WHY THIS DISCUSSION OF RICHES?
As you will discover before you finish reading this site , you can acquire riches—and
in a manner far simpler than you ever dared to imagine. You can become rich in any
form you wish: rich in material goods—money, home, etc.; rich in mental and spiritual
blessings; rich in personal power and leadership; rich in friendships. Wouldn't it be a
good idea then to begin deciding now what kind of riches you feel would give you the
happiness you strive for?
If you have been living as the average citizen lives, earning enough to get by, having
the necessities of life, and a few of the luxuries, your interpretation of riches may be
rather mild. Your bills all paid and a few thousand dollars in the bank could be a
situation so far beyond your present status that it would seem foolish to "dream"
further.
Do you know that the ability to acquire riches is a state of mind? Napoleon Hill, author
of Think and Grow Rich, said: "Anything the mind can conceive and believe, the mind
can achieve." To gain the full import of this statement, you must think about it. Your
mind might conceive the wish: "I'd like to be a power among men; I'd like to have
money—lots of it." But if your mind could conceive the picture of yourself as having
power and money; and if you really believed you could have power and money—
brother, watch out; you're on your way!
W. Clement Stone, when he was a young man, conceived the image of himself as the
head of a large insurance company, and he deeply believed he could become the
head. With a beginning of not more than $100, he went on to carve an insurance
empire and multiply his original $100 into a personal fortune of $100,000,000. In the
site he co-authored with Napoleon Hill, SUCCESS through a Positive Mental Attitude,
he tells you how he did it. The pattern Mr. Stone followed was a simple one, once
more proving the efficacy of Mr. Hill's motto: "Anything the mind can conceive and
believe, the mind can achieve."
Sunday, August 14, 2011
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH RICHES?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH RICHES?
Before starting this chapter, I asked this same question of many men and women in all
walks of life. The variety of answers was as different as the people questioned.
A mechanic said: "I would give up my job, sell my house, then do nothing but travel for
the next several years."
Do you think he would be happy? I doubt it.
I knew a man who retired from the presidency of a large corporation. He sold his home
and intended to spend much of his life traveling. He became so bored with this
existence that he returned to his former city, bought a new home and established
another business.
An office manager unhesitatingly answered the question thus: "I would buy this
business and become my own boss." One does not have to be a psychoanalyst to
learn much about this man from this simple answer alone. It is likely that this man is
"bossed" too much, which makes him want to own the business so that he can do the
bossing.
No man in business is ever his own boss. He has as many bosses as he has
customers. He must give satisfaction or his customers will begin bossing him.
Perhaps this office manager is having financial difficulties and feels it would be great to
head a company and have each mail bring him huge checks. But what this man and
others seldom think about is that an executive's salary is just as dependent as the
office manager's on the amount of money that comes into a large company.
Do not misunderstand me. It's great to head a business of your own; but you must
grow into it.
A housewife was asked what she would do with riches. I liked her answer.
"I have so many friends and relatives who are not enjoying the best things in life. I
would like to take them, one at a time, and do things to make them happy. One I might
take to a fine store and outfit her from head to toe with good clothes. Another I would
take on an all-expense-paid trip. Still another has a good head for business, and I'd
like to help him to develop a small business."
The things she would do for others made a long and unselfish list. There was an
expression of great sincerity on her face as she described what she would do with
riches. She proved that she knew the truth of the statement that happiness comes
from giving happiness.
A boy in his late teens was asked the same magic question: "What would you do if you
had riches?"
"Aw, gee, mister, I don't know. I think, first of all, I would get Dad the motor boat he has
always wanted. I would get Mom all the modern things for her kitchen and laundry so
she wouldn't have to work so hard. And for me, I would go to one of the big colleges
and study electronics."
Doesn't a statement like that make you wish you could give this lad riches right now so
that he could put them to work in such a wonderful way?
An uncultured, uneducated man was asked what he would do with riches.
"What do I want with riches?" he blurted. "Shavin' and dressin' up for meals, and mixin'
with the snobs and high-hats is not for me. I'm satisfied just as I am."
To men like him this book offers little help. They would read it fearing that some of the
suggestions might rub off on them and cause them to change from their present
relaxed mode of living.
Before starting this chapter, I asked this same question of many men and women in all
walks of life. The variety of answers was as different as the people questioned.
A mechanic said: "I would give up my job, sell my house, then do nothing but travel for
the next several years."
Do you think he would be happy? I doubt it.
I knew a man who retired from the presidency of a large corporation. He sold his home
and intended to spend much of his life traveling. He became so bored with this
existence that he returned to his former city, bought a new home and established
another business.
An office manager unhesitatingly answered the question thus: "I would buy this
business and become my own boss." One does not have to be a psychoanalyst to
learn much about this man from this simple answer alone. It is likely that this man is
"bossed" too much, which makes him want to own the business so that he can do the
bossing.
No man in business is ever his own boss. He has as many bosses as he has
customers. He must give satisfaction or his customers will begin bossing him.
Perhaps this office manager is having financial difficulties and feels it would be great to
head a company and have each mail bring him huge checks. But what this man and
others seldom think about is that an executive's salary is just as dependent as the
office manager's on the amount of money that comes into a large company.
