Creating Destiny 101

THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON by George S. Clason

2011-09-23T18:25:00.000+08:00

The Richest Man in Babylon is written for people who are struggling financially or those who are finding themselves stuck in financial plateau in life until they are forty or fifty, or those who are looking forward into building a financial empire or planning to be financially free sooner than the normal retirement of sixty-five.

Some of the great lessons or truths that can be learned in the book are the value and power of work, the seven cures of a lean purse and the five laws of gold. (During those times, they didn’t have wallets or cards but only purse and their means of payments are silver and gold.)

THE SEVEN CURES OF A LEAN PURSE

THE FIRST CURE: Start thy purse to fattening

THE SECOND CURE: Control thy expenditures

THE THIRD CURE: Make thy gold multiply

THE FOURTH CURE: Guard thy treasures from loss

THE FIFTH CURE: Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment

THE SIXTH CURE: Insure a future income

THE SEVENTH CURE: Increase thy ability to earn

THE FIVE LAWS OF GOLD

I. Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.

II. Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field.

III. Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wise in its handling.

IV. Gold slippeth away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.

V. Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.

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Trump: How to get Rich

2011-09-14T13:37:00.000+08:00

"Trump: How to get Rich" is written by Donald Trump. It is a candidly written account of the daily events in his life. He discussed real estate, business leadership, his empire, the media, and "the art of the hair"!

How to Get Rich is far from an academic read, which makes it a fast paced conversational-like book. The author is one of the most well known faces in New York, particularly after the success of his reality TV program, where he made the term "You're Fired" famous. Trump is a proud man that is proud of his achievements and is quite happy to talk about them. Depending on how the reader takes the information he presents, one could look at the book as simply being self promotional and self aggrandizing or one could look at Trump's stories as being inspirational and something to aim for.

Some Quotes

"The best negotiators are chameleons. Their attitude, demeanor, approach, and posture in negotiation will depend on the person on the other side of the table."
"Having a well developed ego, contrary to popular opinion, is a positive attribute."

Some Contents

Introduction: Five Billion Reasons Why You Should Read This Book
Part 1: The Donald J. Trump School of Business and Management
Part 2: Your Personal Apprenticeship (Career Advice from The Donald)
Part 3: Money, Money, Money, Money
Part 4: The Secrets of Negotiation
Part 5: The Trump Lifestyle
Part 6: Inside the Apprentice

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Simple Steps to Networking Success

2011-09-14T13:19:00.000+08:00

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

2011-09-14T13:09:00.000+08:00

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (ISBN 0-316-31696-2) is a book by Malcolm Gladwell, first published by Little Brown in 2000.
Gladwell defines a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point." The book seeks to explain and describe the "mysterious" sociological changes that mark everyday life. As Gladwell states, "Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do." The examples of such changes in his book include the rise in popularity and sales of Hush Puppies shoes in the mid-1990s and the precipitous drop in the New York City crime rate after 1990.

Gladwell describes the "three rules of epidemics" (or the three "agents of change") in the tipping points of epidemics.

"The Law of the Few", or, as Gladwell states, "The success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts." According to Gladwell, economists call this the "80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the 'work' will be done by 20 percent of the participants." (see Pareto Principle) These people are described in the following ways:

Connectors are the people who "link us up with the world ... people with a special gift for bringing the world together." They are "a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack [... for] making friends and acquaintances". He characterizes these individuals as having social networks of over one hundred people. To illustrate, Gladwell cites the following examples: the midnight ride of Paul Revere, Milgram's experiments in the small world problem, the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" trivia game, Dallas businessman Roger Horchow, and Chicagoan Lois Weisberg, a person who understands the concept of the weak tie. Gladwell attributes the social success of Connectors to "their ability to span many different worlds is a function of something intrinsic to their personality, some combination of curiosity, self-confidence, sociability, and energy."

Mavens are "information specialists", or "people we rely upon to connect us with new information." They accumulate knowledge, especially about the marketplace, and know how to share it with others. Gladwell cites Mark Alpert as a prototypical Maven who is "almost pathologically helpful", further adding, "he can't help himself". In this vein, Alpert himself concedes, "A Maven is someone who wants to solve other people's problems, generally by solving his own". According to Gladwell, Mavens start "word-of-mouth epidemics" due to their knowledge, social skills, and ability to communicate. As Gladwell states, "Mavens are really information brokers, sharing and trading what they know".

