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Completion and Stewardship

One of the most effective ways that I have found to gain energy and move forward is to complete anything from the past that drains energy or that is essentially incomplete. Part of being a good steward is completion. I have found that I have made some mistakes by taking on more than I could be a good steward over. This left me fragmented and overwhelmed at times. Just because something is supposed to be a good investment doesn’t mean that it is a good investment for you. If it requires time or energy and that would distract from things that are more in line with Soul Purpose, it might make sense to pass up something that is profitable.

I looked into the past and saw things that were incomplete. Some of the things I neglected to take care of immediately, but over the past month I have been moving forward daily and at the same time completing the past. It is energizing and allows for clarity and especially integrity. Much of the real estate I have owned that wasn’t in line with my Soul Purpose has been sold or I have withdrew my mebership interest in the LLC. Some of these times it has been at a loss, but it allows me to move forward powerfully and increase my stewardship by limiting distractions.

Early in my adult life I had a belief that I wanted to own a tremendous amount of real estate. I believed that all wealthy people had real estate. And I do believe real estate can create value and be a good place to store and build wealth, but now I use the real estate that I plan on keeping.

Engenuity Corporate was dissolved officially this week. Engenuity Salt Lake is still going strong, but without Ray and Les there wasn’t a compelling enough reason to keep a corporation. Michael Isom runs his own branch and office of Engenuity St. George. This was an important completion that now matches the legal documents with the reality in the marketplace. I am a steward over Engenuity Salt Lake and can make choices powerfully and quickly. Michael and I still communicate on a regular basis and maintain partnership in other companies and have a great relationship; we just realized what worked and what would be most effective.

Complete the past and live powerfully in the present.

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A Big Week

Last week I worked every day. There was much to be done and much of it was fun. I was able to spend some time on a road trip with Steve D’Annunzio, Greg, and Amber. We did the event in St. George (The Soul Purpose Igniter) and it was powerful. There was a great energy in the room because there were just tremendous people.

The second half of my road trip was with Shon Wilson. We went to my hometown of Price, Utah. I was able to show him where some of my friends live and where grew up. We also met up with my grandparents and had some dinner. I am a partner in a hotel in Helper, Utah. Shon and I were investigating options to be more profitable or to liquidate this property.

We were also able to spend time refining and brainstorming on The Accredited Network Elite. This is a program for unique situations and non-conventional opportunitites.

This is a crazy week as well. I won’t be speaking 6 times like last week, but I will doing a symposium this Friday. Join me if you would like as we discuss The Prosperity Paradigm.

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What a Month!!!!!!!!!!

October was probably the craziest month I have ever had in business. I apologize for breaking my word on these past few posts. I had the intention to start posting 4-5 times per week again, but obviously I didn’t do that. Sorry. Breaking my word is unacceptable and I sincerely apologize.

There has been much going on. In previous posts and during the last few Wealth Symposiums, I have declared that I would be selling much of my real estate. For the most part, real estate has not been something that supports my Soul Purpose and in many cases it takes me further from my Soul Purpose. Well….I have several properties in partnership and my partner is heading towards bankruptcy. For the first time in my life I consulted an attorney for something that was more reactionary or to deal with difficulty rather than proactively planning. In the wake of any seemingly negative news, comes the good side. This has sped up my declaration to clean up my real estate holdings.

Another example of the bright side, for every decision that I have made that will either result in a loss or at least an inconvience, I made ten great decisions. Without these situations I wouldn’t be able to recognize principles as clearly. It leaves me with the question “if what you knew to be true turned out not to be, when would you want to know about it?” What if not knowing created temporary comfort for you, would you still want to know? I say resoundingly YES. These temporary obstacles give insight to great lessons and even though they are uncomfortable and difficult, they are the catalyst for growth.

Just this last Friday we had our second Quarterly Quantum for Mental FastTrack. The models were powerful and the group is absolutely amazing. The amount of Human Capital that is represented in those events is massive. What I am saying is that the genuis, Soul Purpose, and ingenuity that is represented by such a high calibur group brings about enormous value in the marketplace and for sure in my life.

This week Steve D’Annunzio is in town. He will be doing the Hour of Power on Wednesday. This is a videocast that anyone can attend at 6:30 mst either at 9890 South 300 West Sandy, Utah or live via videocast at ProducerPowerHour.com. It will be powerful for those of you wanted to find your Soul Purpose. Steve will be talking about the Spiritual Track where Soul Purpose already resides, just yet to be uncovered.

This last month the rough draft to The Money Tree was complete, the Quarterly Curriculum for the Producer Power Hour. I will be working on it all day and then Garrett White will join me for the second half of the day (he is a co-author on the book).

In summary, here are a few things that happened last month. The Prosperity Paradigm had a retreat last month, the intro packets for the Mental FastTrack and Soul Purpose FastTrack are nearly complete. The Producer Power Hour was launched. I began as a guest on the Kate Delany show (a nationally syndicated radio program). Hired a new writer. Committed to a literary agent and Killing Sacred Cows was picked up by a publisher. Also had several articles published. The Accredited Network now presents an event that is open to the public and we launched our first one last month successfully. Many obstacles to face, but much more positives to be thankful for. What is your perspective?

