The Greatest Money-Making Secret in History!
If you want money, you only have to do one thing. It's the one thing some of the wealthiest people on the planet have done and are doing. It's the one thing written about in various ancient cultures and still promoted today. It's the one thing that will bring money to anyone who does it but at the same time most people will fear doing it. What is that one thing? John D. Rockefeller did it since he was a child. He became a billionaire. Andrew Carnegie did it, too. He became a tycoon. What is the greatest money-making secret in history? What is the one thing that works for everyone? Give money away. That's right. Give it away.
Give it to people who help you stay in touch with your inner world. Give it to people who inspire you, serve you, heal you, love you. Give it to people without expecting them to return it, but give it knowing it will come back to you multiplied from some source. In 1924 John D. Rockefeller wrote to his son and explained his practice of giving away money. He wrote, "...in the beginning of getting money, away back in my childhood, I began giving it away, and continued increasing the gifts as the income increased..." Did you notice what he said? He gave away more money as he received more income. He gave away $550 million dollars in his lifetime. Some people think Rockefeller started giving away dimes as a publicity stunt to improve his image. That’s not true. The public relations man who worked for Rockefeller was Ivy Lee. In Courtier To The Crowd, a great biography of Lee, Ray Eldon Hiebert states Rockefeller had been giving money away for decades on his own. All Lee did was let the public know. P.T. Barnum gave money away, too. As I wrote in my book on him, There's A Customer Born Every Minute, Barnum believed in what he called a "profitable philanthropy." He knew giving would lead to receiving. He, too, became one of the world's richest men. Andrew Carnegie gave enormously, too. Of course, he became one of the richest men in America’s history.
Bruce Barton, cofounder of the famous BBDO advertising agency and the key subject of my book The Seven Lost Secrets of Success also believed in giving. In 1927 he wrote: “If a man practices doing things for other people until it becomes so much a habit that he is unconscious of it, all the good forces of the universe line up behind him and whatever he undertakes to do.” Barton became a best-selling author, business celebrity, contributor to numerous causes, and very, very, wealthy. While some might argue that these early tycoons had the money to give, so it was easy for them, I would argue that they got the money in part because they were willing to freely give. The giving led to the receiving. The giving led to more wealth. I’ll repeat that: The giving led to the receiving. The giving led to more wealth. Today it's fashionable for businesses to give money to worthy causes. It makes them look good and of course it helps those who receive it. Anita Roddick's Body Shop stores, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield's ice cream, and Yvon Chouinard's Patagonia, are living examples of how giving can be good for business. But what I'm talking about here is individual giving. I'm talking about you giving money so you will receive more money. If there's one thing I think people do wrong when they practice giving, is they give too little. They hold on to their money and let it trickle out when it comes to giving. And that's why they aren't receiving. You have to give, and give a lot, to be in the flow of life to receive. I remember when I first heard about the idea of giving. I thought it was a scheme to get me to give money to the people who were telling me to do the giving. If I did give, it was like a miser. Naturally, what I got in return was equivalent to what I gave. I gave little. I got little. But then one day I decided to test the theory of giving. I love inspiring stories. I read them, listen to them, share them, and tell them. I decided to thank Mike Dooley of www.tut.com for the inspiring messages he shares with me and others every day by email. I decided to give him some money. In the past I would have given him maybe five dollars. But that's when I came from scarcity and feared the giving principle wouldn't work. This time would be different. I took out my checkbook and wrote a check for one thousand dollars. It was the largest single contribution I had ever made in my life at that time. Yes, it made me a tiny bit nervous. But it mostly made me excited. I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to reward Mike. And I wanted to see what would happen. Mike was stunned. He got my check in the mail and nearly drove off the road as he headed home. He couldn't believe it. He even called me and thanked me. I enjoyed his boyish surprise. It made me feel like a million bucks. (Note that!)
Monday, May 4, 2009
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
THE PASSION OF CHRIST.
Thank God for Passion of Christ! If Jesus suffered that gruesome..ly, and i know that he suffered more, then it would be unfair if we still suffer from all the things he had suffered. Lets take up the Challenge : if Jesus suffered for all diseases then i dont have any business to be under this.. now ge ..rrr ooout! if he suffered lack then off you poverty. What do you suffer from, any heart breaks?...now ge ..rrr ooout!!!Wishing you a wonderful easter break. Make it count.
THINKING ABOUT LIFE
There are different stages of a woman's life; as a liitle girl,you go to the nursery school to primary school to college and to the university.at the university stage,your parents want you to study "medicine/law",it looked like all parents wanted their kids to read medicine,you pass that stage and then they want you to hook a man and they say you can only hook a man in the university. u passed that stage, either you hook a man by force or you dont get to hook any man and the pressure increases;you fall out with parents and you start a job.they come back to beg you and invite you to come home regularly and try to hook you with a friend's son or a neighbour's son.....and the presseure continues.Now good for you, you finnaly hook a man and then the pressure shows itself again:pikin...pikin...pikin;yes they want you to have children...have you notice how we introduce men in nigeria?? When a man who has a wife is to be introduced they say meet Mr B who is married to Mrs T; but if they happen to be lucky to have children they will say meet Mr B who is happily married with 3 Kids...(check out your letters at home & listen to introductions when you go for parties)so he's only happily married when he's got kids, this could mean many things:-1, he was not happily married until he had kids2, its just a society title or,3, he just decided to marry so that his parents can have grandchildren and so he is now happy because there seem to be no more pressure from home.........OR WHAT DO YOU THINK? PLS SHARE YOUR THOTS & POST IT. THEN WE WILL TRY AND CONCLUDE ON THIS SOON.YOU NEVER KNOW WHOSE LIFE YOU ARE SAVING RIGHT NOW.
WHAT YOU WANT TO BE!
A man"s belly shall be satisfied with fruit of his mouth: and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tonque and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof - Prov 18: 20-21.What are you becoming?If you are not sure of what you are becoming let me give you a hint. youre going to bewhatever you think about and talk about all the time. So listen to yourself. if you dont like what you hear change it. Become better by begining to think on Gods word and act on Gods word. Nobody can determine what you are going to become but YOU. Yes, you dont blame it on the devil, He cant change it. Dont blame it on your parents,your background or your circumstances. And certainly not on God. Forget those things which are behind...and do what Abraham did. The Bible says, He considered not his own body dead , when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of sarahs womb, Rom.4,19.Do you want to become what Gods says you are? Do you want to become a powerful witness in your circle of influence? What is your dream? You can determine your outcome in ife by changing your words to Gods word and releasing your faith. You can become all you were meant to be.Speak the word:My belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of my mouth, and with the increase of my lips, I am filled: Proverbs 18:20
The book for this week!
WISDOM FOR THE WORKPLACE by Mayowa Ijisesan, chicago 2009 is a must read.
From an african immigrant's son to the president of United States
From slavery to Prime minister, if they did it you can do it. Yes you can!
price is N500 only and delivery cost is charged depending on where you are. less delivery cost is charged if you are ordering for more copies you can order for all your colleagues!
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