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toasterwater · 11-27-2006, 10:39 AM

Okay guys,

I'm happy to see how many of you responded so positively to this thread. I'm sure that many others will as well, so we obviously have our man-power, so to speak, the next step is obviously a plan (like youve all been asking about).

As some of you hinted to, organization will be key. I think a good starting point will be to assemble a team. Im still not clear on all details yet, but im excited about the visions I'm having.

Another key point brought up was cause. What will our goal be, specifically. Thats the great thing about it, who says we have to have only one specific goal? Why not brainstorm many ideas, and put them into action as resources become available. For instance, the renewable energy source idea is a good one. I'm sure that someone in our circle has a background in engineering, there are already many great ideas out (i.e. Hydrogen fuel cells coupled with alcohol reformers to power cars) but as far as i know, they are not being used because of the reluctancy to leave our beloved fossil fuels. If we could come up with an idea to start a company that manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel cell cars, all we would have to do is pool enough capitol (along with the many other resources necessary to start such a business), and when our resources become available, we can take action.

That is of course just one idea. We can work on an unlimited amount of projects from utilizing renewable energy sources, to world peace, to saving the whales (or cows, pigs, chickens, etc

).

I see a few steps before we actually take action though. First we have to organize a team of leaders. This organization will consist of hundreds, possibly even thousands (or who knows, maybe millions) of people, and i think a certain level of democracy will need to be in place. I see a group of maybe up to 10 or 15 individuals as a starting point, but a mass of many more members who may not have to participate as actively (alot of us have busy schedules).

If we do start this, we will need to advertise. Many of us have blogs of some sort, and many of those are personal development related. Steves blog alone has over a million page views/ month does it not? If we all start advertising for this, we could easily bring enough people to our cause.

This organization doesn't have to focus 100% on action though. With this many like minded people, the powers of personal development within should be unlimited. I can see people who are early in their stages of personal development recieving help from others who may be further along. We are our own most valuable resource. By helping develop eachother into PD powerhouses (forgive the terminology

) we will only strengthen our community. Imagine how much we will be able to accomplish if we can get 10, 20, 50, or 100 people (or even more) to the level of financial freedom that steve pavlina is currently enjoying.

Like I've been saying, I have alot of exciting ideas, but they are not all perfectly clear yet. Let me know what you think of this.

Oh, one more thing, I shouldn't be advertising for my site yet, but a buddy and I have started a personal development site. With 3 posts and a bio section, it is far from being advertisable, or even fully funtional, but i did write an article that goes along with this idea very well. If you have time, visit this article (don't worry, its short and sweet), and let me know what you think.

11-27-2006, 10:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
toasterwater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 247	more thoughts Okay guys, I'm happy to see how many of you responded so positively to this thread. I'm sure that many others will as well, so we obviously have our man-power, so to speak, the next step is obviously a plan (like youve all been asking about). As some of you hinted to, organization will be key. I think a good starting point will be to assemble a team. Im still not clear on all details yet, but im excited about the visions I'm having. Another key point brought up was cause. What will our goal be, specifically. Thats the great thing about it, who says we have to have only one specific goal? Why not brainstorm many ideas, and put them into action as resources become available. For instance, the renewable energy source idea is a good one. I'm sure that someone in our circle has a background in engineering, there are already many great ideas out (i.e. Hydrogen fuel cells coupled with alcohol reformers to power cars) but as far as i know, they are not being used because of the reluctancy to leave our beloved fossil fuels. If we could come up with an idea to start a company that manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel cell cars, all we would have to do is pool enough capitol (along with the many other resources necessary to start such a business), and when our resources become available, we can take action. That is of course just one idea. We can work on an unlimited amount of projects from utilizing renewable energy sources, to world peace, to saving the whales (or cows, pigs, chickens, etc ). I see a few steps before we actually take action though. First we have to organize a team of leaders. This organization will consist of hundreds, possibly even thousands (or who knows, maybe millions) of people, and i think a certain level of democracy will need to be in place. I see a group of maybe up to 10 or 15 individuals as a starting point, but a mass of many more members who may not have to participate as actively (alot of us have busy schedules). If we do start this, we will need to advertise. Many of us have blogs of some sort, and many of those are personal development related. Steves blog alone has over a million page views/ month does it not? If we all start advertising for this, we could easily bring enough people to our cause. This organization doesn't have to focus 100% on action though. With this many like minded people, the powers of personal development within should be unlimited. I can see people who are early in their stages of personal development recieving help from others who may be further along. We are our own most valuable resource. By helping develop eachother into PD powerhouses (forgive the terminology ) we will only strengthen our community. Imagine how much we will be able to accomplish if we can get 10, 20, 50, or 100 people (or even more) to the level of financial freedom that steve pavlina is currently enjoying. Like I've been saying, I have alot of exciting ideas, but they are not all perfectly clear yet. Let me know what you think of this. Oh, one more thing, I shouldn't be advertising for my site yet, but a buddy and I have started a personal development site. With 3 posts and a bio section, it is far from being advertisable, or even fully funtional, but i did write an article that goes along with this idea very well. If you have time, visit this article (don't worry, its short and sweet), and let me know what you think.