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January 14.13
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Laura
Males
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I was feeling a bit blue... so I decided to reread The Tap! I was just finishing the second chapter when it tells you to bless someone today...I thought I needed help and asked God to show me something different as I felt I always tapped someone on a daily basis but I wanted this one to be different! The book tells you to close it... stop reading take a break have a coffee and so something special! So I was obedient... I closed the book was having a coffee when I get a text...it was about 10 minutes after I had closed the book... the text was from my Bible Study group.. Women Supporting Women - and I was asked if I could bless a Mother who had never been to a concert and she really wanted to go see Gladys Knight... well so did I... but I felt compelled to give up my tickets as I was asked... so I wrote back done!!! It was a Christmas gift and I decided I wanted to make it more special... I would write the complex and see if I could get her dinner and back stage... well I did not get an answer back! l
Later that week.. I got another text and was told she would really like to go with me... Yeah! I got to go too!!! Now the day of the event was December 28, 2012, I had not heard from the complex...so I was a bit disappointed - I looked up and said to God it was up to him and me to make this happen! Later that day I got a call from a friend of mine in Beverly Hills - a famous singer/songwriter (www.carolconnors.com) and I told her I was going to see Gladys that night... she said send her my love... she got me one of my Academy Awards... and if anyone can get backstage... I know it will be you... so she sent me a note - I meet with Gaby - we have dinner and now we go to the concert... I go to the security to see if we can get back stage and he tells me she is not seeing anyone tonight as she has another concert the next night:( but come back after the show and I will let you know! We have great seats... 10 rows away... and the concert is amazing. We go to security and he says because of your note you can go and meet her!!! Well we were blown away... and so excited! We got backstage and got pictures and hugs and it was truly an AMAZING TAP event! Thank you Frank for continuing to coach us and share how not to lose Faith! I continue to feel THE TAP and now recognize it... I feel so blessed:)
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The Ten Ton Tap
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June 27.12
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Jon
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If you are reading this, I pray it brings you inspiration in your own journey and helps lead you to a life of fulfillment and joy. I pray our path cross someday, and we can share a few stories.
Frank the path to your doorstep and this moment are what living life to the fullest is all about.
The big man above began taping me at an early age. I have always been naturally rebellious and found it hard to accept what was taught at Sunday school. At the age of about 7, I realized there seemed to be something missing while sitting in boring Church services. My daughter Amber and Son Brendon seemed to be suffering the same fate usually feeling closer to God in a much different setting then traditional Churches could provide. This is not for me, God is all around us, I’m not going for this religious thing, but I have a feeling God or whatever helped create us has something down the road for me to do, and I begin to wonder and get nervous what it is. TAP
Make through my Teen years and begin to feel the pull of the adventurous side of life often pushing my limits with my parents and getting into all sorts of harmless mischief. Then college comes and like many at this age I’m all about having fun, partying, and girls.
I had just gone through a breakup with my first love, it was heartbreaking, and I was feeling lower than low, like life had ended. God was getting me into empty so I could receive. He then sent me my first Guardian Angel, a girl I dated briefly who happened to be saving herself for marriage. Man I tried everything to get in her pants but to no avail. We had some fun times hanging out, and I really enjoyed her company, she was the closest version of a female me I had found in life. Later in the year she went to study abroad it was another sad time, but before she left, for Christmas she gave me a bible. Mind you at the time I hated to read. It was painful because of my astigmatism, and I hated to wear gl*****es. Reading was painful but I thought reading the bible would ease the pain of losing a good friend and perhaps give me some tips on how to get her in the sack when she returned, which never did eventually happen, but opened the door to an experience that would change my life. TAP TAP
After reading page for page chapter by chapter word for word I hit the New Testament. Lord this is all great and well, but I’m still skeptical. If you’re so great how about showing me a miracle, I’m in pain from all this loss and really feeling pretty low. I want to believe in my heart this is the path you have chosen for me.
Three days after reading the New Testament I was driving down Ocean Avenue with beautiful ocean front homes on one side and the Sea Wall and Ocean on the other. There was still a dusting of snow on the ground. It was around February one of the coldest month in New Jersey. Out of the blue for no reason I pulled down Central Road. http://goo.gl/maps/XiWS I was feeling down and just needed to get some fresh air even though I could see my breath when I stepped out of the car. I proceeded to walk across the highway and up the stairs to make my way over the sea wall but stopped midway and decided to walk on the Sea Wall for a little bit.
What happen next changed my life and perspective forever, and I hope this sorry may help change yours in some way. After walking about a block something caught my eye. It was the outline of something written in stone and concrete. I walked closer and directly below my feet was the miracle I had asked for. Every piece of hair on my body stood at attention I felt the presence I now know as the Holy Spirit descend upon my like Ten Tons of the Ocean. At my feet written as clear as the day was…”JESUS IS THE WAY”…Ten Ton Tap
OK lord I get you don’t have to tell me twice, I will follow you and trust in you. Jesus Christ my lord and god in you I put my trust, I will not fear. What can man do to me? From that day forward my faith has been as strong as steel. But lord what do you have planned next?
A few weeks later I meet my second Guardian Angel, Jennifer who filled my life with joy and later became my wife giving me two of the most amazing Angel in my life today, my children. I now know how God felt when he created man. I will live die and suffer for my children as Jesus did for us.
As the responsibilities of life started to creep in I did what any young father would do, worked my ***** off to provide food and shelter for my new family while completing College and working full time sometimes as long as 12 hour days on 4 hours of sleep. I had found a part of me early on and began to follow my p*****ion but allowed life and responsibilities to put my dreams on hold. So I worked and worked and worked and worked and succeeded at something I was completely miserable doing. Thank you, Lord for giving me the strength to make it through those times and for preparing me for what was to come.
If you made this far keep going your tap moment may be between the lines.
One day my daughter Amber came to me. I have always told her to follow her p*****ions and done my best to give her all the love I have. She looked up at me and said “Dad you don’t look happy, do you love what you do?” At that moment I realized the difference between talking the talk and walking the walk. I was telling her to follow her p*****ion without doing it myself. How my decisions and actions affected my daughter became clear. It would not be good enough to tell her to follow your dreams and p*****ion. I had to show her anything was possible, and with faith in God, the struggles and challenges could become fun and transformational.
There comes a point in your life where you got to choose a pill. Are you choosing the Red one or Blue one? May I suggest the Red.
Losing your p*****ion and drive is a terrible thing. I went from top 3 sales producers to barely making my sales quotas each month. I dreaded getting up in the morning. I was mentally and physically exhausted and perpetually tired and in the worse shape of my life. My cholesterol was up, my stress was up, and I was flat out miserable. Week after week would come where my boss would call me into her office. I would pray that this would be the last day, and she would cut the cord, but each week I would be kept on for one more week. This went on for at least three months. I was offered lesser positions, but allowed my pride to get in the way and respectfully declined a transfer. I knew any decisions that were less than being true to me and finding a way to do what I loved would not only hurt me but hurt my daughter as well. She would see through my smile that I was still not truly happy.
D Day finally came, limp broken and battered I was Taped off the proverbial cliff of life tumbling with no parachute, only my faith in myself and the big man above. My pride broken as I collected unemployment and my wife was forced to work full time, I went to work again but this time with p*****ion and purpose.
