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Master Success: Essential Steps for a Thriving Life!
Hey there, rockstar! Ever feel like life’s remote control is missing the ‘success’ button? 🚀
Well, guess what? You’re not alone! But here’s the scoop: success isn’t some mystical, magical unicorn reserved for a lucky few. 🦄
Nope, it’s all about taking control and flipping the script to your channel! 📺
Dive into the wisdom of ancient texts like the Bible and modern classics like “The Power of Positive Thinking” to unlock the secrets of the universe! 📚
But hey, I get it. Sometimes we’re more into Netflix than scripture, am I right? 😅
Fear not! We’ve got the ultimate binge-worthy content lined up for you! 🍿
From understanding the power of expectation to mastering the art of gratitude, we’ve cracked the code to living your best life! 💪
So, what are you waiting for? 🙌
Don’t just scroll through life, take charge of the remote and start flipping those channels! 🎬
Psst… Want the inside scoop on how to manifest your wildest dreams? 🌈
Stay tuned as we unravel the mysteries of success, one step at a time! 💼
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Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Understand Success is Achievable
Description:
Recognize that achieving success, whether it’s financial wealth or any other form of success, is not based on luck or divine favoritism. It’s about understanding that as God’s children, we all have the power of choice and can actively pursue success.
Implementation:
- Acknowledge that success is not predetermined by external factors like luck or divine intervention. It’s within your control to strive for success.
- Understand that being successful is not reserved for a select few but is accessible to anyone who is willing to put in the effort and make the necessary choices.
- Realize that success is attainable through deliberate actions and decisions, rather than relying on external forces to dictate outcomes.
Specific Details:
- Emphasize the importance of recognizing personal agency in achieving success. It’s not about waiting for opportunities to come but actively creating them through your choices.
- Encourage a mindset shift towards viewing success as a result of intentional actions rather than luck or external blessings.
- Stress the notion that success is within reach for anyone who is willing to believe in themselves and take the necessary steps to pursue their goals.
Step 2: Embrace Personal Responsibility
Description:
Understand that personal beliefs and mindset play a crucial role in determining one’s level of success. Taking responsibility for your beliefs and mindset is essential for initiating change.
Implementation:
- Acknowledge that your beliefs and mindset shape your reality and influence your actions and outcomes.
- Accept that any limitations or obstacles you perceive are often rooted in your mindset and beliefs, rather than external circumstances.
- Recognize the power of choice in shaping your beliefs and mindset, and commit to making conscious efforts to change them for the better.
Specific Details:
- Encourage self-reflection to identify any limiting beliefs or negative thought patterns that may be hindering your progress towards success.
- Emphasize the importance of taking ownership of your mindset and actively working to cultivate positive beliefs and attitudes.
- Highlight the role of personal responsibility in overcoming obstacles and achieving success, stressing that you have the power to change your circumstances through intentional action.
Step 3: Cultivate a Positive Mindset
Description:
Developing a positive mindset is essential for fostering belief in your ability to achieve success. Cultivate optimism and confidence in your capabilities.
Implementation:
- Practice gratitude and focus on the positives in your life, no matter how small they may seem.
- Challenge negative thoughts and replace them with affirmations and positive self-talk.
- Surround yourself with supportive individuals who uplift and encourage you in your pursuit of success.
Specific Details:
- Encourage daily practices such as journaling, meditation, or visualization to reinforce positive thinking and build mental resilience.
- Suggest creating a vision board or setting specific goals to keep yourself motivated and focused on achieving success.
- Stress the importance of perseverance and resilience in overcoming challenges and setbacks on the path to success.
Step 4: Understand the Power of Expectation
Description:
Recognize the importance of setting clear expectations for what you want to manifest in your life. Your expectations play a significant role in shaping your reality.
Implementation:
- Analogize the concept of setting expectations with the action of pressing the power button on a remote control and expecting the TV to turn on.
- Emphasize the need to align your expectations with your desires. If you want to watch a specific program on TV, you expect that program to appear when you press the corresponding buttons.
- Understand that your expectations act as a directive for the universe to manifest your desires into reality.
Specific Details:
- Encourage individuals to consciously set and maintain positive expectations for their goals and desires.
- Explain that expecting success and abundance in your life aligns your thoughts and actions with the outcomes you wish to achieve.
- Remind that the power of expectation is rooted in the principle of the law of attraction, where like attracts like, and positive expectations attract positive outcomes.
Step 5: Harness the Power of Visualization
Description:
Utilize visualization techniques to manifest your goals and desires effectively. Visualization reinforces your expectations and accelerates the manifestation process.
