Learn to Break Through Without Breaking with The Master Mind

What is the most important topic in the world relative to our success?

The most important topic in the world relative to our success is clearing the pathway to success of anything that could keep us from winning success.

My 64 years of experience with this topic have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt there is only one thing that has ever held me back from winning any prize I sought to win – my own negativism.  It was self created, self generated and totally supported by the whole universe.

That’s it. There’s nothing else.

Some years back I wrote a list of The Top 70 Ways To Conquer Negativism to help others learn this valuable lesson and that is the basis of this article. To receive the whole list, simply follow instructions below.

The Wedding Song has a line which helps us learn to use the Master Mind. “It’s hard to believe in something you’ve never seen before,” goes the song.

We can see the brain, but not the mind, yet from our bodies to our bank accounts and the whole of the environment in which we dwell we see the productions of the mind all about us.

How does one learn to trust something we can’t see? How can we use that invisible something to face the great unknown today? How can we recover from unconscious negatives if they are not conscious?

Let me share the prime example this writer uses in coaching, and then I’ll deliver an exercise we can use to break through any challenge or negative experience in our present environment without breaking who we are. And, yes, the word is, “any”.

One of the things I love most about The Master Mind is that it is instantly accessible at any time and applicable to what is happening right now so I use it extensively in my coaching work trusting what it will do. In coaching it’s a must because we must respond to the moment fully present to who we are. What happens with this approach? Amazing insights surface, completely new designs applicable to real life challenges, and million dollar ideas strategies and plans are created through coaching session interaction for which clients praise me, but I tell them, “It’s The Third Mind working through the second mind we create together in our coaching alliance. It’s not just me, it’s we.”

Here’s an example.  A “C” level executive client in a fairly new job expressed concern about building momentum and keeping the vision alive beyond his first 90 days at the company. Some would call this the end of the honeymoon period. We had done extensive coaching work on applying the concepts in the book, “The First 90 Days,” and he had written and implemented an absolutely brilliant plan through his first three months to achieve some outstanding results. Still, he was concerned.

That still small voice from within me was moved as he described the situation. This suggestion came through me, “Why not create your Second 90 Days Plan?” He had never thought of that. “Brilliant,” he said. He did and the momentum he immediately enabled is living proof the honeymoon need never end. Now this wasn’t just another goal plan, it was a plan based on the concepts from the book he had developed his first plan from only now he elevated everything to the next higher level.

Someone said, “Problems are what we see when we take our minds off the goal.” Negativeism can set in when the mind is made idle, distracted, conofused or otherwise turned away from our purpose goal or objective. This is a discipline of the mind essential to success.

Walter Russell put it this way:

“The thinking of creative and successful men is never exerted in any direction other than that intended.” Walter. Russell

Applying the strategies in “The Top 70 Ways to Conquer Negativism” can not only help us stay focused on where we are going, it can help us develop our character and esteem and get there much faster with new insights and direction mapping out our course. So, the Master Mind Exercise this week is to pick one or more of the four ways described below and apply it to a specific situation. If there is no negative situation to attack apply it as a preventive measure to build up a stronger life affirming mind set for success.

Here are 4 from the list of 70:

1. Determine to not tolerate negativism. Andrew Carnegie offered PMA, a Positive Mental Attitude as one of the 18 Laws of success and found negativism so intolerable he fired anyone in his company who practiced it. Harsh? Perhaps. However, it has been determined even one negative person in a large company can have a negative effect on outcomes and mission completion.

16. Challenge your breaking point. We are doing things today we never dreamed could be possible for us five years ago. How did that Happen? We challenged our self beyond our breaking point emotionally, physically, or mentally in the growth or learning process. We can do that in any area at will to break through without breaking.

44. Replace one negative Television program with one positive book. Sounds, simple because it is. Try it.

66. Make only perfect mistakes. Worrying about making mistakes can lead to procrastination, so focus on progress not perfection. Every mistake we pay attention to and make adjustments from helps us make it more perfect. That’s the value of the daily debrief or reality check.

Some of these can become lifelong success habits, others become tools to be called on and used as needed like the hoe in the garage is used to dig up weeds. Anyone with a challenging amount of negativism to face, or even a little will benefit immensely from building a complete tool kit or arsenal of strategies and tactics from the list to access whenever the need occurs.

NOTE: To request a copy of the complete list simply send an e mail to Don@WingsOnDreams.com with, “The Top 70 Ways To Conquer Negativism,” in the subject line and it will be in your in box right away.

With the challenges being faced in the world today some people will want to go deep with this topic, so if that is you send an email to Support@WingsOnDreams.com and we’ll respond with our free talk schedule and our Master Mind Mastery group coaching schedule for your consideration.

Let me introduce you to a one time tramp who may, if you are ready, help you out of your financial woes instantly.

Let us assume if you are reading this you are ready to make a major shift in mind, in life.

I’m going to relate a story to you from Napoleon Hill’s Laws of Success. It is a message from a street person, Dr. Hill and myself that is still very timely today given our current world economy.

This illustration is used because it is such a perfect illustration of how The Third Mind works and how I use it in my coaching and facilitation work to bring out the best in people to help them better their best to do what it takes to succeed, and because there are so many in need of the inspiration it will deliver to you now as you read and after.

Perhaps you think it is not possible to better your best. If that is true of you, read every word that follows because the power of this message is charged especially for you. I’ll let Napoleon tell the story in his own words.

“One day a tramp presented himself at my office and asked for an interview. As I looked up from my work and greeted him he said, ‘I have come to see the man who wrote this little book,’ as he removed from his pocket a copy of a book entitled Self-confidence, which I had written many years previously. ‘It must have been the hand of fate,’ he continued, ‘that slipped this book into my pocket yesterday afternoon, because I was about ready to go out there and punch a hole in Lake Michigan. I had about come to the conclusion that everything and everybody, including God, had it in for me until I read this book, and it gave me a new viewpoint and brought me the courage and the hope that sustained me through the night. I made up my mind that if I could see the man who wrote this book he could help me get on my feet again. Now, I am here and I would like to know what you can do for a man like me.”

