http://thewinonline.com/episodes/158/feed en ℗ & © 2009 Light the World Light the World Marnie Pehrson Welcome to "Light the World," the show that helps you transform your life experiences and talents into a profitable expertise that will impact the world for good. Using Christian principles and smart business and marketing strategies, Marnie gives you practical tips and tools for discovering and packaging "you" in a way that draws others to you - people who are eager to receive your message, purchase your products, and hire you for your expertise. Subscribe to Light the World by Email Welcome to "Light the World," the show that helps you transform your life experiences and talents into a profitable expertise that will impact the world for good. Using Christian principles and smart business and marketing strategies, Marnie gives you practical tips and tools for discovering and packaging "you" in a way that draws others to you - people who are eager to receive your message, purchase your products, and hire you for your expertise. Subscribe to Light the World by Email clean Light the World marniep@mindspring.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/what-are-you-willing-invest-your-dreams Many women, especially Christian women have a hang-up about charging for their services. Some even expect others to give them things -- especially if they feel what the person is selling came from God originally. After all, didn't Jesus say, "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."  (Luke 6:38) I am a big believer in the principle of giving and sharing with others generously. But there is a fine line between giving when you feel impressed to and other people expecting you to constantly work for free. In fact, we aren't doing people any favors when we're always giving them things. They don't learn the fundamental law of nature known as the Law of Sacrifice. The fact is, we live in a monetary world, and until we understand what money really represents, we'll struggle unlocking abundance in our own lives. Let's put it this way, would Jesus have required his fishermen followers to constantly give away the fish they brought into their boats? Was it immoral for Peter and Andrew to sell their fish at market? After all, the fish came freely from the sea. God created the fish and the sea. Sometimes Jesus even told them exactly where to let down their nets! So why should Peter and Andrew be able to sell the fish for money? What of the farmer? God created the land and soil the farmer tills. God even created the seeds, air and water. So, perhaps all farmers should just give away their produce. If you walked over to a farmer's market and asked the farmer to give you all his tomatoes because God provided the seeds, soil, air and water for them, he would look at you as if you were nuts. What about the student who flips burgers at McDonalds? God freely gave that student her time. Perhaps she should work for free since her time came from God. All of these scenarios are preposterous, aren't they? Yet, when an entrepreneur takes the knowledge, skills and resources he's developed over a lifetime and packages it into a virtual or physical product, some people expect him to give it away. They insist he should share it freely - God gave him the knowledge - right? One of the primary keys to unlocking abundance in your life is to realize that everything is free, and yet nothing is free. Everything we have in this world is freely given by God - all the natural resources, time, talent, and potential available to humanity was endowed by God. BUT accessing the blessings from these resources requires an action on our part. It requires an investment -- an energy exchange. The fish in the sea are only obtained when the fisherman takes his time and energy to locate them and haul them into his ship. The farmer only reaps a harvest when he invests his time, energy and sweat into planting, nourishing and weeding his garden. For the entrepreneur, the knowledge that he acquires comes through an investment of time, talent, energy, money and resources.  Many years of experience are wrapped up in the knowledge the entrepreneur packages. Yet many begrudge him an income if he takes what he's learned through his investment and packages it into a virtual product or service and sells it. Never mind that he invested his time and energy into delivering it in a way that could help others. Accessing Abundance Requires an Understanding of the Law of Sacrifice Any abundance you hope to obtain in life requires an investment. If you have more time than money, then time and energy will be the requirement nature exacts of you in order to reap a harvest. If you have more money than time and energy, you can pay someone else to teach you what they know or to give you what they produced. The money represents an exchange of energy. It buys you time and energy that you now don't have to invest in learning or producing the hard way. Do not fool yourself. While abundance flows all around you, and everything you have is an outpouring of God's freely given resources, an investment is always required to bring into your possession God's abundance. To think otherwise is foolish. When Jesus said "give and it shall be given to you, pressed down and overflowing" this was not an injunction that all mortals should work for free. It was simply the statement of a law - that everything requires a sacrifice. A bean seed must be sacrificed to the ground if you want it to grow into a plant full of beans.  Even then it will require time and energy in growth, weeding and nourishing. The second part of His statement relates to the multiplier effect in nature. Just as every seed produces exponentially, so will your investment of time, energy, money and resources. Where little is invested, little is produced. Make no mistake, you cannot simply hold out your apron and expect God to fill it with heavenly treasure if you are not willing to make an investment. Like the farmer's produce, you can either invest the time, energy and land to grow your tomatoes, or you can walk up to him at the farmer's market and pay him a few dollars for his efforts. Money is simply an exchange of energy. You swap the energy you expended to obtain your money for the energy someone else invested to obtain what you want from them. Money is exchanged for the time, energy, and resources it took to grow tomatoes. Money is exchanged for the time, energy and resources it took the fisherman to catch the fish. Money is exchanged for the time, energy and resources it took to obtain the entrepreneur's knowledge. When you invest money, you save time, energy and