I believe the root cause of stunted fruit or bad fruit in our life goes back to what we store up in our heart. The things we meditate on, ponder, consider, day dream about. Eventually those thoughts will come out in our words (out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks) and we tend to believe what comes out of our mouth (faith comes by hearing… Rom 10:17). Let me show you a practical business application of this last truth…

Most folks who have a product or service to sell, look for the opportunity to present their story to a prospect. Their unspoken but clearly understood hope is, that the prospect will believe their claims and purchase their goods. But there is a way to increase quite significantly the conversion from listening to purchasing. You must help the prospect find faith in your claims. While you may convert them with testimonials, convincing demonstration or just the sheer force of your persuasive personality, you can significantly increase your result by leading the prospect through a questioning process, the answers to which release the words from their own mouth that convince them of the truth of your claims.

People tend to believe less than 100% of what someone else says, especially a stranger who stands to benefit financially if they can get you to agree. But those same people tend to believe 100% of whatever comes out of their own mouth, so lead those folks to the conclusion you came to by taking them on the same journey, asking them the questions they need the answers to and let their own answers convince them.

Important Note: If at all possible, mark your calendars for September 4 – 6 and plan on joining me at the Kingdom Economic Summit in Austin, Texas where I will be speaking with Myles Munroe, Lance Wallnau, Os Hillman, Kent Humphreys, Rick Joyner and many other leaders in the Christian Marketplace movement. Many of the Kingdom’s leading generals are being brought together to release and impart instruction, wisdom and anointing for today’s marketplace leaders to experience a greater measure of wealth transfer for the purpose of building and advancing God’s Kingdom in the earth. Click here for details…

I want to bring to your attention something “fresh” the Holy Spirit is doing at this important time and to invite you to an historic event this fall.

This event is more strategic and governmental than a conference and its purpose is so different that this “first of its kind” meeting is being called a Summit!

Financial K.E.Y.S. To Global Transformation –

Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit Sept. 4-6, 2008, Austin, TX

Some believe that we are entering the early stages of a global revival. However, revival is not enough and is never an end in itself. It’s called a “move” because we are to move past religion, move past revival, move past visitation, and move into Reformation, Habitation, and Transformation – a lasting Kingdom shift!

It’s no different for the marketplace. We are to move into mature stewardship. The Lord wants to move us into it through a Marketplace Reformation for the Kingdom.

Most or all of us are familiar with Psalm 50:10 (NKJV): “For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.” Haggai 2:8 adds: “The silver is mine and the gold is mine, declares the Lord Almighty.” (NIV)

God owns absolutely everything. He has given it to us to steward. In order to steward it wisely we need to have His strategies for growing, increasing and multiplying it.

God is not only giving new ministry strategies, He is revealing new economic and financial strategies to fund the plans and blueprints of the Kingdom at this time.

The focus of this Summit is neither a prosperity message nor a poverty message—instead it’s a Stewardship message, which is the gospel of the Kingdom!

Many of the Kingdom’s leading generals are being brought together to release and impart instruction, wisdom and anointing for today’s marketplace leaders to experience a greater measure of wealth transfer for the purpose of building and advancing God’s Kingdom in the earth.

Anointed financial strategies, covenant relationships, faithful and wise stewards, and Kingdom storehouses are crucial to funding the divine ministry strategies being released for a time such as this.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr. Myles Munroe Rich Marshall
Dr. Lance Wallnau Dr. Phillip Phinn
Rick Joyner Michael Pink
Dr. Alistair Petrie Morris Ruddick
Dr. Pat Francis Doug Spada
Bob Fraser Dan Stratton
Rick Heeren David van Koevering
Os Hillman David Yarnes
Kent Humphreys Dr. Bruce Cook

Marketplace Panelists: (Over 20 Marketplace Panels)

Don Barefoot, Jim Ballew, Jim Barthel, Dr. Carr Bettis, Steven Butlin, Dr. Tyler Cooper, Paul Cuny, Dr. Gerald Curatola, Dr. Tony Dale, Dennis Dautel, Scott Diffenderfer, Dennis Doyle, Gene Ellerbee, Jeff Fentriss, Frank Fernandez, Lane Franks, Jon Grieser, Bill Hamm, William High, Christopher James, Brett Johnson, Richard Johnson, Joe Kelley, David Lenoir, Don Lisle, Marc Long, Mike Macari, Karen Jordan Markham, Larry McGary, Kerrie Montgomery, Rob Moss, Kyle Newton, Michael and Jill O’Brien, Carolita Oliveros, Brian Ostrander, Marc Ottestad, Cal Pierce, Kenn Renner, John Robb, J.R. Smith, Buck Stephens, Gene Strite, Dr. Bradley Stuart, Steve Tarr, Bill Thomas, Ray Walter, John Paul Warren, Steve Wilhite, David Yarnes, Wes Young, and many others.

