A couple days ago I wrote about the power of vision. Napoleon Hill and most teachers who reference the skill of sculpting and shaping the unconscious mind talk about how the best times for this influence, are just before falling asleep in the evening and just upon arising in the morning. Maxwell Maltz, in his …
I have a great friend named Sakshi who taught me an important lesson on spirituality. Sakshi is a Christian who lived in India as a monk and who now travels around doing different video documentaries on various faith traditions here on his vlog. He told me one time, “Paul, when I look at different belief …
I’ll always remember my first experience of planting seeds into the soil of my soul that then blossomed into reality. Each night I would walk beneath the Idaho stars, proclaiming my vision and seeing in my minds eye, the income amounts I was attracting. Faith filled my heart, mind and soul and something magical seemed …
A feature describes what a product or service is. A benefit describes what it does. Customers usually don’t buy it for what it is. They buy for what it does. I saw a great example of this on a battery commercial the other day. Picture A: A man on a plan was shown with headphones …
Leverage: Using something small, like a lever, to achieve a big result, like moving a huge stone. Marketing & technology are 2 ways to leverage your time and message to reach more people and get things done faster. But there are limits. Famed copywriting legend Dan Kennedy was once asked, “Mr. Kennedy, in all your …
I read a great definition of Intelligence in a book one time. The book was by Robert Kiyosaki and he was quoting his rich dad who said, “Intelligence is the ability to make finer distinctions.” Here’s an example. I wrote a post a while back about using possibility words for more influence with people you’re …
In the lesson on pleasing personality, contained in Napoleon Hill’s Law of Success we are encouraged to take a keen interest in the other fellow’s game in life. This seems to be a great secret to helping people open up so they’ll be more receptive to the things we wish to share with them. As we …
One of my favorite mentors, Jim Rohn, said ‘You should set the goal of becoming a millionaire, not for the million but because of what it will make of you in the process.’ But then, Andrew Carnegie told Napoleon Hill that not everyone should set up the goal of becoming a millionaire, because for some, it …
A while back a friend asked what my definition of ‘millionaire’ status was. Being a millionaire, in my book, is all about net worth. Net worth: The value of your assets minus your liabilities (debt) If you have a house that’s worth $300K and you owe $250K, your net worth in this example would be …
Is no place, for a champion. Says my friend Patrick Action Jackson. So when you fall down, get back up again – and keep going. Simple truth, that never gets old.