NOTE: This man’s “knowing” from within moved him into action guiding him every step of the way. He acted on the “knowing” when he made up his mind. Remember that phrase, “made up his mind.”

“While he was speaking I had been studying him from head to foot, and I am frank to admit that down deep in my heart I did not believe there was anything I could do for him, ( the “knowing” speaks to Dr. Hill) but I did wish to tell him so. The glassy stare in his eyes, the lines of discouragement on his face, the posture of his body, the ten days’ growth of beard on his face, the nervous manner about this man all conveyed tome the impression that he was hopeless, but I did not have the heart to tell him so, therefore I asked him to sit down and tell me his whole story. I asked him to be perfectly frank and tell me, as nearly as possible; just what had brought him down to the ragged edge of life. I promised him that after I had heard his entire story I would then tell him whether or not I could be of service to him. He related his story, in lengthy detail, the sum and substance of which was this: He had invested his entire fortune in a small manufacturing business. When the world war began in 1914, it was impossible for him to get the raw materials necessary in the operation of his factory, and he therefore failed. The loss of his money brok his heart and so disturbed his mind that he left his wife and children and became a tramp. He had actually brooded over his loss until he had reached the point at which he was contemplating suicide.

After he had finished his story, I said to him: ‘I have listened to you with a great deal of interest, and I wish that there was something which I could do to help you, but there is absolutely nothing.’

Please notice his answer did not look at all the way he thought it would. This is often the case with guidance from The Third Mind.

“He became as pale as he will be when he is laid away in a coffin, and settled back in his chair and dropped his chin on his chest as much as to say, ‘That settles it.’ I waited for a few seconds, then said:

‘While there is nothing that I can do for you, there is a man in this building to whom I will introduce you, if you wish, who can help you regain your lost fortune and put you back on your feet again.’ These words had barely fallen from my lips when he jumped up, grabbed me by the hands and said, ‘For God’s sake lead me to this man.’

It was encouraging to note that he had asked this ‘for God’s sake.’ This indicated that there ws till a spark of hope within his breast, so I took him by the arm and led him out into the laboratory where my psychological tests in character analysis were conducted, and stood with him in front of what looked to be a curtain over the door. I pulled the curtain aside and uncovered a tall looking-glass in which he saw himself from head to foot. Pointing my finger at the glass I said:

‘There stands the man to whom I promised to introduce you. There is the only man in this world who can put you back on your feet again, and unless you sit down and become acquainted with that man, as you never became acquainted with him before, you might just as well go on over and punch a hole’ in lake Michigan, because you will be of no value to yourself or to the world until you know this man better.’

I’m very glad he said it just that way. To become acquainted with yourself, your true character, is at the very heart of our personal power, the pearl of great price in life and that truth which Andrew Carnegie pointed to as a prerequisite to engaging the principle of The Master Mind when he told us, “Any man wishing to engage the cooperation of the minds of other men in a Master Mind alliance usually begins by taking complete charge of his own mind.” Keep this in mind as you read on.

He stepped over to the glass, rubbed his hands over his bearded face, studied himself from head to foot for a few moments, then stepped back, dropped his head and began to weep. I knew that the lesson had been driven home, so I led him back to the elevator and sent him away. I never expected to see him again, and doubted that the lesson would be sufficient to help him regain his place in the world, because he seemed to be too far gone for redemption. He seemed to be not only down, but almost out.

A few days later I met this man on the street. His transformation had been so complete that I hardly recognized him. He was walking briskly, with his head tilted back. That old, shifting, nervous posture of his body was gone. He was dressed in new clothes from head to foot. He looked prosperous and he felt prosperous. He stopped me and related what had happened to bring about his rapid transformation from a state of abject failure to one of hope and promise.

‘I was just on my way to your office,’ he explained, ‘to bring you the good news. I went out the very day that I was in your office, a down-and-out tramp and despite my appearance I sold myself at a salary of $3,000.00 a year. (read $60,000.00 in 2009 dollars) Think of it, man, three thousand dollars a year! And my employer advanced me money enough with which to buy some new clothes, as you can see for yourself. He also advanced me some money to send home to my family, and I am once more on the road to success. It seems like a dream when I think  that only a few days ago I had lost hope and faith and courage, and was actually contemplating suicide.

‘I was coming to tell you that one of these days, when you are least expecting me. I will pay you another visit, and when I do I will be a successful man. I will bring with me a check, signed in blank and made payable to you, and you may fill in the amount because you have saved me from myself by introducing me to myself – that self which I never knew until you stood me in front of that looking-glass an pointed out the real me.’

Write that phrase down and post it on the wall before reading another line because there is a “real me” inside you also. Now hear the lesson the teacher received from the student. Most of us never hear of these, so I joyfully share this one.

As that man turned and departed in the crowded streets of Chicago I saw, for the first time in my life, what strength and power and possibility lie hidden in the mind of the man who has never discovered the value of Self-reliance. Then and there I made up my mind that I , too, would stand in front of that same looking-glass and point an accusing finger at myself for not having discovered the lesson which I had helped another to learn.

Friends watch out for this one. This is like when we try to remember a name and it doesn’t’ come right way so we say “I forgot.” Then later when the name comes to mind we say, “that’s the name I forgot.” Wrong, that’s the name you just remembered. Both are true, yet lets reinforce the truth we want to build. It’s a subtle negative self communication that can and does undermine people without awareness of it. Being aware we can correct ourselves and say, “Yes, I remembered.”

I did stand before that same looking-glass, and as I did so I then and there fixed in my mind, as my definite purpose in life, the determination to help men and women discover the forces that lie sleeping within them.”

The man who’s story Hill related later became President of one of the largest and most successful concerns of its kind in America at that tie with a business extending from coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico.

And, yes, that man did in fact make good on his promise to Napoleon returning a few years later with a signed blank check. Hill filled in the amount of $10,000.

Remember not so much from this story first the material demonstration but the action taken by the man in each instant when he made up his mind to take action. That is the secret to embracing your true character – listening to and following your own internal guidance mechanism.

Now cover the page below this line and answer without looking. So, did you get it? What was the principle in the looking-glass?