Benefits & Value of Attending the Kingdom Economic Summit

Attendees will enjoy:

1) World class, Cutting edge, Challenging & Dynamic Teaching
2) Exposure to Key Marketplace Streams & Network Leaders
3) Anointed Worship
4) Personal Ministry
5) Networking Opportunities
6) Exposure to Innovative Companies & Best Practices
7) Spiritual Impartation & Activation
Texas Cuisine – Complimentary Catered Lunches & Dinners
9) Apostolic Decrees, Strategies, & Alignment
10) Access to Latest Marketplace Resources & Products
11) Exposure to Transformation Methods, Opportunities & Resources
12) Being Part of Making History (first event of its type)

DON’T MISS THIS HISTORIC EVENT!
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Early registration ends Aug. 3rd.

His Kingdom come, His will be done, on earth
as it is in heaven…Matt. 6:10

Bruce Cook, PhD
Director, Glory Realm Ministries
President, VentureAdvisers, Inc.

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“This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.” (Joshua 1:8) “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor 13:13)

There are three things that more than anything else I know of, seem to determine where we end up in life. They are the things we think on, the words we speak and the actions we take. This is a profound truth and will be the object of much study for me in the months to come.

Each of those three things are choices we make each day and involve a deliberate action. There are three other things that are unseen that also greatly affect the outcome of our life and they loosely parallel, what’s in our mind, what’s in our mouth and what motivates our actions. They are first of all, hope which is an anchor for our soul (Heb 6:19) and in its simplest form is a positive attitude about the present and the future. It arises from the things we think about and the beliefs we choose as a result of those thoughts.

The second unseen parallel is faith. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:13 “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;” Faith before it runs toward the challenge, speaks. It declares the outcome. This is a big topic for subsequent blogs. Faith however, without works is dead (James 2:17) and thus action always follows. But Galatians 5:6 says that faith works by love. It is motivated and empowered by love and love voluntarily labors. (1 Thess. 1:3)

And what does that labor produce? The harvest of what you think, what you expect and what you say. I will leave that with you for now and look forward to developing these thoughts with you in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, change your thoughts, change your life. Selah.

Hello Friend,

I received this e-mail just now from Jeremy over at ChristianBusinessDaily.com.  I know how much Zig Ziglar has meant to many of you over the years and I didn’t want you to miss out on this opportunity.

Be sure to send your personal note to Zig today!

Blessings,

Michael,

—Forwarded Message—

Dear Michael,

I got an email yesterday that really inspired me.

It was from Tom Ziglar — the son of legendary speaker, salesman, author and Christian Zig Ziglar. He was updating folks on Zig’s condition, since the terrible fall down a flight of stairs he had a while back.

Yesterday’s email included a short video from Zig, talking to his daughter.

I can’t help but be inspired every time Zig speaks, even as he deals with his health and memory issues. His outlook on life is contagious, and he’s helped thousands — hundreds of thousands — of people over the years.

While watching the video, I was reminded of a set of Zig Ziglar CDs I have on my shelf here at the office. We used to promote them on CBD. The program was called “Christian Motivation for Daily Living” and it features Zig — at his prime — sharing motivational material that’s grounded in biblical truth.

I had forgotten just how powerful and motivational these programs are — one of his best programs ever I believe, because it’s targeted SPECIFICALLY to Christian leaders.

In honor of Zig Ziglar - and all that he has accomplished - I want to invite you to order this program today. If you already own it, you should buy a copy for a young colleague who could benefit from Zig’s wisdom and motivation. I’m going to order another copy too.

If you don’t own it — perhaps you missed the promotions we did a few years ago and weren’t aware of Zig’s impact — then you really should consider buying all three volumes. When you do the math, it’s kind of like getting Zig’s amazing teaching for about $11/hour. A no brainer!

You can learn more about the program here.

Be sure to order 1, 2, 3 or 10 copies of this amazing program today! We’ll ship them out right away, and you’ll find them to be a motivational blessing that you can pop in your CD player and listen to on your way to the office, or while traveling on vacation this summer. Your order will support the ministries of Zig Ziglar AND ChristianBusinessDaily at the same time.

Click here to learn more

God’s Blessings to You This Weekend,

Jeremy Harrison
ChristianBusinessDaily.com

P.S. I almost forgot the most important part! Next week, we will send a personal letter to Zig from all of us at Christian Business Daily — thanking him for the impact he’s had on us, and we’ll report on how many of our readers have ordered — and reordered this classic program in his honor. If you want to post a personal note of encouragement to Zig - you can include that in the comments on the order form, and we’ll make sure your comments are included.

