Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore

Poor little Suzy lived down by the sea shore.
 
She could see the rich section of town on her route home from work

every day.
 
Suzy said, "I wish I was rich."
 
But she said that only to appease herself.
 
You see, Suzy only saw debt and in her head, in fact, she WAS that debt.
 
Suzy drifted through life.
 
She constantly complained to her co-workers about how unfair it was

that some of the girls who went to the same gym she often goes to

drive up in fancy cars and seem to have all the latest, greatest designer

clothes.
 
Suzy did not have anything of the sort.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
She barely pays her rent and gets paid to file papers, answer the phone,

and make sure her bosses' coffee is "just right."
 
Poor little UNDISCIPLINED Suzy.
 
Boo hoo.
 
Doesn't she know that life will give her what she asks of it?
 
No more- No less.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
Continually scraping to get by, Suzy laid awake one night in her

lonely apartment trying to figure out a way to start LIVING instead

of simply just surviving.
 
Suzy was dead broke and she knew she had to do something.
 
Deep inside, she also knew that she was placed on this Earth for

more than filing papers and directing phone calls.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
One day after serving her sentence at good 'ole 9 to 5, Suzy forced

herself to go to the gym.
 
She didn't know why she even bothered going because her SELF-IMAGE

was so low, she really didn't want to be there with all the "prima-donnas"

that "strut around like peacocks" at the local fitness "pick up" joint.
 
They seemed to have everything, but poor little Suzy only wallowed in her

desperate struggle and weak self image.
 
Again, boo hoo.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
Propped up upon a treadmill, Suzy put in her 30 minutes and made a dash

for the door when she was overcome by the mere sight of the "rich girls" who

always seemed to be at the gym acting as if they had not a worry in the world.
 
Suzy wondered how THEY could be so care-free and easy going when her life

was a continual roller-coaster of paycheck to paycheck.
 
Poor little Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
Another day had passed, and Suzy found herself sitting staring at a stack of

unopened bills that were piling up on her kitchen table.
 
She knew she had to make a change, but how, she pondered....
 
"I am broke and almost ready to throw in the towel" she said to herself.
 
Poor little Suzy.
 
Blame
 
Shame
 
Victim
 
She blamed everyone for her mess as she made her way to the bathroom.
 
Suzy stood in front of the mirror and took a hard, deep look at herself.
 
Suddenly, she couldn't get her mind off one of the "prima-donnas" from

the gym.
 
It was almost as if she saw this other girl in the mirror.
 
She closed her eyes to try to re-focus, but the image of this girl kept staring
 
back at her.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
Determined to find out more about this girl, Suzy went to the gym after work

the next day.
 
There she saw the girl in her head cooling off after an aerobics class.
 
But poor little Suzy did not have the guts to approach her.
 
Her self-image wouldn't allow it.
 
And besides, her fragile EGO wouldn't let her out of her comfort zone either.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
Back at her 9 to 5 date with desperation, Suzy asked one of the girls
 
in her office if she knew the girl at the gym who "always seems to be there,
 
drives that Audi convertible, and radiates with confidence".
 
"Oh yeah, that's Samantha Jones. She used to work here!"
 
"She did what?" said Suzy.
 
"Yeah, that's Samantha Jones; she actually used to work here and in fact, she
 
was a secretary just like you!" said her co-worker.
 
"How long ago did she work here?" asked Suzy with a bewildered look
 
on her face.
 
"She quit about a year and a half ago.  I think she found a 'Sugar Daddy'."
 
Now more determined than ever, Suzy headed to the gym for the third day in a

row to find out more about this "Samantha Jones".
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
 
After changing into her boring work-out sweats, Suzy got to the gym at saw
 
Samantha's convertible in the parking lot and she decided that today was the

day she was actually going to talk to this girl.

She was determined to find out why she mysteriously has been on her mind for

the last week and how she got to live the lifestyle she is living only months

after leaving a job that paid barely enough to survive.

Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.
 
Suzy entered the gym and immediately saw Samantha and decided today was

the day.
 
Suzy hopped on to the open treadmill next to Samantha and became 

immediately fixated on the magnetism of this former secretary.
 
Without hesitation, Suzy stopped her treadmill and looked directly at

Samantha and said, "May I ask you a question?"
 
Samantha, who was more than responsive, said "Sure, ask me anything

you'd like but I have a massage appointment in five minutes. Would you

care to join me in the massage center and I can answer all of your

questions?"
 
"Oh, I can't afford that. " said Suzy.
 
