Why employees are losers

If you're an employee, you probably want to crucify me for writing a headline that is, well, quite insulting.

But wait! Put down the cross, the hammer and the nails, and hear me out. I might be able to "ressuscitate" your genius so that you, too, can create wealth as easily as you breathe.

Here's my main idea for today: A job is a container, and work is the content.

An executive job obviously is a bigger container than a receptionist job. Not surprisingly, the executive makes more money than the receptionist, although the receptionist is probably more charming.

In other words, the REASON why employees are POOR is that the value they are allowed to create, is RESTRICTED by the job they took.

A free agent has a slightly different challenge: every contract he gets, is a container, and he is usually not very motivated to "pour more value" into that container. This is a mistake, of course, but one can hardly blame a person for not giving more value than he is paid in return.

Your mission impossible, should you choose to accept it, is to STOP thinking about "jobs" and start thinking about "value."

Value is similar to work, but sounds less stressful and seems to involve less effort!

If your goal is to make more money, you MUST create more value. One book that will open your eyes is Harv Eker's Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. Read it once, read it twice, read it three times. Even a fourth time. Pick a principle in that book, and apply it for a whole week. Then, pick another principle and apply it the following week. Only then will you TRULY understand what Harv is REALLY talking about.

Millions of dollars are contained in that book, IF you consciously choose to apply its principles.

So how do you create MORE value? Think of how many MORE people you can serve.

First, who are you serving right now? Who's paying you right now for your services?

Picture that person, and then picture hundreds of people who look like, think like, behave like that person. In short, CLONE the clients you are currently serving.

If you currently don't have a job, no problem. Unless you're 11 years old, you DID hold a job before. WHO was the client at that time? Well, CLONE that person. Serve more people like that person. And you WILL get paid more.

Most people believe that money is a big deal when it isn't.

Money, wealth, financial freedom, etc. is only a big deal (and it gets more and more complicated as you read business books written by so-called gurus who confuse you even more) IF you are not interested in serving people, and IF you don't care about people.

If you TRULY care about people, then your wealth is guaranteed in this life. Why? Because there are 6.5 billion people on the planet!

The bottom line is that if you care about people and WANT passionately to serve them, they will throw money at you faster than you can count it!

This is called enlightened self-interest: in serving people well, you are in fact serving yourself!

But you've got to stop focusing on yourself, your problems, your constraints, your situation, your challenges, your whatever. Focus on helping other people.

Many seekers of financial freedom say they want to help other people, but can't really answer my simple question: "Who did you help yesterday?"

You see, the MORE people you help EVERY DAY, the MORE MONEY you will make in the long run.

That's because within every gesture of help, there is something valuable that EVERYBODY wants: love. Kids want love, teenagers want love, parents want love, senior people want love, politicians want love, aliens from planet Mars want love. Just kidding.

Your ultimate product is LOVE!

And you give it by talking, sharing, caring, teaching, guiding, helping, etc. And the more you give it, the more you will receive in return (in cash, goodwill, reputation, etc.).

People who are poor, are simply people who are withholding the love inside of them, and refuse to give it to others.

And to make matters worse, there are business books written that advocate the use of military principles from Sun Tzu or political (and diabolical) principles from Machiavelli.

In the end, wealth is very simple: it's about unleashing the natural wealth that you have within you, and that can only be love. If you don't love the people you are serving, and you don't empathize with them, then forget about wealth.

Wealth comes from spiritual knowledge, not business knowledge. Business knowledge gives you the HOW, but only spiritual knowledge (in particular, knowing that we are all one and that serving the other person is REALLY serving yourself) gives you the WHY. The WHY is the all-powerful force or Omniscience that flows into your being and whispers to you exactly what to say and what to do to enrich other people and yourself, and make the world a better place.

The wealth secret nobody told you about

My friends, the BMW audiobook CD currently sells for $100 (Canadian dollars), and you can read more details HERE. In this post, I will explain in detail what the BMW secret knowledge is about, and also offer you the opportunity to buy it for only $10. (This special offer is ONLY for subscribers of this blog and their friends).

Many people have bought my BMW audiobook already, and I congratulate them heartily because the secret knowledge contained in that single CD will save them YEARS of hard work, frustration, stress and totally misguided thinking about business, finance, economics and wealth.

Just take a look at what's going on in the U.S. and you'll have an idea of the enormous misunderstanding that most people have about money, work and wealth.

