Insight From A Young Old Man By: Ted Ciuba | - When's the last time you saw a single individual carrying a washing machine from the truck, up the steps, and into the house? Okay folks, there's almost no excuse for me. I have an adventurous back. I know that. I've been diagnosed with "two herniated discs in the lumbar region," and I've seen the X-rays, so it's got to be true.
One Man's Mother's Day Musings By: Ted Ciuba | - "Mother, I know that Johnny Cash was one of your favorite artists, and I know that you liked his Christmas rendition of The Little Drummer Boy. And you liked it because the little boy at Christmas did what he could for the Christ. He didn't have money, he didn't have influence, but he could play a drum, and so he did.
Experience Is The Stuff Of Authorhood By: Ted Ciuba | - I have a close friend, Nik Halik, from Australia. And we both have the achiever mentality-we're both wired that way. He's had some splendid investment success; he's had some outrageous adventures. There's no other way to describe him than as a multi-millionaire Australian adventurer.
That's what he's doing with his life. He's making an imprint.
He Had A Bigger Vision- And It Showed Up On His Front Door By: Ted Ciuba | - When a person wants an excuse, any excuse will do. I often talk about some of the recent entrepreneurs who have become billionaires-Steve Jobs, Bill Gates (the richest man in the world), Sergey Brin and Larry Page (the Google boys), Michael Dell with Dell Computers.
And then we think, "Oh yeah, but they were in technology. I can't do that-I'm not good in technology. They were there at the beginning of the movement and I've missed that."
Riches Are A Result By: Ted Ciuba | - Let's talk a little bit about c2. You might remember Einstein's famous and well-known formula, E = mc2. Let's talk about that for a moment.
"E" is capitalized; "E" stands for Energy. Going across the equal sign, "m," which is usually written in lower case, is matter-times c squared. C is the speed of light, and squared-well, that has to be a colossal number!
Someone Has To Be The Best-why Not You? By: Ted Ciuba | - My wife and daughter just had to go there. Of course, I couldn't care less, so I hang and write. Now that does suite me! Hmmm... A topic...
Then I went walking, and I came upon a fountain with a wishing well, and there were lots of coins in it.
When I saw that, I was struck by the difference between the people who wish and the people who do. Everybody wishes for success, everybody wishes for more money, everybody wishes they will make a million dollars, everybody wi ... Tags:Marshall Sylver, Self-Confidence Formula, moving into action, your specific goals
Find Wisdom In Your Life Affairs By: Ted Ciuba | - One of the companies that I'm moderately heavily invested in-and of course we teach financial literacy, so we're not way overboard-is called Plum Creek Timber. As I prepare this article, I'm looking at their current annual report for 2009.
For those of you who are living in this historic time, you know that it's a real economic...well, the politically-correct word is recession. The word which nobody will even whisper, especially if they're connected with the government and big bu ... Tags:grow rich, science of personal achievement, self growth, personal development, human potential
The Eighth Wonder Of The World By: Ted Ciuba | - If you truly are a student of wealth, if you truly are in synch with the words that you say and the ostensible efforts that you make, you would seem to be demonstrating to yourself and to the world that you're committed to wealth.
But I say, if you truly are, you will become friends with the concept of the leverage of compounding interest. You will not think of high income all by itself. The higher the better, we all know that-but by itself, it's not going to carry you to the grav ... Tags:financial calculator, committed to wealth, leverage, compounding interest, high income
Sunday Morning Rising Up By: Ted Ciuba | - Have you ever heard Kris Kristofferson's hit song, Sunday Morning Coming Down? For the life of me, boy, it isn't very motivating. The guy gets up with a hangover Sunday morning, looks through the clothes hamper, finds his cleanest dirty shirt, and goes out for a walk.
On the other hand, those individuals with a higher consciousness, who have chosen to contribute, have a life that is of a totally different quality.
Just Commit To Putting In Your Time By: Ted Ciuba | - I've never been much of a physical guy, even though I have a physical body-in the sense that I have the kind of body where people have asked me, "Do you play football?" Of course, they don't ask that anymore, not at my age. But they'll still ask sometimes, "Did you play football?"
