by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
In Book Yourself Solid, Michael Port exposes his learned lessons on how to be a notorious networker and build unending relationships of business contacts. He guarantees success with the Book Yourself Solid System for building a never-ending string of clients and potential clients.
The System is simple so anyone can do it, and applicable in a diverse range of businesses. Port leads you through 3 modules...
creating a solid foundation so people really know what you are about,
building trust and credibility,
and 7 core promotion strategies.
He resonates both very practical methods and spiritual principles that combined creates super glue strength in bonding people with you.
The first step in building your foundation is deciding who your best clients really are. Who makes you feel energized? It is like you enjoy working with them so much and you can hardly believe you are also getting paid for it. He suggests you need to weed out the undesirable clients and replace them with clients that invigorate you and who express they get great benefit from your services.
Next get a clear grasp of why people buy from you, that creates a relentless demand for your services. To do this
1. Identify your market
2. Understand urgent needs and compelling drives of your market
3. Offer investable opportunities
4. Uncover and demonstrate the benefits of your investable opportunities.
"Your passions, natural talents, and knowledge are key."
Then he leads you through how to brand yourself. What is distinctively unique about you. Create
1. Your "who and do what" statement.
2. Your "why you do it" statement."
Let others know exactly whom you help and what you can help them do. Your "why you do it" statement is a connecting statement that adds personal value for yourself and others for why you do what you do. They sense your passion for what you do and why it’s important.
Next you develop your skill in how you talk to others about what you do and how important it is. It goes beyond just identifying your professional title. You tell people your unique contribution you make and how it is so valuable in helping others.
In telling people about what you do for others, Port has a 5-part process and takes you through exercises for a short, medium and longer version...whether on the elevator ( the infamous "elevator speech") or waiting in the customer lounge while your car is getting serviced. Port's format is also a great format for any conversation where the topic of your business (What do you do?) comes up. It is much more insightful, interesting, personal and creates intrigue for the listener. Your passion can shine, so they automatically want to know more. In essence it makes you an interesting person to listen to and be around. Someone is more apt to say after meeting you, "I met the most interesting person today."
His 5-part process is
Part 1. Summarize your target market in one sentence.
Part 2. Identify and summarize the three biggest and most critical problems that your target market faces.
Part 3. List how you solve these problems and present clients with unique solutions.
Part 4. Include the most dramatic (Wow!) results that you or your clients have achieved.
Part 5. List the results and deepest benefits your clients receive.
Once you have built this foundation in how to "buzz" your business, Port takes you through a sales process(for those who dread or feel inadequate selling). Then he spends the rest of his book on the 7 core promotional strategies you can use to continually bring business to you and more waiting for you. The 7 strategies include networking, direct outreach, referrals, the web, speaking, writing, and keeping in touch.
Our success in gaining more contacts in business is how well we do this. Both the business owner and corporate leader would benefit in how to tell others more dynamically, intriguingly what they do and how it benefits others.
The whole secret is doing it well. The exercises are quite valuable in this aspect so you develop this skill of a higher level than you have now. So collaborating with a friend and colleague would be of great merit in helping you complete and practice putting yourself interestingly forward.
Also, Michael Port's website has a free workbook download for those who purchase the book and his website has numerous resources too.
http://bookyourselfsolid.com/
Jesus told His disciples to throw the nets into the deep.The catch was amazing. What does this mean for us?
Are we fishing but we are not listening to Jesus voice in us that tells us to fish where it seems too big for us... into deeper areas? Is He asking us to go deeper into Him and watch the size of the catch.
Like in our businesses, the key is listening to Jesus. To follow His voice and rely on Him for the results. And the results will be incredible, so big we are amazed! The thing to look at is Jesus said to go into the deep. If you aren’t catching a lot of fish where you are now, why should we go to an unusual spot where it is deeper. Is God wanting you to take your business into the deep, where a catch waits for you beyond your believability.
Go into the deep in your life and business and go where God tells you to go. Go deeper into His Presence. The catch will be outstanding, and you will be equipped Supernaturally to handle it.
When Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Now go out where it is deeper and let down your nets, and you will catch many fish." "Master," Simon replied, "we worked hard all last night and didn't catch a thing. But if you say so, we'll try again."
And this time their nets were so full they began to tear! A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, "Oh, Lord, please leave me--I'm too much of a sinner to be around you." For he was awestruck by the size of their catch, as were the others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. (Luke 5: 4-10, NLT)
Try again!
Go into the deep. Go into the depth of His Voice speaking to you and listen very carefully to His instructions. There is a great catch waiting there for you. If you have drifted from Him, again listen to His voice. Get close to His voice. Bring your heart close to His. He will lead you to a big catch of men... who too will be so amazed they will serve Him along with you.
The results may be big. But don’t fear!
He will help you handle it.
Don’t worry about what you may lose or gain. Things on earth are meaningless, unrewarding, have no satisfaction without the presence of Jesus Spirit with us. Earthly gain is all lost at death anyway. The only thing that remains is the Spirit of Jesus with us... that's eternal. We take that with us. And He will never leave us or depart from us.
So go into the depth of His Spirit, His Presence. The only thing transferred from life is the Presence of Spirit. Relationship in Spirit is our gain... and never lost... it is never too deep for us.
So go deep into His eternal bliss...
we can't define it or rhyme it in thought or poem or music.
It's our anticipation,
the mystery for why we live Jesus' Way while on earth.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Friday, September 22, 2006
Success that Lasts Forever
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Success Built to Last by Jerry Porras may very well be the personal application for Good to Great.
Their discoveries of what personal success is for a varied group of successful people is a strong parallel to the continued popularity of Good to Great principles. (Porras and Jim Collins co-authored Built to Last prior to Collin's release of Good to Great.)
In Good to Great the Hedgehog Concept was introduced which involved having a business with these overlapping, integrated key questions answered and operative.
1. What are you deeply passionate about?
2. What drives your economic engine?
3. What you can be the Best in the world at?
Now, Jerry Porras(with Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson) take this into a deeper personal level. They defined success (that will last) apart from current dictionary definitions. In the dictionary they found these definitions of success:
1. Achievement of something planned or attempted.
2. Impressive achievements... especially those who attain fame, wealth, or power.
3. Somebody with a record of achievements.
They point out that "notice that nowhere in the dictionary definition do you find any reference to finding meaning, fulfillment, happiness, and lasting relationships." The dictionary definition of success may do more to produce sociopaths than anything else they conjecture.
Their criteria was to interview only those with over 20 years of success. They called these "builders" because they build success over time and continue to build.
Builders are leaders very committed to their calling. They don't shy from toiling all their lives with every ounce of energy, persistence, heart and soul for their triad view of success(which seems to be engraved, internalized in their own operational DNA).
These three elements rose to the surface of those with enduring success...
success built to last.
Meaning
Thought Style
Action Style
First it has meaning. It serves an internal purpose that the individual owner is the only one that understands this drive within them. It has meaning to this person beyond ability to articulate to others.
Secondly, their thought styles are distinctive. The have a highly developed sense of accountability, audacity, passion, responsibility, and optimism. Enduringly successful people think differently. They have talent but their thought styles encircle systems that create real value in their undertakings.
Thirdly, is their action style. They find effective ways to take action. Actions may be imperfect relative to the level of the dream, meaning and value placed in their minds, but they understand this risk and proceed enduringly.
The authors heard these words repeatedly...
"So get moving and get on with what you really care about."
When meaning, thought, action merge....
you create success built to last.
It is creating a life that matters... to you, and, in turn, benefits many others.
The book goes into depth with interviews of outstanding people where each of these qualities emerge.
How do successful people stay successful?
Extreme make-overs start in your head, turning passion into action. Here are some of the proverbial thoughts of those with enduring success.
"Listen up... here's some really bad news. It's dangerous not to do what you love."
"When you are deeply immersed in the process of doing whatever you are doing, and have completely lost track of time and space, you are in a flow experience."
"When you encounter something you don't like, try to change how you're looking at it."
"Carve out a little time each week to experiment in some way with one of your passions."
"Listen to that little voice each day about what matters to you."
"Do you care more about being loved, or being what you love."
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
"If it is worth doing, then treat it as if its worth doing."
Make your addictions the passions that serve both others and your best interests. "Builders see creative contention as part of a rich collaborating process that never ends. It inspires action day in and day out in an ever-changing environment." You may not be the blame for everything that happens to you, but either way you are responsible for doing something about it.
"Life takes passion, determination and skill... you can't skip any of those three to expect to enjoy success built to last." They just tolerate risks, feel the fear, take the brick-bats, learn from failure, and do what matters to them anyway.
The Secret to lasting success:
"The day-by-day practice and struggle to move the three circles--meaning, thought, action--
toward overlapping alignment in your life."
Create a life that matters to you.
USA Today reviewed Success Built to Last:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/books/reviews/2006-09-18-success-usat_x.htm?csp=34
And here is the Success Built to Last website:
http://www.successbtl.com/
Spiritual intensity creates energy, moves matter, changes mind dynamics, organizes places, things, people, timing to fulfill Divine Purposes.
So what does it profit a person to get stuff and not have meaningful accomplishments as part of his life. As Jesus put it... what does it profit to gain the world but then lose your soul.
A person rich in his soul is truly successful. One may or may not have wealth, fame, positions of power. With Spiritual riches of love, happiness, peace of heart and contentment, one has reached true success.
Real success moves us on to the vision of life eternal. A real civilization we inherit after death from earth. Paul the Apostle promises a new resurrected body that is perfect, just like Jesus after he rose from death. We will rise too from death and exchange these dying earthly bodies for heavenly formed life-eternal bodies that live forever and are perfect. If you don’t like what you have now as a body, just hang on and you will have a wonderful, unbelievable body beyond your imagination. All that we have ever dreamed on earth will be more than we can possibly conjure up in our minds of what we will have in heaven (see 1 Corinthians15).
Paul cautions us: “Their future is eternal destruction. Their god is their appetite, … and all they think about is this life here on earth. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer everything, everywhere” (Philippians 3:19-21. NLT).
Invest in Heavenly thinking as Paul says…think on these things: “Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise” (Philippians 4:8, NLT).
This is the investment we are asked to make for bliss, love, joy and constant peace… total life existing sense of meaning and fulfillment.
Work for the Kingdom of Heaven as Matthew in the Gospel of Matthew uses this phrase over 30 times… it is a Kingdom of Heaven.
