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It's now time for the fourth meeting between Antonio and Alessio. Prior to this meeting, Antonio is asked to meet with the feared merchant pirate, Ahmad. He first has an opportunity to seek Alessio's advice prior to the meeting, and it's a good thing that he did.

Alessio provides Antonio with sound advice to help him with turning away from focusing on the rumors centered around Ahmad and instead turn his focus towards God. Antonio has no reason to fear Ahmad but instead should approach him with boldness and confidence.

Alessio explains to Antonio that it's only necessary to be meek when it comes to God; everyone else should be approached with boldness, confidence, and kindness. With this in mind, we're introduced to principle seven of the trusted principles of success: be meek before God but bold before men.

If you haven't done so already, I would suggest following along in this book study by picking up a copy of this book at your local library or purchasing it online. I've done some legwork and found several used copies of this book for just a few dollars if you'd like to own a copy for yourself or if you can't find it at your local library. Simply head on over to http://followmeoutofdebt.com/legend and pick up your copy today. God bless.

We're currently reading about the third meeting between Antonio and Alessio, but prior to this, we learn about Antonio's business partner, Milos. Milos also has a zest for life like Antonio, and the two made for great business partners.

Before the third meeting could take place, Antonio and Milos had witnessed their factory burn to the ground. Antonio thought for sure that this was the end of his business (and his wealth and success). He even went as far as questioning why God had put him in this particular circumstance.

While it might be natural for us to blame the devil or even God when we face trials in our lives, we need to remember that God sometimes allows trials so that He can sculpt us into what He already knows we have the potential to become. We shouldn't waste our time displacing blame one way or another, because some things that happen in life are simply cause and effect. We need to realize that the challenges that we face are stepping stones and not insurmountable obstacles.

If you haven't done so already, I would suggest following along in this book study by picking up a copy of this book at your local library or purchasing it online. I've done some legwork and found several used copies of this book for just a few dollars if you'd like to own a copy for yourself or if you can't find it at your local library. Simply head on over to http://followmeoutofdebt.com/legend and pick up your copy today. God bless.

Financial prosperity is connected to soul prosperity. With that being said, a man must do whatever he can to provide for his family.

At this point in the book, we find that Alessio has instructed his friend to meet him for midnight mass. As Antonio walked to the church, he was reminded of the words from his father talking about God and His greatness. When he looked up at the heavens, he remembered the passage from Jeremiah 29:11. Behold, the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.

Tune in to get caught up with the rest of the story. If you haven't done so already, I would suggest following along in this book study by picking up a copy of this book at your local library or purchasing it online. I've done some legwork and found several used copies of this book for just a few dollars if you'd like to own a copy for yourself or if you can't find it at your local library. Simply head on over to http://followmeoutofdebt.com/legend and pick up your copy today. God bless.

Work hard and God will prosper you. This is the first principle that we're discussing today from the book, The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant by Terry Felber.

Starting with a quick introduction of the characters in this book, you'll be quickly caught up to speed with what Julio is about to find out from his grandfather, Antonio. You'll feel like you're sitting right alongside Julio and sharing Antonio's greatest treasure that he's about to reveal: the principles for successful living.

I would suggest picking up a copy of this book at your local library or purchasing it online. I've done some legwork and found several used copies of this book at fantastic prices if you'd like to own a copy for yourself or if you can't find it at your local library. Simply head on over to http://followmeoutofdebt.com/legend and pick up your copy today. God bless.

Do you want to learn the principles of successful living? Over the next several weeks, we'll be diving deep into the principles outlined in the book, The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant by Terry Felber.

This is one of those books that I find myself going back to reading time and again and with good reason. The story is not only an entertaining read, but it also teaches some excellent principles for successful living.

I would suggest picking up a copy of this book at your local library or purchasing it online. I've done some legwork and found several used copies of this book at fantastic prices if you'd like to own a copy for yourself or if you can't find it at your local library. Simply head on over to http://followmeoutofdebt.com/legend and pick up your copy today. We'll be starting our study on this incredible book in the next episode. God bless.

If you don't play, you don't win. Or do you? As it was said by Joshua in WarGames: the only winning move is not to play. If you're not familiar with that movie, I'll digress for a moment by saying that you should definitely check it out sometime.

