Trevor writes:
Robert Schuller wrote a fantastic book called 'Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!', which opens one's mind to the awesome power of managing ideas effectively.
Says Schuller: 'Impossibility thinkers are people who instinctively react negatively to a possibility-laden idea. They impulsively look for reasons why it can't be done. They quickly abort an idea and forget about it.'
'The possibility thinker looks at every idea to see if it has possibilities. If it does, he takes an option out on the idea. He does not let it slip by.'
Through his own personal experiences, he learnt to' Never underestimate the value of an idea. Every positive idea has within it the potential for success if it is managed properly...' and came up with the Ten Commandments of Possibility Thinking, as summarised below:
1. Never reject a possibility because you see something wrong with it!
Says Schuller: 'There is something wrong with every good idea. Don't throw away a suggestion when you see a problem. Instead, isolate the negative from the possibility. Neutralise the negative. Exploit the possibility, and sublimate the negative. Don't ever let negatives kill the positive potential that is within an opportunity.'
2. Never reject a possibility because you won't get the credit!
'God can do tremendous things through the person who doesn't care who gets the credit. Decisions must never be based on ego needs. They must be based on human needs and market pressures that transcend your own desires.
Decide today: Would you rather satisfy your ego - or enjoy the fruits of success?'
3. Never reject a possibility because it's impossible!
'Almost every idea is impossible when it is first born. Possibility thinkers take great ideas and turn the impossibilities into possibilities. That's progress!'
4. Never reject a possibility because your mind is already made up!
'People who never change their minds are either perfect or stubborn. I'm not perfect and neither are you. I'd rather change plans while still in port, than to set sail and sink at sea.'
5. Never reject an idea because it's illegal!
'You might be able to get the law changed. A lot of laws on the books today need to be changed.'
6. Never reject an idea because you don't have the money, manpower, muscle, or months to achieve it!
'Make the commitment to do what's great, then solve the problems. A successful person has very few resources, except the capacity to take an idea and marshal stronger and smarter people around him to pull it off.'
7. Never reject an idea because it will create conflict!
'You can never develop a possibility without creating problems. Every idea worth anything is bound to be rejected by people who don't go along with it.'
8. Never reject an idea because it's not your way of doing things!
'Learn to accommodate. Prepare to compromise. Maintain a balance between the tension of an opportunity that demands exploitation and the limitations of the resources available at the moment.'
9. Never reject an idea because it might fail!
'Every idea worth anything has failure potential within it. There is risk in everything. You never reject an idea because there's some risk involved. You isolate the risk, insulate it, and eventually eliminate it.'
10. Never reject an idea because it's sure to succeed!
Schuller levels some strong words at fellow Christians who overplay the humility card: 'To choose poverty instead of prosperity, failure instead of success, low achievement instead of top-of-the-ladder achievement, simply for the sake of being humble, is not super-Christian. It's dumb. Only successful people can help people who are failing. Only winners will survive to give food to the hungry.'
He quotes Rich de Vos - president of the Amway Corporation: "The poor cannot help the poor."
So where did Robert Schuller get The Ten Commandments for Possibility Thinkers?
'All ten came from the Bible. All ten come from Jesus Christ - The World's Greatest Possibility Thinker. He said: "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." (Matt. 17:20)'
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
Monday, March 26, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The Corollary: IDEAS Are A Dime A Dozen
Trevor writes:
In the last post - IDEAS: Currency Of The Information Age - I shared how ONE idea can change your entire life... and how it is up to you to make it either PRICELESS... or worthless.
A corollary to that view is my personal observation from many of the people who come to me with a GREAT IDEA... and who do nothing with that idea.
I personally believe that God communicates with many of us through the inflow of ideas into our minds... I mean, just where DO they come from?
The sheer volume of ideas that flows into one's mind seem, to me, to indicate an amazing ABUNDANCE of opportunity available to the person who will focus on and ACTION those ideas.
I think it was Peter Daniels who first shared the idea with me that... 'God will not give you a dream, without given you the ability to achieve that dream.'
I believe the same sentiment goes for a thought... and an idea.
Yes, all I see is a never-ending ABUNDANCE of IDEAS flowing all around most of the people I have ever met.
