Can a person really train and command their mind to create and alter their course toward success in life?

I caught up with Jack Koetting and his wife in exotic Tahiti, at the resort where they stayed some 24 years earlier. Recently renovated again, yet the surroundings, according to them, were still familiar enough to bring back memories of their first visit. He invited me into their lagoon cabin to conduct our interview.

“Jack, how does it feel to be where you are at this stage of your life?”

“It gives me great joy and certainly a sense of satisfaction for what I’ve been able to accomplish now. To have developed the skills this late in life, has given me a gleam in my eye and overflowing gratitude in my heart. The time and financial freedom I’m enjoying now is priceless.

To be returning here, I mean, just look at the beautiful sunsets that a person experiences here every night. The colors seem to explode in the night sky over the ocean. It reminds me of when I first started studying the Master Key System back in the latter part of 2023. It was there I first learned the skill of being a principled observer.

I entered that class with a little trepidation, when we heard that we were to show up to class each week with index cards, colored pencils and 2 copies of the same book. It had been over 50 years since I was in a classroom situation.

But I soon learned the power of those cards and pencils, as we were taught to identify certain colors and shapes, and then link them to certain principles, tasks, or goals we promised ourselves we would accomplish by a certain date.

It was the beginning of a whole new realm of self-exploration, and it led to transforming those small initial tasks into tasks of much greater importance. It was the development of habit that made the difference.”

“What do you feel has been the most important skill you’ve developed in your life?”

“That’s easy. It has to be the ability to control my mind. When you realize that the time you invest in training your mind for success is the most efficient use of your time, you will realize there is no stopping what you can achieve.

Ever since October of 2023, I have repeated daily to myself at least 20 times a day, “I can be what I will to be”. Repetition charged with feeling is the key. We were taught that the “world without” is a reflection of the “world within” which is the domain of the mind and its thoughts.”

“So would you say that the Master Key Experience changed you as a person?”

“Absolutely. Once I started learning the wisdom of the lessons in the Master Keys, I realized that I would have to become a different kind of person, which excited me, because I discovered, the real authentic me, needed to be brought out.

I don’t want to make this all about money, although being able to create financial as well as time freedom, allows a person to do extraordinary things in their life. When I started this transformation, I initially set what I thought was a stretching goal of earning $10,000 per month from my networking businesses by July 17, 2025, which was my 77th birthday.

However, I found by applying the habits we were learning, and the “do it now” mindset leading to attainment, I was able to meet and exceed that several months early.

And I remembered how I celebrated that. Took my wife on an unplanned weekend getaway. Luxury penthouse suite, chateau briande and an exquisite Merlot at Lombardo’s, topped off by a refreshing moonlight dip in the hot tub sipping champagne.

See, I had determined that one of my personal pivotal needs leading to time freedom was liberty. Therefore, my subconscious mind had to experience the joy and happiness that I was feeling because I attained it. It’s all a process. I thought it, I wrote it down, I promised myself I had the ability to achieve it, I repeated that thought over and over, I accomplished it, and then you CELEBRATE!

But there are many more avenues of wealth in a person’s life besides money. There’s kindness, self-discipline, hope, and nine more attributes that contribute to a great life. These are all great gifts that you have within you, or you learn to develop, but here’s the key. Unless you learn to give these virtues first, you won’t receive.”

“What is the final thought you’d like to leave our readers with?”

“Most people go through life and never realize the enormous power they have within them. The power of focused thought, as taught in the Master Key Experience, repeated and believed, can attract the best things in life. Now is the time for action. Now is all there is. Build a new and better blueprint for your future – you have the power within you. Unleash it and live!”