Posted by ActicityAreld on May 5, 2010
Corporate America sells dreams as well. The boss calls you on your cell phone and says “John, meet me out front of the office in 10 minutes, I want to show you something.” Ten minutes later your boss pulls up in his brand new Lamborghini. The door lifts up and you sit down. “Wow” you say, “This is a nice car”. “Thank you John, I really was excited to get it”. You and the boss take off and head up to one of the most prestigious areas in town. “This is an amazing area” you say as you drive up the mountain side through some of the wealthiest estates you have ever seen. Then you pull up to a gated driveway and a man in a guard house opens the large gates and signals the boss in. As you drive up the long driveway you notice the beautifully landscaped gardens and ponds. “This is unbelievable” you say. Your boss says “Yes, we have several full time gardeners that just keep the place looking good.” As you near the top of the hill you see the most beautiful home you have ever seen. It is like a mansion. It has tennis courts, gardens, horse stables, and a large fountain in the middle of the circle drive. The car stops and the boss and you step out. He says: “Come over here”. You both walk through another garden by a large swimming pool and to an area that overlooks the entire estate. The view is simply breathtaking and then your boss says: “John, if you keep working hard and doing what you are doing, someday, this will all be MINE!
What a dream! Unfortunately, most people spend their entire life building someone else’s dreams! Be proud that you are a business owner and that you have the opportunity to become financially independent and live your own dreams. But also, be excited that you have the opportunity to help others do the exact same thing. Some of life’s greatest rewards is in watching others achieve financial success and having their dreams become a reality.
Begin living your own dreams TODAY!
Posted by admin on January 24, 2010
My daughter Megan is an incredible individual. She is a Senior at Cookeville High School and has just been accepted to BYU- Idaho. She plans to start college this fall and will be attending the same school as her older sister Jessica and her brother Josh. Megan loves sports and has been one of the start members of the High School Lacrosse team. She also loves the gospel and is walking in her older sisters footsteps as the Stake Scripture Mastery Champion last year. Megan enjoys reading, horseback riding, water sports, and playing games. She has an incredible attitude and most importantly she loves the Lord and our family has been truly blessed because of her.
Posted by admin on January 12, 2010
How important is having the right philosophy? Your philosophy is the root of who you are, which is your character and circumstances. The following chart shows how important ones core philosophies really are. Your philosophies dictate your attitude and your attitude drives your actions, your actions become your habits and then your habits create your lifestyle. Ultimately like it or not, your lifestyle designs your character, which is who and what you are and has much to do with your circumstances.
Some of my favorite quotes from As A Man Thinketh by James Allen are: “Circumstances does not make the person – it simply reveals the true self.” “People imagine that thought (or their philosophies) can be kept secret, but it cannot – it rapidly crystallizes into habit and habit solidifies into circumstance.” If you want to change who you are and what you have, focus more on the root of it all, which is your philosophies. Most people spend time trying to alter their attitude or habits, but it’s hard to make sustained changes if you don’t change your philosophies.
Jim Rohn says it best. “You can have every technique in the world and the best product in the world and the finest support system in the world but unless you have the philosophy that drives you to do the necessary things to make it work, then nothing works.”
So now that you understand how important your philosophies are then let’s study what makes up your philosophy. Most all of your philosophies are created by four major input sources. 1. The books you read. 2. The people that you associate with. 3. The things you see. 4. The things you listen to. Most of who you are and what you have are a sum of these four input sources: In the book The Slight Edge, Jeff Olsen tells a story about a shoe shine lady that read romance novels between customers. Over the years she had spent hundreds of hours reading these books. What was the result of all that input? She was after so many years still a shoe shine lady… Imagine if she had read different books that stretched her mind and motivated her into a greater realm of success. I often wondered why a person would settle for working all of his or her life in an 8’ x 8’ cubicle building someone else’s dreams. The answer is actually quite simple. They are surrounded everyday with other people that settle for the same type of lifestyle, thus their associations. They are not encouraged to read any books that would stretch their minds or drive them to want and to have anything more than what they currently have. They settle for insignificant raises and promotions. They listen to their boss or supervisor and that, over time, molds their philosophy into much of who they are.
