"Your attitude always decides your altitude in life" ~ 

                    Zig "iglar

The Attitude of Real Life

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.

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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? 

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"Effects Of Binaural Beats On Brain Function"

Binaural beats influence functions of the brain besides those related to hearing. This phenomenon is called frequency following response. The concept is that if one receives a stimulus with a frequency in the range of brain waves, the predominant brain wave frequency is said to be likely to move towards the frequency of the stimulus (a process called entrainment). In addition, binaural beats have been credibly documented to entrain brainwave rhythms, according to the frequency following response, at various sites in the brain.

The stimulus does not have to be aural; it can also be visual or a combination of aural and visual. However, using alpha frequencies with such stimuli can trigger photosensitive epilepsy.

Perceived human hearing is limited to the range of frequencies from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, though Infrasound - sound below 20Hz - still have scientifically observable effects on humans, however, it is not readily audible, especially at low volume levels. While the frequencies of human brain waves are below about 40 Hz. To account for this lack of perception, binaural beat frequencies are used. Beat frequencies of 40 Hz have been produced in the brain with binaural sound and measured experimentally.

When the perceived beat frequency corresponds to the delta, theta, alpha, beta, or gamma range of brainwave frequencies, the brainwaves entrain to or move towards the beat frequency. For example, if a 315 Hz sine wave is played into the right ear and a 325 Hz one into the left ear, the brain is entrained towards the beat frequency (10 Hz, in the alpha range). Since alpha range is associated with relaxation, this has a relaxing effect or if in the beta range, more alertness. An experiment with binaural sound stimulation using beat frequencies in the Beta range on some participants and Delta/Theta range in other participants, found better vigilance performance and mood in those on the awake alert state of Beta range stimulation.

Binaural beat stimulation has been used fairly extensively to induce a variety of states of consciousness, there has been some work done in regards to the effects of these stimuli on relaxation, focus, attention, and states of consciousness. Studies have shown that with repeated training to close frequency sounds that a plastic reorganization of the brain occurs for the trained frequencies and is capable of asymmetric hemispheric balancing.