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My desire document

A very important date in my desire document was September 10, 2013. Maybe the most important day of my life, at least it was when I wrote the initial version of the document which must have been September 10, 2012. And the date passed with not much feeling of success, which was kind of an anti-climax. But maybe it was the same thing a sportsman feels when he passes the finish and just knows that he made it, that he could have made it, and is just tired of the game he played. Because somehow I made my goal, a goal that was impossible at the time of writing. So I don’t feel too excited about having achieved my goal, at least in the spirit of the goal although I reached the goal litterally as I wrote it. So a big success, but there are too many things in my life that I desire to be different from what it is now, so I guess, I know I don’t sound excited right now. But what i wanted to share is that I am starting to see the power of a desire document and that I am starting to believe that I can indeed achieve all the things that i wrote there in the spirit of the Principles of Success.

So several things in my mind and the first is that I want to write my personal desire document for this project. And going back to the origin of the project I have to write it myself and it has to be mine, it has to be a personal desire document. And i am struggling now with my leadership role. As I kind of don’t want it, even though one of my desires is to stand in the spotlight. And somehow I always wanted to stand in the spotlight and I think never really stood, but I am starting to realize what price I, you have to pay when you are standing in the spotlight. So I am also starting to understand more of the problems leaders are dealing with. It looks so nice being famous and being rich and yes, I still want to be that, both. And it’s becoming a real desire now. But I’m also starting to see that there is a price to pay, a price that may be bigger than I thought, bigger than I expected. And so yes, a leader also deserves ‘more of the pie’ than the followers. I can see and feel that more now, even though that’s not really what I want anymore, having more than others, which I also always wanted and what may have blocked my way to riches, to abundance.

Anyhow, today felt like the time to make a desire document related to my desire to have one million dollars through this project. As recently I also went back to the origins of the project which was basically what someone called ‘a get rich quick scheme’. And I guess he was right. And I am very thankful for him saying that to me. As he made me realize what I was doing and I guess it was not really what I wanted. So yes, all adversity carries within it the seed of a greater benefit. I am also seeing the truth of that now, as if this person had not made that remark to me the project would not have been where it is now.

So let’s get to work and take the leadership role by writing my first draft of the desire project for my short term monetary goal with this project. And it may still be a ‘get rich quick’ desire. But I don’t care anymore. As I am also starting to see that there is nothing wrong in wanting something, no matter what other people say. And also the origin of the project and things like ‘the world likes success’ even needs me to be rich. As that’s what success means to me related to this project. That is also the success as described in Think and Grow Rich.

And yes, I keep kind of apologizing for wanting a lot of money. As I am still kind of thinking like the people on the way to poverty. But I want out of it and yes, I also want you out of it. And indeed, me being rich doesn’t harm anybody, doesn’t harm you. On the contrary. Money grows on trees and we have been taught the wrong things for quite some time. The world is abundant, just look around you. And somehow we’re blocking that with all our fears and negative ideas about money.

And I would like to share more of this process of mine, where my current thinking comes from. But maybe it’s just a process and maybe that’s why the call it The Secret.

And keep in mind, about willing to give. I am giving away part of my privacy here. I am willing to state bluntly that I want one million dollars through this project, meaning from you, the people who I am trying to serve. But I’m starting to believe that’s ok, if you’re doing it the right way. But again, that’s about what probably all the rich people know and you and I don’t (yet) as we’re not rich. And if you are rich you will probably not reading this post, but if you are I’m also very happy to see your comments about what I am writing here.

Balance the principles of success

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As you may know one of my biggest challenges for this project, and maybe in life, is and was work in a team, work as a team, or work in or with a Master Mind as Napoleon Hill calls it. But looking back at the last year, at how this project came into being and where it is now I can only say that I made big progress and yes, can consider myself quite or even very successful. And yes, at the back of my mind is continuously something like ‘money’, or actually lack of money, but I am starting to see and believe that life is not about money as it often seems to be for many of us. And that indeed success is not only measured in terms of money as i always thought it was. And yes, I still want money, lots of it, as I always wanted. But not so much anymore for the sake of money, but more for the sake of doing the things I want to do and even giving the things i want to give, like visiting friends or family. And for the freedom I think it can give me, give you. But actually I don’t want to talk about that now.

What I was and am planning to talk about was the team, my team challenge, and while writing this I realize the thing i wanted to talk about is somehow also related to money. So let’s see where this goes.

My main issue here is that I do believe, according to the Principles of Success, that i should stick with decisions that have been made, especially if they are supported by the whole team. So i let go of my original sample goal, or at least the date. So I kind of settled with the intermediate goal of the team to acquire one hundred dollars on or before October 22, 2013 (and not one million dollar on a similar time scale as I originally stated) for ‘teams sake’. And don’t get me wrong, this is not a negative as I am starting to see how much more indeed a team, a Master Mind is.

You may want to know that the team, even though in my opinion did not contribute so much in actual work for e.g. the site, already contributed so much in additional ideas and thoughts and, indeed, reality checks, that I indeed see the value and how much more you can achieve with team effort than you can alone, even though often I feel ‘held back’. But I know that in the end my patience will pay off as I can see and feel now that when the team is synchronized and focused on the goal or the goals the speed and impact will be enormous, indeed much, much, much more that I can and could have ever imagined.

However, somehow now I need to convince the team that mindset is indeed everything and that if you don’t believe that you can make one hundred dollars on or before October 22, 2013, it quite sure will not happen. And that if you do believe it that it is quite likely to happen, probably even much sooner. I mean, what is one hundred dollars to be acquired by four people in a period of six weeks? I earned more than that amount more than ten years ago in one hour being a consultant at KPMG. So why couldn’t I, supported by three people, not even earn that now in six weeks time, let alone why can’t four people earn that in six weeks time, if we would want to get it by ‘earning’? And I’m quite sure I can get it in five minutes from my mam. And I’m quite sure my team members also know people who would easily be willing to give one hundred dollars for a good cause if they would just be asked. You may call this type of ‘asking’ cheating related to the goal, but my point is here that somehow we as the team have limited ourselves in ‘earning’, acquiring money. And I have known that for a long time, but some of my team members apparently not.

