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Don't follow leaders - watch the parking meters

2009-12-05T19:21:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

Don't follow leaders - watch the parking meters

Huh?

Don't follow leaders - watch the parking meters

Bob Dylan said that

But Peter, isn't leadership important?

Yes it is - but I think Dylan was cautioning against blind leadership.

How many Twitter followers in How many minutes?

I just thought, then, I would lay out some qualities of good leaders I have known personally

How about that they:

Have a purpose much greater than themselves

Create a vision for their followers

Create 'alone time' where they are not reachable

Create a 'safe zone' for others to make 'mistake' in

Take time to relate to people as individuals by showing they care

I invite you to send me your additions to this list

What about non-leaders who anointed themselves or were put into leadership positions.

Do they:

Take glory, delegate blame

micromanage

use people as a tool to reach their goals

work on the whats without communicating the whys

Again I invite your additions to these lists - positive and negative

Why?

BE-CAUSE

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT

and who am I?

I am

Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Oh, P.S. and By The Way

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Calling Out Around The World - A Message From Martha

2009-12-01T09:27:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

At another time in another place

the great Martha and the Vandellas sang these lines

"Calling out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat"

You can listen to this here but that is not my point.

Last night - on the Million Mind March Monday Mindset Magnificence Meeting - a call went out

From Diane Hochman and the Great Joe Schroeder

You know Joe.....

The inventor of the Funded Proposal

Founder of The Million Mind March

Teacher and mentor of people such as

Dennis Karganilla...

Mike Dillard...

Mike Littman...

Robert Blackman...

Diane Hochman...

Just to name a few!!

"This is an invitation, across the nation, a chance for us to .... " dance to our own beat!

Their gift to us

$1200 worth of goodies....FOR $78.....

and these are GOODIES...NOT

stuff that is OBSOLETE and YOU WILL NEVER USE...

These are some of the materials and KNOWLEDGE

that built EMPIRES in their industry...

Let me repeat

Dennis Karganilla...

Mike Dillard...

Mike Littman...

Robert Blackman...

Diane Hochman...

SO - TAKE ACTION - NOW. The Full Offer is only good until Midnight tonight, December 1st 2009. It degrades after that.

First, You need to LISTEN to this audio clip from last night's call

to get all the details

Then CALL the special telephone number in the audio

and TELL Joe and Diane, "Count me in!!"

Last of all, SEND me a THANK YOU!!

:)

OK...that's it

Listen to the full audio...

It's all about LOVE.

If it turns you on. GREAT if it doesn't GREAT

By the end of the audio you'll know.

You'll be GLAD you did!!

"It doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there!

Thanks Martha, Thanks Joe, Thanks Diane.

Your friend

Peter

a.k.a. The Good Peter Pocklington

610-873-2273

www.prpocklington.com

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

THANK Ahead

2009-11-21T06:17:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

Today I ask you to THANK AHEAD

Pardon?

Today I ask you to THANK AHEAD

Now.

" I Thank" is not the past tense of "I Think".

But when you study

in the presence of Napoleon Hill, Wallace Wattles, Florence Shinn

in the company of the Master Minds

Shana Prince, Joe Schroeder, JoAnn Donahue, Ray Tamayo, Diane Hochman...

Cathie Heath, Kristen Darkenwald, Rose Mis, THE Shelly Allen......

in the never-ending presence of

Jesus Christ, King Solomon, Buddah, Mohammed, the Prophets, The Disciples ....

It becomes obvious.

All you need is already out there.

Waiting for YOUR awareness

To lead you to it.

There is a promise in the words

"Ask and It Shall Be Given Unto You"

So it must be already there

THANK YOU!

There is wisdom in the words

"Seek and you will find"

So it must be already there

THANK YOU!

Every thought you will ever think is already there

has already been thought

so that you can

THANK IT!

How about it.

Thank About What You Want

Thank About Why You Want It

Thank That You Will Receive

Although, a word of caution, it may not come exactly in the way you expect - Thank God

BECAUSE

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Hope you can join us on the PUBLIC call tonight - 641-594-7000 PIN 600088# 9:27 PM U.S. EST

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

50 Plus Commitment Equals?

2009-11-12T13:26:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

50 Plus Commitment Equals?

Say what?

50 Plus Commitment Equals?

Bear with me

It will be revealed.

I was doing what we do on Tuesdays

Sharing, Teaching, Learning, Having Fun

Rapping with the M-3/Leaders Club gang on the call after the call.

A call that was so important fate determined it be recorded for you

So here it is.

LISTEN TO IT

Now you know where the fifty comes in.

Fifty days left to the end of the decade.

Fifty days till everyone wakes up wondering where the last decade went to.

Fifty days to "zag" while everyone else is "zig" ing.

Fifty days!

But it doesn't stop there.

The power of being part of a true mastermind group is

that other things just show-up.

Yesterday in the form of the GREAT

Ryzelle Bayacal

turning my mind to

the great German Philosopher

Goethe

and his words

Until one is committed ...

There is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
Always ineffectiveness.

Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
There is one elementary truth
The ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid
plans:
That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
Then Providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one that would
never have otherwise occurred.

A whole stream of events issues from the
Decision raising in one's favour
All manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings

And material assistance which no man
Could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can,
Begin it ...

Boldness has genius,
Power and magic in it.
Begin it now.

Goethe - 1749-1832 - A life worth living. A life worth documenting!

So putting it all together

1. 50 days of the decade left
2. Establish YOUR daily mode of operation for YOURdesires
3. Commit to carrying it out.
4. Zig while others zag
5. Position yourself for plenty

Remember

You Have the Power to Do and Inspire!

You don't have to get it right, you do have to get it going

BECAUSE

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

You - I MEAN YOU - Are A LEADER

2009-11-11T14:38:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

Develop Your Leadership Muscle

You heard me?

Develop Your Leadership Muscle!

You do know it is built into the species

The Alpha Code

The reason size doesn't matter

to the survival of the species.

Leadership is NOT about the number of followers

It is about the attributes that cause others to follow.

Two of the greatest words uttered

were from a carpenter to a fisherman.

FOLLOW ME

and the rest is history.

So, I wonder, what attributes came into play here?

For today let me invite you think about

the leaders YOU have known

the leaders from who YOU have grown

the leaders who have shown

YOU.

Picture them in your mind for a minute.

Someone, somewhere, is seeing the same picture

With YOU as the subject.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Pick one quality.

One attribute of a leader you are proud to have followed.

Develop that muscle.

You need it to pick someone else up

and as you do

you pick yourself up!

You don't have to get it right, you do have to get it going

BECAUSE

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Thank a BOY SCOUT

2009-11-10T10:30:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

Be Prepared

Say What?

BE PREPARED!

It's the motto of the Boy Scouts

Founded just over a century ago

By Lord Baden Powell.

Another time when the World was in turmoil.

Funny how turmoil happens at the turn of centuries, isn't it?

If you've been listening

we've been talking about that for a while now, my fellow

Soldiers of Prosperity

Wisdom sharers

Honorary Boy Scouts

Do-ers and Free-thinkers all

People of uncommon wisdom who refuse to subscribe to the "common wisdom".

May-be now is the time for you?

LET ME REPHRASE THAT!

NOW - TODAY - DEFINITELY IS THE TIME FOR YOU.

BE PREPARED.

Now I hear you asking - FOR WHAT?

How about being prepared - FOR ABUNDANCE.

As all about you are losing their heads and blaming it on you

As the sounds you hear are the battening down of the hatches

As people are closing themselves off to abundance

Who can the angels of abundance turn to?

Why - YOU OF COURSE.

How about

Take out your millionaire planners

Be prepared

How about - setting up a new bank account - just for the vacation of a lifetime you deserve - every year!

How about - setting up a new bank account - just for the additional taxes you will love to pay because of your increase! [The Angels of Abundance Do Not Suppot Misers!]

How about setting-up a new opt-in link - so you can share wisdom with those who are deafened by the storms of nothingness.

SOW NEW SEEDS!

So what if the ones last year did not take.

The Boy Scouts know the wisdom of preparation

AND

I know that you know

BECAUSE

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Take It To The Limit - One More Time

2009-11-06T08:00:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

Remove the limiting pictures of your capability. Now!

WHAT?

Remove the limiting pictures of your capability. Now!

It blew my mind when I learned

as my daughter was going on her college visits

that Chinese artists used scrolls so that

they could tell - in images - a complete story.

The "picture frame" was a European invention.

So?

Think About it.

When they asked you on a Job application what your salary expectations were,

Did YOU limit YOUR capacity?

When you decided you would produce only in an 8 hour day,

Did YOU limit YOUR capacity?

When you decided on the location for your vacation,

Did YOU limit YOUR capacity?

When you decide to DO, not delegate

Do you limit YOUR capacity?

When you decide to DELEGATE, not to inspire

Do you limit YOUR capacity?

When you decide to love only those who love you

Do you limit YOUR capacity?

What are your examples? I'd love to hear them.

I challenge you to contribute to the universal dialogue.

Because you know someone who is limiting their capacity. Today.

YOU NEED TO HELP THEM.

So let me ask you

Did Michelangelo limit his, extremely proficient, capability?

May you, in your infinite wisdom, be less limiting

in YOUR capacity

BECAUSE

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant

How can I help YOU?

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Power To The People - WE THE PEOPLE

2009-11-04T12:19:00.000-08:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

All you really do need, is LOVE

WHAT?

All you really do need is LOVE

Explain yourself, Peter

You're at it again.

"Speaking in tongues"

OK then.

So there we were again last night

On the call

and on the call after the call

and on the call after the call after the call.

Lots of friends

After all

a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet - Right?

We were rappin'

Having fun.

Hanging out.

Sharing experiences.

What worked. What didn't.

When...

it happened again!

Something so powerful that it had to be passed along

FOR YOU

To do with as you please

Keep or discard

It's your life and you can do what you want.

Diane crystalized our business ethic into a sentence

that had been passed on to me in my teens

"All you need is Love"

Think about it for a moment and tell me it isn't true.

There really is "nothing you can do that can't be done"

There really is "nothing you can sing that can't be sung"

AND , the line that would not let go of me last night

"There's nothing you can do, but you CAN

LEARN HOW TO BE YOU ... IN TIME"

So that's what the last 22,147 days as a planet-walker have been about.

I am always a work-in-progress.

I am always learning to be me.

AND

I will always be learning

FROM YOU

Because

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

P.S. Power to the People - We The People!

I AM PETER POCKLINGTON

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

Do You Mind? DO - YOUR MIND

2009-11-03T15:08:00.000-08:00

YES YES YES YES YES

How is your mental nutrition?

Let me repeat

How is your mental nutrition?

If we do not feed the body, we die.

What are you choosing to feed your mind?

Is it dying?

OR

Can you feel it coming alive?

Don't swim tied to an anchor.

Liberate your mind from that which is dragging it down.

Easy to do?

Easy to not do?

It will be of your choosing.

Three simple suggestions from

the GREAT FRANK KIEFER

1. Stand Up Straight.

2. Walk with a purpose.

3. Always wear a smile on your face.

Baby steps - with POWER.

These alone will effect changes in your mind

As we know

YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND

YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE

YOU CHANGE YOUR INCOME

YOU CHANGE THE WORLD!

AND

YOU are SO WORTH IT.

And who am I?

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Inside Outside - The Power With-In You

2009-10-30T08:32:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Don't let the Power with-in you be determined by those with-out.

Say what?

Don't let the Power with-in you be determined by those with-out.

What does that mean? - you ask.

Peter, are you "speaking in tongues" again? you ask.

Well let me confess up front

As with most wisdom there are many interpretations

And it is YOUR task to interpret for YOU.

Just try reading and discussing the Book Of Proverbs with a group of friends if you want proof.

Your understanding is colored by YOUR LIFE.

Back, though, to the subject at hand

Don't let the Power with-in you be determined by those with-out.

I offer up a thought.

We were all made in God's image

We are, in the words of that great document of freedom, imbued by our creator with an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

So from our birth we have the ultimate power

Inside of us

In our subconscious mind

Like the physical heart pump that keeps us alive without us telling it to

it - God - is there

To be called upon.

However

Who do we listen to?

Are those with-out - outside of you -

making judgments about you?

Even making judgments for you?

Take a good look.

What are those with-out without?

Whatever it is

Take the ultimate step

Use YOUR POWER with-in to strengthen you

YOU

And then help those with-out remedy their without.

BECAUSE

You are SO WORTH IT.

***

Now I have a request of you

Meditate on your meaning

And, should you wish, let me know your interpretation

By eMail, Mail, phone, comment

I'd love to learn from you

BECAUSE

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

*********

Oh, by the way, tonight I'll be hanging out

With the FLY-BOYS

Expanding our realities

Sharing Minds

Sharing WORD

Seeking TRUTH

BE-ING

PASS IT ON!

What IS your OPINION?

2009-10-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

YES, YES YES YES YES

Who makes the decisions? Who has the opinions?

I repeat

Who makes the decisions? Who has the opinions?

I had a dream last night

I had been Masterminding again.

Hanging out with the gang

Having a laugh

Sharing WORD.

Then I had this dream.

I was addressing the members of the British Houses of Parliament

From the Podium of the US Congress.

(I said it was a dream, didn't I)

It was a full house

With the Leader of her Majesty's Opposition on one side

And the Prime Minister (it was Harold Wilson) central.

And I addressed the leader of the opposition

Looked him straight in the eye

and said

"Sir, I believe that while you have an opinion"

and then I look at Wilson (or was he now Churchill)

"HE makes the decisions"

I saw Wilson nod and smile and say something.

I found I had had a trifle sent to me at the podium

when I finished.

So what does that mean to you?

Why am I sharing this?

Again I ask you to ask yourself

Who makes the decisions? Who has the opinions? IN YOUR LIFE.

Stop now and think about it.

I pray for me...

that I find the right people to give me a true opinion

that I might make a good decision.

I pray for my children and grandchildren...

that they will ask my opinion

so that they can make good decisions

for them.

And I pray for you who are reading this...

that you choose the highest opinions

to make the best decisions

so that the you in you shows the greatness to others

that GOD - however you might perceive him to be - placed inside of you.

Know one thing

That when you change your opinion that "I can't"

You might just make the decision I CAN

Hopefully tempered with the WISDOM

to know I SHOULD.

But that, my friends, is only my opinion!

for you because

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

I AM prpocklington (a.k.a. Peter Pocklington a.k.a the Good Peter Pocklington)

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

If You Go Down In The Woods Today - You Might Be Surprised

2009-10-26T08:16:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Think As A Child Would

Say what!

Think As A Child Would

Arrest your adult mind for a moment

Give yourself the YOU from age seven.

Everything you ever wanted to know

was whispered to us all at birth.

Here is one example of those lessons.

=======================
The Tao of Pooh
=======================

Pooh always ate well. His level of attraction was immense.

The entire forest circled around him because...

in contrast to everyone else, he appeared very important.

And strong.

Eeyore was negative.

Piglet was such a nervous little fellow and always hesitated.

The Rabbit "hustled" people and was calculating.

The Owl pontificated and never walked his talk. His words therefore had no value.

The study of Pooh proves - SELF commitment always wins.

In your forest how many Eeyore's do you know?

Is there a Piglet in your life?

Beware of the Rabbit's - they are vexations to the spirit.

And the lesson from Owl is seems to be that Wisdom alone is not enough.

SO!

BE A POOH TODAY!

Your inner child will thank you for it

And your adult self might just be amazed.

Because

You are SO WORTH IT.

I am Peter (POOH) Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

***

By the way, as my evening delight, I will be sipping my Mochatonix and Masterminding again with the doers of the Million Mind March.

Why not join in, tonight, October 26th at 9:27 United States Eastern Standard Time.

(641) 594-7000 pin 600088#

On the web, you can always stop by our cool
Hang out for wise men
http://themillionmindmarch.com

Be sure to add me as your inviter and say hi to me
I'd love to welcome you.

So, take a deep breath, make yourself a Mochatonix, and

Know I am grateful to have YOU in my life.

What Is HIDING In You?

2009-10-16T06:21:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

What is hidden in you?

Say that again!

What is hidden in you?

There is a lesson in the lives of others

History is full of people whose talents were overlooked

Until someone believed in them.

Albert Einstein was

four years old before he could speak

and seven before he could read.

Isaac Newton was a poor grade school scholar.

Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper because he had "no good ideas".

Werner von Braun failed ninth grade algebra.

Haydn gave up on Beethoven as a slow, plodding man with no apparent talent.

Why is this important to you?

What talents have been overlooked in you?

What talents have been overlooked by you?

What talents are you looking to develop in you?

What talents are you looking to help others develop in themselves?

I guarantee our lives would be different

If Einstein, Newton, Disney, von Braun, Beethoven

had not continued on regardless.

Fall in love with your talents

There are future generations that deserve to benefit

from YOU.

Because

You are SO WORTH IT.

And who am I?

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

How Is YOUR Golf Game?

2009-10-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

You can only play one hole at a time

I repeat

You can only play one hole at a time

Now this isn't really about Golf

It's about life

It's about you being you

In the present.

It's about me being me

In the present.

The learnings are from Golf

From sports psychologist Dr. Bob Rotella

From US Open Champion Golfer Tom Kite.

They were demonstrated by the World Championship Phillies in every 'out', every 'at bat' last October.

They are applied over and over again by the Manchester United organization.

Resulting in the three-in-a-row Premier League Championships of the last three seasons.

Resist the urge to add it up.

If you anticipate your score you will not focus on the task at hand.

Focus.

Concentrate on making this shot great.

Visualize this shot hitting the target.

This shot.

Keep your mind on the hole you are playing.

Take care of the present

And

The future takes care of itself.

YOU ARE PLAYING IN YOUR OWN CHAMPIONSHIP

PLAY TODAY'S HOLE

BECAUSE...

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

I believe in YOU

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Aye, Columbus!

2009-10-12T08:32:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Christopher Columbus was a freak

Let me repeat

Christopher Columbus was a freak

Yes, Columbus was a freak.

Yes, Columbus was weird.

Yes, Columbus said the world was round

when 'common wisdom' knew it was flat.

And he was willing to risk all to prove it.

On three little 'ships'

The Nina

The Pinta

The Santa Maria.

Ships that led the way to the "New World".

For other ships such as "The Mayflower"

Columbus was turned down all over the place.