resources. When you don't have money, you'll need to fish for yourself, grow the tomatoes for yourself, or learn through the school of hard knocks for yourself. So the question comes down to, what are you willing to invest for what you want? What are you willing to sacrifice to receive the desired blessings? Learn more about reaping abundance in your life by increasing your Abundance Quotient. Light the World Light the World 07:46 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/what-are-you-willing-invest-your-dreams#comments charging what you're worth energy investment marnie pehrson money money as an energy exchange time Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:09:41 +0000 marniep-expert 7974 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/beauty-only-skin-deep In "Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul" by John and Stasi Eldredge, they talk about the three things a woman's heart craves: 1) To be romanced, 2) To be an indispensable part of a shared adventure, 3) To be a beauty unveiled. While reading the section on beauty, I thought about my own perception of beauty and wondered whether it's really all that important to me.  My mind went back to childhood. I remember my father asking me, "Would you rather be the prettiest girl in the class or the smartest girl in the class?" I always answered "the smartest." My father seemed pleased with that. He valued my mind, my heart, my creativity, and my dreams. He asked my opinion and listened - really listened without seeming to have an agenda about what opinion I should or shouldn't have. He defined beauty by what was inside me instead of what I looked like on the outside. As I grew up, I was like all young women, though. I craved to know I was attractive, that I was beautiful even on the outside. Of all the compliments my husband pays me, "you are beautiful" is the most common. Over the years, he has convinced me that -- yes, I am a bit prettier than an old bowling shoe. I have come to believe I'm pretty on the outside. But still whenever he says it, in the back of my mind, I think, "Yes, but you won't think that when I'm old, wrinkled and ugly. Then, why will you love me?"  As I pondered this, I realized that the beauty I want unveiled isn't just my outer beauty, but my inner beauty as well. That's what I want to share with the world. That's what I crave for my husband to know, appreciate, understand ... and acknowledge. When he tells me I'm beautiful, my heart screams, "Yes, but do you see ME? The real me, beneath the skin?" After coming to this realization, my mother's face came to mind. My mother was a stunning beauty in her youth. One day she was walking down the street in Chattanooga and a man strode up to her and broke out in song, "Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking..." She was incredible. The thing is, she's even more incredible today. Every time I see her I'm stunned at how much more beautiful she becomes. Silver haired and in her 70's, it's not the shapely figure or long tanned legs I see. It's the beauty of her soul radiating from her eyes and in her countenance that captivates me. I remember watching the old movie, The Sins of Dorian Gray. It was about a man who never aged. He always looked young and attractive, but lurking in his closet was a portrait of himself that aged. Not only that, but his sins and misdeeds were reflected in the painting as well. The more depraved he became, the more hideous the painting became. While it never reflected on his face, the portrait became a monstrous revelation of his gross depravity. Jesus said, "The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness." (Luke 11:34) I believe light and darkness is quite literally reflected in our countenances - especially over time. My prayer is that one day my inner soul will be so full of light that it cannot help but be reflected in my countenance. Then, like my mother, it won't matter what the years do to my body, beauty will always be reflected in my eyes. Light the World Light the World 04:53 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/beauty-only-skin-deep#comments Beauty beauty of the soul light of the body is in the eyes Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:17:57 +0000 marniep-expert 7972 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/spiritually-transform-your-dreams-reality What is your greatest aspiration? Have you thought about it? Is it written down? Have you done as the gurus admonish and "set your intention"? That's just the first step toward achieving your goals. This episode is about the rest. The second step is letting go of it. Yes, you read that right. Let it go. Give it to God. Say, "not my will but thine be done" and mean it! Letting go is pivotal because all faith is proven by sacrifice. Abraham did it. Jesus Christ did it. Sacrifice is the bridge between scarcity and abundance.  Listen to learn more and receive the 3rd step for spiritually transforming your dreams to reality. Light the World Light the World 08:17 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/spiritually-transform-your-dreams-reality#comments achieving your dreams build spirituality spiritual transformation Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:09:20 +0000 marniep-expert 3909 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/getting-clear-about-who-you-are-grand-scheme-things While in a church building recently, I was in a room with a grand empire crystal chandelier. It was cone shaped at the bottom with a crystal pillar extending heavenward from the base. The more I stared at it , the more colors appeared. Every color of the rainbow shined like stars within the chandelier. I realized that there was one white light source at the top which shone down and refracted through thousands of individual prisms that comprised this chandelier. As I pondered upon this spectacle, I realized it is a metaphor for how we come together to light the world. This episode expounds further on the metaphor and how we can make a difference for good on this planet. Learn more about joining with others to Light the World at http://www.SpiritTreePublishing.com/event.htm . Light the World Light the World 07:56 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/getting-clear-about-who-you-are-grand-scheme-things#comments christian women's retreat crystal chandelier marnie pehrson spiritual transformation women spirituality Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:41:18 +0000 marniep-expert 3906 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/too-busy-trying-survive-live-your-dreams Many people abandon their desires to make