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Before I give you the principle remember the greatest value of the Synergy Success SPA comes to you when you learn to hear the story and identify the principle for yourself so you can apply it to your own life situation. So think about the story before you answer and before you look ahead to check your answer.

Okay, here it is:

Principle: You have within you right now exactly what you need to proceed from here to success. Recognize and embrace it. Take one step at a time.

Now how will you apply this principle this week?

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When? _________________________________________________

Congratulations!

Now, like the tramp in the story make up your mind to never look back.

Want to win? Access The Third Mind.

With what spirit does the spark of humanity resonate to win?

Why it is the love of life of course.

People accessing The Master Mind win more easily because their energy is higher, their character stronger, their enthusiasm evident everywhere shining through as the winning spirit radiating confidence.

The winning spirit was beautifully described in this sage advice from the late Elbert Hubbard. To become happier and more prosperous as a winner simply challenge yourself to learn to apply it.

“Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in the sunshine; greet your friends with a smile and put soul into every handclasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and do not waste a minute thinking about your enemies. Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do, and then, without veering of direction, you will move straight to the goal. Keep your mind on the great and splendid things you would like to do, and then, as the days go gliding by, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunities that are required for the fulfillment of your desire, just as the coral insect takes from the running tide the elements it needs. Picture in your mind the able, ernest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual… Thought is supreme. Preserve a right mental attitude – the attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer. To think rightly is to create. All things come through desire and every sincere prayer is answered. We become like that on which our hearts are fixed. Carry your chin in and the crown of your head high. We are gods in the chrysalis.”

Lovely words, you say. Nice philosophy, but how could I apply such noble ideas to my everyday life? It’s easy. Challenge yourself to apply it and watch this.

First realize you are more than you think. There is a depth within us all beckoning to surface. If you have asked the question your depth is ready to rise. Let me show you how to enable the rising at any time of your life your desire to become more of that something more calling you to better your best.

We’re going to break down that paragraph into chunks you can assimilate over the next fourteen days to let in the powerful message of The Third Mind in through your own experience. Ready?

DAY ONE: Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high and fill the lungs to the utmost; do it all day

DAY TWO: drink in the sunshine; every time you look at it or feel it

DAY THREE: greet your friends with a smile and put soul into every handclasp.

NOTE: On each of these days Do not fear being misunderstood and do not waste a minute thinking about your enemies.

DAY FOUR: fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do at the beginning of each hour, and then, without veering of direction, you will move straight to the goal.

DAY FIVE: For an entire day keep your mind on the great and splendid things you would like to do,

DAY SIX: As the days go gliding by, pay attention as you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunities that are required for the fulfillment of your desire, just as the coral insect takes from the running tide the elements it needs, your attraction power works for you.

DAY SEVEN: Picture in your mind the able, ernest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual… Thought is supreme. Take ten to sixty minutes to do this 2-3 times

DAY EIGHT THROUGH FOURTEEN: Preserve a right mental attitude – the attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer. Add four more actions to the list and do one per day. To think rightly is to create. All things come through desire and every sincere prayer is answered. We become like that on which our hearts are fixed. Carry your chin in and the crown of your head high. We are gods in the chrysalis, and our every thought is a prayer.

Now before we leave this page let us pull out our calendars and insert the above winning actions into the next fourteen days of our action plans. We’re all likely to astound ourselves with advances uncommon in the previous days of our lives. Be sure to come back and share results received so we may each inspire each other to win with joy more naturally.

Get your dream out of your head into your life – The 7 Minute Dream Makers Guide to Happiness

It’s just not happening.

Dreams gather dust with my conference and training notes on the shelf.

It looked good, it sounded great, it felt marvelous. Still it’s not happening.

What happened?

For the full answer to the cause, the whys and wherefores of so many dreams that die from neglect request my special report, “Conference Magic – How To Let Your Conference Be Your Guide,” as for this article we’re going to focus on the no nonsense steps that will guide you into the happiness you deserve as you live the life well lived making your dreams reality.

The guidance you are about to receive is simple, straight forward and the most  powerful practice you will ever engage, yet the only way you will know that to be true is through an unwavering commitment to follow through beginning right now today.

This is my highly acclaimed 7 Minute Master Mind Strategy designed to access your inner wisdom, bring forth your genius and enhance your dream makers qualities and guidance to the happiness most desired and deserved.

RECOMMENDATION: You can use any process that works for you to implement this practice and install it as a habit. Put yourself on a 30 day plan, a 60 day plan a 90 day plan or whatever model works for you. If you don’t want to go it alone send and e mail request with, ”Master Mind 100 Day Program,” in the subject line and I’ll send you free description and directions on how to focus yourself for 100 days to breakthrough to the next level. Send to Don@WingsOnDreams.com  

NOTE: This process works best if you have a Master Mind support group you can share ideas with along the way for feedback.

Getting to your self esteem, your own self image, your issues with procrastination, fears, habits and anything else that has stood in your way to dream manifestation would take months, possibly years to fully explore, understand and apply to your advantage. However, one habit engaged immediately, persisted in consistently as if your life – more specifically the life of your dream – depended on it will enable you to move most swiftly to the coveted prize of your dream fulfilled and your life well lived.

Here it is.

1. Make up your mind to pay the price for success dedicating 30-60 minutes time to pay attention to your dream 4-7 days a week and block this time on your calendar right now.
2. When the time comes on the first day write a list of all the topics you must address to realize your dream. The list will likely be 10 or more.
3. On day 2 and every day thereafter dedicate 7 minutes at a time during your 30-60 minute block to  crystallize your vision with this process. On this second day look one at a time at each of your topics and write 10 questions that need to be answered about that. Focus 7 minutes on each every day until complete.
4. With your questions lists complete now dedicate each 7 minutes to a flow writing exercise. Read one question, check the clock and immediately begin writing whatever comes to mind about that for the next 7 minutes. Take a break, then to the next one. Take a break then stretch, walk, relax and do the next one continue like this for the entire 30-60 minutes each day.

This is the beginning. Generating ideas is first. Actually they’re already there, we’re pulling them out of your head so you can see them.

As this exercise is used every day the mind will become a magnet for ideas relative to the dream purpose pursued. We synergize our thinking processes when we heighten awareness and focus attention and interact harmoniously with like minded people.

