Orrin, We live in a world of entitlement mentality, which is at the root of socialism and anti-capitalistic doctrine. Thank you so much for these articles and information that are helping me stay on track in this fight for freedom. The enemies out therearen't sleeping, neither should I in this fight. 4 Laps is always running through my mind now after I listened to it again recently. What a challenge! To do our best and then go further and further, limited only by ourselves and how we think. Stinking Thinking only comes in when we stay stagnant and self-absorb.

This is a prime example of why the media war is so important. Our society is full of people that won’t accept personal responsibility. The litigation has been referred to as the blue-collar lottery and many hope to settle out of court because they know their case has no merit. I believe it was Lance Smith who said a lot of people want something for nothing.
There is a leadership crisis in our country and the TEAM will be instrumental in correcting this problem. We need to get things like Chuck Goetschel’s recent CD/LLR- 330 (Have a brilliant future) into the hands of more people.
I commend Wal-Mart for sticking up for what is right even though it costs them more in the short term. This reminds me of others that I know. :)
Freedom comes from Truth - Rory

This sounds rather familiar... Ah yes, I read about how the US had something like 70% (not an exact quote or figure... just a guess because I don't have the book in front of me) of the lawyers in the world. You can't steal second with your foot on first. Love that book.

@Anonymous
Heh, neat you mentioned something. I haven't heard 4 Laps yet, but it is next in my disc changer at work actually. Just finishing up E.Q. now.

In connection to the CD 4 Laps the DVD Lung Busters (DVD 5) is great if you can get hold of it.

"Fire and Honor"
DaveC
(All Star Team)

Thanks Dave!

Orrin,
The more I read and study my history, the more clearer everything gets. Actually, the more I pull my head away from the "idiot box" and switch my audio player over to the "CD setting", the more I'm learning about the society in which we're living in. My opinion is, the people of this country have become way to reliant their government!
The government committee's that are in place have become the people's conscience in this country! Mainstream America has somehow, over time, lost the ability to think for themselves and are being influenced by others who have no vested interest in anyone but themselves! It's become a self serving society! I want people to understand something.... I didn't just one day wake up and figure this stuff out! Infact, the more I'm learning, the less I realize I actually do know! Which is a good thing, because it keeps me hungry to learn more, yet, it's a constant battle of the mind everyday because I want to know it NOW! I thank God that I've been blessed with the TEAM system. The best thing that's happened to me is my ability to confront reality. I was the preverbial "ostrich with the head in sand" for too many years! Now that I've done that, and made the commitment to move forward and do what's right, I have definately been exposed to those who oppose this way of thinking. I've definately taken a few shots, but, I'm getting to the point where I'm really starting to enjoy it. I don't go looking for it, but, I'm not backing down when I know it's right. This was the mindset of our forefathers and our veteran's and the many hero's whom have sacrificed their lives for this country. It pains me to know that there are people out there who choose to ignore the past and act like the people who fought for our freedoms are just a fiction story or even a figment of our imagination! As Jim Nelson Black once quoted "America is trading it's freedom for security" !
We need leaders that exemplify honor, duty, integrity and character leading this country. It's going to take more and more people locking arms and saying "enough is enough"! It's going to take millions of people with courage enough to "climb that ladder" regardless of their fear of heights and regardless of how exposed their rear end is! We need to make it happen. There are no options here. Orrin, I apologize for the rant, but, I felt it needed to be said. Thank you for this wonderful system and leading me to the likes of people who are willing to put it all on the line everyday... like yourself. Like the George Guzzardo's, the Eric Blohmdahl's, the Dan Hawkin's, the Steve Leurquin's, the Phill Klamm's of this world! I'm a better man because of all of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ~ Gary S.
Phil. 4:13. "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me."

I love the Team solution! As Team gets bigger, the Something for Nothing club gets smaller as more people join the cause of personal development.

The remaining hardcore sue-happy clubbers will have a harder and harder time playing that game as millions of pro personal developers set our national policies - for the people instead of for managing the people.

To a million and beyond! Wahoooo!

It's ok.... I LOVE TOMATOES!!!

""Pastor Dickie has told me repeatedly, "If you don't like criticism then Say Nothing, Do Nothing, and Be Nothing." ......I will gladly take my criticism and the corresponding accomplishments than join the crowd of spectators whose only claim to fame is that they can throw tomatoes at others success""

After the week we have had here, I enjoyed reading the above. It helps put things into a different perspective after having your family hit you with intense insults, and rudeness like "Thats not retirement, you are still working, even if it is only a couple hours a day, you still have a job"

Thanks for your thoughts! and for Monavie!

It just goes to show, real leaders will always do the right thing, even if it's: More difficult, more costly, more time consuming, and higher risk.

Orrin and fellow Bloggers;

Many, many years ago I was in a place where I needed to make a stand and when this happened, I did not truly know where I stood on this particular issue. The details of the issue don't really matter for this blog; the point is I needed to make this stand. Any issue will work here because the principle is timeless and can be applied to any issue.

Anyway, while in this place, I saw a certain group of people get picked on, called names, beat up, harassed and so on, and while this was happening, the other people in authority would look the other way. And what I saw was appalling to me. It just did not sit right with me especially the way this group of people was being treated. Now let me back up a bit....

Several years prior to this, my life was changed by a person of this "other group" mentioned above and I found myself earlier in my life doing the same things to this group of people too. I carried hate and unforgiveness and even found myself wanting to hurt them back the way they had hurt me. But God had other plans.

