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12/31/12
"10 Ways to Live BIGGER in 2013"
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12/28/12
Twelve Books That Will Change Your Life
I am often asked about the books that I've read or am reading. Glad to help! Harry S. Truman - "Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers." Straight to the point, then, are twelve books that I think can change your life!
1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell - This is one book I wish had been written and I had read years and years ago. Truly remarkable! I've recommended this book to dozens.
2. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason - Money management and mentality management using a timeless storytelling technique. A must-read!
3. His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Dr. Willard Harley - The title kind of says it all. Phenomenal book that is real and not at all judgmental.
4. The Sales Monster by Mark Anthony McCray - I am biased to include this one, but I've seen so many business owners and entrepreneurs struggle with this one fundamental aspect of business - asking for the money!
5. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Every person of influence is a leader whether they want to be or not. This book teaches you how to be responsible in your leadership.
6. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli - This isn't what most people think. It's actually based on ethics more than you might have imagined. It has suffered from decades of misquoting and misinterpretations.
7. Abraham Lincoln by James McPherson. - President Lincoln was a truly transcendent figure in the history of the world. Clearly. He also successfully handled any number of personal and interpersonal challenges along his way in life. Worth reading.
8. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - It's about the journey and the person you become along the way. Don't think this book is about greed. It's really about YOU.
9. The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley - Along with The Millionaire Next Door, these are fantastic reads. I like "The Millionaire Mind" a little more because the author includes the practical steps and thought patterns up-and-coming millionaires employed during their rises.
10. You Can Negotiate Anything: The World's Best Negotiator Tells You How to Get What You Want by Herb Cohen - This man is FUNNY and really makes you think about how the game of negotiation is played so that EVERYBODY wins.
11. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! by Robert Kiyosaki You have to read this before you read The Cashflow Quandrant. So, really, I'm recommending both! It is the Cashflow Quadrant that I think is truly brilliant.
12. Becoming a Person of Influence: How to Positively Impact the Lives of Others by John Maxwell - I recommend John Maxwell because he writes from a spiritual perspective without clubbing you over the head. Good man. You'll like him if you don't know him yet.
Why twelve? Because twelve gives you a book per month for 2013 and will help ensure it is your best year ever!!
Can you think of any that I missed?
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How to Be a Woman Worth Finding Pre-Order!!!
I am releasing this in conjunction with my next HUGE "Be Worth Finding" Conference Call and I wanted to give you a chance to pre-order now at a special offer price of just $4!!! The regular price is $10 but all of my friends and supporters here can get ahead of the crowds and take advantage of this price. I am only doing this for a short time for sure!
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This is the most common question I get by far! "Mark, what is a good woman? What does she look like? How does she act? How can I become a woman worth finding?" I knew the best way to answer this question for you was to put together a complete teaching on it, so that's what I've done! I will show you what men of God are looking for and look at it all through the best lens of all - the Word of God!
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5 Ways to Use Twitter on Purpose
A lot of people see me, you and others “Tweet” and wonder why they should get involved. I am asked this question at least once per week. Twitter is a great, great platform that we can all use to make a big difference in our lives if use it well. Here are some ways that I use Twitter to help me that you can use, too, and become a much happier person and more productive person and professional!
1. Tweet to help people that you would not otherwise reach.
Be intentional about sharing wisdom and lessons you have learned in life. You might do this in concert with a blog or not, but either way, you’ll feel better knowing that there is someone out there benefiting from something you have learned. They might be on the other side of the planet, but they’ll appreciate knowing someone else has gone through what they’re experiencing.
2. Tweet your goals and allow people to provide accountability.
I like to Tweet about things with which I need help or encouragement. Twitter can give you the powerful benefit of positive peer pressure. For example, when you have planned to workout or skip the buffet today, tell people about it. There will usually be a number of people who will reply with encouragements and even tips to help you with your challenge. It also helps you to know that people are going to be expecting results from you.
3. Tweet to direct people to your business and generate sales.
This is an easy one so I won’t dwell on it. However, after you begin building a following, you’ll discover that a number of people will simply want to know what you do for a living. Just tell them. They may have been looking for you all along. They already know and trust you now, so building trust to lead to a sale won’t be as necessary.
