Prosperity For You

You can achieve it!

No matter what it is that you want, you can achieve it.  I was thinking about this some more the other day and it dawned on my that we really can have whatever we want.  There is no limit to what the universe can bring to us.  If anyone else has been able to be, do or have something then we can have it too.  Anything is possible.

I think the problem lies in our own beliefs and actions.  Sometimes we really want something but don't believe we can have it or deserve it.  Maybe we feel like only the smart people or only the beautiful people deserve it.  That simply isn't true.

Other times we just don't stick with it long enough to see the fruits of our thoughts and labors.  I know this has happened to me before, on more than one occasion.  I get started on a project and then something happens to discourage me and I give up and start something new.  I didn't even give the first idea a chance.

I have learned from this lesson.  I now have two primary projects that I am working on and will continue to do so until I see the fruit I am looking for.

Take a look at your own life.  Have there been times when you gave up too soon?  Have you had the thoughts that you don't deserve to be wealthy or to be with the perfect mate.  Only you can change those thoughts.  Begin right now where you are.  Take note of the circumstances in your life so you can refer back to them a year from now.

You can achieve it!

Have an awesome day!
Ken

Expecting a Miracle

When we were in Kansas City a couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of having dinner with John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing fame along with his wife and a dozen other people there for the weekend to learn to be Authorized Duct Tape Marketing Coaches.

One of the things that John said at dinner was that every day when he wakes up he expects a miracle.  That has stuck in my mind since I heard it.  It is a fantastic way to look at life.  It sets in motion the Law of Attraction and actually brings about the miracle that you are expecting.

Since we got back I have been focusing on this thought each morning - "God, what kind of miracle do you have for me today?"

Let me tell you that he hasn't let me down.  Each day something has happened that I totally didn't expect.  People are calling me out of the blue to buy software.  Deals that I thought were dead came back to life.  People are calling for upgrades each and every day.  All of this in a time that is traditionally pretty slow in our industry.

Try it for yourself.  Wake up each day expecting a miracle and when something happens be sure and write it down and give thanks for it.  You have just experienced a miracle!

Have an awesome day!
Ken

8 Practices to Better Manifestation

This morning I read a post over at StevePavlina.com called Disciplining Your Mind to Become Better at Manifesting.  In this article Steve explains eight practices he uses to control his mind and improve his ability to manifest the desires of his heart.  Take a minute to read the article now.  He is much better at explaining these practices than I could be.

Steve is clearly a student of the Law of Attraction.  Many of his thoughts and practices appear to be directly related to those of Abraham-Hicks.  As I have mentioned before, my wife and I learned of Abraham-Hicks about a year ago and it has transformed our lives.  We have improved relationships, made more money, and improved our health all as a result of focusing our attention on the things we want and not on the things we don't want.

Take some time right now to go read Steve's article.  It really can change your life.

Have an awesome day!
Ken

Focus on one thing and do it well.

It became painfully obvious to me last week that I have too many balls in the air right now.  Although I enjoy doing all of the things I do, I realize that I just can't do them all and do them well.

It's important to ask yourself from time to time if what you are doing is getting you the results you desire.  If not, it's time to make some changes.

So, instead of having all the balls go tumbling to the ground, I am just going to gently lay some of them down.  The projects I am going to set aside for now are this Prosperity blog, the Daily Choices blog and The Prosperous Times Newsletter.

From this point forward I am actually going to focus on two things, my job as a software salesperson and our latest project, Holistic Healthcare Marketing Specialists, a marketing company we created to help providers of Complementary and Alternative Medicine promote their services.

I know that I will never realize the long-term wealth that I desire working for someone else.  I believe that the best way to achieve great wealth is to own your own company, whatever your field of expertise.  I know the owner of the company I work for realizes that too.

I will keep the blogs online because I really do want to get back to them and I may post from time to time on the Prosperity blog, but I'm not going to pressure myself to do it.

I want to thank each and every one of you for reading and I wish you every success you can imagine!

Have an awesome day!
Ken

Getting Back to the Basics

As we prepare to get back into presenting our Wealth Creation Workshop and other classes I am reminded that there are fundamental principles that need to be observed in order to establish any meaningful level of wealth.  These principles are encompassed in The Five Account System that our web site, this blog, and our newsletter, The Prosperous Times are based on.

This month in The Prosperous Times we will take a close look at The Five Account System and how it works.  If you would like to subscribe, click here.  We only send one email a month at the beginning of the month, so you won't be inundated with emails from us and we will never share your information.  So, sign up today and have the principles of building wealth delivered to your inbox each month.

Have an awesome day!
Ken

A Technique for Getting Anything You Want

I told you yesterday that I had a technique for you to use to get anything you want and desire.  It is called a "Dream Board".  The picture to the left is Ann's "Dream Board".  The picture is not that great, but you get the idea.

The "Dream Board" is very easy to create.  All you need is a piece of cardboard or poster board.  Then you will go through your favorite magazines and cut out pictures of the things you like and paste them to the board.  If you want to have a beautiful, fully decorated home then cut out pictures that match what you desire.  If you want to have a wonderful, happy relationship then cut out pictures of people who are having a good time and enjoying themselves.  If you want to be slim and trim, then cut out pictures of people who are fit and active and enjoying themselves.

Once you have created your own "Dream Board" put it where you can see it every day.  Sit for just a few minutes and imagine what life will be like when you have everything you dream of.  Before long those things will start to appear in your life.

Have an awesome day!
Ken

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

What is it that you are working toward?  Are you a college student working toward a degree?  Are you working to be financially independent?  Are you dieting to get to a certain weight?

Don't get discouraged.  Keep your eyes focused squarely on the goal that you have set for yourself.