Do not misunderstand me. It's great to head a business of your own; but you must
grow into it.
A housewife was asked what she would do with riches. I liked her answer.
"I have so many friends and relatives who are not enjoying the best things in life. I
would like to take them, one at a time, and do things to make them happy. One I might
take to a fine store and outfit her from head to toe with good clothes. Another I would
take on an all-expense-paid trip. Still another has a good head for business, and I'd
like to help him to develop a small business."
The things she would do for others made a long and unselfish list. There was an
expression of great sincerity on her face as she described what she would do with
riches. She proved that she knew the truth of the statement that happiness comes
from giving happiness.
A boy in his late teens was asked the same magic question: "What would you do if you
had riches?"
"Aw, gee, mister, I don't know. I think, first of all, I would get Dad the motor boat he has
always wanted. I would get Mom all the modern things for her kitchen and laundry so
she wouldn't have to work so hard. And for me, I would go to one of the big colleges
and study electronics."
Doesn't a statement like that make you wish you could give this lad riches right now so
that he could put them to work in such a wonderful way?
An uncultured, uneducated man was asked what he would do with riches.
"What do I want with riches?" he blurted. "Shavin' and dressin' up for meals, and mixin'
with the snobs and high-hats is not for me. I'm satisfied just as I am."
To men like him this book offers little help. They would read it fearing that some of the
suggestions might rub off on them and cause them to change from their present
relaxed mode of living.
RICHES: AN INTERPRETATION part 2
Permit me to give you an illustration from the other side of the fence: the story of a
couple whose lives have been made unhappy through the acquisition of riches.
As soon as they became rich, they had quite an extravagant home designed and built.
Their garage housed two of the most expensive automobiles. The wife would not think
of buying her gowns in any place except Paris. The husband was most popular in the
swankiest country club.
But was this couple happy? Not by a long shot.
On week ends they would entertain sumptuously and, of course, on Mondays they
would find themselves with big heads and a "dark brown" taste in their mouths.
Through overabundant living, their digestion and general health suffered. Through
dissipation, their faces accentuated their ages and lacked the magnetism so easily
acquired with proper living.
Were they happy? Their every expression revealed unbearable boredom. The head of
this family worked diligently—and, undoubtedly, intelligently—in his pursuit of
happiness. He gained his wealth, but because he didn't understand just what true
happiness was, he fell dismally short of his goal.
There is another definition of riches which should be considered and which, to my
mind, is one of the most important of all.
"He lives a rich life" is often said about certain lucky people. What is a rich life? It is
one well rounded with many interesting and illuminating experiences. Such a man's
day is separated into units of creative work, rest, recreation, and entertainment. No
one of these, alone, is enough to produce happiness.
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a saying I have heard since childhood;
and it is true, no matter how many of us fail to heed its advice.
But to spend all your time resting would actually become tiresome. The purpose of the
rest would be defeated. If rest and relaxation are indulged in between periods of work,
they will both be thoroughly enjoyed, and you will also enjoy your work when you
return to it.
Entertainment is the "dessert" one enjoys at the close of a satisfying day of work. Just
as "all work and no play" is not to be desired, continuous entertainment would fail to
give perfect happiness.
During periods of recreation you should allow time for constructive reading, and you
should expand your circle of friends and acquaintances by allowing time to converse
with others.
You can now see that a rich life is a blending of all the desirable elements of life.
couple whose lives have been made unhappy through the acquisition of riches.
As soon as they became rich, they had quite an extravagant home designed and built.
Their garage housed two of the most expensive automobiles. The wife would not think
of buying her gowns in any place except Paris. The husband was most popular in the
swankiest country club.
But was this couple happy? Not by a long shot.
On week ends they would entertain sumptuously and, of course, on Mondays they
would find themselves with big heads and a "dark brown" taste in their mouths.
Through overabundant living, their digestion and general health suffered. Through
dissipation, their faces accentuated their ages and lacked the magnetism so easily
acquired with proper living.
Were they happy? Their every expression revealed unbearable boredom. The head of
this family worked diligently—and, undoubtedly, intelligently—in his pursuit of
happiness. He gained his wealth, but because he didn't understand just what true
happiness was, he fell dismally short of his goal.
There is another definition of riches which should be considered and which, to my
mind, is one of the most important of all.
"He lives a rich life" is often said about certain lucky people. What is a rich life? It is
one well rounded with many interesting and illuminating experiences. Such a man's
day is separated into units of creative work, rest, recreation, and entertainment. No
one of these, alone, is enough to produce happiness.
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a saying I have heard since childhood;
and it is true, no matter how many of us fail to heed its advice.
But to spend all your time resting would actually become tiresome. The purpose of the
rest would be defeated. If rest and relaxation are indulged in between periods of work,
they will both be thoroughly enjoyed, and you will also enjoy your work when you
return to it.
Entertainment is the "dessert" one enjoys at the close of a satisfying day of work. Just
as "all work and no play" is not to be desired, continuous entertainment would fail to
give perfect happiness.
During periods of recreation you should allow time for constructive reading, and you
should expand your circle of friends and acquaintances by allowing time to converse
with others.
