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Lessons
from the Ministry of Jesus
January
7. 2006
Hello
again after a short “sabbatical” from the newsletter:
I
hope the Holidays were refreshing for you from both a spiritual
and health perspective. I was certainly ready for the down time.
This
is the time of year when our outlook on life and building an
online business should be at it’s best. There is truly
something awesome about the start of a New Year that renews our
energy and raises our hopes for a better future.
I
think it is the fact that the end of a year is a true
demarcation in our lives where we can close the book, so to
speak, on the previous year. When you think about it, there are
few times in our lives other than at the end of a year when we
do have a true “stop” and then we can “start all
over" – so to speak.
Yes,
the previous year is over with all of the good and bad that
happened as we built our online businesses. We must focus on our
achievements during 2005 and continue to build on the successes
we experienced. This is always easy to do.
But
we must also analyze and learn from the mistakes that hampered
our progress building our on-line business as hard as they are
to own up to sometimes.
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Maybe we did not take action because we were
busy watching too much TV or surfing the net
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Maybe we started a project but did not
follow through with it
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Maybe we tried to do too many things and did
not focus on one to achieve success.
Whatever
the shortcomings we had building our business last year, we must
be honest about why we did not achieve what we wanted in our
lives. But here is the key:
Once
we know why we did not achieve success, resolve to make
changes
in your life and then let your
failures GO!
Don’t
dwell on your mistakes. Learn from them yes, but don’t let
them rule your thoughts. As you learn in the Biblical
Guide to Internet Riches, your thoughts, good or bad will
lead either to success or failure in life. Always, always focus
on good and positive thoughts.
What
can we learn from the life of Jesus that will help us now as we
make our plans for the coming year? Let’s look at the ministry
of Jesus for some guidance.
Jesus
chose 12 disciples to pass along His teachings to. Not 4 or 8 or
25, but 12. He had a specific number in mind as His goal. How
did He get them? He did not set up a table under a tree and wait
for people to come along and ask them to join Him. He went out
and sought particular people to join Him.
Take
this simple example and apply it to your planning for online
success. First, have a specific plan in mind. Set your goals on
what you want to achieve All too often people jump in with the
first program they see to make money online without a plan for
success. The result is that they join the 90% - 95% of people
who do not make money online.
The
second teaching point is that you must take action. You must not
sit and wait for success to beat down your door. You must do as
the Bible tells us in Matthew 7: 7-8:
“Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock and
it shall be opened unto you:
For
whoever asks shall receive, whoever seeks finds and whoever
knocks it shall be opened.”
The
Bible tells us we must take action if we are to obtain what we
want in life. It does not say to have others give us what we
need or that we are owed anything. It is up to us to get what we
want in life.
Here
are some specific recommendations for you to help make 2006 your
year for achieving the online success you desire:
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Look back at 2005 and see what you did well
and not so well. Focus on improving what you did well and
changing what you did not do so well.
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Take time this week to develop your goals
and the plans for achieving them.
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Follow the guidance in Matthew 7: 7-8 and
TAKE ACTION!
Finally,
heed the advice of St
Paul in his letter to the Philippians 4:8 where he tells us:
“Finally, my brothers, your thoughts should be wholly directed to all
that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest,
pure admirable, decent, virtuous or worthy of praise.”
To Success His Way,
Mark
Mark
Kauchak
mark@successhisway.com
www.successhisway.com
P.S.: I always enjoy hearing
from you. Let me know how you are doing on your success journey!
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