Next is action which we’ll begin to address with our next post.

Happy Landings,

Don Gutridge II – CEO Synergy Coach

One of the best practices of my family experience as a teenager remains strong and clear and fresh in my mind – Family Meetings.

Recollections of meetings shout anticipation, excitement, fear, intimidation, challenge, communication, disappointment, failure, frustration and success, fun, enthusiasm, much like any competition. Little did I realize then the power of group intelligence to teach me about myself, point me to know exactly what I need to succeed, and the awakening from the delusions of mind harbored by ego, so naturally entwined into the composition of the human character as we know it. Pursuit of understanding of The Master Mind Principle of group dynamics leads ultimately to the discovery of one’s true self.

Before the discovery of The Master Mind Principle only the great mystics throughout the ages such as Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi have been able to uncover and access their true power and potential of higher being. With this principle the power and presence of integrity with our highest being is more available to all.

Regardless of who we think we are, we are more than we think.

The 90% of our intelligence not in use is the measure of our potential and the key that opens that door is our relationship skills at the level of synergy. Behind these doors anyone can find intuitive faculties, creative imagination and new visions in life akin to the sculptor viewing the stone or the painters mindset when s/he views an empty canvas.

Master Mind is the principle that activates the concept of synergy making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. The challenges on the pathway to reaching this level, however, are not insignificant, and not to be entertained by the faint hearted pursuer of truth.

But before we go any further it is imperative that a gross mis understanding be clarified. Because of the way Napoleon Hill popularized Andrew Carnegie’s description of the characteristics of a group of people with the ability to access the third mind everyone functioning under his definition believes the master mind is the group when in fact that is not true. The Master Mind is the source mind of universal intelligence. The Master Mind Principle of The Third Mind which is accessible when the conditions of perfect harmony and commitment to a definite purpose exist in a group of people may be applied by any individual in the presence of other individuals whether or not the other people are aware of the principle. People applying The Master Mind Principle are capable of accessing that Third Mind in virtually any group, as well as alone in quiet contemplation through their Master Mind Mindset. It’s a different way of thinking on a different level of thought vibration which gives one direct access to knowing. Andrew Carnegie emphasized the necessary prerequisite to accessing The Master Mind which most people miss: You must take possession of your own mind. This is a great challenge.

The book, Think and Grow Rich is a classic example of the courage required to master our fate, and become captain of our soul. Surveys indicate the vast majority of the millions of people who purchase this book, which is said to be second in sales only to the bible, never read it. Why? Look in it and you’ll see. It is filled with self assessments and opportunities for introspection and reflection on who we are being in life as the prime directive to wealth building or success in any form.

To me that means integrity with my true self. What does it mean to you?

Let me illustrate by helping everyone answer a primary question in forming a Master Mind Support group. “Who should I look for to form a Master Mind group?” Purpose is the primary consideration in answering this question, and here are 11 qualities gathered from the mind of Andrew Carnegie, and Napoleon Hill in their writings, and from my hands-on work coaching people in Master Mind support groups:

1. Loyalty
2. Dependability
3. Ability in some area of expertise
4. PMA a Positive Mental Attitude
5. Willingness to Go The Extra Mile
6. Confidence in faith
7. Sincerity of purpose
8. Sincere desire for others to succeed
9. Vision
10. Courage

Dare to do this and you’ll get an idea of what makes a personal support group Master Mind so rare and powerful. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest rate yourself on each quality listed above.

Incidentally, the number one principle of success is not desire as Napoleon Hill stated, and so many have quoted, but The Master Mind, as Andrew Carnegie stated, because no one has ever achieved any success in any form without other people, and because a chief aim or desire is essential to access the wisdom of higher intelligence of The Third Mind known as The Master Mind, and because no single mind is complete without harmonious interaction with other minds. The principle, however, has been grossly misunderstood.

The Master Mind is a universal principle of intelligence giving one access to the minds of other people including the collective intelligence of humanity, access to our own higher intelligence, and a direct link to universal source intelligence which activates the reality of synergy making the whole of us greater than we think.

Access to our Higher Self is available almost instantly in the presence of the right group, but unless you have developed a Master Mind Mindset you’ll not be able to maintain it. Access to the true Master Mind is evidenced by an ongoing relationship with your own wisdom.

Success habits producing a superior creative advantage over those unfamiliar with the group dynamics of The Master Mind Principle are essential to building a Master Mind Mindset. Do the qualities assessment and begin looking for these in other people coming into your life and embrace the future steps outlined to embark on your journey into the good life you seek.

Want to go deep with Master Mind Dynamics™? E mail: Don@WingsOnDreams.com with Master Mind Dynamics™ dialog in the subject line for free information on what it really takes to fully integrate The Master Mind Principle into your business and life. Do this today and you’ll never look back.

Master Mind Dynamics™ – Portal to Transformational Wisdom through Group Intelligence

There is no box beyond those created in the imagination of man and woman interpreting life. We can redefine any box with new perspective from a higher level of Master Mind thought vibration to push beyond the apparent limitations we now face.

Rules are made to be:

A. Followed

B. Broken

C. Ignored

D. Worshiped

E. Carved in stone

We see them everywhere. Mom has the list on the refrigerator. Dad posted our personal list behind the bedroom door. School teachers promote rules for everything. The church gives us rules to live by. The first thing we learn at work is the rules. And every game we play from marbles to hopscotch to football, baseball and The Apprentice we are taught to follow the rules.

So, what do we usually do with them?

What could, should, would we do with them if we fully understood the purpose behind each one?

We know genius goes beyond the rules. Case in point, Michael Jackson. Many fear the creative genius of imagination for lack of understanding, yet consider the possibilities that could come with understanding and use.

People promoted to monitor in 4^th grade are the ones who followed them.

People in jail are the ones who broke or ignored them.

People attempting to follow the rules carved in stone often forget them because they’re too heavy to carry around.

A rule by definition is a principle set forth as a guideline. In business systems are built from these. At home we attempt to leverage power with them. Some even worship rules as Gods. Most rules are designed to apply principle or fulfill or support fulfillment of a particular purpose like competition scoring goals in a game.

