I have carried on a torrid, if not stormy relationship with the Network Marketing Business Model for the past  20-30 years. When I first saw ‘the circles’ being drawn on a white board over 30 years ago I was ‘smitten’. To think that I could make Income by helping others succeed and learning to Leverage my teams efforts was ‘Mind Blowing’ to me at the time!!…To say the least.

So I ‘dove in’ that day 30 years ago and over the years I have had (like many folks) my ups and downs in this arena. I have usually made enough  income to pay a car payment and sometimes the mortgage; However that walk-away income ,,,you know the kind, where the ‘Top Dog’ tells you ‘In 2-3 Years you will be making enough residual income to ‘walk away’ and do what ever you want because CHECKS will be flowing into your mail box monthly,,,as you’re  sittin’ on the beach in some faraway tropical Paradise sippin’ a tall cool Lemonade….well, sadly that NEVER happened for me, it seems like that ‘promise’ or dream would always fall apart and evaporate right when it was within my grasp!

I Believe after all these years in the business I have found out 7 solid reasons Why I  never BECAME the Success I dreamed of ……….

1.) I was Taught Network Marketing is a SALES BUSINESS

Well, to be honest this is the furthest thing from the Truth. The reality is Network Marketing or MLM is FIRST a Relationship Business! Your real product is NOT a commodity or service you sell, but rather PEOPLE. We must study, Listen to and learn  about PEOPLE and help them reach their Dreams! When we do this as we ‘Build’ people our business will begin to be built.

“The Heavy Hitters will tell you MLM is a sales business when the real truth is MLM is a Teaching and Mentoring Business.”(Michael Dlouhy…Success In Ten Steps)

2.) I was Taught Network Marketing Is a NUMBERS GAME

Wow, I was told this again and again over the years. Just get your opportunity; your message out to the masses.It is all about how many presentations you can make daily, weekly , monthly. It is all in the MATH so to speak , the more warm bodies you can ‘pitch your deal to’ the more will join you. Kind of like throwing mud at a wall,,,you know the more you throw the more it will stick.

From many experiences over the years I have found the real truth again gets back to this business being a ‘People Business’. People are not NUMBERS, they are unique and special they have brothers, sisters, spouses, children who LOVE them! Treat them as the special unique individuals that they are, build relationships with them and some will follow you. A Recruiter must always be Recruiting —that is what the ‘NUMBERS Game’ is all about, He never has a relationship with his downline and many LEAVE, whereas if you build relationships folks will stay with you much longer and some for life.

3.) I was Taught That ‘NO’ is a good thing!

You have probably heard this one before…  Pitch your deal to as many folks as you can and get as many ‘NO’s as you can. The logic here  is the More No’s you get The closer you get to a YES.  I even heard a recent story from a couple that has been in Network Marketing for years where  when with their first  company they were actually AWARDED a TRIP because they received more NOs (2,500!) than anyone else!!

The No’s were always  hard for me, I NEVER really did get use to all the REJECTION. In fact I do not believe we were designed to receive so much negativity(but that is a story for another day). You need to find a way to again build a Relationship with People who will get to KNOW you, LIKE you, and eventually TRUST you;from that kind of Relationship you will find many that say YES!

“The Fact Is NO has taken more folks out of this industry than any other word in the English Language.”( Michael Dlouhy…Success In Ten Steps)

For today I will conclude this article and come back in a few days with steps 4-7.

The Main thought I would leave you with is Become good at Relationships, find out peoples Dreams, Desires, even their challenges,become a good LISTENER and friend. If you do this you are well on your way to finding success in Network Marketing.

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2.)Incessantly repetitive

3.)Indefinitely continuous

I find the whole chapter  to be quite thought provoking, but overall for me the phrase that really ‘grabbed me’ was the opening phrase ‘PERSISTENCE, The SUSTAINED Effort Necessary to INDUCE Faith’

As we apply Persistence daily & continuously in our business & life efforts we Induce or activate, bring about  & create Faith in our lives. As the book of James says Faith without works IS dead. Hill tells us that we can conquer our LACK of Persistence by INTENSIFYING Our Desire which reminds me years ago as a young boy when I discovered the ability to start a small fire by FOCUSING the suns rays through my magnifying glass. We Intensify our Desire for anything in Life by being focused upon it as the one definition says INCESSANTLY & CONTINUOUSLY this I believe starts the Fire of Change & transformation which in Turn Grows our Faith that we can Accomplish anything we determine is worthy to attain.