You can now see that a rich life is a blending of all the desirable elements of life.
RICHES: AN INTERPRETATION part 1
RICHES: AN INTERPRETATION
Edel and I were visiting the cozy bungalow of a day laborer and his family. The house
was small, but very tastefully furnished. It contained most of the modern
conveniences. The small yard showed evidence of a green thumb. The mortgage on
the house had been fully paid off. The husband had an income on which the family
could live comfortably, and he was assured a pension when his day of retirement
arrived. The total physical assets of this family would not exceed $12,000.
"I consider ourselves to be the richest family in town," she said with great pride. "We
have no financial worries" she continued, "and perfect harmony reigns throughout our
house."
If you have not attained this level of riches, you can think of it as your first plateau and
use the power you will gain from this site to lift you up to it. Upon reaching this
standard you can raise your sights once more and continue your climb to higher and
higher realms.
There are those on this earth who possess practically nothing of a material nature, but
who consider themselves rich, because of their happy minds and healthy bodies.
I do not believe any one of us should aspire to be a Croesus, because material riches
can engender unhappiness as easily as they can raise one to the heights of ecstasy.
At this point I am going to ask you a very pertinent question: "What is the greatest
good one may expect from riches?"
To have money in the bank; to own a palatial home; to be able to entertain lavishly; to
be able to travel anywhere anytime—in first-class manner—and to have a wardrobe
which would be the envy of all, are a few of the things you might consider as being the
advantages of riches.
Think of these things and anything else which might be associated with money and
you will still be wrong as far as an intelligent answer to the question is concerned.
The real reason for wanting riches is to be happy. This is the end result of all
accomplishment. Although one thinks his goal is riches, in reality he is seeking the
soul-satisfying happiness which comes with achievement; the riches are his reward for
attaining his objective.
At this point, let me cite a few illustrations which will make my point clear:
A New England capitalist had a unique way of spending his surplus money. He owned
a large, fully stocked farm. Each summer a large number of underprivileged children
was invited to spend a few weeks at this farm. The kiddies were given the best of
everything: fresh, pure dairy products; the best meats of all kinds; delicious fruits and
vegetables, etc. The boys and girls were under the supervision of affectionate, capable
attendants.
This philanthropist could not possibly be happier using his money in any other way. He
would retire at night with a smile as he thought of the joy he was giving to children who
were not used to it.
And then there is a generous financier in New York who gains his happiness in quite a
different way. He knows the value of home ownership and enjoys seeing young people
own their homes free and clear of all encumbrances. He is constantly on the lookout
for deserving young couples. When he finds one, he has his assistant make an
investigation to learn the extent of the mortgage and who holds it. This big-hearted
man arranges to have the mortgage paid off—anonymously—and a clear deed sent to
the worthy two.
It is not hard to imagine the peace of mind this open-handed individual is gaining from
life.
Edel and I were visiting the cozy bungalow of a day laborer and his family. The house
was small, but very tastefully furnished. It contained most of the modern
conveniences. The small yard showed evidence of a green thumb. The mortgage on
the house had been fully paid off. The husband had an income on which the family
could live comfortably, and he was assured a pension when his day of retirement
arrived. The total physical assets of this family would not exceed $12,000.
"I consider ourselves to be the richest family in town," she said with great pride. "We
have no financial worries" she continued, "and perfect harmony reigns throughout our
house."
If you have not attained this level of riches, you can think of it as your first plateau and
use the power you will gain from this site to lift you up to it. Upon reaching this
standard you can raise your sights once more and continue your climb to higher and
higher realms.
There are those on this earth who possess practically nothing of a material nature, but
who consider themselves rich, because of their happy minds and healthy bodies.
I do not believe any one of us should aspire to be a Croesus, because material riches
can engender unhappiness as easily as they can raise one to the heights of ecstasy.
At this point I am going to ask you a very pertinent question: "What is the greatest
good one may expect from riches?"
To have money in the bank; to own a palatial home; to be able to entertain lavishly; to
be able to travel anywhere anytime—in first-class manner—and to have a wardrobe
which would be the envy of all, are a few of the things you might consider as being the
advantages of riches.
Think of these things and anything else which might be associated with money and
you will still be wrong as far as an intelligent answer to the question is concerned.
The real reason for wanting riches is to be happy. This is the end result of all
accomplishment. Although one thinks his goal is riches, in reality he is seeking the
soul-satisfying happiness which comes with achievement; the riches are his reward for
attaining his objective.
At this point, let me cite a few illustrations which will make my point clear:
A New England capitalist had a unique way of spending his surplus money. He owned
a large, fully stocked farm. Each summer a large number of underprivileged children
was invited to spend a few weeks at this farm. The kiddies were given the best of
everything: fresh, pure dairy products; the best meats of all kinds; delicious fruits and
vegetables, etc. The boys and girls were under the supervision of affectionate, capable
attendants.
This philanthropist could not possibly be happier using his money in any other way. He
would retire at night with a smile as he thought of the joy he was giving to children who
were not used to it.