And my standard response back in those days when they used to ask "do you" was "No, I play guitar."
Know Your Purpose In Life By: Ted Ciuba | - Know your purpose. You'd be amazed by what kind of giant strides you can make easily, and without any effort, when you know your purpose. Now, on the contrary, when you don't know your purpose, well, how could you make any progress?
Obviously, even if you're moving, it doesn't mean you're making progress-unless you are moving toward something specific.
So know your purpose. It's the touchstone; it's the tuning fork of everything.
Conceivable, Believable, Achievable, Controllable By: Ted Ciuba | - I do a lot of work with sales organizations, for obvious reasons. They know they need to stay at the top of their game. They already have training and development programs ongoing, and a lot of times I'm slotted in. Sometimes it's just me on the program. Sometimes it's a celebrity multi-day event with guests and such, etcetera, etcetera. But I deal a lot with sales people.
Programming Your Subconscious Mind Is Important By: Ted Ciuba | - Your subconscious mind is part and parcel of this entire philosophy surrounding. There are so many different aspects of the subconscious. You need to learn to assert control of it, because what your subconscious feels and believes is where your efforts are going to manifest from. It's where your life will be manifested from.
Take Charge, Produce Results By: Ted Ciuba | - Every now and then, I'll talk to someone who says something like, "Well, I don't know. That all sounds like it's just motivational rah-rah, and it won't really do any good, and any change won't really be there tomorrow."
Well, my friend, I do understand what you're saying, and where you're coming from. For instance, a lot of people have experience with a company where someone-maybe the manager, or one person on the management team-gets excited about a speaker and brings them in f ... Tags:extra mile, way of life, world view, results, principles of the new think and grow rich
The Metaphor Of The Thermostat By: Ted Ciuba | - There's a metaphor in the self-development field which really is spot on when you look at it. It's the metaphor of the thermostat, and that thermostat represents your subconscious mind.
How a thermostat works in an office building or in your home is that it's presumably set to detect when the temperature gets uncomfortable, in two ways. You define the exact temperature that's uncomfortable-you, the operator. When the temperature gets uncomfortably cold, the heater kicks on, to bri ... Tags:metaphor of the thermostat, subconscious mind, comfort zone
The 4 D's By: Ted Ciuba | - Today, a special hats-off and thanks to Jim Francis, who has formulated what he calls Success Requires the 4 Ds. I'll just basically paraphrase what he says, and then discuss it a bit.
Dream-you have to dream. Dream that you're worth more than a 9-to-5 job. Dare-risk a little... a little cash, a little time. Do-once you know the path, take a step. Take action. Don't wait. Waiting costs you money. Determined-lastly, you have to be determined to succeed. It's not a matter of fortune ... Tags:Forex trading, due diligence, learning curve, adequate caution, home runs
Financial Literacy Equals Financial Leverage By: Ted Ciuba | - You really can't blame people for getting it all screwed up. They have been taught that way, and we are social animals and we learn from our environment-I mean, this is nature. However, it's just numerically the case that they were born in that relationship, in that family, in that city, in that society. The truth is absolutely different.
What am I referring to? I am referring to how you're taught and trained to get a job; taught, trained and educated to get a job.
Minimal Time, Outstanding Success By: Ted Ciuba | - As an achiever, wouldn't you agree with me that you've got to go the extra mile to achieve the success you want? There isn't any real choice about that. But the good thing is that you will distance yourself so far from your competitors when you're in that extra mile zone, because so few people are there that what you do has incredible leverage and it will bring you the results you seek.
After all, it's only a mile! We're talking about the extra mile.
Consider The Consequences Of Not Following Through On Your Dreams And Ambitions By: Ted Ciuba | - One of the things that you want to do is motivate yourself to do what you need to do. Will you have to take some risks in doing what you're doing? Yeah, you always will. You always will. For instance, I quit my job before I had replaced my income. I felt like I needed that extra time to make it happen; I felt like it would happen.
The Crazy Things Entirely Possible By: Ted Ciuba | - I'm often asked about the crazy thing's entirely possible. Well, let me tell you this. It starts in the individual. We are a big vibratory universe. We are a big quantum soup. This is the world that quantum mechanics has given to us. Every single one of us is equally capable in this quantum soup. What we think about, we bring about.