So again this week I have been challenged in this chapter To INDUCE my Faith by  developing , honing, & sharpening my Persistence. For too long since leaving the Corporate World in 2002 I have ‘played it safe’ & just been satisfied to ‘get by’. I guess I am finding I have been  more scared than I thought to Launch out , use my Gifts, & Build Prosperity in  my life. Again  as Hill states ‘My mind was FAVORABLE to Poverty.’ It is interesting when you read that paragraph you find that it takes no effort to acquire a Poverty Mindset ,essentially sit  back in your easy chair do nothing & the Poverty Mindset will be ATTRACTED to you like a magnet . Wealth or Money Consciousness on the other hand takes EFFORT & Work, applying Persistence to Create it & maintain it. I think the main course for me here is to develop the Mindset that I am Worthy , Deserving, & will use Good stewardship in obtaining Wealth.

So These are The 4 Facets of PERSISTENCE I will Develop To Induce my Faith & Grow In Abundance

1) CONTINUSOUSLY Develop & Apply My ‘WHY’…That is my Definite Major Purpose. I want to expand it and grow in my Why through acting on it and sharing with my Mastermind.

2) WORK my Definite PLAN with Continuous action…..For me that is staying daily close to the fire here at The Mental Cleanse & MFF and using the system consistently to attract those whose lives I can impact & help.

3) CLOSE MY MIND to All Negative INFLUENCES…Again this must be done daily & it may seem easy to some however I am finding if one does not keep their ‘guard up’ at all times (Again being Persistent) it is easy to let a negative attitude or thought slip in & before you know it you may be in a funk.

4) A Friendly Alliance with one or More Persons who will encourage one to FOLLOW THROUGH With Both Plan & Purpose…This I have here with this wonderful Mastermind and also several Mentors that I personally meet with on a weekly basis. There is one catch though as Ken Klemm says…and that is to Remain COACHABLE, be open to correction and help

I look forward every week to meeting with this Wonderful & Giving Mastermind that I might INDUCE my Faith to Achieve the highest possible & most noble Life I can Live so I can truly be of service to others.

Thank you Michael, Linda and all of you who are making my Dreams Possible again!

Much Love

Matt Geib

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Back in the late spring and early summer I had been writing a series of articles called ‘The Power of Being’ all based on the great work by C.F. Haanel called ‘The Master Key System’. This was a weekly correspondence course that Haanel completed and sent out to his students. He would give a lesson for the week and then ask a series of a dozen or so questions that pertained to what he had  covered for the week and in order to get the next installment you had to respond and send in your answers. This was a 24 week course that was published in book form in 1917 and is still very relevant today for our personal development .

With that back round in view as I had studied the ‘Master Key System’ for these articles I found SIX very Key thoughts based on our ‘Being’ or ‘Becoming’ throughout Haanel’s course. The whole foundation and premise for Living each day in the Power of Our Being(That is to Live as that person we were Born to be,,,,see my series) for me is found in this simple yet powerful phrase in week four that gave me the idea for this series

• “I can BE what I will Be…”

Here then  for your edification are these SIX Points or as Haanel says “We Must Be’s…”

1. “We Must Be of Service”(week 4:20-22)— If we are to live as the Infinite Creator meant us to Live; that is in the full Power of the Gifts and Talents He has bestowed upon us it is simple we must Give of ourselves to others. And just how do we do that? Well the answer is in week four as well, for Haanel tells us ‘We must HAVE Power and GET Power’ …How? By connecting to The Infinite Creator and allowing ourselves to be an Instrument or channel through which His Power can flow out through to others in our Gifts and Talents.

2.) “We Must Be Receptive (Week 8:17-18) —In these points Haanel tells us we become receptive by ‘exercise’; in other  words by practicing the correct procedure again and again each day .Just like one would do daily physical exercise to strengthen their body we must exercise our mind to be in receiving mode by ‘vibrating’ good and positive thoughts; Hannel says this must be  our ‘Predominant Mental attitude’ .We can not Give until we have been open to receive, and the way to achieve this is through Positive Mental thoughts; this requires daily ‘exercise’.