"I understand" said an empathetic Samantha.

Samantha suggested they grab a chair out on the balcony so they could chat.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.
 
Sipping her post workout drink, Samantha relaxed and waited for Suzy to

join her.
 
Suzy made her way to the balcony and timidly approached Samantha.
 
"I work at Smithco and I heard that you used to work as a secretary there

as well.

Is that true?"
 
Samantha proudly responded, "Yes, I used to work there! How is everyone?"
 
Suzy couldn't believe it.
 
She wondered how a former secretary could apparently have all Samantha had
 
when her meager wage barely covered her less-than-eloquent existence.
 
"How is it that you drive such a nice car and always seem to be at the
 
gym, no matter what time of day it is?" asked Suzy.
 
"A while back, I simply made a decision to be myself and do what I love."
 
"You mean you haven't married a rich doctor or anything like that?" blurted

Suzy without even thinking what she just implied to someone she just met.
 
"Nope. No rich doctor.  In fact, I am single!" Samantha exclaimed proudly.
 
Now even more puzzled, Suzy asked the million dollar question;  "So if you

haven't married a rich guy, where are you getting all of your money?"
 
Samantha laughed at Suzy's boldness.
 
"Like I said, I decided to be me and earn income doing what I love and now I
 
have all the time and money I need."
 
"Go on." urged Suzy.
 
"I knew as a secretary, I would only earn income on a 40 hour work week and
 
that wasn't going to cut it.  So I researched ways to learn about how successful
 
people operate and I discovered that it really isn’t any more difficult to earn ten

dollars than it is to earn one."
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.
 
"Within a very short time period, I learned how big business operates and I
 
modeled my efforts after proven, billion dollar companies. 
 
I turned from 'secretary' to 'Samantha' in less than six months"
 
"Wow!" is all Suzy could say.
 
Samantha went on; "Just like you, I served an employer without serving myself.
 
I learned that I needed to build my self-image first, then I could serve others
 
by showing them that they don't have to live below their capabilities and can

actually have all they want out of life."
 
Mesmerized by Samantha's shear presence, Suzy had to know more.
 
"Please continue."  begged Suzy.
 
"Now I earn income by helping others build income and I am paid
 
based on a 1000 hour work week and WHO I AM versus being paid
 
only by a job title."

"How in the world do you do that Samantha?"
 
"I have a business model that allows me to earn off of the efforts of

other people, their time, and their energy just like ALL big businesses

do.
 
I allow others who work WITH me to prosper and benefit as I do.  It's

a win-win situation for everyone involved."

Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.
 
"I am lost Samantha.  How does that work?" asked Suzy.
 
"Ok Suzy. I would be happy to tell you- why don't you grab a piece of

paper and a pen so you can take some notes." suggested Samantha.
 
Samantha began; "I tapped into a system where I can build an
 
organization where I get paid in multiple ways and direct everyone
 
I do business with into a partnership that pays me residually.  That way, I
 
am actually building a business and I don't have to start over at ground
 
zero every month like most employees do.
 
This transformation turned me from EMPLOYEE to ENTREPRENEUR and I

haven't looked back since."

Suzy's head started to swell and not long after, she stood up and yelled

from the balcony,  "Suzy sells sea shells by the sea shore, but NO MORE!"
 
Samantha continued; "I earn income multiple ways compared to your one

way."
 
I earn when people need training.
 
I earn when they buy products.
 
I earn when they buy tools.
 
I earn when they place ads.
 
I earn when they needs leads for their business.

I earn when they work those leads.
 
I earn when they hire new people.

I earn from every sale they make.
 
I earn when they attend seminars.
 
"Can you see you see how this would be the solution to your cash flow

problem Suzy?"
 
"I am floored!" said Suzy as she sat stunned as if she was hit by a ray

of light.
 
She knew she had just heard someone impart wisdom upon her and she
 
was, in fact, headed in the right direction.
 
She immediately felt full of hope and was inspired to learn that a former
 
secretary had cracked "THE CODE" and was telling her how to do the same!
 
Samantha continued, "Most people dwell upon their sorry state and do not
 
believe they can earn income by any other means than serving an employer
 
that only pays them JUST ENOUGH to remain employed.
 
You see, FREEDOM has to be earned and there IS a price to pay for that

freedom.
 
True freedom requires that one THINKS correctly and actually DOES what

is in his or her heart and does not live based on how someone else says

they should. 
 
Are you with me Suzy?"
 
