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Thoughts and Words are Creative as well as Contagious…
Make Sure Yours are Worth Catching

Paul Harvey tells a story of a young artist who had just been engaged to paint a portrait of a local builder.  The artist was so excited, feeling so good, since it was his first major commission.  He went down to his favorite little sidewalk café to enjoy a glass of wine and celebrate the portrait he was to paint.  While he was sitting there sipping his wine, he looked over and saw a newspaper lying in a chair at the next table.  At the top of the front page in bold print were the words “Hard Times are Coming.”  The more he looked at it, the more uptight and worried he became.

The restaurant owner came by in a moment and said, “Shall I get you another glass of wine or something to eat?”  “No,” he said, “just bring me my check.  I must go right now.”  The owner replied, “Is something wrong?”  The artist said, “Hard times are coming, and this is no time for me to be frivolously spending my time and money.  I must get to work.” Continue reading ‘Your Thoughts and Words Worth Catching?’ »

Networking is everywhere now!  People use networks to find a job, find a job candidate, swap a house, secure a sale, scout for prospects, and even find a date.

Here are two prosperity rules for effective networking:

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Today I received an email asking me a simple question.  The email came from one of the generic search engines from only who knows where.  But it was such a profound question.   The simple question was, “What if you could not be given any more friends, love, money, etc. until you appreciate what you already have?”

Wow!   Pretty loaded question!   But it is a good exercise in gratitude and in realizing what is often surrounding us and what we take for granted.  Most often we think money will buy us happiness.  So we spend a great part of our lives chasing money.  Money is important, please understand that! But let’s look at what money will and will not buy: Continue reading ‘Money versus Prosperity’ »

We hear so much about prosperity lately. We hear even more about a lack of prosperity.

The most common definition of prosperity is: “a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition.” It is important to realize that prosperity and abundance includes all conditions of life, not just money and finances.

How to Steps to Prosperity Continue reading ‘Creating and Living in Prosperity’ »