Just before I left what would consider a fairly good paycheck and stable job a chance encounter and on a single business card would change my life again. At this point I had found a mentor who had seen the fire in my eyes, and we were meeting with one of his contacts for lunch. He had just come back from a recent adventure he was raving about and dropped a metal card on the table that would create a huge ripple effect in my life. It was the coolest card I had ever seen and engraved was “Maverick Business Adventures”. I got home that night and found a version of the company I had always dreamed of creating. I found someone who was already making a living doing what I had always dream of doing, traveling the world, having fun, and impacting people’s lives and the world in a positive way. His name was Yanik Silver, someone I would find out years later that you (Frank McKinney) inspired.
Out of the ashes of a broken soul who knew that it was better to live life to the fullest or die trying then giving up Zerkers.com was founded. This decision sent me on a life changing personal journey that would transform my reality and tested every personal limiting belief I had.
Where God lead me next, and the blessings he bestowed on me to this day absolutely blow my mind. A few months later after writing my own obituary as a way to keep focused on life goals I was about to check off one of my all time biggest life goals that I had pictured and dreamed about happening for over 20 years. I was about to get on a plane and surf with a guy who was the number one surfer in the world at one point in his career and who had been inspiring me for years. He is a legend in the surfing world, and I was about to get the chance to learn from him personally and thank him for the inspiration.
The day of the trip I finally broke down. Do you remember your first victory, when you’re in the moment, and you know you are about to accomplish something you once thought was impossible for the first time. It hits you so hard and almost brings you to your knees. The emotions of all the blood sweat and tears pour over you. Tap
Then the flood gates opened and in 365 days I checked off more big life list goals than I had in the past 10 years including meeting and hanging out with Yanik and personally thanking him for the inspiration, funny story in itself. Collaborating on an adventure trip with Surfing Legend Brad Gerlach, lived in Costa Rica for two month enjoying one of the most insane trips of my life, bungee jumped one of the tallest bungee bridges, surfing with crocodiles, and backpacking ¾ of the Costa Rica coast.
These experiences have absolutely transformed my life and outlook but most importantly by putting my faith in Jesus and believing he could provide everything and more that I needed I experienced a level of living a life that many only dream about.
Through all the chaos and adventure, and another chance meeting I met who I call my Guardian Angel in Costa Rica who taught me what unconditional love is leading to the most spiritual time in my life while living above a church among a Christian surfing community that embodies what was missing in my Christian experience. I had found what I had been looking for since the age of 7.
Before coming home to my family I found myself standing on the farthest rock out in the ocean I could find at one of the longest waves in the world looking out to sea. As the sun began to set the sky had lit up like fire. The contrast between the blue ocean and the sky was unlike anything I have ever seen before. It was as if God himself was staring back at me looking deep within my soul. My hair began to stand up the same way it had when I found “JESUS IS THE WAY” written in concrete. A voice from within, not the voice you hear or internal conversations you have in your head on a normal basis, this was all encomp*****ing coming from both outside and within, it was coming from my heart and the entire world around me. “WELL DONE, YOU MADE IT…NOW GO AND TELL THE WORLD. Ten Ton Tap
When the big man above is staring you down looking you directly in the face and gives you a mission you can bet for damn sure he has got plans for you to give all of yourself as Jesus did. So that’s what I do as often as I can. And even with this profound experience I mess up daily but get up every day and challenge myself to make a positive impact however big or small in someone’s life. Tap
The adventure and the journey are long, hard, and painful, but also transformational, rewarding, and has brought much joy and fulfillment in my life. I continue to push my limits recently jumping out of a plane for the first time, praying “JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND GOD IN YOU I PUT MY TRUST” I landed in once piece. The efforts I have made through my business Zerkers.com are beginning to have a positive effect on those who find it.
“We have fundamentally changed our approach to not only internet marketing, but also to life philosophy due to his expert input.”
This single testimonial is more valuable than any amount of financial gains or abundance that will come down the road. The currency I am now on is one that is the most valuable in Heaven and in Gods eyes. When I am standing face to face with my creator he is going to say you know what you screwed up a lot, and it’s OK, I failed a lot and in big ways, but I forgive you for that because you put your faith in me and my only son who I sent to teach you about unconditional love. You thought your living on earth was an adventure what till you see what’s next. He puts his hand on my shoulder and Tap Tap,
“Well done good and faithful servant! Come and share your master’s happiness!’
Where do we go from here? Who knows, but this is what the big man above has put on my heart for now. http://zerkers.com and Z-missions http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/96543
Long story short, Ten Ton Tap
Did you feel it?
Will you answer it?
What will you do next?
I pray this moves you closer to JC and living your ultimate life.
Frank that’s my story, and I‘m sticking to it.
I would love to thank you in person for the inspiration and getting me motivated to finally write these tap moments down for others to enjoy.
All the Best
Jon Christian
zerkers.com
Zerkershq@zerkers.com
(732)-889-4392
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| | | | |  | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted August 08.12 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Jon,
That certainly was a Ten Ton Tap! Thank you for taking the time to share your life with me and all who read this blog.
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My Daughter and her unexpected Tap Moment & My Tap Moment
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April 03.12
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You asked me to let you know what I thought and the above barely scratches the surface of what I think of The Tap. It truly blessed, enriched and inspired my life just as YOU have Frank. I would like to share with you a couple of moments that the Tap occurred in my life and one in my daughter‘s life.
My daughter had to take her best friend‘s family back to San Angelo, TX (86 miles South of Big Spring) late one Sunday evening as they had car trouble and had to be back. The west TX wind was in high gear with gust up to 75 mph and my daughter stayed the night and returned home the following morning. On the way home she noticed that an elderly couple was beside her at a red light and my daughter just looked their way and smiled. Later on the road, the couple passed my daughter and the couple just waved and waved at her and she just waved back and smiled. In between there and Big Spring is a town called Sterling City and my daughter stopped at a convenience store to get something to drink. As she exited the car, she noticed that the elderly couple pulled into the parking lot. My daughter thought nothing of it and after making her purchase, she was returning to the car when the lady motioned for her to come over to their car. Upon getting on her side, she had rolled down the window and explained " We wanted to stop and assure you that we were not just some "old" people stalking you but it was your SMILE that caught our attention at the light." She went on to explain " that you have the prettiest smile and we have not seen that pretty of a smile that reminded us of our granddaughter. We lost our granddaughter a year ago and had not seen a smile that reminded us of her since we buried her and your smile did. She thanked my daughter for having such a beautiful smile and although it brought back some difficult times, the beauty of seeing you smile lifted our hearts and we just wanted to say thank you." My daughter told me it was all she could do to not cry and just thanked them and told them that she was so sorry for their loss and she would pray for them." She then asked Jennifer (my daughter,19) if she would mind leaning down and letting her hug her and Jennifer did that and then was returning to her car when the gentleman rolled down his window and spoke to Jennifer and asked her to never loose her smile and said God Bless you young lady". My daughter got home Frank and couldn‘t hold back the tears as she told me the story of course I don‘t like so see anyone crying by themselves so I just joined her, one of the story and second that Daddy‘s pride coming through.
I then went and got your book and showed her and told her that she had just experienced a Tap Moment and I went on to explain to her what it meant. I told Jennifer I hope she learned the value of a smile and how much it could and DID mean to someone. Thank YOu Frank for allowing me to recognize a Tap Moment.