And then there is a generous financier in New York who gains his happiness in quite a
different way. He knows the value of home ownership and enjoys seeing young people
own their homes free and clear of all encumbrances. He is constantly on the lookout
for deserving young couples. When he finds one, he has his assistant make an
investigation to learn the extent of the mortgage and who holds it. This big-hearted
man arranges to have the mortgage paid off—anonymously—and a clear deed sent to
the worthy two.
It is not hard to imagine the peace of mind this open-handed individual is gaining from
life.
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE the word riches?
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE the word riches?
The answer you give is exactly what this book will mean to you. When the word riches
is used from here on, it will mean riches according to your interpretation.
Some of you will visualize riches as an unlimited supply of money; a regal estate; a
yacht; an airplane, etc. And if this is your objective—fine. Build upon it in your
imagination and, as you continue reading this book, you'll find it will be well within the
realm of possibility to make your dream a reality.
Perhaps you interpret riches as meaning leadership: leadership in politics, in industry,
in commerce, etc. Should your desires fall in this category, the contents of this book
will put you on the right track to fulfillment.
You might think that wishing for both material riches and riches in personal power is
expecting too much. But it is not. In fact you can hardly have one without the other. But
beware! To wish for both—or even one—would get you nowhere. Be careful of that
word wish! It can do you more harm than good as you'll later learn.
I once heard a definition of riches which may apply to some of you.
The answer you give is exactly what this book will mean to you. When the word riches
is used from here on, it will mean riches according to your interpretation.
Some of you will visualize riches as an unlimited supply of money; a regal estate; a
yacht; an airplane, etc. And if this is your objective—fine. Build upon it in your
imagination and, as you continue reading this book, you'll find it will be well within the
realm of possibility to make your dream a reality.
Perhaps you interpret riches as meaning leadership: leadership in politics, in industry,
in commerce, etc. Should your desires fall in this category, the contents of this book
will put you on the right track to fulfillment.
You might think that wishing for both material riches and riches in personal power is
expecting too much. But it is not. In fact you can hardly have one without the other. But
beware! To wish for both—or even one—would get you nowhere. Be careful of that
word wish! It can do you more harm than good as you'll later learn.
I once heard a definition of riches which may apply to some of you.
WAKE UP!—IN EVERY PART OF YOUR BEING!
WAKE UP!—IN EVERY PART OF YOUR BEING!
You are going to be a better person in so many ways, you'll feel as though you had
been born again!
Your Creative Mind will give you a cheerful, zestful attitude toward anything you do.
When you deal forcefully with problems and decisions, you'll grow in poise and selfcontrol.
Things that fluster other people won't fluster you.
Let me tell you one more story. It's about myself.
Years ago, when I first began to realize the limitless power of the Creative Mind, I
happened to need some repair work on my house. But I found reasons for putting it
off. Probably I invented reasons!
When I finally got that job done, my conscience bothered me. How, I thought, can I
instruct my Creative Mind to tell my Conscious Mind that things must get done when
they ought to be done?
The answer was absurdly simple. Now, when I have a task to perform, I first give my
Creative Mind a picture of the completed job. Doing this while I sleep, I can wake up
and feel all the pleasure I am going to feel when I see the job accomplished. Then,
when I go about actually doing it, obstacles seem to melt away—or at the most, they
become merely details. When the job is done, I feel that good satisfaction all over
again.
Right there is the key secret of getting rich.
Today, now, decide in your Conscious Mind that you are rich. (Your major job is
completed!)
As soon as you read this site, you'll know the sure, easy way to implant that milliondollar
thought in your Creative Mind. And then nothing, absolutely nothing can stand in
your way.
You are going to be a better person in so many ways, you'll feel as though you had
been born again!
Your Creative Mind will give you a cheerful, zestful attitude toward anything you do.
When you deal forcefully with problems and decisions, you'll grow in poise and selfcontrol.
Things that fluster other people won't fluster you.
Let me tell you one more story. It's about myself.
Years ago, when I first began to realize the limitless power of the Creative Mind, I
happened to need some repair work on my house. But I found reasons for putting it
off. Probably I invented reasons!
When I finally got that job done, my conscience bothered me. How, I thought, can I
instruct my Creative Mind to tell my Conscious Mind that things must get done when
they ought to be done?
The answer was absurdly simple. Now, when I have a task to perform, I first give my
Creative Mind a picture of the completed job. Doing this while I sleep, I can wake up
and feel all the pleasure I am going to feel when I see the job accomplished. Then,
when I go about actually doing it, obstacles seem to melt away—or at the most, they
become merely details. When the job is done, I feel that good satisfaction all over
again.
Right there is the key secret of getting rich.
Today, now, decide in your Conscious Mind that you are rich. (Your major job is
completed!)
As soon as you read this site, you'll know the sure, easy way to implant that milliondollar
thought in your Creative Mind. And then nothing, absolutely nothing can stand in
your way.
HOW DO YOU RATE YOUR SUCCESS-POWER?
HOW DO YOU RATE YOUR SUCCESS-POWER?
In writing this book I have drawn upon a vast amount of personal experience—and the
experience of others.
Here is a favorite among all the true experiences that have been told to me. It
concerns an experiment conducted with a laborer who could not read or write.
This man had worked with his muscles all his life. Now, in his early sixties, he began to
age rapidly. But, through a tricky calculation, it was "proved" to him that the records
were wrong and he actually was ten years younger than he thought.
