_{What I learned from 2009}

The year 2009 was exciting and rewarding, even though somewhat challenging. I learned a lot – so much in fact, it is very hard to put it all in a few lines.  So I will just give a few points which I will carry over in 2010.  Here are a few ideas, listed as “Do’s” and “Don’t” for you to ponder and implement as well.

Do’s

1. Invest in yourself. Take personal development courses to further your growth. It may be the most valuable asset you build.  It would be crazy not to do this, given that you generate your own future.
2. Have faith, be patient, be strong, keep focused, be ready. “Between your dream and its fulfillment you’ll be tested”.
3. Give what’s wanted and requested rather than giving your pet issue or what you think someone needs. This is the secret to practically all successful business endeavors.
4. See and speak the positive. With the space you have around you, fill it with the things you want rather than the things you don’t want
5. Make more money than you spend. You never know when you will need to reconcile your affairs, and you want to be ahead rather than behind in the game.

Don’ts

1. Don’t listen to bullshit or buy it. Trust your instincts. Question all those who call themselves masters.  Do their professional peers agree they are.
2. Don’t let people coach you if they don’t have experience and success in that area. If you want to play tennis, get a tennis pro with the most experience in tennis, not a cyclist.
3. Don’t give up just because you are challenged or because something is tough. Don’t be cynical; give life a chance again and again.
4. Don’t be too reasonable about your dreams. Being too reasonable can lead to mediocrity.
5. Welcome life’s many opportunities, but say YES and commit to only those you are willing to complete. It’s OK to say NO. Making too many commitments is to be committed to none.  Incompletes lead to unfinished business and baggage you don’t need.

More power to you in the year 2010, ahead.  And remember your point of power is in the here and now.  For more details on living positively, powerfully, and heroically click here to order The ANSWER To Absolutely Everything DVD and you’ll get several  FREE CDs to choose from. And don’t forget to check out my newest CD: The Game of Life and How To Win It.  Blessings to you, and share this blog memo with friends and family.

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.”

^{~ G. K. Chesterton}

“There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer and the youngest in the fall.

When they had all gone and returned, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and twisted. The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said that it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful it as the most graceful things he’d ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment. They began to argue and fight amongst themselves over who was right and who was wrong.

Then the man explained to his sons that none of them were wrong, yet none were right either because they had each only seen one season of the tree’s life. He told them you cannot judge a tree or a person by only one season. That the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy and love that comes from that life can only be measured when all the seasons are up.”

How can any of us judge another when we only see one aspect of that person? When we only see some of what is there but not all of it? How can we judge our own selves as a success or failure when all the seasons have not yet played themselves out in our lives?

If we give up when it’s winter, we will miss the promise of spring, the beauty of summer and the fulfillment of fall.

“Don’t ever let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don’t judge life by one difficult season. We must persevere through the difficult patches for better times are sure to come.

Live simply
Love generously
Care deeply
Speak kindly”

Trust that everything that enters your life is there to support you to evolve spiritually.

“Happiness keeps you sweet
Trials keep you strong
Sorrows keep you human
Failures keep you humble
Success keeps you growing”

As you embark on a New Year, may you create a new soul with the lessons you have learned and a hope for dreams yet to be fulfilled. And may it be a happy one.

Portions of this article were written by an unknown author.

Posted by my friend,  Martha Borst

Amazing Comments in 1955 -- Only 54 Years Ago!

‘I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s groceries for $10.00.

‘Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won’t be long before $1, 000.00 will only buy a used one.

‘If cigarettes keep going up in price, I’m going to quit. 20 cents a pack is ridiculous.

‘Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter

‘If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.

‘When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we’d be better off leaving the car in the garage..

‘I’m afraid to send my kids to the movies any more Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.

‘I read the other day where some scientist thinks it’s possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .

‘Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they’ll be making more than the President.

‘I never thought I’d see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric.. They are even making electric typewriters now.

‘It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.

‘It won’t be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.

‘I’m afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.

‘Thank goodness I won’t live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government..

‘The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.

‘There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel.

‘No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $15.00 a day in the hospital, it’s too rich for my blood.’

‘If they think I’ll pay 30 cents for a hair cut, forget it.’

Know any friends who would get a kick out of these, pass this on! Be sure and send it to your kids and grand kids too!

“With money you can buy a house,

but not a home.

With money you can buy a clock,

but not time.

With money you can buy a bed,

but not sleep.

With money you can buy a book,

but not knowledge.

With money you can see a doctor,

but not good health.

First realization: If you want to get lots of results be a Great Inviter! Invite a LOT!

The more people you invite, the greater the chances are you will have a full house, or have the results you desire. Invite a lot, but do a proper invitation that works.

Use the ANOLOGY of INVITING TO A PARTY. You need to think about “who” you want at your party to have it work. You need to be clear you really want them there, and make it clear to them, without forcing them.

1. CLEAR INTENTION — TO GET THE RESULT

Get clear that you want to pack the house, get the results.

2. HEARTFELT — COMMUNICATION FROM THE HEART

So the invitation is not a casual invite but it is sincere. Don’t say “stop by if you can.” Say “I REALLY WANT you here with me and for me/us, because it means a hell of a lot to me/us!”

3. PRIDE – TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Let them in on your experience. Tell your own story with pride! Show them what it was like for YOU, so they might see how it can also be for THEM. Don’t keep yourself a secret; don’t cheat them.

4. “SHOW & TELL”

Tell them DETAILS. Like a party, tell them the who, what, where, when, how, why…

Who else will be there…What it’s about and what to wear…Where it will be held…When it is and when it starts…How to get there and how to be there to fit the occasion… Why you doing it, why it is important, and why them (your POWERFUL WHY).

5. WILLING TO HEAR “NO” – to get the authentic “YES”!

Give them space. Don’t twist their arm and force them. They need to feel free, and need wiggle room. A “yes” is not authentic unless there was room for “no”, and they chose on their own, voluntarily.

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Have you noticed that what we fear, we tend to create? Well it is not magical how that happens. Take for instance the Stock Market these days. There has been lots of talk about a near-recession or a full blown recession is happening in our economy. Since that conversation began, did you notice how many Americans and foreign investors ran quickly to their brokerage firms and sold their stock, thus creating a massive sell off. The sell offs then caused more panic and others went to do the same, thus causing the stock market to go down even lower. Then the Finance Chairman lowered the interest rate by a huge amount compared to historical standards, calling it a “stimulus package” to offset the slide in the market. Well, that action caused people to think, “Oh there must be something wrong”, and they panicked to cause a deeper plunge. At the end of the day, the results are matching the fears. Thus we create what we fear.

We may not create it directly, but the dynamics that go into effect from one action can geometrically grow into major outcomes. It shows you that your thoughts and actions make a difference and they influence other thoughts and actions which then affect you again. So be careful what you think and how you act on those thoughts, because they may come back to you in spades. What goes around comes around — “circle, circle!”. Said another way, every cause has an effect, and every effect has a cause. This is what is meant by the law of attraction in action. It is not magical; it is dynamical. You do, in that sense, create your own reality.

Let me know what you think on this, and how you see that happening in your life or in the world. And what can we initiate to have something happen that we want to have happen?