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Why is it that we tend to be unbending and intolerable of peoples beliefs?
Belief is all we have, it drives every decision we make. Belief allows us to be healed when we are sick, stand up when we are down or advance when we are behind. Belief changes a comforting story to a fearful one. Belief makes a man a failure or a success. Belief makes a sugar pill a miracle drug. Belief is unique to us all.
Some people believe there are conspiracies, others don’t. Some believe in a heaven and hell, others believe in reincarnation, some believe in nothing external. Some people believe in Aliens others in Allah. Some believe in psychics, mediums and so forth.
What do you believe?
How would you feel if someone destroyed those beliefs or forced you to believe differently?
Show me the rule book that says we must believe in God, aliens, evolution, Allah, Buddha or science. A scientist will say that proof is required by the person initiating the claim. A religious person will say that proof is required by the unbelieving.
People believe in many different ways. I feel there is beauty in this diversity. Yet some see it as ugly and unbecoming.
I believe in God, you may not. Is there a need for conflict based on that simple statement?
Even those who believe in a God believe it in different ways. Those who believe in science, believe in it in different ways. Beyond that, there are myriad ways that people believe in things.
I believe in creation, you may believe in evolution.
For me I say:
I have yet to see an airplane go back to its inventor and say; “You never created me!”
I have yet to hear of a computer telling the man who created it; he doesn’t exist.
I await the news of a skyscraper saying it evolved from a teepee
Why is it that we as human beings are constantly attempting to disprove the notion of a creator?
You may agree with me or you may say; “How could anyone discount the evidences supporting evolution?”
Either way we choose to believe it or not. It then becomes the driving force behind all of our decisions.
My challenge to you is to respect peoples beliefs. How different might this world be if we tolerated another’s beliefs?
I am not saying that we allow socially detestable actions to continue. I am not advocating murders, robberies, criminal behaviors and discriminations. I am merely suggesting a love for mankind regardless of what they choose to believe. You got to choose your beliefs, let them choose theirs. If they feel the desire to shift their beliefs and change their perspectives, let them. Don’t you have the same right?
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The other day I was siitting with one of my clients and we were discussing the successes he has been experiencing in our coaching sessions. H elooked at me and said, “Nick, I have a problem, I’ve created a problem in my life.” I looked at him and said, “Tell me about it.” He said, ” I have too many real estate listings and not enough keyboxes!”
When I stopped laughing, I looked at him and said, “You need more problems like that in your life.”
I loved his perspective of a problem. It would have been so easy to find a negative problem in his life, but he is out creating positive ones.
Having too many listings, too much money, too many friends and so on are all good problems to have.
My challenge to you this week is to go out and create problems; good problems in your life. Be too good at something, make too much money, find something that you can have too much of and get it, but only on the positive side.
How would that affect your life?
Choose up!
Please share this with all of your friends who need more problems in their lives.
Nick
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—-I love the question:…Do you know how old I will be before I get any good at that?!” ….., “Yes, the same age that you will be if you don’t”. Take on what you are passionate about no matter how old you are!
—-Investing can be a scary thing for a lot of people. Why is it that investing in yourself is just as hard? Take time to invest in yourself. There is no greater return than that which comes from knowledge.
—-I love the thought of a media fast. I have done this for a long time. By cutting out the negativity it assists me in moving forward.
—-I feel low self esteem comes by giving your power of self worth to others. My mother wrote on her mirror, “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the fairest of them all? If it’s me say nothing!” the only opinion that matters is our own. Yet how often are people dependent of the perspectives of others?
—-I’ve been a believer in the law of attraction in as much as it’s tied to action. The appearance of the body on the outside is a reflection of the feelings we hold about ourselves on the inside.
—-I am a true believer that a person’s perspective greatly affects their ability to grow.
—-Seriously, how many people wait and wait and wait for things to change while avoiding the very actions that are necessary for the desired attainment?
—- There are no obstacles in life other than the ones we place in front of ourselves.
—- It’s true! Success does come easily when you are passionate about what you do.
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I wrote this in 2008 and just stumbled upon it.
The Power and Cycle of Creative Committed Intention
Is God a Creator? If he stopped creating, would he cease to be God? Yes.
Am I a creator? Absolutely Yes! I am constantly creating. There is never a moment when I am not creating. Whether it be for the light or the darkness, good or bad.