But, far too few people I know ever seriously focus on the ideas and put them into action in a BIG way.
What a waste.
It is these people who lead to me saying that IDEAS are a dime a dozen... they are all around you... yet, just ONE of those ideas, when actioned, can make you VERY WEALTHY.
Ask Bill Gates... ask Warren Buffett..!
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
In the last post - IDEAS: Currency Of The Information Age - I shared how ONE idea can change your entire life... and how it is up to you to make it either PRICELESS... or worthless.
A corollary to that view is my personal observation from many of the people who come to me with a GREAT IDEA... and who do nothing with that idea.
I personally believe that God communicates with many of us through the inflow of ideas into our minds... I mean, just where DO they come from?
The sheer volume of ideas that flows into one's mind seem, to me, to indicate an amazing ABUNDANCE of opportunity available to the person who will focus on and ACTION those ideas.
I think it was Peter Daniels who first shared the idea with me that... 'God will not give you a dream, without given you the ability to achieve that dream.'
I believe the same sentiment goes for a thought... and an idea.
Yes, all I see is a never-ending ABUNDANCE of IDEAS flowing all around most of the people I have ever met.
But, far too few people I know ever seriously focus on the ideas and put them into action in a BIG way.
What a waste.
It is these people who lead to me saying that IDEAS are a dime a dozen... they are all around you... yet, just ONE of those ideas, when actioned, can make you VERY WEALTHY.
Ask Bill Gates... ask Warren Buffett..!
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
IDEAS: Currency Of The Information Age
Trevor writes:
Many years ago Anthony Robbins instilled a simple thought in my mind - ‘One IDEA..! That’s All It Takes To Change Your Whole Life.’
This thought has always been at the forefront of my mind-set whenever I consider something new… a new article… a new book… a new introduction… a new set of challenges.
Almost every event in life presents with it the seeds of a new idea just waiting to be pounced upon by wide-awake people who use it to make a difference in the world… and in their own lives..!
Just think about it… from what I can gather, it was Bill Gates who had the idea of a computer on every home and business desktop in the world. He became the world’s richest man in just over a decade just for TRYING to action his simple idea.
I mean, think about it, he’s nowhere close to achieving his original goal… YET..!
And yet, despite not even getting close to succeeding with his original idea, at the height of the Dot.Com boom years his personal net worth had topped $100 billion… and today after the crash of global stock markets and the aftermath of 9/11 and the fall of Saddam, he is only worth +- $50 billion as the world’s richest man for 2006.
And think about the idea that F.W. de Klerk had about talking to the ANC… and releasing Nelson Mandela.
That one simple idea… and the courage to see it through… changed the lives of millions of South Africans - setting them free from politically-motivated racial intolerance… and it gave the world one of its greatest-ever icons of PEACE in all of history.
No wonder that both F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela each received a Nobel Peace prize medal… all from a simple idea..!
I am acutely aware that ONE IDEA… just one idea… can change a person’s entire life… it can change a nation’s future… and, it can change the world.
So for me, if I can stimulate JUST ONE IDEA… just one genuine spark of interest… that a reader can use to change his or her life through their application thereof, then I know that the information I provide is PRICELESS.
It is this thought that underpins every review article that I produce for the It’s So Simple!..1..2..3 Information report. Whilst my aim is to ensure that there are 15 to 20 GREAT IDEAS in every issue, the reality has been that most issues over the lasy eight years have in fact contained well over 50 ideas… and often well over 100 ideas, each of which individually could be used to change a person’s entire life.
So… right now… right in front of you... you are reviewing INFORMATION that carries within it an idea or two, or more, that potentially can turn someone (yes, that someone can be you) into a millionaire… perhaps even a billionaire.
In fact, many of the ideas I share with my readers have actually been used, tried and tested by people who have become millionaires and billionaires themselves.
Knowing that, will you put the time into dissecting every word and sentence in this simple reader-friendly information format..?
And will you put some of the ideas into action in your life..? I pray that you do.. God Bless.
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
Many years ago Anthony Robbins instilled a simple thought in my mind - ‘One IDEA..! That’s All It Takes To Change Your Whole Life.’
This thought has always been at the forefront of my mind-set whenever I consider something new… a new article… a new book… a new introduction… a new set of challenges.
