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Motivation Challenge

CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. MegaBooster PRO ("Sizzle" Version) [omitted; defunct program]
  3. List of "Motivators"
  4. Freeorder of Unprecedented Individual and Economic Freedom
  5. The Win-Lose Switch
  6. The "Opportunity Gap"
  7. The "Big Vision"
  8. The Power of "Ryze"
  9. MegaBooster PRO ("Steak" Version) [omitted; defunct program]
  10. MonsterPreLaunch - Blind Front-End Marketing
  11. Human Ability Booster (HAB) Module
  12. Products, Services, and Facilities
  13. Notes on Motivation
  14. Better-World Builders and Better-World Academies
  15. Underachievement and Self-Sabotage
  16. Learned Helplessness
  17. Negativity
  18. Fear of Rejection
  19. Psychological Reversal
  20. Brain Software Sequencing
  21. Affirmism and Affirmists
  22. Stigmergic Systems
  23. Become a 10X Performing Person!

1. INTRODUCTION

This project started modestly with my (Frederick Mann's) recognition that huge rewards could be reaped by those who solve the "duplication problem" in MLM-type programs: How do you motivate your downline to duplicate successful marketing actions? The scope of the project expanded when I realized that competence was also a central issue: How do you motivate your downline to take the necessary steps to increase their competence so they can duplicate successful marketing actions?

The project became much bigger when I realized that the "low competence level" of so many people represents a big opportunity, described in more detail under The "Big Vision" and The "Opportunity Gap".

In my experience, over 90% (it could be as high as 98% or even 99%) of people trying to earn money on the Internet fail. This is due to "low-level performance," described in more detail in Underachievement and Self-Sabotage.

With the assistance of some of the "Motivators" a "distribution business model" (money-making program) was designed to "bridge the opportunity gap": MegaBooster PRO.

A powerful Internet marketing technique was identified, and this developed into MonsterPreLaunch.

A new dimension was added to the project when I joined Ryze (The Power of "Ryze") and discovered how powerful a networking tool it is. The Better-World Project was created. Utilizing Ryze will most likely accelerate the project considerably.

A further dimension was added to the project when I realized that in order to create a better world we need "Better-World Builders" to do the job and we need "Better-World Academies" to train them.

3. LIST OF "MOTIVATORS"

The following people (in alphabetic sequence) have decided to put their heads together to address the Motivation-Challenge:

  1. Glen Brink has been a full-time network marketer since 1979. He has enjoyed a high degree of success since 1994, particularly with MLM mail order. He has Masters Degrees in Computer Science and Statistics. He is an Avatar Master and the Founder of the Multi-Level Entrepreneur's Training Library (NETL) of generic training tapes and books. A catalog of his materials -- covering Network Marketing (MLM), Mail Order, Personal Development, and Health -- can be ordered from 1-303-442-6460.

  2. Flemming Funch:
    You can find the New Civilization Network (NCN) at http://www.newciv.org. It is an online network and community with more than 7,000 people in the directory. It is about sharing our visions for a better world and about searching for ways to cooperate in manifesting them.

    World Transformation at http://www.worldtrans.org is sort of my home page. It is really not very up-to-date at this point. But you can still find a lot of resources there that somehow add up to building a better world.

    HoloWorld at http://www.holoworld.org is my own comprehensive vision of the future. It outlines a blueprint for a radically different society that would work better.

    Transformational Processing at http://www.worldtrans.org/transproc.html is my approach for personal counseling. It is a straightforward and effective system for transforming personal reality. You'll find my training manuals online there.

    The best place to stay up on what I'm into is my daily weblog, Ming's Metalogue, which is at ming.tv

  3. Mike Goldstein is President of Idenics.

  4. Mark Lindsay is the MegaBooster webmaster and programmer. He is also a psychology graduate and the author of "#TL12: HOW TO ACHIEVE EMOTIONAL CONTROL." Note: Currently (July, 2004) MegaBooster is a free program with no PRO membership levels. PRO levels will be added as part of the Motivation-Challenge project.)
    "I am studying a course at the moment trying to obtain my certification as a Trainer and I would like to present some of the information from your research paper as well as hand out your paper as a reference for further reading. In researching what was on the web I found yours to be the most comprehensive and interesting." -- K (02/19/04)

  5. Frederick Mann has been earning a full-time online income since 1997, and is the Owner of MegaBooster.

  6. Mark Matus is a web designer, editor, and technical writer with degrees in English Literature, Speech Communication, and Web Design.
    "Frederick, you are an evolutionary force in the universe whose impact will be felt forever. Goethe said,"Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid," and now you have become one of those very forces through your own acts of boldness. Your articles are bridges across rivers of information; combining strategy and action, your life is an inspiration for many. I only wish more were aware of your genius. Though I'm sure you value your privacy, many who continue to struggle in darkness would awaken from their sleepwalking states if they encountered the beacon of hope that you've created. You are one of the greatest freedom hackers in history..." (9/26/03)

  7. Tim Rock has Degrees in Business, Psychology, and Clinical Social Work. He has practiced in the field of psychology and behavior disorders since 1992, mostly with adolescents. He is building an Internet marketing portal, RockProfit.com*, featuring many free resources for both new and experienced marketers and business opportunity seekers. In 2003, he won the top prize of $1,000 in a sponsoring contest. He also trades on the forex market and utilizes various high yield investment programs to supplement his online income.

  8. T Sebastian is the creator of Emotional Harmony Organization and is now in the prelaunch phase of The Whole Human Project. He has owned his own businesses for 30 years. He is a student of cutting edge Human Change Technology like Transformational Processing, Idenics, MIP, Meridian Therapy, Energy Psychology. He is the editor of Energy Psychology - Meridian Therapy - Clearing Process Journal and now dedicates himself to facilitating personal transformation as well as Wholeness & Freedom to help Build a Better World.