Let’s take one rule. I like a challenge, so we’ll pick one of the heavy ones off the stone and we’ll pick it apart, look at it from a number of different perspectives and re package it by accessing The Master Mind to determine the core essence of the rule and the best use(s) we can make of it.

Twice in the past month I have heard, “The Golden Rule,” used not by name but by analogy on news broadcasts reporting effects of the financial woes of the world economy. Warren Buffet told the story of two people in a boat sitting at different ends. The boat was tilted and sinking as water was leaking from one end of the boat. The question arises should the person on the floating end of the boat help the person on the sinking end plug the leak? Would your attitude be, “who cares,” or, “let’s keep the boat afloat?” He related it to the idea should we help ourselves or others around us as well?

“We are in a financial war,” says Warren Buffet (June 4^th 2009 CNBC interview) “We have a common interest and that will take people working together. There is no way to divorce yourself from what’s happening with people on the other end of the boat.”

Think about it. If they sink you sink.

The second sample was used by Bernie Madoff speaking of the presidential bail out plans. He told the story of a family with a house on fire next door to yours. Would you help them put it out, or go your way? A person with only a slight understanding of flash point would respond quickly with a hose and realization that the fire could jump to your house at any moment with enough heat intensity.

Some people interpret “The Golden Rule,” as the rule we use to get the gold for ourselves. They say, “He who has the gold makes the rules.”

Of course any amount of wisdom enables one to hear the purity of self centered ego in that interpretation but, let us not get pulled into a judgmental take on the rule as that is against the rules of this journalistic approach to the matter. Rules off purpose or self serving cause hardship and struggle. When we see that condition it is best to see it as a trigger to go to work to change them.

Another interpretation of the purpose of this rule is to gain understanding of the law of circulation, or the law of attraction so often expressed with the trite phrase, “what goes around comes around.” It is also an expression of the equality of giving and receiving in importance not in measure, for Mother Nature always returns tenfold or more to the seed. It is a definite, lawful way to influence what you gain by regulating what you give to others. Enough of my thoughts on the rule let me give you ten different versions of it with the recommendation that you write your own based on the meaning you gain from quiet contemplation of them.

In fact let’s make that your exercise this week.

1. Quietly study the rule and ten interpretations below
2. Draft your own interpretation based on meaning perceived
3. Write the rule and interpretation on a 3×5 card and carry it with you every day
4. Review the card 8-12 times a day
5. Practice the rule whenever you think of it
6. Bonus step – journal your results

The Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

Christianity:        “All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”

Confucianism:    “Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.”

Buddhism:           “In five ways should a clansman maintain of his friends and familiars: by generosity, courtesy and benevolence; by treating them as he treats himself, and by being as good as his word.”

Hinduism:            “Do not to others, which if done to thee, would cause thee pain.”

Islam:                   “No one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”

Sikhism:               “As thou deemest thyself, so deem others; then shalt thou become a partner in heaven.”

Judaism:              “In happiness and suffering in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”

Jainism:                “In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”

Zoroastianism:   “That nature only is good when it shall not do unto another whatever is not good for its own self.”

Taoism:                “Regard your neighbors’ gain as your own gain and regard your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.”

Rules are boxes created by man to play in a small space of our infinite universe. In reality there is no box. Rules, or boxes are merely lines drawn in the sand on the beach.

Rules, like everything else in nature serve a purpose. The Golden Rule serves the purpose of harmonious relationships with people, prosperity and self in service to others. It’s about equality, attraction and integrity with source. Use your access to The Master Mind to find guidance in application of this or any other rule.

Enjoy the process and report your findings will you?

Happy Landings,

With Synergy,

Don Gutridge II – CEO Synergy Coach

What to go deep with this subject or any aspect of it to make your dreams take flight? E mail Don@WingsOnDreams.com with “There is no Box” in the subject line and The Synergy Coach will respond with a free conference offering to do just that. You’ll gain insights, perspective or a plan to engage immediately toward your objective.

Barring a sabbatical away from work in a monastery, or forty days and forty nights on a mountain top in meditation, the shortest path I have found is formation of a Master Mind Support Group to support me in taking possession of my own mind and building plans for my purpose and the purpose of the group.

Please note I said shortest, not easy or quick fix. It takes a special integrity of character including 11 character qualities to perform well in a true Master Mind. First an important distinction, then we’ll unwrap an initial alliance plan.

Master mind group vs. Master Mind

Because of the definition of Master Mind given by Andrew Carnegie and Napoleon Hill as a description of the conditions required in a group of people for invocation of The Third Mind known as The Master Mind, most people (myself included during the 1970’s) have wrongly defined, therefore misunderstood the true meaning and potential of The Master Mind Principle. Let us here set the records straight on the difference between a master mind group and The Master Mind Principle.

A group is not a Master Mind.

“The Third Mind formed through alliance of individuals in a group, or an individual with source intelligence, committed in harmony to a worthy purpose is a direct link to Source Mind – this is The Master Mind.  The individual subconscious mind, or the harmonious group mind is the link, and the Source Mind is The Master Mind.” DFG

A group committed to achieving a definite purpose coming together in perfect harmony may activate and access the third mind of group intelligence if all the right conditions exist. Each group takes on a character of its own. We’ve all observed this as on a team or in a family we’ve seen a member come or go dramatically altering the character of the group with that movement.

Simply put, we make a difference wherever we go.

No individual mind is complete without harmonious interaction with other minds. Add or subtract one person to or from a group and the character of the group immediately changes. Source Mind never changes. To access different bodies of knowledge and wisdom one merely needs to alter the purpose and/or the group composition.

We actually have opportunities to tap into The Third Mind any time we are in the presence of other people for virtually any purpose. The ability to do this is predicated upon development of The Master Mind Mindset. We’ll get into the details of that development in a later chapter, but for now it is important to recognize that such development begins with a desire and commitment to take complete possession of your own mind. Note this in your goals journal now.

The fast track to developing a Master Mind Mindset and taking possession of your own mind is through a personal Master Mind support group in which everyone else is also committed to developing a Master Mind Mindset and taking possession of their own mind.