Almost every event in life presents with it the seeds of a new idea just waiting to be pounced upon by wide-awake people who use it to make a difference in the world… and in their own lives..!
Just think about it… from what I can gather, it was Bill Gates who had the idea of a computer on every home and business desktop in the world. He became the world’s richest man in just over a decade just for TRYING to action his simple idea.
I mean, think about it, he’s nowhere close to achieving his original goal… YET..!
And yet, despite not even getting close to succeeding with his original idea, at the height of the Dot.Com boom years his personal net worth had topped $100 billion… and today after the crash of global stock markets and the aftermath of 9/11 and the fall of Saddam, he is only worth +- $50 billion as the world’s richest man for 2006.
And think about the idea that F.W. de Klerk had about talking to the ANC… and releasing Nelson Mandela.
That one simple idea… and the courage to see it through… changed the lives of millions of South Africans - setting them free from politically-motivated racial intolerance… and it gave the world one of its greatest-ever icons of PEACE in all of history.
No wonder that both F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela each received a Nobel Peace prize medal… all from a simple idea..!
I am acutely aware that ONE IDEA… just one idea… can change a person’s entire life… it can change a nation’s future… and, it can change the world.
So for me, if I can stimulate JUST ONE IDEA… just one genuine spark of interest… that a reader can use to change his or her life through their application thereof, then I know that the information I provide is PRICELESS.
It is this thought that underpins every review article that I produce for the It’s So Simple!..1..2..3 Information report. Whilst my aim is to ensure that there are 15 to 20 GREAT IDEAS in every issue, the reality has been that most issues over the lasy eight years have in fact contained well over 50 ideas… and often well over 100 ideas, each of which individually could be used to change a person’s entire life.
So… right now… right in front of you... you are reviewing INFORMATION that carries within it an idea or two, or more, that potentially can turn someone (yes, that someone can be you) into a millionaire… perhaps even a billionaire.
In fact, many of the ideas I share with my readers have actually been used, tried and tested by people who have become millionaires and billionaires themselves.
Knowing that, will you put the time into dissecting every word and sentence in this simple reader-friendly information format..?
And will you put some of the ideas into action in your life..? I pray that you do.. God Bless.
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Ideas Are A Dime A Dozen... Or Are They?
Trevor writes:
To my mind ideas ARE a 'dime a dozen' just because I have so many of them - business ideas, that is - sitting on my shelves just waiting to be actioned.
And therein lies the secret... ideas require ACTION and IMPLEMENTATION.
Found this interesting link: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die - where they found "..that the ideas that ’stick’ all share the following six principles":
PRINCIPLE 1: SIMPLICITY - How do we find the essential core of our ideas?
PRINCIPLE 2: UNEXPECTEDNESS - How do we get our audience to pay attention to our ideas, and how do we maintain their interest when we need time to get the ideas across?
PRINCIPLE 3: CONCRETENESS - How do we make our ideas clear?
PRINCIPLE 4: CREDIBILITY - How do we make people believe our ideas?
PRINCIPLE 5: EMOTIONS - How do we get people to care about our ideas?
PRINCIPLE 6: STORIES - How do we get people to act on our ideas?
Take a look at the article - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
To my mind ideas ARE a 'dime a dozen' just because I have so many of them - business ideas, that is - sitting on my shelves just waiting to be actioned.
And therein lies the secret... ideas require ACTION and IMPLEMENTATION.
Found this interesting link: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die - where they found "..that the ideas that ’stick’ all share the following six principles":
PRINCIPLE 1: SIMPLICITY - How do we find the essential core of our ideas?
PRINCIPLE 2: UNEXPECTEDNESS - How do we get our audience to pay attention to our ideas, and how do we maintain their interest when we need time to get the ideas across?
PRINCIPLE 3: CONCRETENESS - How do we make our ideas clear?
PRINCIPLE 4: CREDIBILITY - How do we make people believe our ideas?
PRINCIPLE 5: EMOTIONS - How do we get people to care about our ideas?
PRINCIPLE 6: STORIES - How do we get people to act on our ideas?
Take a look at the article - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790 - www.innercircleforum.com
trevor@innercircleforum.com
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