  9. Mary K Weinhagen is a fulltime Network Marketer and Network Marketing Coach. With a degree in Child Psychology, she draws on 30+ years of guidance by dozens of young children who have taught her what it truly means to "step into your power!" As a Trainer, she has designed, developed and presented workshops to Childcare Professionals in Minnesota particularly around the issues of Motivation, Behavior and Temperament. Additionally, she is currently contributing to the GreatestNetworker.comUNITY as a TGN Team Member, providing connection through conversations in the Network Marketer that reveal values and highlight strengths and gifts that are present, though perhaps unacknowledged. You can find out more about Mary K here: http://greatestnetworker.com/is/mkw.

  10. L. Reichard White has made his living as a professional gambler for over thirty years and specializes in games theory and self-motivation in enterprises with uncertain outcomes. His current studies include the evolution of lying as part of modern enterprise, the ethnology of rebellion and the effects of prediction and self-image on behavior. He is currently working on a book, 'The Hi-jacking of Civilization,' which reframes theories of the origin of the institution of government and explains why free markets and "spontaneous order" trump "central planning" every time. Further, based on the ethnographic record, 'Hi-jacking' demonstrates a biological basis underlying anti-authoritarianism, spontaneous order, and anarchy as well as making the case for the existence of human "instincts for freedom."

  11. Don Winfield is a Networker, Public Speaker, Seminar Producer and one of the world's foremost authorities on how Individual Freedom works best without government help.
    "I started helping with the production of seminars for local libertarian party conventions. When Frederick Mann started doing seminars for Build Freedom, I offered to put them together. We provided a number of highly successful seminars with speakers who focused on "How to take control of your own destiny." Currently I'm helping to create a program to unleash a revolutionary stress-releasing technology that enables people to achieve high levels of health, wealth and happiness. The following people (several brought in through my networking) are involved: Dr. Alex Loyd, Ph.D. (discovered and developed the technology -- could turn out to be one of the greatest health breakthroughs in human history!), Dr. Ben Johnson (has three medical degrees and founded an International Cancer Research and Treatment Facility -- the technology relieved his personal Lou Gehrig's disease symptoms), Mark Victor Hansen (co-author of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books -- a friend of Mark's with a malignant tumor used the technology and had no traces of cancer ninety days later), and Joe Sugarman (legendary marketer and author of 'Success Forces')."

4. FREEORDER OF UNPRECEDENTED INDIVIDUAL AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM

For an explanation of the term "freeorder," see Better-World Project.

Although it's not well known among the general population -- and probably even among many freedom-oriented people -- the advent of alternative private currencies and payment systems heralds an unprecedented new era of economic freedom. Private currencies like e-gold make it possible for individuals anywhere in the world to transact with one another, privately and securely. There are also relatively quick and convenient ways to exchange national fiat currencies into private currencies and vice versa. Exchange Providers (usually called "Market Makers") are available to provide these conversions. As an example, when you need "cash to buy groceries," you can send some private currency to an Exchange Provider to fund your debit card, and -- voila! -- you have "spending money." You also have the option to pay private currency to an Exchange Provider and instruct them to wire money to your bank account (or even to pay your bills). With some private payment systems it's possible to transfer money directly to a bank account, without going through an Exchange Provider.

To get an idea of the extent to which e-gold is being used, check out their statistics page. Most days the transaction volume is well over the equivalent of a million US$s. (Note: e-gold has recently made the use of their accounts much more secure by adding a security feature whereby, if an attempt is made to access an e-gold account from a browser/IP address different from the previous ones used, a unique pin # is sent to the user's email address, and the pin # must be entered to gain access.)

Initially, MegaBooster PRO will use e-gold. Some of the following may be added later as alternatives:

The implication of the above list is that there's a substantial demand for using alternative, private currencies and payment systems, and that people from all over the world are using them in increasing numbers.

A very important consideration is the efficiency made possible by the Internet combined with alternative currencies and payment systems. There's no need for MegaBooster PRO to have data-entry personnel, no need for telephone answering, no need for snail mail. No need for credit-card processing and all the hassle that can entail. No need to write check and money order details on deposit slips -- no banking personnel needed. And, because MegaBooster PRO has member-to-member payments, there's no need to calculate and pay commissions. It's pretty difficult to get more efficient than that! It means that 2 or 3 personnel can administer a huge organization.

Now, consider individuals who generate earnings through online activities (occurring in cyberspace) that are not geographically based. Furthermore, these individuals can generate earnings from any location on Earth, provided they have Internet access. Imagine that their earnings are sufficient so that if they happen to live in a part of the world where they are victimized by an "oppressive system," they can afford to relocate with relative ease to a different part of the world with a "less oppressive system" or even a "relatively free system." MegaBooster PRO has the potential to provide thousands and even millions of individuals with this kind of flexibility.

Suppose a group such as the FreeStateProject wants to dramatically increase their funding. All they have to do is join MegaBooster PRO (for free, if they wish) and promote it to their members. This could soon result in avalanches of new funding. They could further join the Better-World Project (BWP) and promote their project there to further swell their numbers and funding. Similarly, many other groups have the potential to use MegaBooster PRO and BWP to improve their funding and swell their numbers.

The basic idea behind the FreeStateProject is for freedom lovers to move to New Hampshire and make it a much freer state. There are probably many freedom lovers who would love to relocate to New Hampshire, but it's not practical for them to do so, because they're "tied down by their jobs" elsewhere. MegaBooster PRO could provide them with the freedom to "quit their jobs" and relocate to New Hampshire -- or elsewhere, if they prefer; there's also a "Wyoming FreeStateProject."

