Biscuit of The Day

Can one have a relationship with money? That seems like a funny question to ask. Of course you can't have a relationship with money. Or can you? Well I was taught something new from Kirk Duncan about money. I tried something that might sound a little weird but it has made a big difference in how money comes into my life. 
In the past I always used to say that when ever I get caught up something happens and I get knocked behind. Also used to say I never have enough money and I would even say I guess I just was not meant to have a lot of money. To want money is not a bad thing. I was always told that people that have money are never happy and money does not grow on trees. 
Well I need to say this' " Money is made out of paper and cotton and both of those things grow." So I guess money does grow on trees and bushes. Wouldn't that be cool if you could plant a money tree and a few bushes in your yard? We I learned how to do it and I have been astonished on how much money has gone through my account in the month of September. 
It all started when Kirk told me that I need to start talking to my money. Sounds weird I know but it works. For example I took a 100 and I looked at the face on the front and said " hi Ben my name is William and I want you to be my friend. I promise you that I will respect you, take care of you and make sure you don't get abused. I really want you to invite your friends over to spend time with me and we will build our network of friends and we will get together often."
Sounds like I have lost my mind does't it? Well After I did this I was driving into the Home Depot parking lot and I saw what look like money on the ground so I stopped to take a look and would you believe it was a 5 dollar bill. Well I did what any other person would do to a friend that was left alone on the ground. I pick Lincoln up and said hi Abe I am sorry that your last friend did not care about you and just left you in the parking to be ran over and left to perish. Abe I can promise you this, I will never let you down if you become my friend in fact Ben is with me and he loves to have company just like I do. 
Then I had a break through and I realized that I need to talk about money differently just like Kirk said. So now I tell myself money does grow on trees, money is always in abundance, money is good to have,  money loves to be around me and people like to give me money. 
No that can't make a difference!!! Well my friends I am here to tell you it does. We need money to survive in this world and how can someone have a greater influence on others if they do not have it? Well how do I get it? First change the way you think about money and then ask God how you can receive more of it and if it is OK to do it. He wants us to have it so we can share it with others by teaching them how to be fishermen instead of just feeding them. 
There is a governing principle that is connected with money. And that principle is sure and unchangeable. First you must not be afraid to ask for it and you must act on the ideas that you are given. So in other words faith first and work after. One cannot receive a blessing unless they follow the law that governs the blessing.
 If one does not believe this statement then it might be time for some introspection. God can not give you anything unless you are true to what you have been commanded to do to receive that thing. When he speaks he can not go against it he is bound by his own words. That gives me great hope because I will always know where to look for direction because the destination will never change. If the direction did change he would be a God of confusion. 
All things are governed by the same principle and law. EVEN MONEY!!! Change your relationship with it, keep track of it, spend it wisely and believe that there is enough out there to come into your life as well. I am not being vain and I am not loving money more than God. Money is a tool and so is a power saw. And the same law governs the power saw as does money. That is, if you don't learn how to use  it,  it will either cut your fingers off or it will not work properly and the end result will be less than desirable. 
This month I have been able to give work to more people than I ever thought possible and the byproduct of that work was money. Many families blessed because someone is getting closer to understanding the principle that governs money and using it to bless the lives of others. I still have many things to learn and dial in when it comes to money and I will do what the old saying says "the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step". 


Thank you for reading 


William Henderson 

Biscuit of The Day

 John A. Widtsoe said the following

“The reading habit is most valuable in life. I mean by that the practice of using a little time, say half an hour a day, in the systematic reading of worthwhile literature. The mind is opened to precious fields of thought; the achievements of the ages become ours; even the future takes form. As the mind and spirit are fed by well chosen reading, comfort, peace and understanding come to the soul. Those who have not tried it, have missed a keen and easily accessible joy.

“Moreover a person who engages in such a regular daily reading, if only a few minutes a day, in the course of a few years becomes a learned man. But it must be a regular daily habit. … Some of the best educated men that I have ever met have never been to college but have acquired the habit of daily reading of good books for a few minutes a day.” 