So there I was, many, many years ago, in this place, watching how others would hurt and mame this one group, the very group that I hated several years earlier and really had never known where I stood on this issue until God allowed me to see the injustice first hand. And so I had to make a decision. Where did I stand on this issue? Do I defend them or allow others to continue to hurt them? What to do... What to do.... WHAT TO DO?????

The answer came to me rather quickly one day while I was watching a "bully" so to speak, pick on one of these people. He had him back against a wall and was pushing on him, hitting him, calling him foul names and I HAD HAD ENOUGH. And I took action. I stepped between the two and pushed the bigger guy down onto the floor and told him to stay there for his own good. I then told him it was wrong what he was doing. Needless to say, this guy decided to get back up so I had no choice at the time but to make sure he didn't get back up.

I don't know where this courage came from but I know I was scared. At any rate, on that day, I changed not only my way of thinking but my actions as well. Today, I see this group of people that I hated in the past and I will defend them until my death.

Again, I did not put too much detail in here because this issue can be any issue where we stood one way earlier in our life and then later in life realized the injustice and decided to make a change, to make a stand, to Stand in The Gap.

And so it is with TEAM. Many, many men and women have realized just where they stand today even though they know and realize that their past is past. And with this knowledge, these men and women of TEAM do not rely on attorneys to do their bidding just so they can sue the other guy. Instead, these men and women of TEAM do one thing very well. They listen and learn, they grow inside and they learn to show others how to do this. God has blessed each and every person on TEAM to have that very same ability and I promise you this:

There will come a day in your life where you will have to decide where you stand and I hope and pray that day is soon.

Go With God, Live in Peace.

Tim Peterson

This isn't the place but I had to get this out because it relates so well to the "Media War". please read below and post elsewhere if you feel it appropriate. Thank you.

Jim Neugent is a coach in Childress, Texas
Jim writes:
My name is Jim Neugent. I wrote to ABC (on-line) concerning a program called 'THE PRACTICE.' In last nights episode, one of the lawyer's mothers decided she is gay and wanted her son to go to court and help her get a marriage license so she could marry her 'partner.' I sent the following letter to ABC yesterday and really did not expect a reply, but I did get one.

My original message was:

ABC is obsessed with the subject of homosexuality. I will no longer watch any of your attempts to convince the world that homosexuality is OK. 'THE PRACTICE' can be a fairly good show, but last night's program was so typical of your agenda. You picked the 'dufus' of the office to be the one who was against the idea of his mother being gay, and made him look like a whiner because he had convictions. This type of mentality calls people like me a 'gay basher.'
Read the first chapter of Romans (that's in the Bible) and see what the apostle Paul had to say about it.... He, God and Jesus were all 'gay bashers'. What if she'd fallen in love with her cocker spaniel? Is that an alternative life style? (By the way, the Bible speaks against that, too.)
--Jim Neugent

Here is ABC's reply from the ABC on-line webmaster:

How about getting your nose out of the Bible (which is ONLY a book of stories compiled by MANY different writers hundreds of years ago) and read the declaration of independence (what our nation is built on), where it says 'All Men are Created equal,' and try treating them that way for a change!
Or better yet, try thinking for yourself and stop using an archaic book of stories as your lame crutch for your existence. You are in the minority in this country, and your boycott will not affect us at ABC or our freedom of statement.

Jim Neugent's second response to ABC: Thanks for your reply. From your harsh reply, evidently I hit a nerve. I will share it with all with whom I come in contact. Hopefully, the Arkansas Democrat Newspaper will include it in one of their columns and I will be praying for you.
- -Jim Neugent- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Note: Wouldn't Satan just love it if people stopped using the Bible for a crutch? Please resend this to everyone in your mailbox.

-- Thanks, Jim Neugent

I wonder if the person from ABC considered how many people would read this e-mail! This is one we should definitely pass on.
Yes this is really True:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/practic e.asp

The link is wrong. The person writing back was the webmaster, not any official ABC person, this was in 1999. The real response from ABC is at the correct snopes link:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/practice.asp

There is a space in the word practice that shouldn't be there.

Utah,
Thanks for setting the record straight. The overzealous employee who sent the unauthorized email undoubtedly became much more circumspect in his actions in the future (with whomever his new employer is) as should anyone who takes note of the penalty he paid for his hasty words. We all should salute Jim Neugent for taking a stand for his beliefs which prompted ABC to take the action it did in this case.

"Fire and Honor"
DaveC
(All Star Team)

The link with the space between the c and e in practice doesn't work. I got the following message:
"I can't find the page you're looking for.
It was probably a page about something really interesting,
but the URL you entered doesn't point to anything on this site.
Might I recommend you try the search engine at http://www.snopes.com/search to help you locate the item you want?
You really should try it.
I have lots of great stories to tell you about vanishing hitchhikers
and bloody hooks
and exploding whales
and glurge
and gun-toting grannies
and hairy-armed hitchhikers
and murdered roommates."

"Fire and Honor"
DaveC
(All Star Team)

I urge every person reading the post above by careyd to go to the snopes website and get the rest of the story. We are in a media war, but I truly believe it begins by giving only the part of the story that will make others want to act/believe in a certain way. By not giving the whole story, we are just as much at fault as if we do not take the time to get the whole story.