I have remembered the cycle of creation. On Sunday night as I slept, I kept dreaming of this process. I had a clear vision of how it works. It reminds me of a scripture that says “By small and simple things shall great things come to pass.” I envisioned a large Vortex or what could be called a catch all account. All creations are attracted into this and separated by their creation; the positive to one side and the negative to the other. Creations are emotions and feelings, physical things that I can see and physical creations that I don’t yet see. I visualize a Universal Database that allows me access to infinite possibilities on both sides of the spectrum. I imagine three types of creators; the negative creators, the positive creators and the rejecters. The negative creators are the “Have Not’s.” They are constantly going through life saying things like; “I don’t have.., I never…, I don’t get…, I’m sick of…, and on.” It can also carry I am statements, Like I am stupid and the universe says, “Yes you are;” or I am fat and again the response is “Yes you are!” The “Have Not’s” are in a continual cycle of telling the Universe negative affirmations and all the Universe can do is say “Yes!” Because of this, I receive all of the negative things in my life that are not working and I create these both consciously and unconsciously. The positive creators are the “Have’s.” This group is constantly creating positive innovations for their lives. They love to say words like; “I have…, I am…, I do…, I get…, and on.” The “Have’s” are in a continuous cycle of telling the Universe positive affirmations and the Universe can do nothing but say “Yes!” As I step into the role of a “Have,” I get to experience my creative power on the positive side. I bring into my life the good things and there are NO LIMITATIONS to what I can create. As I said earlier, there are infinite possibilities. The rejecters are classified as “Have Not’s.” The difference is they are powerful creators of both light and dark. The universe is constantly sending them what they ask and this group says; “It’s the wrong color, it’s too small, it’s not enough, not that, and on.” This group is in a constant state of rejection. This group never clarifies specifically what it is they want and when the Universe says “Yes,” they send it back, because it wasn’t just right. The Universe doesn’t get to determine my definiteness. What I know is when I reject what the universe has sent me, which was my own creation; whether conscious or unconscious, I show the Universe that I am unwilling to receive; unwilling to open up to all possibilities. By so doing I dry up my own universal well and the universe, which gives in gratitude says to me; “No more for you!” It reminds me of the scripture in Matthew 25:29 which says; “For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.” I see this as having something in my life that I am not in love with. When this is the case and I’ll use my car as an example, I tend to neglect it. As I neglect my car by not cleaning it, tuning it up, changing the oil and so forth until one day…”Poof!” It breaks down or I get in an accident and it is destroyed. As the scripture states, “It is taken away.” All creations deserve care and love. They are creations of a God. I created them and because I have created them, I get to take care of them. As I fail to do this, this creation, whatever “IT” is, will be taken from me and given to one who is more open to receiving it. Because; what I’ll reiterate… is that all creations deserve “LOVE!”
The universe is constantly in motion. My creations are constantly in motion. More specifically, energy is constantly in motion. Are creations just focused energy? I know they are. When I create in my life, whatever it is that I created comes into my space and I take stewardship over it. Notice I said stewardship. I never own anything; for when I die it doesn’t come with me, it passes to the next steward. Therefore I control and manage my creations. This is a misinterpretation I used to give to the things that are in my control. I used to think I owned what I have. I can now see that way of believing doesn’t work. So, if I am a steward over everything in my life that I have been open to receiving, I get the opportunity to care for it. And quite literally, I can have anything I could imagine as long as it is attached to committed intention. Would it be fair for the universe to give me $1,000,000.00 if I haven’t been a good steward over $100.00? Is saying, “I am a millionaire!” committed intention if my toosh is glued to the cush? Would it work for the Universe to give me a mansion as I call it forward if I allow my current home to exist in disarray? Allow me to clarify that the universe says “Yes” to all of my creations. It is me who rejects those creations because unconsciously, I know I am not prepared.
Every creation has a price and I get to pay the price in proportion to the value of the creation I willed. Let me explain. Edison paid the price in over 1,000 attempts to create one light bulb that worked. Others have paid prices equal to that in other ways be it positive or negative. I cannot deceive the Universe. My energy does not lie. If I were to say out-loud “I own a private jet” and my internal dialogue is “I can’t even afford to fly public,” The internal energy is what’s transmitted to the universe. I cannot be fat and skinny at the same time, happy and sad, rich and poor. If I am unwilling to choose, the universe will choose for me and that is based on my internal belief; whatever that is. It reminds me of what was said, “If you are neither hot nor cold, but are look warm, I will spew thee out of my mouth.” In order for me to create more perfectly what it is I want, my internal dialogue gets to match my external dialogue. In addition, my committed action to whatever it is I want to create deserves to be in proportion, equal to the amount of effort required to control such a thing. I venture to say that the price will be equal on both ends of the spectrum. The price of love is equal to the price of hate. I feel there is always a balance.