Mine happened today as I was leaving the noon AA mtg. A little background, my wife and I are really struggling financially as I have not been able to find any part time work since being back, Jennifer not able to locate a job and us having to take on our older daughter‘s (Jessica, 23) who lives in NY City car payment. We lost the transmission in our car and that was $2100 with towing charges and to be honest, didn‘t know how was going to make it till the 18th when I get my disability. I had chaired the mtg. and I had gone back into the room to secure everything and a gentleman was in there looking at a grocery ad and a lady told me that he was looking for someone to go grocery shopping for him and he would pay $30. I told him I would be honored to do that and he didn‘t have to pay me anything. I did his shopping and took them to him and he insisted on paying me as that is what he said. I really did not want to accept it but I did and now will do a light landscaping job for him for $40. It was truly a GOD thing.
While in the store I ran across a very dear friend whom knew I had gone to treatment and she asked me how I was doing. I explained to her and showed her my two month chip that I was blessed and doing awesome. She told me that she was so proud of me, that she and her husband (whom I called to talk to while in treatment) they were praying for me. I thanked her and told her that her words of encouragement meant so much and left. We met again in the parking lot and she told me again how proud of me she was and called me a hero. I was stunned and told her that I didn‘t feel like I was hero but someone who was extremely blessed. She told me NO, you are a hero Dale and what you did took a lot of courage and faith and that to her was a hero. Needless to say, I just hugged her neck, got in the car and wept.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 05.12 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Dale, this is simply one of the most moving "Tap Moments" I have ever read. I shared it with my family, and I want to thank you for sharing with other The Tap readers.
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God loves a cheerful giver
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November 12.11
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With sincere thanks and appreciation to Frank and his wonderful wife Nilsa. I have had the wonder privilege of working for you.I moved to NYC a year ago and have lived in a shelter ever since. When I informed you of my plight, you immediately "tapped" me. I used your tap to tap those who were in similar or worst situations. I am still enjoying your inspiring book. I stopped where you said. I have felt many taps in my life but have always tried to use those taps to my advantage physically. I now realized that the taps I feel are not necessarily for for physical success but for spiritual success and awakening. Frank. Thank you. I too believe in me. God is good. All we have to do is acknowledge that tap and follow. I am following the taps, even if I an financially empty I am now spiritually filled. I can sing loudly and proudly Amazing Grace, and I shall not be moved. God is the greatest.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 03.12 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Isaac, You were certainly a "Tap Moment" when you worked for us, and Nilsa and I were thrilled to hear from you. I‘m glad we were able to assist, and you know...I BELIEVE IN YOU!
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God loves a cheerful giver
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November 12.11
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With sincere thanks and appreciation to Frank and his wonderful wife Nilsa. I have had the wonder privilege of working for you.I moved to NYC a year ago and have lived in a shelter ever since. When I informed you of my plight, you immediately "tapped" me. I used your tap to tap those who were in similar or worst situations. I am still enjoying your inspiring book. I stopped where you said. I have felt many taps in my life but have always tried to use those taps to my advantage physically. I now realized that the taps I feel are not necessarily for for physical success but for spiritual success and awakening. Frank. Thank you. I too believe in me. God is good. All we have to do is acknowledge that tap and follow. I am following the taps, even if I an financially empty I am now spiritually filled. I can sing loudly and proudly Amazing Grace, and I shall not be moved. God is the greatest.
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Wow, wow, wow...
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June 21.11
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Hello Frank, a friend of mine, Jenny Tolchin gave me an autographed copy of " The Tap ". I sent a thank you note and the book got "shelved". Then quite magically I took on the determination to read it cover to cover after visiting your web site. I‘ve read and listened to lots of stuff over the years...this book is by far authentic and totally worth the read ! My first "tap" assignment #1 resulted in the store sales person walking up to me and thanking me for putting the merchandise back on the shelf. Mind you, i am one of those that does this anyway....however this is the first time this happened ! Then she complimented me on my shoes...i shared the brand of shoe and we engaged in a conversation. AMAZING... June Ann Kellogg, New Jersey
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted August 04.11 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | June, Thank you for taking the time to post your thoughts about The Tap, and also about sharing one of your life‘s great "tap moments."
They certainly happen more than we think, and I am glad you are actng on them!
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Tap Moment
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January 14.11
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Hi Frank:
A few weeks ago my wife and I stopped at the Salvation Army Thrift store on US1 in Port St. Lucie. While wandering around I came upon a 3-piece living room sofa bed set in like-new condition. As I went to sit in one of the chairs I noticed a $20 bill on the chair. Knowing I‘d be inundated if I asked who lost some money, I put it in my pocket.
In a minute or so my wife came along and sat on the other chair. We had already decided to buy the set when along came a middle aged lady who sat on the sofa. She immediately said, "What I‘m looking for is a large L-shaped sofa for my apartment, but I can‘t afford one". She could not have known, and we had not mentioned, that we were replacing exactly what she was seeking. So, feeling the "tap moment" I told her that she could have exactly what she was looking for, and further, still feeling the tap moment, gave her the $20 bill.
We exchanged phone numbers and gave her our address, paid for the new set, and drove home. Almost immediately the phone rang and the lady wanted to come and see the free set we offered. She came with her fiancee and liked the set, taking most of the cushions home in their car. Later she came back with a man who owned a pickup truck and took the rest of the large heavy set. We theorize that the $20 bill paid for her delivery costs as she could not afford the $50 we paid for delivery of our set with a larger truck.
In summation, our tap moments were uncanny, but the path was clear to helping someone less fortunate. It was like my mouth was running without the brain working when I blurted out, "You can have exactly what you need, for free.! My wife later admitted that also she felt the same "power," and was happy with the results.
Roland O‘Brien, Fort Pierce, FL
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted February 10.11 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Roland, Wow! That is one of the purest "Tap Moments" I have ever read! Thank you for taking the time to share it, but more imporatantly, for acting on it!
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Gratitude Reinforced
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December 03.10
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About 2 years ago, my production company, Thrill Street Entertainment, had several clients who went out of business owing me a lot of money. Since money got tight, I could not contribute as much money as I had been giving to various causes. One of my favorite causes was the Broward Outreach Center for the Homeless. Since I could not donate much, I decided to volunteer. I thought I would be working in the kitchen and helping to feed people, but during the orientation they asked me to consider being a mentor for the men because they did not have anyone who was doing it and really needed someone.
I agreed, and for the last 2 years on Saturday morning I go meet for 30 minute long, one on one private sessions with the men at the shelter. They are allowed to vent and tell me anything, and I cannot repeat any of it unless they threaten to hurt themselves or someone else. So far, that has never happened. Believe me... I hear plenty!
I cannot tell you how much this makes me realize how blessed I have been. Some of these guys are battling addictions, have served serious prison time, and have had lives that I could never imagine in my most terrifying nightmare.
I don‘t know how much I help them, but I know it helps me appreciate all the incredible blessings I have had including 2 good, loving parents, close brothers and sisters, and even 2 wonderful children. I hope I am making a difference in their lives because this experience has truly made me grateful for mine.
I am also proud of my two children because they have learned to share as well. I hope I have inspired a little of that. My son volunteers at a homeless center where he is in college in Gainesville, and at 20, my daughter has already done mission trips to Cost Rica, Mississippi after Katrina, and recently a medical mission trip to Senegal in Africa.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted February 10.11 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Michael, Your have reinforced my gratitude! Believe me, you are making a difference in the lives of the men you speak to, and more important, in the lives of your children by teaching them to share their blessings with those less fortunate. Way to feel...The Tap!
