My paradigm about Money

Sean Covey says: 

"Paradigms are like glasses When you have incomplete paradigms about yourself or life in general, it's like wearing glasses with the wrong prescription"

We all have paradigms or filters in our minds that change the way we see things. This week, I found this question: What is the right way to see money? What is your paradigm about money? Stephen W. Gibson replies: You should decide that for yourself.

In Jacob 2: 18-19 I find the basis for my paradigm of money and work: "It is okay to seek money, if we do it in the right order, after having received hope in Christ, after the Money to do good. "

The writing is clear, and it teaches me the order to obtain riches and success in life. In this scripture, we find the following steps if we want to thrive in our life:

1.Seek the Lord and have hope in Him.
2.Keep the commandments, which includes the temporal, tithe, and fast offerings.
3.Think about money and plan how you can become self-sufficient.
4.Take advantage of learning opportunities so you will not be ignorant of these issues. Education is the key to opportunity.
5.Learn the laws on which the blessings of wealth are based.
6.Do not send the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick, or those held captive.

The importance is not how much money we have, the key is how, and for what reason we achieve money.

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Be proactive

Once, I listened that thing more difficult for one person should be the first for fulfil in her or his life. Be proactive is in this time is so important for me. It is the first habit, thus is the base in the life. I like the analogy of soda versus water in a bottle. If one stirred soda this explodes, but not matter how much you stirred water in a bottle, this never explodes. I wish to be as water. I want to stay calm, control and quiet when problems arrive. 

The key is "Think before react or act". My impulsive temperament is as sword double-edged. It is my strength when I should take initiative, but my weakness when I feel attacked.

Sometimes my emotional nature loses the control, and end I say to others hurtful words. Be proactive means that I am own my emotions, that nothing nor anybody have influence in me and my emotions.

My goal is to be resilient. I do not want feel me victim of my circumstances.  I can change my life; I am responsible of my acts. I have learned that only thing I can change is my response to what happens to me, the rest is out my control.

Seven habits is a wonderful book, it is changing my life. I invite you to read it.

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The formula for Success and Happiness

In this week, I started reading chapter four of Ministry of Business. I have not known about this formula for success until now.

The key in this pathway is trust in three levels. Have trust with yourself, to be trustworthy, and to have trust in our mentors.

For first level, you need achieving three basis habits, what are call a "Private Victory".

• Be Proactive
• Begin With the End in Mind
• Put First Things First

For second level, you need achieving three more essential habits, what are call a "Public Victory"

• Think Win - Win
• Seek first to understand, then to be understood
• Create Synergy 

There is a seventh habit, "Sharpening the Saw", which means to be consistently learning, writing, thinking or developing talents, etc.

Once that you achieved these seven habits, our pathway is ready for to begin our travel toward success and happiness.

The formula is simple, clear and concise. If you perform its six steps, you will have a fairy tale life.

1. Get up Early
2. Work Hard
3. Get Your Education
4. Find Your Education
5. Find Your Oil
6. Make Your Mark
7. Get prepared to Be of Service

For me the last step is something for ponder. My aims and goals should go in this direction, serving others, then I will achieve to have success and happiness in my life.

I believe in this. I know that is not coincidence have learned this formula in this time of my life. I know God cares me.

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