I can truly say that I know that my mind has been opened to precious fields of thought; and the achievements of the ages have become mine; and even the future has taken form. We can learn from men that have taken the time necessary to acquire inspiration and share it freely with the masses. 
Like Jame Allen who said "the dreamers are the saviors of the world" 
Victor Frankel who said "The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living". 
Mahatma Gandhi "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong". 
Steven R Covey that said "Seek first to understand than be understood" 
And last but defiantly not the least Og Mandino Who said " Love will be my greatest weapon and it will melt the hardest hearts  like the sun who's rays melt the coldest clay.And my love will also be my shield that will repulse the arrows of hate and the spears of anger.
I have become a better man because these men have lived. 


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William Henderson 

Biscuit of The Day

When I was 18 I worked for a company call Rayco environmental. There we drilled methane wells in land fills at 32 inches in diameter and 100 feet deep. Well one day Rayco was short one of the dump truck operators so they put me through a 10 minute crash course on how to drive a  10,000 pound dump truck. Well that was fine, I took on the challenge and in 30 minutes I was on the 5 freeway fully loaded heading for one of the largest land fills I had ever seen. To say the least I was up tight and the trip seemed to take for ever. Well to my surprise I made it to the land fill and back with no bumps and bruises.

So I was sent for a second and third and even  a forth trip to the land fill with no hiccups. Well the fifth time came and I was feeling really sure about myself. Down the 5 freeway I went feeling like a tough heavy equipment operator until I started up the long steep hill leading to the top of the land fill. The dump truck seamed to be a little less powerful as I headed up the hill this time and when I reach the half way point the truck just quit dead in its tracks. That might not seam like to much to handle for an experienced operator like my self but I had only five trips under my belt so I was a little shy in the experience department. Well I set the emergency brake and let off the foot break and the truck started to roll back wards. You have got to be kidding me I though to myself why is the emergency break not stopping this truck? 

To add insult to injury this old dump dump truck had air assist brakes and when the motor was not running it was extremely difficult to hold that loaded hunk of junk from rolling  backwards out of control and to my death. I remember using every ounce of strength I could muster to hold that loaded truck from rolling. After about 10 minutes little beads of sweat began to roll down my face and my legs started to shake uncontrollably. At that time I heard a voice say hows it going? I looked to my left and there was a man staring at me through my open window. I told him I was in trouble and I needed help. He said just let it roll back to the open space about a hundred yards back.

I so wanted this guy to jump into the truck a rescue me from this death defying stunt I was participating in. But he did exactly opposite he said you will be OK just let off the breaks easy and roll it back really slow. Easier said than done I thought to myself because in a dump truck you have to back up by looking into the mirrors only and there was no power steering or breaks. Well I said a prayer and let off the breaks really slow and began my descent. It seemed like it took for ever but finally I made it to the pull out. 

 I am so glad that man did not just have me move over and take control of my truck. He did not know but he help me step up and take the action necessary to save myself. One might think what does this have to do with the Biscuit of the Day but I would have to tell you it has everything to do with it.
Always remember that when you feel that there is no way out of a scary situation there is someone that is always mindful of what is going on in your life. Ask for help and it will come. It just might not come in the form of a miracle it might come in the form of a person giving you encouragement or a thought of what to do next.    That day my character was fired a little in the furnace of adversity and I never thought for a second that It would make me a better person latter on  life. I now understand that we are going to face scary things a lot in life but we do not have to give up and let it destroy us.
Seek guidance have faith that the answer will come, then when it does take action. Do as Og Mandino said in the greatest sales man in the world. Charge in spite of the sting of the blade or in other words don't give up because it hurts a little or that it is too scary to face. Grab life by the scruff of the neck,  give it a slap and hold on. Giving up is not an option any more for this man. I choose to ride the roller coaster of uncertainty.  

 

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William Henderson            

Biscuit of The Day

So I was just chatting with my friend, Jeremy, about the paths we take in life. I asked what path he wanted to go down. His response? "Success Blvd. Heard of it? You have to go down a ways on Self Development Ave. and hang a right on Confidence Drive. Watch out for Doubt Lane and Distraction Court though. If you turn on either of those, you'll get lost. Oh, and make sure you watch out for the crazies trying to run you off of the road."