As I receive whatever “IT” is that I created and that is everything I currently control; I have the opportunity to look at what I have in my life and do some “House Cleaning.” As I mentioned every creation deserves love. When I am finished with a creation that I have brought into my life, it gets to be released from me. Can I truly give away something that’s not mine? I can never “Give” anything. I release it into the creative cycle and someone else who has attracted that particular thing into their life receives it. If no one will receive the current creation, the energy from that creation goes back into the “Vortex” and it is reorganized into a more perfect creation and sent to someone who will love it. Energy is neutral it is our creation that determines whether that energy is positive or negative. When one releases negative energy into the vortex it is neither light nor dark. As an example; A calm person may take an angry statement that was released and create it into a positive experience before they receive it. A person releasing a junked car has no influence on the energy that car carries. The person receiving may receive it in joy as a blessing or as just a junked car. Each individual creates their feeling uniquely. I cannot and will not force another person to carry the same emotion I carry. I do not have the power to choose for them.
If I look at my life; Is it exactly what I wanted? It must be, because I have it. I get to enjoy it and love it. I created it! Do I not like what I see? I get to create it differently! I get to release what it is that I don’t like and create what it is that I do like. I absolutely am open to receiving what it is I want.
The universe can only assist me in what I want. It will never help me. The universe understands absolutes and has absolutely no reference to time. It can move forward and backward as I would perceive it, to create exactly what I deserve now. I get to state everything in the “Now,” because whether it is created today or in December, it will still be “Now.” I get to be specific, detailed and clear with the universe. If I am vague in what I want, I get vague in return. If I am clear, I receive clear. I get to be specific in size, cost, color, time, amounts and so forth. The more detail I give, the more I get.
To wrap it up…I finally am clear that the process is flowing infinitely. I am just a conduit for creation. And to me that is exciting.
I am grateful for everything I have because I created it. Look how powerful I am!
Nick T. Smith
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Make a thing popular and the world will embrace it, even if behind it there is no substance.
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A great review from my good friend and client Greg Fabiano
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One Success
I looked around me and what I saw
was me in a world of need.
I was broken, bankrupt and penniless
of that I will concede.
What would it take? I asked myself
to change my way of being?
What is it I would get to do
to alter what I’m seeing?
I decided then to get myself
a creature called success.
I knew if I could raise it right
it would clear me from this mess.
I searched to find my perfect match
I sought it long and hard.
And what I found so interesting
is to find it in my own yard.
I watered, fed and nurtured it
all morning, day and night.
No greater value could I create
it took near all my might.
But time went by as it always does
to my work I did hold true
and the most peculiar thing occurred,
my success turned into two
While shocked by this phenomenon
I wondered if there’s more
and yes through my committed stand,
My two turned into four
My four turned eight, and eight; sixteen
and sixteen made thirty two.
And yes with very little effort
they grew and grew and grew
My life is very different now
It’s nothing like it was
Because of my consistent effort
this poem ends like it does
In what seemed like the shortest time
I left my world of less
and learned that all I need in life
is to just have one success.
That one triumph will carry me
as quickly to the next
and through this simple process
my life will not be vexed.
So here’s a challenge to you my friend
to see how it is done.
Go out and create your own success
Cause all you need is one.
–Nick Smith– 2009
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I feel that when economies change, so do the options. The good thing is that the adjustment usually works out for the better. If we didn’t shift, people would remain stagnant. Could you imagine riding a horse to work every day or waiting a month for shoes while the tailor prepares them? Could you imagine traveling cross country in a steam locomotive? During the depression, many millionaires were made. The Hilton family had its launch during that time. While everyone around Mr. Hilton was buying into the impossibility of dreaming in such a time, this man stepped forward, dreamed and created a destiny.
Even with all of the new laws and restrictions, our freedom of enterprise allows us to continue creating ingenious methods to capitalize. As long as we protect our freedoms, we will have these opportunities. If we allow them to be controlled in the hands of a few, our opportunities will shrink as you say and we will have to conform or be expelled. Many teach in economics that there is a finite pie and when you take from one section of that pie, it detracts from another. I am of the opinion that if one pie runs out, I’ll make another. That is the beauty of being American. That is what makes this country great. Everyone can do that if they choose to.
I know people who are ready to capitalize on the new economy. If the Kyoto initiative passes, they are buying forested land that they could use to sell carbon credits. They are finding ways to adapt in the new economy. There is not a man in America who couldn’t do that if he was open enough to find and pursue it. If you focus on what is, you might miss out on what is possible.
