There once was this guy that got a dirty old lamp for his birthday. He cleaned it up and POOF!--out popped a genie!

"I shall give you three wishes. You may have anything you like."

So the guys thinks for a minute and says, "I would like a billion dollars."

"You shall have it," and the genie grants him the wish. "Anything else?"

The guy thinks for a while. Then, "I would like a VW Bug with A/C, power locks, power windows, 10-disk changer, you know the works."

"Your wish is my command. What is your last wish?"

"Hmmm. I think I'll save it for a rainy day."

"OK, suit yourself," says the genie.

So the guy gets in his new VW and goes for a drive to show all his friends. He turns on the radio. There's a very familiar commercial on. The guy starts singing to it: "I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener."

Wow! What a shock that would be. Funny isn't it.

Yet the warning is there. Be careful what you wish for because you will most certainly get it.

Too few of us recognize the power of the spoken word or the power of our minds. The things we think about all day long will come to pass.

Many of those things turn out to be things we do not want. That is why it is so important to control anger. Those things we emotionally align ourselves with and speak about are the things we get back.

It is fine if those things are positive, but what about the times you slip and speak out in anger? Do you want those things to come back?

In a very direct way these are the kinds of things you wish for. You don't have to have "I wish" in front of the subject.

That is also why those wishing for a million dollars end up in trouble when they get it. Few people recognize what happens when that kind of a windfall arrives. It is deadly, to say the least. One is far better to build up to it rather than have it dumped into your life.

Do you realize that not one person thinks they will have trouble if they won a million dollars, yet the records are staggeringly dismal. It usually ends up in broken marriages, delinquent kids, drug related incidents and altogether ruined lives. The vast majority end up like this.

Be careful what you wish for.

Those who wish for each day to be successful and happy are the ones who win. Think on this for a minute. If you wish for each day to be successful, and if you are working on your plan to become wealthy, are you not better off? Even if only seventy five percent of your days were successful you would still arrive at your destination.

That way you build up your experience of handling money. You learn the things you must do as you proceed to your objective. When you arrive you not only had fun getting there but you can have fun enjoying it without fear of ruining yours or anyone else's life.

You also have the self esteem that goes with doing it yourself, a vital ingredient for continued success, happiness, poise, power, peace and joy.

Be Careful What You Wish For!

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