The moneyed of the time didn't want to know.

He knew.

He had to prove the 'common wisdom' wrong.

We now know how the story turned out.

So

Happy Columbus Day all freaks, weirdos and other special people out there!

Especially Canadians!

Know I am blessed

By YOU

As I travel my personal journey of discovery

Toward my 'uncommon'ness

Toward my 'New World'

Toward my continued servanthood.

May you be freak,

May you be weird,

May you prove the wrongness of the common wisdom

Through your willingness to pursue

Whatever it is

YOU - KNOW

You are SO WORTH IT.

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.
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For me, today I will continue broadcasting my message of prosperity on my blogtalk radio "Mindset Monday" show http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington .
Then, as an evening delight, I will be sipping my Mochatonix and Masterminding again with the doers of the Million Mind March.

Join in, tonight, October 12th at 9:27 United States Eastern Standard Time.

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Be sure to add me as your inviter and say hi to me
I'd love to welcome you.

So, take a deep breath, make yourself a Mochatonix, and

Know I am grateful to have YOU in my life.

I believe in you

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Knowledge Is Not Wisdom

2009-10-08T07:06:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Hear instruction and be wise and refuse it not

I repeat

Hear instruction and be wise and refuse it not

That is from Proverbs, Chapter 8 Verse 33

At the Million Mind March we are builders of PEOPLE

By seeking wisdom it appears

By sharing wisdom it grows

By teaching wisdom it is learned

AND: as we are reminded in Verse 8

"Wisdom is better than rubies;

and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it."

Today, because I choose to, I will add to the experiences of my life

Because I am not the person I was yesterday

And I am not the person I will be tomorrow

But if I say aware

I will see things that I have never seen before

I will feel things that I have never felt before

And I will BE THE BEST ME I CAN BE

Just for today!

And so will you

BECAUSE

YOU ARE!

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

My Mess is...

2009-10-06T09:57:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Your Mess Is Your Message

Let me Repeat

Your Mess Is Your Message

This was one of my Million Mind March "Aha"s

What does that mean to me?

What might that mean to you?

At first glance I thought it was so simple

You are doing too many things at once, Peter.

You will never find what you need in that 'horizontal organization' chaos, Peter.

You are not completing your tasks, Peter.

And yes, all those are demons that I struggle with

That I need help with.

However

As we masterminded together another light went off

Yes there's my message, but is there not a larger message?

I offer one up for you today

In our humanity, in our human-ness

We are all imperfect beings.

In an environment that looks down on imperfection

Perhaps a little more authenticity

A little more courage to accept imperfection

A willingness to overcome the obstacles created by imperfection

Is just what the world needs right now

Because

If we share in anything across our humanity

It is that

Nobody is perfect.

Not a single human being.

So

God Bless the odd-ball

God Bless the person who accepts his imperfections

as a motivation to overcome

as an example to others

that they might receive.

May my mess be your message

that you might

BECOME.

I sent this today from my heart,

because

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

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Wellness Wednesday - Keep Your E-S-S In Shape.

2009-10-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 30 Wellness Wednesday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You to Dr. Chris Grenshaw, who was the chiropracter who save my life when I was six months old and not breathing.

Thank You to Dr. Cynthia Glendenning, who is, co-incidentally the wife of today's guest, Dr. Andrew Gottlieb. She introduced me a decade ago to an understanding of wellness that goes way beyond a simple adjustment of my spinal alignment.

Thank You also to Wellness Warriors everywhere, especially those in the chiropractic field who are addressing the so-called health-care crisis head-on by educating people to stay well and not become consumers of the sickness industry.

Thank You especially, for today's show, to Dr. Andrew Gottlieb, my special guest.

LOOK AFTER YOUR E - S - S

P:Good Morning, Andrew.

A:Good Morning, Peter.

P:Andrew is nineteen years in his practice. He is the co-author of the book "The World's Best Kep Health Secret Revealed". He is an avid runner and cyclist - so he practices what he preaches. And - he is married to another chiropractor, so you might say that he, his wife, and his two children are the ultimate well-adjusted family.

Andrew, as you heard in the introduction, the purpose of this network is to promote people whose work helps others. I know that is true in your practice, and the way of life that you have chosen. Let's start with

What is it you are passionate about?

A:Thank You for that introduction.

There is certainly plenty to be passionate about. In terms of our office work, what my wife and I are so passionate about is - Taking care of families,and improving everybody's health, and having the ability to see patients get well over time. To see people actually get healthier over time instead of people the typical getting sicker and sicker over time.

P:Yes, that is great. The being able to see people over time getting healthier and healthier has got to be very rewarding to you.

A:It is. You hate to see people decay over time. It is so common now to see people just get older and sicker - to see people rot away. To see people more active and more lively, five years, ten years, fifteen years after we've met.

P:OK, I'm living proof to that one. Hey you are speaking now as an experienced wellness warrior - but why did you get into chiropractic in the first place?

A:Well, Many moons ago I was playing college basketball at SUNY College in New York and I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. The typical treatment for blood pressure was to put someone on life-time medication. I didn't know anything different, so I said "Sure". Through a friend of mine, who said "hey, you should go see a chiropractor - instead of taking drugs every day for the rest of your life as a nineteen year old college athlete". So I did, I listened to him, and to this day I've never taken any medication for my blood pressure. It hasn't been a problem since I started getting adjusted - about twenty-five or so years ago.

P:Oh wow! So it was, essentially, a case of hearing someone who was not preaching the common thing. Listening to them. And trying it.

A:Yeah! Like anything else, if you do a little research, and try and get to the CAUSE of a problem, instead of just covering up the problem, it tends to work a lot better, with much less side-affects and better, longer lasting results.

P:That's a good tip for our listeners. Look for the cause of a problem, then do a little research for what is not necessarily the norm - though I must say that chiropractic has become a norm in my life because of the help that I've received from it.

In your practice, from the people you see day-to-day, what is it that gives you the most satisfaction?

A:The most satisfaction, of course, comes from seeing people improve their health. Change their lives. We, the people here in the office, use the term that people either "spiral up" or "spiral down".

So, something happens. They get injured or they get sick. So they stop being as active as they want to be, or used to be. So then they start gaining weight, sitting around on the couch so they feel even worse about themselves, so they do even less. You see how that just spirals down and spirals down.

What we enjoy as a team, not just myself bit also my staff, is to see people that come in like that. And then just a few months later they start taking up biking, or walking, and losing weight. Getting off the couch and not watching quite as much TV. Then they start feeling better about themselves and they start doing even more activity. Which makes them feel even better.

To see that spark come back in somebody's eye - it's a great thing to witness.

Can I tell you one quick story though, about someone that reminded me of?

P:Sure, absolutely.

A:We had a gentleman come in. He was the husband of one of our patients and I said "Thanks to your wife for sending you in. Why did you come in?" He didn't have any particular conditions or issues to deal with, but he had noticed after his wife had been adjusted for a little bit how much nicer she was! So he thought, if she can be nicer to me after being adjusted, I want some of that! Right!

So that's the type of stuff that we like to see. How it really changes lives. When you are in pain you don't really feel well. You don't like being around other people, or talking, or being active.

P:Yes. That's very true. If I can get my family to be nicer to me because I'm not being as nice to them as I might be because I am in pain... I could use some of that medicine! Even better, it's not medicine. It just becomes a way of life.

That was a great story, Thank You for that.

A:You're welcome.

P:I actually see that in the practice. The practice is always full of smiling people, and that's a benefit to life any way! You don't see many people smiling nowadays.

That leads me to my next thought. In this minute-rice society, that has got a lot of stress, a lot of pressure on it right now, is there something you are seeing more of, or wish you were seeing less of? What's the situation in today's society? What can people be doing and thinking about now?

A:That's a great question. You know, what we see more of over the past few years is...

I think people are getting more involved with crisis management, which means that part of our education process is taking them out of crisis management. To move them mentally into taking care of themselves for a lifetime. Making wellness a lifestyle and not just, "when I have a health crisis" , "when I have heart disease", "when I have headaches, or pain, or suffering" and do just enough to get over that hump. Right?

We call that crisis management. It's like going to McDonalds and eating fast food. And then you gain all that weight. Then you go on a diet for a few weeks to lose that weight. That doesn't really address the lifestyle problem of going for fast food.

So that's part of our purpose. To help educate patients into a better lifestyle. Not just "hey can you help me get rid of this pain, or this complaint?"

P:OK. So if you wait until something becomes a crisis it's going to take too long to fix it?

A:It takes a lot longer to fix it. Plus - who wants to have that suffering on the way down? You know what I mean? Because it always bothers you for a lot longer than you go to the doctor for. Right? So you can have a problem for five or six months.

I had a young girl in just this morning. She's had a problem for five months and its just been getting worse, and getting worse, and getting worse. Why would you want to suffer for five months before getting it addressed?

P:That's so true. But because we are trained somehow, or pre-programmed, to only wait until we are sick we don't enjoy the benefits of wellness - which is the whole purpose of these Wellness Wednesday segments.

So, in today's society we need to be educated. That's what you guys do so well. Be on the lookout for, and have something addressed - before it becomes a crisis.

Is there some advice you can give to help people have less of a need for your services, perhaps?

A:Sure! Live a healthier lifestyle. Eat well!

In our office, we use the acronym "Get your ESS in shape!" . E - S - S. "Get your ESS in shape!", which is

Build Up Your ENDURANCE

Build Up Your STRENGTH

Build Up Your STRUCTURE

E-S-S. Endurance, Strength and Structure.

The point of that is - these are the three necessary components to health, along with, of course, your nutrition. So, if you want to help take care of yourself, and not go into crisis mode, then go down those and work on:

My nutrition, my food intake. What am I doing for my endurance for my body? What am I doing for my strength?

Old people, when they are lucky enough to live long enough, have good strength, good endurance, and their structure is good. Long before they get old. So you can't wait until you get there.

P: What a great mnemonic that is. I'll have to remember that. Get your ESS in shape! E-S-S. Endurance, Strength and Structure.

Hey, Andrew, how do people reach you?

A:They can reach us here, either by phone - our phone number is 610-458-7777 - or they can contact us through our website at www.eaglechiropractic.net . Those are probably the two best ways to get in touch with us.

P:OK that's office number 610-458-7777 - or they can contact us through our website at www.eaglechiropractic.net

Andrew, I must thank you for the insights, for "Keep your ESS in shape", and, hopefully people will become more educated, keep in contct with you, and learning from you.

And who am I?

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Pay Yourself Daily And/Or Weekly

2009-10-02T10:15:00.000-07:00

I repeat: Pay Yourself Daily And/Or Weekly

Are you in control of your income?

Or are you waiting for someone else to create sales pieces for you?

Are you waiting for other people to recruit others?

Are you in a deadly waiting game?

Be honest with yourself.

Why is this?

Probably because you are working with too few a number.

You cannot "love" people into action.

You can control your process.

How many ads you place.

How many postcards you mail.

What is the "daily bread" that is nourishing the growth of your business?

YOUR Process Will Determine YOUR Results

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Call 1-800-772-9781 Extension 10 to hear about our mission of servanthood

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Earn On Everyone

2009-10-01T05:40:00.000-07:00

Earn on everyone.

Remember, Gold Diggers will always buy picks and shovels.

In the gold rush, some hit big seams, most didn't. But the people who sold the picks and shovels didn't care who was on which end of the spectrum.

It's simple. Who do you want to be - the Landlord or the Deli-man. The landlord owns lots of store fronts and walks around collecting monthly rent from his people. Regardless of whether they sold anything or not.

Do you think - how many $4.95 sandwiches do I need to hustle to make the rent. Or do you think - hey, I'll earn on the store whether it sells any sandwiches or not.

Here's a suggestion. Become a servant to an industry. The network marketing industry, for example.

Because

Leads and training are the picks and shovels any successful marketer / gold miner must have.

And who am I

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Network Marketing Mentor
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Join us at 8:00 PM Tonight - October 1, 2009 - on special Million Mind March Public Call

Just call 641-594-7000 PIN 600088#

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Change Your Transaction Value

2009-09-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

Change your transaction value and you change your income - immediately!

This seems so simple, so obvious, it hit me like the proverbial ton-of-bricks when I first realized I was missing it.

The formula to make more money breaks down to

1. Increase the number of clients you have
2. Boost the average sale (its size) of each client
3. Increase the number of times people reorder.

Who sets the pricing in your business? YOU DO!
Who decides on the packaging in your business? YOU DO!
Who decides on what to EXPECT? YOU DO!

By telling yourself that your customer can't afford more you are moving down a path of scarcity. What you ask for you always get to keep. SO if you ask for larger money and sell a bigger ticket item you make bigger dollars. And here's the great part, it's usually for the same amount or less effort.

And who am I to say that?

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

You can join us every Tuesday at 9:00 PM by calling 414-944-0004 PIN 9774024.You should give these a listen sometimes.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Six Concepts To Get You Into Wealth Mode

2009-09-29T11:05:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 28 Mindset Monday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You to Joe Schroeder, the two-bit door-to-door salesman who turned a handful of people on his Rolodex into $243,091 in monthly sales and a community of thousands.

We in the Million Mind March gain continuously from masterminding continuously with Joe. Yet he somehow remains dedicated to the creed, to the Warriors prayer to himself, and to breathing more life into others so that they become bigger than they had imagined themselves to be.

Even if you can't make it over to our weekly Monday public call at 9:27 US EST by dialing 641-594-7000 and entering PIN 600088#

you can experience him any time just by calling our 24 hour recorded message at 1-800-772-9781 and pressing extension 6.

Thank You to Diane Hochman, the marketing matriarch of the Million Mind March, who is teaching marketing wisdom every Tuesday - giving course corrections along the way that prevent the crash-and-burn that is the result of so many "get rich quick" programs out there.

These calls are also free every Tuesday at 9:00 PM by calling 414-944-0004 PIN 9774024.You should give these a listen sometimes, just let Diane know I sent you.

Thank You to Kristen Darkenwald for her social media rescue program, which can be accessed freely at www.socialmediarescue.com. Again, just let Kristen know I sent you.

Thank You to my own mentors, colleagues and students who are giving so much of themselves to me and to others.

True livers of the philosophy"My prosperity prospers ten thousand people and their prosperity comes back to me".

SIX CONCEPTS TO GET YOU INTO WEALTH MODE

For today's program I want to share with you six concepts that, when they sink in, can serve to transform your business and thereby your life.

Concept #1: Change your transaction value and overnight, instantly, you change your income. Instantly!

Concept #2: Become set up to receive BIG money.

Concept #3: Earn on everyone, not just your enrollee.

Concept #4: Pay yourself daily and/or weekly.

Concept #5: Always sell something that creates multiple sales for you, automatically.

Concept #6: Time Extension = Equity.

Just by taking a long, hard look at what you are doing in your business through the filter of these concepts, your mind will go to work generating ideas that will keep you up at night - with excitement.

Breaking them down, one by one:

Change your transaction value

This seems so simple, so obvious, it hit me like the proverbial ton-of-bricks when I first realized I was missing it.

The formula to make more money breaks down to

1. Increase the number of clients you have
2. Boost the average sale (its size) of each client
3. Increase the number of times people reorder.

Who sets the pricing in your business? YOU DO!
Who decides on the packaging in your business? YOU DO!
Who decides on what to EXPECT? YOU DO!

By telling yourself that your customer can't afford more you are moving down a path of scarcity. What you ask for you always get to keep. SO if you ask for larger money and sell a bigger ticket item you make bigger dollars. ANd here's the great part, it's usually for the same amount or less effort.

Become set up to receive BIG money.

In the 1912 classic "The Master Key" Charles Hannel wrote "one cannot be, have or acquire in possessions that which he was not first aware of being".

What that translates into is - change your self-image to change the value you represent and this will change how much people pay you.

Beware of the classic low-minded thought process that "everything is too expensive" and "I won't buy-in beyond the minimal amount".

You must BE and THINK like a full-time entrepreneur - even when the hours you are investing are limited.

Think in terms of optimization - be highly leveraged to make as much as possible with the least amount of effort in as little time as possible using as much leverage by and from people as humanly possible.

Earn on everyone.

Remember, Gold Diggers will always buy picks and shovels.

In the gold rush, some hit big seams, most didn't. But the people who sold the picks and shovels didn't care who was on which end of the spectrum.

It's simple. Who do you want to be - the Landlord or the Deli-man. The landlord owns lots of store fronts and walks around collecting monthly rent from his people. Regardless of whether they sold anything or not.

Do you think - how many $4.95 sandwiches do I need to hustle to make the rent. Or do you think - hey, I'll earn on the store whether it sells any sandwiches or not.

Here's a suggestion. Become a servant to an industry. THe network marketing industry, for example. Because leads and training are the picks and shovels any successful marketer / gold miner must have.

Pay yourself daily and/or weekly.

Are you in control of your income?

Or are you waiting for someone else to create sales pieces for you? Are you waiting for other people to recruit others? Are you in a deadly waiting game?

Be honest with yourself.

Why is this? Probably because you are working with too few a number. You cannot "love" people into action. You can control your process. How many ads you place. HOw many postcards you mail.

You control your income when you control your exposure.

The Big Dogs are where they are because they REFUSED to wait for OTHER people.

Always sell something that creates multiple sales for you, automatically.

The concept here is that Sale #1 must breed Sale #2 and Sale#3.

Again, look at the Big Dogs!

How was Elvis worth more after he died than he was when he was alive?

Or when you go to a concert, say by Pink Floyd, Springsteen or Kid Rock. Did you only buy the ticket, or did you buy the T-shirt - which you wear proudly and give free advertising to the artist you love. Did you sign up for the fan-based website, to get advanced notice on future concerts, future events?

The rich get richer because they earn on extended merchandise that reflects what the original thing you bought was.

Look for ways to earn multiple times, in multiple ways, on multiple products, from the same people.

Finally,

Time Extension = Equity.

This is based on the truth that

"The longer a person holds or consumes a portion of whatever you sell, the more likely they are to add their own imagination to ownership and the more likely they are to come back and buy to extend the relationship"

Why do book stores let you sit and read the book for free?

Why were all hit records first 'free' on the radio?

Why did record companies come up with 'Greatest Hits' compilations that always added just one more previously unreleased track to 'complete your collection'?

