As you continue to grow in your home based business opportunity to work at home…make sure you are talking to your subconscious mind about what YOU desire rather than allowing the programming of others to control your thoughts, and therefore your life!
In our Master Mind group, we read Napoleon Hill’s classic, “Think and Grow Rich”, chapter by chapter, and discuss the “lessons” written by several group members. The group facilitator selects several lessons each week from over 100 lessons submitted by group members. This week we are reading the chapter on “Toward Riches: The Six Ghosts of Fear”. You find amazing new powers in every part of your mind. You see how to step up these powers of quick, clear, effective thinking.
I am constantly amazed at the personal growth that I see in folks who participate in the Mentoring for Free 30 Day Mental Cleanse- These are a few of the lessons submitted for this chapter on “The Six Ghosts of Fear” - Please read these carefully, ponder the meaning and hopefully you will walk away with a clearer perspective of yourself.
This process has helped me to change the direction of my life from failure to success. This is a personal development call where we teach people how to stop the chatter in our minds. So What is this? What Are we doing?
We are reading “Think & Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill a chapter at a time. If you would like to join our group, send me an email. (email: patti@pattiblevins.com)
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“Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the
moments that take our breath away.” (George Carlin)
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My Thoughts on Chapter 15 - Step 14 Toward Riches:
The Six Ghosts of Fear. Lesson By Patti Blevins
Talk about a chapter topic that can produce a million
life examples that run through one’s mind at lightning
speed. And I even made a long list of some of those
little life history stories that I might write my lesson
about today.
But, by the time I got to the end of this very long
chapter, what I noticed was that I was remembering
the fears Dr. Hill talks about in a way that was “how
I used to think”, rather than how I think now. And I
noticed that my belief and faith feel like a much
stronger part of my inner being now; more like
knowing that 2+2=4.
And this belief and faith is in the knowing, deeply
knowing, without any doubt that…
WHAT I THINK ABOUT WILL TRULY COME ABOUT
Or as Dr. Hill states it:
WHAT MY MIND CAN CONCEIVE, I CAN ACHIEVE!
And the best part is that I am blessed with the awesome
ability… and responsibility… to CHOOSE what I think about
and focus on which will determine what comes about.
IT’S MY CHOICE!
And yes, I accept the responsibility to choose my
destiny and take the action steps today that will
move me to it.
I don’t need any more control than that!!!
P.S. I learned in the last 24 hours that when I slip back
into one of my old ghosts of fear, IF I CHOOSE to discuss
my concerns with one of my trusted Master Mind Family
Members, I can be thrown a lifeline of new perspective that
allows me to climb back out of the ditch I started digging
myself…before I was in it more than ankle deep–and
WOOH-HOO!…I’m back on solid ground with my thoughts
and my actions BEFORE the quicksand of negativity could
get a firm grip on me!
AND FOR THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL!!!
Thank You, Michael and Linda, For All You Do To Make
This Master Mind Group A Reality In My Life! And Thank
You Master Mind Siblings For Always Being There To
Reach Out To For A Lifeline!
I could not have dreamed it this good!
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The six ghosts of fear
Lesson by Diane Morris
My father grew up in Poland and came to the US with
his brother when he was 13 years old several years
before World War II. They came through Ellis Island
with very little money, food or clothes, without
their parents and settled with relatives here in
the US, changed their names and went to night school
to learn English and became US citizens.
After the war was over, (he enlisted in the Army),
my father opened his own grocery store and worked
6.5 days per week, 12 hour days. He worked half days
during all the usual holidays.
His days were long with my mother by his side. His
promise to us was we would never have to worry about
money. Growing up my parents gave my sisters and
brother everything we wanted.
We got our cars, private telephone line, entire
college education, clothes, camp dues basically
everything we needed paid for. We were never denied
much in our childhood. Obviously, the fear of
poverty never crossed our minds while growing up.
The only thing that was missing was the lack of
quality of time my parents could offer, but my
father needed to provide a good and safe home for
his family.
After reading this chapter, I realized the fears
that I thought would never be a reality were
actually embedded deep into my soul. As I was
reading the fear of poverty section, tears rolled
down my face.
I could not imagine why this particular FEAR haunted
me and caused such an emotional outburst.
I have come to the realization this year, that many
of my fears, limiting beliefs, and anxieties have
come to the surface and I am recognizing and meeting
them head on but it wasn’t until the last chapter
that I am putting the pieces of the puzzle together.
I was stunned that I had all of the symptoms of the
FEAR of POVERTY but never realized they fit this
criteria because my childhood was not filled with
poverty.
Maybe my parents would say things that related to
money and I have forgot them, I really do not know.
All I know is that I must conquer these deep ridden
fears and figure out why they have plagued me for
such a long time.So I have started to investigate
the self analysis test questions and search for
answers.
