We had an assignment of reading Chapter 2 from the eBook - "Betting
On Yourself". Many Leaders Only List members
responded with their input. Here are the jewels of information they
discovered in this lost treasure.
Michael Dlouhy Writes
Michael will have his learnings posted next week
or he will read them on the call.
Janice Warburton
Writes
I thought his comparison of chance and
luck was interesting. I think he was saying we often have chances come
to us and it is more what we do with them that propels us forward then
the chance itself.
If we have conditioned our minds to be positive and see positive in
every day things when this chance presents itself we will view it in as
positive a form as possible and often bring what looks like good luck to
us.
I think it could be even more then this, because of what I understand of
the Law of Attraction
If I am filling My mind with positive input the universe is matching
that vibration and brining to me the "chances" I need to progress. Since
I have conditioned my mind to the positive and listening to what feels
good as I think it. I will see the opportunities and act on them because
I recognize this is right because it feels good.
Linda Hoffman
Writes
I have never thought of myself as a
gambler. This is not to say I've never gambled in my life. Sure I've
played the lottery about five times in my life. I've even played Bingo
in my early and mid twenties. But all that ended years ago. I haven't
gambled or so I thought for over 30 years. Looking at gambling in a
different perspective as Dr. Anthony illustrates, shows me I have
gambled virtually everyday of my life.
Recently I have been watching people gamble. They stick money and lots
of it into this machine that holds what is called "pull tabs". I sit and
watch them walk over to the machine, put money in it, walk back to their
chairs, open the pull tabs up, find more money, walk back over, put more
money in the machine, walk back to their chair with the pull tabs in
hand, sit down and open them up hoping they found the $100.00 winning
tab. I've been sitting, watching and saying to myself "their such fools
for spending all that money". And, I've even tried to analyze their
actions for doing it! I just summed it up, they are addicted to
gambling. I even found myself feeling sorry for them, and feeling lucky
that I don't have that addiction.
But, Dr. Anthony shows me, I have an addiction to gamble also. But, I am
gambling on myself from within myself. I am using my "Natural Ability"
to win. I am not betting on something outside of myself to be a winner.
I have spent the last 6 years wanting to help people, and 6 months ago a
door finally opened for me. Was the avenue what I had in mind or
expected in order to help others? By all means "NO". But, the main
denominator is there, helping others. I listened to people throughout my
life tell me that I had the gift of helping others through their trials
and errors. Many told me I should go back to school, get a degree in
psychology, psychiatry or at the very least a social workers degree. I
took what they said seriously, but not seriously enough to want to go
back to school. Instead I tucked all those compliments inside of me,
with a knowing they were right. I also knew inside of me there was a way
for me to help people without going back to the grueling classroom
setting, which I had no desire to go and do.
In the last 6 years I became serious in finding an avenue to help
people. I had various grand ideas/dreams. I had no capital means to
bring even one to reality. I also did not know anyone who had the
capital and who also could share my vision of my ideas/dreams. I found
myself obsessed with my ideas/dreams at various times. When I look back
now, I see where my obsessive thoughts drew people into my life who had
capital, and I talked to them about my various ideas/dreams of helping
people. They all listened, they even told me they were great
ideas/dreams, then that one little three letter word came out of their
mouths "but", and what followed that three letter word was, your
ideas/dreams will never work. Did this stop me from wanting to help
people? NO! I still wanted to help people. Have I given up on any of
those ideas/dreams? Not really, I've just put them on hold for now.
Through Mentoring For Free, I have been given the opportunity to utilize
my "Natural Ability" in order to help others andI have the greatest
chance in winning, and achieving any one of those ideas/dreams. All I
have to do is continue to use my "Natural Ability" of "Helping Others".
Together, we will achieve our own desires and dreams and live the life
we were meant to live.
