JULY 28, 2010 Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her,

and is found by those who seek her. -Wisdom of Solomon 6:12 (New Revised Standard Version) "Success leaves clues." - Anthony Robbins VIP Tips for Success: 1. Find a successful person you admire and observe them. 2. Study the attitudes and habits that made them successful. 3. Utilize this wisdom and knowledge to energize your own success. You now have the "success" edge. Remember to go within, so that you don't go without. Success really is an inside job, and you have the advantage!

AUGUST 4, 2010 Be strong, therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded. -2 Chronicles 15:7 (Amplified Bible) "All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible."- Orison Swett Marden VIP Tips for Success: 1. Write on one side of a note card a single goal that you would like to achieve. 2. Create a mental image of that single goal being achieved through visualization. 3. On the other side of the card, write down three action steps to start you towards the accomplishment of that one goal. 4. Review your card upon arising in the morning and before going to sleep at night. 5. Take action. Action, massive action, is what brings about manifestation. But in order to move towards a goal, you must know what it is and have an idea of what it looks like. Now, let's get moving!

AUGUST 11, 2010 Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it." -Ezra 10:4 (New International Version) "Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them." -Orison Swett Marden As we begin with today's message, it would be a good time to look at the word opportunity. One definition states: a favorable or suitable occasion or time. Another states, a favorable juncture or circumstances. Great! Now that we have some clarity on that, we can now understand one glaring truth. Opportunity is everywhere. Yes, everywhere. As we moved forward in the lesson in the "Seize the Moment" series, we took a close look at maximizing the opportunities that are present to us. And how are opportunities presented to us? For one, it will help us to know that we create opportunities every moment of our lives. But for starters, we must know what it is we want and truly expect to get it. Now, from that vantage point we must use a combination of faith and action, creating a burning desire that will fuel us to keep showing up until manifestation occurs. So make the choice today.

AUGUST 18, 2010 Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:7 (New Living Translation) "It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts." -Robert H. Schuller VIP Tips for Success: 1. Start your day with a clear mind through silent prayer or mediation 2. Make it your intention to go through the day without complaining, seeing good in all 3. If you sense any negation, stop and ask yourself a simple and practical question: What can I take from this experience that will help me become a better person? You can use that question for every situation for which you are faced. There is always a great and optimistic moment in every experience you take part in. Choose to keep your perspective and consciousness focused on the positives and your entire life's journey will reflect that back to you.

AUGUST 25, 2010 Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life. -Galatians 6:5 (The Message Bible) "When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone." -George O'Neil VIP TIPS for Success: 1. Think thoughts that will advance your primary aim 2. Operate on the notion that failure is not permanent 3. Persist in thinking positive and taking planned actions toward your goals If you want to live large and take charge of your life, apply the proven, success TIPS above. You will be equipped and empowered to live life to the fullest! We look forward to seeing you at the TOP!

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth. -Ecclesiastes 3:1 (The Message) "Life is not anything, but an opportunity for something." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe VIP Tips for Success: 1. Awaken with thoughts of your primary aim, purpose or vision 2. Coordinate dedicated times, daily, to work towards its accomplishment 3. Take daily inventory by checking your results When you look at what is spelled out, you see the word ACT. Once your have decided on what you want to be, do and have, begin at once taking the necessary action steps that will bring about manifestation. As you move forward in this transformative process, begin and end your day in reflection, giving thanks knowing that all the good you seek is being added unto you.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 That He may guard the paths of justice; yes, He preserves the way of His saints -Proverbs 2:8 (Amplified Bible) "The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just." -Abraham Lincoln VIP TIPS for Success: 1. Identify an area of your life where you have been challenged 2. Assess what is working and what isn't working 3. Make a decision to change what isn't working and determine to succeed The above exercise will help you refocus your energies and efforts towards things that matter most and that move you towards success. Remember to always focus on activities that move you towards your goal. These are the activities that matter most. And if your current activities aren't moving you towards what you want to accomplish (your purpose, chief aim, or centralized focus), do they really matter?