Suppose the FreeStateProject persuades 1,000 of their members to join BWP. Suppose 20 other groups (freedom-oriented or not) also each persuade 1,000 of their members to join BWP. Suppose most of these people join MegaBooster PRO. Suppose that within a few months MonsterPreLaunch brings 50,000 people into MegaBooster PRO (probably an overly conservative expectation). Further suppose that when it becomes evident that MegaBooster PRO "delivers the goods," current members find it relatively easy to sponsor new members, particularly because it's free to join and free members can start earning without any out-of-pocket expenses... The numbers can grow very quickly! The "V-formation of the geese" can start taking effect with a vengeance! The design of both BWP and MegaBooster PRO is such that every member can benefit from the participation of every other member.

Ryze is a powerful networking system. Each Ryze member has a personal home page. Many provide considerable information about themselves. It's relatively easy to identify "good prospects" and contact them without spamming. It's also very easy to establish contact with the Network Leaders in Ryze, and they have the ability to both promote on their Message Boards and email their members. Utilizing Ryze could contribute tremendously to the growth of BWP and eventually MegaBooster PRO.

Another important consideration is that there are millions of people, who are not particularly freedom-oriented, trying to earn money online. Many of them use e-gold and other private currencies and payment systems because it's more convenient than national fiat currencies for many transactions. They engage in "freeorder transactions" and (even if unintentionally) help to expand the worldwide freeorder. Particularly MonsterPreLaunch has the potential to substantially increase the numbers of people engaging in freeorder transactions and helping to expand the worldwide freeorder. In general, the "money-motivation" may be stronger than the "freedom-motivation" or the "better-world-motivation!"

In any case, for most freedom lovers, the single factor that would contribute most to their individual freedom is more money! The combination of MonsterPreLaunch, Better-World Project, and MegaBooster PRO is likely to make it relatively easy for great numbers to "buy" considerably more individual freedom than they now enjoy.

That probably over 90% of people trying to generate earnings through online activities fail miserably provides both a challenge and an opportunity. They fail because of "poor software in their brains." Much of the rest of this page deals with how to "upgrade your software." That so many people have such "poor software in their brains" means that there's a huge profit potential in providing them with "better software." The professional trainers, mentors, and coaches listed on the BWP home page may play important roles in this respect.

5. THE WIN-LOSE SWITCH

6. THE OPPORTUNITY GAP

Why has Microsoft been so successful? Why did it overtake IBM in terms of market valuation some years ago?

Microsoft basically sells software programs to make personal computers more efficient and effective and easier to use. (The quality of their products and the strategies they use to gain market share, obtain more money from their customers, and "take care" of their competition are beyond the scope of this project.)

We could call Microsoft's programs "computer success programs." (But, personally, I prefer Linux!) At the time Microsoft was created its potential could have been measured by the difference between how successful personal computers were at that time compared to how successful they could become. There was a gap between what was and what could be. This gap represents potential. By utilizing this gap of potential, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and some of his associates became billionaires and top the list of the richest people in the world.

The "gap of potential" can also be called an "opportunity gap." In human affairs there is also a gap between what is and what could or should be. We suffer from "human failure programs" that tend to keep many of us stuck at low levels -- if we allow them to! The gap between what is and what could or should be represents potential -- the opportunity gap. In human affairs generally, this potential is vastly greater than the potential that enabled Bill Gates to become the richest man in the world.

There is this huge potential of the opportunity gap in human affairs. Most people, in several areas of their lives, have their win-lose switches stuck at low levels. Provide people with the means to bridge the opportunity gap -- shift from where they are to where they could or should be -- and earn a fortune, is the main emphasis of this project.

To the extent that MegaBooster PRO can succeed in providing people with "superior brain software" -- and the means for them to dump their "old, obsolete software" and replace it with "superior brain software" -- MegaBooster PRO could become a "billion dollar operation!"

Buckminster Fuller calculated that, given the resources on Earth, every man, woman, and child should be a millionaire many times over. That so many humans, despite our wealth of resources, languish in "substandard conditions" (to put it mildly) can be ascribed to the actions they take (and don't take). These actions (and non-actions) are the result of "individual brain software."

One of the greatest values that could be provided to the world is "superior brain software" that leads to individuals and societies upgrading their conditions toward their maximum potential. This is essentially the mission of MegaBooster PRO. It's possible to design and construct MegaBooster PRO so those who contribute to, and participate in, this noble venture will gain substantial rewards!

The "Ostrich Factor" -- the overestimation of competence -- may suggest that the opportunity gap in human affairs could be vastly greater than most would at first realize. For example, what if "compulsory government education" is largely an "installer of disastrously and tragically destructive human software?" See ARE OUR SCHOOLS CONCENTRATION CAMPUSES FOR MIND DESTRUCTION? and #TL07B: THE NATURE OF GOVERNMENT.