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Tap Moment
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April 12.10
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Hi Frank!
I‘ve been a big fan of yours since I first saw you speak in Orlando a few years ago.
I was about 1/2 way through "The Tap" when I realized something was missing. Since December 2008, I‘ve been volunteering at a local food bank in the Chicago area called PADS. I was content to just clean tables, help in the kitchen or do whatever they needed done. Reading your book, I had a tap moment. Instead of working in the background, God told me He wanted me right out there on the front lines touching the people. He wanted me to do more like talk with the homeless, pour their drinks, give them smiles and words of encouragement.
As I was making the rounds asking if anyone needed anything, I told a lady that she looked like a nun the way she was wearing a black hat with a white headband. That led to a discussion of her dreams and goals, what she has done with her life, and how she knew she was missing something but didn‘t know what it was. She had no idea the Church is experiencing a shortage of nuns and that they would teach her, feed her, provide shelter and a full time job, and take care of her in retirement. Frank, I did everything but drive her to a local church to get her started with her new life. I think she‘s going to be a sister.
I never saw this woman before and I don‘t know if I‘ll ever see her again. But I do know that God put us together that night for a reason. I‘ve been tapped!
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted May 12.10 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Mike,
This is one of the most moving "Tap Moments" I have ever read!
Thank you so much for not only recognizing the gentle nudge, but for stepping out "in front of the line" and encouraging our future nun like you did. Your action inspires me!
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Persevering in Prayer
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April 05.10
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I have been reading through The Tap slowly over the course of the last few weeks. I really had to stop and comment on the section that states, "God always answers sincere prayer."
I was raised as an only child to parents who let me know I was a "surprise." They are wonderful parents, but I desperately wanted a sibling. I was emphatically told no many times...that I was it. At the age of five I begant o save my "allowance"...and when they noticed I had not been spending - they asked me what I was saving for. I told them I was saving for the adoption (I was one determined little child...not much has changed!). They wasted no time telling me there would be no adoption and that was that. Well, they may have denied me, but God heard. He answered. TWENTY SEVEN years later, my husband and I adopted our little miracle baby from a local hospital NICU. We had six daughters at the time - the oldest was 9, and we were told there was a 2 pound baby who had been without a family in the NICU for three weeks, would we be interested in adopting him? That very night I met my son, who against all odds has defied every diagnosis they pronounced over him...blindness, learning disabilities, they even believed he had down‘s syndrome at one point! But he is perfect picture of health...and at four years old he can read, name all the books of the Bible IN ORDER, and run as fast as a jack rabbit. Since that point we have been blessed enough to now have three brothers for him and two new sisters, for a total of 12 of God‘s greatest blessings. I hated being an only child, and God gave me the blessing of a full house for all those years of quiet loneliness. I wanted to adopt a baby, and we have been blessed with four adoptions. Above and beyond what we can ask, hope, or imagine - (Ephesians 3:20) That‘s my God, so be inspired that although He may not always answer in OUR timing, God does indeed always answer sincere prayer.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 06.10 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Lyette, Wow! What a Tap Moment! Thank you so much for sharing this incredible story!
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More on "The Tap"...and a Tap Moment of Mine
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March 31.10
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While in the middle of reading The Tap (which is even better than I expected--congratulations Frank!) I had a Tap Moment in which a relative of mine needed immediate financial help. We are not particularly close, and I have already helped her out in the past, so I was conflicted about whether this was the "right" thing to do, or whether I was being taken advantage of. In reflecting on what I was reading in The Tap, I realized that it was, indeed, the right thing to do because I know this person sincerely needs help after having some setbacks, and is very appreciative.of my assistance. So even though it took a significant bite out of my bank account, I know I did the right thing. Thank you Frank for writing the book!
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Comments on "The Tap"
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March 27.10
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Frank, I‘ve been reading "The Tap" and also watched the Badwater DVD. Awesome stuff! One thing I wanted to mention regarding your concerns about "The Secret"---last year there was a follow-up DVD made, called "Beyond the Secret" which goes into the "take action" part that seemed to be missing from the original. If you haven‘t seen it, I think you‘ll like it. (Also addresses the spirituality issue to a greater degree.)
Also a suggestion for this year‘s Badwater---if you do another DVD, why not include at the beginning a segment on the training you are doing at home between now and July? That way people can get a greater appreciation for all the preparation you have to put into this before you ever get to Death Valley.
Best wishes,
Bob Mann
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 06.10 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Bob, Thank you for your suggestion. In fact, I am doing just that with a series of articles titled "My Drive for 5 - What Drives You? You can find them on my blog page. Let me know if you have trouble locating them.
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Bob‘s Badwater
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March 11.10
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Bob,
I beliive in you! I have no doubt you will achieve your undertaking. Remember, Relentless Forward Motion!
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted March 16.10 | By Bob Mann | | | | | Thank you, Frank! Hey, I just watched the Weather Channel program on you and the others at Badwater. Awesome! I‘m going to order your DVD right now....
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My Personal "Badwater"
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March 09.10
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Today‘s email from Frank invited us to share our own personal Badwater-type challenge that we would like to make public. That coincides nicely with a challenge and goal I had already publicly committed to achieving by July 31, 2010 (same month as the the real Badwater). It‘s about creating my own successful Internet business, which for me is a tremendous challenge because I have never done anything like this before. Since February 1, I have been blogging daily about this project and if you‘re interested you can read it at http://www.26WeeksToFreedom.com. Renewing that commitment here takes on extra meaning, since I know how serious Frank is about the importance of fulfilling your commitments. Frank, thank you for this opportunity and thank you for inspiring us to always do our best. I‘ll be following your training progress and the Badwater event with great interest!
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted March 11.10 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Bob,
I believe in you! I have no doubt you will achieve your undertaking. Remember...Relentless Forward Motion!
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love your book
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February 04.10
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Your book was amazing! I saw you tonight with my grandma at the AACY organization and I really like your book
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted February 08.10 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Clare, I enjoyed meeting you, and I am so glad you liked my book! What your grandmother does with AACY is amazing!
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November 12.09
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Frank McKinney | Your Walking-To-School Stories
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A tippity-tap life
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October 27.09
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I have so thoroughly enjoyed reading The Tap. I am only halfway through and plan on reading it again - that is if I can, since I have so many notes in the margins it is getting pretty hard to read!
I have always tried lead my life alert for opportunities to do for others. No reason - or perhaps too many to explain - Just because.
There have been times when the Taps have been "cosmic mallets" descending from the sky to hit me on the head and leading to large Tap projects, but mostly I have found myself leading more of a Tippity-tap life. Just going along with a watchful eye for opportunities to do simple but meaningful things for others such as unexpected compliments, eye-contact with a thank-you, a good word to a supervisor or boss when given good service by an employee, volunteer work, and so on.
What I find more difficult, and what I work on daily, is the opposite of Taps, it‘s Pats. Pats are the many times I have to metaphorically Pat myself on the arm - or sometimes slap myself upside the head - to remember to not criticize, judge or be impatient with others. It‘s one thing to hold a door for someone - or found a program to help underprivileged kids go to college - but what good is it if I turn around and judge another for not living up to my standards? Tricky stuff.