Implementation:
- Draw parallels between the act of creating a vision board and the biblical concept of writing the vision and making it plain.
- Emphasize the role of visualization in clarifying and solidifying your goals, making them more tangible and achievable.
- Encourage individuals to create their own vision boards or visual representations of their goals, ensuring clarity and specificity.
Specific Details:
- Guide individuals to write down their goals and aspirations in a clear and concise manner, following the biblical directive of making the vision plain.
- Stress the importance of consistency in visualizing your goals and desires, incorporating daily practices such as meditation or affirmation to reinforce the visualization process.
- Highlight the biblical reference from Habakkuk 2:2, emphasizing the principle of patience and perseverance in waiting for the manifestation of your desires.
Step 6: Trust in Divine Timing
Description:
Acknowledge the role of divine timing in the manifestation process. Trusting in the timing of the universe allows for patience and faith in the fulfillment of your desires.
Implementation:
- Explain the concept of divine timing by illustrating how God fulfills our desires at the appointed time.
- Encourage individuals to trust in God’s timing and have faith that their desires will manifest when the time is right.
- Emphasize the need for patience and perseverance while waiting for the manifestation of your goals, understanding that the timing may not always align with your expectations.
Specific Details:
- Provide examples or personal anecdotes to illustrate the concept of divine timing and its role in the manifestation of desires.
- Remind individuals that although their desires may not manifest immediately, they should trust in the process and continue to align their thoughts and actions with their goals.
- Reiterate the importance of maintaining a positive mindset and unwavering faith in the manifestation process, even during times of uncertainty or delay.
Step 7: Understanding the Element of Faith
Description:
Comprehend the significance of faith in the manifestation process. Faith involves believing in the fulfillment of desires without knowing the exact timing or details.
Implementation:
- Explain that God operates without revealing specific dates or timelines for the manifestation of desires to uphold the requirement of faith.
- Emphasize that faith entails believing in the unseen and trusting that God will fulfill your desires in His perfect timing.
- Illustrate the necessity of faith by highlighting how knowing the exact arrival date of a manifestation would negate the need for faith.
Specific Details:
- Encourage individuals to embrace faith as an essential component of their journey towards success and manifestation.
- Clarify that faith does not eliminate the need for action but rather complements it by instilling confidence and trust in the process.
- Remind individuals that maintaining faith during times of uncertainty or delay is crucial for staying aligned with their goals and desires.
Step 8: Patience and Persistence
Description:
Develop patience and persistence while waiting for the manifestation of desires. Trusting in divine timing requires resilience and perseverance.
Implementation:
- Explain that God’s timing may not align with personal expectations but is always perfect and purposeful.
- Encourage individuals to remain patient and persistent in their pursuit of goals, understanding that delays do not equate to denials.
- Highlight the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and unwavering faith, even during periods of waiting and uncertainty.
Specific Details:
- Provide examples or analogies to illustrate the concept of divine timing and the role of patience in the manifestation process.
- Offer practical strategies for cultivating patience, such as practicing mindfulness, gratitude, and focusing on the present moment.
- Reinforce the idea that perseverance is essential for overcoming obstacles and staying committed to one’s goals, even when faced with challenges or setbacks.
Step 9: Maintaining Spiritual Vigilance
Description:
Stay vigilant in guarding against negative influences and maintaining spiritual alignment. Protecting your faith and mindset is essential for staying on course towards success.
Implementation:
- Warn against allowing doubt, fear, or negativity to overshadow faith and belief in the manifestation process.
- Encourage individuals to actively resist the influence of negative thoughts or external forces that may derail their faith and confidence.
- Remind individuals of their spiritual authority and power to reject negative influences and maintain control over their thoughts and beliefs.
Specific Details:
- Provide guidance on techniques for spiritual protection, such as prayer, meditation, and surrounding oneself with positive influences.
- Emphasize the importance of staying connected to one’s spiritual beliefs and practices to strengthen faith and resilience.
- Warn against complacency or allowing external factors, such as the influence of the devil or negative perceptions, to undermine faith and confidence in the manifestation process.
Step 10: Recognize the Power of Reading
Description:
Acknowledge the transformative potential of reading books that promote positive thinking and personal development.
Implementation:
- Highlight the value of reading books like “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale and “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David Schwartz for gaining insights into how the mind works and how to harness its power.
- Encourage individuals to prioritize reading as a means of expanding their knowledge and understanding of success principles.
- Emphasize the importance of applying the principles learned from these books to create positive changes in their lives.
Specific Details:
- Recommend making reading a daily habit, even if it’s just a few pages each day, to gradually absorb and internalize the teachings of positive thinking and personal growth.