Why are you being offered to 'inspect' other samples monthly - no purchase necessary?

CONTINUITY = EQUITY!

Implementation of any one of these concepts we have spoken of today will change your income. The more you become the more you will become.

Once again I invite you to join with us tonight and every Monday - at 9:27 US EST by dialing 641-594-7000 and entering PIN 600088#

Experience the journey, the journey of the mind being translated into action. A mind once expanded can never return to its original form.

And who am I to say that?

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

You can join in every Monday on the Million Mind March public call at 9:27 PM US E.S.T. Just call 641-594-7000 PIN 600088# .

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

What were you thinking? What WERE you thinking? What were YOU thinking?

2009-09-25T06:47:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Document Your Thoughts

Let me repeat

Document YOUR Thoughts

Think about it

Having thoughts and not documenting them

is like sewing seeds and not knowing

where to harvest.

A life worth living is a life worth documenting.

Where would we be

if Edison had not documented his thoughts on electric light

if Shakespeare had not documented his thoughts on so many events

if Salvador Dali had not documented his thoughts on canvas

if Sarah McLaughlin had not documented her thoughts and put them to music.

if the Apostles had not documented their thoughts on the teachings of Jesus.

Thoughts matter because thoughts turn in to matter.

Ideas are the working capital of the entrepreneur.

Inside you is YOUR thought

The one you were born for

Capture it

Then give it freedom

Let it lead you to its friends

Let it give you back what you gave it

LIFE!

You are SO WORTH IT.

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Network Marketing Consultant

Speak to me. GIVE ME WORD!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

What Inspired Elvis?

2009-09-23T06:24:00.000-07:00

YES YES YES YES YES

Hey there,

Elvis was larger than life

I repeat

Elvis was larger than life

and in his Graceland study, by his desk he kept the following words visible

It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again;
because there is not effort without error and shortcomings;

but who does actually strive to do the deed;
who knows the great enthusiasm,
the great devotion,
who spends himself in a worthy cause,
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and
who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly.

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

These words from Teddy Roosevelt inspired Elvis

These words inspire me as I step into my arena and face my challenges

May they inspire you as you reach out in your greatness

To claim your prize

In your arena

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Network Marketing Coach

http://www.m7enterprises.biz
prp@m7enterprises.biz

(610) 781-2392

1000 Welsh Ayres Way, Downingtown, PA 19335, USA

P.S.

Our mastermind group will be aligning to continue our study of Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich"

You just have to

Call 218-936-3890 pin 300300#

hang out, have a drink and participate.

You can hang with them at 3:00 pm est September 23, 2009

Call 218-936-3890 pin 300300#

Enjoy your Mochatonix and add your mind to the common mastermind

Like New York, New York this call is so beneficial we do it twice.
If you can't make it at 3:00 pm est, there's always 8:00 PM!

Feel free and come hang at 8:00pm est September 23, 2009

Call 218-936-3890 pin 300300#

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Mindset Monday - The Business Of Network Marketing

2009-09-22T07:42:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 21 Mindset Monday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You to Diane Hochman, the marketing matriarch of the Million Mind March, for her continuing crusade to "Keep It Real" and the advice she continues to provide freely on her weekly broadcasts.

You should give these a listen sometimes, just let Diane know I sent you. They are on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM EST. Call 414-944-0004 PIN 9774024#

Thank You to Kristen Darkenwald for cutting through the social media hype with her social media rescue program, which she has made freely available at http://www.socialmediarescue.com. Again, just let Kristen know I sent you.

Thank You to Andre Vatke, to Molly Stevens and the rest of the folks at the Leaders Club, who are all so dedicated to countering the hype and instead are focusing on developing the individual and the skills necessary for success in the Network Marketing Industry.

Thank You to my personal advisor and friend Shana Prince, and

Thank You to the members of the Million Mind March and Mentoring For Free networks who are putting people first in recognition of the fact that Network Marketing is, first and foremost, a People and Leadership Development industry.

THE BUSINESS OF NETWORK MARKETING

For today's program, since it is a Mindset Monday segment, I would like to talk to what I perceive as some of the misconceptions that people have who are either considering a career in the industry or who have just gotten into it.

Now why do people get into the industry.

Perhaps they feel trapped in their current financial or job situation.

Perhaps they just want a way to establish long-term financial security for themselves and their family.

Whatever their reason, the most common misconception that we are coming across is that success will be instant. That just by connecting with volumes of people on the internet, or by getting thousands of Twitter followers that somehow, as if by magic, these will instantly become long-term business partners who love whatever product or service you are offering - so much that they will be repeat buyers, forever. So you can, with no effort or commitment on your part, sail off into the sunset and live happily ever after - without a financial care in the world.

Let me just ask you - does this pass the "smell test". In the bottom of your gut, in your heart of hearts, aren't you at least suspicious?

Remember, if money grew on trees it would have the value of leaves. And come fall I can't even give mine away.

So let me take away the hype, strip back some of the veneer and be really clear.

You need to approach any network marketing opportunity clear in the understanding that you are buying a business! It will take time to grow. You will need to develop skills you don't necessarily have from the get go. You will need to show up for work on a regular basis, or you won't get paid. There is no "free lunch" and if you have a "something for nothing" mindset you will be taken for a ride.

My heart bleeds for people who become fodder for the unscrupulous.

Now, before anyone takes this as being a shot at the Network Marketing Industry, let me make this also quite clear - I love this industry.

It has provided a vehicle for so many with the right attitude to distribute great products and provide service and be compensated not for the title they hold - which is the model of regular employment - but for the results their business produces.

Which is another mindset threshold that people entering the industry often have to cross. You will not be paid just for showing up. You will be paid on results. This is why the development of appropriate skills is so critical.

Let me ask again, in anything you have done in your life have you ever walked in and been able to do everything needed, perfectly, from the day you started? Of course not! It takes most of us a year or two to learn to walk safely.

When I hear "this business doesn't work" I cringe. The statistics alone belie this statement.

In 2006, as estimated by the Direct Sales Association, the industry produced $30 billion is sales in the US alone. $100 billion world-wide. Though this is just a fraction of all retail it certainly is not an indication of a business model that won't work.

So what is required for success?

Let's look at some more statistics:

60% of the sales happen directly - person to person

75% of those actively involved in the business are at least 35 years of age and are married

90% work the business part-time (defined as 30 hours or less)

What do these figures say to me?

One - that success is based on relationships. Relationships that last are built on integrity and a good end-product. Not on taking advantage of people for a 'quick-buck'.

Two - that life experience and relationship experience is a desirable attribute.

Three - that the business is DESIGNED to be worked part-time and provide complementary income - rather than replacement income.

As a business model Network Marketing compares favorably to other income producing activities, such as:

Semi-skilled employment where you are paid for your time but have limited options for long-term success

A professional career where you can earn good money - lawyers, doctors etc. - but where you have limited control over your long-term financial prospects. You can't work more hours and make more money.

Having and Executive position in a company. OK, but how limited are these positions? Is not a history of exceptional performance required? How long is the life-span of a senior executive?

Starting your own business from scratch. What does that really take in terms of a time and money investment? What revenues will it take before you make a profit in excess of overheads? How long will it take to break-even?

Buying into a franchise. This at least reduces the start-up risk of the business by buying into a profitable model, in return for reducing YOUR profitability margins.

Freelancing. This is most similar to Network Marketing in that most people are working from home, setting their own hours and selling special skills. However, the question becomes, what do you do when you can't work? YOU, and you alone, ARE THE BUSINESS.

SO:

when you treat your network marketing business with the respect it deserves

when you know that although you set your own hours you still have to show up

when you know that you need a market for your product or service and YOU will need buyers

when you know you will need, in order to achieve a dependable residual income, to be able to find, recruit and train an additional work-force - which will be, by the way, an army of volunteers,

when you know that you will have to duplicate your efforts and intentions into the hearts and minds of others

when you know YOU are in control of your message AND your cash flow

THEN

you will have the mindset to acquire the skills and develop a business that rewards people for their labors in a way few others do

with an income that doesn't stop on the days when you cannot work.

Obtain the skills, apply them, teach them, and teach others to do the same.

That may not sound as sexy as the get rich quick messages that are out there. But my job today was to give you my perspective

Because

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
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Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Business Growth Friday - Comparing Funding Strategies

2009-09-20T16:40:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 18 Business Growth Friday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You to Richard Shapiro, Master Broker and Expert Coach, whose patience and generosity provided the learning envornment for so many of us.

Thank You to Kendall Summerhawk, the other half of the Shapiro-Summerhawk team, for her marketing wisdom and her patient generosity.

Thank You to Paul Pintarch, for agreeing to share his wisdom and experience on an upcoming Business Growth Friday broadcast.

COMPARING FUNDING STRATEGIES?

In our Business Growth Friday segments we have been considering two of the critical components for accelerating your business' growth - cash flow and information flow.

This week I came across a summary of a 2004 Wall Street Journal article that indicated that 62% of small business owners had cited managing cash flow as a top priority for them in order to take advantage of growth opportunities.

Of these 35% said that getting their customers to pay is their main concern, with a detailed breakdown of their concerns being:

35% - Accounts Receivable

6% - Meeting Payroll

11% - Tracking cashflow

22% - Having cash available to win new business

28% - Paying their bills on time.

As a result of these concerns, when asked what they would do

30% responded that they would delay purchases

24% were looking to get a line of credit

18% were looking to use their own credit card

10% were looking for short-term loans, and

6% were looking to lease instead of buy new equipment.

In short, growth delaying, risk increasing solutions.

I grant you that these numbers may be somewhat dated. While I do not have available to me the updates for 2008 - I would have to hypothesise that in today's risk-averse, credit crunch environment the situation has probbably gotten worse rather than better.

And this for small business - the life blood of our economy!

So for today's segment I thought I would consider and compare various funding strategies according to criteria that we have found pertinent to the business owner considering his financing options.

Consider first the traditional sources of funds - the places where businesses in need of cash most commonly turn.

Loans - The most commonly considered source of business capital is a bank loan.

The problem here is that most banks want to see at least two years of profitable tax returns before lending business money. Since it usually takes two to five years to see a profit this effectively shuts the door on new businesses for at least two years and more usually four.

By strange co-incidence this is also the time when businesses see their greatest growth.

Venture Capital - the next most common approach that is taken traditionally is to look for venture capital.

This essentially means selling a piece of your business in exchange for working capital - either through taking on a "silent" partner, taking on an active partner through any of the investor networks - through to going public and raising capital by selling stock.

So, in addition to the incurring of significant legal expenses - depending on the complexity - you are beginning to give up a piece of control of your business. The more successful you are the longer the interest someone will have in retaining their piece of control.

Also you will be incurring on-going expenses for external auditing and additional reporting requirements. All this takes time to acquire and get set up.

Grants and Gifts - our third source.

There are programs out there and I encourage business owners to use them where possible. Googling SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer), for example, will take you to information on just a couple of the Federal R&D programs designed to increase private sector commercialization of technology.

However, you should be aware that the money can be difficult to get. THe grant proposals have to adhere to strict guidelines and it will take time, usually 6 to 12 months, for the funds to be released.

There are grants available from Private and Public Corporations. These require research and it might be worth your while to acquire the services of a business that specialises in this area to understand the situation more fully.

Of course, a gift is a gift and should be accepted gratefully where no strings are attached.

Asset-based lending.

Our final class of traditional lending is that of asset-based lending,most commonly lending against:

Land and Buildings - a percentage of the appraised value of the property (so that will have been going down recently)

Inventory or Finished Goods - typically bringing up to 50% of the wholesale value

Raw Materials - possibly bringing in ten cents of the dollar, and

Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment - which realistically has little value unless you have very large pieces of equipment that are owned free-and-clear.

That brings us to our friends from prior programs - available from the archives at www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington - The Alternative Financing Solutions

The most common of these being Factoring (a.k.a. Accounts Receivable Financing) and Purchase Order Funding.

The advantages of these being:

they are debt-free - they are not a loan

they grow as your business grows - so are virtually unlimited in scope, and

they are based on the credit-worthiness of the businesses you are doing business with.

So they are particularly useful for young, growing businesses - both from the availability of cash they provide as well as the security of knowing you are doing business with creditworthy businesses.

So, in conclusion, by considering each of the strategies mentioned

Equipment Leasing

Going Public

Obtaining Venture Capital

Obtaining Bank Loans

Taking on Private Investors

Participating in a Government Program

Alternative Financing via Factoring or Purchase Order Funding

and looking at them in regard to features such as

Simplicity of the Application Process

Time taken to fund

Approval based on your creditworthiness

Funding tied to sales

Having to give up equity

Having to give up control

Whether the amount available to you is limited by the value of your Fixed Assets

What the lender's requirement is of your profitability

What type of on-going monitoring of your operations you can expect, and

What impact it will have on your business overheads (will they increase or will they decrease?)

you will obtain a better picture and make your well-informed decision for your business' circumstances.

For a free report "Putting you in control of your cash flow" please feel free to contact me with your request to prp@m7enterprises.biz .

For now,

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

Spirituality Sunday - Anam Cara - Soul Friend

2009-09-20T15:21:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 13 Spirituality Sunday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You for the life of Mary Travers - who left us this week. I asked Puff The Magic Dragon "Where Have All The Flowers Gone". The answer is "Blowin' In The Wind" he replied.

As Mary took on the Spirit of other troubadors whose music contributed to her social consciousness, her Spirit will live on in the candles she and her brothers-in-arms, Peter and Paul, lit in the hearts of others.

Thank You to the country of Ireland, the country of Scotland and the county of Yorkshire. Their beautiful ruggedness has helped create a people, a culture of wisdom that transcends time. Though it is a stretch sometimes to call the bagpipes "sweet soul music" in its best essence there is no doubt in my mind that it is the music of the soul.

Thank you to all the wonderful staff on NPR's "Speaking of Faith"

And Thank You to the late John O'Donahue by whom I was so moved this morning.By the thoughts that he triggered in my head that were so strong I felt I had to share them with you today.

It would not wait a week. It was imperative. HERE! NOW!

ANAM CARA - SOUL FRIEND

While I will be downloading the podcast from Speaking Of Faith - as a message to listen to over and over - let me just share some of his wisdom.

You should always keep something beautiful in your mind

Isn't that the truth. When the Moody Blues sang "it is all around if we could but perceive" on "In Search of the Lost Chord" they encouraged us to search for a higher perception, an awareness of beauty.

When my mother taught me the power of "making memories" she was giving me the gift of actively looking for beauty and storing it in my mind for future reference. Beauty is truly all around us, when we open our minds to perceive it. Let's just take John's next step. Capture it in our minds. For spiritual nourishment when we need sustenance.

The gifts we have been given are not ours alone. The were meant to be shared with the community.

As it is written "to whom much is given, from him (her) much is expected".

We come into the physical world naked and alone and when we leave it, it is also a journey we take alone.

With that truth in mind, is not everything that we are and have in some way, shape or form, a gift. Somebody somewhere, or something, made whatever you have available to you.

Who is your community? Your family? Your friends? Your Church? Your Work Colleagues? Your twitter following? Your Facebook friends? It is for you to decide. But always remember, it is in giving that we truly receive.

Your identity is not the same as your biography

So many CVs, so many resumes, so little time!

Do we take the time any more to learn more about WHO people are? Not just ask ourselves the question "what can he (or she) do for me?"

Through all the failures I have had, in all the places where my resume disqualifies me from being an instant success - to be used by someone else as they see fit - I know inside of me there is a me that is a distilled essence. I know that is also true for you.

When I stand in front of Saint Peter and he looks into the Book Of Life for the life of Peter Pocklington, I trust he will know more than the results, more than just the CV, more than just the resume. I hope he will see the ME and make his judgment with wisdom and compassion.

Are you afraid of your limitations, or are you afraid of the infinite within you?

In his book "Think And Grow Rich", Napoleon Hill outlines the six basic fears. We all have them. God knows we all have them. Literally. GOD KNOWS!

Yet another basic truth is that God made us. And the way I look at it "GOD DIDN'T MAKE NO DUDS"!

So ask yourself - instead of telling yourself what you can't do, what if I can do? On the Million Mind March we have a mantra - "you don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going". The physical world teaches us that a body in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an equal and opposite force. So what if the force of God is inside us? Because I believe it is. THE infinite is within us. Yes, John, I am afraid. But I do thank God for the 23rd psalm.

Create a space where your children can unfold. Safely.

Now there's a corker! In the name of safety are we imprisoning our children?

One of the greatest blessings I have been granted in my life has been watching my grand-daughter evolve. Without my own fears of "am I doing the right thing for my child?".

To quote my mother again - she once shared with me a concept - that we come into the world with infinite wisdom, infinite intelligence - and slowly lose it as we become molded by our physical constraints, our environmental constraints, our emotional constraints.

I encourage us all to watch children at play when they structure their own environment. I never cease to be amazed by their problem solving skills, their capacity to forgive, their natural ability. They learn to communicate in a completely foreign language is less than two years. Try that Mr. PhD in Mathematics. Try that Mr Certified Systems Engineer.

Watch a baby. Defenseless little creature. No so-called language skills. Yet it can dominate the space it occupies - DOMINATE IT!

Do you know when it is hungry? Who told you?

Do you know when it is tired? Who told you?

Do you know when it is pleased with you? Who told you?

Do you know when it is displeased with you? Who told you?

When was the last time you had a great conversation, in which you heard yourself say things you never knew you knew?

In a round-about way we have come full circle to the last of the thought-provoking ideas John O'Donahue lead me to today.

Did that thought hit me like the proverbial "ton of bricks"?

In a 140 character world, in an email world we can connect with so many. Yet with how many do we converse?

What does it take to have the conversations that bring out things from inside of you that you never knew you knew?

If, as it is said, the art of conversation is dead - may I pray that there will be a resurrection?

This is definitely one of the gauntlets that John O'Donahue threw at my feet. Am I able to meet his challenge? Can I be the kind of person who helps people say things they never knew they knew? Who do I know who is that kind of person?

Is this a question in search of an answer? Or is it an answer in search of a question?

Either way, I know I was given a gift today. That by capturing the wisdom of John O'Donahue before he departed this existence at the early age of fifty-two, Speaking Of Faith was able to bless my life this morning.

I shared this gift with you because

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Study YOUR playbook - Execute YOUR gameplan

2009-09-17T07:38:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

You have your 90-day plan - right?

