Monthly Archive for December, 2007

24 Keys To Abundance

This classic book on law of attraction written way back in 1907, yup 100 years ago is reviewed.

The Master Key System by Charles F Haanel was originally written in 1907 and published over a period of 24 weeks in a very widely read New Thought magazine of the time. Nautilus Magazine was produced by Elizabeth Towne, a self-made woman of means, and an accomplished author in her own right. Because of the popularity of this course, Charles Haanel was inspired to publish the first hardcover in 1919. There were over 200,000 copies produced, and all sold extremely well, with a number of later editions coming out up until 1943. The Catholic Church got hold of a copy in 1933, and immediately banned the book from the public, and the elite of the time also attempted to suppress the information, thankfully a number of copies were safely scattered about the globe and to this day have survived, although they are extremely difficult to get now.

The book is the definitive guide to implementing and applying the Law of Attraction, and has a reputation of being the book which has helped to create more self-made millionaires than any other book ever published, in fact it is known as “the book that’s made a million millionaires”, whether that is a correct figure I don’t know, but the list of people who have studied it and gone on to create huge fortunes is a “who’s who” of the wealthy, and do number in the hundreds of thousands over the last century. Napoleon Hill, author of Think And Grow Rich was a student of Charles Haanel, as was Henry Flagler the Standard Oil Billionaire who applied these Keys to his life and business and formed the largest corporation in US history. Bill Gates is rumored to have got hold of a copy a couple of years into Harvard University, studied it, and dropped out to “put a computer on every desk” and also become one of the richest men on the planet. Hundreds of thousands of people have applied these Keys to their lives and turned everything around for themselves, co-creating a rich and full life of their dreams.

The Secret Master Keys And The Law Of Attraction - 24 Keys To Abundance by Stephen H Lockie

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A TV ad for Virgin Mobile. A great viral marketing video.

10 Questions for Richard Branson

Here is one out of 10 questions that Time magazine asked Richard Branson. Very revealing. Click the link below to see all 10 questions and answers

You own an airline. Isn’t it hypocritical to be preaching about global warming? —Mandy Johnson, Des Moines, Iowa
I could sell the airline and those planes would carry on damaging the environment, or I could pledge 100% of the profits—which I have done—to developing clean fuels. Next year we plan to fly one of our 747s using a clean fuel to prove it can be done.

10 Questions for Richard Branson - TIME

Golden Compass

I went to see The Golden Compass yesterday.  The physical manifestation of one’s soul was very touching.

Lavish praise

Here is some great advice about leadership.

The renowned entrepreneur behind the Virgin empire, Richard Branson, once said: “Lavish praise on people, and they flourish; criticize, and they shrivel up.” Branson suggests that praise is the key to success in all his relationships, whether as a boss or a father. Showing appreciation and expressing sincere praise is the easiest way to establish a connection with another person.Jim Thompson, executive director of the national nonprofit Positive Coaching Alliance, once told me he turns staff meetings into celebrations. Each meeting begins with 15 minutes of “appreciations and triumphs.” It’s an opportunity for employees to publicly recognize someone else at the meeting. One person might acknowledge a colleague who stayed late to help assemble material for a presentation or who made a last-minute trip to conduct a new pitch. The average person feels under-appreciated, says Thompson. “But in an environment where people are noticed for good things—or even for taking their best shot if they fail—they’re more likely to be fired up.”

Oprah’s Favorite ‘Favorite Thing’