- Suggest setting aside dedicated time for reading, such as in the morning or before bed, to ensure consistency and continuity in learning.
- Highlight the impact that reading can have on shaping mindset and perspective, ultimately leading to greater success and fulfillment.
Step 11: Practice Gratitude
Description:
Incorporate gratitude practices into daily life to cultivate a positive mindset and protect against negativity.
Implementation:
- Encourage individuals to practice gratitude by consciously acknowledging and appreciating the blessings and positives in their lives.
- Recommend starting each day with a gratitude exercise, such as listing things they are grateful for or reflecting on blessings.
- Remind individuals to shift their focus from what they lack to what they already have, fostering a sense of abundance and contentment.
Specific Details:
- Provide examples of gratitude exercises, such as keeping a gratitude journal or expressing thanks verbally to loved ones and colleagues.
- Emphasize the power of gratitude in counteracting negative thoughts and emotions, promoting resilience and mental well-being.
- Encourage individuals to practice gratitude consistently, even during challenging times, to maintain a positive outlook and perspective.
Step 12: Protect Against Negativity
Description:
Develop strategies to shield the mind from negativity and maintain a positive mental environment.
Implementation:
- Educate individuals on the detrimental effects of negative thinking and the importance of proactively guarding against it.
- Teach techniques for combating negativity, such as reframing negative thoughts, practicing mindfulness, and surrounding oneself with positive influences.
- Empower individuals to take control of their mindset and actively choose positivity and optimism over negativity and pessimism.
Specific Details:
- Provide practical tips for deflecting negative thoughts, such as using affirmations, visualization, or deep breathing exercises.
- Encourage individuals to limit exposure to negative influences, such as negative news or toxic relationships, to preserve mental well-being.
- Remind individuals that they have the power to cultivate a positive mindset and protect themselves from negativity through conscious effort and intentionality.
COMPREHENSIVE CONTENT
Success and Belief
Listen, getting successful, whatever you consider successful, if it’s rich, whatever, it’s not a magic trick, it’s not God picks certain people he’ll make rich and certain people he don’t. He gives all of us as his children the power of choice. You have a say-so in that. You can decide to be rich and with God’s help, it’s highly doable, but you first have to think it. The difference between successful people and non-successful people is here. I’m no better than none of y’all. I’m not a better person than you. I’m not a better Christian than you. God don’t love me more than you, none of that.
The Power of Choice
If you want to be successful, you have to change this. This has to change. [Applause]. Listen to me, it’s not what makes it hard, is your lack of belief that it can happen for you. The fact of it is though, it’s very doable. See, but you got to change though. If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’re gonna keep getting what you’ve been getting. So if you’re at a place in your life and you ain’t happy with it, you have to change some things. But you have to make a conscientious decision that you’re going to change, and it’s not dependent on anybody else. It doesn’t matter what your mama thinks, it doesn’t matter what your co-workers think, it doesn’t matter what your siblings think, no matter what your children think, it doesn’t matter. They have nothing to do with it. This decision is yours and yours alone.
Individual Choices
It’s two people born in a hospital every day. It’s a person is born in a hospital that’s gonna get a job and somebody born in a hospital that’s gonna.
Empowerment of Choice
Give them a job. You get to decide which one you’re gonna be. You get to decide. Let me tell you something. You get to decide if I’m gonna be rich, poor, mediocre, plentiful, happy, sad. You have a decision to make in your mind. Alright, here we go. This is a teaching moment. Let me give you this so you can get on with your 2019. You walk in the house, you pick up the remote control. Let me teach you how this works. And you press the power button. When I told you 2019 will be the best year of your life, but you have to claim it. You have to expect it to be the best year of your life. You have to live your life with the expectation that great things are coming your way. And that’s how it works.
The Power of Expectation
Now, let me teach it to you. You grab your remote, you press the power button. What do you expect to happen? You expect the TV to come on. Guess what? It comes on. If you want to see SportsCenter, SportsCenter channel 46, and you press 4-6, and okay or select. What do you expect to come on your TV? SportsCenter. And guess what shows up? SportsCenter. They got the concept of creating a remote from the Bible. See, God is tied to all of this. You better understand what I’m trying to tell you.
