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In our fast-paced and entertainment-saturated culture, it’s easy to let book-reading fall by the wayside. In fact, many studies show that after college, the average person only reads 3 more books for the rest of their life! And don’t be tempted to think that the reading of books is old-fashioned and no longer relevant. There is power in the written word. And whether you’re an entrepreneur, business person, or simply someone who wants to continue to grow, reading books is an effective way to continue your personal development.   “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” — Charlie “Tremendous” Jones Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week Since developing Parkinson’s in 2011, I have been receiving deep-tissue massage therapy as part of my treatment. I started with once a month, then once a week, and these days I get 3 massages a week. Here’s what this has taught me: your body is the frame through which you see the world. If the frame is bent, twisted, or in pain… you will experience the world that way. Get over your hangups, and go get a massage from a reputable massage therapist. Try it at least once per week for a month or more and let me know the difference it makes in your life! Spiritual Foundations Pray Prayers of Proclamation. When you have a need, do you pray or do you plead? Do you begin your prayers with words like, “Please God, please! God, I beg You to have mercy!” Prayers that plead and beg imply that your heavenly Father is not willing to help you. Yet, He is far more gracious and willing to give to you than you are willing to ask, think or imagine. (Ephesians 3:20) He desires above all things that you prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. (3 John 1:2) In fact, long before you have a need, God has already met that need. Long before you knew you needed a Savior, He sent His Son to be your Savior. This is your God! He is a good God. So when you beg Him for something, you are actually saying that He is reluctant to give and needs to be persuaded strongly before He will move. Yet, He is not like that. Jesus knew the heart of the Father. When He saw the woman bound with a spirit of infirmity, He did not pray, “Oh Father! She has been suffering for 18 long years! I beseech You, Father, have mercy on her. Please, please heal her!” No, when Jesus saw her, He immediately proclaimed, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity!” He spoke this way because He knew the heart of the Father. He knew that the Father wanted her delivered from her crippling condition. At the end of a church service, I don’t stand and pray, “Oh God, please bless Your people. Oh God, do keep them. Oh God, be ever so gracious to them!” Instead, I proclaim, “The Lord bless you. The Lord keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you!” Beloved, when you pray, proclaim your healing, protection and provision because your Father’s heart overflows with love for you. And when you declare it, He sanctions it. When you declare it, He establishes it! Feature Presentation “9 Reasons You Need a Book-Reading Plan“ Here are 9 reasons you need a book-reading plan: Reading helps keep you current. Books can help keep you current on business trends and strategies. You can either spend thousands of dollars flying around the country going to seminars and masterminds or spend a few dollars on a book! Consider reading Michael Hyatt’s book, Your Best Year Ever – A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals. Provides material for your own writing and podcasting. Reading books offers you fresh information, strategies for presenting that information, and great stories to share with your readers. Read Chris Ducker’s book, The Rise of the Youpreneur. Reading books exercises your brain. Joseph Addison wrote, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Believe me, in this competitive environment, you don’t want a “flabby” brain!  I challenge you to read a book like, Miracles by Eric Metaxas. I guarantee that book will give your brain a workout.   Expands your worldview. Let’s face it. Most of us live and work within a fairly small bubble of relationships. Our market is defined by what and who we know. Reading can broaden our perspective. Consider reading, Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W Chan Kim. Stimulates new ideas. Frequently, I’ll be reading a book and the content I’m reading launches me into a totally new idea. Reading does that! If you need some fresh ideas and new thinking for your business, read a book. Try reading, The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. Increases your vocabulary and conversational skills. Whether you realize it or not, when you’re reading, your mind assimilates new words and phrases. These new modes of expression become part of your vocabulary and find their way into your conversation without your conscious effort. Read Perry Marshall’s