You are executing the fundamentals - right?

You are in the game - right?

Then know

You are making the right plays

I repeat

You are making the right plays

Just act like you expect to get into the end zone.

Football coach Joe Paterno said that,

and boy, did he have it right.

Nothing substitutes for positive thinking.

Nothing.

It is more powerful than all the money,

all the influence,

all the 'friends in high places' on earth.

You only need one friend in one high place--and you already have that.

HE made that promise to you

Don't let the other games in the league distract you

Don't let promises of results without actions distract you

Don't throw away the ground you have already gained

The end-zone, the goal, YOUR VISION beckons!

So go ahead, expect to get into the end zone.

You'll find that you do, 90% of the time.

Because

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Leadership Development, Mindset & Marketing Consultant

www.prpocklington.com
prp@m7enterprises.biz

(610) 781-2392

1000 Welsh Ayres Way, Downingtown, PA 19335, USA
I believe in you

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Slow Down

2009-09-16T14:36:00.000-07:00

Hey there.

Before we start - a tune to set the mood The 59th Street Bridge Song

And what was its message?

Slow Down!

I repeat

Slow Down!

Make deliberate, conscious efforts to slow yourself down by relaxing your mind.

Take a little more time to enjoy your life here on this planet:

Be more contemplative

by noticing the stars,

the clouds,

the rivers,

the animals,

the rainstorms,

and all of the natural world.

And then extend the same slowed-down energy to all people.

Begin with your family...

Go for a walk with your most cherished loved one and say how much you treasure him or her in your life.

This is an excerpt from "Being in Balance"

Why me, why now?

Someone once payed me the complement of asking if I was a student of Wayne Dyer

I had no idea who he was until

I read up his Wikipaedia entry and found what a huge compliment to me that was.

Today I was sent this excerpt from his new book - Being In Balance

I share it today with you to reflect on, because

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Mindset & Marketing Consultant

http://www.m7enterprises.biz
prp@m7enterprises.biz

(610) 781-2392

1000 Welsh Ayres Way, Downingtown, PA 19335, USA

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Lets Choose To Live Inspired

2009-09-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Let's choose to live inspired

Let me Repeat

Let's choose to live inspired

One of my Market America friends - Ted Orr - shared this poem with me yesterday

It's by Michelle Sedas and goes:

In the darkness, late last night I had a remarkable dream
There I was, walking around town, when I discovered a recurring theme

I noticed that the sky was gray, the landscape lacked all color
Here the days were exactly alike, just one after another .... after another

I saw many of my family and friends, in their faces the same looks I found
Lackluster, melancholy, vacant eyes
And they all stared at the ground.

When I awoke I ran outside and lifted my head to the skies
Thankful to live in a World where vivid colors flood my eyes
A place where life has purpose and meaning, and tiny miracles are all around
A world where true, rich friendships - are just waiting to be found.

So today I've awakened to the idea, that in my life I am free
To become the person deep inside that I was always meant to be

For I will not sit idly by, and let my life just happen
I CHOOSE to live my life on purpose, I choose to live with PASSION
I will LAUGH and I will LOVE
and sing and dance and play

And ENJOY all the blessings that come, with the dawning of each day

Yes, here I am. Here I stand, stating my heart's true desire

INSTEAD OF MERELY LIVING - I WILL CHOOSE TO LIVE INSPIRED.
---
Have you ever felt that so many are living in Michelle's dream

And yet they could be seizing THEIR days

EVERY DAY!

So my prayer for us all today:

Let's add color to as many lives as possible

Choose

Laugh

Love

Enjoy

live

Be inspired

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY - BE AN INSPIRATION

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Mindset & Marketing Consultant

www.prpocklington.com
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(610) 781-2392

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Spirituality Sunday - Nine Techniques To Restore One To The Beauty Way

2009-09-13T17:57:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 13 Spirituality Sunday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank you to the people of the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania, who accepted my wife and I so graciously as we traveled through their region recently. Oh boy is it a good thing to not be in touch via the internet, to not be in touch via cell phone. Instead to be in touch with a much greater force. The spiritual force. The force of the mountains. The force of the streams. The force of the woods. The force of the valleys. Thank you to the people who live there and gave of their internal beauty as a complement to their surroundings.

NINE TECHNIQUES TO RESTORE ONE TO THE BEAUTY WAY

This was from a book that I picked up as I was visiting the Museum Of The Lenape Indian. Wisdom that comes from a different culture, a different time. But still, as all wisdom, is so relevant today.

What are the nine techniques?

First: Dedicate your sleep to gain knowledge. Dreams can reveal a great deal about what troubles you.

Second: Close your eyes and you see better and hear better.

Third: Ceremonies can remove obstructions. And ceremonies do not have to be elaborate. Something as simple as taking time each morning to feel the dawn.

Fourth: Rise before sunrise and bathe in the coolness. It will help wash badness away and you'll be able to handle any situation.

Fifth: Smile about the problems you receive, they build muscle. Serendipity is around every corner and life detour.

Sixth: What's important is not what happened but to rebuild.

Seventh: Life is great. Life is good, especially when you share it with someone.

Eighth: Teach all the time and learn all the time.

Ninth: The final technique to restore one to the beauty way is prayer. When you pray long enough you will find short cuts to the best path to take.

So let's think about each of these some more:

1. Dedicate your sleep to gain knowledge.

Dreams can reveal a great deal about what troubles you. Two of the most acknowledged self-help books are "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill and "The Power Of The Subconscious Mind" by Dr. Joseph Murphy. A less often quoted but, I have found, equally powerful book is by Florence Shinn "The Game Of Life And How To Play It". All of these pay great attention to our self-talk and what is going on in our minds while we sleep.

How often have you gone to bed with a problem on your mind and woken up with a potential way forward, a potential solution?

Do you pray before sleeping? Think about the wisdom of the ancients.

2. Close your eyes and you see better and hear better

Stand beside the ocean and close your eyes. Instead of your senses taking in the visuals and being directed to them, listen. There is so much to hear when you are being still.

When I walk in the woods on a path by a stream I close my eyes. I can hear the water talking. It tells me whether the stream is full of water from the rains of yesterday or waiting for water from the rains of tomorrow.

But using the closing of your eyes to see better. I thought - come on!

Until I thought of the power of visualization. What you think about you bring about. Can it be that by closing my eyes I can see the future? Think about it.

3. Ceremonies can remove obstructions

Ceremonies do not have to be elaborate. Something as simple as taking time each morning to feel the dawn.

Think about ceremonies. There is a song that goes "we all need somebody to lean on". So it is with the familiar. Is a ceremony not something that is repeated so many times over that it becomes familiar. It becomes a rock.

What were your ceremonies growing up?

The family meal?

The coaches pep-talk before a sports event?

The kneeling down to pray before sleep?

What are your ceremonies now?

4. Rise before sunrise and bathe in the coolness

It will help wash badness away and you'll be able to handle any situation.

Another song - I personally love the Emmylou Harris version, she has the voice of an angel - speaks to "The darkest hour is just before dawn". What do I hear so often today? "I don't have time". When did I find time? At the front end of the day.

5. Smile about the problems you receive, they build muscle

Serendipity is around every corner and life detour.

Think about this. Did you know how to walk the day you were born? But when it became a means to an end you solved the problem, rose to your full height, fell forward a few times and suddenly the problem was there no longer.

As soon as you view problems as a blessing the solutions will start to appear. Our Native American forebears knew this!

6. What's important is not what happened but to rebuild

What has happened is in the past. We cannot ever go back and change it. It is what it is.

So why not let go. Learn. Re-group if necessary. And move forward.

The future is what we make of today - not how we live in yesterday.

7. Life is great

Life is good, especially when you share it with someone.

OK! What are the choices?

8. Teach all the time and learn all the time

The phrase "you cannot lead where you will not go - you cannot teach what you do not know" springs to my mind.

By focusing on getting the ability to teach we focus on gaining an understanding AND an ability to communicate. It demands of us a desire for learning.

Another song that springs to mind is "Teach Your Children Well" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Or how about "What Did You Learn In School Today" by Pete Seeger or Tom Paxton.

9. Prayer

The final technique to restore one to the beauty way is prayer. When you pray long enough you will find short cuts to the best path to take.

Again I point you to the source of these Nine techniques - Native American wisdom.

I point you to the works of Napoleon Hill, Joseph Murphy, Florence Shinn.

Today - the enormously popular - "The Secret".

All pay homage to the most powerful life force of all - Prayer.

May I always turn to the power of a prayer of thanks, because I know that a greater force than I knows what I am being prepared for.

And who am I?

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Business Growth Friday - Is Your Intrnet Site Asking The Right Questions?

2009-09-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 11 Business Growth Friday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Since today's program is originally broadcasting on September 11, 2009 - an anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, when so many innocent citizens of so many countries lost their lives - I would like as my thank you to them and those who follow the example of the brave emergency rescue teams who respond daily by risking their lives for the lives of others, to offer a prayer of remembrance for all who have been taken from us too soon.

They grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun - and in the morning
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

With regard to the subject of today's show, using your internet presence to elicit the response you are looking for most from your customer, a YES YES YES YES YES,

I thank my team of mentors

Thank You to Kendall Summerhawk - my first marketing mentor whose "it's not about you it's about them" maxim serves as a continuous reminder to me.

Thank You to Diane Hochman - the marketing matriarch of the Million Mind March whose reality-based, can-do, common sense wisdom applied to marketing is empowering me and countless others.

Thank You to Kristen Darkenwald - whose free social media rescue package has served me and the communities I serve in so many ways.

Thank You to David Moskowitz - whose examples of client service so benefited my approach to my business internet clients.

And thank you to the team of development and support staff back at the ranch who work tirelessly to ensure we provide service to our customers by listening to needs and anticipating wants - true to the mantra "How may I impress you today?"

IS YOUR WEB SITE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?

In our July 31st program - "Take Your Web Page From Whoa! To Wow!" we provided 7 tips that will significantly enhance your web presence's appeal to the customer. Sort of like walking into a store and being greeted by someone who has a heartfelt smile and is truly on a mission to help you get what you need - as opposed to what they want you to buy. Remember always - it's not about you and who you are, it's about them and how you can benefit them.

So let's think first about what you might be wanting your website to ask your customer. If you ask the right questions you'll get the answer you want most - YES, I want to do business with you.

You have to engage your visitor from the moment they arrive at your home page - or any page that you or Google has directed them to. How do you do that? By asking questions.

The best questions follow three basic rules:

1: They spell out a problem that your ideal client will have faced (for which you have an answer, of course)
2: They will elicit a "YES" answer from your ideal client
3: They use the words "you" and "your"

For example, someone providing coaching services to other consultants might ask "are you uncomfortable selling your services?" Or "do you love what you do but have a hard time describing the benefits?".

A home-business mentorship site might ask "are you getting the support you need from your mentor?" Or "Have you ever wished your cold leads were hot prospects?"

A business financing site might ask "is your client's payment schedule affecting your cash flow?"

So - how do you come up with your own questions?

* Think like your ideal client, and

* Ask yourself what you - as your ideal client - are probably struggling with, or thinking a lot about, right now!

When you have an idea of these just think of the phrases "If you are ... " or "Are you ..." and they will jump start the identification of your questioning questions.

YOUR WEB PAGE COPY

Now let's consider your web page copy. Consider the following six step process

1. Craft your attention-getting headline.
2. Briefly describe the problem.
3. Give a solution.
4. Introduce how your product or service can help.
5. Establish credibility.
6. Provide a clear call to action.

For the attention-getting headline we suggest a problem-oriented strategy such as

Executives: Uncover the strongest resource you have - currently hiding in your balance sheet

Why is this effective? It names your audience and hints that the resource they need to access is already theirs.

Regarding the description of the problem:

This is important because symptoms sell. Just go to your local drugstore's colds and flu aisle and see the medications for a condition that has no cure.

In no more than a couple of sentences you can elicit the "yes - that's me" response. You can show that you understand their situation. If you can't - then why should they do business with you?.

Then - give a solution. However, don't toot your own horn. Resist all temptation to. Give an example of how the problem is being solved using the same type of service or product you are making available to them.

Now you can simply introduce you and your company. This should be short and sweet. Something as simple as "That's where we come in".

Here's where you can establish your credibility - again in a couple of sentences.

To use an example from our Real Estate Business - "We've partnered with the industry's top marketers of lot and home packages - who will put their specialized digital convergence marketing techniques to work for you - quickly getting you the full price you are asking for." By the way, it's better to talk about results here than to talk about how great you think you are.

Finally, have a clear call to action. YOU MUST HAVE ONE.

How do you decide what? Think about it. Your goal is to make the action virtually risk free to them - in terms of time or in terms of money - AND by offering something of value.

Oh, and don't worry about whether you got your offer "right" the first time. It's the internet. Whatever you decide you can change your mind!

So there we have it. Just follow these few simple steps and take the focus off you and put it where it belongs - on the person who is your ideal client and with whom your web presence is communicating.

And who is communicating this information to you?

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Contact me any time. My organization is built to help you help yourself by helping others.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Wellness Wednesday - Our Interconnected Internals

2009-09-10T15:49:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the September 10 Wellness Wednesday broadcast. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

On this day of alignment - the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year of the century - a thank you to chiropractors everywhere.

For me especially a thank you to Dr. Chris Grenshaw, the chiropractor who literally saved my life when I was six months old and not breathing.

Thank you to my current chiropractor, Dr. Andrew Gottlieb of Eagle Chiropractic in Lionville, Pennsylvania - who, together with his wife Dr. Cynthia Glendenning, continuously further my own wellness education.

OUR INTERCONNECTED INTERNALS

Do you remember the song about the interconnectedness of the skeletal structure? From the head bone connected to the neck bone, to the ankle bone connected to the foot bone.... So it is with your internal body systems.

There are no fences in your body. Each organ system is interconnected by way of your blood. Let's consider the colon, the small intestine, the liver, the lymphatic system and the circulatory system. Did you realize that the health of your circulatory system can be affected by the health of your colon and small intestine? Because by way of the blood each system affects the other. The lymphatic system is part of your immune system and that can be affected by toxic, dirty blood. We should learn more about how these systems are inter-connected and how important it is to keep them cleansed.

So let's take a journey together, starting at the mouth and going all the way to the other end - the terminus of the digestive system. If you could straighten out your digestive system and shine a light down your mouth the light would shine out of your "other end". So a lot of things need to happen inside the digestive tract.

Firstly, we need to chew our food! Not take a few bites while driving along to work, school or play and then swallow. Your grandmother was right - CHEW YOUR FOOD! Because your saliva is going straight to work to break down your food to assist absorption.

Once you swallow the food goes down the esophageal tract to your stomach - which is a majorly acidic organ charged with liquefying the food you ate. It has hydrochloric acid available - more when you are younger, by the way, which may account partially for an increase in digestive problems for people over 40.

The stomach acid works on the food and liquefies it is a process that can take up to four hours. It turns the food into a liquid state that is isotonic - called "chyme" with a pH level of 2.5. When that state is reached the pyloric valve opens up to let the chyme into your small intestine.

The small intestine performs a vital function in regard to your health. In its 21' length and 1 1/2" diameter are so-called VILLI and MICROVILLI. As the chyme swims in and out of these villi the nutrients in the chyme - the vitamins etc. - are absorbed into the blood system.

Unfortunately, we have a tendency here to be white flour addicts. Now white flour and water make PASTE (think back to your elementary school days!).

Now look at this from the perspective of the VILLI. When these are free-flowing they have about 200 square metres of surface area working to extract nutrition. But when you are "eating paste" all day they get stuck together, reducing the effective absorption area.

The phrase "you are what you eat" would more accurately be "you are what you absorb"! If you eat poorly all day and then eat nutritiously in the evening you may not be absorbing all the nutrition you think you are.

Now to the last stage of your digestion - the large intestine and the colon. Unused food is passed into the colon - which is 5' long and 2 1/2" in diameter. Its job is to eliminate unused food out of the body. It should eliminate waste about two to three times a day. If not the unused food is lying in the 98 degree temperature of our body.

How long do you think it takes for food to begin to rot in these conditions? 24 hours? 48 hours? If this is not happening it will cause problems - through a process called auto-intoxication - the toxic chemicals produced by the colon bacteria and the continuous diffusion of these into the colon wall and ultimately the blood stream. So it causes more problems than just things as divericulitis - it can also affect the heart.

Our love of white flour and toxic food causes our colon to become infected and fill up with old fecal matter that lines the wall of the colon. [I was surprised to hear that when John Wayne died they took over 25 pounds of fecal matter out in his autopsy]

Now this auto-intoxication has more side effects. The blood takes it to the liver - and after years of detoxification our livers can become impaired. Think about the drug advertisements you see - how many of them note you need to be on the look-out for liver problems? Why? Because the liver's job is to filter out anything that is foreign to the body. So auto-intoxication will definitely affect the liver.

If the liver is impaired the next system affected is the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system runs parallel to the circulatory system, but it operates through movement. Which is another reason why we should add a lot of movement into our lives - for a health lymphatic system.

The lymphatic system has two main functions:

Firstly, to protect us from virus infections, bacteria, fungi etc., and

Secondly, to clean up inter-cellular waste products.

When functioning properly the waste is placed into the colon trapped in mucus and expelled from the body. So when your colon and your liver is not functioning properly this waste is dumped elsewhere - in your sinus or in your lungs. So colon cleansing and liver detoxification can help clear up chronic sinus problems. WHO'DA THUNK IT!

Now consider the circulatory system. This is the transport system for your blood. It consists of your heart, arteries and veins. Most people who have problems with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and circulatory disorders have most likely had a problem with digestion, elimination and auto-intoxication.

It is when all your body systems are working properly that you achieve optimal health. When you are better detectives, when you understand the relationships, when you don't wait too long, you won't have to resort to medications and surgery! When we compromise any of our body systems we don't function properly, we don't feel well and we don't achieve the optimal health we deserve.

Hopefully this will help YOU

For me,

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

How is your alignment?

2009-09-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Its a great day to get aligned

I repeat

Its a great day to get aligned

The ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year in this millennium.

Formal documents will be dated the same way in the US, the UK and Japan.

Chiropractors will be especially effective.

