Measurable Results

I am a fan of personal development. I think it's important...

I also see how many people use "personal development" as a way to avoid a measurable result. This is called, Creative Avoidance!

Your dream house is not going to materialize and your charities are not going to get funding just because your vibes are in tune with the universe (ditto about the car, yacht, bank account, etc... sorry)

But, identifiable, measurable results = progress and if you want more than you have, you have to be more than you are. Hence: personal development + action = measurable results.

I set out to complete the Landmark Education Curriculum for Living. I started in August 2008 and completed in July 2009. I think this is the most significant educational experience I have ever had.

I have recently taken a stand that the world financial crisis will end one day sooner because of me, than it would have without me.

To this end, I have created a Prosperity Mastermind with a group of extraordinary people. Initially, we met once-a-week with this agenda:

• 30 minutes in a conversation about scarcity and abundance as they occurred in the previous week. This is to keep us present to the distinction and allow us to make a choice between them.
• 30 minutes reviewing the personal development homework assignment.
• 30 minutes of generic and practical education about the profession of network marketing and how it can result in an additional stream of income.

My intention was to combine the pursuit of the abundance mentality with personal development and education in a proven way to create cash flow. We rotate the leader each week and the incoming leader assigns the homework.

The initial requirements to participate were: completion of the Landmark Forum and acceptance of MLM as one potential way to earn supplemental income.

The experiment was a success! Now, another chapter is opening as a leader has donned the mantle of leadership.

Can you imagine the effect of these coffee-shop gatherings on the world financial crisis as they propagate across the country?

I can hardly wait!

Take a stand for a problem big enough to be worth having, become more than you are now, and take action!

MSS
http://www.TransformedMLM.com

I am a stand

I am a stand that the world financial crisis will end one day sooner because of me than it would have without my action.

I had an amazing breakfast meeting on Monday morning with two extraordinary men. What was planned for an hour became 4 1/2 hours and resulted in the creation of a Prosperity Mastermind Group.

We will meet every week and discuss our personal development homework, we will share experiences of abundance and scarcity since our last gathering, and we will discuss how network marketing is one practical access to prosperity.

I am inspired by this quote from the Tao Te Ching:

Those who admit that they don't know
Become wise.
Those who conceal their ignorance
Never learn.
Those who admit mistakes
Develop strength of character.
Those who pretend to be strong
Become weak.

Tao Te Ching, chapter 71

We are access per aspera ad astra (through adversity to the stars).

Who will you be? How big of a game will you play?

Join this conversation.

MSS

Anti-anti is NOT Pro

There is a story attributed to Mother Teresa, that she was once invited to participate in an Anti-war Rally. She reportedly declined, requesting an invitation to a Peace Rally, instead.

There are many such metaphors from a variety of sources.

Negative attachments, are still attachments and what you resist, persists.

What I've found interesting, lately, is to seek out and learn from examples of "Anti-anti" and contrast their effectiveness with "Pro."

I quickly observed that they are not confined to large issues (although they are notably represented). Some of the most instructive are relatively small yet powerful when multiplied through community.

Here are two examples from my recent experience:

I have been invited to contribute to a petition to request the administration of the University of California at Irvine to stop the Muslim Student Union and Society of Arab Students, two student organizations notorious for their anti-Israel stances, from hosting one of their regular, anti-Israel protests.

I do not agree with the anti-Israel rhetoric. I chose not to sign the petition. To my way of thinking, limiting the freedom of another is like burning down my neighbor's house to make my house look better.

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”

Benjamin Franklin (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor. 1706-1790

This is an example of a scarcity (Anti-anti) mentality. A prosperity (Pro) stance might look like this: People who disagree with the activities of the students at UCI, could offer more attractive alternatives on campus or attend a different school. What you resist, persists.

Here is another recent experience...

Last night at midnight as I was leaving Disneyland with four worn out teenage girls and thousands of other worn-out, and sleepy people, the "conductor" at the rear of the parking garage shuttle-train offered a very engaging monologue and sing-along. In 2 or 3 minutes, we sang the Sponge Bob Square Pants theme song and the Slinky commercial and laughed at his comments. I don't know if he was intentional about replacing "anti-anti" with "pro" but he did. I'm willing to bet that there were people aboard who were short-tempered and whine-y and this person offered an alternative to "anti-anti" which was clearly "pro".

It was effortless and without reason, enhanced the community (of departing Disneyland guests on that shuttle, and very effective. The girls and I made a point of acknowledging him when we got to the parking lot.

Can you spot "Anti-anti" (scarcity) and "Pro" (prosperity) in your activities of daily living? Will you avoid scarcity thinking and acknowledge prosperity thinking? I look forward to finding you in action and acknowledging you.

Happy Mother's Day.

MSS