7. THE "BIG VISION"

----- 15 Propositions -----

  1. The difference between where PCs were when Bill Gates started and where they are now could be called an "opportunity gap." By providing software, Gates helped PCs "bridge the opportunity gap" and became the richest man in the world.
  2. All humans can be described as "being at a certain level, in terms of the software in their brains."
  3. About 98-99% of people trying to make money on the Internet are not very successful -- because of factors like motivation and competence -- "inefficient/ineffective brain software."
  4. Most humans, in at least some areas of their lives, "run on inefficient/ineffective brain software."
  5. The opportunity gap between where most people currently are and where they could or should be is vastly greater than the opportunity gap Bill Gates exploited to become a billionaire.
  6. By providing people with "superior brain software" -- and MOTIVATING them to IMPLEMENT it -- there are opportunities to earn vastly more money than Gates has earned so far.
  7. Unfortunately, it's much more difficult for humans to "upgrade their brain software" than it is to upgrade a computer's software.
  8. To the degree that humans can be MOTIVATED to UPGRADE, fortunes can be made!
  9. Given the resources on Earth, every man, woman, and child should be a millionaire many times over (Buckminster Fuller).
  10. The conditions prevailing in individual lives and human societies are largely consequences of human actions, which are the results of "individual human brain software."
  11. Conditions such as poverty, famine, crime, etc. are an indication of the opportunity gap that can be bridged by "superior brain software."
  12. One of the greatest values that could be provided to the world is "superior brain software" that leads to individuals and societies upgrading their conditions toward their maximum potential.
  13. Nobody has a monopoly on what constitutes "superior brain software."
  14. Many people who have identified or developed "superior brain software," lack the means to distribute or disseminate their "superior brain software" so others can benefit from it.
  15. An Internet system can be created that makes it relatively easy for anyone to cooperate with others to develop "superior brain software," to distribute or disseminate such "superior brain software," and to be paid generously by the system for their efforts.

----- 7 Broad Observations -----

  1. There are a large number of people with "good stuff" in their heads and on their websites. There's a great deal of "good stuff" in the world!
  2. Some people with "good stuff" in their heads have designed projects to provide their "good stuff" to the rest of the world. Unfortunately, these idealists and visionaries are often underfunded and lack the power and influence to make the differences the world so desperately needs.
  3. There's also a great deal of "bad stuff" in the world. In general, the "purveyors of bad stuff" (often including some people in "Big Business" and "Big Government") have the upper hand by a huge margin.
  4. Some "average" people can succeed up to a point in jobs where what works has been developed and determined by others, but many seem to have been so "dumbed down" by "bad stuff" that a high percentage of them fail miserably when they try to do something that requires independent thought, action, and learning through trial-and-error -- like Internet marketing. Many seem to operate at a low level of proficiency.
  5. Imagine that people with "good stuff" can have a "magic accelerator" that enables them to disseminate their "good stuff" more widely -- and earn a great deal of money at the same time.
  6. Imagine that the "average people at the bottom" can be provided with some "good stuff" they can use to upgrade themselves and their lives so they become healthier, happier, more productive, etc. -- and earn a great deal of money helping to disseminate the "good stuff."
  7. With the design contributions of the "motivators" listed above, this project is in the process of creating the "magic accelerator of good stuff!"

8. THE POWER OF "RYZE"

An important expansion of this project involves using the Ryze Network.

Unsolicited Testimonial
"Welcome [Frederick Mann] -- The Ryze community can only benefit from your contributions as I have!! The lucky ones will accept the brilliant insights you so generously share and see the successful results on sooo many levels that I'm experiencing as a result of applying your powerful, yet practical, insights and advice that open the door to an abundance mindset and a bank account reflecting financial wellness that is globally inclusive! I'm so delighted to find my valuable mentor and friend over here at Ryze -- :-)" -- Mary K. Weinhagen (07/04/04) - http://www.ryze.com/go/MKW

I've created the Better-World Project. See also my Personal Ryze Page (Sign up for FREE! to see my page -- and create a similar home page for yourself!). Ryze is one of the most powerful networking and marketing tools I know of. You can use it for FREE! I recommend it highly!

The idea of "Libertools" may be a breakthrough. A "libertool" is any tool that can be used to liberate yourself from an "unwanted condition" in your life; any tool you can use to free yourself from whatever holds you back; any tool that advances your competence, effectiveness, health, wealth, happiness, etc. The strategy of "Identifying and developing libertools and persuading people to use them!" may yield spectacular results!

Ryze has over 120,000 members from all over the world. There are about 800 "Networks" on Ryze, each with its own Message Board. One of the great benefits of Ryze is that, once you've established your "presence" (as I have with the Better-World Project and my Personal Ryze Page), people often come to you without any action on your part to find them. I've already made some great contacts as a result of people "finding me" on Ryze! I can also search the entire Ryze membership to find people in particular industries, geographical locations, and/or having particular interests. Ryze provides the means to contact the "Network Leaders" who have the ability to email their network members. Ryze also provides powerful ways to establish contact with strangers without spamming them.

10. MONSTERPRELAUNCH - BLIND FRONT-END MARKETING

11. HUMAN ABILITY BOOSTER (HAB) MODULE

"Yes, I am interested in being one of the myriad developers of HAB. I think this is one of the very brightest things you have ever come up with, with the potential to grow in all sorts of productive and creative directions." -- Dr. Richard Sauder

It may be possible to create a "vehicle" individuals can use to considerably (or even greatly) increase their abilities in various areas of their lives. In my opinion, this may be particularly important for those who have "contributions to improve humankind and/or the world." This is the purpose of HAB, which will be an important part of MegaBooster PRO.

Some people have benefited from the writings on BuildFreedom and BigBooster. Over the years, many people have so indicated. The Build Freedom Testimonials page has some examples.

Maybe the time has come to create a more effective "vehicle" that a higher percentage of people can use to increase their abilities in various areas of their lives. There are undoubtedly thousands of people in the world who can contribute to this objective.

HAB is not only aimed at people who want to increase their own abilities, but also at those who are concerned about "the state of the world" (poverty, hunger, health, disease, deforestation, pollution, hostilities, violence, human rights, destructive political and economic systems, overreaching politicians, bureaucrats, police, and military, etc.). HAB is intended o be a self-improvement as well as a world-improvement project.

