‘Think about money, make money’ – maybe that is the way it works. The other side of the equation though has to be, ‘think about money, serve money’. How do you make a living while maintaining integrity? Is there an alternative?

‘You cannot serve God and Mammon’

Q: Who said it?
A: You got it! Jesus said it. (in Matthew 6:24)

Q: What is Mammon?
A: Money

Now hang on, isn’t it ‘money obtained through immoral means’ or ‘money that’s stolen from people who needed it’?

Nope. It’s just plain money – not the filthy stinking kind or the born-into-it kind or the I-got-lucky kind or any other particular version of it. It’s just money – plain money – and Jesus said that you CAN NOT serve it, if you want to serve God.

And did you notice that other words I capitalized there – they are the words CAN NOT.

Let’s spell them out again, just in case anybody missed them. C-A-N-N-O-T.

OK. Maybe it’s not the spelling that’s the problem. Maybe it’s the meaning of the words ‘can’ and ‘not’?? that throws people. I don’t know. What I do know is that there are plenty of people out there saying that we should not serve both God and money – ie. that it’s a very bad idea to try to serve both masters. Jesus didn’t say it was a bad idea. He just said that it was not possible.

It’s not that serving money is a bad idea. If all you want to do with your life is to make money, I suppose it’s a great idea. It’s only a terrible idea if you were thinking of serving God, because it’s not possible to do both.

‘You cannot serve two masters’ Jesus says. ‘Either you’ll end up hating one and loving the other, or you’ll end up devoted to one and despising the other’. Either way it adds up to the same thing. You cannot serve both of these guys. It’s just not possible – no sir, not at all, no way!

Now can we be clear about this, please? Good. Because I’m getting sick of hearing all my peers in the Internet Marketing world telling me that I’ve got to focus my mind on money if I want to make money, and think about money in order to attract money.

I keep getting told, ‘as a man thinketh, so he is’. I suspect that’s true. Indeed, let’s take it one step further: ‘as a man thinketh, so he serves’.

‘Think about money, make money’ – maybe that is the way it works. The other side of the equation though has to be, ‘think about money, serve money’. And I get the feeling that there are a lot of good people out there who are being suckered into this way of thinking who actually started out wanting to serve the other master!

So what’s the alternative? Make no money? Give away Internet Marketing? Turn off the computer and concentrate on your relationships? Well, it wouldn’t hurt if a lot more of us did that, but I don’t think it’s the only alternative.

‘Think service’ – that’s the alternative. Think about the Kingdom of God and what you can do for others.

Now that’s a novel approach! Well, ‘actually it’s not that novel, as I notice that some of the best marketers on the NET focus on exactly that – quality of service to their customers – and their businesses seem to be doing just fine too.

So is that all there is to it? Just focus on service and everything else will fall into place?

No. Of course not. Conducting your business with integrity is tough work. Temptations to JV with the evil guy are there at every turn. If you’re an Internet Marketer, you’re immersed in a culture that pulsates with false promises, deadlines that don’t really exist, vastly exaggerated claims and straight out lies. You gotta watch your step.

But the starting point is the most important point. Jesus said, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all the rest will fall into place”. It’s a rough translation of Matthew 6:33, but it captures the essence. If you truly have your focus on the Kingdom, I do believe that the rest will follow.

And let me give you one other word from Jesus (from that same sermon in Matthew 6) that will help to keep you on track. It’s one of my favourite verses and one of the most penetrating words Jesus ever gave us.

“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.

Did you get that? Where you’re treasure is – that’s where your heart is!

Again, this is not advice, any more than the statement about the two masters was advice. It’s a straightforward statement of fact. ‘Your heart will always be found alongside your treasure!’

The great power of these words is that they give us a sort of litmus test for spiritual integrity – not just in online marketing, but in all of life.

You see, we normally think that it’s what we say that indicates where their heart is! We are obviously spiritual people if we say spiritual things. Our words indicate where our heart is.

No! Jesus says, I’ll give you a better test. Show me where your treasure is. That’s where your heart is!’

Do you want to know where someone’s heart lies? Take a look at their tax return! Do you want to know where your heart is? Take another look at your bank account!

This is the only sure-fire test for spiritual integrity that Jesus ever gave us. ‘Do you want to know where a person’s heart is? Have a look at where they’ve stored their treasure’.

I won’t bother spelling this out in any more detail. I’m sure you can think it through for yourself. Think about your great spiritual role models. Where did Mother Theresa have her treasure invested? Think about the people you most admire. Where have they invested their treasure?