Salesmen are "persuaders", charismatic people with powerful negotiation skills. They tend to have an indefinable trait that goes beyond what they say, which makes others want to agree with them. Gladwell's examples include California businessman Tom Gau and news anchor Peter Jennings, and he cites several studies about the persuasive implications of non-verbal cues, including a headphone nod study (conducted by Gary Wells of the University of Alberta and Richard Petty of the University of Missouri) and William Condon's cultural microrhythms study.

The Stickiness Factor, the specific content of a message that renders its impact memorable. Popular children's television programs such as Sesame Street and Blue's Clues pioneered the properties of the stickiness factor, thus enhancing the effective retention of the educational content in tandem with its entertainment value.

The Power of Context: Human behavior is sensitive to and strongly influenced by its environment. As Gladwell says, "Epidemics are sensitive to the conditions and circumstances of the times and places in which they occur."

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Who moved my cheese?

2011-09-14T12:54:00.000+08:00

Allegorically, Who Moved My Cheese? features four characters: two mice, "Sniff" and "Scurry," and two littlepeople, miniature humans in essence, "Hem" and "Haw." They live in a maze, a representation of one's environment, and look for cheese, representative of happiness and success. Initially without cheese, each group, the mice and humans, paired off and traveled the lengthy corridors searching for cheese. One day both groups happen upon a cheese-filled corridor at "Cheese Station C". Content with their find, the humans establish routines around their daily intake of cheese, slowly becoming arrogant in the process.

One day Sniff and Scurry arrive at Cheese Station C to find no cheese left, but they are not surprised. Noticing the cheese supply dwindling, they have mentally prepared beforehand for the arduous but inevitable task of finding more cheese. Leaving Cheese Station C behind, they begin their hunt for new cheese together. Later that day, Hem and Haw arrive at Cheese Station C only to find the same thing, no cheese. Angered and annoyed, Hem demands, "Who moved my cheese?" The humans have counted on the cheese supply to be constant, and so are unprepared for this eventuality. After deciding that the cheese is indeed gone they get angry at the unfairness of the situation and both go home starved. Returning the next day, Hem and Haw find the same cheeseless place. Starting to realize the situation at hand, Haw thinks of a search for new cheese. But Hem is dead set in his victimized mindset and nixes the proposal.

Meanwhile, Sniff and Scurry have found "Cheese Station N", new cheese. Back at Cheese Station C, Hem and Haw are affected by their lack of cheese and blame each other for their problem. Hoping to change, Haw again proposes a search for new cheese. However, Hem is comforted by his old routine and is frightened about the unknown. He knocks the idea again. After a while of being in denial, the humans remain without cheese. One day, having discovered his debilitating fears, Haw begins to chuckle at the situation and stops taking himself so seriously. Realizing he should simply move on, Haw enters the maze, but not before chiseling "If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct" on the wall of Cheese Station C for his friend to ponder.

Still fearful of his trek, Haw jots "What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?" on the wall and, after thinking about that, he begins his venture. Still plagued with worry (perhaps he has waited too long to begin his search...), Haw finds some bits of cheese that nourishes him and he is able to continue his search. Haw realizes that the cheese has not suddenly vanished, but has dwindled from continual eating. After a stop at an empty cheese station, Haw begins worrying about the unknown again. Brushing aside his fears, Haw's new mindset allows him to again enjoy life. He has even begun to smile again! He is realizing that "When you move beyond your fear, you feel free." After another empty cheese station, Haw decides to go back for Hem with the few bits of new cheese he has managed to find.

Uncompromising, Hem refuses the new cheese, to his friend's disappointment. With knowledge learned along the way, Haw heads back into the maze. Getting deeper into the maze, inspired by bits of new cheese here and there, Haw leaves a trail of writings on the wall ("The Handwriting On the Wall"). These clarify his own thinking and give him hope that his friend will find aid in them during his search for new cheese. Still traveling, Haw one day comes across Cheese Station N, abundant with cheese, including some varieties that are strange to him, and he realizes he has found what he is looking for. After eating, Haw reflects on his experience. He ponders a return to see his old friend. But Haw decides to let Hem find his own way. Finding the largest wall in Cheese Station N, he writes:

Change Happens

They Keep Moving The Cheese

Anticipate Change

Get Ready For The Cheese To Move

Monitor Change

Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old

Adapt To Change Quickly

The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese

Change

Move With The Cheese

Enjoy Change!

Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese!

Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again

They Keep Moving The Cheese.

Cautious from past experience, Haw now inspects Cheese Station N daily and explores different parts of the maze regularly to prevent any complacency from setting in. After hearing movement in the maze one day, Haw realizes someone is approaching the station. Unsure, Haw hopes that it is his friend Hem who has found the way.

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The Road to Wealth

2011-09-14T12:01:00.000+08:00

These thoughts will be found inside the book, The Road to Wealth. It is a story of Robert sharing his wealth principles and how a few people were changed because of that in a 90-day process. After the process, they were able to pull up some cash and own properties. Read the book yourself.

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10 Ways to Increase Sales

2011-09-14T11:21:00.000+08:00

Here are some tips in increasing sales.These ways will help one about sales principles and the ways to sales increase in a very simple and straight-forward way.

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Think and Grow Rich

2011-09-14T11:13:00.000+08:00

This is one of the best-selling self-help books of all time. Written during the Great Depression, against a backdrop of millions of people out of work and a looming world war, Napoleon Hill's magnum opus held out hope that life could get better. While not considered part of the New Thought movement, Hill drew on many of their concepts and techniques. He pre-figured the 'Prosperity Consciousness' of present-day New Age thinkers. And a host of motivational writers and speakers have followed in his footsteps.

A good part of Hill's book is simply the gospel of 20th century American Capitalism: work hard, have a firm handshake, get ahead by doing quality work, treat your customers with respect, anybody can become rich and/or powerful if they overcome their personal weaknesses. Some may find the core 'secret' of this book elusive; Hill never gives us a succinct formula to acquiring wealth, although he hints that it exists. However, the title of the book is 'Think and Grow Rich,' not 'Get Rich Quick': Hill insists that we take a very detailed personal inventory, and grow spiritually, in order to draw wealth our way. This involves a developing a high level of self-discipline and obeying the Delphic injunction to 'Know Thyself'. He also incorporates a lot of good, practical business advice: find new opportunities created by technological innovations, make a written plan and keep to it, don't be afraid to fail repeatedly. The secret is here, it is just simply the sum of parts rather than an explicit roadmap.

Towards the end of the book he steps off a precipice and ventures into some very esoteric territory. He discusses harnessing Kundalini energy, manifesting psychic powers such as telepathy, tapping into higher consciousness, and getting in touch with the great minds of history, although, again, he is not too specific about how to accomplish these feats.

Think and Grow Rich is one of those books which makes a lasting impression. No matter what you may think of Hill's philosophy and his folksy writing style, you are bound to come away from this book feeling energized, more optimistic about life, and (possibly) a bit richer for the experience. --J. B. Hare, 7/20/2006

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Internet Marketing Guide

2011-09-13T17:07:00.000+08:00

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by online opportunities to grow your business, then this guide is for you. As you read the guide, you'll discover:

Strategies to make your website more effective
Easy ways to drive traffic to your site
How to capture and qualify new leads
Tactics to improve your email marketing
And a whole lot more!

Download the "Internet Marketing Guide."

Thoughts for Success

2011-09-13T16:48:00.000+08:00

It is a collection of quotes or sayings that are very useful in changing our mindsets and other things that makes us aware of the world we're living in. It gives us great insights in human nature as well.

A motivation for success indeed.

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The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles

2011-09-13T16:43:00.000+08:00

"The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor.
"It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects. Therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly get rich."

Wallace D. Wattles,

The Science of Getting Rich, Chapter 2

These few thoughts gave me some different views in doing things in a certain way with a different thought processes. It gave me a great desire for research, studying human nature and especially those of the wealthy people. How they think and what they are thinking by studying their words.

It's a great advice for those who don't want to be wealthy or pretends to be.

