'PsyBlog Careers on Stress Management and Causes of Burnout' - PsyBlog Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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PsyBlog blog post is entitled, "PsyBlog Careers on Stress Management and Causes of Burnout." [blog]

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'30 College Speech Topic Ideas For Higher Education' - Jim Arthur Peterson's Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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'The Secret of Positive Thinking' - Brad Isaac's Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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Isaac says, "Positive thinking does mean more opportunities will present themselves, and you’ll be better equipped to handle disappointments along the way." Read Complete Post

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'Powerful Communication Made Easy' - Peter Murphy's Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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'What Next? By When?' - Barry Zweibel's Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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'Time To Walk The Talk' - De Fletcher's Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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'Public Speaking: Line Of Sight' - Tom Antion's Blog Post - May 12, 2007

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'The Parable of Talents' - Brian Tracy's Blog Article - May 12, 2007

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The Parable Of Talents
Brian Tracy

The Parable of the Talents is the primary reason for wealth or poverty throughout history.

Reasons for Rich or Poor Why do some people retire rich and most people retire poor? This subject has fascinated philosophers, thinkers, mystics and teachers throughout the ages. There have been so many cases of hundreds or thousands and even millions of men and women who have started with nothing and become financially independent that people are naturally curious to know why it happened and what are the common rules or principles that others can apply to become wealthy as well. Why People Become Rich One illustration of this key principle is called the parable of the talents. In the Bible, it says, "To him that hath, shall more be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away." Accumulation Leads to More Accumulation What does it mean? In the modern world, we say "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer." The fact is that people who accumulate money tend to accumulate more and more. People who don't accumulate money seem to lose even that little bit of money which they have. Why should this happen? The great success principle, the single idea that explains human destiny is simple. It says that, "you become what you think about, most of the time." Control Your Thoughts And whatever you dwell upon, grows in your reality. You create your entire world by the things you choose to think about and how you choose to think about them. It just so happens that wealthy, successful people fill their minds with thoughts, words, pictures and images of wealth, affluence, success, productivity and solutions to problems in the marketplace, most of the time. These thoughts trigger the reticular activating cortex, the part of the brain that makes you more alert and sensitive to things that you have decided are important to you. Activate Your Reticular Cortex For example, if you decide to invest in a mutual fund, you will start to see news and information about mutual funds everywhere. Mentions in newspapers and magazines will jump out at you. These notices have always been there but now you have sensitized your brain to pick them up and draw them to your attention with far greater frequency and vividness. This is the function and power of your reticular cortex. Avoid Poverty Thinking On the other hand, what do poor people think about most of the time? Unfortunately, poor people fill their minds with thoughts of scarcity, lack, poverty, being unable to afford things. They are always thinking and talking about how little money they have, how much things cost and how they wish things could be better financially. What they think about most of the time is how little money they have. Think Like Wealthy People Think Wealthy people from an early age think about how much they have, how much they want and all the different things they can do to acquire and earn the money and things they desire. Find Out How Rich People Think Here's a rule for you. If you want to become successful, find out what failures do and don't do it. If you want to be wealthy, find out what poor people think about, and avoid thinking in those ways. Instead, find out how wealthy people think. Find out what they read. Find out how they spend their time. Study their lives, read their stories and autobiographies and listen to their words when they are interviewed and on tape. The more you find out what financially successful people think and talk about most of the time, and do the same things, the more rapidly you will enjoy the same rewards that they do. Action Exercises Here are two things you can do to put this parable of the talents into action: First, make a decision today that from now on you will think and talk only about the financial success that you desire. At the same time, you will refuse to talk about or dwell upon your financial problems. Second, instead of saying, "I can't afford it," instead ask the question, "How can I afford it?" When you think of something that you want or need that you don't have the money for at the time, the only question you ask is, "How?" How can you get it? What can you do to achieve it? What are your options? How can you get from where you are to where you want to go? This type of attitude will change your life. About the Author Brian Tracy is the most listened to audio author on personal and business success in the world today. His fast-moving talks and seminars on leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness and business strategy are loaded with powerful, proven ideas and strategies that people can immediately apply to get better results in every area. Join Brian's Free Email Newsletters. Copyright © 2001 Brian Tracy International. All Rights Reserved. www.briantracy.com

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