JOHN HENRY MCDONALD Living the Intentional Life. Smokin

JOHN HENRY MCDONALD

Living the Intentional Life

Smokin

Keep You Eyes on the Prize

1973 net worth: $01976 net worth: $1,0001986 net worth: ($25,000)1996 net worth: ($ 150,000)2001 net worth: $1,000,0002014 net worth: in excess of $7,000,000

Introduction

1. Accidental life2. Exercise in possibilities3. Environment of Attraction4. Show & Tell

E.T. Putnam

1. Napolean Hill to Clement Stone2. “My PMA is Terrific!”3. Motivation not Intention.

The Accidental Life

1. School to The Summer of Love2. On the run3. Busted/Pick one.4. Vietnam/Drill Sgt. Mac5. Chip on my shoulder/Monkey on my back

For Every Action There is an Equal and…

“There Ain’t No One Sided Nothing in Nature.”

JHM

An Intentional Thought

1. Dec. 25 19732. No one did this to me, but me.3. Ragtime Rodeo and the accidental life4. From N.H to Alaska

“As the Inside Heals, the Outside Changes.”

Vick Thompson and the 12 Disciplines

1. Live within the confines of the day2. Say what you do.3. Do what you say.4. Be on time.5. Persist & you will win.6. Make mistakes & you will learn.

12 Disciplines

7. Don’t take yourself too seriously, take others seriously enough.

8. Study your subject.9. Attire displays respect.10. You can’t out give a giver.11. The sun never sets on a client’s request.12. If you can dream it, you can see it. If you

can see it, you can do (attract) it.

IDS

1. The $32,000 check.2. Probation3. Top 204. The Management Track.5. Off Track…

SMI. DCA.

1. 15 WEEKS WITH SMI2. “Build the Premier Financial Planning Firm

in Austin, Texas.”

Building an Environment of Attraction

Fear (negativity) sets in motion trains of circumstances that bring us misfortune.

Faith (positivity) sets in motion trains of circumstances that bring us good fortune.

Set about creating an inventory of spiritual/emotional strengths & weaknesses.

Create an environment that makes change possible.

J.H.McDonald

Attraction Rather Than Acquisition.“Development of a disciplined intentional

vision that represents that which we may attract over time.”

21 Days of Dreaming

The 21 day discipline. An exercise in possibilities not probabilities.Dream your wildest dreams - exercise your “dream muscles.”21 days in a row never missing a day.Mind to hand, hand to pen, pen to paper.Cut-and-paste put them in a box.Pictures should "pop out" at you.Some days all you may write is "terrific!" But don't miss a day.Some days will be like a "Ouija hand": write magnificent stories.I often start my writing with: "Dear Diary the date is June 15 year 2020 and (sometime the future) and wow what a day it's been!”And I then write about the future with huge bold strokes imagining the wildest positive things I can in each of the areas of my life: spiritual, emotional, mental, physical  & fiscal.I write as if it's already occurred. In the present tense.I've been doing this starting every Thanksgiving day since1984.You have a definite chief aim in your life - this exercise will help you find it

John Henry McDonald(512) 567-6890

The 21 Day DisciplineExercise in Possibilities

1. Exercise in possibilities, not probabilities.2. “Exercise the dream muscles.” JHM3. Five areas of endeavor. a. Spiritual b. Emotional c. Mental d. Physical e. Fiscal

Day One

Meditate on the previous year and note the assets that you have attracted or that you are grateful for having in you life: Spiritual, Emotional, Mental, Physical, Fiscal.

A.I.B.M: As If By Magic

Day Two: All that I Can Imagine Doing, Being, Having, Seeing, Feeling…

1. Spiritually2. Emotionally3. Mentally4. Physically5. Fiscally

And So On…

Dear Diary “Today is March 30. Oh Yeah. It’s 2020. What a beautiful

day!! I embraced positivity first thing, said a “quickie”, read a small reading and the day has exploded before me!!

I have had time to water the plants near my lap pool (see the pictures), and the maids will clean the hill country home I’ve just yesterday paid for. All cash!! $950,000.

Now on to the University (in my vintage 1957 Ford Thunderbird) to finish my last paper, and that’s it for the year.

Jami and I are ROCKING. Closer each day because of our new power hour. Let me explain:

161# today! Finished my am mile under 7min. Got CF tonight. Massive WOD. Hope that “Old Guy” JH is there.

Paid my quarterly taxes, as I am on track for a $525,000 year!!

And in My Life:

2012 created a new DCA“The Muse brings me Music, the Music

Brings me Money, the Money goes to Kids.”

Sunshine!!!

Questions?

www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org/Sunshine512-300-2247

EIGHT INGREDIENTSTHE MASTERMIND GROUP

“Crafting the Soul”Rabbi Byron Sherwin

Hard & Constant Work

1. The secret is no secret.2. Persist & you will win3. Man is made in Gods image.4. Andrew Carnegie. 5. “Think & Grow Rich.” 1937

Study Past Masters

1. Think & Grow Rich2. Bill Wilson3. Current Masters???4. Read through, then meditate daily.

Cultivate Wisdom

1. No wisdom at first sight2. Looking back to find…3. Pushing the limits of what is known.

Imagination

1. If you can dream it….2. Cut & paste3. Meditate on the pictures to regain desire

Humility

1. A fearless written moral & ethical assessment.

2. Don’t take yourself too seriously…

PMA

1. Attitude of gratitude.2. Look for the miraculous in your life.3. Record the miracles4. Meditate on the miraculous.5. You represent CF.

Decide

1. Any decision beats indecision.2. Alexander the Great.3. Leaving IDS/American Express.

Focus

1. Start with the book & affirmations2. Meditate on the pictures/renew desire.3. Small Good Choices

Enactment of Meaningful Goals

1. 5 areas of endeavor2. The gumbo3. Application of the disciplines & ingredients

on a daily basis.