book, Evolution 2.0. Makes you a better writer. When you read a book that’s well written, your own writing begins to take on the qualities that you admire in others. Here’s a book that focuses on writing skills, but also features writing at its best: On Writing Well by William Zinsser. Corrects and/or corroborates your thinking. Reading what others think about a topic can either correct our misconceptions or confirm what we’ve held to be true. A best-selling classic that will either challenge or confirm your beliefs is Lee Strobel’s The Case for a Creator. Enriches your life. So far, we’ve been talking primarily about growing our intellect and our business. But reading for pleasure offers many benefits as well. Reading a book before bedtime is a great way to wind down and relax. Recreational reading opens a whole world of history, intrigue, humor, adventure, and fantasy. Reading kicks the borders off your imagination. Patrick Rothfuss’s epic novel, The Name of the Wind, is sure to provide you with an enriching experience. Creating A Reading Plan Commit to read a book a month. Create a list of books that you want to read. Read on an e-device or paper. (Consider the option of highlighting and scribbling notes in the margins of a printed book.) Find a reading buddy. Listen to audiobooks. (The retention rate for listening to a book drops significantly over reading it.) Resources Mentioned In This Episode Permission to Prosper is your key to unlock the vaults of wealth, wellness, and wisdom that will prosper you and everyone around you. Join us at this life-changing event, where we will help you construct your own prosperity blueprint… remove the inner conflicts about money, wealth, and possessions… and learn from our world-famous speakers, including Jeff Goins, and more surprise guests to be announced soon. VIP seating and red carpet perks are also available, including personal time with Ray. To get the details, and to get your ticket now at the lowest possible price, go to permissiontoprosper.com   Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.  

On this week’s podcast, we discuss “To increase your performance, increase expectation.”  Take note as we shine a spotlight on the 7 Lies That Are Destroying Your Life. If you’ve ever said, “there is nothing I can do, or I have mastered that, or I know that already,” be sure to listen and discover the lies that are quietly destroying your life. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week To increase performance, increase expectation. Discover how mastermind groups, the Habit share app, and coaching programs are all about increasing performance by increasing your expectation and your activity. Spiritual Foundations Jesus never gave the sick a sermon first or examined their inner condition first.  He never asked what sin they might have committed to merit their sickness.  This would have been harsh and would have hurt the sick even more. So, why are we so quick to judge the sick? Jesus said, “Whoever comes to me, I will not reject.”  This is why it is always wrong to think that illness is a “blessing in disguise.” Let us remember this, all who came and those who brought the sick and lame to Jesus had a great deal of faith and hope. The Savior welcomes each one who comes to him. Remember this simple principle: Good things come from God and bad things come from the Devil.  Feature Presentation “7 Lies That Are Destroying Your Life” The first rule of science is you must not be fooled – Uncover why you are the easiest person to fool. Discover why “I know that already, that’s common knowledge” is lie #1 that is destroying your life – Knowing or doing, this is the key difference that impacts everything in your life. The danger of assumptions, automatic rebuttals and refutation – Why camping out in the rebuttal zone gets you nowhere. Bursting the “unique snowflake” myth – How to grasp the reality that plus or minus 5% we are all the same (including our businesses). “What one person can do another person can do.” – How to harness the power of the Anthony Hopkins’ philosophy and grow your business and your life. Why the cemetery is filled with people who had long “someday” lists – How to overcome the illusion, “I have plenty of time,” because it’s stealing the life you want. What if money is not a solution to your spiritual problems – For once and all settle this fundamental question about money. Have you been fooling yourself when it comes to mastery? – In order to move forward it’s essential to distinguish between hearing and doing and growing and dying. Since mastery is a path not a destination, examine your life – If there is no steady state and you are either growing or dying, which are you? How to exploit the power of the stimulus, pause, response cycle and transform your life. Why right thinking will be rewarded, and wrong thinking will be punished. Discover Victor Frankl’s research on victimhood and the power of choice – The one freedom you have that can’t be taken from you. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Mastermind groups, the Habit share app, and coaching programs Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl   Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