Anyhow, going back to team I am experiencing two issues here:

One of the team members doesn’t believe anymore that we can make one hundred US dollars on or before October 22, 2013.
One of the team members thinks one million dollars on or before October 19, 2013 is ‘not realistic’.

And to me the first issue is the most important as there are several things conflicting with the principles of success here and the most important is to come back on a decision that has already been made. And over the last year I indeed learned about the powers of making decisions and sticking to them. And no, I didn’t stick to all my decisions but I did stick to my major decisions and it paid off and I am also starting to see or just seeing why.

But the team doesn’t have my experience, so somehow I need to pass that on or just be patient or let them experience themselves or…

But that was my biggest challenge.

Working hard

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Yes, this is what struck me today, or actually yesterday when I already read it:

Haven’t you been mystified when you see people who seem to not work very hard at all that have so much wonderful stuff coming to them? And then, you see those that are working the hardest and they seem to be getting the least. Haven’t you ever wondered what was wrong with that? They just haven’t learned the leverage of aligning Energy. They are going about it the hard way. They are trying to use their action to create rather than their alignment of Energy. – Abraham Hicks

And it feels very familiar as I am the hard working type. I’m the one who tries to do everything with action, tries to control everything. And indeed, it doesn’t seem to work, because all my hard work didn’t bring me wealth or anything.

Still, I also don’t believe that no work at all, or no action at all would bring me or anyone else anywhere. But maybe that’s also exactly the point of what is stated above: action or hard work doesn’t bring you anywhere and that’s a fact as I did experience it and I’m still experiencing it.

But no action also doesn’t work I think. So what’s it all about? Inspired action? But then, what is inspired action and how would it be that different from any action? Like today, I worked on the site of one of my customers: Smaal Zwitserland. And i just enjoyed it, really. But I’m also tired and I worked hard and didn’t find time to e.g. post my blog items or work on this site or work on the plugins or work on sites of other customers. So was it inspired action? Does it bring me anywhere, anywhere near my dreams that are more of a better love and sex life, a well earned holiday, a car, the house being renovated and inviting friends and family and enjoy my time with them? There must be a way to combine, to have it all, but I still didn’t figure it out.

And yes, i did figure out and I am experiencing that everything indeed starts with being grateful, with being happy, with positive thinking. But that’s what I’m doing right now (or actually not right now as the above is a little like complaining), but yes, that’s what I’ve been doing the last few weeks. And things still don’t flow my way yet. And yes, my belief is not strong or not there at all for some things. But I do believe that I deserve more, that i can have more, that there is more.

So what to do? Or just be patient and let the Universe line up things? Just be patient, not expecting too much too soon? Yes, feels good indeed while writing this. So yes, let’s be patient and see.

Leadership

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Well, I’ve read a lot about leadership recently. I guess I want to be one and I guess I can be one, but it seems to come at a price and I’m not sure if I’m willing to pay the price. Also it seems my social skills may need a lot of improvement to become a leader. And while writing this I know I want to be a leader, I know I can be a leader, so maybe still go for it.

Ah, yes, indecision and doubt. Not really working indeed.

And as we didn’t really create this page yet, you may want to check another site with a great post on Ten Great Leadership Lessons.

The Secret

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Wow, it’s time to turn the tone of my posts and maybe this website around as I guess most of my posts were about what I’m not happy with, what I don’t want. And it was deliberate, because I want to attract you, you, who were probably in the same situation as I was, unhappy, nothing seemed to work, things like that.

But it’s simple to turn that around, maybe not easy, but simple. You know, I just saw the movie “The Secret” again, or actually the first time for real. And that movie is all about the “Law of Attraction“. And it made me realize that probably most of my posts are about what I don’t want, not about what I want.

Maybe just write a bit about what I want, what I really want. And that’s not even that exciting I guess, although I do have some big dreams, but these last don’t really need to come true, they’re just big dreams. Actually I just want to work a bit, do some useful work I like and other people like me to do. Then travel a bit, just go to Davao or so every few months, yes with our own car. And travel the world a bit again, but the last maybe even more for my partner than for me as I already saw most of the world.

And I like the end of the movie, as it says what I also really believe: that all religions and such and all famous or successful say about the same. That everything is in the mind, that everything we create comes from our thoughts. That’s even the basic idea of the book Think and Grow Rich that was the origin of this site.

And looking at my life right now and also looking to some past (big) events related to the Law of Attraction it seems it’s really true. My life seems indeed reflecting the thoughts I have most in my mind. So whatever it is, I should be happy about it, as it means the Law of Attraction really works, even though I was not happy with what’s in my life until today, except for a few limited periods, a few years.

And thinking(?!) now, it’s indeed simple, but not really easy to apply the Law of Attraction for the good as most of us, including me, are so programmed with all kinds of beliefs like we have to work hard or do everything ourselves. But I know that is not true, it cannot be true, because what one physical human being can do is only so little. There must be more, there must be something more and apparently the only way to, well, be rich or something, is tapping into that ‘other power’ that indeed is inside ourselves, but also outside as it’s not directly visible on this physical plain we’re living our human life.

So be careful what you think or say. It’s also one of the strongest sentences in Think and Grow Rich like there should be large penalties on uttering negative words or statements to other people like things cannot be done. Things can be done.

So make sure you encourage people, encourage yourself. And while writing this I think that’s also what great leaders do: encourage people.