HAB is also a networking vehicle, structured so all participants can earn good money from their involvement. Furthermore, groups can use it as a means to fund their own projects. MegaBooster PRO makes this possible.

The HAB Module could have content along the following lines:

  1. Online tests that enable members to "find out where they are" in respect of:
  2. An adaptation of appropriate parts of the website Rational.org that approaches "general failure" (underachievement) as an addiction and provides remedies.
  3. Materials, organized so as to be most useful, that enable members to increase their abilities in specific areas.
  4. Checksheets that enable members to incrementally increase their ability in any particular area, along an appropriate gradient of increasing difficulty.
  5. Online tests to determine how well members have mastered particular aspects of any topic or subject.
  6. The choice to receive series of email lessons on certain topics.
  7. Networking facilities such as those provided by New Civilization Network and World Transformation (see "We are the New Civilization" -- an example of superior brain software).
  8. Community facilities for groups such as:
  9. Annotated links to additional resources.
  10. Etc.

The HAB Module could have a Development Team consisting of the following:

HAB Developers can be compensated for their contributions in a number of ways:

12. PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES

The HAB Module is likely to provide great values to MegaBooster PRO members. Many of the writings on BuildFreedom and BigBooster can be taken off those sites, updated, and included in MegaBooster PRO as products.

As MegaBooster PRO members advance their membership level to Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master, progressively more advanced "Money-Power Concepts" (MPCs) are revealed to them. As you master and integrate the MPCs, your relationship with money changes drastically. You gain a series of understandings about yourself and money that give you more and more control. Gradually, you gain mastery and wealth. Eventually, you enjoy the kinds of advantages billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and George Soros take for granted. Here's a small "taste" of some of the MPCs that will be revealed to you as a MegaBooster PRO member:

13. NOTES ON MOTIVATION

Fran Tarkenton (legendary NFL quarterback & business consultant) has provided some powerful lessons on starting your own business, motivation, training, and related issues, and "how to win the game" in his online books:

MegaBooster PRO is being designed so that members are progressively presented with simple choices coupled with rewards for making the best choices. The implementation of the best of Fran Tarkenton!

I (Frederick Mann) have written/compiled a series of 10 "POWER MOTIVATE FOR MILLION$!" email lessons intended to aid people to motivate themselves:

To receive my 10 email lessons, send a blank email to [service defunct].

Perhaps, with the aid of those more knowledgeable about motivation, a series of more effective lessons could be developed and included in MegaBooster PRO as part of the product line.

14. BETTER-WORLD BUILDERS AND BETTER-WORLD ACADEMIES

To create a better world requires thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and eventually millions of individuals who both improve their own lives and also help "spread the improvements." In a sense, "better individals" need to "conquer the world." As of this writing (August, 2004), the "forces of darkness" have the upper hand practically everywhere on Earth, and by a huge margin. We need to engineer a huge power shift from the "forces of darkness" to "better individals."

Fortunately, there are some steps individuals can take to quickly improve their lives:

  1. Read and/or listen to the FREE 30-page booklet THE SUCCESS FORMULA: Three Timeless Principles that will Turbocharge Your Success and Dramatically Improve Your Life.
  2. Combine the "Three Timeless Principles" with Purple Curve Effect: SKI's Throughput on Command ($1) and you'll have "the most powerful Thinking Process/Work Approach" available to you.
  3. Use Idenics to remove unwanted conditions from you life. Idenics is so effective and efficient that, what often takes years to achieve with typical therapies, usually takes hours or even minutes with Idenics!
  4. Rational Recovery Developed by Jack and Lois Trimpey, Rational Recovery is an amazingly powerful technique practically anyone can use to fully recover from alcohol and/or drug addiction "in as short a time as they like." Simply click on "Recover Now" and do the crash course on Addictive Voice Recognition Technique (AVRT). In my (Frederick Mann's) opinion, you can also recover from "addiction to failure," "addiction to self-defeating behaviors," etc. by doing AVRT and, as you go through it, replacing "alcohol/drugs" with whatever your "self-destructive behavior patterns" might be. I suspect that practically everyone can become happier, more competent, and more effective by doing AVRT as I suggest! By recognizing self-defeating thoughts and negativity as coming from your "BEAST" -- you simply "KILL THE BEAST!"
  5. BECOME A 10X PERFORMING PERSON! In your head you may have a "program" about how fast your earnings, business, and/or achievements can grow. "10% per year" is a typical "growth program." Such a program may hold you back!
  6. Become the "Creative Force of Your Life!" -- "Shift from your Comfort Zone to your Creative Zone!" -- see "THE POWER OF THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE" in #TL10: HOW TO ACHIEVE AND INCREASE PERSONAL POWER.
  7. Unleash the awesome power of your intuitive mind by learning to "ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS!" -- see Breaking the Rules: Removing the Obstacles to Effortless High Performance by Kurt Wright and Clear Purpose Management, Inc.
  8. Learn The "X-Factor" For Success: The 11th Element:The Key to Unlocking Your Master Blueprint for Wealth and Success by Robert Scheinfeld.

By taking some of the above steps you can get on "the path of the Better-World Builder!" But there's a lot more related to competence that some of us need to address in order to become effective Better-World Builders. What follows is written in the context of Internet marketing and making money on the Internet. The theme can also be adapted to other areas of life.