Debby Riddick
Writes
There was a lot of stuff in this
chapter to think about and write about. A couple of things stood out to
me. The first is that with very few exceptions we create events and
experiences in our lives that cause us to be "lucky" or not. Through the
right mental, emotional, spiritual and physical environment we will
manifest "luck". With the wrong environment we will manifest bad luck.
We don't want to believe this because it makes us responsible for our
circumstances. But the reality is that where we are now is the result of
choices we have made in the past. Sometimes we take that to be assigning
blame. This is not at all the same thing. The people who lived at the
base of Mt Vesuvius when it blew were in the wrong place at the wrong
time because of a choice that they made. That does not mean that they
were to blame for their death - but it was still a result of a choice
that they made.
I have made many choices in my life that have led me to the place where
I am now. It is not that bad a place to be - in fact it is pretty darn
nice. I have a nice home, a family who loves me and good health. I have
made some good choices along the way. I have also at times made some
that were not so good and found myself in situations I did not like. One
of those decisions was to continue to struggle with the company I was
with prior to this one. For the last year and a half I struggled and
fought (mostly with myself) because I was too stubborn to quit something
which was not working. It was easier to stay than to take a realistic
look at what was going on and remove myself.
This is where Dr. Anthony says that although we might be able to
accomplish anything we want, the price we pay to do so may be too high.
I think that given my natural personality I could have eventually
succeeded in the RED company I was in if I had stayed focused with a
laser like intensity, but the price was too high for me. When I had
finally come to that conclusion Mentoring for Free showed up in my life.
I was finally ready to let go and be truthful about the situation and
the solution presented itself.
Angela
Hernandez
Writes
My whole life, I had considered myself
unlucky. I realize now that I did use my "bad luck" as excuses for all
my failures in life. Looking back, I can take all my experiences I have
had in my adult life and understand just how, I did in fact create it.
I know what my personal abilities and limitations are. And I know, I can
succeed in what I set out to do,
Truth be told, dishonest practices are what I inherited at an early age
and carried with me into my adult life. I always believed it was a "dog
eat dog" world and that "I had to get mine"
Living that lie caused me great fear for I WAS always looking over my
shoulder. I ended up paying the ultimate price by losing my freedom, my
money and my family. In the long run, I did not get what I wanted. I got
what I expected because those are the thoughts that ran through my mind
on a daily basis, I always expected the worse because I wanted to be
prepared.
Today, by practicing honesty, I do recognize chance and I act on it. I
have already regained some of what I lost. I can now focus on the
positive because I only see positive in my life.
Michele Again
Writes
I now choose to consider myself a lucky
person. When I introduce myself or tell others a little about myself, I
will include this fact.
I disagree with Dr. Anthony concerning the necessity of natural talent
to achieve some goals. He was unable to succeed musically because of
this limiting belief. A second reason for his failure may be the type of
instruction he used. For instance, to play piano/keyboard, the Simply
Music home-study video course begins with showing you where to place
your hands and which fingers to use to play the songs, and you are
playing from the very first lesson! This quick, early success breeds
more confidence and success. (Note (ha) that this program is far
different than traditional programs, where one has to learn how to read
music and do scales before the first song is attempted.) A person can
achieve anything he believes is possible, natural talent or not. Some
goals may be easier for others to succeed at, but success is possible
for all who have the desire and belief that it is possible..
Edith Greene
Writes
We are all Gamblers. Any situation that
involves financial, physical or emotional risk is a gamble. Do the
benefits outweigh the risk? We must properly apply the laws of
probability (the proven percentages. We create our own Luck by our own
mindset with our thoughts and our actions. If we don't believe this then
we do not have to be responsible for what is happening now or in the
future.
Our response to chance determines our luck. We have to know how to take
advantage of chance that then becomes our Luck. Don't delude yourself
but do not look on the negative side of life. Solutions are always
available to us and will come when we are ready to accept them. A LUCKY
person is one who recognizes Chance Opportunities, Acts on them and
Expects to be Lucky.