The two master power keys to a successful Master Mind support group are purpose alignment and perfect harmony. These are not optional if you wish to access The Master Mind. Many groups meet in the name of master mind yet never access the Master Mind because they are simply brainstorming or cooperating toward a goal. Never assume a group called “master mind” actually is a Master Mind with access to The Third Mind.

Speakers, of course, have an advantage in that they may sense the palpable presence of higher intelligence any time they enter the room with an audience. So, let’s get started.

Here is phase one of a Master Mind Support Group Plan anyone may use to get started:

I.  Leader Preparation

A. Thorough Understanding of Laws and Principles of The Master Mind

1. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
2. The Master Key to Riches by Napoleon Hill
3. The Laws of Success by Napoleon Hill
4. The Knowing by Don Gutridge

B. Skill in speaking and facilitating

1. Complete understanding of how to conduct and control group discussion in meetings – group dynamics

2. Speech effectiveness training such as Toastmasters or Dale Carnegie Course

C. Commitment to take complete charge of the power of your own mind.

II. Meeting Structure

A. Time is of the essence

1. Time limit one hour
2. Mandatory start on time finish on time
3. Limit each contribution to two minutes except for special presentations (enforce it)

B. Content is vital – customize agenda

1. Capsule review of previous week
2. Leader presentation of chapter content or topic
3. Organized discussion of key principles
4. Reading and activity assignment
5. Do Master Mind Process and Declaration
6. Voluntary Participation
   1. Begin with one or two other people to define your group
   2. Invite entire office to first meeting to determine if they wish to “join”
   3. Insure that everyone attends the first meeting
   4. The First Meeting
      1. Start on time even if the leader is the only one present
      2. Present an overview

III. Group Preparation

a. The Leader Role – commitment

b. The Member Role – commitment

c. The Principle of The Master Mind

d. Definite Chief Aim (supporting each other)

1. Group  – Leader facilitates writing of group purpose.  (NOTE: Group or Office goal and individual goals must be in support of each other. Harmony is not optional. Commitment to group is not optional.)
2. Individual – Leader works with each to formulate harmonious purpose. (NOTE: goal must align with group purpose)

e. The Plan for Attainment is primary group focus

1. Group discussion

a. Principles

b. Commitment

c. Questions

d. Feedback

1. Suggest all purchase Think and Grow Rich Action Pack edition Mandatory
2. Reading Assignment
3. Group consensus of best meeting day and time must be at least once per week with commitment to 100% attendance by all.
4. Accountability for all to challenge self to higher standard of Master Mind Mindset, engaging the process and achieving results.

Now if you take to heart the message in this three part outline you’ll see there is much to learn and much to be done. Prepare yourself for a wonderful journey. I recommend you read the outline again noting actions to take which you can weave into your initial Master Mind Mindset development plan. Here, that journey of a thousand steps begins. Take the first step. If you’d like to have the 11 qualities to aid your search for allies send an email to Don@WingsOnDreams.com with Master Mind Qualities List in the subject line, and I’ll send it to you free of charge.

So, get an initial purpose in mind, set a date, list five or six people to talk to, and engage the Master Mind journey with some initial conversations. You can trust “the eerie old sky-spirit,” as Richard Bach calls it in his book, “The Gift of Wings,” to immediately begin to rig events so the most perfect people on the planet will be attracted to you to unwrap your dream.

Questions? Challenges? Want to go deep with the outline with other likeminded people with me in a Master Mind Q&A Conference? Simply let me know that by email at: Don@WingsOnDreams.com .

Avoid disaster, clear away the storm, take a stand, remain unfazed and know that all is well and you shall control the weather.

The scene is Squaw Valley, California, 1960, moments before the opening ceremonies  of the Winter Olympics with greeters such as Bing Crosby, Roy Rogers, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Danny Kaye, Jayne Mansfield and Walt Disney and his long time friend Art Linkletter ready to go on, but the blizzard from the night before persisted and network announcers and camera crews couldn’t get to their locations. It looked like a failure was imminent.

Art Linkletter’s recollection of the moment is quoted in, “How To Be Like Walt,” by Pat Williams thus: “I was there as an entertainer, not a broadcaster,” he recalled, “but CBS pressed me into service and I went on the air. The sky was overcast and threatening, and the snow was falling, and it looked like it was going to be a disaster. Walt was completely unfazed. He stood serenely and said, ‘Well, we’ll just go on with the show, and with any luck at all, the weather will clear and we’ll get it on the air.’

The spectacle unfolded reminiscent of Moses parting the Red Sea. “At about five minutes to ten, it stopped snowing, and the sun came out. At ten o’clock, exactly as planned, the ceremonies began and the broadcast went on the air. It was a beautiful event – the Olympic torch came down from the hills after making a nine-thousand-mile journey, and the marching  bands played, and two thousand doves were released into the air.

“The ceremonies lasted half an hour. Five minutes after the broadcast ended, the sky closed up and it started snowing again. I looked at Walt in amazement, because it had gone exactly as he predicted. I pointed heavenward and said, ‘Walt, you must have a connection!’ He said, ‘No. It’s just that if you live right, things  happen the way they’re supposed to.’ “

That’s knowing and trusting life. Now stop reading get comfortable for a few minutes of silence and let those words sink in: “It’s just that if you live right, things happen the way they’re supposed to.”

Speaking success for the executive, entrepreneur, or professional speaker in a telephone conference or a talk to 10,000 can be accidental or on purpose, lucky or natural, hard or easy, forgotten or impactful. When you know what I’m about to share here a powerful something more will be added to every communication you deliver.

Are you having the impact you want? What sort of comments do you get? Do people say, “Thanks.” “Nice job.” Or, “Wow, that was awesome,  just for me and I can’t wait to begin using this idea with Jane Doe this afternoon.”

However successful we are today pales to the infinite possibilities  available as we apply the principle of The Master Mind before, during and after every talk delivery. With this article we begin allowing The Master Mind Principle to bring a very special “Something More” to every message delivered one on one and in groups. Consider this.

Where can we look to see powerful, successful people who are not powerful, successful communicators and what is the master key to their power?

Answers:          Nowhere            Harmony

Harmony is the master key to power communications beginning with preparation, through message delivery and through the application of the ideas toward a definite purpose which is ultimately realized. The Master Mind Principle enables access to the power of harmony in each phase of communication through a new view of relationships using a new context.