Of course it’s quite possible that the people you most admire are fat millionaires who live in plush surroundings and don’t think about anybody beyond themselves and their families. OK. There’s nothing I can do about that, but please do me the favour of being honest about one thing: you are serving the other master!

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A few months ago, I was asked to be part of a founding group of coaches and masters in the art of shooting free throws.  We were all in agreement that there is a strong need for better free throw shooting at all levels of play, both in the USA and internationally.
The organization we founded is called, the National Basketball Shooters Association (NBSA).
We discussed at length how maddening it was to watch an NBA game (when players are paid million$ for their supposed expertise) where players missed shot after shot from the free throw line–especially toward the end of close games.  But, in fact, some of those games wouldn’t even have been closely contested down the stretch, if one of the teams had made more of their free throws along the way.

Until the basketball role models–NBA, WNBA and collegiate players and teams–make a concerted effort to improve their free throw shooting percentages, younger players are not going to take seriously the need for better free throw shooting. And, coaches will continue to be (as a group) less than adequately prepared and willing to teach correct free throw shooting technique.  Whatever is done at the higher levels is emulated at the younger levels of play.  One only has to look at the way youngsters copycat the dribbling techniques and 3-point shooting of the older players to grasp this.  When free throw shooting percentages improve at the higher levels, youngsters will want to be better at the line too.

How well do you shoot? Are you a pretty good shooter from the floor? What about your free throw shooting percentage–how good is that?

How many times have you watched a game that is close in the last few minutes, where free throws can make a difference in winning or losing? Did you know that approximately 22.5% of the total points scored in a pro game are from free throws, and in a close game (which most pro games are), the points scored from the FT line account for most of the points scored in the last 2 minutes?  When approximately one-quarter of a team’s points are from free throws, wouldn’t you think more attention would be paid to perfecting this under-appreciated area?

Most players who shoot close to 50 per cent from the floor (and that’s shooting mostly from close to the hoop) still don’t shoot above 70% from the free throw line.  In fact, the national (U.S.) average for high school boys and girls, for college men and women and for the NBA and WNBA is close to 70%.  Sure, there are individuals who shoot with mastery from the line, at over 85% during games, but they are few and far between.  In the entire history of the NBA, there are less than 50 players who achieved 85% or better during their careers.

So, why the low free throw shooting percentages when there is no defense and no hurry?  The answer is basically two-fold.  First, players spend more time practicing their other shots and the rest of their game, to the detriment of their free shots. They don’t understand perfect practice shooting techniques at the free throw line nor how to incorporate free throw drills into their workouts to simulate real game situations.  Secondly, not enough attention is given to correct teaching for the free throw and there are so many ideas about how to teach this that few coaches are able to teach the art of good free throw shooting. Coaches, for the most part, don’t know how to set up a proper free throw program for their players, nor for that matter, have the ability to shoot and demonstrate free throw mastery, which is 96% in practice.

Enter the National Basketball Shooters Association, a newly formed non-profit organization founded and composed of mostly free throw masters (shooting over 96% in competition) whose mission is very simple: To elevate free throw percentages at all levels of competition and to raise both the NBA and WNBA to 85% in their respective leagues over the next two years. The NBSA intends to accomplish this by sanctioning a series of free throw mastery tournaments, instructional programs and standardization for teaching.  Local, city, state and regional tournaments will culminate in a national event. Free instructional clinics will be held at most of the tournament sites.  The goal is an ambitious one, but the NBSA already has free throw masters in place (like Jim “Makevery” Schatz, Ed Palubinskas, Dr. Tom Amberry, Dr. Jim Poteet, Fred Newman, Rick Rosser and Ted St. Martin–several of these are in the Guiness Record Book) in their organization who can make this vision a reality.

The official kick-off for the NBSA, and their national series of sanctioned tournaments, is being planned to coincide with 2010’s  NCAA Final Four, for both men and women.  Once the competition and teaching clinic schedules are solidified, the NBSA will be in full swing the rest of 2010 with hopes to expand internationally during 2011-12.

When you think of the popularity of 3-on-3 tournaments around the U.S. and around the globe, and the many free throw tournaments being conducted in age groups from youngsters to seniors, including open events with cash prizes, you can begin to envision where the NBSA is headed in the very near future.  Their vision is to expand and incorporate the millions of  players, from youth to seniors, who are already shooting in mastery competitions by sanctioning events and providing record keeping so as to rank shooters in every age/gender division.