Since the age of 21, my conscious commitment has been to leave this life, whenever that may be, with a soul far more evolved and closer to the ideal than it was when I got here. I have certainly had my challenges and have felt abandoned, but I have never forgotten my promise. Its what keeps me Tippity-tapping along.
Grace and joy to all,
Cynthia
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I love the reverse concept of your "Pats." You are so correct in saying we won‘t feel the full effect of our life‘s great "Tap Moments" if we can‘t live our complete life alligned with patience and compassion. I really enjoyed your perspective!
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some possible help
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October 27.09
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Hi Ann,
As a fellow chronic migraine sufferer for 34 years, I have some info that might help you, two thoughts actually. If you like you can contact me at cynthia@sopris.net.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted October 31.09 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Thank you for extending a helping hand Cynthia. That is wht living a tapped life is all about.
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Please read Booby‘s Important Tap Moments below
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October 12.09
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Bobby,
Raw and magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing! Everyone who visits this site MUST read Bobby‘s litany of "Tap Moments."
Please read and repeat two very important sharings:
Bobby,
Raw and magnificent. Thank you so much Bobby for sharing! Everyone whop visits this site MUST read Bobby‘s litany of "Tap Moments."
Please read and repeat two very important sharings:
Tap #1: That’s when I began to see God work through others. It was like a breath, a touch, yeah a “tap.” I began to know myself better.
Tap #2 (my favorite)- Give as much as I know of myself, to as much of God as I know
Very inspiring!
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Time for Surrender
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October 03.09
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Time for Surrender:
In order to feel God’s tap I needed to take myself down to the mat. Decades of self–seeking motives would culminate in a personal flame out. Along the way I performed good deeds and works for people. I generally believed I was earning favor with man, and a supreme being; if in fact one existed. As for God, I just didn’t know Him. I was convinced there was something infinitely larger than us and rationalized that science would one day soon sort it all out. As for personal relationships, I perceived a large number of people to be my friends. As for intimate relationships, I was committed to a point and then would push away when the layers of my character veneer were stripped away.
Tap #1- The “Smack down”- God got my attention
In 2002 my second marriage of 18 years was coming to an end. Material treasures were being taken from me. (like they were mine to begin with) After one last frantic and manic attempt to save my worldly idols I would sink into the darkest night of my soul. I had known deep depression twice before in my life. This time after two hospital admissions I moved to my parents home for a 2-month stay. At first I felt a stranger to my mom and stepfather. I’m sure they felt the same. We would have to renew our relationship, then our love for each other. I quickly learned that without my family, life is very lonely. I was fragile, raw and vulnerable. Later, I would see that this brokenness presented me soft and pliable, just the way God wanted it.
Allow me to fill in a few points: I’ll quickly get back on topic:
A.A. of else! That was in essence the alternative given to me by my x-wife. I had experienced a long period (7 years) of non-drinking but gave abstinence up when I sold my business in 1999. The idol time created by semi retirement didn’t help my mindset. I mistakenly thought I was “cured” and could drink socially again. Looking back to that time in 2002, I was moving from a social drinker to a moderate (sometimes heavy) drinker. This time in 2002 I knew I needed something more that willpower to escape the increasing bondage of alcohol.
Tap #2- This is not the Four Seasons!
It was after two years of abstinence from drinking that I would find myself in a Chicago hospital. I like to describe my mindset at the time as being “stark raving sober!” I was locked in from the outside and not in charge of the facility! Didn’t they know who I was?! Like the Scan Button on a radio the negative voice in my head would briefly stop and playback one failure, and then go on to the next failure. The cycle continued through several issues and then it would start over, and over. This sequence would repeat as a continual loop of despair in my head. I could not turn it off. Finally, sleep would come fitfully. I hated the light of dawn. What would I do each new day? I had no purpose nor did I feel any purpose would come.
Many who read such thoughts might be inclined to say, “Just snap out of it,” “think positive thoughts,” “just do it!” etc. From my experience any self-directed thinking is futile when gripped by the dread of severe depression. I would later learn that this intense weariness of pain was really caused by the weariness of self-seeking pleasure.
TAP #3- God threw me a life preserver- Now the taps were less forceful- It was time to seek Him. After a slow crawl back to sanity I realized the program of A.A. was for me the only real source of a spiritual beginning and new way of life. I had a great therapist and she provided me with volumes of literature and real practical advice that I could apply. I had a good doctor who prescribed medication that would help restore my emotional balance. I took his advice and stopped playing doctor. No more self-medicating with alcohol, caffeine or adrenaline. No longer did I need to buy things I had no need for. Not as if I had a choice. I had no credit!
Tap #4- Breaking the chains of selfishness- Intense work with others- For some reason when I shared my story with others they wanted to have me guide them through the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. That’s when I began to see God work through others. It was like a breath, a touch, yeah a “tap.” I began to know myself better.
Tap #5- Give as much as I know of myself, to as much of God as I know- Now as the taps become ever so subtle, I needed to be really quiet in myself. Sanity had returned and I felt calmness like never before. The temptation was to try and restore what I had “lost.” I wanted a girlfriend because I was lonely. Was I ready for a girlfriend? No! Did I need to find that out for myself? Yes, but I still felt lonely. I was looking horizontally for the answers rather than upward to God. In October of 2006 I was invited to Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale. That was the first night I ever that I wanted to go to church. I gave my life to Jesus Christ and it was then that God showed up in a big way. I studied and continue to study with a voracious hunger so that I could understand better in my head what I wanted to believe in my heart. My self-examinations have taught me more about myself so that I may know more of God. It’s a spiritual muscle that I needed to exercise each day.
Tap #6- I had to “move it-move it!”- I had nothing to do for a large chunk of my day and wanted to get busy doing something. A few friends told me that I should volunteer as a tutor for kids. I was very apprehensive. I was a businessman not a babysitter. Nonetheless, something touched me to go ahead and try it. I went to a small child development center in town for what was an open house. There I was with what seemed to be 100 women from the Junior League. I was scared; not of the children but of the women in the Junior League. What was it like?” It was like the time I walked in a women’s room by mistake in Newark Airport! Anyhow, that’s another story. I read to a little girl named Banessa. She asked me if I would come back the next day and help with homework. That was the “hook.” It took the urging of a 7 year old child to lead me to what is now the major part of my weekdays. No longer a volunteer I joined the staff at our local Boys and Girls Club 2 years ago and have experienced the many taps along the way.
Tap: PROGRAM OF ACTION: Faith without works is . . .My one ministry today is based upon mentoring children ages 6-16 in our community through reading and math programs, social and arts programs. The other ministry is bringing hope to those in our community who are suffering from the chains of alcohol, drugs, sex and some but not all rock and roll. Seriously, the fabric of our society is wearing thin and our epidemic emptiness needs to be filled. The recent economic meltdown has certainly demonstrated the consequence of our over consumption. But of course I hope one over consumer buys Franks “Acqua Liana”!
Being a Christian and bringing people to Christ is now my passion, my commitment to Him must be at the forefront of everything I do. The relationship of idols and the emotions that enveloped me has been replaced with the relationship with God. I read voraciously and explore critical thinking in a way I never expected. Many thanks have to go to Calvary Chapel, Pastors Bob Coy, Charlie Halleran, Mike Rust, Bernard King, Geoff Buck and many others. I am forever grateful to Ravi Zacharius International Ministries especially Stuart McAllister for their intense nine month Apologetics course. I truly have been given a new pair of glasses.
