Ask yourself …

Where are you going?

Why do you do what you do?

How do you decide what to do and what not to do?

Are your choices in alignment with your passion?

It seems that few people are able to answer these questions. But, if you can answer the questions confidently and optimistically, your chances of success rise significantly.

The best way to answer the questions is to have a vision for your life; a vision that excites you and generates energy for you, leading to increased productivity and personal effectiveness.

A vision for your life is a SEEING concept: what is the ideal life, in 5, 10 and 20 years’ time that you can visualize for yourself?

Some examples of a personal Vision that I have suggested to my coaching clients and to attendees in my passion workshops are:

∞ My vision is that I am a well-regarded and competent business leader who is making a difference on the planet

∞ My vision is that I have made a significant contribution globally to eradicating world poverty

∞ My vision is that I have 5,000 internet clients who pay me monthly sums that enable me to handle all my financial requirements with ease and comfort

∞ My vision is that I am a Minister of the Government and have an impeccable reputation

∞ My vision is that I am married to a person who loves me deeply and who supports me in pursuing my passions

∞ My vision is that I am CEO of a top 200 listed company that I earned through my excellence in my profession.

Such a vision also needs to be in alignment with your current passions, as you have discovered them to be through following my blog articles or in any other ways.

Mind to Mind can provide resources for you to continually develop your mental skills to effectively craft such a vision.

When your vision is clear, then:

• You know where you are going
• You know why you do what you do
• You are clear on the factors that you take into account when making decisions.

It’s a great way to live.

I commend it to you.

Charles B Kovess

The last time someone took a poll of workers who were thinking about changing careers, 57% said they were looking for new and brighter opportunities elsewhere.  We’re guessing that number’s probably higher now.

Statistics worth reading:

At age 50, 75% of the population has less than $5,000 in the bank for retirement.

At age 65, 45% of people are depend on relatives, 30% depend on charities, 23% are still working (most can’t afford to quit and work until they are no longer physically capable) and only 2% are self-sustaining.

At the present time, it is impossible to support a family of two working full time at minimum wage!  For the first time in history, the current generation is averaging a lower standard of living than their parents!   Automation is taking layoffs to record highs!

The Bureau of Statistics says that out of 100 people that start working at the age of 25, by the age of 65…

- 1 is wealthy
- 4 have enough money to retire
- 63 depend on Social Security or charity
- 29 are deceased
95% of people, age 65 and over cannot afford to retire and work until they die!!

And that’s only IF they have jobs to be able to work.

What Happened to Safety and Security?

Why do we no longer put our trust and faith in “Big Business?”  Even huge corporations are SLASHING employees to the minimum …more than half their work force will end up out on the streets looking for a new source of income.

In John Paul Getty’s book,  “How To Get Rich,” his first rule for success is,  “You must be in business for yourself.  You will never get rich working for someone else.”

We heard about one highly qualified engineer who ended up out on the street after giving 25 dedicated years to his job.  His advice?

“Don’t do what I did — wasting 25 years building equity in someone else’s business. Do yourself a favor and start building equity in yourself now!”

Did You know:

The major holders of wealth are only 5% of the population.   Even in the Global Economic Crisis, most of these people were not affected.  Even if some did feel the shake up, and let a few others into the fold, it is still only 5% in control of the global wealth.

So, with only 5% of the people really being in control of most of the world’s wealth, then 95% of the rest of the global population must struggle over the leftovers.   I am reporting the news, not taking sides.

If you want to change things for yourself in self-reliance or wealth, you must ask yourself,  “What should I do? Where do I start?”   What you need is a lot of GOOD information, fast!

I realize that many of you don’t want to spend the time and energy to learn a new system that provides the tools you need.  In that case, you will most likely remain one of the 98% of working class that does not have a viable retirement, and you will definitely never be in the 5% that controls the wealth of the world.

You may get along very well, even though you do not have this system under your belt.  But, you could also be looking back 5 or 10 years from now, saying, “What if I…”

I don’t like painting the picture of Global Evils that are sitting on the threshold of your doorway.  There are already too many people that are doing that for you daily.  You can start with the media.   I would just like to help you become prepared to deal with things, instead of sticking your head in the sand and hoping it all goes away.  The truth – It WON’T go away.

I know that people from all walks of life benefit in many ways from ZOX Pro Training.  I have no doubt that you would benefit too.   I want everyone to have a happy and sustainable life.  What if this training is the key to you having a better life;  and you dismissed it.  I strongly urge you to take your next step forward.  Don’t stand in the way of what could be yours.