Have you ever wondered if those AHA! Moments, Big Ideas, Eureka Breakthroughs just happen or if you can set yourself up to experience more of them? What if you could create an environment to generate Brilliant Ideas… On today’s podcast, I share how you can set yourself up for more AHA! moments by adding these 5 activities to your routine. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week How can you read an extra book a week, with no added time? Read audio books and speed them up – during your workout, while your cooking, as you’re working around the house. As you listen to an audiobook you’re expanding your thinking, fostering creativity, and setting yourself up for more AHA! moments. Spiritual Foundations Why doesn’t God answer every prayer?  Have you considered, what if He does, and sometimes His answer is “no”? But he said, “Ask whatever you will in My name.” What does it mean to ask something in someone’s name? In biblical times, when decrees and commands were given in the name of the ruler they were speaking in “his name.” Feature Presentation “How To Have More Aha Moments“ Imagine the impact of putting more knowledge in your brain with no net time increase and very little effort. How to foster creativity – Understanding why new thoughts and original ideas don’t happen in a vacuum. The magic phrase I use to uncover underlying thoughts and motivations. How Dale Carnegie’s principle about asking questions transformed my interactions. The power of actually listening – Why it’s important to avoid the “me-too switch.” How taking notes is powerful, even if you never read them again – Welcome to the ideahopper.com. Discover the danger of “echo-chambering yourself.” – How confirmation bias is hindering and minimizing your openness to diverse thoughts. How to create more AHA! moments – Read more, listen more, take more notes, intake from wide sources, set aside time for rest. What if you have a new twist on an old idea? – Why taking time to rest is a catalyst for new ideas. Judging, wrestling, and the battling over pro-life and pro-choice – How to talk with someone who has opposing views and learn to understand people with different viewpoints. Your “ghostly second mind” – Discover your library of conclusions and how rest and relaxation link ideas together. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Permission to Prosper is your key to unlock the vaults of wealth, wellness, and wisdom that will prosper you and everyone around you. Join us at this life-changing event, where we will help you construct you own prosperity blueprint… remove the inner conflicts about money, wealth, and possessions… and learn from our world-famous speakers, including Jeff Goins, and more surprise guests to be announced soon. Register now at the early bird rate of just $497 per ticket… prices increase on May 7th – this is the lowest price you will receive on this ticket. VIP seating and red-carpet perks are also available, including personal time with Ray. To get the details, and to get your ticket now at the lowest possible price, go to permissiontoprosper.com. Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

Success comes with surprises — the ones we don’t like, we call problems. Doesn’t the Bible say to be content with what you have? A tip on how to say “No” to someone who won’t take “no” for an answer. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week How to say “No” to someone who won’t take “No” for an answer Don’t give them an opening. Don’t allow a loophole. Email templates for saying “No” #1 The Definitive NO Name, Thanks so much for your interest in having me (WHATEVER THEY ARE ASKING), Unfortunately, due to my existing commitments, my answer is “No.” Just to prevent any confusion, this answer is “No,” and is not “maybe later” or “check back.” There is no need to check back. The answer will not change. Thank you again for asking. Best of luck in finding (WHATEVER THEY ARE ASKING). Ray Edwards # 2 The Next Level NO Name, I apologize for not being clear. The answer is “No,” and the answer will not change. Anything else you feel you MUST communicate should be directed to my attorney: ATTORNEY’S CONTACT INFO. This email marks the end of our communication. I will not respond to any future emails or other contact, nor will my team. Not only will we not respond, your messages will be blocked; we will not read them. I’m sorry the situation came to this. I wish you well. Ray Edwards Spiritual Foundations Doesn’t the Bible say to be content with what you have? We’re Christian Mythbusters. Philippians 4:11-13 NLT (New Living Translation) The Apostle Paul explained, “Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” You can be content while building wealth, Paul is not saying, “Don’t aspire to having goals or to do things.” He’s saying don’t let your circumstances dictate your mindset. Feature Presentation “The Dark Side of Success“ The Dark Side of Success: 5 Challenges We Didn’t Expect Your success changes relationships. Success is a magnifying lens for your personality. You can become obsessed, which is not healthy. You can find your identity wrapped up in your success. Higher revenues can equal lower pay. Why it’s harder to make $100,000 than $1 million dollars — How to be courageous and prepare for those in your life who will say, “You owe it to me.” 11:00 Unwinding the concept of no regrets in Heaven — Why will our tears need to be wiped away? What tears? Why tears? 