ON BECOMING MORE
By Dr Kem Thompson
You are probably aware of the concept of 'being in order to
have'. One way it's been put is 'in order to have more, you must
be more, then do more. As a result, you will have more in life'.
It sounds nice and pat, but what does it mean in everyday
language? How can you apply it?
Here's the thing. You very likely have an inherent desire to
have a better life than you do right now. You may desire a job
promotion, better treatment from your spouse (and/or kids),
better health, financial freedom and so on.
That's all good. Those desires are alright. They are all things
you'd like to have. And they are all things you can have.
In order to have all those things (and more), you must become the
sort of person that *attracts* those things. The sort of person
to whom all these things get added *without you chasing after them.*
And this is how you do it.
First, acknowledge that God exists, and that he *rewards* those who
diligently seek him. Note the words 'rewards' and 'diligently'.
No half-hearted or passive endeavours here.
Acknowledge that He exists, not as some impersonal 'force' out there,
but as a Person who loves you and has your very best interests at heart.
You have heard about the 'Higher Intelligence' and 'Universal Mind' which
is 'friendly to your plans' and so forth.
Your ignorance of Who is being referred to is costing you more
than you know. God used to wink at such ignorance in the past,
but now he commands YOU to repent, if you haven't done so.
If you wish to know more about this issue of repentance send an
email to
repent@... and ask a specific question you'd
like to have answered.
Second, believe in Jesus Christ.
Every Personal Development 'guru' out there quotes the sayings
of Jesus in a bid to lend credibility to their methods. But
who is Jesus, and why do these people feel the need to be
familiar with, and act on his sayings? Your answer to the question
'Who is Jesus', and what you do with your answer, WILL determine your
destiny. This is a case in which your ignorance will truly cost
you your life. For an objective answer to this question, send an
email to
whoisjesus@... . No fluff, no bull. Just
plain facts. Ask a specific question to get a specific answer.
Third, do ALL Jesus says.
There's no point in quoting bits of what he said as part of 'success
literature' (and quite a vast amount of success literature is
based on what he says), and neglecting the rest of it. If he is
credible in saying one thing then you'd best listen to everything
he has to say and act on it too. And everything He says continues
to be proven to be true.
To find out where to get info on what he says, send an email to
whoisjesus@.... Specifically request what info you
are looking for.
**SIDEBAR**
Please note that I am not talking about God and Jesus in some
blindly religious sort of way. You are a thinking person, after all
(I hope:)) This newsletter is about showing you proven and practical
ways to achieve outstanding success in every aspect of your life.
The methods may not make you the most popular person in town, but
they will surely help you prosper and succeed at every turn.
The stuff I am referring to is for you if you actually think for
yourself, as opposed to being swayed about by the way the masses think.
Be a thinking person. Analyze and evaluate things for yourself.
**END OF SIDEBAR**
I first came across this truth when I was in my penultimate
year in medical school (as narrated in my article 'The Power
To Choose'
choose@...). I had already fulfilled
the first two criteria above, and only *partially* fulfilled the
third. The day it occured to me that I could do better and
score better grades than I'd done to date, I decided
to go see what Jesus had to say about my performance potential.
Here's what I found, among lots more things he said: "Have faith in God.
If you ..believe that those things you say shall come to pass, you
shall have whatever you say".
I've slightly paraphrased it, but you get the point. Sounded clear
enough to me. So from that day on I started saying 'the things I
say happen', and 'I will ace all my subjects in my finals' - things
like that. Sound familiar? Where do you think the gurus get the
idea to affirm things from?? Now you know. And now you also know
why they work. They got it from the Source of all good things.
Of course Jesus also says that "faith without works is dead",
meaning you have to back your faith with appropriate action, which I
did. Otherwise I would have been wasting my time. Same thing
applies to you.
And things happened *just* as I had said they would. Best of all,
they seemed to happen almost effortlessly. I found it very easy
to understand what I read, to ask questions when I needed
clarification, to be bold enough to work with and help patients
even before I qualified. I had become the sort of person who
attracted academic excellence. I had become more in the area of
academics, so to speak.
The same thing happened when I first launched my Coaching
practice. I attended a marketing course and we were told to
set certain targets. Everyone else set really low targets, and I set
a high one. I had a proven 'formula' (for want of a better word),
and I knew it was going to work (you see, God is infallible. What
He says He will do, He does. So you can rest assured that if you
do your part, He will do his. His 'universal laws' are precise.
They apply to you whether you are aware of them or not).
To cut a long story short, at the end of the program, the others
sat with their mouths wide open, wondering how I had achieved
such success within the given time. No one else had reached their
targets within the given time. And what success it was too
- within just 4 short weeks, I had clients phoning in from all
around the world, literally. My Coaching practice had become
an international one. And I was the least 'experienced' Coach
in the marketing class. Talk about backing faith with
appropriate action!
Now as with everything else, becoming the sort of person who
attracts success using the steps outlined above, comes with a
price. But then so does refusing to become that sort of person.
Which is why you have been given the freedom to choose the direction
your life goes. Everything you do has a price attached to it.
Every choice you make has consequences.
As an intelligent person, you owe it to yourself to find out what
the cost of becoming a person of true, lasting success is
(as outlined above), and the cost of refusing to become such a person.
Be open enough to seek out the information being presented here.
Then choose which sort of person you wish to be, *fully accepting
responsibility for the consequences of your choice.*
Send me any questions, comments or other feedback from this
article here:
feedback@.... For specific issues
raised within the article, please use the appropriate email
addresses stated in the article.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Kem Thompson is a Personal and Business Success Coach.
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