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As A Man Thinketh by James Allen

2011-09-13T16:28:00.001+08:00

The premise of the book is from the book of Proverbs that says, "As a man thinketh, so is he." I've read this book several times. It's very short, and I learn something new every time. With such a beautiful writing style, it's simple and elegant at the same time. The title says it all, "as a man thinketh", and you are blessed enough to finish this book thinking that as you think, so shall you be. It's the secret in "think and grow rich" as well and that is one of my favorites also.

James Allen (1864-1912) was an Englishman who retired from the business world to pursue a lifestyle of writing and contemplation. His books are classics in the fields of inspiration and spirituality. Although best known for As a Man Thinketh, he authored several other books that deal with the power of thought including THE PATH OF PROSPERITY, EIGHT PILLARS OF PROSPERITY and James Allen's BOOK OF MEDITATION FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.

Allen's books illustrate the use of the power of thought to increase personal capabilities. Although he never achieved great fame or wealth, his works continue to influence people around the world, including the New Thought movement.

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SpeedWealth by T. Harv Eker

2011-09-13T16:14:00.000+08:00

Speed Wealth by T. Harv Eker is one of the best books on wealth creation that I have read. Eker exclaims that he can take anyone and show them how to make a million dollars in three years or less. Now, that is an outrageous promise. Yet, Eker effectively delivers on his promise in this 72-page book.
His "Power Principles" are found at the beginning of every section and are very simple and direct. Some of them are as simple as "Success is a learnable skill" and others a little more mind-bending like, "Conventional wisdom doesn't work ... and never did!" The most striking element of the book is that the "Power Principles" are given then explained briefly and maybe an example or two. They are laid out in format that everyone will understand and follow.

He teaches some basic skills of business, the law of attraction and about the four types of ways to make money. One of the skills taught or principles is the power of duplication. He uses Sam Walton, founder of Wal Mart, and Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, as examples of duplication. He explains how to make money in your sleep and that if you want to be wealthy to be the conductor of the orchestra and, not in the orchestra. It shows that anyone can become wealthy if they can simply follow the rules. He shows that wealth is not some far off fantasy that is unattainable to the common person. He shows step by step what you need to do, how you need to act and the things that you should be thinking. If someone followed the suggestions in this book to the letter in three years (or less), they would become a millionaire as long as they followed the rules and of course, got themselves out of their own way.

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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

2011-09-13T12:52:00.001+08:00

A great book on creating a mindset of the rich and how to navigate away from thinking of the poor.

Beyond humor, this book compares the rich to the poor with these assertions:
1. Rich people believe "I create my life." Poor people believe, "Life happens to me."
2. Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.
3. Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.
4. Rich people think big. Poor people think small.
5. Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles.
6. Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people.
7. Rich people associate with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.
8. Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their value. Poor people think negatively about selling and promotion.
9. Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.
10. Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.
11. Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time.
12. Rich people think "both." Poor people think "either/or."
13. Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people focus on their working income.
14. Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.
15. Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.
16. Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.
17. Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.

This is a great book because with each assertion T. Harv Eker gives excellent real life scenarios, as well as experiences that he has live through.

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32nd Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) 2011

2011-09-05T12:53:00.001+08:00

I am recommending this fair to those who love learning and who wants to avail in a cheaper-than-regular-bookstore-prices and enjoy in the process of choosing as many good books as possible. It'll be good for birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, etc.

The Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP), Asian Catholic Communicators, Inc. (ACCI), Overseas Publishers Representatives' Association of the Philippines (OPRAP) and the Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc. (PBAI) will hold the 32nd Manila International Book Fair on September 14-18, 2011 at the Exhibit Halls 1-4, SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex, Pasay City.

For more information, contact Ms. Irene Lloren or Ms. Tinette Capistrano at telephone nos.: (02) 896-0661 and (02) 896-0682, fax no.: (02) 896-0695 or through e-mail address: info(c manilabookfair.com or visit website at www.manilabookfair.com.

You, Inc. Discover the CEO Within By Burke Hedges

2011-08-24T16:07:00.001+08:00

You, Inc. is based on the premise that each of us is founder, CEO, and 100% stockholder in our own company - You, Inc. The 10 principles in this book will empower you to think and act like a well-run, highly profitable corporation.

By learning and applying the 10 simple principles in this book, you will become more valuable in virtually every phase of your life. And as your value increases, you will become more secure in your job... more productive in your business... more vital to your friends and family... and more fulfilled in your personal and professional life.

