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Mark's a strange one, without question!   His children say ... "Dad, you aren't bio-polar!  You're quad or quin polar."   Are those even real words?  They also say ... "Dad, there is a fine line between genius and insanity ... and you crossed that line a long time ago."   Obviously, at least to Mark, he's clear as to what his side of the line he's crossed ... it's genius.   

"You can NEVER solve a problem on the level 
on which it was created!"

~Albert Einstein

What if ... as a reflex, we all would look at problems as opportunities.  Where would the world be?

How Does Mark's Mind Work?

Tom Kunz, a good friend of Mark for over 20 years says "As a leader of the largest real estate franchise in the world, as I have traveled the world, I've met a lot of amazing minds, but I have never met someone who has the mind like Mark does."  

See ... Mark has designed his life to where he has A LOT of time to think and write those thoughts down.  Mark also has some crazy journals and models that ... well ... it's hard to put words the models and how his mind operates.  If you are thinking ... "I would like to get to know Mark better." ... You may want to reconsider.  Round and round ... Mark's mind goes ... where it stops ... no one knows.   

But ... if you must go down this rabbit hole ... well ... enjoy.  :-) 

Hmmm ... some things which you may find interesting.

White Paper Library

White paper defined:   "A white paper is a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter."

Mark has written over 100 white papers on ... well ... so many diverse topics.

Older / larger library of white papers

Mark's Journals

Mark has a crazy large number of journals.   Mark almost always will create a model in his journals first and if they "make the grade" he will then bring them into presentations.  

Natural Law Videos

Mark and those around him have discovered over 500 natural laws.  These videos are interesting in that they are often very profound, but easy to understand.

Workbook Library

In addition to the 18 books he's written and over 100 white papers, Mark also has created many workbooks.

We are in the process of building out a library for all these workbooks.   

If you would like to have access to these workbooks then text Mark at 630.393.9909 and push him.  While he's not a CPA, like his older brother Vern so he's not nearly as busy and important, he does have a few things going on.  :-)  

Is Being A Cynic ... Good and/or Bad?

We probably all have cynics in our lives.  The question is, "Is being a cynic, good or bad?"  

Like most things in life ... "It's probably good and bad."  Right?  

So ... if you're a cynic, do people ever say "I hate being around you because you're so cynical."?  If someone says this to you in the future ... just smile and say "I know ... right?!  Imagine if you were me."

Cons Of Being A Cynic

Pros Of Being A Cynic

1. People often don't like being around a cynic.

But ... is that really bad?  I mean people can be pretty stupid and self-centered so people choosing not to be around us, could be a good thing.

2. We tend to attract other cynics so we can live in misery together with others cynics who see the world as a very bad place to life.

So there you go.  Problem solved.  We will tend to attract a lot of other people ... just like us. What an amazing world that is.  

We as cynics do love to stay around one another.  We can all sit back, in the football stands and it's clear how everything else, everyone else is doing is wrong.  If only everyone were like us where we really don't DO anything, but boy can we TALK a great game.

What's the best though is if something doesn't work, we were right all along and if something does work out, it's because those who were DOING while we were TALKING.  It's clear to use and it should be clear to everyone else that the only reason something worked is because people listened to us.

SEE ... no downside of being a cynic, only the upside.

3. People will THINK & SAY a lot of negative things about us and say that we're always being negative.

For us as cynics, it's not really all that bad.  I mean, obviously as a cynic I'm very smart and accomplished.  At least in my own mind.  

People who don't listen to us cynics are honestly stupid anyway for not listening to us and taking everything we say as the truth and really, when you think about it, the only way to do things right.

When people say we're negative ... That is NOT true!  We are actually quite the optimists when you think about it.  I mean, we think all our ideas will work, even though we don't really DO anything ... unless it's sure thing, then we're all in.

Any ... if something we do doesn't work, we'll it's not due to us being wrong, it's due to ... well ... other people around us messing up.  

Again, it's great to be a cynic and take the credit for everything that works and not take any of the responsibility for things that don't work.

Sure, we don't grow and change ... but ... again, when you think about it, that's not bad at all.  Think about it ... we're really like God.  We're the same yesterday, today and forever. 

If you take a closer look at us cynics, we're very confident and aren't cynical about something we say working ... unless ...   