3.) “We Must Be an Expression of THAT Mind.”(Week 14:20)—as we read this point in week fourteen, ‘THAT mind’ is specifically referring to what Haanel has called the ‘Universal  Mind’. For me that is God, The Infinite Creator. When we come to realize we are more than just an animal but we  are a  living soul who has our source, our ‘being’ ,our ‘Connection’ to and In a Higher being we can then choose to EXPRESS His Nature. How Powerful is that?! We can actually Be ,Do, and Act as God,,,with his heart of Love, concern, and Intuition  to Help others.

4.) “We Must Be especially careful to use nothing but constructive and harmonious language”(15:17-18)— Here Haanel is referring to How to attain an Abundant life, He says what we say to ourselves and others is crucial to this process.In the last 5 months I have had the pleasure to be a part of a Networking Community that has transformed my life called ‘The 30 Day Mental Cleanse’. So How was I transformed ?  Through  one principle (among others) that I learned and have been using on a daily basis — ‘Positive  Self-Talk’ ! So much could be said and written about this Powerful part of our Body that we can choose to command,ie. ‘OUR MOUTHS!’…Suffice it to Say just as  Solomon taught in Proverbs ‘Death and Life are in the Power of the TONGUE.’ Here is an example of several Self-Talks I say daily 200-500 times…”I am Matthew Gift of God, Passionately and Freely Poured out and Opened up to all those entering my Life seeking Help and Abundance”..What will you choose to say?(Please Note  I have ‘timed this self-talk ‘ and for those wondering and thinking this is JUST not possible to do!,,,this takes me 40 minutes, my Longer self-talks take 60-70 minutes…I can do all this on my errands around town)….Did I say also for Best results ‘SPEAK your Self-Talk OUT LOUD!?’ (Some even record themselves and play their self-talk on their MP3 player!)

5.) “We Must Be Prepared To Assume The Responsibility…”(15:29-31)— this passage Haanel speaks specifically of  our responsibility to  program our subconscious mind so that we in turn will act and live in a harmonious and prosperous way.It is interesting to me that ‘Being ALL that I Can Be’ starts with admitting that it is me and me alone who is responsible for the life I live whether it is positive or negative.

6.) “We Must Be Careful NOT to Let The Imagination Run Riot”(16:35-36)—Here Haanel makes an interesting point. Basically, I believe he is saying stay focused on your main Calling or Purpose in Life. He is not against Imagination or Visualization as he also refers to it. I think he is saying ‘Keep the Main thing, the Main Thing’, make sure what you are Imagining Is Possible for not only our world but for what your mind and heart is ready for otherwise the energy expended is useless.

In closing  let me say the choice is up to each of us as to whether we will BECOME all we were Born to be, I hope like me you ‘Jump in!!’

“Now is the time to make the effort. The result will be exactly in proportion  to the effort expended. One of the greatest affirmations which you can use for the purpose of STRENGTHENING the will and realizing your Power is,…’I can BE What I WILL BE!’ “(C.F. Hannel)

Here is where you can your free copy of ——‘The Master Key System’

Be Blessed!

Matt Geib The Great

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You may have heard myself or good buddy David H. Paul speak of it before.

This community is called ‘The 30 Day Mental Cleanse’ . Here more than a 100 folks gather weekly on Wednesdays at 3:00P.M. (EST) & 8:00P.M. (EST) to discuss & brainstorm concepts from Napoleon Hill’s great Book ‘Think & Grow Rich’. The process goes as follows….

1) Read the current Chapter in T&GR for the week

2) Post a lesson learned on the 30 Day Mental Cleanse Forum

3) Join the call either or Both time on Wednesdays to be enlightened by others or Enlighten others with your insights.

So this posting is what I have learned  about the Chapter on Faith. I believe More & more just like David Paul said  last week this may be the Greatest Mastermind Community on the Globe Currently.

This community is OPEN to every one Please join us, I guarantee it will do wonders for your Life & Business!

http://30daymentalcleanse.com/

FAITH

Visualization of and Belief in Attainment of Desire
The Second Step towards Riches

Well I am back to take another ‘cut or swing’ at this simple yet often misunderstood Topic (at least in my mind). As Ken has said I am attempting to find & access the ‘sweet spot’ here so I can unleash this powerful principle of FAITH in my life.

Faith is so simple & elementary & yet so profound. With a small amount of it the Bible says we can move mountains yet without this key ingredient  our lives ,the book of James tells us are tossed about like on a storm tossed sea & we attain NOTHING.  I believe without Faith  our lives are lacking a key element in finding & living in the happiness & abundance that God intended.