a difference for one simple reason. They're too busy just trying to survive. They're so busy trying to make this month's bills that they feel like they can't possibly focus on what brings them joy -- especially if they can't directly see how that's going to make them money. If this sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Light the World Light the World 08:39 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/too-busy-trying-survive-live-your-dreams#comments financial freedom God will provide light the world living your purpose marnie pehrson Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:33:02 +0000 marniep-expert 2501 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/7-simple-ways-activate-gods-healing-power-your-life Part of Lighting the World is being cleansed and healed by God. This episode goes through the miracles found in Matthew 8. Within this chapter we find 7 principles for activating God's healing in your life. Light the World Light the World 11:29 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/7-simple-ways-activate-gods-healing-power-your-life#comments God's healing healing how to be healed Jesus Christ marnie pehrson Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:23:55 +0000 marniep-expert 2499 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/12-tools-surviving-your-greatest-challenges Light the World Light the World 11:19 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/12-tools-surviving-your-greatest-challenges#comments adversity challenges financial trouble help with money problems overcoming challenges Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:05:03 +0000 marniep-expert 2127 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/6-steps-lighting-world Marnie Pehrson shares the six steps for leaving a legacy and making a positive impact on the world. Light the World Light the World 09:07 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/6-steps-lighting-world#comments helping others light the world living your purpose overcoming trials Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:47:45 +0000 marniep-expert 2124 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/let-god-be-your-guru Marnie Pehrson is hesitant to promise you instant success with a specific business formula. Why? Because what works for her might not work for you. And what works for you might not work for Jane Doe. Businesses are as unique as individual personalities. That's why it's important to tap into inspiration. In this segment Marnie shares ideas for more readily receiving answers to your tough business questions. The Master of the Universe, who knows all and sees all, is your personal business adviser! Learn why God should be your Guru, and how you can hear His voice. Light the World Light the World 13:55 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/let-god-be-your-guru#comments ask and ye shall receive bettermeshowltw expert guru inspiration inspired business light the world marnie pehrson Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:32:03 +0000 Steven Lerud 939 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/3-characteristics-successful-entrepreneur In this episode, Marnie shares three important characteristics that every successful entrepreneur needs. Find out if you're ready to light the world. Do you have these three characteristics? Light the World Light the World 11:51 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/3-characteristics-successful-entrepreneur#comments adaptability bettermeshowltw characteristics entrepreneur investing in your business personality traits success in business tenacity Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:29:24 +0000 Steven Lerud 937 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/discover-your-message-today Marnie shares a practical method for discovering your gifts and crafting your message. Then, once you have it, she gives you ideas for fine-tuning it into something that raving fans will crave. Light the World Light the World 15:29 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/discover-your-message-today#comments bettermeshowltw Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:56:33 +0000 marniep-expert 347 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/what-your-why Victor Frankl wrote in Man's Search for Meaning, that when a person "knows the 'why' for his existence, he'll be able to bear almost any 'how.'" Have you ever wondered why you do the things you do? If you have a desire to light the world, then knowing WHY you want to do it could make the difference between whether you succeed or fall flat. In this episode, Marnie shares a simple exercise she used to get down to her own why. You can use it too. Light the World Light the World 07:36 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/what-your-why#comments bettermeshowltw Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:22:42 +0000 marniep-expert 314 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/you-dont-need-it-until-you-need-it Do you have a big dream, but things just don't seem to be happening? Maybe you're missing critical resources. Or maybe you're worrying about future needs. For example, if you're writing a book, maybe you're scared you won't be able to find a publisher. You might be so certain that getting published is impossible that you don't even write the book at all. In this segment Marnie discusses the principle of "You Don't Need It Until You Need It," and how to make things start happening toward your big dream. Light the World Light the World 14:17 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/you-dont-need-it-until-you-need-it#comments bettermeshowltw Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:02:22 +0000 marniep-expert 313 at http://thewinonline.com http://thewinonline.com/episode/ordinary-can-be-extraordinary We often think that in order to light the world and make an impact, we must be someone extraordinary. We have to be a great author, inventor, or speaker. We have to be Oprah-worthy. In this episode, Marnie shares the story of an ordinary man who left an extraordinary legacy. From his example, we can all learn to light the world in the unique way that only we can. Light the World Light the World 10:16 Inspiration, Spirituality, business advice, business strategies, Christian principles, Life Coach, light the world, marketing, marnie pehrson, motivational sayings, Spirituality, http://thewinonline.com/episode/ordinary-can-be-extraordinary#comments bettermeshowltw Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:37:22 +0000 marniep-expert 311 at http://thewinonline.com