12:45 If you’re unhappy when you’re poor, will you be unhappy when you are rich? — How the volume of who you are is magnified by success and money. 15:18 Obsession — Why it’s crucial to distinguish whether you’re pursuing or preoccupied with success. 17:00 Uncover identity issues based on bank balances and status — How to discover if you are only living for the approval of others. 18:44 Solving a puzzle leads to a higher-level problem — What you can learn from a good Roman emperor. 21:10 Do you find happiness? — How discovering what you think about obstacles, puzzles, and problems helps you create happiness. 23:01 Resources Mentioned In This Episode Email templates for saying “No” Philippians 4:11-13 NLT Shake off lies and limitations related to prosperity, construct your own Prosperity Blueprint when you join us at our new conference this summer, check it out at PermissiontoProsper.com. Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

We’ve just come off two years where we crossed the one million mark in revenue. We’re working on year number three and it looks like a pretty sure bet we’re going to do it again. I’ve had a lot of questions and we’ve hosted a couple of workshops where we actually show people how we’ve done it. Today we pull back the curtain and share a behind-the-business discussion to reveal the secrets to: How we got to our first million-dollar year. How we could have done it sooner. Things we would do differently. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week 3 ways to grow your list faster. Create a lead magnet that no one else is offering. Go and find three successful people in your arena, download and study their lead magnets. Make yours better by asking questions like: What did they leave out? What did they include that is unnecessary? How can you improve the formatting? Have a contest. The interest and commitment level is going to be lower than your normal opt-in, but remember they are on your site to begin with, because they’re interested in your topic. Do some list swapping. No, not a product launch where you get your JV partners to mail for you and you pay them. I’m simply suggesting, “If you promote my newsletter to your readers, I’ll promote yours to my readers.”  You both gain. Spiritual Foundations Scripture without commentary, Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth fruit in it’s season. Whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.” Feature Presentation “How We Had Our First Million Dollar Year” When you find a sense of urgency you can increase your level of seriousness by a factor of 100 — How to stop screwing around and start acting like you don’t have all the time in the world so you propel your business toward your first million-dollar year.  7:34 Why embracing the Roger Bannister principle breaks barriers, rewrites history, and gets you to your goals faster than you ever imagined possible.  8:18 If you think it’s harder to become a millionaire or a billionaire than ever before, then you are sadly mistaken — Examine the big bucket of sloppy lies behind excuses like:  “It’s a bad economy. Nobody gets ahead. Nobody will give you a chance. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.” 9:54 Why my vow after leaving corporate America held me back for years — How investing heavily in a team empowers you to reach your goals. 10:51 The power of a JV launch — Examine how to generate considerable income and grow your list quickly by joining forces in a JV launch.  12:10 If you have a singular focus on the million-dollar mark you’re likely to hit that number.  12:56 How skill, talent, and reading the marketplace correctly are essential in helping you hit your goals.  13:16 Why pricing correctly, knowing what your customer wants and needs and getting your copy correct creates a huge competitive advantage.  13:23 Why embracing the Covey concept is essential to growth — How to overcome the dull-axe dilemma.  13:32 What I’d do differently — How to increase margins so you keep more of the money. 14:10 What I learned about watching expenses, creating accountability, and not building a business based solely on the one pillar income of a JV Launch.  