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance. -Romans 5:2-3 (New King James Version) "Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." -Marie Curie VIP TIPS for Success: 1. Take some isolated time to focus on a task that you have been trying to accomplish 2. Look at where you stand in attaining this task by checking your results 3. Seek new and innovative ways that may help you work more efficiently 4. Remember, more so than talent and education, perseverance is the key to success When it comes down to achieving any goals or positive advancements that you seek in life, remember that no matter what the circumstances, an unrelenting effort will have to be a part of the equation for your great plans to come to pass. Yes, labor and focus will work hand in hand. Anything less than a burning desire and precise strategy is unacceptable if greatness is what you seek.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. 1 Peter 4:10 (New Living Translation) "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." Jimmy Johnson VIP Tips for Success: 1. Remember to do more than is required as investment in your future success 2. Excel in all you do by making excellence your standard of service 3. Always seek improvement in your daily activities 4. Perform at this level and new opportunities will seek you out It's all about setting yourself apart. Because doing just enough is not good enough. To be great, which is what you are at the core of your soul, excellence must become the norm and should be expressed in your daily actions. Anything less is unacceptable.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 Do you not say, "Four months more, then comes the harvest?" But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. -John 4:35 (NRS) "Don't wait. The time will never be just right". -Napoleon Hill VIP Tips for Success: 1. Decide what needs to be done, now. 2. Originate an "action plan" to get it done, now. 3. Immediately act on the action plan, now. 4. Think of nothing else until the task is done. Are you guilty of waiting for the ideal time to get started on something important? And it seems like you never get around to doing it. Don't fall victim to this villain of success-procrastination. It's rightly called the thief of opportunity! The best time to get started is always now because now is all you have. Don't get caught procrastinating. Procrastination sends more people to the poor house than you might imagine. If it's important enough to be considered, it should be important enough to be commenced and completed. Don't wait! Get started now - do it!

OCTOBER 6, 2010 It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak. -2 Corinthians 4:13 "If you want a quality, act as if you already had it." -William James Nike's slogan "Just Do It" has pervaded the human psyche of individuals for well over 20-years. It has inspired success story after success story. But there's an even better slogan; and it's not just a slogan, it's the truth. Here it is: "Just Be It!" You must consciously become what it is you desire to be, do or have. Get a clear picture of it in your mind and let that picture permeate the total essence of your being. You'll be directed and guided to achievement in ways you hadn't previously experienced. It's one of the most profound, universal laws in existence. But, it works every time. Try it. "Just Be It!" VIP Tips for Success: 1. Believe steadfastly in your skills and abilities to achieve. 2. Express confidence in your ability to succeed. 3. Initiate the habit of consistently doing more than is required. 4. Thank the infinite power within for all your good.

OCTOBER 13, 2010 See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you." -Isaiah 42:9 "Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print and begin to build." - Robert Collier VIP Tips for Success: 1. See the best for yourself. 2. Expect the best from yourself. 3. Execute the best of yourself. Sarah Connor once said, "There is no fate, but what we create!" Interesting thought, right? It places responsibility for results right where it belongs, with the individual. Yes, that means we are solely responsible for the life we've created. And that life is a direct result of what we've been seeing because "what we see is what we get!" Nothing more, nothing less. If you want more, you must first see more; and if you see more, what you see will one day be. Remember, if you can see it, you can be it; if you can visualize it; you can materialize it. Open your eyes and experience extraordinary accomplishment, achievement and success! The choice is yours. What will you see? Success or failure; sickness or health; poverty or wealth. See the best and the best you will see!

OCTOBER 20, 2010 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. -Proverbs 20:13 "Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work." -Ralph Marston Are you covered by AAA, the roadside assistance service, better known as Triple A? Maybe, maybe not! If not, that's okay, this is not an advertisement for their service, but they are always right there when you need them, 24-hours a day. What is really being emphasized is a way of thinking that allows you to transcend life's hurdles and hangups. A manner of thinking that's positive, proactive, and productive. It empowers you to forge ahead, even in the face of uncertainty, with a conviction that things are certain to work out! Guess what? A hang-up doesn't have to hold you up if you're covered by Triple A. It provides full coverage and covers the mind, body and spirit! Take a look at the guiding and governing principles of this guaranteed "life success" coverage. Check it out! If you like it, try it today for the very low price of $_______. Got you! You name the price. It's your life's experience that's on the line. And remember, it covers the fault and no-fault accidents of life. VIP Tips for Success: 1. Awaken to the possibilities within you and before you. 2. Acknowledge and activate the divine power within you to achieve. 3. Act on the possibilities with decisiveness and stout determination.