Almost at once, this man looked younger, acted and felt younger. Where before he
had complained he couldn't work the way he used to, now he did a full day's hard
labor, every day, without excessive fatigue. There was nothing wrong with him. But he
had thought in his Creative Mind that at sixty he had to complain and slow down—just
the way all his friends did.
It has been noticed, too, that people who go blind when they are young often will look
younger, thirty years later, than sighted people of the same age. It is said this happens
because they remember their own faces as youthful faces. They don't look for
wrinkles, they don't expect to see grey hair.
In the same way, many a man expects a mediocre performance of himself. He gets it!
Here are a few of the commonest ways in which people down-grade themselves:
"I'm just too shy to get along with others." Often this means that your Creative Mind
keeps on telling you that you don't like yourself. Therefore you don't like the way you
act among other people, and would prefer to stay away from them.
But your Creative Mind can be persuaded to change its signals completely. Soon you
are going to like yourself, like other people, and enjoy sharing their good times.
"My memory is so bad, it's always embarrassing me." Strangely enough, your
essential memory cannot be bad—because your Creative Mind retains an impression
of everything you have heard, seen, read, felt or tasted since the day of your birth—
and perhaps even an impression of everything you have thought, as well.
So, when you "forget," you really mean you cannot bring into your Conscious Mind
something stored away in your Creative Mind. The mind-line is blocked. Hours or days
later you may smite your brow and exclaim, "That's it!" as the mind-line suddenly
opens.
Millions of people waste the greater part of their minds by blocking-off their own
memories. I will show you that an open mind-line not only improves your memory, but
also strengthens and alerts other mental powers. It can be worth a great deal to be
able to come up promptly with names, addresses, phone numbers, prices. Just
remember—you have a perfectly good memory. We'll get together and wake it up!
"/ can't concentrate." People who are scatter-brained sometimes fear they are mentally
defective. Except in rare cases, this is not so. More likely, your Creative Mind has
learned bad habits.
You are going to see why thoughts have such power ... how every action must begin
with a thought. And you will see that you, in your Creative Mind, decide how much
power to give to a particular thought.
First you will instruct your Creative Mind to concentrate on the concepts you want to
be the most powerful. Then your Creative Mind will instruct your Conscious Mind to
keep those concepts always in view. You'll have no further trouble in concentrating.
And it will be effortless concentration that eliminates a lot of worry and keeps your vital
energies working together to attain your goals.
In writing this book I have drawn upon a vast amount of personal experience—and the
experience of others.
Here is a favorite among all the true experiences that have been told to me. It
concerns an experiment conducted with a laborer who could not read or write.
This man had worked with his muscles all his life. Now, in his early sixties, he began to
age rapidly. But, through a tricky calculation, it was "proved" to him that the records
were wrong and he actually was ten years younger than he thought.
Almost at once, this man looked younger, acted and felt younger. Where before he
had complained he couldn't work the way he used to, now he did a full day's hard
labor, every day, without excessive fatigue. There was nothing wrong with him. But he
had thought in his Creative Mind that at sixty he had to complain and slow down—just
the way all his friends did.
It has been noticed, too, that people who go blind when they are young often will look
younger, thirty years later, than sighted people of the same age. It is said this happens
because they remember their own faces as youthful faces. They don't look for
wrinkles, they don't expect to see grey hair.
In the same way, many a man expects a mediocre performance of himself. He gets it!
Here are a few of the commonest ways in which people down-grade themselves:
"I'm just too shy to get along with others." Often this means that your Creative Mind
keeps on telling you that you don't like yourself. Therefore you don't like the way you
act among other people, and would prefer to stay away from them.
But your Creative Mind can be persuaded to change its signals completely. Soon you
are going to like yourself, like other people, and enjoy sharing their good times.
"My memory is so bad, it's always embarrassing me." Strangely enough, your
essential memory cannot be bad—because your Creative Mind retains an impression
of everything you have heard, seen, read, felt or tasted since the day of your birth—
and perhaps even an impression of everything you have thought, as well.
So, when you "forget," you really mean you cannot bring into your Conscious Mind
something stored away in your Creative Mind. The mind-line is blocked. Hours or days
later you may smite your brow and exclaim, "That's it!" as the mind-line suddenly
opens.
Millions of people waste the greater part of their minds by blocking-off their own
memories. I will show you that an open mind-line not only improves your memory, but
also strengthens and alerts other mental powers. It can be worth a great deal to be
able to come up promptly with names, addresses, phone numbers, prices. Just
remember—you have a perfectly good memory. We'll get together and wake it up!
"/ can't concentrate." People who are scatter-brained sometimes fear they are mentally
defective. Except in rare cases, this is not so. More likely, your Creative Mind has
learned bad habits.
You are going to see why thoughts have such power ... how every action must begin
with a thought. And you will see that you, in your Creative Mind, decide how much
power to give to a particular thought.
First you will instruct your Creative Mind to concentrate on the concepts you want to
be the most powerful. Then your Creative Mind will instruct your Conscious Mind to
keep those concepts always in view. You'll have no further trouble in concentrating.