14:48 How JV launches help you escape velocity and break free from earth’s gravity of needing more money and more customers.  15:50 It’s common knowledge but uncommon practice — Why establishing multiple streams of revenue is wise and shooting the Saturn V rocket over and over is massively inefficient. 16:00 Out of the spirit of play comes creativity, and out of creativity comes creation…money, money, money — What if working less and playing more actually fosters business growth. 17:51 Consider the influence of “intentional distractions.” — Imagine the impact on your business and your life if you could spend a month in another culture, meeting people with other beliefs, and different approaches to life and business. 18:36 Examine what essentialism means in your business — How new ideas, new directions, new things to do may be keeping you distracted from what’s essential in your business. 19:16 Have you hit the million dollar mark in your business? What lessons have you learned? Share your answers on social media or in the comment section of our blog.   Resources Mentioned In This Episode Psalm 1 Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

If your self-worth comes from your bank account, you’re going to be a nervous wreck the rest of your life. You’d better find a different foundation to stake your life on. Today we discuss 15 slavery-inducing, life-murdering lies about money that you’ve probably been told. We also share 15 Liberating Truths About Money. “The truth will set you free but at first it will probably piss you off.” — Joe Kloss Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week 3 Lead Magnets You Can Create in about One Hour Checklist: Describe steps, or a process, what you always include or exclude…a great example is the checklist for a minimalist traveler: What to Include in Your One Travel Bag Resources list: Tools, books, websites you use that will help others Templates: A done-for-you, simple, fill-in-the-blank resource you use in your business that others will find helpful Improve the lead magnet by hiring a designer. Do your research, but a designer on a site like Fiverr.com is a good, inexpensive option to improve your lead magnet. Spiritual Foundations   Why did Jesus come to the world? According to the Bible, He came to the world to reveal the Father, to be a witness of the Father. As followers of Christ, what is our witness? We too represent God for others. Our witness of Him to people is how we love others. When we honor, love, and respect others with our words and actions we are accurately reflecting how God sees them. By loving people, we are exposing the potential He put within them to be great, significant, and powerful people. John 13:34-35,  “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” So you’ve taken the discipleship classes and attended the cell groups, yet the assignment according to Christ is to LOVE one another. Feature Presentation “15 Liberating Truths About Money”   Ever engage in “Wishcraft?” — How your beliefs either free you or enslave you and why “wishing it” doesn’t make it come true. 9:16   Money is the root of all evil — How one misquoted, misunderstood principle has redefined value and what is fundamentally good with money. 10:00   It takes money to make money — What if money is the product of creativity and you can create money out of nothing.   Uncover this unique distinction of the USA — How America was the first government designed to help people make money.  11:10   Money is “dirty,” it’s called “filthy lucre,” and people are “filthy rich,” — How our biases about money are revealed in our word choices.   Why many believe the height of virtue is being poor — Discover how money doesn’t make you poor and poverty doesn’t make you holy. 12:54   Discover how pride and snobbery are not limited to one social class — How hostility related to money may be quite different from what you expected. 13:00   Rich people don’t get into Heaven — Why you need to read and understand the entire story of the Rich Young Ruler (before you give away all your possessions).  14:12   Who gives us all good things to enjoy? — If money is a necessary evil and the best things in life are free, why does God bless us?  17:24   Why it’s essential to examine your insecurity of who you are and how you see money (and your relationship to it).  18:38   Discover whether formal education is a requirement for making money — How lack of education is an unfounded excuse for living in poverty.  19:26   How to understand the nature of money and how to free yourself from the “burden” of money.   20:36   What looks like hard work to one person looks like fun to another — Uncover the truth related to the “hard work” of making money.  21:20   Why uncovering your premises and challenging your thinking about money and wealth is essential.  22:39 Resources Mentioned In This Episode The Twelve Steps to Happiness: A Practical Handbook for … Quoteinvestigator.com Fiverr.com Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.  