4. Tweet to wind down.
Tweeting when you’re pissed off, frustrated or otherwise needing to rant is a great thing – just watch some of your language – and it can be a lot less destructive than putting your fist through a wall or yelling at your spouse. Tweets live forever, so keep it clean. It’s well known that it’s better to let it out rather than keep it in, so use all caps if you need to do so!
5. Make friends.
I believe that we are who we spend time with. I have been intentional to seek out and follow and interact with people who are going where I want to go in life. In your regular life, it might be difficult to find people who create barcode art. Twitter allows you to expand your reach. Surely there are other people around the globe with your interests – no matter how obscure.
I have done all of the above. I have found that using Twitter throughout my day and my week actually ENHANCES my week by increasing my focus on productivity. This is in contrast to other social networking sites that often require a lot more energy of me than I get back in benefits.
Get to Tweeting! Tweeting with purpose can benefit you a lot! I originally wrote and published this as a Twitip viewed by thousands here: To your success!
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Quit Quitting!
I love this graphic because so often quitting is about the same as hurting yourself in an attempt to hurt somebody else! It is both funny and tragic how often the advice people give is "QUIT!" these days when they see someone facing challenges. If you stop and think about it, running has never solved many of your problems. When you run, you bring your issues with you. When you take your time and deal with your problems, they stay dealt with.
If you are facing intense challenges and every instinct says "LEAVE!" check yourself and get some wise counsel first. WISE counsel. I try to surround myself with people who instead answer "Be encouraged!", "Hang in there!", "I'll pray with you." or things like that.
Quitting is a spirit. It doesn't live here where I am. The "Spirit of Quit" has infected America, but I'm free of it and will never be bound! Again, I'm not saying you should stubbornly stay involved in every relationship, job or situation you're in. To paraphrase my pastor, Thaddeus Eastland, I'm not saying don't leave. I'm saying don't run!
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But Is Pornography Adultery?
I'm going to have to say no. Pornography is the sin of sexual temptation run wild and you, man, have to guard your eyes and heart before it leads you places you don't want to go...potentially costing you everything you truly value. And I mean EVERYTHING! Check out the graphic on my other post! Pornography addictions are costly. Too costly. If you see yourself going down that path, steer away now!
But my question isn't whether pornography is lust or whether it's sin. The question is whether it's adultery. Should a woman feel justified in divorcing a man who is involved in pornography? It is bad. Very bad. Not good. I am not saying pornography is okay. However, I know a woman who left her husband because she caught him watching porn. He admitted to never having slept with another woman and she believed him but she said "It's the same thing!!!" and proceeded to kill her marriage. Hearing that made me cringe and sad at the same time.
You might argue that he killed it by going to that website. I say she committed the greater sin. I didn't say pornography wasn't a sin. But is lusting after a woman the same as wrecking one or more households because you two slept together? NO! This is an example of the logic of "I thought about it so I might as well do it." in action. Don't fall into that trap.
I'm not calling pornography good. It is bad for sure. However, it is very different than laying down with another person. That is MUCH HARDER for a couple to recover from! In the scenario above, the husband repented, asked for forgiveness and offered to get counseling. She filed for divorce.
Most bible teachers say sexual intercourse outside of marriage is proper grounds for divorce. Is watching pornography acceptable grounds for divorce? Before you say "yes" to this question and call it adultery, I ask you (even women) to be honest about how many times you've looked at another person with lust, but got convicted, repented and never acted on it. If you say you WOULD file for divorce over adultery but MIGHT NOT over pornography, you are saying they are NOT the same.
All I'm really saying is you have to allow for some grace. I think women penalize their husbands too much not realizing or understanding that
- Consuming pornography is normally just a symptom of a bigger problem and an opportunity to talk and redevelop some intimacy and...
- Men are much more visually stimulated than you think by a factor of 30X and he has not seen it as the kind of betrayal YOU see it as and...
- You are not extending the same grace you want extended to you in other areas of your walk.
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Yet Another Way Pornography Destroys.
Often, when I write this way, the instinct is for several people to reply "Well, what about me and my needs?!" I hear you loud and clear. But you can only be responsible for your own actions. A part of having faith in God is having faith in your relationships to. Even when I post on He Who Finds A Wife, I never let guys respond with "WHAT ABOUT HER???" You have to be responsible for your own obedience to the Lord's commands first and foremost.
