Do you believe the lie that all you need is a pre-packaged
system and you too can be an over night success? Let me
show you why most people have the wrong focus.

Have you ever heard of the Minoan civilization? Neither had
I until yesterday in an article in Discover Magazine.

It was on the Island of Crete and from roughly 3000 BC to
1400 BC the Minoan civilization thrived as one of the top
economies in the Mediterranean. Before the Greek Golden
age, these people were trading and building massive wealth
and culture. They were so influential in their trading that
even the Egyptians recorded their commerce with this
powerful nation.

The Minoans were one of the first cultures to develop a
society that enjoyed arts, sports and leisure time. It is
even noted that the wealth was shared evenly and that no
"class" system had developed In fact, they were one of the
first cultures to build multi-room dwellings for all their
people— which would have been considered mansions by
cultural standards of the time.

They were a seafaring culture whose ships and skills
provided not only bounty for themselves but allowed them to
travel and trade bringing in even more wealth into their
society. Developing their own written language, they kept
detailed records of commerce and trade as well as building
architectural wonders of the day.

So what happened?

The first event was a volcano in the Mediterranean 10 times
the size of Krakatau which caused them to lose several
cities. But archeology shows that they recovered and
started to thrive once again. But then later there is
evidence of an extreme Tsunami that devastated the major
cities. From that point on this once major civilization
declined into obscurity.

So what was lost? Well, that brings me back to the title of
this article, "Most people have the wrong focus".

You see most people only want to focus on wealth and how to
get it as quickly as possible. What they ignore is the
knowledge required not only to get the wealth, but to
reproduce it should anything go wrong. Those who want a
template website site and a preplanned package no-brainer
system that "makes them an over-night success" are the same
people that go bust when the wind changes. Why, because
they have no knowledge on how to reproduce any results.

When the Minoan's were hit with the Tsunami they lost a
segment of the culture that had the wisdom and knowledge to
keep their system going. As their shipping fleeting started
to decay, they didn't have the people or the knowledge on
how to repair it or improve it and this once powerful
culture slipped into obscurity.

People today want to focus on immediate prosperity and
don't care about the knowledge it takes to get there or the
mindset needed to keep it. These people may flourish for
awhile, but sooner or later something will happen, the
rules will change, the winds of commerce will shift and
they will cease to exist just like the Minoans.

The laws and understanding of prosperity are more important
than the production of prosperity. Someone can always take
away what you produce, but no one or no event can take away
your knowledge. So be sure you focus on the right things
first.

About the Author:

Duke Clarke is a writer/coach/ speaker who for the past 35
years has been teaching individual how to excel and be
successful according to God's principles and a biblical
point of view. To find out more information go to
http://www.GodWantsYoutoProsperFamily.com or
http://www.DukeClarke.com