In addition to finding answers I must ask questions.
Is this why I have struggled in my business because
of my daily actions and beliefs are related to
avoiding pain and now the fear of poverty. . All I
know is that I must change the way I look at the
world and seek pleasure on a daily basis instead
of the fear factor.
Even though this is the end of the book it is really
the beginning. I look forward to more ahah moments..
Thank you for continuing to bring out the best of
everyone who comes in contact with you,
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Chapter 15 - How to Outwit the 6 Ghosts of Fear
Lesson by Rick Lelchuk
I once heard that there are really only two kinds
of fear.
The first fear is real impending physical danger.
If someone had a gun pointed at your head or a knife
at your throat the fear you would feel would be life
threatening, gut wrenching, adrenaline-pumping fear.
No question you’d have reason to be fearful. That’s
not the kind of fear that Hill addresses.
The kind of fear that Hill addresses is different.
It is not life threatening, although some may argue
correctly that this kind of fear can induce death.
It is the kind of fear that is made up from the
clout of thoughts. It’s the kind of limiting thoughts
that have been impressed upon the subconscious mind
over time and made to seem real.
Let me share a quick story with you. I was 10, 11,
12 (?) years old in elementary school. I had always
been a big kid for my age.
The President of the United States had called for
physical testing of all youngsters and that included
the standing broad jump. You would put your toes on
a piece of tape on the floor and jump as far as you
could.
Being so big I figured I would out jump everyone and
made that abundantly clear to one and all. My turn
came I toed the line and jumped as far as I could.
It didn’t take a rocket scientist to see that even
“girls” had out performed me. I was mortified. I shot
my mouth off and failed in plain view of one and all.
So I made up a rule about life right then and there
and it is as clear today as if I had just made it up.
I would never, never, never, ever be accused of
shooting my mouth off about anything ever again. As
a matter of fact, I wasn’t going to stick my neck
out for nobody for no reason. PERIOD. It was too
risky.
The FEAR of embarrassing myself was too great to bear.
I had to protect myself. And, I lived my life as if
the rule I had made up was the truth.
The fear I had created existed only in my mind. It
existed no where else on the planet, in the universe.
I had complete control over the though, the rule I had
made up but didn’t really know that.
It boils down to what I choose to believe about my
self. Now, my “rule” has had some time to imbed it
self, root itself firmly in my subconscious. Over
the years I have actually gathered evidence that
I was right because I was looking for that evidence
and found it… easily.
With some transformational study and the lessons
here at Mentoring for Free this is what I see. It
takes practice to recognize when an imagined fear
is running the show. These fears have been in place
for a long, long time and seem natural, right, just
the way that it is.
The more practiced I am, the more discerning I am,
the quicker I can distinguish a thought as erroneous
pre-programming or just a random thought and then
choose to honor it, give it power over me or not.
Most of the babble that runs through my mind is a
variation of replays of things from my life that I
have chosen to be fearful of. When I realized that
in fact my fears are merely my thoughts, my wonder
fully powerful thoughts, I can then gain control and
can put in its place thoughts that more serve the
person I want to become.
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CHAPTER 15
HOW TO OUTWIT THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR
Lesson by Ken Klemm
The Law of Control: I have the POWER of CHOICE. No
one gives or sells it to me, and no one can take it
from me.
I CHOOSE what my state of mind shall be. FEAR is a
state of mind - or THOUGHTS. I CHOOSE what to THINK.
No one can control MY THOUGHTS unless I give them
authority to.
Many live with one foot firmly rooted in the past -
regretting, and with one toe timidly planted in the
future - dreading it. I CHOOSE to live FIRMLY in
the PRESENT - grateful for all I have TODAY.
FEAR of POVERTY? I enjoy the abundance I have TODAY
with gratitude, and refuse to WORRY about the future.
When tomorrow comes, in will be just another TODAY.
Fear of CRITICISM? It matters NOT to me what others
think of me, they are too busy worrying about what I
think of THEM.
Parents need be aware - the tiny seeds planted in
the fertile soil of a young mind may grow into a
jungle as the mind matures. The Mental Cleanse is
needed to act as a whole mess of Round-up against
the jungle.
Fear of LOSS OF LOVE? I love God and myself - I
cannot lose either.
Fear of ILLNESS and OLD AGE? I will not attract
such things by thinking about them. I enjoy my
health as it is with gratitude, and know I am as
young as I will ever be.
Fear of DEATH? Why fear what is inevitable? I
CHOOSE to live and enjoy my life as it is TODAY
with gratitude. I am a being of great energy,
created in the image of God. I look forward to
the transmutation of my energy when it is freed
from the confines of the physical world.
I CHOOSE not to be influenced by the NEGATIVES OF
OTHERS. I CONTROL my State of Mind. I CHOOSE who
shall influence me. I exercise my God-given POWER
of WILL.