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Quick Notes

Today and tomorrow I meet with Michael Drew, a book promoter, to develop the marketing plan to take Killing Sacred Cows to the bestseller lists.

I will be on am1400 at 8-9 with FastTrack Radio starting today.

The annual Rock Star Party was this weekend. There was a live band, limos, red carpet, and plenty of costumes.

Another week filled with plenty of opportunity, projects and ultimately, our membership launch on Wed. night.

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Dealing with Scarcity and Recognizing Abundance

Sometimes having so much opporutnity creates a dilemma. In my case I have not been the best steward over everything I am doing in some businesses and especially in some of my real estate portfolio. It is critical to determine what opportunities to move on and which opportunities take away from Soul Purpose or that are mostly rate of return driven. Rate of return is a great indicator, but not the only indicator. Many people that get excited about the Producer Paradigm begin to see the abundance of opportunity around them. One thing that I am unique in is creating ideas and brainstorming. That is a great gift and talent, but it is critical that it is communicated with purpose, timelines and is empowering to those implementing these ideas.

For the past few weeks I have been furiosly bringing new ideas to my team without leadership and a plan. Fortunately, this week I took those ideas through models I have created in the Mental FastTrack and it has brought about an opportunity for massive production. I will have to admit it isn’t as fun to create the accountability and timeline to these ideas/projects, but it takes them from merely a philosophy to productivity.

As I have had the number of things to deal with over the past two weeks scarcity entered my life on a regular basis. There were times where I even wanted to be a victim (which relinquishes my power by the way). Fortunatly my education is such that I have an awareness when this flawed thinking or the consumer conditions tugs at my thoughts. So, I will admit, I have been in scarcity several times in the last two weeks, but fortunately I was aware of it and therefore had the power to take action to cure the consumer condition.

As my stewardship increases, so does the number of breakdowns, issues, and liabilities. The great news is that I also have a new perspective and more power so I am able to handle these temporary pitfalls and turn them into meaningful lessons. I know there are no accidents and therefore can be thankful for any trial. In the past I would have wasted time wishing it didn’t happen or dream about life if it didn’t happen. Now I know those things are what allowed me to increase my stewardship and create more value in the world.

Another great thing is that my assets help me to recognize abundance and help me through any difficulty I face. These assets that I talk about are the people in my life that are in the Producer Paradigm. I am thankful for them and glad that I can be authentic enough to admit my shortcomings, yet have them know my genuis still. If you are ever pretending everything is great when it isn’t and don’t have anyone to talk with, go to the person you are most afraid to tell because you think so highly of them. If they are in abundance, they can see clearly and give you advice that the scarcity mind cannot see.

All progress begins with truth. I am willing to be transparent in my life to the public. This is who I am. Count on this, in the next month I will have one of the biggest breakthroughs in production I have ever experienced. This is a time of new growth. Discontent precedes growth.

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A New Possibility

Well….Roberto Monaco did a four hour presentation called- Influence from the Front. He spoke to many people in the Accredited Network on effective communication in groups. This concluded a powerful day Friday, where many of the expert advisors in the Accredited Network were able to share their vision.

This morning I was able to enjoy a bike ride and then I went with Shon Wilson, the President of Gunderson Management, and made an offer on a house. This is a beautiful place in one of the nicest developments in South Jordan, Utah. It is still in close proximity to my office, the radio, and many of the amenities that are part of my life.

This wasn’t really part of my overall plan considering we just ordered gates and put in new carpet this week (where I currently live). This is where the discipline of non-attachment comes in and you just move forward.

Monday I will be presenting the Freedom FastTrack and unveiling the functionality of the members section of the web-site. This is something that I look forward to and am excited about. There are advisors flying in to preview the process and others coming in to be further trained. It is great that years ago I started a study group with Matt Randall and within a year we had over a hundred local advisors attending. At first this was complimentary and people viewed it as insanity because they speculated that I was training the competition and not even getting paid for it.

It wasn’t long before I recognized how to become productive from a monetary standpoint by creating the Mission Driven Forum for these advisors (if you would like a complimentary DVD and CD demonstrating the education behind this program please e-mail amber@theprosperityparadigm.com). Now many of these advisors attend the Curriculum For Wealth series and also are looking to or have already licensed the Freedom FastTrack.

Instead of competing, I decided to raise the standard and create an industry that was yet to exist. Education, with an emphasis in cash flow, to facilitate Soul Purpose. What is unique is that there are tools, models, and systems that educate the client and empowers the client to use these without the assistance of the advisor. There is the Accredited Network to ensure proper implementation to make the philosophy a reality. Ultimately, it is unique because it is not based upon an advisor being licensed in one product and paid, therefore incentivized to sell one specific thing. This is comprised of seven stages where a Board of Advisors creates an atmosphere to learn and provide direction to the network in order to implement.

It is about cash flow, utilization, human life value, risk transformation, and ultimately finding and living Soul Purpose.

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