The 10 Principles of You, Inc. will show you how to:

Take Responsibility -- Will encourage you to takes control of your life
Dare to Dream - Will remind you that dreams are the blueprints of success
Power of Belief - Will encourage you to re-program yourself with I CAN thinking
Courage to Take Action - Will remind you that small actions yield big results
Attitude is Everything - Will Confirm that you are what you think
Develop Productive Habits - Will encourage you to replace bad habits with good ones
Manage Your Emotions -- Will explain why you need to run your emotions, so that your emotions don't run you
Prepare for Success - will emphasize the importance e of reading books... attending seminars... listening to tapes... and associating with winners
Balance Your Life - Will explain the "Five F's" of balance: Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness, and Finances
Change - or Be Changed - Will tell you how to make change work FOR you, instead of against you

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The Parable of the Pipeline by Burke Hedges

2011-08-24T15:14:00.001+08:00

This is a parable that gives us a great insight of what is happening in the world today and how most of us are now living. It is a good story that depicts or encourages unique and creative ways to solve our money challenges.

It focuses on the persons involved to really think through and adjust through our changing times. After all, the people who fails to change will be changed and those who embraced change before it happens will be ready and prepared to be wealthy in these trying times.

It might be a reason why a person will consider network marketing or creating additional sources of income.

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Copycat Marketing 101 by Burke Hedges

2011-08-24T12:01:00.001+08:00

Look at the financial condition of the "average" U.S. citizen at age 65: 36 percent are dead, 54 percent are broke or dependent on others, 5 percent are still working, 4 percent are financially independent, and 1 percent are wealthy. Only 5 percent are financially well off!

If you had the opportunity to become a 5%-er, would you take advantage of it? If your answer is "yes," read on, because that's what this book is about.

Copycat Marketing 101 will make you aware that most people are 95%-ers because they've been taught to copy people who are in jobs that mean salary caps and financial dependence. In short, most people are copycatting the wrong plan!

In this book, you'll learn that the current system most people copycat is designed to create temporary income - not true wealth - because it's based on linear growth of trading time for dollars. You'll learn that the key to true wealth is leverage, and you will learn about a dynamic form of leverage that wealthy people have been copying for centuries called exponential growth.

Best of all, you'll learn how average people can break out of the time-for-money trap by copycatting a simple, duplicatable system of wealth creation that will open the door to financial freedom, once and for all!

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Great Allies or Foes: TIME and CHANCE

2011-08-18T00:00:00.000+08:00

"I have seen something else under the sun:

The race is not to the swift

or the battle to the strong,

nor does food come to the wise

or wealth to the brilliant

or favor to the learned;

but time and chance happen to them all."

King Solomon, Ecclesiastes 9:11

This is a great observation made by a man considered to be the wisest, wealthiest and most powerful man alive during that time. (I think people need to carefully heed his advice.)

It's very interesting to know that we will all have our share of blessings and challenges in life as well as what we are calling "breakthroughs", achievements, failures and others. Solomon observed that we all are in a "level field" and that our starting stature or family or social status should not be the reasons or excuses for us to achieve our full potential. And that we will have our share of races won and failures, battles victorious and defeated, abundance of food and scarcity, wealth in its vastness and few, favors bestowed and denied.

The question lies, "How can we improve or increase our chances and times to have or be able to win most races, battles, many food to spare, sustainable wealth and unmerited favors?" A notable man said, "When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare." Opportunities abound and the people who can appreciate and succeed on these are the people who have prepared or are preparing for such.

Fortunately, we will have our times and chances. But will we be able to hold and succeed in such opportunities by preparing and developing plans NOW?

The thing is we only prepare for the things we are "visibly seeing" of WHO we are and WHAT we have. Who are you becoming daily? What have you been expecting to own as a result of your becoming? Benjamin Franklin, a noted inventor and philosopher, once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” This is where we create the future we desire and not cling on to the present circumstances.

Let’s create our future NOW because we will soon live there and no one will do it for us. Procrastinate and lose? Or Take Action and succeed? The choice is made with our daily action.

FOR OUR CIRCUMSTANCE TO CHANGE, WE ULTIMATELY MUST CHANGE.

TIME and CHANCE will either be our allies or foes depending on who we are or are becoming...daily.