Mental Cleanse Chapter 1 - Thoughts Are Things

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 in Self Development, Mental Cleanse MasterMInd Sessions, Personal Development, Recent Posts by Ken

Hi! Ken Klemm here…

I want to share with you this timely lesson I learned from reading Chapter 1 of “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. Every Wednesday, as part of Mentoring For FREE, our Mastermind group meets to share and discuss our thoughts after reading a chapter of the book.

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
Thoughts Are Things

I’m launching my sixth round through this book today,
studying and growing with this Mastermind. Self-
development is a never-ending process, critical to my
growth.

GROWTH? At my age?

A mind, like a body, is never static. It grows or
decays. I CHOOSE GROWTH.

I’ve learned to keep the entire book in mind as I study
each chapter - all chapters are parts of the whole
philosophy.

Dr. Hill admonishes us to read through his book at
least twice - and recommends doing it with a Study
Group.

The first and last chapters of TGR function as
bookends, they connect to each other and bring the
entire philosophy full-circle.

After spending more than two weeks studying FEAR with
Chapter 15, I see the stories in Chapter 1 are about
folks who overcame and eradicated all Fear.

Barnes, with no funds, train-hitched to Orange, NJ to
seek a partnership with Edison.

Barnes succeeded because he was driven by a BURNING
DESIRE to ACHIEVE his DEFINITE PURPOSE. He had no room
in his mind for Fear, even though he had no
step-by-step plan at the beginning of his sojourn.

He began his amazing adventure with a single THOUGHT,
and took ACTION along a chain of events which brought
him to his goal.

The small girl conquered Darby’s uncle because he could
sense NO FEAR from her, his attempts at intimidation
had NO EFFECT on her - so DETERMINED was she to get
what she came for - her DEFINITE PURPOSE for the
encounter.

AM I THREE FEET FROM GOLD?

What if I’m two feet, or four, or five? Whatever…

The most powerful lesson in this chapter jumped out at
me this time through:

I’m referring to the story, where the Darby’s stopped
drilling in their mine just three feet short of a major
gold vein after the vein they first discovered dried
up.

The junk man they sold their mining equipment to hired
a mining engineer to examine the mine. The engineer
predicted where the major vein would be.

The Darby’s lost out because they had insufficient
knowledge of geology and DID NOT SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN
EXPERT!

Here, at Mentoring For Free, I have access to an
overwhelming abundance of experts.

Not just the more than eleven hours of live conference
calls each week, and the millions of dollars worth of
tools and archives on the free websites…

But, also personal, one-on-one advice and coaching is
only a phone call or email away.

The MENTORING is free, but that’s all. The rest
requires my investment of time and EFFORT to master the
skills and put them to practical application.

There is no reason to ever stop - no matter how close
or far away I am from the gold!

Your Friend and Servant,
Ken Klemm

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Next Wednesday, June 24, we will be exploring Chapter 1 - Thoughts Are Things.

The Mayonnaise Jar

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 in Recent Posts by Sarah Thompson

When things in your life seem,  Almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar  and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some  items in  front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, If the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar.   He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked  The students again
If the jar was full..   They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand
And poured it into the jar.  Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded
With an unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced  Two cups of coffee from under the table
And poured the entire contents  Into the jar, effectively
Filling the Empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

‘Now,’ said the professor,   As the laughter subsided,
‘I want you to recognize that  This jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost
And only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter Like your
job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else –
The small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’  He continued,
‘there is no room for  The pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time And energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for  The things that are
Important to you.

So…

Pay attention to the things  That are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups..
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time
To clean the house and fix the disposal.

‘Take care of the golf balls first –
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.’

One of the students raised her hand
And inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
‘I’m glad you asked’.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life  may seem,
there’s always room for A couple of cups of coffee with  a friend.’

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