"Yes, I see your point" said Suzy who now started to feel as if she was
 
ARMOR-PLATED and FULL of ATTITUDE.

Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.
 
Samantha was on a roll; "You see Suzy, people SAY they want freedom, but
 
they do not DO what it takes to be free.
 
They say "I want to earn CEO income" but inside they are no larger than
 
an ant; and yet, they work less efficiently and diligently than that same ant.
 
"How do I start if I don't have any money?" asked Suzy.
 
"The question is what direction will you continue if you DON'T get started

is the question you should really be asking Suzy." Samantha replied with

a level of confidence and certainty that Suzy found very appealing and

magnetizing.
 
"The problem with a lot of people is they make their decisions based on what

they SEE; not necessarily in what they believe in, Suzy. 
 
What is IN YOUR HEART and IN YOUR HEAD Suzy? 
 
What makes you feel alive? 
 
What vision does God have for you?"
 
Suzy felt like she just got called out of the LIE she had been living and it

was time to let the air out of the EGO that has held her back for years.
 
"I love feeling healthy and exercising.  I feel as if God wants me to share

the gift of health and wellness with others." exclaimed a blossoming Suzy.
 
"Keep going Suzy, let it out" urged Samantha.
 
"I feel that I am worthy of all I want but there has been something else

telling me that I can't do what is inside of me."
 
"Could that be the conditioning that an outside source has imparted INTO

you Suzy?"
 
asked Samantha.
 
"Yes, it certainly isn't ME thinking that.  I KNOW that for sure.  I have always

wanted to be more than a secretary because that position does not allow me

to express myself."
 
"Tell me about your passion for health and wellness." said Samantha as she

opened the door for Suzy to enter the world of the REAL Suzy......
 
"When I come to the gym I feel alive and I want everyone to share this feeling.
 
It feels so good when I know I can contribute to others by showing them the

benefits of living a healthy lifestyle."
 
"Ok" Samantha acknowledged and she added, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if you

could earn an amazing income AND share your gifts with others Suzy?"
 
"Yes, that would be awesome!  But is that possible?" questioned Suzy.
 
"Possible?" said Samantha.
 
"First off, using the word 'possible' like that implies doubt.

I know anything is possible and to answer your question, yes, it is possible

and highly probable if you have
 
the DRIVE
 
the DESIRE
 
the DEDICATION
 
the DILIGENCE
 
and the DETERMINATION to succeed.
 
You can take your passion for health and fitness and turn it into a lifestyle
 
for you and others by following a few simple steps."
 
"How do I do that?" enthusiastically asked Suzy as she sat on the edge of

her chair.
 
Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.

Samantha’s reply set the stage for Suzy’s future development; "I suggest

you start to THINK like an entrepreneur starting right now.”

She continued, “First of all learn how to sell and realize that nothing happens

until a sale is made. Then open your eyes and look to see how big business

operates and then simply mimic the successful actions that they make.”

“Is that all?” questioned a puzzled Suzy.

“There’s far more than just that, but what you just heard is the basis of what it

takes to get started.” replied Samantha.

“I study the stuff they were AFRAID to teach us in regular school because 
 
they really don't want us to get a higher image of ourselves because then, there

would be nobody left to support THEIR system."
 
"Ain't that the truth" stated Suzy as she nodded her head in agreement.
 
“Once you get the ball rolling you will learn how to turn your passion for health

and fitness into a LIFESTYLE so you can play all day like I do and be a walking,

talking EXAMPLE for others to follow and learn from. 
 
My life is now a blessing because I get to do what I love and teach others how

to do the same.  How would you like that same lifestyle Suzy?"
 
"Oh, I am ALREADY there Samantha.  I am ALREADY THERE!"
 
Suzy used to sell sea shells by the sea shore, but now she sold herself on herself!
 
Before Samantha went off to her massage appointment, she handed Suzy a sheet

of paper and said, "This is something that is on the dashboard of my Audi.

I read it several times a day. I think you’ll find the message universal and

applicable.” 
 
"Blessed are those who trust in the Lord.....
They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water. Such
trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by
long months of drought.  Their leaves stay green
and they go right on producing delicious fruit."
 
After seeing the smile appear on Suzy's face,
 
Samantha pranced off for her massage knowing that
 
she just changed the life of another lost soul.
 
"All in a day's work" Samantha said to herself as her masseuse
 
held open the door for her weekly massage.

Suzy sells sea shells down by the sea shore, but no more.


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Copyrighted material from Michael Malone's upcoming book "Mindspeak"

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