In today’s episode we discuss whether it’s more virtuous to give your products away for free, or to charge for your work. If a corporation is making 25% profit or more, eyebrows go up and there may be pressure to “give back.” Have you ever wondered about that language? It’s as if this implies they “took it” from someone. Even someone as successful as Michael Hyatt, has wondered, “Is it more virtuous to give my products away?” This NY Times bestselling author, former CEO of Thomas Nelson, and blogger with over 1 Million readers per month gave his content away during his first three years of blogging. When he started selling his first ebooks, he struggled with thoughts that he was “selling out.” But after much consideration, he concluded that it’s essential to charge for your work. Today I share 8 Reasons Why Charging for Your Work Is More Virtuous than Doing it for Free. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week This Week’s Tip of the Week is a Christmas gift I finally started using called Tile.  When you use Tile, you’ll never lose anything again. Place the Tile app on your phone and put the Tile in your car, on your keys, or with anything you might misplace, and you can track the exact location of the tile, so you’ll never have to search for a missing item again. Spiritual Foundations John 10:14, 27. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd;  I know my sheep and my sheep know me. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” In the past, I was troubled when Christians would say,”God told me….” Since starting on my spiritual  journey, I have examined the stories in the Bible and nowhere does it say that these things (like God speaking) would stop happening. Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice.” Does God still speak today? I want to encourage you to read the Bible for yourself, not through the lense of your pastor or your denomination, but through an objective lense. Join us today as we discuss open visions, the audible voice of God, casting pearls before swine, hallucinations, and Parkinson’s disease. You have to hear this wide-ranging discussion for yourself. I believe God does speak and we his children can hear his voice. Feature Presentation “Why Selling Your Product Is More Virtuous Than Giving It Away For Free”   How to successfully struggle with feelings of selling out — Why it’s essential to ask for value when you give value.   If man’s primary purpose is to produce value, then why do we find it difficult to refine and reshape resources (and make a profit)?   Why uncovering your thoughts about expectations, value, and entitlement is essential for self-awareness.   People’s needs over people’s rights, or people’s rights over people’s needs — How examining your beliefs on this is critical to your worldview.   Why the more we pay for it, the more we value it — Understanding the impact of contextual value.   The power of social signals — How one famous real estate broker and teacher quadrupled his income by making one simple purchase.   Uncovering the problem when something feels “off” — Why leaders need integris lives and how our subconscious is always searching for contradictions.   Why it's important to uncover whether money is more than a simple commodity or a trade medium.   Why Jesus talked so much about money — What you can learn from the parable of the three servants and their money.   Your self-worth and the greatest commandment — If you love your neighbor as yourself you’ll realize this virtue.   What world view are you teaching? How expecting to be paid or not expecting to be paid impacts the world.   Are you a world-changer? How Apple changed the world (no, it wasn’t by giving it all away).   What we can learn from the one character in the Bible who condemned people for not giving to the poor.   How to become as rich as possible — Why capitalism and the creation of value have changed the world and why you should be part of it. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Tile app Michael Hyatt Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

No, it’s not like I had a bag with $200 Million Dollars and left it at the bus depot.  But today, I’m going to share with you what turned out to be the 3 Primary Lessons I Learned From Losing $200 Million Dollars. How to face your reality in relation to money. Uncover the well-kept secret all wealthy people know (and poor people don’t). Discover the one key factor that’s proven to determine destiny. Should we love the Giver rather than the Gift? Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week No gadget…no gizmo…just a fact that blew me away. The fantasy football market generates 70 billion dollars a year.  Think about this astounding fact and send us three profound marketing truths embedded and implied in this statement. We will send a prize to the first astute marketer who emails us three profound marketing truths based on the fantasy football league market.   (No, it’s not a Ferrari.) Send to support@rayedwards.com Spiritual Foundations “Love the Giver and not the gift” — How your philosophy and your faith are influenced by your view of the Gift and the Giver. Altruism, vending machines, and prostitution, so what’s that got to do with my spiritual foundation? Is charity bad? Selfless motivation, self-interest, and altruism — Why what you think about these terms underlies your view of yourself, others, and God. Selfish brute or selfless doormat — Uncovering the two historical ethics options and considering the possibility of others. Why did Jesus make the ultimate sacrifice? — Rethinking it all, was it really the Ultimate Sacrifice? Ayn Rand, “The question is not should you give the homeless man some money, but do you have the right to exist if you don’t?” Feature Presentation “3 Things I Learned From Losing $200 Million“ How social security, deep debt, 100 extra lbs., and a timer ticking on my health finally jolted me to take action.  