Betty
Williams
Writes
Creating good luck is my new desire. I
have to change "I've got a chance" to having the right mental.
spiritual, emotional and physical environment to be manifested, to see
myself as a winner.
Dr. Anthony points out how some people are born gifted. For example; a
child prodigy who plays the piano equal to a concert pianist at a young
age. Then we have people like me who have a musical ability and by
practicing and working at learning the piano; we can play well.
This chapter says we need to figure out the "parameters" of our natural
abilities and not try to be more that what we are capable of. If we do
we can set ourselves up for failure.
I believe we should develop our gifts and move outside the box and reach
our potential. I think the more we use our gifts that we are blessed
with more gifts. I also think no use and you can lose it. I also think
our circumstances can change in life and some gifts we lose as they
don't have meaning in for life and we are given new ones that do.
There also needs to be a balance between doing more than we are capable
of doing and hard work to achieve more but without the frustration and
despair. My husband has no interest in this Mentoring For Free Program
(he has interested when I get a cheque) but he does tells me to keep
working as long as I am happy. So, if despair is coming along I better
have a good look at what I am doing and see where I can make changes to
keep my good feelings.
Honesty is always the best policy. Honesty attracts good luck and good
fortune and just plain good all around you. Once you do something that
is dishonest and it damages your integrity - it is very hard to get that
back; if ever. I always told my children when they were growing up to be
honest in everything they do. It is interesting to see the values they
grew up with and still have as adults. If we did not grow up with those
good values in life then we need to find them and apply them to our
lives. Through positive thinking and being honest we can
achieve that.
To be successful we need to build a talent for chance and knowing how to
take advantage of those when they come our way.
William Doby
Writes
My ah ha moment-We don't get what we
want, we get what we expect. Attitude is one of the most important
essentials in producing good luck.
Terry Smith
Writes
Aha! Work at it daily creating the right
environment to manifest good luck and good fortune which means
monitoring what I am thinking, feeling, doing, believing so I can
attract or manifest the circumstances I desire through thought and
action. I can attract good luck through developing the right attitude
and the expectation that things will work out in my favor. I become
lucky because I focus on and expect things to work in my favor and then
take massive action to make it happen. I have developed the skill of
attracting "good luck".
Tracey Hall
Writes
What I took away from Chapter 2 was that
we take chances and gamble with our lives every time we do ANYTHING, but
we choose whether or not we are "lucky" or "unlucky". "Being lucky is
determined by a specific condition of mind that enables you to create
the circumstances you desire. With the right attitude it is possible to
develop the skill of attracting good luck." I think the key to
everything is to keep all negativity out of your mind so that your
subconscious mine will be filled with positivity. Be responsible and
honest, think good thoughts, have a great attitude and believe that you
create your own "luck".
Thomas Knowlton Writes
The best thing I got from this book is -
Most of us look outside our self's for the answers, when it is inside
all of us . I've always heard this "look within and you'll find the
answer."
Vera Powell Writes
I learned that luck and how it
influences our lives is a mindset, and if I seek to live within my true
mental, physical, psychological, economic and spiritual capacity, I will
not cultivate the unfortunate circumstances that others typically refer
to as "bad luck."
Carolyn
Washington
Writes
I must recognize opportunities for what
they are, act on them, and expect successful results. I increase the
odds every single day in my favor by continually educating myself,
following the leaders before me, taking action, and moving forward
working towards the desired goal that is foremost in my mind. Everything
happens for a reason and my ability to discern the action I need to take
for an opportunity that presents itself to me is going to determine the
positive ending result.
