by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
What it takes to be great?
According to Fortune magazine, (10/30/06),
“What it takes to be great”
takes "deliberate practice."
Deliberate practice is a discipline about learning more on your own initiative. "The evidence we have surveyed... does not support the notion that excelling is a consequence of possessing innate gifts."
"There's no evidence of high-level performance without experience or practice." It is a consistent constant personal program to develop skills in an area. It is constantly looking at everything you do and thinking of ways to do it better. And it "goes beyond the current level of competence, provides feedback, with high levels of repetition."
In their new book, Fortune: Secrets to Greatness, the Fortune editors compiled numerous short personal stories of acclaimed successful people..."advice from the World's top CEO's and Entrepreneurs."
Michael Dell, Dell Computer's founder, was fascinated by the computer in high school. He bought an Apple II, took the whole thing a apart, learned how it worked, and began buying old computers and upgrading them for his friends. He learned while doing phone sales to sell newspapers for the Houston Post, that most of his sales came from those just moving in the area or newly marrieds. So he went to the county court records and collected all the new married names and began calling them. His sales skyrocketed.
Combining his computer rebuilding wizardry with sales prowess, his rebuilt computers continued to out sell his locations. He constantly was moving and renting out larger offices. He constantly was exploring how to put together a better PC according to what his customers wanted and searched out effective market methods. This is an example of deliberate practice.
It is done regularly with a goal and plan to improve targeted areas in one's life. Fortune: Secrets of Greatness shares those who are successful but constantly work to improve themselves( personal business skills) and re-tool their business model. This two-part emphasis propelled many to greatness over time.
How do you practice business?
"Instead of merely trying to get it done, you aim to get better while doing it." Always be working on "mental models of your business--pictures of how elements fit together and influence one another."
"The striking, liberating news is that greatness isn't reserved for a preordained few. It is available to you and to everyone." And it takes practice, practice, practice.
Refer to Fortune, Oct. 30, 06, and their new book Fortune:Secrets of Greatness.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391794/index.htm?postversion=2006101915
In the classic Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki says we become rich, above average, by systematically building assets that produce revenue. This revenue then pays expenses.
When income is used to pay expenses we mount up liabilities such as mortgage payments, taxes, interest. This method does not produce wealth. The core of the Kiyosaki plan is to build assets that pay for things. When our assets grow, it can pay for more, consequently we create wealth. Assets that produce wealth include:
Businesses (that we own and have others run),
stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
income-generating real estate,
notes (IOU's),
royalties from intellectual property (music, scripts, patents),
and any thing else that has value, produces income or appreciates and has a ready market.
What limits wealth growth is working for the owner,
paying the government (taxes)
and paying the bank (interest).
Build assets.
To protect yourself, incorporate so liabilities do not fall on your personal shoulders. Your place is to control assets that your corporation owns. The Golden Rule is he who has the Gold Rules.
His big lesson is to work to learn, don't work for money. Those who treat all experience as personal education will gain lessons for stronger future wealth building.
i.e., Deliberately Practice.
Note Kiyosaki's website as he has over 30 title spins of Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
http://www.richdad.com/
The Apostles in the New Testament deliberately practiced living Supernaturally. They saw their kingdom greater than the earth and invested in assets that kept their value forever.
Those who walk in Spirit continually Crave Infinite Greatness.
In Spirit, no matter where you are, you know there is more.
“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. Acts 2:42
This life of discipline (stalwart devotion) produced enormous return, creating everlasting assets in the Kingdom and they lived in unprecedented power. Although they had about 3 years of direct observation of Jesus and practice before this power came into their lives.
This power included having all needs met among them,
living a life of sharing all things in love with each other…
investing in each others efforts with what they had and what was needed.
(With this method they grew exponentially.)
They miraculously healed people on a regular basis and many continually came to live the life of the Way(as they called themselves.)
They studied relentlessly and reviewed over-and-over the principles of Jesus and Spirit-based teaching. Their daily discipline (deliberate practice) included:
--Studying to improve their Spiritual lives to stay steady in Spirit and get better.
--Interacting with others and each sharing what the Spirit was saying to others. So impressions in Spirit were cross-taught and it expanded their growth.
--Having lunches with each other, and interacting with each other.
