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Issue 358 - September 18, 2006

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3.  It's Easy to Earn Money By Bob Proctor

There is a very real possibility that everything you and I have been taught about how to earn money is so far from the truth that it's almost comical. Earning money has nothing to do with age, formal education, gender or geography. It has nothing to do with past experience or your formal years of education or your level of intellect. Check it out… there are individuals who are functionally illiterate who have become multi-millionaires, while there are others who are absolutely brilliant and they are broke. Virtually anyone can be taught how to earn millions of dollars and yet the sad truth is that 97 out of every 100 people are born, live their entire lives, and die without ever learning how to earn money. To perpetuate this ridiculous problem, their ignorance is passed along from one generation to the next.

Our school system has been designed as an environment to enlighten young minds, to replace ignorance with understanding and thereby improve the quality of life. Our educational system has obviously been successful in many areas. However, it has woefully neglected one important subject, "How to Earn Money." You can earn a doctorate degree in economics and have little or no knowledge of how to earn money. A lack of understanding in this area is the cause of numerous unwanted and unnecessary problems, since money is the medium of exchange that is used worldwide for other people's products and services.

There has always been a small, select group, approximately 3% of our population, who clearly understand that prosperity consciousness is the primary cause of wealth and their prosperity consciousness, like ignorance, is also passed down from one generation to the next.

Let's look at "money." What is it? Money is a reward you receive for the service you render. The more valuable the service, the greater the reward. Thinking of ways we can be of greater service will not only help us earn more money, it will also enable us to grow intellectually and spiritually.

Money Is An Idea
The paper you fold and place in your purse or pocket is not money. It is paper with ink on it. It represents money, but it is not money. Money is an idea. The earning of money has nothing to do with the paper stuff. It has to do with consciousness.

I am aware there are books that instruct you on how to manipulate the market, stocks and people… they might even help you get money. But, let me caution you… when there is no spiritual growth… there is no spiritual strength... there is no lasting happiness... and, there is no real or lasting wealth.

To accumulate wealth, a person must become very comfortable with the idea of money. That may sound strange, however most people are not comfortable with the idea of money, which is why they do not have any. The cause of poverty is poverty consciousness. A poverty consciousness will cause a person to see, hear, smell, think and feel... lack and limitation.

The late Mike Todd said, "Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a mental state."

He was correct. There are wealthy people who lose every cent they have through a series of mistakes in judgment... but that does not make them poor. They will have it all back in a short time because of their prosperity consciousness.

If you have any question in your mind regarding your level of consciousness with respect to money, be very honest with yourself and look at your results. Study the patterns in your life.

If you want to improve your financial position in life, focus your attention on creating a higher level of prosperity consciousness. Begin by preparing a powerful, positive affirmation and fuel it with emotion. When you do this, you are depositing this creative energy in the treasury of your sub-conscious mind. And, by repeating this process over and over and over again every day, it will begin to alter your conditioning and mentally move you in the direction you want to go. Write it out, read it, feel it, and let it take hold of your mind.

How much money do you want? Saying you want more is not good enough. Five dollars is more. How much more? Decide on a figure. Be specific. You will not seriously want more money than you are capable of earning... however, you would be wise to remember, you must earn it.

There Are Three Income Earning Strategies
Trading time for money – By far the worst of the three income earning strategies, it is employed by approximately 96% of our population – doctors, lawyers, accountants, laborers, etc. There is an inherent problem with this strategy – saturation. You run out of time. If a person accumulates any degree of wealth employing this strategy, it will be at the expense of a life. They compromise on the car they drive, the house they live in, the clothes they choose and the vacations they take. They rarely, if ever, get what they want.

Investing money to earn money – This strategy is used by approximately 3% of the population. The number is small for the obvious reason – very few people have any money to invest. Many people who effectively employ this strategy follow the advice of a trusted, knowledgeable advisor.

Leveraging yourself to earn money – This is where you multiply your time through the efforts of others by setting up Multiple Sources of Income (MSI). This is, without question, the very best way to increase your income. Make a decision to have many sources of income; it's the strategy that wealthy people have used dating clear back to the ancient Babylonians. Unfortunately, this strategy is only used by approximately 1% of our population, yet that 1% earns approximately 96% of all the money that is earned! You are only a decision away from membership.

Once you determine how much money you want to earn, write it down on a sheet of paper in large figures. Look at the number with the dollar sign beside it and tell yourself over and over again:

That Amount of Money is an Effect.
It Represents a Reward that I Want to Receive. What Service Can I Render that Would be Deserving of that Reward?

You can take the total figure and divide it into multiple parts. Each part would represent a source of income. Each source of income represents a separate reward that you would receive for a service you would render.

Work on one source of income at a time; each one can become an exciting part of your life. What you are actually doing is thinking of different ways you can be of service to others.

Think of how you can do whatever you do – more effectively.
Think of how you can improve the quality and quantity of service you render.
Think of how you can help people in a greater way.