*1Peter 3:15 – But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, with meekness a fear. This Bible verse comes to mind whenever I come in contact with others. Believe me, people who knew me know I am different, those that meet me sense that I am different (in a good way) And, for the first time in my life I’m comfortable in my own skin.
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One of my Tap Moments
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September 18.09
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One of my greatest tap moments was when I attented real estate school where the instructor spoke to the class about spec homes which I knew nothing of at the time. He then showed us a cover of Frank McKinney‘s book: Making It Big! whom I had never heard of before. So, because of Mr. McKinney‘s distinct look and the title of the book I was intrigued to get a copy. As I was reading the book I found that Mr. McKinney was greatly involved in he building of homes in my native country, Haiti. I continued with the pursuit of this new discovery. In the meantime, my church came up with a building project for Haiti which will be soon in the future. My Pastors had been looking for someone with integrity who has already worked in Haiti to help them with the project. I immediately informed them of Mr. McKinney, his work, and his investments in Haiti. Currently, my church is looking to partner up with Caring House International for the development of this coming project. For this reason, I am thankful to God for the fact that when I was seeking to better myself through education of real estate, He had something greater in mind, the building of his people and his country Haiti.
Thank you Mr. McKinney for being a channel of God‘s blessings.
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June 15.09
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We just finished reading The Tap which is truly another wonderful and powerful book! There have
been many times during our lives where we felt things just seem to fall into place, and then there are times when we feel nothing seems to be going right. After reading The Tap, we‘ve come to realize that in both scenarios, these are Tap moments. Lately, Jenn and I have been feeling more of the challenges instead of the "falling into place"
scenario. Because of your book, instead of complaining, or feeling sorry for ourselves, we have been reminding each other that this is a Tap moment and that we need to focus on what that Tap is, instead of focusing on the challenges. This really gives us a brighter outlook in our lives.
One of the biggest inspirations we received from The Tap is to make a difference in the Philippines where we are from. Several years ago, Jennifer went to the Philippines for an exposure trip. The Philippines has a very high poverty rate which she witnessed first hand by visiting the areas stricken by poverty. One in particular was a town called Payatas. Payatas is basically a huge garbage dump where families actually live in and children pick through the garbage hoping to find recyclable items they can sell to make some money. While reading The Tap, Payatas and the Philippines kept popping into our heads. After experiencing Haiti (which we will always continue to support and raise donations for), and the model of creating self sustaining villages, we have made it one of our life goals to create a similar program in the Philippines.
I just wanted to personally thank you for your inspiring books. It‘s books like yours that I feel make truly life changing moments in people‘s lives! I know it does for ours. Thank you Frank!
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted June 30.09 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Jenn & Mike, You have been a significant "tap moment" to more people than you will ever know. I am here to assist you in realizing your "tap" dreams in the Philippines. Frank
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The moment i was tapped
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May 25.09
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As a youngster I grew up in Delray Beach.My family moved from Australia when my Uncle won the tennis grandslam.We settled in Delray where i watched my father build the tennis field of dreams.Lavers racquet club was to become the largest and most premiere club in the world.August 2nd 1985 my father and I flew Delta flight 191 from fort lauderdale to Dallas texas.We never made it.Ian Laver along with 204 other souls lost there life.I l somehow made it along with twelve other survivors.The next years were filled with a boy living recklessly from one moment to another.Never stopping to plan my life always living for the moment because I believed it could all be gone in an instant.My professional tennis career failed .One moment I was beating top 20 in the world and the next tournament I would break five racquets and lose to a club player.The bar was my friend as it helped me tell stupid stories and forget my scary past.Living up to the Laver name in Delray was futile.What I now know I needed was god.The millions dissapeared naturally as all the bad habits accumalated to leave a talented young man a hopeless has been at the ripe age of 25. I fought back and put together some money by coaching some of the best players in the world.Ironically I could teach what I personally could not do as a player. Corky Diamond a developer from Delray said Richard consider realestate it might be a creative career for you.I listened and got my license.Little by little I got my life back.He mentioned a guy name Frank who was creating dreams on the beach.I watched in awe from my new home in California.Two weeks ago I was tapped.I knew in an instant what was missing at 36 and preventing the best life for me.It was god .It was the habits Frank talked about.A wave of guilt came over me and then I made a prayer.I knew god was calling my spirit.He said I DID NOT SAVE YOU for you to live such a selfish life.My habits of smoking ,drinking and many others seemed to be lifted.I feel the time has come for the lord to use my life for his glory not mine.I am the real million little pieces man.Frank Mckinney talks about from Luke much will be entrusted.Well I have had success but much more was not entrusted due to my unwillingness to live life of responsibility and commitment.God has gifted me a second chance he has gifted me a heart full of love ,he has gifted me the mind of a developer.I must give him the return on his investment by living a full life of good not sin.Today is memorial day and many around this worls are suffering financially and emotionally.Thankyou Mr. Mckinney for giving the hope to so many that there are some meeting the call.You are touching lives globally and the proof is in the pudding as you lead by EXAMPLE. I am called to give to your foundation .I am also called to give to this guy in Cali who gives a pair of shoes to the needy in Argentina.Every pair he sells he matches it with a free pair .I own one of the biggest trashout REO companies in Southern California.Today I am inspired to start a new venture.The company will be called Love field real estate ventures.Love field is exactly the name of the field Delta 191 crashed all those years ago.I hope to be a big success for god in the hope that he blesses my company and my gifts to the two chosen foundations.Thankyou for reading this message Sincerely Richard Laver
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The Traveling Tap!
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May 04.09
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When the opportunity presented itself to go to Acqua Liana my first thought was forget it. I really cannot afford to travel at this time. All day long a nagging voice kept hauting me telling me to "just do it". I gave in to my little voice and booked a flight arriving the day before the event. I had no idea where I was going to stay but arrived in Palm Beach and decided to stay close to the airport as it was going to be a short trip. I called Courtyard by Marriott and booked in for two nights. I had carted all my books with me to have them signed as gifts for others. My first tap moment occurred when I met Michael an employee of the Marriott who was kind and gracious and told me his story of arriving at Palm Beach on a greyhound with
$180 in his pocket and how he worked at a convenience store where the manager of the Marriott came in daily and liked his attitude and offered him a job. I later found out that Michael received one of seven awards for the entire Marriott company. I promised him a copy of Make It Big! He said, wow you would really do that for me. I laughed and said sure why not. The staff was wonderful and helped me arrange a car to the event for the next day. Now I head into City Center to get some food. I find a great restaurant and eat and then begin to explore the town. I land at a bar even though I haven‘t drank in a year and sit down to watch the Cafe Opa events. I decide to treat myself to a glass of wine and begin a conversation with an elderly lady who turns out to have worked for Donald Trump for years. We chat and I tell her I once went to his birthday party where he gave out photos of himself as gifts. She comments that she would love one and I tell her give me your address and I will send you mine as I could care less. She can‘t believe I would give it to her and asks me if I am real. I laugh and say sure and she gives me the address. I wake up the morning of the event remembering why I don‘t drink wine anymore and go out by the pool. A woman is there with her two daughters and we strike a conversation. I tell her about my quest to help the Jamaican youth and we talk for quite a while. I also tell her I wish I had skipped the Pinot Grigio the night before and she gives me great get over it advice. Her daughters are readers and I decide I will give them a copy of Dead Fred for her kindness. When I return to the pool she is gone. Now I go upstairs and get ready and get in the elevator to leave. The door opens and there is the woman and her two daughters. I laugh and dig out the book for them and tell her I went looking for her earlier to give it to them. She thanks me kindly. Now all of us are outside while I wait for my car and her the airport shuttle.