There are many paths to follow, which one would you like to go down? Would you like to be on the path that leads to Success Blvd.?

Jeremy owns and operates a website design company. Do you think there is any competition in his world? You better believe it, and "if you were to stack the failures one on top of another they would cast their shadow on the pyramids of the world." But Jeremy gets up every morning and continues to work toward his goals in spite of the negative comments that ring in his head and the grueling competition that fillet people wide open. At the end of his analogy, Jeremy said, "I think I'm probably on Confidence Drive, but my car keeps breaking down. I am a bit short on cash to get it fixed."

That, my friend, is because you need to change your relationship with cash. We chatted a while longer, and by the end, he saw money in a whole different light. I'll save that biscuit for a future post.

Be willing to make changes in life no matter how much it stings. We are here in this life to do hard things and reap the benefits of trying and trying and trying again.  

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William Henderson

Biscuit of The Day

Why does there have to be trials before you reach your goals? I s there some force trying to keep you from reaching your goals? Do you think that the opposition can see that we are about to be blessed?  It sounds like this is the case because when we are in action and we are exercising our faith to receive the blessing that is when the doubt comes. Do you think for a second that God would fill you mind full of doubt? Do you think for a second that you would fill your own mind full of doubt? Not at all we are the authors of our own success and we would not fill are own minds with doubt because that would pull the carpet out from under us. And God wants us to be happy thus we read men are that they might have joy. We were sent here to have joy.

I have read that we need to be still and know that he is God. What does it mean to be still and know? Is there some instruction in this statement? Is he telling us to clear out the doubt and have faith? I know for a fact that we miss out on a lot because of doubt. We were not born in doubt or fear we were born in love and we are the byproduct of success. Men are that they might have joy. Key word is Might. What does it take to have joy? Well for me it come when I am creating things.  I know I have been sent to this planet to experience great joy. Have no fear, be as the parable of the talents and be the servant that gets praise from the master for getting out and using what he was given  and hide it not not under a rock out of fear that you will lose it.

There is four steps to receiving a blessing.

1. Ask if you can have it.
2. If the answer is yes thank him as if you had it.
3. Put together a plan to achieve the goal
4. Have faith and take a little step everyday to get closer to your goal.

Thank you for reading

William Henderson

Biscuit of The Day

Spent the night with the scouts last night in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. We had a great time laughing, talking, swimming in ice cold water and eating great food. For the scout master minutes we talked about the coals in the fire and how they glow bright orange when they are together. I pulled one out of the fire and showed them that it did not take long for the hot coal to dime and finally go dark. I told all the young men that it is important to be in groups that protects and uplifts each other. Scouts is a good group for them to spend time doing hard and fun things together and it gives them opportunity to lead and serve one another.

Choose a good group to be with and be a strong member of that group. This will help one stay burning bright in times of adversity. Be persistent in doing good things and continue to look for opportunities to uplift and serve those around you. Choose this day to become a man among men and stand as a witness of good in all times and in all places. Remember what Og Mandino wrote about persistence: I will strike my blade against the mighty oak time and time and time again until it gives in to the strikes and tumbles to the earth. Or in other words I will continue to work hard for my group and bless the lives of those around me no mater what.

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William Henderson 

Biscuit of The Day

I will persist until I succeed. I will strike my blade against the mighty oak and the first strike will not even put a tremor in the wood, but if I continue to strike,  the might oak must succumb to the blows and fall. This is a principle that governs the universe. Faith that you can do and doing until your faith is made whole. I will fight until the day the that I die. Bring me closer to the goal God and hide not my eyes for the prize at the end of the journey. Isn't this life all about persisting until you reach the end in mind?

I say fight fight fight! There is a battle that will crush many raging in the minds and hearts of men. Fight through them and never give up for the prize of success is greater then fine gold. Like the runner that makes the decision to run the marathon, the big battle is in the mind and if they cannot over come the mind they will not succeed.

Thanks for reading

William Henderson