In a nutshell, people really DO NOT KNOW how to create value. If they did, they would NEVER accept to have a job, for they could create value from the comfort of their own home and then ship or deliver electronically that value to thousands of customers worldwide (as I am currently doing -- I have 998 connections on Linkedin in over 30 countries, and those connections are not just customers, they are distributors of my products to THEIR network of 500+ connections!).

In other words, the BMW knowledge clarifies people's mind about what, precisely, business is all about: innovation X marketing. It's really that simple.

And yet, if you don't get it, then you will be forced to work for someone else till age 65.

I retired from corporate America at age 31, and over the last 8 years, I've had nothing but fun. It was not always easy, of course, since I had to search long and hard for the SECRET of wealth, but I did it. I found the secret, and that is the secret I'm sharing with you in that BMW audiobook.

But that secret is not a sentence or a statement, it's a certain understanding of how value is created and then monetized. You've got to PRACTICE it in order to KNOW it.

To help people PRACTICE the BMW doctrine, I even created a FREE ecourse which all buyers of the BMW audiobook can receive, once a week, so they can apply what they've learned. Below is the curriculum of that ecourse (delivered by email).

But unless you buy the BMW audiobook, you cannot take that FREE ecourse, which I normally charge $300 for. Students get to do assignments and they receive my feedback, guidance and corrective comments.

Now, why would I offer both the BMW audiobook, now priced at $100, and this ecourse (value of $300) for the ridiculous price of $10?

Because I care about you.

And I know that you care about success, especially financial success. Otherwise, you would not have subscribed to this blog.

Sure, money doesn't buy happiness, but it certainly makes your life really, really, really comfortable and pleasant as you search for happiness.

And if you are a parent, you DEFINITELY and ABSOLUTELY must buy the BMW audiobook for if you don't have the knowledge, you cannot teach your kids. And trust me, they WILL suffer professionally and financially if they don't know the BMW secret.

I was the Valedictorian of my high school, and always a top student at college and university. In fact, at McGill University, several business professors told me I was one of their top students. I had an "A" average.

Yet, even I did not "get" business and had to figure it out for myself through a lot of readings (about 800 books) and countless hours of meditation and reflection.

Anyways, I strongly recommend that you get the BMW audiobook, for only $10. Just email me your mailing address at peter@powerknowledge.net and make the $10 payment at http://www.sureforms.net/peterswork.form (please make sure you enter the "$10.00" amount).

Forward this offer to all your friends and relatives, and they can benefit from the special offer too. Thank you.

FREE ECOURSE FOR BUYERS OF BMW AUDIOBOOK

Email 1: Explain in one page your understanding of the BMW system

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Email 3: Write one page describing your target client (probable client)

Email 4: Write a one-page procedure on how you create Marketing Campaigns

Email 5: Create an Excel spreadsheet listing potential clients, probable clients, contact info, solutions suggested, need inferred, need validated

Email 6: Create a one-page sales methodology

Email 7: Create a one-page description of how you produce value, both proactively without having any client and reactively (in response to client orders)

Email 8: Explain in one page all the things that could go wrong with your marketing system, and how you preemptively prevent or reduce those risks of process failure

Email 9: Explain in one page all the things that could go wrong with your selling system, and how you preemptively prevent or reduce those risks of process failure

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Barack Obama: his life is his message

I just finished listening to the televised speech of president-elect Barack Obama, and it was quite moving.

The story of this man is quite spectacular and inspiring. His life itself is his message, that we can do anything if we dare to hope.

The 1.5 million volunteers who joined his political organization were, no doubt, inspired by his charismatic leadership. But more importantly, something in them was activated by his example and his words, which flow smoothly from the core of his being.

This something is "hope," a most elusive concept and yet, perhaps the one thing the world needs the most today -- not only in America, but everywhere in the world.

That's because although America has become very powerful, it has also become extremely arrogant. The ego of what some people call the American empire, has expressed itself abroad, igniting fear and activating hate against America.

With the election of Barack Obama as the new president of the United States, there is hope that the American spirit will emerge, and that America will listen to its spirit more than its ego.

Through the example and words of Barack Obama, the American spirit speaks very clearly and it is such moral clarity that inspires so many people. Young people are especially inspired by his speeches as they are keenly aware of the enormous challenges facing them and thus they realize they need inspirational leadership.

In conclusion, this is a historical day for America and for the world. Barack Obama is such an inspiring figure that he is likely to influence many people to courageously pursue their dream in life. Indeed, he epitomizes and demonstrates the powerful line "Yes, we can!".

On that note, I'd like to take this opportunity to announce that I'm running for Prime Minister of Canada! :-)

Free career consulting for you!