What is the reward of The Kingdom of Heaven? Here is what John said in his Revelation of Jesus Christ. "Look, the home of God is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever” (Revelation21:3, 4, NLT).
"And the angel showed me a pure river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, coursing down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. No longer will anything be cursed” (Revelation 22: 1-3).
So, in building success to last, we can build success to last forever. So doesn’t it make sense to live this life for real treasure, true riches, endless wealth of Heaven… built to last. So why not start building today for Heavenly existences. So why not invest in the Heavenly life—our new, better-built reality.
It is ours, as we believe.
Begin today to build for what lasts forever.
4spirit@gmail.com
Success Built to Last by Jerry Porras may very well be the personal application for Good to Great.
Their discoveries of what personal success is for a varied group of successful people is a strong parallel to the continued popularity of Good to Great principles. (Porras and Jim Collins co-authored Built to Last prior to Collin's release of Good to Great.)
In Good to Great the Hedgehog Concept was introduced which involved having a business with these overlapping, integrated key questions answered and operative.
1. What are you deeply passionate about?
2. What drives your economic engine?
3. What you can be the Best in the world at?
Now, Jerry Porras(with Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson) take this into a deeper personal level. They defined success (that will last) apart from current dictionary definitions. In the dictionary they found these definitions of success:
1. Achievement of something planned or attempted.
2. Impressive achievements... especially those who attain fame, wealth, or power.
3. Somebody with a record of achievements.
They point out that "notice that nowhere in the dictionary definition do you find any reference to finding meaning, fulfillment, happiness, and lasting relationships." The dictionary definition of success may do more to produce sociopaths than anything else they conjecture.
Their criteria was to interview only those with over 20 years of success. They called these "builders" because they build success over time and continue to build.
Builders are leaders very committed to their calling. They don't shy from toiling all their lives with every ounce of energy, persistence, heart and soul for their triad view of success(which seems to be engraved, internalized in their own operational DNA).
These three elements rose to the surface of those with enduring success...
success built to last.
Meaning
Thought Style
Action Style
First it has meaning. It serves an internal purpose that the individual owner is the only one that understands this drive within them. It has meaning to this person beyond ability to articulate to others.
Secondly, their thought styles are distinctive. The have a highly developed sense of accountability, audacity, passion, responsibility, and optimism. Enduringly successful people think differently. They have talent but their thought styles encircle systems that create real value in their undertakings.
Thirdly, is their action style. They find effective ways to take action. Actions may be imperfect relative to the level of the dream, meaning and value placed in their minds, but they understand this risk and proceed enduringly.
The authors heard these words repeatedly...
"So get moving and get on with what you really care about."
When meaning, thought, action merge....
you create success built to last.
It is creating a life that matters... to you, and, in turn, benefits many others.
The book goes into depth with interviews of outstanding people where each of these qualities emerge.
How do successful people stay successful?
Extreme make-overs start in your head, turning passion into action. Here are some of the proverbial thoughts of those with enduring success.
"Listen up... here's some really bad news. It's dangerous not to do what you love."
"When you are deeply immersed in the process of doing whatever you are doing, and have completely lost track of time and space, you are in a flow experience."
"When you encounter something you don't like, try to change how you're looking at it."
"Carve out a little time each week to experiment in some way with one of your passions."
"Listen to that little voice each day about what matters to you."
"Do you care more about being loved, or being what you love."
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
"If it is worth doing, then treat it as if its worth doing."
Make your addictions the passions that serve both others and your best interests. "Builders see creative contention as part of a rich collaborating process that never ends. It inspires action day in and day out in an ever-changing environment." You may not be the blame for everything that happens to you, but either way you are responsible for doing something about it.
"Life takes passion, determination and skill... you can't skip any of those three to expect to enjoy success built to last." They just tolerate risks, feel the fear, take the brick-bats, learn from failure, and do what matters to them anyway.
The Secret to lasting success:
"The day-by-day practice and struggle to move the three circles--meaning, thought, action--
toward overlapping alignment in your life."
Create a life that matters to you.
USA Today reviewed Success Built to Last:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/books/reviews/2006-09-18-success-usat_x.htm?csp=34
And here is the Success Built to Last website:
http://www.successbtl.com/
Spiritual intensity creates energy, moves matter, changes mind dynamics, organizes places, things, people, timing to fulfill Divine Purposes.
So what does it profit a person to get stuff and not have meaningful accomplishments as part of his life. As Jesus put it... what does it profit to gain the world but then lose your soul.
A person rich in his soul is truly successful. One may or may not have wealth, fame, positions of power. With Spiritual riches of love, happiness, peace of heart and contentment, one has reached true success.
Real success moves us on to the vision of life eternal. A real civilization we inherit after death from earth. Paul the Apostle promises a new resurrected body that is perfect, just like Jesus after he rose from death. We will rise too from death and exchange these dying earthly bodies for heavenly formed life-eternal bodies that live forever and are perfect. If you don’t like what you have now as a body, just hang on and you will have a wonderful, unbelievable body beyond your imagination. All that we have ever dreamed on earth will be more than we can possibly conjure up in our minds of what we will have in heaven (see 1 Corinthians15).
Paul cautions us: “Their future is eternal destruction. Their god is their appetite, … and all they think about is this life here on earth. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer everything, everywhere” (Philippians 3:19-21. NLT).
Invest in Heavenly thinking as Paul says…think on these things: “Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise” (Philippians 4:8, NLT).
This is the investment we are asked to make for bliss, love, joy and constant peace… total life existing sense of meaning and fulfillment.
Work for the Kingdom of Heaven as Matthew in the Gospel of Matthew uses this phrase over 30 times… it is a Kingdom of Heaven.
What is the reward of The Kingdom of Heaven? Here is what John said in his Revelation of Jesus Christ. "Look, the home of God is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever” (Revelation21:3, 4, NLT).
"And the angel showed me a pure river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, coursing down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. No longer will anything be cursed” (Revelation 22: 1-3).
So, in building success to last, we can build success to last forever. So doesn’t it make sense to live this life for real treasure, true riches, endless wealth of Heaven… built to last. So why not start building today for Heavenly existences. So why not invest in the Heavenly life—our new, better-built reality.
It is ours, as we believe.
Begin today to build for what lasts forever.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Succeed on Extraordinary Terms
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Lessons from top achievers are compiled by authors' Herb Greenberg and Patrick in Succeed on Your Own Terms. They traveled world wide to interview many people in many diverse fields to find out what success is to them. They found many differing views... thus the tag-line that success is really “on your own terms.”
One ingredient is knowing where you are going and defining success from that. "What becomes immediately recognizable was the undeniable sense that these individuals are all doing exactly what they should be doing. They are in tune with themselves." They said that "individual potential is far more important than his or her experience." Don't look to a person's past but look what is inside them.
(They use the Caliper profile for the best reading of individual motivation, strengths and potential, http://www.caliperbook.com/ )
So the purpose of the book is about gaining a deeper understanding of playing to your own strengths. They generally saw success as more of knowing yourself and not so much what you have. The real winners in this world are those who truly know their own strengths and create situations that play to their strengths.
What is success?
"I can feel successful from just moving my agenda forward," says Senator Barbara Boxer. "I have an inner strength that helps me see the right thing to do... for me succeeding is being true to myself. I don't always win, but I'm still succeeding on my own terms. All I can do is be true to myself."
Money alone is not the true measure of success, says Rebecca Stephens, 1st woman to climb Mt. Everest. "Unexpected obstacles can come your way." If you put everything you have in it, you can consider yourself successful. So there is more than one way to succeed.
It is "knowing your defining qualities,
calling it your own,
and breathing life into it can go a long way.”
The definitions of success have these defining qualities.
"Perseverance, goal oriented, self awareness, resilience, willingness to take risks, thriving on pressure, optimism, empathy, competitiveness, patience, persuasiveness, confidence, passion, integrity, trust, having fun, being open, creativity and courage."
The book has extensive personal profiles on each of these defining qualities featuring an outstanding person around each of the specific qualities.
In life there is no way to avoid risks, so you might as well take your risks on purpose. Find a niche that plays to your own strengths, distinct from anyone else, then own it. Play with passion.... that this is your last performance. Those that keep growing "are open to new experiences; they are also open to learn more about themselves." Creativity is birthed from those with a sense of humor, keeping a sense of youthfulness throughout your entire life.
People who succeed seemed to fall into two categories... "knowing themselves" and "knowing the world around them," i.e., focusing on inner strength and having a natural ability to see opportunities as they came along. The authors came up with 29 ways this is done... from lifestyles of introspection to defying the odds of what existed around them.
A theme that continued to surface was being true to yourself. To honestly see yourself for who you truly are and living life consistently with that. Our talents and abilities naturally lead us to truth, inner truth of who we are and when that can be applied to the greatest contribution, to the world's benefit and to our own sense of self-worth or value.
Seeing ourselves and seeing others with a framework of integrity (to our true self and respect to others) are pinnacle virtues.
Great people live in the Power of Faith.
The Bible says the righteous live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38)
What we believe we bring into being.
"Fear is dangerous. It turns into fact the things we fear. It creates evil just as faith creates good." (John G. Lake)
What God promises we can hold on to as fact. The power of Spirit has become a privilege for us to live in all of God's power. We are made right with God through faith. We are made right with Him with Jesus' one act.... He was resurrected. The only person ever to do this. And Now He gives us the same privilege... to be resurrected from all the deaths we face in our lives.
As we align ourselves in alignment with Spirit that works Greatly in us we live in the Character of God. The Scriptures say we are not under the Laws of Old but we live by Spirit.
"But now we have been released from the law, for we died with Christ, and we are no longer captive to its power. Now we can really serve God, not in the old way by obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way, by the Spirit." (Romans 7:6)
We excel with this new power that works in us, and we heed the inner voice of the Spirit. We can listen to this Supernatural voice of God's very own intelligence directing our paths…God's very own Spirit of creative Power working for us.
This is all possible...for those who have faith and believe.
In Ever Increasing Faith by Smith Wigglesworth, he inspirationally defines faith and its character. Note:http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/wigglesworth/5f00.0930/5f00.0930.c.htm
"God wants us to be free in every part of life. Men and women are tired of imitations, they want reality; they want to see people who have the Living Christ within, filled with Spirit Power."
"Spirit has a realm of divine life opening up to us where there are boundless possibilities, where there is limitless power, where there are untold resources, where we have victory over every conceivable force that could face us."
"There is only darkness in the natural. Darkness only exists when the natural is put in place of the divine."