While I'm showing my geeky side here, that scene in the movie was the first thing that came to mind when I considered talking about the Powerball (or any other lottery) for today's episode. Lotteries are designed to have astronomical odds against being able to win, and those few who do win may not be as happy as you would think. There are plenty of stories floating around out there where the winners actually ended the story by wishing that they could turn back the clock so that they could avoid ever having played at all. That's powerful testimony as to why the lottery does not solve problems. As a matter of fact, they very well could make things worse.

If gambling has become a significant problem in your life, I want you to get help. I implore you to visit the Gamblers Anonymous website to get in touch with a location nearest you: http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/hotlines

If you're not a compulsive gambler and just like to buy a lottery ticket every now and then, you probably aren't doing much harm. With that said, there probably are better ways to spend your money. I'd like you to resolve to get rich slowly through hard work, perseverance, knowledge, and the application of knowledge. This, my friends, is a sure thing. God bless.

It's sad but true. Not everyone wants you to succeed. The sooner that you realize this, the better that it will be for you.

You don't want to waste your time if you are continuously getting negative feedback from a particular individual. This person in your life could be a friend, a family member, or possibly neither of those. It really doesn't matter, because in the end, the negative feedback that you're receiving from this person is bringing you down. You might be incredibly excited and motivated to get out of debt, but as you make some critical headway in all of this, you find that there's this one individual who simply can't be happy for you.

In most cases, it's not a problem with you. It's almost always a problem with the individual who has decided that they don't want to see you succeed. They may ignore your accomplishments, or they may put down your accomplishments altogether. It pains them to see you succeed, and if this is someone who is close to you, it makes it all the more difficult for you when this type of ugliness rears its head.

Relax in knowing that it truly isn't about you; it's about them. They might be jealous. They might be going through something. They might just wish that they could have the same courage and perseverance that you have. Whatever the case may be, again, it's not about you and completely about them.

If you look at the situation from that lens, you may decide to pray for them. Even if you don't, you still don't want to give them the ability to knock the wind out of your sails. You worked hard for your accomplishments, and because of that, you should enjoy them to the fullest with those who are your cheerleaders in this world. Surround yourself with those people instead, and see how much easier it is to simply ignore the naysayers. God bless.

Have you ever stopped to realize how fortune truly favors the bold? The first time that I heard this saying was when I had watched The Founder, the movie about how Ray Kroc had founded McDonald's, or rather, how he built a worldwide empire by essentially rethinking what the McDonald brothers had started and transforming the concept into something completely different and revolutionary.

That aside, when we take bold action steps and stop behaving in a timid fashion, we'll soon realize that fortune almost seems to greet us at the doorstep. Does that mean to carelessly act bold without considering what's best for us? Of course not. However, approaching life with an overly cautious stance could very well keep us stuck in second gear.

Starting right now, resolve to be courageous, bold, confident, and someone who stands out from the rest. God bless.

It's one thing to have a goal to get out of debt, but how long will it actually take you to reach that goal? Believe it or not, the answer to this question is incredibly important to consider.

When we start a journey to get out of debt, we might start out of the gate strong but lose momentum as we continue along the path towards accomplishing the goals that we've set for ourselves. One of the important things to realize is that it's unlikely that we'll be able to accomplish any goal flawlessly from beginning to end. We'll eventually mess up, and that's okay. When we mess up and take ownership of any mistakes that we've made, we give ourselves the unique opportunity to learn from these mistakes and to do better next time.

The good news is that there are three easy steps that we can take to pick up the pace and reach our goal to get out of debt that much sooner. First, focus on your processes and gain a true understanding of what works and what doesn't work for you. Next, utilize the tools that you have at your disposal to help you to stay on track. Finally, do whatever you can to increase your monthly income in order to get out of debt even faster. Combining these three principles together at the same time will help you to pick up the pace to get out of debt, and one day, get into prosperity. God bless.

I've got some exciting news to share today! Tune in to find out this news, but more importantly, discover how you can also get to realize this same experience.

What's important to note is that once we've reached a particular goal, even when it's a part of a larger goal, we need to utilize the momentum that we've been able to generate appropriately. If we can shift our focus on to incrementally larger goals as we progress, we will soon find ourselves deep into our journey towards getting out of debt and getting into prosperity. God bless!