Archive for the ‘Success’ Category

I often shock people when I recommend an Ayn Rand book titled, “The Virtue of Selfishness.”  They have so often received coaching that the way to success is to serve everyone else first.  I think that is very bad advice… Read More…

On yesterday’s post I mentioned that people that teach prosperity should have money.  I believe this principle is important for all mentors and people you take advice from. Read More…

Today I have quite a platform, teaching people around the world about manifesting prosperity.  When I made $11,000 a year, people didn’t seem very interested in my thoughts on success.  Which was a good thing.   Read More…

Yesterday I asked if you are letting emotions keep you broke. The reason why of course is that for many people, money and material possessions carry a powerful emotional energy. Read More…

I think I really pissed the guy off.  But I was quite frustrated myself, and let it show.  I had just finished conducting a fund raising seminar for the speakers association.  I had given a day of my time, to show aspiring speakers how to be successful in the business.  The guy was talking to me afterward, arguing about everything I had said.   Read More…

In Friday’s post I promised we would revisit the issue of Mother Theresa, Gandhi and other people who didn’t possess a lot of material things.  And who’s going to save the rainforest of course.  So let’s look at that. Read More…

So I’m writing this as the Jim Rohn memorial is taking place in California.  I’m sure there is a lot of preening and peacocking, with all the professional speakers there talking about the books they co-authored with Jim, the platforms they shared, etc.   I didn’t go.  I chose to remember Jim in another way…  Read More…

We’ve been discussing if money is necessary for prosperity. It’s been a fascinating dialogue.  This all reminds me of a discussion I had with a CEO of a company after I spoke at his convention about developing prosperity consciousness.  I showed some slides of my sports cars and explained how important it is that your car matches your shoes every day.  He wasn’t amused.   Read More…

Last post we discussed the common belief that prosperity comes from reducing your desires to be happy with what you have.   I told you I thought that was craziness.  Here’s why… Read More…

We’ve been discussing the question of whether you can be prosperous without having a lot of money.  Now the knee-jerk reaction of the herd is almost always yes.  They would say something like, “Money isn’t everything.  Many people are poor and they’re happy.   Look at all the unhappy rich people.  Look at all the movie stars getting divorces, Tiger Woods, rich people in rehab, etc” Read More…