In "INTERNET MARKETING FOR BEGINNERS & PROFESSIONALS" you can find the "IMB - Internet Marketing Baby to IMG - Internet Marketing Guru" scale. It may be useful to expand the scale along the following lines:

Your Win-Lose Switch The Hopeless-to-Guru Scale

Level 6 - IG - Internet Guru - Mastery - Win-Lose-Switch: WLS=10
Level 5 - IP - Internet Professional - Achievement - WLS=9
Level 4 - IS - Internet Sprinter - Acceleration - WLS=8
Level 3 - IR - Internet Runner (Genius Rat) - Speed - WLS=7
Level 2 - IW - Internet Walker (Trained Rat) - Learning - WLS=6
Level 1 - IC - Internet Crawler (Clever Rat) - Exploration - WLS=5
Level 0 - IB - Internet Baby (Naive Rat) - Curiosity - WLS=4
Level -1 - II - Internet Idiot (Dumb Rat) - Stupidity - WLS=3
Level -2 - IF - Internet Flake or Wimp (Lame Rat) - Helplessness - WLS=2
Level -3 - IN - Internet Negaholic (Retarded Rat) - Negativity - WLS=1
Level -4 - HC - Hopeless Case (Dead Rat) - Apathy - WLS=0

The idea is to be able to suggest to people that they look at the scale to "find out where they are." For each level, the scale will include a list of things people can do to move up to the next level.

There could be FORMULAS for each level. What are the REWARDS available at each level?

There could be motivational and humorous stories to inspire people to take the necessary steps to advance.

For some background information, see:

During a conversation with Mike Goldstein, he said, "What if the problem is that people don't read and understand what they need to do?"

That led me to think: What if many people don't know HOW TO UNDERSTAND? What if they can "learn" a few things by crude imitation, but they aren't really capable of much understanding? Many people could have a low UQ ("understand quotient").

Similarly, What if many people don't know very much about HOW TO LEARN? Many people could have a low LQ ("learn quotient") -- see #TL03C: HOW TO WAKE UP YOUR DESIRE TO LEARN, GROW & SUCCEED.

The following paragraphs from #TL10: HOW TO ACHIEVE AND INCREASE PERSONAL POWER are most important:

"One evening I was watching Jodie Foster being interviewed on TV. Suddenly she says, "I developed an awareness of the causality of my actions by the time I was ten years old." Most of us never develop that awareness fully. Most of us grew up with a reduced awareness of the causality of our actions. It's so much easier to blame others, to run to "authorities" to "save" us... or just to do nothing.

The awareness of the causality of my actions is the essence of my personal power. "Awareness of the causality of my actions" is another way of expressing "the cognitive links between my actions and the consequences or results I produce."

How often do you hear of a small plane that crashed in bad weather or smog soon after takeoff or while attempting to land under similar circumstances? The pilots were not aware of the causality of their actions. Could the major problems that beset the world (war, drugs, crime, gang violence, pollution, inflation, unemployment, homelessness, degenerative diseases, etc.) actually be indicative of the extent to which humans generally are unaware of the causality of their actions?

In general, a causative or cognitive link between action and outcome is expressed in the form of a heuristic (rule of thumb), hypothesis, or prediction along these lines: "If I do 'A' under conditions 'B,' then the outcome is 'C' - 'D' percent of the time." Examples: "If I wash my hands with soap and water, after reading the newspaper, the outcome is clean hands 99% of the time." "If I wash my hands with soap and water, after fixing my car, the outcome is clean hands 5% of the time." "If I wash my hands with "supercleaner," soap, and water, after fixing my car, the outcome is clean hands 95% of the time." These hypotheses or predictions are continuously tested and refined. This is the basic way we learn how the world works."

What if many people have a poor understanding of CAUSATION? When marriages break up, it's usually the woman who announces that "it's over." In a high percentage of cases, the man "never saw it coming." Many people could have a low CaQ ("causation quotient"). Reminds me of a couple on Dr. Phil McGraw's show to "rescue their relationship." One of them says that the only reason he/she came to show was to get his/her partner "fixed." "I'm perfect; he/she causes all the problems!" To what extent do IQ tests measure CaQ ("causation quotient")?

Improving understanding of causation is a vital element of becoming more competent!

Also, in order for people to raise their win-lose switches toward "10," they may need to CHANGE. But what if many people know little or nothing about the "principles of change?" Many people could have a low ChQ ("change quotient"). Maybe most "self-improvement" books, seminars, etc. are relatively useless because they don't cover the "principles of change." So readers, etc. don't benefit because they can't make the necessary changes. ('Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement' by Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. devotes many pages to the "principles of change.") To what extent do IQ tests measure ChQ ("change quotient")?

To succeed at making money on the Internet also requires at least some basic computer and Internet skills -- see #TL10E: THE POWER OF DOING THINGS RIGHT.

Dr. Lawrence J. Peter devoted much of his life to the exploration of competence and incompetence in his books:

The Peter Principle states: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."

Maybe there's a corollary: People outside hierarchies have an even stronger tendency to attempt things beyond their level of competence! Maybe about 98% of people trying to make money on the Internet -- with their win-lose switches stuck at around "2" -- are simply too incompetent to succeed!

What I call the "OSTRICH FACTOR" may be most important!

The term "ostrich factor" comes from the chapter title "The Denial of Personal Disadvantage Among You, Me, and All the Other Ostriches" (by Crosby, Faye, Ann Pufall, Rebecca Claire Snyder, Marion O'Connell, and Peg Whalen. (1989); Pp.79-99 in 'Gender and Thought: Psychological Perspectives' edited by Mary Crawford, and Margaret Gentry. New York: Springer-Verlag).

A great deal of research has been done to demonstrate that relatively incompetent people tend to overestimate their level of competence. And, the more incompetent people are, the more they tend to overestimate their competence.

In general, PEOPLE ARE LESS COMPETENT THAN THEY THINK THEY ARE!

In general, PEOPLE TEND TO DENY THEIR DISADVANTAGES!