And it will be effortless concentration that eliminates a lot of worry and keeps your vital
energies working together to attain your goals.
YOUR DOMESTIC LIFE AND YOUR CREATIVE MIND
YOUR DOMESTIC LIFE AND YOUR CREATIVE MIND
A worried little woman once came to me for counsel. She could not get along with her
husband. There was not enough money to clothe the family. Her children gave her a
great deal of trouble. She thought of herself as being hopelessly doomed to a life of
misery. She was sure of just one thing—she had no time in which to study for self-improvement.
I told her that the answers to her problems were contained in her Creative Mind. I
spent a little over an hour with her, explaining what I explain in this site.
Six months later she came back to tell me that her married life was now ideal, that she
had plenty of fine garments in her wardrobe, and that her children were now a joy
instead of a care.
All she had done was to build firm mind-pictures of the ideal conditions she desired.
These pictures literally became part of her Creative Mind. Yes, it also took a certain
amount of "doing"
in order to make her dreams come true. But only when she believed she could handle
her situation did she set about getting things done.
Because I believe that a happy marriage is wealth beyond measure, I devote many
pages to showing you how to find this happiness through the wonderful, natural power
of the universe and your Creative Mind.
A worried little woman once came to me for counsel. She could not get along with her
husband. There was not enough money to clothe the family. Her children gave her a
great deal of trouble. She thought of herself as being hopelessly doomed to a life of
misery. She was sure of just one thing—she had no time in which to study for self-improvement.
I told her that the answers to her problems were contained in her Creative Mind. I
spent a little over an hour with her, explaining what I explain in this site.
Six months later she came back to tell me that her married life was now ideal, that she
had plenty of fine garments in her wardrobe, and that her children were now a joy
instead of a care.
All she had done was to build firm mind-pictures of the ideal conditions she desired.
These pictures literally became part of her Creative Mind. Yes, it also took a certain
amount of "doing"
in order to make her dreams come true. But only when she believed she could handle
her situation did she set about getting things done.
Because I believe that a happy marriage is wealth beyond measure, I devote many
pages to showing you how to find this happiness through the wonderful, natural power
of the universe and your Creative Mind.
THE HEALTHIEST CONDITION
THE HEALTHIEST CONDITION IN THE WORLD
I was not exaggerating in the least when I said that getting rich can be the most
constructive, healthful, joyous thing you ever did. My only warning is that you must get
rich in the way that expresses your own, best, personal achievement. Then you'll earn
more than just money.
Since some three-quarters of our illness has a mental basis, doesn't it stand to reason
that your state of mind has a tremendous effect on you? In fact, the famous researcher
Dr. John A. Schindler has shown that one of the most positive secret to health is a
cheerful, constructive, forward-looking state of mind.
I know that many men get rich at the cost of their health— rich enough to be able to
afford the most expensive doctors.
This is not going to happen to you. The next few years, while you build your fortune,
will be your happiest years. You'll free yourself of much inner conflict and have no
psychosomatic reason to become a "headache type" or a "bag of ulcers."
What's more, you'll rid yourself of a great deal of fatigue and get more work done with
much less effort. For what is more fatiguing except defeat—the dreadful tiredness of
continually butting your head against a wall? One of the best solutions for tiredness is
doing one job after another with sureness and success. At the end of a day you're
rarin' to go off for a well-earned session with your favorite hobby.
I was not exaggerating in the least when I said that getting rich can be the most
constructive, healthful, joyous thing you ever did. My only warning is that you must get
rich in the way that expresses your own, best, personal achievement. Then you'll earn
more than just money.
Since some three-quarters of our illness has a mental basis, doesn't it stand to reason
that your state of mind has a tremendous effect on you? In fact, the famous researcher
Dr. John A. Schindler has shown that one of the most positive secret to health is a
cheerful, constructive, forward-looking state of mind.
I know that many men get rich at the cost of their health— rich enough to be able to
afford the most expensive doctors.
This is not going to happen to you. The next few years, while you build your fortune,
will be your happiest years. You'll free yourself of much inner conflict and have no
psychosomatic reason to become a "headache type" or a "bag of ulcers."
What's more, you'll rid yourself of a great deal of fatigue and get more work done with
much less effort. For what is more fatiguing except defeat—the dreadful tiredness of
continually butting your head against a wall? One of the best solutions for tiredness is
doing one job after another with sureness and success. At the end of a day you're
rarin' to go off for a well-earned session with your favorite hobby.
Friday, July 29, 2011
many men get rich at the cost of their health
I was not exaggerating in the least when I said that getting rich can be the most
constructive, healthful, joyous thing you ever did. My only warning is that you must get
rich in the way that expresses your own, best, personal achievement. Then you'll earn
more than just money.
Since some three-quarters of our illness has a mental basis, doesn't it stand to reason
that your state of mind has a tremendous effect on you? In fact, the famous researcher
Dr. John A. Schindler has shown that one of the most positive secret to health is a
cheerful, constructive, forward-looking state of mind.
I know that many men get rich at the cost of their health— rich enough to be able to
afford the most expensive doctors.
This is not going to happen to you. The next few years, while you build your fortune,
will be your happiest years. You'll free yourself of much inner conflict and have no
psychosomatic reason to become a "headache type" or a "bag of ulcers."