Simply visit through this link.

Great Things Happen Here!

The topics I write about are varied because I have more interests than the average person. That is what happens when you condition your brain and use Mental Photography for most of your adult life. My ability to talk to people about virtually anything makes life rather interesting. I see connections where most others don’t. I have been blessed many times over in my journey through life – and I am grateful.

Illusion of Disbelief

The following incident comes from my interaction with one of my clients. The words she used revealed a picture of disbelief. Even though the client was in complete denial that this had any effect on how she thought about things, or events unfolding, it was clear to me what impact it was having. Cause and effect is easily recognized when you know what to look for.

I have worked with people from all over the world, with all different backgrounds, education, and social status. I have found that there is one truly insidious word that infiltrates and undermines even the most stalwart decision maker. When pointed out, I am often greeted with a ‘whatever’ glance and complete disregard for what I just brought to their attention. (It reminds me of the look I probably gave my 3rd Grade English teacher when she said the using the word “ain’t” is bad English.) There is a word so entwined with the English language, people will often defend its’ position it the language so that they don’t need to stop using it.

Try to use the word “try”

I will give you an enigma to solve: “Try to use the word ‘try’.” By what the word means, you would never be able to use it. I will explain what I mean as we go along. I don’t want to ruin the suspense.

I have a bone to pick with a person long dead. The person that invented the word “try”. I often have someone say to me, “I am trying really hard to…” That one sentence sends cymbals crashing in my head whenever I hear it.

It may sound like I am being very pedantic here, but let me tell you a story. Now, put those fuzzy focus glasses on while I relate something to you. I teach people how to overcome themselves. People get in their own way when seeking success. What that means is that most people run a series of destructive and self-sabotaging recordings through their head. The result is self-sabotage. Therefore, they have failed before they even came close to succeeding.

Whenever people say something, they can actually be saying two completely different things. While they would think they are saying, “It’s all go!” they may actually be telling themselves that they really only expect to fail at what it is that they are talking about. I will give you an example of what I mean.

We have 2 sentences: “Lift the glass of water off the table” and “Try to lift the glass of water off the table”. While the first sentence is clearly a sentence that leads to a direct action, what is the second sentence saying? Will the glass of water ever be lifted from the table? The answer to this is obviously No.

Just by adding the word “try” to the sentence, the action was Defeated before it ever began. It was a waste of breath to utter the second sentence because it results in nothing, a complete impasse, a mere suggestion of things that will never be.

Remember, what prompted me to write about this is a student (client) of mine that told me they were “trying really hard” to get results from the training, and they were not. Now, there are a lot of problems associated with that one very small statement, and those cymbals crashed again. If my client is “trying” to gain results, what is my client going to achieve? NOTHING! The act of ‘trying’ creates the frequency that you are already defeated, even before you begin.

I proceeded to point out to my client how counter-productive the word ‘try’ is. And yes, I got the same old liturgy of reasons why they need to be able to freely use such a destructive word. Well, it is their choice.

There should be a law that states, “if a word corrupts the action intended within a statement to point of no action, then that word should be abolished”. Chaucer was always inventing words. Maybe it is he that should be held accountable. I am always looking to gain new information. If there is anyone that knows the true story why and when the word ‘try’ was invented, I would love to know.

Let’s go back to the enigma I posed for you earlier. If you Try to use the word Try, then you would never be able to use the word. Attaching the word Try on the front of that sentence negates the effect of the rest of the sentence, as if the sentence never existed in the first place. The optimum statement of inaction.

The wonderful thing that happens when my clients participate in the training I teach, everything that is assigned for them to do is an exercise. Each of these exercises do exercise and strengthen the brain. So it is very easy for my clients to switch out the word ‘try’ with ‘exercise’, because they are exercising the brain!

So good luck out there to all you self-defeatists that want to disregard what I have to say and defend a word that does nothing but corrupt any action associated with it. You are the people that represent the great unwashed, the non-leaders, and the people that will never truly leave a mark on this world except a grave stone. Face it, when you continue to ‘Try’, and when that doesn’t work, you even ‘Try Harder’, or ‘Try Really Hard’, and it still doesn’t work, you fail. If you choose not to be that person, what difference would changing a little word make? (That is topic for another day.)

“A life conditioned with repeated failure is just the same as a life that is conditioned with repeated success, except you’re going the opposite direction.” – by ME!

Great Things Happen! (If you let them.)

Shannon Panzo