--Constantly celebrating the new life they lived in Spirit.
--And spending a lot of time in prayer where the original power of Spirit came into their lives to do great feats.(Acts 2)
What caused the explosion of power to came into their lives is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.This record says they were continually in Prayer. Prayer included Worship and interacting with the very Spirit of God. (Acts 1:14)
Spirit power is something that Deliberate Practice produces great benefits to the one who practices this… daily, regularly and a personal plan.
Andrew Murray had a plan for this in Prayer Power. Geffry Fields, Jesus is Us, summarized this practice in Prayer routine.
Hints for the Inner Chamber of Spiritual Power
1. As you enter the Inner Chamber, focus first on what the Power of Spirit is really about.
Take 5 minutes to think on all the creative, unique, spectacular things the very Spirit of Jesus has done and can do.
2. Prepare for prayer by contemplating on the Scriptures from the Bible. Prayer... Murray defines as a dialogue....time listening, responding, interacting, asking, listening, reviewing, asking, writing, pondering, etc.... it's interactive.
(Psalms, the Prophets from Isaiah to Malachi, Jesus teachings are great faith builders.)
For this time, read until you find the verse that totally captures your imagination, gives you a spark of faith, makes you want to grab it and run with it.
Note: E-Word Today Daily Bible reading plan...
http://eword.gospelcom.net/bible/today.htm
3. When you feel you have put this faith word in your heart, then turn to praying. Praying again is conversation, knowing the Inner Chamber of God's very own Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus, is taking it all in, and all the thoughts and impressions you get then, are Jesus literally talking to you. Take a note book and begin writing down what you ask Him for... be specific and "definite" as Murray says. Carry this with you, make notes in it daily, date it and note when you see the answer materializing.
Seeing it before it happens as if it is, has already happened is very powerful.
4. As we pray for ourselves, include what others want also. Begin seeing what friends, spouse, others are asking for, to happen for them too. See them as God sees them and pray for the Greatness in their lives as the Spirit of Jesus would want to see in them.
5. Then seal it... know the Inner Chamber controls the world around it and what you have meditated on, see happening through your eyes of faith and vision, see all this as in motion and now happening. Remind yourself through the day, this has been sealed in the Inner Chamber. The very Most High presence of God Himself, outstanding presence of Jesus in you, has taken in this matter.
It is sealed, done, on its way. When you leave your quiet meditative times with this fixed in your thoughts the Spirit comes dramatically alive in you. He walks along side us in our lives with an extra set of confidence, boldness accompanying all we do. (Prayer Power by Andrew Murray, Whitaker, 1998)
Note: Jesus is Us, "Our Body... Jesus’ Spirit lives there," for the full article
http://jesusisus.blogspot.com/2005/06/our-body-jesus-spirit-lives-there.html
Deliberate Practice builds Spiritual assets.
"And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness... secret riches.
I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel,
the one who calls you by name.”
(Isaiah 45:3, NLT)
“Store your treasures in heaven,
where moths and rust cannot destroy,
and thieves do not break in and steal.”
(Matthew 6:20, NLT)
The Apostles deliberately practiced and stored up treasures that never go away.
If we follow the disciples’ discipline
we will have Spiritual Greatness expressing It-self through us.
We will have love, friends, family
and a never ending trail of resources follow us.
Keep examining the Scriptures, reflect on them, stay in prayer, master the discipline of prayer and the secrets of Spirit will be revealed to you!!!
Then share with others what the Holy Spirit is teaching you and the mysteries of Heaven will be revealed to you here on earth. The “all-knowing knowledge” of Spirit will direct all you do. Live in Spirit, listen to Spirit and you will be Super-natural in your performance. And you will begin to see Spirit in Power working in your life every where.
Those who walk in Spirit continually Crave Infinite Greatness.
The authors of Secrets to Greatness said greatness is not about innate ability but one’s diligence in practice, to practice strategically, deliberating an area of life where someone wants to perform exceptionally well.
So, you, everyone can be exceptional with Spirit ability and Spiritual Power as part of your life. Follow the strategic practice methods of the Disciples of Acts.
Your life will be filled with incredible, inexhaustible Acts as well.
Deliberately practice…
and watch your invaluable assets grow… forever!
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