The real problem, I think, is pornography. Men see that material and begin to compare themselves to the 2% of men who are enormous size-wise. Those images never leave our minds. I think this is an area where women can truly minister to their husbands. I mean TRULY minister. It is needed. I talked to several WISE women I know. All talked about skill, technique and foreplay as being the most important things. A few talked about the need to feel "dominated" in regards to a man being sexually aggressive. In other words, it isn't about size. But I know some great men who are deathly afraid to marry because they think they can't or won't measure up. They are terrified that their faith, financially stability and love won't matter to a woman.
Here is what one wrote to me. She is a woman who runs two counseling centers for women:
"Mark, Considering a lot of misinformation out there, I want to share both my educational and personal understanding:
- The “G” spot is only about three inches in, thus if taught correctly, a woman could orgasm unlimited amount of times, literally with something the size of a middle finger.
- A woman’s vagina is between 3-4 inches deep.
- Exceptional large men cannot insert their entire penis…this can easily be seen in even porn.
And I hear this over and over again with women. They want to blame everything else, but look at their own inner wounds. So, to recap, whether women admit it, or even know it, size does not matter. Technique and relationship is the biggest key in sexual ecstasy."
I got about 30 similar responses from women of various ages and backgrounds. They all said virtually the same thing. Now, maybe you should be more vocal about sharing this with the man you love!?
Also, guys, just leave pornography alone. It isn't worth it. Why involve yourself in something that is going to destroy intimacy, productivity and personal peace on top of being sinful? If you need help, check out Every Man's Battle for some great resources!
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5 Ways to Recharge Your Batteries
Everyone feels run down from time to time. That's normal. Burnout occurs when you don't recharge. That's not good at all. I was in that place coming into the week. Just tired and feeling like I needed a little break. If you stay in that place too long, it can lead to feelings of depression. Unfortunately, I know that, too, by experience.
Even more, I think it's important to come into a new year with a full tank of gas in your tank. If you're feeling a little depleted coming out of the last couple of holidays, here are some excellent ways to recharge...
1. Help somebody else with their problems. I've found one of the best ways to get refreshed is to focus on refreshing somebody else. Sometimes you're feeling run down because you're focused only on your world and your own challenges. Get outside of yourself.
2. Travel. See the world through different eyes. You don't need an airplane to do this. Drive to work by a different path. Explore neighborhoods you've never visited within your own city. Eat at a new restaurant. There are tons of ways to broaden your perspective. I find that when I do this, I always get new energy!
3. Get some new ideas. Invite somebody you don't know very well to breakfast or coffee for conversation. Ask them questions. Listen. It can shock your senses! Reading does this, too, but I suggest getting some good old-fashioned interpersonal time with someone when you're feeling out of sorts. I'll grant you this: If you need to retreat and get away from people, do that. But that isn't the only option.
4. Sleep. Americans don't sleep. That is a big part of our problems. We don't rest. We don't understand the value of taking time off. We (falsely) think pressing our bodies through all the warning signs is wise living. It isn't. Not close. Make a habit of unplugging from social media, telephones, televisions and sleep. I couldn't write a blog about being refreshed without mentioning sleep could I? Have I beaten this point to death yet? Take a nap!
5. Fast and pray. I always come out of seasons of fasting looking at life differently and ready to go forward full steam ahead!! Google the benefits of fasting. I run across a lot of people who've never done it before. If that is you, you are missing out! The spiritual benefits are the most important to me. The physical benefits are many, as well. Honestly, it's a mind, body and soul thing. All of "you" will be better for it.
What are your best ways to recharge? Let me know below!
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12/25/12
Bathing My Hopes in Prayer
That's where I am today. I'm writing this at about 3:30 AM on Christmas morning because I just finished praying and I am filled. My church (I prefer the term "faith family" but then most people wouldn't know what the heck I was talking about!) just concluded a season of fasting and prayer where we were challenged to pray every three hours around the clock for four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas along with having some eating restrictions. I felt like my season for focused prayer wasn't quite over. So I continue...
I am asking the Lord for more clarity, more open doors, more favor, more wisdom and more diligence in my journey. I can feel the season of my life changing. I am happy for what the next chapter of my life has for me. It's that nervous kind of anticipation you used to have before the first day of school on your first day of high school. That's how I feel right now. Confident, but nervously excited about the future.