When your wheels are aligned your vehicle

- uses less energy

- has reduced wear on the tyres

- is safer to drive.

Have you checked your alignment lately?

Who can you align yourself with today?

Who would like to align themselves with you?

Whenever two or three are gathered together as one

Looking in the same direction

To achieve the same goals

To support the same mission

To further the same vision

There is power in their midst

My wish for you:

May your cause be worthy of your highest aspirations

and may the alignment you seek enter your life today

Because

YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Mindset & Marketing Consultant

http://www.m7enterprises.biz
prp@m7enterprises.biz

August Wisdom And Understanding - A Thank You

2009-09-01T13:08:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Thank You for all of your wisdom that you have shared with me last month

Whether consciously or subconsciously you have enriched my life.

So let me repeat, Thank You!

In return I wanted to share with you a few pieces that took my thought process higher.

This video http://tonyrobbinstraining.com/320/interview-with-frank-kern-and-john-reese/ was received from the stupendous Shelley Carlisle. Tony Robbins teaching one-one-one next level stuff to the already humungously successful. Amazing.

This webinar http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=8790798 led by Diane Hochman came straight from the heart. A timely reminder to those being seduced by the 'money for nothing' message.

The luminescent Lucy DelSarto turned me on the the book "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olsen. It's truly easy to do and easy to not do. It's the day-to-day things we pay attention to that compound over time.

Again, I want to thank you for your contribution both to my life and that of others who are prospering from your presence in theirs.

I THANK YOU BECAUSE - YOU ARE SO WORTH IT!

Peter Pocklington
Purveyor of Prosperity
Mindset & Marketing Consultant

www.prpocklington.com
prp@m7enterprises.biz

(610) 781-2392

I believe in you

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Mindset Monday - Self Limiting Behaviors

2009-08-31T20:20:00.000-07:00

These are notes based on the August 31 Mindset Monday show "Self limiting behaviors". The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You to my Million Mind March colleagues from whom I learn on a daily basis. I am so privileged to be able to tap into the wisdom of such great people as Cathie Heath, Shana Prince, Jason Nagel, Ray Tamayo, Don Cox and the other purveyors of prosperity who are following the principle of achieving greatness through empowering others.

Thank You to my Leaders Club mentors, Andre Vatke, Molly Stevens, Diane Hochman and the other contributors to our Leaders Club Mastermind Group - who are sharing the teachings from their experiences and study to allow for the development of success patterns in those who we serve.

Thank You to John G. Miller, whose simple book 'The Question Behind The Question' can provide you with additional food for thought about our attitudes and how they bring about beneficial change in ourselves and our environment when they are properly trained. This book is featured on our program page for today's show.

And thank you to Herr Gutenberg for his invention of the printing press - the best weapon of mass communication ever created. I love being able to take up a book and read the wisdom of people who were documenting character and situations between 1880 and 1930.

OVERCOMING SELF-LIMITING BEHAVIOR

I chose self-limiting over self-defeating because you are never defeated unless you quit on yourself. However these behaviors do limit the size and the speed of our progress. So let's think about self-limiting behaviors, what kinds or categories there are and how we might overcome them.

All self-limiting behaviors have a single source - your attitude. Your attitude towards yourself. Your attitude towards what you are doing. Try to make new habits - to squeeze out old ones. Every cell of our body, I have been given to understand, dies off and is replaced by a new one within 21 days. So it does not take long to do new things on a repeated basis to create a new habit - to replace self-limiting old ones.

We will consider 4 types - 4 categories.

* SELF-DOUBT

* PROCRASTINATION

* PERFECTIONISM

* NEGATIVE SELF-TALK

Any of these can destroy your motivation and leave you perpetually frustrated and discouraged.

Your goal should not be to get rid of these altogether, we are human beings. These are there but you have to recognize them. These become a problem when they undermine your success.

RE: SELF-DOUBT

Is this the doubt of your ability to get done what you want to get done. Why would that be? Do you have a lack of confidence in your ability? Or is it a lack of self-esteem? Is it rational? Is it irrational? Self doubt can stem from a fear of the future? or a fear of the unknown?

We all start from the same place. So instead of the doubt why not just - Stop - analyze - realize confidence increases with understanding - when you understand, do - build experience.. Address your doubts by obtaining experience. We are all on a path.

RE: PROCRASTINATION

Procrastination is a type of avoidance behavior - as a mechanism for 'coping' with anxiety. Why? Because doubt or pain are involved. We think we do won't accomplish the desired outcome. BEWARE: what you focus on becomes your reality!

Another reason people procrastinate in today's get it now, fast-paced, minute-rice society - is because we are overloaded . We have too many stimuli. Here prioritization helps. Improve your results by prioritizing important things that will have outcomes!

RE: PERFECTIONISM.

How can it be self-defeating? Because it constricts people, it doesn't allow them to grow. You can never be satisfied, which in itself is self-limiting.Perfectionism reduces innovation. You don't have to get it perfect. It creates a focus on yourself, where success depends on working with and for other people.

Perfectionism is a focus on your failure, where success hinges less on getting things right - it's more about how you handle things when you get them wrong.

In short, perfectionism keeps people from doing things. Instead focus on excellence. Challenge yourself to creativity, to innovation.

RE: NEGATIVE SELF-TALK.

This always starts with absolutes. Always. Never. "She's always wanting things". "I'll never get that done". Instead try to be specific about a specific action.

Negative self-talk is always based in the negative emotions: fear, jealousy, hatred, revenge, greed, anger or superstition. Limit your negative emotions and you will reduce your negative self-talk.

What can you do? Start each day with a positive exercise. A positive quote. A positive message. Do something for a relationship.

Best of all - take a positive action to be a positive influence on someone else during the day. You will get positive talk-backs to increase your positive self-talk.

Make an effort to find a solution instead of finding the blame for a problem.

Focus on the process and the effort rather than the reward. Find a way to build your motivation to where you enjoy what you do. Ask when things go well why they worked out so well. Then you will be equipped for it to happen more and more often.

Consider Relaxation Exercises. Although these can be scary because of the many stimuli to which we are exposed they can be very beneficial. De-stress and visualize success.

IN CONCLUSION:

There we have it. Be on the look-out for behaviors that are possibly preventing you from being all that you could be, slowing down the journey on the path to your success.

Lessen your self-doubt, understand why you procrastinate, strive for excellence before perfection, and change your self-talk.

Because you are so much more than you usually give yourself credit for.

The way I see it "God didn't create no duds"

By the way, if you want to experience more mindset wisdom, let me invite you to join in also on our Monday Night public access calls, which we do at 9:27 PM every Monday.

Just call 641-594-7000 PIN # 600088#

OR call us toll free at 800-772-9781 extension 40 any time to learn more about the mission we are on

OR call me directly at 610-781-2392

I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US.

Again that's 641-594-7000 PIN# 600088# at 9:07 PM US Eastern Standard Time.

For myself,

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Wellness Wednesday - Your Potential For Health

2009-08-27T09:34:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the August 26 Wellness Wednesday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Coming as it does on the day of the sad news of his passing, Thank You to Ted Kennedy, for his years of service, his ideals, his intellect. Since Health Care, affordable Health Care, was one of his many causes, I find it a shame that he passes while this national debate is going on about that issue. Ted Kennedy would have been valuable through his ability to forge alliances, his person, his passion. Let me hope he is watching as this debate continues and that the financial side of this so-called Health Care crisis will receive some sort of resolution. That this great nation can move forward and that there is universal coverage for each one of us.

Thank You to Dr. Sheryl Duchess, whose teachings and seminars have been so valuable to me and so many of my Wellness Warriors. I got to see Dr. Sheryl recently at the Market America convention in North Carolina and if there was ever a testimony to walking the talk - there it was.

Thank You to Christopher Vasey, whose book 'The Acid Alkaline Diet For Optimum Health' is on today’s program page. It can provide you with material you can use to reinforce the principles covered in today's program.

PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL HEALTH

I would like to cover today the basic principles of Natural Health. About the root cause of many diseases: arthritis, gout, osteoporosis, allergies, sinus congestion, migraine headaches, high blood pressure, ADD & ADHD, High Cholesterol, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Hormonal Imbalance, Prostate Disease, Weight Management, Heart Disease, Flu and Colds. The list goes on ....

What is the difference between naturopathic medicine and traditional medicine? In traditional medicine we diagnose a disease and usually recommend a pharmaceutical or surgery. Naturopathic Medicine looks to the root cause of the disease - where did it come from? Why did the body start to go out of balance? This is so important.

Understand - both forms of medicine have their place. When the body is way out of balance it takes traditional medicine - many times we do need surgery.

But we should watch out for over medication. In fact, there are many people who have dies from over prescribed medication. So it is really time to educate ourselves. To educate ourselves on wellness, on disease prevention.

There are two basic principles in Natural Health, in Naturopathic Medicine.

One: that we need to feed and nourish the body.

This becomes most evident when we look at the Structural System. For example, look at your bones. If they don't get sufficient calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium they become weak and you get osteoporosis. If you don't get enough vitamin C you'll develop scurvy.

In nature, when we want to grow anything we dig up the soil, we put good nutrients and fertilizer into the soil so that the plants pick these up to produce good vegetables and fruits. If they are not nourished they are more prone to disease. So it is with our bodies.

The second basic principle in natural health is to cleanse and remove toxins from the body systems.

We live in a toxic world and our bodies are affected by these toxins.

Just think of your life for a minute. When you take a shower you are exposing your largest organ - your skin - to many of the toxins in the water supply. For example, chlorine, which was used in World War One as a killing agent - a weapon of mass destruction, as it were. Remember, if you are not using a filter, you are the filter!

After showering, perhaps we use a deodorant. Does your deodorant contain aluminum - which has been shown to contribute to Alzheimers?

Next we get something to eat. Usually from a packaged food, which is full of preservatives. I was surprised to learn that there are over three thousand different preservative chemicals used in our food source - and we absorb about ten pounds of these chemicals each year into our body systems.

So next you go out to do something healthy - exercise. And as you drive to the gym (which is almost an oxymoron) you are behind the school bus, spewing out exhaust gases entering through your air conditioning system.

If these environmental toxins were not enough, our own bodies, under stress, produce metabolic toxins.

So the more we can learn how to detoxify, remove toxins, from our environment and our internal systems, our liver and our lymphatic systems, the better.

THE pH SCALE - YOUR POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH.

One of the simplest principles of naturopathic medicine is that it's all about pH. You might, indeed, benefit from this as a mnemonic for 'POTENTIAL for HEALTH'. My pH controls my potential for health.

The ideal pH for saliva, for our tissues, lies between 6.8 and 7.2 . Now, in most people the problem is when we are too acidic. However, we should remember that too alkaline is also a problem. So, again, 6.8 to 7.2 is ideal.

Isn't it funny how we hear of the importance of pH balance in our shampoos, our cosmetics, even our hot tubs. Not about its importance in our internal organs. Once you understand its contribution to disease the more you can look to control your health challenges, to increase your wellness.

Now, what is pH? It is a symbol for the degree of acidity or alkalinity is a solution. It stands for particles of hydrogen.

The maintenance of a stable hydrogen ion concentration in the body fluids is essential for life. Note - not recommended - ESSENTIAL.

Now you can actually test your pH. Buy some litmus paper and test it on an empty stomach. It should be between 6.8 and 7.2. Then if you re-test after a meal it should go alkaline, if your body has good alkaline reserves and is in good health. But most people are unfortunately not in that state - and something needs to be done to improve that situation.

So what causes a pH imbalance?

One cause is a high protein diet. 80% protein and 20% carbs can cause acidity.

Another cause - high levels of stress. Stress can throw your body pH totally out of balance. Many serious illnesses can be traced back to a time of stress in people's lives - the loss of a job, a divorce etc. We have to learn how to control stress.

Diseases such as diabetes, emphezema, prolonged vomiting etc. can cause pH imbalance.

Highly processed foods are another cause. Chemicals in our food will throw off pH.

High amounts of sugar - which is highly acidifying

High amounts of alcohol.

So these are some of the causes our pH may go out of balance.

Let's look at some foods that can affect our pH level.

Alkaline forming foods - which should make up 80% of our diet - are:

* Fruits

* Vegetables - especially green vegetables

* Brazil nuts, coconut and almonds

* Soy beans

* Lima beans

* Sprouted grains and seeds.

The other 20% of our diet, acid forming foods, could be:

* Grains

* Poultry, fish, meats and eggs

* Sugar and Syrup (not honey)

* Nuts

* Legumes

That 16oz. steak and 3 little string beans just doesn't cut it guys!

So what have we covered?

We talked about the difference between the approaches behind traditional (western) medicine - treating symptoms and effects. Versus Naturopathic medicine - looking for root causes.

We talked about the two basic principles of Naturopathic medicine. That we need to feed and nourish the body, and that we need to cleanse and remove toxins.

And we talked about the importance of pH - Potential for Health. What causes an imbalance and what you can do about it, by considering what you are eating.

For me,

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Wellness Wednesday - Take Care Of You

2009-08-08T14:45:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the August 5 Wellness Wednesday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank You to my Wellness team at Market America, both the Corporate staff who are always on the look-out to improve the training and the products, and my local crack team - Anita Trump, Melanie Vicker, Sharon Lawrence and Renee White.

Thank you to the fellow practitioners in the wellness industry - the chiropractors, alternative medicine practitioners, fitness clubs, fitness trainers, nutrition specialists, educators and developers, weight management practitioners and everyone who is involved in proactively increasing the health wealth supply as opposed to reactively "managing sickness" - which is the traditional role of the so-called health care industry.

A great thank you today to my guest Lucy DelSarto.

INTERVIEW WITH LUCY DELSARTO

Peter: My guest today is luminescent Lucy DelSarto. Lucy is the CEO of TCOY (tecoy) Wellness - that's "Take Care of You". Hi Lucy.

Lucy: Hi Peter.

Peter: Lucy has many accomplishments. I could go on for the whole program just listing them all. She was ranked in the World Top 16 in the heyday of womens' racquetball. She coached at Stanford University and took her team to a third place finish in the inter-collegiate nationals. But, probably not the least of her accomplishments - she is the survivor of a ten child family (all of the same parents, I might add) and she is the Mom to one teenager and two older step-daughters.

Hey, Lucy. You are so accomplished but let me start. As you know the mission of the empowerment network is to promote people who promote others. I'm curious, what is your passion?

Lucy: Well Peter - thank you for having me on the show - it's quite an honor. I have many passions but I believe one of my biggest ones would be - life! I'm very passionate about life and making a difference while I'm here.

I'm here to mentor and assist others on improving their quality of life - to be a leader by example.

Peter: Absolutely. And I know that this could just as easily be a Spiritual Sunday call. I know that you know that Jesus led by example, for example. And it is for us to take his example and lead others.

Lucy: Absolutely. I consider him my pilot and I'm just the co-pilot.

Peter: Co-pilot and pilot of the airplane 'Wellness'.

Lucy: That's right. Well, of life in general, to be honest with you. He can lead me anywhere and everywhere I want to go.

Peter: Absolutely. Now you have a major cause - Wellness - which is today's topic. What specifically made you take up wellness as a cause?

Lucy: Well. I've been aware of wellness my whole life - but inspiration or desperation really gets your attention to change. My motivation was to be there for my daughter. Once you have a child, you know you have a legacy and you want to give it the best you possibly can. So it heightened my awareness. I also don't look at sickness as an option. That's a failure if you ask me. So my goal is to do everything you can to be the best you can, and take care of yourself. My goal is WELLNESS.

Peter: Your goal is Wellness, and failure is not an option!

Lucy: Yes. Not at all.

Peter: Failure is actually a lack of attention to detail, possibly?

Lucy: Exactly.

Peter: You are a wellness coach, I saw in your resumee. Thinking about the role of coaches and what I've heard of how people try to 'do it themselves'. There is the old truism that people who go to the gym regularly avoid gyms in January - becaus ethat's when the 'New Years Resolutionists' show up - and theyre going to be gone by February.

As a coach have you any tips how people who really want to get it done - they didn't join a Gym for no reason - can avoid this drop-off?

Lucy: Absolutely. THe 'New Tears Resolutionists' is a perfect example. People believe that a certain day of the year is going to change everyting. It's not one day of the year. You can do it on August 1st. You can do it on September 30th - whatever day. Make it happen.

But my two biggest things I would emphasize are:

* Forget the word exercize and just think of movement. Movement - it's fun - it can be walking, it can be exercizing, it can be competing, it can be numerous different topics for yourself. But think of movement.

* And along with that make it FUN. If you are having fun doing something you are going to do it. Which is what racquetball was to me. It's a no-brainer. I go there when I want to get rid of stress, when I want to have a good intense work-out. If it's not racquetball for you, find something that's fun.

And right in there with that, find somebody to engage in it with you. Have a buddy system. Accountability. A friendship. When you walk in find somebody at the gym, a co-worker, a family member. If you are doing it with somebody else ou are more accountable.

You know, it's easy to say "It's raining today. I'm not going to go for a walk. It won't matter." But if it's fun and you have a partner to do it with you are more likely to stick with it.

Peter: Yup. That is so true. SO then, having fun is what its all about! We tend, I've noticed,back to your coaching experiences, that people tend to look on it as a displeasurable thing that they 'have' to do, not a fun thing that they 'want' to do because it increases their capacity to live.

Lucy: Right. You don't have to do anything in life. You choose to do it. ANd what those choices are will come about to show what your life is about. ARe you choosing to do it because you want to be healthy or because you have to - and then it is a negative.

Peter: Choose to do it. THe words you choose depend on what you do really.

Lucy: Absolutely.

Peter: So, OK. Now we've got to the point. Choose. Use good words. Movement rather than exercise. I love that concept, I really have to train my mind in terms of more movement. Because every time I move I'm actually, technically, exercizing.

Lucy: Uh, huh.

Peter: OK. So talk to myself, move around, have fun.

Now inertia tends to stop people from doing things. ANd most people just have trouble getting started. They like the idea, but ....

What about getting started. Any advice you can give the listeners here?

Lucy: Yes I have. I think fear keeps people back a lot. They think "Well I'm not in great shape so I'm not going to go to the club because a lot of people are already in shape that are there"

But, you know, everybody starts somewhere. You have got to look at any professional in any area of your life. They started somewhere.

You just need to start!

The little things that you build on, over time, will make you more confident, and those little things will matter.