You can read much more about this in #TL10E: THE POWER OF DOING THINGS RIGHT.

What this amounts to is that many people are likely to think that their win-lose switch in some area of their life is at 4, 5, or higher... when a more accurate assessment might be 2 or 3!

The big challenge facing us might be: HOW DO WE MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR LEVEL OF COMPETENCE AND TAKE STEPS TO BECOME MORE COMPETENT?

A good place for some people to start may be 'Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement' by Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D.

Incompetence is mostly a function of bad brain software!

A "Hopeless-to-Guru Scale" for Better-World Builders could be designed with levels corresponding to win-lose switch levels ranging from zero to ten. In the same way that the average person would need to attend West Point or a similar training facility in order to become a professional soldier with win-lose switch up to 9 or 10, Better-World Academies are necessary to train Better-World Builders.

Better-World Builders need to "put on their hats." The word "hat" is used here in the same way Scientologists use it. (Although there may be some "bad" in Scientology, there's also a great deal of "good" -- see #TL15A: The Good and the Bad.) Your "hat" includes all the knowledge, skills, and expertise you need to perform your task or job. Suppose we define "Better-World Builder Level 0" to "Better-World Builder Level 10." For each level we could identify the knowledge, skills, and expertise a Better-World Builder needs to master to operate successfully at that level. A checklist or checksheet could be compiled for each level with an appropriate sequence in which to acquire the knowledge, skills, and expertise of that level. Better-World Academies could provide the training necessary for each level. They would provide the necessary guidance to ensure that students "complete their checksheets" for each level.

(Although it may seem silly to compile "checksheets of knowledge, skills, and expertise" to operate at low levels, such as "Level -4 - HC - Hopeless Case (Dead Rat) - Apathy - WLS=0," if "low-level people" can learn to deliberately, intentionally, and consciously operate at these levels, they will find it much easier to learn to advance to higher levels. Typically, people "stuck at low levels," operate at these levels without control. By learning to deliberately operate at these levels, they gain control, which enables them to move up.)

I suspect that over 90% of the human population, at least in some areas of their lives, operate at these levels:

If my suspicion is correct, there's a huge potential demand for Better-World Academies to "bridge the gap." There are undoubtedly thousands of individuals, groups, organizations, and companies that perform some "Better-World Academy functions." Here are a few:

Maybe some of the above (and some of all the other thousands not mentioned) can be motivated to extend their services to provide more of the training necessary to produce effective Better-World Builders. The potential demand may be much larger than most realize! It's unrealistic to expect that there will ever be a single "Better-World Academy" that provides all the services and training a Better-World Builder could benefit from. So you're advised to "shop around!"

Strategy is most important for Better-World Builders. In the book Purple Curve Effect: SKI's Throughput on Command there's a suggestion that you find the weakest link in your chain and fix that. Asking the right questions is also most important. It's highly advisable for Better-World Builders to think in terms of the strategy that will increase their personal effectiveness as quickly as possible and by as high a degree as possible.

When it comes to tackling the rest of the world, strategy may be even more important. For example, you could invest a great deal into "reforming an education system." Then the next coercive politician or bureaucrat who takes over control of that education system undoes all your reforms in one fell swoop... and all your effort has been wasted. As an early step in tackling a project like "improving education" you may want to research the nature of the education system. Good places to start might be John Taylor Gatto and The Odysseus Group and "Are Our Schools Concentration Campuses for Mind Destruction?" It's important to realize that just because something is called an "education system" does not necessarily mean that those in control of the system regard "education" as their top priority. Brainwashing and mind destruction may be higher on their agenda.

Better-World Builders who use poor strategies may render themselves ineffective. Another important consideration is whether a system you're trying to improve is part of a larger system. For example if the "education system" you're trying to improve is part of a larger "government system" and the "government system" is "corrupt to the core"... then you may need to "fix the government system" before you can "fix the education system." You may want to start by researching #TL07B: THE NATURE OF GOVERNMENT.(What might be the "weakest link" of humanity in general?)

You could do worse than studying "It's the Strategy, Stupid!". The recommendations in this article include Strategy of the Dolphin: Scoring a Win in a Chaotic World by Dudley Lynch & Paul L. Kordis. Also highly recommended: The Mother of All Minds: Leaping Free of an Outdated Human Nature by Dudley Lynch.

The article "LIBERTOOLS: WAVE OF THE FUTURE!" may be very important in selecting your Better-World Strategies.

The sections that follow may be relevant to people "stuck at low levels" in some areas of their lives:

15. UNDERACHIEVEMENT AND SELF-SABOTAGE

16. LEARNED HELPLESSNESS

17. NEGATIVITY

18. FEAR OF REJECTION

19. PSYCHOLOGICAL REVERSAL

"From a motivational standpoint, psychological reversal is a perversion of how one's system ought to work. [emphasis added] Psychologically, reversal appears to originate when aspirations are constantly thwarted, or when an individual develops a strong sub-conscious tendency to denigrate himself and expect failure. My observations suggest that physical stress may also generate psychological reversal in an individual with a proclivity in that direction. However, whatever the origin of the condition, its effects are definite -- and devastating." -- Dr.Roger J. Callahan (Five Minute Phobia Cure: Dr. Callahan's Treatment for Fears, Phobias and Self-Sabotage

Considering that practically all human behavior is chosen -- Choice Theory: The psychology of William Glasser, M.D. (author of Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom), stating that almost all human behavior is chosen -- the psychology that explains the power of voluntary cooperation and why coercion/violence causes misery -- it follows that "psychological maladies" such as Underachievement and Self-Sabotage, Learned Helplessness, Negativity, Fear of Rejection, etc. are all forms of chosen behavior. It also means that you can "unsnap out of them" or "unchoose" them.