"He keeps us so that no evil can touch us. I see a place in God where evil forces dare not come...Hidden in God. And He invites us all to come into this Secret Place of the Most High God." God has this place for us in Spirit.
"The impartation of this power produces everything you need; but it comes only as our faith moves out for its impartation. Faith gives us victory. If you believe... It Is Yours!"
"You can never be ordinary from the day you receive this life from above. You become extraordinary, filled with extraordinary power from the extraordinary Spirit of God that lives in you."
"There is no stopping the current of life,
of love, of inspiration, and of Power.
God has brought unlimited resources for everyone."
In faith accept Spirit in you,
align to this flow of Spirit through you,
and live courageously with integrity and empathy.
4spirit@gmail.com
Lessons from top achievers are compiled by authors' Herb Greenberg and Patrick in Succeed on Your Own Terms. They traveled world wide to interview many people in many diverse fields to find out what success is to them. They found many differing views... thus the tag-line that success is really “on your own terms.”
One ingredient is knowing where you are going and defining success from that. "What becomes immediately recognizable was the undeniable sense that these individuals are all doing exactly what they should be doing. They are in tune with themselves." They said that "individual potential is far more important than his or her experience." Don't look to a person's past but look what is inside them.
(They use the Caliper profile for the best reading of individual motivation, strengths and potential, http://www.caliperbook.com/ )
So the purpose of the book is about gaining a deeper understanding of playing to your own strengths. They generally saw success as more of knowing yourself and not so much what you have. The real winners in this world are those who truly know their own strengths and create situations that play to their strengths.
What is success?
"I can feel successful from just moving my agenda forward," says Senator Barbara Boxer. "I have an inner strength that helps me see the right thing to do... for me succeeding is being true to myself. I don't always win, but I'm still succeeding on my own terms. All I can do is be true to myself."
Money alone is not the true measure of success, says Rebecca Stephens, 1st woman to climb Mt. Everest. "Unexpected obstacles can come your way." If you put everything you have in it, you can consider yourself successful. So there is more than one way to succeed.
It is "knowing your defining qualities,
calling it your own,
and breathing life into it can go a long way.”
The definitions of success have these defining qualities.
"Perseverance, goal oriented, self awareness, resilience, willingness to take risks, thriving on pressure, optimism, empathy, competitiveness, patience, persuasiveness, confidence, passion, integrity, trust, having fun, being open, creativity and courage."
The book has extensive personal profiles on each of these defining qualities featuring an outstanding person around each of the specific qualities.
In life there is no way to avoid risks, so you might as well take your risks on purpose. Find a niche that plays to your own strengths, distinct from anyone else, then own it. Play with passion.... that this is your last performance. Those that keep growing "are open to new experiences; they are also open to learn more about themselves." Creativity is birthed from those with a sense of humor, keeping a sense of youthfulness throughout your entire life.
People who succeed seemed to fall into two categories... "knowing themselves" and "knowing the world around them," i.e., focusing on inner strength and having a natural ability to see opportunities as they came along. The authors came up with 29 ways this is done... from lifestyles of introspection to defying the odds of what existed around them.
A theme that continued to surface was being true to yourself. To honestly see yourself for who you truly are and living life consistently with that. Our talents and abilities naturally lead us to truth, inner truth of who we are and when that can be applied to the greatest contribution, to the world's benefit and to our own sense of self-worth or value.
Seeing ourselves and seeing others with a framework of integrity (to our true self and respect to others) are pinnacle virtues.
Great people live in the Power of Faith.
The Bible says the righteous live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38)
What we believe we bring into being.
"Fear is dangerous. It turns into fact the things we fear. It creates evil just as faith creates good." (John G. Lake)
What God promises we can hold on to as fact. The power of Spirit has become a privilege for us to live in all of God's power. We are made right with God through faith. We are made right with Him with Jesus' one act.... He was resurrected. The only person ever to do this. And Now He gives us the same privilege... to be resurrected from all the deaths we face in our lives.
As we align ourselves in alignment with Spirit that works Greatly in us we live in the Character of God. The Scriptures say we are not under the Laws of Old but we live by Spirit.
"But now we have been released from the law, for we died with Christ, and we are no longer captive to its power. Now we can really serve God, not in the old way by obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way, by the Spirit." (Romans 7:6)
We excel with this new power that works in us, and we heed the inner voice of the Spirit. We can listen to this Supernatural voice of God's very own intelligence directing our paths…God's very own Spirit of creative Power working for us.
This is all possible...for those who have faith and believe.
In Ever Increasing Faith by Smith Wigglesworth, he inspirationally defines faith and its character. Note:http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/wigglesworth/5f00.0930/5f00.0930.c.htm
"God wants us to be free in every part of life. Men and women are tired of imitations, they want reality; they want to see people who have the Living Christ within, filled with Spirit Power."
"Spirit has a realm of divine life opening up to us where there are boundless possibilities, where there is limitless power, where there are untold resources, where we have victory over every conceivable force that could face us."
"There is only darkness in the natural. Darkness only exists when the natural is put in place of the divine."
"He keeps us so that no evil can touch us. I see a place in God where evil forces dare not come...Hidden in God. And He invites us all to come into this Secret Place of the Most High God." God has this place for us in Spirit.
"The impartation of this power produces everything you need; but it comes only as our faith moves out for its impartation. Faith gives us victory. If you believe... It Is Yours!"
"You can never be ordinary from the day you receive this life from above. You become extraordinary, filled with extraordinary power from the extraordinary Spirit of God that lives in you."
"There is no stopping the current of life,
of love, of inspiration, and of Power.
God has brought unlimited resources for everyone."
In faith accept Spirit in you,
align to this flow of Spirit through you,
and live courageously with integrity and empathy.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Best Biz Book Ever
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
The greatest book every written is the Bible.
It has been reported that it is the most quoted book by CEO's when giving speeches.
In a survey, managers were asked which current business book was one they most often gave to their staff. The survey had the Bible as #4 on the list... especially the New Living Translation.
Think of it... You have predictive intelligence, insight on what will happen and what will happen under varied circumstances by Prophets of old.
Power principles that get incredible results as explained by Jesus.
Great relationship principles in creating super teams and power groups in action as expressed by Jesus' Apostles.
And how it all will end in the Revelation of the Apostle John.
To consider these as God's Very Precepts shared through the ages at different times, in different events, gives us a invaluable resource for Greatness in life, business and relationships.
Isaiah, a prophet from the Old Testament in the Bible, said...
"Search the book of the LORD, and see what he will do. He will not miss a single detail... His Spirit will make it all come true." (Isaiah 34:16)
The Old Testament was written to show this to be true. Everything it forecast about Jesus coming to earth as God Himself came true. It's information has proven to be the most reliable in holding up throughout history. I see it as the manufacturing guide book on how to run this human life more effectively, how to run a business venture... to code as prescribed by our Maker.
The Spirit (that Isaiah mentioned) that makes it all come true is the same Spirit we have access to... when we get an impression from reading, pondering a Scripture in the Bible, that has specific premonition for us.
These impressions we get many times come true, when inspired to us while reflecting on the Bible.
Here are the Bible translations I like the best.
The New Living Translation (NLT) is my favorite translation. It has inspiration with a nice flow in the words and phrases.
The New American Standard is another one I use a lot along side the NLT. It is not as easy to follow its reading style but has excellent literal accuracy.
The New International Version is very popular too. It has a good reading flow with accuracy in translations.
The Message is an excellent paraphrase with an emphasis on getting the intended message using analogies related to today. It is not considered to be a translation.
Of course there are many others. But these are my favorites. I like when they have cross reference scriptures on the column which shows where a theme is repeated else where.
Free Bible translations on the Internet.
The following are websites which have the Bible, and many translations, on the internet. Several have dictionaries and commentaries available too, with full Bible search for key words, Scriptures and subjects.
http://biblegateway.org
Great for doing keyword searches.
http://eword.gospelcom.net/bible/today.htm
E-word has a nice feature of emailing daily readings of your choosing to you. You can also set yourself up on a reading-the-Bible-in-a-year plan. They have many translations and languages to choose from.
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
It has several selections of leading commentaries, dictionaries, concordances and lexicons.
http://www.gospelcom.net/
Some of the best daily devotionals are included on this site.
http://www.marketplaceleaders.org/
A business person's daily devotional is also featured with several Spirituality in the marketplace books to browse.
For me, when I reflect while reading a section of the Bible I get some creative, inspired insight almost every time and I am always encouraged to handle something I am facing with more courage, boldness and with Spiritual Intelligence.
"If you turn away from any part of God's Truth, the enemy will surely get an adavantage over you." (Smith Wigglesworth) In God's Truth is power that protects you and the power that empowers you. The Scriptures speak invincible truths into your heart.
Learning and experiencing True Spirit is each person's responsibility. No one can teach you. You must learn it on your own.
"I will personally teach you through my Spirit,"
Jesus said.(John 14:26)
The Bible on the internet can help you. I especially like E-Word's daily reading selections, and Gospelcom's devotionals.
Spirituality is a very personal thing, very intimate, very revealing, and very Powerful. It gives you True Supernatural Personal Power.
Seek it, it will not disappoint you. You'll never be alone.
Spirit, interactively walks with you.... Always!
4spirit@gmail.com
The greatest book every written is the Bible.
It has been reported that it is the most quoted book by CEO's when giving speeches.
In a survey, managers were asked which current business book was one they most often gave to their staff. The survey had the Bible as #4 on the list... especially the New Living Translation.
Think of it... You have predictive intelligence, insight on what will happen and what will happen under varied circumstances by Prophets of old.
Power principles that get incredible results as explained by Jesus.
Great relationship principles in creating super teams and power groups in action as expressed by Jesus' Apostles.
And how it all will end in the Revelation of the Apostle John.
To consider these as God's Very Precepts shared through the ages at different times, in different events, gives us a invaluable resource for Greatness in life, business and relationships.
Isaiah, a prophet from the Old Testament in the Bible, said...
"Search the book of the LORD, and see what he will do. He will not miss a single detail... His Spirit will make it all come true." (Isaiah 34:16)
The Old Testament was written to show this to be true. Everything it forecast about Jesus coming to earth as God Himself came true. It's information has proven to be the most reliable in holding up throughout history. I see it as the manufacturing guide book on how to run this human life more effectively, how to run a business venture... to code as prescribed by our Maker.
The Spirit (that Isaiah mentioned) that makes it all come true is the same Spirit we have access to... when we get an impression from reading, pondering a Scripture in the Bible, that has specific premonition for us.