There is a great book out there that I use in my presentations. It's called "The Slight Edge" - Jeff Olson is the author. "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olson. Basically he is saying "it's easy to do, but it's also easy not to do"

I mean, it's easy to walk a little bit - that's not going to kill you. But if you don't do it over a number of years it's going to show up. As you get into your 40s, 50s and 60s it shows up.

So, easy to do, easy not to do. SO just go do it. Just get started. ANd don't put some huge goal out there.

Again, that's the New Years Resolution. People want to lose so much weight. Or they want to do this or that.

Make it a realistic goal and see past the goal. Attach it with an emotion. Create a dream board and visualize yourself living it before you are there. You have to be there mentally before you can get there physically.

Peter: Um, OK. So little things take you beyond what you think you can be. So think about what you want to be. Take little steps to get there and its amazing how quickly one can get there. Is that what I'm hearing?

Lucy: Absolutely. And I would recommend doing a journal. Doing a wellness journal so that you can see the progress. Because when its the little things you think its insignificant and it doesn't matter. But it does matter. And you keep doing it and doing it.

Look at a toddler. When they're learning to walk. How many hundreds of times they fall, but they keep getting up. They keep getting up and eventually they are walking. That's what you want to do. Just realize, just keep getting up. And if you are going to fall, fall forward because you just made six feet. Now you're closer to your goal. Just keep going. It's OK.

Peter: Oh, wow! You have so many great word pictures. I guess I need to call you and have you coach me. Tiger Woods has an even better coach. The top people have the top coaches. I'm going to have to get your services.

Hey, I love that word picture of the little child. I happen to know, as we said going on, that children mean a lot to you. That the obesity epidemic, the problems we are having with sports programs being cut, all of those types of things.

I'd love you to share a little advice with regards to children. The example we are setting for children. And your thoughts on children and wellness.

Lucy: Oh, there is so much I could go into with that. One thing I would like to stress. Even having been a professional athlete, and I love sports, I think that schools need to focus on P.E. - Physical Education - versus Sports.

Because when you do just sports there is only a few people who will make the team. And how many go on to College. And how many will play professionally.

We need to make it a mindset, a lifestyle, for every child in school. We need to think physical exercise - not winning or losing. Because you are a winner if you are exercising. That's one aspect.

And acting as a role model to every child out there. They are a sponge. They are soaking up what you are doing. So you want to do habits that will increase their likelihood.

So what are you doing? What are you eating? How are you exercising? How do you handle stress? All those things are pigments that they are soaking up. And they are watching you. If you are sedentary they are going to be sedentary.

If you are drinking sodas - which are ridiculously high in sugar content - it impacts them. Their attitudes and energy levels are affected by that. That's going to affect them!

Stress levels - same thing. If you are woring out you are releasing those endorphins. Get the kids to join you. It's a huge thing. I love it and I want to emphasize we are human be-ings.

Peter: What a great thought!

Lucy: We don't need to 'do' 24 x 7. We are on an adrenalin rush all the time. Be a human be-ing and enjoy what God gave us, every minute of every day.

Peter: Yep. We are all beings and we are designed to be well beings.

Lucy: Absolutely, the body wants to be well.

Peter: Yep. I guess I could go on forever. I am enjoying so much the advice. But in the interests of time we should probably schedule a follow-up show, Lucy. You bring out the creativity in me. So let's just finish with the important message

Let's all BE well BEINGS.

Hey, Lucy, how can people stay in touch with you?

Lucy: There are a couple of ways. They can get on my website, which is www.tcoywellness.com [Take Care Of You]

or I have a blog - tcoyfocus.co.cc

I write a newsletter every month with little inspirational tidbits and some good wellness information. Go into my website, send me an e-mail. Go into my blog, send me an email. See some past newsletters.

I'd be more than happy to use social media.

Peter: O.K. everybody. So we know know how to learn from Lucy. Hopefully today's program has given you some encouragement to start moving yourself.

For myself,

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Mindset Monday - The 6 Ps of change

2009-08-07T08:51:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 13 Mindset Monday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

Attitude of Gratitude

Thank You to Greg Kraer, a founding father of the Siemens Toastmaters in Malvern, PA.

Thank You to Keith Straw, who first introduced me to the meeting.

Thank You to Alex Lawes, my Toastmsters leadership mentor.

Thank You to all the Presidents I have known that have stepped forward and helped so many people, and to the current President, Ellen Hennesey for what she is about to do to change so
many peoples' lives.

The 6 Ps of Change - Interview with Pat Rocchi

Peter: My special guest today is Pat Rocchi. In addition to his toastmasters activities that I have already spoken to, Pat is a professional communications consultant, a speaker, an author, a singer with the A-capella Pops vocal ensemble. Pat recently spoke at the Toastmasters Region 7 Conference in New Brunswick, Canada, which represents ten thousand toastmasters, all the way from Canada south to Washington, D.C.

Pat was speaking on how to communicate in today's business World. Hey, Pat. Good Morning.

Pat: Good Morning, Peter. How are you. It's great to be with you.

Peter: I'm doing great, as always, Pat. Now that speaking engagement sounds daunting to me.

Pat: It was terrific Peter. I had the opportunity to present on my experience of communicating change, mostly for Corporations.

For example, I opened with the story of how General Electric transferred me from the nice warm climes of Daytona Beach, Florida to their power generation business in up-state New York.

After I accepted the job and moved my family,and that included a new born son, I learned that my main responsibility would be to announce the layoffs of 13,000 employees, internally and externally.

Peter: Wow! I bet that experience helped you formulate some of the mindset and principles that have carried you forward since then.

Pat: Yes! It pretty much inspired a book I wrote recently called "the Six P's of Change" - a handbook to help people guide themselves through the experience of change.

Peter: That is something I've heard said - the only constant is change.

Pat: We're seeing that all the time. Alvin Toffler said that probably about thirty years ago and it's something we can depend on every day.

Peter: Your book actually opens with the somewhat comforting thought from John Simone SR. "If you are in a bad situation don't worry. It will change. If you are in a good situation don't worry. It will change."

Pat: Yes, Peter. I've found that that's the case, that you should always be prepared for change. If you are in a bad situation - there is a way of getting out of it. But if you are in a good situation, don't get too comfortable in it - because things are just bound to change for you.

I just read in the newspaper this morining - The Philadelphia Inquirer - that there was a conference just for people who were laid off from HR jobs. Human Resources people, who probably thought they would have jobs in order to process employees through the layoff process - let alone the hiring process. Now they are the people who are looking for jobs.

So hopefully they were prepared for such change,and they weren't too terribly comfortable with themselves.

Peter: Yeah, I guess change is really the only constant. From what you said, it seems like the audience for this book is -- EVERYBODY!

Pat: I wrote it for everybody, because we all have to deal with change. If somebody were to look for me on Amazon they'd see the very nice reviews I've received.

These are people in very different walks of life. And personally I receive positive feedback from people who are adjusting their lives after a lay-off. I had feedback from a woman who is about 86 years old and who is about to go into assisted living and she said,"this is about me too. I'm going through change"

They all said the principles, the 6 P's that I cover, are all important to them.

Peter: Hey, I read your book first. I noted that the 6 Ps of change are Perception, Perspective, Prognostication, Pro-active Preparation, Planning, and Performance.

Now by my count that's seven, but I'll forgive you for that. Which, to you, is the most important of all?

Pat: I get asked that quite a bit. It's a little bit like asking which of my fingers is the most important. I believe you should always start at the beginning. So I really think that it's the first P - Perception.

That is, you have to develop the perception that change is a reality in our life. We can't ask whether we will deal with change but when we will deal with change. It will happen to us.

Peter: OK. As you heard in the intro to the show, I am personally a purveyour of prosperity. I have to ask. How have you benefited personally, apart from the book sales, from applying the principles that are taught in the book?

Pat: Well, before I wrote the book it was something that I lived. Let me review these real fast. It is that you have to: perceive that change is neither all positive or all negative; you have to learn the art of prognostication - which is about predicting the future; have proactive preparation for whatever you see is coming; plan; and then perform that plan - execute.

Once I started adopting these principles I found myself in a constant state of preparation for change - not a state of paranoia.

I have really come to believe that I have developed the skills to handle most of the changes that come my way. There are some changes - let's be honest - that are very, very difficult - life changing.

But, generally speaking, the changes I think are insurmountable. It's the same kind of positive thinking that Napoleon Hill espoused in his book - Think and Grow Rich.

Peter: Now you're talking about one of my favorite authors of all time. Isn't it great how "Think and Grow Rich" has two action words, a conjunction and just a state. I guess action is really important. And Positivity, another 'P' word.

I love the way you tied everything together from the beginning - from Perception. I also think that finishing at the end is important.

That leads me to Performance. That's also a key - right?

Pat: Yes. It's very interesting. I found out as I did research, and as I read many books, that there is lots of advice out there about how to plan your life - but very few people spend time on execution - which my performance section is all about. I think that there are landfills all around the world that are littered with plans that either were not executed properly or never even saw the light of day.

A few years ago, a man who I admire very much - named Larry Bosity - wrote a book called "Execution". This is a man who lived this. I knew him from General Electric, Jack Welch's right hand man. He left GE late in his career to become the President of Honeywell, and the President of Allied SIgnal. He turned both companies around and he found that it was a subject long overdue. So he was pretty much the correct person to write about that.

Peter: Oh man! Another book for me to read. I guess leaders do read and readers do lead.

Pat: Yes. I really do recommend that one. It's a subject that is often overlooked and I think it is appropriate for all of us. But I agree with you on that. It's all part of my proactive preparation. There is so much information out there that it can be difficult to keep up.

There is no excuse any more - with the proliferation of information that we have - of being uninformed in this world.

Every time I am with you, you talk about something that you have read. Some new idea that you have.

Peter: Yes. That's what feeds these programs. And the people that listen to these programs speak to me.

Reading alters perceptions, perceptions give you perspective - the allow you to prognosticate and prepare you proactively. And then you eventually perform.

Pat: RIGHT! I think so. It's all very regular. One follows the other. And one of the things that I think works about this book is that you can pick it up at any point and get into the process at the point you need to.

For instance, you might be having trouble dealing with change - well read the second chapter on perspective, and understand there is great opportunity very often in change.

Or you may say, "OK. I accept change. I know it is going to happen to me. What's my next step.?" Then read about proactive preparation and get your life in order.

Or maybe you have created the plan - so you can put the plan together and perform it.

I always end my talks with everybody with this little mantra - you have your, I have mine - "Always wish people a change filled life. Change that will make you happy. Change that will make you feel fulfilled. But, most importantly, change that you will make."

Peter: Wow. Hopefully today you will have changed some lives and some minds. I know that the people are listening.

May I just thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope people reflect on the information shared.

For myself,

I am Peter Pocklington
I am a Good News Merchant
I am a purveyor of prosperity, and
I am my own personal guarantee.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Mindset Monday - Daily Acronyms Of Positivity

2009-08-04T08:26:00.000-07:00

Monday - Move Over Negativity - Didn't Ask You

Sure beats "Manic Monday" - although I loved that song - and also reminds us of the need to just say "STOP IT" to our internal (and external) negativity

Tuesday - Take Up Every Sinew (to) Develop (the) Achievable You

Alfred Lord Tennyson in his epic poem "IF" refers to "if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew; to serve your turn long after they are gone". Now I just have to find mine!

Wednesday - With Each Day New Encounters Slay Dragons, Achieve Yearnings

This is a reminder to me that as we address our fears on a daily basis we move forward closer to the realization of our desires. It also sure beats 'hump day'

Thursday - Take His Unique Rewards Sent Daily As Yours

In my life the HE referred to is the Christ, whose gifts were given to all for all to use. But we all, atheists, christians, budists, agnostics alike have our own him or her from whom we have received - haven't we?

Friday - Friends Remain In Discourse All Year

Seems like a good day to reach out to your friends - old and new - to see how they are doing, to lighten their burdens just be feeling your presence and knowing you care

Saturday - Such A Tremendously Uplifting Reward Deserves A Yell

What is your reward? Not going to your daily 9-5, sleeping in, playing with your children who are not at schhol, avoiding your children because they are not at school. Whatever you see as an uplifting reward, yell a thnak you in your bathroom mirror.

Sunday - Soak Up Nutrition Develop Active Youth

While this is inspired, I confess, by the many Wellness Warriors I am hooked up with, and from whom I have heard the nutrition message - it seems an appropriate reminder for THE day that has historically been one of over-indulgence and less than positive nutrition.

Have fun. Look forward to reading your acronyms and the reasons.

PRP

Spirituality Sunday - The Five Attitudes

2009-07-26T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 26 Spirituality Sunday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

Thank You to Krista Tippett and her staff whose “Speaking of Faith” program on National Public Radio is a cornucopia of spiritual wisdom.

Thank You to Parker Palmer, Krista’s guest on today’s program, who is a Quaker, and Author and an Educator and whose insights on the human and spiritual aspects of the times we are living through together gave me valuable food-for-thought.

By the way, this material is available for your listening pleasure at Speakingoffaith.publicradio.org

Thank you to Dr. Shari Lieberman, who departed this earthly life this week at the early age of 51 and whose life will continue to be a reminder to me that it’s not how many days you put into your life, it’s how much life you put into your days that counts.

I want also to send out a shout of encouragement to Eric Proffitt who will be setting off on August 1^st on a 25-day, five hundred mile run to raise awareness of the problem of human trafficking that is going on today.

You can learn more about how you can support this cause by visiting www.ericproffitt.com

Last but not least, I want to thank Neale Donald Walsch – whose book ‘Conversations with God’, to which you can find a link on today’s program website, inspired me to have deeper conversations of my own by adding dimensions I had not previously considered.

THE FIVE ATTITUDES

For today’s program I decided to reflect on what is described as the five attitudes of God as demonstrated in the feelings of being

Joyful
Loving
Accepting
Blessing, and
Grateful.

It would seem logical that if these attitudes are Godly, which I believe them to be, the more highly developed they are in our awareness and our actions the better off we will be spiritually.

So let me offer some thoughts for your consideration.

Joyful:

I have been blessed in my life to experience joy in many forms:

The joy of sporting success

The joy of an “I do” from the person you love

The joy of experiencing the miracle of birth as first-hand as a father/grandfather can

The joy of shared friendships

Think of the words enjoyment, enjoyable. Think what gives you enjoyment. What do you consider enjoyable? Capture them in your mind’s eye. Tap into the energizing force these experiences give. I’m sure they are an expression of the God inside of you.

Love:

I recently came to the realization that “Where love exists rear cannot. The more I love the less I fear”. This started me on a road to self-examination.

Accepting:

How accepting am I?

When I accept a gift, do I acknowledge the giver and their graciousness?

When I am confronted with difficulties in life, do I accept these as the tools to a better understanding?

When I have disagreements do I accept the value of different perspectives to my own?

Blessing:

Here I think of the power of the two words “God Bless”.

Since we are all blessed in so many ways by what has been given us by God to craft into what we choose to make of our lives, that knowledge alone asks me to stay humble by remembering the source of all my blessings.

Grateful:

I have found that the more I am able to add the “Attitude of Gratitude” to my daily routine, the more I feel obliged to give back.

Is that what is meant by one of the many paradoxes in St. Francis of Assissi’s famous prayer

“For it is in giving that we receive

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned

And it is in dying that we’re born to Eternal Life”

I am grateful that we spent this time together

IN CONCLUSION

I hope that as you reflect on today’s program you will:

tap into more Joy – let’s live the song “Joy to the world, all the boys and girls, joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me”

be more loving of yourself and others – love health, love wealth, love happiness, love love.

accept we are what we are, but not yet what we can become

understand the source of your blessings so that you can be a source of blessings to others.

And be grateful that you are what you are; to those who have helped you be what you have become; and to seize the opportunity to show your gratitude by being that somebody to that someone who needs you today.

For myself,

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant

I am a purveyor of prosperity, and

I am my own personal guarantee.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening

Invest in yourself, YOU ARE SO WORTH IT.

GOD BLESS!

Spirituality Sunday - On Love, On Giving

2009-07-19T14:23:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 19 Spiritual Sunday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Thank you to last week’s guests, Pat Rocchi the author of “The 6 Ps of Change” who was our guest on Mindset Monday, and Mike Quick, the owner of Quick Merchant Solutions, who was our guest on Business Growth Friday.

Thank You today to my many teachers, especially the ones who taught not only by words, but by example.

Thank You to the Reverend David Thomas – whose church building was sparsely populated for the Sunday services, but whose ministry was therefore the more vibrant as he spent his days as, in my mind, Jesus would have, reaching out.

Visiting the farmers whose days schedules were dictated by the needs of their animals not by the schedule of Sunday services

Visiting the sick in the local hospitals. Sharing words with those who “had nobody”. Sharing a cup of tea, sharing the warmth of love through a handshake, a touch on the shoulder, a nod of the head that said “I’m listening”.

Mr Thomas told my mother that one day he would fill our “Church on the Hill” to where it would hold no more. No mean boast for an average attendance of a few dozen.

That day came when, on the day of his funeral he was watching from his rightful place in heaven as the hills emptied, the animals needs were put on hold for a couple of hours, and those he touched gave thanks for the life of a man.

As I think about it more – where is Jesus busy today. Is he confined in the walls of a church building – or out and about with those who need him most? Where is the prophet Mohammed today? Where is the Lord Buddah?

I’d like to think you know the answer.

“Wherever two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in their midst”

I was also given this week another great example of a person being a living example to me.

She decided that words of faith were not enough. If you speak it you must do it and you will become it. “Speaking into Storms” she called it.

She gave to God not that which was left over from her abundance. But of that which she was in need.

To cut a long story short – she was blessed in return with givings to her. Meeting necessities she had been putting off and taking good care of her.

Again I was reminded of Jesus’ parable of the Widow’s mite, and knew that I was experiencing truth in action.

All this got me to asking what I could share – what could I give back – as thanks for these insights, these teachings.

So I turned to my spiritual guides, accumulations of the written word that have served mankind through the ages. I was drawn to share words today

ON LOVE and ON GIVING

These words are taken from Kahlil Bibran in his work “The Prophet”.

Kahlil, by way of background, was a Lebanese poet, philosopher and artist whose earthly existence spanned from 1883 to 1931 – less than fifty years – but whose words of wisdom are timeless.

