Effective Stimulants

Sharing some insights from those who have influenced me greatly.  Enjoy...
-Clay

Effective Stimulants
by Dr. Napoleon Hill

Friendship of others can be a great stimulant. There are those who think best by talking problems over with others. Friendship can be a source of new ideas, varied outlook and intellectual and moral support. As a source of laughter, it is a potent stress inhibitor. Laughter trickles through the entire body and tickles every cell into renewed vitality.

A close, warm relationship between parent and child has a most astounding influence in connection with the formation of a child’s character. It is regrettable that parents are not able to give more time and energy to develop such a relationship.

The friendship which sometimes exists between the lover of wild life and wild birds and animals is something which is most profound. Most of the creatures of the wild instinctively recognize the lover of wild life and voluntarily show their confidence in him.

The word friendship has more behind it than the mere social relationship of people. Friendship serves to bring the souls of men closer to one another. It builds confidence, inspires courage, enthusiasm, imagination and personal initiative, as nothing else can do.

Mastermind alliances are powerful mind stimulants. Evidence of this is shown in the fact that there are more successful men in all walks of life who have such an alliance.

The potential power which may be attained through the mastermind principle, is shown to the extent that it brings together the minds of many individuals and concentrates their combined power upon the attainment of a definite end. It also provides the means by which the other sixteen principles of this philosophy may be organized and directed as a single force for the attainment of any desired end.

The mastermind principle is the medium through which stimuli from many minds may be combined, and directed to a definite end. Hence, it is among the greatest of the mind stimuli.

Mutual suffering, in times of great emergency, provides a mind stimulant of stupendous proportions. Mutual suffering has the effect of causing people to consolidate their mind power, through the mastermind principle, and direct it to the alleviation of their suffering.

Autosuggestion is the medium through which every individual stimulates his mind continuously. Unfortunately most of the stimuli which reach the mind of the average person by self-suggestion are of a negative nature. They consist of thoughts of the conditions and things which one does not want—fears, worries, hatreds, envy, greed and superstition.

Source: PMA Science of Success. Pgs. 455 & 456.

   

Gratitude, Your Looks and True Wealth - A Different Look at Gratitude

I wanted to share the website of one of the guys I love to read after...
Tim Redmond - the Leadership and Wealth Creation Coach
www.redmondleadership.org

• Leaders create rather than react.
• Abundance belongs to those who focus on creating and giving, not consuming and taking.
• Gratitude flows from abundant-minded leaders. It is one of the key drivers of wealth creation.
• Wealth is really the process of creating value.
• When an investor buys a property and the value goes up, it's called appreciation. When it goes down, it's depreciation. Appreciating the people around you actually creates value and increases wealth in your life. Depreciating others never does.
• Ingratitude robs you of power and invites negative, self-defeating feelings. Gratitude gives you power. As light chases away darkness, gratitude drives all negative emotions away.
• The ancient writer Paul wrote, "in everything give thanks." What a powerful way to live!
• Gratitude always improves your looks - it enhances how you look at what you are looking at.
• Gratitude doesn't always change the situation at that moment but it immediately changes the way you look at the situation. It gives you power to lead, create and bring positive change.
• Leadership is a choice.
• Choose to be grateful . . . or not. Gratitude in positive situations AND in challenging ones, too.
• Is your gratitude dependent on others and what they do for you?
• Being grateful for what others do for you is important. But if that's the only time you are grateful, you'll live a shallow, reactive, guilt-ridden life. Poverty-minded people wait for life to happen to them.
• Leaders initiate. Focus on creating value for others and being grateful for the enjoyment it brings. There's someone close to you desperately needing your leadership today!

Isaiah 53

At Living To Go, we are so excited about what God is doing in our church community.  It’s definitely a new season of harvest and the spiritual atmosphere is ripe for an incredible outpouring of the Holy Spirit! This year we have seen over 300 decisions made for Christ and celebrated together as we baptized entire families. How awesome is that!  
In response to how God is moving, we are now, as Isaiah 53 tells us, enlarging the place of our tent. God responds to the process of faith not simply need. We are adding a service on Sundays to make room for the harvest in our cities and in our neighborhoods. It is an exciting time to be a part of Living To Go Church.  We refer to every ministry opportunity as a “touch point” and by adding another service we increase the “touch points” in which you can be involved in ministry. So jump in and get involved! There is a place for you and…… WE NEED YOU!