18:00 “It stops here!” — Why putting an end to toleration is the first step toward transformation.  20:22 NO, it doesn’t matter what you make — How this one shift in thinking will transform your life now (and impact your future).  21:45 Why keeping up appearances keeps you poor — How to embrace becoming wealthy and finally realize that income is fantasy.  22:40 The one deal you should NEVER make — Why it seems so tempting, yet save yourself the headache because it’s always a disaster. 23:38 How your three brains impact your thinking in ways you never realized — Why knowing it in your “head” is not enough.  24:24 The difference between the poor and the wealthy — Why one key principle separates the haves and the have-nots.  26:15 If your house is re-possessable then you need to realize you’re poor — How to shift your view and put every dollar to work for you. 26:48 The desire formula — Why understanding the root word “sire” helps you uncover the unexpected origin of your pure desires.  29:10 Your desires are imprinted on you as possibilities by your Creator — Why some people think because you desire it that is enough (really, how’s that working for you?). 31:00 How Christians embrace superstitions and mystical ways by evading reality — Why you can believe in the power of prayer (even if you’re rational you can still believe in miracles.). 32:18 Uncovering why destiny is not magical (even though most people mistakenly believe this …especially Christians). 33:00 Discover the “good works prepared for you before you were born” — Why most will not fulfill their potential. 35:58 The one thing that determines your destiny — The famous D word we all avoid yet it strongly impacts everything in your life. 35:36 Are you guilty of sitting on the couch waiting for God to make things happen?” — Why God gets a bad rap and how to change your thinking about God. 37:00 Resources Mentioned In This Episode Ayn Rand Francis Bacon Support@rayedwards.com   Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

Today I want to enter into an interesting discussion Ken MacArthur started on Facebook https://www.facbook.com/marketingtactics. Ken states, “Serious question, I’ve always been a skeptic. I have no problem under-promising and over-delivering, but I’ve always been hesitant to make a ‘Big Promise.’ Given the current state of the world I live in, I’m more inclined to think things like ‘most people will fail, most of the time when they start something new.’ That’s why babies don’t walk on the first try. Making a ‘big promise’ is part of the sales conversation equation. Some of my mentors find it essential and don’t believe you can close high-ticket sales without one. Obviously, showing value and creating trust impact your sales. The skeptic in me always hesitates to promise anything. Do you ever wrestle with this kind of question?” Today, I unpack  Ken MacArthur’s crucial question all entrepreneurs and marketers must answer, “Should I make a ‘Big Promise’?” Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week This week’s tip of the week is The Ridge, a wallet that is minimalist without being limited, so you can carry less and always have what you need. It’s RFD protected, so you’re identity will not be stolen. Check out the EDC Movement, it’s about getting the most out of what you carry (efficiency, utility, and worth). Even if the wallet doesn’t interest you… be sure to check out their website. Spiritual Foundations The Spiritual Foundation is from the Sermon on the Mount and follows the theme of today’s podcast, “Are Big, Bold Promises Biblical?” Uncover what the Bible says in Matthew 5:33-37: “You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’ But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne. And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King. Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black. Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.” Deliver on your promise. If it’s a Big, Bold Promise, good, keep it.   Feature Presentation “Why You MUST Make Big, Bold Promises“   5 Reasons to consider making bold promises in your marketing — How to overcome your own skepticism when making the offer and the promise. 13:25   How you’re robbing others (although you’re unlikely doing this intentionally) — Seriously, did you ever consider it’s not all about you? 14:20   Why uncovering how you’re intentionally robbing yourself is crucial to living your most magnificent life.  17:00   Throwing your gift on the ground — What really happens when you refuse to step into your most magnificent life. 19:00   Discover the one thing that penetrates the cloud of confusion — Successful marketers understand this better than anyone.  20:10   How to overcome the mass mumbling of mediocrity — Sparking this causes some people to retreat into their comfort zone. 21:30   Uncover the powerful force you must dismantle in order to grow your business — Overlooking this crucial influence is guaranteed to doom your sales. 23:00   The world is made a better place by those who get their “Hopes UP!” 23:30   Why this simple yet neglected principle, espoused by Donald Miller, is key to all successful marketing — Change this one element in your marketing and reap the financial rewards …all the way to the bank.  24:24   How setting Big, Bold promises tricks you into higher performance. 24:53 Resources Mentioned In This Episode   The Ridge wallet EDC Movement The Bible Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