These impressions we get many times come true, when inspired to us while reflecting on the Bible.
Here are the Bible translations I like the best.
The New Living Translation (NLT) is my favorite translation. It has inspiration with a nice flow in the words and phrases.
The New American Standard is another one I use a lot along side the NLT. It is not as easy to follow its reading style but has excellent literal accuracy.
The New International Version is very popular too. It has a good reading flow with accuracy in translations.
The Message is an excellent paraphrase with an emphasis on getting the intended message using analogies related to today. It is not considered to be a translation.
Of course there are many others. But these are my favorites. I like when they have cross reference scriptures on the column which shows where a theme is repeated else where.
Free Bible translations on the Internet.
The following are websites which have the Bible, and many translations, on the internet. Several have dictionaries and commentaries available too, with full Bible search for key words, Scriptures and subjects.
http://biblegateway.org
Great for doing keyword searches.
http://eword.gospelcom.net/bible/today.htm
E-word has a nice feature of emailing daily readings of your choosing to you. You can also set yourself up on a reading-the-Bible-in-a-year plan. They have many translations and languages to choose from.
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
It has several selections of leading commentaries, dictionaries, concordances and lexicons.
http://www.gospelcom.net/
Some of the best daily devotionals are included on this site.
http://www.marketplaceleaders.org/
A business person's daily devotional is also featured with several Spirituality in the marketplace books to browse.
For me, when I reflect while reading a section of the Bible I get some creative, inspired insight almost every time and I am always encouraged to handle something I am facing with more courage, boldness and with Spiritual Intelligence.
"If you turn away from any part of God's Truth, the enemy will surely get an adavantage over you." (Smith Wigglesworth) In God's Truth is power that protects you and the power that empowers you. The Scriptures speak invincible truths into your heart.
Learning and experiencing True Spirit is each person's responsibility. No one can teach you. You must learn it on your own.
"I will personally teach you through my Spirit,"
Jesus said.(John 14:26)
The Bible on the internet can help you. I especially like E-Word's daily reading selections, and Gospelcom's devotionals.
Spirituality is a very personal thing, very intimate, very revealing, and very Powerful. It gives you True Supernatural Personal Power.
Seek it, it will not disappoint you. You'll never be alone.
Spirit, interactively walks with you.... Always!
Thursday, August 10, 2006
New Rules: things are a changin'
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
New Rules in business.
Fortune magazine recently published an article saying Jack Welch’s Winning rules are becoming old rules. They are being challenged by Fortune (July 24, 2006 issue). Although Welch continues to hold his ground and claims that if applied correctly his rules will work forever.
Fortune says... "we don't buy that."
(You may recall Fortune was the first major magazine that questioned Enron in how they were doing things.) These rules don't work and we need to get away from them.
The rules that made business big in the 90’s are being replaced by new ones as we enter the 2010 era… it appears are we in a major business shift that will stick it heads in line of the radar as we enter the second decade of 2000.
"We must begin by tearing down the old so the we can really open ourselves to something different." Here’s the difference (according to Fortune) :
Old Rules: Big Dogs Own the Street
New Rules: Agile Is Best; Being Big Can Bite You
Until the end of the century Big meant “good” in business. Today is it more important to be flexible and have variability in costs. With the new technologies, changing business models, outsourcing, partnering, alliance opportunities we can convert fixed costs to variable costs.
Old Rules: Be #1 or #2 in Your Market
New Rule: Find a Niche, Create Something New
Coke was big, but people started liking the new energy drinks coming out. "Never mind that energy-drink market was tiny then. We look for niches and see how they grow," says Rodney Sacks, CEO of Hansen Natural Corp. In just 4 years sales quadrupled to $348 million.
Starbucks CEO, Jim Donald, says instead of focusing on being #1 “the company has kept moving, evolving, trying new things."
Old Rule: Shareholders Rule
New Rule: The Customer is King
Every 4 years the average business loses half of its customers and the market is seeing more "stock flipping" attention then the old buy-and-hold ways… especially sticking with a Big Boy Corp.
Companies like Apple and Genentech host dreaming sessions with their customers and heed them more than the Wall Street ideology that plays to hit the numbers. "When everyone is focused on delivering for customers, that makes employees proud. They become a powerful engine," Bain's Co.’s Fred Reichheld.
Old Rule: Be Lean and Mean
New Rule: Look Out, Not In
Six Sigma internal improvement system was a Welch favorite. He touted it almost religiously. But too much focus inside can cause you to lose sight of what is going on outside. Companies tend to get more “inside-ish” the bigger and older they get. The ability to get information on new markets is exploding. "Getting outside is everything... if you're not externally focused in this world, you can really lose your edge." GE's new CEO Jeff Immelt.
Old Rule: Rank Your Players
New Rule: Hire Passionate People
The best are not always the best if they are not committed to the cause. Steve Jobs of Apple looks for people passionate about what they do. Genentech screens out those who seem too preoccupied with titles and options.
Old Rule: Hire Charismatic CEO
New Rule: Hire Courageous CEO
The celebrity CEO needs a spotlight; today's CEO leaders need internal fortitude. Playing for the market is not always the best play. Spending money for long term gain takes more guts today. It won't help you hit the numbers tomorrow but later it will be better. It now is more about taking more courage to do what is right regardless of the dance on the street
Old Rule: Admire My Might
New rule: Admire My Soul
Isdell of Coke says, "I do not agree that the role of the corporation is solely to make money. Our legitimacy in society is a very important part of what we do."
Vision and mission are about soul and they many times have a long term view. People are now buying more and more into soul and it is not as much solely about the dollar. The complete article at:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/magazines/fortune/rules.fortune/index.htm
Megatrends 2010 says to watch for a major business shift. Expect to see the dawning of Spirituality in business.
“I am doing a new thing” exclaims Isaiah, the Prophet. (Isaiah 43:19)
The old temple is being torn down and being replaced. Barna in Revolution says there is an under-the-radar movement of individual earnest in seeking a true personal, real world application spirituality. This group does not see the answer in current institutions. They are looking for realness, relevance. They are internally driven, internally motivated. These "Revolutionaries," as Barna calls them, want the true grit… prophet-level relationships with God and blood-level relationships with each other. It’s a level of personal commitment not seen so intensely before.
See: http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=201
There’s a return to finding our own soul, getting in line to be in God’s Soul, and living out His Power, love and kindness in our “everyday” lives.
How do we personally find Spiritual relevancy in our lives?
Andrew Murray outlines this method for Spiritual Power from his classic book Prayer Power. Murray said we are the Temple (our bodies) of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor.6:19). Our make up is a parallel to the Temple described in the Old Testament of the Bible... with the outer court, the inner court and the Most Holy Place or as Murray calls it "The Secret Place of the Most High." The Place where the actual Spirit of God, the creator of the universe, the whole universal presence, exists!
...We are now this temple...!
"The Secret Place of the Most High" is in us! Our bodies are the place where all of God's... beyond-definition, unmatchable... Spirit exists. It is up to us to tap it. Murray had a method for tapping into this in....Hints for the Inner Chamber.
1. As you enter the Inner Chamber, focus first on what the Power of Spirit is really about. Take time to think on all the creative, unique, spectacular things the very Spirit of Jesus has done and can do. Think of all the good things which have happened to you that you feel Jesus Spirit was directly involved in making it happen. Look to all the wonderful things that have come into your life. Have a thankful heart of Jesus Spirit who has provided all these for you.
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.
Start meditation times with The Inspired Scriptures, times going into the very Inner Chamber of where all the power that created the universe made you and will continue bringing miracles into your life. Think on the verses, ideas you get from the Bible about all these areas. Don't take too much time on difficult Bible passages that you don't understand. (Be concerned about them later.)
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.
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. Use 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. Some call these prayer journals.
Seeing it before it happens as if it is, has already happened is very powerful. Thanking and being grateful before it happens is also very powerful. It adds an additional dynamic in spirit transaction, transporting thought into reality. This makes prayer, as so many call it, a very exciting time as you read thoughts (from the Bible and inspired literature) and discover relevant applications to life... seeing it happening in your mind's eyes... birthed from the Secret Place of the Most High within your own body... working with you... as part of you... making this happen.
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 theSpirit 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, pp. 95-102.)
Murray concluded this thought by reminding us that there is an investment return factor too. Time you spend in quiet confidence, living in God's Inner Chamber, the Spirit of Jesus in you, is directly related to God's working power through you. The more time spent there, the greater the Power of Spirit you will see being enacted in your life. Jesus often spent the whole night in this state, in the very Presence of Spirit of the Universe. These events were always followed by the most astounding happenings the next day.
If you are willing to invest the time,
more of what you Will to be...
will be part of your life.
The life created in the Most Secret Place
will become your life in the world around you.
4spirit@gmail.com
New Rules in business.
Fortune magazine recently published an article saying Jack Welch’s Winning rules are becoming old rules. They are being challenged by Fortune (July 24, 2006 issue). Although Welch continues to hold his ground and claims that if applied correctly his rules will work forever.
Fortune says... "we don't buy that."
(You may recall Fortune was the first major magazine that questioned Enron in how they were doing things.) These rules don't work and we need to get away from them.
The rules that made business big in the 90’s are being replaced by new ones as we enter the 2010 era… it appears are we in a major business shift that will stick it heads in line of the radar as we enter the second decade of 2000.
"We must begin by tearing down the old so the we can really open ourselves to something different." Here’s the difference (according to Fortune) :
Old Rules: Big Dogs Own the Street
New Rules: Agile Is Best; Being Big Can Bite You
Until the end of the century Big meant “good” in business. Today is it more important to be flexible and have variability in costs. With the new technologies, changing business models, outsourcing, partnering, alliance opportunities we can convert fixed costs to variable costs.
Old Rules: Be #1 or #2 in Your Market
New Rule: Find a Niche, Create Something New
Coke was big, but people started liking the new energy drinks coming out. "Never mind that energy-drink market was tiny then. We look for niches and see how they grow," says Rodney Sacks, CEO of Hansen Natural Corp. In just 4 years sales quadrupled to $348 million.
Starbucks CEO, Jim Donald, says instead of focusing on being #1 “the company has kept moving, evolving, trying new things."
Old Rule: Shareholders Rule
New Rule: The Customer is King
Every 4 years the average business loses half of its customers and the market is seeing more "stock flipping" attention then the old buy-and-hold ways… especially sticking with a Big Boy Corp.