Bernard
Tritz
Writes
An associate of my father was considered
by many a very lucky man. I was half listening to my dad and partners
discussing some business deals. I was fairly young at the time and I was
not paying much attention. But one sentences spoken by the “lucky” man
got me to listen more. He said the harder I work the luckier I get. That
stuck with me ever since. And through my life these words would appear
in my mind. And when things would get difficult, I would hear these
words again the harder I work the luckier I get. So I work hard I work
real hard for many years but luck avoided me like the plague. What was
that man saying many years ago? Did I heard correctly? Why can I be
lucky too? I work hard I am dedicated. Many question no answers. I
finally realized that hard work and success don’t always go hand in
hand. It’s amazing how words in a young mind can warp the truth for so
long. Only now do I realize that it take something different than hard
work to succeed. It takes a positive and open mind. Hard work is not
supposed to be outside of me but inside. That’s where the most important
work needs to take place. And amazingly enough when I understood this
principle “luck” as you know it favored me. All along it was a learning
process, today I am glad to have finally found the real meaning of
“chance “and “luck”
Justin K. Borden Writes
"Make the most of who you are and never
try to be something you are not. Seek to live within your true mental,
physical, psychological, economic and spiritual capacity, and you will
never cultivate the unfortunate circumstances that others typically
refer to as "Bad Luck". "
The above paragraph for me stuck out more than any other in this
chapter. I believe that that simple statement, if taken to heart and
applied to all that I do can be one of the most important things I could
ever have read. As much as I have grown in the past six months or so, I
still find myself occasionally trying to figure out how I can change
myself to be better, to be more successful, to have "Better Luck". The
reality is that I don't have to change "Who" I am at all. I must simply
learn to better identify with MYSELF as I am right now, and capitalize
on my strengths. Now, that does not mean that I don't still have to work
on me. I will ALWAYS have to work on me, I believe that that is one of
the most important things I can do to create my own good luck. BUT, I
don't have to sit there and WORRY about it all the time. By learning how
to better identify with myself I can more easily see my strengths. By
being able to see my strengths I can spend more time working in them. By
Spending more time working in my strengths my weakness' will get better.
In short, learning to work effectively within my capacity will in time
begin to expand my capacity far beyond what I previously thought was
possible. By learning to do things in this way, I can make consistent
progress over a period of time and with each new success gain more
confidence. However, if I chose to continue to try and work outside my
ability and focus on things that I'm not yet able to do effectively,
with each passing failure I would lose more and more confidence until I
was consumed by "Bad Luck" and quit. The choice is mine and mine alone
to make, and it seems clear to me that I must learn to stop trying to
work outside of my ability, learn to better identify what is within my
capacity, work within that and allow it to grow in a more natural way.
Wendy Weber Writes
I was struck most by the link, the
relationship between chance and luck. That "chance is comprised of an
unpredictable number of happenings, both important and irrelevant", and
that I can turn a "chance" event into a "luck" event when I develop an
emotional attachment, is a real eye-opener. "Luck is really a
personalized perception of chance".
So what do I have to do to turn "chance" into "luck"? I have to be
listening. I have to be paying attention. I have to notice the verbal,
visual, and "feeling" cues. I have to still myself and be open to
whatever messages the universe is sending.
I also must "expect" to get the things I want. Also, I must be prepared
to take action once an idea has been formed. And not just any action,
but "appropriate" action. Dr. Anthony says that people who do that
"invariably find that the more action they take, the luckier they get."
As I decide to be the person to be open to and take appropriate action,
actually take the action, I will have the luck I desire.
Ken Klemm Writes
I am SO lucky! I learned to "follow the
river of my soul". Being an honest man, I had to chiefly be honest with
MYSELF - recognizing my natural abilities and building on my STRENGTHS.
With an attitude of POSITIVE EXPECTATION, I attract the chance
circumstances I can handle with my STRENGTHS. I follow the flow - and
good, like-minded friends flow with me.
I see the rapids up ahead - WOOHOO!
Larry Unruh Writes
Good luck, and bad luck. I used to say
there is no such thing as luck. Now I must be honest and tell you, I
only said that because somewhere throughout my life I realized I am
where I am because of the actions I have taken. I wasn't willing to
admit that I create the events and experiences in my life that cause me
to be lucky or unlucky. The fact that we can create good or bad luck
through our thoughts and actions is a concept that I refused to admit, I
never wanted anyone to know the truth about my knowledge of why I am
where I am in my life.
