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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Money Moxie: The Power Of Intention

I'm still pumped after completing the Think & Grow Rich Mastermind book study at the end of January. I am also majorly stoked about what studying this book did for Paul Martinelli and so many others; and to see how energized he still is about using the book to help others rise to their purpose. More than twenty thousand enthusiastic people from around the world participated in the book study with Paul and Roddy - is that not amazing?

Well, Hill promised that "the secret" is revealed at least once in every chapter and also that every reader would get insights and inspirations and I have gotten them, some I will be sharing with you my fans. This is the fourth time I read the book, and my second Master Mind study; each time around I have gotten more out of it. Now, my biggest revelation to date is the fact that even though the book came out of a study - research which lasted more than twenty years, the whole premise of it is based on spiritual laws! As I participated in the study in 2018 and now in 2019 I cannot help but conclude that Napoleon Hill was way ahead of his time. The way he condensed twenty plus years of research into this book of thirteen principles that are so effective and have stood the test of time is a testament to that. Spiritual laws are infallible, they work for anyone and everyone who apply them with INTENTION.

According to Deepak Chopra, author of The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success, intention and desire are intertwined, they drive each other. He said that attention energizes while intention transforms and intention is the real power behind desire. This clicked for me. Looking back at the things that worked well for me and those that didn't, I now understand better than I ever have.

So then, how do we tap into this incredible power? I believe that we need to honestly assess ourselves. We need to search our hearts to find our true desires. When we do this we will find that some of the things that we thought we wanted are not that important to us after all. Some things and situations that we spent a lot of time on may not even make our short list. This exercise will be very valuable because after we eliminate the time wasters, we will now have the time and the focus to act on our true desires.

Here are three other steps that all the leading authority figures whose books I have read or listened to have stated as important to harnessing the power of intention.

1) Make a list of of your desires. Read the list every morning after waking up and before going to sleep at night, and also during quite times. Carry the list with you at all times so you have it available.

2) Surrender the list (to God), trusting that he got this! Trust also that he knows what you do not, so time and timing are in his control. Detach yourself from the outcome while happily doing the actions that will take you in the direction of your dreams.

3) Stay true to yourself, be established in your faith; do not be influenced by the opinion of others. Only share your desires with those who have similar desires and support you.

I can also recommend John C. Maxwell's book, Intentional Living which I read in 2017; it was instructional and informative just like all of John's other books. Whatever you desire I wish you much success.

If you live in Ontario and you desire financial security for your family, please feel free to contact me, I would love to hear from you. If not, contact a reputable advisor in your jurisdiction.

Beverley

Investment Fund Advisor & Life and Health Insurance Advisor

Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc.

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Money Moxie - Why We Need A Plan & An Advisor-Coach-Mentor

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We are at the end of January, one month out of the new year has now been crossed off the calendar. Did you complete or review and update your Life Plan, outlining your purpose, vision and goals? Did you create a plan for 2019 as your road map for the year? If you haven't yet done so, finish reading this blog post and then immediately commit to set aside time to do so.

For the past sixteen days I have been doing this study with Paul Martinelli and Roddy Galbraith. Oh my, are they ever great teachers mentors! The depth and breadth of their knowledge and their ability to inspire is amazing. I have decided, like Paul, I will study the book for the rest of my life.

As Paul reiterated in his teaching video, the book is "Think & Grow Rich, not think and get rich", so intentional persistent application of the principles contained in the book is required. Napoleon Hill also made sure to stress that the application of the principles will not work if done in a hap hazard way. Without a strong desire, a written plan and persistent action towards attaining your financial desires, they are are just wishes.

Something else that hit me recently during the study on Persistence - Hill said only 2 out of every 100 people have a definite goal and a definite plan for its attainment, thus having the awareness of how to transmute desire into it's monetary equivalent. The other 98% has to be taught/coached! Today, over 80 years after the book was first published still only 1% of the population controls more than 80% of the world's wealth. 80% of the population in USA and Canada have investable assets of $50,000 or less. That means in spite of the progress made over the last 100 years, in terms of wealth and financial security, there is much work that needs to be done!

The final chapter in the book is the Epilogue - How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear. In this chapter Hill instructed readers to take an inventory of themselves and find out how many of the "Ghosts" of fear are standing in their way before they can put the any portion of the thirteen steps of the philosophy into use successfully, as the mind has to first be prepared to receive it. And how do we prepare the mind? "It begins with study, analysis, and understanding of the three enemies which you will have to clear out - indecision, doubt and fear." In other words, we need to be aware of what is holding us back and address it before we can move forward.

Four out of the six fears cited by Napoleon Hill involve our financial welbeing that can be helped by working with advisors, coaches and mentors. Here are the six fears as listed in the book:

Poverty

Criticism

Ill Health

Lost Love

Old age

Death

Interestingly, research shows that advised households accumulate over 2.7 times the assets non-advised households over a 15 year period.* The longer the period, the greater the impact. So even though Think & Grow Rich was published almost 80 years before the study, the philosophy of the book is more relevant and more needed than ever.

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BEVERLEY ALLEN, FLMI