If you have a goal in mind but are having trouble imagining it, then break it down into smaller, more achievable goals and focus on those each step of the way.

You have to be able to connect with your goal in some way in order to fully realize it.

Tomorrow I will share with you a technique that Ann and I have both used to success.

Have a great day!
Ken

Keeping Resolutions

By this time each year more than a few people have either slipped up or completely abandoned their New Year's Resolutions.

There are, however, quite a few people in my neck of the woods who are still at it.  Especially those who have decided to et healthier this year.  I know this because I work out at the new LA Fitness in Frisco and it is getting very crowded.

They have only been open since October, so this crowd could have something to do with their marketing methods as well.

I digress a little bit because this post is not about working out or marketing, it's about keeping those New Year's Resolutions that we are so quick to set.

The reason I believe most people fail to keep their resolutions is because they set unrealistic goals for themselves.  Now, there is nothing wrong with setting big goals, but what I have found is that my chances of staying with a particular plan or continuing to work on a particular goal are improved if I will make small adjustments in the beginning instead of trying to do it all at once.

The important thing to remember is to make small adjustments that you can live with.  Don't try to make giant leaps, you will fall down trying and it gets harder each time to get back up.

In case you haven't noticed yet, we have started a new blog called Daily Choices with the intention of helping you improve all aspects of your life a little bit at a time.  Check it out now and subscribe to the feed.

Have a great day!
Ken

The Butterfly Effect

I have been thinking alot about The Butterfly Effect lately.  At Wikipedia they describe this phenomenon as follows: "The Butterfly Effect is a phrase that encapsulates the more technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. The idea is that small variations in the initial conditions of a dynamical system produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system."

For a more thorough description of Chaos Theory click here.  My purpose today is not to get into the intricacies of chaos theory, but to show how it can play a part in our lives in many areas, especially those that we focus on in this blog and through our web site, Realizing Greater Wealth, Health and Relationships.

The Butterfly Effect on Your Wealth

Many people tell me, "Ken, I just don't have enough money to start an IRA", or "Ken, I don't have enough money to start investing in a mutual fund," or "Ken, I don't have enough money to tithe.  We are barely making ends meet as it is."  Well, it just doesn't take as much money as you think.

When I started working with the Five-Account System, I made a decision that I would just deposit $5 each week into one of the accounts.  All my income went into the Income Account, so that meant that I was saving just $20 per month ($5 into each of the other four accounts).

Once I made that decision, things started unexplainably getting better for me.  I wasn't doing anything different, but pretty soon, I was depositing $5 in each of the accounts every week.  Pretty soon it was much more than that.  Once you get started it gets easier and easier.

Start saving now and put the magic of compounding interest to work for you.  It could make you a millionaire.

The Butterfly Effect on Your Health

The smallest changes in your diet can also have a tremendous effect on your long-term health.  As stated on the Vegetarian Nutrition web site, "In the U.S., consumption of sugar and corn syrup amounts to about 130 to 140 pounds per person per year, or 40 tsp. per person per day. This represents a daily intake of about 650 calories of sugar.  A 12 oz. coke or soda pop contains 7-8 tsp. of sugar."

Think about this: if you just cut out one soda a day that would reduce your caloric intake by about 140 calories - every single day!  That's 980 calories per week.  It takes me about 35 minutes to burn 140 calories on the treadmill and I burn them at a higher rate than the average person because I am just a big boy.

I would much rather give up the cokes and not have to work out so long to burn up those calories.  In fact, in February of last year I quit drinking Coke and Dr. Pepper altogether.  I haven't lost any weight, but I feel much better.  Before I gave them up, I constantly had sinus issues and would live on Tylenol Sinus.  In the last year and a half I have probably only taken sinus medicine two or three times when the weather actually caused problems with my sinuses.  I think Tylenol is wonderful but I am really glad that I don't have to use it on a regular basis anymore. 

I kind of went off on a tangent there, but you get the idea.  Small things that you do for your health today can pay huge dividends later in life.

The Butterfly Effect on Your Relationships

When you look at the Butterfly Effect and your relationships you can see that taking a little time to consider others can also pay off handsomely for you.  When you take the time to really listen to people, or send them a card letting them know you are thinking about them, or take your wife or girlfriend some flowers for no reason, that goes a long way toward improving your relationships.

On the other hand, if you take advantage of people every chance you get or mistreat them, or criticize them, then pretty soon nobody wants to be around you because of your attitude.

I would much rather take a minute to recognize someone and befriend them for life than to create an enemy.

That's enough for today.  Thanks for reading.

Have a great day!
Ken

"Successful people do...

...what the unsuccessful people don't want to do."

This is another saying that I heard from my mentor almost on a daily basis.

Now, he had a way of giving me these little nuggets without really explaining them.  He would just let me live with it a few days and then he would say it again.

When I first heard this saying, I heard the words but I didn't really understand what he meant.  Now that I know, I am not sure what I was thinking, but I remember the day that it became crystal clear to me.

Anyway, what it means is that all the little things that the majority of people don't want to do, are being done by the few successful ones.

Regarding Your Wealth

The successful people are the ones who create budgets and stick to them.  They are the ones who save 10% of their income right off the top to build long-term wealth.  They are the ones that don't buy things on credit just because they can get approved.

Regarding Your Health

The successful people are the ones who plan to work out and actually do it.  They are the ones who carefully choose what they eat and drink.

Regarding Your Relationships

The successful people are the ones who treat others with dignity and respect.  They are the ones who listen carefully to their mates needs and wants and do what they can to fulfill them.

I am sure you can think of other examples, so share them if you will.

Take a look around today at the people who you perceive as successful.  Ask them what they are doing to be successful that the average person wouldn't want to do.  If you don't want to ask them, then just observe them and see if you can figure it out.

Have a great day!
Ken