Hi Dear Wealth Friend,
I was not thrilled yestermorn when my radio alarm opened the day with news of the terrorist plot to blow up 10 planes flying between London's Heathrow Airport and the United States.
Thanks For Your Expressions Of Concern
I hereby publicly thank all who've expressed a phone or email concern, knowing I'm headed to London shortly, to the Destiny Creator Intensive.
Talk about close... I'm flying into (and scheduled out of Heathrow Airport, and the event is being held at the Radisson Edwardian Heathrow. Click here for info.
"Was This A Brush With Death?"
If they hadn't foiled the attempt, who knows? I might not have been here in 2 week's time... Makes you think, when it gets that close.
This article is what came from that perceived close brush with death...
In this particular moment in time, being an American citizen automatically makes you the most hated person alive, the target of many willing to kill. I'm not venturing political opinions - just stating the facts as they are today.
Guerilla From The Jungle
An interesting irony that doesn't escape me... People have warned me for years about slipping in and out of "dangerous" Colombia. And, in fact, I shared the story of a guerilla swoopdown at the place where I was hanging, just hours after I left. Click Here to view that account.
SIDE NOTE: Since you like Think and Grow Rich trivia... I used that trip to Colombia to write on The NEW Think and Grow Rich. As I make this trip to London, the book is now finished, and is awaiting its launch date.
I concluded that article with the tag,
"The people are fantastic in Colombia,
but the politics are dangerous.
How about we meet up in a safer place?..."
I No Longer Know Where A Safe Place Is
I no longer know where a safer place is... It's certainly not New York or London... Who knows what city is next... After all, in this case, it's not where the strike is made that's the important issue, it's just that Americans must die, apparently, en masse. (I must conffess, as an "innocent" American, I feel uncomfortable.)
In Colombia, the guerillas were looking for a little fat cash... They only kept 3 people, presumably for ransom posssibilites.
To the contrary, the people operating in the "first world" have a hatred so intense they're even willing to kill themselves in the process, knowing they're helping kill hundreds or thousands of Americans in a clever airborne plot.
But, for the moment...
As a personal achievement coach, I ask that we leave intrigue, war and justice to the combatants...
There's some lessons pertaining to personal success here...
Time Moves Fast
Time moves fast for everyone! Have you ever thought about loving those around you like you had the awareness you might die the following week?
What if you put yourself into your work with such passion, you left a legacy when you died the following week?
Perhaps the wisdom of a fast-paced Steve Jobs offers some perspective..
"The purpoce of your life is NOT to arrive safely to death"
That's called actualization. That's one of the gifts the Think and Grow Rich philosophy lays in your lap.
A Plane Doesn't Need A Terrorist To Go Down
A plane doesn't need a terrorist to go down. No place is "safe". The good guys and the bad guys both kill innocent people.
You don't need a terrorist or an airplane to die, either. God bless her soul, I have a close friend in Colombia who passed on this weekend at 46 from cancer.
Everybody dies. Even if you can't be certain of the exact date of arrival, you can be certain of the fact.
What Are You Doing In The NOW You Do Have?
So the question becomes, what are you doing now, in your present environment, to make life better for yourself, your family, your community, your planet, and for humanity? That you can control.
Life is full of uncertainties.
Your job is to apply the level of due diligence you feel comfortable with, and get on with contributing to the world. This is how you become more than you are, this is how you receive more than you now have. This is the now you do have.
Your job is to be a light. The rewards come, surely. Give first, then, receive by Law.
True, you may have a few years, but you don't have forever. And no matter how long you have, in the Cosmic scheme of things, your entire life is briefer than a match strike...
The way you play the game to win is to play it now, while you have it, and do all that you can do, everyday, to consciously give to make the world a better place!
That's the way it looks from here!!
Ted Ciuba
World's TOP Think and Grow Rich Expert
Co-Author The NEW Think and Grow Rich
P.S. It's our own actions, our choices, our decisions that determine our level of success.
If you're ready to start now to become self-determining, to grab hold of that higher vision, and to create the real destiny you desire, there's still a couple open slots at the Destiny Creator Intensive. Click here for full details. Hurry, it starts in London Friday evening, with a mixer, and the MEAT begins Saturday at 9am.