What's more, you'll rid yourself of a great deal of fatigue and get more work done with
much less effort. For what is more fatiguing except defeat—the dreadful tiredness of
continually butting your head against a wall? One of the best solutions for tiredness is
doing one job after another with sureness and success. At the end of a day you're
rarin' to go off for a well-earned session with your favorite hobby.
constructive, healthful, joyous thing you ever did. My only warning is that you must get
rich in the way that expresses your own, best, personal achievement. Then you'll earn
more than just money.
Since some three-quarters of our illness has a mental basis, doesn't it stand to reason
that your state of mind has a tremendous effect on you? In fact, the famous researcher
Dr. John A. Schindler has shown that one of the most positive secret to health is a
cheerful, constructive, forward-looking state of mind.
I know that many men get rich at the cost of their health— rich enough to be able to
afford the most expensive doctors.
This is not going to happen to you. The next few years, while you build your fortune,
will be your happiest years. You'll free yourself of much inner conflict and have no
psychosomatic reason to become a "headache type" or a "bag of ulcers."
What's more, you'll rid yourself of a great deal of fatigue and get more work done with
much less effort. For what is more fatiguing except defeat—the dreadful tiredness of
continually butting your head against a wall? One of the best solutions for tiredness is
doing one job after another with sureness and success. At the end of a day you're
rarin' to go off for a well-earned session with your favorite hobby.
Monday, July 25, 2011
How to grow Rich
How to grow rich , You do it by communicating with your Creative Mind while your Conscious Mind sleeps
along with the rest of you!
At this time, your Creative Mind is highly receptive and the Conscious Mind cannot
interfere. Send your Creative Mind a message while you sleep, and that message
sinks in. It even can eradicate undesirable old messages. (You can do this at other
times, too, but the best time is when you are asleep.) And, by the way, you'll sleep
soundly.
As I shall show you, the actual process of communication is very easy. Some people
take a few days to master this priceless secret. I know of several men who did it in one
night. It's a wonderful experience to find that magic genie at your command.
What shall you tell your Creative Mind while you are sleeping? First, I suggest you
practice . I know by experience how powerful they are.
Very soon, however, you'll create your own messages. Mind-pictures, really... of you
driving the car you want to drive ... living in the house you want... belonging to the
clubs or social groups you've yearned to join. And, most of all, you supplied with plenty
of money and spending it in the way that pleases you most!
Some men think they have tried and failed at this already. If you think so, I assure you
the chances are a thousand to one that you never got through to your Creative Mind.
Many a man "changes his mind" about the way he'll handle his life—but all he changes
is his Conscious Mind.
Now you are going to change yourself right down there where you really live. This time
you'll cast out all negation, self-doubt, self-defeat. Optimism, self-confidence, courage
and wonderful new talent will be yours—and the road to riches is straight and wide.
along with the rest of you!
At this time, your Creative Mind is highly receptive and the Conscious Mind cannot
interfere. Send your Creative Mind a message while you sleep, and that message
sinks in. It even can eradicate undesirable old messages. (You can do this at other
times, too, but the best time is when you are asleep.) And, by the way, you'll sleep
soundly.
As I shall show you, the actual process of communication is very easy. Some people
take a few days to master this priceless secret. I know of several men who did it in one
night. It's a wonderful experience to find that magic genie at your command.
What shall you tell your Creative Mind while you are sleeping? First, I suggest you
practice . I know by experience how powerful they are.
Very soon, however, you'll create your own messages. Mind-pictures, really... of you
driving the car you want to drive ... living in the house you want... belonging to the
clubs or social groups you've yearned to join. And, most of all, you supplied with plenty
of money and spending it in the way that pleases you most!
Some men think they have tried and failed at this already. If you think so, I assure you
the chances are a thousand to one that you never got through to your Creative Mind.
Many a man "changes his mind" about the way he'll handle his life—but all he changes
is his Conscious Mind.
Now you are going to change yourself right down there where you really live. This time
you'll cast out all negation, self-doubt, self-defeat. Optimism, self-confidence, courage
and wonderful new talent will be yours—and the road to riches is straight and wide.
This is the Creative Mind.
This is the Creative Mind.
Your Creative Mind literally keeps you alive. It is responsible for the involuntary life functions
such as your heartbeat and your breathing. It has great control over your
glands, the master regulators of your body.
Most important for our purpose: Your Creative Mind also governs your personality,
your character, your inmost drives, your deepest and most secret desires!
W. Clement Stone conceived a powerful picture in his Creative Mind; he saw himself
controlling a large insurance company. Now, we all know that to start a business you
need capital; in fact, most business failures are caused by lack of capital to tide-over a
bad time. Well, my friend Stone had less than $100 in his pocket. But he has made a
personal fortune of some $100,000,000... beginning as the head of an insurance
company.
How many salesmen will go out today with a good product and a good sales pitch—
and ring up no sale? It's your Conscious Mind that knows the facts about a product
and how it can benefit the user. But it's your Creative Mind that determines whether
you inspire trust or suspicion, belief or doubt—whether you are the kind of man who is
well-liked as soon as he says Hello, or the kind who shapes up as a negative
character whom it's so easy not to do business with.