Money is the ultimate servant. The more you earn, the more you can help others.


For 40 years, Bob Proctor has focused his entire life and agenda around helping people create lives of prosperity, rewarding relationships and spiritual awareness. To order any or all of Bob Proctor's extensive MP3 library of success products (and save big for the next few days) go to http://bobproctor.yoursuccessstore.com or call 877-929-0439. © 2003, 2006 LifeSuccess Productions.

"The twin killers of success are impatience and greed." Jim Rohn

4. Shift your Paradigms, Break Artificial and Self-Imposed Limitations!

"I used to say, 'Things cost too much.' Then my teacher straightened me out on that by saying, 'The problem isn't that things cost too much. The problem is that you can't afford it.' That's when I finally understood that the problem wasn't 'it' – the problem was 'me.'" Jim Rohn

5. Through Action, Perseverance and Patience: Eric Dudl - An Example for Us All by TC Cummings

My friend Eric Dudl died from lung cancer Tuesday, August 29, 2006. Though only 33 years old when he passed, Eric achieved all four of his major life goals. He was my friend. He was (and continues to be) an inspiration.

His story is a demonstration of how you can improve your quality of life within only a few years by simply improving your personal character, through action, perseverance and patience.

Eric was always a great guy, though his self-directed quality of life wasn't always so great. At 25, Eric's father gave him 21 days to move out of the house. Eric complained that his father was kicking him out on the street, yet his father maintained his stance: "You are a smart, resourceful young man." After 20 days of complaining, Eric finally got around to applying for a job. Again he whined to his father, who firmly held the position to believe in his son.

On the 21st day, Eric got a job as a clerk, earning $7 an hour. Over the next year, a motivated Eric turned his focus on changing his life. He began reading personal development books, listening to CDs by authors such as Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley and others. He began writing his goals down and identifying the work he had to do to achieve them. Though, to Eric, change was slow, and he still saw his life as unfulfilling.

He still didn't exercise like his brother.

His father was a top-notch doctor, and yet he was just a clerk.

People at work didn't like him, and he was filled with thoughts that obviously something must be wrong with those people since they should like him.

And what about love? He couldn't keep a good relationship no matter what he did.

Whenever he complained to his father, Eric would get the same encouragement to persevere: "I know you are a smart, resourceful young man." His mother would remind him to be patient. With such support, Eric went back to work on himself - taking proven effective actions, persevering and being patient. He wasn't always happy and motivated. All the changes he wanted in himself took time and effort.

Fast forward seven years to our present day. Upon his passing, Eric had achieved all four of his life goals, something that most people miss their entire lives!

Even through nine months of chemotherapy, Eric got up every day at 5:00 a.m.
and did yoga with his father or a solo session on the stationary bike.

Eric finished his thesis and earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. Eric used what he'd learned to discover 3 new pathways toward curing cancer!

The ever mild-mannered Eric had developed into a person who had hundreds of friends, loved by many. So much so, his cousin flew in for the services celebrating Eric's life after only having met him for 24 hours in The Czech Republic.

Love - Eric had finally received a blessing of the long-term love of an amazing woman, Lilia.

In what way had Eric changed his character? One example - less than 48 hours before Eric passed away, his physician told him the chemotherapy wasn't working; the tumors were not going away. The only treatment left were drugs to ease the pain. Eric's immediate response was to voice two concerns how do I tell Lilia, and how will I stay productive?

Eric had transformed his quality of life from being mediocre to being illustrious and grand. He had changed his life by changing his character. He did this through time-proven effective actions, by persevering (thanks Dad) and being patient (thanks Mom).

Eric Dudl - a one-time procrastinator - transformed into a man of steadfast resolve. During the entire nine months of chemotherapy, Eric didn't miss a single day of work unless he was in the hospital. It should be noted that working at the prestigious Burnham Institute was no small job!

"I was amazed with Eric. He was so well liked around here! Eric was really an inspiration around here! (re: how he continued to work during his chemotherapy.)" -John Reed, President, Professor and CEO of the Burnham Institute

Questions: Would you be willing to work on yourself for seven years to become the person who achieves all that you have envisioned? Could you be that patient? Could you persevere? Do you know where to find the teachers to help you take this action?

What legacy are you going to leave? What are you doing about it? What would inspire you?


TC Cummings, Former U. S. Navy SEAL is the Master Coach of Jim Rohn International and Denis Waitley International. As the founder of Causality Coaching, TC works with corporate leadership teams, CEO's and business owners to dramatically increase effective teamwork and engender greater initiative and personal responsibility. For more information about Jim Rohn International coaching visit http://coaching.jimrohn.com or call 800-929-0434 or email: yveatte@jimrohn.com or crystal@jimrohn.com

"Americans are incredibly impatient. Someone once said that the shortest period of time in America is the time between when the light turns green and when you hear the first horn honk." Jim Rohn

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