Re: Different schools of thought...here's some ideas...
 

Interesting...because sometimes we have a
goal but when we get there it's not what
it's cracked up to be and then we've missed
life in the process.

This validates for me the feeling I have sometimes
of "already possessing" something which I do
not have in my possession.

Just about anything the "rich and famous" have
access to we all do...but many times we spend
time fretting over "how to get their" when we
can partake in what is already available to us..
(if this makes no sense to you-it does to me
smile)...

Thanks Gordon ....

Jack,

> Let's look at how you are to get what you
> want:

> School ONE. The Think And Grow Rich (page 36
> method) that is the preferred Guru of Can-Do
> method as espoused today by Mark Victor
> Hansen and the 3% club:

> Imagine it. Visualize it as yours. Keep it
> in your sight. Work toward it. Actualize it.

> According to this school of thought, you are
> well on your way Jack. You have a clear
> picture of what you want and where you want
> it.

> So can you see yourself in possession? Buy
> one small item, for example a fireplace
> broom, and put it in a special place and say
> THIS is for my home.

> Then use the page 36 method (as outlined
> elsewhere in the archives) that says:

> By __________(date) I will have in my
> possession this house with these things in
> it. It is mine and I fully expect it to be
> as I imagine it. etc. etc.

> According to this school, you must have a
> BURNING DESIRE and a willingness to do
> whatever it takes to make it happen.
> Anything short of a total commitment to your
> goal is heresy to the school.

> And there is a mountainview of evidence that
> this system works for those that can apply
> it.

> SCHOOL TWO. The realists.

> How much will your dream cost? What do you
> need as a downpayment? Can you use creative
> financing? Can you trade, barter or sell
> something?

> What can you do? What kinds of jobs are
> available to you? What sort of businesses
> can you start?

> This school doesn't give as much credence to
> the dream as it does to the current reality.
> Some members of this school include A.L.
> Williams who came up with a 10 year plan for
> financial freedom. He knew every step, every
> dollar that was needed and what he had to do
> to get that dollar.

> So you can start from your current budget
> and use a PRO forma, much as if a business
> plan. What would it cost to build this
> mountain cabin on that lake? In other words
> Jack, in this school of thinking you are
> taught to stay in reality.

> What does real estate sell for? How much do
> you need? Who will build this? What would be
> the mortage on it? What are the taxes?

> In other words, do you know EXACTLY what it
> would really cost to live in this house at
> that place? If you don't then this school
> says you're not serious about the dream.

> Now there is a cross over of thinking, the
> first is more "magical" in that
> you see yourself as the owner of this home,
> you feel yourself living in it and you act
> like it is awaiting your delivery...and you
> trust the powers that be for guidance and a
> plan.

> In school two, it asks you for the facts,
> and then invites your conscious and
> subconscious minds to work on a solution to
> your problem.

> Now for school three...or my way of
> thinking.

> Why do you want this house there?

> What do you get for having this?

> In school one it is a BELIEF based system,
> and this is where the so-called "man in
> the street" falls short...he/she just
> doesn't think it is possible.

> And so you wouldn't look for solutions. In
> the second school of thought, it looks at
> answers, and that forces you to get some
> real life numbers and figures...and those
> scare people off, mostly because we don't
> ground people in basic USEFUL
> mathematics...like compound interest tables
> and leverage of lower rate financing.

> So we get scared off by the numbers. If it
> will cost a million bux to have that house
> and that place, then what do you have to do
> to make a million bux? Well, land can be
> bought in a variety of ways. And home loans
> can be had too...so after crunching numbers,
> you may only NEED 75,000 to build your dream
> home...AH, but where do you get the 75
> grand? Well that is where REVENUE awareness
> comes in. (Search archives for SQ1 financial
> pictogrigm to see where the multiple streams
> of income come into play)...

> Now I'd question you differently. That is
> the goal, and you have some well defined
> wants.

> IN THE MEANTIME, what are you doing with
> your children? Are you taking them to parks?
> Are you teaching them to swim? Do you have a
> small boat?

> See? By do a little towards your goal, you
> don't miss out on the really important
> stuff.

> Say it took you 10 years of hard work to get
> that dream house and everything you listed.
> Your kids would be out of the house or you
> may have missed out on some great times.

> Allow me a side trip. The greatest GOLFER
> ever was Jack Nicklaus, even if and when
> Tiger Woods beats his every record.

> Consider this. Tiger is a single man, rich,
> free to do whatever he wants.

> While Jack Nicklaus was setting the records
> Tiger is chasing, he was also attending
> baseball games, soccer matches that his KIDS
> were involved with. He passed up several
> tournaments just to watch and cheer his kids
> on. Think about it.

> Tiger (and I love the guy) has NO ONE but
> himself to worry about. Jack was not only a
> great golfer, but a great family man WHILE
> running his business.

> My point. Jack, you can begin to prepare
> your family as it is now for the FUTURE time
> you achieve your goals without sacrificing
> any time with them. You can INVOLVE your
> family by taking them to the mountains,
> preparing them to live there, learning how
> to use a boat, how to appreciate the beauty
> of nature, you can give to your family the
> FEELINGS of appreciation and you can all
> work together toward that goal.

> So I would ask WHY do you want it? What will
> it do for you and your family? And start
> today to prepare them to live in the house
> of the future.

> It doesn't require FAITH and a leap of
> belief like school one does. It isn't
> totally grounded in numbers as in school
> two...(and there could be a 1001 schools of
> thought).

> But by ACTIVATING your family toward the
> goal, by knowing how much, and by
> PREPARATION...you can begin to overcome the
> thoughts of NOT going to happen...to...

> we're HAPPENING NOW, and when the time comes
> we'll be happening THEN too.

> So what can you do today? What can you give
> to yourself and your family that will take
> you one step closer to your dream?

> You can give them YOU as you are today. Do
> you know about the care a wood interior
> requires? See, you can begin learning NOW
> what it is going to take to upkeep this
> house.

> And you can PREPARE yourself for the future.
> And in so doing, you'll start to find
> answers in unexpected places too.

> More on this later.

> Thanks Jack for sharing with us. That is a
> beautiful house. Cut out some pics of you
> and your family and put them in every room.
> Drive up to the lake and video tape it.
> APPRECIATE the experience. Get ready for it.

> The how to make it happen is within you too.

> Gordon Alexander