OCTOBER 27, 2010 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live. -Deuteronomy 30:19 "We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves." -Thomas Merton Life is often times compared to a mirror. And this is rightfully so. It reflects back to the observer what has been presented to it by way of choices. What have you been presenting to life by way of your choices? Success or failure; strength or weakness; diligence or laziness? Albert Camus once commented, "Life is the sum of all your choices!" He is absolutely correct. Choices create! And not only do they create, they are creative and always creating. This is good news and considered inside information. Why? Because at any time a new choice can be made that creates a new direction, and ultimately a new destiny. Question: What kind of life have your choices created? Make sure your choices are driving you to success, achievement and prosperity! VIP Tips for Success: 1. Choose what you want to be, do and have, today. 2. Act on this choice and accept 100% responsibility for your results. 3. Resolve to keep moving forward until you succeed, no matter what.

NOVEMBER 2, 2010 You were taught to put away your former way of life...and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds. -Ephesians 4:22-23 (NRSV) "It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny." -Anthony Robbins About 20 years ago, there was a show called "The Facts of Life." Remember it? Their tagline was "You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life!" How true that it is, but it's not the final truth. Each episode presented a new experience, and so does each day of our lives. But we have to focus on the present experience, the present moment. We must be in the moment and embrace the good; it's there! What will you do with your moment in history? Peter McWilliams said, "Our thoughts create our reality-where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go!" Are you headed, in the right direction, towards your true desires, dreams and goals? If not, the question is "why not?" If you're not satisfied with where your life has been or is going, consider applying the "success tips" below and watch your life and future take on a new flair for favor and fortune. VIP Tips for Success: 1. Focus, daily, on the person you desire to be. 2. Act, daily, like the person you've committed to become. 3. Correct, daily, all actions that don't agree with the new you. 4. Try, daily, to be, do and have more than you did the day before.

NOVEMBER 10, 2010 All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, because there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end. -John 9:4 (NLT) You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life. -Les Brown It has been said that, "Life is boring or it's a daring adventure!" The undercurrent of that statement is that your life is exactly what you make it to be. If you are courageous enough to take an objective look at your life, has it been boring and mediocre or has it been an adventure of success, achievement and prosperity? Remember you are the producer, director and lead actor in your own movie called LIFE! Mahatma Gandhi glaringly proclaimed, "A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, nothing else!" Is there something you should be doing, today, to move some vital aspect of your LIFE forward? Maybe it's consistently working on a financial goal, a health goal, a mental goal, or a spiritual goal? Know that you are always becoming and creating something. The question you must ask yourself is: What am I becoming; what am I creating with my life? Your answer awaits you! It's within you. It's speaking to you. Listen! VIP Tips for Success: 1. List your major goals daily. 2. Imagine yourself working on and completing your goals daily. 3. Feel the joy and excitement of completing your goals daily. 4. Exert continuous effort towards the accomplishment of your goals daily.

NOVEMBER 17, 2010 Wise words are more valuable than much gold and many rubies. -Proverbs 20:15 (New Living Translation) People only see what they are prepared to see. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Good news travels fast, right? It could even be called the gospel, which is simply good news! Well, let me share with you some powerful principles I heard last night that are sure to put power in your words and passion in your work. These tips will prepare you to see the good that you desire! As Emerson echoed, "People only see what they are prepared to see!" What have you been seeing in relation to what are you prepared to see? Remember that what you see is being created and colored by what you say to yourself and to others. Your language either limits your life or liberates your life. For your life is you and you are your life! Our success teacher and way shower said that the words He spoke were spirit and life. And so are your words spirit and life. They are creative and creating! With that being said, watch the words you speak because those words have a way of circling back as a whirlwind. And that's okay, as long as it's a positive, productive and prosperous whirlwind! VIP Tips for Success: 1. Submit positive thoughts and ideals into your mind daily. 2. Articulate exactly what you want to be, do and have daily. 3. Yield to successful and prosperous thinking, speaking, and acting daily.

NOVEMBER 24, 2010 Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. -1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) "If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice." -Meister Eckhart As we move in the midst of "Thanksgiving" celebrations, be sure to remember to give thanks for those things money can buy, as well as those things that money can't buy. Things like family, health, loving relationships and the zeal and zest for life, success, achievement and prosperity. They are priceless! If you were to take a sheet of paper and label it "Things I'm Thankful For", what would appear on your sheet? This is an eye-opening exercise. You will probably realize you really have a lot to be thankful for. So before you eat your favorite dish and indulge your calorie-free desert, be sure to give thanbks for life and all it has to offer. You are in the very midst of your life, making it what you want it to be. And with that being said, be sure to give thanks for the power and ability to "be it", whatever "it is! VIP Tips for Success: 1. Be thankful for what you have while pursuing all you want. 2. Experience the joy of the present while embracing the promises of the future. 3. Inspire your life by consciously involving God in your life. 4. Thank God for what you had, what you now have and what is to come.

