Wealthy mindset subject of seminar

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Millionaire Mind event expected to attract hundreds to Cobo for tips on peak potential.
Maureen McDonald / Special to The Detroit News

DETROIT -- More than 700 people are expected to fill the riverfront ballroom of Cobo Center this weekend when Doug Nelson leads a highly energized group in dances, pledges, games and visualizations to make money through the Millionaire Mind Intensive formula.

"Becoming wealthy is not about big cars," laughs Nelson, 38, who lives in Dallas and teaches Millionaire Mind workshops around the world for the Vancouver-based Peak Potentials Training Inc., and drives a Corvette. "It's about being ready to accept life on its terms. Chances are it's going to rain someday; having an ark already built is a good idea."

What changes for people?

"I literally walked out the door with greater focus and clarity for how to take our business to the next level in order to live with purpose, passion and prosperity," said Jill Jordan, co-owner of Smart Women's Coaching in Farmington Hills, who attended twice before.

Here are a few answers from Nelson on the economy and increasing wealth:

Q . Detroit has an image of an auto industry is in turmoil, growing job cuts and city scandals. How can you turn this image around?

A . The people in Detroit are harder on themselves than the rest of the country. Many cities are affected by problems with dwindling manufacturing jobs. Other towns booted out their mayors. Tough situations, not positive situations, capture the national attention. Remember, Detroit could become the world leader for building automobiles with alternative energy.

Q . Do you see the nation's economy situation as cyclical?
A . Yes. After every major recession and depression comes expansion. It goes up and down with frequency. This economy will turn around. Before then, set the stage for capitalizing on the turnaround. How you educate yourself now will determine what happens. Detroiters have an opportunity to lead the country in a different, a positive direction.

Q . How do people cope with the sky-falling bad news?
A . You ought to be out there selling umbrellas to protect people from falling shards of sky. Look up. Everything is on sale right now. Buy foreclosed houses or cheap stock. Rockefeller made millions during the Depression. Rich people look for opportunities this situation left behind.

Q . What do you call a financial blueprint?
A . T. Harv Eker, founder of this work and author of "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind," found people's beliefs, habits and traits, confidence levels had direct impact on their ability to produce and maintain money. Eker identified exercises to uncover individual beliefs and declarations you recite every day to shift your mind into the game of wealth.

Q . What do I do with this blueprint?
A . I've come very close to dying in a natural gas accident in 2003. If I learned anything, it was the gift of life. I don't sweat the small stuff. I know I can generate money. If I share any lesson, it is to tell people to write down their goals and set up an action plan. Do what engages their hearts. Now is the time. In three or four years, tops, the economy will rebound.

Maureen McDonald is a Metro Detroit free-lance writer.