For Love Or Money?

Don't get stuck in a paradigm of doom and gloom

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:58:52 -0800

When I published a new book some years ago, I was told that the average author sells 10,000 copies, and the publishers take a small profit, stop printing, and go on to the next book. It's called fodder, and I was told that there was little I could do about it. But I said, "Hell, my vision is a lot bigger than that. I will personally buy 10,000 copies and sell them myself."

You'd be surprised at how many people blindly accept beliefs and outcomes. ...

The Drive to Be Alive

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:34:06 -0800

Some are fortunate enough to get a wake-up call before they retire, and wise enough to heed it.

Some years ago I landed at Boston's Logan Airport and got on the shuttle to the Hilton Hotel where I was teaching. The driver was about 65 years old, and the two of us were alone on his shuttle for the ten-minute drive.

I asked him, "How's it going, sir?" and he answered,

"Everything's great thanks. ...

Budget & Discipline

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Invest a little time to find out exactly how you spend your income. Add up all your expenditures for a month and multiply by 12 to get the years total for each of them.

Spending on lower priorities automatically interferes with your ability to attract more wealth. Spending money on things you don't highly value lowers your self-worth and demonstrates that you're unwisely managing your income. A budget can turn that habit around by motivating you to adjust your spending habits. ...

There's no such thing as a free lunch

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:24:19 -0800

The principle of fair exchange simply cannot be ignored. Anytime you feel out of exchange in any of the seven areas of life - spiritual, mental, vocational, financial, social, familial, or physical - you waver from your state of presence and generate fear and guilt.

This will hold you back in each of those areas until you perceptually return to equilibrium. The saying "Payment is due when service is rendered" means that at the very moment a service is rendered, payment must be made. ...

The Starving Artist

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:23:01 -0800

I once worked with a classical guitarist who had just enough money to get by from day to day, and he thought it was somehow noble to be a "starving artist." He came to a class I was giving on goal setting, and afterward he asked me, "Will you be my mentor?" I said, "Yes, but I ask that you do something for me in return, for it's unwise to do something for nothing." In return for my mentoring, he came to my office and played the most magnificent music. ...

A Healthy Division

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:06:17 -0800

Why? For one reason, you're already doing it in your head anyway. On a subconscious level, you think you own this and they think they own that. It's common sense to remove all uncertainty; otherwise, it's just repressed. Only someone out of exchange and fearfully clinging to a relationship would resist doing this, but it really helps to get clear and maintain fair exchange.

I just worked with a married couple, and I consulted with the husband first. ...

What is the global economic crisis doing to our psyche?

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:22:29 -0800

It may seem to the populace of the world that the current situation is a loss without gain, destruction without construction, but this is not the whole truth, for ignorance blindly sees only one side.

History has taught us that out of the ashes rise great opportunities and that any challenge can be transformed when we know how to ask a new set of questions and shift our perceptions and then actions. ...

Money magnetism

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:05:10 -0800

Automatic savings, quarterly acceleration, and budget reprioritization are all powerful and effective strategies for making more profits and building wealth. Yet one magical factor comes into play as your wealth increases: money magnetism. Have you ever noticed that during times when you possessed the most money, additional money flowed more easily to you?

Money acts as a natural magnet and, like gravity, it draws more unto itself as it accumulates. ...

Raise your standard

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:47:26 -0800

Anything you do consumes time. To maximize the value of your time, prioritize your interactions. People who seem less busy and want to consume your time may think you're being rude when you say no to their invitations, but busy people understand immediately that you're just choosing to prioritize and wisely manage your time. People who don't value their own time want to take up yours with small talk, and if you keep associating with people who talk small, you could end up with a small life. ...

Pay Yourself First

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:37:16 -0800

When I started in business many years ago, I used to place myself last financially. I tried to be Mr. Nice Guy and make sure that all of my creditors and employees were paid first. At the end of the month, I would take whatever was left over, which wasn't much. I struggled financially, and even though I worked hard, long hours, I always seemed to just break even.

Meanwhile, my employees quit after only three months, six months, or sometimes a year. ...