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:” Gen 1:14

A year is one trip around the sun meaning that our planet has to spin on its wobbling axis about 365.25 times to make a full circuit. The wobble itself (imagine a spinning top that is also slowly wobbling) takes about 25,920 years to complete one wobble through the equinoxes.

But what do we do with a quarter of a day? Well, we ignore it for three years, then we add it to the calendar to help prop up the shortest month of the year, February… as if we needed another cold, slushy, freezing, winter day! Why not put it at the end of August so every four years we could have an even longer Labor Day weekend? (just kidding)

Unfortunately, I am not in charge of changing the calendar, but I can influence how this day turns out so I’ve decided to brighten up your day with something we can’t do again until 2012… I am offering you our top three, most responded to offers from last year with lots of free, valuable gifts to make this a very special “Leap Day”. Take a look at what you missed. It might just be what you need to leap through the gate in 2008!

Here are the choices…

1. The RainCatcher’s Secret: 7 Ancient Paths to Wisdom, Wealth and the Wonder of God as modeled by the Old Testament dwelling of God, the Tabernacle of Moses. This was our most requested offer last year! Take a look at what it includes.
2. Christian Wealth Building with yours truly and John Muratori. Check this one out as we still have a few of his Rich Church Poor Church books we are giving away on this one.
3. Selling Among Wolves Audio Coaching Program… The famous “geek” special. Our in-house “geek” made a serious error on one of our offers so to make up for the frustration it caused, we offered our training program at an unbelievably low price. If you are in a sales related business, this is the best offer you will on that program this year. Click here now.

Happy Leap Day!

My fellow marketplace warriors…
I want to invite a few of you to a special conference call at the end of this week. Let me tell you why and then please let me know if you can make it. As you may know, our mission is to help believers worldwide build successful businesses so they can in turn (with their profits and influence) make a significant and lasting impact on the culture within which we live. How you make that difference is up to you. Helping you succeed in that calling is our privilege and our mission.

A mere 18 months ago…
Our business was dependent on me going out somewhere in the world and doing consulting or training. Product sales were minimal and not much of a focus. The revenues generated through our website were limited to five or six hundred dollars per month. Insignificant. I began applying some of the rainforest lessons to business and it grew substantially. Then we retained on a consulting basis, David Johnson of Epiphany Consulting to really help us establish a long term, reliably growing stream of income using the internet.

Last quarter what used to be less than a couple thousand dollars per quarter, was over $100,000 using the internet. That’s 50-fold increase! Our ranking on search engines has also improved significantly, our number of e-mail subscribers has more than doubled, and many good things are occurring. I know there are many of you who could benefit from his knowledge so I asked him last week if he would be willing to get on a conference call with me and share some of his wisdom and experience with you. He agreed with one stipulation…

He wants to focus his input…
…on folks who have an established business or who are responsible for generating leads or demand for an established enterprise. For example, one of his clients is a specialist in the medical profession who got virtually no business off his website and was skeptical that people would come to him via the internet. But… he was wasting money on ineffective advertising and he knew it. About a year later, over 50% of his patients find him from the internet, due to the help David was able to provide.

David and I have set aside several time slots this Thursday and Friday to discuss specific strategies to help you experience similar results. This is not for everyone, but if you want to grow your business using 21st-century strategies, you are welcome to join us. Register here now so you can be sure to reserve your spot on one of these conference calls. (As always, we are limited on the number of callers we can have on each conference call, so it’s a first-come, first-served basis.)

Warmest regards…

Michael Q. Pink

P.S. Get your calendar out and choose your best meeting time now… these calls will fill up quickly!

Congratulations my friend,

You’re on the short list.

You’re among an exclusive group of leaders with a free pass to see a conversation that will change the way you look at your life.

Undoubtedly, you’ve heard of the guy we’re talking to. His name is Zig Ziglar.

There’s a good chance you might be among the millions of people who have seen Zig speak. If not, you’ve probably read one of his many best-selling books, or read his syndicated articles. However, our interview with Ziglar isn’t about promoting conferences or selling books or CDs.

It’s about life.

Few people have a more unique or inspiring view on life than Zig Ziglar. At 81 years of age, Zig Ziglar has a joyful perspective about life that’s contagious - even in times of difficulty.

Last year, Zig had a terrible accident that left his family wondering if he’d make it. Tumbling down a steep flight of stairs, he hit his head on the marble floor below. Since his fall, he’s had to endure daily physical therapy, and has dealt with ongoing struggles both with his balance and his memory.

The circumstances have changed for Ziglar, but his wisdom and heart haven’t. In fact, since his accident, he returned to his speaking tour. His presentation is dramatically different, but the reaction has been astounding. Thousands of people have expressed gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the wisdom that Ziglar is sharing. People who have seen him speak before AND after his accident have remarked that there’s something different - something extra special - about what he has to say.