Well, it is easier than you might imagine. I know that one of the things that I say is, hey, pretend. Escape. Because it's the feeling, more than the actual physical fact, that is creating your future. You want to get excited. You want to get passionate. That feeling then animates all the work you do and the efforts you make. Tags:Formula For Riches, definite destination, definite chief aim, Decameron
It's Those Who Are Adaptable By: Ted Ciuba | - During these times of economic upset, economic turmoil, there are great, massive changes in not just American society, but sweeping across the globe. I mean global warming, emissions, the rainforests-there's a lot going on.
I'm reminded of Charles Darwin, a frequently misunderstood man-frequently misunderstood. He taught about the Law of Evolution and the survival of the fittest... And, of course, a lot of people think that just means the strongest can run over the weaker, and th ... Tags:Charles Darwin, law of evolution, survival of the fittest, be flexible, deliver value
All The Goodies Are Outside Your Comfort Zone By: Ted Ciuba | - I want to talk a little today about the comfort zone and the uncomfort zone. You know, humans are resistant to change. It's fear-based, it's fight or flight, we're hardwired that way-and you know, for all you want to say about the culture and individual characteristics, I'll agree with that, the fact is, we are hardwired that way.
Societal Accepted Solution By: Ted Ciuba | - I had a guest on the radio show the other day, and what she had to say was very interesting. She is a health/wellness coach, and she was talking about how at one point in her late 20's, she began to come apart, health wise, with bursitis in her shoulder, and then it went to insomnia and anxiety.
She began losing her hair, started gaining weight, and started having severe back problems.
Flying Backwards In Time By: Ted Ciuba | - I will never forget one particular trip. I've had a lot of trip adventures-I love to travel. Like the time I came back from China. I left early in the morning from China, and I arrived on the same day, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Now, you can do that because of the time zone difference, and it's a long trip and you're flying backwards in time, and all these kind of things. But it was interesting when I walked into my favorite Chinese restaurant and said, "Yeah, yeah, oh, I was in Chi ... Tags:China, hypnosis, fire-walk, spiritual maturity, Rosicrucians, Sri Krishna, Eckankar
What Business Are You Really In? By: Ted Ciuba | - Recently I chatted with top marketer Michael Penland about the secrets of succeeding in our field, and here's one of the things he told me:
"Understanding what business you're really in can double, triple, or even quadruple your income. So I want to begin by asking you a question-it's the same question I always ask at every seminar I ever conduct, and of every business owner with whom I do consulting. I want to ask you this question right now.
It's Think And Create An Upward Growth Spiral Of Your Own Design By: Ted Ciuba | - After he finished a little construction and painting job at my place, I sat down with the painter, a young immigrant from Honduras-an illegal. We chitchatted a little bit, and he told me a little bit of his history...and I want to tell you, too.
Why am I using him instead of American labor? Well, three very good points: #1, he works and his work is good, #2, he's available, and #3, he hasn't priced himself out of the market like a GM laborer has.
"ask Not What You Want To Sell, But What Your Market Wants To Buy" By: Ted Ciuba | - Over the past several months of this economic correction-when there's a lot of instability, a lot of softening of the market-a lot of people are getting hurt, or getting cut back, or sales are down. All of that's true.
So I've given out more than my usual amount of advice on how to adapt to these things. Because so often I'm talking about making it, how to adapt. What do you do? Well, you go back to basics. You start doing the things that you did there originally that made you suc ... Tags:economic correction, cutting back, America, Madoff, individual prosperity, life plan
One Man Built A Dynasty, One Man Bought A Franchise By: Ted Ciuba | - I'm sure I chaff more than most. It is actually my job as a reporter-I am supposed to find the truth and deliver that to you. I don't accept things at face value, so frequently I'm not going along with the environmental herd, which is whatever's going on in our city, state, country, or company.
What Kind Of Thoughts Do You Want Running Through Your Head? By: Ted Ciuba | - What's the big advice today, in today's current economy? With the changes, the instability, the softening business? Now more than ever, its "take hold of your internal programming."