How do you instantly change your lifestyle and become a different person? Well unfortunately you can’t; Your habits today will still be your habits tomorrow. Your attitude today will still be your attitude tomorrow. These things can all be changed, but they take time and discipline. But what you can change today that will have the biggest impact on everything about your life is your philosophy. If you don’t like your current circumstances then simply change the books you read, the people you associate with, the things you listen to, and the things you see. Change your inputs and you can change your philosophies.
Fifteen years ago I was living in an apartment, and earning less than $20,000 a year. I was 28 years old when I was introduced to the incredible world of personal development. I learned for the first time that I had total control over my lifestyle and circumstances. I learned that we all have our own personal sailboat and that it is not the wind that determines where you go in life, but the set of your sail. In fact, the same wind blows on us all. I began changing my associations, reading books like Think and Grow Rich, and listening to audio cassettes from people that had the success that I wanted. Amazingly everything in my life started to change including my bank account. That year I earned over $100,000 which was five times what I had earned the year before. Over the last fifteen years, I have earned over six million dollars in income and have created an amazing lifestyle for my family. I now make more every month than I used to make every year.
I challenge you to decide today that you will no longer settle for mediocrity and an average lifestyle. You were born to be great! Stop settling for table scraps when you can own the whole palace! Remember – changing your philosophies can ultimately change your life!
Your Friend,
Mark Riches
Posted by admin on December 20, 2009
The Atonement
B y Mark H. Riches
To some he was a carpenters son,
who came to earth to live.
To others He’s their savior
who came to earth to give.
But still to some a deeper love
the Son of God did show
as He knelt down in Gethsemane
as He knelt down there so low.
And took upon Himself you see
the sins of me and you.
So much pain and suffering
something no other man could do.
And as He prayed for comfort
from this awful gloomy state
The soldiers marched toward Him,
their hearts so full of hate.
The judgment to be crucified
upon our savior fell
His suffering almost finished
as they began to drive the nail.
Naked, scourged and trembling
the eternal price was paid
While at his feet so helpless now
His loving mother laid.
He completed the great suffering
so that we can live again
He bowed his head and closed his eyes
and left this world of sin.
To some we was a carpenter,
to others just a man
But to me He is the son of God,
and I’ll love him all I can.
Posted by admin on
“Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right one in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit, unfortunately, so is losing.”
- Vince Lombardi
Posted by admin on December 19, 2009
We are so grateful for everyone on the team! We fill so blessed to know each of you and want you to know how proud we are of every associate that is part of our team. May God continue to bless each of you with focus and a determination to have the success that you deserve. I am so grateful for the Christmas season and the chance it provides each of us to reflect on the life and the love of the Savior Jesus Christ. He is the light of the world and I am so grateful for him and what he has done for me. We wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a successful New Year!
Merry Christmas from The Riches Family!
Posted by admin on December 15, 2009
You may have seen the demonstration where a container is half full of sand and you are asked to put some large rocks into the container. With the sand on the bottom you can only fit a few of the larger rocks in. The Big rocks are labeled: prayer, service, read scriptures, attend church, etc. Then you remove the sand and place all of the big rocks in the container. They all fit and then you poor in the sand. it all fits. I even like to pour in a gallon of water and it all fits. The message is if you put the big rocks first then all the other things will fit better into your life.
There are many sand of distraction that can consume all of our time if we allow them to. Remember we need to schedule our priorities- not prioritze our schedule.
Posted by admin on December 6, 2009
This is my oldest daughter Jessica Riches. She is 19 years old and a Sophomore at BYU Idaho. Jessica enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and is an amazing person. Her goal is to be a mother and raise a family.
Posted by admin on December 5, 2009
This is my son Joshua. He is currently serving a two year mission in Paris France. He is scheduled to return home in May 2010. He is an amazing young man and is now speaking very fluent French. He is an Eagle Scout and loves serving the Lord on a mission.
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This is my oldest son, Brandon. Brandon served a two year mission in Cape Town Africa and is now attending BYU in Provo, UT. he is engaged and is planning on getting married in March 1010. Brandon is an awesome kid and wants to be an attorney and likes politics. He is an Eagle Scout.