I share his words today in the hope they nourish your spirit, add a dimension to your understanding, and provide guidance for your actions.

ON LOVE

He writes

Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.

And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said:

When love beckons to you, follow him. Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you; And when he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning; Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth;
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God’s sacred feast.

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.

But if in your fear you would only seek love’s peace and love’s pleasure; Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing floor, into the seamless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself; Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say, ‘God is in my heart,’ but rather, ‘I am in the heart of God.’; And think not that you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.; But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understandings of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips.

ON GIVING

Then said a rich man, speak to us of Giving. And he answered:

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?

And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the over-prudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city?

And what is fear of need but need itself?; Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?

There are those who give little of the much they have – and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome; And there are those who have little and give it all. These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty; There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward; And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.

And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space; Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving. And is there aught you would withhold? All you have shall some day be given; Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors’.

You often say, ‘I would give, but only to the deserving.’ The trees in your orchard say not so, not the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish. Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and nights is worthy of all else from you. And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.

And what desert greater shall there be, than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, any the charity, of receiving? And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed? Se first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving. For in truth it is life that gives unto life – while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.

And you receivers – and you are all receivers – assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives; Rather rise together with the giver on his gifts as on wings; For to be over mindful of your debt is to doubt his generosity who has the free-hearted earth for mother, and God for father.

THERE YOU HAVE IT, DEAR LISTENERS.

We are called upon by Christ to be Christ-like.
We are called by the Lord Buddha to be Buddha-like.
We are called by all the spiritually enlightened ones to let our spirits become a light to others.

For now, I only ask that I may have helped you who are listening to this program, in some way.

For today it is enough that

I am Peter Pocklington

I am a Good News Merchant
I am a Purveyor of Prosperity
And I am my own personal guarantee.

Business Growth Friday - How is your Merchant Account Relationship

2009-07-19T12:44:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 17 Business Growth Friday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

Peter: As regular listeners know, the two major components for accelerating your business growth are: improving cash flow; and improving information flow to and from your customers.

I am thrilled today to have as my guest Mike Quick of Quick Merchant Solutions. Mike is an expert on what to look for in, and from a business owner’s Merchant Account provider. Hi Mike.

Mike: Hi Peter, how are you today.

Peter: Always great, because its always a choice.

I first met Mike when we were members of the Alliance of Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs together. Mike impressed me with his sincere desire to educate me and the members of the business community on what you don’t see, or may not be aware of when choosing a Merchant Services Provider – the person who is providing you with Point-Of-service cashflow.

Before we get down to business, we at M7Enterprises are about promoting people who go over and above – who prosper others. Tell me a little about yourself. About what you are passionate about.

Mike: Thank You for the introduction and for having me on the show.

I am Mike Quick. the owner of Quick Merchant Solutions, which is a Payment Services Company. I live in West Chester, PA with my wife and two children.

By way of background I have over 20 years in financial services, prior to starting Quick Merchant Solutions seven years ago.

In terms of things I am passionate about, I guess I’d say:
When it’s cold I like to do winter snow skiing with my daughter,
When it is warm I like to play golf.
I also feel very strongly about being able to give back. to the community

In that context I’m quite involved in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and, in terms of my business, this year I introduced an enhanced charitable giving program, whereby every time someone makes a transaction through my company I do make a small charitable contribution at the end of the quarter.

Peter: That’s truly the Mike I know. Giving back to the community. On the business side - what are you passionate about?

Mike: I think the biggest thing is making sure that merchants have the correct information they need to make a decision on their merchant account . Specifically, I have become very passionate about making sure that the potential client has complete, timely, straight-forward communication detailing all the elements of that Merchant Account Relationship.

Peter: You mention all of the information. So, what information do your customers need that, in your opinion, they are not getting from everybody?

Mike: Well, this can include any number of things. It should be specific in terms of what is important to each business.

The things that come to mind are:

Price
Geography – do you want to work with a local company or is that something that is not important to you.
Maybe the size of Company – do you want to work with a smaller company or a larger company.
How important is access to the individual in that company that really knows what’s going on, including being able to leverage in your business the company’s knowledge of the industry, and how will that knowledge benefit you, particularly if you are in certain types of Company that have large ticket transactions, may have delivery risk, things of that nature.

I would suggest you think of all of these types of things, you put them on a list, you weight them, and you make a decision. In making that decision it probably makes sense to talk to two or three different providers, to get a really good sense as to what’s going on, and you will likely learn from each one of them.

This is something that was really lacking in the industry when I started my business seven years ago.

Peter: OK. So its more than just price then?

Mike: Absolutely

Peter: In my experience with the industry, price seems to be what most people focus in on. So they should be looking at more than just price?

Mike: I think it really has to do with the overall relationship, and price, obviously, being just a component of that.

Peter: Regarding the overall relationship. If there was just one thing you would stress to the listener who is considering his merchant account relationship - starting one, improving one, changing one - what would that be?

Mike: The one single thing I would say is “Make the list”. It is going to be critical as you make your business decisions, and its going to be critical as you make a decision as it relates to your merchant account.

That list should have the things that are important to you. What the pros and cons are on each one of those elements and that is going to put you in a good position to establish the right relationship.

Peter: Can you help the listeners understand with an example of things you have seen where better information, where going through the process as you’ve described it would have helped somebody?

Mike: Two situations come to mind immediately.

One is an individual that I worked with that was quoted a very low price on their account. They were quoted a price of 1.4% and 17 cents per transaction. As it turns out this price only applied to 5% of their sales. And they had 95% of their transactions whereby they were paying a higher rate. An additional 2.5 or 3.5%.

Now, in terms of the contract this had all been disclosed. But in terms of the discussion, maybe it wasn’t made absolutely as clear as it could have been.

Another situation that comes to mind is an individual I worked with who unknowingly had entered a five year contract that would have cost almost $3000 to get out of.

In that situation his account was not set up properly. When they fixed the problem they did so by opening a new account – which is very standard in the industry.

Unfortunately this particular merchant didn’t really understand that this was happening because no-one took the time to explain it to him. Of course, he’s busy running his business. He just received a FAX, signed the paperwork, and wound up with a very onerous contract. As it turned out we were able to negotiate a better rate for him with his current processor.

Peter: So what I’m hearing is – contracts are contracts, but it is really important to have a relationship where you can ask questions.

Mike: Well, I would even go a step further than that. I think it is even more important to look for a relationship where your partner in the Merchant Account is going to volunteer the information. Because every merchant is not going to know the correct questions to ask. Again, I would focus on someone that is going to be providing the information right up front, so you don’t have to stop and ask.

Peter: So not every merchant knows what questions to ask and you are going one step beyond that. More in the context of “you don’t know what you don’t know”. So get a relationship established where you will be told up front and not find out on request later.

Mike: Absolutely.

Peter: So, again, let’s emphasize what, in your opinion, the components of a well-rounded business merchant account client/provider relationship are.

Mike: Will I would focus on a few things.

The first one, the primary thing - make that list.
Make sure you are going to work with someone who you can trust and have access to – so that if ever you have a question you can get the right person on the phone that is going to have the correct answer.
Make sure that you have all the information in writing, not where you are going by a conversation that can’t be well-documented three years later.
The last thing, and this is particularly important for merchants out there who may have set up their account, 4, 5- years ago, this should be reviewed from time to time. Things do change. So you want to make sure you are taking a look at this and that what you have today is still appropriate. So take a look at your account from time to time.

Peter: OK - Make a list; Find someone that you trust and have access to; Get your information in writing; and Review your account from time to time.

So – where can a business go to learn more about you.

Mike: Two things, Go to my website at www.quickmerchantsolutions.com or give me a call at 877-879-9979

Peter: OK then, www.quickmerchantsolutions.com is the place to go to find Mike and to get Mike’s wisdom to you.

Thank you for listening today. I hope that what you learned today helps you grow your business to help your community.

You can email us at m7enterprises@gmail.com with your comments and questions.

Our Business Growth Team is always happy to learn from you and get your questions answered.

YOU ARE in the middle of A MIRACLE

2009-07-18T11:15:00.000-07:00

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES

Take it easy ..... you're in the middle of a miracle

Let me repeat

Take it easy ..... you're in the middle of a miracle

What was on my soundtrack yesterday?

The album "Already Home" by special people Jan Garrett and JD Martin.

In fact they are so special here's an interesting video about them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPjOKMU6igo

I was thinking of you when my iPod skipped the first track and went straight to the song "Middle of a Miracle"

The lines went

"Take it easy baby ... you're in the middle of a miracle
You are right smack dab in the midst of the action
You're the main attraction
You're in the right place at the right time
You're a legend in your own mind
Take it easy baby ... you're in the middle of a miracle
you're in the middle of a miracle"

So why did I think of you?

Like everybody, you form the miracle of life.

Why did that sperm end its life giving mission by fertilizing that egg? The answer is - TO CREATE YOU!

I know you are part of the fellowship of the 3%.

The people that make things happen - instead of being acted upon. That's how we met "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!"

So you are definitely in the midst of the action.

Now it is a Universal Law that you attract what you believe you are and what you expect to get.

That makes YOU the MAIN ATTRACTION - quite literally.

Through Grace we are always at the right place at the right time - to fulfill our own master plan.

One of the problems is that we don't believe this to be true, so we don't see it. It may be simple, but it isn't easy!

So, just have faith and believe in you, as I do!

Work on giving more focus to the legend you are creating in your own mind of you.

What you create lives on long after you you have transitioned to the higher plane that is promised you.

BE LIFE. CREATE LIFE. LOVE LIFE.

You are SO WORTH IT.

Speak to me. GIVE ME WORD!

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Hey - while I think of it - pick up our free Mechanics of Wealth package - pay only S&H

Wellness Wednesday - Sleep: Essential for optimum health

2009-07-16T16:28:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 15 Wellness Wednesday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

In an Attitude of Gratitude

Thank You to Dr. Steven Lamm – for his insights into the power of Pycnolgenol, especially in its isotonic form.

Thank You to Dr. Julian Blumenfeld - for his on-going dedication to educating physicians into the patient benefits and the economic benefits of incorporating wellness into their practices.

Thank You to Dr. Roslyn Gill of Sciona Labs , whose tireless work is addressing the steep learning curve that regulators have when coming to grips with a wellness paradigm.

Thank You to Dr. Milan Moore, who, as an orthopaedic surgeon who specialized in knee and hip replacements, remained open-minded enough to incorporate the benefits of adding our weight management lifestyles into his practice. As he points out, every 1 lb. weight loss results in a 4 lb. stress reduction to the knees. Are you listening ex-NFL players!

Dr. Lamm, Dr. Blumenfeld, Dr. Gill and Dr. Moore were panelists at the February Market America World Conference, which is , co-incidentally, one of the largest gatherings of Wellness Warriors held anywhere.

Thank You to my colleague, LaDonna Phelps, who is launching the Ohio/Akron Women’s Wellness Society on August 31st 2009 at the Southern Gardens Tea Room, 497 Portage Lakes Drive in Akron, Ohio 44319 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Set your GPS and take a ride!

And to Wellness Warrior, Lucy Del Sarto of T C O Y Wellness (that’s Take Care of Yourself Wellness) at www.tcoywellness.com , from whom I will be receiving further wellness education later today. Watch out for Lucy on a future Wellness Wednesday show.

WHAT IS WELLNESS?

Before moving to the topic of today’s show – SLEEP, AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO OPTIMAL HEALTH – I want to address one of the questions I am most often asked “What is Wellness?”

Someone once said that “Courage is not the absence of fear – it is the ability to take action in spite of the fear”

In my mind, Wellness is not just the absence of disease – it is the absence of dis-ease. It is the proactive empowerment of the body to do what it does best, heal itself.

The more accurate we can get our language, the better our chances of fixing our problems. Let’s stop, for example, calling the sickness and repair industry the “Health Care” industry.

This attention to language will also help us to call upon the Power of The Subconscious Mind – the title of the book that is recommended on today’s show page.

Read Chapter 3, on the miracle working power of your subconscious

Read Chapter 4, on mental healings in ancient times

Read Chapter 5, on mental healings in modern times

You may be surprised by the power you have to change your wellness. YOU JUST HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND!

SLEEP, AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO OPTIMAL HEALTH

”To sleep, perchance to dream” – Samuel Pepys – [perhaps literature's first blogger]

Sleep is a longevity essential. It is one of the most basic and universal activities in which we all engage. Yet, getting to sleep, staying asleep, and waking refreshed can be highly elusive to most of us some of the time, and to many of us all of the time.

The National Sleep Foundation reported in 2002 the following statistics

63% of American Adults get less than the eight hours of sleep that experts recommend to maintain optimal physical, mental and emotional health

one third of the US population says they get less sleep now than they did five years ago

one half of all Americans have experienced insomnia

drowsiness due to a lack of a proper night of sleep interferes with the daily activities of 37% of all adults.

In 350 BC (Before Christ) Aristotle wrote that “all animals are clearly observed to partake in sleep … Nutrition and Growth are then especially promoted”

In today’s 24/7, stimulus overloaded, stress-filled society, many of us need to make a deliberate effort to achieve the best sleep we can get. Look for the following nutrients:

Melatonin – to repair fragmented sleep architectures, reduce the time to fall asleep, reduce the number of night time awakenings, increase the total sleep time, decrease the body temperature phase setter, and have an anti-anxiety effect. This will extend your lifespan, give a better immune/inflammatory response, increase your IGF-1, and increase your DHEA.

Valerian – to repair fragmented sleep architecture, improve sleep quality, reduce restless leg syndrome, reduce muscle spasms, and reduce aches and pains.

Lemon Balm – has an anti-anxiety effect, and reduces the pain from arthritis and chronic joint problems.

Passionflower – anti-anxiety effect and is a pain reliever.

Chamomile – decreases the inflammation in arthritis and chronic joint problems and soothes the stomach

Hops – are a sedative

Jujube – reduces restlessness and irritability

Velvet Bean – is a phase setter and helps with restless leg syndrome

Astraglus – provides a healthy stress response

B-vitamins – help with the production of neurotransmitters and melatonin, and

Magnesium – helps with restless leg syndrome, muscle spasms and general aches and pains.

So there you have it. Look for these ingredients in your nutritional supplementation.

Also create your sleep haven where you can put your head on your pillow and be completely at mental, emotional, and physical ease.

The return on your investment is priceless.

Peter Pocklington

BTW, I can probably get tickets to the August Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina. Contact me personally at prp@m7enterprises.biz should you want more information.

Spirituality Sunday - Levels Of Human Consciousness

2009-07-12T13:52:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 12 Spirituality Sunday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at www.blogtalkradio.com

Thank you to the pioneers

Dr. George Goodheart - the pioneer of Applied Kinesiology - whose work on benign stimuli, such as nutritional supplements - implied that the body knows - at a level far below conceptual consciousness - what is good and bad for it.

Dr. John Diamond - who refined this into Behavioral Kinesiology - taking the research a step further to observe the same effect for emotional ind intellectual stimuli as for physical stimuli.

The simple fact that a smile will make you test strong, where the statement "I hate you" makes you test weak can be a life changer!

Finally to Dr. David Hawkins - whose research on the kinesiological response to truth and falsehood led to his book "Power vs. Force", the book that provided insights for me into the spirituality of science and the science of spirituality. The book that provides today's spiritual 'Food For Thought'

While I encourage everyone to read the book, since it contains so many powerful concepts, today I will focus on his definitions of the levels of human consciousness.

Why? - because the ways they express themselves are both subtle and profound - and the consequences far reaching. Understanding the destructive effect of the lower levels and creating motion towards the higher levels can positively affect you, the listener, as an individual - and society at large - in so many ways.

It is important to acknowledge also that the energy fields of consciousness are rarely, if ever, displayed as pure states in any individual. We are all complex creatures operating at different levels in the various aspects of our lives.

From bottom to top, the levels of human consciousness that Dr. Hawkins identifies and describes are:

Shame

Guilt

Apathy

Grief

Fear

Desire

Anger

Pride

Courage

Neutrality

Willingness

Acceptance

Reason

Love

Peace

Enlightenment

To help identify the characteristics of each

In Shame we hang our heads, wish we were invisible, banish ourselves from society.

Guilt is often used by society to manipulate and punish. It often results in a preoccupation with 'sin' and unforgiving emotional attitudes.

Apathy is characterized by poverty, despair and lack of hope.

To Grief - while most of us experience grief for a short time, living in grief constantly creates a situation where the person lives in the past.

Fear - once fear becomes your focus, the endless worrisome events of the world feed it. Fear is the tool of oppressive totalitarian agencies. However it is also a tool used by the marketplace!

Desire - has a higher level of energy because in order to 'get' you have to 'want' - which will start us on the road to achievement. It is often the springboard to higher levels of success.

Anger. It was interesting that this calibrated above desire in Dr. Hawkins' experiments. However, he notes that since it is based on frustrated want it has to be based on the level below it.

Pride at last takes us to a level where we feel positive. It looks good, feels good - BUT - it is inherently vulnerable because it is dependent on external conditions.

As expressed by Dr. Hawkins Courage is the level where Power, where Empowerment, first appears. It is the zone of exploration, of accomplishment. Once you take courage to try new things, to deal with the changes and challenges, obstacles become stimulants and productivity begins!

Beyond courage comes Neutrality where positions are less rigid - people have the inner confidence to detach themselves from outcomes, to not feel defeated by setbacks.

Next comes Willingness the level at which people become builders of, and contributors to, Society.

At the level of Acceptance, which is not to be confused with Apathy and Passivity, YOU BECOME BOTH THE SOURCE AND CREATOR OF YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES. You take back your own power. Love is not something given or taken away by others. It is created from within.

Reason - the level of Nobel Prize Winners, of Great Statesmen - is the level of conceptualization, of comprehension. It is effective in a technical world of methodologies and logic, but is is also the major block to reaching the Higher Levels,

Love the type of love that is unconditional, unchanging and permanent. That comes straight from the heart!

Joy the level at which the inner radiates to affect the outer.

Peace the peace of God that "passeth all understanding" .

and finally to Enlightenment the level of the great ones we revere as Lords, Lord Krishna, Lord Buddah and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I speak as a fellow traveler on the road to enlightenment as I strive to increase the level of my own consciousness, and remain

Peter Pocklington
Good News Merchant
Purveyor of Prosperity, and
My Own Personal Guarantee!