You see, there are two types of programming-internal and external. And, external... hey, that's what the media's telling you. That's what's happening across town, that's what's happening across the street, that's what's happening across the nation, that's what's happening in other places.
It's Not Difficult To Make Money, It's Just Different By: Ted Ciuba | - First off, I am not gay. Do not approach me if you're looking for that kind of relationship. The only reason I say that is because I have experience where I've mentioned some of my gay friends, and those who are gay kind of put their antenna up. This is off limits.
However, it all started with the insights that one of my dear gay friends from New York City, a man named Troy, gave me. And it happened in conversations-and by the way, we met in business, and we both have sensitive so ... Tags:Marshall Sylver, entrepreneur, not bad just different, mainstream lifestyle, Las Vegas
The Product Other People Want By: Ted Ciuba | - Most of my consulting is done with entrepreneurs rather than large organizations-at this point, I should say, because it frequently changes. Be that as it may, a lot of them are in the marketing, information marketing, Internet marketing arena. A lot of them are saying, "Help me get started up."
Opt Out Of The Crybaby Society By: Ted Ciuba | - Let's talk a little bit about refunds. Well, let's start where the process begins, with sales. I want to talk about one of the wisdoms they teach us-that in the business environment, we're all salespeople, but some people have a specific responsibility.
Those, of course, are the ones who get rewarded most highly in any organization-the salespeople. And the business owners, who of course are salespeople, even when there is a synergy, a MasterMind, a complimentarity, where everybod ... Tags:refunds, business environment, sales, salespeople, synergy, MasterMind
Having A Failure Or A Setback Isn't Going To Affect The Outcome At All By: Ted Ciuba | - So many people give up when they meet their first defeat, when they get a setback, when they get a refusal, when they get a rejection, when they get a no. Obviously, we would say that's because they didn't have a firm enough designed desire to accomplish what it is they want to accomplish.
Being connected with LatinoLandia, I listen to a lot of my news in Spanish. I was listening to the news recently, and there was a story about a young gentleman, aged 17 or 18, who hit and kille ... Tags:setback, designed desire, LatinoLandia, dragnet, roadblock, Mexico
Quickly, Easily And Effortlessly Move To Correct The Error By: Ted Ciuba | - In the real estate investment arm of my life, I entered a house one day. After I had looked the house over quickly I sat down at the kitchen table and told the owner, "Yep, I'll let you give me this house." He was amenable to the idea, because he wanted to get on with his life in another city.
Burn Your Ships Behind You By: Ted Ciuba | - When Hernan Cortez invaded the coasts of Mexico, even though he had the overwhelming advantage of armor and gunpowder and firearms, he had troops who were tired and weary of the voyage-who really didn't want to face the unknown, the savages, the multicolor painted beasts! Oh no, Hernan did not have a troop of ready soldiers.
For instance, on page 278 it's noted, "A relatively small number of people use, with deliberation and purposeful planning, the faculty of creative imagination. Those who use this faculty, volitionally and with understanding of its functions, are genii."
Forget Not How Great A Talent Is Committed To Thy Charge By: Ted Ciuba | - There's an ancient mystery text called Unto Thee I Grant. Full wisdom. Full, like the pyramids, of the wholeness and fullness of life-you know there's mystery. How deep?
There's one phrase in there, or one statement, that I've always liked. I've taken it myself, personally, as an affirmation. It has become a belief, and it is manifested in my life and has given me the lifestyle, the life profession, that would be a logical outcome of that.
Be Prepared For Anything By: Ted Ciuba | - They always tell you to expect the unexpected. But you know, even after a while, the unexpected becomes expected-and it's easier to prepare for.
When I was a youngster growing up in Texas, we had a problem with scorpions. If you don't know what they are, look it up in the dictionary. They have pinchers, they look like little miniature lobsters, and they have venom. Now, that venom is not fatal-it's not like that of the Brown Recluse spider-but it's the kind of thing that can get ... Tags:expect the unexpected, be prepared for anything, be prepared
When The New Ways Are Not Yet Known By: Ted Ciuba | - My mother-in-law just recently lost her husband of over 53 years. Another friend of mine recently suffered a divorce, and lost a child and economic stability in that event.
