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Most people will probably think, “Well, do I really need to control positive energy?” I hope you do! It means you are creating good, but …
Fifty, 150, 500? I can’t even count the number of highly successful entrepreneurs, sales professionals and executives who’ve told me, “I feel like a fraud,” or something similar — and all these talented people had a secret. Like one very powerful businessman, whom I’ll call Dan.
Dan was a public figure who use to enjoy speaking,
What’s Your Juice? I’m not referring to guava, pineapple or orange. I want to know what “juices” your energy, your motivation, your excitement. What turns your crank? What excites you in your work your life?
I once asked a sales coach, “What really excites you about your work?” He thought for a moment and replied, “I’ve been working with an entrepreneur who was ready to shut down his business, and I helped him turn his sales around. He now has positive cash flow and
The last post concluded with, “Every business and personal relationship you’re in can benefit from you giving more, but you must also be open to receiving … .” Have you ever hugged or kissed someone who didn’t hug or kiss you back? Have you ever given a present to someone who obviously didn’t like it? I have, and it made me feel empty and icky. Receiving a gift with gratitude returns a gift to the giver; not receiving a gift with gratitude makes the giver feel rejected.
If someone repeatedly rejects your gifts, will you keep giving? I think not. If the universe gives to you and you don’t graciously receive, will it keep giving?
Most people who don’t have enough love and/or money actually block receiving them, just like they block compliments. The underlying cause of this block is often a deep belief of unworthiness and lack of confidence. So what can you do? …
For an abundance of love and/or wealth,
you must be open to receiving!
When someone gives you a compliment,
gift, opportunity or present,
joyously and gratefully receive it.
You’ll be amazed at how happy it makes
you, and the giver, feel!
We don’t choose to expose ourselves to radioactivity because, depending on the dose, it will cause mild sickness or even death. But to a great extent, we do choose the people we spend our time with, and some can be as emotionally toxic to our minds (and, therefore, our success and happiness) as plutonium is to our bodies.
How’s that for politically incorrect?! Let me explain. When I was in undergraduate school, I had the privilege of studying behavioral psychology from Dr. James Johnson, who’d been a student of BF Skinner, the father of behavioral psychology. Behaviorism was a very new and exciting field, and I loved it. Dr. Johnson had become a mentor to me because I’d worked very closely with him teaching the developmentally disabled kids whom he loved. At the end of my last independent study with him, I went to his office to turn in my final paper. I waited while Don, another student, turned in his paper. Don’s was handwritten, as was mine (yes, this was way before computers). Dr. Johnson accepted Don’s paper with a smile. “Thanks,” he said, and Don left.