Time is an interesting resource unlike any other.  Any two people have differing financial resources, and differing skills and talents.  We have different opportunities, different circumstances, and a different network of friends and acquaintances.  But we all have the same number of hours in a day, week, month or year. When it comes to time, we’re all on level ground.  No one has extra hours stashed away in a savings account for a rainy day.  None of us has the ability to turn the clock back, stop it, or even slow it down.  Our daily allotment of time is a 24-hour-period, or is it? Today we talk about how we can actually multiply our time.  Learn how to optimize your time today by applying the 4Ps: Planning, Persistence, Patience, and People. Click here to download or listen to this episode now.   Spiritual Foundations It’s a curious thing. We love to quote Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper.” But chances are, you know some Christians who are constantly faced with overwhelming challenges, defeat, tragedy, and sickness. What is happening here? You see that the promise comes with a condition, “In righteousness you shall be established.” So it is when we are established in righteousness that we will be far from oppression, terror, tragedy, and not a single weapon formed against us will prosper. How can we possibly be righteous? It turns out, you already have righteousness. When you receive Jesus as your Savior, you are also given the gift of righteousness, which empowers you to reign in life (Romans 5:17). You are established in His righteousness. I believe God wanted us to know that we are righteous by the blood of Jesus, by his perfect work on the cross, so there’s nothing we can do that will add to it or take away from it. When you feel,”attacked,” afraid, worried, and anxious, remind yourself of who you are in Christ. When you remind yourself of these things, notice how the worry, anxiety, and depression begin to fall away, “you shall not fear, terror shall not come near you.” One more thing. Belief takes effort.  It’s an action, not a floating generality. As you continue believing and confessing, (speaking out loud) your righteousness in Christ, you’ll get an ever-increasing revelation that will give you the assurance of God’s miraculous provision, his blessing, his divine protection and sovereign grace over your life. Tip of the Week The AllTrails App is my tip of the week. With over 50,000 trail maps, it’s the largest collection of detailed, hand-curated trail maps. AllTrails will help you hit the trail with confidence anytime, anywhere. Two additional features you’ll appreciate: 1.  Driving directions; 2. Saving your favorite trails for future adventures. Feature Presentation “How to Finally Master Your Time“ Why time is an interesting resource — Finances, skills, and talents vary, but we all have one thing in common. We’re all on level ground — Why no one has an advantage in this key area of life. Dream of stashing away extra time in an account for a rainy day? — What if you could turn back the clock, stop it, or even slow it down. Why breaking down time into two categories gives you unlimited power (you never knew you had). Personal time is finite and leads to your frustration — Discovering the secret productivity principle guaranteed to multiply your capacity for creating the life you desire. The 4 Ps of time optimization — How to expand your productivity by understanding a few secret principles. How planning is both a discipline and an art — Start planning and stop allowing time to fritter away. The art of planning — How to regain “lost time” by re-organizing your tasks. Harness the principles of training, experiences, processes, and technological aids to help you plan what’s important in life. Why embracing time management as an art form helps you avoid frustration by anticipating the anomalies and building in extra time. The one weapon you have to help you overcome laziness, procrastination, and setbacks —  Why persistence is a key to optimizing time and carrying out your plan. How to apply persistence in a variety of ways — Push through or wait for an epiphany?… the question all creatives ask. Why being flexible and creative with “when” and “how” is a powerful discipline for increasing time optimization. The unexpected, unusual way to optimize your time — How persistence and patience go hand in hand. Uncover how persistence without patience works against you in time (and in relationships). Discover how to avoid coming off as an uncaring jerk — Persistence alone blinds you to shortcomings and the inevitability of setbacks. How to gain a more realistic view of the uncertainties of life — Why coming to grips with this one fact will give you peace and productivity. Why roadblocks and setbacks viewed through the lense of patience gives you insight into new possibilities — Learn how to stop writing off possibilities in your life. Uncover the one and only way to multiply your time — Why delegating tasks to others optimizes your time and produces better results. Stretching time — The secrets to increasing your capacity and producing your best work. How creating a team gives you an unfair advantage — The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Why you can’t afford NOT to hire someone to help you — Do the math and you’ll easily convince yourself. How to save money, create better outcomes, and enjoy your life. Discover why it is costing you money to do it all by yourself — Calculate your hourly rate and find someone who will complete your tasks at a fraction of your personal hourly rate. Resources Mentioned In This Episode AllTrails.com AllTrails app Isaiah 54:17 Romans 5:17 Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.