Years ago when I was in Bible School we had a class titled ‘FAITH’ where for a semester we looked at all the major passages & lessons on Faith in the Bible. My classmates & I became so enthralled & obsessed with this study that we would go around reciting a verse one of our classmates made up..”Faith, Faith, Just a Little bit of Faith, you don’t need a whole lot, just step out & use what ya got!”

As amusing as that little saying is, I think it reveals a sad fact, & that is that though each of us may have Faith(In Fact the Bible says elsewhere, each of us have been given a ‘measure of Faith’) so few Use or exercise what they have been given.

I feel this is one of the main themes of ‘Think & Grow Rich”,,,Learning how to exercise & use Faith, in order to attain what we desire.

First, in the introduction we find that our Thoughts are Things, we become conscious & aware of the power we possess when we focus our thoughts. Next is step one where we choose a ‘Desire’ with our ‘Thoughts’ that resonates within our  heart. In this chapter we are learning how to begin to manifest or bring that desire to life by applying ’FAITH’ to our desire.

Another scripture says that those who are Just Live by Faith, & those who walk in Faith must BELIEVE (Have Faith) That He(God, The Infinite Creator) IS,,,& that HE (God) is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him’

I look at The principles we are Learning in Think & Grow Rich as well as learning to practice these principles & insights in this Mental Cleanse community  as Growing & exercising our Faith &  that by DILIGENTLY pursuing what God has for our lives we are in reality seeking  HIM.To create the lives & dreams each of us desire, is what God has placed within each of our Hearts & as any good Father he desires to reward His Children–you & Me !

Again another passage says we walk by FAITH & not sight. So many folks now a days won’t believe till they SEE something & yet those of us in this community are EXERCISING & Learning Faith By ‘Believing To See’. We may not yet possess the physical life & fulfillment  of our desires but day by day, week by week, we are walking towards & into those desires as we come to these calls, participate on the call, write lessons, & reach out for help. To continue on in this process, is Walking in Faith & will eventually lead to the Prize we seek.

In Closing, an old Pastor friend of mine use to quote Romans 10:17 a lot to illustrate what was needed to begin to BUILD & Exercise ones Faith…”Faith Cometh by HEARING, & HEARING the Words of God….” I relate that to the Positive emotions–WORDS  (Autosuggestion) of– Faith –Hope–Love—Romance—Sex—Abundance–Desire–Enthusiasm,,,

However then my Pastor friend would ADD these words …”AND Faith LEAVETH by HEARING & HEARING the Words of Men… And conversely I relate that to the Negative Emotions —Words of ,again AUTOSUGGESTION—-Lack, Revenge,Fear, Jealousy, Greed, Superstition,Anger,Hatred.

There is so much to Be said For exercising & growing ones Faith with words of autosuggestion—I believe I found in Pt.I of this Lesson that in this chapter autosuggestion was mentioned 13-14 times, you can not separate the two …If we are Living In & By Faith This can not help but be reflected in THE WORDS You (I) say… Positive, Uplifting, words that we say to ourselves & others,,,Conversely,If you find a lot of negative & crappy words flowing out of your mouth that is an indicator that you (me) have a ways to Go to walk in  a life of Faith & Abundance.

So I see I must watch what I say & begin to Build & exercise my FAITH through Positive Words~~AUTOSUGGESTION,,,which we will explore more next week.

Be Blessed!

Matt Geib

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Here folks finally! …a new post. This is based on a training session I had recently with one of my Mentors, Mr. Michael Dlouhy. Examine yourself  and see if you fall short in any way in doing any of these things Non Achievers do.

1.) Never Listening to anyone who has achieved Success

2.) They take advice from people who have NEVER achieved a Dream.

3.) They are always getting Ready to Get Ready & take very little Action, if any.

4.)They always BLAME OTHERS for their lack of Success.

5.) They  remind themselves daily they are ‘LOSERS’.

6.) They REPEAT the same mistakes over & over again

7.) They keep going in the same direction that has never gotten them where they want to go.

8.)They Never do anything to REPLACE the negative or limiting thoughts in their heads.

9.) They keep spending time with those folks who will assure them that they will never Succeed.

10.) They Insist they are right no matter what the outcome of any of their actions, because being wrong is worse than failure.

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For some time now I have wanted to begin to share with you more practical training to help grow your business and become more successful.

With that in mind I offer you the 1st in a series of videos. In my mind to become a success in any business whether it is Brick & mortar, Network Marketing or MLM requires us to BECOME Leaders. This short training offers you 9 characteristics for growing into a Good leader.