4. As a cynic we get a lot of special privileges.  We teach people around us to not share their thoughts, their feelings and/or for sure do not question our ability to also be a VICTIM ourselves.

At any giving time we may can flip the table and become a victim ... and be down our ourselves.

Being down our ourselves ... a victim is so great.  We get attention.  The dopamine in our brains kick in and soon we go from being a VICTIM to where we move into being SELF-RIGHTEOUS.

And it only gets better from there.  Soon after a double shot of dopamine kicks in for being a VICTIM & SELF-RIGHTEOUS ... ENTITLEMENT kicks and when all three are going full blast we can get the high of a drug user without using any drugs. 

Now ... sure ... eventually we burn through all our friends ... or people we think are friends, but really aren't.  

They are fellow cynics and eventually we burn out because we're around a bunch of people like us.

And sure ... Yes, it's probably true that there are some HUGE downsides of being a victim.  Yes, it probably plays havoc on our health and wears down our body, but hey ... that just gives us more ability to be an even bigger cynic.   

And sure ... Yes, being self-righteous will cause people to role their eyes at us in disgust, but hey, that's just become they don't realize how smart we are.  

And sure ... being entitled tends to be like a contagious disease and when everyone become entitled, who actually DOES the WORK?  And if no one DOES any work, the we as a critic parasite really don't have anyone to feed on and be critical of.  

But ... 

5. We can clearly see why people and things won't work before we even try them.  

Save time!  Right?!?!   I mean, if an idea was meant to die, why not kill it sooner?  

And if we're not trying new things, we're not making mistakes, at least none that we know of.  It's great for our ego.  We think we're so smart

6. There seems to be that ONE person ... who dog gone it, isn't affected by us being critical ... i.e. a cynic ... and ... well ... we live for that person.

It seems like the more negative we are the more cynical we are, the more empowered they become.

It's a positive for us, for sure, but that type of a person, well ... they do irritate us.  

BUT ... it's still OK because they will DO all the WORK ... take all the RISKS ... and make all the SACRIFICES ... which is great for us as we can take the credit for all they have done because without us, they couldn't really do anything. 

Now ... the only downside to this, from what I'm told from the non-cynic is that as I grow old that there will likely be all kinds of not only physical issues but also mental and emotional issues.

But ... that's how I've been my whole life, a cynic and it's the only thing I know.  

They say that because I lack vision that I'm enslaved to my own thoughts, feelings and emotions and they control me rather than me controlling them.

But ... that's good right?!?!   

I mean the vaccine for being a VICTIM is to take OWNERSHIP.  But who wants to do that?!  Taking ownership takes a lot of work!  

I mean the vaccine for being SELF-RIGHTEOUS is to have HUMILITY but who wants to do that?!  Having humility takes a lot of work!

I mean the vaccine for being a ENTITLEMENT is to be THANKFUL, but I'm not going to do that!  I mean imagine how much hard work I would have to do rather than being a parasite and living off the energy of others.  

Is There A Way To Fix / Heal A Cynic?

Well first off ... when we say fix or heal, it sounds like we're judging the cynic, but we're not.   It's not a judgement to make and share observations.   Yes, cynics who love being a cynic probably will never change and that's OK.  It's their lives and they get to make whatever choices they want to make.  

But ... let's just say that a cynic becomes self-aware of the patterns of thinking in their lives and decides they want to change.  What do they do?

Good question.  

Check out the Quantum Feeling Model ... 

Good question.  

Check out the Quantum Feeling Model ... 

Talk with your ActionVISION certified coach and they can take you through the science behind your personality and how you think about things and help an individual to literally reprogram their brain to learn to think differently ... IF ... you want to. 

If you don't want to, that's OK.  Someday, in your FUTURE, you will remember this moment in time, and when you SEE the consequences ... the results of thinking how we think today, we will change.  

Weekly Mastermind Calls

Mark attends a number of these calls.  Find one that you may find some interest in and then join it.  :-)

Life Masteries Institute hosts numerous mastermind calls each week for many different topics! If you have never been a part of a mastermind group...they are VERY different than a networking group! While networking groups give you a fish, mastermind groups help you learn how to fish by working on your biggest challenges!

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