued

Knowing that the  wealth that they've spent years of intense work to create could be claimed by people who have no right to it understandably makes most people feel edgy. It makes them weary of the liability of business and often impacts their follow-through on investment decisions.  However, the good news is that there are legal avenues for protecting your assets as long as you're not currently involved in a lawsuit.  This philosophy of protecting your assets is not one of trying to avoid your  legitimate debts, but simply to protect yourself from frivolous  attacks.  People with dishonest motives will sue you for only one of two reasons: because they want a share of your insurance, or they want to seize your assets. If there are no assets to touch, it's much more difficult for them to retain an attorney based merely on a contingency fee.  If you act judiciously in advance, you can protect your assets, and the guidelines for doing so ...

Protect Your Wealth

4. The fourth key is to protect your wealth. So many people who have wealth are equally or more insecure  today  with an abundance of money, than they were, when they had none. People often feel less secure when they think they have more to lose. Why? It's because they know that in any moment, someone could sue them for completely unfair or unjust reasons, and decimate their assets. Would you like to know how bad the current climate is in the United States? According to an article in the London Financial Times, of all the lawsuits that were filed around the world  a staggering 94 percent were filed in the United States alone. There are 18 million lawsuits filed per year, in fact current statistics from the American Bar Association show that if you live in California and make more than $50,000 a year, there is almost a one in four chance that you will be sued. From the European perspective, it seems that Americans are always looking for someone to blame...

Power of Gratitude

Today I want to share a very important story of  A Very Sick Bird...... There was a bird who lived in the desert, very sick, no feathers, nothing to eat and drink, no shelter to live and kept on cursing his life day and night. One day an Angel was crossing from that desert, bird stopped the Angel and inquired "Where are you going?" Angel replied, "I am going to meet God". So bird asked the angel "Please ask God when my suffering will come to an end?" Angel said "Sure, I will and bid  goodbye to the bird. Angel reached God's place and shared the message of the bird to Him.  Angel told Him how pathetic the condition of the bird was and inquired when the suffering of the bird would end? God replied, "For the next seven lifetimes the bird has to suffer like this, no happiness till then." Angel said, "When the bird hears this he will get disheartened, Could you suggest any solution for this?" God replied, "T...