1) You can challenge others to do better

2)You set a GOOD example

3)Because you are SELF Motivated, you in turn can motivate others

4) You can keep others focused & on track

5)You are a good ‘Stretch Coach’

6) You realize it is all about WE

7) You are always in training

8)You are there for your team mates

9) You Believe in others MORE than they believe in themselves

In business we all seek Success, just know when you become a Good Leader you WILL automatically attract Success!

For more success training sign up under the 1st video at the right & receive you FREE ebook ‘Success In 10 Steps”

Be Blessed

The Great Matt Geib

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This week on the Blog, in keeping with the laid back lazy, hazy days of summer I give you a detour, for your enjoyment! An easy piece for me to post as I compose more thoughts on ‘The Power of Being’  Series~~ and yet this is a very heart-probing report that especially parallels and ties in to my current Blog Series. I have been so Blessed as to have this beautiful report come my way via my Mentor, Friend , & Brother in the pursuit of Authentic Living and Abundance…Mr. Tony Teegarden !! I love you Brother Tony for awakening me to ‘The Power of Being’ over 2 years ago!

My name is Tony Teegarden and I believe you, myself and

everyone else here on this big blue marble flying through

the vastness of space, finds ourselves here for a reason.

We have a reason for existing.

You and I have a purpose for being here.

We have gifts that can be and should be opened right

now in the present time. That’s why it’s called “The

Present,” because right now is the gift and it’s the only

sure thing we’ve got to work on.

When we discover it, we no longer require motivation. In

some way, you and I are meant to make a difference in

peoples lives. Part of that discovery process requires you

and I to continually awaken ourselves to the vastness of

being present and not only acknowledging this truth, but

doing something with it.

You see, today I realize life is more than just about

improving ones status in life. It’s even more than just

about the quality of our health, wealth & relationships.

Those are extremely important but they’re just a piece of

the puzzle.

Yes, you need to be successful in those areas of life but

have you taken a moment to consider why?

You need your health for the energy to serve, you need

the wealth for the ability to create experiences for others

and you need the relationships to complete the dynamic

of contributing to something larger than just yourself.

You see, you do need those pieces to be in alignment not

only for self satisfaction, which is important but more

importantly, the world needs you to be successful.

In spite of all the struggle, strife and at times seemingly

negative unappreciative circumstances…The world needs

you to be successful physically, spiritually, financially and

in your relationships so you can contribute to those

around you.

This piece of work is a look at a document of a space and

time where I woke up to the fact that my everyday efforts

were more than just about what I could do for Tony

Teegarden to get more. It’s about my journey of

ultimately asking the question,“How can I effectively give

more?”

I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the question

that was quietly calling out from within me. I just

wasn’t listening. I thought if I got more, I’d feel more.

I discovered that the choices I thought I had made up

till that point in time, were really nothing more than

second hand values. What I mean is those choices

weren’t really my choices at all. I woke up to the fact

that I was actually the effect in my life and not the

cause.

The paddle is the cause. The ping pong ball is the

effect. When I committed to becoming cause in my

life, I realized it was my responsibility to do all I

could to be the paddle. I no longer required

motivation.

I find myself able to give more today by being the

cause in my life and by causing better choices to

occur. If the paddle represents cause in your life,

self-efficacy would be the belief that you can hit the

ball. So it behooves you to explore self-efficacy and

what you can do to nurture it.

This report is about me making this discovery and

how you can begin to as well so you can feel more

in control of your emotions, your work and your life.

This work begins to explore why we struggle with

motivation and self-efficacy. We will explore living

through inspiration rather than seeking constant

motivation. Because there’s is a difference between

the two and the world desperately needs you to

know it. – Tony

To Get the rest of this profoundly beautiful FREE report here is the Link…

Pulling Back The Cover Of Motivation (1)

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The Master Key reverses the process; it is interested only in cause, and
the letters received from students tell a marvelous story. They indicate
conclusively that students are finding the cause whereby they may secure for
themselves health, harmony, abundance, and whatever else may be necessary
for their welfare and happiness.
Life is expressive and it is our business to express ourselves harmoniously
and constructively. Sorrow, misery, unhappiness, disease, and poverty are not
necessities and we are constantly eliminating them.
But this process of eliminating consists in rising above and beyond
limitation of any kind. He who has strengthened and purified his thought
need not concern himself about microbes, and he who has come into an
understanding of the law of abundance will go at once to the source of
supply.
It is thus that fate, fortune, and destiny will be controlled as readily as a
captain controls his ship or an engineer his train. (Week 4 of the Master Key System~~CF. Haanel)