I understand the MASTER KEY! It is my God-given
power to CHOOSE and CREATE with my own mind a
BURNING DESIRE for whatever I conceive.
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The 6 Ghosts of Fear. Lesson by Michael Puskas
Fear is the most insidious of all emotions. I like
the way Dr. Hill put it: “Indecision is the seedling
of fear.” Indecision gives birth to doubt and doubt
manifests itself as fear. When fear sets in, it will
paralyze you. I know that it did me.
I used to be captive to all the fears (at least more
so than I am today) that Dr. Hill mentioned. I feared
poverty, criticism, ill health, loss of love, old age
and the biggest fear of all: Death.
When I was young, money was always tight in the family.
I always heard Dad or Mom say that we didn’t have
enough. My Dad worked two jobs just to make ends meet.
As I grew and entered adulthood the fear of lack grew
with me. I thought that just making ends meet was
normal or maybe just the curse of our family. To make
matters worse, I bought into the religious philosophy
of poverty being a virtue.
I came to believe that riches were “of the devil” and
I should not seek riches or wealth but be “content”
with what I had.
Every time I attempted to do something to gain wealth
the religious beliefs, that I held, stopped me. I
always wanted to make a go of network marketing because
I knew that was a great vehicle to gain wealth and
financial freedom.
My aunt and uncle were in network marketing and they
seemed to always have money, nice homes and cars.
However, I never could follow though with my desires
because of the lingering fear that wealth was some
thing bad. Thus I remained broke and unfulfilled.
By God’s mercy, about 3 years ago a chain of events
took place that changed my life forever! I believe
it was God working “all things together for good.”
Sandy and I became quite tight financially.
I was making good money, but no matter how much I
made, it seemed to disappear. Actually, for a college
drop out, I was doing VERY well, but my pockets had
holes.
Now I understand what the “hole” was; it was the Fear
of Lack. The fear of lack kept me in lack. I began
seeking the Lord for the way. Eventually I was intro
duced to Mike Murdock and that lead to many other
teachers and writers on the subject of wealth and
abundance.
I began a quest to study wealth from both the Biblical
and secular perspective. My studies began to open my
eyes, big time.
God is rich and abundant.Lack isnt in His comprehension.
Everything He touches produces MORE.He touched 5 loaves
and 2 fish and ended up feeding over 5,000 people! He
came that we would have life and have is MORE ABUNDANTLY
He touched a withered hand and it became whole. The
dead were raised and the blind saw. Why, because
He know no lack. So why was I buying into being
broke as the “way it should be” philosophy?
What can a “broke” person do to augment their own
life or the life of another?
I am come to realize, for me, that it is okay to
gain wealth.Even the Bible says that God gives us
power to gain wealth. For the first time in my
entire 53 years I am free from this fear…the fear
of poverty.
I have an abundant Source within me who WANTS me
to be wealthy and share my wealth with others.
Abundance is from God and is limitless and He want
be to enjoy all the riches He has for me.
With this freedom came the freedom from criticism.
Man, was I living in that! I was always concerned
about what “they” thought of me.I always wanted to
make a “good impression.” I never wanted to be
considered a “failure” or “money lover” or anything
like that. But NO MORE!
Today I am learning to not be concerned about what
others think of me. What’s important is what God
thinks of me and what I think of me. I know God
thinks I am awesome, so why should I feel any
different than He does?
If people want to judge, have at it; it only hurts
them and not me. Yes, this fear creeps in every now
and then, but now I have the knowledge of what it is
and bid it farewell.
Ill health was somewhat a fear of mine. I would
worry that I had some fatal disease whenever I had
an ache or pain that I never had before.
However, since my study of the mind-body connection
and the knowledge of the power of thoughts I exercise
to keep my mind off all thoughts of ill health and on
thoughts of good health.
I don’t complain or mention my aches and pains.I just
thank God for the health I do have and move on.
Eventually, when I stop pay attention to those aches
and pains, and exaggerate them by doing so, I find I
am able to go on with little difficulty.
Because of time, I won’t discuss my experience of
the other Big Fears. I do experience them, but I
have endeavored to deal with them in the same fashion,
take my focus off of that thing I fear and focus on
the things I want.
Instead of worrying about the loss of a loved one,
I cherish them. Instead of fearing old age, I live
life to the fullest and laugh a lot! As for death,
no fear there because I believe in the One who over
came death that I could live forever.
The mental cleanse has been a great experience. It
is teaching me to do what MFF is all about: Learn
HOW to think; not WHAT to think. It is blessing to
all of us that you have provided this system for
us and for that I am grateful to you and Linda,
who has sacrificed so much that others could
begin to experience freedom from these 6 big fears.
I hope this has made sense. Thanks for all you do.
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