My wife and I were lucky enough to visit a gold mine in Africa. We discovered that it was more than gold. We go deep into “mother earth”, more than a mile deep. We experienced firsthand where gold has been stored for millennia, how fabulous it looked, how exciting it was, our hearts were beating in our chests.
Many times in my life I asked myself “how is it possible that so many people all over the world craved gold so badly for so many years” until I saw the real secret with my own eyes.
This gold mine is in Johannesburg, South Africa; We went down a mine shaft which felt like a once in a lifetime trip, deep into the belly of the earth. We walk through a narrow tunnel, feel the high and humid temperature and notice the dim lights hanging on the side of the tunnel that portrays a scary movie. Finally, when we reached the rock wall where the gold was layered in its splendid beauty that was hidden in solid rock, we were in awe.
With our fingers we touched the rough surface of the rock, admiring the view in the twilight and it brought smiles to our faces. We dream of what this gold can bring to our lives, the pleasure and beauty it can offer people. What a beautiful sight to see. Hidden for so long where no one has seen it before. Yes, it was an exciting moment.
The shimmering layers of gold embedded in the hard rock are so tantalizing to the mind. The actual material, never before possessed, belongs to mother earth, but must be mined with careful planning, great skill, and hard work. It was very overwhelming to think that there was over a mile of rocks piled up above our heads, one gets the feeling of utter insignificance. The mind quickly turns away from feeling such danger. You bring your mind back to its senses and start dreaming again as you see the layers of gold shimmering in front of you. Our headlights flickered left and right, creating a bright reflection back at us. You have the urge to dig it up by hand, but realize that knowledge and skill must be applied to bring it to the surface and only then can it be melted, purified, molded and then admired and enjoyed.
Our tour guide told us that the mines are in operation 24 hours a day, it never stops and is closed only on Christmas day. He brought us back to the surface in the mine’s slow elevator; he took us to the crucibles that are on earth. The hot flames melted the pieces of rock in the red-hot furnace; the heat could be felt from a distance. Skilled workers poured the molten lava into rectangular block vessels, the gold began to shine again; it has been separated from the dirt. After the cooling period, it was poured out so we could look at it and admire it. Large square blocks of solid gold from the depths of the unknown world.
How majestic it was, how lucky to see such beauty and experience the feeling of wealth that it can bring to so many when you show it to others: precious gold that has been hidden for thousands of years. People enjoy that feeling of great wealth and beauty when you own a piece of such beauty. Yes, we were privileged to see it deep in the womb of the earth and it is now in a pure solid block, but it took skill and leadership to get it to this stage. More skill is required to take it to the next level to make it even more useful.
Recently, I sat down and reminisced about that great experience we had. It came to my mind that an online home-based business is a carbon copy of digging for gold. All the land where gold is stored is the equivalent of “internet”. It’s overwhelming and confusing to know where to look for the shiny gold that the internet can offer you, you know it’s there, but it’s hidden under a lot of “internet dirt”.
The drive to seek it out to enrich it, the knowledge and skill it takes to bring it to the surface, the refining process; all of this requires special skill sets to make it happen. Yes, mine leaders know that it takes one step at a time to get the bottom line. The concentration on the essential things, the purification process, the overcoming of obstacles, the learning processes, the self-control, the action to be taken to obtain it, the teamwork and the cooperation that is needed to succeed while keeping in mind the end result of success.
All of those steps are necessary to get that feeling of brilliant success that brings joy into one’s life knowing that it will finally shine bright. The feeling of owning the gold, loving it, sharing the beauty with others, then they will begin to desire it too, then they will want it for themselves and show it to others. I thought to myself that this is why so many people around the world have wanted gold so badly for so many years. A home based online marketing business is a carbon copy of the gold mining process. You’re doubling it every step of the way. It requires searching for the real stuff, sifting it, purifying it, and working on it so that it can run 24 hours a day non-stop all over the world, much like the gold mine.
My wife and I have experienced this gold mine venture first hand with both gold and internet marketing. We have been successful in training many people around the world. We became leaders for others because we took hard hits in life and we endured. This leadership is now offered for people to achieve what they previously thought was impossible for themselves. They gain a much higher vision by setting higher goals, and in many cases achieve much greater results than they thought possible for themselves. The gold shines out in the gloom until the headlight flashes on it, it starts to shine again. A new mindset skill raises the chance to overcome, win to achieve and reach the goal.
This is rewarding and exciting, but it’s even more exciting for those in training. It’s a satisfying feeling to give and share new skills and we know it should be shared with many people who are hungry for great leadership. Helping others always gives us the feeling of freedom and happiness. Self-investment is like looking for gold in the ground, when it is found and mastered the ability to bring it to the surface to melt it is very joyful. That’s when you hold your own in this fast-moving, dangerous, and unpredictable world.
As a family we travel a lot, it is exciting, enlightening and extremely educational. We’ve learned a lot from the gold mine episode, it’s much more than panning for gold.
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