Companies like Apple and Genentech host dreaming sessions with their customers and heed them more than the Wall Street ideology that plays to hit the numbers. "When everyone is focused on delivering for customers, that makes employees proud. They become a powerful engine," Bain's Co.’s Fred Reichheld.
Old Rule: Be Lean and Mean
New Rule: Look Out, Not In
Six Sigma internal improvement system was a Welch favorite. He touted it almost religiously. But too much focus inside can cause you to lose sight of what is going on outside. Companies tend to get more “inside-ish” the bigger and older they get. The ability to get information on new markets is exploding. "Getting outside is everything... if you're not externally focused in this world, you can really lose your edge." GE's new CEO Jeff Immelt.
Old Rule: Rank Your Players
New Rule: Hire Passionate People
The best are not always the best if they are not committed to the cause. Steve Jobs of Apple looks for people passionate about what they do. Genentech screens out those who seem too preoccupied with titles and options.
Old Rule: Hire Charismatic CEO
New Rule: Hire Courageous CEO
The celebrity CEO needs a spotlight; today's CEO leaders need internal fortitude. Playing for the market is not always the best play. Spending money for long term gain takes more guts today. It won't help you hit the numbers tomorrow but later it will be better. It now is more about taking more courage to do what is right regardless of the dance on the street
Old Rule: Admire My Might
New rule: Admire My Soul
Isdell of Coke says, "I do not agree that the role of the corporation is solely to make money. Our legitimacy in society is a very important part of what we do."
Vision and mission are about soul and they many times have a long term view. People are now buying more and more into soul and it is not as much solely about the dollar. The complete article at:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/magazines/fortune/rules.fortune/index.htm
Megatrends 2010 says to watch for a major business shift. Expect to see the dawning of Spirituality in business.
“I am doing a new thing” exclaims Isaiah, the Prophet. (Isaiah 43:19)
The old temple is being torn down and being replaced. Barna in Revolution says there is an under-the-radar movement of individual earnest in seeking a true personal, real world application spirituality. This group does not see the answer in current institutions. They are looking for realness, relevance. They are internally driven, internally motivated. These "Revolutionaries," as Barna calls them, want the true grit… prophet-level relationships with God and blood-level relationships with each other. It’s a level of personal commitment not seen so intensely before.
See: http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=201
There’s a return to finding our own soul, getting in line to be in God’s Soul, and living out His Power, love and kindness in our “everyday” lives.
How do we personally find Spiritual relevancy in our lives?
Andrew Murray outlines this method for Spiritual Power from his classic book Prayer Power. Murray said we are the Temple (our bodies) of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor.6:19). Our make up is a parallel to the Temple described in the Old Testament of the Bible... with the outer court, the inner court and the Most Holy Place or as Murray calls it "The Secret Place of the Most High." The Place where the actual Spirit of God, the creator of the universe, the whole universal presence, exists!
...We are now this temple...!
"The Secret Place of the Most High" is in us! Our bodies are the place where all of God's... beyond-definition, unmatchable... Spirit exists. It is up to us to tap it. Murray had a method for tapping into this in....Hints for the Inner Chamber.
1. As you enter the Inner Chamber, focus first on what the Power of Spirit is really about. Take time to think on all the creative, unique, spectacular things the very Spirit of Jesus has done and can do. Think of all the good things which have happened to you that you feel Jesus Spirit was directly involved in making it happen. Look to all the wonderful things that have come into your life. Have a thankful heart of Jesus Spirit who has provided all these for you.
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.
Start meditation times with The Inspired Scriptures, times going into the very Inner Chamber of where all the power that created the universe made you and will continue bringing miracles into your life. Think on the verses, ideas you get from the Bible about all these areas. Don't take too much time on difficult Bible passages that you don't understand. (Be concerned about them later.)
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.
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. Use 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. Some call these prayer journals.
Seeing it before it happens as if it is, has already happened is very powerful. Thanking and being grateful before it happens is also very powerful. It adds an additional dynamic in spirit transaction, transporting thought into reality. This makes prayer, as so many call it, a very exciting time as you read thoughts (from the Bible and inspired literature) and discover relevant applications to life... seeing it happening in your mind's eyes... birthed from the Secret Place of the Most High within your own body... working with you... as part of you... making this happen.
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 theSpirit 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, pp. 95-102.)
Murray concluded this thought by reminding us that there is an investment return factor too. Time you spend in quiet confidence, living in God's Inner Chamber, the Spirit of Jesus in you, is directly related to God's working power through you. The more time spent there, the greater the Power of Spirit you will see being enacted in your life. Jesus often spent the whole night in this state, in the very Presence of Spirit of the Universe. These events were always followed by the most astounding happenings the next day.
If you are willing to invest the time,
more of what you Will to be...
will be part of your life.
The life created in the Most Secret Place
will become your life in the world around you.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Snakes Seducing unSuspecting Suspects
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Snakes in Suites advises us that if you have thought some people you work with are nuts you're probably right. More than that they may be psychopaths. The authors, Paul Babiak and Robert Hare, now show you what to look for and what you should do about it. Their theme is about psychopaths in the workplace. They are predators of positions of power, influence and control. The workplace is a perfect place to vent their venom.
Snakes in Suits has a diagnostic tool so you can identify these ruthless creatures out to entrap, control and use, and then, after they destroy their prey, insensitively discard their victims. The characteristics of these snakes in suits:
Interpersonally, the person is superficial, grandiose, and deceitful.
Affectively, the person lacks remorse, empathy and doesn't accept responsibility for his/her actions.
Lifestyle-wise, the person is impulsive, lacks goals and is irresponsible.
Their con centers around a highly charismatic, charming person who can quickly befriend you. Then take you on a ride to destroy you under the guise as one really trying to help you. They patronize you, woo you, gain your loyalty--just to them-- and then abuse you in every possible way. They know your hot buttons and become masters in how to push them… manipulation and control is their branded talent.
Here's how they go about it:
Assessment Phase. They size you up and figure out their con game just for you. It is a game to them as they lack a conscience and they play by their own rules. They are skillful parasites and suck the very life out of you, lack empathy, feelings or remorse or guilt. They need considerable novel stimulation to keep them from getting bored. You are always on a joy ride with them...it’s their joy ride and for you the joy diminishes more and more as it goes along. Their grandiose sense of self importance leads them to believe others are there for them... they see it as a "gift" to let others support them in their grand lifestyle endeavors. They figure out how to work you and work the system… whatever system they are in.
Manipulative Phase.
They create a shroud of charm and deceit--psychopathic bestselling fiction writers. They gain trust through their charming abilities. Their lying skills snow the best, building trust in their unsuspecting victims, who, truly at first, admire them.
Abandonment Phase.
The psychopath builds you up greater than life, gets you feeling like you have been best of friends forever. Then when they see they got you, they begin tearing you down to build a co-dependency with them... alone. They try to make you believe that they are your best source of life and hope. They systematically break you down, they get what they want from you, making you feel it is to your own best interest to do it their way. After they bleed you, they throw you away.
Emotionally psychopaths "know the words, but don't know the music." They have no feeling, don't understand feeling and only learn it... by observing what other people do when feeling certain ways. They copy and re-enact what they see others do in "emotional" expressions which they don't have. Most of their relationships are short-term. Then they seek other unsuspecting victims who don't really know them, so they can again charm them into their coil.
The Red Flags
How to spot the snake's head rising.
--Inability to form a team. They prefer one-on-one control to maneuver their prey against each other.
--Inability to share. They isolate information so they can avoid being find out.
--Disparate treatment of staff. They have favorites. They seduce these favorites to aid and abet in their diabolical actions.
--Inability to tell the truth. They can be caught lying when not necessary.
--Inability to be modest. They will promote their importance.
--Inability to accept blame. It's always someone else's problem, fault.
--Inability to act predictability. It keeps things fun for them and keeps others off balance... a subtle method to stay in control.
--Inability to react calmly. They can go ballistic… or raging inside but out of the camera view of others.
--Inability to act without aggression. They bully people, and use intimidation craftily.
The authors suggest to watch for the signs, avoid bonding, and get out of their game. Don't be embarrassed if caught in their snare. The best have been fooled by them.They are masters at deception. Get out of their clutches as fast as you can, as smoothly as you can in a non-confrontational way.
The authors caution that many people may have some of these characteristics... and they may not be psychopaths. They may be just narcissist, manipulative-controlling, calculating jerks…. mad dogs in the corridors of business.
Here’s another article about psychopathic tendencies in the work arena.
http://www2.gol.com/users/coynerhm/corporate_psychos_blend_in_well.htm
In the marketplace, in communities, in homes evil lurks all around to find the innocent, naive, spiritually un-wise with the motive to web them into their snare.
Jesus warned that evil will pose as good and try to seduce you to their thinking and then destroy you. Beware of false prophets he said. They come in sheep's clothing but they are really ferocious wolves inside with a goal to tear you to shreds. (Matt. 7:15)
“Many” will appear and deceive “many” people. (Matt. 24:11)
They will falsely represent themselves as "Christ-like, good people” and even have extraordinary accomplishments and do miracles....and say “look at all the miracles and great accomplishments we have to our credit." (Mark 13:22)
They are evil, pose as good, and are quite convincing with their charade. Paul the Apostle and Peter the Apostle issued similar warnings.
Paul said they loved themselves, were prideful and loved their money… having it, getting it, and spending it lavishly. They are unloving, unforgiving, slander nice people, have no self control and have no interest in what is truly good. They will befriend you but then betray you, are cruel, very proud and love pleasure more than God. Worse yet, they even act religious doing noble-appearing things to look good.
To them, it’s all about looks. But they don't live by Christ’s power but relish in their own cleaver, sneaky ways.They will share grandiose visions and dreams they have. Saying they are from God. Do extravagant things so they look good. They love the praises of men about how good they are. But it’s all a game to them. (2 Timothy 3)
Peter said they are fakes posing as Christians disguising their greed. They are selfish, with their own self deception…their own lies. . They make up stories and boast about how great they are in doing such wonderful things for God. They want to win you over in following their grand projects.
What they are really after is using your talents to get what they want. It could be your money, ideas, or what you have in Spirit that they can get from you and they don’t have.