So, let’s define the pathway to power communications with The Master Mind Principle.

First realize, some of us will find we’re already doing some of these steps. Now doing them with awareness of the harmony and power available we’ll raise our sights and our standards to open the portal to the transformational wisdom that is readily available through harmonious relationships.

To do this we’re going to approach preparation, delivery and application from two directions simultaneously. This will enable us to engage the power of paradox and laser harmony.

We will:

A. STOP making fatal errors

B. START accessing The Master Mind Principle of Harmony

TALK PREPARATION

A. STOP preparing your talk, message or meeting thinking of how great you are and how to win over the audience or the opposition.

B. START by laying out all the ideas you have on the subject, place them before you then go into the quiet time of silence listening for what they want and need to hear based on the research done on their history, background, desires and goals.

TALK DELIVERY

A. STOP being married to a “canned” presentation ignoring the thoughts that come to you for sharing something different.

B. START listening to messages from your audience through your subconscious, intuitive mind blending inspired ideas and stories with the key power  points of your prepared message for greater impact. (if you sometimes think, “why did I share that? I’ve not used that story for years.” then you know you’re on track).

TALK APPLICATION

A. STOP assuming everyone will use the great ideas you share after the aura of your presence is gone from the room, or that only one will use it.

B. START activating your creative imagination to find ways to support people to stay in tune with the inspiration of the moment in your talk.

In a nutshell, set a new standard, stop doing what produced the present level results and start doing that which supports your new standards.

And, know what works.

Applying the above steps enables us to access the transformational wisdom available through a higher level of thought vibration which we’ve not yet accessed. The principles are simple:

1. The power is there to be recognized and used
2. Struggle is resistance to the power – surrender to it
3. STOP thinking and START challenging yourself to be balanced
4. LEAD – Listen, Embrace, Access, Deliver
5. Build Alliances

Use these principles and it’s as if you control the weather when you know.

Apply these principles and use these steps to utilize the speaking power leverage that is available to you right now.

For example, here’s one way to apply #4 LEAD.

• LISTEN in the silence alone for thoughts of peace then when you attend a meeting or give a talk “come from” your peaceful center
• EMBRACE your inner guidance as imagination is activated during quiet time and listen throughout the day to build your talk or plan
• ACCESS higher intelligence by challenging yourself – select your top 3 challenges, re-frame them in writing as successfully met and repeat
• DELIVER inspired actions every day propelled by your passion building enthusiasm with alliances with others along the way

Now select just one of the five principles above to apply this week to a meeting a sales presentation or a talk deliver and and let us know what happens to the power of the messages and the confidence, enthusiasm and energy with which they are delivered and received.

Did Walt control the weather? Can we? Not likely. Yet he knew, and when we come from knowing, that inner sense of peace we all have access to, whether the weather came first or the thought is of no importance, our speaking power is real.

Happy Landings,

Don Gutridge II – CEO Synergy Coach

Astounding free report exposes:

The Top 7 Self-Imposed Limitations in Entrepreneurial Minds.

Everyone lives with self imposed limitations.

Successful entrepreneurs and executives have learned to recognize and remove them, even to use them to accelerate their growth and multiply their productivity. Of course the most successful ones have learned to access and use the power of The Master Mind Principle for this purpose.

Remember the old motivator’s story about the flea trainer imposing limits on how high a flea could jump? They put an invisible lid over the fleas who could normally jump 3’ in the air and after hitting the six inch high ceiling over time adjusted their jump height to that level. Then they could remove the invisible lid and the fleas would jump no higher than 6” because they were conditioned to that height.

Anyone who sees a potential for themselves greater than they are realizing now has an invisible ceiling where they are. That should be all of us because our potential is virtually unlimited.

At Synergy we love to obliterate self-imposed limitations and generate synergies of productivity, profit and relationships.

Successful Entrepreneurs have built into their DNA or injected into their DNA systems and counter measures to prevent the pitfalls now plaguing those who may still be totally unaware that they have these limitations holding them back.

The good news is they are all self-imposed.

Why is that the good news? Because it means we have control. We can do something about them and this report will give you the awareness and initial insights into building your own systems and counter measures for your protection and ultimate growth acceleration.

I call these Integrity Systems X 7

To communicate, aviate, navigate to success these limitations must be discharged.

1. Self-Image – The center of our universe is our own self-image. Most people are still functioning from the image of self developed between the ages on 1-7, and it never changes. Psychologists tell us this element of our character is traditionally locked in to our subconscious mind causing us to continuously attract the same types of people and problems with monotonous regularity throughout our lives. The effect of that is our income remains the same, struggles continue and no matter how much information we gain nothing changes. That remains true unless we learn to change it. An unchanging self-image freezes progress.
2. Inspired Actions – Most people are reactive rather than responsive to the data input coming at them every day thus diffusing the natural connection to their internal guidance system which is capable of orchestrating great achievements through inspired actions. Inspired actions come from communion with an ideal of vision and purpose we are committed to creating. I call it the straight path to greatness. Not great? Consider William Shakespeare’s take on it, “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Uninspired actions block your greatness.
3. Baby Steps – One step in this moment is all anyone can take, yet baby steps taken without a big picture vision of the future will lead only to baby sized progress. Baby steps without vision lead to missed opportunities because you can’t see them. Visionary actions often lead to great leaps forward out of baby steps into giant steps. Baby steps without future vision limit us.
4. Gap Path – Without gapping the pathway to the objective we fly blind. The view from our goal or completed project is always more clear than the view to it therefore the best way to gap the pathway to getting there is to go there first and look back. Many Entrepreneurs jump into business without a business plan, nor any clue how to create one. Even purchasing a franchise is no sure bet unless the pathway to success has been recorded in the model. There is something strange in the nature of human achievement which weighs us down with feelings and visions of hardship and failure when we don’t know which fork in the road ahead to take. Gap the path and your direction is always clear.
5. Flight Plan – The absence of a clear flight plan for your business clearly indicates an absence of attention to detail in the direction of business growth, profit and proficiency. A pilot, to fly an airplane is charged with the responsibility for insuring that the aircraft is safe to operate and for gathering all information necessary to a proposed flight to enable safe passage to the destination. The same is true for a business owner. How can one navigate to a destination without plotting a course? What entrepreneurs know everything there is to know about taking the business to its destination? None, of course. We all need partners in planning and execution. Imagine the space shuttle wandering aimlessly in space and the picture of the business direction without a flight plan will come into view. No flight plan, no flight.
6. Check Lists – Checklists are the essence of systems management proving every day the adage that the weakest ink is stronger than the strongest memory. But the real issue with checklists is service delivery. Systems thinking and application enable consistent delivery of high quality service time after time to honor the high standards you set for business. Checklists in our heads don’t count. We’re talking accountability monitors here.
7. Situational Awareness – It is impossible to manage what we don’t measure and equally beyond reality to expect to monitor that which we are not aware of. Situational awareness is one of the great challenges of any CEO or entrepreneur. One might think that’s true of the CEO but how could that happen to the solo entrepreneur? Easy, no pilot has ever seen a round loop from the cockpit, and no business owner has ever seen the whole of their business from their desk. Wikipedia asserts that situation awareness (SA) involves being aware of what is happening around you to understand how information, events, and your own actions will impact your goals and objectives, both now and in the near future. Lacking SA or having inadequate SA has been identified as one of the primary factors in accidents attributed to human error thus, SA is especially important in work domains where the information flow can be quite high and poor decisions may lead to serious consequences in environments critical to decision-makers in complex, dynamic areas from aviation, air traffic control, power plant operations, military command and control — to more ordinary but nevertheless complex tasks such as driving an automobile or motorcycle and of course entrepreneurs operating a business. Without an acute situational awareness there can be no effective business acumen.