I created the blog www.idealcareerframework.com where I've written and will continue to write about how you can design and develop your ideal career. The best news is, it's free of charge!

I used to charge for that kind of information but I realized that this kind of knowledge is just too powerful and could REALLY help you to create an amazing career for yourself!

The Ideal Career Framework (ICF) is not the only method for finding one's ideal career, but I believe it's the best one. Just kidding.

It's the simplest and most direct way to get in touch with who you TRULY are, so you can build a fulfilling career based on your TRUE self.

So please visit the site when you get a chance, and ask me all the questions you want. Your career happiness is my mission! :-)

The source of real power

Everyone agrees that power is necessary to create a good life. Many believe that money brings power, or that power comes from connections ("friends in higher places"), or education (PhD, etc.), or experience.

However, what so few people understand is that real, lasting power comes from within, from ourselves. It comes from an evolved understanding of what life is all about, and what we are here to do and learn.

The reason why most do not suspect that power lies within them, is that in our everyday lives, we tend to focus exclusively on external things. We watch the news about what is going on in the world, in faraway places. We look at other people around us and, subconsciously or not, we compare ourselves to them. We seek "stuff" and buy "stuff" like as if material gratification could allow us to evolve personally and spiritually.

Continually comparing ourselves to others can only lead to misery, for every person is on a unique path of spiritual evolution. We are not "bodies" working hard on Earth to acquire more and more "stuff."

Yet "working hard every day to acquire more stuff or accumulate money in a bank account to retire and enjoy stuff" seems to be a dominant script for most humans on this planet.

This insane phase of "working", that is, exchanging one's life for dollars, occupies roughly a person's life between the ages of 23 and 65.

It would be all too easy to blame "corporate America" or the educational system for the empty lives we are leading. It is much harder to take responsibility and recognize the fact that if our lives are empty, it's simply because we have not put much thought into clarifying what it is that we really want out of life.

For example, Christmas is coming, so naturally, most people will begin to think -- to varying degrees -- about what their friends and relatives want as a gift. But the real question is, "What do YOU want in life?"

If you truly knew, exactly and precisely, what you TRULY wanted in life, then you could, right now, start to describe it in your Facebook profile or your Linkedin profile, so interested friends, relatives, coworkers, acquaintances, etc. could -- if they wish -- buy for you a gift that is aligned with your purpose in life.

Otherwise, you might just end up with one meaningless gift based on your friends' well-intentioned guess of what you want.

Here's an exercise that will drive home the whole point of this post.

Suppose you were to ask five friends or relatives, what your purpose in life is, or what dream you are pursuing in life, would they be able to come up with the same answer? If not, then it means your clarity of purpose needs further work.

Some may say, "I know exactly what my dream is, and I'm pursuing it relentlessly. But I don't feel I have to share that dream with other people, including friends and family."

That's fair enough. It is wise, however, to consider the possibility that

1. your dream is ego-based, and does not serve the collectivity. For if it did serve them, it would make much more sense for you to share what your dream is, so they can contribute and provide feedback.

2. you are still clinging onto your ego, which is afraid of criticism and negative feedback, so you try to protect yourself (or your ego, rather) from the negativity of other people (especially friends and family, who are always the best at providing well-intentioned negative thoughts)

I must stress that the above does NOT mean you should share with everyone your half-baked ideas and goals, or that it is necessary to talk about your goals and dreams with other people. Indeed, you may need to work on clarifying your purpose and dream for a while, and gather enough resolve and self-confidence BEFORE you share your intentions with others.

But let's get back to the point of this post: your personal power.

Any and all power comes from you, from your allowing yourself the time and the space to explore and exercise your power.

To do this, you need to quiet down all thoughts, and since most thoughts come to you through other people and from the mass media (magazines, books, TV, movies, ads, etc.), you need to create a specific time during the day when you can meditate without being interrupted.

I've been meditating in a library for the last few years, and have learned to listen to my inner voice. I don't think this could have been achieved without meditation and places, such as a library, where I can empty my mind of all thoughts.

Whether you're a mother, an entrepreneur, a careerist, a new parent, an investor, etc. does not matter, in the grand scheme of things, as much as the fact that you are here to experience and joyfully direct your own spiritual evolution.

"Success" therefore is best defined by how peaceful and joyful you are, compared to how peaceful and joyful you were a few months or years ago.

"Success" is not determined by how much your bank account has grown, nor how well your investment portfolio is performing, nor how many friends you have, nor how big your house is, nor how many cars you have, etc.