Through education, persistence, and desire I am learning how to properly
apply the laws of probability. A wager should only be made when the
R.O.I. (Return on Investment) is in your favor. Professional players
know this and pass up all other wagers, preferring to rely upon proven
percentages.
Dr. Robert Anthony states - We each have the ability to create good luck
in our life with mathematical certainty. It is simply a matter of
turning "chance" into "good luck" through the right mental, emotional,
spiritual and physical environment in order for good luck and good
fortune to be manifested. Being "lucky" is determined by a specific
condition of mind that enables you to create the circumstances you
desire.
No doubt, I know for a fact that being persistent in staying active in
this Master Mind Group I have the right mental, emotional, spiritual and
physical environment in order for good luck and good fortune to be
manifested. It's up to me, it's only my decision to stay plugged in with
this Team and own my life or continue to allow the influences of
television, radio, and small minded people to keep me in the right
mental, emotional, spiritual and physical environment in order for bad
luck and bad fortune to be manifested.
I am on my way, I've came so far from where I started, I am beginning to
own my life.
Lidie Gray Writes
"Behind the luck of the professional
bettor are many hours of research, study and experience. The specialized
knowledge of the 'pro' has taught him to minimize risks by carefully
evaluating them beforehand. Such expert gamblers study their craft just
as stockbrokers, commodities and real estate brokers do. When they feel
that they can stand a good chance of matching their ability to the
inherent risks involved, they make their move." Dr. Robert Anthony
I put this statement into my point of view as a network marketer. When I
first entered into the network marketing industry I was so excited that
I had found a way to help the average person (like me) to own their
life. In my excitement and lack of "specialized knowledge" I was blinded
to the truth of the industry. I jumped right into a company (and others
afterward) without carefully evaluating them.
Looking back I see where I made my mistakes. First, I trusted someone
else who did not have the "specialized knowledge" or even experience in
network marketing. Second, I took an uncalculated risk and quit my job
to work my business. Third, I believed that network marketing was
"sales" and I was not (am not) a sales person. I set my self up for
failure right there; with that thought…I'm not a sales person.
I believed so strongly in the concept of network marketing, but I was
very frustrated because I was not getting the results that I desired. I
met Irma White my good friend and mentor. Was this by chance? I say, no!
It was because I was looking for help and I was expecting to find it.
And the truth is we get what we expect.
Now I can say with confidence that I am a professional network marketer.
I surround myself with experts in the industry and no longer take
uncalculated risks. I have learned how to evaluate a network marketing
company and will not be tempted to enter into another one that is doomed
to failure.
Jerry
Nunley
Writes
Luck is our emotional response to
chance. We are exposed to chance every day in both positive and negative
forms. If we attune our mind seek out the positive forms of chance and
avoid the negative forms of chance we can create our own good luck. But
if we become overconfident and jump at chance to quickly we will create
bad luck for ourselves just as quickly.
Nancy Innes Writes
This chapter was hard for me to read, I
assumed, because I have been on an emotional roller coaster lately. One
particular statement really resonated with me though, "The right mental,
emotional, spiritual and physical environment in order for good luck and
good fortune to be manifested." That quote is the end result of the
process that I am going through. "End result" is misleading because the
only real end to this process would be death.
Start with the truth! I have started many times and now the place where
I am choosing to start is with the truth. The truth is that I have been
emotional my whole life. I have been made to believe that that this is
my biggest fault. I choose now to believe that it is not a fault at all,
no matter how uncomfortable it makes those around me.
I choose to reach my goals and bring myself an order of right mental,
emotional, spiritual and physical environment with the help of those who
in a spirit of harmony and sympathy can and will help me in this
process!