Free throw mastery is not acquired by, say, making 10-for-10.  Rather, in order to achieve mastery certification through the NBSA, hundreds of shots at different baskets in different venues will be tabulated in every age division.  In order to compete in the Open Division, where prize money will be awarded for the top 16 qualifiers, a shooter will have to qualify with 92%, or better, in their age division.  (NBSA has determined that 92% is considered par as an elite shooting average.)  A shooter will have to rank with over 96% accuracy in order to be called a master.  The NBSA believes that in order to teach and coach free throws at the pro, college or high school levels, and to teach at their certified clinics, one must be a free throw shooting master.

Imagine, you are a good shooter and you’d like to see how you stack up against other good or great shooters. Soon, you will have the opportunity to compete in NBSA sanctioned events and get on their national  free throw mastery ladder, where you will be able to challenge others who are ranked above you on the ladder.  All over the country, there will be local competitions for prizes and further qualifying into state, regional and national events, where the prizes planned will be college scholarships, a new car, vacations and big $$.

Do you shoot free throws well, or want to, or know someone who does?  Are you tired of players, coaches and leagues that don’t take free throw shooting seriously and you’d like to do something about it?  If you’re interested in being aligned with the NBSA, helping them set up and run sanctioned free throw mastery tournaments, or improving your own shooting ability, or even becoming a free throw master, here’s how you can get more information: Contact Jim “Makevery” Schatz, the founder of the National Basketball Shooters Association, at  jim.freethrowmastery@gmail.com , and he’ll respond immediately.

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How does Weatlh Masters International compare to a relative newcomer to the industry – EDCGold ? Given that WMI has been around for 5 years now it can be considered fairly competitive in an industry where new entrants emerge all the time.

The initial upfront cost for entering into WMI is $1495 and the commission offered on every sale is $1200 and this is quite a good sum. In online marketing programs if a program is giving a commission of more than 70% then it is considered as worth while and worth taking up too.

The owners conduct frequent warm-up or training conferences and seminars together for all the members and distributors in a live atmosphere and keep the members abreast with the changes made within the program as well as the latest online marketing developments. “These training conferences and seminars will help the members immensely in infusing a positive mindset as well as motivate the members”, say the owners. WMI charges its members for the training given to them and they are conducted at a common place for all members. This becomes another commitment on the part of members and it is a burden for those who want to operate on a shoestring budget.

Wealth Masters International follows a classic Aussie 2up compensation and the first two sales are passed up to your sponsor as training sales. After the first two sales each member is considered “qualified” and does not pass up any further sales to the sponsor. The products do come at a price of $1495. WMI is considered a competitive business model offering it’s members with a good earning opportunity. However, in the Internet marketing industry there are other programs that come for a better sign up price worth giving a thought before anyone could make a buying decision.

As you compare WMI with EDCGold which is another online business that was founded towards the end of 2006, by Craig Garcia and Mike Corcoran some interesting points can be studied. EDCGold program is offered at a sign up investment of $997 and allows promotional rights to 3 businesses within EDCGold itself – EDC Gold, easydailycash (EDC) and your new fortune (YNF).

EDCGold comes with easy daily cash and your new fortune too for the sign up price of $997. Easy daily cash comes at a price of $397 and your new fortune membership comes free with it. The third level at the $69.YNF is one level where members can directly earn a solid $69 per month.95 commission as opposed to a one-time payment of $997 or $397.

EDCGold members start earning commissions similar to Wealth Masters International because both the programs follow same Aussie 2up compensation.95 for the respective sales made which means the EDC business follows a 100% payout compensation plan at all three levels. Then the EDCGold business products are typically digitalized e-books and software and are designed specifically for promoting the EDCGold business.

The owners of EDC request the members to use EDC software and read the e-books. They are of the belief that if the members find the software and books useful, selling will happen easily. Its like this. A happy customer can convince another buyer.

The training and support given by EDC Gold sponsors is advanced and webinar style and one can virtually attend these right from their home setups. The training given by EDCGold sponsors is offered for free to their members.

EDC owners believe that all members should stay well informed of various marketing strategies and tools and then success and sales will surely follow. This is where training plays a vital role in molding the mindset of every member, be it a novice or an expert and this training is imparted for no additional cost to EDCGold signup members.

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It's pretty huge when you miss a put and it costs you $60,000 or more…

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