In the previous posts from this series we first discussed becoming aware of or knowing you had a Power within, then we compared this Power to a raging river we need to find ways to harness and two weeks ago we looked at ‘Entering Your Promised Land’ , that is determining the Life we choose to live and removing every obstacle in our way.
Today I want to challenge us to go into what I would call (borrowing a title  from an old Star Treck Movie)…”The Undiscovered Country”.  In this Star Treck Movie the ‘Undiscovered Country’ in a nutshell was the story of The Federation (the Star Treck Gang—Kirk, Spok, McCoy, etc.) trying to see if they and their arch enemy,for millennia ; the ‘Klingons’ could forge lasting peace. This new agreement of Peace would cause many people to be challenged in their thinking–to drop old prejudices, hatred, and suspicions; for the Federation and the Klingons , this was their “Undiscovered Country”.

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For you and I today looking at this topic of “The Power of Being’ our ‘Undiscovered Country’ is learning to think and live  in a new state of mind; a state of mind where we move into actually becoming an effect, not just seeing or reacting to causes around us. This IS a Tall order indeed! When I really began to attempt to wrap my thoughts around all that entails The Power of BEING or BECOMING it astounded me to see how far below  this plane of thought I was at one time! I basically reacted to everything happening in my life instead of taking charge and seeking to become a positive effect ; In fact in thinking about this life transforming topic   how many people (neighbors, work associates, family , friends) do we come in contact with day in and day out who have NOT even begun the journey!?–They have not even grasped the idea about their Power Within, let alone the concept of using their Power! Harnessing this Power is all about us BECOMING a Positive CAUSE through our thoughts and hence enacting a Positive EFFECT in our world and the people around us (Remember the great Ghandi said it this way ‘Be The Change you seek’).

In the last segment of this series(“Enter, Overcome, Occupy,) I used the metaphorical story from the Bible of Joshua and Israel conquering and dwelling in their ‘Promised Land’  to us as individuals deciding to ‘stake out’ and claim for ourselves what we want to Become as people; our Desires, Dreams,  and the life style we wish to embrace ~~ that is ‘Our Promised Land  ‘ and we must be willing to stamp out and eradicate all thoughts of lack, limitation. and negativity ~~ those are the giants that seek to keep us from living a Life of abundance.

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We can take this metaphorical story even further today by bringing another well known Bible Character into the picture. That man is King Solomon the ‘Bill Gates or Warren Buffett’ of his day. Solomon was the richest & wisest man of his day, he said of himself in Ecclesiastes ‘That anything My eyes and senses   desired I went and GOT it!’ At this point in History Israel was the most Powerful and wealthy nation on the Globe and all nations and leaders paid tribute To Solomon and sought counsel of him.Solomon’s name in the Hebrew language meant ‘Peace, fulfillment, contentment,prosperity, Abundance in all areas of ones life—mental, spiritual & physical’. From the time of  Joshua entering the Promised land until Solomon’s reign of peace and Prosperity was roughly 500 years ( 10 generations or 5 Centuries). In other words for Israel as a nation to become the epitome of Abundance and  Prosperity in the world was a PROCESS that took close to 500 years!! It did not happen overnight! it took time to change and become the Change the world needed at that time, to the point where nations and leaders sought Israel out for help and Blessing.

In this installment I sought to challenge us further! This is as much for me as it is for you! I not only want to define who I am meant to be as  a person (my BEING or BECOMING) and then eliminate all the negative thoughts and actions from my life I want to walk and live in this state so much,,,that it becomes an automatic expression & EFFECT that is CAUSED by tapping into the POWER of who I am  and the positive Gift I am meant to be for others! From this state of Peace and Abundance I will BE an UNSTOPPABLE  force for GOOD  to effect change in the world! This is a process and  journey that takes time I realize I am not there yet,  HOWEVER I am on my way! My challenge for you the reader is just this, will you join me in this crusade to BECOME who you were meant to be so you can then effect CHANGE  in The World for Good!?

I believe  in the  middle of Week 4 the words of CF Haanel sum this lesson up   best when he says “I can BE, What I WILL BE”

Please Be Blessed In your ongoing journey toward Abundance!