Furthermore, all such "psychologial maladies" can be regarded as elements of psychological reversal. So, if you have a general understanding of psychological reversal it may help you deal with any of its elements more easily. Psychological reversal is covered in some detail in:

20. BRAIN SOFTWARE SEQUENCING

As a general practice, or when a particularly useful "new piece of brain software" becomes available for you to install and implement, it may be useful to ask:

#1. WHAT BASIC OR FUNDAMENTAL BRAIN SOFTWARE MAY I REQUIRE HERE? (Vince Lombardi was one of the best football coaches of all time because he imparted football basics or fundamentals to his players better than anyone else -- "Gentleman, this is a football...")

#2. WHAT BRAIN SOFTWARE DO I NEED TO CHANGE OR DUMP BEFORE I CAN INSTALL AND IMPLEMENT THIS NEW PIECE OF BRAIN SOFTWARE?

#3. WHAT BRAIN SOFTWARE DO I NEED TO INSTALL AND IMPLEMENT BEFORE I CAN INSTALL AND IMPLEMENT THIS NEW PIECE OF BRAIN SOFTWARE?

#4. WHAT "BRAIN-CHANGE SOFTWARE" WOULD BE USEFUL FOR ME TO INSTALL AND IMPLEMENT SO ALL FUTURE UPGRADES CAN BE INSTALLED AND IMPLEMENTED MORE EASILY? (The book 'Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement' by Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. devotes many pages to the "principles of change.")

#5. WHAT CURRENT BRAIN SOFTWARE SADDLES ME WITH DISADVANTAGES? (See #TL04C: 72 Success Elements)

#6. WHAT BRAIN SOFTWARE CHANGES OR UPGRADES CAN PROVIDE ME WITH GREATER ADVANTAGES? (See THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FORMULA!)

Questions like #1 - #3, above, can be asked iteratively until a series of "necessary preliminary software steps" have been identified, that need to be taken before a particular "new piece of brain software" can be installed and implemented.

Consider someone trying to market on the Internet. He has "pieces of brain software" like: "I give up easily"; "If I don't get immediate results, I try something else"; "I don't like difficult things"; etc. Before he can install and implement in his brain "Internet marketing software," he may have to change or dump some of his existing brain software.

In order to market on the Internet, certain computer and Internet skills are required: managing folders and files, copy-and-paste, handling email, using signature files, subscribing and posting to safelists, using a "group mailer," using Google to find tutorials, etc. These skills involve installing and implementing "pieces of brain software." You may need to install and implement them before you can install and implement in your brain certain "Internet marketing software."

BY REPEATEDLY POSING QUESTIONS #1 - #6, above, TO YOURSELF, YOU CAN BECOME A FASTER LEARNER -- AND HIGHLY COMPETENT!

In certain situations you may get stuck in "fixed identities" that seem to "force" you to behave in unworkable ways. Such "identities" may cause "unwanted conditions" in your life. Such "fixed identities" may also prevent you from learning skills like Internet marketing. Such problems can be resolved through Idenics and/or Mental Imagery Procedures (MIP).

(Maybe the "fixed-identity model" can provide some insight into the unworkability of coercive political systems. "Presidents," "Prime Ministers," "Senators," "Representatives," etc. -- all the way down to the lowliest bureaucrat -- may all operate, at least some of the time, as "fixed identities." Fixed-identity coercive political systems may effectively "compel" politicians, bureaucrats, government teachers, etc., at all levels, to often behave in unworkable ways toward their citizen victims. "Democide" (murder by government) may be the worst consequence -- see Freedom, Democracy, Peace; Power, Democide, and War. Note that author R.J. Rummel may have "inferior brain software" concerning "power." Maybe, if he changed his "power" to "coercive power" (and explained the difference between "power" and "coercive power"), his message would be even more effective! See 'WAKE UP AMERICA! THE DYNAMICS OF HUMAN POWER' and "Why You Must Recognize and Understand Coercion." Another possible weakness of Rummel's website is that he doesn't sufficiently emphasize democide by agents of US Governments.)

21. AFFIRMISM AND AFFIRMISTS

André Bacard wrote the books Hunger for Power: Who Rules the World and How and The Affirmist Manifesto. His formulations will be modified and expanded, primarily by Frederick Mann and Mark Lindsay, as "Affirmism" -- possibly part of the HAB Module.

A most important part of Affirmism is that individuals completely eradicate their 'social identity' and 'instinctual identity' as described in Actualism. See particularly Introducing Actual Freedom. See also "BRAIN SOFTWARE SEQUENCING" (below), particularly #2 and #5. Idenics can be used to speed up the eradication of 'social identity' and 'instinctual identity.'

'Political identity' can be regarded as part of 'social identity.' Part of "Advanced Affirmism" is to eradicate your 'political identity' -- see Clear-Your-Mind Reports.

Ghost-Not can be regarded as part of 'social identity' and needs to be reversed or eradicated.

22. STIGMERGIC SYSTEMS

What mysterious "power" makes it possible for ants (with their miniscule brains) to collaborate and perform all the functions related to the building and maintenance of a giant ant nest? It's called "stigmergy." What if humans could use the principles of\ stigmergy to collaborate in much more powerful ways compared to traditional businesses and networks?

On his "Stigmergic Systems" website, Peter Small writes, "To be able to understand how biological systems can create order out of disorder, it is necessary to first shake off all the preconceived ideas that have been programmed into our minds by conventional education." Maybe stigmergy can be applied to make MegaBooster PRO and HAB much more effective.

23. BECOME A 10X PERFORMING PERSON!

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