Internally, they are always lusting for more, they despise true authority, are proud, arrogant and discredit people who are really trying to do right. They are like wild animals following their ravenous instincts.They lure needy people into their clutches, and make them greedy just like they are. They promise freedom when they themselves are slaves to their own carnal instincts, greed and sumptuous indulgences. (2 Peter 2)
“Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished. But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants." (John 3:19-21, NLT)
Jesus said, “You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart. And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak. The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned." (Matthew 12: 34-37, NLT)
And in the end, they will be destroyed... and those who choose to listen to them. “For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it backsteps out of the way. Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. This evil man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. He will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them. So God will send great deception upon them, and they will believe all these lies. Then they will be condemned for not believing the truth and enjoying the evil they do." (2 Thess. 2:8, NLT)
What should you do?
Paul says simply to stay away from them. Get away from them if you find yourself being lured into their cleaver schemes. Peter says to continue to live holy, Godly lives. Stay pure and blameless before God and man. Many falsely accuse you... trying to make what is really good look really bad.
His Light in you will expose them. “Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, rebuke and expose them…And where your light shines, it will expose their evil deeds.” (Ephesians 5:11-14, NLT)
Stay pure and blameless before God and in His Presence allow His Spirit to continue to wash you clean of imperfections you may have. Keep your faith in Christ, not in man's endorsement. Rely on His Power and Promises. Live close to God and remain in His Presence, allow His presence to shine through you, to show His light of love as you live in His love, staying gentle, tenderhearted, and forgiving.
Avoid collaborating, partnering, client and employee relationships with snakes in biz garb. They will suck the life out of you.
So Beware! Some people who act nice aren’t nice at all.
In the business world,
watch for their attitudes, their choice of words;
watch, listen closely…
they will give themselves away.
Be wise,
be observant,
listen to your heart,
and don’t get sucked into their snare.
4spirit@gmail.com
Snakes in Suites advises us that if you have thought some people you work with are nuts you're probably right. More than that they may be psychopaths. The authors, Paul Babiak and Robert Hare, now show you what to look for and what you should do about it. Their theme is about psychopaths in the workplace. They are predators of positions of power, influence and control. The workplace is a perfect place to vent their venom.
Snakes in Suits has a diagnostic tool so you can identify these ruthless creatures out to entrap, control and use, and then, after they destroy their prey, insensitively discard their victims. The characteristics of these snakes in suits:
Interpersonally, the person is superficial, grandiose, and deceitful.
Affectively, the person lacks remorse, empathy and doesn't accept responsibility for his/her actions.
Lifestyle-wise, the person is impulsive, lacks goals and is irresponsible.
Their con centers around a highly charismatic, charming person who can quickly befriend you. Then take you on a ride to destroy you under the guise as one really trying to help you. They patronize you, woo you, gain your loyalty--just to them-- and then abuse you in every possible way. They know your hot buttons and become masters in how to push them… manipulation and control is their branded talent.
Here's how they go about it:
Assessment Phase. They size you up and figure out their con game just for you. It is a game to them as they lack a conscience and they play by their own rules. They are skillful parasites and suck the very life out of you, lack empathy, feelings or remorse or guilt. They need considerable novel stimulation to keep them from getting bored. You are always on a joy ride with them...it’s their joy ride and for you the joy diminishes more and more as it goes along. Their grandiose sense of self importance leads them to believe others are there for them... they see it as a "gift" to let others support them in their grand lifestyle endeavors. They figure out how to work you and work the system… whatever system they are in.
Manipulative Phase.
They create a shroud of charm and deceit--psychopathic bestselling fiction writers. They gain trust through their charming abilities. Their lying skills snow the best, building trust in their unsuspecting victims, who, truly at first, admire them.
Abandonment Phase.
The psychopath builds you up greater than life, gets you feeling like you have been best of friends forever. Then when they see they got you, they begin tearing you down to build a co-dependency with them... alone. They try to make you believe that they are your best source of life and hope. They systematically break you down, they get what they want from you, making you feel it is to your own best interest to do it their way. After they bleed you, they throw you away.
Emotionally psychopaths "know the words, but don't know the music." They have no feeling, don't understand feeling and only learn it... by observing what other people do when feeling certain ways. They copy and re-enact what they see others do in "emotional" expressions which they don't have. Most of their relationships are short-term. Then they seek other unsuspecting victims who don't really know them, so they can again charm them into their coil.
The Red Flags
How to spot the snake's head rising.
--Inability to form a team. They prefer one-on-one control to maneuver their prey against each other.
--Inability to share. They isolate information so they can avoid being find out.
--Disparate treatment of staff. They have favorites. They seduce these favorites to aid and abet in their diabolical actions.
--Inability to tell the truth. They can be caught lying when not necessary.
--Inability to be modest. They will promote their importance.
--Inability to accept blame. It's always someone else's problem, fault.
--Inability to act predictability. It keeps things fun for them and keeps others off balance... a subtle method to stay in control.
--Inability to react calmly. They can go ballistic… or raging inside but out of the camera view of others.
--Inability to act without aggression. They bully people, and use intimidation craftily.
The authors suggest to watch for the signs, avoid bonding, and get out of their game. Don't be embarrassed if caught in their snare. The best have been fooled by them.They are masters at deception. Get out of their clutches as fast as you can, as smoothly as you can in a non-confrontational way.
The authors caution that many people may have some of these characteristics... and they may not be psychopaths. They may be just narcissist, manipulative-controlling, calculating jerks…. mad dogs in the corridors of business.
Here’s another article about psychopathic tendencies in the work arena.
http://www2.gol.com/users/coynerhm/corporate_psychos_blend_in_well.htm
In the marketplace, in communities, in homes evil lurks all around to find the innocent, naive, spiritually un-wise with the motive to web them into their snare.
Jesus warned that evil will pose as good and try to seduce you to their thinking and then destroy you. Beware of false prophets he said. They come in sheep's clothing but they are really ferocious wolves inside with a goal to tear you to shreds. (Matt. 7:15)
“Many” will appear and deceive “many” people. (Matt. 24:11)
They will falsely represent themselves as "Christ-like, good people” and even have extraordinary accomplishments and do miracles....and say “look at all the miracles and great accomplishments we have to our credit." (Mark 13:22)
They are evil, pose as good, and are quite convincing with their charade. Paul the Apostle and Peter the Apostle issued similar warnings.
Paul said they loved themselves, were prideful and loved their money… having it, getting it, and spending it lavishly. They are unloving, unforgiving, slander nice people, have no self control and have no interest in what is truly good. They will befriend you but then betray you, are cruel, very proud and love pleasure more than God. Worse yet, they even act religious doing noble-appearing things to look good.
To them, it’s all about looks. But they don't live by Christ’s power but relish in their own cleaver, sneaky ways.They will share grandiose visions and dreams they have. Saying they are from God. Do extravagant things so they look good. They love the praises of men about how good they are. But it’s all a game to them. (2 Timothy 3)
Peter said they are fakes posing as Christians disguising their greed. They are selfish, with their own self deception…their own lies. . They make up stories and boast about how great they are in doing such wonderful things for God. They want to win you over in following their grand projects.
What they are really after is using your talents to get what they want. It could be your money, ideas, or what you have in Spirit that they can get from you and they don’t have.
Internally, they are always lusting for more, they despise true authority, are proud, arrogant and discredit people who are really trying to do right. They are like wild animals following their ravenous instincts.They lure needy people into their clutches, and make them greedy just like they are. They promise freedom when they themselves are slaves to their own carnal instincts, greed and sumptuous indulgences. (2 Peter 2)
“Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished. But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants." (John 3:19-21, NLT)
Jesus said, “You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart. And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak. The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned." (Matthew 12: 34-37, NLT)
And in the end, they will be destroyed... and those who choose to listen to them. “For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it backsteps out of the way. Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. This evil man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. He will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them. So God will send great deception upon them, and they will believe all these lies. Then they will be condemned for not believing the truth and enjoying the evil they do." (2 Thess. 2:8, NLT)
What should you do?
Paul says simply to stay away from them. Get away from them if you find yourself being lured into their cleaver schemes. Peter says to continue to live holy, Godly lives. Stay pure and blameless before God and man. Many falsely accuse you... trying to make what is really good look really bad.
His Light in you will expose them. “Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, rebuke and expose them…And where your light shines, it will expose their evil deeds.” (Ephesians 5:11-14, NLT)
Stay pure and blameless before God and in His Presence allow His Spirit to continue to wash you clean of imperfections you may have. Keep your faith in Christ, not in man's endorsement. Rely on His Power and Promises. Live close to God and remain in His Presence, allow His presence to shine through you, to show His light of love as you live in His love, staying gentle, tenderhearted, and forgiving.
Avoid collaborating, partnering, client and employee relationships with snakes in biz garb. They will suck the life out of you.
So Beware! Some people who act nice aren’t nice at all.
In the business world,
watch for their attitudes, their choice of words;
watch, listen closely…
they will give themselves away.
Be wise,
be observant,
listen to your heart,
and don’t get sucked into their snare.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? is about persuading customers
who ignore marketing.
Today's market is more like cats, than dogs, according to authors Bryan
and Jeffrey Eisenberg. Pavlov's dog conditioning was the foundation for
much of the mass media, repetition, bell-ringer conditioning of jingles
and other emotional-trigger systems. Today, when we ring the bell, the
cat doesn't care. It will come when it indeed decides to. It is not so
much about selling as it is about guiding the one who wants to buy.
Today's focus is on micro-marketing rather than mass markets.
It is back to "what you get for what you want."
"We must improve our customer perceptions of what we deliver,
increase intimacy with the experience with the customer creating
a deeper connection and more value to product and services."
It’s about empathy and learning to appreciate people for who they are.
Research now shows that 41% get their information from stores and 38% from
websites and 46% start their search for information from a search engine.
Customer interaction through media-based systems are increasing
significantly, continually.
There is more reliance in word of mouth via consumer generated reviews
such as blogs, product reviews, discussion forms, etc.
The consumer is empowered as they all have access to the same information.
Thus the consumer is in control and telling the markets their intentions.
The emphasis has shifted from selling big to how to assist the customer as
he pursues buying. So when they come to a website they are in some stage
of a buying process.
How do customers buy?
It is a process, not an event. "Persuasion comes when people perceive they are on their way to getting what they want."
Simply put the basic steps to buying include:
1. Initiate the relationships by building rapport and confidence.
2. Investigating needs, wants, problems.
3. Suggesting a course of action.
4. Closing or take action
The goal in the process is establishing customer intimacy. It is finding a customer "persona" of which the Eisenbergs go to great lengths to explain.
They review three filters all things go through to “uncovering” the
“knowable”... topography, the layout of land; psychographics, the
psyche-operating system and lifestyle; and demographics, where we find
these people. They continue to emphasize the importance to connect with
these people with empathy and emotionally engage with their total person.