Thank you, Thank You, Thank You for participating
Invest in Yourself - You are SO Worth It!

God Bless

The Guru And The Teacher

2009-07-06T13:36:00.000-07:00

This is a textual version of components from the July 6 Mindset Monday show. The full show is archived for your listening pleasure at www.blogtalkradio.com/PeterPocklington

A teacher takes responsibility of your growth
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth

A teacher gives you things you do not have and require
A Guru takes away things you have and do not require

A teacher answers your questions
A Guru questions your answers

A teacher helps you get out of the maze
A Guru destroys the maze

A teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil
A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil

A teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey
A Guru strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey

A teacher is a guide on the path
A Guru is a pointer to the way

A teacher sends you on the road to success
A Guru sends you on the road to freedom

A teacher explains the world and its nature to you
A Guru explains yourself and your nature to you

A teacher makes you understand how to move about in the world
A Guru shows you where you stand in relation to the world

A teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego
A Guru takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego

A teacher instructs you
A Guru constructs you

A teacher sharpens your mind
A Guru opens your mind

A teacher shows you the way to prosperity
A Guru shows the way to serenity

A teacher reaches your mind
A Guru touches your soul

A teacher gives you knowledge
A Guru makes you wise

A teacher gives you maturity
A Guru returns you to innocence

A teacher instructs you on how to solve problems
A Guru shows you how to resolve issues

A teacher is a systematic thinker
A Guru is a lateral thinker

A teacher will punish you with a stick
A Guru will punish you with compassion

A teacher is to pupil what a father is to son
A Guru is to pupil what mother is to her child

One can always find a teacher
But a Guru has to find and accept you

A teacher leads you by the hand
A Guru leads you by example

When a teacher finishes with you, you graduate
When a Guru finishes with you, you celebrate

When the course is over you are thankful to the teacher
When the discourse is over you are grateful to the Guru
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May this provide some guidance as you consider the role that the
various people who enter your life might be playing in your mindset
education.

For Independence Day 2009 - Ten New Commandments

2009-07-04T16:44:00.000-07:00

#1 – Thou shalt not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities”
#2 – Thou shalt not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass”
#3 – Thou shalt not cross bridges before ye come to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this”
#4 – Thou shalt face each problem as it comes, you can only handle one at a time anyway”
#5 – Thou shalt not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows”
#6 – Thou shalt not borrow other people’s problems. They can better care for them than you can”
#7 – Thou shalt not try to relive yesterday for good or ill, for it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life and be happy now”
#8 – Thou shalt be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It is hard to learn something new when you are talking, and some people do know more than you do”
#9 – Thou shalt not become bogged down by frustration, for 90 percent of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with positive action”
#10 - Thou shalt count thy blessings, never overlooking the small ones – for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one”

Masterminding with the Master - T&GR - Lesson 1 - Introduction

2009-06-17T06:52:00.000-07:00

Its personal!

It has taken me some study, many experiences, new learnings from others and a lot of reflection to understand the awesome power of the first sentence of Napoleon Hill's Master Work.

THOUGHTS ARE THINGS

I always had seen them as temporary, fleeting things. I now know I was ignoring one of the Universe's, One of God's, greatest sources of power. Why, one might ask, did HE endow us with free-will?

WHY was I ignoring this power source?

BECAUSE I did not yet understand the recipe. The other ingredients. How definiteness of purpose, persistency (of actions) and a burning desire became active ingredients when added to the mix. YES - I WAS A HOBBY COOK!

Sometimes, because by accident I had the mixture, a perfect cake came out. I married the object of my desire, the love of my life, my soulmate, the ying to my yang, Eileen. I took my passion for playing the game of soccer, nourished by 'Football taught by Matt Busby' to play at levels I 'ONLY' IMAGINED. I had not yet read and understand the teachings of the Master Chef - Napoleon Hill.

Another thought that sprang to mind when preparing for today's lesson - "How often have I been Mr. Darby. How often have I given up three feet from the gold?

But - have I truly given up. I am master minding with the Mentoring For Free master mind group. I am together with fellow Soldiers of Prosperity on the Million Mind March. Diane, Joe, Michael, Jane, Shana, Kristen have found me. Truly, when the student is ready the teacher appears - and I now know why.

BECAUSE I know my desire is pure I have kept on keeping on. God, my parents, my students and my Mastermind groups believe in and with me. I need to believe in myself more and give more of myself.

Not for nothing did the Sermon on the Mount teach 'Seek and ye shall find'. Truly, what becomes of the man who does not take the time, nor have the inclination to study in search of the knowledge that will lead to success.

I am not here for everybody. Like my fellow Masterminders I will be there to add the lessons from my experiences, my failures, to the pool from which the seekers will draw.

Thank you, Napoleon Hill, for the 25 years you spent distilling the experience of 25,000 people.

It is my obligation to repay you for this gift you truly 'PAID FORWARD'.

I invite you, dear reader, to join with us in study at 3:00PM US Eastern Standard Time. 208-936-3890 PIN 300300# . Contact me - prpocklington@gmail.com - if you can't make it. I'll be in touch to see what can be done to accomodate your needs.

Your Self-Talk - The Power Of Because

2009-06-15T16:10:00.000-07:00

There are often negative signals that are hidden behind the word if. I came to realize this while my fellow Million Mind March tribe and I were Masterminding the book ‘The Power of the Subconscious Mind’ by Dr. Joseph Murphy.

You may be sending signals you do not wish to your subconscious mind - especially when if is used as an excuse, as in ‘if only I had …’ or ‘if only I could ….’

How about replacing the “if only ..” mentality with a “because“ statement.

As an illustration, consider the famous poem “IF” by Rudyard Kipling.

This goes

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowances for their doubting too,

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good or talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken
And stop and build them up with worn out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch and toss
And lose and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve their turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you,
Except the will which says to them - Hold on;

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a man, my son.

Now try saying this out loud replacing the ifs with because.

It becomes

BECAUSE I can keep my head when all about me
Are losing theirs and blaming it on me,

BECAUSE I can trust myself when all men doubt me
But make allowances for their doubting too,

BECAUSE I can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good or talk too wise;

BECAUSE I can dream - and not make dreams my master

BECAUSE I can think - and not make thoughts my aim;

BECAUSE I can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;

BECAUSE I can bear to hear the truth I've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.
Or watch the things I gave my life to, broken
And stop and build them up with worn out tools:

BECAUSE I can make one heap of all my winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch and toss
And lose and start again at my beginnings
And never breathe a word about my loss;

BECAUSE I can force my heart and nerve and sinew
To serve their turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in me,
Except the will which says to them - Hold on;

BECAUSE I can talk with crowds and keep my virtue
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,

BECAUSE neither foes nor loving friends can hurt me

BECAUSE all men count with me, but none too much;

BECAUSE I can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Mine is the earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more – I am a man, my son.

Can you feel the power change? Can you feel the ownership change?

Use it in your self-talk. Your subconscious mind will know how serious you are. You will soon feel the difference and see the results.

How did Jesus build the family business - Reflections 05 - Expanding The Organization

2009-06-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

DISCLAIMER. I do not profess to speak for God. Everyone's relationship with their God and their godself is personal. You were endowed with your creator with free-will. It is for you to decide the relevance to you of my words.

Biblical Source

After this the Lord appointed seventy (-two) others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. [Luke 10, 1-4]

Observations

So few words, so many lessons! Is this the ultimate in leveraging and networking or what?

Business relevance:

The message is sent out entrusted to pairs. Small units that can communicate directly with each other and support each other. Low communication logistics overhead.

The pairs are sent to towns he intended to visit. Advanced Planning. Might their feedback have helped identify the most efficient travel path and schedule? Remember, they were, for the most part walking.

The pairs were not the deliverers of the message, they were the preparers of the delivery. Great division of labor. Until they better understood, who better than the visionary himself to deliver the word.

How about their simple script. The message is to the Master. Presumably the most well-connected with the ability to motivate others to execute on his decisions. It tells him what is in it for him - the harvest is abundant. It leverages the resources of the master to act on behalf of Jesus' mission - send out laborers.

He prompts action - Go on your way.

And finally He sets expectations - I am sending you like lambs among wolves. No matter how good your product or service (remember He is offering the ultimate - eternal salvation) you will be challenged on many levels. How many presentations have you made where you felt you were being eaten alive? Lambs among wolves?

Think about it!

If it was good enough for God, shouldn't it be God enough for us? Pass it on.

God Blessed You - Please Take Action On His Blessings

Love in any language, straight from the heart

On The Value Of Your Time

2009-06-11T10:36:00.000-07:00

There is one asset that has been gifted to every person on the planet in equally measured quantities

TODAY

It is the only non-renewable asset. You can always make another $ . You can never make another minute.

YOUR TIME HAS VALUE

What can you do with time? The answer is in our language

1. You can kill time.

2. You can waste time

3. You can spend time, or

4. You can invest time.

Todays Challenge to you.

Look at what you are doing with your time - be honest

1. Don't kill it

2. Reduce the situations where you waste it

3. Spend it on things that enrich your soul and the souls of others you love

4. Always look for opportunities to invest it.

A short exercise:

1. Write down the dollar value you would expect to be compensated for your next year on the planet

2. Divide by 200 to get an hourly rate

3. Choose a single one hour activity that you do regularly

4 Ask yourself how did that return to you a greater value than the amount you came up with in step 2.

Thank you for for the time you invested with me today in reading this,

Enjoy: Time, time, time… Look around at whats become of me - as I looked around for my possibilities - I was so hard to please.

How did Jesus build the family business - Reflections 04 - His Leadership Team

2009-06-07T12:33:00.001-07:00

THEY WILL KNOW WE ARE CHRISTIANS BY OUR LOVE

DISCLAIMER. I do not profess to speak for God. Everyone's relationship with their God and their godself is personal. You were endowed with your creator with free-will. It is for you to decide the relevance to you of my words.

Biblical Source

These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter. James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot [Mark 3: 16-18]

Observations:

I am fascinated, not only by the who, but also the how. As a successful carpenter Jesus would naturally have interacted with fishermen, since they would have been thriving businessmen in the Galilee of the time. Armed with his vision "Come, follow me,...and I will make you fishers of men." he gets them to leave a presumably thriving business on a bigger mission - to carry a message of Love. How powerful is that?

Business relevance:

As the president has his cabinet, successful people have their mentors, businesses have their Leadership teams. Many business owners I encounter choose to believe that they are their business. In that sense they then do become their business and it can get very lonely. More to the point, how is it supposed to survive and flourish when its creator is not there - for any reason.

Jesus instead built to last. From the beginning he selected and inspired leaders. While I have been unable to identify the professional qualifications of all the members of his team (can anybody help me out?) , one story stands out to me.

'Jesus, while teaching, encountered a tax collector (known as Matthew by some, Levi by others) and asked him to become a disciple. M/L accepted and invited Jesus for a meal with his friends. Since tax collectors were seen as villains in the society Jesus was a part of he was asked why he was having a meal with such disreputable people. I love his reply. "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners" [Mark 2:17].'

This story leads me to believe his team was selected from a variety of professions, a variety of social strata, and, most importantly, in touch with and from the target audience. Not for Jesus was the corner office, the ivory tower, the security cordon. How can anyone connect when they choose to be disconnected?

Oh, and by the way, this trait is a trait shared by the greatest creators of lasting value endeavors. Buddha, Mohammed, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, the Dalhai Lhama. The list goes on. Name your own.

If it was good enough for God, shouldn't it be God enough for us? Pass it on.

God Blessed You - Please Take Action On His Blessings

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2009-06-05T16:51:00.000-07:00

Don't take it from me - take it from Jim Rohn

Successful people invest at least four (4) hours a day working on improving themselves.

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Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you. - Mark 11:24 .

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To Buy or not to buy ... that IS the question

2009-06-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

As their company grows, most business owners are faced with requiring additional equipment to support this expansion. So the question becomes, what is the best way to acquire this equipment? Let’s look at this from a balance sheet perspective.

There are three ways to acquire equipment.

One is to buy it from cash-on-hand. This simply depletes your cash assets, with the equipment value being added to its line item.

If you are not going to use your cash, the second way is to get a bank loan. When you do, two things happen. Firstly, the bank requires a down payment of, say, 20%. Using a $50,000 Backhoe as an example, you use $10,000 from your cash and increase the equipment assets by the $50,000. Finally, you add liabilities of $40,000 owed to the bank, with the payments you make to the bank showing up on your P/L as an expense to the business. That expense is deducted from your growth rate, but it is deductible on your taxes. So you have an asset, a liability and an expense. Why would anyone do anything else?

What if you don't want to use, or do not have, the cash for a down payment? You need another alternative.

The third alternative is for the business to lease the equipment. The parties that are involved in a lease-purchase transaction are the vendor, the lessors and the lessee. Let's first consider their roles. The vendor is the supplier of the required equipment. The lessor is going to fund the purchase and is not necessarily a bank. It could be an Insurance Company, a Pension Fund, or an individual or group of private investors. The lessee is the business with a need to make use of the equipment.

The business will first call the vendor to see how much the equipment would cost them, in our case $50,000. They can then contact a Funding Source and within a few days receive a quote as to what it would cost to lease the same equipment. Upon agreement of terms and completion of the necessary documents: the payment schedule, UCC filings etc., the lessor writes a check to the vendor for the entire cost of the equipment and the vendor is now out of the transaction. The lessor gets paid by the lessee according to the terms of the lease, which may run for 36, 48, 60 months or even longer. Using 60 months at a 10% interest rate, $925 per month is paid to the lessee.

Back to our Balance Sheet. The business is required to come up with $1,850 for the first and last payment, compared with the $10,000 required when using the bank. The $925 monthly payments show up as an expense on the P/L, just as when the money was being borrowed from a bank and are, just like a bank loan, deductible.

So what happens at the end of the lease? One common misconception is that the equipment is given back. This is not the case. Leases are frequently written such that at the end of the lease there is what is called a “put”. A “put” is a single additional payment. The “puts” can be as low as $1. You do have to make this payment, however, according to the legal lease terms. When the lessee writes that check for one dollar, the equipment is legally theirs. The equipment now becomes an asset that is paid for, free and clear, with a current value of, say, $30,000. From a tax perspective, this equipment can now also start to be depreciated.

This is a strategy that works in good economic conditions – through the limiting out-of-pocket expenses while allowing additional equipment to be available and used to accelerate the business’ growth.

The strategy also works in poor economic conditions - where often a business needs to get its equipment upgraded in the least expensive way possible in order to continue with its operations. Small wonder that in 2003 there was $223 billion worth of leasing done by American businesses, large and small.

So what is the bottom-line? Consider all your alternatives, consult with your financial professionals and let the numbers and your business plan be your guide.

How do YOU define wealthy

2009-06-03T16:47:00.000-07:00

As the founder of M7Enterprises, with a mission "to build health wealth and wealth health in the communities we serve" I have frequently been asked to define wealth. In a recent Master Mind session with Joe Schroeder and my Million Mind March colleagues the following definitions were postulated:

1. You are wealthy when you have a harsh resistance both to laziness and to a lack of momentous increase.

2. You are wealthy when you can become more life, inspire more life, sell more life.

3. You are wealthy when you are in progressive forward motion toward acquiring the luxury of environment.

4. You are wealthy when you have the freedom to express yourself naturally and add lucid and concentrated value to thousands of lives.

5. You are wealthy when you believe that you don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going.

I wanted to share them further since I found them applicable to wealth in all its forms - spiritual, health, financial etc.

Please feel free to contact me with any additional insights.

Is your business cashflow clogged. Thinking of banks, venture capital? ... There is another way!

2009-06-01T08:41:00.000-07:00

Historically, when businesses are in need of cash they have turned to traditional funding sources. The most common of which being a bank loan or line of credit. Many otherwise viable companies are, however, turned down by conventional lenders due to their limited credit history, lack of personal or corporate net worth, excessive outstanding debt or their assets being encumbered by liens. This is especially true in their first four years of business, which is, coincidentally, their time of greatest growth.

When these newer businesses must seek other financing, the next most common option is the search for venture capital. This may be as simple as taking on a silent partner, or locating an active partner through so-called ‘Angel Capital’ networks. In this case the owner is selling a piece of their business and their control in exchange for working capital.

Both the use of banks and of venture capitalists create debt and involve a decision process that is based on the companies credit-worthiness and can take anywhere from 60 to 180 days to secure funding, during which the owners’ focus may be taken away from their core business.

The good news is that the above-mentioned funding sources are not the only options. There is another way. Record numbers of fast growing companies are turning to funding sources offering alternative programs to solve critical cash flow problems, problems that can effect or prevent contract execution, business and/or facilities expansion, meeting payroll, taking advantage of cash discounts on purchases and even for acquisitions.

One example of such a program is the selling of a company’s interest in invoices to a private funding source at a discount, which is known as a factoring. Factoring’s roots are in the garment and textile industries, however, since the 1990s there has been a rapid growth in such factoring companies – resulting in increased price competition and making this form of increasing working capital efficiency available to small to medium sized businesses in nearly all industries that may not qualify for traditional loans or grants.

The most important aspect of this method of financing is that the credit criteria are based not on the company’s ability to pay but instead on the credit worthiness of their clients. Through the utilization of this method of financing these businesses can compete for large contracts and business that might otherwise have been beyond their reach.

Consider, for example, the case of a manufacturing company purchasing the raw materials for production on a just-in-time basis. Its sales department is rapidly increasing orders, the manufacturing division is cranking out the product and the freight handler is delivering the orders on time. If the customers, however, are not paying in a timely manner, this will result in a large portion, if not all, of the cash flow being tied up in receivables and therefore limiting growth.

In cases such as this, the businesses are turned down by traditional lenders due to their lack of lienable hard assets and they find themselves searching for the funds needed to continue their growth.

By using the services of a factor they can get what amounts to a continuously expanding line of credit, continue to take on and fill orders, and expand as planned. By combining their bank line of credit with this factoring line of credit, a business can be optimally positioned to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves in their marketplace and therefore accelerate their growth.

If you know a business that is experiencing clogged cash flow call me at 610-781-2392 or email prp@m7enterprises.biz because adding value is what we do.