Not long ago, I was privileged to have the honor of being invited to visit the Ziglar headquarters and lead the morning devotions for the team. Afterward, I spent the morning chatting with Zig Ziglar and his son Tom Ziglar - the CEO of the Ziglar corporation. We had an intimate conversation, and I was able to ask some very specific questions. Questions about business life and family life. Success and failure. Questions about his faith. Zig’s answers were directed specifically to us, the Christian Business community, and Zig and Tom shared insights that you won’t hear on the podium.

This is a special interview that you don’t want to miss. It will be 1 PM EST next Thursday, February 21. Click here to get your free pass!

Sincerely,

Michael Q. Pink, Founder
Selling Among Wolves, LLC

“Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the armor of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron: And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who call you by your name, am the God of Israel.” (Isa 45:1-3)

Did you know that God has riches hidden in secret places? And these are riches He is eager for you to possess. Am I saying that God wants you rich? I don’t know what God wants for you with respect to tangible riches. I don’t know your character, your calling or your capabilities. What I do know is that there are great riches hidden in secret places and the kind of riches I am speaking of cannot be seen with the eye.

Take for example the rainforest. People with limited vision see only with their natural eye and cut it down to obtain temporal, tangible riches. They sell the timber and create pasture land for cows. But people with great vision who have spent time in the secret place of God know that God made the systems that make the rainforest the most productive and fruitful system on the planet producing tremendous abundance out of relative scarcity.

In spending time with the Father, they learn the systems. They discover the ways of God. They obtain great wealth of wisdom as they inherit His heart for the created order and in the process they can be trusted with the power that wisdom gives them. It is the unseen riches that produce the visible riches. Most folks chase the visible, corruptible, temporal riches. Wise ones chase the unseen eternal riches and in apprehending them, have everything else they need.

“Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the armor of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron: And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who call you by your name, am the God of Israel.” (Isa 45:1-3)

As we begin this year, I want us all to be on the lookout for those things, those opportunities, those ideas, those riches God has hidden in secret places and which He is quite willing to reveal to those who carry His heart. It seems to me that it is paramount that we discover and carry God’s heart before we begin looking for His riches. In fact, finding His heart and carrying it is perhaps the greatest treasure of all and it prepares us with the wisdom to carry greater responsibility. If we were to find His riches without finding Him we have gained nothing and risked everything.

Jesus said “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” Think of it is this way, when you find His kingdom, discover His ways and lay hold of His righteousness, you will have the keys to everything that pertains to life and godliness. When we grasp the laws of the kingdom and operate within them, “all these things shall be added to us.” So the first treasure to be sought is the knowledge of Jesus Christ. He will lead us into everything else we need that is directly tied to our calling. If you are called to business, get ready to learn witty inventions. Get ready to innovate. Get ready to see that which you have previously missed. Get ready to hear the whisper of God.

Some years ago my wife and I were having lunch and the Holy Spirit directed me to immediately go and make a particular investment. Without knowing the current price, the past history or the projected future, we followed the Lord’s leading. The person we dealt with asked if we were “in the know” because the price had just begun to move off its low where it had been for awhile. I just smiled. Smiled more later when it increased by over 350% in an environment where other investments were failing all around. Get ready folks… Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love Him.

“Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the armor of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron: And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who call you by your name, am the God of Israel.” (Isa 45:1-3)

Did you know God has secrets? He does. In fact, “the secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him and He will show them His covenant.” (Ps 25:14) He also has secret places which He invites us into. When you find Him in the secret place, you have also found the hidden riches He stores in secret places. The beauty of it is this… the secret place is not accessible to all. “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.” The only people who find their way into the secret place with God and have access to the hidden riches, have purified their motives and been cleansed from all unrighteousness.

The treasures of God including the tangible riches He owns without end, are guarded by virtue and purity and wisdom. When we approach the living God and become transformed by the renewing of our mind. When we have discovered the heart of God towards all of His creation, we are on the path to becoming excellent stewards of every resource He has. I believe God is interested in putting men and women who carry His heart for others in control of the hidden riches of secret places. These riches will lay dormant until we as His children have been trained by the things we suffer. Then we will not be enamored with riches nor deceived by them. They will be a tool for accomplishing a higher purpose.

I am on that journey of pursuing Him, to have a heart that pulses with His love, to have a mind that thinks the thoughts of God, to have a soul through which courage courses every day. I want to apprehend the thing for which I have been apprehended and for me that lays in the marketplace. It is my honor to walk with you my dear brothers and sisters and to share with you such as I find that you too may enter into all that He has for you through the gate of ‘08 and beyond!