MKMMA Week 17HJ- Hero’s Journey to DMP

What a wise strategy, Mark and Davene, to have us go back and review some of the previous lessons. Great to be renewing some points, and I was surprised at brand new awarenesses from the previous material.

One thing I was impressed with in the analogy of the battleship was that there is so much more below the surface than above the surface. While the readily visible is impressive and appreciated, the behind the scenes (or below the surface) happenings are monumental in comparison. I can think of several successful people where this certainly rings true.

One excellent example of a definite major purpose was bullet number 24 of the week 9 Master Key System. I could sense Frederick Andrews definite purpose and desire to be whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy after describing himself as being a little, crooked, twisted, cripple. I am purposing to focus on my DMP with the same intensity of desire that Frank had that allowed him to manifest his definite major purpose.

MKMMA Week 17: Powerful Bullets

My bullets from Week 17 Master Key
• Doing the exercises is real not a dress rehearsal
• Problems, discouragements, heartaches are opportunities in disguise
• I have been given eyes to see, mind to think
• Concentrate on realities of life and will then not be disappointed in the results
• Strength is determined by mental attitude
• The spirit of a thing is the thing itself, the vital part of it, the real substance
• Momentary enthusiasm is of no value; it is only with unbounded self-confidence that the goal is reached
• The spiritual insight requires a quickening of the vibrations of the mind and is only secured when the mind is continuously concentrated in a given direction.
I am glad to be realizing the greatness of these profound items not only in applying them, but also the wake up call I receive from results when I fail to keep centered on them. Mark J. and Davene certainly manifest what they teach.

Week 16: Self Awareness- Partner to Self Worth

Chapter 11 of the Greatest Salesman in the World seems to try to impress an awareness of self worth. Would it be safe to say that self worth, self awareness, and self improvement go together? The author points out that our skills, mind, body, unless put to use, become stagnate and deteriorate. Also, it references the need for us to improve our manners and graces, because they are the sugar to which others are attracted. For myself, as I evaluate the virtues of self worth I have desire to have self awareness and be honest and open with myself to see areas in which I can improve. As I improve this enhances my self worth.

Week 15: The Third Law of the Mind

All seven of the SEVEN LAWS OF THE MIND are excellent reminders to me of principles that I must continue to keep motivated to do so I can move forward. With that in mind, the Law of Practice seem to stand out in boldness to me. Perfect Practice Prevents Poor Performance. With practice of the correct things, not just knowledge of correct things.

As was pointed out in article 36 of the week 15 master key lesson, knowledge does not apply itself. Often our actions are not governed by knowledge but by custom, precedent and habit. Therefore, bringing us to the awareness as Og Mandino pointed out, we can blindly follow the customs, precedents, and habits of others and be greatly limited or impaired in our own reasoning ability and insight. While much can be learned by observing the actions of others, we owe it to ourselves to qualify any information or action by inductive reasoning (week 11 master key lesson) and our own principles and beliefs.

Week 14: Reorienting with a Master Mind Alliance

Week 14 Master Key lesson along with the chapter from The Greatest Salesman in the World was very timely for me. I had been aware of the tendency to slip back into some old
patterns of negative thinking.
I felt like I was going in a circle, like someone who is disoriented in a forest.
Sometimes climbing above the terrain can help by locating a familiar land mark, stream etc. (rereading Master key
material) or sitting tight and signaling help (discussing with a Master Mind Alliance) gets one
realigned and back in perspective. Steadily focusing on what we want is so important to enable us to be in harmony with positive empowering thoughts.

Week 13: Unearthing Treasure!

I once saw a tee-shirt with the statement how can I know the answers when I don’t even know the questions?

On the week 13 Master Mind call the question was asked, “What do we choose as painful? What do we choose as pleasurable? Who tells us what is painful? Who tells us what is pleasurable?” Interesting how our perception can be distorted by previous conditioning be it cultural, occupational, regional, religious conditioning or other influences.

Bullet 8 of week 13 tries to impress us with the necessity of observing carefully, patiently, accurately, with all the instruments and resources at our command the individual facts before venturing upon a statement of general laws.

Bullet 10 of week 13 of the master key mentions the value we set upon the truth and avoiding a tyrannical prejudice to neglect or mutilate unwelcome facts. Paying full attention to the most isolated as well as the most frequent phenomena. I am becoming more and more aware as I continue the master key system that inside of me is a gold mine, which I can mine treasure from. Keeping an open, positive mind while in process with the Master Key System is the key to continued unearthing of treasure in my ‘gold mine’.

Week 12: Letting Go—I choose Yes!