Their signature system “Persuasive Architecture”
has 6 phases:
1. Uncovering... understanding (thoroughly) what is knowable,
from every perspective.
2. Wireframing... mapping context with relevance
3. Storyboarding... show how to execute what is determined
4. Prototype... from what we have created to be able to say "It looks like this."
5. Development.... produce the prototype
6. Optimizing... accountability marketing where you test, measure, monitor to
evaluate effectiveness.
All along the way in this process
these three questions stay constantly before you.
1. What is the action you want?
2. Who are we trying to persuade to take action?
3. What does that person need in order to feel confident taking that action?
"It's the process that works. It's only partially reliant on talent. If
the business can commit to being part of the process, it will work."
In summary, their theme for working with today's market is about
intimately interacting with the persona of the person.
People want to be interacting with you,
and know you know their deeper personal makeup,
and establish a close relationship, emotionally intimate,
relationship of knowing them.
This is an interesting and I see relevant process crafted by the Eisenbergs.
For more check out their website:
http://www.futurenowinc.com
Jesus was known as one who spoke with authority and He knew exceptionally well those He spoke to. Jesus knew exactly what the crowds were thinking and everyone was awe-struck by what He said. This guy was authentic, believable and many followed him.
The Scriptures said that great power was flowing out of Jesus and people just tried to touch Him to benefit and be healed through this power.
John the Baptist came to baptize in water, although he
said the one to follow him would baptize in the Holy Spirit.
(Mark 1:8)
And Jesus said
with this Spirit you will have Great Power of Supernatural levels...
Gifts of Knowing, Gifts of Transforming Hearts.
He advocated we be baptized in this Spirit, The Holy Spirit of God, as well.
This Spirit in Jesus formed all the systems of the world.
Through Jesus All Things were Created (Colossians 1:16).
Are we still wallowing in the waters of the world
and maybe we need to move on to this Baptism in Spirit of Jesus?
Two Spiritual greats in the last 100 years urged that
we be baptized in the Holy Spirit to have nonstop
miracle-producing power moving within the life of Jesus.
Charles Finney and John G. Lake credit this saturation of the
Holy Spirit as the reason for the unparalleled Spiritual
awakenings that happened repeatedly around them.
(Note this link to Lake's article on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.)
http://www.tentmaker.org/holy-spirit/baptism1.htm
Have we been watering down the greatness this Spirit
can display for us today?
Are we compromising about having this great potential as part of our lives too?
Are we writing it off as something for then and not now?
As a civilization, we are making a grave error.
Our experience and lifestyle in Spirit should be exceeding what
we read in the New Testament...
Jesus said "Greater things you will do..."
We should be utterly ashamed at ourselves
for our lack of commitment and expression of the Holy Spirit's Power in our lives.
Hosea the prophet referred to Jacob about wrestling with God until God Blessed him.(Hosea 12:4)
Do we desire the exceptional of Spirit so much that we are driven to seek God stubbornly until we have it too ... like Finney and Lake? They both experienced a time of tenacity with God until God gave them this saturated presence of His Spirit that was with them continually.
What is the price for this? (Luke 14)
Are we willing to make the personal investment?
Is it worth it?
… to have all the favor
and drawing power of God functionally active in our lives.
Then, as Jesus proclaimed, we will see all men drawn
to us and transformed by what we do.
Are we Spiritually, waiting for our cat to bark?
4spirit@gmail.com
Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? is about persuading customers
who ignore marketing.
Today's market is more like cats, than dogs, according to authors Bryan
and Jeffrey Eisenberg. Pavlov's dog conditioning was the foundation for
much of the mass media, repetition, bell-ringer conditioning of jingles
and other emotional-trigger systems. Today, when we ring the bell, the
cat doesn't care. It will come when it indeed decides to. It is not so
much about selling as it is about guiding the one who wants to buy.
Today's focus is on micro-marketing rather than mass markets.
It is back to "what you get for what you want."
"We must improve our customer perceptions of what we deliver,
increase intimacy with the experience with the customer creating
a deeper connection and more value to product and services."
It’s about empathy and learning to appreciate people for who they are.
Research now shows that 41% get their information from stores and 38% from
websites and 46% start their search for information from a search engine.
Customer interaction through media-based systems are increasing
significantly, continually.
There is more reliance in word of mouth via consumer generated reviews
such as blogs, product reviews, discussion forms, etc.
The consumer is empowered as they all have access to the same information.
Thus the consumer is in control and telling the markets their intentions.
The emphasis has shifted from selling big to how to assist the customer as
he pursues buying. So when they come to a website they are in some stage
of a buying process.
How do customers buy?
It is a process, not an event. "Persuasion comes when people perceive they are on their way to getting what they want."
Simply put the basic steps to buying include:
1. Initiate the relationships by building rapport and confidence.
2. Investigating needs, wants, problems.
3. Suggesting a course of action.
4. Closing or take action
The goal in the process is establishing customer intimacy. It is finding a customer "persona" of which the Eisenbergs go to great lengths to explain.
They review three filters all things go through to “uncovering” the
“knowable”... topography, the layout of land; psychographics, the
psyche-operating system and lifestyle; and demographics, where we find
these people. They continue to emphasize the importance to connect with
these people with empathy and emotionally engage with their total person.
Their signature system “Persuasive Architecture”
has 6 phases:
1. Uncovering... understanding (thoroughly) what is knowable,
from every perspective.
2. Wireframing... mapping context with relevance
3. Storyboarding... show how to execute what is determined
4. Prototype... from what we have created to be able to say "It looks like this."
5. Development.... produce the prototype
6. Optimizing... accountability marketing where you test, measure, monitor to
evaluate effectiveness.
All along the way in this process
these three questions stay constantly before you.
1. What is the action you want?
2. Who are we trying to persuade to take action?
3. What does that person need in order to feel confident taking that action?
"It's the process that works. It's only partially reliant on talent. If
the business can commit to being part of the process, it will work."
In summary, their theme for working with today's market is about
intimately interacting with the persona of the person.
People want to be interacting with you,
and know you know their deeper personal makeup,
and establish a close relationship, emotionally intimate,
relationship of knowing them.
This is an interesting and I see relevant process crafted by the Eisenbergs.
For more check out their website:
http://www.futurenowinc.com
Jesus was known as one who spoke with authority and He knew exceptionally well those He spoke to. Jesus knew exactly what the crowds were thinking and everyone was awe-struck by what He said. This guy was authentic, believable and many followed him.
The Scriptures said that great power was flowing out of Jesus and people just tried to touch Him to benefit and be healed through this power.
John the Baptist came to baptize in water, although he
said the one to follow him would baptize in the Holy Spirit.
(Mark 1:8)
And Jesus said
with this Spirit you will have Great Power of Supernatural levels...
Gifts of Knowing, Gifts of Transforming Hearts.
He advocated we be baptized in this Spirit, The Holy Spirit of God, as well.
This Spirit in Jesus formed all the systems of the world.
Through Jesus All Things were Created (Colossians 1:16).
Are we still wallowing in the waters of the world
and maybe we need to move on to this Baptism in Spirit of Jesus?
Two Spiritual greats in the last 100 years urged that
we be baptized in the Holy Spirit to have nonstop
miracle-producing power moving within the life of Jesus.
Charles Finney and John G. Lake credit this saturation of the
Holy Spirit as the reason for the unparalleled Spiritual
awakenings that happened repeatedly around them.
(Note this link to Lake's article on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.)
http://www.tentmaker.org/holy-spirit/baptism1.htm
Have we been watering down the greatness this Spirit
can display for us today?
Are we compromising about having this great potential as part of our lives too?
Are we writing it off as something for then and not now?
As a civilization, we are making a grave error.
Our experience and lifestyle in Spirit should be exceeding what
we read in the New Testament...
Jesus said "Greater things you will do..."
We should be utterly ashamed at ourselves
for our lack of commitment and expression of the Holy Spirit's Power in our lives.
Hosea the prophet referred to Jacob about wrestling with God until God Blessed him.(Hosea 12:4)
Do we desire the exceptional of Spirit so much that we are driven to seek God stubbornly until we have it too ... like Finney and Lake? They both experienced a time of tenacity with God until God gave them this saturated presence of His Spirit that was with them continually.
What is the price for this? (Luke 14)
Are we willing to make the personal investment?
Is it worth it?
… to have all the favor
and drawing power of God functionally active in our lives.
Then, as Jesus proclaimed, we will see all men drawn
to us and transformed by what we do.
Are we Spiritually, waiting for our cat to bark?
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Get Out of Your Own Way... Be ALL Heart
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Get Out of Your Own Way is new book by Robert K.Cooper, who specializes in neuroscience studies of human effectiveness.
How does the brain work...?
Well, it basically doesn't like new things. It likes to deal with what it already knows rather than adding new things. It doesn't like change and will argue with you when you want to change. Well, this last statement would infer we have more than one brain. And Cooper feels we do, according to his research.
The brain is a multidimensional organism that interrelates in a very sophisticated way. Primitively the brain exists to aid and protect you. It does that by recording situations, takes into account your take on them and then in the future responds automatically to the decisions you made back then.The brain is presupposed to what is happening right now... to deal with it. It is not as concerned with what is happening with the on-down-the-road vision of the future.
What the brain wants, it wants now… security/opportunity, adventure/being a couch potato, solitude/community. In a way it lives in conflict with itself and can really jerk you around. Its natural, innate function is immediate response to anything.This can be good or bad depending on what is happening. But it is a slave to how you manage it, develop it, by “your” responses to things. You condition it like you train your pet dog or horse.
So Cooper says the secret is to "get out of your own way"... to wisely work with the brain, around it, instead of against it. Get Out of Your Own Way, in a very in-depth way, presents 5 keys to tuning the brain to work to your advantage. A summary of these are:
1. Direction, Not Motion
It's not how busy you are or how fast you're moving, it's how effectively you are advancing in the right direction.
2. Focus, Not Time
It's not how well you plan your time, it's how effectively you put your attention on what matters the most... in advance and as it unexpectedly appears.
3. Capacity, Not Conformity
It's not how good you are at copying others or making incremental improvements, it's how bold you are at unlocking hidden potential--in yourself and others--and applying it in new ways.
4. Energy, Not Effect
It's not how hard you try or how long you work, it's how effortlessly you get more of the right things done.
5. Impact, Not Intentions
It's not how lofty your intentions are or how much you want things to improve, it's how measurable a difference you are making in living your deepest values and achieving your biggest goals.