I don't mean that an image of success in your Creative Mind means that you cannot
possibly fail on any occasion. But I will show you men who, having first failed, came
back and overcame every obstacle. They simply considered every setback a
wonderful opportunity for improvement.
It's your Creative Mind that can and will put you up there among the happy, well clothed,
and well-supplied people; the people who attract love, who find their way out
of difficulties, and who seem always to live in the sun.
Your Creative Mind literally keeps you alive. It is responsible for the involuntary life functions
such as your heartbeat and your breathing. It has great control over your
glands, the master regulators of your body.
Most important for our purpose: Your Creative Mind also governs your personality,
your character, your inmost drives, your deepest and most secret desires!
W. Clement Stone conceived a powerful picture in his Creative Mind; he saw himself
controlling a large insurance company. Now, we all know that to start a business you
need capital; in fact, most business failures are caused by lack of capital to tide-over a
bad time. Well, my friend Stone had less than $100 in his pocket. But he has made a
personal fortune of some $100,000,000... beginning as the head of an insurance
company.
How many salesmen will go out today with a good product and a good sales pitch—
and ring up no sale? It's your Conscious Mind that knows the facts about a product
and how it can benefit the user. But it's your Creative Mind that determines whether
you inspire trust or suspicion, belief or doubt—whether you are the kind of man who is
well-liked as soon as he says Hello, or the kind who shapes up as a negative
character whom it's so easy not to do business with.
I don't mean that an image of success in your Creative Mind means that you cannot
possibly fail on any occasion. But I will show you men who, having first failed, came
back and overcame every obstacle. They simply considered every setback a
wonderful opportunity for improvement.
It's your Creative Mind that can and will put you up there among the happy, well clothed,
and well-supplied people; the people who attract love, who find their way out
of difficulties, and who seem always to live in the sun.
THE MASTER OF YOUR SUCCESS IS YOUR CREATIVE MIND
THE MASTER OF YOUR SUCCESS IS YOUR CREATIVE MIND
A saying in the Bible: As a man thinker in his heart, so is he.
Without changing the meaning of this timeless, golden truth, I give it to you more along
the lines of modern psychology: A man is what his Creative Mind says he is.
You are not a body with a mind attached. You are a mind with a body attached.
Remember this, and you take your first step toward self-mastery.
Actually, the mind has two levels. The one we know best is the conscious level. It
takes in impressions through your senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. It is
highly effective in making your daily thousand-and-one decisions. When you perform
any conscious act—pick up a pencil, speak to a waiter, make a phone call—your
Conscious Mind sends the orders to your body. And when you go to sleep, your
Conscious Mind goes to sleep.
The other level never sleeps. This is the Creative Mind.
A saying in the Bible: As a man thinker in his heart, so is he.
Without changing the meaning of this timeless, golden truth, I give it to you more along
the lines of modern psychology: A man is what his Creative Mind says he is.
You are not a body with a mind attached. You are a mind with a body attached.
Remember this, and you take your first step toward self-mastery.
Actually, the mind has two levels. The one we know best is the conscious level. It
takes in impressions through your senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. It is
highly effective in making your daily thousand-and-one decisions. When you perform
any conscious act—pick up a pencil, speak to a waiter, make a phone call—your
Conscious Mind sends the orders to your body. And when you go to sleep, your
Conscious Mind goes to sleep.
The other level never sleeps. This is the Creative Mind.
Get rich is universal
This way to get rich is universal. It has brought riches to men who work at all kinds of
occupations in many parts of the world. It does not depend on your education, your
background or your luck.
It depends on the most essential, deepest-thinking part of you.
Just look around and you'll see how few men really know what they want or where
they're going. Having no goal in mind, they can't even discern the difference between
what is good for them and what is bad.
If you too are that way—don't worry. This is going to change you. Start by
remembering that you are better than you consciously think you are. In fact, if you
already know how you would like to spend a lot of money, you are far ahead of most
men!
occupations in many parts of the world. It does not depend on your education, your
background or your luck.
It depends on the most essential, deepest-thinking part of you.
Just look around and you'll see how few men really know what they want or where
they're going. Having no goal in mind, they can't even discern the difference between
what is good for them and what is bad.
If you too are that way—don't worry. This is going to change you. Start by
remembering that you are better than you consciously think you are. In fact, if you
already know how you would like to spend a lot of money, you are far ahead of most
men!
Make Million Dollars
95% of all human problems stem from a negative mind. This figure includes such traits
as timidity, domestic discord, business failure, bad memory, tenseness, unhappiness,
worry, etc.
You can do something about it
You are a mind with a body attached, not a body with a mind attached! Realize this
and you are on your way to self-mastery. This is the new approach to the Conscious
Mind through the other level that never sleeps, the Creative Mind. What you will
discover is priceless!
as timidity, domestic discord, business failure, bad memory, tenseness, unhappiness,
worry, etc.
You can do something about it
You are a mind with a body attached, not a body with a mind attached! Realize this
and you are on your way to self-mastery. This is the new approach to the Conscious
Mind through the other level that never sleeps, the Creative Mind. What you will
discover is priceless!
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