Benefit From Expectation
FRIDAY Book Study: we will study this one power packed book throughout the year, each week diving into business, mindset, and personal development principles. Og Mandino’s University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book.
Please make sure you read and study this chapter business people, there are soooo many nuggets in this lesson. CLICK HERE for the book in pdf format.
LISTEN TO LESSON 15 (SEMESTER THREE)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
SUCCESS, OR FAILURE, VARY OFTEN ARRIVES ON WINGS THAT SEEM MYSTERIOUS TO US
TODAY’S TAKEAWAYS
- Are there a special traits, habits, or personalities for those that are successful?
- One practice that successful people have is they vividly picture themselves already having achieved their goals. The continue to vividly picture this until they physically have possessed this goal.
- To whom much is given, much is expected
- Great expectations make us do great things!
- Think great, visualize greatness, hope greatly, and expect greatness.
- Expectation is a servant of the will, the will is a result of a wish, and a wish is spun from the power of spirit.
- Successful people hold great expectations through rough times too.
- There is an art of expectation and it needs to be in proper balance.
- Expect to do something worthwhile with your life.
TODAY’S INSTRUCTOR: DR. MARCUS BACH
Marcus Bach (1906-1995) born in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He trained for the ordained ministry at Mission House College and seminary in Plymouth, Wisconsin. After a pastorate in Kansas City, Missouri, Marcus Bach returned to school to pursue play writing He received his M.A. (1937) and Ph.D. (1942) from the University of Iowa’s prestigious interfaith School of Religion. There he taught about little known religious sects and also presented the course in radio.
Although he always continued to write and publish, in 1961, he resigned from the School of Religion to pursue lecturing and writing full time. He authored twenty-seven books, including Major Religions of the World, Had you Been Born in Another Faith, The Unity Way, The World of Serendipity, and The Power of Total Living. At one point in his life, Dr. Bach set out to meet the five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of Jesus Christ in their lives. He travelled 40,000 miles in pursuit of this aim, interviewing Helen Keller, Pope Pius XII, Albert Schweitzer,Therese Neumann, and Shoghi Effendi.
Dr. Bach was founder and director of “The Fellowship for Spiritual Understanding.” He has contributed to the Encyclopedia Americana, Theatre Arts, the Reader’s Digest, and many other periodicals. and was director of special projects for SFF. The Rockefeller Foundation granted him a fellowship in “research and creative writing” from 1934-36
Marcus Bach is recognized as a leading authority on the world’s religions and inter-cultural relations. Among his currently popular works are The World of Serendipity, The Power of Perception and the metaphysical allegory, I, Monty.
TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS BOOK STUDY
- I may read and record a portion of the chapter or just pick out a few nuggets each week. So, to really obtain the full benefit and get the most out of this book you may want to purchase your own copy, here is the link to Amazon
- Highlight, underline, star, mark up this book however you want with things that resonate with you.
- Take this study slowly and with intention, that’s why we are doing only ONE chapter each week, so we can ponder, think and study on this content until the next chapter.
- Do the chapters in order (all of these suggestions are from the author)
FACEBOOK GROUP
As we gather momentum and there is at least 10 like-minded women interested, I will set up a private Facebook group to connect, discuss the topics, and support each other! Send me a message below if you would be interested!
LET ME KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED!