A number of us are involved, right now, in a turbulent economy. An economy that is taking a lot of victims, a lot of people hostage-a lot of people who aren't resourceful and don't know what to do about it, and think about the problems rather than what solutions they could deploy. A lot of people are hurting, ... Tags:Formula for Riches, rite of passage, economic stability, turbulent economy
Be Encouraged By The Shortness Of Life By: Ted Ciuba | - Amidst all the luxury of the RMS Titanic, amidst all the tragedy and human errors, I'm reminded of the fact that life is brief-surprise! I've seen murals, I've seen photographs of some of the victims, all the way from very young people on up. I've seen a young boy in a suit and tie who looks to be about seven years old, sharp and clean.
Insane Long-term Moneymaking Ventures By: Ted Ciuba | - Resourcefulness in any economy, in any time, is a very valuable trait. I recently sent an email to a friend of mine I was planning to meet the next day. We were both traveling in to do a conference, and we're helping people in their economic foundations-building business.
Sow The Seeds For Your Financial Freedom By: Ted Ciuba | - They say that up to 95% of Americans are not ready for retirement at age 65. That is, they don't have enough investments to live on, enough income to live according to their accustomed manner.
It's no surprise to you that we're in an economic turmoil right now. We're certainly in a recession, and what some people are calling a depression-it depends where you are on that. But the theory is that if a person's lost their job, they're struggling, they're scrambling, they think it's a ... Tags:the richest man in babylon, financial literacy curriculum, retirement
None Of Us Are Exempt By: Ted Ciuba | - None of us are exempt from the things that happen in the human situation.
I lost my father and then I lost my mother, and this has been eight and nine years ago. And then it happens today. Just minutes ago, as I'm writing this-literally less than five minutes ago-I got word about my father-in-law, a man who I viewed as a young man at 72, a man who I looked up to.
Following Your Intuition: The Unknown Factor By: Ted Ciuba | - Ted: I want to go with something...and get your comments on something that's pure personal, wasn't directly business-related except for, of course, I survived to do business another day. But one day... Most of our listeners know that I'm thoroughly involved in Latin America. I have a wife, a child, a house in Panama; I've visited a lot of countries. And when I lived in San Diego, you can bet I went to Mexico, almost every single week.
Wealth Vs. Maintenance By: Ted Ciuba | - There are two types of people in this world-wealth-minded people and maintenance-minded people. Now, which side of the equation you're on really is important, and I'll tell you that likely as not, you're on the maintenance-minded side, which comprises 95% of the population. Of course, you're here-that's why you're making the move.
"i Don't Have To Be Chained To The Peg Anymore!" By: Ted Ciuba | - These economic times require a little bit of flexibility. They require a little bit of movement, a little bit of doing something different.
Well, do you want to be like a circus elephant? If you can believe this or not, those big, massive animals-they tether them down with a little peg that goes into the ground. It's about a foot long, as I understand it.
Working With Your Competitors By: Ted Ciuba | - I had one of my friends ask me the other day if I would promote a certain offer he's got. We're both in the self-development field, and it is competitive to me, and I told him, "Yes, I will-provided, just coincidentally, I have an offer of my own that I would like for you to promote."
I wrote him back and included it-after all, what should we do for each other? We're competitors. I'm not identifying the guy, but he wrote me back and said, "I know you're just kidding. We're not rea ... Tags:working with your competitors, self-development field, win-win-win world
Think Consciously And Grow Rich By: Ted Ciuba | - There's a kind of thinking that you need to understand, so that you can use it in the times that may be most important-like right now, in these tough economic times.
If someone is to lose their main source of income, it can put them in a tough situation immediately. That is the truth. Those are the facts. But there's a kind of thinking...we talk about "think and grow rich." The real truth of it is, we're talking about thinking consciously-or, "Consciously think, and you will grow ... Tags:tough economic times, recession, tough situation, thinking consciously
Change Your Point Of View To Serve You By: Ted Ciuba | - We got into one of those silly secession conversations the other day. A gentleman was saying that New Hampshire didn't agree with the way that the Federal government was assuming that it was the omnipotent power and it could dictate to all the states and all the people when in fact, we are, and were formed, as a conglomeration of states that created that government for our convenience.