Matt Geib

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In the past couple of weeks I have started to dissect and explore  some of my thoughts from a passage in week 20 (The Spirit of Things) of “The Master Key System” by Charles F. Haanel….(get your copy here for free–The-Master-Key-System-Charles-F-Haanel)

In week one I discussed “Recognizing Your POWER”, a post about how each of us must BECOME aware that there is a Power within us that we can access if we so desire and choose

Last weeks post was titled “Harnessing Your Power” and  I  connected our Power to being synonymous with our personal thoughts and that our thoughts have the Power of an untamed River that needs to be harnessed to be of the most effective use in our lives.

Today in this third installment I want to delve a bit deeper into How we can ‘Be’ or ‘Become’ by looking at some in depth word meanings and then relating them  with a Metaphorical story to tie this all together and hopefully give us a deeper understanding of “The Power of Being” and what that can mean for our lives in a positive way.

In the middle  of Haanels’  passage   are the main words that gave me the idea for this series…

We must be before we can do and
we can do only to the extent to which we are and so what we do
will necessarily coincide with what we think.

Basically what Haanel is conveying to us is just this, Presently each of us (if we are breathing that is) are BEING in the  lives we are acting out and living daily , that is we are ‘Living and acting out’ in certain ways( we are DOING) in our lives and the way we live or act out IS directly impacted by How and what we are thinking….(“what we do will necessarily coincide with what we THINK.”)

The  foundational  Truth  we must grasp and implement from this  passage as I see it is, that if we desire to make or have a more meaningful and significant life  ‘We must BE“ or “BECOME” more of the Person we want to BECOME or BE. That is, Before anything  of significance  can come to fruition in our lives we must grow as a person(we can do only to the EXTENT of who we are). Our ‘Extent’ must be Extended, as it were.But just what does it mean to “Be” or ‘extend’ oneself? In looking in several dictionaries here are some meanings I found for this very important word.

BE –  To Dwell, Occupy, Inhabit, Possess, Hold, Absorb, Keep, To exist……when this word is related to the present participle verb form ACTION is always in view and taking place.

some similar and fuller ideas  from the word Occupy – to take, to retain possession of, to take ownership or possession of, to fulfill a ‘calling’, to be or take a certain position

and some more in depth ideas  from Absorb — To take In, to engage ones FULL attention..ie, BE OBSESSED with, to consume , engulf, imbibe, swallow up, engage, engulf

Thus applying some of the meanings above in our study, To ‘BE or Become’  more  involves  Occupying, Inhabiting, Holding onto  or Possessing a New place in our lives. As Haanel has shown us, this ‘New place’ starts with what we think on a daily basis, because as he has said ‘before we can do we must be and that is always connected with how we think’

A METAPHORICAL STORY…...

In thinking of  these truths I was reminded years ago of a Sermon series I heard titled “Enter, Overcome, & Occupy” based on The character and book of Joshua from the Bible. In this story God gave Joshua and Israel the charge of entering ‘The Promised Land’ . They were to possess and Then Dwell in the land as their own. In order to accomplish this task they had to overcome and subdue many enemies that were already in possession of this land. To the Israelites  many of these enemies were so much bigger than they were in stature that they thought of them as ‘Giants’ .For us the application is this– There is a ‘Promised Land’ , that is, a New and better way of life that we have been called to enter into and occupy by  The Infinite Creator.

But in order to possess and dwell in ‘Our Promised Land’ we must first overcome and defeat many enemies, in fact some of these enemies may loom so large in our thinking that we consider them ‘Giants’ that are almost impossible to defeat. These enemies and ‘Giants’ may be such things as Fear, doubt, Low-Self Esteem , Ego, Pride and any other thoughts that hold you back from achieving the Life you desire and dream of. These ‘Giants’ were such an issue for Israel that this is the second time Israel had been called to ‘Enter their Promised Land’. Forty years before under Moses they had shrunk back in fear of the Giants and failed to enter the land. All of the  old Generation, the unbelieving and fearful had to first die before the new Generation could follow through with this call. For us we as well must  be willing to die to our old ideas and fears before we can proceed and enter into the Land. As the story progresses Israel Enters the land Overcoming and having one victory after another–they are almost invincible , until against one seemingly insignificant foe they are utterly whipped in battle. Against the small nation of Ai they meet defeat. In uncovering the  real issues behind the defeat, Joshua finds that a member of the Army, a man named Achan possessed by greed has taken from the spoils of their previous victories; something that everyone had taken an oath not to do.To me this can speak of our own greed and ego getting in the way at times of living our Lives the best we can. I just love the way the book of Joshua opens and I feel it can be a good affirmation for us to apply in our lives today.

“Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.”(Joshua 1:3)

Each of us as I have written about before possess the Power To Stand Up  and walk into the Life we desire.

After the promise of conquering the Promised Land in this short opening chapter God repeats to Joshua ‘To Be Strong and Courageous” , three times along with a directive to Follow , speak and meditate on His Law (which would at this time have been the Pentateuch –the first 5 books of the Bible).

I believe each one of us have been called by the Infinite Creator to BE great and special in our lives. We must step out and confidently believe and ‘step into’ our own Promised Land, our own life of Abundance. In order to do so we will need courage and strength and that will come from what we allow our minds to THINK and Dwell upon and also what we speak forth from our lips.

In closing I want to pose the following questions for your review as a benchmark to see where you are at in Pursuit of ‘Your Promised Land’ .

SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER…..

1) What kind of thoughts are you allowing your mind to Dwell upon on a daily basis?

2) Are you obsessed and consumed with fear and failures from your past or are you taking action to move forward in your life?

3) Are you taking ownership and Responsibility to follow the Calling to ‘Be all You were meant to Be?’

4) What  activities are you taking part in and engaging in on a daily basis to improve your life?

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PART II…..Harnessing Your POWER

Last week I started a new series on this blog titled “The Power of  Being” based on a passage from  a correspondence course “The Master Key System” written by Charles F. Haanel between 1912-1917.

• “Thought is creative vibration and the quality of the conditions created
  will depend upon the quality of our thought, because we cannot express
  powers which we do not possess. We must “be” before we can “do” and
  we can “do” only to the extent to which we “are,” and so what we do
  will necessarily coincide with what we “are” and what we are depends
  upon what we “think.
  Every time you think you start a train of causation which will create a
  condition in strict accordance with the quality of the thought which
  originated it. Thought which is in harmony with the Universal Mind will
  result in corresponding conditions. Thought which is destructive or
  discordant will produce corresponding results. You may use thought
  constructively or destructively, but the immutable law will not allow you
  to plant a thought of one kind and reap the fruit of another. You are free to                                                              use this marvelous creative power as you will, but you must take the consequences.”

In last weeks installment I discussed the idea that there is a Power within each of us that we can access by simply beginning to recognize that this power is available for our use. Now that you are aware of this reservoir within lets take this process of ‘being’ a step further and learn how we might harness and direct this power to achieve the results and goals you seek for your life. Just like a wild mountain river has unrelenting and unrestricted power until it has been harnessed   by the creation of a dam and Power station to generate electricity for the common good of a community so I assert each one of us are beings of ‘Power’ that are generating conditions and results in our lives whether we recognize this truth or not. Consider these phrases again…

“Thought is creative vibration and the quality of the conditions created
will depend upon the quality of our thought….. Every time you think you start a train of causation which will create a
condition in strict accordance with the quality of the thought which
originated it…..

“To me, our thoughts  can be as an untamed raging river, or in some cases a trickling stream. Notice, Haanel says thought IS a Vibration and these thoughts (positive or negative) ARE  creating SOMETHING! It took me years to realize most everything that has come to fruition and physical manifestation  in my life was NOT by accident! My thoughts WERE creating, were CAUSING conditions to appear in my life and when I finally stopped and became aware of the Power of my thoughts to produce or cause conditions in my life it was like a major Epiphany for me!!There is a POWER produced by our thoughts and the   secret is to ‘Harness this Power’ for a ‘worthy cause or ideal’ as Earl Nightengale would say.

However, just like the wild and raging river until  there is a dam  and power station built on that river  this Power is useless. Haanel puts it this way…..”We cannot express power we do not possess.”Then in the next sentence Haanel states “We must BE before we can DO…” For me “The Power of Being” as I said last week begins by recognizing you have a Power within you for use , then as I have discussed this week we must begin to find a way to harness, possess, and use our Power for Good otherwise our Power (our many thoughts) are useless and like the dissipation of energy that is undirected. The real ‘Being’ or ‘Becoming’ is mastered in Harnessing your Power or Thoughts. Next week I want to begin to look at specific ways we can master our ‘Thought Power’ to begin to create and BE the  best and most productive person we can be.

Until next time BE blessed!Matt Geib The Great!

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