And I am going to continue to bathe all my hopes and dreams in prayer and life-giving speech until they are fully birthed. I know that we are to co-labor with the Lord. You pray and then you work. But when your work is guided by God's direction through prayer, how powerful!
My hope is that I'll be writing a similar blog around next year at this time! When it's time to go to another level... again!
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12/24/12
25 Skills Everyone Should Know
A friend of mine had a Facebook post that made me think. She said, we teach children how to read, write, drive, etc. but what are some skills every adult should master? So I posted this as a question on my page and got a flood of great comments. I was blown away. Also, it made me start looking at my life and some things I still feel like I need to learn. I mean, are you really "manly" if you don't know how to trap, clean and cook your own food if you have to do it?
I don't want to get too heavy into what is the definition of a man, but I feel safe in saying most of us grow into adulthood without some basic skills we should have. Maybe it's because we grow up apart from aunts and uncles so often these days? Maybe dad isn't around to teach us? Who knows? Either way, I think I've got some things to learn and do in the next year!
Here's my list after thinking about it for a minute:
1. Change a tire and use jumper cables.
2. Forgive and accept criticism with grace.
3. Order a wine.
4. Prepare and cool a meal from scratch.
5. Shoot a gun.
6. Tie a necktie.
7. Wash a load of clothes.
8. Balance a checkbook and write a check.
9. Tell a funny joke.
10. Perform CPR
11. Catch and clean a fish.
12. Give a good massage.
13. Replace a missing button.
14. Parallel park a car.
15. Play chess.
16. Shine your shoes.
17. Swim.
18. Buy a suit, proper dress shoes and iron your own shirt.
19. Read your credit report.
20. Pray.
21. Negotiate a better deal.
22. Start a fire without a match.
23. Make a proper introduction, of themselves, and others in a social setting.
24. Properly place and use silverware.
25. Plant and grow your own food.
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Some other great submissions that came from my Facebook friends...
- Write & address a letter.
- Tie a knot.
- Use basic tools (hammer, nail, nuts & bolts, screwdrivers, pliers, the most basic wrenches, etc.).
- Walk, speak, look people in the eye, give a firm handshake, and listen.
- Dance ballroom style.
- Understand sports well enough to enjoy a game with friends.
- Be content.
- Trap and cook a meal.
I am almost thinking there ought to be a class or two where people can come together and learn some of this stuff in a day without being judged. Would you attend such a class if I put one together? Anything else? What would you add to this list of essential skills for life? Let me know in the comments!
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12/10/12
Learn How to Get Published from Michael Hyatt
Greetings and Happy Monday!
Here is a link to the GET PUBLISHED Tele-Seminar replay with Michael Hyatt:
http://michaelhyatt.com/get-published-teleseminar-replay
With Michael's permission, you are more than welcome to listen online, download the MP3 and share the replay with others. During the 60 minute call Michael shared several publishing tips and answered many questions from listeners that I know you’ll find of great value.
To your success!
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http://michaelhyatt.com/get-published-teleseminar-replay
With Michael's permission, you are more than welcome to listen online, download the MP3 and share the replay with others. During the 60 minute call Michael shared several publishing tips and answered many questions from listeners that I know you’ll find of great value.
To your success!
Mark Anthony McCray helps people live on PURPOSE, achieve higher PERFORMANCE and experience true PROSPERITY. Be sure to subscribe to this blog so you don't miss a thing and forward this to a friend if you found it helpful. All material © Copyright, Mark Anthony McCray unless otherwise noted!
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12/9/12
"...all things..." Yes. Even this thing!
I used to have a plaque on my wall that read "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." which is a quote of Romans 8, Verse 28. I've often thought that I need to find or make another. I don't know what happened to that one, but it served as a great reminder to me in the past.
I wrote about this before, but it's heavy on my heart this afternoon. I awoke this morning feeling like someone else could use this same reminder today. Anyone hearing me talk knows I'm always trying to be encouraging and today is no different. It's probably because I so often need encouragement myself.
When times are tough, as they are for many of us these days, it's only natural to become discouraged...to lose hope. But we must not lose hope. We must have faith and continue to press on, knowing that God has his children accounted for in His plan. Do not fear. Trust in the Lord and He will work all things out. You must know this today.
Of course, you must know that I often write while looking into the mirror and I am encouraging myself today. Encourage yourself, too. Fear is a liar!
