"Your attitude always decides your altitude in life" ~  

Zig Ziglar

I am exposing YOU.......

You are not alone if you've ever wondered what it is that might be keeping you back. I met a guy the other day who asked me, "Michael, it seems that there is something that is standing in my way of my dreams and I don't know what it is. Can you help?"

I've often contemplated what exactly makes achieving our dreams so difficult. Perhaps I found one answer that could likely be true for most people just like you.

I downloaded the audio book of 'Think and Grow Rich' the other day. I was listening to the story of the partner of Thomas Edison. He set out on a journey to partner with Edison and made himself a millionaire in the process.

The point of the story is that, he had a BURNING DESIRE. He laid it all on the line to accomplish something. He, in a sense, 'burned all the bridges' so that there was no way of retreat. He put himself in a place where he must succeed.

Most people cannot bear the thought of possible defeat on a large, life scale. Thus, they sit back and never attempt what they are capable of. They are hoping that there is an easier way.

You often hear that people who have had huge success, were at one time, nearly destitute in their lives. I see a pattern for those who succeed on a large scale. They are willing to risk everything in order to live out their destiny of greatness.

In Thoreau's 'Walden', he said, "The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We deem the pain of possible failure to be much greater than the pain that we feel is tolerable by not ever attempting to realize our potential and achieve what we are truly capable of.

This kind of thinking must be eliminated IF you are to achieve your lofty goals. Until your BURNING DESIRE is so strong that it consumes your life, you will not likely live out the potential that you're capable of.

What is the 'one thing' that you know is deep in your heart to do in your life? What is the one passion that you feel that you were put here on this planet to do? Its time to put your hand to that plow. Its time to prime the flow of your brain chemistry to get you focused and consumed with your dream. When you begin to do this and choose not to look back, then you will be rewarded with the rewards of life that you've always imagined.

Offered to you with great love,

Michael

The Purpose of Prosperity

"God gave me my money,” said John D. Rockefeller. “I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.”

Rockefeller could have left his legacy at the enormous fortune he had amassed throughout his career. He would have undoubtedly been remembered as one of the shrewdest and most successful entrepreneurs in history. But, a deeply religious man, Rockefeller was unsatisfied with that.

“The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it,” said Rockefeller. Applying the same focus and shrewdness
to his charitable vision as he did with his company, Rockefeller decided early on in life to devote much of his wealth and energy to benevolent efforts. From establishing Spelman College in Atlanta and Spelman Seminary to teach freed female slaves to endowing the University of Chicago, Rockefeller decided to listen to his conscience in deciding how to best use his wealth.

“Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience,” said Rockefeller. “I was trained from the beginning to work and to save. I have always regarded it as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could. I was taught that way by the minister when I was a boy.”

Rockefeller also established the Rockefeller University, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the General Education Board, the Rockefeller Sanitation Commission, and the Rockefeller Foundation. “I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty,” he said. Rockefeller’s work with the University of Chicago even almost led to a nervous breakdown; much of his hair would fall out and he would experience frequent digestive problems. But, he would continue in his quest to respond to appeals for funds from various sources believing it was his duty to do so.

“It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy,” said Rockefeller. He understood that wealth
did not equal happiness and while he was appreciative of the fortune he had amassed, he believed that only in giving it away would he understand true happiness. His religious upbringing and his conscience both dictated his duty to do so.

But, Rockefeller’s business aptitude and his keen eye for efficiency were not lost in his charitable vision. “Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it,” he believed. It was only after much careful study and the assistance of expert advisers that Rockefeller made his decisions as to who to donate funds to. He wanted his money to be used as effectively as possible, much like he ran his business.

Rockefeller listened to his conscience and wound up giving away more of his fortune than he kept, which was the second half of the great legacy which he created.

Article reprinted from
http://www.evancarmichael.com

Billionaire Insights

Ray Kroc tried his hand at many things in his life. It was as a milkshake maker salesman that in 1961, he bought out the McDonald's brothers, Dick and Mac, for $2.7 million. At age 59, Kroc took McDonalds, a powerful, positive attitude and eventually turned it into a global economic force. Kroc stated, “The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.”

Ray Kroc's 'right time, right place' came after 59 years of 'searching'. At an age when most are thinking of retirement, Kroc was thinking of his future. It was with this 'positive attitude' that Kroc created his fortune.

If a 59 year old milkshake salesman took someone else's concept and idea and became a billionaire, what attitude can you adopt in your life to achieve your goals and live your dreams?