DECEMBER 1, 2010 Then the Lord answered me and said: "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it." -Habakkuk 2:2 (NKJV) "People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine." -Brian Tracy Time really does travel fast. Today is December 1st. That means there are 30 days left in 2010. If you were to review the last 11 months, would it reveal an experience of success and rewards or would be an expose of failure and remorse? You have the answer. Look within and seek the truth; and the light of that truth will set you free. As you put the finishing touches on 2010, now is the opportune time to look within; and see what you want for yourself in 2011. This is an appointment you must make with yourself, for yourself. Your healthy future hinges on it! The proverbial writer says, "Without a vision, people perish!" In other words, people don't accomplish much because they never saw much, nor planned for much. And guess what they got? Not much! Give yourself a success break and take time to assess, affirm and apply the VIP Tips presented below. They can very well be the difference between an average 2011 experience, and a superior 2011 experience. The choice is yours! If life in 2011 is going to be great, it's going to be because you took responsibility for you and your life and decided to make it great. It's your move, and time won't wait. VIP Tips for Success: 1. Write down what you want to be, do and have. 2. Initiate action steps that align with what you want to be, do and have. 3. Notice what's working and what's not and change your actions when necessary.

DECEMBER 8, 2010 The light of the body is the eye; therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. -Luke 11:34 "Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.? -Anthony Robbins You can rise above any situation, if you really want to! Just like yeast causes bread to rise, and air causes balloons to rise; you have within you the power to rise! The question is: "Will you rise?" But before you can rise up physically, you must stand up spiritually and mentally. You must have a new thought about who you are, where you are and where you are going! An interesting story is told of a man who had been down for 38 years, without any change in his conditions. That's a long time; wouldn't you agree? He was approached by a master physician and asked if he wanted to get well; and guess what his first response was, "there's nobody to help me!" Can you believe that? A question of liberation, and he answers with limitation. Could that have been the problem? He was limited by his thinking. He was waiting for someone else to help him up, when perhaps he had the potential and power within himself to get up. What a teachable moment! Ability + Responsibility + Employability = Profitability Below are a few tips to empower you to rise up in any situation and be the spiritual success you already ARE. Claim it, confess it and create it! VIP Tips for Success: 1. Release those things that no longer represent your unfolding good, daily. 2. Imagine yourself being, doing having the things you truly desire, daily. 3. Speak about only those things you truly desire, daily. 4. Express thoughts, words and actions that create the good you desire, daily.

DECEMBER 15, 2010 Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 (GWT) "This above all: to thine own self be true..." -William Shakespeare A very interesting and intriguing quote says, "Believe in your dreams and they may come true. Believe in yourself and they will come true!" Wow! Seems like a paradox, but yet, it's literally profound. The insight that's brought to light is that you must believe in yourself because you are the one and only one that can make your dreams come true. And when you connect and commune with the greater one within you, you have actually won! Listen to this: The dream of the dreamer only comes true when the dreamer of the dream really wants it to! And guess waht? The dream giver wants your dream to come true. Do you? After the discernment of the dream comes the doing of the dream! Are you a dream doer or a daydreamer? It will be evident by what you find yourself doing during the day? Don't get caught up daydreaming, but caught up doing the dream; so much so that your dream becomes your life! If you bet your life on your dream, and your dream will become your life and pay abundant, overflowing returns of health, happiness, love, success, prosperity and money! VIP Tips for Success: 1. Believe that your desires, dreams and goals are possible 2. Expect your desires, dreams and goals to become a reality. 3 Thank God for working through you to achieve your desires, dreams and goals.

JANUARY 5, 2011 LIVE YOUR DREAMS... "If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." - Henry David Thoreau You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. - Job 22:28 Arthur, you are the ONE! Dream your dreams, and live them, now. As each day passes, make sure you are moving in the direction of your ideal life. If you do this, you will be amazed at the progress and success you will experience, all because you decided to live the life of your dreams. A dream fulfilled is simply an accumulation of successful days lived. Arthur, live your dream; you can do it!

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