I started this blog to talk about things of the past and what I had learned. But I want to take this a little down a different path - yet the title of the blog it's self still applies.
A few years ago I read a few inspirational self help type books got some knowledge from them and have grown considerably. The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale, and Don't sweat the small stuff...Richard Carlson More recently I've gotten back into reading and to my liking I've read some great books:
The Jackrabbit Factor - Leslie Householder
Hidden Treasures - Leslie Householder
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - T Harv Eker
The Power of Now is currently being read - Eckhart Tolle
I've also read books like The Secret, The Millionaire next door, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and one about Acres of Diamonds (I think something like that).
And I have about 10 more on my list to read - most of them on my iphone and I'll be listening to them while I walk.
Here's the idea though these books all have one thing in common basically we are in charge, we are where we are right now because of the way we once thought or things have been told to us and we need to take a stand and make our own difference. So as I read these books I will follow the things they tell me to do, to get what I want out of life. I will keep this blog to track my progress. I'll blog both my assignments and what I'm doing to fulfill them.
We'll call this My Hope Chest. Filling up my chest with great things that have the potential to help me reach my goals.
The last book I read talked about Net worth. And that what you track grows (caution if you track negative things they grow and expand also) So to start off with to track my progress in a monetary way I'll will start out by saying that I believe that our net worth is currently $0.
We have very little debt compared to the majority of Americans however we don't budget well and continue to live pay check to pay check. I will take the time to figure out our true net worth and will post that at a later date. But for now $0 will have to do.
Are you ready for this? I am; I expect great things to happen. Let me tell you a story about why I believe that you can attract things to you by your thoughts (according to The Secret).
About 3 years ago we were living in Texas. We were foster parents to 1 baby girl and had an opening for 1 more child. Several weeks had gone by and nothing. Then one night I had a dream about a baby boy. That morning after I woke up I announced to my hubby, kids and visiting relatives that we were going to be getting a new foster baby. It was going to be a boy and he was going to be a preemie. I even went so far as to pull out a baby bottle I had, that was designed especially for preemies, it was blue with sport stuff on it. I place the bottle by the kitchen window a place where I would see it everyday and think about the day this baby boy would be joining our family. I didn't have to wait long. One week later I got the call. They wanted to know if I would take a barely 5 pound baby boy.
This is not the only experience I've had with this, but it is the most profound.
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