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What You Believe is What You Receive

Published: June 4, 2018, 10 a.m.

Your belief determines your destiny. What you believe about anything determines what you receive, whether it's your life, your business, your personal performance or\xa0your identity.

In this episode we're going to unpack why what you believe about yourself is more important than you may have ever suspected. It's not magic, it's just the logical progression of a thought process. We'll uncover this and more during a conversation I'm going to have with my good friend, Cliff Ravenscraft.

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Tip of the Week

This week I\u2019m giving you three tips for the price of one. What a deal! If you are an entrepreneur and you're trying to grow your business, or you're a manager in an existing business, there are three big steps to take that will move you along much quicker than just trial and error.

If you are an entrepreneur and you're trying to grow your business, or you're a manager in an existing business, there are three big steps to take that will move you along much quicker than just trial and error.

  1. Know your big reason why. There's a saying that goes something like this, \u201cOnce you have a big enough WHY, you\xa0 can\xa0 overcome\xa0 any HOW\xa0 that\xa0 needs to be\xa0 overcome\xa0 to\xa0 reach\xa0 your\xa0 objective.\u201d\xa0 Knowing your reason why will help you push through the difficult hows that come up.
  2. Accelerate your business growth,\xa0 define\xa0your beliefs,\xa0 your values, and\xa0your rules.\xa0 This is something most people never bother\xa0to do. You must be clear on what your beliefs are about everything in your life, what your values are around the major sections of your life and your business, and what your rules are, to know that you're being consistent or in integrity with your beliefs and values.
  3. Choose your peers carefully. The people you spend the most intentional time with. The people you allow to influence your behavior,\xa0 opinions,\xa0 thoughts,\xa0and feelings.\xa0 You need\xa0to choose these\xa0people very carefully. They\xa0need to be\xa0people who are\xa0on\xa0the\xa0same\xa0path\xa0as you are. Maybe not the same business, but the same attitude toward business. The same approach\xa0to life.\xa0 An optimistic,\xa0 hopeful,\xa0centered approach to\xa0business and life. If\xa0the people you're surrounding yourself with\xa0most right now are not\xa0like that,\xa0 it becomes doubly important that you find a mastermind group that you can be part of, that will support you in your personal and business growth going forward. One\xa0such mastermind you might\xa0consider\xa0is our\xa0new\xa0paid\xa0mastermind.\xa0 There\xa0should\xa0still\xa0be openings\xa0available\xa0when\xa0this\xa0is\xa0published.\xa0 Maybe\xa0there\xa0won't\xa0be,\xa0 but\xa0you can\xa0find out\xa0by\xa0going\xa0to\xa0 rayedwards.com/empire.\xa0 If\xa0there\xa0are\xa0still\xa0openings,\xa0 then\xa0you'll\xa0be able to apply there. If not, you'll be able to join the waitlist.

Those are your three steps to accelerate your business growth.

Number one, know your\xa0big why.\xa0

Number two,\xa0define your beliefs,\xa0 values,\xa0and rules.\xa0

Number three, choose your peers carefully.

Spiritual Foundations

This week,\xa0 we're\xa0going to\xa0unpack your spiritual\xa0Christian baggage.\xa0 What\xa0do\xa0 I mean by\xa0Christian baggage?\xa0 Well,\xa0it grows from\xa0a\xa0metaphor that my\xa0friend,\xa0 Frank Viola, shared with me. He calls it the Christian backpack, I call it Christian baggage. It\xa0goes\xa0something\xa0like\xa0this,\xa0 when\xa0you\xa0become\xa0a\xa0 Christian,\xa0 when\xa0you\xa0accept\xa0 Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you're told beforehand that it's by grace that you're saved. It's not anything you can earn or deserve, it's given to you as a gift. It's a free gift. All you have to do is accept it.

You\xa0 think\xa0 to\xa0 yourself,\xa0 \u201cThat\xa0 sounds\xa0 like\xa0 a\xa0 great\xa0 deal,\xa0 I'm\xa0 going\xa0 to\xa0 take\xa0 that\xa0 deal.\u201d Then once you're \u201cin the club\u201d, the people in the Church begin to tell you what you need to be doing and not doing. They hand you a backpack or a piece of luggage,

and they begin loading it up with bowling balls\u2026sixteen-pound bowling balls.

Those bowling balls come with innocent names like:

  • Small Groups
  • Serving in the Children\u2019s Ministry
  • Missions
  • Tithing
  • Ushering
  • Be here every time the doors open
  • Act like a Christian
  • Don\u2019t Swear
  • Don\u2019t watch TV
  • Here\u2019s what your political views should be

And the list goes on and on. How does it feel to carry around all those bowling balls?

There's\xa0no\xa0end\xa0to the bowling\xa0balls\xa0that\xa0we\xa0could add to\xa0your\xa0baggage, but\xa0what\xa0this\xa0does,\xa0 is\xa0it\xa0chokes\xa0off\xa0the\xa0real\xa0fruit\xa0of\xa0the spirit\xa0that\xa0you receive\xa0when you accept Jesus,\xa0 and\xa0the holy spirit\xa0enters into you.\xa0 When that happens,\xa0 you're filled with grace, and you're no longer under the requirements of the law. There are no rules for you to follow. Because when you really receive and appreciate the grace that you've been given,\xa0 your\xa0behavior begins to\xa0flow naturally from that. It's not a requirement, it's a supply of grace and ease that flows through you.

If you've been carrying the Christian baggage around, my suggestion is, drop it-just drop it. But the spirit that raised Jesus from the dead manifest himself through you, and you'll begin to see the fruits of that spirit in every part of your life. You won't have

to work on your behavior, your behavior will work on you.

Feature Presentation \u201cWhat you Believe is What You Receive\u201c

What you believe is what you receive. It's true. It sounds mystical, but it's not. It's quite logical. We are going to get right into it with my good friend, Cliff Ravenscraft.

Here are a few snippets from our conversation:

  • What you believe impacts everything \u2013 Just because you know something in your head doesn\u2019t mean it you know it in your heart (19:12)
  • Repetition is the Mother of Skill \u2013 How to create lasting change (22:06)
  • Sticking your toe in the water doesn\u2019t work \u2013 The secret of breaking free from limitation and taking your life to the next level (26:26)
  • Watch your mouth \u2013 How the power of words distorts the truth of how we see ourselves (28:30)
  • The value of pain \u2013 How to make instant change easy (36:45)
  • The Fat Man returns \u2013 Nothing changes until our identity changes (38:30)
  • The birth of a New Identity \u2013 How the power of mentorship unleashed a powerful new beginning (42:56)
  • The mirror might be lying to you \u2013 How to embrace The Rubber Band Principle (48:05)
  • The 100-Day Dilemma \u2013 The destructive power of a temporary identity (50:07)
  • Draw a line in the sand \u2013 How to fall in love with the daily grind (58:09)
  • The most powerful force in human psychology \u2013 Why it\u2019s important to understand and apply the joy of consistency (63:18)
  • Free the Dream \u2013 How to awaken the dormant greatness inside you (66:27)
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