Within the book, Cooper exposes an interesting discovery with an exhortation..... use your brains, all four of them.
"What we think we're thinking is actually input coming from our other brains." That's why the above can make sense. It is like we have a good brain and one we must contend with.
The four brains are the one in our cranium, we are most familiar with, then the heart brain, the gut brain, and the spine brain.
Historically, the brain favors the head brain but for ingenuity, teamwork, and breakthrough thinking "intellect is the less crucial ingredient, than these other forms of intelligence.” So what do these other brains do that's so important.
According to the Millionaire Mind most "successful intelligence" does not come from our "intellectual brain" in our head, but the ingenuity and other "gut" intelligence we have.
The gut brain... arrayed around the enteric nervous system. (If you are like me you made a fast run to dictionary.com to find what this meant… “enteric” is your intestine area.) It has an "independent spirit in the nervous system" with a built in radar that can read, in the speed of light, all parts of the brain simultaneously. It is so fast it selects stimuli before they appear.
(note Blink, http://www.gladwell.com/blink/ )
Consequently, this highly advanced intuitive featured brain is the one you learn to trust. Those with acclaimed success in their fields appear to excel at this.
The heart brain... affects emotional clarity, emotional balance, creativity and personal and interpersonal effectiveness. In the human fetus, the heart develops before the nervous system and the thinking brain. So the heart has "pulsed" these others coming into existence.Throughout your whole life every heart beat causes instantaneously whole-body communication as a wave of energy flows in blood cells to all parts of the body. The coherence of this system affects the thinking brain dramatically. It is the power generator of rhythmic information patterns.
The heart's electromagnetic field is about 5000 times that of the brain.The heart intuitively reads complex situations. It works 2 million times faster than the cranium brain on what is going on. It establishes a reading on what others feel, and measures that against its own coherents, values and passions. It provides a very practical way to measure truth in a matter. Cooper's advice is to pause and see what your heart says.
The spine... a reliable source of intelligence outside the head.The spinal cord is a hyper-active transporter of information throughout the whole body. When you slump, it affects your senses to work at a positive peak. Your spine in alignment sharpens the whole sense response and sharpens your ability to read situations and your "vibes" affect on others. "Walking tall" increases your intelligence quotient... to be your best self.
More on Robert K. Cooper at:
http://www.robertkcooper.com/
The Bible says that God liked King David because he was a person after His own heart. The Bible uses the word "heart" a lot. (Just for fun go to www.biblegateway.com and type “heart” into “Keyword Search” for the Bible. It is amazing how much "heart" is in the Bible.)
http://www.biblegateway.com/
In Spirit, what is the heart about?
The heart can be deceitful and wicked, according to Jeremiah.
"For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart." (Matthew 12:34-35, NLT) Jesus told the religious proud of His day.
But then God said through Ezekiel
"And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their hearts of stone and give them tender hearts instead." (Ezekiel 11:19, NLT)
And He continued,
"get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit." (Ezekiel 18:31, NLT)
David the songwriter cried from his heart,
"Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10, NLT)
And through Jeremiah, God again emphasizes,
"They will be my people, and I will be their God. And I will give them one heart and mind to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, promising not to stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. I will rejoice in doing good to them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land. Just as I have sent all these calamities upon them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. I, the LORD, have spoken!" (Jeremiah 32:37-42, NLT)
As we become One Heart and Mind with ourselves, with God and with others, we can expect this. This is a promise directly from God. It’s a promise we can count on … Absolutely!
Allow God to break the stony, self-centered heart that wants it all and wants it now, and mold into His Heart and mold into the Heart of others molded into the Spirit. Mold into the Spirit that wants, with all His Heart, to do immeasurably Good to you…
Let His Heart heal your broken heart, your distressed heart, your sad heart, your lost-hope heart, your hardened heart, your hatred-filled heart.
This is not a sacrifice but an open door to all of His Great Glory in your life. He “Promises” to not stop doing Good to you. Allow Him to mold you into His Heart so all you say and do produces life-giving fruit, that builds up and encourages. Then you will live with a happy heart.
You can Trust, absolutely, the Heart of God who promises to always do good to you.
We worship Him in ALL ways
because we know He is always initiating His Love to us ... First.
You can do nothing to earn this.
God's Spirit of Love is always running ahead
of you creating new ways to Love you!
4spirit@gmail.com
Get Out of Your Own Way is new book by Robert K.Cooper, who specializes in neuroscience studies of human effectiveness.
How does the brain work...?
Well, it basically doesn't like new things. It likes to deal with what it already knows rather than adding new things. It doesn't like change and will argue with you when you want to change. Well, this last statement would infer we have more than one brain. And Cooper feels we do, according to his research.
The brain is a multidimensional organism that interrelates in a very sophisticated way. Primitively the brain exists to aid and protect you. It does that by recording situations, takes into account your take on them and then in the future responds automatically to the decisions you made back then.The brain is presupposed to what is happening right now... to deal with it. It is not as concerned with what is happening with the on-down-the-road vision of the future.
What the brain wants, it wants now… security/opportunity, adventure/being a couch potato, solitude/community. In a way it lives in conflict with itself and can really jerk you around. Its natural, innate function is immediate response to anything.This can be good or bad depending on what is happening. But it is a slave to how you manage it, develop it, by “your” responses to things. You condition it like you train your pet dog or horse.
So Cooper says the secret is to "get out of your own way"... to wisely work with the brain, around it, instead of against it. Get Out of Your Own Way, in a very in-depth way, presents 5 keys to tuning the brain to work to your advantage. A summary of these are:
1. Direction, Not Motion
It's not how busy you are or how fast you're moving, it's how effectively you are advancing in the right direction.
2. Focus, Not Time
It's not how well you plan your time, it's how effectively you put your attention on what matters the most... in advance and as it unexpectedly appears.
3. Capacity, Not Conformity
It's not how good you are at copying others or making incremental improvements, it's how bold you are at unlocking hidden potential--in yourself and others--and applying it in new ways.
4. Energy, Not Effect
It's not how hard you try or how long you work, it's how effortlessly you get more of the right things done.
5. Impact, Not Intentions
It's not how lofty your intentions are or how much you want things to improve, it's how measurable a difference you are making in living your deepest values and achieving your biggest goals.
Within the book, Cooper exposes an interesting discovery with an exhortation..... use your brains, all four of them.
"What we think we're thinking is actually input coming from our other brains." That's why the above can make sense. It is like we have a good brain and one we must contend with.
The four brains are the one in our cranium, we are most familiar with, then the heart brain, the gut brain, and the spine brain.
Historically, the brain favors the head brain but for ingenuity, teamwork, and breakthrough thinking "intellect is the less crucial ingredient, than these other forms of intelligence.” So what do these other brains do that's so important.
According to the Millionaire Mind most "successful intelligence" does not come from our "intellectual brain" in our head, but the ingenuity and other "gut" intelligence we have.
The gut brain... arrayed around the enteric nervous system. (If you are like me you made a fast run to dictionary.com to find what this meant… “enteric” is your intestine area.) It has an "independent spirit in the nervous system" with a built in radar that can read, in the speed of light, all parts of the brain simultaneously. It is so fast it selects stimuli before they appear.
(note Blink, http://www.gladwell.com/blink/ )
Consequently, this highly advanced intuitive featured brain is the one you learn to trust. Those with acclaimed success in their fields appear to excel at this.
The heart brain... affects emotional clarity, emotional balance, creativity and personal and interpersonal effectiveness. In the human fetus, the heart develops before the nervous system and the thinking brain. So the heart has "pulsed" these others coming into existence.Throughout your whole life every heart beat causes instantaneously whole-body communication as a wave of energy flows in blood cells to all parts of the body. The coherence of this system affects the thinking brain dramatically. It is the power generator of rhythmic information patterns.
The heart's electromagnetic field is about 5000 times that of the brain.The heart intuitively reads complex situations. It works 2 million times faster than the cranium brain on what is going on. It establishes a reading on what others feel, and measures that against its own coherents, values and passions. It provides a very practical way to measure truth in a matter. Cooper's advice is to pause and see what your heart says.
The spine... a reliable source of intelligence outside the head.The spinal cord is a hyper-active transporter of information throughout the whole body. When you slump, it affects your senses to work at a positive peak. Your spine in alignment sharpens the whole sense response and sharpens your ability to read situations and your "vibes" affect on others. "Walking tall" increases your intelligence quotient... to be your best self.
More on Robert K. Cooper at:
http://www.robertkcooper.com/
The Bible says that God liked King David because he was a person after His own heart. The Bible uses the word "heart" a lot. (Just for fun go to www.biblegateway.com and type “heart” into “Keyword Search” for the Bible. It is amazing how much "heart" is in the Bible.)
http://www.biblegateway.com/
In Spirit, what is the heart about?
The heart can be deceitful and wicked, according to Jeremiah.
"For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart." (Matthew 12:34-35, NLT) Jesus told the religious proud of His day.
But then God said through Ezekiel
"And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their hearts of stone and give them tender hearts instead." (Ezekiel 11:19, NLT)
And He continued,
"get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit." (Ezekiel 18:31, NLT)
David the songwriter cried from his heart,
"Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10, NLT)
And through Jeremiah, God again emphasizes,
"They will be my people, and I will be their God. And I will give them one heart and mind to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, promising not to stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. I will rejoice in doing good to them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land. Just as I have sent all these calamities upon them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. I, the LORD, have spoken!" (Jeremiah 32:37-42, NLT)
As we become One Heart and Mind with ourselves, with God and with others, we can expect this. This is a promise directly from God. It’s a promise we can count on … Absolutely!
Allow God to break the stony, self-centered heart that wants it all and wants it now, and mold into His Heart and mold into the Heart of others molded into the Spirit. Mold into the Spirit that wants, with all His Heart, to do immeasurably Good to you…
Let His Heart heal your broken heart, your distressed heart, your sad heart, your lost-hope heart, your hardened heart, your hatred-filled heart.
This is not a sacrifice but an open door to all of His Great Glory in your life. He “Promises” to not stop doing Good to you. Allow Him to mold you into His Heart so all you say and do produces life-giving fruit, that builds up and encourages. Then you will live with a happy heart.
You can Trust, absolutely, the Heart of God who promises to always do good to you.
We worship Him in ALL ways
because we know He is always initiating His Love to us ... First.
You can do nothing to earn this.
God's Spirit of Love is always running ahead
of you creating new ways to Love you!
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