Material possessions are relatively important, not absolutely important. They can make you physically more comfortable while you seek true spiritual evolution. But they cannot replace spiritual evolution.

Women tend to seek, consciously or unconsciously, spiritual evolution more than men.

This is why I believe that as more and more women get involved in politics, business, academia, etc. we will see a shift in the world from an ego-based lifestyle to a spirit-based lifestyle.

Eckhart Tolle's book, A New Earth, is all about that inevitable shift from an egoic life philosophy to a Higher Self focus.

In other words, as you choose and commit to shifting your focus away from your ego and toward your Higher Self (or spirit), you will begin to feel powerful, and will be able to exercise your power over all aspects of your life.

This may sound strange to you, yet the very fact that you are reading this blog testifies to your readiness to receive information that most people are not ready (yet) to receive.

Indeed, those who seek knowledge, are necessarily creating within themselves the space to receive new knowledge.

As you receive this new knowledge, or this inner knowingness that you are -- through your thoughts -- continually creating and shaping your life, you will begin to feel powerful.

You will feel your sovereign power to direct and create your destiny, and you will feel that other people have no power over you. This in itself will bring great peace of mind, and will reverse radically the idea or thought, expressed by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, that "hell is other people."

Other people cannot bring "hell" into your life, in any way, shape or form, once you realize -- through diligent and sustained practice -- that heaven lies within you, waiting to be released through a simple decision to focus on your Higher Self and not your ego.

Allow your inner wealth to express itself

Check out this site: http://www.makerealmoneyontheinternet.com.

There are more and more sites like that, offering what seems like a miracle recipe to people who seek financial freedom and wealth.

And yet, most of these wealth "recipes" are only acting as placebo.

Here are two definitions of "placebo":

1. a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.

2. Something of no intrinsic remedial value that is used to appease or reassure another.

In both definitions, it's about a mental operation performed on the person, so she BELIEVES that a cause has been set in motion in order to produce an effect.

This belief is actually relief. It helps people to let go of their resistance, and this very resistance is what PREVENTS people from becoming rich.

In other words, when you study multimillionaire authors and teachers like Stephen Pierce above, or Rich Schefren, or anybody else, keep in mind that their psychological impact on you is immensely more important than their intellectual impact.

In short, their value is that they help you to BELIEVE that you CAN become a millionaire.

However, they cannot just reveal that intention, because it would defeat the purpose of creating a placebo effect.

Once you BELIEVE and KNOW that you are, deep inside, wealthier than you can possibly imagine, then wealth comes to you naturally. But to get to that point of absolute belief and knowing, is very difficult because we have all been trained to think that we are poor, and that we have to work for a living.

The masterful gurus are those who are able to "free your mind." They know very well that their tools and techniques are just props and equipment to help you get to a point where you totally accept and embrace your millionaire identity.

But they know that if they just told you what I told you, you would NOT believe them. So they create all kinds of fancy-sounding techniques and programs to convince you, one step at a time, that you are capable of becoming rich.

My approach could be called "Inner Wealth Consciousness" in that I strive to help my consulting clients to relax and access their natural wealth consciousness.

I tell my clients that "if you do not feel wealthy, you will not become wealthy." In other words, outer wealth comes from inner wealth.

So don't try to "make money" but strive to identify your strengths, your worth, your self-esteem, etc. and translate it into physical terms. Wealth creation then is a translation process.

Many people who seek wealth, have an attitude of poverty. They focus on their lack, on their weaknesses, on their constraints ("I don't have enough time; I have no money; I don't have the right education; I don't have business experience; etc."). This poverty-focused attitude will only bring more poverty into their lives. Not just financial poverty, but social poverty, psychological poverty, etc. Even their health will suffer.

My point is that EVERYBODY, including you, is immensely wealthy -- naturally. But we create resistance to this inner wealth, which is our natural birthright.

This resistance comes from our ego, which is a false self -- an illusion. This ego always wants to be right, even at the expense of being happy or rich. This ego defends itself and justifies everything it does.

So the key to wealth and happiness is simply to let go of your ego. Be like a child, and enjoy life every single moment. Allow your joy to flow forth from within, and you will then feel the power of the spirit inside of you.

Once this happens, wealth will come naturally to you. You will no longer resist your happiness and wealth and joy in life.

Everything that you want in life will naturally appear to you, in what appears to be coincidences. Yet, they are NOT coincidences; they are simply the result of your finally understanding that you create your own reality, and the best way to create the best reality is to cultivate a keen awareness of your infinite worth and to let go of all resistance stemming from the ego.