I really appreciated the illustration Davene gave last Sunday about the bear that came into a camp and hugged a hot kettle. The more it burned the harder the bear hugged the kettle until finally he was killed as result of not turning loose. She explained that we can either let go of our negative thoughts and our DMP & dreams will live, or we can hang on and die.
I have also heard a monkey can be caught by cutting a hole in a gourd just big enough for a monkeys paw, then putting a peanut in the gourd. The monkey will reach in, grab the peanut and then not be able to remove its closed paw (fist) and in some cases will die rather than turn loose of the peanut.

Another prosperity consciousness speaker pointed out that as you change, there maybe a point where you feel you are really getting stuck and resisting change. He described an ego tantrum that doesn’t want to give up old thought patterns of (non-productive often undermining and hurtful) thinking and reactions. It feels like it’s threatening because you’re letting go of what you always have been – your identity. In this case I think the monkey would even be holding on to a rancid terrible-tasting peanut! This is ‘Custer’s last stand’ it is the time to give up the rancid peanut (sad story) and choose success instead. Ego doesn’t want to give up who he is/has been. I’m choosing yes!

Week 11: A Look in the Rear View Mirror

A glance in the rear view mirror while driving is considered a safe driving habit. Granted, watching the rear view mirror more than looking through the windshield isn’t very practical unless, of course, you intend to be backing up. This week I had to remind myself that negativity of others could be creeping up on me. Yes, if we really do examine negativity it is “creepy” and can be infectious.

Choice is a powerful thing. Once I realized the negativity that was creeping up on me, I was able to choose to turn my steering wheel another way and take a different road – one that wasn’t affected by the negativity of others. My choice to be thinking only positive thoughts (which I was supposed to be doing on my mental diet anyway) was very helpful. It was almost as if I had washed the windshield on my car and was seeing even more clearly and enjoying the beauty so much more.

How interesting is that?! How powerful are positive thoughts and a positive attitude! Yes. a glance in the rear view mirror of life is probably a safe driving practice, to keep us aware of negativity that could creep up on us. It is so much more pleasant and productive to drive looking through a sparkling clean windshield!

While reviewing the effects of negativity in Think and Grow Rich–a book we read in a previous master mind group with Mark J.– it points out that fear of criticism robs man of his initiative, destroys the power of imagination, limits his individuality, and takes away self-reliance. I am so grateful for the awareness and understanding of the laws taught in the Master Key Master Mind Alliance that are enabling me to be more self reliant, because it is key to my success.

Week 10: Embracing the Trail of Truth

As was pointed out in our training materials for the MKMMA, many think chiefly to justify their actions, not thinking their problem through to the end, seeking to console themselves with explanations and excuses. They think only in self-defense. On the other hand, the man who understands that there is no effect without an adequate cause thinks IMPERSONALLY. He gets down to bedrock facts regardless of consequences. He is free to follow the trail of truth wherever it may lead even when it exposes his own character flaws and flawed beliefs.

That text could have been written about ME. It is actually freeing and empowering to know (because of the Master Mind Alliance lessons) the laws of how this universal creativity works, because it has allowed me to begin to be more honest with myself. I now understand how the law will work with my choices I might make and am willing to follow the trail of truth to my success.

Having this awareness has also helped me see that what I viewed in others as negative traits in the past were really strengths that would be helpful for me to possess myself. For example, a person who had self-confidence seemed to be to be somewhat arrogant, proud or cocky to me, and I tended to look ‘sideways’ at a person who didn’t conform. Now I see that the person I perceived as being a ‘proud or arrogant’ person was really exuding the self-confidence obtained from being in harmony with this universal law. I also see the person who didn’t conform was standing by their beliefs and personal preferences in a way that a person of high self worth would. I also know how they received their high self worth: by acting in harmony with the universal laws.

MKMMA has given me new hope and new enthusiasm for life – so much so that my wife is telling me I’m looking younger!!

Week 9: Review=Found Treasure!

Our son and daughter, home from college for Thanksgiving,were talking about mid-term exams coming up, reviewing, studying etc.. So I decided to do a review of the week 5 MKMMA videos.

Mark J stated that people join the MKMMA system because they want change. However, change often equals stress. When under stress we are most likely to react in our typical usual way. The three most typical reactions are: 1) do what they like to do 2) do what they know how to do 3) do what they are familiar with doing. Having the same reaction each time is what got them the results they wanted to change in the first place!

Being reminded of our typical reactions to change was very helpful for me at this point. This gave me a timely reminder that the ingenious ‘exercises’ we are doing keep us with the process for our empowerment.

Reviewing the previous Master Key lessons was not like left over turkey! It was refreshing, giving me renewed direction and sense of purpose– like another trip to the gold mine where there is still much to be discovered.