I was coming out of a restaurant yesterday and a gentleman asked me for some money. I said, “What will you do to create value and I will pay you for doing it?” He looked at me and said, “I don’t believe in that. I have been robbed by this country and its all their fault. I would rather panhandle than create value.” I was shocked, looked at him and said, “That’s interesting, then there is nothing I can do for you.” I will not pay a dime to someone who is unwilling to create value for it. I will not support them in their erroneous thinking! They have the power just like I do, to choose out of their circumstances. In fact, they are the only ones who can choose out of that.
As an Admonitor, I advise my clients in this same manner. I assist them in seeing opportunities where they might have been stuck. I assist them in raising themselves into what they are capable of. I don’t do it for them, I allow them to do it for themselves. It seems to be much more powerful that way.
So to recap this entire perspective I say, If we see the economy shrinking around us, we are right. If we see it expanding around us, we are right. It is all dependent on the perspective we choose to believe.
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To Work or Not To Work! That is the question!
While teaching a course on the Certainty Cycle (http://nicktsmith.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-certainty-cycle/) a gentleman asked me, “Why is it that kids these days, don’t seem to get past the idea stage, they don’t even make an effort to go further, they won’t even try.” I gave him an answer, but it was on the fly and not as thoughtful as I would have liked it to be. Hopefully this perspective will shed some additional light on the matter.
Today I was listening to “The Law” by Frederick Bastiat; a French Theorist and Political Economist. His words hit home and though they are not my own, I would like to expound upon them.
He said essentially that there are two ways to gain property, the first is to work for it and the second is to take it. Now some may argue that you can give property away, but you can only give what’s yours and you can only do it without coercion. Taking from someone to give to another is not giving, that is taking.
People fluctuate between these two areas. When society supports working for property and punishes the taker it becomes too painful for the “takers” and they will ultimately work for what they would like to have or go without. On the other hand when society supports the taker and the idea of working for property becomes too painful, most people will resort to taking.
Today we are experiencing a society wherein working for what we want has become too painful. Why should I work hard for what I want when Joe down the street does nothing and is fine? If we fail in this taker society, someone will bail us out. After all, our parents don’t want us to “struggle” like they had to. Programs and institutions, laws and teachings are created around the idea of taking from someone to give to another. So why should I become successful just to have someone take it away? As long as this mindset is prevalent, there will be no transition to a society that earns what it wants. Welfare, food stamps, grants, government bailouts, parents who let us live at home for free until we are 40 years old, coddling and “nurturing,” all lead us to believe that this way of life is ok. They all tell us that we don’t need to work for what we want.
Until we decide as a society that everyone gets to earn their keep, we will continue down the road we’re on until it naturally becomes too painful and we switch back to the other way of being. If we choose to go down the natural path and act as takers long enough for it to lose its savor, it usually results in some kind of a struggle. Great or small this struggle is painful and can take a very long time to cure. If we choose to change it on our own, it can be equally difficult because these results that we are experiencing didn’t come about overnight or else we would have rejected them. They came gradually and patiently until most of us became takers without even knowing that this is what we were doing.
The choice is ours. The following story may reflect how this works:
THERE IS A STORY told about an elder Native American walking in the forest with his grandson.
Native American culture holds great respect for its elders and the wisdom that accompanies them.
At one point along the way after they had spotted a wolf in the distance, the grandfather said: “Within us there are two wolves. One is mean, vicious and angry, hungry to destroy. The other is kind and gentle.” That was all he said.
As they continued walking for a while finally the grandson asked his grandfather: “Which wolf will win?”
The grandfather reflected silently for a moment and then responded: “The one you feed.”
Which one will you feed? Will you continue to feed the idea of “something for nothing” or will you ingrain patiently, the idea that working for what we want is a much less painful path?
Until we choose the path of earning what we want without being forced to do so, we will continue to experience much of the same until like I said, we are compelled to change.
Everything we are experiencing today is a result of past decisions. Good or bad, our actions or inactions have created today’s actuality. How are your decisions working for you? How are they working for those you care about?
No one can force you to do things differently. Even if they held a knife to your throat and said they would kill you if you didn’t do it their way, you would still be at choice. That is the one thing that can never be taken away and must be guarded at all costs.
In closing, it is ultimately up to you. Lead by example. Show those that look up to you that you are willing to create value for what you get and they may do the same. Teach them how creating value is much less painful than taking and they might have a desire to do so. You can only change yourself. Others will get to choose for themselves.
Choose to change or be changed!
Both are choices!