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To Move or Not to Move for Love?
Almost on cue, a young lady responded "I am EXTREMELY close to my family. If I am not within driving distance, it's a problem. I most certainly would not move."
After a little bit of passionate back-and-forth from people are arguing the pros and cons and after having watched so many of my friends marry, stay married and some divorce, I have to go with the whole "leave and cleave" model as the most ideal approach even if it comes to a new couple establishing themselves in a new city.
My thinking is straight-forward. A little distance can be the best thing to help keep the "family of origin" out of the relationship because the husband and wife are the nucleus of the new family now. Prioritizing the family of origin is a marriage killer. Blood should NOT be priority over the marriage unless you're planning on that being a short marriage. It is wise to consider where you have roots because it makes holidays and family emergencies (and finding babysitters!) easier to manage, but I also understand that people used to travel across entire continents to start new lives.
Mainly, I see people trying to hang on to the old while grasping something new and it doesn't work. Leave and cleave is in the Word and it still works. But what about your support systems? You develop new support systems. (Proverbs 27:10 talks about this.) It's hard work, but in the end, you'll be better for it.
I think a MAJOR problem is people want the new without letting go of the old. I've met wonderful women who will say "I'm never leaving Atlanta no matter what!" or "I must be able to eat dinner with my daddy every Sunday!" and even men who allow their mothers to tell them what to do in their own homes (notice the scripture talks about the man being the one who does the leaving). People have to get this. You have to leave the old behind for the new to thrive!
This is personal to me because I've lived it by proxy. My folks are going on forty-three years and I know a major part of it was because of leaving and cleaving. Not long after getting married (a few months?) my mom was on a plane to Germany at 19 years old to go meet her husband at his new post in Fulda, West Germany. Those things force each other together. You NEED each other for a while and that's a good thing! People these days try to set up lives where they don't NEED each other and wonder why relationships don't work. You are supposed to need each other. This whole "You only need GAWWWD!" stuff is brand new in the world and mostly only taught by manipulative preacher pimps anyway. To this day, if you ask even cousins about what's going on in their house, they will only know the very little they are told. My parents understood how to keep others' opinions out.
Side Note: NO MOVING WITHOUT A PROPOSAL, LADIES!!! I can understand that you might not be married and you want to get an apartment and begin setting up a life in a new city, but NO MOVING UNTIL YOU HAVE A RING ON YOUR FINGER AND NO SHACKING AT ALL!
Being willing to move is just a small part of it. It's mainly about being willing to build something separately together. The more you hold back, the more will be held back. The more you give her, the more you will receive.
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12/5/12
The Tragic Death of Duty
We were a better nation, a better people, when duty mattered. But duty is dying.
Duty has been replaced by a subtle kind of hedonism that doesn't look debauched but has about the same impact on our world - hordes of people caring little about their tomorrows or anyone else's. The quote about is a prime example of this modern moral. "If if makes you happy, do it. If it doesn't, then don't" Unfortunately, a lot of people believe this garbage and the evidence of it's ethical emptiness are all around us.
"I'm not going to stay with my wife. She doesn't make me happy!"
"I'm not going to save money for college for my children. Shopping makes me happy!"
"I'm not going to attend that church. They don't make me happy!"
I still can't figure out when "happiness" became the most important human ethic worth pursuing. But, apparently, it is for many people. Instead, duty says "I'll do it because they need me to do it" or "They will be better off if I stay. It's about them right now." Duty is about treating others as if they are more important than yourself. Duty is acting out of a sense of obligation over pursuing your own pleasure. Duty is a good thing.
Duty makes men great and men operating out of a sense of duty make the world great. We can't let duty die.
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12/4/12
Positive Images Create Progress.
Positive images create progress.
I'm a witness!
A great life doesn't being until you being to create images in your mind of what you WANT. Just like an architect can't build from what he doesn't want. He has to create an image - a picture - of his intended goal before anything can happen. The more specific, the better.
You are the same way. Knowing what you DON'T want doesn't create any momentum in your life. Knowing what you want and then putting those images in your mind is what has true power.
On this day, begin to picture what you WANT. Speak it. Tell others. Imagine it in your life. Post pictures around you. Make a vision board. Those images will draw you towards them almost like magic. Positive images create progress!
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