When we build systems to counter each of these 7 self-imposed limitations in the minds of every entrepreneur we gather reinforcements to combat the challenges which will ultimately arise in our business life.

With these reinforcements we are better equipped to communicate successfully, aviate through the flight plan we’ve laid out for ourselves and navigate to the destination with confidence and even have fun along the way. That’s how it is when we know who we are and where we’re going and how to get there.

At synergy business coaching we love to obliterate self-imposed limitations and generate synergies of productivity, profit and relationships through a powerful systems backed synergistic approach.

Now you are armed with the awareness you need to begin building your own systems for executive and entrepreneurial success.

Anything you desire to change is at your command by challenging yourself to change and accessing The Master Mind Success Mechanism from within.

The nature of your challenge matters not to the principles of success.

Circumstances matters not to the principles of success.

Past history matters not to the principles of success.

The size of your challenge matters not for the power you possess is greater no matter what.

Challenge yourself to do the thing because you have the power.

One or my most frustrating observations is the great multitude of people spending billions of dollars on training and  information because they have a desire to change, yet nothing changes regardless of the size of their investment.

If you’ve ever desired change and been disappointed sharpen your pencil, open your mind and follow the five steps in the instructions below to activate your internal success mechanism, guaranteed.

“O.K. What’s the catch?”

In a word commitment.

Commit to doing these steps every day of your life until you succeed. Do it as Og Mandino instructed in, “The Greatest Salesman In the World,” declare, “I will persist until I succeed.”

Your word is law, so do that and you cannot not succeed.

Here’s your exercise for a change this week:

How To Operate Your Built-in Success Mechanism

“Do the thing and you will have the power.”  — Emerson

First realize you were engineered for success and happiness and your present self-image will not get you where you want to go, thus making it necessary to open your mind to a new self-image which embraces the level of success desired. Why? A new self-image is needed because the old picture of yourself is unworthy of happiness, lest you would have it already.

You’ve heard this one a thousand times before. Now do it in earnest. Write out a clear description of your definite chief aim or objective including what you intend to give in return for what you desire to come back to you. Further describe the person you must become to possess your desire in as much detail as possible imagining how you will think and feel and act in the new role and review it 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes every evening until the picture is clear in your mind. You cannot force the image. Write and see only what emerges from the depths of silence listening to the still small voice from within. Rewrite daily until every detail is clear.

Memorize these principles to activate your success mechanism:

1.     Your automatic success mechanism must have a target, an objective; an outcome you know already exists in your mind whether the picture is completely clear yet or not. It may be only inkling when you start. Start anyway. Make it so exciting you’ll jump out of your skin.

2.     The automatic success mechanism is 100% results oriented due to the creative nature of humanity. Move forward on the inner knowing which causes you to want this desire without being discouraged if all the steps cannot be seen or any of the steps whereby the desire may become reality. The means will come as your goal image becomes clear. Your automatic mechanism will supply the guidance and means to your ends when you supply the picture of the results. When the runway to land on is known the flight path becomes clear – remember the Hudson.

3.     There is no such thing as mistakes. Just as the torpedo guidance system uses negative feedback to get back on course, anything we could call a “mistake” is simply our mind accessing the feedback needed to guide us on our way to success. Be patient, correct course, and move on to celebrate the next step.

4.     Mastering the particular skills we need to succeed come through trial and error and trial and success through the process of building the right movements into our skill set as success habits. As right movements are found, and repeat the mind mechanism forgets the “errors” and remembers the successful responses so they can be repeated consistently.

5.     Your relationship with the unknown is transformed through your trust building exercises for skill building with your automatic creative mechanism. Efforting or trying too hard will jam the mechanism so this trust building phase is critical. Don’t force it with conscious effort, rather, allow it with unconscious acceptance. Focus on knowing where you’re going and your current position on the flight path to support the spontaneous functioning of the natural success mechanism according to the present need of the moment. Our success mechanism comes into operation as we act – as we place demand on it with our actions.

The success mechanism idea first brought to light in the 1960’s by Dr. Maxwell Maltz in the classic, “Psycho-cybernetics” has not been given its due and thus inspired this assignment. Take it into your heart and you will astound yourself with the power at your command.

A great American General once said, “When you’re in command, command.”

Want to go deep with The Challenge to Change? Send an E mail to: Don@WingsOnDreams.com with “Challenge To Change” in the subject line and I’ll contact you to set up a free conference call to give it whatever focus you desire.