I tell her what an incredible book The Tap is and she says she will get one for sure. She then proceeds to tell me she was in a car accident when she was pregnant for her daughter and the car rolled over several times and she looked over and saw Christ next to her. We proceed to talk and I tell her my dream and she tells me that she headed a fundraiser for her church where they raised over $200,000 for Haiti. I tell her about the Caring House Foundation and we exchange contact information. The shuttle comes for her and the car for me. I get in the car and the driver introduces himself. I give him the address and tell him that I should be done by 3. He takes me to Acqua Liana and we talk along the way about how I see life. He drops me off and I go in and give my name to the people with the lists. Your not on the list they say and I begin to panic.
Then it dawns on me that my e-mail comes across with my married name and yeap there I was. A young lady introduces herself and we talk. She invited her friend who builds schools in Africa and does a radio show in Jamaica and is involved with a orphanage in Kingston. I get her card and put it in my purse. Both Frank and Nilsa McKinney were every bit as dynamic and gracious as I imagined. Acqua Liana was all I thought it would be and then some truly being a majestic work of art. My favorite moment was during the film of the race when it showed the sign, "Go Awesome Daddy." In the end everyone lines up for the book signing and I go out and retrieve my ten ton bag where I had deposited knowing I could not cart them around all day. I wait patiently with the rest and go through the list having Frank sign one book to send to Luciano, "Jah Messenger" and giving Frank a copy of his latest CD Jah is my navigator. I don‘t know why but I see one as the miracle worker and the other as the messenger and know that reggae has the power to change poverty. The event ran over so I hurry out to the car apoligizing to the driver who tells me not to worry about it. He then tells me he thought alot about my views and thinks the whole world would be different if they could see past greed and selfishness. I go back to the hotel and ask the front desk clerk when Michael will be back and he says at 6 a.m. so I leave the book thinking I will be gone. The next morning I oversleep and wake up at 6:45 for a flight that was scheduled to leave at 7. Not a chance but I rush to the airport and talk to the nice US Air man who helps me re-book for 12 noon and calls the hotel to come and get me. I get to give Michael his book personally and hang out with him and the rest of the staff. I take in a swim and at 11 head back to the airport feeling happier. I board the plane and sit down next to a nice older gentlemen and we begin to talk. He sees me with a copy of Make It Big and asks me why I was in Palm Beach. I explain and he asks me if he can see the book which I hand him. He hands it back commenting that he had never heard of Frank even though he lives in Delray part of the year. I tell him that although the homes are amazing what makes me admire Frank McKinney is what he does in Haiti as the self sufficiency is key. I tell him that I dream of doing the same in Jamaica. He then proceeds to tell me he used to be great friends with Jamaica‘s Prime Minister and used to lobby for funds for Jamaica and the Sudan and brought the Prime Minister to the White House during the Reagan administration. Sitting next to me was ex-congressman Thomas B. Evans, Jr. I smile at him and say sir, may I please have your contact information. He writes it all down while relaying a story about his wife helping the neighbor with her buttons on her dress. The neighbor is Jill Biden. He hands it to me and says, "Would you do me a favor and also pass it along to Mr. McKinney and tell him I would love to meet him someday and my goal in life is to continue to assist the poor." I tell him he can consider it done and thank him for the information, his grace and tell him the pleasure was all mine. So here we are writing on "The Tap" blog one more time.
I leave you all one more time with a quote from H.I.M. "It is the duty of the educated few to fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many".
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To whom much is given
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April 05.09
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Ware
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I was 38 years old and had made a healthy living off of real estate and a farming operation. Truthfully, I could have retired more than comfortably. I had been married since I was 19. I was priviledged to have traveled worldwide and had a strange unexplainable connection to Jamaica.
For years I had been delivering toys to children. My theory was that although I could not change everything perhaps the children would remember one day when joy came to their little capture villages.
Suddenly, overnight after asking for a divorce for reasons of abuse I came home from NY city to find everything bankrupt. I was shocked. My ex had deliberately destroyed a million dollar enterprise informing me, "I was bought and paid for and now I would have to get a real job."
I always considered running a million dollar farm, 10 apartments and a 4 bedroom 3 bathroom home a "real job". The rebel in me said well if this is how it going to be I will follow my dream.
Instead I went to Jamaica and began working with people one on one to test my theory that love in action works. It does.
Recently during an interview I was asked if I considered my greatest accomplishment was taking a business from $300,000 in sales to $1.7 million in a year.
My response was no, my greatest accomplishment was working with a mother of five in a tenament town to find something she could make that was different from the rest and watching her and her children go from starvation to not being able to keep up with the orders for the beautiful hand knit shawls she creates. It is the truth.
After eight years of this work I wrote a book about it. Over time I became frustrated as most around me did not support my work and thought it was insane that I did not return to the money chasing thing. Due to the destruction of my credit life was not as simple as it had once been.
All the lawyers I contacted wanted $4000 or better to create a non profit and I found that prohibitive given my life circumstances. I was ready to give up.
Suddenly, I got a call from a local law clinic saying that they had decided to take on the project pro bono. All I had to do was pay the filing fees. Then I wound up in a class for non-profit management.
Just when I began to get frustrated on how change could occur I ran into "The Tap" and Frank McKinney‘s Caring House Project.
So I went from a world of flying on Trump‘s plane and being a guest at Maralargo, dinners hosted by Prince Phillip and that things of that nature to a world of meeting international reggae artists and working with the poor in Jamaica.
I suddenly could fit my belongings in one suitcase. A "tap," I don‘t know it seemed more like a lead pipe, but here I am just the same.
I recollect a conversation I had with a reggae star, Luciano who is known as Jah Messenger (God‘s messenger).
We disscussed the problems in the world and he said, "Let those with eyes see and those with ears hear." If we look around the world at the signs of the time it is truly time for us all to wake up for who am I if I am not my brothers keeper?
As the situation gets rougher anyone who is not giving back is foolish as where do you think the problems of the poor are going to land when they just cannot take no more?
I cannot think a creator built a world for one to have all and another to have nothing so I must act as love in action is all there is to save this world.
One of my favorite quotes from the Emperor of Ethopia Haile Selassie is the following, "It is the inaction of those who should have acted and the indifference of those who should have known better that has made it possible for evil to truimph." H.I.M.
These days I rely on the creator for my needs and I have yet to be disappointed. It has shown me that people‘s need to hoard for self is nothing more than society generated illusion.
After all we come with nothing and we all leave the same way. It is what we do in the meantime that makes the difference. Not all of us can give it all up but we can all do something. To quote Nike, "Just Do It."
Jean
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 05.09 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | For those who are about to read the beautiful and insightful words Jean wrote, please pay particular attention to the third to last paragraph.
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NEW HORIZONS
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Posted
March 25.09
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Over a year ago I had a head injury, which left me with what could be termed recurring headaches. I did not talk except when necessary because of the pain.