Biblical Concept of Creation
The Bible says a man is as he thinketh. God created us in His image. God thought of this world, he thought of it, so he created it. So, he made you just like him, that your thoughts can create things. He made you just like him. Now, you can’t go make earth in heaven like he did, but you can make a better world for yourself. There is a scripture, Habakkuk 2:2. It says, “Write the vision and make it plain so that he who reads it will run to it. And even though it tarry, wait for it, for surely it will come at an appointed time.” That’s in the Bible. That ain’t in the rich people’s copy. That’s in everybody, everybody’s Bible. The problem is,
Faith and Patience
Everybody don’t do it, but he’s right there. But you gotta do it. I’m just telling you, if you don’t do it, it’s too hard, it’s almost impossible. That vision board has changed, well, everything. I put on my vision board, I get everything. Well, now you have to understand something. It’s not gonna come when you want it to come. It comes at an appointed time. That’s the trick. But the appointed time is what throws people off because most of—see, when you ask God for something, he sends it, he ships it immediately. As soon as you ask him something you really believe here, do it, he boxes it up, and he ships it to you immediately. The problem with the package is, he never gives you the date that the package is going to arrive. He doesn’t do that. He doesn’t do that because if he told you the date that the package would arrive, it would destroy the requirement he has of all of us, which is faith. Faith is the belief in things that you cannot see. So if you ask God for a million dollars and he tells you, “I’m gonna give it to you in March of 2020,” you wouldn’t need no faith. You’d be talking to people crazy because you know in 2020, I’m gonna be a millionaire. But he sent a million as soon as you asked for it, but it’s going to come at an appointed time. The problem is, people stop waiting on the package. Then when it gets to you because he delivers only to Faith Street, when he delivers to you on Faith Street, but you didn’t step off of Faith Street. You’re over here on “I don’t believe it” Boulevard or “It took too long” Avenue. Then the package comes to Faith Street, it’s just like the post office and FedEx. If you ain’t there to receive it, it’s gotta go back. That’s how it worked, man. You have control of this. This belongs to you. You’re the captain, you’re the master, you’re the foreman, you’re the general, you’re the head. Don’t give control of this to nobody, especially the devil. Do not let Satan come in here and function and operate because he has one mission, to keep you off course, to make you not think it’s possible, to make you think that God don’t hear you. His job is only to destroy you, to make sure that you don’t become what God intended for you to become. That’s the mission of the devil. Now, if you don’t believe in the devil, this conversation ain’t for you. If you don’t believe in God, this conversation ain’t for you. I’m not talking to you. I’m talking to people who are spiritually based. If you get control of this, that’s why I’m telling you these two books. The best book you can read is the Bible. If you read the book of Proverbs over and over and over, it’s the book of wisdom and understanding. It would really help your life, man, if you just read. I’m gonna be honest with you. That’s the only book in the Bible I’ve read cover to cover. I’ve only read the book of Proverbs. I’ve read some scriptures every now and then. I only know five or six scriptures by heart. I’m just gonna be real with you. But I’ve memorized them five or six scriptures, and them five or six got me here today. I know a lot of people that know the Bible inside out ain’t got nothing to show for it. You know why? Because they memorized it, but they didn’t apply it. I have applied six scriptures to change my life. But these books that I told you about, “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale and “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David Schwartz, you know what it does? It just teaches you how this works. Once you get this, y’all, you
Protection from Negativity
Can change everything, do you understand negativity? Let me just give you this, cinema walk away negativity. You can protect yourself from negativity, and that’s what stops most people: negative thoughts. You can coat your mind from negativity. It’s a real simple exercise to do. I do it every morning before I walk out the door, so I walk out as a positive person. You know, I get tired sometimes. That’s different from being negative because I get mentally drained from my job at times. But to coat your mind from negativity, the way you can put a coating around your mind is with one simple thing: gratitude. Gratitude erases negativity. I’m gonna show you how this works. If you wake up in the morning, you start having negative thoughts, “Man, this ain’t my day. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I’m tripping. I just don’t feel myself.” Every time you feel in the middle of the day, if you feel yourself doing that, stop. Just stop for a second and start going over in your mind everything you have to be grateful for. Not everything you want, everything you already have because what you have is substantial. You just haven’t gone over the list and taken inventory in a long time. But the fact that you can walk, that’s a blessing. The fact that you woke up, that’s another blessing. The fact that you can see, think, reason, that’s another blessing. The fact that you can go somewhere and get yourself something to eat, that’s another blessing. The fact that you can go and turn the key, it calls someplace home, that’s another blessing. The ability to dream is a blessing. The fact that you have an opportunity to get it right is another blessing. The fact that you’re beautiful, that’s another blessing. The fact that you have any measure of health, that’s another blessing. And I’m just talking to you out, even though I could give you 50 things you ought to be grateful for right now. I don’t even know you. Start coding your mind with gratitude. It’ll change everything for you. God is good, man. You ought to give Him a chance to work in your life. Thank you all for coming.
