I've always
viewed money as transportation or a library card. It should
be employed rather than hoarded. A great deal of money is
not necessarily a blessing; the lack of it is not
necessarily a curse. Certainly, it is easier to have a
wholesome abundance than not. It is better for humankind to
have enough for daily needs, plus a little for comfort,
culture, hospitality and for charity.
Extreme poverty and extreme wealth often have equally
negative effects on human nature and society. The destitute
have no money for their needs, much less creature comforts.
They can't give to others. The very rich are sometimes no
better off. Some purposefully neglect the comforts of home
and family. Think of the recluse multi-millionaire, Howard
Hughes – he denied himself even food and proper medical
care. There are wealthy individuals who never give a dime to
charity and who are disdainful of others less fortunate than
themselves. They hide behind a shallow veil of conceit.
Wealth is truly a source of happiness when it is used to
improve society and the planet. What you are doing with what
you have is much more important than having the Midas touch.
To quote the indomitable Dolly Levi, the wise matchmaker in
the musical Hello, Dolly: "Money is like manure. It doesn't
do anybody any good until you spread it around!"
Be Generous This Week and Beyond!
-- Denis Waitley
2. The Champion Within Weekly Article
Specificity Is The Key by Denis Waitley
This is the season for goal setting. It's the time to start
with a clean slate and fill your slate for 2005 with
tangible, incremental, stairsteps to your ultimate dreams.
One of the major reasons so few people reach their goals is
that most people don't set specific goals and the mind just
dismisses them as irrelevant. Most people want financial
security, but have never considered how much money it will
take. The mind cannot begin to formulate the strategies and
actions required without specific information. Your mind
will simply not respond to a request to get rich, have more,
do better or make money. You must act like a bank loan
officer with your goals.
The reason loan officers want to see a detailed business
plan is that they know the entrepreneurs who are precise and
specific are the ones who will succeed and pay off their
loans.
If you ever begin to feel that you are losing your drive, if
you feel like your energy level is down, your frustration
level is up and you just can't seem to muster the enthusiasm
to face a challenge, check the pulling power of your goals.
You may have outgrown your current targets and present
lifestyle. It may be time for motivation by elevation. Raise
your sights and challenge yourself with some goals that are
farther out on the horizon.
This may require more knowledge, new skills, a new
lifestyle. If so, that's great! Many people resist
goal-setting because they assume it leads to a
formula-driven, highly uncreative life. Actually, the exact
opposite can be true. People who passively assume that
everything will somehow work out in the end can hardly be
termed creative. They're not creating their lives, they're
just hoping against hope that something good will happen to
them.
Setting worthwhile goals is a much more imaginative
approach. It's fashioning and molding the life of your
choice. It's approaching your life the way an artist might
stand before a new canvas, on which a beautiful painting can
be crafted. There are other useful metaphors for creativity
in goal-setting. The rudder of a plane, for example, is
small and rigid, like a short term goal you might accomplish
in just one day. But the rudder can turn the plane in any
direction the pilot chooses. In that, there's a great deal
of freedom and flexibility.
Once you set a goal, you can adjust and fine tune it any way
you wish. That's creativity. And persistence is what allows
you to keep progressing toward the goal no matter how many
adjustments are required, and no matter how long it takes to
accomplish.
The mind is the most magnificent bio-computer ever created.
But remember, like a computer, it only responds to specific
instructions, not to vague ideas. So come alive in 2005! Get
laser focus and goals that are just out of reach, but not
out of sight.
Get Specific and Achieve Great
Things in 2005
Denis Waitley
3. Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley
(These quotes were taken from Denis Waitley's Excerpts
from The Seeds of Greatness Treasury booklet)
Seeds of Family Leadership: Empowering Others
The world needs role models, instead of critics.
Others know when you have their best interests at heart.
You are truly successful when you can extend a strong hand
to someone who is reaching out or just trying to hang on.
Come through for others, and they will come through for you.
People who seek attention, need all the help they can get.
You know you're a success when people tell you, "I like me
best when I'm with you."
If we succeed without sacrifice, it's because someone
sacrificed for us.
Real power comes by empowering others!
Promises should not be given lightly unless you want them
lightly received.
If I help you win, then I win too!
4. The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips
As we move into the New Year, often this can be a stressful
time as we close out the old year and work to create new
goals and determine our direction for a new year. So for the
next three weeks we'll cover, "The Three Rules For Turning
Stress Into Success". So let's go ahead and cover our first
rule.
1. Accept the Unchangeable - Everything that has happened in
your life to this minute is unchangeable. It's history. The
greatest waste of energy is in looking back at missed
opportunities, lamenting past events, grudge collecting,
getting even, harboring ill will, and any vengeful thinking.
Success is the only acceptable form of revenge. By forgiving
your trespassers, you become free to concentrate on going
forward with your life and succeeding in spite of your
detractors. You will live a rewarding and fulfilling life.
Your enemies, on the other hand, will forever wonder how you
went on to become so successful without them and in the
shadow of their doubts.
Action Idea: Write down on a sheet of paper things that
happened in the past that bother you. Now crumple the paper
into a ball and throw it at the computer screen. This
symbolizes letting go of past misfortunes.
Until next week, work on letting go of the past, forgiving
yourself and others and move forward!
DW
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