Two months after the injury, I was on my way to church when I started humming a tune I had never heard before. Strangely, I found myself singing words as well and they made sense. In the song, Jesus was telling me what he had suffered when He gave His life for me, as if to say that He understood my pain and suffering.
Since then I have written 22 additional songs. They are contemporary Gospel for the most part and great songs. The music is excellent!
What is strange about all this is that I had never written a song before in my entire life and never thought of doing so. I never knew I had the ability to write music.
Now, I am taking piano and keyboard lessons. I have started scoring my songs and enjoying this marvelous experience. My teacher would have to vet the scoring though, since it is quite new to me.
The headaches? I am trying to cope with them still. None of the various doctors can find anything so I‘m keeping the faith strong.
Someone said to me that the songs were locked up inside all along, just waiting for the injury to be released. It‘s not funny at all.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 04.09 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Ann, Thank you for sharing such a wonderful "Tap Moment." I‘m certainly no doctor, but the more beautiful music you write the more your headaches will dissipate.
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Tapped Moments
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March 24.09
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Sixta
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God calls all His children to do 3 things in their Christian lives: pray, fast & give. I grew up in a home where my parents always "tithed" ( paid their church dues). My husband and I differ on the giving responsibility (monetarily that is). I feel that if God is going to bless me & my family with the things we need ....then the LEAST I can do is give Him back his 10% to further His Kingdom. I will support the Caring House Project as much as I can.
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Not sure if this is a Tapped Moment
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Posted
March 24.09
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Penny
Sixta
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Last week I was at a Quizno‘s Sub shop and it was about 8:30 pm, I placed my order and stood back and waited. During this time a young gentleman came in as well and placed his order. When it came time to pay for it all he had was a $50 bill but the store attendant could not cash it due to the time of night ( not enough in drawer ). The young man looked disappointed....I stepped forward and handed the attendant a $20 bill and said " Just take it out of that and give him back his $50 bill." The young man looked surprised and thought I owned the place that I would do that. I said "No, I have been in this same situation". Even though the man wasn‘t hurting for money it would have been a hassle to run around looking for smaller denominations.
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| | | | | | | | | REPLY | | | | | Posted April 04.09 | By Frank McKinney | | | | | Penny,
This Tap Moment is straight out of Chapter 6! I love it and could easily include in the "Your Chapter 6 Tap Moments!"
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A Breath of Air
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November 13.08
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Myrna
Nash
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I know that this might have taking a long time for someone to share this information but I have to say Frank McKinney is one of a king.
I am a Member of End time Sabbath Worship Center where we invited Frank to come, so we can acknowledge what he has done for our country Haiti.
I have to tell you, if you were there, you would see the smile and tears on everybody faces.
He reminded us, how we were privilege to live in the US. I know that at time its not easy but all thing are possible with faith and persistence I thank him for coming because it let me know that if we put our hands together we can make a H-U-G-E difference in someone life.
Please if you have not done it so far please donate to the caring house project you will see how fulfilling it is and how great it feels to help someone.
I might not be able to fly there or even give a lot but your and mind and others together add up a lot again thank you Frank for coming we love you and feel free to come again. You are truly a breath of air and you know what That lets us know? that God makes no mistakes.
As you all know Haiti was hit very bad with the previous hurricanes and we are putting hands together to rebuilt the broken hearth, see that I did not say the broken village! You and I can live in a one bedroom house if there is happiness do you suffer as much?
Those people lost there love ones and homes but most of all they lost hope, yet through Frank and he‘s projects we can be of helping hands not only for Haiti but anywhere he touch, He‘s like our channel to them. His coming gave us hope that we were not alone and that others are thinking of us so please remember your purpose for we all have one.
Thanks to all and especially you, Frank may you be Blessed!.
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My Angel, Mom
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October 17.08
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Anne
Lee
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I have been the primary care-giver for my Mom until her death last month.
On the day her remains were to be flown home for burial I sent an e-mail to my sister, Mary, telling her Mom was flying home today and to call the funeral home and let me know when she was home safe.
On the way home from work, realizing Mary had not yet called; I made up my mind to let it go and remember Mom was in heaven and these were her earthly remains and let the funeral homes deal with it and stop worrying.
On the night before such a trip, you can imagine the usual racing around. I stopped at Publix, threw in wash, did a couple dishes and in the midst of all this suddenly was drawn to stop and pick up my e-mails.
The first one I opened was from Mary - It read- the funeral home said Mom would arrive in NY at 6:10pm and be given an escort to her hometown. I looked up at the clock and it was exactly 6:10pm.
I burst into tears knowing Mom was telling me, in her own way, she was home safe - safe in heaven.
I have a feeling with Mom as my new angel sometimes The Tap may feel more like The Hammer.
Posted in loving memory of Joyce Spoor by Anne Lee
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Frank‘s recent Haiti "Tap Moment" - a degree in paradoxicology
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Posted
July 10.08
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Frank
McKinney
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Dear Tour of Extremes Guest,
I must begin by thanking you for creating such a memorable experience at our Frank McKinney‘s Tour of Extremes June 20-22, 2008.
Allowing some time to pass before reflecting on such an impacting event is wise, as certain lessons and memories are only triggered after the passage of time, often oozing over a lifetime.
What do you mean, Frank, by "paradoxicology?"
I have learned that I feel most alive when experiencing extremes for the first time. As life passes, we begin to lament, "ahh, so few firsts left in life." Well, our recent trip to Haiti was one for me, and only because you made it that way.
Seeing the impact through your eyes I will never forget. I value the emotions we shared, how open you were with those you came in contact with. The most important interaction I witnessed was the impact that you are having on those most desperately poor and homeless. Yes, you are saving lives. That should warm your soul!
It is quite difficult to quantify the most meaningful moment from our visit to Haiti. From the initial drive from the airport, to our warm first greeting through a melodious song and meal together, to feeding those with more that just nourishment for their bodies, to tears at the playing of the Star Spangled Banner surrounded by children, to the sensory overload while touring Cite Soleil, to the joy of watching the elderly dance (especially the oldest gent), to the laying of hands on our heads by the orphans and the receipt of a blessing from those who have more than we may ever have, to our tour of hope through our first Haiti village, to the hotel and wonderful dinner together, not to mention all those birthday cakes. Even the drive to the airport in Port au Prince to return home, completely spent, allowed for one last quiet reflection.
Have you noticed that nearly every reflection that you have read from fellow Tour of Extremes travelers is void of a reference to the "lifestyles of the rich and famous" elements that seemed so important and cool when you decided to donate to participate in the event? The private tour of Acqua Liana, the world‘s largest and most opulent certified green home that is only months from completion. Dinner at my own oceanfront house, or individual time spent in my oceanfront treehouse office. Why? Because you now have a better understanding of life‘s priorities. You are now more comfortable with your own mission. You have experienced one of life‘s great "Tap Moments."
That is why you now have earned your "PHD" in a way most will never attain, much less comprehend. You understand that it is unique and vital to live the paradox found in life, not just speak of it.
As you go back to making your globe spin, recall that your Tour of Extremes‘ experiences and memories will be nothing more than enlightening good (or bad) dreams unless you act upon them. Taking action on life‘s Tap Moments is like wielding a giant can of WD-40 before the gates of Heaven. How much you spray and how effective that spray is depends on those times in your life you act by applying the timeless biblical wisdom found in Luke: To Whom Much is Entrusted, Much Will be Expected.
Now, go and apply your newly conferred degree!
Thanks,
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